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BREAKING: President Trump announces a 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, Netherlands, and Finland beginning February 1st. This tariff will be increased to 25% beginning on June 1st. Tariffs will remain in effect until the US reaches a deal to buy… pic.twitter.com/978qAHjxao — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 17, 2026 Guess …
Plus, Susie Wiles breaks cover, a new name in the frame for the Federal Reserve and Hegseth says the Pentagon won’t release the Sept. 2 boat strike video Good morning. New data released Tuesday showed that the unemployment rate has risen from 4% when President Trump took office to 4.6% in November. A sizable drift …
Texas lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that could dramatically change how minors access social media. The proposed legislation, which has cleared the Senate committee stage, aims to ban anyone under 18 from using social media platforms. If passed, Texas would become the first state to impose such a sweeping restriction. Supporters argue that …
by Michael These days, if you dare to suggest that the United States is a Christian nation or that it should be a Christian nation, you are likely to get viciously attacked. There are many voices on the left that have convinced themselves that America has never been a Christian nation and that it will …
Biden didn’t just pardon his son for his convictions on tax and gun charges, but for any “offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024.” That’s a nearly 11-year period during which any federal crime …
by Guest The jury found him guilty because he was guilty. But the thing he was found guilty of was so yawn-inducingly boring the only people getting excited over it are Democrats who are ecstatic they finally found something to nail Trump for. It’s not exactly the crime of the century we’re talking about here, …
A privacy tool developer has been sentenced to over 5 years in jail because someone misused their creation for illegal activities. This sets a disturbing precedent akin to holding a knife manufacturer accountable for a murder committed with their product. Criminalizing code development threatens digital freedoms, akin to declaring books or blogs illegal based on …
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that it would no longer mandate prospective hires to pledge allegiance to diversity, equity, and inclusion principles as a condition of employment, making it the first elite university in the United States to discard the practice. This decision marks a significant departure from the prevalent trend among elite universities …
An order from a president to the military to conduct a coup to remain in office “might well be an official act,” Donald Trump’s lawyer told the Supreme Court in oral arguments Thursday on the question of whether Trump’s attempted coup is immune from prosecution. Trump’s claims that his actions leading up to the violent …
EXACTLY: “The platforms are not newspapers. Their censorship is not speech.” That’s from one of the opinions up for oral argument in the Supreme Court today. Quoted in “Supreme Court to Hear Free Speech Challenges to Social Media Laws/The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First …
New York State becomes ‘legal banana republic’ – Prepare for mass exodus of businesses from NY via Foxnews: Legal experts analyzed what they called “breathtaking” civil penalties against former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, former Trump Organization Comptroller Jeffrey McConney and ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg – warning other corporations based in the Empire …
Oh, how punctual and dedicated! It’s heartwarming to see Biden keeping his promise to visit East Palestine ‘at some point.’ I mean, who doesn’t love a timely visit, especially during an election year? Biden will visit the site of a train derailment that spilled hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. During the visit on a …
