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Melissa Hortman, state representative of Minnesota, was assassinated 5 days after she broke ranks with state Democrats and voted to end healthcare services for undocumented immigrants

Melissa Hortman, a top Minnesota state representative and former House Speaker, was assassinated at her home on June 14 2025. That was exactly five days after she broke ranks with fellow Democrats on June 9 and cast the lone DFL vote to pass a bill ending MinnesotaCare eligibility for undocumented adults. She and her husband …

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China slashes state bank bonuses 30‑50% across senior ranks, Beijing clamps down on financial elites.

China’s financial sector is entering another phase of pay compression, with senior bankers at state-backed institutions bracing for bonus cuts of at least 30% as regulators push forward with compensation reforms. Department heads at two major state-owned banks saw their 2025 bonuses reduced by 30% to 50%, while division chiefs at a mid-sized national lender …

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NAEP scores hit decades-low. PISA ranks U.S. teens below 30+ countries. This is a real education crisis.

Federal education officials painted a grim picture of student achievement Tuesday, releasing test scores that in some grades have fallen to their lowest level in decades. Connecticut’s students outperformed the nation in a standard measure comparing academic achievement across the United States known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” but education union officials said there is …

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D.C. ranks 4th in murders per capita. Trump deploys 450 federal agents, activates juvenile curfew zones, and orders homeless out “IMMEDIATELY.” The mayor stalled, Trump moved.

D.C. ranks 4th in murders per capita. Trump is not asking. He is acting. Washington D.C. is not just dysfunctional. It is lethal. CrimeGrade gives the city an “F” for murder risk, ranking it in the 1st percentile for safety nationwide. https://crimegrade.org/murder-washington-dc/ That is not a warning. That is a failure notice. Newsweek’s crime map …

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BRITISH SOLDIERS ARE RESIGNING IN DROVES — Morale in the ranks is collapsing

BRITISH SOLDIERS ARE RESIGNING IN DROVES — THEY WILL NOT DIE FOR GLOBALISTS 🚨 🔴 Morale in the ranks is collapsing. Troops feel disrespected, used, and betrayed by Starmer’s government. Now they’re handing in their resignations — because they know what’s coming. 🗣️ “We won’t fight and die in Ukraine for Zelensky. This isn’t our …

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Free speech now ranks as the second-most important issue for Americans in the election.

A recent poll conducted by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and NORC at the University of Chicago has uncovered a striking trend: 63% of Americans deem free speech a “very important” issue for the upcoming 2024 presidential election, placing it just behind inflation on their priority list. This revelation underscores the deep …

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Is higher inequality the price America pays for faster growth? (America ranks as the most unequal big rich-world country)

Think about income inequality in America and some archetypes easily come to mind. Start with a rich corporate lawyer, earning above the roughly $1m annual income (before taxes and transfers) that places a household in the top 1% of earners. At the other end of the scale, in the bottom 20%, a single mother with a …

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Cato’s 2024 Fiscal Report Card ranks Kim Reynolds highest and Tim Walz lowest.

The Cato Institute has released its much-anticipated 2024 Fiscal Report Card on America’s Governors, and the results are both revealing and polarizing. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds earned the highest score for her fiscal policies, while Minnesota’s Tim Walz found himself at the bottom of the rankings. This report scrutinizes the fiscal record of each governor, …

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McCabe’s confession on CNN unveils the depth of deception within the FBI’s ranks.

BRRAKING: Disgraced former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe admitted on CNN the FISA application he authorized to spy on Trump adviser Carter Page was wrong "There were many mistakes in that FISA," he acknowledged that it was "regrettable." pic.twitter.com/YemcBIuaRk — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) April 12, 2024 In a shocking revelation, the …

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HOMELESSNESS — The U.S. ranks at #13 in the world.

The other 12 countries that have more homeless are third-world shitholes. U.S.– 653,104 homeless Russia –11,285 homeless U.K. — 380,000 homeless Japan — 3,065 homeless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_homeless_population h/t DIY Spaceman

Pennsylvania ranks #1 in the U.S. for inflation, report shows

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — As 2023 comes to a close, a new report shows Pennsylvania has had the largest increase in grocery prices year over year. In Pennsylvania, we’ve seen inflation go a bit crazy and many people have felt it hit their wallets. https://www.yourerie.com/news/pennsylvania-news/pennsylvania-ranks-1-in-the-u-s-for-inflation-report-shows/

The current and ongoing collapse in Treasury bonds now ranks among the worst market crashes in history – the quiet but deadly financial crash

The public focuses on the stock market but this bond market is much more important to the economy. There are major consequences for all the banks who hold Treasury Bonds. The level of unrealized losses has probably gone through the roof and possibly hundreds of banks are technically insolvent if they had to mark their …

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With gas prices at a high “When adjusting for inflation, this year’s dividend ranks as one of the smallest in the 42 years of the Permanent Fund dividend’s existence.”

The 2023 Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,312, the Alaska Department of Revenue said Thursday. The annual payments to Alaskans will be disbursed beginning Oct. 5 and continue in the following weeks, the department said. The Permanent Fund dividend amount hasn’t followed the dividend formula set in state statute since 2016 — with lawmakers saying …

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