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Reality Check: EU Council Chat Control Vote is Not a Retreat, But a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously

Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has “backed away” from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a permanent infrastructure of mass surveillance. Patrick Breyer, digital freedom fighter and expert on the file, warns journalists and the public not to be deceived by …

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Trisha Hope – National Texas Delegate for Trump: “There is no 5d chess. There is only reality and the reality is, Trump has abandoned MAGA.”

There is no 3d, 4d or 5d chess. There is only reality and the reality is, Trump has abandoned MAGA. — Trisha Hope – National Delegate-TX (@JustTheTweets17) November 11, 2025 Trump says H-1B immigrants are necessary because there aren’t enough talented Americans to fill jobs. Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/MXubjy2zPC — AF Post (@AFpost) November 12, 2025 …

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Regional banks are drawing billions from the Fed, and contagion is beginning to look like a reality; You won’t believe how bad the cash shortage just got

The regional banking crisis is much worse than they make it out to be. Since Aug, banks have tapped the Fed for $863 million, and from May to June, $555 million. As shown by the facility, it is progressively getting worse. Contagion is beginning to look like a reality. The regional banking crisis is much …

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The alarming reality EXPOSED by the global internet meltdown… and why Amazon’s crash is only the beginning

‘It’s surprising that one thing affected their network, because usually there’s backup, and redundant systems all running at the same time. One particular system going down is very, very surprising.’ Knight admitted he was puzzled by the outage which, he noted, will have cost Amazon hundreds of millions of dollars. It began at 3:11am ET. …

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Rep Andy Biggs: The reality is that Obamacare is only affordable when it is heavily subsidized.

The reality is that Obamacare is only affordable when it is heavily subsidized. The complete failure of the “Affordable” Care Act is why health insurance premiums have skyrocketed. That’s why I introduced a bill to completely—and responsibly—repeal Obamacare. Repeal the ACA, open the insurance markets in every state for all companies to compete without ridiculous …

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Europe bets technocrats and committees can compete with OpenAI, Google, and Meta, reality says the continent is not relevant in AI.

pic.twitter.com/1uSux25un1 — Cryptinish (@Cryptinish) October 6, 2025 Ah, yes, because nothing screams innovation like a government committee. 🙄 How about we let the free market decide who excels in AI, without the overreach of bureaucratic red tape? Liberty and individual creativity will always outpace government 'technocrats'. Thoughts? — Doge Unhinged (@dogeunhinged) October 6, 2025 Europe …

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Redditor Goes Viral Claiming This Political Cartoon is the ‘Opposite of Reality’ – The Problem: It Actually Happened on Video

View post on imgur.com Redditors smugly claim "this comic is literally the opposite of reality" As usual, these Redditors are wrong. Here's a picture of the actual situation that this comic was based on: pic.twitter.com/JyN6XTp40Q — Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) August 21, 2025 View post on imgur.com A knifeman stabbed a well-known Islam critic, a police …

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Sales down 48 percent and analysts missed the mark—AI chips aren’t immune to reality

Good chips, bad quarter, everyone panics anyway. One of the biggest indicators of the need for non AI based chips…. “Net Sales- Corporate and Other: $12 million versus $14.87 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -47.8% change.” Toasted and people are freaking… — Financial Spiderplant …

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Jobs beat on paper miss in reality, revisions slash 95K from March and April totals. The recession is close, but not there yet. “Don’t expect the market to go anywhere this summer,” JPMorgan has said

Once again markets are celebrating a "strong" May jobs report, with 139K jobs beating estimates by 10K, while ignoring the 95K downward revisions to the prior two months. But beneath the surface, the May jobs report, which showed even slower job growth than the prior month, was… — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) June 6, 2025 The …

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Moody’s warning echoes debt reality US needs 5% growth to tread water. Dollar under fire urgency for rate cuts outpaces global peers. Yield control likely ahead

Moody's assessment is right. No other major developed economy is under pressure to grow its GDP by nearly 5% simply to service its debt. None. This is a central pillar of the bearish case for the US dollar. FX is a relative game and the urgency for rate cuts in the US is… pic.twitter.com/53XMF3p6f8 — …

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Bessent claims Trump boxed them in, reality tells a harsher story. Allies push back, business stalls, downturn looms

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Trump has maximum negotiating leverage right here, right now. I think it would be a mistake to think otherwise. Many of our trading partners have not escalated, and they will get priority in the queue. I think it was a big mistake, this… pic.twitter.com/bxJICTGmBd — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 9, 2025 …

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Earnings estimates slashed, reality forces long-overdue downward revisions. S&P, Nasdaq shorts hit multi-year highs. S&P 500 trails global markets like never before since 1988

Downward #earnings revisions have been outpacing upward revisions. As you know,we have been stating for quite a while that #estimates were way to high and would have to adjust lower for #economic realities.H/T @sentimentrader pic.twitter.com/rzDVOxozSy — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) March 31, 2025 BofA says trend followers have been ramping up US equity "SHORTS" ahead of …

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Bitcoin’s rise has been hyped to the moon, but the reality is finally setting in.

Bitcoin is nothing more than a derivative of the major bourses, and once the broader market recognizes this truth, it’s only a matter of time before Bitcoin faces an inevitable correction. The cattle, as they say, need to wake up. The impending slaughter for those who believe Bitcoin will remain untouchable is fast approaching. Once …

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STUDY: Smartphone use leads to hallucinations, detachment from reality, aggression in teens

Early screen use is messing with kids’ minds in ways no one saw coming. Smartphones are making teenagers more aggressive, detached from reality and causing them to hallucinate, according to new research. Scientists concluded the younger a person starts using a phone, the more likely they would be crippled by a whole host of psychological …

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Reality star Khloe Kardashian Calls Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass a ‘Joke’ Over Handling of Fires she failed to properly fund the L.A. Fire

Reality star Khloe Kardashian is the latest Hollywood celebrity to hold Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) accountable for her disastrous handling of the historic fires, calling Bass a “joke” over accusations that she failed to properly fund the L.A. Fire Department. In her Instagram stories, Khloe Kardashian posted a screenshot of a TV interview …

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So the man who allegedly blew up the Cybertruck in Las Vegas was on a reality show on the History Channel

So the man who allegedly blew up the Cybertruck in Las Vegas was on a reality show on the History Channel pic.twitter.com/r4z7XrGKhj — Vision4theBlind (@Vision4theBlind) January 4, 2025 Sam (interviewed below) is a good dude & I trust his integrity. However, this has to be some sort of govt op rather than planned by the …

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Stock market optimism clashes with consumer reality: rising retail inventories, declining spending.

Once again, the disconnect between what the stock market is hoping and what the consumer is telling us, is striking. Retail inventories are climbing month after month, and revisions are upward. The consumer is spending less and less and retail inventory levels are climbing… https://t.co/bBT0uZf6Ym — Uncle Milty’s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) December 27, 2024 That’s just …

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Ottawa sharpens the axe: $15.8B cuts threaten federal jobs… Real Estate’s hidden crisis beneath optimism lurks a sinister reality… Canada keeps debasing its currency.

"Ottawa Sharpens the Axe" Thousands of federal public servants brace for potential layoffs as Ottawa targets $15.8B in budget cuts. 🪓 pic.twitter.com/IsYAPpTBoa — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) December 24, 2024 1/ RE/MAX predicts a 5% national price increase in 2025, with GTA real estate maintaining its strength. But numbers alone don't tell the full story. Let’s peel …

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Reality setting in for Florida home sellers?

Reality setting in for Florida home sellers? pic.twitter.com/ACJQT8kswP — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) December 22, 2024 Local home prices are falling year-over-year in 7 of the nation's 50 largest metro area housing markets Austin, TX San Antonio, TXTampa, FL New Orleans, LAJacksonville, FLDallas, TXPhoenix, AZ pic.twitter.com/hPIU80gXW1 — ResiClub 🏡📊 (@ResidentialClub) December 22, 2024

Bulls are misled by GDP, BLS models, and volatile assets like Bitcoin. The real unemployment rate is 7.2%.

This happens in Canada too! — Mothersilverape (@mothersilverape) December 15, 2024 https://twitter.com/j77324/status/1868113104136986809 https://twitter.com/dailyjobcuts/status/1867920697030578185 The labor market continues to weaken, hard to see a rebound in positive momentum at maximum employment. Employment to pop ratio is finally declining, however. pic.twitter.com/jRvCxKqDYI — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) December 15, 2024 pic.twitter.com/cWReoeN4c2 — Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (@Pricetheory101) December 14, …

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