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Cenk Uygur and Dave Smith on a tax rebellion if US troops are sent to war:@cenkuygur: There’s not a single American troop that's going to go to the Middle East to die for Netanyahu. Not one. If you try to send one of our guys into the Middle East, we’re going to stop paying… pic.twitter.com/XLNrQVgBW2 …
by Ed Driscoll JULIE BURCHILL: These posh eco-loons need to check their privilege. [Cressida] Gethin is a 22-year-old music student who, among other things, clambered on to a gantry over the M25 in 2022. In doing so, she ruined the trips of 4,000 airline passengers. Whether swinging from gantries or attempting to destroy great art, these young people have the …
The global economy is approaching the point of no return courtesy of mounting government debt, believes JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, and it will lead to a massive falling-out of markets and federal institutions. https://fortune.com/2024/01/29/jamie-dimon-government-debt-crisis-market-rebellion/
The House GOP’s top tax writer doesn’t just face blowback over the surprise deal he unveiled this month: Now the background chatter suggests Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) could lose his gavel. Why it matters: Senior Republican sources said Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) — who narrowly lost a heated three-way race for the position in 2023 …