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🚨 HOLY CRAP! The Trump economy just nearly DOUBLED jobs expectations, adding +115,000 while 62,000 were estimated "We are MUCH stronger!" "Last month — UPWARD revision from 178K to 185K. These are GOOD numbers." Experts LOSE 🔥🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uEqIwnUw6W — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 8, 2026 115,000 payroll increase exceeds all but four of the 73 …
Food banks in multiple states reported record demand in April as more families struggled with high grocery prices. Several large networks said they distributed 20-30 percent more food than the same period last year. Many working families who never used food assistance before are now showing up. Donations are struggling to keep pace with the …
Severe droughts developing throughout the US are causing several states to impose water restrictions, as some American towns fear they will run out of water within weeks. The US Drought Monitor, the nation’s weekly map showing where and how severe drought conditions are, has warned that the situation has already reached ‘extreme’ or ‘exceptional’ levels …
In the wake of the newly unsealed Epstein files, a special Truth Commission in New Mexico is finally investigating the horrific crimes and alleged cover-ups centered around the disgraced predator’s remote Zorro Ranch. Survivors and local officials demanded answers as to why federal authorities seemingly ignored terrifying tips of deaths, human trafficking, and a twisted …
Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance. Reuters quoted a US official who said an internal Pentagon email had suggested measures for the US to punish allies it …
🔴 EN DIRECT L'Iran participera au Mondial-2026, annonce le président de la Fifa https://t.co/hs2994Zhgn pic.twitter.com/wXaTItSEKR — RTL France (@RTLFrance) April 16, 2026 FIFA says Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup despite ongoing tensions. Concerns remain about safety and politics surrounding the tournament. FIFA says the sport should remain separate from global conflicts. https://www.aol.com/news/iran-play-2026-world-cup-115741363.html
A new accuser of Rep. Eric Swalwell on Tuesday tearfully said she believed the fallen Democratic lawmaker from California had drugged her before choking and raping her in a hotel room in that state in 2018. The woman, Lonna Drewes, spoke at a press conference in Los Angeles, where her high-powered attorney, Lisa Bloom, said …
JP Morgan Q1 results beat on record trading revenue, yet Dimon is issuing quiet warnings on “unprecedented” tail risks and structural inflation persistence. They are selling their “record” performance to the crowd before the credit cycle turns. $JPM closed lower Tuesday despite beating earnings estimates across the board, and the culprit is net interest income …
The Trump administration has stepped up an effort to unmask a Reddit user who criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). After failing to obtain information through a summons issued to Reddit, the government reportedly issued a subpoena demanding that Reddit provide the information and appear before a grand jury in Washington, DC. “J. Doe is …
🚨 BREAKING – MASSIVE US BUILDUP Reuters: The United States has now deployed more than 50,000 troops across the Middle East, with numbers continuing to surge. Thousands of Marines are being rapidly transferred from San Diego straight into the region. 📌 Anyone who thinks… pic.twitter.com/3mUcaM1Mqg — WAR (@warsurv) April 9, 2026 BREAKING: NATO Secretary General …
America markets got played by insiders again. * Axios posts story pushed by administration insiders of peace talks, moments after billions in stock futures are bought. * Those stocks are dumped just 20 minutes before explosions heard on Khrag island. Criminal corruption! America markets got played by insiders again. * Axios posts story pushed by …
“Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration,” she said. “Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts …
https://x.com/TukiFromKL/status/2039731319182184677 President Donald Trump has informed Pam Bondi that her time as his attorney general is nearing an end, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Semafor. Trump has not yet made a formal announcement of Bondi’s replacement, but one is expected soon. As is typical, the sources noted that Trump can also change his …
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
The US has only destroyed about a third of Iran’s missile and drone arsenal after a month of its war against Iran which aimed to degrade the country’s ballistic missile capabilities, according to a report by Reuters. About a third of Tehran’s missiles have been destroyed, and another third was likely to be damaged or …
The Treasury just declared the US insolvent. The media missed it The U.S. government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — it’s the conclusion drawn directly from the Treasury Department’s own consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025, released last week to near-total media silence. The numbers: $6.06 trillion in total assets against $47.78 trillion in …
View post on imgur.com Chuck Norris hospitalized What we know: TMZ sources with direct knowledge told the entertainment news outlet that a medical emergency occurred in the last 24 hours on the island of Kauai that landed Norris in the hospital. What we don’t know: The nature of the emergency was not disclosed, but TMZ …
Quarterly earnings gone. If companies only report twice a year, insider trading just got a much longer runway. Think about who benefits from less frequent disclosure. — CoinFlowX (@CoinFlowX) March 16, 2026 So companies can hide bad news for half a year now? Cool. What could possibly go wrong? 😑 — Jon (@jonjoules_) March 16, …
h/t @KnoxieLuv Search the files: https://t.co/D75u1M5pXB — Epstein File Search (@epsteinsearchin) March 11, 2026 Factcheck: The FBI reportedly received a complaint on August 8, 2019 that Oren and Tal Alexander raped women at Jeffrey Epstein’s residence. That case was closed at the time. Now, all three Alexander brothers have been convicted of sex trafficking. This …
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S. and various geographic areas. Average price data for select utility, automotive fuel, and food items are also available.
The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy a third carrier strike group to the Middle East near Iran in the coming weeks, according to a report by Fox News, with the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) and her Carrier Strike Group having now completing their Composite Training Unit Exercise… pic.twitter.com/25DCfSE62G — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March …
Walmart and other major retailers are reporting price increases on thousands of everyday items, and Americans are feeling it every time they walk into a store. From groceries to clothing to household essentials, the cost of living continues to climb while wages stay the same. In this video, we take a closer look at what’s …
🚨#BREAKING: Israel’s government and military officials have ordered the immediate mobilization of 100,000 reserve soldiers, instructing them to report for duty without delay. pic.twitter.com/oumRbdymaj — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 1, 2026 BREAKING: Trump tells US media new Iranian leaders want to talk to him and he has …
A sprawling Chinese influence operation — accidentally revealed by a Chinese law enforcement official’s use of ChatGPT — focused on intimidating Chinese dissidents abroad, including by impersonating US immigration officials, according to a new report from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The Chinese law enforcement official used ChatGPT like a diary to document the alleged covert campaign of …
BREAKING: The Epstein Files are 'missing records about women who made claim against Trump', according to NY Times report. — The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) February 25, 2026 Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump …
You really shouldn’t give AI free rein to do anything it wants on your system. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly suffered from a couple of outages due to misbehaving AI agents. According to the Financial Times, the most recent interruption happened in December last year, when its Koiro AI coding tool decided to erase …
https://www.investing.com/news/assorted/paypal-halted-on-circuit-breaker-following-takeover-report-432SI-4519451 PayPal Holdings has reportedly attracted unsolicited takeover interest after a prolonged stock slump left the payments giant trading well below recent highs, signaling that competitors were looking to consolidate their footprint in the digital payments space. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported Monday that PayPal has been meeting with banks to review …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, The Trump administration takes another smack at freedom of speech. Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? That question spawned nonsense from Kevin Hassett, White House economic advisor, and also CNBC in an interview. Please consider Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? by the New York Fed. Over …
However, President Trump has not made a final decision. The US is prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, sources say, but Trump has yet to make a final callhttps://t.co/BpCEOvD88O — CNN (@CNN) February 18, 2026 Senior national security officials have informed Trump that the US military would be ready to strike Iran …
Trump shared an old OAN report that falsely claimed Dominion switched votes in 2020. (Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN settled lawsuits totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.) pic.twitter.com/pS25r8EGNV — Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) February 18, 2026 Factcheck: Trump did retweet OAN images on Feb 18, 2026, repeating 2020 claims that Dominion switched/deleted millions of his votes. …