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The state Senate is scheduled to vote on a massive firearms package this morning, the omnibus bill is a top priority for Democrats… Gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar is pitching a “modernized” state government, her plan targets faster services and tech integration… Texas continues to lead the nation in utility shutoffs, the energy crisis is hitting …
Mac10 @SuburbanDrone This is the story of the stock market year to date as viewed by the equal weight NDX and the World ex-U.S.: Back in late January, U.S. stocks got hit by AI panic – The fear that AI was going to implode sector after sector including many Tech stocks. So Wall Street pundits …
Shanghai rolls out a gold ATM that melts your jewelry at 1200°C and wires the cash straight to your bank account Turn hard assets into digital numbers in minutes 🤯 pic.twitter.com/xsD82eTHLR — Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) February 15, 2026
President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money, a bid to insulate manufacturers from supply shocks as the U.S. works to slash its reliance on Chinese rare earths and other metals. The venture—dubbed Project Vault—is set to marry $1.67 billion in private capital with a $10 …
It flopped. They pulled it, posted a response, and pulled that too. Response from developer. AC
Trump is rolling back the unfair fuel economy standards set in place by Biden- canceling the EPA tailpipe emissions standards! That's big! The Biden and Obama era of fuel policies have been canceled! Bring back the V6 and V8! pic.twitter.com/qsoEub3qC2 — GrrrGraphics-Ben Garrison 🤠 Cartoons 🇺🇸 (@GrrrGraphics) December 3, 2025 President Donald Trump announced that …
In a move clearly designed to help illegal aliens avoid the authorities, the Democratic Party has proposed adding an ICE tracker to its website to allow anyone to track the movements of agents. This will obviously lead to Many situations where we ambushes and deadly events. Labelling it a “master” ICE tracker, Rep. Robert Garcia …
American Express just upgraded its Blue Cash Preferred (BCP) and Blue Cash Everyday (BCE) cards with better streaming perks. The BCP now gives $10 per month in credit for Disney+, Hulu, or ESPN+. That’s half the value of the entertainment credit on the Platinum Card. The BCE offers a $7 monthly credit, and also now …
I must admit the situation is getting funny. First of all I’m not a big fan of Powell, because I think this guy has already lost a powerful game hitting 10Y/3M 1000 days in inversion beating previous 1929 record 700 days. Reality is : if even that’s his achievement – he’s just buying time at …
JPM typically rolls their quarterly collars between 12–2 PM, so if you see a spike in vol during that window, that’s probably the reason. — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) June 30, 2025 first, the fund itself. the giant SPX put spread collar that's bought at the end of every quarter comes from JHEQX- JP Morgan's Hedged Equity …
The surveillance state is no longer theoretical. It’s operational. Three separate moves from three different corners of government just locked into place. The result is a biometric dragnet that touches every American, whether they’re crossing a border, walking through a protest, or just wearing a fitness tracker. Start with the executive order. On March 20, …
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While some countries may be scaling back their golden visa opportunities, New Zealand just made it easier for wealthy Americans to earn residency. New Zealand relaxed several of the requirements for its Active Investor Plus Visa Program on April 1. The program launched in September 2022 as part of a broader scheme to attract “global …
Last week, President Donald Trump’s administration turned its chainsaws on the Department of Energy (DOE), cutting, canceling, or pausing a handful of onerous regulations set to hobble household and commercial appliances. Anyone who’s coughed up a small fortune for a barely functional machine lately knows the stakes. My 30-year-old Bosch dishwasher was a marvel—efficient, precise—scouring …
China has unveiled the world’s first mobile 5G base station, which, after passing rigorous tests, is now poised for deployment on the battlefield. Jointly developed by China Mobile Communications Group and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), it can provide unprecedented high-speed, low-latency and extremely secure and reliable data exchange services to at least 10,000 users …
JUST IN: The United States Supreme Court steps in and allows Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voting rolls. It is absurd the Supreme Court had to get involved in the first place. It is ILLEGAL for non-citizens to vote in U.S. elections! JUST IN: The United States Supreme Court steps in and allows Virginia …
Trump Grabs The Mic And DESTROYS Arrogant CNN Reporter…The Crowd Going Crazy!!! Former President Donald Trump participates in a CNN Republican Town Hall moderated by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, May 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi72f8Svyxw CNN town hall with former President Donald Trump Elise Hammond Amir Vera Thu May …
Oregon Gov. calls for DMV to pause automatic voter registration as number of people mistakenly added to voter rolls grows Gov. Tina Kotek calls on DMV to pause automatic voter registration and she also called for an independent audit. The state has unearthed hundreds more people than previously known who were improperly registered to vote …
More than 747,000 registrants have been stripped from North Carolina’s voter rolls since the start of 2023 due to ineligibility, the state’s elections board announced on Sept. 26. North Carolina’s county boards of elections ended the 20-month purge in August, removing an average of 1,200 names per day, according to a North Carolina State Board …
Boeing (BA) finds itself stuck between a rock and a hard place as the labor strike between it and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union nears a second week. On Monday, Boeing upped its offer to the union, which represents 33,000 workers, but did not proceed through union leadership and instead sent a “best …
Arizona Reinstates 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban Arizona’s highest court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions, a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for women’s health care and election-year politics in a critical battleground state. The Arizona Supreme Court said that because the federal right to abortion in Roe v. Wade had …
via Mike Shedlock Under EPA rules, EVs will need to be 30-40% of the market by 2030, down from the proposed 60%. And it now costs more per mile to fuel an electric F-150 than a gasoline powered truck. More Time to Hit Nonsensical Targets The Biden administration had no choice given a consumer and …
Dozens of vehicles donning Trump 2024 flags rolled from the USS Constitution in Charlestown to Castle Island in South Boston.
“Homeland Security Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas issued written guidance making it clear that: Illegal presence alone is not grounds for deportation,” the tech tycoon wrote. “Criminal charges, convictions or gang membership alone are not enough for deportation,” he said. “You basically have to be a convicted axe murderer to be deported! “That’s because every deportation is …
Popular supermarket chain Asda has confirmed that nearly 100 of its kiosks will be going card-only, as consumers are moving away from cash transactions. Asda petrol stations are already getting rid of manned tills, with a spokesperson citing the reason being that 90 percent of transactions are made using credit or debit cards. An Asda …
Remember — Judge Chutkan is unbiased and wants to keep politics out of this matter! (Lauro is Trump's attorney.) pic.twitter.com/f9Pv8hVZV7 — Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) August 11, 2023
via fox26houston: HOUSTON – A new, multi-million dollar program was announced Monday in Harris County that looks to help bridge economic inequality and reduce poverty. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Commissioner Rodney Ellis introduced the $20.5 million investment program called Uplift Harris. The program will be proposed during Tuesday’s Commissioner’s Court meeting Tuesday. As the first of its …
