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Oh, my! BAD LUCK strikes again. Over 70% of the East Village voted for Mamdani. Now they’re suing Mamdani because he’s planning to relocate Bellevue homeless shelter to the East Village. https://t.co/O9so7tGGlt pic.twitter.com/B1wPupD7RE — The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) April 22, 2026 h/t Observer98
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that aimed to cap overdraft fees at $5 or limit them to the actual costs incurred by banks. The vote passed narrowly, 217-211, along partisan lines, with Republicans supporting the repeal and Democrats opposing it. https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2025/04/house-votes-to-reverse-cfpb-overdraft-rule/ https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/house-votes-to-throw-out-consumer-protection-overdraft-rule-040925.html
“There are only two outcomes to this trade war. Option 1: China folds. They agree to Trump’s terms, drop the tariffs, and the trade war ends. Trump takes full credit, and the U.S. gains yet another strategic and economic edge over China. Option 2: China, an authoritarian regime with a long track record of playing …
It turns out that Chipotle customers were right in their complaints about skimpy portion sizes at some locations. On Wednesday, CEO Brian Niccol disclosed that a company investigation found that 1 in 10 of its restaurants were too meager with their servings. Chipotle looked into the issue after rumors of shrunken portions circulated on social …
The same way Biden still has 39.4% approval. It is very scary that people will always back a party even when they royally screw up. — LJ Lindsey (@lind52218) July 3, 2024 pic.twitter.com/9OtqBntg0v — Jared Marsh (@Real_JaredMarsh) July 3, 2024
…due to vehicle insurance at 22.6%. The excuse of rising maintenance and parts have long since passed. This and other rampant services inflation is impervious to higher rates. The Fed are nuts to target something they can't really control, creating unprecedented goods deflation — Albert Edwards (@albertedwards99) May 16, 2024 Another 100 million Fed intervention …
Americans Panic Search “Live Off Grid” As Housing Crisis Worsens And Democrat Cities Implode. What’s piqued our interest is the sudden panic by some Americans searching ‘live off grid’ on the internet, hitting the highest level in five years. The driving force behind finding a rural piece of land for dirt cheap, buying or building …
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich told Charlie Kirk a reliable source told him Fulton County DA Fani Willis got a phone call from DC on Friday demanding she indict Trump on Monday to cover up for the Weiss-Hunter Biden “screw up.” Newt Gingrich said the person who called Fani Willis demanded she bring …
https://twitter.com/drefanzor/status/1691536631168483328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Look at these incompetent morons. Now we know who is tweeting from Biden's account. pic.twitter.com/N6jTM8ndcu — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) August 15, 2023 we now know who is behind all those Community noted tweets https://t.co/e6YZM93xDM — zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 15, 2023 h/t Terminally Dispelled