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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is demanding a 40-year prison sentence for David DePape, who was recently convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. DePape was convicted last November of assault and attempted kidnapping after he broke into the Pelosi residence and bludgeoned Paul Pelosi with a hammer …
Guatemala’s Attorney General is investigating ongoing criminal claims that a number of American tax payer funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating both inside and outside the United States are complicit in the ongoing trafficking, abuse and disappearance of children from its nation, according to an official Guatemalan letter obtained by this investigative columnist. The Guatemalan government …
As previously reported, Ashley Biden, Joe Biden’s youngest daughter, left her diary under a mattress at the Palm Beach rehab home following a stay at a treatment facility. Two individuals who found Ashley Biden’s diary at a halfway house later sold the diary to James O’Keefe and Project Veritas. James O’Keefe was later the victim …
Estonia has long been no friend of Russia, and a leading anti-Moscow hawkish voice within the Baltics, and that’s why a fresh interview by Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur in European media is raising eyebrows as he issued some very revealing statements. The defense chief said in the interview with the Austrian newspaper Die Presse that all NATO …
via Mike Shedlock If you live in Illinois, get the hell out before unions take every penny you have. Illegal Vote Pandering In Chicago, The Chicago Teachers’ Union is Pushing Students to Vote for Mayor Johnson’s Tax Hike. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has announced a “Student Power Forum” taking place on Friday, March 15, which …
And we have more on the Change hack today, with @moetkacik delving into the history of UnitedHealth's monopolization of key pieces of medical infrastructure, & how that by itself badly damaged health care in America:https://t.co/JBKlGE1ZMB — David Dayen (@ddayen) March 11, 2024 Last Thursday, the medical colossus UnitedHealthcare applied for an emergency exemption that would …
Property owners in Denver are being asked to rent their places out to migrants as the Colorado city shuts down four public-run shelters. The Mile High City’s migrant services issued an email this week to property owners in the area seeking assistance in housing the city’s “newcomers” to get them out of shelters and into …
Kentucky’s House Bill 500 jeopardizes worker rights, eliminating breaks, employer liability, and longstanding protections, raising concerns about fair labor practices. NEW “House Bill 500 leaves it to the employer to decide if they will provide an unpaid lunch break or force workers to juggle eating while on the job.” “Additionally, at present, employers must provide …
Let me explain what the #AmosMiller case is about after a court conference. The @PAAgriculture claims ALL food is "illegal" — as illegal as illegal drugs — unless it was made by a government-approved facility, and they can destroy it at will. See brief:https://t.co/FXvjc1yJmP — Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) February 26, 2024 h/t Coastie Patriot
China is deliberately allowing the export of deadly devices that turn handguns into machine pistols as it seeks to destabilize the US with street warfare China ‘foments division by putting weapon-enhancing’ devices on the streets That is the conclusion of Peter Schweizer’s new book ‘Blood Money’ Law enforcement agencies are reporting a surge in ‘auto …
Lebanon hopes that Moscow will play an important role in resolving the current tensions in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said after a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. Lavrov stressed during talks with Bou Habib that the involvement of other countries, …
A call for change in the way congressional districts are drawn has emerged, emphasizing a focus on the population of U.S. citizens alone. The proposition suggests that the Census should specifically count U.S. citizens for the apportionment of representation, contending that only U.S. citizens should be directly represented in the U.S. Congress. The existing system, …
Weddings can be pricey and not everyone has the luxury of a hefty bank account or generous parents to foot the bill. But one couple is trying a different approach by asking strangers on GoFundMe to pay for their big day. One person took to social media to share that a couple she knew were …
by solarplex View post on imgur.com Regulate Sale, Transfer & Manufacture of (G)as-(O)perated (S)emi-(A)utomatic (F)ir(e)arms The GOSAFE Act would regulate the sale, transfer, and manufacture of gas-operated semi-automatic weapons by: – Establishing a list of prohibited firearms; – Preventing unlawful modifications of permissible firearms; – Mandating that future gas-operated designs are approved before manufacture; and – Preventing unlawful …
by Doctor Congo The National Transportation Safety Board wants to create a national database of your driving habits, and brick your car if you speed too often. via ntsb.gov: On Jan. 29, 2022, a 2018 Dodge Challenger entered an intersection near North Las Vegas, Nevada, against a red traffic signal with a vehicle recorded speed …
“CANADA – After the Supreme Court threw out plastics legislation, Trudeau’s Government is now trying to bypass the law entirely … by making a “legally binding” treaty with the unelected UN, to ban plastic pollution. How very dictatorish” https://twitter.com/ElanderNews/status/1726873418623025158
Former British prime minister Tony Blair is open to a role as Israel’s “humanitarian coordinator” in Gaza, a suggestion first put forward by Benjamin Netanyahu. A spokesperson for Blair said he was “discussing the situation” but no offer had yet been accepted, according to media outlets. According to Israeli news site Ynet, Netanyahu wants to …
KJP gives predictable answer when asked about Maine shooting: "Let’s work together to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines." pic.twitter.com/KuCCZ17hii — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 26, 2023 VP Harris Speaks After 18 People Killed in Maine Shooting: "Gun violence has terrorized and traumatized so many of our communities in this country…It does not …
Siemens Energy, a global giant in wind turbine manufacturing, is currently in negotiations with the German government regarding substantial state guarantees, a move that could potentially lead to a significant bailout to support the company’s operations and industry resilience. According to @DerSpiegel, Siemens Energy, one of the world's largest manufacturers of wind turbines, is in …
(Bloomberg) — Global funds further trimmed their Chinese stock holdings in September, extending a relentless selloff and lowering their average position in the country to the lowest level since 2020, Morgan Stanley said. Net monthly outflows from active long-only managers in China and Hong Kong equities totaled $3.2 billion during the month largely due to …
by Martin Armstrong Most of the people in charge of the US are too old to function. Nancy Pelosi announced that she plans to seek re-election to the House of Representative in 2024. This would be Pelosi’s TWENTIETH term. The top insider trader in the nation has done absolutely nothing during her time in politics. …
A town in Texas is seeing firsthand the waste stream problem created by spent wind turbine blades. It’s a problem Wyoming has been considering for years, with various proposals to address the issue. While some companies say they hope to repurpose the material for things like concrete, nothing has yet materialized. Mike Gill, a mechanical …
THE DARK NIGHT OF FASCISM IS ALWAYS DESCENDING IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND YET LANDS ONLY ON THE LEFT: The government’s attack on Elon Musk is the latest regime experiment in repression. At nearly the same moment that the president was touting his administration’s supposed success in creating jobs for Americans, the Justice Department filed a …
⚠️CHINESE PROPERTY GIANT EVERGRANDE BANKRUPT – NY COURT — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) August 17, 2023 WOW!CHINA’S SECOND LARGEST PROPERTY DEVELOPER #EVERGRANDE HAS JUST FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection (NY) pic.twitter.com/2x9mPowevW — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) August 17, 2023 👀 pic.twitter.com/M2Ge4Cxn36 — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) August 17, 2023
via Mike Shedlock: The United Auto Workers (UAW) contract with GM, Ford, and Stellantis will expire on September 14. The UAW demands are outright ludicrous. A strike appears likely. UAW Demands 32-hour workweek 46 percent pay raise over 4 years Right to strike over plant closures Increased retiree benefits Defined pension plan for all workers …
An indigenous transgender woman has slammed Canada’s healthcare system for rejecting her euthanasia request despite the pain she endures from a surgically-built vagina. In social media posts, Lois Cardinal, a self-proclaimed ‘sterilized First Nations post-op transsexual’ said regret over her medical transition led her to apply for a lethal injection in January. ‘I’m in constant …
"Yield curve control is a dangerous policy which needs to be retired as soon as possible…It has been a major factor in the yen reaching its lowest level, in real terms, since the 1970s. So, the BOJ wants to very carefully dismantle YCC, and the yen will rally:" @kitjuckes — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) July 28, …
The Biden admin just won’t give up on censorship. They’ve gone to an appellate court seeking a stay of the injunction so they can continue pressuring social media companies to suppress political viewpoints they don’t like. #Kennedy24https://t.co/kzxeyMaqCm — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) July 11, 2023
“Florida’s Attorney General is calling for Mark Zuckerberg to speak to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking regarding Meta platforms being used most frequently to “assist, facilitate or support human trafficking.” According to their survey “146 of the 271 reported instances of social media platform use in human trafficking were attributable to Meta platforms (lnstagram, …