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Even CNN’s Van Jones is telling Biden to stay in the basement. “If I were Biden, I would stay hidden. He doesn’t inspire confidence. He’s not a great messenger for himself.” Even CNN's Van Jones is telling Biden to stay in the basement. "If I were Biden, I would stay hidden. He doesn't inspire confidence. …
The City of Chicago’s formidable snow-fighting fleet has mostly been in mothballs this winter, but that all changes on Monday night. Ventusky is showing temps of -50 F in some parts of USA next weekend. Heads up! thats way colder than I have ever known https://www.ventusky.com/?p=50.3;-63.6;3&l=temperature-2m&t=20240114/0900 Not much has changed with this weather model and …
AOC's solution to the border crisis: "You can either fix it by trying to build a wall. Or you can fix it by documenting people." The best way to end illegal migration is by legalizing it. AOC is brilliant. pic.twitter.com/aB5i9oUxzo — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 7, 2024 h/t PedroM0ralles
by Michael If new discoveries completely disprove old theories, shouldn’t those old theories be discarded? For decades, scientists have been assuring us that many of the fossils that they have been digging up are extremely old. In some cases those fossils are supposed to be tens of millions of years old, and in other cases …
via WSJ: There are many ways to be a mother. Lynn Wesley has pursued about all of them. Wesley, a high-school algebra teacher in Dalton, Mass., has taken in more than 70 children for foster care over the years, some for just a night or two. Social workers sometimes woke her up, asking if they …
Households should stock up on candles and battery-powered radios in case a catastrophe cripples digital gadgets, the deputy prime minister has warned. Oliver Dowden urged people to prepare for being thrown back to an ‘analogue’ era if internet and power systems collapse. Details will be set out in an official government ‘resilience website’ – launching …
via Yahoo: As usual, this is more “eat the rich” thinking than anything remotely helpful. The world is not fast on its journey to hell in a hand-basket because of private jets flying in and out of the UK. But then, the Greens love to ban things, blame the West for everything, and cry catastrophe, …
by Chris Black You can feel something’s very wrong already from the title. Truth is, the UK is ruled by foreign immigrants from India, Bangladesh, what have you (former British colonies). Remix: A Muslim councilor in Ireland has called for activists who rioted in Dublin last week after three children were stabbed by an Algerian …
Alabama Ford dealer selling 700hp basic truck for $45,000 You get a single-cab F-150 XL for the money, fitted with a Roush TVS supercharger and your choice of cloth or vinyl seats. The whole idea is to make a lot of power on a relatively small budget. Each truck sports the 5.0-liter V8 and a …
Forget the resume — Gen Z thinks you should hire them for their personalities. According to the youngest generation in the workforce, their humor and wit provides a certain vibrance older employees apparently lack. They’ve even invented a term — “personality hire” — to describe their self-perceived function in a corporate setting: to provide all …
by welp007 Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) can replace physical money, especially in economies where cash deployment is costly, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva said during a Wednesday speech. CBDCs are digital iterations of sovereign currencies like the U.S. dollar or the euro issued by central banks, potentially utilizing technologies that …
I think we should significantly increase legal immigration. If someone has a track record of working hard and hasn’t committed crimes, they should be welcomed. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023
BREAKING: DeSantis just went on MSNBC and suggested Trump should be removed from the primary if he is convicted in any of the cases against him pic.twitter.com/bDPZXPPIus — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) November 2, 2023
Why do politicians insist on every problem in the world having to be funded by America? Americans can barely afford to pay their bills and buy groceries, our border is porous, crime is through the roof, and cities are falling apart. Why don't we focus on fixing our problems at… https://t.co/vV4wUSAiqT — Wall Street Mav …
Poll finds almost half of Americans think our democracy is broken, that political opponents should be silenced, and that we should explore "alternative forms of government." This is exactly what the woke left has been fighting for: to divide us into warring tribes. pic.twitter.com/xrTxuSLF1b — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) October 30, 2023
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just temporarily allowed the Biden administration to continue asking social media companies to remove posts from their platforms that the government says are misleading. pic.twitter.com/N7SN2xRdgv — Simon Ateba (@simonateba) October 20, 2023
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said on Thursday the United States has a responsibility to prevent Israel from attempting to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Speaking on X about Israel’s clear intention to destroy Hamas after its gruesome terror attacks over the weekend, Ocasio-Cortez said it is the United States’ responsibility to stabilize and …
Numerous statements by Chutkan suggesting Trump should be charged for January 6. Expressing disappointment that Trump was not yet charged – Criticizing a J6 Defendant's "blind loyalty to one person who, by the way, remains free to this day." pic.twitter.com/O9WVD3WdBP — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) September 11, 2023 Most notably, Chutkan admitted she pre-judged Trump's …
Given the evidence, it should be just a matter of when Biden is impeached…. https://t.co/aeezT2JZQ8 — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) September 28, 2023 🚨NEW: Chairman Jim Jordan's opening statement for President Joe Biden's impeachment inquiry. "This is a tale as old as time. Politician takes action that makes money for his family, and then he tries …
by Chris Black This is one of his better ideas. If Trump was serious about this, I would be tempted to vote for him. Col MacGregor said Milley is typical of the system in that the upper ranks say and do what they must to keep their rank and position. Milley should have been out …
by TonyLiberty You should have $1,900,000 tax-free in 30 years if you invest $10,000 into your Roth IRA with an S&P 500 index fund, and contribute $500 a month. The total principal invested would only be $190,000 but $1,710,000 would be from the magic of compound interest over 30 years. +11.51% is the Average Annual …
The U.S. dollar saw an 8% decline in its share of global reserves in 2022 — causing some to question whether the dollar’s days of dominance are over. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen gave her two cents on the matter of so-called “de-dollarization” during a congressional hearing on Tuesday — stating that no currency currently exists …
Poland said Wednesday it will no longer arm Ukraine and instead focus on its own defense, as the two allies clashed at a key moment in Kyiv’s fightback against invasion by Russia. In a mounting row over grain exports from Ukraine, Poland summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to protest remarks at the UN by President Volodymyr …
via cnbc: JPMorgan on Wednesday lowered its rating on Dollar General to the equivalent of a sell, from hold, and cut its price target to $116 per share, from $132. The downgrade from veteran retail analyst Matthew Boss followed a meeting with Dollar General’s CFO that painted a challenging financial picture of the company’s core …
