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Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25％ Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without ‘Total Rollback’ The government decided Saturday to continue to press the United States to review its extra tariffs on Japanese automobiles during bilateral talks aimed at scrapping the Trump administration’s tariff measures. Washington has excluded automobiles and other …
APPLE BUSTED: JUDGE REFERS TECH GIANT FOR CRIMINAL CONTEMPT OVER FORTNITE BLOCK A federal judge just torched Apple for “willfully violating” a 2021 court order designed to open iOS to alternate payment systems. The court found Apple guilty of deliberately creating barriers to competition—and lying about it. The ruling even refers Apple to the DOJ …
NOW – Bessent Just Blew the Lid Off 50 Years of American Failure—Trump’s First 100 Days Are About to Change Everything Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just said the quiet part out loud and it was a direct shot at the political class that ran Washington for the last half-century. “I’m not mad at the tariffs …
The Wall Street Journal claimed Tesla’s board was quietly searching for Elon Musk’s replacement, but board chair Robyn Denholm says that’s completely false and WSJ knew it before publishing. Denholm directly denied the story, reaffirming Musk remains CEO and the board has full confidence in him. The article cited anonymous sources but admitted it wasn’t …
FED'S KASHKARI: I'M WORRIED THAT AMID UNCERTAINTIES BUSINESSES WILL DO LAYOFFS || SAYS NOT SEEING UPTICK IN LAYOFFS YET || SAYS SOME BUSINESSES SAY THEY ARE SCENARIO PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL LAYOFFS IF UNCERTAINTY LASTS — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 24, 2025 FED'S KASHKARI: ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April …
BREAKING: A deal has been reached between Russia and the U.S. over Ukraine. Putin will be meeting Trump in person. — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) April 23, 2025 President Trump issued a stark warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, saying Kyiv’s leader was in a “dire” situation and “can have Peace or, he can fight …
This is exactly what people are so dang tired of. Say one thing if your side is in power and another if the other side is in power. Do what is right for the country! — MoSmith (@MoSmithHMC) April 22, 2025
XI JINPING: TARIFFS ARE BAD FOR THE WORLD (BUT TOTALLY FINE WHEN CHINA USES THEM) Xi took a swipe at tariffs, saying they “undermine the legitimate rights” of countries and mess with the “world economic order.” Because apparently now the rules of global trade matter – just not when China’s the one stacking the deck. …
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faulted his colleagues for temporarily halting deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act “literally in the middle of the night.” Alito’s dissent, also sent out at nearly midnight Saturday, came after the court agreed in the early hours of the morning to block for now any additional flights that would …
The view from China: “The US is not getting ripped off by anybody” “The problem is the US has been living beyond its means for decades. It consumes more than it produces. It has outsourced its manufacturing and borrowed money in order to have a higher standard of living than it’s… — Amena Bakr (@Amena__Bakr) …
UKRAINE: Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto declared that Hungary would not provide any financial aid to Ukraine and would veto any attempt by Brussels to fast-track Kyiv’s accession to the European Union. pic.twitter.com/bX7C2vlJnW — @amuse (@amuse) April 15, 2025 Trump: “You don’t start a war against somebody that’s 20 times your size and then hope …
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump says he AGREES with JD Vance, accusing the European Union and NATO of freeloading "Why are they in the Ukraine war for $100 billion but we're in for $350 billion?" "These countries have really economically abused us for many many decades." AMERICA… pic.twitter.com/F9VNkkQlG5 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 25, 2025
🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP: MAR-A-LAGO RAID WAS A SCAM—AND THE PEOPLE KNOW IT "When they attacked Mar-a-Lago, they invaded it. These were 100% crooked people. Four or five indictments, totally rigged. I’d have a news conference, talk to the people—and they realized it was a scam." Source:… https://t.co/mmwDHdochd pic.twitter.com/qxf8p8jbN6 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 24, 2025
Greenland’s prime minister has attacked a planned visit by a US delegation to the island as “highly aggressive” and has called on the international community to respond. Usha Vance, the wife of vice-president JD Vance and second lady, and Michael Waltz, the US national security adviser are among those travelling to Greenland, which Mr Trump …
Why fix the problem when you can just make it someone else’s problem? pic.twitter.com/LTx21Lm35a — Politickle (@PolitickleNews) March 23, 2025
Chuck Schumer has always played the game of politics with a dangerous disregard for the consequences. But now, he’s gone too far. His admission on PBS that he’s “mobilizing radical activists” to target Republican lawmakers isn’t just reckless—it’s reckless and dangerous. Schumer is actively encouraging a mob mentality, where his so-called “activists” storm private events, …
🔥Incredible. JD Vance goes off for THREE straight minutes on the FAILURE of globalization: He is so good at this. Just watch: "Cheap labor is fundamentally a crutch, and it's a crutch that inhibits innovation." pic.twitter.com/V2unOXc59v — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 18, 2025
Earnings are set to disappoint, and it’s not just about outlooks. The damage is already done. Some are wondering why the Russell 2000 is getting hammered while tech stocks are the focus of the pullback. Others debate whether earnings themselves will be bad or if only guidance will suffer. The answer is simple: both are …
Macron called Russia “a threat to France and Europe,” called the Ukraine war a “global conflict,” and said he would discuss extending France’s nuclear umbrella. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Macron’s remarks signalled that Paris was inclined to continue the war in Ukraine. “The speech was indeed extremely confrontational. It could hardly be perceived as …
Elon musk claims that Schiff is a criminal. Charles Kirk is publicizing the madness. We’re still waiting Shifty Schiff. pic.twitter.com/hyav4uKo3v — Cheryl Kane (@cherylkanere) February 20, 2025 h/t Orangutan
Judicial Watch announced that the Superior Court in Fulton County, GA, issued an order granting $21,578 “attorney’s fees and costs” in the open records lawsuit for communications Willis had with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the House January 6 Committee. The order followed a previous order finding that Willis was in default in the lawsuit. …
Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann roasts Maddow after she signed a new $25 million contract with failing network MSNBC.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr: "[The climate crisis] is being used as a pretext for clamping down totalitarian controls, the same way that the Covid crisis was." "And it's the same people… It's the World Economic Forum, it's the billionaires' boys' club at Davos, and it's the same kind… pic.twitter.com/J4B62EnZO4 — Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) November …
Wisconsin Sheriff Testifies that under the Biden/Harris admin Americans would be paying for this illegal migrant they arrested for the next 18 1/2 years His crimes – Possession with intent to deliver more than 50 grams of meth – Possession with intent to deliver marijuana – 200 grams to a 1000 grams – Maintaining a …
TRUMP: NEW YORK “EXECUTED” INNOCENT PETS IN BIZARRE RAID Trump condemned New York authorities after state agents allegedly raided the home of Mark Longo, detaining him and seizing his pets, Fred the Raccoon and Peanut the Squirrel. “These animals were later executed by the State of New York,” Trump stated, calling it a “complete waste …
Hurricane Helene made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm, battering the coast with torrential rain and punishing gusts as residents across the southeastern US braced for what forecasters warned would be a ‘nightmare storm’. Helene roared ashore around 11:10pm CDT last night with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. It hit near …
NEW: Off-duty NYPD officer passes after a drunk driver slammed into a nail salon in Long Island. 64-year-old Steven Schwally was arrested and charged with DWI after he slammed his car into the salon. A total of 10 people were injured in the crash and four others were… pic.twitter.com/ZydhfT2x0i — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 10, …
A European Union court has ordered Hungary to pay a fine of €200 million for refusing to adhere to the bloc’s rules imposing open borders on all its member states. The ruling, which dates back to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s refusal to implement a 2020 order from the European Court allow migrants to stay in …
