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This is a very big deal. One of Ireland's longest-running and best known opinion columnists says he was explicitly told that only negative stories about Trump would be published. Many of us have long suspected that there was editorial pressure to attack Trump in the Irish… https://t.co/MEWUFwjUjT — Dr. Eoin Lenihan (@EoinLenihan) April 27, 2026 …
Here's a random excerpt from 1984 btw pic.twitter.com/zlFJ1XwGQA — Taki (@TakiVan1) April 14, 2026
They call it development money, but it feels more like a subsidy for shaping what people are allowed to hear. When one government funds another country’s media machine, you’re not looking at journalism anymore. USAID is BBC Media Action’s single biggest donor, other than the British government itself. BBC Media Action is the BBC’s giant …
Link to the article: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mum-who-put-envelope-public-32592220 1) there is no Interrogation 2) it’s local council 3) it’s because a local business was using a public bin to dispose of business waste and this has her name and address on it. Treated the same as fly tipping. h/t dont-try-do
The warning bells are deafening, yet most Americans refuse to listen. Our national airwaves have been weaponized. Two of the largest broadcast networks in the country are no longer news outlets. They are political tools, openly serving one party while pretending to serve the public. Donald Trump didn’t whisper this truth. He shouted it on …
No president has damaged the dollar this much since Richard Nixon, yet the tale of the dollar’s demise has barely begun. by David Haggith The US dollar has suffered its worst run since the perilous Nixon dollar days that came about in 1973, which precipitated out of Nixon’s decision to end the backing of the dollar …
Here is the original article from the Norwegian paper that reported it. https://www.nordlys.no/mads-sin-drommereise-til-usa-spolert-pa-grunn-av-satirebilde-pa-mobilen/s/5-34-2171723 Translated link with no paywall View post on imgur.com Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated that a Norwegian traveler, ‘Mads Mikkelsen, was turned away at Newark Liberty International Airport because he admitted to drug use, and not because agents discovered a meme mocking …
😳 WATCH: An 80-year-old woman in Yekaterinburg, Russia survived & walked away after she fell from a sixth-floor balcony while reportedly cleaning her windows pic.twitter.com/m69WIs0SGu — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 17, 2025
The Fed’s sustained purchase of mortgage-backed securities post-crisis isn’t just an oversight; it’s a massive market distortion. For years, they created artificial demand that kept mortgage rates unnaturally low, making homeownership seem more accessible while inflating home prices. The truth is, we’ve been living in a housing bubble held together by Fed policy. The ramifications …
One side untouched, the other utter destruction. While we rejoice to find our house intact, in the midst of a hellscape like this, you can only think of your neighbors. I was so certain our house was gone a day ago, but the fickle finger of fate decided otherwise. pic.twitter.com/dbL0ECvtSa — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January …
US newspapers are deleting old crime stories, offering subjects a ‘clean slate.’ Civil rights advocates across the US have long fought to free people from their criminal records, with campaigns to expunge old cases and keep people’s past arrests private when they apply for jobs and housing. The efforts are critical, as more than 70 …
2024 was an incredible year for gold – and 2025 may be even better. With that in mind, here are my three favorite gold stories of the year and a sneak preview of what to expect in the year ahead… By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals …
Since becoming President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard’s rosy posture toward Moscow has prompted some Democratic critics to suggest that she could be “compromised,” or perhaps even a “Russian asset” — claims the ex-Hawaii representative and Army officer has forcefully denied. But former advisers to Gabbard suggest that her views …
Cancer can be a silent deadly killer. But dozens of pet owners have revealed how their dogs were able to detect different forms of the disease before the doctors did to help save their lives, using their powerful sense of smell. It’s estimated a dog’s sense of smell is 10,000 to 100,000 times more powerful …
Imagine the kind of person who files complaints against 13 year olds selling hot dogs/lemonade.
2017. Kamala claims that her grandmother would go from village to village in India with a bullhorn, preaching about the need for abortion.🤣 pic.twitter.com/OpULnKTKAH — MAZE (@mazemoore) September 3, 2024 To be a Democrat politician you need about 10 stories like this. Dems love them. — MAZE (@mazemoore) September 3, 2024
The DEI success stories keep rolling in! "The double standard between males and females at the Secret Service is not only unfair but is also dangerous." E.g. A female agent assigned to the Vice President had a mental breakdown, resulting in several fellow agents having to… — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 14, 2024 How could …
Who needs a presidential debate when you have these stories popping up left and right. — Rob Coates 🇺🇸 (@LuckyHippie926) June 27, 2024 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1806290001791258765 We have a big huge problem in this country. These "judges" are not qualified.https://t.co/bZu2g9CMwG pic.twitter.com/LymA214zpD — mark (@rhapsodyboard) June 20, 2024
Women's basketball teams began participating in structured tournament brackets with the inception of the women's NCAA basketball tournament in 1982. — white burgundy wines (@mywhiteburgundy) April 5, 2024
Here’s how many Americans are having sex to save on heating bills amid surging utility costs. “Though electricity costs dropped more than 20% in 2023, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, they’re still up 29% from January 2020. Northeastern households that use natural gas were expected to spend about $760 on …
People seem to just be going elsewhere for their news. Will this backfire for Fox News? h/t Lynyrd Skynyrd
Media Blackout: 10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You This Week (11/19/23) #10 – Pilot warns of airline industry disaster due to COVID-19 vaccines. #9 – Senator Ron Johnson presents the most censored chart in congressional history. #8 – Yale study reveals the most common… pic.twitter.com/nAG0VES51H — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) November …
They called him the “Godfather.” Before he was FBI director, Jim Comey was general counsel of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund. There he would practice and perfect the knack for drama that later thrust him into the center of the national political scene. Comey was far from a household name when he joined …
This Group Of Self-Described Socialists Is Growing In Numbers And Pushing Local Democrats To The Left. “Democratic Socialists make up the left flank of the Democratic Party, supporting abolishing prisons, aggressive climate policies, rent controls and radical racial equity policies, according to the Democratic Socialist website. They’ve been aggressively adding to their membership over the …
via hotair: I wasn’t going to write today–it is my day off, after all. But my heart rate jumped after I saw this story and I had to spew some bile, lest it build up to an unhealthy extent. My local paper posted a story–in their “sports” feed–that literally made no sense at all. They …