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BESSENT: IF TRUMP WINS IRS SUIT, $10B WOULD COME FROM TAXPAYERS — NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) February 5, 2026 GALLEGO: Let's say Trump wins that lawsuit. Where would that $10 billion come from? BESSENT: It would come from Treasury GALLEGO: So, taxpayers? BESSENT: Yes. pic.twitter.com/nCJm2KeL9k — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) February 5, 2026 Factcheck: When someone sues a …
Malaysia will ban people 16 years and younger from using social media in 2026 forcing people to get online ID verification to verify their age and identification, following a similar recent move by Australia. Thoughts? Denmark to ban social media for children under 15 The Danish government has reached an agreement to implement a minimum …
South Korea has made it clear: most of the $350 billion it pledged in U.S. investment will be loans and guarantees, not equity. Direct investment makes up less than 5 % of the total fund. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/korea-expects-less-than-5-of-350-billion-us-fund-as-investment Japan’s negotiator Akazawa added fuel to the skepticism, saying trade agreements with both the U.S. and EU are still not formalized, …
BREAKING: ⚡ 🇮🇱 Another major economic blow to Israel Cosco suspends Israel shipments amid Red Sea tensions. Cosco, is controlling 5.2% of global shipping capacity. This comes after other companies such as MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd have done the same. This… pic.twitter.com/FYjIWSUjDL — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) January 7, 2024 ALBAWABA – In a noteworthy …
by Chris Black I’m glad Epic beat Google. I’m glad to see Google lose on anything, because they just never do. Victory over Google! After 4 weeks of detailed court testimony, the California jury found against the Google Play monopoly on all counts. The Court’s work on remedies will start in January. Thanks for everyone’s …