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A prelude of things to come in the US? In the ongoing favela violence, gangs bombed police with drones in revenge for the deadly crackdown in the Penha district. ‘This is how the Rio police are treated by criminals: with bombs dropped by drones,’ said a police spokesperson. ‘This is the scale of the challenge …
The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here? The richest man on earth …
The agreement between the U.S. and Australia to partner on developing supplies of rare earths and critical minerals amid trade tensions with China, the world’s leading supplier, prompted a response from the Chinese government. The U.S.-Australia deal was signed by President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday at the White House …
The law is breaking down and the streets are telling the truth. Chicago is not cooperating. The city is standing up to ICE. Officials are shielding migrants. They are defying federal agents and daring the government to do something about it. The New York Times reports it like it is a political story. But this …
Megyn Kelly is joined by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, CEO of Los Angeles Times Media Group, to talk about Bari Weiss taking over as head of CBS News, the future of the media, and more.
This company has 5 employees? pic.twitter.com/LvZ74qt1WW — porti, esq. (@APORTILLA787) October 6, 2025 https://twitter.com/Xivhkalrainik/status/1975309490028486686 The Trump Administration Now Owns: 1. 10% equity stake in Intel, $INTC 2. 15% equity stake in MP Materials, $MP 3. 10% equity stake in Lithium Americas, $LAC 4. 10% equity stake in Trilogy Metals, $TMC 5. A “golden share” in …
This billionaire Trump ally and his son are building an unprecedented media empire Larry and David Ellison’s holdings span movies, TV networks, CBS and soon a stake in TikTok, in a paradigm-shifting portfolio with huge influence. https://archive.is/u3Hef#selection-239.0-243.146 Journalists at CBS News reeled on Friday as they digested news reports that opinion journalist Bari Weiss, a …
If you're going to criticize the socialist Mamdani for wanting to own grocery stores, you better criticize Republicans who want a share of Intel, of Nvidia or U.S. Steel. Owning even part of the means of production is a step toward socialism. It's a bad idea and a dangerous… pic.twitter.com/s31igmKg3M — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) …
We actually don't recommend using any of our products while pregnant. Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns today. — TYLENOL® (@tylenol) March 7, 2017 TYLENOL® @tylenol We actually don’t recommend using any of our products while pregnant. Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns today. h/t dr0id
And he has a point. Media makes it worse, whether it's far-left or far-right media, they both do the same thing…they use sound bites and video bites to generate context deficient headlines. — Jon 🇺🇸 (@MauricioDonofr1) September 14, 2025 Charlie Kirk is dead and almost nobody is hearing the full story. Both left and right …
"I can affirm that's not true" — Leavitt confirms that Trump was not an FBI informant to bring down Epstein pic.twitter.com/kCwlFUqqTK — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 9, 2025 View post on imgur.com AC
Indonesia is falling apart. It did not happen overnight. Years of corruption, poverty, and heavy-handed government have pushed people to the edge. Lawmakers gave themselves huge housing allowances, ten to twenty times higher than the minimum wage, while millions of people struggle to survive in low-paying gig jobs. When 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan was …
A Florida lawmaker is pushing to eliminate homeowners associations in the state after calling them a ‘failed experiment’. HOAs have been stirring up controversy in Florida, where residents are becoming frustrated with steep fees, strict rules and rigorous enforcement. As tensions continue to rise, State Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami) is fighting to abolish HOAs …
President Donald Trump has considered a sensational intervention in the New York City mayoral race as conservatives look to prevent a win for Democratic front-runner, Zohran Mamdani. The president’s advisors have reportedly considered offering administration roles to both Mayor Eric Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in an effort to bolster the conservative vote behind …
Target is doing the same thing that we caught Walmart doing which is taking the actual retail tags off clothes and then charging more for the item because of Tariffs. Target is doing the same thing that we caught Walmart doing which is taking the actual retail tags off clothes and then charging more for …
Breakdown of the Cuts: $679 million total rescinded by the Transportation Department $435 million of that was earmarked for a floating wind farm in Northern California Another $47 million was slashed from a Maryland-based project The largest single cut: Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind, which lost $427 million in federal support Official Justification: Transportation Secretary Sean …
by AC In video below, on Fox News, Lutnick claimed that the reason the US is taking 600,000 Chinese students is to save US universities: Did Lutnick really just argue that Trump is letting 600,000 Chinese students into America so Americans will go to worse schools and keep them from closing? pic.twitter.com/kjmtb1B0gf — Chase Geiser …
People are taking out loans on burritos and you think your house is worth 5x what you and all your neighbors paid? — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 21, 2025 interesting pic.twitter.com/rZj1wuovwc — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 21, 2025 Interesting chart: Continuing jobless claims are steadily rising. The labor market is definitely slowing down. https://t.co/DVMh8V67QI — …
🚨BREAKING: CUAD has announced that ~80 students received 1-3 year suspensions or expulsions for violently taking over Butler Library. This is a strong move from @Columbia. We hope that repeat offenders were expelled and that Columbia will continue to take discipline seriously. pic.twitter.com/sRE5xUL8im — Columbia Jewish & Israeli Students ✡️🇮🇱 (@CUJewsIsraelis) July 22, 2025 Columbia …
Looks like #Bitcoin is taking a nosedive! BREAKING 🚨: Bitcoin $BTC pic.twitter.com/5jKJ6B3vJO — Barchart (@Barchart) June 20, 2025
DNC is “desperate for cash” and is reportedly even having to borrow money to pay the bills. This wouldn’t be happening if Democrats actually came up with good ideas for America. Unfortunately, Dems would rather riot, cheat in elections, and pander to illegals. pic.twitter.com/nK8NJoD270 — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) June 18, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: The streets of Tehran, Iran are absolutely DESERTED after President Trump sent a warning to “EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY” Holy crap. They’re taking Trump VERY seriously. pic.twitter.com/jR1YKT0qNH — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 17, 2025
They're already talking about regime change in Iran and taking all of their oil. Iran has the 3rd largest oil reserves in the world.Was this really about "WMDs" and "protecting Israel?" 😉 https://t.co/i805klxzzE pic.twitter.com/3v5cZpzUX9 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) June 16, 2025 What’s the “bull” case for Iran here? -proxies are toast (Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Lebanon) -missles …
Housing supply is skyrocketing across Southwest states like Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, suggesting that the 2025 housing market is amid a correction in these states. Access our Home Price Forecast for your area at www.reventure.app under a premium plan. This means that homebuyers in these states could have their best opportunity to buy a …
🚨 Trump is telling Canadian PM Mark Carney TO HIS FACE that he’s serious about taking Canada 🤣 REPORTER: Carney says Canada will not become the 51st state. What is your response? TRUMP: “Never say never!” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MxMR4kY57l — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 6, 2025
Student loan collections are resuming on May 5th, with wage garnishment and tax refund seizures starting soon after. US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “The government can and will collect defaulted federal student loan debt by withholding tax refunds, federal pensions, and even their wages.” pic.twitter.com/1gknlNcyvG — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 27, 2025
by Michael Americans watch more television than anyone else in the world, and as we watch television we are constantly being bombarded by commercials from pharmaceutical companies. As I discussed in a previous article, pharmaceutical companies spend more than 15 billion dollars on television advertising each year. The reason they do this is because it works. We …
Bloomberg — Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell said they asked the US Supreme Court to overturn her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction, arguing she was shielded from prosecution under a deal her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein reached with the government in a separate case. In her petition, which was provided by her lawyer, Maxwell argued she was …
A teacher arrested for confiscating her own children’s iPads has been involved in acrimonious disputes with two different men, MailOnline can reveal. Mum-of-two Vanessa Brown, 50, said she had suffered ‘unspeakable devastation and trauma’ after being arrested and taken to a police station for the theft. The history teacher was searched, photographed and fingerprinted after …
TRUMP JUST NOW: – Stocks were up 88% in my first term, they will be up more now that I get to do what I want with tariffs – Countries are calling me and “kissing my ass” – Congress wants to take away my power to negotiate on tariffs but Congress sucks at negotiating pic.twitter.com/IZv6YgKR8e …