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A federal appeals court has denied pleas by a Washington state county government that claims it has the right to block ICE deportations of illegal migrants to satisfy its liberal “sanctuary” policies. On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California ruled against the “sanctuary” jurisdiction of King County, in Washington state, where county …
The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement. The agency informed employees and Congress on Thursday that it plans to shutter the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and its deactivate minimum-security …
Great strides have been made in technology and artificial intelligence, making humanoid robots seem like a not-so-distant reality. In a recent episode of Opening Bid, Citi Global Insights analysts Rob Garlick and Wenyan Fei discussed their research on the advancement of humanoid robots over the next 25 years. “Robots are hardly new, but there’s a …
Incredible statistic, and perhaps even more interesting given how low volume has been for the few days. Tuesday was the lowest volume on SPY for a non-holiday session since 2005. https://t.co/QtvZOeL7JF — David Sommers (@dgsommersmkts) December 5, 2024 You know what's funny? My Twitter followers surpassed 100k this week for the first time. My guess …
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield have reversed a policy change that would have seen them tie payments in some states to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia. The insurance company, which is one of the largest health insurance companies in the country, backtracked on the move following widespread outcry. Their decision came …
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth’s (UNH.N), insurance unit, was killed on Wednesday morning outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what police described as a targeted attack by a gunman lying in wait for him. Thompson, 50, was shot around 6:45 a.m. ET outside the Hilton on Sixth Avenue, just before the company’s annual investor conference. …
The fact that we have to "expose" the lies around this is depressing. — Uncle Sigma (@unclesigma30) December 5, 2024
Headlines you see at the top of the market: When Gold hits records highs, you see mostly crickets. When Bitcoin hits record highs, MSM: pic.twitter.com/g4hrlxyMI7 — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) December 5, 2024 Powell: "Bitcoin is not a store of value. It's too volatile" Reality: Bitcoin is not only the best performing …
Missouri has officially proposed bounty system to report illegal aliens in their state. This bill would give residents a $1,000 payout for reporting migrants who entered our country illegally. pic.twitter.com/AafFYuKuh7 — Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) December 5, 2024 Current Bill Summary SB 72 – This act creates the offense of trespass by an illegal alien …
Bitcoin to Blockchains, to NFTs, to Web 3.0… it’s time to find out if it’s really all the hype or just part of one of the greatest scams in human history.
!!! The shooter of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson wrote “deny” “defend” “depose” on the shell casings left at the scene, ABC News reports. The words echo the name of a book about how insurers won’t pay claims. This is an EARTHQUAKE for corporate America. pic.twitter.com/iBI255WPOl — Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) December 5, 2024 UnitedHealthcare has …
And the censorship rabbit hole gets deeper pic.twitter.com/CzrjTqMii7 — cryptohodl (@cryptohodlgroup) December 5, 2024
🇺🇸 IDAHO SALON OWNER LEARNS TRASHING TRUMP SUPPORTERS IS BAD FOR BUSINESS Tiffney Prickett, owner of Voiage Salon in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, took to TikTok to call Trump supporters “racist, homophobic, and misogynistic,” and it didn’t take long for the backlash to hit like a bad… pic.twitter.com/8tXi0KeBfZ — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 4, 2024
The world’s gone mad. The 21-year-old was named the top model at the annual fashion event in London on Monday night. TikTok star Alex Consani becomes first transgender woman to win Model of the Year https://t.co/dsKO92LotP pic.twitter.com/zzmQpLCdSt — New York Post (@nypost) December 4, 2024 View post on imgur.com https://nypost.com/2024/12/03/world-news/alex-consani-becomes-first-transgender-woman-to-win-model-of-the-year/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter h/t @MoonPie
215K Downvotes to Only 17K Upvotes for Disney’s Latest ‘Snow White’ Trailer. The movie stars Rachel “The Mouthy Unibrow” Zegler as Snow White, an actress who has spent an inordinate amount of time smugly trashing the beloved original animated classic instead of promoting her own. Zegler is a walking public relations disaster, a poster-chick for …
Gold miners are the leverage play on the most undervalued asset in history. When gold moves, miners skyrocket. The 1970s proved it. The future will repeat it. pic.twitter.com/e2wdme8hOE — GoldSilver HQ (@GoldSilverHQ) December 4, 2024 A case for $45000 Gold: As stocks crash and gold rises, the Dow/Gold ratio will collapse. How far will it …
by Prcrstntr The United States Government helps fund censorship on reddit through The University of Michigan Center for Social Media Responsibility (CSMR) https://appealmod.com/ NSF grant: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1928434&HistoricalAwards=false Funds Obligated to Date FY 2019 = $347,685.00 FY 2023 = $69,354.00 Research paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07163 Abstract: Around the world, users of social media platforms generate millions of comments, videos, and …
This is a guest on Joe Rogan. Insider speaks out again : ) Drones over the country as well. h/t Orangutan
FBI agents investigating mysterious drones and UFOs over military bases are now reporting sightings of the same drones hovering over their homes, as if intentionally targeting them. FBI agents investigating mysterious drones and UFOs over military bases are now reporting sightings of the same drones hovering over their homes, as if intentionally targeting them. pic.twitter.com/QjYAWHSqSl …
by Paul Craig Roberts President Putin faces the possibility of a second Ukraine, a second war front that could result from Washington’s success in staging a coup d’etat in Georgia with a color revolution. Riots ongoing since the “Russian party” defeated the “Western party” by 54% to 34% have convinced the Prime Minister of Georgia …
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, said on Wednesday he will not “back down” after new misconduct allegations have caused growing concern among Republican senators who would vote on whether to confirm him. “I’m doing this for the warfighters, not the warmongers. The Left is afraid of disrupters and change agents. They …
During a city council meeting this week, residents in the sanctuary city of Chicago, Illinois, urged President-elect Donald Trump and his border czar, Thomas Homan, to arrest Mayor Brandon Johnson should he try to stop their plan to deport illegal aliens. Soon after Trump’s victory last month, Johnson said he “will not bend” to the …
A former KGB agent named Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov claimed in 1984 that Russia has a long-term goal of ideologically subverting the U.S. He described the process as “a great brainwashing” that has four basic stages. The first stage, he said, is called “demoralization,” which would take about 20 years to achieve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Yv_AQPWVQ A former KGB …
Trump won and the global economy has "unexpectedly" gone into a tailspin https://t.co/W5lAAGM06Q pic.twitter.com/af02CAdEnx — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 4, 2024 US executives are selling stock at extreme levels: The ratio of insider sellers to buyers hit nearly 6x, the most in at least two decades. This is DOUBLE the average seen over the last 3 …
Yeah, I go to open houses every weekend, because I would like to buy a house but by the end of the day I’m just depressed. Rates double from a few years ago, sky high prices, and most houses need some work. People are pricing their houses higher than what they paid in 2022. 🙄 …
⚠️BRACE FOR MORE US JOB MARKET DATA REVISIONS⚠️ Nonfarm payrolls will likely be revised DOWNWARD by another ~300,000 jobs for 2Q 2024. This is according to the QCEW data released by the BLS. If this trend continues, it will turn out that August and October saw JOB LOSSES. pic.twitter.com/rA3cgv6En6 — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) December …
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