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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The skies over Lebanon are lit up. The Israeli Air Force is striking Hezbollah weapons storage sites right now — a calculated move to eliminate as many rockets as possible before the next phase begins. This isn’t random. This is preemption. If the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/LnDg653qun — A Gene Robinson (@AlBuffalo2nite) February 26, …
In this segment, Jimmy argues that Google and Facebook were effectively built on U.S. military and intelligence infrastructure, pointing to DARPA programs like LifeLog and early Pentagon-funded internet research as the real foundation later privatized by Silicon Valley elites. He claims Mark Zuckerberg’s rise, venture capital funding, and Facebook’s true value only make sense as …
Australia is taking on powerful tech companies with its under-16 social media ban, but will the rest of the world follow? The country’s enactment of the policy is being watched closely by politicians, safety campaigners and parents. A number of other countries are not far behind, with Europe in particular hoping to replicate Australia, while …
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election Sun 30 Nov 2025 01.00 EST Share Acrusading prosecutor in the Balkans comes under pressure to drop a big case. Vietnamese villagers learn they are to be evicted. A convicted crypto kingpin in the Gulf receives a pardon. …
If this AI debt bubble ever pops, it won’t be just the Silicon Valley taking the first hit, it’ll be your pension and retirement funds. Why? Because the AI buildout has gotten so capital intensive that companies are relying heavily on debt rather than equity. Around $800 billion in private credit is needed for these …
AI Just Decoded the Lost Language of the Indus Valley Civilization — And Experts Are Stunned For over a century, the Indus Valley script—used by one of history’s most advanced civilizations—has defied translation. No Rosetta Stone. No bilingual texts. Just four thousand inscriptions, most with only four to five symbols. Now, deep neural networks are …
BREAKING: 🇮🇳🇵🇰 It has began! Indian and Pakistani forces have clashed in Leepa Valley, Kashmir. pic.twitter.com/8z31Wou0vJ — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) April 25, 2025 Pakistan’s defence minister has told Sky News that a row over a mass shooting in Kashmir could lead to an “all-out war” between his country and India. Speaking to The World with Yalda …
Simply, the whole topic could be summed up with this cartoon. Sadly the keyword and mindset in Europe is: “NO. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE.” But these matters are always nuanced so first, let's understand the full picture… pic.twitter.com/y2glFsZfCK — Alessandro Palombo (@thealepalombo) December 5, 2024 First, the salary gap is staggering. Senior software engineer compensation: • Silicon …
View post on imgur.com If you don't follow tech, this might not seem like a big deal. It's a big deal. This is America self-correcting. https://t.co/7m62RQVpb0 — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 16, 2024 Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have reportedly told employees they’re going to donate to Trump PACs are reportedly planning donations to groups …
Silicon Valley investors and business owners are eliminating DEI in their companies. It makes no money, it’s a waste of resources and it’s a distraction for the qualified people who are actually trying to do their jobs and earn millions from their stock options (a common situation in silicon valley). Who’s afraid of the Big …
A long-running heat wave, which has shattered previous records across the U.S., persisted on Sunday. The scorching temperatures caused the unfortunate death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley. Visitors from around the world have ventured to the National Park to experience the intense heat for themselves. 🚨🇺🇸 TOURISTS HEAD TO DEATH VALLEY TO FEEL RECORD …
The directives required Ms. Tapia lie to parents about their children’s gender identity, refer to students by their preferred pronouns, refrain from expressing her religious beliefs with students or on her social media, and allow students to use the bathroom or locker room that matched their preferred sex,” the lawsuit reads. “Because Ms. Tapia was …
…SUMMARY… A widespread severe threat is expected on Monday and Monday night from parts of the southern Plains northeastward into the mid Mississippi Valley. All hazards, including large hail, wind damage and tornadoes, will be possible. The severe threat is expected to impact parts of the Ohio Valley Monday night. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day3otlk.html LIVE EMERGENCY X subscriber …
SPC just upgraded. Convective Cap beginning to break along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Monster jet overhead. Stay tuned for a very active evening. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1026 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 Valid 271630Z – 281200Z …THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS …
The IMF warned of bond market risks amid fears of a Silicon Valley Bank repeat. Stricter lender scrutiny is necessary, the IMF’s Tobias Adrian told the Financial Times. Sharp rises in bond yields could pose a risk to banking portfolios, as happened earlier this year. The sharp rise in Treasury bond yields provoked warnings from …
via naturalnews: Samuel Fisher, owner of Golden Valley Farms, is being persecuted by the U.S. government all because his family raises their own animals, slaughters the meat on the farm, and sells that meat to the community. Mr. Fisher is a mild-mannered, father of five who owns and operates a 100-acre cattle farm in the heartland of …
2/ Rising bankruptcies coincides with bond yields hitting 4%, a level previously associated with the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and UK pension fund crisis pic.twitter.com/tcC6aBY9UD — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 20, 2023 4/ A Deutsche Bank survey indicates that over half of market professionals anticipate market stress due to higher rates While 20% foresee minimal …
Death Valley at 1 am this morning was a mind-boggling 120°F (49°C), before bottoming out at 105°F (40.6°C) at 7 am. One of the hottest nights in Earth's recorded history. pic.twitter.com/810DwdbExs — Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) July 17, 2023 Death Valley at 1 am this morning was a mind-boggling 120°F (49°C), before bottoming out at 105°F …
SVB works with literally like half of all US VC-backed startups, and is similarly popular for their banking services in the UK and wider Europe. If they find they’ve lost any significant portion of their funding then we’re going to see a large wave of western start-ups wiped/ significantly hobbled by SVB collapsing. $42B WITHDRAWN …