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The American restaurant industry is collapsing in real time and the people who see it first aren’t the analysts or the CEOs. They’re the servers standing in empty dining rooms, the line cooks watching shifts get cut, the GMs walking away after 20-year careers, and the customers who can’t afford to tip anymore. In this …
China just buried the internet underground. China built a 1,300-ton data cabin submerged under the sea, housing 24 server racks running 400 to 500 servers cooled entirely by the ocean. No air conditioning or cooling towers sucking up millions of gallons of water, just cold seawater doing the work for free. Standard data centers spend …
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
This claim isn’t accurate. Oil companies haven’t walked away, they’re still in talks, just pushing for guarantees: Trump promised Big Oil that US taxpayers would pay for infrastructure improvements to plunder Venezuelan oil: https://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-trumps-meeting-with-oil-executives-shows-venezuela-invasion-was-about-corporate-plunder-at-taxpayer-expense/ ” STATEMENT: Trump’s Meeting With Oil Executives Shows Venezuela Invasion Was About Corporate Plunder at Taxpayer Expense” “I think we have …
“Few politicians have more on the line outside the actual candidates than Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez… Democrats say Mamdani’s successes and failures could either be a huge boost to her or be a drag on a future campaign… ‘I’d say she has more at stake maybe even than Mamdani because of what she’s competing for,’ said …
Another pundit dragged kicking and screaming into reality. Maher’s confession underscores what the data already showed: tariffs didn’t sink the economy, they coincided with a bull run. The real damage came from the experts who were certain they would. 🚨NEW: Bill Maher ADMITS he was *WRONG* about Trump's tariffs🚨 "The stock market is at record …
A rant: Tipping culture is out of control. I'm a generous tipper. But 20% for someone to make eye contact & hand me a muffin is crazy. Restaurants widely suggesting people tip 30% now is kookoo bananas. At this rate we'll soon be tipping the price of the meal. Make it stop. — Billy Binion …
In a span of 24 hours, three senior executives from Elon Musk’s core technology ventures have stepped down. Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, announced her resignation on July 9 after a two-year tenure marked by advertiser volatility and platform rebranding. Her departure follows a wave of backlash surrounding Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Musk’s …
The British government has finally agreed to launch a full national inquiry into the grooming gang scandals that have haunted towns across England for over two decades. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, after months of resistance and public backlash, confirmed the decision on June 14, 2025, following the release of a damning audit by Baroness Louise …
Toilet paper fell out of Nancy Pelosi’s pant leg when she walked onto stage. pic.twitter.com/yOqCsJjHqn — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) August 22, 2024
Novak Djokovic walked out of his interview with BBC in 98 seconds Every question was focused on the crowd last night in the Rune match “Do you have any other questions other than the crowd? Are you focused only on that? This is the 3rd question.” pic.twitter.com/1ZM4kirPDL — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 9, 2024 …
So much to unpack in this video. First, he might need new security detail. Second, 5 men standing there watching, helpless. Third, they all start typing on their phones as if they are googling "how to stop an attacker". https://t.co/LAh8wFg9rN — Chef Andrew Gruel (@ChefGruel) April 25, 2024
E. Jean Carroll praised her legal team and called the jury’s decision “a huge defeat” for anyone who has tried to keep down women. “This is a great victory for every woman who stands up when she’s been knocked down, and a huge defeat for every bully who has tried to keep a woman down,” …
JUST IN: The man behind the Harvard truck that drives around displaying the names of “antisemites,” had his house raided by a SWAT team. Hamas supporters really don’t like it when you call them out. Adam Guillette, the man behind the truck, revealed that cops searched his home… pic.twitter.com/DzpOdvOPfG — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 27, …
Look at that veteran’s face. Disgusting. Joe Biden just WALKED OUT of a Medal of Honor award ceremony BEFORE it was over.Even the press was stunned.Is it time for Joe to step down? pic.twitter.com/npJ8UjjxzG — Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) September 5, 2023 Reporter's hot mic picks up extra sound.🔊 pic.twitter.com/SOzuRT4l8t — Dave (@DaveSpaceMemes) September 5, 2023 …
Is the US next? ‼️ COLOMBIA – The son of the President of Colombia and his wife were arrested for embezzlement and money laundering, yesterday in Bogotá the day before. pic.twitter.com/6cBo2fnjsE — {Matt} $XRPatriot (@matttttt187) July 31, 2023
In 2015, Ireland passed the Gender Recognition Act, which permitted trans people, beginning at age 18, to have their preferred gender recognized by the State. In 2007 however, Ireland was cited by the EU’s Convention on Human Rights as being behind the rest of Europe on this issue, and informed the country to correct the infraction. Ireland …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1679014398990376962 It gets worse .. https://twitter.com/_/status/1679135459987845128 https://twitter.com/_/status/1678891187929858051 h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
Joe Biden admitted the United States military is low on ammunition. Yes, for all the world to hear, including our enemies, Joe Biden plainly said the United States military is low on some types of ammunition. This apparently is why he approved sending ‘cluster bombs’ to Ukraine. During the interview, which aired Sunday morning, Biden …