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Britain has stepped into something far larger than a symbolic vote at the United Nations, because when Keir Starmer recognized Palestine, he opened the door for Mahmoud Abbas to revive a demand that carries a number almost too big to grasp, £2 trillion, equal to the size of the entire British economy, and presented it …
Trump will dump the nations debt into stablecoins. If it were up to him, he would insist that Powell cut at least 200 basis points, maybe 300. 😆 — no pullbacks in inflation (@no_pullbacks) September 15, 2025 Cut to 0 on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/humeodNuJm — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) September 15, 2025 It's that time again. When people …
Rob Schneider: While I too want the full weight of justice to be doled out to the spineless coward who murdered Charlie Kirk in front of his young children, I think a better use of this brainwashed cult member would be this: Instead of rotting for the rest of his miserable life in a prison …
Chicago Dem pol wants Trump to send in the National Guard — and says ‘half’ of city leaders agree but are too scared to admit it https://t.co/IxD8WfsNC8 pic.twitter.com/pL3UQ2FBT4 — New York Post (@nypost) September 14, 2025 A prominent Democratic leader on the south side of Chicago thinks President Trump should send in the National Guard …
Can the civil war be us against our politicians and not against each other? h/t likeastar20
"There will be control." Remember when European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde openly admitted that the EU's new CBDC—the digital euro—will be used to exert control? pic.twitter.com/o5az9sd6Yx — Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) July 12, 2025 h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
JUST IN: Chris Christie goes BERSERK on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and warns RFK is a grave danger to American health. “Robert F Kennedy Jr. is a foolish man, full of foolish and vapid ideas. And that was on display again this week in front of Congress.” “This wholly unqualified man [is] in charge of …
August delivered a jolt the labor market could not absorb. Employers added 22,000 jobs, far below the 75,000 forecast, exposing a system that is faltering under pressure. Unemployment climbed to 4.3 percent while wage growth inched 0.3 percent month-over-month and 3.7 percent year-over-year, missing projections. Each number reflects more than performance. It reveals cracks threatening …
A vote to abolish property taxes could transform homeownership in America. People would finally own their homes free and clear, keeping wealth that was previously siphoned to government. Families could invest in their communities, businesses could reinvest savings into growth, and disposable income would surge, boosting local economies. Other states would feel pressure to follow, …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Russia’s major aerial attack on Kyiv shows President Vladimir Putin is “choosing ballistics” instead of “real steps towards peace”.
Trump firing Fed’s Cook pic.twitter.com/BBEgdKZJJL — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) August 26, 2025 Well Trump fires Cook. Now he can replace her with another dovish cuck and he will have enough votes to get as many rate cuts as he wants. This is terrifying shit. https://t.co/rkBClz3rde — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 26, 2025 We’re running an almost …
George Conway, outside of John Bolton’s house in a turtleneck, speculates that Trump ordered the raid because Bolton wrote a negative book about him. TDS patient zero. pic.twitter.com/Y2YaefL0Em — johnny maga (@johnnymaga) August 22, 2025
Trump on expanding concealed carry to Washington DC: “I’m a second amendment person. People have to be able to protect themselves.” Trump on expanding concealed carry to Washington DC: "I'm a second amendment person. People have to be able to protect themselves." pic.twitter.com/BSurzKGC94 — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 22, 2025
Will higher sofa prices really win back jobs in North Carolina and Michigan? BREAKING: Restoration Hardware stock, $RH, falls over -8% after President Trump announces a “major tariff investigation” on furniture coming into the US. pic.twitter.com/OZwTPJyzpZ — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 22, 2025 “Furniture coming from other Countries into the United States will be …
‘You don’t have a right to inherit money from mummy and daddy that you did nothing to earn.’ @Lewis_Goodall suggests hiking inheritance tax to 100% in order to reduce income tax and ‘incentivise work.’ ‘You don’t have a right to inherit money from mummy and daddy that you did nothing to earn.' @Lewis_Goodall suggests hiking …
775,037 signatures. Not noise. Not protest. A coordinated rupture. The petition demands an immediate general election. Threshold passed. Debate now legally required. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727309?sfnsn=scwspmo Government response? “Mandate of change.” “Fixing foundations.” Translation: stall tactics. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2094908/general-election-petition-labour This is no fringe movement. Clacton: +1,900 signatures. Holborn & St Pancras, Starmer’s own seat: +418. https://www.gbnews.com/politics/general-election-petition-keir-starmer-labour-verdict Labour blames a £22 …
Germany wants to start charging a “sun tax” on people who own solar panels and send clean energy back to the grid. “The proposed levies are primarily aimed at owners of photovoltaic systems… users would be required to pay for access and the mandatory maintenance of these networks.” https://news.by/eng/news/v_mire/germany-discusses-imposing-sun-tax This tax is part of Germany’s …
“Payroll employment growth slowed sharply to only 35,000 jobs per month over the three months ending in July. This is well below the moderate pace seen earlier in the year, likely due to a significant softening in labor demand.” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/09/federal-reserve-rate-bowman/1681754774717/ The Fed’s dual mandate is breaking down. Inflation’s near target. Jobs are slipping. Tariffs are …
McDonald’s is launching an adult Happy Meal. But it’s not just a meal, it’s a full-blown nostalgia campaign dressed as innovation. The McDonaldland Meal drops August 12. It comes with a Quarter Pounder or McNuggets, fries, a mystery shake, and collectible tins. The characters? Ronald, Grimace, Hamburglar, Birdie, Mayor McCheese, Fry Friends. All back. All …
Trump’s 50% tariff on Brazil is built for headlines, not impact. The order accuses Brazil of “serious human rights abuses” over Jair Bolsonaro’s prosecution, but the top five U.S. imports from Brazil in 2024: crude oil at 8.8 billion, iron and steel at 4.98 billion, machinery at 2.82 billion, aircraft at 2.06 billion, and coffee …
She was in charge of the system that has been consistently wrong, so firing her makes sense, but I still see the system as so bad as to be unrepairable, and my feeling is the BLS should be eliminated and some better method of coming up with numbers that are more accurate at a… — …
Chicago-born Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez in Mexico City: "I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American." Any Congress person proclaiming allegiance to a foreign nation before the US must IMMEDIATELY be expelled from office. byu/Effective_Reach_9289 inwalkaway
Secretary Noem says the new facility dubbed Alligator Alcatraz will be a model for similar ICE detention centers in other states. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alligator-alcatraz-model-kristi-noem-homeland-security/ This makes no sense. FEMA money meant for emergencies is funding tents and wire in remote Florida swamps. Folks who oppose it warn it feels more like a stunt than strategy. The site’s …
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ordered a move toward a universal digital ID system to fight illegal immigration and improve public services. A government official said, “This is serious. We need to harness the power of technology to drive Whitehall efficiency, bear down on fraud and transform the relationship between citizens and the state.”https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/this-is-serious-starmer-orders-move-towards-digital-id-system The …
Thousands marched through central Manchester today calling for mass “remigration.” Wow ! https://t.co/AsmMUzXb4K — JUNGO ⚜️ (@im_Jungo) August 2, 2025 🚨SEND THEM HOME🎶🚨SEND THEM HOME🎵🚨SEND THEM HOME🎶 Chant breaks out in Newcastle as POLICE start making ARRESTS pic.twitter.com/gg3pbS8fJ6 — Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) August 2, 2025 Beautiful UK, absolutely beautiful! pic.twitter.com/J53aY3Rkh1 — Rebecca Mistereggen (@RMistereggen) …
Commanders Managing Partner Josh Harris speaks about the impact of building a stadium at the RFK site and what it would mean for the team and the city of Washington, D.C. Securing the site was one of the top priorities Harris laid out in 2023 when he purchased the team and with… https://t.co/XCPi1wETLc — Adam …
Newly declassified memos reveal Hillary Clinton personally approved the disinformation strategy linking Donald Trump to Russia, despite internal warnings that the FBI had no “conclusive or irrefutable evidence” tying Moscow to the DNC email breach. “President Trump wants to see justice served,” said Karoline Leavitt, his press secretary, in a televised response to the findings. …
NEW — President Trump says he didn’t think “locking up” Hillary Clinton during his first term was appropriate but he “feels differently about it” now after reading newly discovered “highly classified” files on Russiagate pic.twitter.com/8L2uqq9eY1 — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) July 29, 2025
$38 trillion. That is the mountain of debt the United States carries. Senator Josh Hawley proposes issuing rebate checks funded by tariffs. The idea sounds simple. Tariffs raise revenue but also push prices higher for consumers already squeezed by inflation. Instead of tackling unchecked spending or entitlement growth, this plan kicks the can down the …
Marriage collapses despite no complaints. Woman says she wanted to get a divorce with her perfect husband because she can’t be herself then immediately says she doesn’t know who she is. “I told my husband I wanted a divorce… There is not a single thing about my husband, in and of himself, that I do …