Imagine budgeting for your bills, doing everything right, and then getting slapped with a $1,113 electric bill—where half of it isn’t even for your own usage.

There’s no sugarcoating this—Connecticut residents are getting fleeced. Imagine working hard only to open a bill where just $236.71 is actual electricity use, yet $876.40 is fees. That’s nearly 80% of the total bill! A $227.76 “public benefits” fee forces you to cover someone else’s lights, while the $175.60 delivery charge and $87.01 transmission fee …

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History might be repeating itself. Michael Saylor’s past with $MSTR should serve as a cautionary tale.

In 1999, his convertible bonds triggered a catastrophic dilution, wiping out shareholders. Now, with Bitcoin, the same signs are flashing red. The hype is fading, order books are thinning, and there are whispers of manipulation. Pushing for a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve is nothing short of financial lunacy—a bigger ripoff than USAID ever was. Bitcoin was …

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Maniac hogtied by fellow passengers on Frontier flight — Here’s the video. Don’t mess with Texas jet passengers.

A Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Houston turned chaotic Tuesday night when passengers had to restrain a disruptive man who cracked an interior window panel, according to witnesses on board. Full story: https://t.co/AxP2VOh9ie pic.twitter.com/6MF2zBo8QH — KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) February 7, 2025 HOUSTON — A Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Houston turned …

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Trump evicts highest-ranking woman in the military from her home on short notice after her ouster over obsession with DEI policies.

The Trump administration gave the former highest-ranking woman in the military just three hours to leave her home following her ouster for supporting diversity, equity and inclusion policies. President Donald Trump fired Coast Guard commandant, Admiral Linda L. Fagan, almost immediately after he took office on January 20 – leaving her to discover the news …

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A Japan Airlines jet has collided with parked Delta jet at Seattle Tacoma International Airport… ‘I’ve travelled in a lot of airports and never seen this.’

🚨#BREAKING: A Japan Airlines jet has collided with parked Delta jet at Seattle Tacoma International Airport ⁰⁰📌#Seattle | #Washington Watch as footage captures the moment a Japan Airlines jet collides with a parked Delta Air Lines aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma International… pic.twitter.com/qaoak9oT34 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 5, …

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Scott Bessent grants first interview as Treasury Secretary with Larry Kudlow… ‘Trump will not push Fed to lower rates.’

The Trump administration is more focused on keeping Treasury yields low rather than on what the Federal Reserve does, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. While in the past President Donald Trump has implored the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, Bessent said Wednesday that the current strategy is using the levers of fiscal policy to …

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So Much Is Going On – Worst Egg Shortage Ever, New Virus In Alabama, Possible Santorini Eruption, And Tensions With China And Iran Escalate

by Michael We live at a time when global events are moving at a blistering pace.  As Donald Trump and Elon Musk shake the very foundations of Washington D.C.’s giant bureaucracy, very alarming things are starting to happen all over the world.  Chaos is erupting all around us, and I am entirely convinced that it is only …

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US accuses Mexico of secret alliance with drug cartels.

That’s real. There’s no way the cartels armed better than the Mexican military themselves aren’t in cahoots. So much fn winning I’m going burst!!! Thank god the right people are in office now bc holy shit this has been obvious for decades. Don’t ask why it’s been ignored. pic.twitter.com/Sk051l1UEA — America ONLY (@DeanoFate) February 2, …

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LockBit Ransomware Gang letter to FBI Director Kash Patel with Data proving corruption

The notorious LockBit ransomware group has claimed possession of classified information that could “destroy” the FBI, directing a bold threat toward newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel. In a provocative message, the cybercriminals congratulated Patel on his new role while accusing his subordinates of being “professional manipulators” who prioritize misinformation over national security. LockBit alleged …

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Zelensky says spat with Trump was ‘not good’ but relationship can be salvaged/Trump leaves door open

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has clashed with US President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance in extraordinary exchanges in the Oval Office – Watch the video at the top of this page Trump bluntly accused Zelensky of “gambling with World War Three” and said he should make a peace deal with Russia “or we’re out” …

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Multiple charts seem to confirm we’re approaching a peak, with skew at an all-time high. Stocks are about to get rug pulled again?

What did the S&P 500 bottoms from the 2018 Christmas Eve Crash, the Covid Crash, and the 2022 bear market have in common? Your answer can be found below. I'll see you at the next extremes. 🍻🍻 pic.twitter.com/cZUYXmF7IN — Mike (@MarketMike) January 31, 2025 US executives are selling stock at a record pace: The ratio …

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How did someone with ideas like that end up in government?

It’s mind-boggling how some believe that idealistic thinking can fix complex Liberal MP Karina Gould says Canadians shouldn’t worry about looming U.S. tariffs because they are “smarter," and more “capable” than Americans. She says Canada will “win this trade dispute.” pic.twitter.com/ysnrrbqEha — Juno News (@junonewscom) January 30, 2025

SoftBank scrambling to prop up OpenAI screams desperation, not confidence. If this Ponzi collapses, it takes Nvidia, Arm, and SoftBank down with it.

Masaclown™️is so desperate to make sure the whole OpenAI ponzi scheme doesn’t fall apart because he knows that will expose SoftBank insolvency due to the domino effect on Nvidia and Arm valuations Narrator: I wonder where he is going to find the money since he doesn’t have it https://t.co/chdfOVLF8c pic.twitter.com/i6g5J99I2h — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ (@DarioCpx) January …

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Russian Olympic champs from 1994 onboard along with other Russian skaters

World figure skating champions in pairs as part of the Russian national team Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov was on board a passenger plane that crashed in the skies of Washington. “On board the crashed plane were our coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov,” the source told TASS. 52-year-old Shishkova and 55-year-old Naumov are the winners of …

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NYT: President Trump Frustrates Dems with ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy

The strategy has existed since at least 2018, when the former Trump administration strategist Stephen K. Bannon boasted of the ability to overwhelm Democrats and any media opposition through a determined effort to “flood the zone” with initiatives. This time, the flood is bigger, wider and more brutally efficient. As President Trump begins his second …

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Germany Declares Solidarity With Greenland, France Floats Deploying Troops

Germany’s Chancellor tacitly compared President Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while France said it offered its army to Greenland. Visiting Berlin on Tuesday, Frederiksen met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who appears to have decided that implying a similarity between Donald Trump and Russian President …

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If the market is about to dip, it would align perfectly with today’s interest rate decision.

I'm still fascinated by this setup I've discovered. It's been unfolding perfectly, and I'm eager to see the next move. If the market is about to dip, it would align perfectly with today's interest rate decision. Not the most robust setup, but definitely an interesting one. 👀 https://t.co/p0VQYYkrM5 pic.twitter.com/PHLmCmq5S9 — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) January 29, …

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Auto repossession spikes, with small dealerships folding and bankruptcies rising. 2025 could be tough for CREs and the auto sector.

Auto repossession is on the rise again, and it’s becoming a real issue. Small dealerships are struggling, with many going bankrupt, and the situation could get worse in 2025. Repossessions are spiking, though detailed data is hard to come by, especially since the last available numbers are from December 2022. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …

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Facebook’s internal policy makers decided that Linux is malware and labelled groups associated with Linux as being “cybersecurity threats

Facebook ban Starting on January 19, 2025 Facebook’s internal policy makers decided that Linux is malware and labelled groups associated with Linux as being “cybersecurity threats”. Any posts mentioning DistroWatch and multiple groups associated with Linux and Linux discussions have either been shut down or had many of their posts removed.[/color=red] We’ve been hearing all …

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LA Assistant Fire Chief chased girlfriend with ‘carving knife’ and strangled her. ‘Knife attack and strangling caught on video.’

A senior official at the Los Angeles Fire Department made ‘homicidal and suicidal’ threats, strangled and chased her girlfriend with a carving knife, court documents claimed. LAFD assistant chief Kristina ‘Kady’ Kepner then wrote a suicide note after cutting herself according to a 2021 domestic violence restraining order filed by the ex in a Los …

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DC reacts as Trump orders federal workers back to offices updated with Sen. Kennedy’s remarks

Free ride is over people, time to earn your paycheck. The end of remote work could be near for federal workers. President Donald Trump’s new Executive Order means federal workers must return to the office five days a week. It’s a policy change that’s getting support from D.C.’s Democratic mayor. FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald is …

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Trump threatens Putin with new taxes, tariffs and sanctions… “Let’s get this war over with. We can do it the easy way… or the hard way.”

TRUMP TO PUTIN: "Let's get this war over with. We can do it the easy way… or the hard way." pic.twitter.com/YFyZBoTiZR — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 22, 2025 pic.twitter.com/WpWwDdf7kb 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 | Trump says he sees new sanctions against Russia as "likely" if Putin rejects negotiations. "Zelensky told me he wants to make a deal, I don't …

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EU’s obsession with control dooms its A.I. ambitions; U.S. thrives on innovation.

The Eurozone’s obsession with strict regulation is outdated; it clings to the flawed belief that controlling others and its own people will somehow lead to dominance. Once again, it’s set to fall behind in the A.I. race. More striking evidence of the divergence between the United States and the Eurozone.– European Parliament & EU lawmakers: …

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