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Japan's government says it may "intervene" before the Japanese Yen to US Dollar ratio reaches 160. Over the last 2 months, the Yen has gone from 145 to 157 as a $110B+ stimulus package is coming byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts I agree, but does it really solve anything for Japan? With all the helicopter money, a demographic …
JUST IN: MASSIVE ICE operation across Houston resulted in over 120 arrests of illegals in just one day— many caught driving without a license Foreigners driving on our roads without a license who don’t understand english is a major national security issue!pic.twitter.com/nUrmwdHUlG — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 3, 2025 What happens in one state …
Top CBS News star QUITS without explanation as new anti-woke boss Bari Weiss begins to clean house https://t.co/XuVCWqn8CO — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) October 27, 2025 CBS Evening News anchor John Dickerson has dramatically quit his role on the struggling show – and not offered any explanation for his departure. The 57-year-old announced his exit …
Government shutdowns happen when Congress fails to pass funding for federal agencies. That means many workers get furloughed, services stop, and contracts freeze. Money the government already owes, like Social Security, Medicare, and bond interest, still has to be paid. That is where the debt ceiling comes in. The debt ceiling is a legal cap …
This is one of the businesses that’s choosing not to allow ICE inside their establishment unless they have a signed warrant from a Judge and this is starting to happen all over the Country! pic.twitter.com/dRw7hbWS3i — Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) October 14, 2025 ICE can question or detain someone under immigration law without a criminal warrant, …
At least half of Kyiv is without power following explosions across the Ukrainian capital from a Russian attack – FT — Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) October 10, 2025 Half of Kyiv is without electricity at the moment. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and city military administration head Timur Tkachenko report now that the eastern district of the …
The air traffic control tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport was left unmanned Monday evening as controllers called out amid the ongoing government shutdown, citing unpaid work. According to the FAA, the tower went offline around 4:15 p.m. and was expected to remain without staff until 10 p.m. In the meantime, air traffic duties were handed …
Is GPU go brrrr more important than medicine? https://t.co/RosnLp8upg — Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) October 3, 2025
Healthcare premiums skyrocketing are a symptom of the issue, not the cause. We need free-market solutions that drive competition, lower costs, and increase quality, rather than relying on government intervention. Liberty empowers individuals, not bureaucracies. — Doge Unhinged (@dogeunhinged) October 1, 2025 Why do red states use government health care so much? pic.twitter.com/bGlkmeqiax — Spencer …
This is a major problem. pic.twitter.com/ySUbrgtEhV — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) September 21, 2025 Companies that import, wholesale, or sell products are paying higher costs upfront, and that money has to come from somewhere. Many businesses are absorbing those extra costs, which shrinks their profits and leaves less room to invest or grow. With margins under …
How can people trust a system where those making life-or-death decisions don’t even need proper training? It keeps on getting worse 🤬pic.twitter.com/loIRkvFGJr — GFY TV (@Viralvid_89) September 10, 2025 I wasn’t aware judges didn’t even have to go to Law School. pic.twitter.com/LxihfQjO2R — The Older Millennial (@teameffujoe) September 9, 2025 Yes, it's real. In the …
Meta AI could already be scanning your private photos. Facebook is testing a feature that uploads your entire camera roll for “cloud processing.” Some users even found it enabled without consent. Once active, Meta can analyze faces, IDs, and sensitive data. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/zlq4T2wuGn — Proton Drive (@ProtonDrive) September 8, 2025 Meta AI could be scanning …
Two bacteria working in harmony show powerful antitumor effects. The approach could transform treatment for immunocompromised patients. A research team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), working in collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. and the University of Tsukuba, has created a pioneering bacterial therapy for …
arak, a former Israeli PM, schemed with a sex offender to fund Carbyne, a surveillance startup tied to Israel’s Unit 8200, while plotting an unsecured island visit. Recently leaked emails from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak show that he and Jeffrey Epstein discussed arranging a meeting with Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel in 2014. The …
The silence screams. President Donald Trump has not appeared publicly in six days. No press briefings. No campaign stops. No Labor Day events. His official schedule shows nothing. His voice is gone. The void is filling with questions and speculation. Forbes: Trump seen with bruised right hand again — here’s everything we know about the …
How the HELL is Trump demanding rate cuts not a direct conflict of interest? -Trump empire tied to real estate -Entire fam heavily into crypto -Extended fam run PE/VC/investment firms -DTJ buys ~$100m worth of bonds This is absolutely absurd the more I think about it How the HELL is Trump demanding rate cuts not …
California just rewrote custody with AB 495. It amends the Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit so that any adult who claims a “mentoring or familial relationship” can pick up a child from school and make education and healthcare decisions without parental consent, without court order, without oversight. https://www.californiafamily.org/2025/08/truth-denied-ab-495-backers-say-parents-arent-excluded-but-the-bill-and-legal-experts-says-otherwise/ Attorney and mother Elizabeth Barcohana didn’t soften it: “Without …
Hunter Biden tossed out a line in a Channel 5 interview: “Epstein introduced Melania to Trump. The connections are, like, so wide and deep.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/first-lady-melania-trump-puts-hunter-biden-on-1b-notice-over-false-defamatory-epstein-comments/ar-AA1Ktxs3 Melania Trump’s lawyer Alejandro Brito didn’t flinch. He sent a $1B demand letter calling the claim “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory.” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/melania-trump-sues-hunter-biden/105650958 Hunter’s source? Michael Wolff. The same one The …
Bitcoin-backed loans are surging. Not as a hedge. As a new form of leverage. Same greed. New wrapper. “Twenty One Capital, backed by Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether, may begin issuing US dollar loans using Bitcoin as collateral… the company recently acquired about 5,800 BTC from Tether, pushing its total holdings to an estimated $5.13 billion.” …
https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20250601021212/20250806023110/https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ Congress.gov just deleted the only clause that blocks indefinite detention. No redirect. No archive. No explanation. Section 9, the habeas corpus firewall, is gone. Section 10, which limits federal overreach, is erased. The deletion echoes Trump aides who floated suspension weeks earlier. “The writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of …
by Michael If you have applied for hundreds of jobs and still find yourself out of work, you are certainly not alone. In many industries, it is absolutely brutal out there right now. U.S. employers have been laying off hundreds of thousands of workers in 2025, and there is immense competition for any good jobs that do happen …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors during the company’s Q2 2025 earnings call that smart glasses will be the main way people use AI. That makes those without AI glasses face a “significant cognitive disadvantage.” https://www.businessinsider.com/zuckerberg-meta-ai-glasses-cognitive-disadvantage-q2-2025-7 He added, “I continue to think that glasses are basically going to be the ideal form factor for AI, …
Student loan interest resumes today for nearly 8 million borrowers enrolled in Biden’s SAVE plan. The temporary 0% interest waiver expired August 1, after being quietly applied last year following legal scrutiny of the plan’s funding structure. Borrowers will now see interest pile on top of balances again. According to the Education Department, “Borrowers should …
Trump just tore into Chuck Grassley not over policy, but over perceived weakness. On Truth Social, he mocked the Iowa senator for clinging to the Senate’s blue slip tradition, a rule that lets home-state senators block federal judge nominees. Trump posted, “Can someone please explain to this guy that the ‘Blue Slip’ is killing us?”truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114938820270436889 …
In 2008 and again in 2020, similar steep drops in credit were quickly followed by aggressive Fed rate cuts and liquidity injections. This time, we’re seeing the same kind of credit contraction, but the Fed is still holding rates high, and there’s no sign of emergency fiscal support coming either. That’s what makes the current …
In July 2025, Cortical Labs released something no lab had done before. The CL1 is not a prototype or proof of concept. It is a working biocomputer built from live human neurons. The brain cells are real. Grown from stem cells. Wired to silicon. Kept alive inside a sealed system that regulates heat, oxygen, and …
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 …
Yesterday Israel agreed to a U.S. request to pause military strikes on Syrian forces, raising hopes for a brief calm in regional hostilities. However, Today, Israeli airstrikes targeted key Syrian government buildings, specifically the Syrian Ministry of Defense and the General Staff headquarters in Damascus, according to regional sources. The Israeli Air Force struck the …
The fundamental problem in the housing market today. American households need to earn $112,000 in order to afford a house. However, the Median Household income is only $84,000. Meaning that a huge portion of the U.S. population is unable to even qualify for a mortgage. Note that from 2010 to 2020, the opposite was true. …
🇷🇺⚡Kiev is on fire. pic.twitter.com/cOSfREuhz8 — Spetsnaℤ 007 🇷🇺 (@Alex_Oloyede2) July 4, 2025 ❗️Trump ends 'ALL' arms to Zelensky 'All American weapons shipments, including shells & spare parts, halted' — Kiev officials to The Economist US Patriot missile system footage from NATO pic.twitter.com/cHGu7ilYYk — Paul White Gold Eagle (@PaulGoldEagle) July 3, 2025 Kiev the following …