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A 10% rate of import tax will apply globally - with higher rates for a list of Trump's "worst offenders". Continue Reading »

The impact of the tariffs will be huge, with significant changes to long-standing global avenues of trade. Continue Reading »

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The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

"The Nasdaq peaked on DeepSeek day so that's a Mag 7 problem, not a MAGA problem," Bessent said. Continue Reading »

Analysts generally had a pessimistic take on the announcement, with some even predicting an increased risk of a recession for the U.S. Continue Reading »

Tech stocks fell in late trading Wednesday following President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs. Continue Reading »

The announcement, which came alongside a set of sweeping new tariffs, gives customs officials, retailers and logistics companies a month to prepare. Continue Reading »

Chinese companies are jumping at a window of opportunity to go public in Hong Kong as global investors start to return to the region. Continue Reading »

Pour la première fois depuis 2020, les Houston Rockets ont obtenu leur ticket pour les play-offs en consolidant leur deuxième place à l'Ouest. Les Boston Celtics, qui restaient sur neuf victoires d'affilée, ont eu perdu contre le Heat de Miami.. Houston, cinq ans aprèsLarges vainqueurs 143-105 de la lanterne rouge, le Jazz de l'Utah, les Houston Rockets vont poursuivre leur printemps en play-offs pour la première fois depuis la saison 2019-2020.Au rebond après leur défaite lundi contre les Lakers, leurs premiers poursuivants, les Rockets rejoignent la phase finale à la faveur d'une 50e victoire cette saison (pour 27 défaites). Ils viennent d'enchaîner huit victoires en dix matchs.Dans leur victoire facile contre le Jazz, six de leurs fusées ont inscrit au moins 15 points, soulignant la force de ce jeune collectif, avec un Jalen Green à 22 points. Le Turc Alperen Sengun a frôlé le triple double (15 points, 14 rebonds, 9 passes).. Six de rang pour le HeatLe Heat a mis fin à la série de neuf victoires de Boston (124-103). Avec sept joueurs à 10 points ou plus au compteur, Miami a su résister au sursaut tardif des Celtics pour remporter une sixième victoire consécutive. Tyler Herro ... Continue Reading »

Soucieuse d'éviter une guerre commerciale aux "conséquences désastreuses", l'Union européenne a temporisé jeudi et tendu la main aux Américains pour une issue négociée aux droits de douane de Donald Trump, tout en préparant sa riposte.Les nouvelles taxes annoncées par le président américain sont "un coup dur" pour l'économie mondiale, a souligné la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, en regrettant "profondément" cette décision. "Les conséquences seront désastreuses pour des millions de personnes dans le monde", a-t-elle averti, depuis Samarcande, en Ouzbékistan, où elle participe à un sommet Union européenne-Asie centrale."Des millions de citoyens devront faire face à des coûts plus élevés pour l'alimentation. Les médicaments coûteront plus cher, de même que les transports. L'inflation augmentera", a expliqué la présidente de l'exécutif européen, chargée de mettre en oeuvre la politique commerciale de l'UE au nom des 27 pays membres."Pas trop tard" pour négocierPour éviter une escalade funeste, l'Europe continue de promouvoir le dialogue avec l'administration américaine. "Il n'est pas trop tard pour répondre aux préoccupations par les négociations", a déclaré Mme von der Leyen, soulignant que le ... Continue Reading »

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Les députés examinaient, ce mercredi, une révision de la loi d'amnistie votée il y a un an, juste avant le départ du président Macky Sall du pouvoir. Cette loi couvrait les violences politiques meurtrières qui ont secoué le pays entre 2021 et 2024. Selon les nouvelles autorités, la révision permet de clarifier et de préciser son champ d'application. Continue Reading »

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Des cheffes africaines et afro-descendantes débarquent dans les cuisines marseillaises, pour un menu qui sent bon la transmission. Le festival : Cheffes ! Les Cuisines Africaines, c'est du 10 au 14 avril prochain. Parmi elles, notre invitée : Sonia Marty Sokouri. Continue Reading »

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Le 21 septembre prochain, les citoyens guinéens sont invités à se prononcer, par référendum, pour ou contre l'adoption de la nouvelle constitution. Ce mardi, un premier lot de machines pour le recensement de la population a été réceptionner à l'aéroport par les autorités. Continue Reading »

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10% on ALL imports... (Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:20% ON EU...24% ON JAPAN...26% ON INDIA...34% ON CHINA...46% ON VIETNAM... MORE...Highest import taxes since 1800s...How much will prices rise?Trillions vanish from 401(K)s in minutes...BIG BITE OUT OF APPLE...WSJ: Blowing up world system will have consequence... Continue Reading »

20% ON EU... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:10% on ALL imports...24% ON JAPAN...26% ON INDIA...34% ON CHINA...46% ON VIETNAM... MORE...Highest import taxes since 1800s...How much will prices rise?Trillions vanish from 401(K)s in minutes...BIG BITE OUT OF APPLE...WSJ: Blowing up world system will have consequence... Continue Reading »

24% ON JAPAN... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:10% on ALL imports...20% ON EU...26% ON INDIA...34% ON CHINA...46% ON VIETNAM... MORE...Highest import taxes since 1800s...How much will prices rise?Trillions vanish from 401(K)s in minutes...BIG BITE OUT OF APPLE...WSJ: Blowing up world system will have consequence... Continue Reading »

26% ON INDIA... (Top headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:10% on ALL imports...20% ON EU...24% ON JAPAN...34% ON CHINA...46% ON VIETNAM... MORE...Highest import taxes since 1800s...How much will prices rise?Trillions vanish from 401(K)s in minutes...BIG BITE OUT OF APPLE...WSJ: Blowing up world system will have consequence... Continue Reading »

34% ON CHINA... (Top headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:10% on ALL imports...20% ON EU...24% ON JAPAN...26% ON INDIA...46% ON VIETNAM... MORE...Highest import taxes since 1800s...How much will prices rise?Trillions vanish from 401(K)s in minutes...BIG BITE OUT OF APPLE...WSJ: Blowing up world system will have consequence... Continue Reading »

Bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage endowments and increase government say in validating properties. Continue Reading »

US President Donald Trump has further escalated a trade war, announcing reciprocal tariffs on all countries. Continue Reading »

Nathan Ordaz's goal was enough for LAFC to prevail against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in their first-leg quarterfinal. Continue Reading »

Assistant train driver Saad Qamar's family didn't know if he had been killed. On Thursday, he'll be back at work. Continue Reading »

An internal split in the ruling ZANU-PF party is driving fears of a possible coup attempt. Continue Reading »

The president acknowledged that he will face pushback from some, but he urged Americans to trust his instincts. Continue Reading »

A 10% rate of import tax will apply globally - with higher rates for a list of Trump's "worst offenders". Continue Reading »

The impact of the tariffs will be huge, with significant changes to long-standing global avenues of trade. Continue Reading »

The US president said universal 10% tariffs would go into effect for all countries starting 5 April. Continue Reading »

The UK has been hit with 10% tariffs by the US, but there is uncertainty as to the impact of them. Continue Reading »

President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more. Continue Reading »

A measure to cancel some Canadian tariffs is all but certain to stall in the House. But with a handful of Republicans in favor, the vote sent a signal of opposition to the levies. Continue Reading »

None of the nation’s top-10 firms by revenue have signed a legal brief demonstrating support for the law firm that is resisting an executive order. Continue Reading »

Milbank, based in Manhattan, agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services to causes supported by the president and the firm. Continue Reading »

Elon Musk has become a valuable heat shield for a president who avoids blame at any cost. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

The Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services lost track of tens of thousands of unaccompanied alien children, according to a recently released watchdog report. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not serve notices to appear for 233,000 children dating back to 2021, meaning they were not enrolled in immigration proceedings, the DHS inspector general said in a report filed last month. Of the children enrolled in immigration proceedings, 43,000 failed to appear for... Continue Reading »

Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy. The Senate adopted a resolution by a vote of 51 to 48 aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on Canadian imports. The four Republicans who voted with Democrats were: Sens. Rand Paul, who cosponsored the resolution, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell and Lisa Murkowski. Continue Reading »

Five senators who visited the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, criticized the migrant mission there over the weekend as a waste of resources, after the Pentagon estimated that the operation had cost $40 million in its first month. The Senate delegation on Friday toured Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities where about 85 migrants were being held, including in a prison that for years housed wartime detainees linked to Al Qaeda. Continue Reading »

President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office a mere 10 weeks ago and his efforts to seal up the U.S. border have succeeded under nearly any criteria imaginable. Cost Savings: ABC News reported over the weekend that the mission to secure the Southwest border cost taxpayers $330 million through mid-March, including more than $40 million for Guantanamo Bay alone. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration’s move to detain people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has cost taxpayers $40 million in its first month, according to U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., who called the price tag “exorbitant.” Padilla said the administration only disclosed the cost information after he and several other senators traveled to Guantanamo last Friday. As the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on... Continue Reading »

Tragic fires ripped through Southern California in January, only a year after they brought Maui to the same fate. President Donald Trump was almost assassinated twice. And famine in Sudan is stealing the lives of children daily, in a historically gargantuan hunger crisis.  What do these major events have in common? Apparently, they're all forgettable – at least sort of. Coverage of each began with a frenzy of national and global attention. And crises and questions remain with each, but... Continue Reading »

A judge on Wednesday dismissed the corruption indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.  U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho of the Southern District of New York dismissed the case against Adams with prejudice, meaning it can't be brought back again.  Continue Reading »

A federal judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, weeks after the Trump administration directed prosecutors to drop the corruption charges. Continue Reading »

A judge on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against Eric Adams, ending the first criminal case against a New York City mayor in modern history and underscoring how President Trump’s Justice Department is using prosecutorial power to advance his agenda. Continue Reading »

Elon Musk will exit his role with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on schedule later this spring, once "his incredible work at DOGE is complete," the White House confirmed Wednesday.  "This ‘scoop’ is garbage," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted to X on Wednesday. "Elon Musk and President Trump have both *publicly* stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete."  Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump told Cabinet members last week that billionaire Elon Musk will leave his administration role in the coming months, NBC News reported Wednesday. A senior government official told NBC that Musk — whose DOGE team is engaged in a controversial effort to slash federal spending — would leave at the end of a 130-day stint as a special government employee. Continue Reading »

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether South Carolina residents have a right to choose Planned Parenthood as a provider through the Medicaid Act as the state tries to exclude the nation's largest abortion provider from its Medicaid program. The justices heard oral arguments in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which deals with whether it's legal for South Carolina to ban abortion providers from Medicaid. John Bursch, senior counsel with the... Continue Reading »

In a major judicial victory for Democrats, Susan Crawford has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating conservative former Attorney General Brad Schimel in a high-stakes race. The election, held less than 100 days into President Donald Trump's return to the White House, was widely seen as a referendum on his administration. It also drew more than $90 million in spending, including over $25 million alone from Elon Musk and affiliated groups, making it the... Continue Reading »

Jonathan D. Salant is a freelance writer and columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Originally published on OpenSecrets.  We have an idea of President Donald Trump’s net worth, because he has to file an annual disclosure form with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. We know who the biggest donors have been to his presidential campaigns and the super PACs that support him, because they have to disclose their contributions and expenditures to the Federal Election... Continue Reading »

National security adviser Mike Waltz used his personal Gmail account for government communications, The Washington Post reported, citing documents it reviewed and interviews with three U.S. officials. Newsweek reached out to the National Security Council via email for comment. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump has told his inner circle, including members of his Cabinet, that Elon Musk will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role as governing partner, ubiquitous cheerleader and Washington hatchet man. The president remains pleased with Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency initiative, according to three Trump insiders who were granted anonymity to describe the evolving relationship, but both men have decided in recent days that it will soon be... Continue Reading »

NBC News’ Steve Kornacki will not return to MSNBC after 12 years following the network’s spinoff arrangement. Kornacki, the popular political data sensation, has agreed to remain with NBC News in his renewed contract and expand his appearances across the network’s news and sports divisions, The Los Angeles Times reported. The contract does not include his employment at MSNBC, which has turned into a new corporate entity by its parent company, Comcast. Continue Reading »

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, although without the strings attached that had been sought by the Justice Department. U.S. District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the charges cannot be refiled at a later date. The Justice Department request for a dismissal without prejudice could have left the Democratic mayor beholden to President Donald Trump's administration, which... Continue Reading »

A group of Democratic-led states on Tuesday sued Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to challenge its cancellation of $11 billion in federal grants the states were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorneys general and governors from 23 states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit, filed in federal court in Rhode Island argue the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lacks the authority to unilaterally claw back funding the states had... Continue Reading »

The FBI silenced an employee who tried to tell Twitter the Hunter Biden laptop story was real on the day it came out, newly released chat logs show. On October 14, 2020, the day the New York Post first reported on Hunter Biden’s laptop, the FBI told employees “do not discuss [the] Biden matter” and imposed a “gag order” on an analyst who tried to confirm the story’s veracity to Twitter during a meeting, according to chat logs released by the House Judiciary Committee. Continue Reading »

Gulf States Refuse To Let US Use Bases, Airspace For Iran Attack Via Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have imposed a ban on US warplanes using their air fields or skies to attack Iran after US President Donald Trump over the weekend threatened to bomb the country. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait have all told the US they will not permit their airspaces or territories to be used as a launchpad against Iran, including for refuelling and rescue operations, a senior US official told Middle East Eye. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military planning. "They do not want to be drawn in," the official said. The Gulf states’ intransigence is a setback for the Trump administration, which has hoped to use massive air strikes on the Houthis in Yemen as a show of force to corral Tehran to the negotiating table on a nuclear deal. If Iran realizes the US's oil-rich Arab allies are not on board with strikes, it could harden their negotiating position.  US Air Force C-17 Globemasters at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, via AFP The Gulf states were more accommodating on the Houthi strikes, a former ... Continue Reading »

Zelensky Has No Feasible Alternative To Accepting Trump's Lopsided Resource Deal Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Trump warned last weekend that Zelensky will have “some problems – big, big problems” if he “tries to back out of the rare earth deal” amidst reports that the latest version of this agreement is very lopsided. It allegedly compels Ukraine to contribute half of its revenue from all resource projects and related infrastructure into a US-controlled investment fund, pay off all US aid from 2022 onward through these means, and give the US the right of first offer on new projects and a veto over resource sales to others. These tougher terms can be considered punishment for Zelensky picking his infamous fight with Trump and Vance at the White House in late February, but the whole package is being sold to Ukraine as a “security guarantee” from the US. The argument goes that America won’t let Russia threaten these projects, which also include pipelines and ports, thus leading to it at the very least resuming 2023-levels of military-intelligence aid and maybe even directly escalating with Russia to get it into back down. Ukraine kinda already has such Article 5-like guarantees ... Continue Reading »

How Globalists Use Crazed Leftists To Piss Off The Populace And Provoke Dictatorship Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, There is nothing more dangerous than an incomplete picture of history. A hundred years from now, if the powers-that-be have their way, the few children still allowed to be born (due to carbon controls) will be regaled with school lessons about the “Dark Ages of Nationalism” – When humanity was divided into warring states and divided societies that refused to embrace multiculturalism “to the detriment of all”. They will say that a “great movement” for globalism and wokeness arose and that the courageous revolutionaries fought evil conservative fascists using any means necessary. The political left will be painted as heroes fighting, not for freedom, but for equity and the “greater good”. Western culture, Christianity, meritocracy, moral objectivity, personal liberty and appeals to reason will be demonized as relics of the old world – Monstrous constructs that prevented civilization from attaining true “oneness”. None of this will be true, of course. The majority of wars are triggered by globalist interests, not nationalists, and the political left is a gaggle of insane zealots hellbent on ... Continue Reading »

China Ends Military Drills With 'Simulated Attacks' On Taiwan Ports, Energy Sites China's military on Wednesday announced the completion of major war drills aimed at Taiwan, and which included a 'live fire' portion - as well as the patrols of some 20 naval ships off Taiwan's coast. The PLA's Eastern Theater Command revealed that the second day involved simulated strikes on key ports and energy sites of the self-ruled island and US ally. A PLA spokesman had described drills which "test the troops' capabilities" in areas such as "blockade and control, and precision strikes on key targets." The Chinese military further said it conducted "long-range live-fire drills". China's Shandong aircraft carrier was also spotted in regional waters testing its ability to "blockade" Taiwan, as part of the exercises dubbed "Strait Thunder-2025A". Beijing's foreign ministry meanwhile on Wednesday declared the "punishment will not stop" if Taiwan leaders don't halt their 'separatist' rhetoric. Additional to the naval assets at sea, some 50 jets were involved in the drills, the biggest since early last year - to which Taiwan's military responded by dispatching its own aircraft and ships, and land-based missile systems on coastal areas. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense listed out ... Continue Reading »

Trump's Reconfiguration Of Global Conflict: What It Means For Asia And Europe Authored by Joseph Yizheng Lian via The Epoch Times, Two months into his second term, President Donald Trump was accused by some politicians in the West of abandoning Washington’s longstanding allies as a result of his stance on the war in Ukraine. But one doesn’t have to look very far back in history to note that a similar act of “unfriending” had occurred from continental Europe and wasn’t unjustified. In 1988, the late British Prime Minister Lady Margaret Thatcher, speaking at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, advised her audience thus: “We must strive to maintain the United States’ commitment to Europe’s defence. And that means recognising the burden on their resources of the world role they undertake and their point that their allies should bear the full part of the defence of freedom, particularly as Europe grows wealthier.” Unfortunately, those mild words of the Iron Lady fell on deaf ears. Eleven years later, her tone had changed into one of disdain and spite, when in a Conservative Party conference in Blackpool she shockingly declared, “In my lifetime all the problems have ... Continue Reading »

Flying Taxis Officially Lift Off - But Only In China, Thank Biden's FAA China's drone taxi industry officially lifted off this week, as EHang Holdings and Hefei Hey Airlines became the first companies to receive certifications from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to launch autonomous flying drones for commercial taxi use. This development comes as China pulls ahead of the US drone industry—amid recent comments by Andreessen Horowitz's Marc Andreessen, who noted that the Biden-Harris administration's FAA slowed the US drone industry. It raises the question: Did the previous administration's FAA deliberately slow America's drone industry, allowing China to gain a strategic edge? The South China Morning Post reported that China's low-altitude economy has officially lifted off. EHang and Hefei Hey are dominating the skies with eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) taxi drones that can reach altitudes of 10,000 feet and transport two passengers across town.  "This marks the beginning of China's low-altitude human-carrying flight era, allowing the public to book flights for low-altitude tourism, urban sightseeing, and more in Guangzhou and Hefei," EHang stated on X, adding, "With this certification, EHang becomes the world's first eVTOL company to achieve the full suite of ... Continue Reading »

Supreme Court Upholds Biden-Era Rule On Regulation Of "Ghost Guns" Via American Greatness, The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Biden administration rule on federal regulation of so-called “ghost guns” which are unserialized parts or kits that can be assembled into completed firearms. The 7-2 decision on Wednesday was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch and upholds the rule for continued regulation by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as well as opening the door to requiring background checks and age verification in order to purchase the kits. Gun control advocates and regulators have been strongly opposed to the kits, which some have dubbed as “ghost guns” due to the fact that they allowed buyers to complete the assembly of the firearm at home without having to make the purchase through a federally licensed dealer. Supporters of gun control have claimed that the firearms are nearly untraceable, making it more difficult for law enforcement to connect them to a specific individual. In the ruling, Gorsuch wrote, “Some home hobbyists enjoy assembling them. But criminals also find them attractive.” According to the Associated Press, the rule passed under the Biden administration requires companies to treat the kits ... Continue Reading »

Washington Sheriff Won't Allow Non-Citizens To Work As Police Officers, Despite Political Pressure A state county sheriff in Washington may be the only person left in the state with common sense.  He is rejecting a new state senate bill that would allow non-citizens to serve in public roles such as police officers, judges, and teachers, according to Breitbart. Sheriff Keith Swank Despite unanimous support in the legislature, Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank said he won’t comply. “I have a problem with non-citizens being cops and arresting our citizens in Pierce County. Therefore, we’re not going to hire non-citizens for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office,” he told KIRO-TV. Washington’s SB5068, which would allow non-citizens with federal work authorization—including DACA recipients—to serve as police, judges, and other public officials, passed the state senate unanimously in February. All 30 Democrats backed it, but notably, so did all 19 Republicans. Supporters argue there’s no difference between non-citizens in the military and in law enforcement, but Sheriff Keith Swank disagrees. [ZH: Aaaand of course they locked down their accout] SB5068: Allowing non-citizens to be police, prosecutors, judges, firefighters, teachers, etc... WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY LEGISLATORS [INCLUDING ALL REPUBLICANS]... Maybe @WAGOP can take a crack ... Continue Reading »

Futures Tumble As President Trump Delivers "Declaration Of Economic Independence" Update (1630ET): “Well we have some very, very good news today,” Trump began his address exclaiming that “This is Liberation Day.” “April 2, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America’s destiny was reclaimed and the day that we began to make America wealthy again,” Trump says. “For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike. American steel workers, auto workers, farmers and skilled craftsmen -- we have a lot of them here with us today. They really suffered gravely.” “In a few moments, I will sign a historic Executive Order, reciprocal tariffs on countries throughout the world. Reciprocal. That means they do it to us and we do it to them. Very simple. Can’t get any simpler than that.” Trump lays out his theory that tariffs will bring back a “golden age” for the US, a phrase he also used in his inaugural address: “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country, and you see it happening already. We will supercharge our ... Continue Reading »

Over 100 Rounds Fired During Weekend Shooting In Seattle West Seatlle...or war zone? That's the question many have to be asking after a report that over 100 rounds were fired in West Seattle this past Sunday according to MyNorthwest. The SPD said in a statement: “On March 30, patrol officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired and property damage near 26th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Brandon Street.”  “When police arrived, all involved parties left the area. They did not locate any victims with injuries, no suspects, or cooperative witnesses,” the report continued. Seattle police say a large crowd was gathered for a vigil—likely for a recent South Seattle homicide victim—when gunfire erupted. Officers found over 100 shell casings at the scene. A detective commented: “There was bullet damage to a nearby RV trailer. There was bullet damage to a house, and there was an abandoned vehicle that was also damaged." The MyNorthwest article says that SPD suspects Glock switches may have been involved. The Gun Violence Reduction Unit is investigating and processing the scene. “These glock switches, they’re basically capable of turning a pistol into an automatic machine gun type of a weapon,” the detective continued.  ... Continue Reading »

RFK Jr.'s Advisor Torches Anti-MAHA Lobbyists: "Insane To Think More Bureaucrats = Better Health" Calley Means, co-founder of the Truemed telehealth platform and a special government employee at the Department of Health and Human Services advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr., defended efforts to eliminate waste and fraud within federal health agencies. During a tense exchange at the Politico Health Care Summit on Wednesday, Means criticized existing federal health authorities as an "utter failure," prompting one healthcare lobbyist in the crowd to shout, "That's not true!" Means then proceeded on a warpath with stats, shutting up the room of anti-MAHA lobbyists.  Here's the exchange: Calley: "Those scientists fundamentally have overseen a record of utter failure." Lobbyist: "That's not true!" Calley: "Oh, that's not true?" "Has there been one single chronic disease medication in modern American history that has lowered rates of the chronic disease?" "Is it appropriate that the American Academy of Pediatrics right now, which is 90% funded by pharma, is pushing Ozempic on six year olds?" "The lobbyists in this room do not have the humility to admit that we have gone completely wrong." "The lobbyists in this room laughing when we ... Continue Reading »

Hegseth: Men And Women In Combat Must Meet 'Same, High Standard' Authored by Rachel Acenas via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Defense Department on Monday revealed that it would be imposing “sex-neutral” standards for military combat roles. US troops take part in weapons training during the 'Balikatan' or 'shoulder-to-shoulder' US-Philippines joint military exercises in Fort Magsaysay on April 13, 2023 in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the changes to its physical fitness requirements in an effort to “fix” the standards that he said were “lowered” under President Barack Obama’s administration. “Different physical standards for men and women in the U.S. military have existed for a long time. BUT, there were also combat roles that were male-only,” Hegseth said in a statement on X. “Then, under Obama, all combat roles were opened to men AND women. BUT, different physical fitness standards for men and women remained.” “Today at the Department of Defense—we fix this. All combat roles are open to men and women BUT they must all meet the same, high standard. No standards will be lowered AND all combat roles will only have sex-neutral standards. Common sense,” ... Continue Reading »

Massie Bill Demands Federal Candidates Reveal Dual Citizenship Seeking to spotlight federal office-seekers who may have a conflict of interest, Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie has introduced a bill that would require candidates for federal office to disclose any non-American citizenships they hold.   "Personally, I don’t think dual citizens should serve in Congress, but I ultimately decided to introduce a transparency bill requiring full disclosure of citizenship," said Massie in a Monday Fox News interview with Will Cain. "Voters can then make the decision." So far, Massie's Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (HR 2356) has attracted four co-sponsors, all of them Republicans: Andy Biggs (AZ-5), Clay Higgins (LA-3), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) and Nicholas Begich (AK at-large).  Massie argues that voters should know if a candidate has loyalties to foreign countries (Allison Bailey / NurPhoto via AP and NBC News) While it's not a provision of his transparency-focused bill that would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act, Massie thinks dual citizens in Congress "should... abstain from votes specifically benefitting those countries," the libertarian-minded MIT grad said in a press release accompanying the introduction of his bill. "We swear an oath to the Constitution, and the question is, ... Continue Reading »

Revealed: Pro-Kamala Social-Media Millions That Couldn't Sync 'Brat' With 'Democrat' Authored by Lee Fang via RealClearInvestigations, The abrupt withdrawal last year of President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee, followed rapidly by his replacement with Vice President Kamala Harris, irked many voters left out by the process. Yet social media seemed to ooze with enthusiasm and Gen Z-friendly hipster appeal.  British singer Charli XCX, whose album "Brat" ignited a "brat summer," inspiring Kamala Harris's team to draft off it, unsuccessfully. The stealth effort included social media payoffs and other campaign-finance workarounds.  Influencers flooded the web with neon-matcha green pro-Harris videos synced to beats from singer Charli XCX's album “Brat” released last year. The poppy rave videos, gushed journalists, showed that Harris embodied the confidently independent "brat" vibe conveyed by the music. Social media pages bubbled with memes celebrating Harris as the voice of queer and black youth, in contrast with the Republican agenda of white supremacy. Digital creator Amelia Montooth, in one viral TikTok video, kissed a woman and tried searching for pornography, actions her sketch suggested would be banned if Harris lost the election. Harris, a career politician favored by the Democratic ... Continue Reading »

Government Funding For mRNA Technology Is Being Scrutinized And, In Some Cases, Sidelined It looks as though government funding for mRNA technology is on a short leash... Take, for example, a promising mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer, developed by Memorial Sloan Kettering, that showed encouraging early results: in some patients, immune responses lasted up to four years and appeared to reduce recurrence. It is being overshadowed by new concerns about federal support for mRNA research, according to a new op-ed by science commentator Anjana Ahuja in the Financial Times.  According to Nature, NIH officials are informally advising scientists to remove references to mRNA from grant applications, and a spreadsheet tracking 130 related projects has raised fears of funding cuts. NIH claims it's simply reviewing what mRNA work it currently funds, but the lack of clarity has sparked unease—especially given the agency’s massive $47 billion research budget. Drew Weissman, the Nobel-winning scientist behind mRNA vaccine breakthroughs, warned that cutting NIH support for mRNA research would stall medical progress and harm U.S. science. Even the threat of funding cuts creates fear and instability, especially for young researchers who may now look abroad for more secure opportunities. To which ... Continue Reading »

California's Regulations, Not Price Gouging, Cause High Gas Prices, USC Study Finds Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Gov. Gavin Newsom stands behind his claim that “Big Oil” is responsible for California’s higher gas prices and vowed on April 1 to continue his fight against the industry. The pledge comes after new research put the blame on state regulations and policies for the high prices at the pump. California’s Democratic leaders have come out strongly against the oil industry in recent years, saying the companies’ gouging was causing record-high gas prices. “Gov. Newsom has done more than any other governor in recent history to tackle the challenge of rising gas prices—despite what the oil industry and its allies say,” a spokesman for Newsom told The Epoch Times in an email Tuesday. A new study published March 16 by Michael Mische from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California says the evidence contradicts Newsom. Mische’s research indicated California’s high gas prices were caused by the state’s regulations and policies. “There is no economic data to support the allegation of price gouging,” Mische told The Epoch Times. “It just doesn’t ... Continue Reading »

Seattle Economic Crisis: Proof That Democrat Wealth Taxes Lead To Disaster To look at the Pacific Northwest today one would never know that 25 years ago the region was an economic powerhouse at the forefront of technology and business innovation.  At the time Portland and Seattle were known for constant rain as well as raining cash, and the "millionaire density" of the Seattle area was at historic highs.  The tech boom and international trade with Asia had created a Silicon Valley of the northern coast.   Companies like Nike, Starbucks, Microsoft and Amazon established corporate offices and generated tens of thousands of jobs, and many of those jobs were considered high income.  People can debate the overall effects of the population surge to the region; there are many who would argue that Washington and Oregon were better off when they were considered backwoods fishing and lumber states.  That said, it's undeniable that for a time the Northwest was one of the most desirable and lucrative places to live in the US.   That's all gone now.  The wealthy are leaving Seattle like it's a leper colony and all that's left are ... Continue Reading »

Trump Plans To Announce 'TikTok America' As US Ban Deadline Looms Update (1704ET): The Information reports that the Trump administration plans to announce a newly proposed company called 'TikTok America,' which would be 50% owned by new U.S. investors and would license TikTok's algorithm from the Chinese company ByteDance. Existing ByteDance investors would retain a 33% stake in the new company, while ByteDance itself would hold approximately 19.9%. *WHITE HOUSE CLOSE TO ENDORSING DEAL FOR TIKTOK US; NEW OUTSIDE INVESTORS TO INCLUDE BLACKSTONE: FT *BYTEDANCE WOULD RETAIN 19.9% STAKE IN NEW COMPANY; TIKTOK AMERICA TO BE 50% OWNED BY NEW US INVESTORS: INFORMATION — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 2, 2025 Here are more details from the report: That structure would put ByteDance's ownership just under the 20% threshold required in the U.S. law passed last year requiring TikTok to sever ties with its parent company or face a ban. With the new structure, Trump could deem a qualified divesture has happened under the law, which was passed by Congress last year and upheld by the Supreme Court. The planned announcement comes ahead of a Saturday deadline, which Trump set to delay enforcement of the divest-or-ban law. The ... Continue Reading »

The Swirling Vortex Of Weaponized Lawfare Authored by Ramesh Thakur via The Brownstone Institute, Like a bad ‘When a chicken walked into a pub’ type of joke, when activist litigants walk into a courtroom and meet injunction-happy judges, the result is a swirling vortex of weaponised lawfare. In discussing the current jurisdictional kerfuffle between the US federal executive and judiciary, I find it impossible to overlook the total failure of the courts to protect people’s rights, dignity, and liberty under comprehensive assault from the administrative state during the Covid years. I accept the possibility that this may colour my judgment on the controversy. It has become sadly obvious in recent years that the gravest threat to the theory and practice of democracy is not the rise of populism with wannabe fascists and neo-Nazis as their seductive tribunes, but technocratic elites with barely concealed disdain for the political beliefs and voting behaviour of the ‘deplorables.’ Moreover, as the firewalls of resistance to populist advance crumble one by one under assault from enraged voters, the final frontier of elite resistance is the courts. The legal clerisy—lawyers, law professors, and judges—is part of the ... Continue Reading »

Alec Baldwin Says Quiet Part Out Loud As Democrats Become More Unhinged  As the Democratic Party spirals into disarray—polling in freefall, far-left activists firebombing Tesla showrooms and vehicles, and USAID funds cut for its sprawling NGO network used for domestic color revolution operations—struggling actor Alec Baldwin has openly said the quiet part out loud: "You can see now that we are in a pre-civil war culture."  The Hollywood elitist rambled on for a few minutes in a video posted on Instagram, adding: "And watching this show really reminded me of how we are in a very similar state now in a pre-Civil War culture, in a pre-Civil War environment."  NEW: Alec Baldwin declares the United States is in a pre-Civil War culture. The actor took a break from being bossed around by his wife to make the public service announcement. “You can see now that we are in a pre Civil War culture.” “I look at the politics of it, of where… pic.twitter.com/gj2s99xbxW — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 2, 2025 Baldwin's comments merely reflect the rudderless Democratic Party as its back is against the wall, growing increasingly desperate by the day as its rogue political machine (billionaire-funded) ... Continue Reading »