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While Trump is arguing for his levying of tariffs at the Supreme Court level, the President has decided what he wants to do with that money in the mean time. This morning, President Trump announced a $2,000 dividend for all Americans from the tariff surplus. - "People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k's are Highest EVER. We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion. Record Investment in the...

So can anyone point out the existing GOP Healthcare plans? I saw a report from Trump's intercircle saying Trump has no real interest in a fundamental Healthcare plan as it steps on too many toes of this wealthy friends. Trump dabbles around the edges but nothing concrete.

I used strict math, logic, and science to show Grok (Elon Musk’s AI) that dinosaurs lived at the same time as humans — it admitted it. But then it defaulted right back to the evolutionary story… Note that this interaction with Grok 4 is intended to be for educational purposes only. Although Grok 4 has been touted by its founder Elon Musk as the most sophisticated AI currently on the planet (with better comprehension than most PhDs in all fields simultaneously), we are not claiming Grok 4 will always provide accurate information or represent current scientific arguments as human experts...

Our favorite criminologist, Gavin de Becker, has written a new book, and it’s as terrifying as it is controversial. It’s also laugh-out-loud funny, absolutely maddening, and guaranteed to make you wonder about who to trust in these incredibly uncertain times. The book is called Forbidden Facts, and in my life, I’ve never seen such a short book so thoroughly researched and footnoted. And for good reason. Forbidden Facts outlines a long list of undeniable but inconvenient truths about our medical profession, our pharmaceutical industry, and the reality of why the list of recommended vaccines has more than quadrupled in the...

Tucker Carlson has crossed the line, but is he taking conservatives with him?...

BBC News reports that an intaglio that may have been set as a signet ring, Roman pottery, military items, jewelry, and a bronze lamp were unearthed at the site of Bremenium Fort, which is located in northern England. The fort is situated north of Hadrian's Wall on a Roman road that connected York to Corbridge and Melrose. The intaglio, carved from red stone, bears an image of two cupids picking grapes with a goat-like creature waiting beside them. Similarly carved intaglios have been found in Dalmatia and northern Italy. "It seems likely that the gem reflects the likely origin of...

Federal prosecutors say the FBI has broken up an ISIS-linked network stretching from Michigan to New Jersey, charging several young men in a coordinated investigation that allegedly involved plans for a Halloween mass shooting and efforts to join the Islamic State abroad. Tomas Jimenez-Guzel, 19, of Montclair, New Jersey, and Saed Mirreh, 19, of Kent, Washington, were arrested this week in a New Jersey case tied to others already charged in Michigan. The Justice Department announced the new charges Wednesday, calling the probe a "sprawling federal investigation" into extremists who used encrypted messaging to communicate. U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said...

David Lammy faced mockery from Labour and Tories alike over claims that he insists civil servants call him 'Deputy Prime Minister'. Mr Lammy, whose other main job is Justice Secretary, allegedly orders Ministry of Justice (MoJ) staff to use his 'DPM' title first. Sources close to Mr Lammy denied the claim, saying: ‘This is just mischievous briefing.

The first nine months of the President Trump’s second term have seen repeated instances of a Federal District Court judge temporarily enjoining some action of the administration, only to have the Supreme Court stay the injunction while the litigation proceeds. Examples of this pattern of events have occurred in cases involving such things as funding rescissions, staff lay-offs, and deportation procedures. A recurring feature of this pattern has been dissents from the three liberal Supreme Court justices — Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson — who would have left the temporary injunctions in place during the pendency of the litigation. Justice Jackson,...

BBC boss Tim Davie faced calls to resign amid a newsroom revolt after a newsreader who corrected 'pregnant people' to 'women' while live on air was rebuked. Senior BBC journalists are said to be furious over the censuring of Martine Croxall amid claims that the Corporation has been 'captured by trans ideologists'. .................................................... Ms Croxall, 56, was introducing a segment on Britain's heatwave in June when the autocue instructed her to report that 'pregnant people' should take precautions. After briefly reading the line, she corrected it with a raise of the eyebrow.

Since everyone is narcissistic these days, I thought I'd post my 70 year old weird ideas. I don't use chatgpt-just an open Bible for my information I don't use any internet chat rooms (except this one!) I prefer talking over the fence to my neighbor I don't trust most politicians (especially those with slicked back hair! The only transpeople are know are in the trucking industry I think nose rings are to prevent rooting and tattoos are used for police identification For breakfast I like bacon and eggs not humus and tofu The only compensation a college athlete should get...

Although he has a chestful of medals and a proud record as the country’s oldest poppy seller, Alec Penstone insists he is not a hero. ‘The heroes are all the dead ones. The heroes are the ones we left in the Arctic and on the Normandy beaches,’ the 100-year-old says from his home on the Isle of Wight. But, in the eyes of the millions of proud Britons who saw him give a damning assessment of the state of the nation on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Friday, the D-Day veteran – who fittingly was born on St George’s Day...

Members of the Football Association of Ireland voted overwhelmingly on Saturday for its board to request that Uefa immediately suspends the Israel Football Association from European competitions. A resolution passed by FAI members cited alleged violations by Israel’s FA of two provisions of Uefa statutes: its failure to implement and enforce an effective anti-racism policy and Israeli clubs playing in occupied Palestinian territories without the consent of the Palestinian Football Association.

With the election of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York, much conversation has been made of his appeal to “affordability.” As I’ve written previously, this is a noble conversation, but one that has been dishonestly framed (by Democrats and media) to date. I will use Mamdani’s comment in his acceptance speech to re-frame the debate. We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about.Mamdani and the Democrat party have effectively defined a binary choice: Should government or “the market” control affordability? The Democrats are...

President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign against his political adversaries could soon hit the Senate — and lawmakers are already bracing for impact. After securing the indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, Trump has his sights set on Sen. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who as a member of the House managed the president’s first impeachment trial. If Schiff ends up indicted on allegations of mortgage fraud — a charge he has vehemently denied — or for any other claim, it would mark an unprecedented escalation for Trump to target an outspoken political...

"Think tanks" work on engaging voters to vote for their candidates and you’re paying for a lot of their work undermining your candidates’ chances of victory. I confess to a bias against political think tanks. If candidates can’t figure out what they believe in and why they do, armies of bow-tied college grads aren’t the answer: Better candidates are. I feel the same way about campaign consultants. You need people to keep track of filing requirements, but not how to answer reporters and constituents. You know where you’re going or you don’t belong there, even if grifters are happy to...

When Republicans first began using trans people as a political tool around 5 years ago, many Democrats were quick to oppose Republicans’ efforts to demonise the trans community. Accordingly, the federal government under Biden and Democratic-controlled states all passed laws to make their states more trans-friendly, providing valuable refuge against Republican policies. But upon Trump’s election last year, amid a firestorm of $200+ million worth of anti-trans attack ads, a handful of voices within the Democratic Party felt that this crucial support had been a mistake. In the next few months, Democrats like New York Rep. Tom Suozzi, Massachusetts Rep....

A top executive at PBS was arrested and booked on drug charges after he was pulled over by law enforcement officials in Arkansas. Michael Hibblen, director of public affairs at Arkansas PBS, was arrested after Pulaski County deputies allegedly found methamphetamine in his car during a traffic stop earlier this week, authorities said. Deputies pulled Hibblen over around 9 p.m. on Monday on Interstate 40 westbound after clocking him at 80 mph in a 60 mph zone, according to an arrest report obtained by KATV-TV. The longtime journalist told deputies he was heading home after dropping off a friend at...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s public conversation with Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr took a bizarre turn Monday night when a man rushed the stage at San Francisco’s Sydney Goldstein Theater to serve him with a subpoena, according to reports. The confrontation happened just minutes into the sold-out event, hosted by civic organizer Manny Yekutiel, when a man from the second row jumped onto the stage holding out a document and announcing that he had a subpoena for Altman, SFGATE said. Yekutiel immediately intercepted the man and handed the paper to a theater security guard, who escorted the intruder away...

Newly re-elected Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey is facing backlash from conservatives for giving a victory speech in Somali and saying that Minneapolis welcomes Somalians. In a video of the speech posted online, Frey can be seen leading chants in Somali as the crowd responds and applauds. Popular conservative influencer Paul Szypula ripped into the progressive mayor, writing, “The pandering here is insane.” “Mayor Jacob Frey, as he won reelection, spoke almost a minute in Somalia then said Minneapolis belongs to Somalia,” said Szypula. In a second round of nonpartisan ranked-choice voting, Frey narrowly defeated a challenge from socialist Minneapolis...