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The EU’s plan to watch what you spend.and modernization. But, much like the Chinese model that seems to inspire ECB President Christine Lagarde, what is at stake is not just technology: it is the risk of turning a payment instrument into a mechanism of control over every citizen’s transactions. Across the Atlantic, the United States took the opposite path: it legalized stablecoins and banned a centralized digital dollar, strengthening freedom and competition instead of state control.On September 26, the European Central Bank announced what had long been anticipated: it will conduct new experiments on what can be achieved with the...

After US President Donald Trump enhanced the application fee for H-1B visas to $1,00,000, many American firms have started advertising technical jobs exclusively for US citizens. Roles such as software developers, process engineers, project managers, and UI/UX designers, once largely filled by H-1B visa holders, are now being listed with a clear note: “Open to US citizens only.” Industry experts said that the new fee has made hiring foreign talent “financially unviable” for most companies, especially small and mid-sized ones. The move, which came into effect last month, is imposed on companies hiring new H-1B applicants. The $1,00,000-fee caused widespread...

CALIFORNIA VOTERS: If you Vote No on prop 50, it shows through the envelope. Hmmm …. Flip it over so that it does not show through. Don’t let them trash your vote!

In complimenting Trump on the Peace deal in the Middle East, JD Vance began by: " President success .. he met a lot of pro Israel people and above all he also knows one of the most famous Palestinians, Chuck Schumer ..."

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina State House of Representatives member who represents Guilford County has been arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes. According to court records, Cecil Antonio Brockman, 41, a Democrat who serves District 60 in Guilford County, was arrested on Wednesday for two counts of indecent liberties with a child and two counts of statutory rape of someone 13-15. Brockman’s legislative assistant has been reached for comment. Warrants allege that in August of this year, Brockman “unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously did commit and attempt to commit lewd and lascivious act” with a 15-year-old victim....

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his disciples: “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him…’” Luke 11:5–6Unless your friend were truly a very close friend, you may hesitate in waking them and their family at midnight to ask to borrow some food. And even if it were a very close friend, you would probably hesitate for fear of disturbing them. But in this parable,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a stunning development that experts said could change the course of geopolitics for the foreseeable future, Hitler announced a historic agreement that would bring lasting peace to Israel. While historians were shocked to see that the man who was long thought to be the epitome of hatred toward the Jewish people had successfully brokered a peace treaty to usher in peace for the war-torn region of the Middle East, they had no choice but to acknowledge the positive impact Hitler was now having on Israel's fortunes. "Saving and protecting Jewish people is what Hitler is all...

@TheChiefNerd Trevor Noah jokes about Charlie Kirk’s assassination during his standup set These people are sick

The IRS has unveiled higher federal tax brackets for 2026 to adjust for inflation. The standard deduction will increase to $32,200 for married couples filing together and $16,100 for single taxpayers. There are also changes to the long-term capital gains brackets, estate tax exemption, child tax credit eligibility and more. The IRS announcements come a day after the agency said it would furlough nearly half its workforce due to the ongoing government shutdown.

VIDEOWhen it's good news for President Trump, MAGA, and the country in general, you can count on Morning Mika to put on her sour face. Such was the case when Morning Joe announced the significant Mideast peace deal arranged by Trump. The result was the Morning Mika sour face. Give poor Mika credit. She was struggling mightily to keep from looking downright gloomy and the result was her signature sour face.

Last week’s bombshell claim—that Christopher Wray and Attorney General Garland signed off on the FBI’s surveillance of GOP senators because any probe touching elected officials must be approved as a Sensitive Investigative Matter (SIM)—should shock every defender of constitutional government.If true, it confirms what many have long feared: that the administrative apparatus of the federal state—the American Leviathan—no longer views itself as subordinate to our elected branches, but as a power unto itself.It tells us that the Leviathan has fully turned on its masters.The Founders built this Republic on a simple idea: that the people rule themselves through their elected...

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An NCAA Division II college football game between Central State University Marauders and Fort Valley State University Wildcats descended into chaos on Saturday after the final whistle had blown. Central State defeated Fort Valley State, 18-14, to spoil the Wildcats’ homecoming day. But the action didn’t end there. Markers lie on the ground before a football game Signal poles and down markers are seen before the Division II Football Championship held at McKinney ISD Stadium on Dec. 21, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) A video posted to social media by journalist Kalan Hooks showed...

Evil unchecked always spreads — and Democrats are proofA party that excuses murder fantasies today will excuse real murders tomorrow.Over the weekend, we learned that Jay Jones, the Democrats’ candidate for Virginia attorney general, had been fantasizing about killing his political opponents. Jones not only told colleagues he would shoot Republicans before shooting Hitler or Pol Pot but also expressed a desire to watch children die in their conservative parents’ arms.These comments would be disqualifying in any sane political culture. But after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last month and the wave of anti-ICE violence that has followed, Democrats had...

Trump is not only scapegoating our city; he is plotting to make the neighborhoods of working families, immigrants and communities of color the staging grounds for authoritarian force.While many families prepared their children for school Monday morning, Sept. 29, I woke up to calls from parents in Chicago too afraid to leave their homes. Rumors of immigration enforcement were spreading, and the simple act of walking a child to school felt like too much of a risk. I am a mother and an Illinois state representative, and these calls hit me in two places at once: as a parent who...

'Academic killjoys' have slapped a trigger warning on Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Dr No. English literature students at the University of Portsmouth have reportedly been warned that the book, published in 1958, contains 'instances of racism, misogyny and xenophobia'. The university said the warning 'enables students to prepare emotionally' as well as engage 'more deeply' with the text. The book, which centres on 007's investigation into the appearance of two MI6 operatives in Jamaica, is among more than 50 texts slapped with a trigger warning. Course leaders claim the book's titular villain, Chinese-German scientist Dr Julius No, is 'problematic,...

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (WFSB) - A Ridgefield woman is facing charges for attempted murder after allegedly poisoning a man she shares a child with. “I think it’s atrocious that anybody would attempt to murder anybody else,” said Susan Donnell of South Salem. State police began an attempted murder investigation after a patient at a Connecticut hospital was thought to be suffering from ethylene glycol poisoning. Ethylene Glycol is the main ingredient found in antifreeze. The 34-year-old victim told police he believed 33-year-old Kristen Hogan had poisoned him. He told troopers he had had a dinner party on Aug. 5th with family....

Greta Thunberg, who has failed to reach Gaza two times as part of an anti-Israel flotilla, decided to showcase Israeli barbarism on her Instagram this week. There’s only one small problem: That guy on the bottom right is a Jewish man held captive and starved nearly to death by Hamas jihadis. […] As soon as Greta found out, she quietly deleted the post. …

Today on TAP: He is doing a lot better than you might think.Even before he formally declared for mayor, Zohran Mamdani’s supporters and critics agreed on one thing: His toughest challenge would be addressing the issue of public safety in New York and winning over a highly skeptical police force. In July, all 13 NYC public safety unions endorsed Mayor Eric Adams, who has since dropped out. Mamdani has gone about the project of winning support from the police in the same fashion that has made him such an effective campaigner generally—by listening. And as mayor, he could end up...

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is 100 times larger in volume than the Amazon River and wraps completely around the frozen South Pole continent of Antarctica =========================================================== Scientists are warning of a potential global environmental catastrophe as a colossal ocean current, five times stronger than the Gulf Stream, risks collapsing. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), which is 100 times larger in volume than the Amazon River, encircles the icy continent of Antarctica. Similar to the Gulf Stream that brings warm water across the North Atlantic to the UK, the ACC plays a crucial role in influencing weather systems and climate...