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“The dollar always talks in the end,” Donald Trump wrote in his 1987 bestseller The Art of the Deal. Javier Milei’s surprise triumph in Argentina’s midterm elections – after Trump bailed him out with 40bn of them – suggests there may be some truth to that assertion. The US president had vowed to jettison his South American ally if, as widely predicted, the radical libertarian fared badly in Sunday’s make-or-break legislative vote. “If he doesn’t win, we’re gone,” Trump declared when Argentina’s shaggy-haired president visited him in Washington earlier this month to plead for economic help. Milei’s political woes have...

Zohran Mamdani’s aunt neither wears a hijab nor lived in NYC before, during, or after 9/11. In fact, she lived in Tanzania from January 2000 to December 2003. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/BTug7BohKT — The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) October 26, 2025

China’s far-reaching rules already affect manufacturers of semiconductors, cars and many other products. They will soon become much broader.Starting over a year ago, China has created an elaborate set of rules to cast a net over its exports of minerals the rest of the world can’t live without. These minerals with obscure names, mostly so-called rare earth metals, are vital for making a vast array of military and civilian goods, from fighter jets to semiconductors to cars.The export controls have given Beijing enormous leverage because China is the dominant supplier. China is the sole producer, for example, of samarium, a...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk can appear in court wearing street clothes but must be physically restrained due to security concerns, a judge ruled Monday.Attorneys for Tyler Robinson argued images of him shackled and in jail clothing would spread widely in a case with extensive press coverage and public interest, which they said could prejudice future jurors.Judge Tony Graf agreed to make some allowances to protect Robinson’s presumption of innocence before a trial, agreeing that the case has drawn “extraordinary” public and media attention.“Mr. Robinson shall be dressed as one who...

The Trump administration says a TikTok deal with China is set to be finalized on Thursday when President Trump meets with his Chinese counterpart. (Scripps News) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says a deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S is set to be finalized on Thursday when President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Speaking Sunday on CBS News' "Face the Nation," Bessent said the two sides came to an agreement during a recent meeting in Madrid. "I believe that as of today, all the details are ironed out, and that will be for the...

Summary Job cuts may affect HR, devices, services, operations CEO Jassy aims to reduce bureaucracy, increase AI use Amazon shares rise 1.2% AMZN.O is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning on Tuesday, as the company pares expenses and compensates for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter. The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon's 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10% of its roughly 350,000 corporate employees. This would mark Amazon's largest job cut since late 2022, when it started to eliminate around 27,000 positions. An...

The New Jersey Education Association, one of the most powerful political arms in New Jersey favoring Democrats, is set to host an event next month to celebrate “the vibrant world of drag” for public school teachers.The NJEA is the union representing hundreds of thousands of New Jersey educators, and is also behind one of the top-spending political groups in the state. It has poured tens of millions of dollars into Democratic campaigns and last month endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill over Republican Jack Ciattarelli.Just a few days after that election takes place, it will hold the event called “Drag...

[Catholic Caucus] Prevost: “No one possesses the whole truth”The most attractive thing about the Catholic Church is that it is the Pillar of Truth (1Tim 3:15). It is the very gatekeeper of Truth; the spotless Bride of Truth Himself, Jesus Christ (Eph 5:27). If someone were to say that the Church does not possess the Truth of Jesus Christ, or that His Vicar is not the vector of Truth on earth, or that our Lord did not establish the hierarchical nature of the Church to receive and transmit the Truth (John 16:13), that person would be a heretic, and obviously...

The White House is warning 42 million low-income Americans will start to miss SNAP benefits Saturday if Democrats don’t vote for the funding stopgap this week.Speaker Mike Johnson is siding with the Trump administration’s decision not to tap emergency funds to avert a lapse in food aid for 42 million Americans. “I got a summary of the whole legal analysis, and it certainly looks legitimate to me,” Johnson said during a news conference Monday. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is due to run out of money Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. President Donald Trump suggested Friday night...

Federal immigration authorities say they no longer have to provide on-demand access to detention facilities for members of Congress. The reason? The government shutdown.Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, who have been fighting a lawsuit brought by Democratic lawmakers over prior denied visit attempts,have informed lawmakers that they simply don’t have the staff or funding to support those visits. Lawmakers have previously been legally allowed to demand them as part of their oversight duties, which includes monitoring conditions and communicating with detainees facing deportation.And in court, ICE has added another explanation: As a result of the shutdown, there’s now no law...

Turning Point USA chapter denied official status by Loyola University New Orleans student governmentStudents paint Charlie Kirk as bigot in opposition of new chapterA student government body at Loyola University New Orleans has denied a newly-formed chapter of Turning Point USA the ability to become an official student organization on campus."Breaking: Turning Point USA was denied the ability to charter as an organization affiliated with Loyola University New Orleans at the Oct. 15 Student Government Association senate meeting," according to a one-sentence story from the school's newspaper, The Maroon.The denial means that the chapter will not have access to school...

It's unclear whether enough Republican lawmakers will support the mid-decade redistricting effort that Trump has urged them to pursue.Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Monday called a special legislative session to consider redrawing the state's congressional map, though it’s unclear if enough GOP lawmakers will support the redistricting effort. “I am calling a special legislative session to protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair,” Braun, a Republican, said in a statement. Indiana is the fourth Republican-controlled state to take up redistricting at the behest of...

The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 is actually a deceased distant cousin, he clarified Monday. The socialist mayoral front-runner made the revelation during a press conference after critics seized on his story, sharing photos on social media of an aunt of his without a hijab. “I was speaking about Zehra fuhi, my father’s cousin, who passed away a few years ago,” Mamdani told reporters. Fuhi means paternal aunt in Urdu and Hindi. Questions began to mount on social media after a tearful Mamdani on Friday recalled how his...

"Watch Zeteo’s editor in chief Mehdi Hasan educate the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh on the history of slavery, including Muslim slavery, in the United States; point out the many and varied contributions of Muslim Americans to this country; and debunk his lazy conservative talking points while laying out Walsh’s own long history of odious, bigoted, and unhinged views. (Have you heard his ridiculous and racist hot take on Disney’s The Little Mermaid? Well, you’re about to!)" Video is 8 mins. ‘I’m More American Than You’ - Mehdi unloads on Matt Walsh

The Trump administration is reportedly planning on ending the United Nations’ role in refugee admissions. The New York Times reports:Administration officials are not done submitting proposals to the White House. According to a draft of a third report, obtained by The New York Times, the latest proposal calls for U.S. embassies to make referrals for who should be considered for refugee status, rather than the United Nations, which has long been the practice. The change would allow for greater American control of who gets funneled into the refugee pipeline.Additionally, both The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported...

Senator Rand Paul is tired of being the only Republican senator willing to stand up to President Trump. The libertarian spoke with Politico’s Dasha Burns just days after being deliberately left out of Trump’s gathering of GOP senators in the Rose Garden. “We have everybody but one person here,” Trump said Wednesday. “We’re just missing one person. You’ll never guess who that is. Let me give you—he automatically votes no on everything. He thinks it’s good politics. It’s really not good politics.”

Chicago’s self-professed “progressive” Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson said on Saturday that there are no “illegal aliens” in his city and it is racist to say there are. He went on to say that if we refer to “undocumented individuals” as “illegal aliens,” then we should also call all black people “slaves.” “We don’t have illegal aliens,” Johnson offhandedly exclaimed. “I don’t know if that’s from some sort of sci-fi message that you wish you’ve had.” Johnson’s inflammatory rhetoric kicked off after a reporter asked him why he has yet to supply the federal government with his report on how much...

Violence accompanies Muslim politicians across America.In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s appearance at a terror mosque that had been under NYPD surveillance after its imam’s connections to a plot to bomb New York City landmarks and after members of the mosque’s security team illegally trafficked in weapons, called themselves “Jihad Assassins” and had ties to an Al Qaeda terrorist who wanted to bomb commuter rail in Virginia, some are asking hard questions about the role of Islam in inciting political violence in America.In recent weeks, two other Muslim politicians are making headlines for what appear to be a wish for...

https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-invites-mario--sonic-to-white-house-to-strike-historic-peace-dealWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump has just announced an invitation for Mario and Sonic to come to the White House and broker a historic peace deal. In yet another win for world peace, the two arch-rivals are expected to walk away from the negotiating table with a historic, ground-breaking settlement for both sides, thanks to Trump's negotiation skills. "This will be the easiest peace deal to broker, maybe ever," Trump told reporters. "I'll just get Mario and Sonic in a room together, maybe play some Olympic games together or something. Trust me, it's a total slam dunk. My predecessors have...

"No we're not" was one UK Muslim's curt response to a well-meaning lefty's assurance that "We’re on the same side, bruv." The moment was caught on video at a street protest in east London this weekend, where Islamic marchers insisted, "This is our country." The protest was more like a counterprotest against a protest that never happened, because Keir Starmer's Labour government often acts as though Britain is indeed an Islamic country. ... Accompanying the Muslim marchers were hanger-on lefty organizations such as Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), the socialist Counterfire group, Antifa (of course), and the Socialist Workers Party...