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First of all, I’d like to address the absolute hubris of New York City thinking it is “all that, and a pair of leotards”. So what if financial folks settled there? Does that make you better than other cities! And just because the communist Mamdani gets elected in the oh so great city, the rest of us should just roll over to New York wisdom? I don’t think so. New Yorkers must be extreme idiots to elect such a low life. And I don’t mind saying so. As for the rest of us, just put New York on IGNORE. We...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Two 18-year-olds are facing several charges after court documents say they had a homemade “plasma cannon” on the property of Smith High School in Greensboro. Solomon Caravello-Bell and Chayce Harricharan were arrested July 5, according to a magistrate’s order filed in Guilford County. Court documents show Caravello-Bell and Harricharan are charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction, malicious use of an explosive to damage property, felony breaking and entering and possessing an explosive on educational property. According to the magistrate’s order, investigators said the suspects had a homemade plasma cannon at Smith High School. The...

A Florida lawyer who describes himself as Donald Trump’s boyhood “best friend” is pushing the president to declare a national emergency to enable him to take control of November’s midterms, according to a report. Peter Ticktin, 80, is a long-time believer in the claim that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from Trump by a vast voter fraud conspiracy told CNN in a new interview that the threat remains real.

The Democratic Socialists of America platform calls for ambitious reforms, including the adoption of a new constitution and allowing noncitizens to vote, according to its program for 2025 and 2026. Socialists have been on the rise after candidates such as Melat Kiros and Darializa Avila Chevalier beat longtime Democratic incumbents and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated the Democratic establishment in last year’s mayoral race. The DSA has backed anti-establishment views and candidates, claiming that neither political party represents “working people.” “Today, working people have few good options,” the organization wrote. “In most political races, Americans will have the...

A sizable share of Democrats support the federal probe into California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife as the duo claims President Donald Trump is directing a politically motivated attack against them, a new survey shows. A Daily Mail/JL Partners poll found 27% of Democrats support the probe into California’s first couple, with 14% saying they “somewhat support” the investigation and 13% saying they “strongly support” it. Last month, Newsom announced he and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom were the targets of a federal investigation by the US Department of Justice. The investigation, which involves the FBI and IRS, has...

The ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes the Cynic (also known as Diogenes of Sinope) could have been the first anarchist, or the first absurdist, or the first satirist, or the first naturalist — depending on the reader’s point of view. By today’s standards, Diogenes was a homeless man by choice whose life goal was the search for wisdom. His unique approach to life had absolutely nothing to do with society’s norms and rules — either now or back in ancient times. He found the shelter he needed inside an enormous ceramic pot, rejecting all comforts and luxuries — yet his observations...

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@PolitlcsUK WATCH: Nigel Farage threatens a Sky News journalist who asks about his undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell "You harass my family anymore, there will be serious consequences" A Sky News spokesperson said: "Sky News has not contacted anyone from his family about the story" UPDATE: Farage denies Sky News' claim that they didn't harass his family "This is an outright lie from Sky News. They hounded my daughter at her house, just days after The Times published where she lives. Despicable behaviour from the media"

HEADLINES: America's 250th was raucous; ICE arrests 100,000 in five days; Ds want to lower the threshold for the wealth tax The News of Today is the History of Tomorrow

This time, instead of appearing in a Broadway play, Ketanji Brown Jackson decided to style herself as the "People's Champion" on the cover of a black beauty magazine. No, really! THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION!! This is just like that time Oliver Wendell Holmes appeared on the cover of Men's Fitness. Except that never happened. Because we used to be a serious country. There was a time when the courts were seen as dignified. The Supreme Court was the most dignified of all. (I used the past tense there on purpose.)

Unusual timing: Elaine Chao met China's vice president in Beijing three days after McConnell's hospitalisation, prompting questions about priorities and public perception. Health concerns: Medical experts warn McConnell, 84, is 'unfit to serve' after reported cardiac arrest and prolonged hospital stay, urging him to retire immediately. Political stakes: McConnell's condition fuels speculation over early retirement and the potential for a Democrat to fill his Senate seat before his planned departure.

A new Federal Reserve working paper found the record surge in illegal immigration during the Biden administration triggered higher home prices and rents. The findings arrive as immigration remains a polarizing political issue. Republicans argue former President Joe Biden’s border policies strained housing and public resources, while Democrats say immigration helped ease labor shortages and supported economic growth. The paper, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, combines immigration court records with government administrative data to measure how the unprecedented wave of illegal immigration between 2021 and 2024 affected local labor and housing markets.

Explanation: What are these two bands in the sky? The more commonly seen band is on the left and is the central band of our Milky Way galaxy. Our Sun orbits in the disk of this spiral galaxy so that from inside, it appears as a band of comparable brightness all the way around the sky. The less commonly seen band, on the right, is zodiacal light -- sunlight reflected from dust orbiting the Sun in our Solar System. Zodiacal light is brightest near the Sun and so is best seen just before sunrise or just after sunset. On some...

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Kyiv and Moscow's troops were still battling for the key eastern town of Kostyantynivka, which the Kremlin has claimed it has captured. Moscow earlier this week announced it had taken the outpost -- on the way to important hubs in the Donetsk region -- but Kyiv has denied that as a "lie", saying that it is defending the town. "Fighting is also continuing for Kostyantynivka, which (Russian leader Vladimir) Putin has already claimed as his own, but it is obvious that he will never dare to appear there," Zelensky said in his daily evening...

https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/2074139084490969368MJTruthUltra@MJTruthUltra·5hRead the highlighted portion…Most people missed this, or never understood what Trump did with the Fed/Treasury.“This scheme essentially merges the Fed and Treasury into one organization.. so meet your new Fed Chairman, Donald J. Trump.”— Yahoo FinanceJuly 6, 2026 GROK's review:The post highlights an article analyzing Fed-Treasury coordination via special purpose vehicles where Treasury takes a first-loss equity position and BlackRock executes trades, framing it as an effective merger giving President Trump direct influence over Fed functions.It ties this structure to claims of controlling BlackRock, referencing arrangements where the federal government nationalizes market segments with the Fed providing funds and...

A University of California, Berkeley professor killed in a violent custody dispute in Greece has left behind grieving family members and 11-year-old twin children, while his relatives now face a separate battle in California to remove alleged squatters from his East Bay home. Przemyslaw Jeziorski was shot and killed in Greece in July during a custody dispute that turned deadly. Authorities say the boyfriend of Jeziorski’s ex-wife later confessed to the killing. His ex-wife, Nadia Michelidaki, later died by suicide in a Greek prison in May.

A woman who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections, an allegation Platner denies. The woman, a 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, detailed the alleged incident to POLITICO in three interviews over the past two weeks. POLITICO also spoke with a man Racicot dated and confided in the years after the alleged incident, and reviewed documents, including emails between Racicot and her therapist and messages between Racicot and an acquaintance whom she warned against getting involved with Platner years before he ran...

"Think of it," Mr. Trump said. "Children that are born without money, without any money, great parents, they can have everything can be great, but they have no money. They could become very wealthy children at 18."

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has postponed a string of events Sunday and Monday as rumors circulate among Maine Democrats and over social media about another potentially damaging story to come about the oyster farmer’s past. Platner postponed a planned town hall in Augusta on Sunday after reportedly missing a Fourth of July parade in Machias. The Gorham Democrats on Monday morning said a town hall set for Monday was postponed because Platner was “not feeling well.” And a Sanford town hall previously listed on Mobilize was later taken down. The Platner campaign did not immediately respond to a...

Very important preliminary hearing starts today. Watching on East Idaho News Day 1 of Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing https://www.youtube.com/live/IfPX39iHTkk?si=0ezgnZoYhjBmGvZ8 via YouTube