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Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApesThis is WILDMike Benz exposes U2 singer Bono- Did USAID fundraiser concerts- He did one and raised $100 million for “hunger relief in Somalia”- Of the $100 million, “$95 million of it went to CIA backed warlords to buy guns”- Bono was later formally knighted by the British Crown after “he helped put down the Irish revolt against the British crown”These people are just tools in the propaganda machine to fund what elites need funded and push narratives and messages they need pushedJan 27, 2026

Archaeologists working in southeastern Turkey have uncovered new evidence that expands the known reach of one of the world’s earliest monumental cultures. The find is reshaping how researchers understand the Neolithic transition in Upper Mesopotamia. Stone structures featuring Göbeklitepe-style T-pillars have been identified in the Samsat district of Adıyaman. The remains surfaced after falling water levels in the Atatürk Dam reservoir exposed land that had remained underwater for decades. Discovery triggered by retreating waters The site lies near Kızılöz village, where receding waters revealed stone features along the shoreline. After a report from residents, teams from the Adıyaman Museum Directorate...

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New York’s Jeffrey Deitch apologized to artist Miles Greenberg after an ascendant rapper staged an event at the gallery that appeared to draw upon a performance done in the same location in 2021. The musician, Lexa Gates, promoted her new album by walking for hours inside a giant wheel at Jeffrey Deitch on January 14. Titled The Wheel, Gates’s performance was meant to “reinforce the message of persistence, emotional resilience and forward motion that acts as the central theme of the record,” according to the event’s official description. Her related album, I Am, has received coverage from such outlets as...

Bruce Springsteen has responded to the recent killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis at the hands of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents with a new song titled "Streets of Minneapolis." You can listen to the song and read the lyrics below. "I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis," Springsteen wrote on Facebook. "It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti...

We’ll begin by acknowledging the counterarguments:Tom Brady won a Super Bowl without Bill Belichick as head coach; Belichick never won a Super Bowl as head coach without Brady. (Although he won two Super Bowls as the Giants’ defensive coordinator.) Yes, the spectacle of his teenybopper girlfriend is a weird look for a 73-year-old, no-nonsense head coach. Going 4-8 at the lowly University of North Carolina screams, “The game passed him by.”All of the above are true. (Especially #1: In the NFL, Willies and Joes matter FAR more than X’s and O’s — and if you don’t believe me, consider the...

Meet Amelia. A new conservative symbol and reaction image, she started out as the antagonist from Shout Out UK's government-funded Pathways visual novel/web game. For many people, Amelia does not belong as a villain in a computer game. Interestingly, Pathways was taken off its proprietary site for some time on January 14, This was because the British government temporarily removed it some time ago, as the internet had a field day and anything she did became a meme. The Amelia meme artists were doing a little trolling and pointing out the absurdity of the government... In Pathways, Amelia befriended audience...

Officials at Tufts University urged the community to report sightings of immigration officials Tuesday after they were alerted about federal activity near the campus.Yolanda Smith, chief of the university’s police department, told students and staff in an email that the campus’ Department of Public Safety was “actively monitoring the situation in coordination with our municipal partners in Medford and Somerville.”Anyone who encountered immigration officials “on or near campus” was urged to call campus police. They also referred community members to their Office of University Counsel website, which included information about their protocols regarding federal agents.“Tufts has a well‑defined process for...

Bank of America will match the US government’s $1,000 contributions to Trump accounts for eligible employees, according to an internal memo sent to staffers Wednesday morning. The bank will also let employees make pre-tax contributions to these savings accounts for kids through payroll deductions, a copy of the memo obtained by The Post showed. As of July 4, a new program approved as part of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will allow parents to open tax-advantaged investment accounts for kids under 18 with Social Security numbers. For children born from 2025 through 2028, the US Treasury will seed...

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are strongly higher in afternoon trading Wednesday, with gold leading the way this time, powering to an all-time high of $5,360.60, basis April Comex futures, as of this writing, and scoring the largest daily price gains ever, in dollar terms. The precious metals are supported by safe-haven demand as the U.S. dollar wobbles on the foreign exchange market. April gold was last up $197.20 at $5,317.20. March silver prices were up $5.59 at $111.52. Gold and silver markets have shown no significant price reactions in the immediate aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s two-day...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to take a break from a recent run of interest rate cuts, as the central bank navigates questions about its independence and awaits a new leader. Meeting market expectations, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep its key interest rate in a range between 3.5%-3.75%. The decision put a halt to three consecutive quarter percentage point reductions, billed as maintenance moves to guard against potential downturns in the labor market. In voting to hold the line, the committee raised its assessment of economic growth. It also eased its concerns about the...

@Holden_Culotta Thomas Massie just exposed that Trump is threatening to “ruin” his supporters’ businesses if they fund his campaign. “I’m not talking about IRS audits.” “It’s bigger than that.” “Here’s what happens behind the scenes … ” First, Trump allies are coercing Massie’s consultants into quitting his re-election campaign: “Three of my consultants have quit on my campaign, all three for the same reason.” “They were told: your other 30 clients will fire you if you keep working for Massie.” “They make it hard to hire people.” “I really love the consultants I got now, because they’re the ones who...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the 2026 midterm elections on the horizon amid increasing strife over problems facing the nation, Republican lawmakers issued an urgent warning that passing a national voter ID law could ruin their plan to hand Congress to the Democrats in November. While President Trump and his administration continued to apply pressure to congressional GOP leaders and stress the importance of passing voter ID legislation, Republicans expressed concern that such a move could potentially spell doom for their goal of losing both the House and the Senate to Democrats this fall. "There's a real danger that this could...

Henyard promotes 'Tha New Wave' on Facebook; ex-colleagues to change pleas The former mayor of south suburban Dolton and Thornton Township supervisor appears to have stepped away from politics, at least for the time being. Tiffany Henyard surfaced on Facebook over the weekend with a video from what she described as the soft opening of her clothing store called "Tha New Wave." "I'm back!" she told viewers. "Well, I never went anywhere, but look at what I've been doing!" For more than ten minutes, viewers saw her tending a barbecue grill during a grand opening party, and giving a tour...

Explanation: In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright blue nebulas are particularly apparent. Pictured here in the center are two of the most prominent reflection nebulas - dust clouds lit by the reflecting light of bright embedded stars. The more famous nebula is M78, in the image center, cataloged over 200 years ago. To its upper left is the lesser known NGC 2071. Astronomers continue to study these reflection nebulas to better understand how interior stars form. The overall red glow is from diffuse hydrogen gas that covers much of the Orion complex that spans much of the...

At 6.38pm CST on Saturday January 24, Indiana Pacer star Tyrese Haliburton posted on X: “Alex Pretti was murdered.” The NBA star was one of the first athletes to respond to what can only be described as the public execution by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Pretti’s death was the culmination of a weeks-long campaign of terror conducted against residents of the city, including Renee Good, who was herself killed by DHS forces just two weeks earlier. Indeed, “Operation Metro Surge” in Minneapolis has accounted for two-thirds of homicides in the city...

Placed under breaking news to get someone's attention. Okay, it's been a few days - weeks if you include the "Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 4 January 2026". Pretty sure there's been a lot more breaking news since then. Any chance someone can update this?

Record Label: Real America’s Music “The Somali Waltz” (Natasha Owens/ David Owens / Ian Eskelin) Co Pub Cabana (BMI) / Promotion And Relegation Music (SESAC) (all admin Music Services) All Rights Reserved. LYRICS In Mogadishu <>Minnesota You might have heard there’s Quite a load of Money missing New millionaires All the kids are “learing” In fake daycares The Somali waltz The Somali waltz It’s the same old song The Somali waltz It’s sad but true They’re screwing you Dancing to The Somali waltz Play your cards right You could be governor If you need a green card Marry your brother...

Grocery delivery app Instacart abruptly began charging Big Apple residents a new “regulatory response fee” this week after sweeping changes to the city’s delivery worker laws were enacted Monday, The Post has learned. “NYC regulatory response fees appear in the order summary,” the FAQ section of Instacart’s website now reads — a marked change from archived versions of the site just one month prior. An explanation of the fee reads that it “helps cover increased operating costs in NYC due to government regulations on delivery platforms.” A Post analysis of orders prior to Monday found no such fee tacked on....

Charity Pierce, who appeared on the TLC show My 600-lb Life, has died at age 50 after reportedly suffering from various health ailments. Pierce passed away with loved ones by her side at 1:20AM on Tuesday, a family source told TMZ. The source said various medical conditions had resulted in Pierce being placed in hospice care for the past month or two. symbol 00:55 02:24 Read More The health issues included lymphedema and fluid buildup in her lungs, with the source saying the fluid was a possible factor in her death. A cause of death is not yet known. Pierce,...