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  • More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, putting retirement out of reach, report finds

    10/03/2025 11:30:19 PM PDT · by Cronos · 60 replies
    CBS news ^ | 2nd October 2025 | Aimee Picchee
    Roughly 42% of younger working Americans — spanning Gen Z, millennials and Gen X — report having no spare savings after covering their basic living expenses, according to the analysis, which surveyed about 3,600 workers and 1,500 retirees. Among those just getting by, about three-quarters said they are struggling to save for retirement, the survey found. The share of U.S. workers in this precarious financial position has grown significantly since 1997, when 31% lived paycheck to paycheck, according to Goldman. The investment bank projects that figure could climb to well over half of Americans by 2033 as essentials like housing...
  • SEN. RAND PAUL: The Permanent War Party Seeks to Undermine America First Once Again

    10/03/2025 10:41:45 AM PDT · by RandFan · 13 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | Sep 3 | Sen. Rand Paul
    The Washington establishment is once again working overtime to undermine the best of President Trump’s restraint-oriented foreign policy instincts. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which Congress is currently debating, includes three separate provisions that reduce the president’s ability to reposition or withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, Europe, and South Korea. The hypocrisy is blatant. Congress is content to avoid tough votes by abdicating its warmaking powers to the executive branch. It has not formally declared war since the Second World War. Yet when the President displays a willingness to end wars and consolidate America’s overstretched military, Congress seeks to...
  • Rep. Greene says she is ‘not suicidal’: ‘If something happens to me’

    09/29/2025 11:52:17 AM PDT · by RandFan · 17 replies
    The Hill ^ | 09/29/25 12:52 PM ET | by Lee Ann Anderson
    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said on social media this weekend that she is “not suicidal,” raising the prospect of “heinous actions” in response to her support for a measure that would force the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. “I am not suicidal and one of the happiest healthiest people you will meet,” Greene said Saturday on social platform X, also noting her faith in God. “With that said, if something happens to me, I ask you all to find out which foreign government or powerful people would take heinous actions to stop the information from coming out.”...
  • ICE agent gets karma after video showed him yelling 'Adios' to woman then slamming her to the ground

    09/28/2025 6:34:54 PM PDT · by Morgana · 42 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | September 28, 2025 | Emma Richter
    An ICE agent who was filmed brutally slamming a woman to the ground in front of her children has been 'relieved' of his duties, according to an official. Now-viral footage of the male officer showed him throwing her to the hard ground as he repeatedly told her 'adios'. The woman was heard pleading with the plain-clothes official at the New York City customs and immigration offices after her husband was detained and whisked away by ICE agents just moments earlier. Her young daughter cried as her mother was violently forced to the floor and witnesses rushed to surround her. Now,...
  • The Misbegotten Comey Indictment

    09/28/2025 8:35:14 PM PDT · by lasereye · 37 replies
    Powerlineblog ^ | September 28, 2025 | John Hinderaker
    I expressed my reservations about the indictment of James Comey here. Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy takes a deep dive into the facts relevant to the indictment, and concludes that it should be thrown out of court. This is what the indictment says: On or about September 30, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant, JAMES B. COMEY JR., did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement…by falsely stating to a U.S. Senator during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that he, JAMES B. COMEY JR., had not “authorized someone else at the FBI to...
  • In 2015, Democrats laughed at Trump —Republicans should not repeat that mistake with AOC today

    09/28/2025 10:37:09 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 103 replies
    The Hill ^ | 09/27/25 12:00 PM ET | Douglas MacKinnon
    It was June 2015. Online, there were countless videos of smug Democrats, self-proclaimed “experts” and know-nothing pundits literally laughing out loud at the prospect of New York City businessman Donald Trump declaring his run for president. That fools’ parade found it hilarious that Trump truly thought he could beat “seasoned” Republican politicians in the primary. They guaranteed that the “delusional” Trump could never beat Hillary Clinton in the general election. In the process, they only proved themselves irrelevant and totally out of touch with the issues plaguing the nation.Back in 2016, Trump was propelled by a very powerful message —...
  • Democrats Should Trade Spending Cuts for RFK Jr.'s Resignation

    09/26/2025 4:05:58 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 63 replies
    MEDPAGE TODAY ^ | September 26, 2025 | Jeremy Faust, MD, MS, MA
    An impending government shutdown presents an opportunityThe U.S. government is about to run out of money. If Congress does not pass a spending bill -- or a short-term continuing resolution that keeps money flowing temporarily -- there will be a federal government shutdown this coming Tuesday. Moments like these are rare opportunities for the party that is not in control of Congress. As the New York Timesopens in a new tab or window described it, "...passing a government spending bill that can win the necessary 60 votes depends on attracting at least a small amount of Democratic support. That will...
  • World War Imminent, if Kiev's False Flag Sabotage Plans Materialize — Russian MFA

    09/26/2025 10:32:25 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 40 replies
    TASS ^ | 9/26/25
    Maria Zakharova drew attention to reports in several Hungarian media outlets about Vladimir Zelensky's plans to carry out sabotage in Romania and Poland with the aim of blaming RussiaMOSCOW, September 26. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has predicted the imminent outbreak of World War III, if Hungarian media reports about Kiev's plans to stage a false flag operation in Romania and Poland are confirmed. In her Telegram channel, she drew attention to reports in several Hungarian media outlets about Vladimir Zelensky's plans to carry out sabotage in Romania and Poland with the aim of blaming Russia. "His office...
  • Do Republicans have ‘room’ for Trump critics? Paul and Massie hope so

    09/26/2025 1:25:48 AM PDT · by RandFan · 62 replies
    Semafor ^ | Sep 26 | Burgess Everett
    MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. — Rand Paul might run for president in 2028. It depends on whether the Republican Party still has space for his fellow Kentuckian who now shares the title of Donald Trump’s biggest conservative troublemaker. “First, we’ve got to see if Thomas Massie will keep his job and get reelected,” Paul said after offering a “maybe” to the 2028 question. For Paul, a libertarian-leaning senator willing to break with the president when most fellow Republicans fall in line, Massie’s ability to withstand a Trump-backed primary foe speaks to his own future. “We represent the same thing. If people...
  • Trump says he will not let Israel annex West Bank

    09/25/2025 4:41:31 PM PDT · by McGruff · 94 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | Sept 25, 2025 | Mallory Wilson
    President Trump said he would not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, saying “there’s been enough.” “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope, I will not allow it. Not going to happen,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. “There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now.” Reports said Wednesday that he promised Arab and Muslim leaders during a meeting Tuesday at the United Nations during the annual General Assembly that he won’t allow the Jewish state to make that move. Saudi Arabia has moved to increase pressure on Israel, saying...
  • President Trump says he will not “allow“ Israel to annex, Judea and Samaria??? | Amir Tsarfati

    09/25/2025 3:12:23 PM PDT · by FRinCanada2 · 48 replies
    President Trump will not allow Israel to impose sovereignty over the biblical heartland of Israel. It’s not the West Bank - it’s Judea and Samaria. It’s where Abraham Isaac and Jacob and the stories of most of the Old Testament took place. I am not surprised! The pressure from Saudi Arabia Turkey Qatar Egypt France UK and Canada was too much for him.
  • If NATO Downs Russian Plane, There Will be War — Ambassador to France

    09/25/2025 12:09:40 PM PDT · by marshmallow · 55 replies
    TASS ^ | 9/25//25
    "Quite a few planes violate Russia's airspace, accidentally and not accidentally. No one shoots them down," Alexey Meshkov emphasizedPARIS, September 25. /TASS/. Russia’s ambassador to France Alexey Meshkov has warned that if NATO were shooting down Russian planes allegedly violating the airspace of the alliance's member countries, that would mean war. "There would be war. What else could there be?" Meshkov said on RTL radio, responding to a question about Russia's possible response. "Quite a few planes violate our airspace, accidentally and not accidentally. No one shoots them down," the ambassador added. Meshkov also stated that Europe has not provided...
  • Argentinian president Javier Milei relaunches 'irrenunciable' claim to take control of 'illegally occupied' Falkland Islands from Britain in fiery UN speech

    09/25/2025 1:42:44 PM PDT · by DFG · 77 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 09/25/2025 | TOM COTTERILL
    Argentina has launched a fresh bid to take over the 'illegally occupied' Falkland Islands in a move branded 'extraordinary' by a former head of the Royal Navy. The announcement came during President Javier Milei's speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. The firebrand Argentinian leader told the summit that his country's claim to the South Atlantic island was 'legitimate' and 'unrenouncable'. In a fiery speech that could outrage leaders in Downing Street, Milei called on the UK to open 'bilateral' talks over the 'sensitive and crucially important issue' of the so-called 'Islas Malvinas'. 'I wish...
  • Trump says he'll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers

    09/25/2025 10:53:04 AM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 32 replies
    Politico ^ | September 25, 2025 | Grace Yarrow and Meredith Lee Hill
    President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will use tariff revenue to offer cash bailouts for farmers who are struggling with trade uncertainty and other economic headwinds. “We’re going to take some of that tariff money that we made, we’re going to give it to our farmers, who are, for a little while, going to be hurt until the tariffs kick into their benefit,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “So we’re going to make sure that our farmers are in great shape, because we’re taking in a lot of money.” Trump officials expect that Congress will need to...
  • Tucker Carlson slammed for hinting 'people eating hummus' killed Jesus and Charlie Kirk

    09/22/2025 3:05:41 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 202 replies
    Sally Shakkour ^ | 9/22/2025 | https://www.albawaba.com/node/tucker-carlson-slammed-hinting-people-1612887
    Political commentator Tucker Carlson landed in hot water after his speech during the memorial service of American political activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Sept. 10 during a speech at Utah Valley University by the 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. -snip- Tucker Carlson, the Former Fox News television personality, was blasted all over social media and accused of antisemitism after his speech in which he likened the story of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at the hands of jews to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Carlson said that both Jesus and Kirk were killed for telling the truth. In the statement,...
  • The Right Shouldn’t Abandon Free Speech

    09/19/2025 5:37:23 PM PDT · by Angelino97 · 29 replies
    The American Conservative ^ | September 19, 2025 | Scott Greer
    Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested this week that the government, in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk last Wednesday, may start to target “hate speech.” In a podcast interview with Katie Miller, the AG stated that hate speech isn’t free speech and that her office may prosecute those who cross the line. “We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech, anything—and that’s across the aisle,” Bondi declared, adding that we can’t allow “that hate speech in the world in which we live.” Her comments outraged many on the right, who correctly...
  • Greene revives call for ‘national divorce’ after Kirk killing

    09/15/2025 12:24:46 PM PDT · by RandFan · 70 replies
    The Hill ^ | 09/15/25 2:14 PM ET | by Elizabeth Crisp
    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) renewed her call for a “national divorce” to divide the country along partisan lines on Monday — this time citing the fractured response to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and federal funding disputes in Congress. “There is nothing left to talk about with the left. They hate us,” Greene wrote on the social platform X. “To be honest, I want a peaceful national divorce.” “Our country is too far gone and too far divided, and it’s no longer safe for any of us,” she added.
  • California shoppers see surging grocery inflation once again

    09/14/2025 1:08:27 PM PDT · by Angelino97 · 37 replies
    Los Angeles Daily News ^ | September 13, 2025 | Jonathan Lanser
    It has not been a pretty summer for consumers at California’s supermarkets. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found when averaging slices of Consumer Price Indexes for three Golden State metro areas: the Los Angeles/Orange County combo, San Francisco and San Diego. This summer’s pricing – June through August’s reports – shows that prices in the “food at home” category across those three metros grew at an average 3.3% annual rate this summer. So, grocery inflation more than doubled from 1.5% in 2024. Yes, food at home inflation is nowhere near the pandemic era’s inflation surge that saw grocery prices balloon...
  • Could Tyler Robinson have killed Charlie Kirk?

    09/14/2025 12:25:26 PM PDT · by MisterMagic · 174 replies
    There are a lot of people talking about not seeing Tyler Robinson leaving the rooftop with the rifle. But I don't see anyone asking if he could even made the shot. I'm no expert, but taking a single shot and killing your target at 200 yards requires more than a little experience shooting a gun. At that range the bullet is going to be affected by wind (if there was any), by a drop of several inches (or more) due to gravity, and shooting from a higher elevation is going to require compensation. Where did Tyler Robinson learn enough to...
  • Texas AG is caught in shocking sex scandal as details of secret affair with married Christian influencer mom-of-seven are exposed

    09/12/2025 6:52:09 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 106 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 9/12/2025 | Maryann Martinez
    Texas's controversial Attorney General has been caught in a shocking sex scandal - less than two years after cheating on his wife with his mistress. The Daily Mail can exclusively reveal Ken Paxton, 62, was secretly seeing a married Christian influencer behind the backs of both their partners. Multiple sources confirm mother-of-seven Tracy Duhon, 57, who is also an author, is the reason the politician's relationship crumbled earlier this summer. Texas State Senator Angela Paxton announced in July their 38-year marriage was over in a stinging tweet, citing 'biblical grounds'. It is not the first time Ken Paxton has been...