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Iran mines Bitcoin at $1,320 per coin on subsidized electricity and sells it at $68,000. A 50x gross margin. Not a hedge fund return. Not a venture multiple. Fifty times on power costs alone, running on electricity priced at half a cent per kilowatt hour while Iranian civilians suffer rolling blackouts because 700,000 mining rigs are draining 2,000 megawatts from a collapsing grid every single day. 95 percent of those rigs are illegal. The IRGC runs the largest operations, exempt from electricity bills, consuming power from facilities that simultaneously cause blackouts in hospitals and homes. The regime legalized mining in...

Two young children and a woman suffered burns after multiple manhole covers exploded in lower Manhattan Thursday afternoon, cops and sources said. The sudden blast occurred just before 4 p.m. at the intersection of Warren and Church Streets in Tribeca, injuring a 2-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy, and a 57-year-old woman, according to police and sources.

The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Homeland Security drone on Thursday evening, which led to the abrupt closure of airspace over Fort Hancock, Texas, lawmakers said. At 6:30 p.m. local time, the Federal Aviation Administration closed the airspace, citing “special security reasons.” The FAA’s official notice of the closure currently says the closure will remain in effect until June 24. As it turns out, the “special security reasons” involved a friendly fire incident in which the U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone using a laser-based anti-drone system. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), the top Democrat...

I have yet another(!) electronics' modification project going, and ran across a slight dilemma: None of my several "Security Bit" sets have a bit that fits the Tri-Point (or "Y") screw heads in the gear to be modified, even though 2 sets do have Tri-Point bits. However, I found this screwdriver set on Amazon: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5113Evt3D0L._AC_SL1000_.jpg The question is, looking at that image, are those the correct diameters for the "Y" designation given? Basically, the 3mm for example, would be very close to the circumference of the outer circle the "fins"* of the bit would define. I ask this question because...

In a three-part series published last week, the World Socialist Web Site documented an unprecedented influx of intelligence and military operatives into the Democratic Party. More than 50 such military-intelligence candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination in the 102 districts identified by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as its targets for 2018. These include both vacant seats and those with Republican incumbents considered vulnerable in the event of a significant swing to the Democrats.If on November 6 the Democratic Party makes the net gain of 24 seats needed to win control of the House of Representatives, former CIA agents, military...

https://x.com/JamesHartline/status/2027063566512308700 Saint James Hartline @JamesHartlineInterestingly, one of the best exposes (in four parts) that I have ever read, and one that I routinely reference in my reports, about the CIA infiltration and takeover of the Democratic Party was written on the World Socialist Web Site in 2018.Introduction: The CIA takeover of the Democratic Partywsws.orgThe CIA takeover of the Democratic PartyThe entry of dozens of intelligence and military veterans into this year’s congressional primaries amounts to a takeover of the Democratic Party by the CIA

https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2027028749280313471 DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublicanI already generated a dossier on Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as Democratic candidates starting in 2018. @SomeBitchIIKnow first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.A Democrat retires. A CIA member takes over.Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.https://x.com/JohnFisher9372/status/2027003153481109960 John Fisher@JohnFisher9372·6hReplying to @DataRepublican and @jammles9Well done! I have a request. At some point do the same for Abigail Spanberger. I believe she is much more likely to...

Basil the Great@BasilTheGreatRupert Lowe asks "What about the human rights of the British people not to be raped, stabbed or killed by foreigners who should never have been in our country to begin with"OTHER MP'S ARE OUTRAGED AND HECKLE HIMWhat the f*ck is going on?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she does not recall ever meeting convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in her House Oversight and Government Reform Committee testimony opening statement. ... "As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities," the statement continued. "I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that."

The Daily Signal @DailySignalVictor Davis Hanson: Susan Rice, What More Can You Do To Trump?Susan Rice, former UN ambassador under Obama, said on a recent podcast interview that corporations who “take a knee” to Donald Trump were not going to be left alone if/when Democrats come back to power.Do Rice, and Democrats, have anything to back up their threats? No.“ So Susan Rice, I just think that you've done it all and it didn't work, so your threats are empty, you know,” @VDHanson says on this week’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”Full Episode: https://youtu.be/L_zuHiz0VhMFeb 25, 2026

When we teach "decolonisation" rather than basic physics, this is what we get: ridiculous ideas that should have been consigned to the dustbin of history at birth. The Net Zero Mind Virus is indeed very crippling...

In January, at the peak of the violent crackdown on.... protests in Iran, a medical worker in the northern city of Rasht suddenly found his trauma center overwhelmed with hundreds of injured protesters. Many were struck by multiple pellets or bullets targeting their heads, necks, chests, femurs and abdomens.... ... “They want to sweep it under the rug." .... Human Rights Activists News Agency, which tallies only victims it can identify, has reported at least 6,800 protest-related deaths, with an additional 11,744 cases under investigation. Other estimates put the death toll much higher.... “It is one of the worst mass...

CLEVELAND — Here we go! As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland gears up to welcome the class of 2026 later this year, we're getting a first look at who could soon join rock 'n' roll royalty as the list of performers nominated for induction were just announced. And the nominees are... 2026 ROCK HALL INDUCTION NOMINEESThis year's list features 17 nominees -- including 10 who have landed on the ballot for the first time! Check the list to see if your favorites made the cut... The Black Crowes Jeff Buckley (first-time nominee) Mariah Carey Phil Collins...

Former Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been hospitalised following an alleged suicide attempt, amid charges of gross corruption linked to his ties with the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein. The 75-year-old, who served as Norway's leader from 1996 to 1997, was taken to hospital last week, according to local media reports. This comes just days after he was formally charged on 12 February. Police had raided several of his properties earlier this month as part of the investigation sparked by the latest Epstein files release. Jagland, also a former secretary-general of the Council of Europe and chair of the...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis coordinated extensively with the Biden Justice Department and White House as well as Democrats on the House Jan. 6 investigative committee as she built a failed criminal case against President Donald Trump and his allies related to their challenge to Georgia's 2020 election results, according to a trove of internal communications obtained by Just the News.The memos show that President Joe Biden's top White House lawyer personally opened the door for Willis' prosecutors to interview Trump administration officials by waiving claims of executive privilege, that federal prosecutors waived certain rights to allow the interviews...

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If a position on the Supreme Court should open up, I propose Ted Cruz as the next Supreme Court justice.

Candace Owens announced on Monday that her show would be back on the air beginning Wednesday with a new “investigative series” targeting Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, eliciting an abundance of horrified reactions. The teaser trailer for the series shared by Owens on X begins with news coverage about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but quickly transitions to clips of its subject, as well as critical commentary about her, “Zionists,” and Israel. There’s even a implication that the Turning Point USA CEO is implicated in a Romanian human trafficking scandal. The series is titled “Bride of Charlie,”...

A repeat offender whose federal prison sentence was commuted by the Biden Administration is once again behind bars in Florida, according to authorities and reports. Oscar Freemond Fowler III was taken into custody on Monday to face unspecified state charges, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on X. Oscar Freemond Fowler III was taken into custody on Monday to face state charges, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on X. “Moments ago, we took Oscar Fowler, a dangerous career criminal who was commuted by Biden’s autopen, into custody to face state charges,” Uthemeier posted late Monday. “Florida is safer because...

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2025972233961632239 ransomnote: The following is the text of the letter for those who may not be able to view it in the original format.Statement from the Rape Gang InquiryOur inquiry panel has heard extensive and deeply distressing testimony from a survivor detailing prolonged and extreme abuse, exploitation, and trafficking begmning in childhood and continuing over a number of years across multiple locations in the United Kingdom.The panel wishes to place on record that we regard this testimony with the utmost seriousness. The survivor has provided detailed, consistent, and specific evidence over an extended period of engagement with our inquiry She...