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Well kooky here china just recently announced they were turning an eye to South Africa and now Paul Mashatile is trying to get the white farmers that his government has been persecuting to stay!?!?!?!?! I guess the chinese didn't offer good terms .... LOL!

You may feel terrible about being a member of the Republican Party because it’s the stupidest party in American politics until you remember that the Democrat Party exists – and no, the Libertarian Party is not actually a party; it’s the motley crew of pot-addled sophomores holding forth in the dorm suite common area at 2 a.m. of American politics.

No one is going to make an excuse for gang violence. There's no feasible way to excuse such a thing. It not just results in death and injury, but it also terrorizes ordinary citizens in ways that should never happen.In Australia, they recently had an incident where two gangs battled with machetes in a shopping mall. First, I was surprised to see there were enough people at a mall to have a gang battle, but then there was the nature of the fighting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwGJtc0PHb0 Kilauea is currently erupting.

Workers demand back wages from companies impacted by steep U.S. tariffs and an economic slowdown in China. Protests by workers demanding back wages are spreading across China in a sign of growing discontent among millions suffering the brunt of factory closures, triggered by steep U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports amid an economic downturn. Across the country – from Hunan province’s Dao county in central China to Sichuan’s Suining city in the southwest and Inner Mongolia’s Tongliao city to the northeast – hundreds of disgruntled workers have taken to the streets to protest about unpaid wages and to challenge unfair dismissals...

State Dept. to close woke programs. The Department of State revealed on Tuesday the Trump administration’s plans to slash the agency’s bloat. Internal documents obtained by the Free Press revealed that the State Department will close 132 agency offices — a 17% reduction. The office terminations also reportedly involve eliminating 700 positions, including civil service and foreign service employees. The news outlet reported that the offices earmarked for closure include those dedicated to advancing human rights, democracy overseas, and thwarting extremism and war crimes. The State Departmen's new shake-up will consolidate 137 offices by transferring them to other parts of...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended its quality control program for testing fluid milk and other dairy products, citing reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division. This decision follows the termination and departure of 20,000 employees from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), part of a broader federal workforce reduction initiative. ​ Reuters reported, effective April 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has suspended its quality testing program for Grade A milk and other dairy products, citing massive staffing losses tied to federal budget cuts. While the move may seem bureaucratic, it...

Democrats attempted to own the Trump administration by criticizing it for using real eggs for Monday’s White House Easter Egg Roll, claiming that Americans instead dyed potatoes due to the prices.

PREPARATIONS: Taiwan cannot allow China to implement a ‘fifth column’ approach, which would mean that the US could not help, a former Pentagon official said The military has prepared countermeasures should China attempt to blockade Taiwan, an action that would devastate the world economy and that the international community would be unlikely to ignore, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo said yesterday. Koo was responding to a question for comment about a Wall Street Journal report published on Sunday that said “China’s armed forces are more ready than ever to surround Taiwan, cut it off from the world and try...

Elon Musk announced he will leave his role in the Trump administration at the end of May after leading a $1 trillion deficit reduction as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). DOGE claims it has saved Americans $130 billion so far. Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday announced that he plans to step down from his role in the Donald Trump administration at the end of May after overseeing a massive $1 trillion reduction in the US deficit. Musk, who was brought in as a “special government employee” for a 130-day term, has been spearheading government cost-cutting efforts...

Organizers of the “Tesla Takedown” movement are gearing up for their largest protest to date, with plans for 500 demonstrations at Tesla showrooms and Supercharger stations worldwide on March 29.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to “phase out” the distribution of chemical castration drugs to trans-identifying veterans, the agency announced on Monday.“All eligible Veterans – including trans-identified Veterans – will always be welcome at VA and will always receive the benefits and services they’ve earned under the law. But if Veterans want to attempt to change their sex, they can do so on their own dime,” VA Secretary Doug Collins said in a statement.

House Democrats erupted into apoplexy Thursday night after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he would support Republicans' stopgap government funding measure.Why it matters: House Democrats feel like they "walked the plank," in the words of one member. They voted almost unanimously against the measure, only to watch Senate Democrats seemingly give it the green light.

Summary At least 91 drones downed around Moscow, 337 overall in Russia Two killed by debris at meat warehouse, 18 others injured Flights briefly suspended at Moscow's four airports Largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russian capital Ukraine on Tuesday launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow, killing at least two workers at a meat warehouse, injuring 18 others and causing a short shutdown at the Russian capital's four airports, Russian officials said. A total of 337 drones were downed over Russia, including 91 over Moscow region and 126 over Kursk region where Ukrainian forces have been pulling back, the...

A study from Europe has warned FIFA about the extreme temperatures expected in the U.S. during the 2026 World Cup, raising concerns over player safety and match scheduling. FIFA has finalized plans for the 2026 World Cup, which will feature several historic changes. For the first time, the tournament will expand to 48 teams (up from 32 since France 1998), run for over five weeks, and span three host nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Despite these plans, new challenges have surfaced, particularly for some U.S. host cities. Climate change poses a significant threat, according to a study by...

Rep. Joe Wilson, R- S.C., announced that he plans to put forward a proposal for the development of a $250 bill that features President Donald Trump. "Grateful to announce that I am drafting legislation to direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald J. Trump," the congressman declared in a post on X. "Bidenflation has destroyed the economy forcing American families to carry more cash. Most valuable bill for most valuable President!" he added. Current U.S. law indicates that only the portrait of a dead person may appear on U.S. currency and securities. Wilson,...

Implications of AI ManipulationDeepSeek is not just a China problem. It’s a wake-up call for the rest of the world. AI has the power to shape perception, filter reality, and subtly guide users toward predetermined conclusions. If governments or corporations embed their own biases into these systems, then the AI we trust to inform us will instead become a tool for ideological enforcement.

Feb 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to fully comply with a previous order lifting its broad freeze on federal spending, after a group of 23 Democratic state attorneys general last week said that some funds remained frozen. U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that, opens new tab all funding must be restored at least until he can hold a hearing on the states' motion for a longer-term order. The Trump administration had told states that it believed the order did not apply to certain environmental and infrastructure spending, and...

Researchers in Oregon analyzed nearly 200 samples of shrimp, salmon, and other fish native to west coast waters to test for microplastics, tiny particle that get into our blood, accumulate in our organs and cause untold damage.

A hack and data breach at location data broker Gravy Analytics is threatening the privacy of millions of people around the world whose smartphone apps unwittingly revealed their location data collected by the data giant. The full scale of the data breach isn’t yet known, but the alleged hacker has already published a large sample of location data from top consumer phone apps — including fitness and health, dating, and transit apps, as well as popular games. The data represents tens of millions of location data points of where people have been, live, work, and travel between. News of the...