On Wire

BREAKING: Disney is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the Republican’s takeover of its theme park district, alleging that the governor waged a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” after the company opposed a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.” https://t.co/b1Oi84myz9 — The Associated Press (@AP) April 26, 2023   Disney files lawsuit against Florida Gov. … Read more

Open debate should always be allowed. If people have dumb positions, let them state them publicly and be proven to be fools. The first amendment was made for hard times, not good times h/t icky_vicinity23

BREAKING: HHS whistleblower Tara Lee Rodas testified that the U.S. government is working as the ‘middleman’ in a massive child trafficking operation. The ‘Kids in Cages’ crowd is awfully quiet. “We are not offering the children the American dream but instead putting them in… pic.twitter.com/SoFUNqbNQT — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 26, 2023 Whistleblower to tell … Read more

Ultra Right Beer expected to hit $1M in sales amid Bud Light boycott https://t.co/tkn6xkkE0V pic.twitter.com/6T1weX6nrc — New York Post (@nypost) April 26, 2023 Ultra Right Beer, the drink launched by a conservative dad following Bud Light’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, is expected to surpass $1 million in sales. Despite only being in business … Read more

Twitter files reveal that Pentagon partnered with Vanguard in billion dollar project to censor free speech in America. Are any of my fellow Democrats troubled?https://t.co/bCH5P1fwon — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) April 26, 2023 My friends and I confronted the executive editors for @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @latimes, @Reuters on their censorship of Seymour Hersh, Uhuru, Julian … Read more

Euro is rising towards its all-time high from before the 2008 crisis. This rise isn't about Dollar weakness. If USD were falling against everyone, trade-weighted Euro wouldn't be up so much. This is genuine Euro outperformance. Europe is seen as a safe harbor from US recession… pic.twitter.com/DJaEfkmmKR — Robin Brooks (@robin_j_brooks) April 26, 2023 The … Read more

In the California city of Petaluma, which covers less than 15 square miles, there are currently 16 gas stations. But there will never be another one, even if one of the existing stations goes out of business. The ones that are left also can’t ever expand the number of fuel pumps, either, though they can … Read more

The liberal billionaire George Soros quietly revived his lobbying efforts to boost President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda, providing a much-needed boost for the Democrat as he launches his 2024 campaign.   Soros’s Open Society Policy Center spent $1.6 million lobbying the White House and Congress to support the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act, … Read more

(Kitco News) The yuan became the most-used currency in China’s cross-border payments in March, surpassing the U.S. dollar for the first time, Reuters cited official data. This development aligns with China’s plans to increase the use of the yuan internationally. Yuan cross-border transactions and receipts were at a record of $549.9 billion last month, up … Read more

A failure by the US to raise its debt ceiling would lead to an economic and financial crisis in the country, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has cautioned, urging lawmakers to act and not wait “until the last minute.” The debt ceiling is the maximum amount the US government is legally authorized to borrow to meet … Read more

by Ed Driscoll   Shot: Jim Cramer Is Surprised No One Is Buying This ‘Very Good Bank’ Amid Crash. Celebrity stock picker and CNBC host Jim Cramer tweeted early Tuesday that First Republic is a bargain buy and he was surprised that a big broker wasn’t interested in it. “Fear is so palpable that no one seems to … Read more

Biden administration is quietly planning for a future where you don’t own money. “Under the various CBDC [Central Bank Digital Currency] proposals floated by the Biden administration and Federal Reserve, a U.S. CBDC would be programmable, traceable and designed to promote various left-wing social goals, such as improving ‘financial inclusion’ and ‘equity.’ It would also be … Read more

via redstate: Newly revealed emails between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Hunter Biden are raising eyebrows. According to Fox News, the president’s son had a close relationship with Blinken. That included Hunter Biden being hosted at the State Department in 2015. Why is that year important? Because it was right at the peak of Hunter Biden’s foreign … Read more

Nestlé, the largest food and drink company in the world, raised prices by a collective 9.8% in the first three months of the year as inflationary pressures increased input costs for the business. The Swiss conglomerate, which owns a variety of food brands such as Purina, Gerber, Nescafe, and KitKat, said in an earnings report that the price increases in several markets … Read more

This seems like a great idea, if you want the US to lose — Josh Young (@JoshYoung) April 26, 2023

Just a week after then-CIA Director John Brennan warned President Barack Obama that Hillary Clinton’s campaign was “stirring up” a Russia scandal to harm Donald Trump, the agency’s former acting chief became one of the first high-profile intelligence community figures to claim that the 2016 Republican nominee was a possible agent of Vladimir Putin. In … Read more

Walmart’s website opens with photos of mothers and children shopping, weekly specials on daily necessities, and — for those who click on the “Our Company” link and dig a little deeper — an unabashed admission Walmart has been videoing every gun sale in its stores. The “Our Company” tab shifts the website to Walmart’s corporate page, … Read more