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Carjackings up over 500% in minneapolis

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A housekeeper arriving early to her shift in south Minneapolis was confronted by two hooded teenagers outside her driver’s side window. One pointed a gun at her head, demanding that she get out, before firing three shots: two ricocheted off the window and a third struck her side-view mirror. The woman threw her car into … Read more

A government watchdog says the Labor Department has been releasing flawed data — and finds that most states underpaid jobless Americans

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The Labor Department reported false counts of week-to-week jobless-benefits claims, and several states underpaid unemployed Americans through a key economic relief program, the Government Accountability Office said Monday. Inconsistent state data, claims backlogs, and potential fraud in the benefits system resulted in “flawed week-to-week comparisons” of jobless-claims data, the government watchdog said. Average weekly payments through the … Read more

Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer to “IPO” on NYSE via a merger with $NGA

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https://tcrn.ch/33yjZxh Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer The Lion Electric Company said Monday it plans to become a publicly traded company via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. The combined company, which will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, will have a valuation of $1.9 billion. The companies raised $200 million … Read more

Exxon cuts capex and will write off up to $20bn in assets

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https://reuters.com/article/exxon-mobil-outlook/update-3-exxon-tries-to-put-the-worst-behind-it-with-20-bln-writedown-idINL4N2IG4LY Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday said it would write down the value of natural gas properties by $17 billion to $20 billion, its biggest ever impairment, and slash project spending next year to its lowest level in 15 years. New cost cuts aim to protect a $15 billion a year shareholder payout that many … Read more

Donald Trump says he will veto the ENTIRE national defense funding bill unless Section 230 is terminated

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by their users. On Twitter Tuesday night, Trump took aim at Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which protects companies that can … Read more

More Evidence: Ballots that were counted in Pennsylvania were shipped from New York

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More Evidence: @PhillDKline explains how ballots that were counted in Pennsylvania were shipped from New York #MAGA #AmericaFirst #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/PvqtURMZFP — Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) December 1, 2020 Here are direct links to video from the tweet https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1333908554760278016/vid/1280×720/ya5uVKGhZdqLDiEl.mp4 (archive) It’s truly fascinating, and obviously disturbing on many levels, to watch this all unfold and unravel. I … Read more

Emergency Application Filed to Supreme Court, Argues Pennsylvania Supreme Court Violated 1st & 14th Amendments of the US Constitution

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https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1333976887828357120   Final-Emergency Application for Writ of Injunction [pdf] Ted Cruz: SCOTUS should hear the emergency appeal on the Pennsylvania election challenge. Josh Hawley: This case raises major questions about the legality of Pennsylvania’s mail-in balloting changes. The Supreme Court should hear the case on an emergency basis Lawsuit by Trump allies challenging Pennsylvania election results … Read more

POPE FRANCIS went full COMMUNIST :”private property is secondary”

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The Pope ratified before judges of America and Africa that the right to property is secondary “The Christian tradition never recognized as absolute and untouchable the right to private property and always emphasized the social function of any of its forms.” https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202011/536999-el-papa-ratifico-ante-jueces-de-america-y-frica-que-el-derecho-de-propiedad-es-secundario.html?fbclid=IwAR2DEJXA_NLF2agihEm11EcDwO3whp1xXruJn15XllatYKLNW35F8iRR4Qs ( telam = Argentina gov news agency) Google translated to English: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202011/536999-el-papa-ratifico-ante-jueces-de-america-y-frica-que-el-derecho-de-propiedad-es-secundario.html?fbclid=IwAR2DEJXA_NLF2agihEm11EcDwO3whp1xXruJn15XllatYKLNW35F8iRR4Qs   … Read more

44,000 School Buses Use “FirstACTS” To Secretly Identify And Track The Behavior of 5 Million Students

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by mapi A Scottish company called FirstGroup uses 44,000 First Students Inc., school buses to secretly monitor the behavior of more than 5 million students. First Student school buses come equipped with mirror grids, Wi-Fi, two-way radios and surveillance cameras. “Just as the transportation industry continuously improves passenger bus safety, we at First Student also look for ways to improve … Read more

Chris Vermeulen: Silver To $32 Quickly, Then To $39

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Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders interviewed by Paul “Half Dollar” Eberhart From trading down to a 21-handle on Monday morning to surging 10% higher by Tuesday afternoon, it looks like the bottom is in! Chris says the charts are signaling a silver price run to $32 quickly, and then to $39… Chris Vermeulen joined Silver Doctors on … Read more