Investment Watch Blog

An Air Force veteran who owns three upstate New York properties has been forced to live in her car because her tenants have refused to pay rent thanks to the eviction moratorium. Brandie LaCasse told CBS News that she has been living at friends’ homes and out of her car with her young daughter. She said she is … Read more

 by John W. Whitehead “Let us resolve that never again will we send the precious young blood of this country to die trying to prop up a corrupt military dictatorship abroad. This is also the time to turn away from excessive preoccupation overseas to the rebuilding of our own nation. America must be restored to a … Read more

A torrent of political groups representing some of the country’s most influential corporations — including ExxonMobil, Pfizer and the Walt Disney Company — are laying the groundwork for a lobbying blitz to stop Congress from enacting significant swaths of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion economic agenda. The emerging opposition appears to be vast, spanning drug manufacturers, … Read more

Now that the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete, many stories of heroic efforts to save Americans and Afghan allies are pouring out, each describing one facet of the chaos and dysfunction that plagued the effort to evacuate all of those in Kabul who had placed their trust in the United States. Among the … Read more

The Biden administration has begun scrubbing public records detailing the $82.9 billion U.S. investment in Afghanistan’s armed forces to protect Afghan officials and military officers from Taliban reprisals. Federal agencies have been told to remove information detailing the colossal investment from website as Afghanistan’s new rulers show off their newly acquired hardware. Taliban fighters stood … Read more

This decision about Afghanistan is not just about Afghanistan. It's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 1, 2021 Alalam TV: US evacuates three of its military bases in Syria: 1. near oil fields in Dayr al-zawr province; 2. near Qamishli district in Hasakah province; … Read more

And that’s a 3-day average… — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) September 1, 2021 Biden’s approval drops to the lowest of all presidents at this point in their terms except for Trump, Clinton and Carter, who were lower

A Taliban spokesman on Monday welcomed the friendship and cooperation of China, which he said was “expected” to “play its role” in strengthening and enriching the Taliban regime. “We are ready to exchange views with China on how to forge ahead in terms of boosting our mutual relations, establishing peace in the region, and its … Read more

Joe Biden cannot be “disrespected” by U.S. military personnel. In an email from the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) Chief of Staff, members were reminded that per a Uniform Code of Military Justice and Department of Defense Directive clause they cannot disrespect senior government leadership. This includes the President, Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of … Read more

Over 100 men stranded on drill ship in Gulf during Ida, no rescue in sight: ‘Crying in the hallway’ More than 100 men say they are stranded on a drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida battered the area, and they don’t know when they’ll be rescued. “I mean I was watching … Read more