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Twenty retired generals, as well as serving officers, signed the ferocious rebuke Incendiary letter claims France at risk of ‘disintegration’ at ‘hands of Islamists’ Defence Minister Florence Parly warned ‘these are unacceptable actions’ She added that those serving officers who signed letter would be disciplined Emmanuel Macron has threatened to punish generals who signed an … Read more

For years, Democrats have presented themselves as the party of the middle class, standing up for the little guy. That hasn’t been true for a long time, and now it is confirmed. Democrats are the party of the wealthy, a flip from decades ago when it was the party of the poor and middle class … Read more

Now dinosaur corporate Democrats are blocking the legalization of marijuana. 70% of the country wants to legalize. The mainstream media will continue to call them "moderate" Democrats anyway, despite all available polling to the contrary. Our government and media are broken. — Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) April 22, 2021   THEY DON’T HAVE MUCH FAITH IN … Read more

An interesting question to ask about a career politician who’s been in Washington, D.C., for 50 years. A 78-year-old guy who was first sworn into office in the U.S. Senate on January 3, 1973 — when he was 30 years old. Yet, in an op-ed on Monday morning, New York Post columnist and Fox News … Read more

Tesla bought $1.5 billion worth of “digital assets,” then sold $272 million worth, during Q1, according to an earnings release Monday. It also recorded a $101 million “positive impact” toward profitability from sales of bitcoin during the quarter; it accounted for this as a reduction in operating expenses. It’s not immediately obvious how trading in … Read more

Part 2 "We don't take any pleasure in doing this". But you are still doing this guards. pic.twitter.com/7gDW5oZuHf — Philip Dwyer (@PhilipDwyer_MOI) April 25, 2021  

The FBI has the authority right now to access privately owned computers without their owners’ knowledge or consent, and to delete software. It’s part of a government effort to contain the continuing attacks on corporate networks running Microsoft Exchange software, and it’s an unprecedented intrusion that’s raising legal questions about just how far the government … Read more

They look like normal earthworms, but can writhe, jump and even shed their tails to escape danger. Some call them crazy worms. Pick one up, and you’ll see why, as the creepy-crawly jerks, writhes and springs out of your hand. (It may even leave its tail behind, as a grim souvenir.) And now, scientists are finding … Read more

AOC says Biden ‘exceeded’ progressive expectations in first 100 days Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighed in on Biden’s first 100 days in office Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave President Biden a progressive thumbs up for his 100 days in office Friday night. “The Biden Administration and President Biden have definitely exceeded expectations that progressives had,” Democratic Socialist … Read more

Apple today finally made the new App Tracking Transparency feature available to users, which is part of the newly released iOS 14.5. The new feature lets users opt out of being tracked by third-party apps, but the toggle is grayed out for some users even after installing iOS 14.5 — which has made people confused about how the … Read more

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As states begin to ease indoor dining restrictions, the food service industry is having a hard time hiring employees, a difficulty owners blame in part on the disincentivizing effects of supercharged federal unemployment benefits, which are paid to individuals on top of their state benefits. The federal benefit that Congress created in response to the coronavirus pandemic … Read more

by KamikazeKash I remember it being touted as the biggest corporate fraud case in decades, when it happened in late 2019. I skimmed through his team’s 169 page report, watched videos summarizing the report. A lot of it seemed credible. There were also other smoking guns: the CFO preemptively retires after the report drops, the … Read more