So my guess is ‘totally free’ buses would not improve the MTA’s fiscal situation

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So my guess is ‘totally free’ buses would not improve the MTA’s fiscal situation — Sta7iak (@sta7iak) July 29, 2026 Zorhan ended up f**king over millions who voted for him. Trump thinks his attack on congestion pricing is a win for the working class. He's dead wrong. NYC public transit needs urgent upgrades—funded by congestion … Read more

WNBA player gets white fan yanked mid game over unfounded claim then he walks right back

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SPORTSBALL: Racist WNBA player was triggered by white fan and demand he be removed before she resumed play. Security removed him but allowed him to return once the complaint was determined to be a lie. pic.twitter.com/GMerx8UPuR — @amuse (@amuse) August 14, 2026 Factcheck: DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky complained to refs about a courtside … Read more

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake just struck off the coast of Indonesia near Ende in the Flores region.

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Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.7 – 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia https://t.co/tXVeUk65Sg — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) August 14, 2026 USGS reports magnitude 7.7 at 10 km depth. Epicenter 68 km north-northwest of Ende. Time: about 5:58 a.m. local Saturday (21:58 UTC Friday). Shallow undersea quake raises tsunami risk. USGS PAGER alert is yellow: … Read more

Trump to Launch Bank?

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Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s flagship crypto venture, said on Friday that its trust company has received preliminary conditional approval from … Read more

Grandma draws gun on Ross thief and police warn you could get charged for it

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An elderly woman in Tucson pulled a handgun and confronted a suspected shoplifter walking out of a Ross store with bags while the alarm went off. Police are investigating the theft using the viral video. Legal experts are warning that bystanders who draw a gun risk aggravated assault charges. https://www.kold.com/2026/08/12/video-bystander-pulling-gun-tucson-shoplifter-sparks-concern/

Manhattan rents reach all-time high of $6,655/month

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You either a get a Zohran golden ticket apartment and leech of of other people, or you pay the world's highest rent in any city. Amazing system. https://t.co/mt8DYHExTo — Lee Kuan Yimby (@LeeKuanYimby) August 12, 2026 Zohran Mamdani’s rent-stabilized NYC apartment could face ethics watchdog probe https://t.co/4J02LjO4wD pic.twitter.com/XjPfpN8Edt — New York Post (@nypost) August 14, … Read more

New “features” never benefit us. Flock off.

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Flock Safety Announces New Privacy Measures After Backlash, Reports of Law Enforcement Abuse Flock Safety, the private AI-powered security camera company installing surveillance technology around the U.S., announced new security measures amid intensifying backlash and reports of law enforcement abuse. In response to public backlash to the ever-growing network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs), … Read more

The Lunatics Are Running The Asylum

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by Michael When I was 10 years old, the United States was one trillion dollars in debt. Now we are nearly 40 trillion dollars in debt. So what did we get for spending 39 trillion dollars that we did not have? What we got was a gigantic mountain of debt that threatens to bring down … Read more

Retail sales slump, consumer sentiment plunges

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U.S. retail sales fell in July for the first time in nine months as the boost from big tax refunds faded, suggesting that consumer spending was slowing down and prompting economists to slash their economic growth estimates for ​the third quarter. The unexpected decline in retail sales reported by the Commerce Department on Friday was … Read more

The SEC is preparing to allow US stocks to trade 24/7 on the blockchain.

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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 The SEC is preparing to allow US stocks to trade 24/7 on the blockchain. pic.twitter.com/mp1VOdG0Tq — Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) August 12, 2026 SEC Chair Paul Atkins is pushing an innovation exemption for tokenized listed securities. Bloomberg and others report the framework could enable continuous on-chain trading of stock tokens. Details may come as … Read more

Dell can’t ship Alienware PCs to certain US states due to newly adopted power consumption regulations

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Interested in a new gaming PC from Dell’s Alienware brand but happen to reside in one of half a dozen states with strict energy efficiency rules? Well, you’re out of luck, as recently adopted laws are now preventing the company from shipping select configurations to customers in six states. Per the new rules, Dell is … Read more

Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan, $JPM, has said that the American dream is dying for the bottom 20% of households, per FORTUNE

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Between house prices, the cost of living, and the threat AI poses to the labor market, Gen Z could be forgiven for giving up on the American Dream. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, understands why—but he says they’re wrong anyway. The American Dream—the idea that anyone from anywhere can achieve success as long as … Read more

Why I don’t think “just tax billionaires more” solves it

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If politicians can hand corporations subsidies, write tax loopholes, steer billions into defense contracts, run huge deficits and keep expanding the money supply, then taxing billionaires more afterward doesn’t fix the system. It just takes a bigger piece of the wealth created by that system. Want to actually attack the problem? Close the loopholes. Stop … Read more

CNN panelists just declared ICE agents murdered two American citizens on live TV

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CNN goes off the rails after TWO panelists flat-out accuse ICE agents of murdering American citizens. Scott Jennings refuses to let it slide. Even the host had to step in and push back. SARAH MATTHEWS: “There weren’t murders of American citizens in our streets, and [Obama] was able to do… immigration enforcement.” JENNINGS: “What murders … Read more