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ATHENS —  Greece will go to the polls again as early as June 25, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirming Monday that he will not try to build a coalition government after dominating an election over the weekend but failing to secure an outright majority in Parliament. Mitsotakis’ center-right New Democracy party trounced the opposition by … Read more

Uncle Roger is hilarious. His accounts were banned in China for this comedy clip.pic.twitter.com/1sRxPhQgg2 — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 22, 2023

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A California man found guilty of lighting UC Berkeley students on fire inside a boba tea shop in 2020 with a blowtorch has been released from custody and will avoid jail time, The Berkeley Scanner reports. Brandon McGlone, 49, was referred to the Veterans Treatment Court and will be participating in a “diversion treatment” program as part of his … Read more

by Chris Black Whenever British politics strays across my timeline, it’s always the most dystopian nonsense I’ve ever seen. Here politicians discuss implementing a new draconian law that would make it illegal for social media platforms to host videos of Black crime etc., under the guise that this is somehow “protecting the public.” https://twitter.com/echetus/status/1660313063667425280

by Chris Black Three renegade FBI agents of unimpeachable character have sacrificed everything to expose the depravity and corruption inside the Bureau and Department of Justice. Their explosive testimony has been largely ignored or underreported. The FBI is primarily political police, with whatever law enforcement role it holds today playing a secondary role. These whistleblowers … Read more

Tim Scott is an incredible man and steadfast in his faith and love of country. As a fellow Black Republican, his entering the race for the GOP nomination is a major upset to the narrative driven by the media and the Left. I’m Team Trump but I wish him well. https://t.co/YP5EQ2Gej1 — Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) … Read more

by Chris Black Who would expect such tactics from the Chinese? Ex-Apple engineer charged with stealing self-driving car secrets, almost five years after he fled to China https://t.co/ZDNy8rTY1F — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2023 Many such cases. My advice is to hire African engineers to mitigate risks. Seriously speaking, just hire more H1B … Read more

RFK JR: "When my uncle left office in 1964, 80% of Americans trusted the government and even more trusted the media… Today 22% of Americans trust the government and those are people who I would say are not paying attention."pic.twitter.com/dUXKESzwU5 — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 22, 2023 How can any American Trust the US … Read more

AZ Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borelli issues letter to every county election office notifying them no electronic voting machine can be used in ‘24 election Katie Hobbs vetoed law, but Constitution gives plenary authority to state legislature so they’re overriding her BREAKING AZ Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borelli issues letter to every county election office … Read more

There may be no more fitting representative of the stinking, rotting and directionless body politic in the United States than California Senator Dianne Feinstein. The 89-year-old Feinstein has recently returned to DC from months away after suffering from shingles, encephalitis and god knows what else, and from all appearances appears to be on the brink … Read more

by bitkogan There has been a sharp fall in volatility. The average difference between the S&P 500 index’s daily highs and lows in April-May fell to 38.66 points (less than 1%). That figure had been 1.5 times higher in Q1, and it was twice as high in 2022. The last time this range was so low … Read more

The Republican surrender on the Debt Ceiling is about to happen. Here are the details. 🔊 https://t.co/WdcCUuXciT — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) May 22, 2023 Let's remember how we got here—10 days out from a Biden default on the national debt. He ignored the looming crisis for months, despite my repeated calls to negotiate. Because … Read more

by Chris Black At this point I wonder if they are trolling people. -First time offenders to receive therapy, no prosecution -High tech kiosks in stores to connect thieves with a social worker -De-escalation training for store workers to calm down thieves >”So when people come in that were just about to steal, they won’t … Read more

It’s an interesting finding — suggests that the Borg overreached in its response to Trump and lost its ability to define consensus reality in ways that will soon be manifest at the ballot box https://t.co/lRe6bVnBMT — Wesley Yang (@wesyang) May 22, 2023     h/t Glenn

1) the easiest thing to "break" is Mortgage Rates going back down. The next easiest thing to break is Home Prices coming down. Likely some combination of the two will be required to save the US Housing Market from another massive collapse in buyer demand. — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) May 22, 2023 3) In the … Read more