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More data, and source   h/t TheHiveminder

With April 15, the traditional tax day, upon us, a new California poll shows that the share of state voters who believe they pay too much has grown. Nearly two-thirds of California voters say the state and federal income taxes they pay are too high, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies … Read more

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Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., paid her daughter another $24,000 in campaign cash during the most recent quarter, Federal Election Commission records reviewed by Fox News Digital show. Karen Waters, who has been organizing slate-mailing operations to bolster her mother’s re-election for nearly two decades, and her company, Progressive Connections, have received more than $1.2 million … Read more

As Mayor Lori Lightfoot gears up for her expected reelection campaign after three tumultuous years, she finds herself in a familiar position: on the defensive. Lightfoot the rookie politician won in 2019 in part because of her credentials as an outsider, but Lightfoot the incumbent does not have that advantage. And in just the past eight … Read more

China’s military sent frigates, bombers and fighter planes to the East China Sea and the area around Taiwan on Friday, People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command spokesman Shi Yilu said, according to China’s state broadcaster. The People’s Liberation Army said the move was intended to target the “wrong signals” sent by the United States. China … Read more

They kept the receipt. Thought paying $120,000 for a banana on a wall was extreme? Earlier this week, a receipt for a piece of “invisible art” eclipsed expectations after being auctioned off in Paris for nearly $1.2 million. “This work is guaranteed and received an irrevocable bid,” auction house Sotheby’s wrote in its catalog regarding … Read more

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis is in Kissimmee, where he is expected to sign Florida’s abortion ban bill into law. In March, the Florida Senate passed House Bill 5, which prohibits abortion after 15 weeks. The bill also clarifies the term “gestation” to provide a more commonly understood and medically acceptable measurement of development, … Read more

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China is about to lock down all ports and blocking all truckers as covid cases are spreading rapidly.. our industries are already struggling between high energy costs and supply chain disruptions.. it will end badly pic.twitter.com/PoQ9NXtNjQ — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) April 14, 2022 The article Trucking Boom Is Hitting the Brakes as Freight Demand Slows https://t.co/8Hge6ezfUg … Read more

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is pushing back on lawmakers’ accounts that her memory has deteriorated and she is mentally unfit to serve, insisting that she remains a productive senator at the age of 88. “The real question is whether I’m still an effective representative for 40 million Californians, and the record shows that I am,” … Read more

A cancer survivor is vowing to untangle the twisted mystery of why almost 100 people associated with a New Jersey high school have developed “extremely” rare malignant brain tumors. Al Lupiano is among the 94 former staff and students from Colonia High School in the Woodbridge Township School District who have been stricken by the … Read more

Strong words but Martin Armstrong is top notch…. (ZeroHedge) Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong thinks the New World Order’s so-called “Great Reset” plan for humanity now needs war to try and make it work. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/west-needs-wwiii-martin-armstrong-warns-theres-no-return-normal-here   h/t PURA SANGRE

Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, 33, was shot dead February 16 as his two-year-old daughter watched from a car seat He was moving a tire obstructing the road in a Florida neighborhood when he was gunned down Police believe the killing may have been targeted, and said the assailant shot Bridegan from close range, about four … Read more

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., paid her daughter another $24,000 in campaign cash during the most recent quarter, Federal Election Commission records reviewed by Fox News Digital show. Karen Waters, who has been organizing slate-mailing operations to bolster her mother’s re-election for nearly two decades, and her company, Progressive Connections, have received more than $1.2 million … Read more

For democracy to survive, we need less free speech. Got it.     h/t  Simpson5774

With the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hitting a 40yr high of 8.5% YoY, it's only a matter of time before the other shoe drops. Small businesses will be hit hard. Huge govt. spending financed by Fed has created an economic wrecking ball (read: an INFLATION TAX). pic.twitter.com/BRGfreTCzM — Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) April 15, 2022 #recession … Read more

To underscore how crucial it is to US power centers that no free speech be allowed: Parler became *the most-downloaded app* in the US. The next day, AOC demanded Apple & Google ban them. Other Dems demanded Amazon do the same. One day later, it was gone.https://t.co/6xtzztorzm — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 15, 2022 NOW … Read more

This is the full list of imports EU takes from Russia. It is fair to say, that we will see a shortage/disruption pretty much in every industry. Some are directly linked to imports, other are second effect disruption pic.twitter.com/fn5WF8TcbM — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) April 15, 2022