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Association of Southeast Asian Nations considers dropping the US dollar, euro, yen, and British pound for local currency financial settlements… Elon Musk: “Serious issue. US policy has been too heavy-handed, making countries want to ditch the dollar.”

March 30, 2023 6:36 pmMarch 30, 2023 10:12 am

Association of Southeast Asian Nations considers dropping the US dollar, euro, yen, and British pound for local currency financial settlements. pic.twitter.com/RSceKT1dDw — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) March 30, 2023 If the US dollar's global supremacy erodes, America will face a reckoning like …

Ireland Considers Enacting A Bill Criminalizing The Possession Of Hateful Material

November 14, 2022 6:35 pm

The proposed Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 would criminalize the possession of material deemed hateful. It is a full frontal assault on speech and associational rights. The law would allow for sweeping authoritarian …

Germany Considers Price Caps As Energy Crisis Worsens

September 27, 2022 10:34 am

By Michael Kern Germany looks to cap the prices of electricity and natural gas to help households and businesses reel from the soaring energy prices, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, quoting German government officials. According to the Journal’s …

40% Believe CCP Considers Itself at War With U.S.

September 13, 2022 12:55 pm

via theepochtimes: An increasing number of Americans believe that China’s communist regime considers itself to be at war with the United States, according to the results of a new national survey. Some 40 percent of likely U.S. voters said they think …

Colombia, largest cocaine supplier to U.S., considers decriminalizing

August 20, 2022 1:44 pm

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — It’s the largest producer of cocaine in the world, the source of more than 90 percent of the drug seized in the United States. It’s home to the largest Drug Enforcement Administration office overseas. And for decades, …

SEC Considers Routing Equity Trades Into Competitive Auctions, Gensler Says

June 8, 2022 3:39 pm

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-considers-routing-equity-trades-into-competitive-auctions-gensler-says-11654705854?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1 SEC Considers Routing Equity Trades Into Competitive Auctions, Gensler Says The change would be part of a broader set of changes to the stock market’s plumbing that aim to reduce costs for investors Securities and Exchange Commission Chair …

SEC considers “auction style routing system” for retail.

June 7, 2022 11:42 am

by ajenn22 In an attempt to make the stock market more fair for retail Gary Gensler and the SEC are considering an auction style system where market makers bid for retail flow. This is designed to discourage front-running which has …

WELCOME BACK, CARTER: Biden Administration Considers A Windfall Tax On Oil And Gas Profits.

June 6, 2022 4:13 pm

The Biden administration is considering a proposal to tax oil and gas windfall profits to provide a gas subsidy for American consumers struggling with high energy prices, said Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council at a panel …

Surveillance Cameras Use Big Tech Designed Software That Considers Everyone A “Potential Threat”

May 26, 2022 6:37 pm

by mapi A recent Fox 5 New York article revealed how Big Tech and law enforcement are working together to identify people who could be a “potential threat” using artificial intelligence (AI). The article describes how private businesses can use Actuate AI to transform every surveillance …

Russia considers leaving WHO and WTO amongst other World organizations

May 23, 2022 10:36 am

by DafungiSeeker On Tuesday, May, 17, it was reported that Russia’s Foreign Ministry had sent proposals to State Duma on Russia’s withdrawal from WTO and WHO. “Exit from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) will be …

Diplomacy…Or Madness? US Considers Sending Biden Or VP Harris To Ukraine

April 18, 2022 12:45 pm

According to Politico, the Biden Administration is considering sending a cabinet-level official – and possibly even Biden or Harris – to Ukraine as a show of solidarity with Kiev. As such a move would include a sizable US military guard, …

Cramer thinks Biden needs his advice and now considers himself a weapons expert.

March 17, 2022 11:57 am

Cramer thinks Biden heeds his advice and now considers himself a weapons expert. he is officially delusional. get him off TV @CNBC pic.twitter.com/tayLJksbEj — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) March 17, 2022 US Considers Giving ‘Kamikaze’ Switchblade Drones To Ukraine: UPDATE: 100 Included …

Saudi Arabia Considers Accepting Yuan Instead of Dollars for Chinese Oil Sales

March 15, 2022 11:10 am

Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price its some of its oil sales to China in yuan, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would dent the U.S. dollar’s dominance of the global petroleum market …

Largest Carmaker in Europe Volkswagen goes “green” and considers firing 30,000 workers.

October 13, 2021 11:05 am

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1448241915024093185 h/t dr0id

Panic-Buying Could Leave 90% Of UK Gas Stations Dry; BoJo Considers Calling In Army To Resupply

September 27, 2021 11:04 am

UK politicians panic as similarities to the 1970s-style “winter of discontent” of shortages and socio-economic distress have already materialized. Prime Minister Boris Johnson requested the Army to begin fuel deliveries to petrol stations. According to Reuters, 90% of petrol stations could run …

San Francisco considers traffic congestion fee that would only apply to ‘RICH’ drivers making more than $46,000 a year

July 27, 2021 11:38 am

San Francisco is considering a congestion pricing plan to relieve traffic The plan would charge a fee for those entering a certain zone in downtown The $6.50 fee would be discounted for those making under $100,000 No fee would be …

Supreme Court considers hearing a case on ‘most offensive word’

May 15, 2021 10:06 am

What a waste of time! Supreme Court considers hearing a case on ‘most offensive word’ If the justices agree, they could decide whether the use of one word alone allows an employee to sue under Title VII of the landmark …

Supreme Court Considers Fourth Amendment Exception To Let Cops Seize Guns Without A Warrant

May 5, 2021 12:46 pm

A U.S. Supreme Court case that could dramatically expand the ability of police to enter homes without warrants, including to seize firearms, had a wide-ranging and freewheeling oral argument on Wednesday. In debating an exception to the Fourth Amendment, the justices managed …

Ohio considers approving “constitutional carry”

April 7, 2019 12:19 pm

by Grif Ohio is set to become the 17th state to approve “constitutional carry,” a law that would allow all law-abiding Ohioans to carry a concealed weapon without obtaining a permit — a measure that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine supports. If …

Maxine Waters Considers Those Who Want to Defend the Border to be “Unpatriotic”

February 21, 2019 11:34 am

She’s in no position to judge that: https://tinyurl.com/yxwz95gh

Sources: President Trump considers prime-time address to nation on border security and partial government shutdown

January 7, 2019 2:49 pm

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com https://video.foxnews.com/v/5986854192001/?#sp=show-clips AC

‘Caravan’ invaders to remain in Mexico while U.S. considers their asylum applications

January 5, 2019 2:30 pm

by Dr. Eowyn In the past, political asylum applicants are often detained in the U.S. while their petitions move through the system. Because of the large caseload, lengthy backlog, and a shortage of detention space, many are given a court …

VIDEO Ryan Avent, The Economist’s Economics Columnist, Considers how the Next Recession Might Happen

October 20, 2018 10:29 pm

He said in the next year or two… A decade after the global recession, the world’s economy is vulnerable again. Ryan Avent, our economics columnist, considers how the next recession might happen—and what governments can do about it h/t PROnoun

Mattress Firm Considers Bankruptcy to Get Out of its Real Estate Scams

August 7, 2018 10:35 am

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter This is so thick it’s hard to believe. It’s far beyond just a Brick & Mortar Meltdown. “I recently sold a small strip center with my last Mattress Firm,” a relieved real estate developer told me …

Executive branch considers allowing capital gains taxes to be adjusted for inflation

July 31, 2018 7:56 am

via NYT: WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut mainly to the wealthy, a legally tenuous maneuver that would cut capital gains taxation and fulfill a long-held ambition of many investors …

NYC Considers Changing Marijuana Laws

May 17, 2018 5:59 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9utQTiyUif0 It may soon be legal to get high in the Big Apple.

NYC considers making walking and smoking illegal

March 21, 2018 7:57 pm

Everything is illegal there, why would anyone ever go there. NEW YORK (FOX5NY) – If you don’t smoke and you find yourself walking behind someone who does, it can be unpleasant. Now a New York City Councilman wants to do …

Liberal logic: Washington state considers easing property tax burden with a new capital gains tax

February 19, 2018 9:33 am

by DCG Mental gymnastics required for this logic. From MyNorthwest.com: As homeowners reel from the sticker shock of higher property tax bills (average increase 17%), lawmakers in Olympia are considering a new capital gains tax to ease some of the burden. Acme Fuel Company …

Illinois Considers $107 Billion Dollar Gamble

January 31, 2018 8:15 pm

From Birch Gold Group Illinois is considering a last-ditch attempt at saving its public pension plan. We discussed before how the Midwestern state is the epicenter of the U.S. public pension crisis. They’re now moving toward a risky gamble as lawmakers debate …