House passes updated version of the Senate budget, which includes $34.2 million in capital project earmarks for House Majority members “Amazing how fast the House majority abandoned the bigger dividend today. That issue seems to have just died. $35 million goes a long way!”

Amazing how fast the House majority abandoned the bigger dividend today. That issue seems to have just died. $35 million goes a long way! #akleg — The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) May 19, 2023 They didn’t fix the oil taxes, they …

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Federal Reserve Alert! Today, a CLOSED meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was held under expedited procedures as it was determined that the public interest did not require opening the meeting. Matter Considered: advance and discount rates to be charged by the Fed banks.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Quarterly Trends for Consolidated U.S. Banking Organizations 4th quarter 2022: Held-to-Maturity assets ~10% of assets. Remember, unrealized losses on available–for–sale and held-to-maturity securities totaled $620 billion in the 4th quarter: Recipe for systemic stress for the broader banking …

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Thirteen years ago today, Wikileaks released a leaked video titled “Collateral Damage,” which showed a US Apache helicopter killing 12 people, including two Reuters journalists.

Video: Al Jazeera — MintPress News (@MintPressNews) April 5, 2023 13 years ago today, Julian Assange released a video showing US Forces firing on Iraqi civilians, including children. Now he faces up to 175 years in prison for publishing it. …

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Look at these corruption headlines all from today…

by CharlieFoxtrot Aloha suckers! Silicon Valley Bank’s failed CEO Gregory Becker escapes to his $3.1million Hawaiian hideaway days after being fired, leaving the chaos of the collapse in the dust https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11864495/Silicon-Valley-Banks-failed-CEO-Gregory-Becker-escapes-3-1-million-Hawaiian-hideaway.html Republic Bank President – who who along with other …

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SEC Alert! SEC today adopted rule changes to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions in securities from two business days after the trade date (T+2) to one (T+1).

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source documents: Final Rule (314 pages) Fact Sheet https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-29 Gary Gensler Tweet on it: https://twitter.com/GaryGensler/status/1625884241656414209 We just adopted rules & rule amendments to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most securities transactions. Taken together, these amendments will make our market …

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Government of Moldova resign today

Moldova’s government collapsed Friday as pro-Western Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita resigned after 18 months in power, a period marked by economic turmoil and tensions sparked by the war in Ukraine. Gavrilita told a news conference that the “time has come …

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Air raid sirens all across Ukraine (Second time today)

⚡️Air alarm across Ukraine pic.twitter.com/P3u9m6HnvB — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) February 4, 2023 ⚡️ Air raid alert sound in all regions of Ukraine. Proceed to the shelters! pic.twitter.com/GWFVI2Uvky — BLYSKAVKA (@blyskavka_ua) February 4, 2023 #Ukraine -wide air raid alert 🚨 #RussiaIsATerroristState …

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HOW THINGS WORK TODAY: “FDA officials told reporters Tuesday that they do not expect anyone at the FDA to be fired or reassigned over the infant formula shortages.”

WASHINGTON—The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed consolidating the leadership of the food side of the agency Tuesday, in response to criticism of its slow response to the baby formula shortages and other food safety concerns. The …

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Do You Know What Happened in France Today?

by Chris Black >biggest strike in France since 1995 >2 million on the streets >tens of times bigger than the yellow jackets >every single trade union involved >for the Americans, we have trade unions for pretty much EVERY single sector; …

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