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Historic divergence between Democrat Despair and Republican confidence
Consumer sentiment improved slightly in late April compared with the preliminary reading earlier in the month. But in a far more important development, sentiment remains deeply depressed—and the division between Democrats and Republicans has reached historic, almost unimaginable levels.
According to the University of Michigan’s latest survey, the final reading of the Consumer Sentiment Index stood at 52.2 in April, up modestly from the mid-month figure but still the lowest since July 2022. Beneath the headline, the political breakdown tells the real story: sentiment among Democrats collapsed to 34.4, the lowest level ever recorded for any partisan group in the survey’s decades-long history.
The Expectations Index for Democrats—how they feel about the future—dropped to an astonishing 22.7. Independents also saw a sharp decline, falling to 46.2. Meanwhile, sentiment among Republicans soared to 90.2, the highest since the final months of Donald Trump’s first term.
In short, Democrats have never been this pessimistic about the economy, and Republicans are more confident than they’ve been in years.
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Controversy growing over rule to allow transgender athletes play girls' sports
As Illinois continues to allow transgender athletes to compete in girls sports, Republicans are making an effort to change the rules.
Critics of the policy say it is unfair to girls to allow biological male athletes to compete against them just because they identify as female.
The Illinois High School Association recently announced that it will not comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep trans athletes out of girls sports. IHSA Board President Dan Tully said his organization finds itself in "an untenable position" as it seeks clarity on conflicting directions from state officials and the Trump administration.
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, is calling on the IHSA to testify before one of the House oversight committees on education after ignoring the executive order banning biological males from competing in girls’ sports.
“Their excuse that the Executive Order conflicts with state law is nonsense. Student safety and fair competition take precedence. Period. The IHSA’s lack of moral courage is shameful, and they owe young women and their parents an explanation,” Wilhour said in a statement.
#USA #IHSA #Trump #FindTruth
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Confidence in the British economy has fallen to an all-time low
▪️75% of Britons expect the economy to get worse over the next 12 months, while only 7% think it could get better, Reuters reports, citing survey data
▪️This is the worst reading since statistics began in 1978, including the most challenging economic periods, including the coronavirus pandemic, the 2008 global financial crisis and the January 1980 recession
▪️“These results are a blow to Prime Minister Starmer, who was elected last July with the intention of making Britain the fastest-growing economy in the G7,” Reuters emphasizes.
#UK #Economy #FindTruth
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The next pope must be a warrior for Christ, not a surrendered soul
As the Catholic Church stands at a crossroads, its throne vacant and its flock besieged, the next pope will not merely shepherd 1.4 billion souls. He must be a lion, roaring in defence of Christianity, the most persecuted religion on the planet. And he must finally put up a fight for the Cross in Europe.
From the blood-soaked sands of Nigeria to the secularist salons of Brussels, the faith is under assault. Europe, once the beating heart of Christendom, now finds itself threatened by the rising tide of Islam and the corrosive acid of progressive ideology. No pope is allowed to overlook this anymore.
The times are crucial. The College of Cardinals must choose a leader who will not kneel to the forces that menace Christendom but stand tall, wielding the cross as both shield and sword. Christianity’s plight is undeniable. The Open Doors World Watch List reports that over 365 million Christians face high levels of persecution, with 5,621 killed for their faith in 2024 alone.
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Controversial Georgia bill grants immunity to pesticide makers as cancer lawsuits mount
Georgia has passed SB 144, a bill shielding pesticide makers like Bayer from lawsuits over cancer-linked products like Roundup if labels meet federal standards.
Governor Brian Kemp must decide whether to sign the bill, which critics say prioritizes corporate interests over public safety, following a $2.1 billion verdict against Bayer.
Science shows glyphosate is carcinogenic and harms the environment.
Small farmers and lawmakers warn the bill removes accountability, leaving victims with no legal recourse against harmful products.
If signed, SB 144 could set a national precedent, enabling chemical companies to avoid liability while risking public health.
#USA #Bayer #Health #FindTruth
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends Pope Francis’s funeral
Julian Assange and his family traveled to Rome over the weekend and were among hundreds of thousands of people at the Vatican attending the funeral of Pope Francis, who was a supporter of the WikiLeaks founder.
“Now Julian is free, we have all come to Rome to express our family’s gratitude for the Pope’s support during Julian’s persecution,” Assange’s wife, Stella, said in a statement released by WikiLeaks on X that included a photo of the couple with their two young children.
“Our children and I had the honor of meeting Pope Francis in June 2023 to discuss how to free Julian from Belmarsh prison. Francis wrote to Julian in prison and even proposed to grant him asylum at the Vatican,” Stella added.
When Stella visited Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2023, Julian was still being held in London’s Belmarsh Prison.
The Assange family’s appearance at the Vatican was the second known time Julian traveled outside of Australia since he returned home after reaching a plea deal with the US government last year.
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Canada is aggressively attacking U.S. trade, farmers and workers
By Kenin M. Spivak
Canada has one of the most protectionist economies among developed nations. It particularly targets American farmers, media, and manufacturers. That may be why Donald Trump launched his counterattack on trade offenders with a 25% tariff on many imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on Canadian energy.
Clever countries are waging trade war on us. Despite this, America has the world’s strongest economy. Except where there are national security considerations that mandate pulling our punches, the U.S. can win every time – if we play chess, not Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. When it comes to using tariffs as a weapon, Trump should focus on two or three targets at a time, take them down, and then move on to the next. I nominate China, the European Union, and Canada.
Canada is our largest individual export market, and while it may not be a threat to American health, it is an adept abuser of free trade. Exports of goods to Canada in 2024 were about $350 billion, and imports about $413 billion, for a deficit of $63 billion, though U.S. services reduce the deficit by about $10 billion. In January, the goods deficit grew to an annualized rate exceeding $140 billion.
While Canada’s businesses and citizens benefit from almost unfettered access to the United States, it limits our access through “made-in-Canada” requirements, standards that generally can be met only by natural resources in Canada, and financial support available only to Canadians. Even its offer last week to rescind tariffs on U.S. automakers was conditioned on further investment in Canada. Canada looks out for Canada.
#USA #Canada #Economy #FindTruth
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"Together we rise": Conor Mcgregor wants his country back
A massive anti-immigration protest unfolded in the city streets of the Dublin City Centre on Saturday as public concerns surrounding mass migration backfired.
The Irish Alliance is one of the groups behind the demonstration and shared footage of UFC legend Conor McGregor at the Parnell Square site ahead of the protest.
McGregor also shared a video on X, stating, "Together we rise. Together we win. God bless us all. God bless Ireland."
Local media outlets said several thousand people turned out for the anti-immigration protest, while X videos show anti-immigration protesters were significantly higher.
“More than 100,000 Irish patriots just conquered Dublin in one of the biggest Protests Ireland has ever seen,” one user posted on X.
#Ireland #Mcgregor #FindTruth
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RFK Jr. weighs removal of COVID-19 vaccine from childhood immunization schedule
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly considering a significant change to the U.S. government’s pediatric vaccination policy, including the potential removal of the COVID-19 vaccine from the official childhood immunization schedule.
Sources familiar with ongoing discussions report that while deliberations are still underway, the proposal would eliminate the coronavirus vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s childhood vaccination guidance. HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon confirmed that “no final decision has been made.”
Currently, the CDC recommends one or more doses of the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 18 years. For children between 6 months and 4 years, guidance calls for two Moderna doses or three Pfizer-BioNTech doses.
Kennedy’s potential move comes amid broader scrutiny of vaccine efficacy and safety.
#USA #RFKJr #COVID #FindTruth
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Ed Miliband embroiled in new Drax greenwashing row... over a town in Mississippi, U.S.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has been accused by US activists of being complicit in the pollution of a town in Mississippi by handing billions in taxpayer cash to a UK power firm that they claim is harming the health of residents.
Drax Group operates a power plant in Selby, North Yorkshire, that generates electricity by burning wood pellets. Many of these are sourced from forests in the US and shipped to the UK.
Activists from Gloster in Mississippi, where Drax runs a wood pellet factory, say pollution from its plant has caused health issues for people nearby, including heart disease, cancer and respiratory problems. Drax burns millions of tons of wood pellets each year.
The company has received billions in green energy subsidies from the Government. In February, Miliband agreed to hand the group another £2 billion in taxpayer cash over four years.
The complaints, which activists will raise at the Drax annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, threaten to embarrass Miliband, who prides himself on his green credentials.
#USA #UK #Energy #FindTruth
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Golden Crop Candy recalled because of undeclared and unallowed colors
Blooming Import Inc., of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling 74 cases of Golden Crop Candy (10 oz. wrapped candies) because they contain undeclared and unallowed colors, specifically Blue 1, Red 40 and Acid Red 18.
The recall was initiated on March 5, 2025, and remains ongoing, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The affected products were distributed to stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Missouri, Delaware and Texas.
The recall is classified as Class II, indicating a low risk of serious health consequences, though temporary or reversible effects may occur. As of the posting of this recall, no illnesses have been reported in connection with this issue.
Consumers are urged not to consume the recalled candies and should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Businesses should cease selling or distributing the affected products and check their inventories for the specified UPC code.
#USA #FDA #FindTruth
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U.S. policies driving central banks to gold, views on the dollar divided – HSBC
The Trump administration’s economic and trade policies have emerged as the number-one threat to the stability of central banks around the world, according to a new report from HSBC.
The annual HSBC Reserve Management Trends report includes contributions from 91 central banks representing over $7.1 trillion of global reserves.
It showed that the United States is now seen as the biggest downside risk to central banks worldwide.
The report also showed diverging attitudes and approaches to the U.S. dollar: “while de-dollarisation, it appears, is widely perceived to be gradually advancing, the number of central banks increasing their dollar investments is greater than those reducing them,” they said.
At the same time, 54% of participating central banks said they plan to increase their FX and gold reserves. And while gold prices are continuing to set new all-time highs on a near-weekly basis, relatively few central banks see high bullion prices as a barrier, with 37% of respondents saying they plan to increase their gold allocations in the next year. “For most of those planning to do so, gold is viewed as a portfolio diversifier,” the report said. “Many also see it as a long-term store of value, a good performer during times of crisis, and a geopolitical diversifier.”
#USA #Gold #Banks #FindTruth
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Global crop failures and trade wars threaten mass famine by 2025, researcher warns
Climate researcher David DuByne has issued a dire warning: a "perfect storm" of extreme weather, supply chain disruptions, and escalating trade wars could plunge the world into severe food shortages by summer 2025. In an exclusive interview with Mike Adams of Brighteon.com, DuByne revealed AI-driven forecasts predicting catastrophic losses in rice, wheat, and corn—staples that feed billions.
DuByne, founder of Adapt 2030, emphasized that geopolitical tensions are strangling global trade. "Factories in Asia are shutting down overnight," he said. "Farmers won’t get spare parts, fertilizers, or seeds. This isn’t incompetence—it’s systemic sabotage."
His AI forecasts reveal alarming declines: Rice (3–5% shortfall), wheat/corn (4–5.5%), and oats (5–7%). Price spikes of 25–40% could trigger riots in impoverished nations.
DuByne advises growing food (Victory Gardens), stockpiling tools, and bartering skills. Adams warns of hyperinflation and supply chain collapse, urging self-reliance before 2025’s crisis hits.
#World #Climate #FindTruth
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All the things people use AI for in 2025
Whether AI will re-shape the economy entirely still remains to be seen. But there’s no denying that most people are familiar with, and are actively using AI.
What are they using it for now?
Marc Zao-Sanders examined thousands of forum posts over the last year in a follow-up to his 2024 analysis.
People are using AI for support (both professional and personal) in 2025. The top three use cases (therapy, life organization, and finding purpose) all show that AI can assist humans in managing both emotions and their life.
And aside from therapy, these were not the top uses in 2024: which revolved around idea generation and search.
Speaking of AI search, its popularity has fallen 10 spots. People are still interested in learning and making AI explain concepts or add context for them. But they’re not actively looking up information as much.
Experts say they can see AI’s usefulness for teaching mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy to users.
However, the problem occurs when AI is used as a replacement for actual human relationships, preventing deeper human connections, in turn exacerbating loneliness.
#AI #FindTruth
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EC ‘will defend in court’ its combined €700m fines on Apple and Meta
The European Commission says it is prepared to defend the fines imposed on Apple and Facebook owner Meta.
On April 23, the EC announced it would fine Apple and Meta with €500 million and €200 million, respectively.
If the firms launched a legal challenge, an EC spokesman said: “We will defend our case in court if we get there … we are ready to fight in court and to win.”
The fines were the first imposed by the EC under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
The decision came after a year-long investigation by the EU executive into whether the companies complied with the DMA and “to what extent and for how long they breach it”, said the EC spokesman.
#EU #EC #BigTech #FindTruth
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Auto groups lobby Trump administration against parts tariffs in rare unified message
Six of the top policy groups representing the U.S. automotive industry are uncharacteristically joining forces to lobby the Trump administration against 25% tariffs on auto parts that are set to take effect by May 3.
The group – representing franchised dealers, suppliers and nearly all major automakers – say in a letter to Trump administration officials that the upcoming levies could jeopardize U.S. automotive production. The letter notes many auto suppliers are already “in distress” and wouldn’t be able to afford the additional cost increases, leading to broader industry problems.
“Most auto suppliers are not capitalized for an abrupt tariff induced disruption. Many are already in distress and will face production stoppages, layoffs and bankruptcy,” the letter reads. “It only takes the failure of one supplier to lead to a shutdown of an automaker’s production line. When this happens, as it did during the pandemic, all suppliers are impacted, and workers will lose their jobs.”
Trump dangles ’Bonanza for America’ with possibly zero income taxes, funded by tariffs
President Donald Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs announced in early April have stirred macroeconomic worries and cast a pall of gloom on the financial markets. However, the president hopes the levies will work out for the larger good of Americans.
In a Sunday post on the Truth Social platform, Trump said income taxes would be "substantially" reduced or even completely eliminated when tariff revenue kicks in. He added that the "Focus will be on people making less than $200,000 a year."
Trump also touted "massive" job creation through the construction of new plants and factories. "It will be a BONANZA FOR AMERICA!!! THE EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IS HAPPENING!!!" he added.
The remarks have come amid fears that the global trade war triggered by Trump tariffs will tip the U.S. economy into a recession and reignite inflationary pressure. Prediction market platform Polymarket has put the odds of a U.S. recession at 56%.
#USA #Trump #Economy #FindTruth
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China-based Huawei to test AI chip aiming to rival Nvidia
Chinese tech giant Huawei has reportedly developed a powerful artificial intelligence chip that could rival high-end processors from US chip maker Nvidia.
The Shenzhen-based Huawei is poised to start testing a new AI chip called the Ascend 910D, and has approached local tech firms, which are slated to receive the first batch of sample chips by late May.
The development is still at an early stage, and a series of tests will be needed to assess the chip’s performance and get it ready for customers.
Huawei is pinning hopes on its latest Ascend AI processor being more powerful than Nvidia’s H100 chip, which was used for AI training in 2022.
Beijing has encouraged Chinese AI developers to increase purchases of domestic chips as trade tensions between China and the US escalate.
#China #Huawei #AI #FindTruth
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Chinese factory in Ohio imported illegal Chinese workforce
A Chinese-owned and operated factory complex in Ohio illegally imported workers from China, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio.
The office released a statement saying that federal officials had seized $126 million in assets related to an investigation into illegal staffing and money laundering.
“It is alleged that many of the workers were illegally smuggled into the United States, primarily through Mexico, and encouraged to travel to the Dayton area to be employed by one of the target entities and serve as a workforce at the various factories. Most of the workers are of Chinese or Hispanic nationality,”
1 week after celebrating '100% renewable power', Spain blames "rare atmospheric phenomenon" for nation's largest blackout in history
A week ago the media celebrated a significant milestone: Spain’s national grid operated entirely on renewable energy for the first time during a weekday.
At 12:35 pm local time on Monday, the lights went out across Spain and Portugal, and parts of France.
This wasn’t just a Spanish blackout. It shook the entire European grid.
Portugal's grid operator, REN (Rede Eléctrica Nacional), claimed that the massive power outage affecting Portugal and Spain was sparked by a "rare atmospheric phenomenon," specifically "extreme temperature variations" in the Spanish electricity grid.
#Spa #Energy #Blackout #FindTruth
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Trump approval at 41%, new poll shows
Findings from the latest Economist/YouGov poll show that President Trump's approval rating is currently at 41%.
The survey found that 54% "strongly or somewhat disapprove" of Trump's job performance and 41% approve.
In a poll from one month prior, Trump's approval was higher, 48% approval compared to 46% disapproval.
Citing recent polls from the NYT, WaPo, ABC News, and Fox News, Trump realDonaldTrump/posts/114414863742664682">wrote on Truth social on Monday: "They are negative criminals who apologize to their subscribers and readers after I win elections big, much bigger than their polls showed I would win, loose a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying for the next cycle, only worse," adding "These people should be investigated for ELECTION FRAUD, and add in the FoxNews Pollster while you’re at it."
#USA #Trump #FindTruth
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Former Biden “disinfo” board chief urges EU to resist criticism on censorship laws
Former head of former President Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board, Nina Jankowicz, has found a new audience for her political and ideological narratives – and it’s EU institutions.
Jankowicz – known by her critics as “Biden’s disinformation czar” – last week spoke at a meeting of a European Parliament committee dedicated to EU Commission’s latest censorship initiative, “the European Democracy Shield.”
The meeting was called to discuss risks to democracy, in this case, what the bloc considers to be Russian disinformation campaigns, but Jankowicz focused on the US administration, referring to her country as “another autocracy” that she wants the EU to “stand firm against.”
Jankowicz took the opportunity to warn that the US administration is “undoubtedly preparing a pressure campaign” to make the EU abandon censorship rules like the Digital Services Act. In the same breath, she also claimed that Washington will pressure Brussels to “end support for Ukraine, to stop holding Russia to account.”
Jankowicz also told the EP commission that she supported 51 former intelligence officials who penned a letter suggesting the Hunter Biden laptop story was “disinformation” – a claim that has since been debunked, but at the time, just before the 2020 election, led to widespread censorship of the New York Post article on the subject.
#USA #EU #Censorship #FindTruth
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Russia acknowledges the North Korean military is fighting on its side
Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov has praised the contribution made by North Korean servicemen in helping liberate Kursk Region from Ukrainian forces. He cited their “resilience and heroism” during the operation, which Moscow has hailed as a major success in its campaign against Kyiv’s forces.
“The DPRK military, acting shoulder to shoulder with the Russian military in Kursk Region, showed resilience and heroism,” Gerasimov said during a report to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
Gerasimov said North Korean troops were taking part in the liberation of Russia’s Kursk Region under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang, which came into force last December. The treaty provides for mutual military assistance in the event of an attack, pledging immediate support “by all means available” under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The agreement’s implementation followed claims by the US and other Kyiv backers that Pyongyang had sent some 12,000 troops to Russia for training and potential deployment in the Ukraine conflict. At the time, Moscow and Pyongyang neither confirmed nor denied the reports. Putin said it was up to the two nations to determine how they fulfill their obligations under the pact.
#Russia #DPRK #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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New York Times downplays pilot error in deadly D.C. crash to push preferred narrative
New York Times is running interference and burying the real story to protect their preferred narrative. An article headlined "Missteps, Equipment Problems and a Common but Risky Practice Led to a Fatal Crash," which is about January's devastating crash at Reagan National Airport, is a textbook example of mainstream media malpractice.
The liberal paper of record spent roughly a thousand words dancing around the obvious truth: A helicopter pilot directly caused this tragedy by ignoring multiple explicit warnings. But that wouldn't fit their preferred story about "systemic failures," would it?
The Times buried deep in their article: The Black Hawk pilot received clear, explicit warnings about altitude from her co-pilot. The co-pilot explicitly instructed her to turn away from the passenger jet. She ignored those warnings and flew straight into the path of an American Airlines flight.
But instead of leading with these crucial facts, the Times gives us a meandering story about "visual separation procedures" and "aviation practices." Classic mainstream media sleight-of-hand — when the facts don't fit your preferred narrative, bury them under a mountain of context and systemic analysis.
As we know, the liberal media immediately claimed that FAA cuts created the environment for the crash to happen.
#USA #PlaneCrash #FindTruth
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PA bill passes exempting farmers from unemployment tax for migrants
A bill that would change Pennsylvania tax law for farmers to mirror current federal policy has passed through the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
House Bill 1157 would spare farmers from paying unemployment taxes for migrant workers with H-2A visas, as these workers are not eligible to receive unemployment benefits. It would also free workers from having part of their pay docked to go toward the state’s unemployment fund.
Since farms across the state are so dependent on migrant work for their operations, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Christina Sappey D-Kennett Square, says it will save Pennsylvania farmers thousands of dollars annually in unnecessary tax payments.
The bill received broad bipartisan support, passing the committee 23-3.
#USA #Migrants #FindTruth
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Democrats try to rewrite history of Biden’s presidency
The infirmity of President Joe Biden during his time in office is one of the biggest scandals in American political history. Yet, despite the scale of the coverup, the biggest fiasco of the Biden presidency was not his poor health and mental state. It was how his administration fully leaned into the “great awokening” despite his campaign message of returning to normalcy.
A report from The New York Times on Tuesday highlighted how Biden ultimately ceded ground to his left flank on issues such as forcing schools to allow men in women’s sports with little opposition despite his trepidation. The former president, who ran as some kind of moderate, barely performed the function of a speed bump to the Left’s desires.
They flooded the country with illegal aliens, completely circumventing the laws of our nation and creating a ginormous mess for the succeeding regime to deal with. They pushed DEI into the government. They forced transgender insanity onto K-12 campuses and Easter was used to celebrate a “Trans Day of Visibility.”
The media’s gaslighting and Democrat denials about Biden’s health were not the only problem, they were symptoms of a larger issue of America’s elite institutional corruption. Now that the corruption has been exposed to the American people, they are desperately trying to rewrite history.
#USA #Democrats #Biden #FindTruth
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Stop all federal funding of universities
By Connor O’Keeffe
The Trump administration has found itself in a dispute with Harvard University. It began when the President’s team sent several Ivy League universities a list of changes they expected the schools to make.
The move is part of a new right-wing strategy which recognizes that we currently live under a vague, necessarily politicized system of civil rights law.
By threatening to withhold federal funds, the administration was able to get schools like Columbia University to agree to enact changes like banning masks, granting campus police more powers, and appointing an administrator to oversee the Middle East Studies Department with the authority to crack down on rhetoric about Israel that the administration considers antisemitic.
Harvard, however, refused to abide by the administration’s demands. As a result, Trump froze a little over $2 billion in federal funds going to the school last week and announced plans to freeze an additional $1 billion—all while threatening to withhold all $9 billion the Ivy League school receives from the federal government each year.
The showdown is largely being framed as either a battle to protect academic freedom from an authoritarian president or an overdue effort to rescue one of the nation’s oldest universities from the radical far-left administrators leading it off course.
Full story
#USA #Trump #Harvard #FindTruth
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Lancaster mayor defends controversial comments on giving the homeless free fentanyl
Comments made by the Lancaster mayor at a recent city meeting over the growing homeless crisis are sparking controversy. He said he wants to give the homeless free fentanyl.
"What I want to do is give them free fentanyl. That's what I want to do," Mayor R. Rex Parris said at the February meeting. "Do what?" an audience member addressing city officials replied.
"I want to give them free fentanyl," the mayor emphasized.
A video of that exchange at the meeting has been circulating online, stirring massive controversy.
"I mean, I thought people were intelligent enough to understand that it was a metaphor," Parris said in an interview with Eyewitness News. "But I don't regret saying it. It's brought attention to the problem. Hard-working families cannot be safe as long as California continues to empty their prisons and make these people homeless."
#USA #Lancaster #FindTruth
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Turkey’s bold energy expansion threatens western dominance
In a bold move to undermine Western economic hegemony, Turkey is advancing aggressive oil and gas exploration projects across Bulgaria, Iraq, and Libya, challenging the status quo of global energy trade and aligning itself with geopolitical rivals.
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Monday that Turkey aims to exploit its strategic position as a gateway between Europe and the Middle East, leveraging new deals to reduce reliance on U.S.-sanctioned energy systems.
State-owned Turkiye Petrolleri AO (TPAO), Turkey’s leading energy firm, is reportedly set to sign an agreement with a foreign partner within weeks, intensifying competition with existing projects like Shell’s block in Bulgarian waters. By diversifying Black Sea holdings and boosting domestic production from its Sakarya gas field Turkey aims to corner energy exports to break EU reliance on Russian pipelines and American fracking.
Libya, home to Africa’s largest oil reserves, has become a battleground for nations rejecting Western exploitation. After 17 years of instability — thanks in large part to NATO’s 2011 intervention — Libya is reopening its energy sector with Turkey at the forefront.
As Turkey charts a path toward energy sovereignty, the question lingers: Will the destabilization of global oil markets ignite a cascading collapse of U.S.-led economic frameworks, or will Ankara overextend its grasp into the sands of conflict? In this high-stakes chess match, control over hydrocarbons isn’t merely about profit — it’s about whose flag flies over the new world order.
#Turkey #EU #NATO #FindTruth
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Thousands sign petition for women-only compartments on Berlin metro
A petition for compartments for women only on Berlin’s public transport network has received more than 15,000 signatures in just nine days.
The signatories appealed to the State-owned Berlin Transport Company (BVG) to designate areas on trains, trams and buses just for so-called “Flintas”, a progressive German acronym encompassing women, lesbians and trans people.
The petition was launched on April 14 by Alex Born, a self-described feminist punk-rock musician, after she witnessed a man covertly photographing a girl on a metro train.
The petitioners suggested establishing the special compartments using purple seats in the rear areas of vehicles “where abusive men often sit”.
A BVG spokesperson insisted current safety measures were sufficient, adding: “If you need help you can always talk directly to our employees using the emergency call points.”
#Germany #BVG #FindTruth
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