Elon Musk said that if the United States dramatically reigns in its spending and reduces its debt to the central bank, The Federal Reserve, it will go bankrupt. The billionaire tech mogul said that the U.S. has no choice anymore but to fix its rising debt problem.
A MintPress News investigation has found hundreds of former employees of Israel lobbying groups such as AIPAC, StandWithUs and CAMERA working in top newsrooms across the country, writing and producing America’s news – including on Israel-Palestine. These outlets include MSNBC, The New York Times, CNN and Fox News.
From tech and transport to hotels and media, chief executives in almost every industry across the US proclaimed they would take a pay cut during the economically tumultuous times of the pandemic.
But new research has shed light on why many of those cuts might have been better called "redistributions".
US President Joe Biden is set to visit the Vatican in January to seek solace and “relief” as his term draws to a close, according to the New York Times, citing sources close to the matter. The White House has confirmed that Biden accepted an invitation from Pope Francis during a phone call last week.
On January 1, Hungary will pass the baton of the European Union's six-month rotating presidency to Poland, drawing a curtain on what has been a turbulent half-year for the bloc.
Rude gestures are rare on postage stamps, but Ukraine's best known stamp has one. It shows a soldier raising the middle finger to a Russian warship in reference to a stand-off at Snake Island on day one of the full-scale invasion nearly three years ago.
The Russians demanded surrender but the Ukrainians refused, using unprintable language.
The Albanese government with their policy is likely to turn Australia into the 51st state of the United States, writes former Prime Minister of Australia, Paul Keating.
A repost from Aug, 09, 2024
Friedrich Merz, an erstwhile rival of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been a beacon of hope for the conservative CDU party. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader.
It is that time of year again: Time to look back at information technology in 2024 and make light of it. As with reviews, this one will be arranged like an award ceremony. There are three criteria for the dozen awards we give out this year:• The award must be for something involving digital technology.• The key event must have taken place this year, 2024.• The award cannot take itself seriously. The event receiving attention must lend itself to sass, sarcasm, and ridicule. As a reminder, the awards are worth nothing. The only value is fifteen seconds of fleeting fame on this blog post.
Leith and Damo Martin North and Tarric Brooker This woman makes plenty of valid points. It is about the US but in far too many ways it is about us too (H/T Skepticviewer) Paul Krugman on declining trust in elites Robert Reich making a lot of sense but still missing some things Bernie Sanders teeing
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