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  • NBC's Memoli: Biden team has given up on trying 'to fix the inflation problem' and is trying to argue style (MAGAnomics vs Bidenomics)

    05/31/2024 7:46:48 PM PDT · by NetAddicted · 11 replies
    Breitbart.com ^ | 5/31/24 | Ian Hanchett
    On Friday’s edition of NBC’s “MTP Now,” NBC News White House Correspondent Mike Memoli stated that “the Biden team has seemed to concede that there’s nothing they’re going to be able to do to fix the inflation problem” and are trying to reframe things to a “stylistic” argument. Memoli said, “Every single demographic, every poll shows the number one issue, cost of living, inflation. And the Biden team has seemed to concede that there’s nothing they’re going to be able to do to fix the inflation problem. So, they’re trying to make this a whose side are you on, who...
  • Donald Trump’s conviction is nothing more than a ‘thrill kill’

    05/31/2024 6:01:47 PM PDT · by Libloather · 16 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/31/24 | Jonathan Turley
    After years of trying — in the words of the judge — “to get the damned rascal in this court,” it was a conviction that many welcomed. But those words were not from Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, and the conviction was not that of former President Donald Trump. Rather they were from US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase, at the end of the 18th century, when America embraced political prosecutions to target critics and opponents. The man on trial then was James T. Callender, a muckraking writer critical of President John Adams. For accusing politicians of corruption, Callender...
  • Dollar Tree acquires 170 of bankrupt 99 Cent Only's stores in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas - set to reopen under new branding in the fall

    05/31/2024 7:30:55 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 21 replies
    Dailymail.com ^ | May 29, 2024 | Daniel Jones
    Dollar Tree has saved 170 shops that were set to be shuttered by rival 99 Cents Only after it went bankrupt.It is a boost for budget shoppers in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas - who have been mourning the loss of the popular chain.Dollar Tree announced on Wednesday that it had bought rights to the leases for the stores.At the same time, it has paid for the 99 Cents Only's 'intellectual property,' meaning it has the option to keep some stores open under the brand or even open new ones using it.West Coast-based 99 Cents Only had a cult following...
  • BREAKING: The Trump campaign has raised a total of $52.8 million in the 24 hours following Trump's conviction in New York. The amount means the Trump campaign is raking in over $2 million an hour.

    05/31/2024 5:18:26 PM PDT · by conservative98 · 53 replies
    X ^ | 7:18 PM 5/31/24 | Collin Rugg
    BREAKING: The Trump campaign has raised a total of $52.8 million in the 24 hours following Trump's conviction in New York. The amount means the Trump campaign is raking in over $2 million an hour. The Trump campaign also reported that over a third of the donations came from new donors. "With more than one-third of these donors being new to the campaign, it is clear that more and more Americans are seeing through the Biden election interference and joining President Trump in the movement to save our nation," the campaign announced. Insane.
  • California Is Seizing More Fentanyl Than Ever. Why Isn’t it Affecting the Opioid Crisis?

    05/31/2024 6:26:30 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 9 replies
    MSN ^ | 5/31 | Nollyanne Delacruz
    Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that 5.8 million fentanyl-laced pills have been confiscated throughout California since January by the state’s Counterdrug Task Force in collaboration with local and federal law enforcement agencies. As state officials celebrate consistently increasing confiscations of the synthetic opioid, though, experts say that the seizures will likely not affect the illicit drug market significantly. Over the last three years, the number of fentanyl-laced pills confiscated statewide has increased dramatically. In 2021, only 1.5 million pills were seized statewide. That number jumped almost sevenfold to 10.3 million pills seized in 2022, and then more than doubled...
  • The US Government Just Made Bitcoin Legal.

    05/31/2024 5:58:15 PM PDT · by Jumper · 24 replies
    "Bitcoin is illegal" is all I've heard over countless years. But that is now officially a statement of the past. The approval of bitcoin has sealed it's future as tender that can no longer be looked at as 'dodgy'.The USG is now moving to legalize Bitcoin. Trump came all out for BTC last week. Many political analysis are saying that the election may hinge on which candidate supports Bitcoin. In the US there are over 50m people who own or have invested in the ETFs (BTC) or own other crypto currencies. Last week Elizabeth Warren and her crew were out...
  • Ron DeSantis hopes to raise at least $10M to boost Trump

    05/31/2024 1:39:56 PM PDT · by conservative98 · 21 replies
    NBC News ^ | May 30, 2024, 11:30 AM EDT | May 30, 2024, 11:30 AM EDT
    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hopes to raise at least $10 million as part of a multistate fundraising swing for former President Donald Trump, a man he fought in a bitter primary race but with whom he has now found a cautious truce. “I think we believe Biden needs to be beat, and the governor is willing to put the sword down,” a top DeSantis adviser said. “They have had several good conversations as recently as last week.” The fundraising events will begin as soon as July and likely run through September, the DeSantis adviser said, with multiple...
  • Biden appoints UAW president to White House advisory council

    05/31/2024 1:42:28 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 12 replies
    The HILL ^ | 05/31/2024 | BRETT SAMUELS
    President Biden announced Friday he planned to appoint two key union leaders to an advisory committee on international trade, including United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain. The White House announced Fain and Brian Bryant, who serves as the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) president, would be appointed to the advisory group. The President’s Export Council serves as the main national committee advising the White House on matters of international trade. The group discusses and works to resolve trade-related issues around business, agriculture and labor.
  • FOX 35 Tracking The Tropics 2024 Hurricane Season Preview

    05/31/2024 1:05:18 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 18 replies
    Fox35orlando ^ | 05/30/2024 | Brooks Garner , Noah Bergren , Ian Cassette , Jessica Dobson and James Warner
    The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is here and forecasters and meteorologists agree that it could be an extremely active season with the potential for more tropical storms and hurricanes due to weather patterns and warmer ocean waters. "Prepare, not panic" is the message the FOX 35 Storm Team wants you know. What is a hurricane and how does one form? How many tropical storms or hurricanes are predicted this year? What factors are contributing to the increased prediction forecast? What changes have been made to the so-called forecast cone – and what do you need to know? What can you...
  • Vermont Becomes First State to Force Oil Companies to Pay for ‘Climate Change’

    05/31/2024 12:51:45 PM PDT · by Tell It Right · 70 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 5/31/2024 | Olivia Rondeau
    Vermont’s Republican governor has allowed the state to become the first to require oil companies to pay for “costs associated with climate change” without his signature, pushing the law through despite his hesitation about the policy. S.259, passed by Gov. Phil Scott (R) on Thursday, will establish a method to assess the responsibility for greenhouse gas-related costs of any entity that was engaged in extracting fossil fuel or refining crude oil between December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2000.
  • Harrison Butker Expected to Join Kansas City Chiefs During White House Visit amid Criticism of Biden

    05/31/2024 9:32:18 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 11 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/31/2024 | WARNER TODD HUSTON
    Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is expected to join his team Friday on a visit to the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl championship despite the player’s strident criticism of Joe Biden’s presidency. Biden is set to visit with the team and when asked if Butker would be joining them, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters, “Oh, I’m sure he will, yeah,” CNN reported. All will be watching the event, though, for any uncomfortable moments between Butker and the president after the kicker had very harsh words for Biden’s destruction of the country during his May 11...
  • Airline lets women pick seats next to other female travelers in #GirlPower move

    05/31/2024 9:13:36 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 37 replies
    EuroWeekly News ^ | May 31, 2024 | Adriana Diaz
    A popular carrier is giving women the option of selecting seats next to other women. IndiGo, one of India’s biggest airlines, recently launched the new feature on a pilot basis. The budget airline will allow female travelers to see where other women are sitting when they select their seats online. SNIP “Typically, men are the perpetrators, and women and unaccompanied minors are the victims,” the report stated.
  • NFL’s Brian Urlacher Pledges to Vote for Donald Trump, Calls Verdict ‘Fake Charges’

    05/31/2024 8:49:40 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 9 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/31/2024 | WARNER TODD HUSTON
    NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher has announced his full-throated support for Donald Trump in the wake of the verdict in the former president’s Manhattan business records trial. After Trump was convicted in the controversial trial, the former Chicago Bears star jumped to his social media to pledge his support for the former president. Urlacher wrote, “Doesn’t matter how many fake charges they find him guilty of he’s still got my vote. Trump 2024.” . He also posted a selfie with Trump showing the two standing on a golf course.
  • ‘Bar Deals Have Begun’: Establishment Media Gloat over Trump Conviction

    05/31/2024 7:57:47 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 16 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/31/2024 | WENDELL HUSEBØ
    Members of the establishment media appeared enthusiastically overjoyed after a jury convicted former President Donald Trump on Thursday. The media’s excitement about the conviction appears to unmask its bias towards President Joe Biden and his campaign for reelection against Trump, who leads in the polls. “When there is a verdict, there is a DC bar special for that,” Washingtonian magazine posted on Instagram. “Trump guilty bar deals have begun,” the publican said, touting the bars celebrating the conviction. Washington Post’s columnist Ruth Marcus “resoundingly” approved of the conviction based on “serious consideration of the evidence.
  • Walgreens joins Target, Walmart in announcing summer price cuts

    05/31/2024 7:51:47 AM PDT · by Paul46360 · 39 replies
    DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens is lowering prices on hundreds of products this summer, joining other retailers like Target, Walmart, and Amazon who have announced similar promotions in an effort to lure in more cost-conscious shoppers. The company on Wednesday announced plans to cut prices "on more than 1,300 national and store-brand products across health and wellness, personal care and seasonal categories." In an attempt to boost its loyalty program, Walgreens said it will also bring back its "myW Days" in mid-July – a deal offering exclusive promotions for myWalgreens members. Global Chief Financial Officer Manmohan Mahajan told analysts during a...
  • 12 States Are Banning the Sale of Gas-Powered Cars

    05/31/2024 7:08:45 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 77 replies
    msn ^ | 05/30/2024 | Zainab Noor
    Imagine a world where gas stations are replaced by charging stations. Does that sound weird or cool? Well, that’s the future 12 U.S. states are hurtling towards by phasing out the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles. California pioneered this ambitious plan to fight air pollution by encouraging residents to buy electric cars. A domino effect has begun following California’s lead, with 11 states lining up to follow suit. In August 2022, California decided to ban the sales of gas-powered cars by 2035. It’s a big step in fighting climate change since ICEs constitute a significant cause of air pollution. However,...
  • Couple of Big Wind Developers Are Running Out of Gas

    05/30/2024 9:18:32 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 14 replies
    Hotair ^ | 05/30/2024 | Beege Welborn
    For all the money the Biden administration has been frantically shoveling into the wind sector - I'm praying this is a last-minute, panicked gambit on their part because November looks dicey - it's all coming to late to help out some of the biggest names in wind turbine development. Siemens Gamesa, the Spanish renewable spin-off of German parent Siemens Energy (and one of my favorite villains in the wind farm wars, although no one tops Ørsted) says it's going to lay off up to 4100 people in their turbine divisions across three countries in part of a "restructuring" move.Siemens Gamesa...
  • 78% of Americans Now Think of Fast Food Meals as a ‘Luxury’

    05/30/2024 9:02:56 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 33 replies
    Food & Wine ^ | May 29, 2024 | Jelisa Castrodale
    The prices are just too damn high.Earlier this month, McDonald’s made a reassuring announcement — the return of its $5 value meal. This pocket-friendly deal includes a choice of sandwiches, a four-piece order of McNuggets, medium fries, and a drink. Not to be outdone, Burger King is also stepping up with its own $5 Your Way Meal, featuring a sandwich, chicken nuggets, fries, and a drink. And of course, Wendy’s weighed in first with its $3 breakfast meals, then with its 1-cent bacon cheeseburgers. These affordable options are a welcome respite for consumers amidst the rising fast food prices. Although...
  • Anti-Trump Activists Celebrate ‘Guilty’ Verdict: ‘Justice’

    05/30/2024 5:06:59 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 50 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/30/2024 | Paul Bois
    The coalition of anti-Trump activists, from George Conway to Bill Kristol, celebrated Thursday’s guilty verdict against the former president, hailing it as a triumph of justice. The Manhattan jury found former President Trump guilty on all 34 counts in the hush money trial that charged him with falsifying business records to pay off porn star Stormy Daniels into keeping quiet about an alleged affair prior to the 2016 election. While Trump supporters denounced Thursday’s verdict, anti-Trump activists, a.k.a. Never Trumpers, were jubilant
  • This Valedictorian paid $300,000 for her degree in ‘queering and decolonizing patriarchal structures.’

    05/30/2024 12:12:09 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 81 replies
    Post See new posts Conversation Citizen Free Press @CitizenFreePres NYU graduates proudly tell you about their Majors. Keep in mind, they paid roughly $300,000 for their degrees. This is not satire, just real life in America. https://citizenfreepress.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1:29 VIDEO AT LINK of Newly graduated future McDonald's Employees..................