"Uninvestable": Trump's $100 Billion Venezuela Gamble Meets Oil Industry Reality ...industry leaders are warning that Venezuela remains too unstable for major investment.

"Uninvestable": Trump's $100 Billion Venezuela Gamble Meets Oil Industry Reality | ZeroHedge
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...industry leaders are warning that Venezuela remains too unstable for major investment.

DHS Locates Nearly 130,000 Missing Unaccompanied Children, Says Noem The Trump administration recently launched Operation Relentless Justice to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators.

DHS Locates Nearly 130,000 Missing Unaccompanied Children, Says Noem
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The Trump administration recently launched Operation Relentless Justice to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators.

#GoodTrump

The Crisis of Disability in America

The Crisis of Disability in America
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The latest survey reports that 36.63 million Americans have a disability. That’s an increase of 7 million over the summer of 2020, at the time when we were supposed to be in the midst of a debilitating pandemic.

At least 33 pardoned insurrectionists face other criminal charges—but many are now going free - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington At least 33 January 6th insurrectionists pardoned by Trump have been rearrested, charged or sentenced for other crimes since January 6, 2021.

At least 33 pardoned insurrectionists face other criminal charges—but many are now going free - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Trump Makes Blunt Remarks on Conservative Opposition to Weed President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday classifying marijuana as a less dangerous substance.

Trump Makes Blunt Remarks on Conservative Opposition to Weed

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Heritage foundation scholar Paul Larkin said the order increases the likelihood that more people will use marijuana.

FACT FOCUS: Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats President Donald Trump has offered a glowing account of progress under his watch in a speech from the White House.

FACT FOCUS: Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats
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The Trauma of Inflation Hits Hard in 2025

I remember who was president in 2020:

The Trauma of Inflation Hits Hard in 2025
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The inflation of 2021–2024 has its origin in the year before it showed up in prices. The COVID-19 pandemic response was the reason for the sudden shift...

Don’t Go Wobbly on China

Don’t Go Wobbly on China
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the Trump administration has just signaled a troubling shift in its export control posture by permitting Nvidia to sell certain high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips

America’s Health Care System Is Terminally Ill Our health care system has become a ‘sick care’ system with perverse incentives detrimental to public health and human flourishing.

America’s Health Care System Is Terminally Ill
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The United States has the most expensive health care in the world while producing substantially worse outcomes. For example, the United States spends nearly $15,000 per person per year on health care,

Bessent Divests From Soybean Farms, Says Farmers Needs Federal Aid Despite China Deal Bessent has referred to himself as a soybean farmer and said that he, too, felt the pain of being caught in the middle of the U.S.–China trade war.

Bessent Divests From Soybean Farms, Says Farmers Needs Federal Aid Despite China Deal
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Bessent’s divestiture comes 4 months after the Senate was informed that he had “failed to timely comply with certain terms” of the ethics agreement he signed

If Young People Want More Affordability, They Should Get Jobs

If Young People Want More Affordability, They Should Get Jobs
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The latest Labor Department data indicate that fewer and fewer males between the ages 16 and 24 are in the labor force. It used to be that more than 70 percent had a job; now less than 60 % do.

‘We Intended the Strike to Be Lethal’ Is Not a Defense | National Review The laws of war, incorporated in the federal war crimes statute, prohibit the killing of people who have been rendered hors de combat.

‘We Intended the Strike to Be Lethal’ Is Not a Defense | National Review
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The laws of war, incorporated in the federal war crimes statute, prohibit the killing of people who have been rendered hors de combat (out of the fighting) — including by shipwreck.

So, is Trump against drug trafficking or not?

US Manufacturing Activity Slumps for 9th Straight Month Eleven of the 15 manufacturing industries reported a contraction in November, led by apparel and wood. The rest of the industries posted growth.

US Manufacturing Activity Slumps for 9th Straight Month
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Eleven of the 15 manufacturing industries reported a contraction in November, led by apparel and wood. The rest of the industries posted growth.

Trump said Democratic video is seditious. Experts doubt that After Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. military service members not to carry out illegal orders, President Donald Trump called the lawmakers’ actions seditious. Legal experts said that’s unsupported.

Trump said Democratic video is seditious. Experts doubt that
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After Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. military service members not to carry out illegal orders, President Donald Trump called the lawmakers’ actions seditious. Legal experts said that’s unsupported.

SNAP Isn’t Broken—It’s Working Exactly as Designed

SNAP Isn’t Broken—It’s Working Exactly as Designed
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Both the subsidies and the SNAP program live inside the Farm Bill, the same legislation is funding the creation of cheap, low-nutrition food and then paying again to ensure there’s a guaranteed market for it.

More evidence that Democrats are demonic.

US Largest Recipient of Chinese Loans, New Report Shows China lends nearly $1 trillion to high-income countries, as much as its Belt and Road Initiative in the global South.

US Largest Recipient of Chinese Loans, New Report Shows
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Some familiar names on that list are AT&T, Disney, BlackRock, MasterCard, American Airlines, United Airlines, Amazon, Oracle, and Ford.

NAR Projects US Home Sales to Jump by 14 Percent in 2026 The organization attributes the expected rebound to declining mortgage rates, continued job gains, and improved market stability.

NAR Projects US Home Sales to Jump by 14 Percent in 2026 (without 50 year mortgages)
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The organization attributes the expected rebound to declining mortgage rates, continued job gains, and improved market stability.

Trump Suggests He’s Open to Strikes on Mexico to Stop Drug Trafficking The president’s comments come as the United States conducted its 21st strike on alleged drug boats.

Nothing like bombing your friends and trading partners to improve foreign relations and the economy. Trump should concentrate on combating the domestic market for illicit drugs.

Trump Suggests He’s Open to Strikes on Mexico to Stop Drug Trafficking
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US Credit and Debit Card Spending Posts Largest Increase Since Early 2024 Typically, more than 20 percent of purchases, including electronics, clothing, and jewelry, are made during November and December.

Consumers go deeper in debt, just like the governement:

US Credit and Debit Card Spending Posts Largest Increase Since Early 2024
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The report also suggests that tariffs could be responsible for some retail price increases.

DHS Drives Historic Drop in US Foreign-Born Population In January, there were 53.3 million immigrants in the country; this number dipped to 51.9 million in June, the first decline since the 1960s, according to Pew.

DHS Drives Historic Drop in US Foreign-Born Population
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In January, there were 53.3 million immigrants in the country; this number dipped to 51.9 million in June, the first decline since the 1960s, according to Pew.

Pennsylvania School District Using AI-enabled Wi-Fi to Search Students for Firearms Pittsburgh-based CurvePoint developed AI that harnesses Wi-Fi for ’spatial intelligence,' which the company claims can locate concealed weapons on students.

Pennsylvania School District Using AI-enabled Wi-Fi to Search Students for Firearms
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Pittsburgh-based CurvePoint developed AI that harnesses Wi-Fi for ’spatial intelligence,' which the company claims can locate concealed weapons on students.

Subprime Borrowers Default on Auto Loans in Record Numbers: Report Lenders have become increasingly willing to underwrite auto loans to subprime borrowers, Cox Automotive said.

Subprime Borrowers Default on Auto Loans in Record Numbers: Report
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Yet Trump wants 50 year mortgages? That sounds like a prescription for eventual taxpayer bailouts of lenders.

IVF-Addicted 68-Year-Old Is Everything Wrong With Big Fertility Two toddlers are effectively orphans after the 68-year-old who commissioned them using others’ DNA and another woman’s womb faces felonies.

IVF-Addicted 68-Year-Old Is Everything Wrong With Big Fertility
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Getting Out of the UN: An Idea That’s Catching On The days when the UN was predominantly viewed as mankind’s last, best hope for peace have long since passed.

Getting Out of the UN: An Idea That’s Catching On
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The days when the UN was predominantly viewed as mankind’s last, best hope for peace have long since passed.

Deposit Insurance for Billionaires?https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/deposit-insurance-for-billionaires-5937316
A terrible idea.