She Honked at ICE. They Shot Her Five Times.
She Honked at ICE. They Shot Her Five Times. ICE then repeatedly lied about the event.
Justice Alito used one of these lies in a Supreme Court argument.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRZoGc3Wdpo
Author: Lone Candle
Is the U.S. Dollar’s Global Dominance Coming to an End?
Due to Trump administration actions, people are hating Americans, and it is more difficult to have professional relationships due to this.
Having dollar dominance globally lowers US interest rates because other countries borrow in dollars.
The global power of the US military allows the US to control all sorts of negotiations that on the surface have nothing to do with military force.
The US university system is one of its secret sauces to its success and power, and Trump’s attack on it is throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
Carelessly deregulating will boost the economy in the short run, but in the long run will be bad for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yyJiXL-Fwg
Trump approves new 10% tariffs after ‘deeply disappointing’ court ruling
“The White House said the new tariffs take effect Feb. 24. Trump’s proclamation exempts a long list of products from the new levies, including beef, tomatoes, oranges, pharmaceuticals, passenger vehicles and certain critical minerals. It also excludes products governed by a trade deal with Canada and Mexico.
Trump vowed Feb. 20 to forge ahead and enact tariffs through other methods after the high court ruled the president doesn’t have the congressional authority to impose tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Trump cited another section of the 1974 Trade Act for the 10% tariffs. The new tariffs apply to countries that send the United States more than they import. But that type of tariff lasts for only 150 days, unless Congress votes to extend them.
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said investigations over unfair trade practices could lead to other tariffs. Trump’s proclamation directs Greer to “investigate certain unreasonable and discriminatory acts, policies, and practices that burden or restrict U.S. commerce.”
“We have a lot of tools out there,” Greer said. “You can look forward in the coming days and weeks to see all of that come out.””
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-threatens-10-tariffs-deeply-200937692.html
President Trump Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on Tariffs
If Trump thinks the powers given to him by the Congress are ridiculous, then he should complain to Congress, not the Supreme Court.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp1_WrTSeD0
China’s Military Countdown to Taiwan War Capability
China is planning to be prepared to militarily take Taiwan, by blockade or invasion, by 2027. This plan includes the ability to hit American bases in the region, knockout American infrastructure with cyber, and to quickly invade Taiwan if invasion is the choice. China regularly operates in Taiwanese waters to lull Taiwan and others into not suspecting the real attack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqVmmB1DmRY
The history of Mormons (AFTER Joseph Smith)
The history of Mormons (AFTER Joseph Smith)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BWUNmsGFrQ
Canada’s Role in a Shifting Global Order — with Mark Carney | Prof G Conversations
Canadian prime minister says the US is pushing out intellectual capital by its hostility toward immigrants and against diversity, and Canada can take those brains instead to make Canada stronger rather than the US.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V11qNDDElZw
Former CIA Officer Says Iran Can Sink a U.S. Carrier — Is He Right?
Iran could hit a US carrier with a hypersonic missile, but hitting a moving carrier and not getting shot down while the missile itself it moving and partially blinded by the plasma created by its extreme speeds…is very difficult, and it’s not clear how many of these missiles Iran has, or if they work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcCqcSrIn9g
Should We Bomb Iran?
Iran is an evil regime and has been evil and aggressive toward the US and its friends for a long time. But, regime change without a land invasion will require a sustained effort that includes cooperating with groups on the ground, and it’s not clear the Trump administration has the strategy to succeed in such an effort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee4q0GpdBNg
Yes, the Middle Class Is Shrinking—Because It’s Moving Up
“Most studies define the middle class relative to the national median, which makes the dividing line between haves and have-nots rise automatically as the country gets richer. Rose and Winship instead use a benchmark of fixed purchasing power, so that if real incomes (those adjusted for inflation) rise, more people are shown moving into—or beyond—the middle class in a meaningful sense.
Under this approach, the “core” of the middle class does indeed shrink modestly. But crucially, the middle class shrinks because people are moving up the income ladder, not because they’re falling down. Since 1979, the share of Americans in the upper-middle class has roughly tripled—from about 10 percent to 31 percent—while shares of those considered lower middle class or poor fell substantially.”
https://reason.com/2026/01/15/yes-the-middle-class-is-shrinking-because-its-moving-up/