Americans are worried about money. So why are they spending more than ever?
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Americans are worried about money. So why are they spending more than ever?
What's the disconnect between consumers saying they are worried about the economy but holiday spending was at record highs?, USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
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EU tariffs on USA
Boeing going to hurt a lot more
Why Food Prices Could Skyrocket in 2025: The Hidden Cost of Trump's Deportations #politics #food
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Russian Death Threats
NATO confirmed that threats to kill Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, were real.
Back in July, there were reports in the media that the Russian government has plans to assassinate European defense industry executives that supply weapons to Ukraine. Russia denied that.
Speaking at the European Parliament, NATO's deputy assistant Secretary-General for innovation, hybrid and cyber, James Appathurai, confirmed the threat
#AureFreePress #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia
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The doctors who want to tell the DNC about the hell they saw in Gaza
"There are no words, pictures, or videos that can really capture what's happening."Mother Jones
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Äthiopische Jüdinnen: Israel streitet über Vorwürfe der Zwangsverhütung
Haben Mediziner Äthiopierinnen, die nach Israel einwandern wollten, zwangsweise Verhütungsmittel verabreicht? Ein TV-Team hat nun offenbar Belege dafür gefunden.Ulrike Putz (DER SPIEGEL)
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Vagina Museum
The Vagina Museum is the world’s first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy. Located in Bethnal Green.Vagina Museum
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In case you need further persuasion, here's some very good reasons to buy something from the Vagina Museum shop...
1.You get to own cool stuff.
2. Shop independent! Why buy from a huge business when you can support the independents?
3. The best gifts always come from museum shops.
4. Ours especially.
Most of all, all profits from our shop go directly towards the Vagina Museum's running costs. A museum is expensive. Your support makes a huge difference.
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Name one thing he has done that should not be harshly attacked.
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Guardian investigation fuels class action lawsuit against petro giant
Marathon Petroleum said a massive fire at its Louisiana refinery caused ‘no offsite impacts’. Reporting by the Guardian and Forensic Architecture raised doubts about this claimOliver Laughland (The Guardian)
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Bill Gates calls Elon Musk’s embrace of far-right politicians abroad ‘insane shit’
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist calls fellow tech titan ‘super-smart’ but guilty of ‘overreach’Chris Michael (The Guardian)
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I’ve always loved the special art of colorization of old historical photos. I especially love this one. This is the Tuskegee Airmen…they were the first African American pilots and pioneers who blazed a trail through the war-torn skies over Europe. They are part of our history that cannot be rewritten, forgotten or erased by anyone…
#HistoricPhotos #TuskegeeAirmen #Colorization #BlackHistory #HistoryCannotBeChanged #FightFascism #Photo #Trump
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Imagine being so afraid of this history that decades later you try to erase it in front of everyone.
Disgusting white cowards. Shameful.
yes but also two things stand out too me:
the red of the airplane-nose is way to intense against the rest of the still very muted colored photo
and why did they use THE comic-vomit-color for those jackets.
Haven’t a clue, but mine was not to critique the photo, but merely enjoy the content and its meaning…
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Edgar Doswell, Jr.: Lynchburg’s Tuskegee Airman
Few residents of Lynchburg know that a member of the famed “Tuskegee Airmen” lived and worked in the Hill City for decades after World War II. Edgar Doswell, Jr.LynchburgMuseum (Lynchburg Museum System)
But that’s what I loved about it. At any rate, it’s the meaning of the photo for me…
As you well know, art can be interpreted in many ways, my cup of tea may not necessarily be yours…
Navajo Citizens Facing Identity Challenges During ICE Deportation Raids
The Trump administration’s intensified deportation efforts have created unexpected challenges for Navajo citizens living in urban areas like Phoenix. As the U.S.Levi Rickert (Native News Online)
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How can you trust someone who doesn't understand the clichés they're using?
Not to stray off topic, but this new "Golden Age" #TheOrangeMenace & his #DemonSeed keep talking about…
…another word for "Golden" is "Gilded", and the "Gilded Age" was a period in history NO ONE should want to repeat.
From Wikipedia: "Historians saw late 19th-century economic expansion as a time of materialistic excesses marked by widespread political corruption."
…and led directly to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 & #TheGreatDepression.
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Eighty years ago today, over 7,000 prisoners of the German Nazi camp #Auschwitz, including some 700 children, were liberated by the soldiers of the Soviet Army.
1,689 days of murder, pain, suffering, and humiliation were over.
Today, we all remember. We must keep remembering.
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“The genocide against the Palestinian people is a matter of law and evidence, not opinion. Keir Starmer must accept the UK’s obligations to prevent Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in #Gaza and help ensure there is justice and accountability.
“To avoid the risk of itself being complicit in genocide, the UK should have ended all arms transfers to Israel long ago and committed full support to the #ICJ and other important international accountability mechanisms.”
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@Jeffrey @counterfire @UKLabour
Let’s be very clear: #Starmer is a #Quisling!
His #Labour Party #Cabinet is a colostomy bag full of Quislings!
The National Executive Council [#NEC] & Parliamentary Labour Party [#PLP] are full of #Netanyahu-funded Labour Friends of Israel [#LFI] and #JewishLabour Quislings!
In opposition, they *all* collaborated with the #Tory enemy & with the genocidal #Apartheid state in undermining #British democracy!
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Elon Musk attempts to turn Germany fascist by appearing at the AfD party convention this weekend.
How many members of the Bundestag are still using X, thereby supporting his ad revenue?
And all over Europe: If your country has parliament members still on X, ask them why they support the ad revenue of a guy who is spreading fascism.
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"Underneath Trump’s 'Shock and Awe' that is doing grave damage to the Constitution and Trump’s marginalized targets, there’s a 'Slop and Ouch' that targets everyone this side of his billionaire friends. And that needs to remain visible, too."
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'Not really worried': Lindsey Graham admits Trump broke law to hire 'loyalists' watchdogs
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested Republican lawmakers would do nothing after admitting that President Donald Trump violated the law when he fired over a dozen inspectors general.David Edwards (Raw Story)
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Netherlands | Bacteria and pesticides found in cannabis sold in Dutch coffee shops
‘Baseline’ contamination study to inform Netherlands trial in which shops will sell drug produced by licensed growers
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Barbados / Panama to De-Flag More Than 100 russian Shadow Fleet Tankers
The Barbados ship registry announced that by the end of January it will ask 46 vessels to remove the country’s flag due to UK-imposed sanctions. 14 of these ships are also under US sanctions
Panama’s ship registry revealed earlier this month that it has begun de-listing 68 vessels sanctioned by the US.
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Barbados and Panama to De-Flag More Than 100 Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers
As sanctions tighten, 114 Russian oil tankers face de-flagging, with Barbados and Panama enforcing restrictions aligned with US and UK regulations.Vlad Litnarovych (UNITED24 Media)
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In a series of newly unearthed podcasts, Pete #Hegseth, #Trump ’s pick for defense sec, appears to endorse theocratic & authoritarian doctrine of “sphere sovereignty”, a worldview derived from extremist beliefs of Christian reconstructionism & espoused by churches aligned w far-right Idaho pastor.
..rails against “cultural Marxism”, feminism, “critical race theory”, & democracy itself, which he says “our founders blatantly rejected as being completely dangerous”.
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Revealed: Trump Pentagon nominee endorsed extremist Christian doctrine on podcast
In newly uncovered recordings, Pete Hegseth rails against feminism, ‘critical race theory’, and even democracy itselfJason Wilson (The Guardian)
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Newark mayor condemns warrantless immigration raid that ‘terrorized’ people
Ras Baraka and other state lawmakers express outrage as sanctuary cities nationwide brace for similar Ice actions
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Proud Boys leader thanks Trump for January 6 pardon and vows revenge
Enrique Tarrio tells Alex Jones president ‘gave me my life back’ as far-right militias regroup and plan next stepsRachel Leingang (The Guardian)
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Canadian government may review relationship with Amazon following Quebec closures
Canadian government may review relationship with Amazon following Quebec closureshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/federal-government-may-review-relationship-with-amazon-following-quebec-closures/BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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#Mastercard and #Visa failed to stop payments from laundering proceeds from child sexual abuse and sex trafficking on the popular website #OnlyFans, says U.S. whistleblower complaint filed with the U.S. Treasury’s financial crimes unit.
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Mayor Rages as U.S. Military Vet Nabbed in Trump’s Much-Hyped ICE Raids
Mayor Rages as U.S. Military Vet Nabbed in Trump’s Much-Hyped ICE Raidshttps://www.thedailybeast.com/mayor-rages-as-trumps-much-hyped-ice-raids-nab-us-military-vet/BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Israel will not withdraw troops from Lebanon by deadline, Netanyahu says
PM says Lebanon has not fully met conditions for Israeli withdrawal under ceasefire dealPeter Beaumont (The Guardian)
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The average UK household spends 14% of their income on transport.
That's why we've put proposals for a £2 bus fare cap at the heart of our budget negotiations.
With some routes costing more than £5 the annual savings for a commuter could be in the thousands!
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Any country that would allow billionaires to be possible is a failure of political direction and an assault on the general populace..
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Just wow!
#ireland #climatechange
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