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Immigration/Border / Re: South American gangs exploiting tourist visa program to burglarize wealthy San Diego neighborhoo
« Last post by 240B on Today at 01:43:39 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on Today at 01:18:45 pm
Why wealthy neighborhoods? That's where the money is!
Not in favor of any of this ... but, they were the cheerleaders, supporters, and funders of all of this chaos.
They never thought it would ever touch them. They thought only Southern States, which they hate, would be affected.
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Economy/Business / Bidenomics strikes again: Shocking number of full-time jobs lost over past 5 months
« Last post by mystery-ak on Today at 01:42:57 pm »
Bidenomics strikes again: Shocking number of full-time jobs lost over past 5 months
Americans are suffering, and that won't change while Bidenomics remains in place
By Justin Haskins Fox News
Published April 25, 2024 5:00am EDT

As the Biden White House continues to brag about the alleged success of its economic policies, government data shows the country is hemorrhaging full-time jobs.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Americans reporting full-time employment dropped by more than 1.7 million jobs from November 2023 to the end of March 2024, the most recent month for which data is available.

That’s a decline of 1.33% over a five-month period. Excluding job losses related to the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, the recent drop in full-time employment is the largest five-month decline since the Great Recession in 2009, 15 years ago.

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https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidenomics-strikes-again-shocking-number-full-time-jobs-lost-over-past-5-months
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Immigration/Border / Re: San Diego is now the top border region for migrant arrivals
« Last post by Smokin Joe on Today at 01:40:00 pm »
They will take the path of least resistance.  :shrug:
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Climate Change / Re: Biden Gives Big Wind Preferential Offshore Leasing After Issuing Restrictive Oil And Gas Plan
« Last post by Smokin Joe on Today at 01:38:48 pm »
Offshore wind will sink at the dock, or shortly afterwards. The additional expense of operating offshore and maintaining those platforms will sink such proposals in debt. Hurricane season is coming...what's on your beach?
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National/Breaking News / Re: Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned in New York
« Last post by Smokin Joe on Today at 01:36:00 pm »
Some people really could bugger children in Times Square at rush hour and get away with it.
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Economy/Business / Mortgage rates reach new high for 2024
« Last post by mystery-ak on Today at 01:34:44 pm »
Mortgage rates reach new high for 2024


    Brianna Crane

 U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rates

Daily; Jan. 2, 2019, to April 24, 2024

Mortgage rates touched 7.5% in April, the highest they've been since last fall, per Mortgage News Daily data.

Why it matters: Our frozen housing market may not unthaw this spring.

The big picture: High mortgage rates are keeping homeowners locked in, and prospective homebuyers shut out.

    Experts were optimistic late last year that mortgage rates would drop in early 2024 and lure sellers and buyers off of the sidelines in time for spring.

Reality check: Mortgage applications have fallen since last week, and home sales have remained relatively stagnant.

The bottomline: Relief isn't coming any time soon.

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/24/mortgage-rates-high-april-2024

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Trump Legal Investigations / Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Democrats are planning to have Donald Trump 'MURDERED in jail' by
« Last post by Smokin Joe on Today at 01:33:43 pm »
This administration is looking for an excuse to lock down the country to stay in power.

Killing Trump would give them that excuse.
In so many words, it would be regarded as the event which would lead many to believe it is 'time', a Lexington and Concord moment.

He is being prosecuted for allegedly engaging in a conspiracy to affect the outcome of an election, supposedly by suppressing stories which would present him as an unfaithful husband. Without that conspiracy, anything done with the money is a misdemeanor.

What is this whole lawfare eruption, if not an attempt to influence the outcome of an election, designed to keep Trump from campaigning around the country? That they are conspiring to do this is self-evident. As usual, they are guilty of that of which they accuse others.
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National/Breaking News / Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned in New York
« Last post by mystery-ak on Today at 01:32:05 pm »
Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned in New York

The disgraced movie producer was convicted of rape in February 2020.
ByAaron Katersky
April 25, 2024, 8:12 AM

The rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by New York's highest court.

The New York Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 opinion, overturned Weinstein's conviction on sex crimes against three women, finding the trial judge "erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes."

The court said that testimony "served no material non-propensity purpose" and "portrayed defendant in a highly prejudicial light."

Weinstein, 72, was a well-known, powerful man within the entertainment industry and prosecutors said he abused his power to take advantage of aspiring female actors, like the alleged victims, to coerce them into unwanted sexual encounters. According to the prosecution, the quid pro quo of assisting them with their careers in exchange for sexual favors on demand was both common behavior and a well-known secret throughout the film industry.

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/harvey-weinstein-conviction-overturned-new-york/story?id=109621776
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Economy/Business / More than 1 in 4 US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire: AARP study
« Last post by mystery-ak on Today at 01:28:45 pm »
More than 1 in 4 US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire: AARP study

About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who aren't yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income
ByFATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press
April 24, 2024, 10:49 AM

WASHINGTON -- About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds.

About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by the organization that shows how a graying America is worrying more and more about how to make ends meet even as economists and policymakers say the U.S. economy has all but achieved a soft landing after two years of record inflation.

Everyday expenses and housing costs, including rent and mortgage payments, are the biggest reasons why people are unable to save for retirement.

The data will matter this election year as Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump are trying to win support from older Americans, who traditionally turn out in high numbers, with their policy proposals.

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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/1-4-us-adults-age-50-expect-retire-109580387
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Editorial/Opinion/Blogs / Iran’s Nightmares> By Victor Davis Hanson
« Last post by mystery-ak on Today at 01:26:43 pm »
Iran’s Nightmares › American Greatness
Victor Davis Hanson


Details of the recent limited Israeli retaliatory strike against Iranian anti-aircraft missile batteries at Isfahan are still sketchy. But nonetheless, we can draw some conclusions.

Israel’s small volley of missiles hit their intended targets, to the point of zeroing in on the very launchers designed to stop such incoming ordnance.

The target was near the Natanz enrichment facility. That proximity was by design. Israel showed Iran it could take out the very anti-missile battery designed to thwart an attack on its nearby nuclear facility.

The larger message sent to the world was that Israel could send a retaliatory barrage at Iranian nuclear sites with reasonable assurances that the incoming attacks could not be stopped. By comparison, Iran’s earlier attack on Israel was much greater and more indiscriminate. It was also a huge flop, with an estimated 99 percent of the more than 320 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles failing to hit their planned targets.

Moreover, it was reported that more than 50 percent of Iran’s roughly 115-120 ballistic missiles failed at launch or malfunctioned in flight.

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https://amgreatness.com/2024/04/25/irans-nightmares/
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