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Hillary Wants to Jail People Who Post ‘Misinformation’
(Headline USA) Steele Dossier promoter Hillary Clinton suggested this week that Americans who shared “misinformation” should face criminal charges. Clinton made the comment during an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Monday, after Maddow asked whether the U.S. government was taking seriously efforts by foreign governments to spread propaganda ahead of November’s election. Clinton—who is…
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Crimes Skyrocketed in Infamous Ohio Town When Haitians Moved There
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) After thousands of immigrants from Haiti arrived in Springfield, Ohio, the reports of shoplifting and vehicle theft in the town skyrocketed. The Daily Caller reported that the now-infamous town, which had a population of 58,622 in 2020, accepted somewhere between 12,000 and 20,000 Haitian immigrants over the past three years, resulting in…
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Abbott Designates Venezuelan Gang as Terrorist Organization
(Headline USA) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced this week that his state is designating a violent Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, as a terrorist organization. “We will bring the full weight of the government against the [Tren de Aragua],” Abbott said. “By declaring TdA a foreign terrorist organization, Texas will use the courts to halt their…
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Bucking Gold Repatriation Trend, Argentina Sends More Gold to London
(Jan Nieuwenhuijs, Money Metals News Service) In July, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) shipped another 3 tonnes of gold to the U.K. to swap for foreign exchange. A month prior, BCRA also transported 3 tonnes to the U.K. BCRA is now estimated to have 37 tonnes (60% of Argentina’s gold reserves) on swap in…
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Russians Using Gold to Do Business, Skirt Sanctions
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Russian businesses are using gold to pay Chinese suppliers as a way to skirt economic sanctions. According to the Russian website Russia’s Pivot to Asia, Russian businesses are buying physical gold in Russia and then transporting it to Hong Kong via courier. There, the gold is sold, and the…
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American Consumers Spending More, Getting Less
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Retail sales beat expectations in August, rising by 0.1 percent month-on-month. You might assume this means American consumers did better this month than last month. A deeper look into the context of these numbers offers another perspective. The retail sales data only tells us that Americans spent more last…
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As Stern Backlash Prompts Some to Consider Canceling, SiriusXM Looks to Nikki Haley
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) As one of SiriusXM’s top former draws unleashed a vicious diatribe against supporters of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, the satellite-radio company unveiled plans for a weekly show with Trump’s top primary rival, in what may be a last-ditch bid to salvage some of its Republican subscribers. Washed-up shock-jock Howard Stern, the…
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Colorado Suburbs Considering Lawsuit against Denver over Sanctuary Policies
(Headline USA) A suburb outside of Denver, Colorado, is considering a lawsuit against the Democrat-controlled city over its sanctuary policies, which town officials said have led to an increase of immigrant gang activity and crime across the metropolitan area, CBS News reported. The Castle Rock Town Council passed a resolution this month instructing the town’s attorney…
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Congressional Leftists Admit Kamala Is Just Cosplaying as a Centrist
(Headline USA) Progressive lawmakers admitted that they weren’t worried about Vice President Kamala Harris abandoning her leftist beliefs—even if she’s claimed to do so on the campaign trail. Harris’s presidential campaign has flip-flopped on several key policies she once supported, including “Medicare for All,” banning fracking and decriminalizing illegal immigration. But that doesn’t make any…
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Oregon Officials Admit 300+ Noncitizens Were Automatically Registered to Vote
(Headline USA) The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles admitted last week that it has wrongfully registered at least 300 noncitizens to vote in U.S. elections since 2021. The registrations were the result of a program that automatically registered anyone who obtained a driver’s license or state ID, state officials said. Oregon has let noncitizens obtain driver’s…
