Yes New York, please do elect a Muslim as your Mayor. It will do wonders for you. You can be just like LONDON!
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Patel says FBI found more weaponization crimes, close to solving command and funding for Antifa
FBI Director Kash Patel tells Just the News that the bureau is "on the verge" of unmasking the command structure and financing for anarchist groups like Antifa that have unleashed unrest around America and has also identified potential new criminal activity related to the abuse of federal law enforcement and intelligence.
"We are looking at so many different leads on criminal activity by those who are in positions of power, and we're not going to stop until every single one of those is fully exposed," Patel said during a wide-ranging interview this week on the "Just the News, No Noise" television show.
When asked whether more indictments against those accused of weaponizing government may be ahead, he said: "the documents are provided either to Congress or the courts of law and we make every referral we can under the Department of Justice.
"These indictments that you've seen, and the ones that you're going to see coming up here in this near future, are just the beginning," he added.
Those documents have already led to the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements to thwart Congress during an investigation of news leaks and the indictment Thursday of former National Security Advisor John Bolton for the mishandling of classified information.
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FBI Director Kash Patel tells Just the News that the bureau is "on the verge" of unmasking the command structure and financing for anarchist groups like Antifa that have unleashed unrest around America and has also identified potential new criminal activity related to the abuse of federal law enforcement and intelligence.
"We are looking at so many different leads on criminal activity by those who are in positions of power, and we're not going to stop until every single one of those is fully exposed," Patel said during a wide-ranging interview this week on the "Just the News, No Noise" television show.
When asked whether more indictments against those accused of weaponizing government may be ahead, he said: "the documents are provided either to Congress or the courts of law and we make every referral we can under the Department of Justice.
"These indictments that you've seen, and the ones that you're going to see coming up here in this near future, are just the beginning," he added.
Weaponization: Two related indictments already
The director, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has pressed his team to uncover tens of thousands of pages of documents long withheld from Congress that chronicle abuses by law enforcement and intelligence agencies in scandals spanning from Russiagate and Ukraine impeachment to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and the raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.Those documents have already led to the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements to thwart Congress during an investigation of news leaks and the indictment Thursday of former National Security Advisor John Bolton for the mishandling of classified information.
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A New Pacific Trade Highway
The remapping of global supply chains.
When President Trump announced a new 100% tariff on Chinese imports, in retaliation for Beijing’s latest export controls on rare earth elements, markets saw only the headline risk. But the real story lies beyond the ticker: a structural reordering of global trade. The world’s supply chains, long anchored to the Chinese mainland, are splintering.
Capital is scattering across Asia’s periphery, and shipping routes that once followed predictable trans-Pacific lines are being redrawn into a new web of uncertainty and opportunity. Alongside an eastward turn worth $100 billion in investment, the trends of the last 30 years of global financial flows are being upended.
The tariffs, nominally intended to protect American industry, have become a catalyst rather than a disruption. China’s tightening of export rules on rare earths, a sector that underpins global technology and defense manufacturing, has already caused shipments to fall sharply this autumn. That decline is deliberate: Beijing is weaponizing its market dominance to exert pressure on Washington and signal that supply chains remain a form of leverage. The Trump administration’s countermeasures (broad tariffs and new fees on Chinese-built ships docking in American ports, extensively disrupting the transshipment trend of recent years) seek to contain that leverage, yet they also deepen the fragmentation of global commerce.
Rather than simply pushing prices up, these measures are accelerating a diversification that had already begun. Companies that once treated China as the irreplaceable factory of the world are now spreading their risks across what trade analysts call a “China+1” or even “China+N” model.
Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and India are attracting new investment in electronics, textiles, and automotive components as manufacturers seek to route goods through lower-tariff jurisdictions. The...
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The remapping of global supply chains.
When President Trump announced a new 100% tariff on Chinese imports, in retaliation for Beijing’s latest export controls on rare earth elements, markets saw only the headline risk. But the real story lies beyond the ticker: a structural reordering of global trade. The world’s supply chains, long anchored to the Chinese mainland, are splintering.
Capital is scattering across Asia’s periphery, and shipping routes that once followed predictable trans-Pacific lines are being redrawn into a new web of uncertainty and opportunity. Alongside an eastward turn worth $100 billion in investment, the trends of the last 30 years of global financial flows are being upended.
The tariffs, nominally intended to protect American industry, have become a catalyst rather than a disruption. China’s tightening of export rules on rare earths, a sector that underpins global technology and defense manufacturing, has already caused shipments to fall sharply this autumn. That decline is deliberate: Beijing is weaponizing its market dominance to exert pressure on Washington and signal that supply chains remain a form of leverage. The Trump administration’s countermeasures (broad tariffs and new fees on Chinese-built ships docking in American ports, extensively disrupting the transshipment trend of recent years) seek to contain that leverage, yet they also deepen the fragmentation of global commerce.
Rather than simply pushing prices up, these measures are accelerating a diversification that had already begun. Companies that once treated China as the irreplaceable factory of the world are now spreading their risks across what trade analysts call a “China+1” or even “China+N” model.
Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and India are attracting new investment in electronics, textiles, and automotive components as manufacturers seek to route goods through lower-tariff jurisdictions. The...
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Honestly, if I was China or Russia I would have found ways to fund Antifa .. probably the best anti-USA ROI .. cheaper than University Professors and Universities ..
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Oil is crashing and expected to continue. Little to do with Trump. Demand is decreasing worldwide and the ME countries have upped production
IIRC break even for US shale producers is around $55-$60 p/bbl.
Great that gas prices are finally going down, but a worrying sign that economies are slowing
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Does not want to FAFO?
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Trump says Venezuela's Maduro doesn’t want to ‘f*** around’ with the US
President Donald Trump's comments came as he confirmed reports Maduro put forth a proposal that would allow the U.S. to tap into Venezuela's natural resources.
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mat200
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Trump .. not certain if I would stake USA Admin not getting it's fingers on the scales of Oil
In the past the USA worked with Saudis to reduce Oil prices to hurt the Soviet Union during it's Afghanistan Special Military Operation
Suspect something similar is happening today
Oops, my bad. I just saw the title of the article about gas prices dropping and posted what I paid this morning. I didn't look and see Trump's name. Dang I could have been triggering TDS and not even realize it!
Well good for you! (sarcasm) The station closest to me just reduced from $4.16 to $3.99. The closest Costco is $3.49. One of the many benefits of living in a totally blue state.
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NOT California
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Agreed. The state keeps adding to the gasoline tax. Last I checked we were around $4.50 a gallon.
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Its global. Its called an economic slowdown. Its not a good thing
mat200
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Yes, and the Tariffs are part of that economic slow down .. this is helping to reduce funding to Russia's and China's militaries