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Chicago’s Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson, the least popular mayor in the country, went on a rant Thursday and called President Donald Trump a racist “monster” for investigating the mayor’s city hiring practices. Johnson, a self-professed “progressive,” raised eyebrows last weekend when he told a congregation of churchgoers that he is proud to have filled all his top posts with black people. His comment spurred a federal probe into his hiring practices under the suspicion that his discriminatory, race-based hiring might violate civil rights and equal opportunity laws. In response to the investigation, Johnson lashed out, and, as he typically does,…

More than 100 staffers have been abruptly fired, sources involved in the reorganization said on Friday The Trump administration has moved to drastically overhaul the National Security Council (NSC), reportedly placing more than 100 officials on administrative leave and slashing the powerful advisory and coordination body’s staff, as part of what one White House source described as an effort to “gut the Deep State.”Multiple reports on Friday confirmed that staff across nearly all NSC directorates – including those handling key global hotspots such as Ukraine, Iran and the Indo-Pacific – were dismissed with little notice. According to CNN and Reuters,…

Earlier this month, Bill Ackman made it clear that he is on Trump’s side in his ongoing battle with Harvard. He correctly suggested that Harvard has become “a political advocacy organization for one party.” One of the reasons why Harvard is in a panic over this fight is because their famously huge endowment is not nearly the financial powerhouse people think it is. It may be large, but it’s not liquid. Ackman recently broke it down in a lengthy post on Twitter/X: I believe it is likely @Harvard’s that financial position is overstated by the media and the general public.…

Bitcoin Pizza Day! Two pizzas for a price of 10000 Bitcoins. Pizza Indexgetty It’s not every day that ordering pizza makes history. Yet, one seemingly ordinary purchase in May 2010 became legendary, sparking an annual celebration known globally as Bitcoin Pizza Day. So, grab a slice and let’s dive into this deliciously quirky tale. The Legendary Pizza Purchase With Bitcoin On May 22, 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz posted a casual request on an internet forum: he offered to pay 10,000 bitcoins to anyone willing to deliver two large pizzas to his Florida home. At the time, Bitcoin was…

FELIXSTOWE, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 31: Foreign container ships docked at Port of Felixstowe on July … MoreTim Graham Just as things were starting to return to today’s normal, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social a 50% tariff on EU countries, starting June 1. And then he decided that iPhones should carry a “Tariff of at least 25%” until the entire product is “manufactured and built” in the U.S. The impact was a drop in the values of the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq, and the Russell 2000 stock indexes. The dollar dropped compared to other major currencies.…

The Sibanye-Stillwater gold mining company said on Friday that about a third of the miners trapped underground in a shaft near Johannesburg, South Africa, have been rescued, but over 180 remain in the mine after its hoist system was damaged in an accident. The “shaft incident” took place on Thursday in the Kloof gold mine, one of Sibanye-Stillwater’s deepest digs. The mine is located about 37 miles west of Johannesburg. The Kloof Number 7 shaft, where the incident occurred, is roughly two miles deep and provides 14 percent of the company’s current output. Details of the accident were sketchy but,…

A Democrat representative reportedly invited the father of the anti-Israel suspect accused of murdering two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC, on Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s joint address in March. In a statement to the New York Post on Thursday, a spokesperson for Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) said, “Eric Rodriguez was our guest during the President’s Joint Speech to Congress,” but noted the office was not acquainted with the man’s family. Garcia previously said the elder Rodriquez is a veteran who serves his fellow veterans, the outlet continued: Rodriguez also appeared in a Service Employees International Union video that…

The ‘Obama Bros’ are the former Obama staffers and speech writers who now do a podcast called ‘Pod Save America.’ During an episode this week, they looked at the outcome of the 2024 election and voter shifts, ultimately concluding that Trump has now taken over what used to be called the Obama Coalition. They noted how awful Kamala Harris did with certain demographics and called the results ‘depressing.’ One of them even suggested that if Democrats don’t get serious, they might as well be rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. OOF. The Daily Caller reported: ‘Ouch’: Ex-Obama Aide Saddened By…

Lisa earns her second solo entry on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart with “Priceless,” her … More collaboration with Maroon 5, tying BTS’s record as she arrives. Thai singer and actress Lalisa Manoban known as Lisa attends the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 2, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Last week, Lisa returned to a number of Billboard charts as a soloist alongside Maroon 5. The pop band recruited the Blackpink superstar to lend some star power to its new single,…

Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro announced on Thursday that Venezuelan security officials detained over 50 “mercenaries” who allegedly entered the country to plot against his regime ahead of Sunday’s sham regional elections. According to Maduro, who did not present evidence to substantiate his accusations, the detained individuals were recruited by “the extreme right” to carry out “bombing and violent attacks in the country.” The Maduro regime will hold a sham election on Sunday to elect new governors for Venezuela’s 23 states and their respective local legislatures. Additionally, a similarly fraudulent election will be held to choose the governor of…