Says Liz Warren (who’s got a fair amount of money herself, although she’s nowhere near Bezos territory): Jeff Bezos has $222 billion. If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs … Continue reading →
Is nothing sacred?: Dozens of Mount Everest guides have been accused of poisoning foreign climbers as part of a scheme to create emergencies and collect millions in insurance money. Nepal Police’s Central Investigation Bureau reportedly uncovered the $20 million insurance … Continue reading →
A ridiculous sentence, actually: Abdul Abubakar Ali pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October 2022. Per the terms of the plea agreement, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of … Continue reading →
If you’re not looking for fraud, you’re unlikely to find it. And if you’re not preventing it, it’s highly likely to happen. See this: I recall the DNC and Obama deliberately turning off location verification for donations — thus allowing … Continue reading →
New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. ? "I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs … Continue reading →
And it’s been a working vacation: You remember Nick Shirley, the brave young investigative journalist who reported on the Minneapolis Quality “Learing” Center and exposed widespread fraud in Gov. Tim Walz’s Gopher State. … He next set his sights on … Continue reading →
Here’s the plan, according to this NY Post article: The motley crew of capitalist-crushing Democratic mayors includes Chicago’s Brandon Johnson, Boston’s Michelle Wu, Oakland’s Barbara Lee, Seattle’s Katie Wilson and Los Angeles’ Karen Bass. “Right now, we are the process … Continue reading →
It’s not enough to tear down statues. The British pound will be getting a new look. A generic one. So instead of past (or present) heroes to be pictured on future British currency, the pound will henceforth feature wildlife. I … Continue reading →
When I first saw this story two days ago, I thought it was old. It’s not: The fiend behind Sunday’s bloodbath at a packed Austin bar was an ex-New York City resident wearing a “Property of Allah’’ hoodie — and … Continue reading →
Why Spanberger? Maybe because she’s a relatively new face, she’s under eighty years old (actually, she’s forty-six), and she’s a white woman with various college degrees. Thus she represents a very large portion of the Democrat demographic. Spanberger hammered home … Continue reading →
After the SCOTUS decision against Trump’s tariffs comes this: Among the options he mentioned were parts of some existing laws, and hinted that he would “sign an order later today to impose a 10% global tariff over and above our … Continue reading →
It seems a lot of people on the right who have followed this case closely are not especially surprised. I didn’t follow it closely, but I still am not especially surprised. It seems that he can still impose tariffs under … Continue reading →