Beijing now has strong new powers to punish firms for pulling manufacturing out of China. Multinationals are increasingly caught in a web of coercion and complex rules as they try to operate across the US, EU and China.
As Trump and his planeloads of oligarchs and egos head off to a high-stakes summit, it's worth noting how the Chinese regard American power in the Age of Trump.
Final demand wholesale inflation rose by 6% on an annual basis in April, marking the largest increase since 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. More than three-quarters of the 2% increase in final demand goods in April was attributed to a 7.8% increase in energy prices. Final demand services moved up 1.2%, pushed along largely by a 2.7% increase in trade services.
Tampa, Florida "A federal jury has found Desiree Doreen Segari (41, Sarasota) guilty of interstate communication of a threat to injure. Segari faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 5, 2026. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Segari was indicted on September 18, 2025. According to evidence presented at trial, on August 17, 2025, Segari posted a video on TikTok calling for MAGA supporters to be shot on sight. Segari stated, "so if we all get our guns and use our second amendment right ... and you see somebody with a MAGA hat, pew pew' that's what we do, that's the way, it's the only way." While saying "pew pew," Segari used hand gestures mimicking the firing of a gun. She further stated,
A proposed 1-gigawatt AI data center in Kenya is facing scrutiny after it became clear it would consume a third of the country's power. With the President warning that operating Microsoft's planned facility would require cutting power to as many as half of the country's citizens and businesses, the project's development has faltered as all parties discuss potentially scaling back its ambitious goals.
A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse has told how the late sex offender sexually abused her while he was under house arrest for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Roza, who was recruited from Uzbekistan as a teenager by Epstein's associate and modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, spoke publicly for the first time alongside a number of victims in a field hearing that was organised by House Democrats.
The social media warriors have helped make AIPAC a politically toxic brand " and fueled debate over what it means to be "pro-Israel."
Rcade saved clownshack's a&& by closing the last one. Let's let him continue showing what an uninformed, childish fool he is.
People are still going to the island and trespassing as it is private property. Understandable there's really no police dept on the island, but it is part of the USVI. Read more
Iran's chief negotiator said on Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or risk the collapse of the Middle East truce, after President Donald Trump warned the ceasefire was near failure. The war, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran more than two months ago, has destabilised the region and rattled global markets.
Trump and his family have repeatedly disregarded Washington's ethical guardrails aimed at preventing government officials from profiting from public office, including by pushing for more than $200 million in a separate administrative case with the Justice Department. But a settlement payment even a fraction of the size of Mr. Trump's requested $10 billion could be much larger than his other attempts at private gain, potentially doubling his net worth. Read more
The Trump administration's public portrayal of a shattered Iranian military is sharply at odds with what U.S. intelligence agencies are telling policymakers behind closed doors, according to classified assessments from early this month that show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities. Most alarming to some senior officials is evidence that Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz, which could threaten American warships and oil tankers transiting the narrow waterway. Read more
Journalist Michael Wolff, author of four books about the reigning POTUS: Donald Trump is likely going to fire USSECSTATE Marco Rubio because he consistently exhibits the "fatal" flaw of upstaging the 47th POTUS.
How in the world does a sycophantic vapid Empty Suit like Marco Rubio upstage anybody on the planet?
A right-wing journalist released footage of White House officials saying, "We have to get rid of Trump," while secretly being recorded. James O'Keefe, who founded Project Veritas, known for putting out undercover videos that usually attack the left, released footage of White House officials slamming some of the president's actions. He was ousted from Project Veritas and now runs O'Keefe Media Group. We have to get rid of Trump," Benjamin Elliston, a senior budget analysis and financial manager for the White House, unknowingly told an undercover reporter, thinking he was on a date with someone he met online. "Seriously, he's a mess. He's f" it up for everybody. Everybody!"
US Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) during hearings on Capitol Hill: "Quite frankly, I don't give a damn what Kash Patel does in his private life, but there are multiple, well-sourced reports that his heavy drinking is interfering with his ability to do his job as Director of the FBI. When his private life starts impacting the safety of the American people, we should all be worried."
"You are a disgrace, Mr. Director."
Prominent theologian Pastor Mitri Raheb, founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem: "Palestinian Christians are facing an existential crisis under Israeli occupation, with movement restrictions, economic collapse and rising attacks by extremist occupiers pushing families to flee. The situation is deteriorating to an extent that if this continues, by 2050 there will be no Christians left in Palestine."
On 6 April 2026, "Hit-and-Run" Blogger 'CutiePie' Killed This Thread About Persecution Against Christians in Israel
