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Sadly Steve I don’t believe that there is any such animal. CNBC probably comes the closest, but, as you would expect, NONE of the “mainstream” media are reliable. That is why I go to so many different sites to compare. My concern with the dismissive attitude towards X is that most of the posters here don’t realize that the tweets are being posted for their link to an actual article and not for whatever quip the person wrote on top. .

No, but your ignorance will.

LOL, the PPP lowlights immediately respond. So sensitive. So "head in the sand"

News out today. The Chinese Spy Balloon? Team Biden Held Secret Talks With Beijing About Fear of Notifying the Public Mike Miller The report you're about to read would normally be unbelievable. A U.S. president's administration holding private talks with Communist Chinese officials about the administration's concerns over the potential impact on this country's relationship with China if the origin of a Chinese spy balloon and its intent were disclosed to the American public — all of which occurred before the public was notified about the spy balloon. Yet, given that the president was Joe Biden, who was allegedly the "Big Guy," as in head of the Biden Crime Family™ whose "alleged" ties with Chinese Party officials were widely reported, the story isn't unbelievable in the least. As exclusively reported by Fox News on Wednesday, Biden State Department officials held private talks with Beijing counterparts about the balloon, which crossed into U.S. airspace in January 2023 — and discussed the implications the balloon's publicity would have on the relationship between the U.S. and China, according to Trump administration officials. Here's the timeline U.S. officials identified the spy balloon infiltrating U.S. airspace on Jan. 28, 2023, and an Air Force fighter jet shot down the Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina Feb. 4, 2023, two days after the Pentagon issued a statement on the matter. Biden officials held discussions with Beijing Feb. 1, 2023, about the balloon, and discussed the impact disclosing the balloon to the public could have on the relationship with China, internal State Department documents show, two Trump administration officials told Fox News Digital. Clearly, the Biden administration was more concerned about the impact of the balloon on Americans than about the balloon itself and its intelligence-gathering capabilities. I doubt that the above is technically treasonous, but what else should we call it? https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/04/09/the-chinese-spy-balloon-turns-out-team-biden-held-secret-talks-with-beijing-before-notifying-the-public-n2187665 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-held-private-talks-beijing-chinese-spy-balloon-ahead-notifying-public-officials-say

The tariffs threat is still there. They continue to line to make deals. But you knew that. The Tariffs worked as planned. .

A military satellite waiting to launch with ULA will now fly with SpaceX: The Space Force wants to launch this particular GPS satellite soon, but ULA isn’t ready. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/a-military-satellite-waiting-to-launch-with-ula-will-now-fly-with-spacex/ .

Self-Awareness FAIL: Jim VandeHei Blames Death of the Legacy Media on 'A Couple of Bad Apples' The best part about the dead legacy media becoming completely irrelevant in recent years, but particularly since Donald Trump won re-election last November, is that they absolutely do not understand the reason why. Of course, it's possible that some of them DO know the reason and simply refuse to say it out loud, but that might be even funnier. They died because they refused to be honest with people, and yet they still refuse to be honest. Yesterday, Jim VandeHei, the founder of Politico and Axios, sat down for an interview with Bari Weiss of The Free Press on her podcast and, in the clip below, lamented the destruction of traditional media and outlined the reasons he believes that no one trusts them anymore. Watch: https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2025/04/09/self-awareness-fail-jim-vandehei-blames-death-of-the-legacy-media-on-a-couple-of-bad-apples-n2411130

Roundy and Tibs today. . . . . . . . . . . . . Recession. . . . Recession. . . . . .Recession !! .

There are many reasons why the liberal media won’t cover this extensively. And it’s taken a weird turn as progressives claim that Anthony was standing his ground. It doesn’t seem like this was self-defense at all, and the arrest report paints more of a murder picture. Some disturbed person also set up a GoFundMe page for Anthony, which has since been deactivated. The fact that it was established in the first place is absurd.

'What Peace Through Strength Looks Like'—Hegseth Visits Panama Canal, Vows to End China's Influence by Bob Hoge Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Panama Canal Tuesday and had some tough talk for China, which the Trump administration has repeatedly argued has way too much influence over the crucial U.S.-built waterway. The U.S. will not allow any country to threaten the canal, Hegseth vowed: I want to be very clear—China did not build this canal, China does not operate this canal, and China will not weaponize this canal. Together with Panama in the lead, we will keep the canal secure and available for all nations through the deterrent power of the strongest, most effective, and most lethal fighting force in the world. https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/04/08/what-peace-through-strength-looks-likehegseth-visits-panama-canal-vows-to-end-to-chinas-influence-n2187641

Report: India Wants ‘Equitable Trade Deal,’ Not ‘Confrontation,’ After Trump Tariffs An Indian government official reportedly told Bloomberg News on Sunday that his government is “unlikely to immediately retaliate against President Donald Trump’s tariff imposition.” Instead, New Delhi hopes to work out a deal to reduce tariffs and trade barriers on both sides, according to the media outlet. The unnamed bureaucrat expressed India’s desire to seek “dialogue and not confrontation” and “work toward a balanced and equitable trade deal with the U.S.” https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-to-focus-on-trade-deal-avoids-retaliation-on-us-tariffs/articleshow/120036024.cms https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2025/04/07/report-india-wants-equitable-trade-deal-not-confrontation-after-trump-tariffs/

DOGE Official Confirms What We've Known All Along: Illegal Immigrants Are on Medicaid and Voting by Becky Noble Democrats love to portray themselves as the compassionate ones. They just want to help people, especially the poor and downtrodden. When you ask them about illegal immigration, they will tell you that these are just poor people looking for a better life for themselves and their families. That's why they were perfectly okay with a wide-open southern border and letting millions of people into the country. It was all about compassion. However, as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to dig into the twisted story of America's finances, we are finding out that the compassion ruse is just that, another Democrat party scheme. https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2025/04/08/doge-official-confirms-details-of-what-weve-known-all-along-illegal-immigrants-on-medicaid-and-voting-n2187612

Seems like we have gotten off of the point of the thread. Now what was it? Oh yes. Frankie posited that President Trump would cave under pressure and withdraw his tariffs. . . . . . . . . . last Monday. .

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One could say "the walls were closing in on him".

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We should never have let it get to this point.