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The Democrats are not the champions of the American people.
And, it's completely obvious that the Republicans are not either.
Neither party champions the interests of 90%+ of Americans.
Both parties represent the political interests of billionaires, corporations, and foreigners.
Currently, the American people are unrepresented at the national level of our political system. That's a problem.
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BREAKING: JP Morgan stock, $JPM, falls after CNBC reports that Senate Democrats are preparing to investigate the bank's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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The many beat the money. The people beat the corporations and special interests. Hope beat hate and fear.
Michigan, we won.
He's correct. Israel did not initiate the war.
🇮🇱🇺🇸 Israel’s UN ambassador blames America for the Iran war now
“The decision to attack Iran was the decision of the United States. It wasn’t our decision.”
He says Israel supported the war and thought it was the right decision.
So Israel gives the war a five-star review and leaves America holding the gas bill. 😂
Source: i24NEWS, @clashreport / Writer: Naz
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Abdul El-Sayed's win shows opposing Israel is no electoral liability haaretz.com/usmidterms2026/2…
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RIP AIPAC
El-Sayed: "To AIPAC, who spent $42 million against us: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to beat you twice."
It's a new era when a Senator-elect, in his victory speech, accuses Israel of genocide and apartheid, to the roar of the crowds.
Iranian state television broadcast the Republican primary debates in 2015 "for the entertainment of the Iranian people".
The debates were broadcast entirely and unedited.
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Meanwhile....The Iranian people celebrate the Republican midterm loss by burning a poster of Trump, Netanyahu, Vance and Witkoff while dancing in the streets.
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There is one contingency in which I won’t reintroduce the articles of impeachment:
Hegseth resigns.
“Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, the famously anti-Trump GOP lawmaker, told CNN he plans to trigger a vote to impeach Hegseth when Congress returns next week — and multiple GOP sources said they expect it to pass.” cnn.com/2026/11/04/politics/…
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Bitcoin adoption at a nation-state level can mitigate these types of situations. If BTC is available to the people as a parallel rail, then systemic banking failures have far less impact.
We at @JAN3com did meet with the Central Bank of Paraguay a few years ago and discussed this very point.
It’s interesting how all the central bankers we meet with always think that everything is fine with the legacy system.
🇵🇾 Chaos on the streets as Paraguay’s largest digital bank collapses
Nearly 3 million customers affected as the country faces a major political and financial crisis.
Paraguay’s Central Bank (BCP) seized Ueno Bank, the country's largest digital lender, after its solvency ratio collapsed to less than half the legal limit.
Central Bank President Carlos Carvallo resigned at the request of President Santiago Peña. Carvallo previously chaired the finance company that evolved into Ueno Bank, drawing heavy criticism over regulatory blind spots and conflicts of interest.
The Specialized Unit for Economic Crimes and Anti-Corruption ordered the detention of eight high-level executives and figures tied to the bank, including founder and majority shareholder Miguel Vázquez and Ueno Bank President Juan Manuel Gustale.
The intervention completely froze Ueno Bank’s digital app, credit cards, and transfer capabilities. This has locked out roughly 3 million users, an estimated 60% of Paraguay's adult population, leaving many with no immediate way to access their money.
The state health and pension fund (IPS) has an estimated $380 million in public retirement funds invested in Ueno Bank.
Angry citizens, savers, and pensioners flooded the streets of the capital and gathered outside closed branches, demanding their cash and chanting for political accountability.
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Call me crazy...
But maybe the fact that 3 MILLION people in Paraguay just had their salaries, pensions, and savings frozen...
...while every American news network spent the last 48 hours hyper-focused on election night...
is not a coincidence.
Ueno Bank.
60% of all adults in the country.
Accounts locked.
App dead.
Branches guarded by police.
Central bank stepped in after the solvency ratio cratered below half the legal minimum.
State pension funds exposed for hundreds of millions.
Depositors locked out overnight.
And almost nobody in U.S. media is talking about it.
Because election coverage is easier.
And infinitely more convenient.
