IRS audit finds 42,000 feds cheating on taxes
The IRS devotes little effort to targeting federal nonfilers, and the law restricts how much information the IRS can share with other federal agencies, so they’re limited in their ability to prod or punish the employees.

Former 'Democratic Party icon' apologizes to conservatives; lauds release of January 6 footage
"Peaceful Republicans and conservatives as a whole have been demonized by the story told by Democrats in leadership of what happened that day," feminist author Naomi Wolf said in a lengthy post on Substack Thursday.

Keith Olbermann tries to dunk on Elon Musk in Twitter spat over Jan. 6
It doesn't go very well for Olbermann.

The Censorship Complex Isn’t A ‘Tinfoil Hat’ Conspiracy, And The ‘Twitter Files’ Just Dropped More Proof
Sometimes there is a vast conspiracy at play, and the problem isn’t that someone is donning a tinfoil hat but that he’s buried his head in the sand.

VA House Stops Democrats From Putting A Right To Partial-Birth Abortion In The State Constitution
The amendment would have legalized abortion up to and during birth.

California communities brace for more rain amid massive flooding, levee break, rescues, evacuations
A levee failure on California's Pajaro River caused massive flooding necessitating evacuations and "dozens of water rescues."

Giant blob of seaweed twice the width of US taking aim at Florida, scientists say
The impending seaweed comes as Floridians along the state's southwest coast have complained about burning eyes and breathing problems

Masked, hooded teen mob caught on video trashing NYC restaurant, flipping tables and chairs
Tony Hu said over a dozen teens suddenly raced into his eatery on Saturday and trashed the place.

Biden bails out all depositors at Silicon Valley Bank
It is an extraordinary move by federal officials to backstop billions of dollars in uninsured money amid fears that the bank's collapse could lead to greater panic.

Some Democrat-donor investors furious over Biden’s handling of SVB
One of the deep-pocketed venture capitalists said Yellen’s statement on Sunday throwing cold water on the possibility of a bailout was “pathetic.” [Update: Biden is bailing them out.]

Biden to address bank closures Monday morning
Biden said Sunday night that he will address the nation Monday morning “on how we will maintain a resilient banking system to protect our historic economic recovery.”

Politico: A Startling Document Predicted Jan. 6. Democrats Are Missing Its Other Warnings.
In 2020, one hitherto unknown report accurately predicted what was to follow Biden’s election. It also laid out a plan to preserve democracy in an uncertain future.

Taibbi: The Democrats' Disastrous Miscalculation on Civil Liberties
Americans have been told a dangerous and uncertain world requires stronger managers and less freedom, but the decline of civil liberties is what started this mess.

Here’s how the second-biggest bank collapse in US history happened in just 48 hours
All told, customers withdrew a staggering $42 billion of deposits by the end of Thursday, according to a California regulatory filing.

Signature Bank closed its doors after regulators said keeping it open could threaten the entire financial system
Signature Bank, a New York financial institution with a big real estate lending business that had recently made a play to win cryptocurrency deposits, closed its doors abruptly on Sunday, after regulators said that keeping the bank open could threaten the stability of the entire financial system.

First Republic Gets Additional Funding From Fed, JPMorgan
Fresh funding gives the bank $70 billion in unused liquidity.

Desperate customers line up outside First Republic Bank to take out funds
The news of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse sent shock waves through the wine industry. It had been the main financial institution for wineries in California for almost three decades.

SVB’s 44-Hour Collapse Was Rooted in Treasury Bets During Pandemic
SVB took in tens of billions of dollars from its venture capital clients and then, confident that interest rates would stay low, plowed that cash into longer-term bonds.

Silicon Valley Bank imploded in a single day. It could be just the tip of the iceberg.
The Federal Reserve's prolonged period of low interest rates created many financial dislocations that are now flaring up.

RBC analyst: Silicon Valley Bank's implosion isn't a canary in the coal mine and won't result in contagion
SVB's uniquely high exposure to bonds means its implosion won't necessarily spill over to other areas of the banking sector.

'This Should Scare The Hell Out Of Bankers & Regulators Worldwide'
The new normal "bank run" is instant, huge, and devastating.

WaPo: Silicon Valley Bank failure raises fear of broader financial contagion
The firm faced unique risks, but rising interest rates and economic uncertainty have many people on edge.

Silicon Valley Bank employees received annual bonuses hours before government takeover
SVB was the highest-paying publicly traded bank in 2018, with employees getting an average of $250,683 for that year, according to Bloomberg.

2018: A lot of people heard what Barney Frank said about the new banking law
Few knew he works for a bank.

Ramaswamy says more regulation would encourage ‘crony capitalism’
"I think what we really need here is fostering a culture of greater due diligence by market actors to not have to just rely on the government to do their work for them," Ramaswamy said.

Silicon Valley Bank went 'woke' rather than focus on its shareholders, Home Depot co-founder says
Bernie Marcus says the company became too focused on "woke" issues, like LGBTQ+ activism and environmental alarmism, rather than its shareholders.

Goldman Sachs no longer expects the Fed to hike rates in March
“In light of the stress in the banking system, we no longer expect the FOMC to deliver a rate hike at its next meeting on March 22,” Goldman economist Jan Hatzius said in a Sunday note.

Bonds, Bitcoin & Bullion Surge After Fed Bailout, Rate-Hike Odds Plummet
The reaction in markets is dramatic, with expectations for the Fed's rate trajectory collapsing.

Bowling for $418? Surge Pricing Creeps Into Restaurants, Movies, Gym Class
Activities in the rest of your life now feature dynamic prices, which change along with demand.

The corporate girlies are not okay
Recent high-profile layoffs have some rethinking the value of romanticizing corporate life.

Hundreds Of Illegal Aliens Attempt To Storm The Southern Border
While it’s unclear what caused the rush Sunday, the attempt to cross en masse comes amid a record surge in migrant encounters across the southern border.

Karine Jean-Pierre sets word salad record while blaming Trump for Biden’s border mess
"What we have done is we have opened the path to, we have opened the path to make sure that people have a way to get, to come through and to do it in a legal pathway ..."

US crosses a Rubicon in fight against Russian aggression
The U.S. sent two messages at the Munich Security Conference last month: first, that it will not stop providing support to Ukraine until Russia is defeated; second, that Democrat and Republican leaders are fully united on that policy.

A Prelude to War
Why are U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific region scrambling to re-arm themselves?

Conflicting Reports Thicken Nord Stream Bombing Plot
The question of whether Hersh’s story is accurate — either in whole or in part — is of monumental significance, and there are some issues related to this story that have not received as much attention as they deserve.

Putin killing Russian elite to cling to power
39 oligarchs and officials have mysteriously died.

Why the Global South are falling out of love with the West and the liberal order
Today, every major Western event starts with an obligatory address by Zelensky. Each NATO leader then repeats an reaffirmation of the values- and rules-based order, exhorting listeners to join their cause or face “consequences.”

War forces Germany to chart a new future – and that’s not been easy
The changes taking place in Germany cannot be overstated.

Lessons From Ukraine Many Don’t Want to Hear
1. Mass Matters. 2. Maritime Operations Are Vulnerable. 3. Deep Attacks by Themselves Are Ineffective. 4. Airborne and Amphibious Warfare Has Been Minimized. 5. Artificial Intelligence Has Arrived.

Fake ‘nuclear bomb’ alert on TV and radio scares Russians
Hackers took over Russian state media on Thursday to tell listeners to rush to nuclear bomb shelters and take anti-radiation pills.

War in Ukraine Puts Centuries of Swiss Neutrality to the Test
The war is testing Swiss tolerance for standing on the sidelines and serving the world’s elite on equal terms, putting the country in a bind of competing interests.

Poll: 58% of Voters Want Biden to be More Aggressive in Leading Global Efforts to Contain China
But majority say Biden family’s business deals with China create conflict of interest.

Claim: Chinese satellite gathering intel for Pearl Harbor-style hypersonic missile attack by using green lasers
Experts are warning the Chinese activity could pave the way for a repeat surprise attack on the U.S.

Chuck Todd: DeSantis ‘Politicizing’ Communism By Teaching Students About Its Evil History
"It just seems like a weird politicizing, you know, he’s going out of his way to politicize something.”

China pummeled by ‘rain of worms’ as residents asked to carry umbrellas
Scientific journal Mother Nature Network suggested that the animals were dropped after being swept up by heavy winds.

Fauci now says lab leak could still be considered a 'natural occurrence'
"A lab leak could be that someone was out in the wild ... went into a lab, and was being studied in a lab, and then came out of the lab. But if that's the definition of lab leak, then that's still a natural occurrence," Fauci said.

Rand Paul blasts Fauci after freeze-out allegations: a ‘fact’ Fauci ‘convinced’ scientists to change minds
Paul said Fauci "did indeed lie to Congress about approving gain of function research in Wuhan."

Bill to declassify info on COVID-19 origins passes House
House votes 419-0 to declassify any info on possible connection between COVID-19 origins and Chinese lab.

Jane Fonda suggests murdering pro-lifers, later says she was joking
“Besides marching and protesting, what else do you suggest?” Behar asked. “Well, I think murder,” Fonda replied. “What did you say?” actress Lily Tomlin asked. “Murder,” Fonda repeated.

'Stranger Things' star gives up acting after a sexual proposition from a movie producer
Grace Van Dien played the role of cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham on the popular Netflix series, but she said she is turning to the Twitch streaming platform after several unsavory interactions.

Biblical drama centering around 'controversial' passage in Scripture enjoys crowdfunding success
"His Only Son," releasing March 31, bills itself as a "Biblically accurate" and "authentic" film based on the story of Abraham and Isaac.

The Oscar box office bump is shrinking
The winner of the best picture award at Sunday’s Oscars may not get a box office bump for taking home the night’s biggest prize.

MSNBC: 'Top Gun: Maverick' is the most insidious movie at the Oscars
It’s a poisonous kind of nostalgia, one that smuggles love of endless war into a celebration of live action.

Jamie Lee Curtis Wins First Oscar At Age 68
The star of the 1983 movie "Trading Places" will finally be known for more than looking lovingly at Glenn Beck.

Canada rules that flipping the middle finger is a 'God-given' right
Gesture may not be civil or polite but "it is not a crime" and is protected under Canada’s constitution, judgment says.

British tech sector 'at serious risk' after SVB collapse: Gov't
"Most people won't have heard of the Silicon Valley Bank but it happens to look after the money of some of our most promising and exciting businesses."

Iran-Saudi Pact Is Brokered by China, Leaving US on Sidelines
The Chinese have suddenly transformed themselves into the new power player. And the Israelis, who have been courting the Saudis against their mutual adversaries in Tehran, now wonder where it leaves them.

Netanyahu: ‘Horrible nuclear war’ will break out, if Iran isn’t stopped
A “horrible nuclear war” will break out if the world does not stop Tehran from obtaining atomic weapons, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his first-ever address to the Iranian people on Thursday night.

India Takes A Leading Role In De-Dollarization
India is now poised to de facto lead the Global South in helping fellow developing countries balance between the Golden Billion and the Sino-Russo Entente.

Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Threatens Climate Start-Ups
The bank had relationships with more than 1,500 companies working on technologies aimed at curbing global warming.

Greta Thunberg deletes 2018 tweet saying world will end in 2023 after world does not end
"A top climate scientist is warning that climate change will wipe out all humanity unless we stop using fossil fuels over the next five years."

Activists vandalize Scotland’s ‘Braveheart’ monument in climate protest
A pair of climate activists in Scotland will face trial after allegedly vandalizing a display case holding national hero William Wallace’s broadsword.

Report: Media attacked by 'militant anarchists' at de-transition awareness rally
"Militant anarchists and communists brutally assaulted a man with a weapon, splitting his head open and giving him a concussion," Kalen D'Almeida, Frontlines reporter with TPUSA, tweeted Friday.

WaPo uses 'zir' as pronoun in reference to fired transgender diversity officer at New College of Florida
"Rosario-Hernandez spoke with The Washington Post about zir recent termination ..."

New study on monkeys using stone tools raises questions about evolution
Monkeys in modern-day Thai forests create stone artifacts uncannily similar to those crafted by early humans — challenging the established narrative of human cultural evolution.