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“President Joe Biden plans to deliver two major speeches before leaving office as part of an effort to outline what he sees as key parts of his legacy from more than 50 years in public service,“ NBC News reports. “The first speech is set to focus on foreign policy and is expected to be delivered sometime after Biden returns on Jan.

Washington Post: “In the new year, Musk is flexing his political muscle on the global stage as well. He appears to be applying a playbook similar to the one he used to disrupt American politics, now boosting conservative politicians in the governments of the United States’ top allies.” “But his disregard for the veracity of his posts and his elevation of far-right and extremist figures have alarmed liberal leaders around the world.” Earlier for members: The First Global Oligarch.

“Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy has gone to to visit President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida golf club for an informal meeting held on Saturday,” the New York Times reports. “The trip, to Mar-a-Lago, comes just a few days before Ms. Meloni is set to welcome President Biden in Rome for an official visit to Italy and the Vatican on Jan.

The man who exploded a Tesla truck outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel wrote of “political grievances,” armed conflicts elsewhere and domestic issues in the days leading up to his suicide, officials said Friday. Via CNN: The writings were found in the cellphone of Matthew Alan Livelsberger, the truck’s driver, said Sheriff Dori Koren of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in a news conference. In his writings, the driver of the Cybertruck said the incident was intended not as a “terrorist attack” but rather “a wake-up call,” according to police.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said yesterday that he’s going to introduce legislation in the next Congress to fulfill one of RePresident-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises. We pause now for a routine reminder that not everything Trump says is bad. Thank you. We now return you to your regularly scheduled newsfucking. Sanders said he was referring to Trump’s promise to cap your credit-card interest rates at 10%: This is an especially pertinent issue at the moment, as Americans burdened by predatory Wall Street debt are defaulting on their credit-card debts at rates unseen since the last economic crisis. The Financial Times reports that Wall Street credit-card companies wrote off $46 billion in unpaid debts during the first nine months of this year.

China 'new pandemic' horror as mystery disease leaves hospitals 'overflowing' Irish StarNo Unusual Surge In Influenza-Like Cases, Says India Amid China HMPV Spread NDTVChina ‘overwhelmed’ by mystery new virus outbreak five years on from Covid Evening StandardChina steps up monitoring of emerging respiratory diseases Reuters'India well-prepared': Government says closely monitoring HMPV situation in China The Times of India