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Crime-ridden Chicago loses seven Save A Lot grocery stores: Taxpayer millions couldn't save them Save A Lot shuttered seven locations across Chicago's crime-ridden South and West sides over the weekend, once again exposing the dysfunction of a metro area run by unhinged progressives. City officials poured millions of dollars into the grocery outlets in hopes of improving food access, only to watch the stores remain unprofitable amid persistent theft. Local outlet ABC 7 reports "frustration, anger, and concern" among the community as Save A Lot shuttered seven stores on Saturday, with many residents saying this would reduce their access to food. The outlet noted: Save A Lot began a partnership with retail company Yellow Banana in 2023 in an effort to keep grocery stores open on the city's South and West sides and combat food deserts. 👉🏼 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

BEST OF THE WEB: Fauci Files: A megalomaniacal egomaniac milking Covid for everything it's worth Anthony Fauci's personal diary reveals an obsession for soliciting awards, squelching dissent, & and circumventing independent agencies On May 28, 2021, Anthony Fauci learned that the Department of Health and Human Services would refer EcoHealth Alliance — the New York nonprofit that had routed NIAID money to the Wuhan Institute of Virology — to its inspector general. That night he wrote in his diary: "I am certain that there will be some deficiencies that the IG will find as is always the case with IG audits. Certainly, whatever they find it will be misconstrued by those who want to make a case for our involvement in the outbreak. I am starting to feel that it is important for me to write an editorial or an opinion piece giving our side of the story." (p. 753) Our involvement in the outbreak. ❗️ Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

🇸🇦The farce of Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia The White House announced an agreement to supply nuclear material to Saudi Arabia, and then killed its own deal by linking it to normalization with Israel under Israeli pressure. But even if the deal fails, it will significantly impact Gulf politics. On July 22, the Trump Administration and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement for the U.S. to provide the Saudis with nuclear material and equipment for a civilian nuclear program. In announcing the signing, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said: "Rest assured, these agreements uphold the highest standards of nuclear safety and nonproliferation, while relying on the world's best nuclear technology and scientists, designed right here in the United States." That is a blatant lie. ‼️ Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

America's strategic petroleum reserve - more fragile than headlines suggest! America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is more fragile than headlines suggest: aging salt-cavern infrastructure, questionable actual deliverability versus reported inventories, and a growing gap between official figures and physical reality. Let's cut through the noise and examine the policy decisions across administrations — missed opportunities to replenish during low-price periods and large releases for short-term relief — and parallels to longstanding doubts about physical gold holdings at Fort Knox — and place the U.S. experience within a broader global shift. More Fragile Than Headlines Suggest Why the sudden fuss over the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve? Amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, threats to the Strait of Hormuz, and volatile oil markets, the SPR has returned to centre stage. ‼️ Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

The White House discovers more "commies" and terrorists In Donald Trump's America it is always possible to wake up in the morning and peruse online the overnight headlines to discover something new and exciting. Over the past week it has been a medley of going to war (again) with Iran coupled with a complicated performance on other issues as President Trump apparently takes aim at his enemies in the US and elsewhere. America's Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is fully on board with a surge in worldwide mayhem. He is looking forward to an increase in US initiated violence, ordering that male soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines be tested for their testosterone levels. 👀 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

Will the "Fat Lady" finally sing? "The Fauci diary is amazing. He monologues like a Scooby Doo villain." - - El Gato Malo on "X" Remember Covid-19? Seems like long ago in a world that time forgot. Well, you get to revisit the whole sketchy business on Wednesday, July, 29, when Dr. Anthony Fauci is called to testify about it to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Though half the USA is still psychotic and unable to process reality, the other half of the country understands that Dr. Fauci has some 'splainin' to do. 🙌 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

🇷🇺Putin admits escalation: Enemies unable to defeat Russia on battlefield, resort to 'open terrorism' This month has witnessed a string of major Wildberries warehouses and logistics hubs go up in flames due to wave after wave of Ukrainian drones strikes. The Russian online retailer, which is by far the largest and widely deemed the 'Russian Amazon' - is bracing for likely more attacks to come. Ukraine's long-range drones strikes have very clearly moved beyond just oil and defense industrial sites, and have even included an attack on a holiday camp in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia over the weekend, which killed at least twelve civilians. The Kremlin called it a terror attack, given it was a direct assault on a resort area. 📍 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

RFK Jr vindicated: Fauci funded technique to HIDE evidence of virus genetic engineering Four years ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made an accusation that got him shadowbanned, "fact-checked," and dismissed as a crank: that Anthony Fauci's NIAID had bankrolled the development of a laboratory technique whose primary utility was erasing the fingerprints of human engineering from a manipulated virus - and that the technique was then handed to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. With Fauci's personal diaries now public, Tulsi Gabbard's last-day document dump on the record, Ralph Baric stripped of his NIH grants and placed on leave by UNC, and Fauci himself scheduled to appear under subpoena before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee this Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., Kennedy's remarks are worth revisiting. 🙌 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

Money woes, paranoia, and a hurled phone: Damning reports detail Ken Martin's collapsing DNC The Democratic National Committee is running on fumes, and chairman Ken Martin is headed for a full-blown mental breakdown, according to a pair of blistering reports. A New York Times report published Sunday revealed that the committee is $2 million in the hole and begging vendors to sit on their invoices until after the midterms. The DNC quietly put the Southeast Washington building up as collateral last year to land a $15 million line of credit and bankroll off-year races, according to DC deed records not previously reported, according to NOTUS. The party has pawned the property, which it only partially owns, in past cycles. But going back to the well ahead of 2026 for the biggest off-year loan in committee history set off alarms among members who saw it as one more flashing red light. ‼️ Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

Democrat party struggling as black and brown voters bail: Don't want socialism Party battles to keep minority voter support despite rise of democratic socialist candidates The Democratic Party is being hijacked, and the people it claims to fight hardest for are the first ones bailing out. The Democratic Socialists of America have gone from a fringe debate club to a governing faction inside the party in the span of a single election cycle. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani sits in Gracie Mansion. The organization is reportedly drafting a new platform calling for abolishing the U.S. Senate. ➡️ Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

🇷🇺Bankrupt and fraudulent: EU sanctions Russia while silent on U.S., Israeli genocide People of Europe and around the world can see what the EU has become: an elitist warmongering project that is sacrificing its own citizens. European Union leaders imposed yet another raft of sanctions on the Russian Federation this week. This is the 21st package of political and economic strictures that the 27-nation bloc has deployed against Russia over the past four years. The EU sanctimoniously claims that the measures are a demonstration of rebuke for Russia's alleged unprovoked aggression and invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. ‼️ Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

Could Zelensky Suffer Diem's Fate? U.S. and NATO leaders have waged a multi-year propaganda campaign to convince Western publics that Ukraine is a splendid democracy and that President Volodymyr Zelensky is an extremely popular elected leader who epitomizes those values. Multiple aspects of that carefully crafted image are untrue. Ukraine is a corrupt, autocratic state that maintains strict censorship and brutally represses political opponents. When Zelensky's term ended in 2024, he and his obedient followers in parliament simply postponed elections indefinitely. 👀 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

Supreme Court rules end of TPS for Haitians, ICE prepares major removal operation Ohio will be one state that will be heavily targeted, sources tell Fox News A sweeping ICE enforcement operation targeting Haitian migrants who are set to imminently lose their Temporary Protected Status is expected to begin as soon as this week, Fox News has learned. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) Last month, the Supreme Court reversed lower-court judgments that had postponed the administration's TPS terminations for Haiti and Syria while litigation continued. TPS was first granted to Haiti following the country's devastating 2010 earthquake. The designation allows eligible foreign nationals from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary conditions to temporarily live and work legally in the United States. 👀 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

Smithsonian smackdown: Trump orders signs outside American History Museum warning of woke exhibits President Donald Trump escalated his battle against wokeness at the Smithsonian Institution on Friday, ordering his administration to place signs outside the National Museum of American History to warn visitors that some of its exhibits have been made "inaccurate." The signs would even redirect potential visitors to places where American history is more accurately presented, according to the order, though the order did not give examples of what those locations and resources would be. 👍🏼 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

German industry bleeding jobs - business lobby The country's industrial sector is losing around 15,000 jobs every month, according to manufacturing association BDI. Federation of German Industries (BDI) chief Tanja Goenner has warned Germany is rapidly losing industrial jobs and competitiveness, describing the situation as "critical." The BDI, Germany's main industry association, represents around 39 industrial groups and more than 100,000 companies employing over 8 million people, making it the voice of Germany's industrial core. In an interview with the news agency dpa released on Saturday, Goenner said Germany's industrial sector is losing around 15,000 jobs every month, blaming structural weaknesses and external geopolitical pressures. "The situation in industry is critical," she said, adding that "Germany has lost ground in terms of competitiveness" as a business and manufacturing hub. 👍🏼 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

🇫🇷🇮🇱This man defied Britain, France and Israel - and his legacy still animates Africa Gamal Abdel Nasser proved that true independence is won through active solidarity When Gamal Abdel Nasser led the Free Officers Movement to power in 1952, Africa's political landscape was mostly vacant - with independent nations limited to Egypt, Ethiopia, Liberia, Libya, and apartheid-ruled South Africa. Yet, by his death in September 1970, more than 40 African countries had achieved sovereignty. This monumental shift was no coincidence. Under Nasser, Cairo transformed into the hub of global anti-colonialism - a diplomatic base and logistics center for liberation struggles from Algeria's National Liberation Front (FLN) to movements in the Congo, Angola, and Southern Africa. 👀 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

🇨🇳Flash flood at campsite in northwestern China kills 10, injures 23 A sudden flash flood tore through a popular campsite in Gansu province in northwestern China on Sunday afternoon, killing at least 10 people and injuring 23 others after local authorities failed to evacuate tourists despite receiving advance weather warnings. The disaster struck the Shuangshimen scenic area in Weiyuan county at 1:40 p.m. local time after heavy rainfall upstream triggered the flood. Torrents of water surged over the riverbanks within a narrow gorge, sweeping away tents, tables and numerous vehicles as panicked tourists scrambled up muddy slopes for safety. By the time the floodwaters receded, the riverbed was choked with rocks, debris and overturned cars. 📍 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

🇹🇭Waterspout appears in the middle of the sea in Phuket, Thailand A waterspout formed near Koh Racha Yai, Phuket, amidst heavy rain and strong winds, causing panic among tourists and those on boats at sea. Videos of the event were recorded and shared online. Initially, there were no reports of injuries or damage. Authorities advised boat operators and tourists to closely monitor weather warnings during the monsoon season. 📍 Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

🇷🇺Person dies during summer hurricane in Rostov-on-Don, Russia A person died during the hurricane in Rostov-on-Don. During the hurricane in Rostov-on-Don, one person died and another 13 were injured. As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in 15 cities and districts of the Rostov region, there were problems with electricity supply after the rains and gusty winds, and in some areas, there were also issues with water supply. Local residents complained that during the hurricane, police, rescue services, gas, and utility services were unavailable, and in some cases, specialists did not arrive for several hours. ➡️ Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate

🇨🇳Over 700,000 evacuated as Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China Typhoon Noul, the strongest typhoon to hit China so far this year, made landfall in the city of Huizhou, southern Guangdong province on Sunday, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain, and forcing the evacuation of over 700,000 people, the state-run Global Times newspaper reported. The landfall also grounded more than 1,000 flights in Guangzhou and Shenzhen provinces, and Hong Kong, prompting the government to allocate 100 million yuan ($14.79 million) for post-typhoon recovery. The National Meteorological Centre issued its first red typhoon warning of the year - the highest alert level in a four-tier system - on Saturday evening. Besides flight disruptions, more than 190 cross-border high-speed rail services were also cancelled on Sunday. ‼️ Read More @sotten | - X | Facebook | Donate