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Congress accidentally protected the American people’s liberty this week when it failed to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 authorizes warrantless surveillance of foreign citizens. However, it has been “interpreted” by the FISA court to allow US intelligence agencies to wiretap conversations between a US citizen and a foreign […] Source link

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CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on why California Democrats should not treat recent Republican election overperformance as a sideshow, saying the state’s deeper problem is a “successful economy attached to a failing model of governance.”Zakaria listed California’s high spending, housing shortage, homelessness crisis, weak school scores, population loss, and the decline of Hollywood as signs that one-party Democratic governance is failing ordinary residents despite the state’s enormous wealth and talent.FAREED ZAKARIA: At a time when President Trump and Republicans are faring poorly in most polls, the story has been different in California. Republican Steve Hilton finished ahead of many high spending Democrats…

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The investment firm said nation-states and central banks are increasingly turning to assets like Bitcoin and gold as alternative settlement systems outside of US control. Recent moves by the Iranian government to Bitcoin for oil tolls as gold overtakes US dollar assets in global central bank reserves signals a “shift away from dollar-based systems,” according to Fidelity Digital Assets. Tehran’s acceptance of BTC for oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz represents the emergence of “alternative settlement mechanisms,” according to the company’s just-released “Six Key Trends Shaping Digital Assets in 2026” report.  Accepting Bitcoin for shipping toll payments is evidence that the biggest…

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