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Texas Investigating Islamic Tribunal For Allegedly Operating Sharia Law Court Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday an investigation into a Dallas-based group accused of operating as a sharia law court. Protester David Wright (L) speaks with counterprotester Vincent Simon, a Muslim, as Melissa Yassini holds a sign across the street from a mosque in Richardson, Texas, on Dec. 12, 2015. LM Otero/AP Photo ​In a press release, Paxton said he requested documents from the group, known as the Islamic Tribunal, regarding...

The AI Rally Trapdoor Just Swung Open Violently  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Last week, I wrote a piece titled “It’s Official: The AI Emperor Has No Clothes,” arguing that the artificial intelligence bubble was approaching the point where investors would be forced to confront the financial reality underneath years of hype, circular financing and absurd valuations. A couple of weeks earlier, I had predicted that the AI bubble would begin to burst within the next six to ten months. My argument was that the equity market was still pricing in a...

Short-Seller Andrew Left Found Guilty In High-Profile Market Manipulation Jury Trial Andrew Left, the founder of Citron Research and a well-known figure in the short-selling community, was convicted on 13 of 17 counts following a three-week federal trial in Los Angeles, according to Bloomberg. Prosecutors alleged that between 2018 and 2023, Left used public stock recommendations and social media posts to influence market prices while privately trading in ways that contradicted his public statements. Authorities estimate the scheme generated more than $20 million in profits. Patrick Grandy, Assistant Director in Charge of...