Alliance Fracture Is Now Global

Elon Musk Makes A Move On The Banks Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times, When Elon Musk took over Twitter, fired four out of five employees, and rebranded it X (just because he thought it sounded cool), the talking heads predicted doom for the company. The opposite happened. It is now one of the most popular sources of news in the world, and a major delivery system for what social media is supposed to be. He always had more in mind. He explained at the outset that he wanted...

Downtown Seattle Lost 30,000 Jobs Since 2020 Payroll Tax: Report Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times, A new report from the Downtown Seattle Association published June 15 stated that downtown Seattle has lost around 30,000 jobs since 2020, when city leaders passed the “JumpStart” business tax, while neighboring Bellevue has become more attractive for businesses. “What we have seen in downtown Seattle is not a ‘jump start,’ but instead, a slowdown,” the report stated. “Seattle has become a tax outlier in the region, and it’s costing the city jobs and tax...

With 4,900 AI Data Centers, There's Likely One Coming To Your Neighborhood Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As artificial intelligence continues to permeate everyday life, the data centers needed to support the burgeoning technology are popping up across America - many close to residential areas. More than one-third of Americans now live within a few miles of at least one data center. That proximity means many development projects are not going smoothly, as residents raise questions about the unknown effects on their resources. Both residents and developers...