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DSA Lawmaker Claims Shoplifting For "Biological Need" Shouldn't Be Illegal
DSA Lawmaker Claims Shoplifting For "Biological Need" Shouldn't Be Illegal
A radical Democratic Socialist lawmaker from New York is under fire after declaring that theft driven by "biological need" shouldn't be treated as a crime, effectively green-lighting shoplifting while slamming big retailers.
Emily Gallagher, a New York State Assembly member and part of the Democratic Socialists of America's New York State Socialists in Office caucus, sparked outrage this week with comments defending petty theft at a press conference outside Manhattan Criminal Court.
"Most of what we saw were crimes of poverty -...
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Sep 11, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Gulf States & Iran To Hold Unprecedented Meeting Monday, Seeking Hormuz Strait Deal Breakthrough
Gulf States & Iran To Hold Unprecedented Meeting Monday, Seeking Hormuz Strait Deal Breakthrough
Iran and some Gulf states are formally meeting in order to push and finalize an Iran+Oman-backed deal and framework for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, coming at the end of a week where multiple tankers have been attacked, including unprecedented US strikes on an Iranian civilian vessel.
"Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet their Iranian counterpart in a push by Oman and Iran to secure buy-in for a deal temporarily managing shipping through the Strait...
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Jun 24, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Cerebras Plunges To Post-IPO Low On Striking Admission: The US Has A Dire Shortage Of Operating Data Centers
Cerebras Plunges To Post-IPO Low On Striking Admission: The US Has A Dire Shortage Of Operating Data Centers
Just over two years ago, we first penned our views on "The Next AI Trade", which looked beyond the hyperscalers and the data centers supporting the AI revolution, and instead focused on the energy and logistical needs that would be so very critical in allowing the US to dominate China in the existential race to first reach Artificial General Intelligence (which many have dubbed the next nuclear arms race due to its...
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May 13, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Chaos Unleashed: When "Irrational" Makes Perfect Sense
Chaos Unleashed: When "Irrational" Makes Perfect Sense
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
Once fairness and honesty have been stripped out of a social order, social trust collapses. Once trust collapses, society disintegrates.
It's important to understand the dynamics of chaos before the certainties in our lives are swept away.
Over the past few months, I've been exploring the dynamics of delusion and breakdown:
1. our reliance on models to make sense of the world and what happens when those models no longer track reality;
2. the difficulties in adapting when our old...
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