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With Control Of Virginia, Democrats Go Into A Tax And Regulatory Frenzy
In the last election, Democrats again campaigned as moderates, including Abigail Spanberger.
Once in control of the Governor’s mansion and the legislature, however, Virginia Democrats have moved quickly to fulfill the worst stereotype of a tax-hungry, economy-crushing party.
The Democrats introduced an array of new taxes on every aspect of life.
AI-Induced Cultural Stagnation Is No Longer Speculation − It's Already Happening
Authored by Ahmed Elgammal, via The Conversation
Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.
US Pledges To 'Starve' Iraq Of Oil Revenue If Pro-Iran Parties Join New Government
Washington has threatened to block Iraq's access to its own oil revenue held in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York if representatives of Shia armed parties enjoying support from Iran are included in the next government, Reuters reported Friday.
Aphorisms
Paths are made by walking.Sports
Health
Revealed: The Alarming Overstatement of COVID Risks in Kids by a Lancet Study
Entertainment
Markets & Trading.
Ubisoft crashes most on record, faces bankruptcy
Paris, January 22, 2026 — Ubisoft Entertainment SA, once among the most celebrated names in video game publishing, saw its stock crash more sharply than ever recorded after unveiling a major corporate restructuring and a slate of canceled projects — a shock moment that has raised serious concerns about its future financial stability.
Tesla Cuts Berlin Gigafactory Workforce By 1,700 Employees
Tesla’s workforce at its Gigafactory near Berlin has fallen by about 1,700 employees, according to a report by Germany’s Handelsblatt.
Geopolitics
Despite Rapes And Violence, Netherlands To Keep Migrant-Student Integration Project Alive
Despite sparking global news coverage documenting violence, sexual assaults, and drug-related crimes in the shared living integration project “Stek Oost,” the city of Amsterdam refuses to shut the project down.