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Large inlet that is an arm of an ocean or sea

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Nov 28, 2025
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How much money has trump made for himself or his family while in office? How much money has he wasted of the tax payers money?

Analyses published in mid–late 2025 estimate that the Trump family has taken in billions while in the presidency — the New Yorker’s tally (reported elsewhere) and follow-ups put the figure around $3.4...

Dec 4, 2025
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how much money has the Trump family made directly tied to his presidency?

Estimates of how much the Trump family has made “directly tied to his presidency” range from tens of millions to several billion dollars depending on which ventures and timeframes are counted: a New Y...

Jan 27, 2026
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What have been the market effects of China’s 2026 silver export controls on global refined silver flows?

moved on January 1, 2026 to a license-based export regime for refined silver, a rule change that immediately removed large volumes of Chinese refined metal from unfettered international trade and tigh...

Nov 26, 2025

What evidence links the UAE to funding the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan?

Multiple investigations, sanctions and reporting link the UAE to financial, logistical and commercial ties that benefited Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), including U.S. sanctions on RSF-linked bus...

Nov 22, 2025

Did US Troops land on a beach in Mexico last week?

Multiple news outlets report that men identified by the Pentagon as U.S. Department of Defense contractors — not active-duty troops — landed by boat at Playa Bagdad in northeast Mexico on Nov. 17 and ...

Oct 30, 2025

Was America once owned by England and Spain

The simple claim that “America was once owned by England and Spain” is misleading: of what is now the Americas were claimed, colonized, and governed at various times by Spain and by England (later Gre...

Jan 21, 2026

How many allies does Israel have?

Counting "allies" for Israel depends on definition: as of January 2026, 166 of the 192 other UN member states formally recognize Israel as a sovereign state—about 86% of UN members—which is a useful b...

Nov 23, 2025

Is there a financial connection between kushner and russia?

Available reporting shows multiple strands of concern about Jared Kushner’s past contacts and business ties with Russian-linked figures and entities, but no single source in the provided set says he h...

Jan 17, 2026

What are the principal conservative arguments for maintaining the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship, and how do proponents rebut Carlson's claims?

Conservative defenses of the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship stress hard security returns—military cooperation, intelligence-sharing, and regional deterrence—alongside shared political values and d...

Jan 14, 2026

How did the $1.7 billion cash transfer to Iran affect US-Iran relations in 2016?

The $1.7 billion cash transfer in January–February 2016 was formally a settlement of a decades‑old Iran‑U.S. claims tribunal case and was timed alongside the release of detained Americans, a linkage t...

Jan 12, 2026

Prior to Maduro’s regime in Venezuela, were US Oil Companies invested heavily there? Which ones

Yes — long before Nicolás Maduro’s rule, U.S. oil companies were heavily invested in Venezuela: American majors dominated early 20th‑century development, suffered large‑scale expropriations at nationa...

Jan 16, 2026

What specific compromises did the Abraham Accords include, and how did Palestinians and regional actors respond?

The Abraham Accords were a set of U.S.-brokered normalization agreements by which Israel established formal diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and (to varying degrees) Sud...

Dec 17, 2025

Were there documented contacts between Obama administration officials and the Muslim Brotherhood 2009–2016?

Documented contacts between Obama administration officials and individuals or members linked to the Muslim Brotherhood occurred at multiple points between 2009–2016, described in academic, policy and ...

Dec 9, 2025

What evidence supports claims that a small number of families control global politics and finance?

Claims that a handful of families “control” global politics and finance rest on two observable facts: a small set of dynastic families hold vast measurable wealth—Bloomberg lists Waltons at $432.4 bil...

Dec 16, 2025

Buy Now, Pay Later With Tabby & Tamara!

Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) providers Tabby and Tamara dominate Gulf e‑commerce growth, with Tabby offering 4 interest‑free instalments and large merchant partnerships, and Tamara expanding aggressively ...

Jan 29, 2026

Trump son building Gaza real estate?

, ’s son-in-law and former senior adviser, has publicly unveiled a “master plan” to redevelop with waterfront skyscrapers and tourist zones, presenting renderings and economic projections at the in un...

Jan 25, 2026

How would a prolonged U.S. political crisis affect Canada’s trade relationships and Arctic security planning?

A prolonged political crisis would amplify trade uncertainty for by keeping North American supply chains in limbo, weakening the practical protections of and accelerating ’s push to diversify markets—...

Jan 8, 2026

How have illicit mining networks in southern Venezuela trafficked coltan and rare earth materials to international markets?

Illicit networks in southern Venezuela have turned coltan and other rare earth-bearing ores into a transnational commodity by combining armed-group control of extraction sites, riverine smuggling corr...

Jan 7, 2026

What oil companies were nationalized in Venezuela

Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in two major waves: a broad, legal nationalization that created state oil company PDVSA on January 1, 1976, and a later campaign under President Hugo Chávez in ...

Dec 6, 2025

What financial and romance scams are linked to fake UAE royal identities?

Scammers regularly impersonate UAE royals to run both romance cons and financial frauds: social-media “giveaway” and fake-investment posts using images of Dubai’s ruling family have been documented, a...