How Much Credit Card Debt Do Americans Hold?

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Americans’ total credit card balance rose $45 billion in the second quarter, reaching $1 trillion for the first time ever in 2023, according to Q2 data from the New York Federal Reserve.

This made the yearly average U.S. household $7,951 in credit card debt.

Two major factors contributed to this — one being inflation, which drove up consumer credit card debt by the billions, with a 9.1% peak in 2022. The second was the steady climb in interest rates, increasing already high debts.

Bombarded with tempting offers on a daily basis, even those with high credit scores are at risk. Credit card interest rates are at an all-time high from 16% to 20% according to Bankrate. When the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, credit companies followed. With inflation making the cost of living a struggle, most Americans resorted to credit cards to cover expenses. (Read more from “How Much Credit Card Debt Do Americans Hold?” HERE)

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Blockade: No Power or Water for Gaza Until All Hostages Released Says Israel

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Gaza should not expect to see the water or electricity turned back on while it still holds hostages captured during the massive and deadly terror attack on Israel on Saturday, that country’s government has warned.

Humanitarian aid will be forthcoming to Gaza when it shows concern for human welfare itself Israel’s energy minister Israel Katz said on Thursday when he wrote “Humanitarian aid to Gaza?… Humanitarian for humanitarian”. Addressing the tens of dozens of abductees believed held by the terrorist group Hamas, the politician said Israel would continue the state of siege until it had its people home.

Meaning this meant a continued blockade on supplies to Hamas-ruled Gaza, Katz outlined: “No electrical switch will be turned on, no water hydrant will be opened and no fuel truck will enter until the Israeli abductees are returned home.”

The latest reckonings state some 150 people were abducted from Israel by terrorist fighters on Saturday, part of a major and wide-ranging attack which saw thousands of rockets rain down on southern Israel and terrorist groups raid kibbutzes and music festivals. The known death toll of Israeli residents has passed 1,300 people, many of whom are now reported to have been killed in the most brutal and savage ways possible. (Read more from “Blockade: No Power or Water for Gaza Until All Hostages Released Says Israel” HERE)

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Senator Urges Joe Biden to Use Special Forces to Rescue Americans Hostages From Hamas

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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) urged President Joe Biden in a letter on Thursday to use American special forces to help rescue at least 14 American hostages from Hamas.

Cotton wrote to Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a letter obtained by Breitbart News, “National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said today that at least 14 American citizens are unaccounted for after Hamas attacked Israel last weekend. Some of these missing Americans are presumed to be hostages of the Hamas terrorists.”

The Arkansas senator said that the United States has special forces that can help rescue Americans taken hostage:

The United States has special-operations forces specially trained in hostage rescue, and these forces are already in Israel to assist with intelligence and planning efforts. I urge you to use these elite warriors in a hands-on role to rescue the American hostages. Nothing can be taken for chance. Israel is our closest partner, but the safety of American citizens is the responsibility of the United States government.

We have a duty to act, including with the use of force if necessary to save our fellow Americans. Now is the time for bold and audacious action, not timid half measures or bureaucratic constraints. I’m confident the American people will support its government in all actions necessary to rescue these Americans from the savages in Gaza.

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Most Israelis Blame Netanyahu for Massive Intelligence Failure, Say He Must Resign

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Four out of five Jewish Israelis believe the government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are to blame for the mass infiltration of Hamas terrorists into Israel and the massacre that followed, a new Dialog Center poll released on Thursday found.

An overwhelming majority – 86% of respondents, including 79% of coalition supporters, said the surprise attack from Gaza is a failure of the country’s leadership, while a staggering 92% said the war is causing anxiety.

Furthermore, almost all the respondents (94%) believe the government must bear some responsibility for the lack of security preparedness that led to the assault, with over 75% saying the government holds most of the responsibility. . .

A slim majority of 56% said Netanyahu must resign at the end of the war, with 28% of coalition voters agreeing with this view, and 52% of respondents also expect Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to resign. (Read more from “Most Israelis Blame Netanyahu for Massive Intelligence Failure, Say He Must Resign” HERE)

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No, This Isn’t the Gaza Strip; It’s a Convention Hall in Michigan… (VIDEO)

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You will raise an eyebrow or two at the video we’re about to present. It’s not footage from a Hamas gathering, but rather a rally right in Dearborn, Michigan. During the pro-Palestinian event, attendees were waving Palestinian flags high inside the spacious Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. The rallygoers seemed to have found their new favorite team: Hamas. “You think we’re going to zip our lips and tiptoe around when folks label Hamas as a terrorist gang? Think again. They aren’t the bad guys,” declared one speaker. His comments were met with roaring cheers from the crowd. But he didn’t stop there. “You want a real terrorist? Point your finger at Benjamin Netanyahu and his posse,” he proclaimed. The applause just kept coming. “And it’s not just Netanyahu; it’s every puppet dancing on his strings, backing his agenda in Palestine,” he added, fueling even more cheers.

This was the scene in Dearborn, Michigan, right after the pro-Palestinian speaker defended Hamas.

It’s unsettling watching that crowd, particularly when you realize they’re in Michigan. Considering recent horrors—the killing of innocents and families torn to shreds by blood-thirsty terrorists who make ISIS seem tame—it’s a tough pill to swallow. Dearborn, Michigan, for those who haven’t visited, doesn’t look, smell, or feel like America. This video is from six years ago. It’s even farther gone these days. Watch this and see if it looks remotely like America.

Setting foot in Dearborn feels like stepping into Iraq, Lebanon, or the Gaza Strip. This highlights a concerning trend: foreigners arrive here and refuse to assimilate into our culture, and they transform parts of our country into reflections of the hell holes they left behind. Furthermore, those cheering for Hamas inside the Ford auditorium don’t embody the American spirit, and make no mistake about it, they would cheer just as fervently if our homeland faced attacks.

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Airstrikes Cripple Syria’s Two Main Airports Before Iranian Foreign Minister Was Expected to Arrive: Reports

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Airstrikes crippled the runways at the two main airports in Syria on Thursday as Iran’s foreign minister was reportedly expected to arrive in the country.

Syrian-state media blamed the strikes on Israel, which declined to comment on the matter. The airports that were targeted were international airports in the Syrian capital of Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Syrian air defenses tried to respond to the incident, which came a day before Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was expected to arrive in the country. No one was believed to be hurt in the airstrikes on the airports.

The incident comes after Palestinian terrorists launched an unprecedented wave of attacks in Israel several days ago, killing more than 1,300 people and injuring more than 3,000. At least 27 Americans were killed, and more than a dozen were still unaccounted for. (Read more from “Airstrikes Cripple Syria’s Two Main Airports Before Iranian Foreign Minister Was Expected to Arrive: Reports” HERE)

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Stunning New Discovery Is Going to Make Progressives Hate Science, and Should Terrify Conservatives

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A study published Monday detailed how a horrifying solar storm bombarded the Earth right around the end of our last major ice age.

The study found a massive dose of radiation pelted Earth around 14,300 years ago, and scientists suspect it was caused by a super-powered solar storm, the likes of which we’ve not seen since. Using carbon-14 results from sub-fossil Scots Pines recovered from the French Alps, the researchers noted a high level of radiocarbon caught within this time period, right around when things were warming up on a global level.

The researchers then used a second set of proxy data from Greenland ice cores to correlate the high levels of cosmic radiation to this same time period. The cores showed high levels of beryllium, which is most often created by cosmic rays slamming into other elements, LiveScience noted.

So, why will progressives hate this research? Well, it’s complicated. But the simplest way to explain it is the data contributes to a much larger body of research that is starting to dispel the origin narrative on climate change, and may mean we’ve spent the last thirty years trying to fight the wrong battle.

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Hamas Terror Leader Calls for Muslim Uprising ‘Everywhere’ on Friday the 13th

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By WND. In the aftermath of his organization’s decision to spark a regional war that easily could turn into a much larger conflagration, Hamas leader Khalid Mashal now is calling for a further uprising. . .

In a video posted online by the Liberty Daily, Mashal spends minutes praising the terrorists who last weekend launched a depraved attack on Israel, killing probably 1,000 innocent civilians including babies who were gruesomely decapitated.

He blames the violence on the “criminal occupation” of Israel in line with his group’s ideology that calls for, like the Iranian regime demands, the total elimination of Israel.

It was Iran that likely funded some of the costs of the barrage of attacks that now has triggered Israel into a fullscale lockdown of Gaza, and its probable destruction.

Mashal threatens: “There is an invitation on Friday. Friday. A flood to Al-Aqsa. But they do it before Friday, after Friday, and on Friday. We want to tell the Zionists, their criminal leaders, their forces, and the Americans who came to their rescue, because they have double standard, they see Ukraine’s fight as fair but they do not see the battle of the Palestinian people as just.” (Read more from “Hamas Terror Leader Calls for Muslim Uprising ‘Everywhere’ on Friday the 13th” HERE)

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Israeli Diplomat Draws ‘Clear Link’ to Iran in Hamas Attacks

By Politico. Israel’s ambassador-designate to Canada says he believes Iran was involved in the weekend’s deadly Hamas rampage on Israel.

“It’s clear that there is direct involvement in what is happening right now,” Iddo Moed told POLITICO on Tuesday.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the U.S. has yet to see evidence. French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters Tuesday that he’d seen “no formal trace” that Iran was directly involved. The Israel Defense Forces said Iran’s involvement can’t be ruled out despite the lack of proof.

Asked for evidence, Moed pointed to August meetings that took place in Beirut between the heads of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s Al-Quds Force, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah and Hamas.

“With the presence of the Iranian minister of foreign affairs, then you see there is a clear link,” he said. (Read more from “Israeli Diplomat Draws ‘Clear Link’ to Iran in Hamas Attacks” HERE)

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Death Toll From Israel-Hamas War Exceeds 2,300 as Airstrikes Rage On

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The death toll from the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Middle East has risen to over 2,300, according to authorities.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports that more than 1,200 people were killed in Israel, including 189 soldiers. The fighting began on Saturday, when Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.

The conflict is the worst that Israel has seen since the Yom Kippur War half a century ago, when they were attacked by a coalition led by Egypt and Syria.

Palestinian authorities have reported that 1,100 were killed in Gaza so far due to Israeli airstrikes. Israel also cut off electricity, food, fuel and water to the Gaza Strip while the fighting continues. (Read more from “Death Toll From Israel-Hamas War Exceeds 2,300 as Airstrikes Rage On” HERE)

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Biden Compares Losing His Son to Israelis Being Heinously Murdered by Terrorists

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President Joe Biden regularly and inappropriately compares the burden of losing his late son, Beau, to those suffering more significant and brutal losses of their loved ones.

Every tragedy that occurs, Biden brings up the death of his oldest son who died at age 46 after battling brain cancer— in a hospital bed surrounded by doctors and his family. . .

During a press conference, Biden used the opportunity to force sympathy on his own life rather than focusing on condemning the evil attacks on innocent Jewish people.

“Americans across the country are praying for all those families that have been ripped apart,” Biden said, adding that “a lot of us know how it feels. “It leaves a black hole in your chest when you lose family, feeling like you’re being sucked in. The anger, the pain, the sense of hopelessness… This is what they mean by a human tragedy — an atrocity on an appalling scale.” (Read more from “Biden Compares Losing His Son to Israelis Being Heinously Murdered by Terrorists” HERE)

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