Tag: accounts

If the Economy is Great, How Come Bank Accounts are Shrinking?

Wealth is property. When government depletes your property, freedom vanishes. According to a recent financial study, Americans savings are dwindling. Twenty-two percent of Americans have no emergency savings. In January 2024, 56% could not cover an emergency of $1000 or more and in December 2023 the U.S. personal savings rate had dropped to 3.7% from […]

No restrictions in Virginia on personal use of campaign accounts, lawmakers again decide

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday defeated for another year campaign finance reform legislation that would have prohibited elected officials from spending political donations on personal expenses such as mortgages, vacations or gym memberships. Virginia – which allows unlimited donations from individuals, corporations and special interest groups – is a national outlier for lacking […]

X complies with Indian order to suppress accounts, posts

X announced Wednesday it’s withholding certain accounts and posts after the Indian government ordered it to do so. According to X’s Global Government Affairs department, the Indian government issued an executive order to the social media company to restrict certain accounts and posts inside India. The company said if it failed to comply, it would […]

Iranian Ayatollah Stripped of Social Media Accounts

Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas following its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip, the company confirmed Friday. Meta, based in Menlo Park, California, offered no specifics […]