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Our Third Eye Blind songs list takes a listen to 10 great songs from a rock and roll band formed in San Francisco‚ California‚ in the early 1990s. Originally formed and led by the songwriting pair of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan‚ the group Third Eye Blind signed one of the biggest record deals in the history of Elektra Records in 1996. The group rewarded their record label with a debut album that spawned five hit singles. So far‚ since the band’s debut album in 1997‚ Third Eye Blind has released six studio albums. Our top 10 Third Eye Blind The post Our 10 Favorite Third Eye Blind Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

A shocking report from Rep. Jim Jordan‚ chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government‚ indicates that federal law enforcement agencies wanted financial institutions to identify potential extremists by flagging otherwise benign purchases and search terms affiliated with former President Donald Trump in the wake of the incident at the Capitol on January 6‚ 2021.On Wednesday‚ Jordan sent an alarming letter to Noah Bishoff‚ the former director of the Treasury Department's Office of Stakeholder Integration and Engagement in the Strategic Operations Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network‚ better known as FinCEN. According to the letter‚ Jordan's committee and select subcommittee have collected documents which suggest that FinCEN was targeting law-abiding Americans "on the basis of protected political and religious expression."One FinCEN document referenced in the letter allegedly urged financial institutions to query "Zelle payment messages" for terms such as "TRUMP" and "MAGA." Another FinCEN analysis mentioned in the letter apparently suggested that these same institutions could identify possible "Lone Actor/Homegrown Violent" extremists by examining customers' transactions‚ looking for the purchase of "religious texts" — including the Bible‚ Jordan said — or "bus tickets‚ rental cars‚ or plane tickets‚ for travel areas with no apparent purpose." — (@) The letter also alleges that Key Bank created presentation slides about merchant category codes and keywords that financial institutions could use that might identify "potential active shooters" or other "dangerous International Terrorists / Domestic Terrorists / Homegrown Violent Extremists ('Lone Wolves.')" The MCCs Key Bank suggested supposedly included "3484: Small Arms" and "5091: Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies‚" and the keywords supposedly included the names of notable national gun stores‚ such as "Cabela's" and "Bass Pro Shops."FinCEN then shared these Key Bank slides with other financial institutions‚ the letter claims.Jordan's letter makes clear that‚ if the documents are real‚ then FinCEN and coordinating federal law enforcement officials likely characterized "Americans as potential threat actors" simply for "exercising their Second Amendment" and other rights. "This kind of pervasive financial surveillance ... into Americans' private transactions is alarming and raises serious doubts about FinCEN's respect for fundamental civil liberties‚" Jordan wrote. — (@) While the letter states that FinCEN's alleged intrusion on Americans' private purchases began as a result of January 6‚ an exclusive report on the letter from Fox News Digital suggests that January 6 was a mere pretense to justify a much broader investigation into Trump supporters and other conservatives. According to a source "familiar" with the investigation who spoke with the outlet‚ none of the documents compiled by the committee or select subcommittee contained "specific time frames or limitations for banks searching customer transactions with the terms‚" and federal agents almost certainly expanded their investigation to collect information "beyond" that supposedly related to Jan. 6.The letter asks former FinCEN Director Bishoff to contact Judiciary Committee staff members sometime before 5 p.m. on January 31‚ 2024‚ to schedule a "transcribed interview." According to the letter‚ Bishoff's testimony will shed light on:"federal law enforcement's mass accumulation and use of Americans' private information without legal process;"FinCEN's protocols‚ if any‚ to safeguard Americans' privacy and constitutional rights in the receipt and use of such information; and"FinCEN's general engagement with the private sector on law-enforcement matters."Both the Treasury Department and Key Bank declined Fox News Digital's request for comment‚ and Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops did not respond to its request for comment.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Argentina President Javier Milei extolled capitalism while blasting socialism during a speech at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Switzerland. Milei delivered the speech after being introduced by WEF founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab."The problem is that social justice is not just‚" Milei said‚ according to an English interpretation of his remarks. He said that "taxes are collected coercively‚" and "the higher the tax burden‚ the higher the coercion‚ and the lower the freedom." The libertarian economist‚ who took office last month‚ declared that "collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems that afflict the citizens of the world‚ rather they are the root cause." He said that "free enterprise capitalism is not just the only possible system to end world poverty‚ but also ... the only morally desireable system to achieve this."Milei said that "socialism is always and everywhere an impoverishing phenomenon‚" which failed in every nation where it has been attempted. He said that socialism has failed "economically‚ socially‚ culturally. And it also murdered over a hundred million human beings." He said that "states don't need to directly control the means of production to control every aspect of the lives of individuals‚" as they can engage in "printing money‚ debt‚ subsidies‚ controlling the interest rate‚ price controls."Milei described business people as "heroes." "The state is not the solution‚ the state is the problem itself. You are the true protagonists of this story‚" he said.In an interview with the Economist last year‚ Milei described himself as an "anarcho-capitalist." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A person who claims to be a socialist atheist teacher went viral after posting his personal financial situation and then demanding that student loans be cancelled. Steven Cotterill said that he and his wife had racked up $70‚000 in combined student loan debt but still owed $60‚000 after more than two decades. "My wife and I left graduate school 23 years ago with a combined total of $70‚000 debt. Since then we've made $500 monthly payments for 23 years ($120‚000+). Today‚ we still owe $60‚000‚" wrote Cotterill on Tuesday. — (@) "Explain to me again why student loan debt shouldn't be cancelled‚" he added. While the tweet received a lot of support among those who want to see student debt cancelled‚ others criticized Cotterill by pointing out that the outstanding debt was likely because they chose to make interest-only payments. "Because this isn’t the responsibility of the people who didn’t make the voluntary decisions you did‚" responded Charles C.W. Cooke of National Review. "Because you borrowed at a roughly 8.5% interest rate in the late 90s‚ never refinanced even as interest rates collapsed‚ made only the minimum interest payment‚ and failed to take advantage of the 3-year payment pause. Bad financial planning does not merit a government bailout‚" replied Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute. "If you have multiple graduate degrees in your household &; don't have any clue how to manage your money‚ that's a you problem‚ not a society problem. Pay. Your. Bills‚" wrote historian and writer Mike Coté. "The rest of us chose to give up things like luxuries and vacations and pay our debts. We aren't paying yours‚ too‚" responded writer Dan Gainor. "Because taxpayers shouldn’t bail out your bad financial decisions. Ever heard of refinancing? Ever heard of paying more than the minimum? And you had an unearned three-year pause. No sympathy‚ sorry." replied Ilya Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute. The original tweet garnered more than 10.6 million views on X‚ formerly known as Twitter. Cotterill tried to clarify the meaning of his tweet after being heavily criticized. "It seems that the issue of student loan forgiveness is somewhat controversial in the United States‚" he added a day later. "My original post does not ask that my wife and I receive student loan forgiveness. It merely states our facts and then asks a question." President Joe Biden promised to excuse student loan debt as a part of his 2020 presidential campaign‚ but he has only been able to forgive selective debts. Many in the media have also been excoriated on social media for only presenting the left-wing side of the student loan debate. Here's more about the student loan debate: Why Biden’s student loan relief plan is a SOCIALIST FAILURE Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

As one of the 100th Bomb Group’s “Masters of the Air‚” Major John C. Egan not only flew the most dangerous missions alongside his men‚ but he also hand wrote personal letters to the families of men who got shot down. The post The Incredible Story Of John Egan‚ The World War 2 Pilot Who Gave The ‘Bloody 100th’ Bomb Group Its Personality appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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