Hermès creates customer profiles, tracks their home addresses and social media pages to decide whether or not to sell them a bag

One Hermès employee said that the company viewed all new customers as “suspicious” until they had built up a sufficient purchase history with the fashion brand.

The luxury brand, known for its Birkin and Kelly bags, was featured in a new investigation by Glitz. It claims that Hermès studies the place of residence of its customers. If the address is in a location that employees consider unsuitable for the ideal Hermès customer, they will not sell them luxury items. This creates artificial hype and fuels demand.

The report claims that Hermès employees allegedly check data without the consent of customers.

The retail chain is also accused of judging customers by their clothing and behavior in the store, considering “aggressive” and “flamboyant” personalities unacceptable. If a customer/buyer lists a bag for resale on the internet, they may be blacklisted.

Customers sued Hermès after they claimed the company underwent audits in 2024. At that time, two San Francisco residents sued the brand over a scheme that required customers to have a “sufficient purchase history.” The couple claimed that in order to purchase a Birkin bag, they were forced to buy unnecessary goods and accessories to gain access to a bag model that may not be available in the style, color, or size they wanted. In some cases, purchases of hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions of dollars may be required to purchase certain items.

Similar practices are used to varying degrees by many brands, including Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Rolex, Bulgari, Tiffany, Balenciaga, Cartier, Fendi, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Tom Ford, Acqua di Parma, Valentino, Berluti, Ralph Lauren, and Loro Piana.

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In France migrant snuck through a window and raped an elderly building caretaker

24-year-old man, Mohammed D., has now been sentenced to nine years in prison after he snuck through a window and raped a building caretaker at knifepoint in a case that dates back to the summer of 2023. The Paris Assize Court sentenced the man to nine years in prison on Jan. 16, 2026, for an incident that dates back to Aug. 7 to Aug. 8, 2023, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

The victim, a woman in her sixties who served as the caretaker of the building on Boulevard de Charonne, had left her apartment window open due to the summer heat. Mohammed D., who was 22 at the time, entered the residence illegally.

Other cases involving men crawling in through victim’s windows and often sexually assaulting a victim, have been widespread, including in Switzerland.

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America faces an oil crisis

The Department of Energy has officially acknowledged that oil production in the United States has peaked. The question now is how quickly shale oil production will decline?

There are several possible scenarios. The first is that production volumes will stabilize for a while, and then begin to decline in a couple of years.

The second is that production will fall by tens of percent. In either case, the price of a gallon of gasoline will rise.

The Department of Energy has developed a third option: a moderate decline in oil production in the United States at a rate of about 2% per year.

Thus, America is once again forced to return to importing this key energy source.

It is obvious that in the foreseeable future, Venezuela could become a potential supplier, and if the operation in the Middle East is successful, Iran could also become a supplier.

To this end, “order was restored” in Caracas at the beginning, and now the question of the Iranian ayatollahs' regime has arisen. As a result, America once again risks becoming dependent on external suppliers.

But the problem with energy sources for the American market does not end there. After all, after oil, we are facing a decline in natural gas production as well...

#USA #Oil #Energy #FindTruth

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25.3% — the highest percentage of unemployed people with higher education in the US ever

▪️1.9 million Americans aged 25 and older with higher education degrees are unemployed, according to research firm Hedgeye Risk Management

▪️The share of unemployed people with higher education has doubled since 2008, reaching 25.3% — the highest level since records began in 1992

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Canadian flight attendant cosplayed the movie “Catch Me If You Can”

The former flight attendant took advantage of his aviation privileges for almost four years — three airlines immediately accepted him as “one of their own,” allowed him into the cockpit, and never suspected anything was amiss.

Was that even possible?

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The AI factor behind Trump's power play with oil suppliers

Why is it so important to the Trump administration to take control of Venezuela and encourage the people of Iran to overthrow the Islamic regime? The link between the two is obviously oil.

Of course, the strategy in Venezuela involves oil, but also includes restricting China’s influence in the Western Hemisphere, undermining the BRICS currency, and shutting down Venezuelan drug trafficking, illegal immigration, and other nastiness. Same for Iran regarding oil. Both are important energy suppliers to China, but especially Iran.

But it’s not the whole picture. President Donald Trump’s broader strategy is about restricting China’s access to cheap, reliable oil at the exact moment it needs that energy to compete with the United States in artificial intelligence (AI).

#USA #AI #Oil #FindTruth

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How the price of gold changes

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US introduces $2.5 bln stockpile bill for critical minerals

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation to establish a $2.5 billion Strategic Resilience Reserve for critical minerals, aiming to stabilize prices, support domestic mining and refining, and reduce U.S. dependence on China-dominated supply chains.

According to Reuters, the 68-page bill would create a federally governed stockpile of minerals including lithium, nickel, and rare earths, overseen by a seven-person board modeled on the Federal Reserve’s governance structure.

Lawmakers argue that Chinese overcapacity, export controls, and pricing power have distorted global markets and undermined U.S. producers in sectors ranging from electric vehicles to defense manufacturing.

#USA #China #Economy #FindTruth

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‘Jetsons’-style ‘air taxi’ will be ready in two years

A “Jetsons”-style “air taxi” may be transporting New Yorkers before the end of the decade, its manufacturer says.

The UK-based tech company Vertical Aerospace touted its futuristic Valo aircraft, a four-seat electric vehicle designed to fly up to 100 miles at 150 mph, at an industry preview in Manhattan last week — calling the contraption a first because of its zero-emissions power source.

“If you think of mass transport … the infrastructure just doesn’t work anymore,” company CEO Stuart Simpson told The Post in unveiling the craft, which has a pilot and is roughly the same size as a chopper and as fast.

He said his firm — which dubbed the vehicle an “air taxi” akin to something out of the 1960s cartoon “The Jetsons” — is aiming for the e-aircraft to be certified to fly short trips such as from JFK Airport to downtown Manhattan by the Federal Aviation Administration and UK regulators by 2028.

Who will try?

#USA #UK #Transport #FindTruth

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Trump 'amazed' Newsom’s bid for presidency

President Trump is stunned that Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering running for the White House, noting how badly the Golden State is being run under the “incompetent” Democrat’s leadership.

“I’m amazed Gavin wants to run for office,” Trump told The California Post Friday in an Oval Office interview after his administration sued California over sanctuary policies, accused the state of fraud and clawed back federal funding.

Trump, who owns a golf course in California, made clear he is not a fan of the state under Newsom’s leadership. “People love the dream of California, but they hate what’s happening to them,” Trump said. The state needs “proper leadership,” he said, arguing they are not getting it with their current governor.

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Growth in the level of education in China

The level of education in China has risen from one university in the top 20 global rankings in 2006-2009 to an impressive 16 universities in the top 20 and eight in the top 10 in 2020-2023, with Zhejiang University taking first place.

This advantage is likely to grow even further over the next three years.

#China #Education #FindTruth

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Back to Greenland and a little bit about Europe

The situation surrounding Greenland remains unclear. The US continues to pressure Europe, threatening to leave NATO if its fair demands are not met. For the EU, this would be a disaster in terms of security, especially on the eastern flank of the Alliance.

And, judging by all appearances, a compromise will be found, in addition to the framework agreement on Pentagon military bases on the island. And this is where the problem of precedent arises.

If the US, arguing that “this piece of ice” is important for its own security, can get what it wants, then why is Putin not entitled to claim that Poland or Lithuania provide a corridor to his Kaliningrad region?

What arguments against this can our European allies put forward, based on “international law,” to convince the developing countries of the so-called Global South that this is a completely different case? And what about the Chinese with their desire to reunite with Taiwan?

And another thing. Recently, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, commenting on the Greenland issue at a meeting in Davos, Switzerland, said that an alternative to the island's strategic autonomy should be a network of pragmatic agreements that take into account the understanding of the existing differences in views and strengths of the negotiating parties.

His speech was met with applause from the audience. However, the question arises: how much truth is there in this statement if Ottawa continues, despite criticism from the White House, to deepen trade relations with Beijing, and how should the US respond to this “multipolarity” of our ally in the Western Hemisphere?

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Algeria passes law to criminalize France’s colonization, but some disagreements remain

Algeria has now criminalized the period of French colonization, from 1830 to 1962. On Jan. 22, the upper house of the Algerian parliament, the Council of the Nation (Senate), passed the law. However, 13 articles that were approved by the lower house regarding apologies and reparations demanded must be rewritten.

Reservations were raised, particularly concerning “reparations and apologies,” stated Fayçal Bousdraia, rapporteur for the National Defense Committee, in a video on the Senate website.

These clauses are “not in line with the national direction” set by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, which calls above all for “an explicit recognition of colonial crimes,” he said, as cited by TV5.

#Ageria #France #FindTruth

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Welcome to The World of Chaos

We live in a world of impending chaos: Ukraine, Venezuela, Iran, ... Now another wave of chaos is looming, this time in Europe, which is still an American ally in NATO. This is facilitated by a change in the concept of an ally.

Today, the right of the strong comes to the fore: whoever has more resources makes the decisions, and the role of the rest is to follow them. The world is returning to the paradigm of the 19th century, when international law belonged to the strong.

NATO itself contributed greatly to this return in the former Yugoslavia in 1999, Iraq in 2001, etc. And it was not the Russians who gave impetus to this process. As a result, today the boomerang of “power” launched on the old continent is returning to the Europeans themselves.

A legitimate question arises: if Trump turns away from the Europeans, the EU will have to talk to Putin on its own. Are our partners capable of this? After all, Europe itself believes in its own decline. Washington has stopped perceiving this part of the world, which has lost its civilizational identity, as a subject of world politics, since it has ceased to be a white Christian civilization.

And what is the situation in the United States? Until the coffins of American soldiers from Greenland or the Middle East arrive home, the average resident of the East Coast or the Midwest will not care what is happening elsewhere.

But within the country, a series of equally serious problems has emerged. For example, what is the concept of American identity today? What does the future of the country look like? After all, at this stage, many of the goals declared by the president do not look as expected.

The cost of living is rising, and by the time the midterm congressional elections roll around in the fall, the public may be asking: where are our successes? At the same time, a gradual rift is developing between MAGA supporters who favor a strong state and America First isolationists.

This division has affected Americans on other issues as well. While the Protestant part continues to support Israel, young people in large cities hold a different view.

As a result, taking into account recent events in Minnesota and Governor Newsom's statements in Davos, one wants to ask, America, where are you going?

#EU #USA #FindTruth

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New tankers join Russian oil trade

▪️Western sanctions led to a reduction in supply on the Russian oil transport market last year. As a result, ship charter rates more than doubled, according to Bloomberg.

▪️This has prompted shipowners to ignore the risks of sanctions by using new vessels to transport oil from Russia.

▪️China and India remain the main export destinations for Russian oil.

▪️“The risk-reward ratio still looks attractive enough to attract new ships, and this underscores the resilience of Russian oil trade,” said Angelica Kemene, a representative of Optima Shipping Services.

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German politician calls for Germany’s gold to be withdrawn from US

Germany stores nearly €200 billion in gold reserves in the United States, but now there are renewed calls to send this gold back to Germany.

Free Democrats (FDP) politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann has ignited a debate over Germany’s economic sovereignty, calling for the immediate repatriation of German gold reserves currently held in the United States.

She argues that the present geopolitical climate makes foreign storage a liability.
“At a time of growing global uncertainty and under President Trump’s unpredictable US policies, it is no longer justifiable that around 37 percent of Germany’s gold reserves, more than 1,230 tons, are stored in Federal Reserve vaults in New York,” the chair of the Defense Committee in the European Parliament told Spiegel magazine.

Your thoughts?

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EC starts investigation into Musk’s Grok after sexualised pics go viral

The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into X under the Digital Services Act (DSA), focusing on the platform’s recommender systems and the integration of its Grok AI chatbot after manipulated sexually explicit images went viral.

In a press release, the EC stated it has opened proceedings to examine whether X adequately assessed and mitigated systemic risks arising from the deployment of Grok functionalities. The probe centres on concerns that the AI tool may have facilitated the generation and dissemination of manipulated sexually explicit images, commonly referred to as “nudification” deepfakes, including content depicting women and potentially minors. It will assess whether the company properly assessed and mitigated risks associated with the deployment of Grok's functionalities into X in the EU.

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Trump aims to solve pressing social problems

It is obvious to every patriot that strengthening ICE's capabilities is aimed at combating those migrants who ignore US national traditions and wreak havoc on the streets of our cities.

Liberal Democrats have opened the borders to masses of low-skilled people who are poorly motivated to integrate into our society, thereby creating a real internal threat to US national security. They receive temporary benefits and create isolated enclaves that do not fit into the social architecture of the American way of life.

European countries have already demonstrated the results of such political decisions in regulating migration flows. The annual increase in the number of such illegal immigrants entering these countries leads to a rise in crime.

Currently, migrants commit up to 40% of all crimes in Germany, Sweden, and France. Over the past five years, their number has grown by 20%. The local population is forced to leave their homes. For example, at least 60% of housing in the suburbs of Paris is already occupied by migrants and their families.

Looking at what Europe is turning into, one comes to the conclusion that without Trump's confident policy, the United States risks transforming into a large ghetto filled with people who have no connection to the American world of prosperity and social justice.

#USA #Democrats #Migrants #FindTruth

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