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by Michael You can throw out all of the old rules, because they simply don’t apply anymore. The dominance of western financial institutions is faltering, and cracks in the system are starting to show up all over the place. They can’t keep the price of silver from exploding, they can’t stop the price of gold from relentlessly …
FALSE. pic.twitter.com/rEq0VU30sU — Steve 🇺🇸 (@SilentSt0rmX) January 26, 2026 Fake pic.twitter.com/dwqDNZo6Ku — 🇺🇸ColonelMAGAMark🇺🇸 (@ColonelMark4) January 27, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino has not been relieved of his duties, pushing back on reports that he had been removed from his role following a fatal shooting in Minneapolis …
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group has just been spotted hanging off the south east of Oman. It is within strike range of Iran, but hiding behind the Gulf means it has less vulnerability to anti ship missile fire. pic.twitter.com/c7W6afXYkA — WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) January 26, 2026 BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Donald Trump is reportedly set to …
Trump is wrecking America like he bankrupted his 7 businesses. pic.twitter.com/qFDqGZ3hu5 — ADAM (@AdameMedia) January 26, 2026 US dollar index hits lowest since September while silver and gold surge. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 While the silver and gold skyrocket, the US Dollar Index extends losses to -1.5% this month, now at its lowest level since September 18th. …
Dow Jones to Gold ratio is now at a level only seen 4 times in history:2026, 2008, 1973 & 1929 Every single time this has happened it's marked a fundamental change to the economic system: Banking Act of 1933Convertibility of the Dollar 1971Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 https://t.co/XQLCNKzbYu pic.twitter.com/OecvQCRg7R — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 25, 2026 …
by Michael Chaos has erupted in the streets of major cities all over this country, and it appears that we have reached a boiling point which could cause events to completely spiral out of control. We knew that there was no way that the Trump administration was going to back down on immigration enforcement, and …
Washington is considering a 9.9% tax on income above $1M. With this proposal, for people making $1M+ the state and local marginal tax rate could be 18% in Seattle. Highest ever. Add 37% federal tax, plus payroll taxes, and more than 50% is gone to taxes. Wild. — The Money Cruncher, CPA (@money_cruncher) January 25, …
View post on imgur.com Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Congressman Mike Johnson is a Great Man, an outstanding Representative for the wonderful people of Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, and a strong and fearless Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He is able to get things done when nobody else can! As Speaker, Mike is …
by Michael When there is rioting in the streets, it is the responsibility of all politicians to calm people down. If we are going to have a civilized nation, we must resolve our differences peacefully. So when there is violence in the streets like we are witnessing in Minnesota right now, for the good of the country …
🚨 WTF?! Anti-ICE leftists outnumbered federal agents in Portland so bad, turned it into a WAR ZONE, that they could make ZERO ARRESTS, per @KatieDaviscourt They NEED BACKUP! Keep ICE safe at all costs!pic.twitter.com/yDAavVAktF — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 25, 2026 Man who threatened to shoot ICE agents because they are 'terrorists' has been arrested. …
Nobody’s talking about the disaster that’s about to hit everyone holding a paycheck or savings. 🚨 THE U.S. WILL SAVE JAPAN BY CRASHING THE DOLLAR Forget the tariffs.Forget Gold hitting ATHs. For the first time in a decade, the NY Fed is signaling intervention. They’re about to save the Japanese Yen. Why this is a …
Currently a 77% chance on Polymarket. This morning it was 9%. Looks like something has been set in motion in Minneapolis today. https://polymarket.com/event/will-there-be-another-us-government-shutdown-by-january-31 If SNAP benefits are not paid again, in addition to many stores already being cleaned out by Winter Storm Fern, this can also be very bad for grocery store supply chains. h/t …
4% of Democratic voters want to increase military spending. 70% of House Democrats just voted to increase military spending. https://t.co/Js6QDlDulh — Stephen Semler (@stephensemler) January 23, 2026 70% of House Democrats and 89% of House Republicans just voted to push this year's military budget past $1 trillion. The Pentagon still hasn't passed a single audit. …
Air France 🇫🇷 and Dutch 🇳🇱 airline KLM have canceled several flights to Israel 🇮🇱, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, and the UAE 🇦🇪 this weekend, according to Israel’s 🇮🇱 N12 News. — Aleph א (@no_itsmyturn) January 23, 2026 A bunch of flights heading to the Middle East were cancelled in the past hour. — Israel News …
The American economy grew 44 times as much as the UK economy last quarter. Britain needs radical change, not tinkering. https://t.co/M9qHymDTi5 pic.twitter.com/l2qTn5kJXQ — Landeur 🏴 (@Landeur) January 22, 2026 The most recent data shows the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 4.4% in Q3 2025. https://www.bea.gov/news/glance The UK economy grew 0.1% in Q3 …
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@GC.1 https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@SI.1/ 🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: The U.S. dollar records its largest daily drop since mid-December 2025, falling 0.7% after Trump’s threats to Europe over the future of Greenland triggered widespread selling of U.S. stocks and government bonds. pic.twitter.com/Tf12qxAduf — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) January 23, 2026 Silver hits record high above $100/oz as gold closes in …
by Michael There are all sorts of signs that the relentless pressure that has been causing an enormous amount of stress on our financial system is starting to break things. Do you remember how bad things got in 2008 and 2009 when home prices fell dramatically? Well, as you will see below, it is beginning …
by Michael A “perfect winter storm” does not come along often. Conditions had to be just right to create a monster like Winter Storm Fern, and it will not be forgotten any time soon. Historically cold temperatures will combine with a gigantic amount of precipitation to create blizzard-type conditions over much of the eastern half …
This bond trade looks boring right before it stops being boring. $TLT – Accumulation with Macro Fuel! After falling 55% from its 2020 high, $TLT has spent the last 18+ months basing. During that time, weekly volume is up 40–60% vs. the 2015–2019 average, a strong sign of institutional accumulation at depressed prices! Technically: – …
https://www.apmex.com/silver-price 🚨Professional investors are MASSIVELY dumping US equities: Institutional investors sold -$9.2 billion in US equities last week, marking the 5th straight week of selling. They dumped -$8.1 billion in single stocks and $1.1 billion in ETFs, bringing the 4-week average to -$3.5… pic.twitter.com/dZ3u15Hv3h — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) January 22, 2026 JUST IN: China …
Not knocking on Truflation’s data but does anyone believe inflation is at 1.2%? https://t.co/qyadd5hv5I — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January 23, 2026 Everyone’s burnt out. Nothing feels real anymore. Something’s broken. People aren’t just tired, they’re trapped, burned out, and starting to question if any of this is even worth it anymore. In this video, I’m …
Nearly everyone east of the Rockies is about to feel this storm. State of emergency declared in multiple states as blizzard threatens to blanket 30 states and 70 million people brace for the coldest storm EVER https://t.co/relYyTx83I — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) January 22, 2026 A state of emergency was declared in several states ahead …
via notayesmanseconomics After yesterday’s disappointing employment numbers then there may have been some hopes of a further fall in UK inflation this morning. But such hopes were in for a rude awakening. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.4% in the 12 months to December 2025, up from 3.2% in the 12 months to …
“Pincers of Death” Closing in on Iran: Israeli Hospitals Prepare for “Nightmare Scenario,” and CENTCOM Commander Arrives in Jordan to Oversee “Zero Hour.” – Talal Nahle Based on the latest NOTAM file (10:33 GMT – 14:03 Tehran time), there are no new changes. The file remains completely “frozen,” and the critical NOTAM (A0285/26) regarding the …
He’s right. Ironically when Japan announced their first QE the Fed arrogantly laughed at the idea in the 1990’s before doing the exact same thing following 2008. Now here we are again: pic.twitter.com/wEx5TcvCtC — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January 22, 2026 The BOJ's failure to act will have dire consequences for its own economy and severe …
Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming about 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter. The company in October cut about 14,000 white-collar jobs, about half of the 30,000 target first reported by Reuters. The total this time is …
US layoffs have reached recessionary levels, with employers announcing 1.21 million job cuts in 2025, up 58% YoY—the highest since the 2020 crisis. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) January 22, 2026 Challenger report confirms: 1,206,374 layoffs in 2025 Up 58% from 2024 Highest annual total since 2020 https://www.cmegroup.com/education/events/econoday/2026/01/feed636507.html
What a joke 🤦♂️ what are we up to now with this being tacked on $39.7 Trillion dollars in debt? pic.twitter.com/ZFD02zz7AP — Paulie1776 ⓋET 🇺🇸 (@SPAULIE76) January 22, 2026 JUST IN – U.S. House passes additional $1,200,000,000,000 trillion spending package for the Pentagon, Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security Department — AP …
🚨 BREAKING: House Oversight PASSES bipartisan resolutions holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying congressional subpoenas on the Epstein probe. Accountability is here. No one is above the law. The resolutions are now sent to the House. Why wasn’t… pic.twitter.com/DCOYiM3w3j — snooze (@snooze06155136) January 22, 2026 The House Oversight Committee voted …
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. has OFFICIALLY left the World Health Organisation 🇺🇸 Trump is DONE with globalism ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/T5V46N5YcU — BRITAIN IS BROKEN 🇬🇧 (@BROKENBRITAIN0) January 22, 2026 🚨🇺🇸 U.S. OFFICIALLY EXITS WHO TODAY WITHOUT PAYING $260 MILLION IN OWED FEES The U.S. officially exits the World Health Organization today, one year after Trump signed the …