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They pulled the Venezuela prison story at the last minute, and everyone saw it anyway. CBS claimed it “needed more reporting,” but the timing makes it look like censorship, not editing. CBS in turmoil as 'spiked' 60 Minutes segment on Trump deportations explodes online after accidentally airing on Canadian TV https://t.co/dZlGNLKSlZ — Daily Mail US …
The Department of Justice on Tuesday released another batch of files related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a Tuesday morning post on X, the DOJ announced the latest drop includes documents that “contain untrue and sensationalist claims” about President Donald Trump. The partial release of the documents comes amid intense scrutiny from congressional …
“We’re standing at the edge of a market reckoning that will leave 2007-2008 looking like a footnote. The longest bull market in history doesn’t end quietly. Consider this your final warning. Heading into 2026 the underlying stress in financial markets is clearer than most headlines suggest. Regional banks still carry significant commercial real estate exposure …
❗️Monitoring channels report the takeoff of a group of Russian strategic bombers Tu-95/160. A missile attack on Ukraine is possible at night pic.twitter.com/WMPEZfRgLE — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) December 22, 2025 🚨 Urgent warning for Ukraine: Multiple indicators point to Russia preparing a large-scale missile and drone attack tonight. — Strategic News of Ua (@2_vatalive) December 22, …
Digital takeover marches forward. Denmark’s streets will lose those bright red mailboxes that felt like a heartbeat of daily life, replaced by packages and screens. Denmark’s Postal Service Is About to Stop Delivering Physical Letters After 400 Years As the volume of letters plummets, PostNord, the government-owned postal service of Denmark and Sweden, will stop …
The redacted names are likely Dteven Hoffenberg & Sarah Ransome. This document is an intake tip report. It is NOT evidence or FBI conclusion. Sarah Ransome, claimed publicly in 2016/17 that there were tapes. She said Epstein recorded powerful men having sex with girls & that she had seen or possessed copies of such recordings. …
Back in October, foreigners sold a massive $61.2 billion in LT UST assets, the most since April. While that may sound like the “sell America” and Treasury rejection narrative from the summer, it’s actually proof that the Fed’s bank reserves are irrelevant. Remember October? Repo rates soaring. Use of the Fed’s repo facility skyrocketed. Cockroaches …
Zero Republicans across 30 Yale departments tells you everything they don’t want to admit. That isn’t diversity, it’s ideological sorting dressed up as virtue. Half the country thinks one way and the academy pretends those people don’t exist. When a place claims moral authority but can’t tolerate dissent, it stops being education and starts being …
by Michael 2025 has been a smashing year for those that invested in precious metals. The price of copper is up about 30 percent since the start of the year, and the price of silver has risen 128 percent during that same time period. I have been saying “we have never seen anything like this before” a …
by Michael To say that some parts of California are going to experience a “white Christmas” this year would be an enormous understatement. Some of the numbers that I am going to share with you in this article are difficult to believe, but I did not come up with any of them. Respected meteorologists are …
Here comes Santa. pic.twitter.com/EDchiOt10Y — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 20, 2025 What do I think of today's rally? I will wait until the close to decide. I don't know why I think this, but it could be a trap. pic.twitter.com/6hqIcv8R52 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 22, 2025 MIRAN: IF WE DON'T ADJUST POLICY, WE RUN RISING RECESSION …
Working one job is no longer enough to cover living costs: The number of multiple jobholders surged 499,000 in October and November, to a record 9.3 million. This figure has risen +3.9 million since the 2020 low. This is also 1.2 million above the 2008 Financial Crisis peak. As a % of total employment, multiple …
by confoundedinterest17 Well, tariffs didn’t turn out to be a lethal weapon as Democrats predicted. The US economy continues to grow! The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2025 is 3.5 percent on December 16, down from 3.6 percent on December 11. After this morning’s releases from the US Census …
$13 billion spent in LA and the streets are still full of tents. Half a million a year for nonprofit executives while the public pays the tab, that’s not helping anyone. You call it charity, I call it a payroll for insiders. Kasparian is right, seeing it up close makes you question what all this …
Nobody in Washington is talking about democracy first, even if they say the word out loud. This is about oil, leverage, and cutting enemies out of the backyard. Maduro staying means Russia, Iran, and China keep a foothold and cheap crude stays locked up. Remove him and the drug routes, tanker games, and regional power …
When Saylor stops buying, it gets quiet for a reason. Raising cash and selling shares while Bitcoin is down says nerves, not confidence. This is about protecting the balance sheet before the next wave hits. If the biggest bull is pausing, everyone else should be paying attention. Bitcoin-treasury Strategy Boosts Cash Reserve to $2.19 Billion, …
Opinion: China is quietly destroying the dollar — and that’ll cost you. Fight back with these money moves. When the U.S. dollar loses its monopoly on pricing the world’s critical resources, Americans’ purchasing power weakens China controls the rare earths. China controls the cobalt. China, through its Belt and Road spending spree, now controls most …
He’s saying what everyone already knows but nobody in power wants to admit. Half releases just make it smell worse. If there’s nothing there, dump it all and let it burn out. When they stall, people assume the rot goes deeper than advertised. Rand Paul on Epstein files: "I think it all should be released. …
UPDATE: Tonight’s show is just two instead of three segments. One of them was made longer at the last minute. No political pieces on tonight’s show. Tonight, “60 Minutes” was supposed to air a controversial subject covered thoroughly in print this week. exclusive picture from pulled segment at top deleted Teaser below The story was about Trump …
pic.twitter.com/3wmH048s8n — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 22, 2025
Bond markets do not scream unless something is wrong. Japan cracking at a 26 year high while France and Germany follow is not a coincidence. This is the cost of pretending debt did not matter for a decade. Once the bond vigilantes wake up, they do not go back to sleep easily. https://twitter.com/GordianKnotFinX/status/2002947193347658025 Gold hits …
One of Kentucky’s largest bourbon producers apparently is pausing whiskey production at the end of the year. Jim Beam, which is one of the largest makers of American whiskey in the world, is planning to shut down production in Happy Hollow in Clermont on Jan. 1 through 2026. The visitors center on site will remain …
Notice how fast the fake spread and how quietly the debunk landed. That’s the whole game right there. The image did its job before the truth even got its shoes on. By the time people hear it was fabricated, the feeling already stuck. Nobody cares about corrections when outrage is the product. Grok answers No, …
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Les Soulèvements du Fleuve – The River's Uprisings (@soulevementsdufleuve) Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’ Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis Leyland Cecco in Toronto Fri 19 …
by Michael Hundreds of millions of people all over the western world are enjoying the holiday season as if nothing has changed. But meanwhile the pounding of the war drums just continues to intensify. If the world keeps going down this path, next year’s holiday season could look completely different. Unfortunately, most people seem to …
People Shared Photos That Proved Their Parents Were Cooler Than Them
This is the quiet part they don’t shout about. Every post, every prompt, every meme you make is now free game for them to feed into AI, forever, everywhere, without a dime to you. They can yank your account, block your content, and you can’t join forces with anyone to fight it. The small print …
The message is simple: the rules change when powerful people might get exposed. President Trump is leading the most transparent administration in American history. By moving to unseal these documents, we hope to give the American people more answers about that fateful day in Butler, Pennsylvania. https://t.co/v7iH9sfpiW — Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) December 20, …
A man credited with saving lives for wrestling a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach received a check for more than A$2.5 million ($1.65 million), a video released on Friday (December 19) showed, after tens of thousands of people contributed to a donation website. Ahmed al …
Unemployment is rising – and most job creation is coming from one sector: Healthcare. This trend reveals a deeper imbalance: Fewer workers paying taxes, more people living on benefits and growing inflationary pressure across the economy… By Peter Reagan Listening to media talking heads and politicians about the economy can leave you confused and wondering …