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They keep saying “no confirmed link,” but then they are tracking the same rental car and delaying press conferences like they just realized how bad this could look. That is usually the tell. If this ties Brown to an MIT killing, this was not a one off snap, it was someone moving, planning, and slipping …
by David Haggith Trump blows hard on his horn in his speech tonight, but it adds up to a time-wasting pile of nothing. Following up on yesterday’s government report about continually weakening employment, I should have noted that, while a 4-year high in the unemployment rate doesn’t sound like much, remember that takes us back to …
by Michael Guess which nation has the most proven oil reserves? It isn’t Saudi Arabia, although the Saudis rank a close second. It isn’t Iran or Iraq either. In fact, the country with the largest proven oil reserves isn’t even in the Middle East. Canada has a lot of oil, and so does Russia, but …
Where will they get the $70 billion to line their pockets with? pic.twitter.com/9SX51vBKNH — The Questionable Gardner (@T_Q_Gardner) December 17, 2025 The House advanced a GOP health care bill Wednesday, even as moderate Republicans signed a Democratic discharge petition to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies in an act of defiance against leadership. The vote …
AOC: "Elon Musk is one of the most unintelligent billionaires I’ve ever met or seen." pic.twitter.com/18ihU36YoX — Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) December 16, 2025 Larry Page: “Elon is one of the people who genuinely understands physics and applies it.” Sergey Brin: “Elon is someone who thinks extremely deeply about hard technical problems.” Eric Schmidt: “Elon is …
🚨 @POTUS announces "WARRIOR DIVIDENDS" — a $1,776 non-taxable lump sum payment for our great service members, already on its way. https://t.co/s9lVlknp6x pic.twitter.com/PsINTaUoVt — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 18, 2025 .@POTUS: "Next year, you will also see the results of the largest tax cuts in American history… many families will be saving between $11,000 …
BOJ tomorrow nightEpstein friday LMAO — Paul92 (@p609960) December 17, 2025 Consumer Price Index – Release Schedule (2025-2026) https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/consumer-price-index-release-schedule/ The next Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting will be the final meeting of 2025, scheduled for Thursday–Friday, December 18–19, 2025; the exact time has not yet been announced. This particular meeting is exceptionally “live” because …
Nancy Pelosi’s net worth before Congress: $785,000 Nancy Pelosi’s net worth after Congress: $133,000,000 She beat the market by 17,000%.. lol pic.twitter.com/lR7RGVvEnW — Thrilla the Gorilla (@ThrillaRilla369) December 17, 2025 This is what Corruption looks like on a chart! pic.twitter.com/jvFNb4u8nO — MauiTony 🌺 (@maui_tony) December 17, 2025
The numbers finally crossed a line that people in Washington used to swear we would never cross, and now that we are here the reaction feels almost casual. The $38 trillion national debt to blame for over $1 trillion in annual interest payments America’s fiscal outlook continues to enter uncharted territory, with the Committee for …
A significant number of stillbirths are happening in pregnancies the medical system labels as safe and at a higher rate in the U.S. than previously reported, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham. The study… https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2840578 A Harvard summary https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/stillbirths-in-the-u-s-higher-than-previously-reported-often-occur-with-no-clinical-risk-factors/ h/t A …
Reuters/Ipsos – 2026 Generic Ballot 🟦 Democrats: 40% [=] 🟥 Republicans: 36% [-3] ⬜ Not sure: 16% —— Which household bills should Congress focus on most? 1. Healthcare – 44% 2. Food – 21% 3. Housing – 20% —— Which party has a better policy… 🔵 Healthcare: D+12 🟡 Cost of living: Even 🔴 Economy: …
🔴This is the largest valuation gap since the 2000 Dot-Com Bubble: US technology stocks now trade at their highest valuation premium relative to defensive stocks since the Dot-Com peak. It has rarely been this cheap to own utilities or consumer staples relative to technology.… pic.twitter.com/umH0M4ow31 — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) December 16, 2025 The Nikkei …
“They Gave Mortgages to Illegal Immigrants.” – Ed Dowd Most thought the housing bubble was just rent subsidies. Wrong. The FHA was selling homes to illegals, using taxpayer-backed mortgages. “I thought they were just supporting prices via the rental market… but they were actually buying homes.” Now the market’s cracking. – Prices falling. – Layoffs …
Breaking: In a rebuke of Speaker Johnson, four House Republicans sided with the Democrats to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies https://t.co/J9eBxdaptZ — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — Rebelling against their leaders, four House Republicans on Wednesday signed onto a “discharge petition,” giving Democrats the 218 signatures needed to …
Europe and Canada also…. pic.twitter.com/l7DBt4SsPd — E T Browning (@ETBrowning01) December 17, 2025 After more than a year of sustained community transmission of the measles virus, the WHO/Pan American Health Organization has had to officially acknowledge that Canada is no longer among countries that have eliminated the potentially fatal disease. This ominous development is the …
🚨 “No risk free path.” Powell just told you the endgame is here. Either inflation silently destroys your savingsOr recession violently destroys jobs The Fed cannot save both.Liquidity already broke the system.There is no escape. Pick your poison. pic.twitter.com/m6RZGK2b03 — Wall Street Gold (@WSBGold) December 16, 2025 4.6% unemployment rate is very serious. There has …
by Martin Armstrong The latest agreement between the European Union and Canada to collaborate on mutually recognized digital IDs is simply another step in what I have been warning about for years. Whenever government confidence collapses, the political class tightens control. Digital ID is not about convenience; it is about tracking capital and controlling movement as the …
Newly obtained footage shows Nick Reiner purchasing a drink at a gas station moments before he was arrested. He has been charged with the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, according to court filings. https://t.co/twYsBQQiCO pic.twitter.com/Pfjfhdjrrc — ABC News (@ABC) December 17, 2025 Nick Reiner spotted at gas …
by Martin Armstrong Christine Lagarde is now warning that Europe faces an “existential crisis” unless urgent reforms are enacted. What she is really admitting is that Europe has reached the end of the centralized model. These are 28 independent nations that were never intended to operate as a single homogeneous culture or economy. Europe’s problem …
Plus, Susie Wiles breaks cover, a new name in the frame for the Federal Reserve and Hegseth says the Pentagon won’t release the Sept. 2 boat strike video Good morning. New data released Tuesday showed that the unemployment rate has risen from 4% when President Trump took office to 4.6% in November. A sizable drift …
Intimacy should be freer and easier than ever, whether for procreation or recreation. Yet at every age the data is stark In two weeks’ time, the first quarter of this century will be over. Twenty-five years during which every aspect of culture, identity and human progress seemed to hurtle forwards at double speed. From this …
by David Haggith While I may be tempted to write in greater depths about some of these stories in my weekend Deeper Dive, we’ll have to see what more the week brings, but today sure brought a whirlwind of news. The swirling headlines of economic and maybe political collapse feel appropriate where I live as …
Trump announced the move in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, describing it as “a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into, and out of, Venezuela.” “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them …
by Michael Frustrated job seekers all over America just got more bad news. The unemployment rate just hit the highest level that we have seen in four years, and that is yet another indication that the labor market is getting even tighter. If you currently have a good job that you highly value, hold on …
by Michael It is hard to believe that 2025 is almost done. This year has flown by, and it has been absolutely packed with historic events. Unfortunately, I fully expect 2026 to be even more chaotic. We are facing all sorts of economic challenges, terror attacks are becoming more frequent, and nations all over the globe are preparing …
“4 distressed office buildings in Los Angeles, California. Brookfield and its lenders (and receivers and special servicers) are peddling four active offerings that total about 4.9M SF of Class A office space in the Financial District, roughly 18% of the total inventory. EY Plaza: Colliers is marketing the $275M, non-preforming note tied to the property …
Police said a Dollar Tree employee found a woman’s body inside the store’s freezer on Sunday in Miami, Florida. The discovery happened at 968 SW Eighth Street, and the employee promptly called law enforcement, Local 10 reported. When police arrived to investigate, they found a woman’s body inside a cooler at the back of the …
His social media is being scrubbed. The Uni website is being scrubbed. His manifesto is being scrubbed – Another case of far left brainwashing ending in assassination by inconspiracy If it walks like a duck, shoots at Brown University’s most prominent conservative then all information about him is actively scrubbed from the Internet, who am …
Prosecutors in California will file murder charges against Nick Reiner, the younger son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Tuesday. Hochman said his office is expected to file two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance alleging multiple murders Tuesday afternoon. Nick Reiner also faces …
U.S. Economy: Labor Market Takes a Walk 🚶♂️ • U-3: 4.6% 📈• U-6: 8.7% ⚠️• Retail sales: flat (real spending negative w/inflation) 🛒 • Rates 📉 — labor still 📉 •Gold & Silver 📈How to position your portfolio as growth slows. The latest 👇https://t.co/Gnenu1VSZt pic.twitter.com/4fPSfnOAFn — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) December 16, 2025 The US …