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The house passed a $900 billion military defense bill. Most of which is going to defense contractors. But almost a billion for Ukraine and Israel each. This is what Trump and republicans do when they control the house, senate and presidency. Trump has now added over $2 trillion since becoming president to our debt. Meanwhile …
BREAKING: Silver surges to a record $64/oz, now up +121% in 2025. Gold futures are officially back above $4,300 as rate cuts into stagflation resume. pic.twitter.com/sztfB9sFJn — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) December 11, 2025 Cutting rates while bonds erode, lol. 2026 is going to be biblical for all the wrong reasons. — The Great Martis …
Jerome Powell on the housing market: – “The housing market faces some really significant challenges and I don’t know that a 25-basis point decline in the Federal Funds Rate is going to make much of a difference for people.” – “Housing supply is low, many people have very, very low-rate mortgages from the pandemic period.” …
Ladies and Gentlemens, the Shiller PE just hit its highest level in 25 years. The second most overvalued market in history. Back then rates were rising; now we're cutting. LOL Guess what happens next. pic.twitter.com/4LyzObR7Ca — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 10, 2025 Just In: The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates 25bps (as expected) to …
Maybe….just maybe… It's because Venezuela has the largest oil reserves on Earth and the U.S. wants to loot it. pic.twitter.com/Oby3NNJ2vk — Chris Rossini (@ChrisRossini) December 11, 2025 So this is democracy, but when the houthis do it it’s terrorism? cool. https://t.co/2efpkU3d1O — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) December 11, 2025 U.S. may seize ‘additional’ oil tankers from …
You can tell something is changing when the language stops sounding like diplomacy and starts sounding like a warning shot. Moscow is not whispering. They are pointing straight at Britain and talking about things our generation has never lived through. And the people inside NATO can feel it because their tone has shifted into something …
James O’Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII CAUGHT ON HIDDEN CAMERA: Georgetown Professor Caught on Hidden Camera Calling Black Conservatives “Coons” & Saying He “Works With Stupid White People” on undercover date with James O’Keefe. “Candace Owens? Another coon.” “I work with stupid white people.” “I’d have to stop being a reporter to say what I really think.” Jonathan …
Gold’s next stop $5,000 in the short-term. Silver challenged the $60 mark this week while a new battle erupted over who truly owns national gold reserves. Here’s what’s driving precious metals higher – and why governments are watching closely… By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important developments in precious metals …
https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1998841788585365948 Fed Chair Powell: Total PCE rises rose 2.8% over the 12 months ending in September. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core PCE prices also rose 2.8%. These readings are higher than earlier in the year, as inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects… pic.twitter.com/q8MPm5lCA6 — FactPost (@factpostnews) December 10, 2025 …
by Michael The seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker was an extraordinarily shocking move by the Trump administration. Will it be followed by the seizure of more oil tankers? This is a question that the press really needs to be asking right now. If a U.S. blockade stops the flow of oil coming out of …
The Los Angeles City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance aimed at outlawing “vanlording,” the practice of leasing recreational vehicles to unhoused residents on public streets — a phenomenon long visible in Venice and increasingly across the San Fernando Valley. The measure, introduced by Councilmember Traci Park in 2023, amends city law to …
It flopped. They pulled it, posted a response, and pulled that too. Response from developer. AC
The CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman is in the newborn parenting trenches with husband Oliver Mulherin, and he’s turning to an unlikely source of support: his own OpenAI chatbot. In an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon this week, Altman revealed that he turns to ChatGPT for help raising his baby. “I cannot …
Musk is clearly taking this personally and not treating it like just another legal fight. After the EU hit X with a €120 million fine, he lashed out and even talked about abolishing the EU altogether. He says these rules are basically censorship, while European regulators say they are just trying to protect people from …
House Republican leaders presented no firm plan Tuesday for advancing health care legislation as anxiety rises in the GOP ranks over the impending expiration of key Obamacare subsidies at the end of the year. Instead, Speaker Mike Johnson presented attendees of a closed-door conference meeting with list of 10 possible policies that could get votes in the …
by Michael Why have major tourist destinations all over America been so depressingly quiet in 2025? Normally tourism accounts for close to 10 percent of U.S. GDP, and that makes it a critical pillar of the U.S. economy. We witnessed an enormous downturn during the early days of the COVID pandemic, but that was just temporary. …
🚨BREAKING: The Heritage Foundation has EXPOSED Hillary Clinton for being behind the European Union's pressuring of Elon Musk and America to CENSOR WE THE PEOPLE. This is unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/ejvueJw66x — Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) December 10, 2025 According to Heritage’s account, Clinton attended a high‑level EU gathering in Berlin described as “the most anti‑free speech gathering …
Twin brothers from New Jersey were arrested on Tuesday for plotting to hang Tricia McLaughlin, the Assistant for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, and threatening to gun down ICE officers. DHS and the Absecon Police Department SWAT team arrested Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores after they conspired to murder McLaughlin. “We …
It's clear 99% of the public has no idea what's really going on here. Entire "donation" + more is written off to avoid taxes Bradley Gerstner setup the investment, pumping it back into the S&P $DELL & encouraging parents to invest more at the top of the largest bubble we've seen pic.twitter.com/7gHUkgxYJU — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) …
Me here: If they don’t pass laws to regulate AI, the world is going to Hell in a handbasket. Video here: https://imgur.com/2kiLoVU This is exactly what we all said would happen. Are you guys surprised? Anyone with a cellphone can fuck anyone over almost instantly. Lawyers will be all over this, and use it as …
by David Haggith As Trump settles down from his recent raging against voters for being obsessed with inflation, having claimed inflation was now a Democrat hoax, one of today’s articles talks both about the inflation that is happening and the inflation that is not happening due to the president’s tariffs. According to limited available government reports, Trump appears to …
For the people in the back Those that didn’t think we’d get a Seasonal Weakness either and cried their little hearts out when it did come and they were rugged THIS IS THE FINAL RALLY The market will go higher before a collapse!! This is NOT bullish It is giving you one more chance before …
by Michael We have reached one of the most critical turning points in modern history, but most people don’t seem to understand this. Without a doubt, 2025 has been a year of war. There has been war in Ukraine, war in Iran, war in Gaza, and lots of other regional conflicts as well. But as …
Somalis in Ohio have just been exposed running an EBT fraud ring. BREAKING – Somalis in Ohio have just been exposed running an EBT fraud ring by owning restaurants with attached grocery stores, using welfare benefits to buy ingredients in bulk and funneling them straight into their cash-paying eateries while reporting losses for tax write-offs. …
When asked if we’re in an AI bubble, Ray Dalio replied: “Indicators show that we’re about 80% in the last two times” – referring to 1929 and 2000. Dalio uses a bubble indicator tracking data back to 1900. It measures several factors: – How much leverage exists – Who’s using that leverage – The ratio …
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@realannapaulina let me speak facts here. 90% of congress is corrupt. If were Speaker, I force every single one of my colleagues Republicans to sign it or else. I would advise to Donald Trump to rescind any republican endorsement that doesn't sign it. I can tell you Anna that my… pic.twitter.com/oE71jZHK5F — Matthew Zimmerman 🇺🇸 …
by confoundedinterest17 The US economy is goin’ home! The hysteria about tariffs is nonexistant. Latest estimate: 3.5 percent — December 05, 2025 The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2025 is 3.5 percent on December 5, down from 3.8 percent on December 4. After this morning’s personal income …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought news which made me double-check it. So without further ado let me hand you over to the Financial Times. Please do not adjust your sets. Investors have increased bets that interest rates in the Eurozone could rise next year even as the US continues to lower borrowing costs, in …
SNAP and welfare seems more like corporate welfare than anything else. P&G have long maintained the best way to secure long term income is get people hooked on their products (use toothpaste 3 times a day). Now Government paying for them is the best of all worlds. h/t MazdaProphet