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Breaking: New Canadian intel report shows 386 kg of fentanyl seized in five-months, with Ontario and B.C. accounting for over 90% https://t.co/ve3VBhSvZD — Sam Cooper (@scoopercooper) December 2, 2025 “Arrested 217 people for trafficking fentanyl while on bail” do you think maybe we have a bail problem here? https://t.co/Foq8xtb8ec — Andy Lee (@RealAndyLeeShow) December 2, …
President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%. pic.twitter.com/C2h6okA6Nd — Gallup (@Gallup) December 1, 2025 Enten cited a recent Gallup poll that saw Trump’s net approval rating sink to -24 percent from -1 percent in January. “We’re talking …
December rally or rout! https://t.co/vlxgz8hScT — Steve Grasso (@grassosteve) December 1, 2025 Breakdown of the Black Friday data tells us: -Consumer is weakening. -95% of sales volume was financed. -67% of that intends not to pay off within 30 days. -Roughly $1B was spent using BNPL models which are the worst debt. This points to …
This should infuriate every American Illinois State Senator Dave Syverson exposes the healthcare being given to illegals in Illinois is “BETTER than citizens on Medicaid” Illegals are also getting free housing, daycare, food and cash payments “This is 100% paid for by state taxpayers. The program of health care that they get is actually better …
🚨BREAKING – MN AG Keith Ellison caught on tape pledging to help Somali fraudsters in exchange for campaign donations (@christopherrufo @megynkelly @HolmesJosh @libsoftiktok) https://t.co/qwm6rc5jjt — American Experiment (@MNThinkTank) December 1, 2025 Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s Attorney General, can clearly be heard pledging his support to individuals who would soon become his family’s campaign donors and later …
Today marks the end of QT and we already have signs that QE is right around the corner as the market forces the Fed's hand – SOFR 12bps above upper bound of Fed funds target range while standing repo facility usage ramping up; the printer is already warming up… pic.twitter.com/BUihld00ZP — E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) …
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump is set to make an announcement to the nation Tuesday at 2pm ET from the White House This comes immediately after his scheduled cabinet meeting. Any guesses? 👀 pic.twitter.com/COvDWMQXZd — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 2, 2025 Grok: Based on the White House schedule and reports from ABC News and USA Today, …
Stand back! Bill just blew a big one and is feeling a little unsettled! by David Haggith DOGE got eaten by Big Beautiful Bill. The results are fully in. We all remember the brazen braggadocio as Musk raised a chainsaw overhead and boasted that he was slashing government expenses. We also remember the ham-fisted job …
by Michael It’s a bloodbath out there right now. On Monday alone, crypto investors lost about $200,000,000,000 in just 24 hours. Overall, crypto investors have lost about $800,000,000,000 over the last month. In this article, I want to try to explain why this is happening and what is coming next. You see, the truth is that the era of …
A bridge built by the Congo’s President’s construction company collapsed on its opening day. The bridge made of logs was built for over $2 million. The conspiracy is presidential embezzlement and people still blaming colonialism for developing countries. Congo 🇨🇩 President Felix Tshisekedi's construction company, led by one of his family members, built this bridge …
Veronica Martinez woke up early one recent morning to make a fresh batch of cookies. She packed them in a box and headed to a community center in East Oakland, where a nonprofit called Trybe invites families to get the things they need — produce, milk, eggs and even diapers. Most of the families set …
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. “If you want to have it released, I’ll release it,” the president said during an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida. He said the results of the MRI were “perfect.” …
“Liquiditists” should make note of the situation in Japan. You cannot print Wealth! This is the exact situation which Keynes avoided to answer: “What happens when you have stimulated the economy over and over and rates reach Zero?” His answer: “In the long run we are all dead”. Fact is… we will now see what …
CNN: "For the first time in 4.5 years, gas prices are averaging $3/gallon nationally." "We've got TWENTY states across the country where the average is actually less than $2.75/gallon." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MzOvbMUfiG — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 1, 2025 Drivers are getting some relief at the pump, with the average price of a gallon of …
They’re acting like delaying this rule fixes anything. Feels like someone’s protecting the dirty money. The new FinCEN rule (now delayed to March 2026) absolutely targets big private equity firms like BlackRock, Blackstone, Invitation Homes, etc. It requires full disclosure of beneficial owners and funding sources for any all-cash residential purchase made through an LLC,… …
BREAKING: THE THIRTY YEAR EXPERIMENT IS OVER Japan’s 10-year yield just hit 1.85 percent. Highest since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. But here is what no one is telling you: The 30-year yield touched 3.40 percent. The 40-year approaches 3.71 percent. These are levels never charted in modern Japanese monetary history. For three decades, the …
Only very large institutions can tap the overnight repo window at that scale. That means a major bank or a primary dealer needed the money. A regular hedge fund cannot walk in and take $25 billion overnight on top of $50 billion last week. That kind of access and size belongs to big banks that …
US imports have started contracting. The chart shows that inbound loaded containers arriving at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in California were shrinking as of October. US imports were the main pillar of global trade in the past three years. Hence, a drop in US imports would entail a contraction of global trade/exports. …
President Donald Trump will hold a meeting at the White House on Monday evening about next steps on Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as the administration intensifies its pressure campaign on the country. Key members of Trump’s Cabinet and national security team, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint …
Worse than 2008 incoming? byu/diehard404 ininflation Just a few years ago I (in school) thought a job offering $40k was a solid starting income. Now, I’m concerned about any job offering less than $60k. Inflation is the silent killer byu/Comfortablejack ininflation The housing crisis is also a crisis of hopelessness as young Americans give up, …
Trump claims Black Friday proves the economy is fixed, but the data shows 41% of BNPL users are already missing payments. byu/DumbMoneyMedia inEducatedInvesting Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett touts ‘best Black Friday that we’ve ever seen’ as holiday spending surges Kevin Hassett credits Trump policies for holiday spending surge while pushing back on Atlantic report …
Why is crypto crashing? https://t.co/8eHuDd6Hsy — Dividend Hero (@HeroDividend) December 1, 2025 JUST IN: Strategy says they will sell their #Bitcoin if its stock falls below mNAV and fresh capital dries up. Remember when Saylor lied and said they would never sell? It’s not even been 6 months and they’re already prepping to sell as …
For much of this year, business at Prima Pizza Kitchen in Somerville, N.J., was booming. On most Fridays, as many as 325 pizzas would fly out its doors, with customers frequently adding drinks and side orders. But in recent weeks, orders began to change, the owner, Jerry Carollo, said. “Before, a customer would get two …
JAPAN’S 2-YEAR YIELD HITS 1% FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2008, AND THE YEN CARRY TRADE JUST CRUMBLED OVERNIGHT. Stocks and Bitcoin mass liquidations return. pic.twitter.com/Uf3vxIsoRy — Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) December 1, 2025 Japan’s bond market sent a clear signal this week. The country’s two-year government bond yield touched 1%. Its highest level since 2008. …
Aitana Lopez is an influencer who makes as much as $11,000 per month. She regularly globetrots between New York City and her home in Catalonia, Spain, promotes beauty brands, Black Friday, her favorite songs and posts plenty of thirst traps. Just don’t expect to encounter her in the airport’s first-class lounge. That’s because despite her …
by Michael For a long time we were warned that when the financial system finally started melting down, the price of silver would explode. It appears that those that predicted this were quite prescient. The yen carry trade is unwinding, more than a trillion dollars in cryptocurrency wealth has been wiped out, stocks and bonds have …
by Michael For weeks, we have been waiting to see what is going to happen in Venezuela. Thousands of U.S. troops and about 30 percent of all deployed U.S. warships are currently positioned in the Caribbean, and U.S. military aircraft have been buzzing Venezuelan airspace. I think that President Trump would have preferred for Venezuelan President …
Bitcoin is still in a downtrend, still making lower highs/lower lows and still warning the entire market but most traders won’t recognize it until it’s 30% lower. Yes, #Bitcoin may push toward $97–$100K. That lower high is still on the table. But none of that changes the thesis going into January. A counter trend rally …
For the record, U.S. stocks peaked in October 2007 and the economy entered recession in December 2007. As of now, the S&P 500 peaked in October. ADP private payroll job creation year to date is at the same level it was at when the GFC recession started. Is the AI super bubble killing jobs? It’s …
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election Sun 30 Nov 2025 01.00 EST Share Acrusading prosecutor in the Balkans comes under pressure to drop a big case. Vietnamese villagers learn they are to be evicted. A convicted crypto kingpin in the Gulf receives a pardon. …