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Now that USAID is under the microscope, Liz Cheney’s deep state connections are finally coming into focus. It’s worth noting Liz Cheney didn’t just work at USAID, she worked *specifically* on the Russia and Ukraine portfolio at USAID. When I talk about the “Seize Eurasia” side of the Blob and its motivations for taking out …
🚨 JUST IN: Jordan is prepared for WAR with Israel if Palestinian refugees are resettled within its borders. Jordan has expressed strong opposition to Palestinians, viewing them all as terrorists, and has made it clear they will not accept even a single refugee. pic.twitter.com/kYOyceLqw2 — Awesome Jew (@Awesome_Jew_) February 5, 2025 NEW – Jordan is …
by confoundedinterest17 No, its not 1903. Its 2025 and Dayton Ohio is the third most affordable city in the USA. Ohio, the cradle of American Presidents (McKinley, Grant, Taft, Benjamin Harrison, Hayes, Garfield, Harding), is also home to 4 of the most affordable cities in the USA, according to The Virtual Capitalist. Workdays required to afford a …
by Michael A free and independent press is absolutely essential. In fact, Thomas Jefferson once warned that “our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Sadly, we have just learned that some of our most prominent media outlets have been receiving enormous amounts of money from the government. …
JUST IN: DOGE Employees have arrived at the FBI headquarters. Via: CNN pic.twitter.com/Sk0rNx7RrX — Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) February 4, 2025 BREAKING: Trump just called for investigations to find out who's getting kickbacks from all the ludicrous money spent at USAID. Now you know why Democrats are sweating. They know the Hammer of Justice is coming. …
Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge per egg to all its menu items due to the rising egg prices stemming from bird flu. “The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (bird flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” Waffle House said in a statement on Monday. “Customers and restaurants are being forced …
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/about/funding USAID, a government agency funded by U.S. taxpayers, has contributed a staggering $3.23 million to BBC Media Action in the last financial year alone. This donation makes it the second-largest donor to the charity, supporting a wide range of projects across 30 countries and 50 languages. These initiatives include advising the United Nations on …
by Michael Every year, tens of billions of our tax dollars have been used by USAID to exert “soft power” and cause chaos all over the globe. Most Americans that have heard of it think that USAID’s primary purpose is to deliver humanitarian assistance to nations that desperately need it. But the truth is that …
by confoundedinterest17 As expected, the Trump Administration levied tariffs against Canada, Mexico, China, etc. The short-term result? Gold is stable, Bitcoin fell. Or as Gene Autry sang, “South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)”. The stock market? Down -1.53%. And then we have the doom porn about Mexico’s “impending” collapse. The Peso is declining, and Senator …
Kenya "We cannot afford to trust the WHO anymore." A wave of distrust against the WHO is sweeping Kenya. "We are noticing an increase in the number of infertility cases among young couples… or couples who are losing three, four, five pregnancies before they can carry any pregnancy… pic.twitter.com/OlJIaUCbA6 — Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) February …
via James Rickards The new Trump administration is off to a fast start. All of the key nominations for the Trump cabinet and White House staff have been made, the Senate confirmation hearings (where needed) have mostly been held and some of the key positions have already been filled. Trump signed a large pile of …
This discrepancy could lead to the underestimation of employment growth, which is why your estimate of a potential bump in the unemployment rate makes sense. My back of an envelope calculation implies that the US unemployment rate will raise from 4.1 to 4.5-4.6% if the expected birth/death model adjustments are fully implementet into the unemployment …
by Anonymous I am regular middle class worker in Canada these stup*d ret*rds fellow canadians now trying to “buy canadian’ and all that BS trying to be Canadian patriot is all BS and they are stup*d ret*rds high on their Trudeau weed – We pay in this shit hole canada, taxes on top of taxes …
A Chinese startup rocked the U.S. tech sector with a cutting-edge AI (which they shouldn’t be able to build) at a much lower cost. Suddenly, the global dominance of the American tech sector can no longer be assumed. Today we ask, what does this tell us about the future? By Peter Reagan China has been …
From Grok – **Dairy Products**: – Milk: 270% – Cheese: 245% – Butter: 298% – Yogurt: Included but percentage not specified – Sausages: 69.9% – **Poultry**: – Chicken: 238% – **Agricultural Products**: – Barley seed: 57.8% – Bovine/Meat: 26.5% – Eggs: 163% – Wheat: 94% – Sugar: 265% – Peanut butter: 295% – Rice: 150% …
by Michael Do they know something that we do not? All of a sudden, hedge funds are betting billions of dollars that the stock market is going to crash. If they are wrong, they will lose a ton of money, but if they are correct they will make absolutely enormous profits. So why are they …
by Michael The largest and most bloated bureaucracy in the history of the world has been thrown into a state of complete and utter chaos. I have no idea how all of this is going to end, but it sure is entertaining to watch. President Trump is firing people left and right, and Elon Musk …
by ExNihiloAdInfinitum My leftie friends on Facebook are in full-on meltdown mode. They think they’re going to be jailed for posts that displease Trump. Lol.
So, basically…. “I don’t believe in the Constitution but since you do…” And what does her freedom of speech have to do with aiding and abetting a criminal doing an illegal act? https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1895519590329041235
by confoundedinterest17 We are now seeing the aftermath of Biden’s failed, top-down, Soviet-style economic policies (or follicies). And it is grim. Bidenomics is now fully exposed like The Fully Month. Except this is The Full Joe! The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2025 is -1.5 …
2 million government workers received notice this week by the Office of Personnel Management that they would be required to to return to the office for work or forfeit their jobs. But the legality of this mandate is already being challenged and there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding this. However, what people need to …
What did the S&P 500 bottoms from the 2018 Christmas Eve Crash, the Covid Crash, and the 2022 bear market have in common? Your answer can be found below. I'll see you at the next extremes. 🍻🍻 pic.twitter.com/cZUYXmF7IN — Mike (@MarketMike) January 31, 2025 US executives are selling stock at a record pace: The ratio …
by BananaFighter It is generally not safe to have 500 lbs on one side of a car, as this significantly imbalances the weight distribution, potentially affecting handling, braking, and stability, making driving dangerous and increasing the risk of accidents; always check your vehicle’s weight capacity and distribute cargo evenly across the car. Obese people are …
by Michael It takes strength to be free. That is why they want us to be weak. When we are weak, we are much more likely to become dependent upon the system to survive, and that makes us much easier to control. So they give us junk to eat, they put poisons into our air …
by Michael What in the world just happened at Reagan National Airport? Like many of you, I was deeply distressed to hear of such a great tragedy that should have been so easy to avoid. There is no way that we can bring back those that have died. Many believe that if competent people were …
25% of $TSLA earnings came from a $1.5b investment? What the heck happened w the rest of their business? — Kolby Smith (@Kolby_Smith) January 30, 2025 $TSLA 7% operating margins but it's not a car company OK MR MARKET LOL pic.twitter.com/GqkIcjyS36 — Q-Cap (@qcapital2020) January 29, 2025 $TSLA double miss on earnings. Could …
by Martin Armstrong Total global debt has peaked to 326% of global GDP, adding an additional $12 trillion of debt in the last three quarters of 2024, according to the Institute of International Finance. This figure surpasses what we saw amid the pandemic and is expected to continually rise and governments continue to borrow with …
by Michael At this moment, we are witnessing an epic struggle for dominance between the United States and China. A technological arms race is raging, and the Chinese are beginning to pull ahead. I realize that this may be difficult for many of you to believe, but if you doubt what I am saying just read …
Former president of Kenya mocks countries who are upset Trump that said he won’t give blank checks anymore to foreign governments. “Why are you crying? It’s not your government! He has no reason to give you anything. You don’t pay taxes in America.” pic.twitter.com/Oe614c8sFT — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 29, 2025 Foreign aid has …
Starbucks $SBUX said today it plans to cut the size of its menu by "roughly 30%" by the end of 2025 pic.twitter.com/nI6WTb1u4M — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) January 28, 2025 If you're renting, you might consider moving…. New tenant rents are absolutely collapsing. pic.twitter.com/85SfK07Kwu — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 29, 2025 3..2… https://t.co/Y63kXboqsd pic.twitter.com/5UOCxAb6Uc — The Great …