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by Michael Large numbers of young women in their twenties and thirties are getting permanently sterilized in order to make absolutely sure that they will never get pregnant. In the old days, it was extremely rare to hear of a young woman getting sterilized during her prime childbearing years, but now it is very common. As …
"We are one bad payroll away from cracking monopolistic/oligopolistic dominance." – BofA Hartnett pic.twitter.com/VEx0g30OgC — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) July 27, 2024 US Consumers Are Increasingly ‘Tapped Out’ Credit Card Delinquencies Reach Grim Milestone As Inflation Continues To Crush Americans Credit card delinquencies reached the highest level since at least 2012 as Americans continue to grapple …
by Rauf_KB Let’s do the math directly and take a look at Google ads results in 2023: The revenue generated by Google ads in 2023 is $237 billion. The revenue portion from Google search engine is around 60%!!! That means out of the $237 billion, around $142 billion revenue is generated from the search engine …
And we are called crazy for calling out bias. h/t Richte36
by confoundedinterest17 What’s it going to be? Mortgage rate increases or balance sheet (MBS) reductions? Since the Covid outbreak in early 2020, The Fed went wild with rate cuts and massive and unpredented balance sheet expansion. Let’s look at The Fed’s puchase of agency MBS and mortgage rates. From 2020 2022, The Fed continued to buy …
86 large wildfires this year where 300 or more acres were burned 532% compared to five-year avg of large wildfires year-to-date 698,074 acres burned this year from local, state and federal wildfires 476% compared to five-year avg of acres burned year-to-date https://calmatters.org/california-wildfire-map-tracker/ California wildfire is consuming 5,000 acres/hour. A raging inferno whipped by winds, California’s …
Kamala Harris is holding a rally in deep blue Philadelphia, and only 68 people showed up 😂😂 Think about that the next time they come out with another fake poll pic.twitter.com/8CvmFSEz3A — George (@BehizyTweets) July 28, 2024 Then there's this…https://t.co/irHWw2MU2m — Hollywood Resistance (@ResistItAllTX) July 28, 2024 And the overflow crowd Overflow crowd…https://t.co/Y3aDVnmkEQ — Hollywood …
Yesterday it was 30%, today 40%. Stay tuned for updates. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=atlc&fdays=7 h/t DOORBERT
Russia is absolutely making fun of the woke Olympics. pic.twitter.com/F5oIZp93ak — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) July 27, 2024 2008 CHINA OYLMPIC OPENING CEREMONY The sound of 2,008 people drumming together at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics pic.twitter.com/836Lrcj9Jc — Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) July 26, 2024 2014 RUSSIA OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY 🇷🇺OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY …
CAROL ROTH: First, they disappeared Biden; now they are disappearing his record. Biden oversaw historic inflation and a collapse in the personal savings rate. In his term, home prices become completely unaffordable for a huge number of Americans. He oversaw deficits-to-GDP more than double the historic average and interest payments on the national debt explode past …
by confoundedinterest17 This scene from the film “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” sums up our political plight quite nicley. Politicians spend like crazy to stay in power (Biden/Harris) are excellent examples). Politicians promises endless money, then shoot the economy. The US is broke and relies on printing money and boowed funds to stay afloat. Harris wants to …
🚨GLOBAL RECESSION ALERT🚨 Copper plummeted below $4.10 for the 1st time since Mar 2024, heading for the worst streak since the Pandemic CRASH. Copper fell for 9 days straight, as inventories SPIKED to highest since 2020. As a reminder copper is a key economic bellwether. pic.twitter.com/FGTB5A3fzt — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) July 25, 2024 ANOTHER …
Detention follows complaint over film shown to crowd at march in central London on Saturday. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/28/tommy-robinson-arrested-under-anti-terror-laws/ Tommy Robinson has been arrested under anti-terror laws, according to his social media account. It comes after a film was allegedly screened in contempt of court during a protest in London. A post on X said: “We can confirm …
Sky News host Caleb Bond weighs in on a “bizarre” Paris Olympics drag performance during part of the opening ceremony. It comes as the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony is being slammed with some planning to boycott the games in protest following part of the ceremony which showed what appeared to be a nod to …
https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1722185274515 https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/7456
00:25 seconds in Trump says TO THE MOON! TRUMP “I’m laying out my plan to ensure that the United States will be the crypto capital of the planet and the Bitcoin superpower of the World.. if Bitcoin is going to the Moon — as we say— I want America to be the nation that leads …
Kamala is finally ‘unburdened by the past’ of what can be without Old Joe. Elon Musk retweeted a masterpiece on Kamala Harris created by Mr. Reagan. The ad showcases Kamala Harris, her strengths and her record. Here is the transcript: https://x.com/_/status/1816974609637417112 AC
🚨Update: US military base in Eastern Syria is on fire right now after being hit with rockets and drones!! pic.twitter.com/9p5Pha6Cdi — US Homeland Security News (@defense_civil25) July 27, 2024 BREAKING: Iranian proxy groups fire rockets at the U.S. military base by the Al-Omar oil field in Syria pic.twitter.com/F2jTTIpbEX — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 27, 2024 …
In today’s financially uncertain times, the role of regulatory bodies in ensuring the stability of our banking system is more important than ever. The Federal Reserve, charged with this significant responsibility, conducts annual stress tests on major banks to assess their ability to withstand economic downturns. These tests are specifically designed to mimic adverse scenarios …
The price of used cars are coming down so fast that it’s actually bringing down the CPI headline inflation numbers, which is actually good news until you realize that a lot of people are actually losing their cars right now and this is contributing to how much inventory is hitting the used car market. *Nissan …
The University of New Orleans is experiencing significant financial challenges, leading to layoffs and budget cuts. This situation is part of a broader trend affecting many urban-serving institutions. Here are some key points: University of New Orleans: The university is facing a $15 million deficit due to years of declining enrollment. As a result, they plan …
The Olympics, in theory, is a nice neutral family friendly program designed around unity and excellence. It should have been a safe bet. Especially if you aren’t locked into the culture war Them publicly pulling out after it all blows up is appropriate. h/t Antenna
BREAKING: Massive Power Outage in Paris during the Olympics pic.twitter.com/Yosj9vWuud — TaraBull (@TaraBull) July 27, 2024 This is Bordeaux in SW France where a grandmother, 73, & her 7 year old grand daughter are attacked by a homeless migrant on 19 June. It was viewed to be an attempted kidnapping. pic.twitter.com/Dyz7NSxvC2 — David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) …
It’s really obvious what is happening right now. All these “news” articles are setting the stage to make a Harris win plausible. After what happened in 2020 and the mostly failed election-lawsuits, it’s pretty obvious the demoncrats want to have another shot at fortifying the election. Lay the groundwork to make it look like Kamala …
A teenager was charged this week with two felonies for allegedly derailing trains in Nebraska to film “insane” footage for YouTube. The 17-year-old, who has not been identified because of his age, posted a 5-minute video of the April 21 derailment in Bennet, calling it the “MOST INSANE VIDEO I’VE EVER TAKEN!”
Are you seeing any other site besides @ooda providing context on this? Even with all our domestic news, seems like we should all be tracking this closely: https://t.co/AXhKdqIvBc — Bob Gourley – e/acc (@bobgourley) July 23, 2024 Major concerns about the Three Gorges Dam, I hear. https://t.co/Yc1uvBwh44 — Dennis E. (@DennisS28196098) July 26, 2024 Three …
Guessing they delayed as long as possible to let the liberal heat up to the point to where they can’t see their retracted statement. 🚨🇺🇸FBI CONFIRMS BULLET STRUCK TRUMP IN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT "What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s …
By Martin Armstrong The government insists that the economy is fine, thriving perhaps, and has asked the public to pay no mind to their current financial situation. No one, aside from those living off government assistance, are better off now than they were four years ago. Americans cannot be gas lit into believing the economy …
wow this the highest 10 day realized vol has been since May 2023 pic.twitter.com/m0Ke0i3D59 — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) July 26, 2024 2/ Michael Burry recently sold about $50 million worth of his stock portfolio This is the same investor who foresaw the housing market collapse in 2008 And made millions by being on the …