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Hunter Biden’s laptop, notorious as the #LaptopFromHell, is now government exhibit 16 in his gun trial in Delaware. At 2:10 PM today, prosecutor Derek Hines presented the silver MacBook Pro, wrapped in plastic, to his first witness, FBI Special Agent Erika Jensen. Jensen confirmed its authenticity through its serial number linked to Hunter’s iCloud identity. …
by confoundedinterest17 The US economy is going down. 2024 hasn’t been a good year for Bidenomics. The Economic Surprise Index is falling to its lowest point in years. The economic confidence index has been terrible since Covid and Biden’s Reign of Ecoomic Error. We need to give Biden the hook!’ And I don’t want The …
8) You can get a sense of this "reversion" by looking at the metros with the biggest inventory growth over the last year. Where are they located…? Texas, Florida, Texas, Texas, Texas, Florida… Lots of supply coming online in these states. pic.twitter.com/kqBeCnkHwi — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) June 5, 2024 Housing markets where home prices have …
WARNING: Default rate on consumer loans have now hit the highest level in a decade Such aggressive rises have systematically ended in recessions since 1987 At this rate, history is about to repeat again pic.twitter.com/59wW22Rq5e — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 4, 2024 US Job openings year-over-year change has been negative for over 2 years. In …
BREAKING: FBI agent Marcus Allen, who was suspended and stripped of his security clearance for challenging the official narrative of the January 6 protest as attested by FBI Director Christopher Wray, has been fully reinstated, and awarded 27 months of back pay, according to a… pic.twitter.com/JZWU6fM5RZ — Patrick Webb (@Patrickwebb) June 4, 2024 According to PCMag, …
The situation in Cape Coral, Florida, has ignited outrage as city officials, without consultation, dissolved volunteer citizen groups and appointed themselves, doubling their salaries with taxpayer money. This brazen move, revealed just this week, includes a staggering stipend of $6,000 per month for the Mayor and $3,333 per month for each council member, totaling $351,972 …
Approximately $929 billion of the $4.7 trillion outstanding commercial mortgages held by U.S. lenders and investors are set to mature in 2024, marking a 28% increase from the $729 billion that matured in 20231. Additionally, regulators have identified the near $6 trillion pile of outstanding commercial real estate loans as a top threat to the financial system …
In Nebraska, a 74-year-old woman who was believed to have died while in hospice care was found to be breathing after being transported to a funeral home. The incident occurred when she was taken from a nursing home, where she had been declared dead, to the Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home in Lincoln. An employee noticed her breathing and …
We’re not the only ones that have economic problems. This recession will be global. pic.twitter.com/aHNukwZGof — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 5, 2024 German unemployment has risen by more than expected in a blow to hopes that it is recovering from a downturn. There were another 25,000 people out of work in May, data from the …
The cities that rounded out the top five include Newark, New Jersey (which previously held the dirtiest city title); San Bernardino, California; Detroit, Michigan; and Jersey City, New Jersey. Here’s the full top 20: Houston, Texas Newark, New Jersey San Bernardino, California Detroit, Michigan Jersey City, New Jersey Bakersfield, California San Antonio, Texas Fresno, California …
BREAKING: Ukraine Strikes Russia With Western Weapons.. -NY TIMES Here we go! Just shortly following the Biden administration's authorization for Ukraine to employ American weaponry against Russia, Kyiv swiftly acted on this newfound liberty by targeting a military installation… pic.twitter.com/lgQHWCClpl — Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) June 4, 2024 Ukraine last night claimed it successfully hit a …
President Donald J. Trump is surging with black voters following his New York conviction last week, with a staggering 15-point surge for the 45th President. The numbers from Rasmussen Reports show Biden dropping 14 points.An April poll fielded by Rasmussen showed Biden receiving 61 percent of the black vote, while his Republican challenger, former President …
It looks like we’re heading back into a deflation and recession scenario, but this time, tech stocks won’t be the safe haven they once were, thanks to the overhype around AI. In summary, the deflation/recession trade is coming back on in size. And this time it won't include Tech stocks. The AI buffoonery made sure …
This kid is a damn hero. View post on imgur.com This is what I get for telling my son Guy to smile at the camera for his little brother 🤷♂️ https://t.co/L8sLBDJt35 — Congressman John Rose (@RepJohnRose) June 3, 2024 A mischievous child has stolen the spotlight in the United States House of Representatives by making …
Major defense of Trump in Kangaroo Court verdict underway with Supreme Court gearing up. “The video evidence today paints a damning picture of a politically motivated prosecution devoid of legal merit” “The Supreme Courts intervention seems not only warranted but necessary to hold the principles of justice and equality that form the bedrock of our …
https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1798053823338197487 Here’s 38 seconds of my questioning of AG Garland. I’ll release the full five minutes later today. https://t.co/xH5Cv31jH4 — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 4, 2024 U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will take aim on Tuesday at Donald Trump’s Republican allies in the House of Representatives, where he will accuse them of peddling false narratives …
FOX’s @BillMelugin clarifies Biden’s executive order does not stop border activities. OPEN BORDER: Democrats are in revolt over news that Biden is limiting illegal migration to 2,500 per day. Republicans are in revolt that Biden refuses to enforce our current immigration laws and limit illegal to 0 per day.https://t.co/Zd4mm5DvtW — @amuse (@amuse) June 4, 2024 …
A company that breeds animals for medical testing has been fined a record $35m (£27m) after 4,000 beagles were rescued from its facility in Virginia in 2022. The fine against Envigo RMS LLC for animal cruelty is the largest fine ever issued under the Animal Welfare Act, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ). …
They’re looking at their own situation to determine that. GDP is being propped up by government spending and monetary policy, all the while households are struggling with inflation. — Steven Hasty (@StevenHasty) June 4, 2024 The Fed made two cardinal policy mistakes in just two years 1) Calling inflation transitory2) Prematurely pivoting in Dec 2023 …
Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia (5 largest stocks) COMBINED now account for a record 27% share of the S&P 500. This is up from ~19% in just 2 years. In 2015, the percentage of 5 largest stocks was just 11%. It is 9 percentage points higher than in Dot-com bubble. pic.twitter.com/ywNf927cWE — Global Markets …
Revealed – NATO plan to get US troops to the front line to fight RUSSIA: Alliance prepares for rapid deployment of American soldiers amid fears Moscow is plotting major war with Europe https://t.co/ecmLCpLDKI pic.twitter.com/Ajbn36CKKC — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) June 4, 2024 NATO creates a plan to move US troops to Europe in case of war …
IMF CALLS ZIMBABWE'S SWITCH TO A GOLD-BACKED CURRENCY AN "IMPORTANT" STEP (Pindula) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomed Zimbabwe’s introduction of a new gold-backed currency, the ZiG, as an important step. In an emailed response to Bloomberg questions, a spokesperson… pic.twitter.com/plfEbNZa1u — FXHedge (@Fxhedgers) June 4, 2024 Zimbabwe recently rolled out a new gold-backed currency …
Rubio’s Coastal Grill, a beloved restaurant chain known for its fish tacos, is indeed closing 48 locations in California due to the “rising cost of doing business.” These closures represent about a third of the Rubio’s locations in California, Nevada, and Arizona. Here are the key points: Reason for Closures: The decision to close these locations was influenced by …
https://imgur.com/a/H4PBNwE US State Department forced Scott Ritter off plane headed to Russia and confiscated his passport “As I was boarding my flight out of New York I was pulled aside by three CBP officers, who seized my passport. When asked why, they said orders of the State Department. No further information was provided. My bags …
Jun 2, 2024 The Chang’e-6 lunar lander landed in the Apollo crater, located in the South Pole-Aitkin impact basin on the far side of the Moon, on 1 June 2024, at 22:23 UTC (2 June, at 06:23 China Standard Time). Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA) h/t Digital mix guy Spock
by confoundedinterest17 Call it Washington DC soullessness. Back in 2023, Socialist Paul Krugman declared that “the war on inflation is over!!! “We” won, at very little cost.” I love when elitists claim “We won!” since clearly 99% of Americans lost since food, housing and car prices up are double digits under Biden. The problem is that food, …
Source: fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1os7U Flashback to 2008? United Wholesale Mortgage Rolls Out 0% Down, Interest-Free Loan Scheme! What could possibly go wrong? Source : https://www.uwm.com/price-a-loan/exclusives/zero-down-purchase
Is the so-called “YouTube Bank” about to go under and become our next Bank Failure? It’s very complicated, allow me to explain. First of all, we’re talking about a bank called Yotta. And it’s not actually, technically a “Bank”, it’s a “Savings App”. Why is it called the “YouTube Bank”? Because a couple years ago, …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted an unannounced raid on the Atlanta headquarters of Cortland Management on Wednesday, May 22. This action marks a significant escalation in a criminal antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into allegations of a nationwide conspiracy to artificially inflate apartment rents. At the center of this investigation is RealPage, a software and consulting firm accused of …
🇪🇸 Leftist comedian Jaime Caravaca made creepy remarks about a 3-month-old boy. Today, the dad showed up at his show. A lesson he won't forget. pic.twitter.com/UxDMooYdh6 — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 3, 2024 response was from the post: Basically he said something along the lines of… "Nothing can stop your kid from growing up to …