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The corrupt universities and the crybully students deserve one another…
The broke-woke-stroke convergence: Why professors lower standards. “Broke” colleges and universities “scramble to attract and retain students, whatever their intellectual readiness,” they write. Faculty are under pressure to please the customers. If too many switch to an easier major, the professor could lose his or her job. “Woke” sensibilities have …
Canadian MSM now covering plasma fires, Fire fighters admit they haven’t dealt with anything like this before.
He makes some very interesting points, something doesn’t add up with the way these fires burn that is for certain. Whatever the cause may be, this is by no means “normal”. This guy’s channel has some excellent videos and covers Hawaii as well. Worth a follow. h/t LeisureLee
Multifamily investors face financial losses due to struggling tenants’ inability to pay rents.
A complete writeup of our vacancy index methodology can be found here: https://t.co/IRWYcXCdQn And the complete dataset, including local estimates for hundreds of locations across the U.S., is available here:https://t.co/NpXMOeVbSD 10/ — Igor Popov (@IAPopov) August 30, 2023 We’ve also filtered out smaller props (<10 units), which need to have …
This is Your Tax Dollars At Work
by Chris Black Story that has gone under the radar about a CIA agent who, while deployed abroad, was systematically drugging and raping unconscious women. Sometimes stories like this are fakes, i.e. women get wasted and sleep with someone then regret it. But in this case, this sick weirdo filmed …
Saudi exports plunge, lowest in 2 years
Yesterday we reported that the price of oil jumped to the second highest level of 2023 amid plunging US inventories… … and news that Russia had agreed to further oil export cuts. Today, West Texas Intermediate extended its gain, surging another $2 to $85.55 and hitting the highest level of 2023 – just in time for …
Obama judge blocks new social media ‘parental consent’ law…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks granted …
Sean Penn says Covid is a “Mandatory Rehearsal” for things to come.
Sean Penn calls Covid a “mandatory rehearsal for things to come.” Someone has given him the plans. The Covid lockdowns are a “rehearsal” for future climate lockdowns. pic.twitter.com/JEoNhd13QC — Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) September 1, 2023
As Spent Turbine Blades Pile Up All Over The U.S., Wyoming Seeks Solutions
A town in Texas is seeing firsthand the waste stream problem created by spent wind turbine blades. It’s a problem Wyoming has been considering for years, with various proposals to address the issue. While some companies say they hope to repurpose the material for things like concrete, nothing has yet …
Bidenomics 101 (Income): Real Gross Domestic Income Growth NEGATIVE For 3 Consecutive Quarters As M2 Money Growth Worst Since 1933 And The New Deal (Only 187k Jobs Added In August And ALL Of Last Year’s Jobs Added Were Revised Downwards)
by confoundedinterest17 The glories of Bidenomics is on fully display. Despite what Lyin’ Biden says, Bidenomics is only working for the elites (top 1%). How Soviet/CCP command economy of him! Here is an ugly chart showing Bidenomics in action! We all know that Covid unleashed a torrent of Fed monetary …
Investors lower outlook for consumers as student loans, credit card debts pile up
Scary Halloween in markets? 🎃 👻 “Consumer confidence fell more than expected in August, while delinquency rates among credit cards issued by smaller banks are the highest on record, according to data from the Apollo Group…Payments on approximately $1.1 trillion of federal student loans will resume in October, potentially setting …
SLOWLY TURNING INTO NORTH KOREA…
China Is Closing in on Itself: The absence of foreigners in the country is a symptom of China’s restrictive, security-driven view of the world. “The feelings and impressions I heard from people whom I had never known to be particularly political were grim with discouragement. For their safety, I must withhold …
Fed Warns of “Financial Stability Vulnerability Due to Leveraged Treasury Short Positions
via Mike Shedlock: Hedge funds and asset managers are in opposite camps, with leverage, posing risk of an accident. Hedge Fund Basis Trade ‘Probably’ Back and Posing Risk Bloomberg reports Hedge Fund Basis Trade ‘Probably’ Back and Posing Risk, Fed Says Hedge funds have “probably” increased their positions in highly leveraged …
NO THANKS!
Dutch political commentator, Eva Vlaardingerbroek, on the World Economic Forum's plan to impose a personal carbon allowance, connected to digital ID, under the pretext of tackling the fake "global boiling crisis": "The CEO of one of the largest Dutch banks said, if everyone gets… pic.twitter.com/16pbs17YMW — Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) …
Nothing is sustainable these days…
World debt has rapidly increased since 1997 And is now around $225 trillion This is not sustainable pic.twitter.com/gB83iY1FFI — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) September 1, 2023 In case you missed it: #China has cut its holdings in US Treasuries to $835bn, lowest level since 2010. pic.twitter.com/wwEtNFD6ei — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) September …
NO DOUBT – Tucker Carlson Predicts Massive Recession and WW III with Russia before 2024 Elections
“Would They Go to War with Russia? Of Course, They Would! They Want to Anyway” Tucker Carlson Predicts Massive Recession and WW III with Russia before 2024 Elections (VIDEO) Tucker Carlson sat for an interview with Adam Carola earlier this week. During the interview Tucker warned about the very real …
Twitter can now harvest YOUR ‘biometric’ information including fingerprint, face recognition and eye tracking data
The social media platform formerly known as Twitter can now harvest your biometric data and DNA. A new update quietly added to the platform’s privacy policy says that X now has permission to harvest its users’ fingerprints, retinal scans, voice and face recognition and keystroke patterns. The update would mean …
Crimes against humanity…
GPs given more cash for COVID jabs to combat new ‘Pirola’ strain With NHS England’s autumn vaccination drive being brought forward, GP practices are being offered more money to speed up the process. GP practices are being offered extra money for each COVID-19 jab they administer as NHS England brings …
Biden: “Thank You, Secretary Booty Juice”
I know Buttigig is hard to pronounce, but this is hilarious. h/t Deplorable Hoosier
The quality of the movies, music and culture in general is going down
by bobtowne What happened to journalism also happened to the entertainment industry in general. The corporate globalist power order began to unveil itself and journalism and entertainment were tasked with creating propaganda to support it. Sincere artists aren’t necessarily suited for, or inclined towards, propaganda creation and so opportunities were …
FINGERS CROSSED THAT NOBODY IS STUPID ENOUGH TO START ONE: Yeah, We’re Going to Lose World War III to China.
via pjmedia: The bad news is we’re probably going to lose World War III — the Taiwan War, the Pacific War, whatevs — to China. The good news, if you want to see it that way, is that China might drive us all the way back to Hawaii without having …
OUCH: Trump’s Donor Money Just Plummeted by $101 Million — What Happens to Election Funds If They Go Negative?
via YAHOO: Save America, the leadership PAC founded by former President Donald Trump, has less than $4 million cash on hand, after siphoning over $101 million to pay legal fees for Trump and his allies since the beginning of 2022, reports the New York Times. Mid-year tax filings for PACs …
China Evergrande reveals 1,931 lawsuits worth $60 billion, issues warning to investors
Embattled Chinese developer China Evergrande has warned investors to “exercise caution” as it revealed the true extent of the crisis facing one of its units. Hengda Real Estate, a principal subsidiary of Evergrande, says it had a total of 1,931 pending litigation cases as of the end of July 2023. …
Low-Income Struggles Amid Economic Slowdown: A Red Flag?
by bitkogan Bloomberg has reported, citing a study by Propel Inc., that a growing number of low-income Americans are struggling to make ends meet—falling behind on rent and having difficulty affording food. This is happening even as inflation appears to be slowing down. These developments could indicate that the strategy of …
The Fed has no intention of fighting high inflation – these criminals want to inflate away the U.S. national debt
Even raising rates is inflationary when the government won’t cut spending. I’m wondering if they didn’t overshoot their inflation goals (probably closer to 10% right now according to shadow stats). The next step is a sovereign debt crisis. THIS was a financial war crime, and NO ONE responsible will be …
Treasury yields have broken their secular downtrend
That’s why alot of folks are betting on extended duration treasuries. This system doesn’t work if rates trends away from zero h/t InternationalTop2405
Byron Donalds: Disaster relief for Florida, Hawaii should not be linked to Ukraine funding, prioritizing American people and homeland.
Disaster recovery relief for Florida, Hawaii, & other states reeling from recent disasters should NOT be attached to additional money for Ukraine. We must put the American people & the homeland FIRST. Shelling out billions to Ukraine on the backs of hurting Americans is wrong. pic.twitter.com/R5VXAVX89v — Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) …