New Zealand will restrict the use of herbal products that people use to treat infections and maintain a healthy lifestyle

by UniversalSurvivalist “The passing of the Therapeutic Products Bill marks the most significant change to the regulation of medicines, medical devices and natural health products in nearly 40 years.” Another WEF agenda? If that is not a deafening alarm bell I don’t know what is, Australia and New Zealand are …

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Remind me again: what happened in 2008?

Two weeks ago, mortgage rates have surged, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage reaching 7.22%, the highest since early November. Read more: https://t.co/u4PbafMSad — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 21, 2023     h/t Simian_Stacker

Soft landing: people are claiming victory too early

by InternationalTop2405 A lot of people are claiming victory too early. There is a lot of hype in the markets, and the consensus is now a soft landing. It looks like a massive “return to normal” stage. January 2001 (3 months before the start of the recession) Can Greenspan Engineer …

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Intelligence agency funding research to merge AI with human brain cells

An Australia intelligence agency is funding research attempting to merge artificial intelligence with human brain cells. According to The Guardian, “Research into merging human brain cells with artificial intelligence has received a $600,000 grant from defense and the Office of National Intelligence (ONI).” The funding from the Australia National Intelligence …

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SOUTH AFRICA IS DEFENCELESS

SA would be defenceless if attacked, expert warns as defence minister admits SANDF ‘unsustainable https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/parliament/sa-would-be-defenceless-if-attacked-expert-warns-as-defence-minister-admits-sandf-unsustainable-20230724 I quote me: ” fkn Mozambique could invade us and win”. And well, here the very same government admits it.   h/t Stalker among the Stars

Air Defense Active Over Moscow! Ukrainians Attack French Home Improvement Company Headquarters With Drone

⚡️Air defence active over Moscow, Russia pic.twitter.com/Z9ChTjwGcB — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) July 24, 2023 The Ukrainians droned a home improvement company, apparently: The Headquarters for the Russian Branch of Leroy Merlin, a French Home Improvement Company, has reportedly been Struck tonight with a Ukrainian “Kamikaze” Attack Drone said to have …

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Independent journalism is dominating the MSM…. RFK Jr. is redpilling the Center/Left….

The stars are aligning. Independent journalism is dominating the MSM. RFK Jr. is redpilling the Center/Left. Ukraine is collapsing. Deep State corruption is on display. Hollywood is failing. Conservatives are winning the culture war. Our position and optics are perfect. — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) July 24, 2023 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …

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‘Do these people not realize they’re singlehandedly ruining the reputation of the medical industry?’

The dancing TikTok nurses are back except this time it’s for “climate change” Do these people not realize they’re singlehandedly ruining the reputation of the medical industry? Humiliating pic.twitter.com/ApI6LG3TRG — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 24, 2023 These are real climate activists, not those who commit crimes. https://t.co/bZh2JXMptI — Russian Market (@runews) …

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Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian Moynihan says consumer spending patterns now are consistent with slowing growth in the economy.

via YAHOO: (Bloomberg) — US consumers, particularly those with lower incomes, are running into financial trouble as pandemic savings disappear, a headwind for lenders ranging from banks to asset-backed securities investors. The credit outlook is expected to deteriorate later this year when almost 27 million borrowers have to resume making …

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Liquidity Crunch Squeezes Margins and Earnings of community banks

by WarrenBuffe Community Banks to Face Margin and Earnings Pressures in 2023 – Rising Rates and Liquidity Crunch Shift the Landscape for US Banks https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/research/community-banks-margins-earnings-squeezed-by-liquidity-crunch https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/research/liquidity-pressures-put-funding-in-the-crosshairs-at-community-banks  

Europe Is Stockpiling Chinese Solar Panels At Record Levels

via Alex Kimani: The global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s extreme vulnerability due to the continent’s over-reliance on Russian energy commodities, especially natural gas. Europe responded with overkill, with the continent managing to store so much gas that it emerged from the last winter season …

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We’re in the depths of a violent freight recession…

And make no mistake: we're in the depths of a violent freight recession… turning Yellow back on to a sustainable level is the equivalent of trying to restart a modern day nuclear reactor using cold fusion. https://t.co/dcW1k7RFXQ — Steve from 🌎 (@SteveT313) July 24, 2023 Even if the Teamsters and …

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Higher Military Spending Will Save Democracy, Says NY Times

Authored by William Astore via AntiWar.com/Bracing Views, Days ago, I got a story in my New York Times email feed on “A Turning Point in Military Spending.” The article celebrated the greater willingness of NATO members as well as countries like Japan to spend more on military weaponry, which, according to the “liberal” NYT, …

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The Nasdaq-100 Index Special Rebalance to be Effective July 24, 2023

https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/the-nasdaq-100-index-special-rebalance-to-be-effective-july-24-2023-2023-07-07 This seems to have flown under the radar, or maybe I was just living under a rock. I suppose a systematic means of limiting concentration is a good thing, but I’m curious how the applicable ETFs will handle the adjustment and whether there will be any tax implications. h/t …

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Charles Schwab and Other Big Banks May Be Secretly Insolvent

via Mises.org: The taming of monetary policy necessary to slow price inflation has triggered a corrective trend in the valuation of financial instruments. Many big banks in the United States have substantially increased their use of an accounting technique that allows them to avoid marking certain assets at their current market value, …

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