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via Phoenix Capital Research Silver is becoming a systemic risk. For years, rumors have swirled that the CME and other futures exchanges were permitting too many silver contracts. Remember, a silver futures contract is supposed to be backed up by actual physical silver, meaning the investor has the option to “take delivery” …
US household debt service is now ~30% of disposable income — the highest since 2008. That means the average American is spending 1 out of every 3 dollars they earn after taxes just to service debt. This is how consumer slowdowns actually start. pic.twitter.com/OXVAKBnqBh — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) January 9, …
BOJ may intervene and it gonna get ugly for equities — Hataf Capital (@hataf_capital) January 13, 2026 Dow Jones✨ Laws of attraction in play. 50k is a possibility as the ascending broadening pattern nears completion. I would stay extremely vigilant as it could let go at any time. The measurement …
by Martin Armstrong European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius believes a unified European army should replace American troops amid geopolitical tensions. “How will we replace the 100,000-strong American regular military forces that form the backbone of military power in Europe?” he asked, later answering his own question by proposing the creation of …
Keir Starmer has told MPs he is open to the idea of an Australian-style ban on social media for young people after becoming concerned about the amount of time children and teenagers are spending on their phones. The prime minister told Labour MPs on Monday evening he had become alarmed …
via notayesmanseconomics 2026 has started in economic terms at quite a pace. Today’s adventure can be looked at via something I have followed for several decades now. It involves which is sometimes called the Great British Peso and here is what I posted on social media yesterday morning, A new …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Did anyone think Trump would morph into Niki Haley with MAGA cheering? Help Is on the Way Please note Trump Tells Iranian Protesters ‘Help Is On Its Way’ “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. …
by Martin Armstrong The proposed billionaire tax has caussed $1 trillion in potential tax revenue to flee California. The billionaire tax would require California residents worth over $1 billion to pay a one-time 5% fee on all assets, including unrealized gains. Google co-founder Larry Page fled the state and took his $276 …
They took C$30 billion, locked it up, and are grinning while investors twiddle their thumbs like idiots. BREAKING NEWS: Almost 40% of Canadian Real Estate investment funds are stopping investors from pulling their money out due to the Canadian housing market collapse. pic.twitter.com/L0vKvLy4qZ — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 12, 2026 …
View post on imgur.com 🚨 THIS is how People magazine decided to cover Scott Adams' death today. pic.twitter.com/ofO3MJOv1A — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 13, 2026 https://people.com/scott-adams-dead-dilbert-creator-was-68-11882012 View post on imgur.com
Perhaps just one way of fascilitating payoffs. Much like the ol’ “book deals” of decades past. — Bruce (@Doomsday10tac2) January 13, 2026 Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing a lot of heat today after his high-profile launch of a new cryptocurrency, dubbed the NYC Token, crashed within …
BREAKING: Trump mouths "Fuck you" and gives Ford worker middle finger after being called a "Pedophile protector" pic.twitter.com/mD24pv30Y2 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 13, 2026
Here’s the license plate of the car he got into, we need to start seeing these people arrested pic.twitter.com/bTqU97LHQZ — Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) January 13, 2026
At least six prosecutors in the Minneapolis US Attorney’s Office have resigned in protest over the Justice Department’s push to probe Renee Good’s widow. New cellphone footage from the ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good was released last Friday. The POV footage shows Good’s wife, …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, US customs trade data, compared to Trump’s Truth Social claim. Possible decision January 14. Total tariffs and IEEPA tariffs through 2026-01-12 It’s the IEEPA tariffs that are under Supreme Court review. Total rebates, if they happened yesterday, would be 93.15 billion for fiscal year …
BREAKING: $JPM ’s IB fees fall missing the firms own guidance. pic.twitter.com/Im0Z0EnYFM — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) January 13, 2026 Here: I was still trying to wake up: pic.twitter.com/5QdXmcGVmw — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) January 13, 2026
🚨BREAKING: JPMorgan WARNS that Trump’s Credit Card 10% Cap would be “VERY BAD FOR THE ECONOMY.” pic.twitter.com/LhjHyGq3as — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 13, 2026 JPMORGAN CFO SAYS CAP ON INTEREST RATES ON CREDIT CARDS "WILL BE VERY BAD FOR CONSUMERS" Translation: cap on credit card interest rates will be very …
Canadian apartment rents fell again in December, marking a 15th-consecutive month of year-over-year declines nationwide. Average asking rents for all residential property types dropped to $2,060 in December, down 2.3% year over year and marking the lowest level in about two-and-a-half years, according to the latest Rentals.ca and Urbanation rent …
BREAKING: Silver prices surge above $87/oz for the first time in history, now up +210% in 13 months byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
BREAKING: Sec. Scott Bessent says the IRS is now STEPPING IN because Tim Walz’s Minnesota laws go easy on the fraudsters “You can steal hundreds of thousands, millions of dollars and under the Minnesota laws, you might not even get jail time!” “I can tell you that we have the …
BREAKING – This man is going viral after revealing that the last woman shot by Minneapolis police was a White woman named Justine Damond, who was killed by a Somali officer after she called for help, and not a single Democrat spoke out or protested. pic.twitter.com/8C8DJYg7ES — Right Angle News …
FREY: “Everybody could have done more to prevent fraud…the fraud’s real.”You’re so fucked. @IlhanMN @Tim_Walz pic.twitter.com/WgPcwhhebZ — joe miller (@JoeMiller4547) January 11, 2026
Dramatic video shows US Border Patrol agents smashing a car window and dragging a man from his vehicle at a Speedway gas station in St. Paul, Minnesota during a federal immigration enforcement operation as tensions remain high following the recent deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
An incredible clip on many levels. It represents the hypocrisy of so many in politics and media regarding immigration. 2014. Democrat Luis Gutierrez accuses Republicans of having Obama Derangement Syndrome because they don't appreciate how well Obama enforces the immigration… pic.twitter.com/BO2UkSBv7m — MAZE (@mazemoore) October 29, 2023
Took a look at the CPI report. Food is up 0.7% and natural gas service is up 4.4% The only reason is flat is because of the drop in oil prices and used car prices. Actual living costs are up. pic.twitter.com/UDwkcC2tnp — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 13, 2026 Jason Burack of …
Fireworks and teargas outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minnesota tonight pic.twitter.com/puSVV29UpP — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) January 13, 2026 NEW: Protester throws water bottle at federal law enforcement outside of the federal building in Minneapolis—Federal Protective Services officers chase them down and make the arrest—About 50 agents come …
The United States Attorney’s Office contacted the Federal Reserve on multiple occasions to discuss cost overruns and the chairman’s congressional testimony, but were ignored, necessitating the use of legal process—which is not a threat. The word “indictment” has come out of Mr. Powell’s mouth, no one else’s. None of this …
🚨 COMER: "As a result of Bill Clinton not showing up for his lawful subpoena…we will move next week in the House Oversight Committee markup to hold former President Clinton in contempt of Congress." pic.twitter.com/UEmEiBEwtX — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 13, 2026 Bill and Hillary Clinton face threat of prison …
Both parties are completely useless. pic.twitter.com/OQtFI5Imod — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 13, 2026
Alabama NGOs: 28,456 $28.7 billion/year Alaska NGOs: 7,892 $12.1 billion/year Arizona NGOs: 38,912 $45.3 billion/year Arkansas NGOs: 18,234 $19.8 billion/year California NGOs: 213,720 $593.4 billion/year Colorado NGOs: 42,567 $68.9 billion/year Connecticut NGOs: 24,891 $56.2 billion/year Delaware NGOs: 12,345 $18.4 billion/year District of Columbia NGOs: 15,678 $89.5 billion/year Florida NGOs: 98,765 …