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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck the final five pennies on Wednesday — each bearing a rare omega mark — ending U.S. penny production and creating collectors’ items that could fetch millions at auction. The penny, first authorized under the Coinage Act of 1792, was recently discontinued due to rising production costs over the last decade. …
Liquidity land is not looking so great. pic.twitter.com/A3n7o6XqcA — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) November 14, 2025 USD Basis SwapFloating / Floating Reference:SOFR VS FEDFUNDSUnderlying1: USDSOFR= 4Underlying2: USONFFE= –Parent RIC: USDSRFFBSIM=FMD — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) November 14, 2025
Sometimes, we see bubbles.Sometimes, there is something to do about it.Sometimes, the only winning move is not to play. pic.twitter.com/xNBSvjGgvs — Cassandra Unchained (@michaeljburry) October 31, 2025 So much corruption at ALL levels….. …. and no one went to jail. AC
Property taxes mean you never actually own your property. If the state can take it away at any time, it isn't really yours. DeSantis is on point here. https://t.co/cpzmkOJiUy — Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) November 13, 2025
Good question from @BritHume: “If we cannot as a nation decide not to continue a subsidy that was imposed, or was enacted, during a national health emergency and was designed to be temporary and that all the Democrats voted to have be temporary, if we can’t let that expire, what hope do we ever have …
The Fullerton Police Department Thursday responded to bomb threats at four schools and a hospital in the city. No explosive devices were found at any of the properties, police said. It’s unclear if the series of bomb threats are connected, and the incidents are under investigation. The first threat was reported around 1:25 p.m. at …
32k CT and 20K MRI. That’s just made up BS. — Gabor Gurbacs (@gaborgurbacs) November 14, 2025 How did people manage to pay these bills in the past? Well, they didn't have to. pic.twitter.com/zddmbg5Egx — Thomas (@Ragnar_Rough) November 14, 2025
I am introducing a bill to END the mass replacement of American workers by aggressively phasing out the H1B program. Big Tech, AI giants, hospitals, and industries across the board have abused the H-1B system to cut out our own people. Americans are the most talented people in the world, and I have full faith …
President Donald Trump was briefed this week on options for military operations inside Venezuela as he continues to mull a path forward in the country, four sources told CNN. Trump has yet to decide on how to proceed, and he continues to weigh the risks and benefits of launching a scaled-up campaign. The president has …
“We’ve essentially reached a deal with Switzerland,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Friday morning. Duties will be reduced to 15%, the Swiss government said in a post on X, adding that further details will be announced at 4 p.m. local time. As part of the deal, Swiss companies have pledged …
German Chancellor Merz: In a call today, I asked the Ukrainian President to ensure that young Ukrainian men do not return to Germany in growing numbers, but serve in their own country where they are needed. pic.twitter.com/4fz8bLic8J — Clash Report (@clashreport) November 13, 2025 In televised remarks Thursday he revealed that he personally urged Ukrainian …
The congressional funding bill included a THC cap that effectively bans most hemp products, a move industry leaders say threatens the $28 billion market. More than 300,000 jobs are at risk, with economic impacts expected in states with large hemp sectors, including Kentucky, Texas and Utah, industry experts said. Executives warn the ban could fuel …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new position in Alphabet , making the Google parent the conglomerate’s 10th largest equity holding at the end of September, according to a regulatory filing. Berkshire disclosed a $4.3 billion stake in Alphabet at the end of the third quarter, a surprising move given Buffett’s traditional value investing philosophy …
Electricity prices are surging, voters are growing angry, and the artificial intelligence industry’s data centers are increasingly a target for blame with U.S. mid-term elections on the horizon. Residential utility bills rose 6% on average nationwide in August compared with the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The …
The FBI told us Thomas Crooks tried to kill Donald Trump last summer but somehow had no online footprint. The FBI lied, and we can prove it because we have his posts. The question is why? Story tomorrow. — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) November 13, 2025 BREAKING: Tucker Carlson announces he is releasing evidence tomorrow proving …
They're running out of ideas. byu/Effective_Reach_9289 inwalkaway Reality doesn’t matter, only perception. If only major media outlets had a shred of journalistic integrity to call it out. h/t PunchTilItWorks
Elon Musk says he’s building 1M humanoid robots by 2030 👀 “I think human robots will be the biggest product ever”pic.twitter.com/me1vfu6Tls — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 14, 2025
The Epstein files were under seal during the Biden adminnistration due to Ghislane Maxwell’s trial. No one had access to them and anyone with any information about what is in them would be putting that trial in jeopardy and risking a mistrial. If people understood how our system of justice actually works they could save …
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REMINDER 🚨 🇺🇸 Treasury will start injecting liquidity within 2-3 days. JP Morgan expects nearly $300B in liquidity injection by mid-December. pic.twitter.com/pj07nhcyC5 — Ash Crypto (@AshCrypto) November 14, 2025 very ugly premarkets 3 reasons it seems like the wind is getting taken out: – no data transparency from October– crypto de-leveraging– AI capex trade fears …
via notayesmanseconomics On Tuesday we received figures for the labour market which showed a weakening economy. Sometimes the labour market is ahead of the output or GDP numbers as for example we saw in 2012/13. But this morning the GDP numbers disappointed as well. Monthly GDP is estimated to have fallen by 0.1%, following no …
The last time this happened was in February 2020, before the COVID crash. pic.twitter.com/yCQ5wo4LNe — Subu Trade (@SubuTrade) November 13, 2025 It’s over. Your kids will never retire. pic.twitter.com/yoI8QiZJgy — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) November 13, 2025
by Martin Armstrong Over 90% of rare earth global production occurs in China. The materials are needed for absolutely everything, namely the production of military equipment, which is why China has imposed new restrictions to prevent the United States from military expansion. China is preparing to implement a “validated end-user” (VEU) system to forbid any …
NEW: Canada announces a $1.7 billion program to recruit top H1B visa holders from America pic.twitter.com/wz94woOad9 — Shashank Mattoo (@MattooShashank) November 12, 2025 Also embedded in Budget 2025 is a headline-grabbing talent-attraction measure: an accelerated permanent-residence pathway for holders of U.S. H-1B specialty-occupation visas. Details released on Nov 4 confirm Ottawa’s intent to build on …
Germany will require all men to register for potential military service from 1 January 2026, with compulsory service to be reintroduced if volunteer numbers fall short of targets set to meet NATO commitments. “Modern military service is coming,” said Jens Spahn, Chairman of the ruling CDU/CSU parliamentary group, in a press statement. “We will have …
President Trump ordered action — and the Department of War is delivering. Today, I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and @SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our… — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) November 13, 2025 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
Next week, Verizon is set to lay off about 15,000 employees which is roughly 15% of its workforce, marking the largest job cuts in the wireless carrier’s history as part of its ongoing restructuring. pic.twitter.com/fF4xey2NbH — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 13, 2025 Verizon is planning to cut about 15,000 jobs in the telecommunications company’s largest-ever layoffs …
I stand with President Trump 100% on his H1-B policies. Who is with me? — Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) November 12, 2025 View post on imgur.com h/t dr0id
🚨 BREAKING: Staffer for Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth accused of posing as lawyer in attempt to free illegal immigrant from ICE custody https://t.co/IpWrolbDVX — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 12, 2025 EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said a member of Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s office, D-Ill., misrepresented himself as the attorney of a detained illegal …
