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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YKzh0X8WT0 Don’t ever round up your purchase to ‘donate’. The extra change goes right into the pocket of the owner of the company, not to the charity.
MEDIA STATEMENT: Hennepin County criminals just got another free pass from Mary Moriarty. pic.twitter.com/j96MUPoMjV — Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (@MNPoliceAssn) September 17, 2025 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15108975/Woke-DA-Mary-Moriarty-soft-crime-policy-Minneapolis-dangerous.html A District Attorney dubbed the ‘wokest’ in the country has launched a new ‘soft-on-crime’ policy that is set to make her city even more dangerous. The controversial change introduced …
Less than 14bn$ of “cash on the sidelines” are left in the US. When this hits zero banks will start to borrow liquidity regularly from the FED REPO facility because there isn’t much left in the open market. The FED REPO is capped at 500bn$, let’s see how fast we will get there.. pic.twitter.com/ATLxRAzygT — …
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/china-closes-google-antitrust-probe-as-trade-talks-with-us-advance-125091800526_1.html China has decided to end its antitrust investigation into Google, coinciding with renewed trade discussions with Washington over TikTok and Nvidia, The Financial Times reported on Thursday. The move indicates a tactical recalibration by Beijing, shifting its regulatory scrutiny towards Nvidia as a bargaining tool in US-China trade negotiations, while signalling flexibility by dropping …
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-17/bessent-like-fed-governor-made-contradictory-mortgage-pledges US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his “principal residence” at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges that President Donald Trump has been using to try to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Bessent’s conflicting agreements obligated him to occupy homes …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-lawmaker-makes-blockbuster-claim-014941933.html A Republican lawmaker revealed for the first time Wednesday that there is a quasi-list of suspected clients of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that can be compiled from a series of witness statements and other evidence gathered by the FBI. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told the House Judiciary Committee that he thinks the FBI has …
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/law-enforcement-is-a-sickness-to-be-eradicated-says-enraged-chicago-mayor.html “Jails and incarceration and law enforcement is a sickness that has not led to safe communities,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declared during a fiery press conference Tuesday, adding that he intends to “eradicate” that sickness. Johnson made the remarks after a reporter asked him about his administration’s public safety plan. “I get so sick …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg3llj5nxdo Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, are planning to present photographic and scientific evidence to a US court to prove Mrs Macron is a woman. Their lawyer says the French president and Mrs Macron will present the documentation in a defamation suit they have taken against the right-wing influencer Candace Owens after she promoted …
Newsom Folds, Greenlights Domestic Oil Production In California https://t.co/Iqe695UzAU — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 17, 2025 Newsom announced the deal with state lawmakers last week, and the two chambers extended their session through Saturday to finalize last-minute negotiations before the Legislature adjourns until January. “After months of hard work with the Legislature, we have agreed to …
The chart below shows that labor’s share and capacity utilization often move in opposite directions because higher utilization today tends to amplify capital’s pricing power rather than labor’s bargaining leverage. In the late 1990s, utilization pushed above 83% while labor’s share drifted down, as globalization and lean supply chains let businesses capture demand without raising …
feeling really bad for the Meta OS team https://t.co/gkcXeaje7Y pic.twitter.com/RYjNcFs83a — near (@nearcyan) September 18, 2025 He’s been chasing virtual reality glasses for 20 years and it never takes off. Now he’s out here dressing like a middle school skateboarder. Honestly feel bad for him. He’s that guy who always wanted to ‘fit in’ and …
https://abc7.com/post/west-coast-states-break-cdc-issue-independent-vaccine-guidelines-ahead-winter-season/17836640/ As the turmoil surrounding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues on Capitol Hill, a coalition of West Coast states are breaking away from federal health policies and uniting to offer their [i]own[/i] vaccine guidelines for people who live in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. This comes as a newly-formed CDC advisory panel …
While the cattle focus on the US market, cracks have begun appearing elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/0xNzPgNRP0 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 18, 2025
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Powell says risks to inflation are to the upside. Risks to labor market are to the downside. The Fed’s live Press conference was interesting. I made some notes. Someone marked the YouTube I posted as “private”. You can Replay the Video from the Fed website. Powell Comments Its a “challenging, unusual …
America is meant to be a bastion of free speech. Everybody across the political spectrum should be speaking out to stop what’s happening to Jimmy Kimmel. This is about protecting democracy. This must go to court. — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) September 18, 2025
Democrats say shutdown necessary to send "message" to Trump https://t.co/6NtDWGYh4k — The Hill (@thehill) September 17, 2025 https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5508947-looming-government-shutdown-threat/ Democratic senators say that unless Republicans scrap their plan to advance a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, they don’t see any option other than defeating it as a way to send a “message” to President Trump. Doing so …
pic.twitter.com/NoBvqS1tJK — con·sci·en·tious ob·jec·tor (@clevebarb) August 21, 2025 The original, full clip: A society in decline… The effects of leaving the Gold Standard: pic.twitter.com/VUVXiktq9k — TFTC (@TFTC21) August 19, 2025
by Martin Armstrong Political warfare is the new tool of the establishment. Jair Bolsonaro was permanently silenced, indicted for inciting a coup that never occurred, and sentenced to 27 years imprisonment. Călin Georgescu of Romania has become the establishment’s latest victim as he stands trial for inciting yet another coup that never occurred. Brussels determined …
Why didn't you say who put it up? pic.twitter.com/siXaCg7osL — captive dreamer (@captive_dreamer) September 17, 2025 https://twitter.com/OhioChick_/status/1968443002860310605
TRUMP EFFECT: Eli Lilly to build $5 billion drug manufacturing plant in Virginia https://t.co/BU2uRGfE9b — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 16, 2025 https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-announces-plans-build-5-billion-manufacturing-facility INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that it plans to build a $5 billion manufacturing facility just west of Richmond, Virginia, in Goochland County. …
😱 China! Two Xpeng eVTOL flying cars collided during an air show rehearsal in Changchun, injuring one passenger (now stable). These $280K beasts soar 300-500m high. Future of flight or risky ride? What do you think? 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/yW3mkP0CTa — Fahad Naim (@Fahadnaimb) September 17, 2025 Innovation always comes with risk.
🚨🇺🇸 BEN & JERRY’S MELTDOWN: CEO WALKS OUT ON UNILEVER Jerry Greenfield just quit the ice cream empire he built, blasting Unilever for muzzling its activist soul. In a late-night letter, shared by co-founder Ben Cohen, Greenfield said the brand once stood for “peace, justice,… https://t.co/BSUPaRbJf4 pic.twitter.com/5BQNKQhz6N — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 17, 2025 “It’s …
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/taylor-swift-fears-she-could-become-target-of-retaliation-after-charlie-kirks-murder/news-story/245482116a45b41adcc8bd59b5df7156 “Concern has reportedly grown among Taylor Swift and her team that the pop star could become a target following Charlie Kirk’s death. Taylor Swift is reportedly concerned about falling victim to someone seeking retribution for the death of Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a US right-wing influencer, was shot in the neck while speaking at an …
Weaponized Scoops: New Russiagate Documents Expose Media/Government Collusion https://t.co/MQlbGbE14g — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 17, 2025 Recently declassified documents indicate that people close to former FBI Director James Comey and Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff were connected to leaks of classified information to prominent reporters designed to portray Donald Trump and his allies as being in league …
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/brooklyn-nursing-home-wheelchair-murder/6391828/ An 89-year-old woman living at a senior housing facility in Brooklyn was bludgeoned to death with a wheelchair part by a fellow resident who has dementia, sources with knowledge of the probe say. The police sources said Nina Kravtsov was killed Sunday night when an argument broke out between two women at the Seagate …
“In the early hours of Tuesday morning, my family and I experienced a deeply troubling incident when a shot was fired directly at our home. I am grateful to Chief Arnold, law enforcement and investigators for their work detaining a suspect and working diligently to get to the bottom of this. At times like these, …
via Phoenix Capital Research The U.S Dollar is now in VERY serious trouble. The greenback is trading at the lows of a multi-month consolidation range. Bear in mind, this consolidation took place AFTER the $USD staged its worst first half of a year since 1973, losing 12% in just six months! The significance of this …
🚨 BREAKING: In a major revelation, Senator Chuck Grassley reveals that an FBI whistleblower confirmed a Bureau project named "Arctic Frost" targeted groups such as Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA. pic.twitter.com/xTrNxAwF8y "It was the vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and… — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 16, 2025 A whistleblower has exposed a secret program …
