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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna Tomorrow morning, I will be filing a special rule in the House of Representatives to call a discharge petition (a special mechanism that allows legislation to be brought to the floor by collecting signatures from Members of Congress directly). This effort will force a vote on legislation to END the …
“It is a priority of this administration to ensure that American cities are safe again. And I’m so glad you brought up the crime in Chicago, because we’ve seen the governor of Illinois parading around saying there’s nothing wrong with Chicago. It’s a great place to live. That there’s no crime there. That he doesn’t …
Beneath the streets of Springfield, Missouri, lies a massive 5 million square foot underground warehouse system—and it’s buzzing with over 700 trucks a day. This is the Springfield Underground, a former limestone mine turned into one of the most unique and efficient distribution hubs in America.
No recession, eh? pic.twitter.com/HNRsjQRspd — David Rosenberg (@EconguyRosie) August 29, 2025
LaMonica McIver begs her judge to dismiss her charges in a desperate attempt to avoid a lengthy prison sentence.
You can’t understand it until you have lived around it. This isn’t normal. It’s like a super-storm of societal destruction: ignorance, multi-generational welfare dependency, drugs, gangs, and thousands of race-grifting enablers. Everything must change— from real law enforcement to welfare reform to privatizing the schools. And we need martial law until the gangs are broken …
Germany’s unemployment has surged past 3 million for the first time in over a decade, reaching 3.025 million in August 2025. The jobless rate ticked up to 6.4%, with manufacturing and energy-intensive sectors hit hardest. Labour Minister Baerbel Bas called for “countermeasures,” while Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces mounting pressure to deliver reforms. DW reports the …
We Cannot Afford A Recession There has been ongoing debate as to whether the U.S. economy can weather some of the headwinds we’re currently facing. However, if the past two recessions are any indication, we simply cannot afford a recession—not fiscally, not politically, and certainly not mathematically. The core issue is that the debt-to-revenue ratio …
Outlook for rate cuts could be in jeopardy if next week’s payrolls are stronger than expected. PCE and PCE Core are both still significantly above the Fed's alleged 2% "target" which is too high as it is — inflation driven price increases are an enormous burden on US households. Cutting rates here runs a huge …
The two deputies shot in Walton on Thursday night were each shot multiple times, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released early Aug. 29. Both deputies were in stable condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The man who shot them was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according …
CDC DEMOCRATS STAGE WALKOUT — THEY SHOULD ALL BE FIRED.pic.twitter.com/dsiwLBjYPd — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 29, 2025
Finally getting that August selloff. Non stop selling from opening bell.Eeesh — Heisenberg (@Mr_Derivatives) August 29, 2025 Stocks Dumping 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/UznlxbQ6cy — Barchart (@Barchart) August 29, 2025 Inflation numbers cooling. Recession incoming? 😃 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 29, 2025
President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. Former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life. Harris, as a former vice president, received six months of protection after leaving office, according to federal law. That period ended on July 21. However, her …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTsa7GmNxLM h/t @ikemartin6500
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Russia’s major aerial attack on Kyiv shows President Vladimir Putin is “choosing ballistics” instead of “real steps towards peace”.
by Michael Our society is constantly telling us that true happiness is just around the corner. We are promised that if we will just buy the next product, adopt the latest trend, get more eduction, get a better job, make more money or win a better looking romantic partner, we will finally be happy. But …
Ho lee fuk. 20% inflation in bound.😅 https://t.co/658lOvOEAI — The Great Martis (@great_martis) August 29, 2025 Breaking: August PCE: .2% as expected. 2.6% yoy as expected. Core PCE 2.9% as expected. Was 2.8% last month. Very tame numbers. — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 29, 2025 That’s 53 months in a row above 2%. When policy …
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PUTS are dirt cheap. Adding some protection here makes a lotta sense imo. — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 28, 2025 Of course, I don't expect stagnation to last that long, but this is a reminder that anything can happen in the markets, and we should be prepared for different scenarios. At some point, the buy-the-dip …
Mexican Lawmakers debate US cartel aid, 20 senators throw punches The cartels are not going to be happy that their politicians are fighting. — MAZE (@mazemoore) August 28, 2025
They’ve built a Ponzi scheme that’s unraveling, and now the elite want you to work until you drop. Ben Shapiro’s claim that “no one in the United States should be retiring at 65” and that “retirement itself is a stupid idea” isn’t just a hot take, it’s a raw exposure of a mindset that sees …
The study revealed that workers between the ages of 22 and 25 have experienced a 13% relative decline in employment since 2022, in occupations most exposed to AI. Some examples of these highly exposed jobs include customer service representatives, accountants and software developers. According to the study, the findings help explain why national employment growth …
Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit against Donald Trump challenges his ability to remove her from office but only briefly addresses the central accusations that she committed mortgage fraud. Cook did call mortgage fraud accusations “unsubstantiated and unproven” without going into detail. In a statement to CNBC, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte noted that …
A leaked email released by Tulsi Gabbard reveals that Hillary Clinton approved a plan in 2016 to link Donald Trump to Russian hackers in order to distract from her own email scandal. This plan laid the groundwork for the Department of Homeland Security to later redefine online misinformation as a cyber threat to “critical infrastructure.” …
RUSSIAN SUB BASES EMPTY AS FLEET SURGES INTO THE ARCTIC WATERS Satellite images show Russian Northern Fleet submarine pens nearly deserted, with cruise missile, ballistic missile and attack subs deployed at sea. Analysts suggest Moscow may be reacting to recent shifts in U.S. and NATO nuclear submarine posture. An unusually large portion of Russia’s undersea …
