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Elon Musk, Thomas Massie, & Rand Paul are all right about the Big Beautiful Bill – it’s a complete disaster. How is adding $2.4 TRILLION to the national debt “America First”? Can we try something different for a change?
New home prices are fairing much worse when measured by Fed rate cycles than they were during the 2004-2009 Fed rate timeline. New Memo in comments. pic.twitter.com/Za3K6Q7dys — Mr.Awsumb (@MrAwsumb) June 7, 2025 “Housing IS the business cycle” – Edward E. Leamer pic.twitter.com/ADAw5zYC5S — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) June 7, 2025
Data privacy activists, many of whom are supporters of President Donald Trump, are expressing anger and disbelief following reports that his administration had advanced plans to create a national citizen database with technology firm Palantir. The White House has reportedly contracted Palantir, a Colorado-based analytics company co-founded by Trump supporter Peter Thiel, to assist in …
We are currently seeking information regarding the identity of the person(s) throwing rocks at vehicles conducting critical law enforcement operations. One of the perpetrators in this video is wearing a helmet, and we’re going to use our investigative tools to locate the… — Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) June 7, 2025 Felon that should be charged with …
WWE in the White House 😂 Unprecedented times. https://t.co/XykIiw4e8M — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 7, 2025 Did Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent give Musk the black eye? The Washington Post reports that after leaving the Oval Office, Bessent and Musk traded insults over Musk’s failed promise to find $1 trillion in wasteful spending. Bessent called him …
And you thought 2008 was a crisis. pic.twitter.com/FOYjaRAogm — The Great Martis (@great_martis) June 7, 2025 Favorite trades: Goldman: short dollarMorgan Stanley: short dollarDeutsche Bank: short dollar JPMorgan: short dollar — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 7, 2025 Silver is breaking out from a 45 year formation and people are locking in profits on day 1. This …
How is this legal to sell?? A Dunkin' Donuts employee records the process of making a large iced carmel coffee drink There are people who drink these coffees every single day. We have to Make America Healthy Again pic.twitter.com/suuPSNRtva — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) June 6, 2025
Brig. Gen. Doug Wickert delivered “a sobering assessment of China’s growing military capabilities” in a briefing to community leaders, according to an Air Force press release. Wickert, the 412th Test Wing commander, spoke at Antelope Valley College. Edwards Air Force Base is located in the Mojave desert about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Wickert …
Everywhere you look, you can see the decline of Western hegemony, as the world is increasingly multipolar. Ben Norton analyzes the rise of China, development of Global South economies, and increasing unity in Asia. A symbol of this was the historic ASEAN-GCC-China Summit held in Malaysia, which supplements BRICS in pursuit of dedollarization, South-South economic …
For Trump and the Fed, it’s game over. For the American public, the nightmare just began…
“I interviewed a recent college grad today over the phone. 4.0 GPA. Sharp résumé. On paper, he was everything you’d want in a candidate for an entry-level role. But something felt… off. His responses were just a little too polished. A little too fast. Like they were preloaded. Then it hit me, he wasn’t answering …
New data from the National Association of Realtors show a significant decline in pending sale contracts on the U.S. Housing Market. This is the biggest drop since 2022, and a signal that the U.S. Housing Market correction is gaining steam.
NEW COVID VARIANT HITS ENGLAND: NB.1.8.1 NOW SPREADING A new Omicron spin-off, NB.1.8.1, has landed in the UK: 13 cases so far and counting. It’s already dominating in China and Hong Kong, and now makes up 10% of global infections. Symptoms? The usual: fever, fatigue, sore throat. Severity? UK health officials say don’t panic, yet. …
President Valdimir Putin lashed out at Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine for attacks on Russian spoil at a cabinet meeting. Putin said that it was not possible to talk peace when Kyiv was carrying out attacks on Russia. Watch his full speech here. h/t 10^33
🇺🇸 SAM’S CLUB CLEANS HOUSE ON FAKE INGREDIENTS Walmart's Sam’s Club is cutting over 40 artificial ingredients from its Member’s Mark foods by year’s end. That includes aspartame, synthetic dyes, and other lab-grown additives that sound better suited for a science lab than a… https://t.co/RlK4J7S6bL pic.twitter.com/iEjJLksjMw — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 5, 2025 Finally, some …
Classic bureaucratic grift. The VSIP program’s repayment rule is clear: return to federal work within 5 years, repay the full amount. Yet here we are—contractors gaming the system while agencies look the other way. DOGE’s termination of $32B in contracts proves agencies can… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) June 5, 2025
“People think [weed] is going to help you sleep at night… decrease your anxiety… treat pain. None of that has been shown medically. It increases your anxiety. It doesn’t help you sleep. It doesn’t treat pain.” — @DrMarcSiegel pic.twitter.com/KPUhvXoCEz — Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 6, 2025
Remember when they said, if we put women in power peace will commence ? — Слобо (@SlowwBee) June 6, 2025
The Germans embarrassed themselves, letting Merz stand there like a deer in headlights when Nordstream 2’s wreckage hanged over them. They’ve chained their energy future to US gas deals, gutting their own leverage. Europe’s engine, reduced to a doormat for foreign interests. How… — Faizaan Unscripted (@FaizUnscripted) June 6, 2025 Absolutely unreal. Right in front …
Zohran Mamdani, speaking in a foreign language, is promising free stuff in his campaign ads.pic.twitter.com/WFyAklDhx8 — E 🇺🇸 (@Simply4Truth_) June 5, 2025
A Brazilian comedian has been jailed for eight years and three months for making offensive jokes in a stand-up special. A federal court in São Paulo said Leo Lins’s work contributed to ‘the spread of verbal violence in society and promotion of intolerance’. The Brazilian government brought the case, saying the comedian’s material targetted black …
The House has passed legislation that would ward off noncitizens from receiving Small Business Administration loans, bringing agency-driven SBA policy shifts from earlier this year a step closer to codification into law. The bill passed Friday 217-190, with eight Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for it. If passed by the Senate and signed by …
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer isn’t concerned about the GOP megabill’s fate in the Senate, despite a raft of current policy disputes in need of speedy resolution. He’s also not worried about Elon Musk. “I’m not watching what Elon is posting. I’ve heard about it, but sorry, he’s not on my phone,” said the Minnesota …
🚨#BREAKING: President Donald Trump is now reportedly considering getting rid of or giving away the red Tesla that Elon Musk gave him as a gift as he dose not want to speak or call to Elon musk pic.twitter.com/5BFtiU30Sa — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 6, 2025 Guess they …
These jumps in unemployment are insane. Windsor: 7.8 to 10.8 Oshawa: 5.3 to 9.1 Toronto: 7.8 to 8.8 Barrie: 6.2 to 8.4 Ontario is getting hammered. pic.twitter.com/8HPqMbqmSY — red pill rick (@igetredpilled) June 6, 2025 Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7%, which is the highest since 2016. Ontario is bumbling with an 8% unemployment, which I …
"#Nobody wants to buy #US #treasuries."Sure thing bucko. pic.twitter.com/m1bcYQ66Pv — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) June 6, 2025 Fun fact: Yesterday BOE lent ~68bn GBP, a new ATH ⚠️ , through its ST-OMO “temporary” facility and “magically” yields across the board cooled off a little more on the back of the tailwind of BOJ manoeuvres Narrator: brrrrrrrr …
Monday, June 9 10:00 AM – Wholesale Trade Report (April) 11:00 AM – New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations Tuesday, June 10 (No major economic data releases scheduled) Wednesday, June 11 8:30 AM – Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May 8:30 AM – Core CPI (excluding food and energy) for May Thursday, June 12 …
