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by Martin Armstrong ActBlue is a self-proclaimed grassroots fundraising platform for the Democratic Party. The Democrats want the public to believe that the everyday American fully supports them, but the truth has come to light after an ongoing investigation found that the organization has been upheld by dark money from both “foreign and domestic …
GOOD NEWS EVERBODY –Let's keep it going down pic.twitter.com/U8eK91emsl — Paul Cooper (@XxWxX888) April 12, 2025
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that aimed to cap overdraft fees at $5 or limit them to the actual costs incurred by banks. The vote passed narrowly, 217-211, along partisan lines, with Republicans supporting the repeal and Democrats opposing it. https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2025/04/house-votes-to-reverse-cfpb-overdraft-rule/ https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/house-votes-to-throw-out-consumer-protection-overdraft-rule-040925.html
Earnings season is about to kick off, with notable names like $ASML, $TSM, and $NFLX Which are you looking forward to the most? pic.twitter.com/bYucaF71vu — Investing visuals (@InvestingVisual) April 13, 2025
🇨🇳🇮🇩CHINA TO INDONESIA: LET’S TEAM UP BEFORE TRUMP TARIFFS US TO DEATH President Xi called Indonesia’s President Prabowo to toast 75 years of diplomatic ties – and to lock in another ally as Beijing scrambles to counter Trump’s tariff blitz. He called the partnership… https://t.co/ws0VOzLz6C pic.twitter.com/qShep4wCyU — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 13, 2025 https://twitter.com/PseudoProphet/status/1911351023823618491 BREAKING: …
WARREN BUFFETT'S TRACK RECORD Compound Annual Gain (1965-2024):– Buffett: +19.9%– S&P 500: +10.4% Total Overall Gain (1964-2024):– Buffett: +5,502,284– S&P 500: +39,054% pic.twitter.com/sQSvxsfrG5 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April 13, 2025
by Martin Armstrong The Netherlands has changed its press directive to exclude non-accredited journalists from court hearings. Beginning on June 1, 2025, only members of ONE association, the Dutch Association of Journalists, will be able to create audiovisual reports of legal cases. This ensures that the government can control the media’s narrative as it spirals …
Bloomberg — Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell said they asked the US Supreme Court to overturn her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction, arguing she was shielded from prosecution under a deal her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein reached with the government in a separate case. In her petition, which was provided by her lawyer, Maxwell argued she was …
What caused all these things to skyrocket since 1990? byu/Admirable_Health_533 inconspiracy
“American cattle rancher exposing that they’ve all been sold out, they’re at risk of being run out of business and your meat is being imported – 4 large mega corporations now own 85% of the entire industry – 2 of them are foreign owned – 1 of them is Chinese “50% or more of the …
BREAKING: There is reportedly “significant division” inside the White House over Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s comments on the temporary nature of the tariff exemptions this morning, per Fox News’ Charles Gasparino. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 13, 2025
COPAKE — Authorities are investigating after a twin-engine transport plane crashed around noon Saturday in the town of Copake. The Associated Press cited a source close to the investigation Sunday who said all six people on board the aircraft died in the crash. Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore told News10 ABC at a press conference …
Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy has reportedly taken his own life at the age of 24 – days before he was due in court accused of negligent homicide. Lacy was considered one of the top prospects coming out of college football ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. But shocking reports emerged on Sunday that …
WTF is going on in Canada and Australia? Real estate debt bubble in the US in 2007 looks almost cute in this chart. pic.twitter.com/cBI6fRzPaH — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) April 13, 2025
China on Sunday called upon the US government to “completely cancel” reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration which has taken the total levies to 145% on the Asian nation. “We urge the US to… take a big step to correct its mistakes, completely cancel the wrong practice of ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and return to the right …
“President B” pic.twitter.com/HJN8WsvSb1 — Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 13, 2025 BREAKING: A 9-0 Supreme Court UPHOLDS a court order requiring the Trump administration to bring a Maryland man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, back to the U.S. after mistakenly deporting him to El Salvador. Deadline TBD. #SCOTUShttps://t.co/bB0HHquFAk pic.twitter.com/vng90OhbL0 — Katie Buehler (@bykatiebuehler) April 10, 2025 h/t …
The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors sued the Trump administration on Friday to end its ongoing review of the University’s federal funding, alleging the review was coercive and unlawfully undermined academic freedom. The complaint argued that the review was illegally “exploiting” Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination …
Nationally, math and English scores were flat or fell. LAUSD did better in fourth-grade math, a bright spot. Students are reading less for pleasure. Instead of hoped-for improvements from pandemic-era campus closures, math and English test scores of fourth- and eighth-graders largely held steady or declined nationwide — results that were about the same in …
Pope Francis has been seen without his traditional papal attire as he visited St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday. The pontiff briefly stopped to greet visitors while sat in a wheelchair, wearing black trousers, a white long-sleeved shirt and a striped blanket draped around his shoulders. He also had an oxygen tube under his nose. On …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever,” said Woldenberg, CEO …
https://twitter.com/globalbeaconn/status/1911118301201072580 The Business Secretary has issued instructions to British Steel, using the emergency powers approved by Parliament on Saturday to save the Scunthorpe blast furnaces. A Government source confirmed that Jonathan Reynolds had given directions to the company following the extraordinary sitting of Parliament. But they declined to give details of those instructions, saying they …
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: "While uncertainty remains elevated, it is now becoming clear that tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected and the same is likely to be true of the economic effects, which will include higher inflation and slower growth." pic.twitter.com/BiybBbBTAh — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 13, 2025
🇬🇧LOCALS FLEE AS MIGRANT HOTEL CAUSES CHAOS Another day in the UK, another 4-star hotel turned migrant hub – this time just outside Windsor Castle. Locals in Datchet say they’ve been dealing with shoplifting, racial abuse, and police breaking up fights – all courtesy of the… https://t.co/1IF5wkoe4G pic.twitter.com/5g7QAYcWnP — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 12, 2025 …
A Labour Party-run council in England has sparked outrage by proposing a sweeping injunction that could imprison Christian street preachers for up to two years over claims of causing “offense” or “distress.” Rushmoor Borough Council, covering Farnborough and Aldershot, has faced accusations of attempting to criminalize Christians for preaching, praying and distributing Bibles in public …
A teacher arrested for confiscating her own children’s iPads has been involved in acrimonious disputes with two different men, MailOnline can reveal. Mum-of-two Vanessa Brown, 50, said she had suffered ‘unspeakable devastation and trauma’ after being arrested and taken to a police station for the theft. The history teacher was searched, photographed and fingerprinted after …
“KIDS WISH NETWORK RAISED $127 MILLION, YET ONLY 2.5% HELPED ACTUAL KIDS Behind the feel-good branding, Kids Wish Network pulled in $127 million — and spent just 2.5% on actual children. One year alone: $18 million raised, only $240,000 reached kids. The rest? Gone to telemarketers, insiders, and overhead. The charity was blasted by watchdogs, …
Burry has quietly loaded up on Molina Healthcare (MOH) now a top 3 holding. While markets spiral on tariff fears, MOH is up +18.5% YTD. Taking advantage of the increase in Medicare rates. pic.twitter.com/pyB7XUArkM — Michael Burry Stock Tracker ♟ (@burrytracker) April 11, 2025
ABC’s News anchor George Stephanopoulus is caught in a massive cover up scheme that would permanently damage his integrity as a respected journalist.
Consulting firms are cooked. Just absolutely cooked. pic.twitter.com/uSg2ESePJy — tyler hogge (@thogge) April 11, 2025
