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A crowdfunding group in Denmark has proposed that their country acquire the US state of California for $1 trillion and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries. The satirical idea of purchasing the territory comes after US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in buying Greenland. In response to Trump’s continued interest in the island, the …
Gary Pilnick, the multimillionaire chief executive officer of Kellogg’s suggested on CNBC that families with strained finances could cope by eating ‘cereal for dinner’.
T-Mobile said today that customers on its most expensive Go5G Next plan will receive access to satellite-to-phone connectivity via SpaceX’s Starlink as a free perk starting in July. On all other plans, it will be $15 per month per line. T-Mobile also plans on offering the Starlink connectivity to AT&T and Verizon customers, who will …
Many of the world’s biggest polluter nations have missed a UN deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following US President Donald Trump’s election. The nearly 200 countries signed up to the Paris Agreement faced a deadline on Monday, February 10, to submit new national climate plans …
A Florida lawmaker is warning that the condo crisis in the state could trigger the ‘next wave of homeless people.’ Mike Caruso, a member of the Florida House of Representatives, said rising condo fees would hit elderly residents on a fixed income the hardest. — Lawmakers are now grappling to find a middle ground between …
DOGE’s First Round of Cuts Went to Trump Priorities, but Bigger Targets Await. The White House’s Department of Government Efficiency has drawn scrutiny for the rapid work of its technology team burrowing into multiple agencies, but it also says it has identified and cut more than $1 billion in spending in the first three weeks. …
Washington — President Trump on Monday removed the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the independent agency responsible for overseeing ethics rules and financial disclosures for the executive branch. “OGE has been notified that the President is removing David Huitema as the director of OGE,” the office said in a notice on its website. …
China is opposed to US “smearing and sabotage” of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Panama through “pressure and coercion”, its foreign ministry said yesterday, after the South American nation decided to exit the programme. At a regular press briefing, a ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, said China deeply regretted Panama’s decision. “We hope that …
Germany is sleepwalking into disaster, and nobody is waking up. The so-called “economic powerhouse of Europe” is now crumbling under the weight of reckless policies, green fantasies, and bureaucratic incompetence. The warning signs are everywhere—industry is fleeing, energy costs are suffocating businesses, and the government’s solution is more regulation, more red tape, and more self-inflicted …
When the FBI is leaking on removing illegal criminals, it means we have major problems. — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) February 9, 2025 The FBI is so corrupt. We will work with any and every agency to stop leaks and prosecute these crooked deep state agents to the fullest extent of the law. https://t.co/HNW1ujf0Gd — Secretary Kristi …
This Gold Bull Market is occurring during the most distractingly delusional financial, political and speculative moments in history. As Gold continues it's "Stealth Bull Run", retail is blinded by innumerable alternative shiny objects. Wait till they realize Gold is essential. — Sold At The Top (@soldatthetop) February 10, 2025 🔥Gold has been truly one of …
https://twitter.com/saras76/status/1888729649674604664 The media needs Trump to stay relevant, but he couldn’t care less about them. That’s the difference.
https://twitter.com/JR_Newswire/status/1887654625383256380 North Salt Lake, Utah – An unhinged Reddit user who regularly calls for the gunshot murder of Elon Musk, President Donald Trump, and other so-called “nazis” has been identified as an IT administrator for a local middle school. https://justicereport.substack.com/p/bloodthirsty-redditor-calls-for-assassination It’s sickening how normalized this kind of rhetoric has become. You’ve got people openly calling …
Why the hell was the Social Security Administration sending regular payments of between $180,000-$225,000 in the form of grants to UKRAINE every few days under Joe and Kamala? pic.twitter.com/f4f2oEEQby — Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) February 9, 2025 That was my thought at first, but the $37.8 Billion to fund their public pension system was disbursed by …
On his way to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday, President Donald Trump suggested Canada would not be “viable as a country” if the U.S. stopped subsidizing it. “We subsidize them [Canada] to the tune of about $200 billion a year. If we stop doing that, if we stop allowing them to make …
A federal judge in Boston Monday will consider whether to block President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk from carrying out their unprecedented plan to buy out tens of thousands of federal employees. Three federal employee unions — with the support of 20 Democratic attorneys general — have argued that the Office of Personnel …
View post on imgur.com Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed. – The world is healing! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JXAGmTMoiC — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 10, 2025 Taylor Swift at the Superbowl and no one likes her! The face you make when no one likes you! pic.twitter.com/xALSBmWVa6 — Jakey (@JacobBaker613) …
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This is coming from a man whose own bank has been fined billions for money laundering, market manipulation, and shady dealings. JPMorgan itself was caught facilitating money transfers for criminals, yet Dimon wants to paint Bitcoin as the real villain. JPMorgan, $JPM, CEO Jamie Dimon has said "Bitcoin has no intrinsic value. It's used heavily …
Payments are being sent without categorization codes, making audits nearly impossible. There’s no required rationale for payments. The “Do-Not-Pay” list—meant to block dead people, terrorists, and fraudsters—is ignored. Worse, it can take a year just to add names to it. Now, the bombshell: $100 billion a year is flowing to recipients with no SSN or …
These patterns don’t just appear for fun. They’re often a sign that sentiment is shifting, and the easy gains might be over. If history repeats, the next move won’t be straight up. According to @sentimentrader, the S&P 500’s one-year #Sharpe ratio has peaked, which historically leads to periods of volatile/moderate returns.@SoberLook pic.twitter.com/pczWEMCacA — Lance Roberts …
A $2.6B GDP and a $283M market cap already screams speculation, especially with only $2.4M in liquidity. With 35% locked for “projects,” the rest is in the hands of creators and insiders—red flags everywhere. They launched an og $CAR before 2 days before the current one same pattern is a goverment allowed to rug a …
Fake News of the Day (not surprising from Democrats & @JenGriffinFNC; same thing) Any/all house repairs were going to happen no matter who was moving in—and were all initiated by DoD. But Dems/Jen don’t care about facts; they’re just Trump haters. https://t.co/vpaUqwTkru — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) February 8, 2025 Pete Hegseth has hit out at …
Costco’s stock price is a gravity-defying spectacle, but the laws of parabola always win. A grocery store, no matter how beloved, should not be trading at a P/E of 62. That’s not sustainable; that’s euphoria. Every bubble looks justified until it bursts, and when reality sets in, valuations will find their way back to sanity. …
The long-awaited John F. Kennedy files are about to be released by Donald Trump, as the Director of National Intelligence has officially delivered a plan to the White House in accordance with Trump’s executive order. Donald Trump has made it clear that redactions are no longer “consistent with the public interest.” The files are expected …
Federal Worker Reveals 19-21-Year-Old DOGE Team Members Conduct 15-Minute Job Justification Interviews with Grown-Up Employees Before Deciding Whether They Should Be Fired By Jim Hft Feb. 8, 2025 8:15 am1569 Comments TruthTweetShareGettrGab An unnamed federal worker whined about the fresh approach brought by young, dynamic DOGE team. Elon Musk’s innovative Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) …
Every year Bankrate does an annual emergency savings report and they survey Americans, and find out how much money people have saved for emergencies, which helps us gauge the financial health of the overall US economy. And surprise surprise it’s not looking good. In fact, it’s even worse than it was a year ago.
