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Just imagine the damage we aren’t aware of yet from #TikTok! https://t.co/pl6iEXtnm1 — Chris Fenton (@TheDragonFeeder) January 12, 2025 👀 https://t.co/vLkF5HOo7b — CXCarroll (@CXCarroll) January 12, 2025
View post on imgur.com James Woods has revealed that his Pacific Palisades home is ‘still standing’ after believing that it had been destroyed in the catastrophic L.A. fires that began earlier this week on Tuesday. It comes just two days after the actor, 77, broke down during a CNN interview after being evacuated. He had …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1878445998185292036 https://twitter.com/_/status/1878471506230903116 🚨NEW: Nero Newsom again says he wants answers. He's then asked if the buck stops with him as the Governor of California. He responds with word salad. pic.twitter.com/qTkBmaWRRk — Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 12, 2025 https://twitter.com/_/status/1878465825440477263 Throughout the interview, The Mail noted Newsom appeared defensive as he often clapped and made several other …
We’re down 20% in 6 months. How the heck isn’t this a crash? pic.twitter.com/6aRDtdZYgu — SMB Attorney (@SMB_Attorney) January 12, 2025 I’m not saying it’s necessarily a crash… I don’t know. But, I’m still waiting on someone to actually provide data to support their position. I don’t think the Zestimate is gospel, but it’s certainly …
Supply chain stress is higher right now than it was in the peak in the 2021-2022 reopening bottlenecks. Inflation is not contained. pic.twitter.com/QPFdLwlCMP — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 11, 2025 ShadowStats says real inflation is over 10%. Official CPI? Just 2.7%. The truth is in your grocery bill, not the government report. — GoldSilver HQ …
Sounds like there might be an on-shore wind push to the east that will put Brentwood at extreme risk in the next few hours. Ground and air crews have been working tirelessly since this morning to protect the structures threatened. They can’t control the wind. #PalisadesFire pic.twitter.com/y26GSBY5LZ — Tater Tots McGee (@tatertotsconor) January 12, 2025 …
According to this live map https://www.latimes.com/wildfires-map/ Portions of Calabasas, Encino, Santa Monica & Malibu remain under evacuation warnings due to the Palisades fire: https://t.co/B0MYZa9gG2 — Rush8 (@WhiskyBling) January 11, 2025 The wildfires in Los Angeles County have indeed burned over 40,000 acres, and evacuation orders are still in effect for areas including Calabasas. The situation …
Amid a search for the cause of the crisis, energy firm Southern California Edison admitted its grid short-circuited just after 10pm on Tuesday when a tower went down – the same time the Hurst Fire erupted. As investigators continue to search for the cause of the Los Angeles fires, new evidence potentially points to downed …
Dirty Special Counsel Jack Smith has officially resigned from the Department of Justice after ‘completing’ his hit-job on President Trump. Politico just reported that word of Smith’s resignation came in a court filing DOJ officials submitted to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon this afternoon. The filing shows Smith quietly stepped down Friday without fanfare on …
$SPX Chart Update: I can envision maybe a little weakness to begin the week then dip buyers buy up to close the week before the inauguration on the 20th. So we can likely fill that Trump Bump gap around 5,782, maybe slightly overshoot to as low as 5,750 to hit that major support trendline before …
If you can’t break down how you make money, you're probably hiding the fact that it's all a smoke and mirrors game — John (@johnEiid) January 11, 2025
Bjarne Schieldrop, Chief Commodities Analyst at SEB, discusses the recent moves in the energy market and how Trump’s policies would impact the price of crude oil.
LA is literally on fire and apparently so is it’s housing market now. That’s right, people are already so desperate to get into a new home, there are now bidding wars on almost every rental unit in LA and many of the homes for sale. It is utter chaos and it makes me wonder if …
Eggs are packed full of beneficial nutrients • Iodine• Choline • Selenium• B vitamins • Vitamin D• Vitamin A• Phosphorus • Pantothenic acid It's hard to come up with a better high-protein breakfast option pic.twitter.com/CrCHitdSrB — FoundMyFitness Clips (@fmfclips) November 26, 2024 While eggs haven’t historically been considered a “health food,” the U.S. Food and …
Denmark giving their approval for Greenland going their own way. AC
The Pacific Palisades house that 65-year old local resident John Carr lives in is one of just a handful of properties that’s still standing, after the Palisades wildfire ripped through the neighborhood this week, leaving the community virtually unrecognizable.
NEW: I am calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir. We need answers to ensure this does not happen again and we have every resource available to… pic.twitter.com/R0vq0wwZph — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 10, 2025 …
U.S. taxpayers may be in line to receive a stimulus check by the end of January if they did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax return, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. The IRS said the decision came about after reviewing internal data which showed eligible taxpayers who filed a return …
Lots of Florida real estate businesses filing bankruptcy. More of this as rates remain elevated. https://t.co/4iV1AoKE9v — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) January 10, 2025 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumps to 7.24%, highest since May 2024 #MacroEdge pic.twitter.com/IsmfKsfbJr — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) January 10, 2025
Exactly! "…his is completely unsustainable and points to a much weaker labor market than the headlines make it appear." The soon-to-be unemployed government whisperers have been using government hiring to demonstrate growth, akin to how bloodletting was once believed to heal… — John Welty (@apostlejohn) January 10, 2025 BREAKING: Bank of America revises forecast and …
Biden is paying 100% in California because it’s a major Blue Woke State whereas North Carolina is a Red State with us uneducated southern folks….🙄 — VeloSnob (@ComfortablyRED) January 11, 2025
by Mike Shedlock Zuckerberg now admits Biden pressured Facebook to suppress posts on Covid. Some give him credit for honesty. Not me. Zuckerberg Responds to Criticism JUST IN: Mark Zuckerberg responds to people criticizing him as only changing his tune on free expression online after the 2024 election. He says it’s based on a “cultural …
$20,000,000 Worth of $NVDA 130 puts SOLD today Nearing the Bottom? pic.twitter.com/LbgnMMtKnt — John Trades MBA (@JPATrades) January 10, 2025 Whale just added June $SPY $525p for $16M. pic.twitter.com/YhiEcsb77f — blake (@blakestonks) January 10, 2025
by Mike Maharrey With American consumers using credit cards to make ends meet month after month, and interest rates well over 20 percent, it’s only a matter of time before the spending spree comes to an end. After all, credit cards have this inconvenient thing called a limit. And there are increasing signs that the …
McDonald’s is crashing! They have been going through all sorts of scandals lately on top of their financial problems and people not wanting to eat expensive fast food. Now they introduced a buy 1 get one for $1 menu and already loyal customers are complaining about how it’s a scam. Not looking too go for …
Joe Biden on Friday extended “Temporary Extended Status” to hundreds of thousands of El Salvadorans before Trump takes office. The TPS will allow 232,000 El Salvadorans to remain in the United States for 18 months from March 10, 2025 to September 9, 2026. The Biden DHS extended the relief to the El Salvadorans due to …
🚨🇺🇸 BIDEN TO DELIVER FAREWELL ADDRESS Mark your calendars: Biden will bid the nation farewell on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 8:00 PM ET. Coming to you live from the Oval Office, it’s his presidential curtain call—let’s hope the teleprompter behaves. Source: White House pic.twitter.com/kHzmwBiji0 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 10, 2025
Article quote here: Washington, DC, federal Judge Beryl Howell sided with lawyers for Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman, finding that Giuliani violated the judge’s “unambiguous” prior ruling barring the former New York City Mayor from continuing to defame the two women, according to reporting by The Hill. https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/us-news/rudy-giuliani-found-in-contempt-of-court-for-defaming-georgia-election-workers/ h/t Rev El Haitian
by Mike Maharrey For the first December since 2019, gold-backed ETFs globally reported net inflows of gold. Asian funds drove the global increase in ETF gold holdings to close out 2024. On the year, ETF gold holdings dropped modestly by 6.8 tons, but assets under management (AUM) rose by 26 percent to a record high …
