Wisconsin food pantries report increasing demand as families grapple with high costs

Some Wisconsin food pantries are experiencing a growing demand for their services year over year, despite the state’s rising wages and low unemployment rate. Friends With Food, a food bank in Waukesha, is seeing their lines get longer, with a growing proportion of children in need. Founder and executive director Rochelle Gamauf told WPR’s “Wisconsin …

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Republicans seek to REVOKE security clearances for ex-intel officials over Hunter Biden laptop case

Several Republican lawmakers want Congress to strip the security clearances of dozens of former U.S. intelligence officials who worked against President Trump in 2020 by asserting that information in the laptop of Hunter Biden was likely Russian disinformation. Republicans have called for accountability from the 51 intelligence officials who were accused of helping Democratic presidential …

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AMERICA’S CITIES WANT TO BE GREAT AGAIN:

Donald Trump’s decisive victory last week came as a shock to many. The president-elect looks likely to win the popular vote, having run up totals not only in the swing states but also in deep-blue strongholds. Most surprisingly, the Trump campaign put cracks in Democrats’ dominance of big cities. In fact, Trump most overperformed in …

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AMD to lay off 4% of workforce, or about 1,000 employees

AMD said on Wednesday that it will lay off 4% of its global staff as the longtime computer chipmaker seeks to gain a stronger foothold in the growing artificial intelligence chip space dominated by Nvidia. ″As a part of aligning our resources with our largest growth opportunities, we are taking a number of targeted steps that …

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The US economy is 50% larger than the EU’s—Europe’s economic suicide unfolds.

First, let's look at the numbers: • US GDP: $25.5 trillion• EU GDP: $16.6 trillion But in 2008, they were nearly equal. What the hell happened over the past 16 years? It's simple: pic.twitter.com/cC4YeDjwgg — Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) November 13, 2024 But it goes deeper than numbers… European talent is fleeing en masse. I see …

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Warren Buffett Breaks 6-Year Streak Of Berkshire Hathaway Stock Buybacks, Say ‘It’s Too Expensive’

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett recently ended a six-year streak of stock buybacks for the company. While the company regularly participates in stock buybacks, it did not do so during the third quarter, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Despite having over $325 billion in cash reserves, Buffett opted not to use that cash …

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Fix it DOGE!

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 CITIBANK AND BARCLAYS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT NAKED SHORTING AND HAVE BEEN HIT WITH A $20 MILLION DOLLAR FINE HOWEVER THIS FINE IS LESS THAN .1% OF THEIR TOTAL 2023 EARNINGS THESE BANKS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANIPULATING STOCKS LIKE $MMTLP $AMC & $GME CORRUPT…$SPY pic.twitter.com/OD1LLpZiTz — Mike Investing (@MrMikeInvesting) November 13, 2024

Trump Appoints War Hawks, War with Iran in Play, Ukraine Collapsing | Hooper Report

Incoming President Donald Trump could completely reform the rotten state of the American government. Yet it looks like he’s angling for more of the same by appointing some of the worst war hawks into positions of immense institutional power. Pete Hegseth’s nomination to Secretary of Defense does not bode well for anyone interested in ending …

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Ohio BANS biological males from using female restrooms

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. The Republican-backed bill applies to public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. It requires the schools to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the …

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Coincidence? Polymarket nailed Trump’s win prediction, and now, like clockwork, the FBI swoops in on its CEO.

Polymarket Predicted Trump’s Victory, and Now the FBI Has Raided Its CEO’s Home. The raid was as theatrical and histrionic as the raid on Mar-a-Lago was: “The 26-year-old entrepreneur was woken up at 6:00 a.m. in his Soho home by law U.S. enforcement officers who demanded his phone and electronics.” Why show up at 6 …

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Germany Just Issued A Major Warning to the Global Economy

After Germany’s governing coalition collapsed last week, the country’s ZEW added more solid evidence about why that was. The ZEW also collapsed into November. That’s not just about Germany since the “zoo” is really what the rest of the world looks like from the German perspective. That also has a lot to say about the …

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Inflation is Rising Again for the First Time since March

Breaking: October PPI +.2% as expected but hotter than recent trends +.3% ex food and energy. Hotter than expected Annualized 3.1%. Also hotter than expected 🔥 Jobless claims down to 217k. Hot as well Bond yields up. Futures pretty flat — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 14, 2024

Trump pledges to end EV subsidies, revive U.S. auto industry, reclaim medicine production.

Trump Pledges To End Electric Car Subsidies And Promote The US Auto Industry Back To Worldwide Dominance Check Out Our Live Stream Here: https://t.co/d9KUv23ouI pic.twitter.com/Jzo3RXjene — Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) November 13, 2024 Trump Pledges To Bring Back Production Of Critical Medicines Back To The United States Ending The Frequent Shortages Seen Under The Biden Administration. …

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Lara Trump wants the Rubio Senate seat.

🚨BREAKING: Lara Trump responds to calls for Governor Ron DeSantis to appoint her U.S. Senator of Florida to fill Marco Rubio’s seat: “If I am able to serve, I would love to serve the people of Florida… Truly to have that opportunity I think would be incredible” pic.twitter.com/F3dOvfjed7 — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 14, 2024

Argentina’s monthly inflation drops to 2.7%, the lowest level in 3 years

Argentina’s inflation slowed to 2.7% in October, the lowest level in three years in a win for the libertarian government of President Javier Milei who came to power almost a year ago promising to pull Argentina out of a dire economic crisis. Argentina’s statistics agency on Tuesday reported October’s number. In September, inflation was 3.5%. On an …

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House Foreign Affairs chief arrested at airport

‘I made a mistake’: House Foreign Affairs chief detained by airport police for appearing intoxicated House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul was detained by police at Dulles International Airport earlier this month in an incident that he described as “the result of a poor decision” to mix Ambien and alcohol. A McCaul spokesperson confirmed …

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Maybe D.O.G.E. should look into it…

Gavin Newsome spent Billions of taxpayer dollars on the homeless crisis and not only did the problem get worse, but they couldn’t keep track of where the money was going. Maybe D.O.G.E. should look into it… https://t.co/IjpJ127ZI3 pic.twitter.com/HkyhPwgdrk — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 13, 2024

Taylor Swift concert mysteriously forgettable, according to fans

https://twitter.com/_/status/1856818492726501724 With Taylor Swift’s Eras tour landing in Toronto and Vancouver for the next five weeks, doctors are warning parents about a new medical risk that could affect their teenage daughters called Swiftnesia. Dani, a Taylor Swift fan from Chile, caught the Eras tour in Dublin, Ireland, after winning the global lottery. “We were so …

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