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by Mike Shedlock More of This for More of That The GOP House Ways and Means Committee supports expanding child tax credits and an affordable housing expansion. In return, Democrats will allows the GOP to extend immediate 100% depreciation of specified investments. As an added bonus (I wonder who fought for this one), there are …
by Simon Black Tony Fauci should be in a prison cell in Wuhan right now given how much responsibility he bears for destroying US government finances. This guy was one of the chief architects of the hysteria that took over the US (and much of the world) back in 2020. Yet he now admits, according …
via Mike Shedlock: The climate fear mongers are pressuring Biden to ban natural gas exports. Let’s discuss the ramifications. Climate Test for Natural Gas Exports Politco notes Biden’s Aides Weigh Climate Test for Natural Gas Exports. The Biden administration is launching a review that could tap the brakes on the booming U.S. natural gas export industry …
KEY POINTS “Doom spending” occurs when you spend to cope with stress from such things as the economy and your finances. 27% of survey respondents admitted to doom spending, and 32% have taken on more debt in the last six months. Doom spending may be even more common among millennials (43% reported doing it) and Gen …
China’s economic imbalances are turning only more precarious. For example, there are an estimated 300 EV manufacturers in China. Talk of “deflation” misses the point. The maladjusted Chinese system now requires upwards of $5 TN [in new debt] annually to hold systemic Bubble collapse at bay. At Beijing’s direction, “Terminal Phase” Credit excesses continue to …
By Martin Armstrong Over 150 million Americans are under a winter chill advisory due to life-threatening temperatures. Every state besides Hawaii has issued some form of caution to residents as nearly 80% of the nation faces below-freezing weather. Extreme weather highlights the importance of fossil fuels, as there is NO reliable alternative. Texas is on …
Will House Republicans reach an agreement? It’s not clear that some of the most conservative lawmakers in Congress will support the latest push to avoid a government shutdown. A handshake deal between Johnson and Schumer announced this month, which largely resembled the agreement former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Biden struck last summer in …
Chinese scientists have been experimenting with a mutant coronavirus strain that is 100 percent lethal in mice — despite concerns such research could spark another pandemic. Scientists in Beijing — who are linked to the Chinese military — cloned a Covid-like virus found in pangolins, known as GX_P2V, and used it to infect mice. The …
via naturalnews: One of the latest pieces of bizarre “fat acceptance” propaganda to come from the establishment is a “sweet and sour cucumbers” recipe from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) that encourages diabetics to add a whopping 60 grams of processed sugar to their pre-fermented cukes. Calling those who run the ADA “sadistic biomedical profiteers,” Armageddon Prose‘s Ben …
Fed reports its largest loss in history: $114 billion in a single year. That would be the third largest bankruptcy in American history. And there's still another trillion plus in "unrealized" losses. Who'll pay for it? You. And your children. pic.twitter.com/xKfKWDcG4K — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) January 16, 2024 U.S. Banks are facing unrealized …
President Joe Biden and Western allies will not be able to halt Yemen-based Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, according to a top White House official. “This needs to be an all-hands-on-deck effort,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “And so, we want …
🇮🇷🇵🇰BREAKING: PAKISTAN KICKS OUT IRANIAN AMBASSADOR | CANCELS ALL MEETINGS WITH IRAN Pakistan has expelled the Iranian Ambassador after multiple airstrikes by Iran violated Pakistani airspace, killing two children, many others injured. FM Office: "The Iranian ambassador to… https://t.co/1lNnJpkKWe pic.twitter.com/WkNMqAyUgv — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 17, 2024 ⚡️Pakistan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The ambassador has …
Let's run it past POSIWID. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DIE):🔹️Breeds Incompetence. 🤪🔹️Demotivates Productivity. 😓🔹️Makes people with useless degrees mandatory. 🤔🔹️Inserts political compliance into every segment of society. 🇨🇳🔹️Crashes planes. ✈️📉💥 pic.twitter.com/xihvm1YehP — Emergent Perspective (@_emergent_) January 16, 2024
🔥🚨DEVELOPING: 123 People were arrested in Hillsborough County Florida during a Human Trafficking sting, a teacher and a nurse were among the suspects arrested. This is the third major human trafficking sting in 2 months. I guess Donald Trump really is coming back. pic.twitter.com/q5oIM9of9T — Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) January 17, 2024
And 👇https://t.co/dxd6RjI7zi — Małgorzata 🇵🇱 (@Malgorzata_PW) January 17, 2024
There are changes on the way for US travelers looking to go to Brazil. Starting April 10, 2024, the country now demands that travelers from the United States must have a visa for all reasons. One of the biggest changes that caused the most alarm and headlines is that now travelers must show access to …
Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combustion engines. Consumer Reports said EV owners most frequently reported …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Men with enlarged breast tissue, which people often call “moobs” or “man boobs,” face a higher risk of premature death before the age of 75, a new study warns. This condition, medically known as gynecomastia, typically results from a hormonal imbalance and affects between one-third to two-thirds of men, varying with age. The development …
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has acknowledged the legitimacy of Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop data for the first time in a new court filing. In a Tuesday court filing from DOJ prosecutors, which came in response to Biden’s request to have his federal firearm charges dismissed, investigators acknowledge the legitimacy of data found on Biden’s …
AJC poll: Trump leads Biden in pivotal Georgia President Joe Biden trails former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head rematch in Georgia, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of registered voters that shows the Republican with a solid 45% to 37% lead over the Democratic incumbent. The poll showed nearly 20% of Georgians weren’t ready …
John Kerry left speechless after being confronted on his climate hypocrisy at the WEF summit in Davos.pic.twitter.com/e5xM1dH1Ra — Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) January 16, 2024
Ohhhh…. https://t.co/mWLlcsGO5r — THEWATCHTOWERS (@THEWATCHTOWERS) January 17, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jySOqr-tM Putin says he was a naive man 20 years ago, thinking the West would have realized Russia no longer posed ideological threat like the USSR, so he underestimated the West’s capacity to continue trying to destroy Russia at all costs.
After getting his 2023 forecast catastrophically wrong in Nov 2022 when he predicted the S&P would close 2023 at only 4,000, or effectively unchanged for the year… … Goldman’s chief equity strategist David Kostin scrambled to overcompensate in his next annual preview, first writing in his 2024 Equity Outlook note published in mid-November that he …
Green Fail: Tesla Supercharging Stations Packed as Dead Cars Line Parking Lot Due to Frigid Temps OAK BROOK, Ill. – Electric vehicles may be the way of the future, but many EV owners are having trouble dealing with Chicago’s bitterly cold temperatures. Public charging stations have turned into car graveyards over the past couple of …
A new study shows that middle income new yorkers are leaving the city while millionaires are moving to NYC. Why is this happening?