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via Mike Shedlock: Big tech vs big media will be a major theme in 2024. Revenge of the Attorneys Revenge of the attorneys in 2024 – a BIG (data) theme in the New Year. Bankruptcy & Copyright practices will be BOOMING. Expect this to be the first headline of too many to count: “New York …
via mises.org: According to the latest monthly statement from the Treasury Department, the total budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year (which began October 1) has already risen above $380 billion. The new total, which includes the months of October and November, puts the US on track for a total annual deficit of more than …
Bank of America is now providing *loans without down payment* for home buyers in “black & Hispanic Communities.” Mark my words: This act of “anti-racism” today will be called “systemic racism” tomorrow – when minorities end up defaulting on these loans.https://t.co/ZV7FFc3VKu — Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 27, 2023 Tell me we’re very late in the …
One of the dumbest clowns on planet earth. https://t.co/R0FyBMyviD — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) December 27, 2023 🚨Breaking: climate crisis, not open border policy 🤡 pic.twitter.com/vAMUkFoi2O — X Citizen Journal (@xcitizenjournal) December 27, 2023 https://twitter.com/USA_Think_Free/status/1740070457569693709
The software Biden's benefactor, Bill Neville created:https://t.co/F46OfJjzib — @amuse (@amuse) December 27, 2023 Coincidence?https://t.co/Dgdb69sIN5 — The Big D (@gunclubprez) December 28, 2023
via Naturalnews: It is time for all member nations of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) to drop the United States dollar in favor of local currencies for financial relations and settlements, according to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov this week, at the Russia-China Financial …
Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles. China’s BYD Co. bills itself as the biggest car brand you’ve never heard of. It might need a different tagline soon. The …
Former President Donald Trump will remain on the ballot in Michigan after the Michigan Supreme Court rejected an appeal rooted in the Constitution’s “Insurrection Clause,” although on procedural grounds. Unlike the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that Trump can remain on the ballot for the state’s upcoming primary. It upheld the …
via Mike Shedlock: Hello BRICS fans, India provides a lesson for what will happen if the BRICS nations ever do launch a currency. The BRIC Concept Take four countries that have nothing in common (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) assign a label to them, BRIC. Add an S making it BRICS so that South Africa …
The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement, seeking to end the companies’ practice of using its stories to train chatbots. The newspaper filed a lawsuit in the United States federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday, alleging the companies’ powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models used millions of its articles for training …
San Francisco’s public schools have an enviable amount of money to spend on their students compared with many if not most of the other 1,000 districts in California. The funding windfall comes from additional voter-approved funding streams and City Hall’s financial support added to the state and federal dollars. But district officials, including the superintendent …
by Michael Radical Islamic activists are increasingly causing major problems all over the United States. They are blocking airports, storming government buildings and causing all sorts of chaos in the streets. Unfortunately, thanks to the Biden administration more Muslim extremists continue to pour into this country with each passing day. They have learned how to …
LAWS ARE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE: New Mexico’s Two-Tier Criminal Justice System Overlooks Law-Breaking Gun Control Group…So Far. “Last week, we shared the insane story of a gun control group in New Mexico that managed to run afoul of a lot of gun control laws. All of these were laws that the group supports, and even had …
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com via FOXNEWS: College campuses have long been hotbeds of censorious conduct, according to a major free speech advocacy group, but the turmoil of 2023 may mark a turning point. “The situation for free speech on college campuses has been dire for a long time,” Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression President …
by betsharks0 Surely nothing can go wrong here.
via Naturalnews: The world’s largest “stablecoin” issue is cozying up to the Deep State in an attempt to “expand dollar hegemony.” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino froze 326 wallets containing $435 million worth of Tether (USDT) for United States authorities including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Secret Service, all in the interest of becoming …
CONFIRMED- Israel Planning To Dislocate ALL Of The 2.3 Million Palestinians From The Gaza Strip Advertisements are now appearing in Israeli publications touting “Gaza 2030” showing the entire Gaza Strip as a luxury beach front Resort . . . and no Palestinians. One such ad, shown above, shows what is said to be the actual …
One of Bill Clinton’s closest aides is among the dozens of people whose links to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein are set to be exposed in the new year. Documents related to Doug Band, who helped rebuild Clinton’s image in his post presidency following the Monica Lewinsky scandal, will be released in early January after a ruling …
Written by Walter Block on his substack blog: How does one describe our present banking system? It is like an upside-down pyramid, with the tippy top of it located at the bottom and the widespread base of it placed at the top. If even a slight wind comes along, it will knock down the entire …
by confoundedinterest17 Are US financial conditions loose as a goose? Despite resilience in US data, 30Y Yields have plunged back below the 4.00% Maginot Line this morning… Source: Bloomberg The last few weeks have seen US macro data reverse its recent trend of disappointment… Source: Bloomberg The long-end of the curve is outperforming… Source: Bloomberg But, …
via Mike Shedlock: The market for used EVs is plummeting. What will car rental companies do with the used ones? Problems started in China but have spread to Europe and the US. China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities Bloomberg notes China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities A subsidy-fueled …
Anyone who thinks you can just magically force companies to pay a wage they can’t afford is a fool. Pizza Hut Fires Over 1,200 Drivers In California Before California's $20 Minimum Wage Comes Into Effect. More fast food firings are expected before April 1sthttps://t.co/DLQvZ0DJ0r pic.twitter.com/nIdBQE2eNc — California Globe (@CaliforniaGlobe) December 27, 2023 Multiple Pizza Hut …
by PipeGeneralCnD Imagine you are a furniture company with 5% margins. You sell your biggest inventory of the year. Next day bitcoin is down 7%. You are bankrupt. Bitcoin forces every single business to be a speculator. They can’t focus on what they do best. That is why the USD has been so successful. The …
via Mike Shedlock: There’s a big political scandal in France over Immigration. The French president stands accused of ‘Trumpism’. Let’s compare events in France with events in the US. For background on this post, please see Trumpism in France, Le Pen Claims ‘Ideological Victory’, What’s Going On? French president Emmanuel Macron passes hardline immigration bill supported …
The lack of media coverage on this keeps getting more ridiculous. I’ve been tracking congressional stock trading for years. Last month, I noticed one of the most suspicious trades I’ve seen. I posted the report shown below. The stock has now risen over 45% since the trade. pic.twitter.com/ZiFJy4biiM — Quiver Quantitative (@QuiverQuant) December 26, 2023 …
Kitco News, Released on 12/26/23 For Part 1 of this interview, CLICK HERE Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, interviews Matthew Piepenburg, Partner at Matterhorn Asset Management, who warns of an already broken U.S. regime. Piepenburg says it all starts with a debt crisis, then a currency crisis, followed by social division, weaponization …
This December is special. December 2022 sales volume was around zero. And December 2021 volume was only $25 mln. h/t ChampionshipUsed9855
