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By Martin Armstrong The Democrats simply have no voice within their own party, and the Republicans are no better. Joe Biden admitted that he is only seeking a second term to prevent a Trump victory. Biden does not want to be in the Oval Office and has no passion for the job, but it is …
via Naturalnews: Congress is taking aim at the nation’s parasitical hedge funds, which are largely to blame for the housing crisis and bubble market that is preventing many hard-working Americans from owning a home. Two bills proposed by Democrats this week would require all hedge funds with single-family homes in their portfolios to sell them all off …
🏡 Real estate market cracks widen as buyers freeze this winter ❄️ Around 45,000 U.S. home purchase agreements were CANCELED, constituting 16.9% of homes under contract – the highest percentage since @Redfin records began. 📉 #RealEstate #MarketTrends #HousingMarket pic.twitter.com/E5uqDKtJ8S — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) December 19, 2023 https://twitter.com/Econimica/status/1737380550602830333
Melbourne’s football community has been rocked by the death of a rising star who ‘lived and breathed’ the world game. Jeremias Sprague, 20, died from a suspected heart attack on December 15 in suburban Melbourne while ‘on the pitch, doing what he loved’, according to his heartbroken father. The captain of Berwick City SC Reserves …
by mark000 Start of June 1929 DJIA was 300. Start of September 380. That’s a 25% gain in 3 months. A full blown delusional manic meltup. Then the worst crash ever in October and by mid November the DJIA was 50% below the September all time high. Outlook is as doomish today. Europe and China …
The Welsh Government and Refugee Council is using little girls to encourage refugees to claim benefits and housing in Wales, a 'sanctuary country'. Absolutely disgusting and totally reprehensible conduct. 😡 pic.twitter.com/Kv6ZT2j9ew — UK Justice Forum 🇬🇧 Latest Video News Updates! (@Justice_forum) December 19, 2023 Comments:
Wow – new whistleblower report finds that nearly 2/3 of Harvard President Claudine Gay’s publishings contained plagiarism Harvard hasn’t seen this much fraud since Elizabeth Warren pretended to be Native American! https://t.co/bVYgADxpZf — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) December 19, 2023 40 new allegations of plagiarism against Claudine Gay. Harvard University on Tuesday received a complaint outlining over …
To clarify: Plans don't always change in the literal sense. One common way pay plans change (and have been changing) is by increasing dealership "packs" — essentially the overhead costs associated with each vehicle. But this is risky because it cuts into employee commissions. — Car Dealership Guy (@GuyDealership) December 19, 2023
BREAKING: BRICS The U.S. Dollar remains king and is now used in 48% of international payment transactions, the highest level in more than a decade pic.twitter.com/fzFSXIlUFg — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 20, 2023
via justthenews “The growth in spending continues to outpace the growth in tax collections. This is why our national debit is heading toward $34 trillion. It cannot go on forever without serious economic consequences,” says the leader of the Tax Foundation. The U.S. government ran a budget deficit of $381 billion so far into the …
President Biden has been warned by top aides and his wife Jill to rest more and be more mindful of his health going into 2024 — while he claims he “feels so much younger” than his 81 years, according to a new report. The age dynamic has caused tension inside the White House, according to …
The United States has lost its ability to lecture any other country about “democracy”. https://t.co/kvtfas9bcC — Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) December 20, 2023 https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1737273300316020772
The Hedge Fund Traders Dominating a Massive Bet on Bonds (Bloomberg) — Jonathan Hoffman, John Bonello and Jonathan Tipermas share more than just similar first names. They’re the driving force behind a gigantic wager on government debt that’s been giving regulators sleepless nights. They and their teams are top players in the “basis trade,” a …
You won't have to because we will withdraw from the Primary as a Party and convert to a pure caucus system if this is allowed to stand. — Colorado Republican Party (@cologop) December 20, 2023
BREAKING: U.S. currently weighing whether to conduct operational strikes in Yemen https://t.co/HOo2YTrx0I pic.twitter.com/42SG26mn4w — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) December 19, 2023 The Biden Administration is reportedly considering carrying out strikes on the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after the latest attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea impacted the global economy and threatened commercial shipping in …
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A government and corporate watchdog group filed a complaint Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission against Berkshire Hathaway in connection with the arrest of the group’s chairman at a shareholder meeting for raising issues linking the names of Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Jeffrey Epstein. National Legal and Policy Center …
Jonathan Turley is fed up: "This country is a powder keg and this court is just throwing matches at it. This is hands down the most anti-democratic opinions I’ve seen in my lifetime.”pic.twitter.com/04TaVn1oat — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) December 20, 2023 John Bolton blows up CNN. 'Supreme Court will overturn the Colorado decision on Trump.'pic.twitter.com/UspoymzuAt …
The Colorado Supreme Court’s historic ruling deems Donald Trump ineligible for the 2024 presidential race due to the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban. The 4-3 decision accuses Trump of engaging in the Capitol insurrection, upholding the trial judge’s findings. While confirming that the insurrectionist ban applies to the presidency, the ruling opens the path for Trump’s …
Americans dont want a handout or free $, but you can't help but get angry when our gvt is giving our hard earned tax $ to ILLEGALS (fvuck "undocumented"-they're here ILLEGALLY). Americans work hard their whole life and this is a slap in the face. pic.twitter.com/oc77B9hKBR — Sue (@SueJ2024) December 16, 2023 “ARMAGEDDON: MASS OF …
https://www.ft.com/content/a02cb631-8ae4-4ac2-be45-edfa776ed75f The world’s corporate sector has been hit by a wave of bankruptcies occurring at a double-digit pace unseen in decades, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing data from national statistics offices. Business insolvencies in the US saw a year-on-year surge of 30% in the 12 months through September, while in Germany, the EU’s …
United States has seen a ‘staggering’ 158,000 more deaths in 2023. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343140985112 h/t Mighty_L_LORT
via Yahoo: As American warships rack up kills against Houthi drones and missiles in the Red Sea, Pentagon officials are increasingly alarmed not just at the threat to U.S. naval forces and international shipping — but at the growing cost of keeping them safe. U.S. Navy destroyers have shot down 38 drones and multiple missiles …
NYC home invaders who were just looking for bread to feed their families pistol-whip 5-year old girl for her cellphone.pic.twitter.com/l11uRTn2Su — Antonio Chavez (@NewsM101) December 19, 2023 via MSN: Afamily of four was sleeping in their Staten Island home before dawn on Monday when four “amateurish” armed suspects burst inside, pistol-whipping a woman and attacking …
BREAKING REPORT: Biden busted trying to SNEAK HUNTER into DC on Marine One transport. "Peter Doocy noticed someone hop off the chopper who was not on the passenger list. Hunter Biden is here at the White House after defying the Congressional subpoena."pic.twitter.com/XVBCJvIXiq — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) December 19, 2023
via dismal-jellyfish: Source: https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2023/12/dropping-like-a-stone-on-rrp-take-up-in-the-second-half-of-2023/ Background: Liberty Street has a paper Treasury Bill Supply and ON RRP Investment based on the Staff Report Banks’ Balance-Sheet Costs, Monetary Policy, and the ON RRP. TLDRS: The authors call out the increase in Overnight Reverse Repurchase (ON RRP) take-up from 2021 to May 2023 was influenced by several factors, including higher balance-sheet costs …
VIVEK PLEDGES TO WITHDRAW FROM COLORADO BALLOT AFTER TRUMP BAN, DEMANDS DESANTIS AND HALEY FOLLOW SUIT *** — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) December 20, 2023 I pledge to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary ballot until Trump is also allowed to be on the ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley do …
