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Shiller CAPE ratio sits at 38-41, second only to the 2000 dot-com peak while Berkshire Hathaway underperforms the S&P 500 by the exact margin it did heading into the 2008 GFC. Buffett sits on a record $380 billion cash pile, selling into strength as the rest chase AI mania like 1999 tech. I think this …
by Michael For much of the nation, it feels like we are in a permanent economic crisis with no end in sight. I have been documenting our long-term economic decline for years, and now we have reached a point where Americans have literally never felt this bad about the state of the U.S. economy. Considering …
Top 1% already shoulder 48% of all NYC income taxes while $14 billion in income flees to Florida. Let me get this right: people bust their ass, make something of themselves, and earn a bunch of money, and you want to take it from them and give it to somebody else? Better yet, your NGOs …
The 10-year treasury yield sits at 4.57 percent. This level acts as a tourniquet on the entire economy. Source: fred.stlouisfed.org History warns us of the danger. In 1994, the Fed raised rates and triggered the “Bond Massacre,” where bonds fell 2.9 percent. Today, we are in a far deeper hole. Federal debt has reached $38.9 …
We are back at 2008 levels. Household insolvency is moving faster than at any time since the financial crisis. Credit card highs with no signs of cooling inflation. Energy prices give you a break over the weekend, then boom. Trump headline ruined. https://t.co/5Ti4zNWKoj — Business Nature (@BusinessNMedia) May 26, 2026 U.S. Credit Card Accounts delinquent …
🇨🇦 Cops in Vancouver pulled this guy over and told him he had to come with them because a psychiatrist certified him under the Mental Health Act. "What is going on? I've never been given a psych eval. He just looked at me and said you're certified."pic.twitter.com/kHJNq9Gqgw — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 25, 2026 Factcheck: …
🚨 WATCH: A paraglider gets hit by a Cessna 172 near the Austrian town of Zell am See. The paraglider was able to pull her rescue parachute and land safely shortly after the incident on Saturday. According to police, the 44-year-old Austrian had started from Schmittenhöhe in… pic.twitter.com/HYQ7euRu57 — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) …
Zyn users face up to five years behind bars plus 436,600 dollars in fines under the new law. 🇫🇷 France just made Zyn a criminal offense. Up to 5 years in prison and $436,600 in fines for nicotine pouches; the harshest penalties anywhere in the world. No other country has gone this far. Most have …
by Michael How many times have we heard that a peace deal with Iran “is almost finalized” or “could be signed today”? And how many times has it not happened? Sometimes I feel like I am watching a really twisted version of “Groundhog Day” where people wake up each day and decide to believe the …
Teen mobs just took over the Loop again. They blocked roads, flashed guns, and lit fires right in the middle of the street. This is the new normal. Don’t buy the “youth unrest” excuses from city hall. This is pure, unchecked lawlessness. We saw the same thing happen last March, and all the city did …
His execution should be immediate. No waiting for years. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 24, 2026
100 plus employees clear 500,000 dollars each with the 11 billion dollar department still run by the same political insiders… Have fun looking! https://t.co/OFXJ19cnNJ pic.twitter.com/m1Ho3GPnsX — Adonipriapus (@adonipriapus) May 24, 2026 Factcheck: **Confirmed.** Public data from Transparent California (2023) shows over 100 LADWP employees received total compensation >$500k (including overtime/benefits), with ~27 over $600k and …
While rumors and reports swirl about a possible Iran deal, the clock is still ticking for an economy that’s way too close to the point of no return on the energy shock. In fact, for Europe, there is a nontrivial chance it’s already gone past. With the latest data out on Friday, the economic numbers …
Israel is the biggest threat to world peace. h/t Goldenmentis
FBI and Las Vegas Metro Police raided a home in northeast Las Vegas (on Sugar Springs Drive) after reports of people getting sick. They found a suspected unlicensed biolab in the garage with refrigerators full of vials containing unknown liquids, lab equipment, a centrifuge, and over 1,000 samples. Some materials were labeled in Mandarin. EXPLOSIVE …
City officials downplay the exploding rat problem and hide how bad the streets really got. this how they be training pic.twitter.com/DYFIECr79A — ricky (@rickysaintz) May 25, 2026
As the stock market hits record highs, Andrew Ross Sorkin and the WSJ highlight a dangerous disconnect. The American middle class is breaking, and the bubble is nearing its limit. “Never this bad before!” @WSJ https://t.co/XrdxLEKYyY — Henrik Zeberg (@HenrikZeberg) May 25, 2026 The S&P 500 is at an all-time high while Consumer Sentiment is …
Trump family lines pockets from the presidency in ways Kelly calls more widespread than expected… “I didn’t expect the corruption to be quite as widespread as it has been. The self-dealing, the lining of his and his family’s pockets. It’s shocking… You look across the board at the Trump family, I’ve never seen a family …
The excitement about an imminent Iran agreement is smoke and mirrors. As the Trump administration has said, a deal isn’t done until it’s done. Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar just talked about the roadblocks that lay ahead. “Trump’s base will not allow Trump to surrender to this.” @AnthonyAgu88102 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 The excitement about an imminent Iran agreement …
While the immediate trigger for tonight’s “self-defense” strikes was the confirmed deployment of naval mines, intelligence sources suggest the escalation was driven by a broader set of provocations that pushed the Pentagon to act… Pentagon insiders indicate the decision to strike wasn’t just about the mines, but a cumulative response to “aggressive posturing” by the …
NOW – Pope Leo XIV: "Artificial Intelligence needs to be disarmed." pic.twitter.com/kSxjSAWjmU — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 25, 2026 NEW – Pope LEO XIV apologizes for the church's role in slavery, in his encyclical letter, calling it a "wound in Christian memory," and also warns about "new forms of colonialism," including the collection and control of …
AI is supposed to save money… but in some cases is doing the exact opposite. Nvidia VP: “For months our AI costs have been higher than human salaries.” Startups now flexing about their massive token bills like it’s a status symbol.pic.twitter.com/CCewvsIeQ3 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 25, 2026 Microsoft, $MSFT, has started canceling Claude Code …
The World Health Organization has officially classified the Bundibugyo virus outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern… The virus has spread from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Uganda, with confirmed cases now reaching Kampala… As of late May, there are over 500 suspected cases and more than 130 suspected deaths reported …
🚨WATCH: Thomas Massie reveals some names to Tucker Carlson. He says the Donald Trump Administration can redeem itself by indicting people. Go in there, investigate Leon Black or Jes Staley; there's enough information on them even in the Redacted Epstein Files. pic.twitter.com/fQ9qcOyQwI — THE GLOBAL WATCHDOG (@glwatchdog) May 24, 2026 Never forget how a nobody …
New York City is getting hammered after officials gave press passes to fans of Luigi Mangione, the guy accused of killing the UnitedHealth Group CEO. Some of them showed up at court wearing buttons with his face and cheering for him while real reporters were still struggling to get in. A lot of people are …
Synopsis: Bumblebee makes friends, proves to be smarter than some humans. h/t Pleiadian Intervention
Erin Brockovich has launched a website and has begun tracking all data centers in America and logging resident complaints In just 1 week it’s already logged 1,690 resident complaints For this who don’t remember Erin Brockovich was the paralegal responsible for winning out a case against PG&E, Hinckley in California, because their wastewater runoff was …
President Trump faces fierce GOP backlash as he nears a ceasefire memorandum… The proposed deal targets unlocking $20 billion in frozen assets for Tehran… US negotiators insist on a clear pathway for the surrender of Iran’s enriched uranium… Tehran’s state media claims the Strait of Hormuz will remain under its absolute monopoly… Final ratification depends …
The Ministry of Defence has also dropped the very first snaps taken by its Noctis-1 military spy telescope. Major General Paul Tedman, commander of UK Space Command, warned that the cosmos has become an “invisible front line” and says the new tech is a massive game-changer The Noctis-1 telescope has already beamed back images of …
