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I am fed up with the narrative that we need to squeeze the taxpayer to save the schools. We have been dumping money into a broken system for decades, and the results are pathetic. It is not a funding problem, it is a management and corruption problem. When they tell you that a new tax …
This was later corrected and not what he meant. He corrected. Theres enough real shit to not promote bullshit. — BMagic (@BrennCookk) May 20, 2026
Beijing publicly indicated a willingness to live with a 30% tariff baseline to prevent a total collapse of trade negotiations… The Commerce Ministry is pushing for a formal extension of the Kuala Lumpur agreement before it expires in November… Plans include a $17 billion annual purchase of US agricultural goods through 2028 to keep the …
Jeff Bezos paid $500M for his super-yacht and $75M for his super-yacht’s mini-yacht — both of which he’s allowed to write-off on his taxes. That alone would cover $180 in classroom supplies for every public school teacher in the U.S. https://t.co/rruas0wVF7 — Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) May 20, 2026 No, Jeff Bezos cannot write off the …
New More than 43,000 Simi Valley residents are under evacuation orders, while hundreds of others under evacuation warnings wait to see if they are next as the stubborn, wind-whipped Sandy Fire continues to rage. Carlos Herrera reports.
Market looks strong but is it basically just NVDA and friends carrying everything? Serious question. Index keeps grinding up, AI narrative everywhere, but when you actually look under the surface, a few mega caps doing all the heavy lifting, everything else either chops or fades. This doesn’t feel like past cycles where leadership rotated and …
Meta just axed 8,000 workers… Zuckerberg is trading human labor for GPUs… We really need to change the sentiment around AI. If you ask the average American their thoughts on AI I guarantee the answer is usually a pure distaste and hatred for the technology. I think long-term AI boosts productivity and in turn boosts …
A group of child safety advocates just filed a formal complaint demanding a federal probe into Roblox. They claim the platform pushes engagement so aggressively that kids keep getting exposed to predatory adults and sexualized content while the company keeps cashing in. Regulators are starting to treat these massive gaming platforms like online free for …
He played back-to-back clips live and the crowd went wild. People are calling it savage and saying it shows how disconnected Labour elites are. I loved hearing the crowd, in many of your videos yesterday, were chanting "Keir Starmer's a Wanker"!https://t.co/gp4T4wRLLd — Edward, The Political Loudmouth and SciFi Author (@Geek4Maga_redux) May 18, 2026
The Shark Tank guy said people making $70k are broke because they spend $28 on lunch. Replies are destroying him as another out-of-touch rich boomer while burritos cost $15 and ground beef is $7 a pound. A Chipotle burrito costs $15. Ground beef is $7 a pound. Inflation is financially crippling Gen Z. Once again, …
Global inflation is now projected to hit 3.9% for the year, a jump that economists warn will hit developing nations the hardest as the cost of imported goods and energy erodes real income. While the U.S. economy is holding at a forecasted 2% growth rate, the U.N. report warns that European nations are dangerously exposed …
These union clowns just priced normal people right out of visiting their own damn city… NYC is going to zero. We have lost our way. Only a fool would invest new capital here. New NYC hotel union contract (just ratified yesterday):housekeepers go from ~$40/hr base to >$61/hr by 2034, with average annual pay headed over …
Yields hit 5 percent… Market history points to 11 percent drop… Warsh move could be the trigger… Warsh first move could be a hike! Is it ironic? https://t.co/uEDW8YzOs6 — Andrea Lisi, CFA (@Andrea_Lisi_CFA) May 20, 2026 The last time the U.S. 10 Year Yield went to 5%, $SPY dropped 11%. Use this information however you …
Massie’s loss last night was definitely a major disappointment, but was not unexpected. Candidates in previous election cycles shared a similar fate… h/t Robertium
Trump times Iran restart after Nvidia earnings clear, markets front-run oil price scramble… U.S. officials leak war signals to wires since Friday, Trump team masks true midweek restart plan… Newsflash, no it's not. More threats on social media by Trump, nothing happens. Then we're then told a deal is close, it doesn't appear, IRGC makes …
United Nations economists officially slashed their 2026 global growth forecast to 2.5%, down from the 2.7% projection set back in January. The downward revision is a direct result of the energy crisis sparked by airstrikes in the Middle East and the subsequent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which is now strangling the supply of …
Former senior NFL insider Dianna Russini completely stepped away from her position at The Athletic following weeks of viral, career-damaging scrutiny over photos involving former coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort. The situation went from bad to absolute disaster after gossip pages dug up an old Mother’s Day video of her, attaching a highly …
Doug Casey’s International Man @intlmandotcom The 10-year Treasury yield is perhaps the most important financial benchmark in the global fiat system, as it drives valuations and market trends worldwide. It is widely—and erroneously—regarded as the risk-free rate of return. The 10-year Treasury yield can be thought of as a key barometer of the US dollar-based …
US-Iran agreement may be finalized within hours – Iran Intl Work is underway to finalize the text of an agreement between Washington and Tehran, and its completion may be announced within hours, Al Arabiya reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The report said Pakistan’s army chief may visit Iran on Thursday to announce the final version …
Emergency personnel are responding to a dramatic fire involving a passenger car just feet away from the iconic Charging Bull statue in Manhattan. Footage from the scene shows flames rapidly consuming the vehicle, followed by a loud explosion that sent pedestrians running from the area. The NYPD has completely closed off the intersection of Broadway …
Financial records show that the U.S. dollar is worth significantly less today than it was in 2020. Because of cumulative inflation over the last six years, $1 from 2020 now has the buying power of roughly $1.29. This means consumers need to spend about 29% more money today to buy the same goods and services …
US–IRAN TALKS HARDEN OVER NUCLEAR AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ Pakistan’s interior minister is in Tehran for new talks, according to Al Arabiya sources. The U.S. has intensified demands on Iran over its nuclear program and security in the Strait of Hormuz, while signaling it will not… — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) May 20, 2026 IRAN CLAIMS …
Federal financial flow charts reveal domestic household stock ownership has breached its highest level in two decades… Retail accounts scooped up an additional $4 trillion year-to-date, following a massive $10 trillion insertion across 2025… Total household equity dominance now commands 40% of the entire U.S. financial market, outpacing all institutional blocks… Foreign investment desks hold …
Trump is claiming an Iran deal is close and oil prices are about to plummet. Sir we genuinely hope you are right. Peace is good. Lower oil prices mean lower inflation. Lower inflation means rate cuts are back on the table. And rate cuts mean we can all start quietly googling… pic.twitter.com/N53cmUPJgq — Lark Davis …
An IIM Bodh Gaya MBA graduate went viral after revealing she spent over ₹75,000 out of her own pocket to relocate to Delhi for a confirmed corporate job, only to show up at the office address on her start date and find an empty, abandoned building. The company completely ghosted her phone calls for hours, …
Tony Hinchcliffe at the Kevin Hart Netflix roast dropped that George Floyd line about the black community being proud and “George Floyd is looking up at us laughing so hard he can’t breathe.” Kevin Hart sat there cracking up. Floyd’s family spokesman and advocates in Minneapolis lost it demanding Netflix pull the special and an …
The official White House X account posted an aggressively edited graphic of the rapper Drake’s new Iceman album cover, lazily photoshopping a massive golden MAGA chain around his neck. The administration tried to lean into current hip-hop meme culture for a cheap political win, but the bizarre crossover has left both political commentators and music …
Google CEO Sundar Pichai tried to hype up the Google I/O 2026 keynote by posting a stylized, glitchy, AI-animated video of himself walking down theater steps on X. The attempt to look cutting-edge completely backfired as users pointed out how unsettling and robotic the processing made a basic human activity look. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/ceo-sundar-pichai-shares-clip-ahead-of-google-i/o-2026-the-quiet-before-/articleshow/131202414.cms People are relentlessly …
Egg sandwiches and spare clothes get handed around the block, city budgets for help vanish into thin air… Local politicians talk up their plans for the homeless, hide the real disaster playing out on camera… How the hell do these clowns in office sleep at night while one guy does their job… Bottom line is …
