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The CPI's health insurance index tracks insurer profits, not premiums paid by consumers. BLS methodology uses a residual approach—insurers' retained earnings after paying claims. This creates a distortion: during COVID, deferred care boosted insurer profits (lowering CPI), while… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) July 15, 2025 Health insurance premiums explode rising 342 percent since 1999. Average …
by Rebelliousdefender There are more young people still living at home than during the GREAT DEPRESSION. This indicates that the economy is shit. There are more homeless than ever. This indicates the economy is shit. Prices are higher than ever. For everything. Especially for housing. People can afford only a fraction of what they could …
Comedian and Podcaster Joe Rogan making a claim about some new media venture. Apparently some type of censorship is going on. https://twitter.com/RedWave_Press/status/1861843420416823774 h/t Orangutan
https://t.co/x86jmwPvji — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) September 12, 2024 Health insurance in the US is a racket, legalized fraud. Look at the United Healthcare chart. $UNH pic.twitter.com/FGTeB4E5jR — Devin Downing (@Devin_Downing) September 12, 2024
Everyone knows it was blown up during a gender reveal — Phil Geiger (@phil_geiger) August 15, 2024 So the official version of the Nord Stream bombing (as per yesterday’s WaPo article) now is that Zelenskyy himself ordered Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to carry out the bombing — and that …
Go to a Supreme Court case. He is on lockdown by a corrupt judge who is severely biased and not following the law. Stopping the largest candidate on the election ticket from campaigning is election interference. Suprme Court needs to shut this case down if its in their power. BREAKING: Donald Trump speaks out after …
A stark contrast emerges between Russia’s response to a terrorist attack and Australia’s recent demands for social media censorship. While Russia allowed widespread dissemination of information following the Moscow concert hall attack, Australia’s actions raise concerns about freedom of speech in a liberal democracy. The juxtaposition prompts reflection on the balance between security concerns and …
Can't make this up: the national debt is $34.6 trillion and everyone is paying for DEI in bird-watching. #DemolishDEI https://t.co/4tPFB0JrF6 — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) April 15, 2024
ATikTok user who goes by the name Blaisey Arnold says she has two massive car payments every month: one for her Chevy Tahoe SUV, which she financed for $84,000 at a 10% interest rate, and the other for her husband’s GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 pickup truck, financed for $78,000 at 14%. The monthly payment on …
The highly touted bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, one of the top legislative victories of President Biden’s tenure, is quietly tied to a number of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that critics argue contravene the law’s objectives. The legislation, which Biden signed in August 2022, is designed to shore up U.S. semiconductor supply chains, earmarking $52.7 billion …
by Michael They are taking gaslighting to a whole new level in 2024. The raw, unadjusted figures that the Bureau of Labor Statistics just released say that the U.S. economy lost more than 2.6 million jobs last month. That is what actually happened. But after they massaged that number with all sorts of “assumptions” and “adjustments”, it …
“Zakharova ridiculed the German prediction of a war between Russia and NATO The plan published by the German tabloid “Bild” , according to which Russia could attack NATO, represents last year’s powerful horoscope for Pisces in Cancer, the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova , said ironically. I do not rule …
$500 Billion a year that is NOT budgeted.How does Mayorkas defend this and all the other issues with mass illegal immigration?He goes to a Senate hearing and nothing happens? — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) December 26, 2023 “The border is secure” https://t.co/fTkpC61qRq — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 26, 2023 Europe is waking up to the risk of …
via wnd: Joe Biden’s Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, has had some startling things to say about the economy. “I don’t see any signs that the economy is at risk of a downturn,” she claimed on social media. “And this is the best of all worlds.” JANET YELLEN: "I don’t see any signs that the economy …
• $100 BILLION to Ukraine • $6 BILLION to Iran • $700 per household for a SELECT FEW Maui residents I’m going to keep beating this drum, because this is TOTALLY absurd. This is incredibly insulting to innocent Americans that are struggling more than you can even believe. pic.twitter.com/rJLdSf37Ja — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 12, …
by Chris Black Tesla is already worth more than every other automobile company on Earth combined. Waymo and other robotaxi experiments have already proved that the idea is pointless and we are still very far away from any real success. This reads like pumping a neckbeard crypto to $50 billion simply because it exists. How …
by Chris Black In another sign of social decay, the civil court system has begun issuing insane and moronic judgments that can never be paid. Alex Jones was hit with a billion dollar judgement, and I’ve heard that some other political dissidents have been hit with ridiculous and unpayable judgements. Firstly, a judgement is supposed …
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tore into NATO leaders including President Biden Tuesday for not extending NATO membership to his war-torn country — introducing fresh diplomatic drama into the annual gathering of the military alliance’s leaders. Zelensky, who will join the NATO summit in Lithuania on Wednesday, slammed the reticence as “weakness” and …