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https://twitter.com/_/status/1679277741051457536 Birth of the tornado currently moving into Chicago #ilwx #wxtwitter pic.twitter.com/LEn2Sh0sCF — Brad Walton (@wx_Brad) July 12, 2023 h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
by Glenn Reynolds IT’S A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM: Why China’s Young People Are Not Getting Married. Grace Zhang, a tech worker who had long been ambivalent about marriage, spent two months barricaded in the government lockdown of Shanghai last year. Robbed of the ability to move freely, she spiraled over the loss of control. As she …
Margins are falling across more sectors. Are companies getting less greedy? Or are they more attuned to less intense demand for their goods/services, better supply, and the potential to lose market share? From @greg_ip on 'greedflation'https://t.co/w5UjBVQhR3 pic.twitter.com/7E4rJhW6yH — Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) July 6, 2023 But despite all that, things are looking bright! Banks are removing …
NYC Being swarmed: Clouds of green gnats are taking over NYC. Here is what it looks like in Brooklyn right now. #nyc #gnats #bugs pic.twitter.com/wUIO5Cwl0v — Tyler Donaghy (@tylerpdonaghy) June 29, 2023 Baltimore being swarmed last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPEakwjLwUg @slottypippen Ive been slapping myself all day #nyc #bugs #swarm #infestation #news #nycnews #updates #trending #wildfire #wildfiresmoke …
by Chris Black The weather is your fault. And now it’s time to pay big time. SOUTHERN US DANGEROUS HEAT DOME EXPANDINGhttps://t.co/oVcnAgLv0e#heatwave #climatechange #globalwarming pic.twitter.com/0rW02tYjao — Peter D Carter (@PCarterClimate) June 27, 2023 Latest ‘heat dome’ event over Texas and Louisiana, plus much of Mexico, driven by human-cause climate change, scientists find https://t.co/8FE6T52cZG — Svein …
7 Fear & Greed Indicators:* Market Momentum (Extreme Greed)* Stock Price Strength (Extreme Greed)* Stock Price Breadth (Extreme Greed)* Put & Call Options (Extreme Greed)* Market Volatility (Neutral)* Safe Haven Demand (Extreme Greed)* Junk Bond Demand (Greed) https://t.co/AR5REZUTVo pic.twitter.com/3C8MbfJiQI — Barchart (@Barchart) June 21, 2023 For the first time, (1) the S&P 500 earnings …
Willamette Valley Fruit Company based in Oregon announced the recall of frozen strawberries that are sold at Walmart, Costco, and HEB retail stores under the brand names Rader Farms Organic at Costco and HEB as well as Great Value at Walmart, the FDA notice said. The strawberries were grown in Mexico, the agency added. The …
The U.S. banking crisis may not yet be over, at least one expert is warning, despite the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic appearing to be in the rear-view mirror. Hedge fund manager and macroeconomic expert Hugh Hendry recently voiced concerns that the government could step in to prevent American bank withdrawals. “I …
Still burning after 24 hours. Strong smells reported across the region. People told to keep door and windows closed. This was preceded by an extraordinarily loud explosion from the military area Have you heard anything about the cause of the fire yet. I live very close by and could see the plume of smoke from …
THOUSANDS of junior doctors began a 72-hour strike across England today as the government fails to meet workers on their demands. Doctors gathered at picket lines outside their hospitals as rallies were held throughout the country, including in Oxford, Birmingham, London and Manchester. The action by members of the British Medical Association, which will …
Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland rushed out his special counsel’s indictment of former President Trump on the same day to distract attention from Biden’s corruption. It’s no coincidence that the Donald Trump indictment was announced on the same day the FBI FD-1023 form was finally opened up to the House members of the Oversight Committee. …
DESANTIS BREAKS HIS SILENCE ABOUT CALIFORNIA MIGRANT FLIGHTS: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, during a surprise Wednesday visit to Arizona’s southern border, defended his administration’s decision to fly migrants to California but did not respond directly to the sharp criticism aimed at him by that state’s governor. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, called DeSantis a “small, pathetic …
Some US banks are preparing to sell off property loans at a discount even when borrowers are up to date on repayments, a sign of their determination to reduce exposure to the teetering commercial real estate market, per FT. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 6, 2023 Good Morning Everyone! Delinquencies spiked in May on mortgage bonds …
via naturalnews: A takeover is happening across the American Midwest as so-called “green” energy companies abuse eminent domain laws to rob and seize people’s private property in order to turn it into pipelines for the capture and removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The latest affront is occurring in South Dakota, where a company called Summit Carbon …
Skynews: Applicants seeking to join RAF described as ‘useless white male pilots’ Leaked emails show the pressure apparently being applied to filter out white male recruits and fast-track women and ethnic minorities. It can also be revealed 31 white men are to receive £5,000 each to compensate them for being unfairly disadvantaged by the approach. …