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US TRADE DEFICIT WIDENS, CAPPING ONE OF BIGGEST SINCE 1960 The U.S. trade deficit widened to $70.3 billion in December, pushing the full-year gap to $901.5 billion — among the largest since 1960, Commerce Department data showed. Imports rose 3.6% in December, while exports fell 1.7%. Economists had expected a $55.5 billion deficit. The goods …
by Michael For decades, we were told to ignore any of the strange reports that we were hearing about Antarctica. Experts assured us that nothing unusual was going on and that there wasn’t anything to be concerned about. Of course we couldn’t go investigate for ourselves, because as you will see below, there are 72 …
Bro flies 3,000 miles to Turkey from the UK, to save money on his weekly food shop. Inflation is out of control. pic.twitter.com/5c7YjqsjUQ — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) February 13, 2026 At some point you have to step back and realize this is ridiculous. Prices are so out of control people treat international travel like a …
Gold is roaring because the US has stopped pretending. The polite version is “strong dollar policy.” The real version is: we will accept and even welcome, a softer dollar to win the trade war and rebuild American industry Gold Made an ATH at $5,500+ and the dollar keeps sliding. Most people think it’s just “safe-haven …
Chinese exporters are actually cutting prices for U.S. importers to remain competitive under the heavy tariff burden. This is an attempt to "share the pain" of the 45%+ tariffs just to maintain a foothold in the American market. To protect their total global revenue, these same… — Long River Holding (@longriverCM) February 9, 2026 Yes, …
While the public may be persuaded that the massive Epstein document dump is an example of transparency in government, the reality is that this episode more accurately represents a classic “limited hangout,” designed to release just enough information to allow for a certain level of outrage while still protecting powerful people from accountability. Jimmy and …
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for Texas State Senate District 9 in Tarrant County — a seat Donald Trump carried by 17 points in November 2024, per The Downballot. As I’m writing this, approximately 99% of the vote …
Has censorship actually started after the TikTok sale? (According to MTG’s claims) byu/i8r8im inconspiracy TikTok bans Emmy Award winning journalist byu/soalone34 inconspiracy
Both sides do it — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January 26, 2026 True — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January 26, 2026
its giving: pic.twitter.com/OPb2FNvqhs — st3ph (@st3phdoteth) January 19, 2026
US household debt service is now ~30% of disposable income — the highest since 2008. That means the average American is spending 1 out of every 3 dollars they earn after taxes just to service debt. This is how consumer slowdowns actually start. pic.twitter.com/OXVAKBnqBh — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) January 9, 2026 On Thursday, WalletHub released …
This is actually happening!! https://t.co/j5poQ7yFgV — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 11, 2026 Watch out Dems 👏 Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is draining the swamp, by day drinking, banging her staffer, & jet setting around the country on our dime. pic.twitter.com/wKq6gQQpgu — Cuckturd (@CattardSlim) January 10, 2026 **Salary of retired US Presidents:** $450,000 FOR LIFE …
News orgs win fight to access 20M ChatGPT logs. Now they want more. Not only does it appear that OpenAI has lost its fight to keep news organizations from digging through 20 million ChatGPT logs to find evidence of copyright infringement—but also OpenAI now faces calls for sanctions and demands to retrieve and share potentially …
by Michael After years of heading in the wrong direction, nobody can deny that the United States is facing overwhelming problems. So why don’t we focus on fixing those problems first? The truth is that we can’t do everything because our resources are very limited. U.S. households are more than 18 trillion dollars in debt, …
by hazxrrd Link to Press Release: Q3 Earnings The Good: Net Income of $6.135 billion, up 38% YoY Remaining Performance Obligations up to $523 billion, crazy if actually realized Clear Path for Revenue Growth The Bad: $2.668 billion of net income was related to sale of Amphere and the declaration that Oracle will not produce chips and …
Americans Spent $2.6 Billion On OnlyFans In 2025 https://t.co/RAWnG6bolY — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 9, 2025 The United States is now the most OnlyFans-obsessed country on the planet, according to a new global rankings study that is almost certain to fuel debate online. The “OnlyFans Wrapped 2025” report, published by platform search engine OnlyGuider, names the …
This guy just pulled off the smartest wealth transfer in modern history. But nobody understands what he actually did. Yesterday, Michael Dell announced $6.25 billion to fund “Trump Accounts” for 25 million American kids. Media’s celebrating it as philanthropy. But it’s not charity… It’s billionaires weaponizing government infrastructure. Here’s what happened: Trump signed a law …
HSBC built a model to figure out if OpenAI can actually pay for all the compute it's contracted. The answer is no byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts A model was not necessary for this. To spend 1.4 trillion, you have to make in the ballpark of 1.4 trillion. Their lifetime revenue is like 25 billion. h/t AverageUnited3237
The most October job cuts in over twenty years. More than October 2008, if you’re keeping score. While that doesn’t mean this is a repeat of 2008, can we all finally admit this is a really serious situation? And as the flat Beveridge curve emerges more clearly, the rising unemployment it represents is also causing …
It feels like the middle class is disappearing in front of us. The numbers don’t look like a slowdown. They look like a system buckling at the core. October’s layoffs hit levels we have not seen in more than two decades. Total household debt has climbed to $18.6 trillion. Homebuilders are practically offering gifts to …
🚨HOLY COW: Sen. Rick Scott is now working to SUSPEND all paychecks for members of Congress during a Govt. shutdown. "We shouldn't get paid if we don't do our job." Do you agree with Sen. Scott? pic.twitter.com/yyNDcCqWnE — Carter Hughes (@itscarterhughes) October 27, 2025 FLORIDA, USA — “If you don’t show up and do your …
https://twitter.com/wadeblasingame/status/1981516762932986165 In the final stretch of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is experiencing a surge in support, despite facing intense criticism from former Governor Andrew Cuomo and outgoing Mayor Eric Adams. Their attacks, which many have labeled Islamophobic and divisive, appear to be backfiring, bolstering Mamdani’s position as the progressive candidate …
The elephant in the room isn’t hiding. Nobody trusts fiat money anymore. You can see it everywhere if you stop listening to the TV. Cash allocations for institutional investors are down to 3.8 percent, the lowest in 12 years. That is not random. That is a signal. Everyone is moving, shifting. Stocks at record highs, …
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by Martin Armstrong The Affordable Care Plan (Obamacare) was never affordable, admits the editorial board of the Washington Post. The same council that praised Obama’s “signature achievement” finally revealed what the American people so clearly experienced–healthcare costs rose. “The real problem is that the Affordable Care Act [Obamacare] was never actually affordable,” the Post declared, …
Elon Musk and Prince Andrew named in latest Epstein files releasehttps://t.co/pEL8uHRebA — Sky News (@SkyNews) September 26, 2025 https://twitter.com/ClownWorld_/status/1972039507626414244 Jake Tapper in 2022: Of course violence is going to happen when people falsely accuse others of being pedophiles and of wanting to hurt families. Fast forward to 2025 and this is all that CNN does …
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Congress is cruising at a steady clip toward a government shutdown at the end of the month, with both parties — and both chambers — pointing fingers at the other while refusing to blink. https://t.co/c7uPXdBehN — WOOD TV8 (@WOODTV) September 22, 2025 Congress is cruising at a steady clip toward a government shutdown at the …
Every time the system wants to escalate, they dust off the same script: roll out “Al Qaeda on U.S. soil” warnings, flood media with fear, then boom an “attack” that justifies whatever agenda is next. We’ve seen this movie before. If something does happen, watch carefully who… — Noah Isaac Johns (@NoahJoh33676674) September 20, 2025
