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The numbers are real. But they also need context. A 2025 Gallup poll found 39% of Americans view socialism favorably, while 54% have a positive view of capitalism. The bigger story isn’t the national average. It’s who is driving the change. Among Democrats, support for socialism has climbed to 66%, …
Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that spreads through cat poop and contaminated food and water, should be taken much more seriously than it currently is, an international team of researchers is arguing. In a paper published today, the team is calling for the World Health Organization to formally designate T. gondii infection a neglected tropical …
One number jumped out at me today. Nearly 2 million Americans have now been unemployed for more than six months. That is up by more than 500,000 from a year ago. Even more interesting, long term unemployed workers now make up 27.5% of all unemployed Americans. That does not happen …
Nobody in DC gives a fuck about your wallet. Consumers face brutal inflation and crumbling dollar value. And a 97% loss since 1913 (founding of the Fed) and an 88% loss since 1971 (closing of the gold window and 100% fiat currency) in the purchasing power of the dollar — …
Daniel Rosenberg, producer of Spike Lee’s “Inside Man,” signed a $900,000 contract to produce pro Israel social media content targeting the U.S. public. His firm, Piro, is set to hire a director and CAST actors for the campaign. Like many other Israel linked FARA contracts, payments are reportedly routed through …
You want to be president and yet you openly ridicule many millions of Americans. Unwise. — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) June 8, 2026 🚨 Yes let's try again, your data doesn't reflect Medicare / Medicade. Even still this doesn't show total federal funds squandered by state which was probably …
Daily Wire’s @lukerosiak on Medicaid fraud: “You can drive down the street in parts of NE Columbus & every single building is basically a home health-care provider. One building had 94 businesses inside that billed a combined $63 million dollars to taxpayers. I began looking up these companies in public …
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 …
Bezos for president in 2028 has a ring to it. — Shay Boloor (@StockSavvyShay) May 20, 2026 Top 1 percent covers 40 percent of federal taxes while bottom 50 percent contributes just 3 percent.
Across America, a silent collapse is unfolding behind closed car doors and storage unit walls. Millions of working people who once held apartments, careers, and stable lives are now sleeping in parking lots, cooking ramen in bathrooms, and calling Walmart lots “home.” This is not the homelessness America used to …
Food prices have families worried about the rising costs! People are saying enough but have no choice to pay rising food prices! Food prices are going up all over America! What do you think?
🚨🇺🇸 Trump on drug prices: "In my first term, I got prices down one-eighth of one percent. First time in 28 years. Now we're talking 400, 500, 600, and even 700 percent reductions on dozens of commonly used drugs."pic.twitter.com/klvnvHGdAj — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 18, 2026 Factcheck: **http://TrumpRx.gov** uses Most …
Kids work harder than ever and get poorer, system rigged against the young. A Chipotle burrito costs $15. Ground beef is $7 a pound. Inflation is financially crippling Gen Z. Once again, an out-of-touch rich boomer is lecturing young people. https://t.co/SeU5MFrKaC — Nicholas J. Stelzner (@stelzner_n1150) May 18, 2026 “Boomers …
Two Black Americans get arrested in Japan after a reckless stunt inside a zoo habitat with a baby macaque that went mega-viral, complete with mascot costume tied to some crypto meme coin push. People are roasting the whole thing heavy because the entitlement on display in a country known for …
A fresh Gallup poll reveals 7 out of 10 Americans explicitly oppose building AI data centers in their neighborhoods… Protesters packed the Utah state capitol this week to block a massive hyperscale facility threatening the Great Salt Lake basin… Senators introduced a federal moratorium act to freeze all new data …
USDA fraud czar exposes 355k double dippers plus luxury Lambo owners on SNAP gravy train… Vice President JD Vance reveals 186,000 dead people getting food stamps Vance, who President Trump named the administration’s “fraud czar” to oversee investigations into waste and abuse in federal benefits, said that USDA Secretary Brooke …
by Michael U.S. households are now 18.79 trillion dollars in debt. In 1980, U.S. households were just 1.4 trillion dollars in debt. Over the past several decades we have witnessed a household debt binge that is unlike anything that we have ever witnessed in our entire history. But if consumers …
CDC confirms 41 high-risk individuals across the US are being monitored for Hantavirus… Two passengers from the MV Hondius are now isolated in Omaha’s Biocontainment Unit… CDC Incident Manager warns of “person-to-person” transmission via the rare Andes strain… “Strike Teams” hunting the “Lost 50” cruise passengers across New York and …
16 Americans from the MV Hondius arrived at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha today… Two others were transferred to Emory in Atlanta after one developed severe symptoms… The “Andes strain” cluster has already claimed three lives during the South American voyage… WHO chief says “we expect more cases” as …
By telling struggling voters that he doesn’t even think about their financial stress while he pursues a regime change in Tehran Donald Trump is effectively burying his own base alive. For years he promised that the forgotten man and woman would never be forgotten again but today he made it …
Gas prices slamming $4.55+ nationally with Illinois diesel hitting a insane new record at $6.06 has feeds exploding. Democrats are hammering Trump over the war link and inflation jumping to 3.8%. We’re paying $4.55 for a gallon of gas because Trump started a war with Iran based on a lie …
Here you don’t have to starve. Go to Walmart and buy this and I’ll give you my chicken tender buttermilk batter recipe for free. 3 pounds, enough to feed your whole family for a couple of days. $10 pic.twitter.com/rkZiBxbz1M — Chris from AZ (@MacFromAZ) May 12, 2026
The first wave of 150 American passengers from the MV Hondius has landed in Omaha… Evacuees were hosed down with disinfectant and moved in high-level isolation pods… Omaha’s Biocontainment Unit is now under 24/7 federal military guard… One passenger on a separate flight to France reportedly fell ill mid-air… World …
Credit card delinquency rates among borrowers under 35 reached 8.2 percent in Q1 according to new Federal Reserve data. This is the highest level since 2009 for that age group. High interest rates and cost of living pressures are the main contributors. Banks are tightening lending standards in response to …
Taxpayers are literally buying groceries for people who aren’t even supposed to be here while their own kids wait in line at food banks. USDA reported 1.3 million non-citizens receiving SNAP benefits.@SecRollins pic.twitter.com/Ol4x38wX9R — Shiloh Marx (@Shilohmarx) May 6, 2026
Guess we don't need the meme anymore. pic.twitter.com/oFWWXKs92l — World Intel Briefing (@StunnedD1) May 6, 2026
A new survey shows a growing number of young Americans are delaying marriage and having children because of high housing and living costs. The average age for first marriage and first child continues to rise. Many cite student debt, rent, and uncertainty about the economy as main reasons. This trend …
TikTok is still wigging out over food prices. I can’t believe how expensive certain things are in this video: pic.twitter.com/zFw0I2mKaC — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 5, 2026
TikTok continues to meltdown over the cost of living here. pic.twitter.com/rtNJ91NY7Z — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 4, 2026 The gas prices are disgusting.My gas bill has doubled. We are living in Energy crisis. — Prof (@TheProfInvestor) May 4, 2026 A recent survey by Generation Lab found that more than 8 …
