Struggling Americans now buying up Hamburger Helper… Cat food is next?
Cat food is next once they can’t afford this. https://t.co/FIJ7F58ad9 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 21, 2025
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Cat food is next once they can’t afford this. https://t.co/FIJ7F58ad9 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 21, 2025
Look, I’m not left or right, okay? But let’s be honest. The right usually trusts cops. The left usually doesn’t. That’s just how it shows up. Watch a protest. Right-leaning rallies? Flags, chants, speeches, maybe a little shouting, then done. …
They say the economy’s fine. That’s the first lie. You walk through any town that used to have factories, used to have warehouses, used to have jobs, and you don’t see recovery. You see silence. Long-term unemployment just hit a …
The Smith-Mundt Act is trending on X, don’t let this momentum die We must Restore the Smith Mundt Act and call it The Charlie Kirk Act to end legalized mainstream media propaganda Mike Benz talks with Joe Rogan about what …
The surest way for children to learn to read is for their parents to read to them as toddlers, initially running their finger along the line as they read. Most will be reading simple books by kindergarten. A simple solution …
It’s 2025 and the American middle class is dead. Completely gone. And we’re acting like this is fine. The country we grew up believing in doesn’t exist anymore. The promise that hard work gets rewarded? That’s over. Millions of Americans …
The First Amendment protects speech, but only from U.S. government action, not from private companies, not from your boss, and not from foreign governments. It applies to everyone physically in the U.S., citizens, tourists, even undocumented immigrants, but its shield …
A significant share of Americans believe they may never retire, with 43 percent admitting they see themselves working until death, financial services company WalletHub said in a Sept. 2 survey. “50 percent of people don’t think it’s realistic for the …
Canada is prioritizing cheap labor and foreign trade deals over its own citizens. By flooding the workforce with temporary foreign workers, wages are suppressed and Canadians are forced to compete against a system designed to undercut them. Meanwhile, courting China …
The economy may appear strong for the top earners, but for the rest of the country, the pressure is building toward a breaking point. Political movements will grow more extreme as citizens feel ignored and powerless, widening the gap between …
Credit card delinquencies highest in 14 years, unpaid balances 90+ days, consumer spending under threat. Once the plastic is maxed, how do people buy anything? There's about to be a MASSIVE explosion, of all these people's student loan debt, credit …
NEW: @WSJ reports “Americans are having a record low amount of sex—even less than they did during Covid—according to a new study” from @FamStudies . We find that ✔️just 37% of adult Americans have sex weekly When it comes to …
A new poll shows handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump, which outranks his handling of immigration and the economy. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren).
“The overwhelming majority of Americans – 86% – say the cost of groceries is at least a minor source of stress. The number includes 53% who say it’s a major source of anxiety in their lives right now.” https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-08-05/stressed-about-groceries-youre-not-alone And …
“A homebuyer must earn $114,627 to afford the median-priced U.S. home, up 15% from a year ago and more than 50% since the start of the pandemic… That’s the highest annual income necessary to afford a home on record” https://investors.redfin.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/987/redfin-reports-that-homebuyers-must-earn-115000-to-afford …
Meanwhile, the Fed’s policies have made billionaires richer while the rest of the country is stuck. Housing Bubble 2.0 isn’t just slowing. it’s unraveling in plain sight. Lumber prices crashing is just the tip of the iceberg. Builder supply at …
A student loan tsunami is coming, with 9.7 million borrowers in default for more than a quarter trillion in bad loans. Biden's student loan pause was a Ponzi — boosting spending while the debt monster grew in the dark. Now …
The average American makes $59,000 a year. But to buy a house? You now need $116,000. Four percent of Americans earn that. The rest of us? Renting forever while landlords get rich off our paychecks. — middleclassparty (@middle_class_us) August 14, …
Gallup’s 2025 Consumption Habits survey shows only 54% of US adults drank alcohol in the past year. That’s down from 62% in 2023 and 58% in 2024 — the lowest share Gallup has ever recorded. https://www.aol.com/us-alcohol-consumption-record-low-103851807.html A slim majority now …
One in seven Americans now use BNPL to buy groceries The number of Americans using BNPL services like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay for food has surged. A LendingTree survey found that 25 percent of BNPL users are using the loans …
It now takes an income of 124k to buy the median priced home in America. Only 18% of single Americans make 100k. 62% of homebuyers are married. Lower rates won’t fix family formation. See the problem? pic.twitter.com/4DO0rEKUTh — Cherrygarciafan. USD🏴☠️ …
Tariffs hit fast. Inflation moves slower but with purpose. The consumer price index (CPI) doesn’t capture the full story. When tariffs arrive, importers take the initial hit, but CPI only partially reflects that cost. It undervalues imported goods, ignores wholesale …
by Michael Why are social media platforms filled with videos of Americans complaining about grocery prices right now? Needless to say, those videos must be striking a chord, because some of them are receiving millions of views. Government bureaucrats are …
The Fed is about to cut rates while everything else hits all-time highs. Stocks, homes, rents, bitcoin, gold, household wealth — all at records. Unemployment sits at 4.2%. Inflation stays high. J.P. Morgan expects four rate cuts to bring the …
Canada’s wildfire season has already burned over 2.7 million hectares and displaced more than 33,000 people. “What we are witnessing is not just a series of isolated incidents, but a glimpse into a new, fire-prone reality shaped by human activities …
A migrant mother in Boston received $30,000 through Governor Maura Healey’s HomeBASE program. She used it in under 10 months. The program was designed to last two years. She’s now asking for more help https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14969147/migrant-mom-complains-taxpayer-housing-handout-massachusetts.html The program requires families to …
Typical $60K household left with just $500 a month after bills. This time, there’s no big event — no crash, no panic. Just a grind: Rents up 30% Groceries + utilities up 20–25% Insurance +40–60% Credit card APRs above 22% …