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Not long after the terms “996” and “grindcore” entered the popular lexicon, people started telling me stories about what was happening at startups in San Francisco, ground zero for the artificial intelligence economy. There was the one about the founder who hadn’t taken a weekend off in more than six months. The woman who joked …
The bewildering truth behind human technological enslavement is that it is impossible without the voluntary participation of the intended slaves. People must welcome technocracy into their lives in order for it to succeed. The populace has to believe, blindly, that they cannot live without it, or that authoritarianism by algorithmic consensus is “inevitable.” For example, …
American farms are already under pressure. Labor shortages threaten production and prices nationwide. Beth Ford, CEO of Land O’Lakes, warned of a black swan event if farms cannot find enough workers: “These are folks who oftentimes try to get American labor [but] are struggling to do so. They absolutely need labor, and if they don’t …
“People think [weed] is going to help you sleep at night… decrease your anxiety… treat pain. None of that has been shown medically. It increases your anxiety. It doesn’t help you sleep. It doesn’t treat pain.” — @DrMarcSiegel pic.twitter.com/KPUhvXoCEz — Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 6, 2025
June opex spx Call option 6500 strike $46.5June opex spx Call option 5500 strike $81.5 — Simon Says (@Seniorstrategen) January 18, 2025 It's a pretty huge sign the doors are closing in tbh When you see this and all the coins are red, and everything is being funneled into like 3 coins, you start to …
I believe we are currently in the ‘Anxiety’ stage. The great bear market has begun at the start of 2025 🐻 byu/Fun_Slip_4350 inWallStreetbetsELITE Stock market facing poor breadth, overvaluation, rising interest rates, trade war risks, and problems with Apple & Nvidia. The stock market is suffering from horrible breadth, massive overvaluation, pressure from sharply rising …
The parents of a schoolgirl with anxiety are battling for her therapy dog to be allowed in the classroom. The couple, from Moray in the north of Scotland, have launched a legal battle against their daughter’s school arguing that the golden retriever should be allowed to accompany their daughter to lessons. It is understood that they have …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, We’re told to stop being so darn negative even as the tsunami of inequality washes away the beach chairs of the bottom 90%. The disconnect between the happy story of the economy is growing healthily, so all is well and the insecurity and stagnation experienced by the bottom 90% of wage …
In 2025, a tsunami of debt refinancing threatens to engulf countless companies, setting the stage for economic turbulence. The Fed’s missteps, once forgivable errors, now loom large like ominous clouds. First, they dismissed inflation as fleeting, then abruptly shifted course in December 2023, only to revert to their ‘higher for longer’ mantra. How can trust …
With plans to await rate cuts and pull money from retirement, 73% of potential home buyers say the goal of owning a home seems unattainable. As nearly 71% of prospective home buyers await rate cuts, 68% say housing costs are causing financial anxiety, according to the latest BMO Real Financial Progress Index. 73% of aspiring …
https://www.ft.com/content/31c3a55b-9af9-4158-8a49-4397540571bf The New York Stock Exchange is considering going 24/7, the FT reported. The exchange polled market participants about the merits of round-the-clock trading, per the outlet. Meanwhile, a Steve Cohen-backed startup is seeking SEC approval for a 24-hour exchange. https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-stock-exchange-24-hour-trading-steve-cohen-startup-2024-4?op=1
‘Prince William and Kate Middleton are feeling “intense anxiety” over the idea of taking the reins from King Charles III, according to a royal expert. Since announcing his cancer diagnosis publicly in February, the 75-year-old monarch was forced to hit the brakes on much of his royal agenda and has undertaken less public-facing duties. The …
The acronym E.D., which I have long referred to as Electile Dysfunction – the inability to overcome any number of voting-related irregularities needed to elect good candidates, is more commonly associated with erectile dysfunction, and to be honest, that almost seems like the same problem. Whatever it is, you can’t get it up or …
Its generic pharmaceutical name is Pregabalin. Although you may know it by one of its brand names: there’s Alzain, Axalid and Lyrica. It’s a drug that’s prescribed for three very different reasons. As an anticonvulsant used to treat people with epilepsy. It’s also used to alleviate pain. Mostly, however, it’s used to help with anxiety …
via newsbreak: If you invite Gen Z out to a meal, don’t expect them to turn up if they haven’t seen the menu. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Which for many means socializing with friends and family, often heading out for a meal to mark the festivities. The only problem is, around …
The looming threat of Evergrande’s tumultuous collapse raises significant apprehension among global investors amid China’s economic challenges. In a bid to avert imminent liquidation, the world’s most indebted property developer, China Evergrande Group, is urgently presenting a last-minute debt restructuring proposal before a crucial Hong Kong court hearing on Monday. The defaulted company faces mounting …
Vice President Kamala Harris said young people aren’t buying homes because of “climate anxiety,” not mentioning the sky-high interest rates under her boss, President Joe Biden. “Young leaders” suffer from “climate anxiety,” which is “their fear about … whether they should have children, whether they should ever think about buying a home for fear …
by Chris Black This is literal brainwashing via “climate psychology”. School strike week 251. Today, I graduate from school, which means I’ll no longer be able to school strike for the climate. This is then the last school strike for me, so I guess I have to write something on this day.Thread🧵 pic.twitter.com/KX8hHFDyNG — Greta …