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A deadline looms Tuesday for the removal of a fence surrounding the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in west suburban Broadview. A judge ordered that the riot fence must come down by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. But new barriers went up on Monday, and they are drawing criticism too. The fence was erected Sept. 23 …
$NVDA owns stakes in: OpenAI Arm Intel Databricks CoreWeave xAI Nebius Hugging Face Perplexity Scale AI WeRide Lambda Labs Together AI Applied Digital World Labs Quantinuum TerraPower Runway ML Synthesia Hippocratic AI Abridge PassiveLogic Carbon Robotics Unstructured Recursion Pharmaceuticals + dozens of others. Jensen Huang is the literal Godfather of AI. NVIDIA is the best …
or the RoW is pouring excess savings in US as they have no alternatives because of their over investment and overproduction that otherwise would led to deflationary crisis in their countriesWe are experiencing post GFC syndrome – silent depression pic.twitter.com/SjcvFf29O4 — Alex (@Alex92639863) October 2, 2025
Are these DRONES inter dimensional. Can’t think of any other possibility. — David H (@DavidHu99942866) October 1, 2025 “Denmark on Saturday reported more mysterious drone sightings — this time over military installations, including its largest military base — after incursions at airports grounded flights this week. The NATO country is still mulling how to respond. …
On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, eToro introduces staking for U.S. customers, who can now earn rewards for crypto assets, including Cardano’s ADA token, ether, and Solana’s SOL token. Plus, the Blockchain Association sends a letter to lawmakers reaffirming the support of the digital assets industry for the GENIUS Act, which is now law …
Ignores the millions of people wanting the Epstein files released. Declassifies 1937 Amelia Earhart records instead. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-vows-to-order-declassification-of-all-amelia-earhart-files-after-nearly-90-year-aviation-mystery/ar-AA1No5r1 President Donald Trump on Friday said he will declassify files related to Amelia Earhart, the aviation trailblazer who became the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the U.S. and who famously disappeared nearly 90 years ago. In …
Horsing around in Chicago pic.twitter.com/HKnK3Xh4c9 — TaraBull (@TaraBull) September 3, 2025
Trump in the Oval Office with the leaders of Europe all sitting around his desk… The man produces historic photos. pic.twitter.com/JSy5JNWOLA — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) August 19, 2025
Institutional investors are all in on tech, retail is buying 3 billion dollars a day, and real estate is frozen. This is more than a bubble, it’s a pressure cooker ready to blow. Well – let me man-splain it "Recession coming" And this at a time where we have the largest Bubble ever. 226% Market …
If Zohran Mamdani wins New York City, it will happen fast. Betting markets put him at 80%. The wealthy are already planning to leave. This will not be slow change. It will be a jolt. https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1955004486285701246 Cops are already looking to leave. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says NYPD officers will head south, where they get …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Our Insurance went up by $2,000. Then another $2,000. Here’s our story. Fire and Flood Insurance Is Missing, Not Just Understated Is home fire insurance a part of the CPI? This index includes contents coverage for both renters and homeowners, as offered in standardized policies. However, it’s important to note …
During her nine hours speaking with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last month, Ghislaine Maxwell said nothing during the interview that would be harmful to President Donald Trump, telling Blanche that Trump had never done anything in her presence that would have caused concern, according to sources familiar with what Maxwell said. The Trump administration, …
$38 trillion. That is the mountain of debt the United States carries. Senator Josh Hawley proposes issuing rebate checks funded by tariffs. The idea sounds simple. Tariffs raise revenue but also push prices higher for consumers already squeezed by inflation. Instead of tackling unchecked spending or entitlement growth, this plan kicks the can down the …
When a firm like BlackRock takes a hit of this size, it raises deeper questions: Who pulled the capital, and why? Was this a sovereign wealth fund reallocating for political or liquidity reasons? A pension plan de-risking into cash or private markets? Or a strategic exit tied to a shift in dollar exposure? In an …
US Intelligence insults American intelligence with the worst cover-up video ever attempted. Here are some of the MANY flaws in the “video evidence” of Jeffrey Epstein’s “suic*de” by government rope. by David Haggith The scales of justice were hung by a rope. Michael Snyder, long a Trump enthusiast, writes a good article, featured in my …
Avatar in Real Life? This Capsule Device Gives You Full-Body Control of a Robot. It looks like a cross between a spaceship pod and a massage chair, but it’s not just for lounging. This capsule lets you control a robot with your own body. — The Capsule Interface picks up on tiny shifts in your …
Trump: "We have planes that are undetectable flying around. Nobody's able to see them. Stealth." pic.twitter.com/DDym3R8L2d — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 18, 2025
by Michael I am so tired of hearing that “everything is fine” when everything is most certainly not fine. Every day, I hear from people that are really suffering in this harsh economic environment. Some can’t find work, others are stressed out of their minds because they can’t make ends meet, and there are some that …
by Michael It is often said that actions speak louder than words, and the actions that the Iranians have been taking are very clear. If they planned to make a peace deal with President Trump, they wouldn’t be feverishly moving air defense systems around the nuclear facilities that they would be required to dismantle as …
🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany provides additional military support to Ukraine worth around 5 billion euros – Ministry of Defense pic.twitter.com/5yoZknTlqL — Geo News (@GeoTienou) May 28, 2025 For some reason the German Defense site won’t let me copy but it says Germany plan to provide funding for support of missiles https://www.defensemirror.com/news/39569/Germany_to_Fund_Development_of_New_Long_Range_Missile_in_Ukraine Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has …
Bezos getting out since he get most of his product from China. Facts. Over 70% of products sold on Amazon are made in China, according to a 2024 Jungle Scout survey cited by AltIndex. This includes goods from Chinese sellers and manufacturers, as well as products sourced from… — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) May 2, 2025
JUST RELEASED: When President Nixon met President Clinton for the first time at the White House on March 8, 1993. Courtesy: William J. Clinton Presidential Library @WJCLibrary42 pic.twitter.com/iR3RBpHWsD — Richard Nixon Foundation (@nixonfoundation) April 21, 2025
Someone went around chopping down trees all over Downtown Los Angeles, California. Where were the police? pic.twitter.com/n1SS986ebX — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) April 20, 2025
In a statement Friday, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said that the group’s forces continue to target the U.S. Navy task force, and have launched “several cruise missiles and drones” at American targets in the Red Sea since Thursday. “Sooner or later, the enemy will realize that the . . . people of Yemen do not …
This chart shows a University of Michigan survey asking people how much bad news they’ve been hearing about government economic policy. Currently, it’s at an all-time high, indicating a lot of negative coverage from media outlets.
S&P 500 erases 4.5% rally, marking biggest bull trap of 2025 The BULL trap: We just witnessed the biggest bull trap of 2025 with the S&P 500 erasing a ~4.5% rally in ~3 hours. Between 10:30 AM ET and 3:15 PM ET, the S&P 500 erased -$2.3 TRILLION of market cap. Bull traps are TEXTBOOK …
via notayesmanseconomics It has been rather an eventful week in terms of financial markets and economics as investors try to come to terms with a different looking situation. But a side-effect has been rather a quantum shift in bond markets and expected interest-rates. We looked at one feature of that yesterday in Japan where the …
by Michael Is the U.S. economy headed for a recession? Nobody can deny that consumer confidence is plummeting, home sales are way down, mass layoffs are being conducted all over the nation, thousands of stores are closing, and a global trade war has erupted. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model is currently projecting that the U.S. economy …
Here are the main things you need to know right now: Keir Starmer has said the government is “looking at” making spending cuts “across the board”; The PM said “we can take some money out of government”, with welfare and overseas aid cuts already confirmed; Chancellor Rachel Reeves has also said she’s looking to clash …
