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US electricity prices rose 7 percent in 2025. This beats normal inflation. Data centers demand doubles or triples soon. Areas near big AI builds see power costs jump 200 percent or more. Apple hikes Mac and iPad prices up to 25 percent. Microsoft raises Xbox prices too. Memory margins at 85 percent force big tech …
by Michael We have been warned for a long time that a nightmarish global food crisis was coming. We are facing an unprecedented fertilizer shortage, extremely high diesel prices and long-term droughts in many of the most important food producing regions of the world, and now a “Super El Niño” is in the forecast. So …
Soon you will have an AI landlord because the AI company bought all the homes. Last week, Argentina’s President Milei announced a new legal category for non-human corporations – companies run by #AI agents or robots. Like traditional corporations, they would be granted legal personhood. This could generate enormous new wealth, but very worryingly, it …
🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Donald Trump has arrived in China to find that President XI did NOT greet him at the airport. MAGA is in spin mode heralding the “red carpet treatment,” but the visit is already at a rocky start. Instead of a presidential welcome, Trump was greeted by US… pic.twitter.com/2eI0HFs0ol — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) …
The USS Alaska entered the Bay of Gibraltar under heavy escort on Sunday, May 10, and the U.S. Sixth Fleet made the rare public announcement yesterday. Navy never publishes the location of its submarines unless there’s a strategic reason to do so. This morning, @CBSNews was made aware that a U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine …
The Queen's brutal question about Trump to the Obamas… and the silent signal she sent on the day Donald arrived in the UK https://t.co/yz7wA5P3ft — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) March 30, 2026 Queen Elizabeth didn’t get it. In the forthcoming book, The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History, by Susan Page, …
🚨BREAKING NEWS The Russian ship Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 730,000 barrels of oil, has arrived in Cuba despite US threats.🇷🇺🇨🇺 Russia did not inform the US in any way. On Putin's orders, the ship was escorted by a frigate during the voyage and by a submarine in the… pic.twitter.com/odDLV2P1MC — Aleksey The Great 🇷🇺🎖 (@aleksthgrt) March …
🚨 JUST IN: Steve Witkoff reveals the shocking things Iran told him BEHIND CLOSE DOORS "The Iranians have the 'inalienable right to enrich.' Then we heard they possessed enough 60% enriched material, 460 kilograms, to make 11 ATOMIC BOMBS." "They would not give up… pic.twitter.com/fLbdljJtT0 — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 26, 2026 Special Envoy to …
by Michael Global financial markets are starting to shake, and it is because of what is happening in the Middle East. At this stage, every day is a rollercoaster ride for investors, and that is not likely to change any time soon. The Iranians have paralyzed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and trying to …
🚨🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇷 MASSIVE BREAKING WAR UPDATE: At least 3 U.S. B-52 bombers just landed at RAF Fairford in the U.K. Looks like The U.S./Israel are planning something very bad…. pic.twitter.com/hAldCj7CfB — Gerhardt vd Merwe (@realgerhardtvdm) March 9, 2026
by Michael Most people don’t realize this, but an apocalyptic war with Iran would be a major turning point in the history of the world. Once the missiles start flying, nothing will ever be the same again. As you will see below, AI models are telling us when they think that moment will arrive. The …
Lower-income households are getting squeezed by essentials while higher earners keep the discretionary engines running. If the economy is so hot why have these brand new homes been for sale for months and months? In EUGENE pic.twitter.com/YGIwagg8RR — Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) December 24, 2025 Banks. Moment of truth has arrived. pic.twitter.com/NctBiSQvG9 — The Great …
“We were told to label newly arrived ILLEGALS as ‘long-term disabled’ — even for headaches or back pain — so they’d get Social Security for LIFE.” “Once they’re classified, that’s it — they’re set FOREVER. That’s exactly what they wanted us to do.” pic.twitter.com/4JLx4vBaaL — MatrixMysteries (@MatrixMysteries) December 6, 2025 Grok: The woman in the …
The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday was living in the US illegally after overstaying his visa, sources told The Post. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, arrived in the US through Operation Allies Welcome, the botched 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal plan that allowed roughly 90,000 Afghans …
by David Haggith We have now deployed all the essential pieces to completely blow up the housing market and take banks down with it on an even grander scale than last time. For several years, when writing about the next housing collapse that would be part of the nation’s economic decline into the “Everything Bubble …
From CPI inflation earlier this week to skyrocketing producer inflation yesterday to stark proof today that foreign businesses are NOT compensating one bit for tariffs, YOU are the one getting stung! by David Haggith These tariffs are like a horror movie with unsuspecting victims. As I work on this weekend’s Deeper Dive that goes to …
by Michael Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are about to make decisions that could radically alter the trajectory of human history. When they meet in Alaska on Friday, the stakes will be incredibly high. If they are able to agree to some sort of a deal, the world will rejoice. But if the meeting goes …
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Mel Gibson just now on Hannity on Trump being in California today: “It’s like daddy arrived and he’s taking his belt off.” pic.twitter.com/d7Y9rkhC2M — Courtney Holland 🇺🇸 (@hollandcourtney) January 25, 2025 View post on imgur.com
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Charleroi, PA is a town of 4,000 people. 2,000 Haitian immigrants just arrived on their doorstep. And now, one of their last big employers is leaving. We sat down with the mayor and a city councilman. They say immigration isn't helping their economy—it's making things worse. pic.twitter.com/6JfKIWbg42 — America 2100 (@America_2100) September 18, 2024 Charleroi, …
🇺🇦 F-16 ARRIVES IN UKRAINE!First delivery of the F-16 fighter jets from NATO has arrived in Ukraine.#F16 #UkraineRussiaWar️️ 🎥 Video for Representation: pic.twitter.com/Rog55oK9qv — Beats in Brief 🗞️ (@beatsinbrief) July 31, 2024 Allegedly Ukraines newest air defense system has arrived. pic.twitter.com/GhEwMpvibm — ayden (@squatsons) July 31, 2024 The photo below is reported to be in …
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They’re looking at their own situation to determine that. GDP is being propped up by government spending and monetary policy, all the while households are struggling with inflation. — Steven Hasty (@StevenHasty) June 4, 2024 The Fed made two cardinal policy mistakes in just two years 1) Calling inflation transitory2) Prematurely pivoting in Dec 2023 …
by Graham Summers I warned time and again that the Fed was making a massive policy mistake that would unleash another round of inflation. By quick way of review, the Fed stopped raising interest rates in July 2023. It then started talking about cutting interest rates in November. This was a MASSIVE mistake as inflation …
Property owners in Denver are being asked to rent their places out to migrants as the Colorado city shuts down four public-run shelters. The Mile High City’s migrant services issued an email this week to property owners in the area seeking assistance in housing the city’s “newcomers” to get them out of shelters and into …
The Apple Vision Pro headset was released for online pre-orders in the U.S. on Friday, requiring head scans and vision prescriptions from prospective customers, as the company moves forward with its latest major product release amid concerns about manufacturing, high costs and market appeal. … Surprising fact The headset won’t be supported by some popular …
REPLAY UPDATE: Part 1 of 2: BREAKING: Vivek Ramaswamy is on FIRE as Donald Trump welcomes him to the stage in New Hampshire in his first appearance after endorsing President Trump: "We need a Commander-in-Chief who will lead us to victory in this war." 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/fUeeBSP8Do — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 17, 2024 Part 2 …
Rich countries, facing higher interest rates, boost taxpayer funding for state spending. Record tax revenues, exceeding GDP shares, support diverse needs amid global challenges. via WSJ: Rich countries are raising more money from taxpayers than they have in decades to finance a burst of state spending as surging interest rates make borrowing less attractive. Tax …
BREAKING: US nuclear submarine has arrived at the Middle East, per The Pentagon — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 6, 2023 WWIII Update: U.S. Nuclear-Powered Submarine Arrives in Middle East “A nuclear-powered Ohio-class submarine has arrived in the Middle East, US Central Command has said, in a rare announcement apparently aimed at deterring regional actors from escalating …