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by Michael For the moment, we have avoided a global economic cataclysm. President Trump was threatening to completely destroy Iran’s power grid if the Iranians did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and in response the Iranians were threatening to destroy oil and gas infrastructure all over the Middle East. Once that infrastructure is gone …
🚨 #BREAKING: MULTIPLE Democrats have broken with their party to advance Speaker Johnson’s CR bill The 60 vote threshold has been met. SHUTDOWN AVERTED! pic.twitter.com/j81FB4LgSG — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 14, 2025 Ten Senate Democrats joined with Republicans Friday to advance a seven-month government funding bill, taking a key step toward averting a midnight shutdown. …
DUDE We are super close to implosion. Two rosy "strong/resilient" months then complete free fall IMO. Same playbook every cycle. They declare recession is averted then MORE complacency occurs before the rug is pulled out beneath themThose $GME swaps👀💥https://t.co/mq52SLvnLB pic.twitter.com/W6Xo0tDEIE — 🏴☠️Fidel Cashflow🏴☠️🇺🇸 (@fullfieldflicks) December 19, 2024 YOU. CANNOT. MAKE. THIS UP. Yesterday was October …
Remember the Banking Crisis of 2023? Back in March/April of last year, when 4 banks failed all within a few weeks of each other? Well, it turns out what helped stop that contagion from spreading was something known as the Bank Term Funding Program. This program, the Banks’ safety net is scheduled to end March …
In a discovery that is likely to excite opponents of the fossil fuel industry, scientists claim to have developed technology that can use any material to generate energy out of thin air, provided the air is humid enough. The study, led by University of Massachusetts at Amherst engineering professor Jun Yao, examined the use of nanopores …