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Falling birth rates aren’t a disaster, they’re the best bit of global news in a long timehttps://t.co/mEBocMP0hi — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) May 1, 2026 In a new Daily Mail op-ed published today, he argues that falling global birth rates are “the best bit of global news in a long time” — not a disaster. He …
The Court has incorrectly interpreted 14A for over a century. The intent of the authors is all that matters. Nothing else is relevant in this "debate" pic.twitter.com/ImXiraWFDW — CorporatePunishment (@CorporateP2025) April 2, 2026
1. This is a lie 2. Read the damn bill 3. The text beginning on page 12, line 22 makes abundantly clear that what you’re saying isn’t true 4. Why can’t Senate Democrats argue against this bill without lying? pic.twitter.com/TmskCT7Ywl — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) March 24, 2026 I was of the impression if SAVE Act …
Bring it on, SAVE Act morons. pic.twitter.com/CmBma6Lfat — MM (@adgirlMM) February 13, 2026 Factcheck: No, a passport is not the only acceptable proof of citizenship under the SAVE Act. The bill lists several options, including REAL ID-compliant IDs, military IDs with service records, birth certificates paired with government photo ID, naturalization certificates, consular reports
by Martin Armstrong Birthrates are rapidly declining across the West primarily due to economic factors. Over 163 million new lives emerged in 2025, far surpassing the 63 million deaths. The countries with the least tend to produce the most children. Over the past year, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, and Somalia all experienced population growths …
Germany isn’t reforming its pension system. It’s tearing it down. The plan to raise the retirement age to seventy-three isn’t a small policy tweak. It’s a public admission that the deal between the people and the state is over. Chancellor Friedrich Merz isn’t offering a future where people age with dignity. He’s offering a future …
GB News star Miriam Cates sits down with data scientist and demographer Stephen J Shaw to examine why birth rates are falling, what the figures reveal about women having fewer children, and how shifting societal norms could influence the next generation’s views on family and parenthood.
Migration masks demographic collapse across Europe. Meanwhile, net migration into the EU last year was 2.3m. Without considering any other effects, this is not a long-term solution because migrants age and many are coming from countries where birth rates have also gone low. — David Quinn (@DavQuinn) August 19, 2025
Seems obvious, people need to have more children and govts. ignore it….except for Orban in Hungary.pic.twitter.com/b6bWXt0TmQ — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) May 16, 2025
In 1975, 81% of American men under 30 were married. For women, it was 91%. Today, only 16% of men and 25% of women under 30 have a spouse. This is not a social drift. It is a free fall. A collapse that says more about the cost of living than it does about the …
Birth rates trace the decline in relationship formation in many countries byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance
U.S. citizens have been advised to carry identification, such as birth certificates or state-issued IDs, amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Reports indicate that some U.S. citizens, including Native Americans and even a military veteran, were detained during these raids, raising concerns about mistaken detentions. For example: – …
https://www.zillow.com/research/birth-rates-home-values-20165/ There is always a question of causality, but I think we can discern high housing costs does, in fact, lead to reduced fertility: “Children are expensive. The USDA estimates that the cost of raising a child is $233,000 as of 2017. But what may not be immediately obvious is that 1/3rd of this figure is …
There are warnings that Australia’s birth rate — having hit a record low — is now at a critical level. Bureau of Statistics figures show 286,998 births were registered in Australia in 2023, resulting in a total fertility rate of 1.50 babies per woman. Australian National University demographer Liz Allen said the nation’s birth rate …
When it becomes prohibitory expensive to raise a family, it’s no surprise that the birth rate falls precipitously: https://t.co/B4O0MZr593 — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) July 19, 2024
Billion-Dollar Bank Exposes Customers’ Full Names, Account Numbers, Dates of Birth and More in ‘Foreseeable and Preventable’ Data Breach: Class-Action Allegations A North Carolina-based bank is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over a data breach that has allegedly placed customers at serious risk of fraud and identity theft. The plaintiff accuses Truist Bank of failing …
Absolutely shocking data out of the Philippines presented in a committee meeting. Hundreds of thousands of excess deaths and a birth rate going off a cliff – a MILLION fewer babies born than would be expected Absolutely shocking data out of the Philippines presented in a committee meeting. Hundreds of thousands of excess deaths and …
China faces a demographic challenge with sharp declines in young adults and births. China: The number of annual births has plummeted from 18 million in 2014-15 to 10 million today pic.twitter.com/91Rmch1gJZ — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖 (@MikeZaccardi) May 22, 2024
TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation. The number of births fell 5.1% from a year earlier to 758,631, …
The US birth rate has fallen by somewhere between 14% and 20% since 2012, depending on the estimate per Bloomberg. Today, about 35% of women ages 25-44 have never given birth, almost double the number in 1976. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 14, 2024 Both my granddads owned homes, had no degree and had multiple children …
That kid will regret that nickname sometime in his lifetime. Wisconsin woman gives birth in McDonald’s parking lot amid snowstorm, nicknames baby ‘McFlurry’ https://www.wisn.com/article/already-sta…t/46447034 HALES CORNERS, Wis. — A Muskego couple’s baby made a sudden entrance into the world two weeks early in the McDonald’s parking lot in Hales Corners. The surprise birth happened as …
Tragic: Trans-identified state rep. candidate Vanessa Joy won't be allowed on the ballot in Ohio for failing to disclose a name change. This is a shameful injustice. He should've been rejected for pretending to be a woman, not for some obscure name law. Do better Ohio. pic.twitter.com/pZc3tJLiNq — Diver 41 (Expose Them) (@ExposeDarkDeeds) January 4, …
by Chris Black If memory serves, best Korea has the worst birth rate in the world. However, I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that the birthrate problem is not a result of people not being able to meet each other. This is a hard to pill to swallow, but stick with …
via Nikkei: BEIJING — China is struggling to reverse its declining births, with some estimates expecting drops of more than 10% this year to below 9 million, as young people remain wary of their economic prospects even after the end of the country’s stringent zero-COVID restrictions. “China’s newborns have declined by 40% over the past …
This is scary. Remember according to DSM-IV criteria,7 an individual is diagnosed with mental retardation if they have significantly below average intellectual functioning, as defined by an intelligence quotient (IQ; measured using a standardized, individually administer/red intelligence test) at or below 70 I took the numbers from these 2 sites. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/birth-rate/country-comparison/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country I made a …
The Canadian birth rate has dropped to historical lows — a trend that is likely connected to the crushing price of housing for young people looking to start families, per the National Post. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 13, 2023
by Chris Black Until February 24 last year, an average of 21-23 thousand children were born per month, and now only 16.1 thousand. 96,755 children were born in the country in the first six months, while for the same period in 2023 – 135,079. In 2022, 209,393 children were born in Ukraine, while in 2013, …
by Glenn Reynolds IT’S A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM: Why China’s Young People Are Not Getting Married. Grace Zhang, a tech worker who had long been ambivalent about marriage, spent two months barricaded in the government lockdown of Shanghai last year. Robbed of the ability to move freely, she spiraled over the loss of control. As she …
via UPI: Births to teen moms in the United States reached a historic low in 2022, dropping 3% from the previous year, a new government report shows. Teenage births fell among both younger teens, ages 15 to 17, and older teens, aged 18 to 19, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. With exceptions in 2006 …