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WE HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS BROKE… Searches for ‘can’t pay credit card’ smash records… 11% of accounts now seriously delinquent… Savings rate vanishes… 🚨 Americans have never been this broke before. Google searches for “can’t pay credit card” just hit an all time high. At the same time, US consumer confidence has collapsed to one …
Melissa Hortman, a top Minnesota state representative and former House Speaker, was assassinated at her home on June 14 2025. That was exactly five days after she broke ranks with fellow Democrats on June 9 and cast the lone DFL vote to pass a bill ending MinnesotaCare eligibility for undocumented adults. She and her husband …
1.5 million Californians just signed a petition to tax the state's 200 billionaires 5%.. one time.. to fund hospitals, schools and food programs.. they needed 875,000 signatures.. they got nearly double.. and California's own governor is fighting against it.. the billionaires… https://t.co/feNGqbxb7x pic.twitter.com/CK657jI9b3 — Tuki (@TukiFromKL) April 27, 2026 Just like France’s wealth tax that …
They keep pushing the no inflation narrative while the actual numbers on food and fuel quietly scream the other direction. Kevin Warsh, the new Fed Chair, just made it clear why rates are going lower: “AI is going to make almost everything cost less.We’re at the front end of a productivity boom.Economic growth won’t be …
Oil prices are absolutely soaring…AND CRASHING. Yes, at the same time. The main US petroleum benchmark surged by a whopping $11.42 a barrel on Thursday alone, the last trading day before the Good Friday holiday. And one key benchmark clocked in above $140. Yet, the rest of oil futures aren’t soaring at all. In fact, …
TEXAS KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SAYS SHE’S BROKE — THEN ADMITS SHE’S PAYING $1,500 A MONTH FOR A MERCEDES G-WAGON Her direct deposit just hit: $7,581 Here’s where it went: • $3,581 rent • $1,548 Mercedes G-Wagon payment • $548 groceries • $500 hair & nails • $251 gym • $12 utilities End of the month? –$124 …
🇰🇷 Korea: -7.24% — circuit breaker triggered 🇯🇵 Japan: -6% — worst panic in months 🇪🇬 Egypt: -5.44% — freefall 🇹🇷 Turkey: -5%+ — banks down -7.4% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: -4%+ — oil money can’t save them 🇩🇪 Germany: -4% — Europe cracking 🇮🇳 India: -3.37% — 2,743 points gone in hours 🇬🇧 UK: -2.6% …
Great explanation on why California is broke and Texas is not. Enjoy😆 pic.twitter.com/9AvOXYcEff — I am Ken (@Ikennect) February 21, 2026
People have no idea how rare the events that are unfolding are. Todays guest breaks it ALL down.
Grocery prices have absolutely exploded over the past few years, and I’m seeing families struggle in ways that just break my heart. In today’s video, we’re looking at some really eye-opening TikToks that show just how bad this situation has gotten for everyday Americans. I came across this video of someone who pulled up their …
Its sad. Guys going broke for a fake relationship — hotrod1 (@o2felt) January 27, 2026
https://www.apmex.com/silver-price 🚨Professional investors are MASSIVELY dumping US equities: Institutional investors sold -$9.2 billion in US equities last week, marking the 5th straight week of selling. They dumped -$8.1 billion in single stocks and $1.1 billion in ETFs, bringing the 4-week average to -$3.5… pic.twitter.com/dZ3u15Hv3h — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) January 22, 2026 JUST IN: China …
The old bond market adage is that yields will keep rising until something breaks. In 2022/23, rising U.S. yields "broke" several banks by March 2023 (Silicon Valley Bank). Japanese yields are now at a 27-year high and going vertical. When does something "break" in Japan? pic.twitter.com/qMANhs6pIm — Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) January 19, 2026 *JAPAN 40-YEAR …
Fed jumps into easing, get ready for higher unemployment. Yes. When the Fed embarks on a sustained easing cycle it’s because things are breaking in the economy. They are always reactive and never proactive. That’s why I expect unemployment to 📈 https://t.co/oX8qKsQmzC pic.twitter.com/DDHxA4MYPo — EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) January 16, 2026 It’s time to buy puts. …
I am outraged to hear a New York City Council employee was detained in Nassau County by federal immigration officials at a routine immigration appointment. This is an assault on our democracy, on our city, and our values. I am calling for his immediate release and will continue… — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) January …
#Gold hit the immediate resistance, but the momentum remains strong. Let's see if the price breaks again here before the inflation data. pic.twitter.com/faLSspNez9 — Gold Predictors (@GoldPredictors) January 12, 2026 Live view of silver short positions pic.twitter.com/cqyRNmGlVS — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) January 12, 2026 https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fuxhm2kw3itcg1.jpeg
This apartment is rent stabilized at $985 a month in Flatbush. Because of a 2019 law that Mamdani supports, they can't raise rents after bringing this apartment up to code so they can't afford to/are going bankrupt. This is the consequence of the very policies the Mayor supports https://t.co/G7t2YoJWU6 — Sean Fitzgerald (Actual Justice Warrior) …
Funny how the “break in” only happens right when the spotlight hits. No stolen cash, no missing equipment, just vague claims about “important documents” and a damaged wall. When the audits start closing in, suddenly everyone’s a victim of mysterious burglars. That pattern is getting very familiar. So the vandals who are upset about fraud …
by extraqc I’m not saying timelines merged or we slipped into another dimension or whatever. I’m not even trying to be dramatic. I just can’t shake the feeling that something… shifted after like 2019/2020. Ever since then, time feels fake. Weeks disappear but somehow nothing actually happens. People seem more irritable, more checked out, or …
$VIX Inching in on December 2024 lows at 12.70$SPY broke ATHs today and looks like the kick off of a Santa rally is starting. IV is VERY low and in turn contracts and hedging is very cheap. Give me a $SPY breakout into the beginning of January. After that a pop in the $VIX… pic.twitter.com/U0F0IRfn5H …
Restaurants are empty. Servers cannot afford the cities they work in. Third places are dying in slow motion. Profits are still fine at the top. They just raise prices until only ten people can afford a burger. You cannot build an economy on vibes and surge pricing. You need… — middleclassparty (@middle_class_us) December 2, 2025 …
Over the past 5 days banks have borrowed more than $80 billion from the Fed’s emergency overnight lending facility. The plumbing of the financial system is clogged, liquidity is evaporating and what’s worse, the Fed has no answers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoqGsh8mS3o The world’s most successful investors speaking directly to you. Capital Voices captures the unfiltered insights, strategies, …
Wow, look what is replacing the once booming timber & oil mining county. Data centers that will stress the power grid and divert the water resources. “Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US. Now, multiple data centers could be built …
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by Michael What is the Fed not telling us? The numbers clearly indicate that big trouble is brewing in the banking system. I wish that I could specifically tell you which banks are in the most trouble, but at this stage we simply aren’t being told anything. They probably figure that the best approach is …
via WSB Position: 10x DASH 11/7 $222.5P Chipotle’s third guidance cut this year just exposed how fragile the fast-casual ecosystem really is. Margins are collapsing under tariffs, wage pressure, and consumer fatigue. DoorDash depends on those same restaurants and that same consumer base. When the restaurants break, the delivery app follows. Thesis 1. Restaurant margin …
This is how recessions start, one empty table at a time. If 30-year-olds can’t afford Chipotle, what happens when the real slowdown hits. Either Chipotle has collapsed as a brand or young Americans are out of money. Or, both. What is happening here? pic.twitter.com/1gIAEzmrf1 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 30, 2025 They tried college …
A true horror story that is coming to a town near you very soon. Do your really think this was planned only for China? Wishful thinking. Palatir is bringing it to you with enhanced features. Video description: Deleted, not broke. In China, thousands of young people are homeless—not for lack of money, but because the …
