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US student borrowers who were steered into costly forbearances from affordable repayment plans by former federal loan servicer Navient could soon receive a check in the mail more than a year after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reached a $120 million settlement with the lender. Although the CFPB has yet to share the number …
Checks to see if you watched the video….you didn’t. If you had you would see it was a bunch of Democrats, stop searching for racism. From same video: pic.twitter.com/LEITn7N4Bs — TomGrady (@TomGrady07) February 6, 2026 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻The most pussified race on the planet 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 if you can’t handle the smoke go back to the jungle pic.twitter.com/R42v0h9na5 …
🚨 Minneapolis leftists are now setting up makeshift blockades and checking IDs to keep ICE agents from passing through. Oh, the irony. pic.twitter.com/EPEsbOWKT4 — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) February 1, 2026 In Minneapolis, activists are putting up blockades and following ICE vehicles. That is confirmed. The stories about checking IDs or recording license plates are not …
Trump on rebate checks: I don't think we would have to go to congress… we have so much money coming in from tariffs that we'll be able to issue at least a $2,000 dividend. I believe we can do that without congress. pic.twitter.com/KsQZ5KBX4l — Acyn (@Acyn) January 20, 2026 Trump's statement reflects his belief that …
Trump says $2,000 stimulus checks could come ‘toward end of the year’ https://t.co/UTF37aXICG — Austin Statesman (@statesman) January 9, 2026 President Donald Trump said he could begin sending $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans “toward the end of the year” using revenue from tariffs, stating he would not need congressional approval to do so, according to …
Rage at tech pays better than fixing anything, and pretending to hate money is the easiest way to make more of it. Bernie Sanders: "We need to stop AI progress and datacenters. The tech billionaries are getting too rich." Also Bernie Sanders: "I have a summer home. It's a nice one. But that's it. I …
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the checks would likely be limited to households earning less than $100,000, though he said the proposal remains under discussion. CBS News reported that Hassett said congressional approval would be required for the funds, which would likely be distributed through the tax code and require new legislation. https://turnto10.com/news/nation-world/2000-checks-americans-depends-on-this-says-director-national-economic-council-donald-trump-tariff-revenue-free-revenue-tax-break-cash-money-low-income-families
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought news which takes me back to my blog on the 26th of November.,when I pointed out this. It feels as though the mood music has shifted back to interest-rate cuts and let me return to the ECB. It has claimed that interest-rate cuts are no longer necessary. Once you …
Goldman: If the outlook on AI capex were to change dramatically, a reversion of long-term growth estimates back to early 2023 levels would imply 15-20% downside to the current valuation multiple of the S&P 500 according to GS Research macro valuation model. An extreme scenario in which the hyperscalers cut capex back to 2022 levels …
Lutnick expects Supreme Court to side with Trump on tariffs, opening door to $2K payouts Lutnick says the administration has ‘all sorts of policies and tools’ if the court rules against tariffs Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday the Trump administration is confident it will win its trade case before the Supreme Court, which centers …
President Donald Trump remains “committed” to sending each American a $2,000 dividend check to be distributed from tariff revenue, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. White House officials are exploring ways to execute the plan put forward by Trump in a social media post over the weekend, Leavitt added, but she did …
If the money is real, someone else is absorbing the pain quietly. NEW – Trump says that a tariff stimulus check of $2,000 will be paid to "everyone," except rich people. pic.twitter.com/X4ZgeCPIsY — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) November 9, 2025 TRUMP: “PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST TARIFFS ARE FOOLS!” “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are …
New Texas law could turn every phone into a tracking pass. We must repeal SB2420. Digital IDs should have no place in Texas! https://t.co/ssLBy2M8Xn — Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) November 3, 2025 🚨Texas should be leading the fight against dystopian and tyrannical Digital IDs! I'm announcing plans to file legislation to REPEAL SB2420, which moves Texas …
Tax U.S. companies. Pay proceeds to taxpayers. Taxpayers pay higher prices on goods that are taxed more. Makes a lot of sense when you don’t think about it! — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) October 2, 2025 We are in full-blown communism!The tariff tax on U.S. citizens is being given back as a stimulus check. pic.twitter.com/qx0rkr17MN — …
Publishers Clearing House’s bankruptcy means ‘forever’ winners will no longer get paid https://t.co/kd1wuYLK4P — Steve Mudflap McGrew’s REMASCULATE podcast (@REMASCULATE) September 21, 2025 “Publishers Clearing House filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April, citing mounting financial constraints. The filing revealed the company had amassed liabilities between $50 and $100 million, but had available assets …
“Americans should take note: the UK’s age verification rollout has been chaotic, invasive, and often useless. Reddit users report being locked out of forums, forced to upload IDs, and flagged by facial recognition tools that constantly misfire.” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/americans-should-be-warned-lessons-reddits-chaotic-uk-age-verification-rollout Digital ID and biometric facial scans are rapidly becoming the new passports to the internet, driven by …
$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 …
Online freedom faces total control. https://twitter.com/UKPatriott/status/1948477650781306967 Starting July 25, every adult site accessible in the United Kingdom must verify user age using hard credentials. No more checkboxes. No more birthday fields. If you want access, you’ll need to prove you’re over 18. That means photo ID, credit card validation, facial scans, or third-party digital wallets. …
President Trump told reporters on July 25 that his administration is “thinking about a little rebate” for Americans using tariff revenue. The remark came during a press pool exchange before his departure to Scotland. He added that the rebate would target “people of a certain income,” though no thresholds were specified. The idea is not …
Prices climbed faster than paychecks again this quarter. Beef just broke $6.12. Social Security faces a mandatory 24% slash starting January 2033. And 40% of U.S. workers now earn less than the inflation-adjusted cost of living. Indeed’s real-pay tracker posted a July spike. 43% of Americans are losing ground on purchasing power. March’s level was …
by Michael One of the biggest scandals in the history of our government is starting to be revealed, and the implications are enormous. According to the Social Security Administration more than 71 million Americans are receiving Social Security checks, and according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services more than 68 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare. But the …
Massie on standing against the CARES Act: pic.twitter.com/jI3kk0CC9g — Jonny Holocaust (@plantparadise7) March 19, 2025
by Kali-Lionbrine Not trying to time a crash if any (due to government spending lmao). But considering every purchase has multiple financing options that can sometimes be stacked together ex: buy now pay later, credit card stuff like this, etc. How long can this go on before people start defaulting? Statistics and anecdotes point towards …
U.S. taxpayers may be in line to receive a stimulus check by the end of January if they did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax return, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. The IRS said the decision came about after reviewing internal data which showed eligible taxpayers who filed a return …
The IRS recently announced they’re sending $2.4 billion in unclaimed pandemic-era stimulus checks. Everybody loves “free money,” right? Well, there’s only one small problem – that free money isn’t really free… By Peter Reagan Everyone loves to get “free money.” After all, isn’t that how you think about receiving a refund check from the IRS …
Why CNN is flipping on Kamala Harris? Brutal fact checks: pic.twitter.com/gZUNHw8PJv — @amuse (@amuse) October 24, 2024
Sept. 16 (UPI) — Germany reintroduced temporary checks at all of its land borders on Monday in a move that ruffled the feathers of its neighbors but found strong support among its domestic conservatives. The government on Monday extended checks to its borders with France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark along with those already …
Millions of Social Security recipients will not get a benefit check this month due to a calendar quirk. Some 7.5 million Americans who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will be affected. SSI is a means-tested program which provides monthly checks for disabled Americans and low-income seniors over 65, which typically arrive on the first of …
Former NYC Postal Workers at JFK Airport: Kevaughn Wellington and Ky-Mani Straker, both former USPS employees, allegedly stole over 125 U.S. Treasury checks over a two-year period from a USPS mail facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK Mail Facility). These checks included pandemic relief payments, Social Security benefits, and tax refunds. Charges were filed …
