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The College Fix reports: California bill would make questioning school board members a crime California is poised to codify at the state level what the feds were once requested to do — that is, turn inquisitive parents into criminals for daring to question their school board representatives. Senate Bill 596, introduced by Democratic State Senator …
by confoundedinterest17 We are back in the USSR! And the economy taking commands from Washington DC! Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic the occurrence of remote work jumped, out of sheer necessity. The technology was already available, but the pandemic accelerated its adoption and bypassed the hesitation of employers to allow people working from home. In many cases, …
Looks like @RonDeSantis could be facing jail time for his FEC violations that I have exclusively reported on this morning. I obtained a copy of the letter sent to @TeamDeSantis by the FEC, notifying DeSantis’s campaign that they are in violation of federal campaign finance laws.… https://t.co/odkpfpBXYc — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 11, 2023 JUST …
Jack Smith’s vendetta to take down former President Donald Trump could backfire, according to Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz. Smith recently indicted Trump on four criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in the events of January 6, 2021. Dershowitz noted how Smith omitted a key portion of then-President Donald Trump’s speech in …
Keep an eye on regional banks. If something is going to break in the U.S. that’s where it will be. https://twitter.com/multi_finance/status/1689836136943009792 These charts are saying we're early and only 3 weeks away 👀 https://t.co/VmxG6W0a21 pic.twitter.com/OPR0D6KClY — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 11, 2023 Gamma Exposure (GEX) has peaked and fallen away indicating the next rally should be …
by EskiOnline This deal stood out to me because of the hate that Anheuser-Busch has received from the public for their advertising. This news could become more widespread and Tilray could potentially acquire the customers which AB lost. I personally do not have a position in AB or Tilray. My only related holdings are another …
The head of a leading energy industry group sees a situation coming soon where Dementia Joe Biden will be talked into declaring a “climate emergency” by the Obama sycophants running his regime so they can take full control like they tried to do when Donald Trump was in office during the COVID pandemic. U.S. Oil …
Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz responded to Jack Smith’s latest federal indictment against President Trump. On Tuesday Trump was hit with 4 counts in Jack Smith’s January 6 case: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. Trump was …
by ThreeD710 Not sure how many of you have read about the US Debt downgrade, but this could be the catalyst for a major turning point for the World. If you are thinking how does this affect the World or the World Investments, then below is a brief flow of thoughts – Debt downgrade because …
I’m a lot happier paying for an empty federal office building than I am paying for one filled with anonymous apparatchiks wrecking the country. We need many more empty federal office buildings. via based-politics: The pandemic changed how people work, with remote work becoming wildly more prominent. And the federal government was no exception. But …
ORLANDO, Fla. – A new cruise experience could be more affordable than the rent or mortgage you’re paying on land. There’s a new option to live on a cruise ship while traveling the world. “We’re excited!!” Barbara Violetta said. Violetta is a retiree from The Villages and she is crazy for cruises. In fact, she has been …
This market melt-up is in the glue sniffing stages. It won't be pretty on the way down. Momentum in. Momentum out. pic.twitter.com/z3tlx4DAe8 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 28, 2023 Today's pundits all make linear predictions. No one is willing to say this WILL all explode. Because they could lose credibility. So, they risk everything instead. The …
Nancy Mace tells a prayer breakfast that she turned down sex this morning so she could get there on time pic.twitter.com/nnWY6moonJ — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) July 27, 2023
In April, out of the 1.1 million listings on the market, middle-income buyers could only afford approximately 23% of them. Read more: https://t.co/pxwjiRR5xA — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 27, 2023
by confoundedinterest17 Thanks to The Federal Reserve, office property values have gone crazy despite rising vacancy rates. US office space vacancies (white line) have soared since 2008 as The Fed’s massive monetary expansion (blue and green line) has not helped. But Fed monetary expansion DID help drive office prices! At least until 2022, when office space …
Valuations have expanded significantly since Sept 2022 S&P 500 PE has risen from 19 to 25 in just 9 months pic.twitter.com/r6Mk47KHQc — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 20, 2023 Beware: Long big tech seems to be the most crowded trade in the market pic.twitter.com/eiTzAsXxMl — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 20, 2023 h/t Hephaestus4
As of 3am EST the FedNow transaction network is live paving the way for real-time CBDC payments. As of July 20th, 41 banks & 15 service providers are certified to use the settlement service, including community banks & large lenders like JPMorgan Chase.https://t.co/1a4HFvD4qR — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 20, 2023 "Market participants have raised concerns that …
Hundreds of thousands of UPS drivers could go on strike by the end of the month, and the walkout could be the most expensive one in the U.S. in at least a century. That is according to a new analysis from the Anderson Economic Group, a Michigan-based think tank that specializes in the economic impact …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Borrowing from the Bank Term Funding Program is back on the increase! What we are monitoring: Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) Discount Window/Primary Credit “Other Credit Extensions” I hope to shed light on the recent uptick in borrowing due to an attempt to offset the initial shrink in M2 and dip in deposits. …
The UK Defence Secretary has told President Zelenskyy to display more “gratitude” if he wants Western countries to continue sending weapons to Ukraine Ben Wallace has also hit out at Ukraine’s weapons “wishlist” as he urged the country’s leader to show more appreciation for Western military aid after Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s complaints on Tuesday that his …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/hub/news/2023/07/official-cash-rate-remains-on-hold Highlights: The RBNZ has decided to keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50%. Remember, this is the rate of interest which the RBNZ charges on overnight loans to commercial banks. The RBNZ expects the OCR to remain at this level for a while to ensure inflation returns to the target range …
via dailymail.co.uk A bill in California backed by state Democrats could require judges to take race into account when they sentence a convicted criminal. Bill 852, which was introduced by Democratic Assembly Member Reggie Jones-Sawyer in February, aims to ‘rectify racial bias’ in the justice system. ‘It is the intent of the Legislature to rectify …
Blistering temperatures reached unheard-of northerly latitudes in Canada over the weekend amid dangerously hot and dry conditions, lightning storms and new blazes that intensified the country’s historically severe fire season. The temperature soared as high as 100 degrees in the Northwest Territories on Saturday, the hottest temperature ever measured north of 65 degrees latitude in …
A Saskatchewan court has ruled that sending someone a thumbs-up emoji could indicate a contractual agreement. The case in question was between South West Terminal Ltd. (SWT) and Achter Land & Cattle Ltd. over a flax contract. SWT argued that a text message with a thumbs-up emoji was understood as an agreement that Achter would …
HUGE: Capitol Police Chief told Tucker that J6 crowd was loaded w/federal agents Fox fired Tucker before he could air the interview The Biden regime doesn’t want the country to know the truth about J6 It was a highly coordinated federal operation pic.twitter.com/RAuj9MUjgJ — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 7, 2023 Tucker on J6: “These people thought …
via YAHOO: Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions, could have an important future role to play in tending to the sick and elderly, according to a professor who helped invent it. Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, a robot expert from the University of Geneva, who served as the model …
WSJ: ‘How Could I Feel Safe?’ Japan’s Dumping of Radioactive Fukushima Water Stirs Fear, Anger JEJU, South Korea—For years, Kim Young-goo ran a thriving seafood restaurant so close to the docks that the day’s catch could be hand-delivered. The freshness of the sea urchins, flounder and conches made it a must-stop place on this South …
Without truckers, America would grind to a halt. There’s no doubt about it. Truckers work a demanding job delivering our food, clothes and other necessities. But rather than support our hard-working men and women behind the wheel, President Joe Biden continues to empty their wallets and force them to drive electric trucks for his radical …
IMF worries inflation can't be stopped pic.twitter.com/TE6PwuvYFj — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) July 6, 2023 Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan gets right to the point in her speech: “I remain very concerned about whether inflation will return to target in a sustainable and timely way. And I think more-restrictive monetary policy will be needed …