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Sanctuary jurisdictions lose every federal dime under fresh hammer… Prosecutors shielding illegal thugs now face prison for the blood spilled… Americans pay heavy price while officials coddle border invaders… Clip unleashes reply firestorm demanding real jail time for the enablers… Not defunded. Jailed. Sanctuary cities have ALWAYS been in violation of federal immigration laws. To …
The regional banking crisis is much worse than they make it out to be. Since Aug, banks have tapped the Fed for $863 million, and from May to June, $555 million. As shown by the facility, it is progressively getting worse. Contagion is beginning to look like a reality. The regional banking crisis is much …
You wanna make money trading ? Learn to draw lines. 😂 pic.twitter.com/SkNc8VqS9l — tic toc (@TicTocTick) June 19, 2025
FiveThirtyEight founder and prominent pollster Nate Silver has a bold take: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is most likely the next Democratic presidential candidate. In a video posted to his “Silver Bulletin” website on Wednesday, Silver and political podcaster Galen Druke came up with draft picks for the Democratic Party’s next presidential nominee and settled on …
This means a surge in US rates in the debt markets as a wall of rollover debt comes due around $7 Trn for 2025, plus the new issuance. Effects of this will be: 1. Long term debt rate surges, due to US debt valuation collapse 2. A Schizophrenic sugar spike in the dollar, as a …
Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources said, in what would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon. The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory …
Reflecting on 1980’s economic conditions reveals striking similarities with today’s environment, from soaring interest rates to a divided economy. Key points: Fed Chair Paul Volcker raised the Fed Funds Rate to 14% by January 1980, with mortgage rates peaking near 20%. Despite high rates, home prices remained high due to stubborn sellers, demographic trends, and …
via ZH: George Carlin’s daughter has criticized an artificial intelligence-generated voice of her comedian father used for an hourlong standup comedy special based on his catalog of work. “My dad spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination,” Kelly Carlin said on X. “No machine will ever replace his …