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By Peter Reagan Every year around this time, I notice the same thing. Plants wake up. Leaves return. Everything starts moving again. It’s a cycle we expect. Reliable. Familiar. And most of the time, those cycles take care of themselves. But when something disrupts a natural cycle – whether it’s your sleep, your health, or something …
JD Vance in tense call with Benjamin Netanyahu as he rips Israel’s PM for selling ‘easy’ Iran war to Trump JD Vance confronted Benjamin Netanyahu in a tense phone call, accusing the Israeli leader of being overly optimistic about the chances of regime change in Iran. The Vice President told the Israeli leader on Monday …
by Martin Armstrong Canada’s housing market has become one of the most expensive in the developed world, and the affordability crisis continues to worsen despite rising interest rates. Mortgage payments as a share of household income are now near record levels, leaving many first-time buyers completely priced out of the market while existing homeowners face significantly …
First of all 540$ itself is a question mark — vg (@Gurumoorty) February 27, 2026
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Those in charge of narrative control are suffering from the delusion that they’re making sense. Everything is under control until it isn’t. The name of the game in controlling the populace is narrative control, the current term for setting the context, priorities and agenda so the populace complies without being …
This is straight-up audacity on a national scale. People are literally hopping states just to hit taxpayer programs like slot machines. Millions meant for the disabled and struggling addicts vanished while the fraudsters lived hundreds of miles away with zero real connection to the communities they ripped off. Minnesota did not fail they got exploited …
This was all pre planned. Government printed dollars. Lowered rates to 0%. You thought you were getting free monies to buy LED TV! In reality you were paying for this with your future and the elites were capturing every single asset — from stocks to houses to farm land! https://t.co/eprXRpb8jj — tic toc (@TicTocTick) November …
Authored by Lau Vegys via InternationalMan.com, Jerome Powell, the Fed’s chairman, recently gave the clearest signal yet that the Federal Reserve’s so-called “quantitative tightening” is about to end. Speaking at the National Association for Business Economics conference in Philadelphia recently, Powell said: “Our long-stated plan is to stop balance sheet runoff when reserves are somewhat …
A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered CVS Health’s Omnicare division to pay $948.8 million in penalties and damages after a jury found the company liable for submitting over 3.3 million false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare between 2010 and 2018. The ruling, issued July 7, stems from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a …
Earnings are set to disappoint, and it’s not just about outlooks. The damage is already done. Some are wondering why the Russell 2000 is getting hammered while tech stocks are the focus of the pullback. Others debate whether earnings themselves will be bad or if only guidance will suffer. The answer is simple: both are …
by Truthmqne A contact at the agency just told me bombshell arrests will start to pile in regarding PPP loan fraud in the next 6-12 months. The PPP loans from Covid era are now being heavily investigated in all 50 states in America with heavy attention on New York, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, Wyoming, Louisiana, Nebraska. …
If Norin sells foreign bonds now, it suggests deep liquidity trouble beyond CLOs. https://twitter.com/Bogachan_1971/status/1892415980887855409 Japan’s second-largest bank, Norinchukin, is deep in a liquidity crisis, and it’s becoming nearly impossible to hide its mounting losses. A Credit Suisse-like Collapse is Looming in Japan And there is no good/easy/inexpensive way to clean up the mess Japan's Second …
“Tariffs are taxes — bad for business, worse for consumers,” von der Leyen said. “Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered — they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures.” Just as Trump imposed similar tariffs during his first presidency, the EU countermeasures could easily amount to those that were used to retaliate then …
He points out that Bitcoin’s supposed rarity doesn’t hold up when anyone can create a coin with a fixed supply, like a meme coin on Solana, for almost nothing. Saylor’s claim that Bitcoin’s limited supply makes it valuable suddenly doesn’t seem so special. The truth? The supply of “fixed-supply” digital assets could be limitless. The …
TRUMP TO PUTIN: "Let's get this war over with. We can do it the easy way… or the hard way." pic.twitter.com/YFyZBoTiZR — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 22, 2025 pic.twitter.com/WpWwDdf7kb 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 | Trump says he sees new sanctions against Russia as "likely" if Putin rejects negotiations. "Zelensky told me he wants to make a deal, I don't …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, When 21% interest rate credit cards are the only thing keeping the lid on awakening and revolt, that’s not a sustainable fix. The easy credit, high interest rate swindle has been a financial feature of the landscape for so long it’s rarely examined for what it is: not just a …
Lawmakers likely can’t count on yanking back some portions of 2021 infrastructure law spending to pay for tax cuts or other GOP priorities like border security as part of a forthcoming reconciliation bill, according to an analysis by the House Transportation Committee’s GOP staff. The memo, obtained by POLITICO, makes clear that scaling back the …
Credit is way too easy to get. Rolling over car loans should be severely restricted. Banks playing with fire — CAB (@BuxJackets) January 4, 2025
Five years ago, I made some money from Bitcoin and other shitcoin. Exiting was pure pain, and I lost a significant % to convert to CHF. I recalled my parents entering a Ponzi scheme years ago. The pattern was the same: very easy to get in, but an absolute nightmare to get out. That was …
The European Union‘s unelected executive arm, the European Commission, has initiated legal action against the United Kingdom over alleged failures to adhere to ‘freedom of movement’ migration regulations following Brexit. This comes as pro-EU Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer looks to “reset” relations with the bloc, reportedly including moves to undo parts of Brexit. The …
Bill Clinton just made things worse for Kamala — Zaki Solja (@ZakiSolja) October 14, 2024 Ted Cruz is an incredibly skilled orator. Listen to him dismantle this woke leftist Democrat. I could listen to him dismantle these clowns all day. pic.twitter.com/ByIpNaBwt7 — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) October 16, 2024 Reporter: “You are secretly saving the …
“In the case of a full-scale war, Brent would likely soar above USD100/bbl, with any potential shut-in of the strait threatening prices of USD150/bbl or more,” Fitch Solutions’ BMI wrote in a note published Wednesday. While the probability of a full-scale war remains “relatively low,” the risks of a misstep by either side are now …
via Mike Shedlock Food away from home has risen at least 0.3 percent for 34 out of the last 36 months. CPI data from the BLS, California Fast Food Prices Gordon Haskett Sticker Shock in California Higher state minimum wage went into effect April 1; chains say burritos and burgers are getting more expensive in …
Justin Christopher Moore was sentenced on Wednesday after being convicted in a plot to burn down the Seattle Police Officers Guild during the BLM Antifa riots in the summer of 2020. Moore was sentenced to 41 months in prison for manufacture of homemade bombs with intent to burn down government property. “Moore’s offense was extremely …