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Ukraine and Russia are now burning through 400+ drones per day on high-intensity days in a relentless cross-border drone and missile war. Latvia is reporting repeated airspace violations as Russian electronic warfare and stray drones spill over NATO borders. Cuba’s severe economic collapse and fuel shortage have forced multiple international airlines to suspend or drastically …
Once you let the state kill the depressed it’s game over for the vulnerable. Normalize this and watch Canada start clearing hospital beds with body bags next. Toronto woman fights court for MAID over bipolar and PTSD “A Canadian woman who has been fighting for medical assistance in dying (MAID) to be an option for …
Order boosts access to 401k and IRA accounts for more workers.. President called participation numbers “incredible”.. Some wonder whether this quietly channels more household money into markets while easing long term pressure on government programs.. President Trump signed an EO on April 30 to launch TrumpIRA.gov in 2027. It utilizes the Saver’s Match (SECURE 2.0) …
Several headlines sitting together right now point to a very uncomfortable possibility. Energy markets may be heading toward another shock. Officials are discussing the possibility of releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. That reserve currently holds hundreds of millions of barrels and is meant for severe supply disruptions. The last major drawdown happened during …
Crash!!!! Circuit breakers Brace!!!! pic.twitter.com/HGFTfuExNZ — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 3, 2026 BREAKING: Spain and Italy share markets down by 5%, Germany down 4%, while UK and France markets down 3%. — The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 3, 2026 🚨MASSIVE CRASH IN KOREAN MARKET. 🇰🇷 South Korea’s stock market crashed 7.23% on reopening, wiping …
“Trillions of dollars is coming in from tariffs.” – Trump https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-says-his-tariffs-collected-trillions-in-revenue-so-far-here-s-the-real-figure/ar-AA1KoVft Yeah. The largest tax hike in American history. Tariff imports are a tax on Americans. Now they’re thinking about taxing exports too. Insane. 🔴 US Treasury Secretary Bessent floats rolling out export tax to more industries – FT. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) August 13, 2025 …
M2 money supply is a key indicator of liquidity It represents the total amount of money in circulation Expanding M2 money supply = Increasing liquidity Contracting M2 money supply = Tightening liquidity — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) April 25, 2025 The NASDAQ Composite is up more than 1% for 4 straight days. In the past 30 …
This is fascinating. More than 100 Yale professors have called for an audit of the university's sprawling bureaucracy. The audit, they say, would "preempt potential federal intervention" and send the message: "Yale prioritizes intellectual vitality over bureaucratic inertia." pic.twitter.com/C37Fjk6FuE — John Sailer (@JohnDSailer) April 25, 2025 Over 100 professors signed a letter urging University leaders …
Next wil be Jordan, Saudi, Oman, Iraq and so on! — Leslie (@leslie_Angte) December 9, 2024 It’s been 11 years since Gaddafi was taken out by Hillary Clinton’s proxies and Libya still doesn’t have a functioning government. pic.twitter.com/WkW39qbi7y — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) December 9, 2024 This video is in Syria, but it doesn't show …
US semiconductor giant Intel said it would expand its chip packaging and testing base in Chengdu, in a show of commitment to the mainland market despite a recent call by a Beijing-backed cybersecurity group to review the company’s products. In addition to enlarging packaging and testing capacity for server chips, the facility will also establish a “customer …
by Michael Do you want to live in a society where you are required to have your face scanned wherever you go? If not, you may want to speak up now while you still can. As you will see below, the U.S. government is aggressively expanding the use of facial recognition technology for identification verification …
California has enacted a new law mandating insurance companies to cover fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF). Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, this legislation extends coverage to LGBTQ+ families, ensuring equal access to fertility treatments regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The move represents a significant step toward inclusivity and reproductive rights for …
Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to unveil a new proposal to provide small businesses a $50,000 tax deduction for startup expenses. The policy would be a tenfold expansion of the current $5,000 startup tax deduction. Donald Trump has attacked Harris’ economic policy record and attempted to pitch himself as the candidate who would be …
#GOLD price just started to inhaling the negative tendance in US employment, which will probably induce more aggressivity of FED on rate cut. https://t.co/Bayd8BMOQj — constantin savin (@savinfamily) August 21, 2024 Chinese gold buyers are back… China issues new gold import quotas after pause after two-month pause. Several Chinese banks have been given new gold …
Starting in 2021, we saw a decline in a measure of the U.S. money supply called the M2 money supply. M2 includes cash in circulation, deposit accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. It’s basically all the easily accessible money in the country. By 2022, amid tightening policies from the Federal Reserve, year-over-year growth in the M2 …
by Mike Shedlock Housing affordability continues to soar out of reach of most buyers. Not only are prices at a new record level, mortgage rates remain close to 7.0 percent. Image data from Case-Shiller and the BLS, chart by Mish Chart Notes Case-Shiller measures repeat sales of the same price over time. It is the …
China is beefing up national security measures by expanding its protections of state secrets to include a broad category of “work secrets.” The new rules, set to take effect May 1, describe how precautions taken for state secrets should also apply to unclassified information known as work secrets. That article on work secrets “is the …
This is a state sponsored invasion to make Americans poorer. Link to video: https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1705015167363252279?s=46&t=rQks-ZMtRHGDrfJntd-foQ h/t freestateofflorida
"This expansion raises not just economic and geopolitical issues but also institutional ones, including implications for a G20 that has been struggling in recent years," said Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser, Allianz. Winds are shifting. https://t.co/aHNhPt3YW4 — Joetorch (@Joetorch1) August 29, 2023
by Chris Black With the sanctions on Russia, the United States succeeded in turning virtually the whole world against it. Everyone is worried they are next. ⚡️🇷🇺Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in South Africa, where he will take part in the BRICS summit pic.twitter.com/RhjUt9jYUL — Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) August 22, 2023 https://twitter.com/DGiantOfAfrica/status/1693861384864309359 There was no …
via Mike Shedlock: Case-Shiller home price indexes are again on the rise. What’s going on? Case Shiller National and 10-City home prices indexes plus OER, CPI, and Rent indexes from the BLS. Chart Notes The latest Case-Shiller home price indexes is for May. It represents repeat sales of the same house in roughly a March-April …
