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It’s apparent if you watch shows that have 20 year olds from 10 years ago vs shows put out today that have 20 year olds in them, it’s shocking “The difference is astounding. You can just, the literacy crisis is screaming” “50% of the US can’t read above a 6th grade level. So our vocabularies …
Severe droughts developing throughout the US are causing several states to impose water restrictions, as some American towns fear they will run out of water within weeks. The US Drought Monitor, the nation’s weekly map showing where and how severe drought conditions are, has warned that the situation has already reached ‘extreme’ or ‘exceptional’ levels …
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. financial services industry is on heightened alert for potential cyberattacks amid the unfolding U.S. war in Iran, with firms stepping up monitoring for threats that often rise during periods of geopolitical conflict, said executives and analysts. The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last weekend in an …
Monthly flow of net immigration: 🟢 Reagan: +50,000 🟢 Bush 1: +55,000 🟢 Clinton: +67,000 🟢 Bush 2: +75,000 🟢 Obama: +68,000 🟢 Trump 1: +40,000 🟢 Biden: +200,000 🔴 Trump 2: -145,000 First administration since the 1920s with a net negative flow of monthly… — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 15, 2026 The U.S. experienced …
The Fed is ending QT on Dec 1st. If you think wealth inequality in the United States is bad now… wait until QE5. pic.twitter.com/tD6kz7ZuaF — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) October 29, 2025 HOLY SH**$CMG pic.twitter.com/olsjYrOqA3 — Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) October 30, 2025 Cars will be free in 5 years. Just grab one off …
An outage on Monday affected web hosting giant Amazon Web Services (AWS), which took out vast swathes of the web, including websites, banks, and some government services. On Monday afternoon, the company offered an update on the cause of the issue and said it was working to restore services. At 6:01 PM ET, Amazon said …
Globally, the price of silver is experiencing a 'spike event'. pic.twitter.com/3Ou3spsVc7 — Northstar (@NorthstarCharts) September 26, 2025 Can someone please tell Silver to slow down. I need to find more things to buy. Any silver juniors I should be looking at? pic.twitter.com/dOvoyZbD3v — Mr. Uppy (@MisterUppy) September 26, 2025 Silver – 'Beast Mode' update… https://t.co/hdUDOYR7Y8 …
by Michael Consumer sentiment is plummeting, delinquency rates are rising, and nearly three-quarters of all U.S. consumers admit that they are “financially stressed”. If U.S. consumers are experiencing this much pain now, what will things look like six months from today if there are empty shelves and widespread shortages? We witnessed a brief period of severe financial …
BREAKING – Polling stations across Pennsylvania are experiencing MASSIVE issues with voting machines. Numerous reports indicate that the machines are failing to scan ballots, with poll workers stating that the ballots will be “scanned in later. BREAKING – Polling stations across Pennsylvania are experiencing MASSIVE issues with voting machines. Numerous reports indicate that the machines …
Weird how Germany is experiencing countless stabbing and explosive incidents daily. This is the new normal. https://t.co/JtobKq2ukO — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) September 18, 2024 Here are some recent incidents: Solingen Knife Attack: A 26-year-old Syrian man, motivated by ISIS, attacked people at a festival, resulting in three deaths and eight injuries. Siegen Bus Attack: …
By Martin Armstrong https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Trudeau-Grest-Reset.mp4 The Fraser Institute conducted a study that found Canadians are experiencing the worst standard of living in the past 40 years. Conditions are beneath what was experienced during the 89 recession, the Great Recession, and even the early stages of the post-pandemic. What is going on in Canada? Justin Trudeau uprooted Canada’s fiscal …
By Martin Armstrong I’ve long been sounding the alarm on the private debt crisis sweeping the Build Back Better nations. US government debt equaled 122.3% of the nation’s GDP in 2023, a cost that will be passed on to the taxpayers. As of Q1 2024, US household debt stood at $1.77 trillion; $12.44 trillion held …
Twenty years ago, there was a popular saying in China in the e-commerce industry, “There is nothing that can’t be sold.” Yet, today, twenty years later, e-commerce has become the most difficult business to do…
You’ve heard of Florida Man, but that may be no match for Florida bubble. Consider a new study from Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University researchers in South Florida. They found the average home in the region is nearly 35% overvalued relative to its long-term pricing costs, and they’re sounding the alarm. “This trend …
H&R Block is experiencing an outage on Tax Day, according to online reports. ABC15 received a message from a viewer Monday morning from Diane, who said: “I have tried multiple times to efile my taxes since yesterday – HR Block charges my credit card, but I get gateway error messages and the tax transmission fails.” DownDetector, …
Petrol stations around the country are up and running again following a day-long leap-year glitch which saw card payment machines go down for more than 10 hours. Allied Petroleum, Gull, Z, Waitomo and other fuel stops around New Zealand reported problems with card payments on Thursday because of a software glitch they said was caused …
It’s much easier sitting in your air-conditioned station searching for “bad speech” online than risking your life investing criminals in a crime neighborhood. This is where your tax money goes. h/t @thelasttellurian
Hard landing? 👀 https://t.co/4WQwhJuON5 — The Macro Guy (@SagarSinghSetia) December 20, 2023 The fall in UK inflation below 4%, which no economist predicted, will make it very hard for the BOE to stick to its higher for longer stance on rates. https://t.co/mFfIg6VI8Z — Sofia Horta e Costa (@SofiaHCBBG) December 20, 2023 🇬🇧 #BOE Money Printing …
via notayesmanseconomics: As 2023 developed we saw rather a divergence between our view of the Chinese economy and the media or mainstream one.Their view was one of economic recovery whereas we continued with the theme of the consequences of the bursting of the property bubble.Indeed in something of a theme for today there was a …
In recent economic developments, the Eurozone finds itself navigating through a challenging period, marked by a hard landing. Two key indicators, household lending and retail sales, are sounding alarm bells, pointing to significant economic downturns across the region. Eurozone 🇪🇺 Household Lending pic.twitter.com/KY3UXjhm25 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) November 29, 2023 Eurozone 🇪🇺 Retail Sales …
Auto loan delinquencies among subprime borrowers reached a nearly-30-year high in September of 6.1% – the highest rate since 1994, per the Fed. Read more: https://t.co/MLaHAqNcKg — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 15, 2023 Auto Insurance rates are crazy…40% up in 2 years. More accidents has to be the cause. Plus the cost to repair has skyrocketed …
561 bankruptcies through October, the most since 2010 when excluding 2020 during which there were 563 bankruptcy filings through the same periodhttps://t.co/jVYwW4bxtO — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) November 13, 2023 It will get only worse ma’am because of this https://t.co/ihffGtS42l — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) November 13, 2023 U.S. BBB Corporate Bond Spreads hit a 43-year …
by polloponzi Here is a round-up of the doom and gloom headlines that have occurred in one of the worst downturns in freight market history. 30,000 employees out of work when trucking firm Yellow shuttered 2/ pic.twitter.com/NdBSIIfIxE — Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ (@FreightAlley) November 4, 2023 Nearly $500M in debt catches up to air cargo operator …
The only caveat is that the slump in September was led by non-intermediate OFCs (which can be erratic). But the underlying trends are alarming too. The 12m growth of household #M4 is at its lowest since records began in September 1998 – and the 3m ann rate is even weaker! (2/2) pic.twitter.com/cpEl5jX5kH — Julian Jessop …
pic.twitter.com/2Nylq22RzX — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) October 24, 2023 Here's what that looks like non-indexed. pic.twitter.com/KMME29atJI — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) October 24, 2023
Canadian banks appear to be following a familiar pattern, as they typically do during economic crises and recessions. The current signs of an accelerated decline indicate that a challenging period may indeed be on the horizon, with potential economic turbulence ahead. Canadian banks are in an accelerated decline now, just as they've done for every …
Global trends are signaling a potentially more pronounced inflationary period than experienced in the past, leading to increased scrutiny of central bank strategies amid a surge in the cost of living, amplified by heightened interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty. OpEx is over and we could be on the verge of the greatest market crash we've …
https://t.co/NOxGvjRB0c pic.twitter.com/hwEZdBDprm — Steve Lookner (@lookner) October 19, 2023 LIST OF STOCKS HALTED IN LONDON FOR NO REASON LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE SAYS ITS INVESTIGATING AN “INCIDENT” https://t.co/eVadEMJZe2 pic.twitter.com/g3ONhFWePS — GURGAVIN (@gurgavin) October 19, 2023 THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE IS DOWN DUE TO AN “INCIDENT” WHAT COULD THE INCIDENT BE ?? https://t.co/eVadEMJZe2 pic.twitter.com/1WF86h8q5M — GURGAVIN (@gurgavin) …
As if San Francisco wasn't dangerous enough, SFPD is experiencing an "unprecedented" staffing crisis. More than 700 officer jobs are currently empty, representing 32.4% of its intended size. Another 350 officers are already eligible for full retirement. Between recruitment… pic.twitter.com/kAfesfqm5D — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 5, 2023
