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by Michael While everyone has been preoccupied with the war in the Middle East and the anti-ICE protests going on around the nation, economic conditions in the U.S. have continued to deteriorate. The housing market is in abysmal shape, consumer spending is down and layoffs are way up. Meanwhile, fear of our seemingly endless cost …
President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing multiple options as he considers whether or not to get the U.S. more involved in Israel and Iran’s war. He met with his team Tuesday in the Situation Room at the White House to discuss the next steps. The meeting lasted nearly 90 minutes.
API's Been down for 3-4 hours now for only 50%% of users? #ChatGPT https://t.co/MQqIqfHZ99 pic.twitter.com/XwEol6oHiy — Nick Halve (@SynthRealAI) June 10, 2025 OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot ChatGPT was facing significant disruptions as of Tuesday morning — leaving hundreds of millions of users in limbo. The tech unicorn said on its web site that it was …
🚨BREAKING: Sources claim that Harvard is facing an "existential, perhaps untenable crisis" over losing federal contracts. pic.twitter.com/PAwvIutxgD — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) May 28, 2025
S**** about to get real. The global Ponzi scheme facing a once in 200 yr. POP‼️ https://t.co/UNbCMl6yWG — Max Keiser (@maxkeiser) May 22, 2025 Uh Oh – troubles in Japan banks again 👀 ⚠️ https://t.co/zmonHcqCCt pic.twitter.com/x1JAbiQeZT — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) May 22, 2025 JUST IN – Five Republicans who didn't vote for Trump's big, beautiful …
What TF is up with the Taiwan Dollar? pic.twitter.com/NLS1yDni51 — Nobody Special (@JG_Nuke) May 5, 2025 Pretty succinct overview of what’s going on. If the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis happened because Asian banks had too much USD liability mismatch, this time it seems they have too much USD asset mismatch. And no one on this …
Before you get too bullish, be aware that $SPX is facing liquidity headwinds pic.twitter.com/YOnBnVeBRU — Cam Hui, CFA (@HumbleStudent) May 4, 2025 Keeping a close eye on volatility on Monday. Both $VIX futures and 3 month VIX futures broke the 50 day moving average on Friday. If volatility finishes the day flat that's a huge …
The world has changed in unimaginable ways from the time the oldest baby boomers were born in the late 1940s to the 21st-century birth dates of Gen Z. From the end of the Cold War and 9/11 to the advent of the internet and social media, the fast-changing last few decades have undoubtedly left unique …
The idea that we’re facing a simple deflationary crisis like the one we saw in 2020 is nothing short of foolish. During the pandemic, the Federal Reserve could just step in and unleash trillions in liquidity, keeping the markets afloat. But today’s situation is far more complicated. This is stagflation, a deadly mix of rising …
In this video, we break down the shocking case of Pennsylvania Judge Sonya Baltimore McKnight, recently convicted for attempting to eliminate her boyfriend while he slept in his bed.
$1 trillion hedge fund trade unravels, threatening middle class, small businesses, and retail investors… “Who’s paying attention to the MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR hedge fund trade that is unraveling, and about to hammer the middle class, retail shareholders, and small businesses. Wall Street’s favorite high-leverage game — a complex Treasury futures arbitrage — is imploding. Hedge funds …
WOW! Karoline Leavitt prays to Christ before facing the fake news media. pic.twitter.com/qSbhjK2xyB — George (@BehizyTweets) April 11, 2025
“As coordinated protests erupt across America, whispers in D.C. are growing louder: Attorney General Pam Bondi may be preparing to investigate George Soros and his son Alexander as the alleged financiers behind domestic terror attacks — including recent violence targeting Tesla. 🧠 NGOs. 💰 Dark money. 🧱 Paid protesters sowing chaos coast to coast. The …
via notayesmanseconomics At the moment so many events are focused on Europe. At the present headlines are being created by the war in Ukraine and possible changes as to how that may play out. On its own it poses challenges as in the new situation both the Euro area and European Union are going to …
So what was it exactly when the government bureaucracy acted against its purported leader from 2017-2021? And then continued ruling itself from 2021-2025? Well I guess it wasn't all that hostile at least… — Electric Shemp (@StoogeRunner) February 4, 2025 How deep does the corruption run when you see politicians protesting like their lives depend …
via Angelo Giuliano: HUGE China trade surplus. The problem (for the US) ? China is not taking any more US debt anymore, instead China is recycling its US trade surplus into > – Belt and Road initiative – Gold – tangible assets investments We are facing the same critical point that led to the Opium …
China is a complete sh*t show. Their 2008 moment. https://t.co/z9K9spoqBU — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 29, 2024 Bazooka’s and bank recaps. Nothing has worked. Instead, China’s industry is in freefall with deflation threatening to spiral out of control. At the same time, real estate developers are back in the news facing insolvency; a threat that …
Facing backlash over his support for mass immigration, Elon Musk has said, in response to “White men not getting hired,” that “we’re just dumb.” Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/q2714TMLSO — AF Post (@AFpost) December 26, 2024
By Matthew Piepenburg VON GREYERZ partner Matthew Piepenburg joins David Lin for a blunt-spoken perspective on the realities facing the incoming Trump administration. Tariff actions, job reshoring, DC “swamp cleaning,” and USD policies are juxtaposed against inevitable inflation realities in the backdrop of unsustainable debt levels. Will Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” and the proposed …
Hackers are using artificial intelligence to mine unprecedented troves of personal information dumped online in the past year, along with unregulated commercial databases, to trick American consumers and even sophisticated professionals into giving up control of bank and corporate accounts. Armed with sensitive health information, calling records and hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers, …
BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Banks U.S. Banks are now facing $515 billion in unrealized losses – Probably Fine pic.twitter.com/wzWG3SL7KE — Barchart (@Barchart) November 25, 2024
The campaign also gave a $350,000 payment to Nu Vision Media on September 9, according to FEC filings first reported by the Times. Nu Vision Media is a media company run by journalist Roland Martin. Martin spent roughly 30 minutes interviewing Harris on his streaming program in October. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign reportedly gave …
Disney is under mounting pressure to dump Snow White star Rachel Zegler after she lashed out at Americans who voted for Donald Trump. The 23-year-old Hollywood starlet plays the titular role in the live-action remake, due to be released in March 2025. Zegler’s strong opinions have sparked backlash in the past, but her latest outburst …
Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ running mate, has landed in hot water as shocking allegations emerged on social media. In what is now being labeled as the “big October surprise” for the Harris campaign, a user, going by @DocNetyoutube, accused Walz of having an ‘inappropriate’ relationship with a male student during his time as a professor and …
NEW: The Young Turks producer Ana Kasparian says she left the Democratic party after she was mol*sted by a homeless man with an er*ction in Los Angeles. Kasparian said she was shamed by liberals for stating that she felt fearful to leave her house after the incident. Kasparian… pic.twitter.com/R1Ds980urO — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 12, …
The PlayStation Network (PSN) is currently experiencing issues, affecting users worldwide1. Sony has acknowledged the problem and is working to resolve it. You can check the official PlayStation Network status page for the latest updates. https://twitter.com/KingRoulz/status/1840933976254415088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://mp1st.com/news/psn-servers-down-and-having-issues-worldwide-this-sept-30 https://www.psu.com/news/psn-down-sony-confirms-playstation-network-is-experiencing-issues/ https://status.playstation.com/en-us/
I thought I would never witness this. Christians across the world are canceling Coca Cola for censoring Jesus. Followers of Christ are tired. We can’t take anymore abuse in these last days. https://t.co/mcqv2mE79V — Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) September 26, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU9NcKmhtOk Coca-Cola sparked backlash after reportedly banning the words ‘Jesus’ and …
