Has the US Consumer Finally Waved the White Flag on Spending?

via Mike Shedlock The answer to the question appears to be yes, starting October of 2023. Six pictures of real vs nominal advance retail sales tell the story. Real and nominal advance retail sales. Real sales are inflation-adjusted by the CPI. Every month the commerce department reports Advance Retail Sales. Advance estimates of U.S. retail and …

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Missing head of gargantuan Ramses II statue finally discovered. Here’s video. This thing is massive.

The other half of the statue was discovered in the same area almost a century ago. The missing upper half of a statue of King Ramses II has finally been discovered in the south of Egypt. The excavation was organized by a joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission between the local Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and the University …

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After Years of Denials, Hunter Biden FINALLY Acknowledged Traitor Joe Was “The Big Guy” in $5 Million China Deal

At long last, first son Hunter Biden affirmed during his Wednesday impeachment inquiry deposition that his father, Joe, was “the big guy” referenced in an email about a business deal with a Chinese state-linked energy firm that yielded millions for Biden family members and other associates, more than three years after The Post broke the story — but rejected …

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Wild video. The finally caught Grandma Bip.

BREAKING SAN FRANCISCO: They finally caught Grandma Bip, who has been responsible for many ransackings. For years, we thought that she was just a helpless old lady in an electric wheelchair. Come to find out she’s been stuffing a sleeping bag full with a bunch of stolen goods.… pic.twitter.com/wa5IyJ9psn — Darren Stallcup – World Peace …

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OK, now you’ve finally done it!

by Mark Tapscott That absurd $355 million judgement against Donald Trump is a tipping point that is likely to drive GOP and conservative voters who aren’t MAGA fanatics to line up behind the former president, according to Issues. & Insights. Think what you will about Trump, but one point made by the I&I crew is especially …

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Jesse Watters — When will girls finally take a stand and stop competing against Tranny boys.

“Adults letting boys play girls sports say it’s all fun and games, until someone gets hurt. And guess what? Someone just got hurt. The coach of a Massachusetts high school basketball team just had to forfeit after a transgender athlete injured an opposing player. ” @Riley_Gaines_ Adults letting boys play girls sports say it's all …

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China’s biggest banks are finally getting scared by the West’s sanctions against Russia

Three out of China’s Big Four state banks have halted payments from sanctioned Russian financial institutions, Russia’s Izvestia news outlet reported on Wednesday. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of China have stopped the transactions since the start of 2024, Alexey Poroshin, the general director of investment and consulting …

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13 Reasons Why We’re FINALLY at a Top

by Cyb3rPilot China stock market crash and banned short selling indicates weakness in areas of the global economy FED has always said “higher for longer” but nobody believes them PPI and other reports have hinted that persistent inflation still exists in pockets of the economy The U.K. and Japan have fallen into technical recessions Major …

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Someone finally says it…

Lakshman (@businesscycle) says the dirty part out loud https://t.co/yvKLL5A3ul — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) January 30, 2024 More than 46% of Americans expect to transfer debt on death to their loved ones, according to a survey by PolicyGenius. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 30, 2024

Finally Happening: Texas Has Seized a Federal Border Crossing

by Chris Black Texas state officials have kicked the Feds out and they’ve taken direct control of Eagle Pass: #BREAKING The state of Texas has seized all city property along the riverfront at the border in the Eagle Pass area under governors emergency powers, including federal processing locations and equipment—This is according to multiple sources. …

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The Era of Big Taxes has finally arrived.

Rich countries, facing higher interest rates, boost taxpayer funding for state spending. Record tax revenues, exceeding GDP shares, support diverse needs amid global challenges. via WSJ: Rich countries are raising more money from taxpayers than they have in decades to finance a burst of state spending as surging interest rates make borrowing less attractive. Tax …

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Win for Feminism as Women Finally Start Working in Coal Mines

by Chris Black Wow, this is really a big time win for women’s rights. The Ukraine truly is on the cutting edge of revolutionary liberation. Reuters: After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia’s invasion, a coal mining enterprise in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to …

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Mainstream Media Finally Admits Who Destroyed Nordstream 2

by Chris Black It is now confirmed that the criminals in the Ukrainian government were behind the Nordstream attack. While the ZOG is throwing the Ukrainians under the bus here, as expected, there’s no way the US government didn’t partake. This is not the whole story. Nord Stream: Media investigation finds Ukrainian officer coordinated pipeline …

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Automaker Bigwigs Finally Admit EV Sales Are in Jeopardy. The Senate Has Enacted A GOP Resolution To Overturn Biden’s EV Charger Rule.

via Natural News: Earlier in October, several car manufacturer executives acknowledged that their ambitious electric vehicle (EV) plans are in jeopardy, at least in the near term, Business Insider reported. Dealers have been warning of slowing EV demand, growing inventory and dropping sales for months. Several of the auto bigwigs at some of the biggest carmakers expressed discomfort …

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Finally. We are waking up.

"BRICS+ demanded that you pay each member in its own national currency in order to trade with any of them, the dollar’s role in the world economy would go down…" Source: https://t.co/IpGwVQykSW — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) November 4, 2023 Russia's gold reserves hit a record high in September. — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) November …

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Finally American youth is waking up.

Yesterday Loudoun County students staged a walkout to protest biological men being allowed in girls bathrooms & locker rooms. NICE to see students protesting something that makes sense for a change! Fun fact: If you have a penis, you use the men’s room.https://t.co/KJaofKooZf — Joey Meugniot (@realjoeymUS) November 3, 2023 SkyTrack 7 captured the moment …

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Switzerland Finally Lets Homosexuals Donate Blood

by Chris Black Excluding homosexuals from blood donation, long past when they were given all these other special rights, was not about prejudice. People simply identified a group that has way more diseases than everyone else. It’s basic pattern recognition. I guess I’m going to have to cancel my annual trip to Switzerland to have …

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Atlanta Fed forecasts Q4 US GDP to be 2.3% indicating economy is finally cooling off whereas Cleveland forecast inflation to go 3.3% YoY.

by DesmondMilesDant The data released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis on October 26th showed that real GDP growth in the third quarter was 4.9 percent, 0.5 percentage points below the final GDPNow model nowcast released on October 25th. This suggests that inflationary pressures may be starting to build in the economy and could …

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