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How messed up is that??? 🚨 JUST IN: The Pentagon has decided to EXEMPT Ukraine operations from a potential government shutdown if lawmakers fail to reach a deal by the end of the month. This means tens of billions will continue flowing into Ukraine regardless. Why is that even legal? pic.twitter.com/GKcCPb9aTb — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) …
1. The Pentagon bill, absent Ukraine aid, cleared the lower chamber in a 218-210 vote, with two Republicans – Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) – opposing it, and two Democrats – Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wa.) – joining Republicans to pass it. 2. A stand-alone bill providing $300 million in …
This chart shows the Ten Year Yield where 40 = 4.0%. Currently at 4.65%. View post on imgur.com Bloomberg today: "Rates aren't rising because of inflation, they're rising because of the bond market" Looks like they finally woke up to the truth 👇 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) September 28, 2023 Rates aren't rising because of inflation… …
Tennessee lawmakers are looking at rejecting federal dollars for public education and replacing them with state dollars in a move that would make Tennessee the first in the nation to turn down federal education funding. Republican leadership in the state announced the formation of a panel to look at the impact of federal education funding …
The significant decline in the market value of Treasury notes, bonds, and mortgage-backed securities, which make up over 80% of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, could potentially reduce the Fed’s assets by about $1 trillion, surpassing the impact of their QT policy. This would essentially bring their balance sheet back to 2020 levels, indicating the …
So much for “freedom of the press”! via RT: Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has alleged in a recent interview that unnamed figures in Washington obstructed his attempts to interview Russian president Vladimir Putin. “I tried to interview Vladimir Putin, and the US government stopped me,” Carlson claimed in an interview with Swiss publication …
View post on imgur.com via FOXNEWS: Republicans are voicing outrage after the Pentagon confirmed it would shield its operations to support the war in Ukraine from any potential U.S. government shutdown. As the Sept. 30 deadline looms for lawmakers to reach a deal on funding the government, the Department of Defense (DOD) said its activities …
In just the last 48 hours, the national debt has surged by a staggering $47 billion, equivalent to $1 billion in new debt accumulating every single hour. This trajectory means that the U.S. government’s debt will increase by $5.2 billion every day for the next decade, a truly concerning financial trend. Furthermore, the Federal Reserve …
by mnelso32 So it seems like we are inevitably headed for a government shutdown starting on October 1st so I wanted to see how the market reacted for the previous government shutdowns that occurred in recent history (after 2000). From what I can tell, these are typically “buy the rumor, sell the news” events. For …
In the Czech Republic, there’s a noteworthy situation unfolding. First, there are rallies happening in support of Russia. These rallies likely involve people who sympathize with Russia’s position in the ongoing conflict. On the other side of the spectrum, there are protesters who are firmly against the supply of weapons to Ukraine. They believe that …
by physicgarden I have a feeling something big is coming. The fact that so many people are having trouble affording food and gas right now is just absurd. Most people in the US are expected to run out of cash at the end of October. Interest rates may be hiked again on September 20th, inflation …
NEW: Zelenskyy to visit Washington next week as Congress is debating $21 billion in new aid for Ukraine – AP — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 14, 2023 Not another damn dime! Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy to visit Biden as Congress debates $24bn in aid via theguardian: “The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected at the White House …
Have you heard of the case of Parker Jensen? It’s a horrific story of where the government tried to forced a 12 year old boy to get chemo and radiation against the will of the parents, and even worse, he never even had cancer in the first place. Luckily Parker had strong and determined parents …
by Chris Black One trillion euros is a lot of money, but there’s never too big of a cost to save democracy or whatever. Germany has become the European California. Germany Passes Controversial 'Green' Heating Law Estimated To Cost Economy €1 Trillion https://t.co/lZchbIyMLL — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 12, 2023 All by design. The EU released …
BIG MONEY: CEO Gets $379 Million For Money-Losing EV Company. “Keep in mind that Lucid lost over $2 billion over the last year. Now, startups can take a while before they turn profitable, but paying the CEO of an unprofitable company hundreds of millions of dollars to boost the stock price of a money-losing company sounds awful …
via thefp On Friday, at long last, the Fifth Circuit Court ruled that we were not imagining it—that the Biden administration did indeed strong-arm social media companies into doing its bidding. The court found that the Biden White House, the CDC, the U.S. Surgeon General’s office, and the FBI “engaged in a years-long pressure campaign [on social media outlets] …
Curtis Sliwa is done playing nice: "We're gonna bring in the tractor trailers, trucks, cars, vans – we're gonna block the bridges, we're gonna block the highways!" Footage by @ScooterCasterNY. pic.twitter.com/2ZSQRaEWAl — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) September 9, 2023 BREAKING: Mayor Adams basically conceding New York City is done because of illegal immigration and warns …
via Mike Shedlock According to the research firm’s Global Shipment Report, China accounted for 24% of all iPhone shipments in Q2 2023, while the U.S. market accounted for 21%.\ image courtesy of Statista, annotations added The Wall Street Journal reports China Bans iPhone Use for Government Officials at Work China ordered officials at central government agencies …
New “Climate” bill in UK will mandate all smart appliances be under the government’s control. Failure to comply will result in a fine (15K £) and 1 year in prison. The bill is receiving almost no pushback in Parliament. AC
Labour run Stoke-On-Trent Council also set to declare BANKRUPTCY as well. Led by Labour Mayor Majid Khan and Council Leader Jane Ashworth they have a budget deficit of around £8.5 MILLION. Systemic collapse now taking place. 🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Labour run Stoke-On-Trent Council also set to declare BANKRUPTCY as well. Led by Labour Mayor Majid Khan …
LOL BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase are helping the Ukrainian government launch a recovery bank to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to rebuild Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/HAytapsAah — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 5, 2023 The Ukrainian government is partnering with BlackRock $BLK and JPMorgan $JPM (two of the world’s largest asset managers) to launch a new …
via naturalnews: The United States today bears almost no resemblance to what it was back when the founders first established it. The Constitution has essentially been nullified as the government illegally targets and surveils citizens as part of a society-wide assault on free speech and the First Amendment. For at least the past 60 years since …
by Michael Censorship of the Internet has been getting worse for years, but we just crossed a threshold which is going to take things to a whole new level. On August 25th, a new law known as the “Digital Services Act” went into effect in the European Union. Under this new law, European bureaucrats will …
In addition to being the home of newly famous country musician Oliver Anthony, the city of Farmville, Virginia, is also where Amish farmers Samuel and Katie Fisher have operated their food business, Golden Valley Farms, for years. But recently, the Fishers have run afoul of the law for “unlawfully possessing, selling, and/or transporting animals.” As …
via naturalnews: Samuel Fisher, owner of Golden Valley Farms, is being persecuted by the U.S. government all because his family raises their own animals, slaughters the meat on the farm, and sells that meat to the community. Mr. Fisher is a mild-mannered, father of five who owns and operates a 100-acre cattle farm in the heartland of …
Keep in mind: Liquidity matters! pic.twitter.com/Umk4CilqDY — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) August 28, 2023 ⚠️ 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗦, 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗦 Full Story → https://t.co/zME1YTyaFi "We are seeing a non-spending tsunami in France." pic.twitter.com/ObkiNwVLaA — PiQ (@PiQSuite) August 29, 2023 CHINA BANKS WEIGH FURTHER DEPOSIT RATE CUTS TO BOOST GROWTH. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) …
U.S. prosecutors have just unloaded a massive amount of discovery documents, according to lawyers for former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman Fried on Aug. 25. In the relevant court filing, lawyers broadly objected to the government’s intention of opening access to discovery materials — that is, evidence and legal information — while Bankman-Fried is held at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn (MDC). Lawyers emphasized that the …
