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Yahoo — A Texas police department has been left in shock after four of its deputies died by suicide within the span of six weeks. The death of Deputy Christina Kohler was announced by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) last week. The 37-year-old law enforcement officer had joined the force in 2018 and served in …
Germany has the most incoherent energy policy I have ever seen, — Frank Giustra (@Frank_Giustra) March 26, 2025
Right. No more Uncle Sugar Daddy (The Fed) bailing you out. You'll have to do it with YOUR central banks. — Clarence Beeks, Crop Report Specialist (@AlfredENewman5) March 24, 2025 Publicly want to hate us but frankly can't manage their energy, military or financials without the US. — Bubba (@AConfidenceGame) March 24, 2025
via creditbubblebulletin: Somehow, it staged a remarkable comeback. “Transitory” was spoken five times during the post-meeting press conference, twice by Chair Powell: “As I’ve mentioned, it can be the case that it’s appropriate sometimes to look through inflation if it’s going to go away quickly without action by us, if it’s transitory. And that can …
It’s funny. These are numbers you’d normally see with a Democratic president. Things have completely flipped. The middle class is now firmly Republican and the financial elite are Democrats. Mind boggling https://t.co/M1kYvBZetT — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 20, 2025
The judicial coup is global BrazilRomaniaUnited States The exception is El Salvador, where the judicial coup was defeated by @nayibbukele Time for BUKELEACIÓN, globally. https://t.co/XNKlX7c5di — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 19, 2025 The U.S. is facing a judicial coup. — Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) March 19, 2025 https://twittercom/_/status/1902165165681918398 It is the only way https://t.co/vRVreKr0F2 — Elon …
Among the greatest debate ass kickings of all time at CNN, courtesy of @StephenM pic.twitter.com/Lcygqkvcoi — Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) March 18, 2025
Dollar General is a store that generally caters to lower income individuals on a budget. This week the CEO of Dollar General steps forward and says their customers only have enough money for the basic essentials right now and that’s it. This shouldn’t come as a surprise either as credit card debt keeps reaching all …
Pentagon to unveil cuts alongside fiscal 2026 budget request Congress will have to wait to learn more about Defense Department’s efficiency efforts Pentagon leaders plan to roll out their recommended cuts to military spending alongside their budget request for fiscal 2026, the Defense Department indicated in a newly released letter to Congress. The letter, addressed …
Bob Grabois nails it—many on the Left can’t seem to write a single email without mentioning Donald Trump, as if their obsession with him is some undeniable truth that doesn’t need explaining. BOB GRABOYES: “Many friends, mostly on the Left, appear incapable of writing an email on any topic without inserting some gratuitous mention of Donald …
No wonder Trump designated the cartels and "other" organizations as foreign terrorists and specially designated global terrorists…. pic.twitter.com/DuhYoHSV2F — Stephanie Starr (@StephanieStarrC) March 12, 2025
ActBLUE has committed massive fraud https://t.co/LcxPMFGE9Q — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 10, 2025 A multi-billion-dollar network of far-left NGOs responsible for helping illegal aliens make it to the US and hotlines exposing ICE raids rely on this firm’s financial infrastructure. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1899075583079809440.html
Lockheed Martin can grow the skin of an aircraft that contains sensors & stores energy, without any wires. Data flows through the structure. They have new materials that change shape on command, like a muscular material. They can make autonomous aircraft that change shape, and… pic.twitter.com/rXABmxS7JO — Chris (@ChrisCYVR) February 7, 2024 h/t Craft
Credit cards hitting new highs = Americans having to use debt to buy basic necessities BREAKING: Credit card balances have hit a record of $1.21 trillion, per NY Fed. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 6, 2025 People think inflation is over blah blah blah. The truth is when prices go up they stay up! How many …
Doge is starting to have a material impact We may get a shocker tomorrow pic.twitter.com/UWrSEqmulb — Andreas Steno Larsen (@AndreasSteno) March 6, 2025 ⚠️BREAKING: *U.S. JOB CUTS TOTAL 172,017 IN FEBRUARY; PREV. 49,795 – CHALLENGER *HIGHEST SINCE JULY 2020 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/wbQvtScyTY — Investing.com (@Investingcom) March 6, 2025
-President Donald Trump said the U.S. would impose tariffs on “external” agricultural products starting April 2. It’s his latest threat to impose trade barriers on imported goods. -The president also announced Monday that 25% tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico will begin Tuesday. -An additional 10% levy on China will also be imposed. Full …
WASHINGTON — President Trump tore into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday for saying that an end to his country’s three-year with Russia was “very, very far away” — deepening the rift between the two leaders after a shouting match Friday in the Oval Office. “This is the worst statement that could have been made by …
Uncle Warren: “Never bet against America.” Bill Ackman: Goes on CNBC, “Hell is coming.” Lol — Heisenberg (@Mr_Derivatives) March 1, 2025 Did anyone else notice Scott Bessent say "We expect the housing market to 'unfreeze' in the next few weeks." What do you suppose he meant by that? 🤨 https://t.co/jCPYv5vdiG — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) March 1, …
Mortgage payments now make up 40% of the average household income – the highest levels in over 30 years By the classic rule of keeping payments under a third of income, about 70% of Americans today can’t afford a mortgage Housing affordability is at a breaking point pic.twitter.com/qwn079KFPb — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) February 27, 2025 …
RFK Jr. is sounding the alarm on a housing crisis engineered by financial giants. BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard are buying up single-family homes, outbidding everyday Americans with limitless capital. This isn’t just about investment—it’s about control. https://twitter.com/wideawake_media/status/1893963085985009737
He’s not just saying Ukraine won’t repay its $500 billion debt—he’s outright dismissing even the $100 billion given as a “grant.” This is exactly why Americans are fed up with endless foreign aid. No accountability. No repayment. Just an open checkbook while our own economy struggles. Meanwhile, Biden apparently agreed to this giveaway, leaving taxpayers …
Rep. Garcia, Sen. Schumer, and other Democrat leaders—the same ones who preach about accountability—are now facing serious legal trouble. .@RepRobertGarcia is now under investigation by the DOJ for threatening Elon Musk with violence. Garcia should be censured and then expelled from Congress. He should also be deported since he originally came to the US illegally. …
(Bloomberg) — Capital One Financial Corp. and Discover Financial Services shareholders voted in favor of the planned $35 billion merger of the two financial-services companies. Investors representing 85.1% of Capital One’s outstanding shares voted in favor of the deal, while stockholders representing 81.6% of outstanding Discover shares gave their approval, the companies said in a …
No steering into the wind, no feet and knees together with knees bent, no collapsing of the risers when they slam in the ground, way off the drop zone, etc. Nigerian paratroopers have no idea what they’re doing. pic.twitter.com/kG891q276C — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) February 16, 2025
Natalie Winters has just destroyed Zuckerbucks! pic.twitter.com/rd1YfHDDrh — Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) February 14, 2025 ZELENSKY WILL NOT MEET WITH PUTIN TO NEGOTIATE PEACE. Zelensky says he will only meet with Putin after there is a peace agreement in place with Trump and Europe — in other words, Zelensky wants Putin to have no part …
Over the last 4 years, egg prices have increased 238%, the largest 4-year increase in history byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance
It’s wild how much has changed in such a short time. The buyout program initiated by Trump and pushed forward by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has seen a staggering 75,000 federal workers walk away with a package they just couldn’t refuse. With the federal workforce swelling to over 2 million, Musk’s vision of slashing …
Maxine Waters admits why democrats are horrified of DOGE. “We don’t know what all they have on us.” Has Maxine Waters inadvertently finally told the truth? pic.twitter.com/XoLhZk7ZaS — • Angry Frog ™ • (@angrifrog) February 12, 2025 President Trump responds to Maxine Waters: "Tell Maxine and all of her friends that we're LAST in education …
Moskowitz: If Elon Musk and DOGE has found all this fraud, waste, and abuse, well, then, we can't fund the government by CR because the CR would refund all of that waste, fraud, and abuse. Which means the only way to fund the government is to fund it by individual spending… pic.twitter.com/5yly2u3p9v — Acyn (@Acyn) …
