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Cops mass quit so no calls get answered and zero reports get filed. Abracadabra reported crime drops on paper while real streets stay dangerous. Coldest snowy January in years helped hide the mess too. Subway crime up over 300% lately but they stay silent on that. Classic Democrat book cooking. Crime didn’t disappear. They just …
Every Republican on the committee blocks amendment to stop members of congress president and vice president from collecting unless court orders it 🚨 Every Republican present in the House Appropriations Committee last night voted to make THEMSELVES eligible to collect from Trump's $1.8 billion January 6th slush fund. I am not making this up. I …
Germany has banned unrestricted travel for its citizens. Since January, all men aged 17 to 45 must obtain permission from the 🇩🇪 Bundeswehr if they intend to leave Germany for more than three months — whether for work, vacation, or long-term travel. The requirement is permanent. The change came into effect almost unnoticed as part …
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by confoundedinterest17 Despite falling mortgage rates, analysts expected December’s drop in new home sales to accelerate in January… and accelerate they did… crashing a stunning 17.6% MoM (-2.7% MoM exp) – the biggest MoM drop since July 2013. This huge MoM drop dragged sales down 11.3% YoY – the worst slide in three years. Source: Bloomberg …
Gold has overtaken the U.S. Dollar as the largest Global Reserve Asset 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/IM2ataEtgZ — Barchart (@Barchart) January 24, 2026 Gold is clocking ~200$/o per monthSilver is clocking ~10$/o per monthin the tariff-era capital flows re-direction since last summer. There is healthy episodic push back from pussybanksters but resistance remains futile because the East has …
Foreclosures are surging across the United States, and the numbers are hard to ignore. In January 2026, over 40,000 homes were seized, marking a 32% increase compared to the same month last year. This is the 11th consecutive month of rising foreclosures, and experts are warning that things could get even worse before they get …
The percentage of unemployed Americans with four-year college degrees hit a record in January, at 36.6% of those 25 and older. (Bloomberg News reported in November that those with college degrees “now comprise a record 25% of total unemployment,” which was correct—and in January this measure hit 27%—but involved dividing unemployed workers 25 or older …
".. lenders have stopped pretending .. .. The delinquency rate for office loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities climbed to a record 12.34% in January, the highest level since .. 2000." 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/d3N92Hr4YR — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 17, 2026 Lenders to commercial real-estate owners are reaching the breaking point, calling in tens of billions …
China’s 2008 moment is happening: New home prices in 70 Chinese cities fell -0.4% MoM in January. Year-over-year, prices fell -3.1% byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Factcheck: The claim is accurate based on official data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), released in mid-February 2026 covering January 2026 figures for new home prices across 70 major cities. …
🚨 JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi just UNLEASHED the FULL Epstein Files under the Transparency Act, ALL 3.5 MILLION pages DROPPED, redactions JUSTIFIED only for victims, and HIGH-PROFILE names EXPOSED with ZERO cover-ups for embarrassment or politics. “No records withheld or redacted… pic.twitter.com/Hr7mnBW1ZX — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 15, 2026 This is some serious disinformation …
Electricity prices hit (another) new all-time high in January… thank you data centers pic.twitter.com/QsUcHE2YVf — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) February 14, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, AI data centers contribute to rising U.S. electricity prices by increasing demand. BLS data shows prices hit $0.192/kWh in Jan 2026, a new high. Goldman Sachs notes data centers drive 40% of …
BREAKING: January CPI inflation falls to 2.4%, below expectations of 2.5%. Core CPI inflation fell to 2.5%, in-line with expectations of 2.5%. Core CPI inflation is now at its lowest level since March 2021. Odds of further interest rate cuts are back on the rise. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) February 13, 2026 🚨 TRADERS …
JUST IN: US home sales fell -8.4% in January, the largest monthly decline since Feb 2022. — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) February 12, 2026 Realtors have sounded the alarm over a potential “new housing crisis” after home sales fell by over 8 percent in January, the biggest monthly drop since 2022. “Improving affordability should have brought more …
BREAKING: BLS estimates the US economy ADDED +130,000 jobs in January, above expectations of +55,000. Over 60% of employment gains came from healthcare. The unemployment rate declined to 4.3%, from, 4.45 and below expectations of 4.4%. Revisions reduced job growth in November and December by a combined -17,000 versus prior reports. In other words, ALL …
Breaking: Jobless claims 231k vs 212k expectations Nasty. Challenger layoffs 108k in January. Lowest since 2009. ☠️ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) February 5, 2026 BREAKING: U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs in January, up 118% year over year and 205% from last December. The worst January for layoffs in 17 years. pic.twitter.com/rmLLGDgeVO — Republicans against Trump …
Historically Cold January coincides with historically low crime rate Zohran for a month + Crime Down would be what we call a “spurious correlation” – confounding variable being the weather pic.twitter.com/WXwYkRptTz — Right Wing Finance (@Rightwingmoney) February 4, 2026 🚨 JUST IN: New Yorkers are shocked and appalled after Ugandan Mayor Zohran Mamdani VISITS and …
The Department of Labor won’t issue its report on U.S. hiring in January on Friday as planned because of the partial government shutdown. “The Employment Situation release for January 2026 will not be released as scheduled on Friday, February 6, 2026. The release will be rescheduled upon the resumption of government funding,” a spokeswoman for …
Newly released footage of the January 6th ‘tourists’ shows rioters dragging Capitol Police into the mob. Please share. pic.twitter.com/AIBM321QDK — Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) July 9, 2021
The source of the video is The News Movement. The content was analyzed by the BBC, according to the organization. — Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) January 28, 2026 BBC said 97% facial recognition match: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cj6wgelw62do While armed too. He should have been arrested that day for destruction of federal property and he would be alive today. …
The Americans Who Are Going a Whole Month Without Buying Anything Google searches for ‘No Buy January’ have hit a five-year high as Gen Zers and millennials sign up for the thrifty challenge This January, Americans aren’t just giving up alcohol. They are giving up buying anything at all. Fueled by social media, some consumers …
Congress has until January 30th to pass new spending legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown. The Dems are going to try to shut everything down over ICE funding, again. We are approaching a crisis point. We must nuke the filibuster and pass the SAVE Act. pic.twitter.com/mAy4nwM2Ud — Farm Girl Carrie 👩🌾 (@FarmGirlCarrie) January 19, …
Japan can’t print fast enough to save the party this time. BOJ Is Said to Start Selling ETF Holdings as Soon as January Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/m19QDzvpYS — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) January 16, 2026 JAPAN WILL CRASH THE MARKET IN 3 DAYS!! They’re currently sitting on $10 TRILLION in debt. Every Japanese government bond yield just hit …
This isn’t “fear mongering” but as traders we all use signals to gauge what the market is doing & this is a huge 🚧 signal. This is a bellwether stock. I just bought some $690 $SPY puts for late January as a hedge. Proceed at your own risk. If $SPY moves to $700 I’ll add …
FIRST DETAILS FROM J6 PIPE BOMBERS CONFESSION. The Virginia man arrested and charged with placing pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic National Committees the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol told investigators in a lengthy confession that he wasn’t targeting the joint session of Congress that was convening …
🚨 BREAKING US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MAY START ON JANUARY 31. SENATORS LEFT FOR CHRISTMAS WITHOUT AGREEING ON THE BUDGET OR EVEN THE VOTING PROCEDURE. NO DEAL – NO FUNDING. A SHUTDOWN WOULD BE REALLY BAD FOR WEAK MARKETS… pic.twitter.com/rHZGV353wL — Wimar.X (@DefiWimar) December 25, 2025 We’re supposed to believe markets won’t freak out? The last …
Opinion: China is quietly destroying the dollar — and that’ll cost you. Fight back with these money moves. When the U.S. dollar loses its monopoly on pricing the world’s critical resources, Americans’ purchasing power weakens China controls the rare earths. China controls the cobalt. China, through its Belt and Road spending spree, now controls most …
🚨BREAKING: Bank of Japan is planning to hike rates on the December 19th meeting. Bloomberg reports that some internal sources say the BOJ is planning to even do more rate hikes in 2026. This is the reason behind the massive dump we are seeing in the market today. pic.twitter.com/DrdTzaQZ0M — Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) December 12, …
GUESS WHO’S BACK? Kalshi now assigns a 43% probability of a U.S. government shutdown on January 31, 2026, the highest level since the 2025 crisis. Goldman Sachs estimates a 40–50% risk, while JPMorgan puts the odds at 20–40% for a lapse in early 2026. Both firms say a short… pic.twitter.com/4AkcBdQhG8 — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) December …
“ U.S. businesses claim Canada is a back door for products from China From kitchen cabinets to titanium, American industries accuse Canadian firms of skirting CUSMA rules” “ The accusations emerged during recent public hearings in Washington into the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). During the hearings, leaders from a wide range of business …