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The "robots aren't taking my job" crowd are about to have a brutal wakeup call in the next 18 months. What do we do with all the unemployed people?https://t.co/Vlg3bWRFYy — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 13, 2026 Amazon cut 30,000 jobs & got a $7.8 billion tax break Meta cut 8,000 jobs & got an $8 billion …
by confoundedinterest17 Yikes! The ratio of US Home Prices to US Median Household Income is now higher than the ratio during the catestrophic housing bubble during the latter half of the 2000s. Here is a chart of home prices and median household incone, The labor market is truly screwed-up. The December jobs report reveals that …
WOAH 🚨 JUST DAYS before Democrat Rep Ayanna Pressley was sworn into Congress her husband quit a $92,000 a year job TO START A CONSULTING FIRM Net worth with assets skyrocketed to $8 million Every time you see a politician with a ‘consulting firm’ it’s taxpayer money laundering pic.twitter.com/mVJIhaSgPI — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February …
ICE: “I love my job. I can't believe I get paid for this. I’d do this for free.” PROTESTER: “I get $200k. I’m a physician assistant.” ICE: “How long did you have to go to school?” PROTESTER: “7 Years” ICE: “I only went to high school and I make $200k.”pic.twitter.com/lD1HOi1MJe — ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) January …
US household debt service is now ~30% of disposable income — the highest since 2008. That means the average American is spending 1 out of every 3 dollars they earn after taxes just to service debt. This is how consumer slowdowns actually start. pic.twitter.com/OXVAKBnqBh — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) January 9, 2026 On Thursday, WalletHub released …
Karoline Leavitt revealed that the New York Times reporter who just said Trump “might not be fit for the job” also pushed a headline years ago that said Biden is doing “100% fine” after tripping while boarding Air Force One. byu/optionhome inwalkaway
🚨 KEVIN SPACEY SAYS HE’S HOMELESS – AFTER SEX SCANDALS BLEW UP HIS CAREER, HIS MONEY, AND HIS LIFE Kevin Spacey just confirmed something nobody ever expected to hear from a two-time Oscar winner: He is literally homeless. No house.No steady income.Living out of hotels,… pic.twitter.com/IW0PJN72Ou — HustleBitch (@HustleBitch_) November 20, 2025
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Zohran Mandani: “The average Ivy League grad voting for this mayor is annoyed their education is not that valuable, and that the person who knows how to drill for oil has a more valuable profession” “I think that annoys the fuck out of these people” Palantir CEO Alex Karp on …
Government shutdown hits day 13 with flight delays and more lay-off warnings: live updates https://t.co/a1jeyjPVOX — USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) October 13, 2025 WASHINGTON − Lawmakers are bracing for another Senate vote attempting to end the government shutdown as the impact of funding drying up continues to ripple across the country nearly two weeks into the standoff. But both …
The administration is not just changing shutdown rules. It is redefining what counts as work and what counts as loyalty. By suggesting furloughed federal workers might not get back pay, the White House is sending a clear signal: your service matters only if you show up on their terms. Essential workers who are still on …
Gov. JB Pritzker: “This is a man who’s suffering dementia. This is a man who has something stuck in his head. He can’t get it out of his head. He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him …
It’s obvious the economy is a mess right now, slowest job growth in 15 years, a weakening dollar, sky-high tariffs, a government shutdown, and everything else falling apart. Meanwhile, the top 10% are chilling, barely noticing any of this, watching their net worths hit new records as the market keeps climbing. We didn’t get the …
by Michael I am so glad that I am not a young adult looking for a job in this very difficult economic environment. Every month, federal bureaucrats tell us that the unemployment rate in this country is low, but at this point everyone knows that the numbers that they give us are fake. The reality of …
For centuries better tech that displaces jobs has resulted in way more jobs. It's hard to see that happening here. But…Is this time really different? — Matty M (@defidivvy) September 18, 2025
After his initial L.A. dream fell through soon after moving here, Juan Eduardo Naula says he found therapy in cleaning up the streets.
The madmen of the planet like Bill Gates and all his Tech Bros like Sam Altman are in a race to see how fast they can takeover the planet using AI and Robotics. In the process, humanity will be exterminated. Trump, strangely, is all in for the AI Takeover. There are no guardrails on AI …
The labor market may already be contracting, and when the official numbers arrive, the public could finally confront the fragility that has been quietly building. …and if you are lucky to land a new job, it will be at a compensation level well below your current or last job. We didn’t learn our lesson in …
Meanwhile, the Fed’s policies have made billionaires richer while the rest of the country is stuck. Housing Bubble 2.0 isn’t just slowing. it’s unraveling in plain sight. Lumber prices crashing is just the tip of the iceberg. Builder supply at nearly double the long-term median is screaming recession. History doesn’t lie: 5 of the 6 …
Gage is a new app that keeps a public social credit score on your work habits. “Gagework has introduced what is essentially a social credit score for employees.”https://thewinepress.substack.com/p/tech-startup-introduces-social-credit Users say it feels like “Yelp for humans.” Managers can rate your teamwork, energy, or even mood during a huddle. You might lose points for not giving …
Lawmakers Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, fall asleep during an overnight hearing.
The Democratic National Committee is moving forward with a challenge to David Hogg’s election and that of another DNC vice chair just months after they attained their roles. Why it matters: The challenge centers on a procedural squabble, but Hogg, 25, is alleging it is connected to his plans to spend $20 million trying to oust older …
Do employers really block people from getting jobs? In some cases, there are do not hire lists and some employees are blacklisted from ever getting a job at the company.
Zelensky has been fired from his acting job — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 21, 2025 AC
National Guard deployed to N.Y. prisons as corrections officers strike https://t.co/mZ0yK3JHvV — Police1 (@PoliceOne) February 20, 2025 NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers. Picketing and striking by corrections officers took place at around 30 state prisons as …
You’ve been sitting home in pjs knowing the taxpayers were funding you rather than getting a real job and being productive @OhYouGirl so ZERO empathy 🤷♀️ — Deirdre (@trulyDeirdre) February 19, 2025 Sometimes, life gives you a wake-up call—and clearly, she’s just not ready to answer it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtZNBFcp1uw Job Hunting In 2025 Is HARD! Where Are All the Jobs? Unemployment CRISIS – TikTok Rants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVWlqLWh6E
Federal Worker Reveals 19-21-Year-Old DOGE Team Members Conduct 15-Minute Job Justification Interviews with Grown-Up Employees Before Deciding Whether They Should Be Fired By Jim Hft Feb. 8, 2025 8:15 am1569 Comments TruthTweetShareGettrGab An unnamed federal worker whined about the fresh approach brought by young, dynamic DOGE team. Elon Musk’s innovative Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) …
Hours worked fell sharply in January to 34.1 … tied for lowest since March 2020 and June 2010 pic.twitter.com/eHi4bd5WLG — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) February 7, 2025 Average Weekly Hours. Only time lower GFC. Hours worked decline before your layoff. Leading indicator. 👇 pic.twitter.com/zR0rLNtRxi — James E. Thorne (@DrJStrategy) February 7, 2025 They held it …
Slowly, the unprecedented payrolls fabrication of the Biden administration, which we spent much of the past 4 years exposing to our readers, is starting to unravel. Earlier today, the BLS confirmed what we previewed last night (see “Tomorrow’s Jobs Report Will Finally Capture The Surge In Illegal Aliens, Lead To Another Big Negative Payrolls Revision“), …