Tariffs may win a few battles, but they’re a risky war strategy in the long run. Now everyone is joining the tariff party

President Trump made it clear during his presidential campaign that tariffs will be a part of his policy-making. He has followed through on that. But tariffs are very risky business. Yes, you can get lucky with them being a political tool at times. But tariffs can also turn… pic.twitter.com/wcEr7HYHXy — Ron Paul (@RonPaul) February 3, …

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Snopes has long been more of a joke than Wikipedia for a long while now.

SNOPES KNOWS ELON MUSK DIDN’T GIVE NAZI SALUTE, WON’T DEBUNK HOAX: Even Snopes, which fancies itself an objective fact-checker, refused to debunk the claim that Musk gave a Nazi salute. During his brief speech — available in full on YouTube — Musk said to the crowd gathered in honor of Trump’s victory, “And I just want to say thank …

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How long before viewers start to push back?

It seems success isn’t enough—they’re testing just how much subscribers will tolerate. Netflix is raising its prices again – after adding 19 million new subscribers in Q4 Key Takeaways Netflix confirmed it would be “adjusting prices” on most of its plans in its shareholder letter released Tuesday, saying the company “will occasionally ask our members to pay …

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Republicans, Now in Control of Congress, Move to Put Limit on How Long Members Can Serve

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., introduced an amendment to the Constitution on Wednesday to limit the amount of terms a House member and U.S. senator can serve. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the Senate version. Under the amendment, a senator could serve two services and a House member could serve three terms. In terms of a special election, …

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$46B in bad loans written off, yet auto sales soar. People can’t afford to buy a house but they’ll buy cars all day long.

Credit card companies wrote off $46B in seriously delinquent loan balances in just the first 9 months of 2024. 50% increase YoYHighest in 14 years pic.twitter.com/IH3yW47xHq — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 3, 2025 Linkhttps://t.co/wD6lnwO923 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January 3, 2025 Auto loan delinquency rates are at their highest in more than a decade, per …

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Immigration Tests Elon’s Commitment To Free Speech; Ramaswamy:Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long

Immigration Tests Elon’s Commitment To Free Speech A clash between President-elect Donald Trump’s coalition factions has tested X owner Elon Musk’s commitment to online free speech. The fight began around Christmas and focused on H1-B visas. The tech sector is widely reported to be one of the largest users of the visa program, and critics …

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Apollo warns inflation rising again, predicts potential 1970s repeat with Fed rate cuts. Enjoy your rate cut this week. There might not be another one for a long time.

Enjoy your rate cut this week. There might not be another one for a long time. pic.twitter.com/Z04lWsu2Tn — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 16, 2024 This is what “sticky” inflation looks like. pic.twitter.com/zcKIeq34a2 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 16, 2024 Yields on 10-year Treasuries rose about a quarter of a percentage point last week, the biggest …

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Leveraged bets on Bitcoin, Tesla, Nvidia, Adani foreshadow a looming global margin call; Nvidia below $140 becomes problematic. Won’t be long.

Next up… Leveraged BitcoinLeveraged TeslaLeveraged NvidiaLeveraged Adani Followed by global margin call of biblical magnitude. Unforeseen by the vast majority of everyone. pic.twitter.com/NdsMpuJw1J — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) November 22, 2024 On approach. Below 140 becomes problematic. Won't be long. https://t.co/BDKPgL5aTF pic.twitter.com/Qh3o4pjY4Q — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 22, 2024 NVIDIA’s revenue strategy reveals red flags: Sophisticated …

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Bitcoin’s rise ties to Tether, funding US debt; dependency on legacy systems exposed. MSTR stock drives Bitcoin purchases, creating a self-reinforcing cycle. How long can it last?

**Tether Alert** The idea that Wall Street is embracing Tether and Bitcoin is much clearer.The more Tethers are being bought, the higher Bitcoin goes. The higher Bitcoin goes the more Tethers are being bought. As Tether grows in size the more US Treasury debt is being… https://t.co/SwF1Ha6rQf — bob coleman (@profitsplusid) November 13, 2024 The …

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Biden really making the most of his 63 days left in office… Musk warns “The next two months will be long.”

Sweden tells citizens to prepare for WAR: Five million households get pamphlets on how to get their home ready for nuclear armageddon… as Biden is accused of trying to start World War Three. Sweden is sending out five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, with instructions on how to …

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Something ominous brewing beneath the surface. Wont be long.

$VIX spikes as overvalued stocks face earnings, Blackwell chip overheating adds risk. Human history's most overvalued stock reports earnings on Wednesday this week. And deja vu of August we get news of another problem with the nextgen Blackwell chip. This time due to overheating.https://t.co/RGVik7vOym Bulls are about to get Jensen Huang'd AGAIN. This news will… …

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Warren Buffett once said that it’s wise for investors “to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful’. Wont be long.

Weekend wisdom 🦉 Warren Buffett once said that it's wise for investors “to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful'. Wont be long. https://t.co/n733slezO7 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 1, 2024 NEW ALL TIME HIGH CASH POSITION – $325.2 BILLIONhttps://t.co/nKxEX8GXRg — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) November 2, 2024 …

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Asset managers record LONG, Hedge Funds record SHORT.

The latest CFTC Commitments of Traders (CoT) report shows a clear divide: asset managers have taken a long position, while hedge funds have gone short. This split highlights contrasting strategies and market outlooks. Asset managers, often focused on longer-term gains, may be betting on interest rates stabilizing or falling. Hedge funds, known for speculative moves, …

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Americans are tapped out and interest rates are high. The only surprise is that the pullback took so long.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/G4rm6fl3jc — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 21, 2024 So the BLS prelim benchmark revision is -818k (in line with our 800k forecast). But the 1Q QCEW county data implies a bigger revision of -958k. To put this in context, the typical revision is 0.1% of payrolls…the past year was 0.5%, 5x as large. — …

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30 Days Since Tennessee BANNED Geo-Engineering “We USED to have stripes ALL day long”

🚨🇺🇸 30 Days Since Tennessee BANNED Geo-Engineering “We USED to have stripes ALL day long” “Haven’t seen a single Chemtrail in the Sky since Tennessee Congress Banned it” Looks like the legislation is working in Tennessee ‼️ pic.twitter.com/5eIsAxHjTo — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) May 13, 2024 Tennessee lawmakers vote to ban geoengineering, with allusions to ‘chemtrails’ …

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Everyone is all in. Everyone is balls deep long. Everyone is gambling. Nifty 50 is about to experience it’s first “Volmageddon”

Everyone is all in. Everyone is balls deep long. Everyone is gambling. Tell me otherwise. pic.twitter.com/OEzpdT6AGt — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) April 18, 2024 Correction: It should be a channel, not wedge. Today another morning rally just imploded. This function calculates the % loss each day from the day's high to the close on a 15 …

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Past success in distraction tactics can only last so long; self-interest eventually overrides broader ideologies.

"I think over the next few years, the entire political class is going to find out what happens when you ignore the one third of this country getting screwed over by a housing system that funnels billions of dollars into the people that don't need it right now" He's not wrong. https://t.co/QdSMdpasBg — Tarric Brooker …

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“Long Magnificent 7” is getting increasingly crowded, per FMS investors.

"Long Magnificent 7" is getting increasingly crowded, per FMS investors. via BofA pic.twitter.com/RoeR1Os4GK — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) January 16, 2024 Asset Managers are very bullish pic.twitter.com/6pXy9zj0x1 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) January 16, 2024 Amazon's, $AMZN, Audible has officially laid off off 5% of staff, per TC. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 16, 2024 "We remain …

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LIFE IN THE BLUE ZONES: Why Are Wait Times in California Emergency Rooms So Long?

via scitechdaily A new study conducted by UC San Francisco sheds light on the reasons for extensive waiting periods in emergency rooms, attributing it primarily to a misalignment between the growing patient demand and the emergency department’s (ED’s) capacity in California over the past ten years. The researchers found that there was an approximately 4% reduction in …

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Germany Refuses to Send Long Range Missiles to the Ukraine

by Chris Black Germany’s  chancellor Scholz has said repeatedly he was not going to send various weapons to AFU and then sent them anyway. It’s still not clear what direction this is going in.  After the abysmal failure of the Ukraine so-called counter-offensive, a lot of Western politicians were calling for peace talks, and even …

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