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BREAKING: Trump says MTG has “lost her way” President Trump just confirmed publicly what I have been telling you all for months. He can’t stand her and she’s lying about being close with him and lying about speaking to him regularly. I’ve known this for months. Trump was just… pic.twitter.com/DsveA4pFQJ — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) November …
To the liberals who claim shoplifting is a victimless crime you should know that 9,000 jobs have been lost and the people in the communities you claim to care so much about no longer have a place to shop. pic.twitter.com/UtMSveQp5W — Paul Manicone (@JustRightPD) November 4, 2025 America’s largest supermarket chain, Kroger, is undertaking one …
Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer health goods company. Shareholders of Kimberly-Clark will own about 54% of the combined company. Kenvue shareholders will own about 46% in what is one of the largest corporate takeovers this year. The deal must still …
Something feels off at OpenAI. For a long time, people talked about it like it was untouchable, the company that would rewrite everything we know. That kind of talk is always loudest right before the trouble begins. The excitement is gone now. The numbers look worse each time someone opens the books. You can almost …
AI Just Decoded the Lost Language of the Indus Valley Civilization — And Experts Are Stunned For over a century, the Indus Valley script—used by one of history’s most advanced civilizations—has defied translation. No Rosetta Stone. No bilingual texts. Just four thousand inscriptions, most with only four to five symbols. Now, deep neural networks are …
Elon Musk’s polarizing political actions since acquiring Twitter, later rebranded X, in 2022 dramatically hurt the automaker’s U.S. sales, underscoring how deeply its fortunes are intertwined with the billionaire’s persona. The findings quantify for the first time how the political actions of the world’s wealthiest person – including his role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s …
Junk bonds are high-risk corporate debts offering higher returns to investors. The chart shows their yields (interest rates) had been falling for 4 months—a positive sign of lower perceived risk—but recently spiked to 6.84%, breaking that downtrend. Implications: Rising yields… — Grok (@grok) October 15, 2025 Junk bonds are high-risk corporate debts offering higher returns …
BREAKING: Gold officially crosses above $4,000/oz for the first time in history. Gold is now worth ~$27 TRILLION. pic.twitter.com/oeEHOIzMCn — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 7, 2025 We bounce or die here lol I think a bounce is overdue. https://t.co/FxhbkEutP9 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) October 6, 2025 The money illusion is creating the mirage of …
BREAKING: Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to revoke temporary legal status for up to 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants. https://t.co/he9AgLErAv — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 3, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for the Trump administration to revoke temporary legal status for up to 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants, meaning some could ultimately …
Tylenol maker Kenvue has now lost one-third of its value in 2 months. That’s -$15 billion in market cap. pic.twitter.com/J4aIjT9v2p — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) September 26, 2025 Every day he finds new ways to turn the US into a giant insane asylum. pic.twitter.com/cVlNlqsBQa — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) September 26, 2025
Disney has lost $3.87 Billion (USD) overnight because of Jimmy Kimmel. pic.twitter.com/7wXj3Q3JHw — That COMICBOOK Guy (@Culture3ase) September 20, 2025 The Boycott on Disney and ABC is growing fast and there is significant pressure on the company right now to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and apologize to the viewers. Hundreds and Thousands of people are still …
They are erasing humans from tech. The layoffs in 2025 are not a correction or a market blip. They are a purge. Executives stopped pretending this is about efficiency. Algorithms are taking over, and the speed is staggering. By mid-September, over 166,000 workers vanished across 400 tech companies. Each round of cuts names AI as …
by Michael How can we possibly undo the severe long-term damage that has been done to an entire generation of young people over the course of several decades? One of the most powerful pieces of evidence that our society is a failure is the fact that we have produced a “lost generation” of young adults …
I agree with Joe and for the same reasons that I also can't identify with MAGA. The extremists on BOTH sides have driven the agenda for so long now that a moderate Republican (ex-Tea Party) like me can't find solid ground anywhere in today's landscape. We can and must do better. — Beyond-Charting 📈 (@Beyond_Charting) …
by Martin Armstrong The Patriot Act was drafted and pushed through with lightning speed, something that could not have been written overnight. This was the beginning of warrantless surveillance, indefinite detention, and a wholesale reversal of constitutional rights. I have said many times: governments do not waste a good crisis. They wait for the right …
Leaked military files have confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost more than 1.7 million troops, including both those killed and missing, since the outbreak of full scale hostilities between the country and Russia in February 2022. A digital card index acquired by hacker groups from Ukraine’s Chief of Staff has provided details on …
Excluding health care, the U.S. economy has lost more than 140,000 jobs over the last four months pic.twitter.com/l9HjcgqeEY — Matthew B (@boes_) September 5, 2025 Fox Business is coping hard with another bad Trump jobs report: "That 22,000 number — it's a weaker than expected number, and these revisions are pretty brutal … it's disappointing …
The dollar’s collapse against gold is a warning few are ready for. When ETFs and institutional money start chasing the yellow metal, demand could explode, sending prices into uncharted territory. Every decline in the dollar erodes savings, pensions, and wages, and global markets that rely on dollar liquidity will face sudden shocks. The Dollar has …
HOLY SH*T! Brit refused entry to an English pub for displaying the English flag. Only in UK! 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/EcDHGvd8vd — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) August 24, 2025
No one expects a rate hike to happen, but the overwhelming expectation on Wall Street has been for coming cuts. Traders are betting on a nearly three-in-four chance that the Fed will lower its main interest rate at its next meeting in September, according to data from CME Group. The hope on Wall Street has …
Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia “I am the city’s accountant, auditor, and paymaster” overseeing $35 billion in spending 🚨 He says if he performs an audit to provide transparency and California Democrats don’t like his findings, they cut his staff. Last year they cut his staff by 27 positions “if I do an audit, …
The ban stems from: Child safety concerns Inappropriate content Weak moderation systems Chinese regulators cited Roblox’s failure to prevent harmful material from reaching young users, which clashes with the country’s strict digital content laws. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/robolox-is-banned-in-these-countries-shutdown-rumors-usa-safety-issues-global-bans-us-lawsuits-explained/articleshow/123441374.cms
“Russian hacking groups were reportedly able to obtain the information by gaining access to the personal computers and local networks of the Ukrainian General Staff. The database is said to include the full names of deceased soldiers, descriptions of the circumstances and places of their death or disappearance, personal data, next of kin, and photos. …
Trump federalizes DC police. The media calls it theater. The law says otherwise. The murder rate demands action. Trump invoked Section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act, putting the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control, now reporting to Attorney General Pam Bondi. “I’m officially invoking Section 740… placing the DC Metropolitan Police …
CNN lost 42 percent of total viewers in July, with a 55 percent drop in the key demographic. “CNN declined by 42 percent in total viewers and 55 percent in-demo viewers compared to July 2024.” https://barrettmedia.com/2025/08/01/ratings-roundup-cnn-sees-40-year-over-year-decline-in-july/ MSNBC fell 27 percent in total primetime viewers and 40 percent in the primetime demo. “MSNBC averaged 865,000 total …
Japan and Brazil are cutting the US out. After two decades of stalled talks, they’re finally moving to trade beef directly. Trump’s 50% tariff on Brazilian beef triggered the shift. Brazil’s exports to the US are collapsing. Japan’s stepping in. “Brazil, the world’s biggest beef exporter, has tried for two decades to crack the Japanese …
Another wave of closures and layoffs has hit workers and companies tied to commercial transportation, manufacturing, lumber production, distribution and logistics across the U.S. Over the past several weeks, there have been 4,137 job cuts announced, according to media reports and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices. The companies facing layoffs include: Republic …
Republicans just ended Federal car mileage mandates. The rules added $6,000 to the cost of a car. They siphoned billions from American car companies to foreigners. And they killed 100,000 Americans by forcing them to drive tin cans. pic.twitter.com/iaVt8bH4IM — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) August 6, 2025 Republicans just ended federal car mileage rules …
Budlight will never recover pic.twitter.com/dcug9mimWm — aka (@akafaceUS) August 2, 2025 Bud Light is losing ground fast. Its sales dropped sharply after a string of bad publicity and poor marketing choices. Once America’s top-selling beer, it now ranks third behind rivals like Modelo and Michelob Ultra. “Bud Light’s market share has significantly decreased, and it …
Dan Bongino, once a staunch Trump ally, reportedly told insiders that keeping the Epstein files under wraps has seriously hurt Trump’s credibility with his base and damaged Bongino’s own standing as a media figure (WSJ). The Department of Justice apparently informed Trump about the decision to halt further Epstein investigations, but the full truth never …