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A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional. A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided 2-1 with a gun owner in ruling that the state’s prohibition against open carry in counties with more than 200,000 …
A bridge in India fell into the River Ganges for the second time in a year while it was still under-construction. This is literally the Mississippi of India. We would assume their best were working this project? Note* – No Foreign labor appears to have been involved in this… pic.twitter.com/vL7e5BamI5 — Chief_Engineer (@ChiefEngineerCE) December 30, …
A number of cities around the world are cancelling their New Year’s Eve celebration amid credible threats of terrorist attacks. It comes after the FBI says it foiled a alleged planned bombing attack in Los Angeles planned for New Year’s Eve. The four suspects were arrested earlier this month in the Mojave Desert east of …
“We’re standing at the edge of a market reckoning that will leave 2007-2008 looking like a footnote. The longest bull market in history doesn’t end quietly. Consider this your final warning. Heading into 2026 the underlying stress in financial markets is clearer than most headlines suggest. Regional banks still carry significant commercial real estate exposure …
Bond markets do not scream unless something is wrong. Japan cracking at a 26 year high while France and Germany follow is not a coincidence. This is the cost of pretending debt did not matter for a decade. Once the bond vigilantes wake up, they do not go back to sleep easily. https://twitter.com/GordianKnotFinX/status/2002947193347658025 Gold hits …
Popular Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main distillery on Jan. 1, according to the James B. Beam Distilling Co. The decision comes as Kentucky faces an increasing supply of aging barrels and uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Kentucky has an all-time high of 16.1 million aging …
by Michael Will 2026 be a year of great shaking for the United States? Coming into 2025, I thought that seismic activity would be a major global theme, and that has certainly turned out to be the case. This has been an extremely unusual year for earthquakes along the Pacific Ring of Fire, and volcanoes that have been …
HE SAYS GOVERNMENTS ALWAYS END UP DESTROYING THEIR OWN CURRENCIES, AND U.S. POLICY SCARES HIM. BERKSHIRE IS NOW DEPLOYING $348B INTO JAPANESE YEN. THE MAN WHO NEVER PANICS IS PREPARING FOR A DOLLAR FALL… Learn More: https://x.com/tonyresearch_/status/2000625179811086844
A proposed overhaul of the U.S. military would cut its number of regional headquarters and cull generals and admirals, according to a U.S. media report. Citing people familiar with the matter, The Washington Post reported that senior Pentagon officials were looking to downsize some of its military headquarters and shift the balance of power among …
If you’re still banking on access to your local branch, don’t count on it. Major US banks have announced plans to shut 311 branches since late August — a pre-Christmas wipeout that puts 2025 on track to be the worst year ever for walk-in banking. JPMorgan Chase led the pre-Christmas cull with 66 closures, followed …
A national pizza chain is the latest victim in the decline of fast-casual dining. The Little Brown Box Pizza, parent company of Pieology Pizzeria, filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, according to QSR Magazine. The chain, founded in 2011, listed between $100,000 and $500,000 in assets and $1 million and $10 million in liabilities. The …
They’re LYING to you, rate cuts are actually BAD… Well, in the short term they are. The biggest crashes in history didn’t happen before the Fed pivot. They happened after it. 1970s? Fed cuts → stocks nuked. 2000 dot-com? Fed cuts → -51%. 2008? Fed cuts → -58%. Even the early 2020s saw the same …
Australia launches youth social media ban it says will be the world’s ‘first domino’ More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia in a divisive world-first ban that is being closely watched elsewhere. Can children and teenagers be forced off social media en masse? …
Let’s take a walk down memory lane and see where all those bold 2025 Bitcoin targets ended up. • JPMorgan: 170,000 • VanEck: 180,000 • SChartered: 250,000 • Tom Lee: 250,000 • Robert Kiyosaki: 350,000 • BlackRock: 700,000 • Chamath: 500,000 • Michael Saylor: 1,000,000 • ARK Invest: 650,000 • Galaxy Digital: 400,000 • Pompliano: …
THE BILLION DOLLAR TIME BOMB NOBODY SAW COMING: WHY THE COSTCO TARIFF LAWSUIT COULD TRIGGER ECONOMIC CHAOS Costco just filed a lawsuit that could blow up Trump’s signature economic policy, and most people don’t realize how catastrophic this could become. This isn’t about whether tariffs are good or bad policy. This is about a legal …
War is inevitable. 5 years, 10 at most. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 1, 2025 I agree. China vs West war is inevitable, and likely it will be started by China. Soros feared it 10 years ago: https://www.georgesoros.com/2015/06/16/a-partnership-with-china-to-avoid-world-war/ h/t Warmegatard
Compounding inflation is a global crisis: Since January 2021, the UK gas experienced the largest surge in prices among major economies, at +28.2%. The US saw cumulative inflation of +23.8%, followed by the Euro Area at +23.1% and Germany at +21.2%. France’s cumulative inflation reached +15.1%, while Japan recorded +12.4% over the same period. On …
Another day, another security breach. This time, it’s OpenAI’s turn. Today, users are waking up to discover emails from OpenAI’s security team, confirming more security issues at the company. This one is a bit more egregious than previous breaches, exposing emails, names, and approximate locations of an undisclosed number of users. OpenAI claims that ChatGPT …
Multiple ground stops and delays at America’s busiest airports are beginning to upend the chaotic Thanksgiving travel week. Due to thunderstorms from a coast-to-coast weather system moving across the US, all flights departing from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been delayed by an average of 30 minutes. The air traffic control tower was evacuated due …
by Michael They are getting all of their ducks in a row for a war with Venezuela. Do you think that it is just a coincidence that Southern Command just canceled leave for Thanksgiving and Christmas? And do you think that it is just a coincidence that the Trump administration just designated “Cartel de los …
$SPY is in danger of forming a Head & Shoulders… A 675 rejection would form the right shoulder After that, a 654 break would give us maximum downside to 480s😬😬 pic.twitter.com/mrOgdFMA62 — ThiccTeddy (@ThiccTeddy) November 24, 2025 GROK: Based on current charts (as of Nov 24, 2025), SPY shows elements of a potential head and …
Philippine authorities Monday detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal involving flood control projects. Massive corruption has been blamed for substandard or non-existent flood control projects in the poverty-stricken Southeast Asian country long prone to deadly floods and extreme weather. (AP video by Joeal Calupitan)
A major explosive volcanic eruption unexpectedly began this morning at Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano, leading to the generation of an ash cloud the size of Portugal. Lengthy pyroclastic flows were generated, and heavy ashfall has occurred. Today’s video discusses the ongoing eruption via the knowledge and analysis of a geologist.
Today has been an absolute bloodbath for many of the large accounts in the MAGA, Pro-Russian, Pro-Chinese, Pro-Iranian, Pro-Israel, and Crypto Communities, following the implementation of account location info by X. Today has been an absolute bloodbath for many of the large accounts in the MAGA, Pro-Russian, Pro-Chinese, Pro-Iranian, Pro-Israel, and Crypto Communities, following the …
Massive stimulus wave incoming. pic.twitter.com/wl0ReukCvX — Laurel Lee – bzzZ (@akalaurelee) November 21, 2025 *JAPAN PACKAGE TO BE WORTH 42.8T YEN IN OVERALL IMPACT: GOVT *JAPAN'S ECON PACKAGE TO BE 21.3T YEN OVERALL: GOVERNMENT *JAPAN SET FOR 17.7T YEN IN FRESH SPENDING VIA EXTRA BUDGET 🇯🇵🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/0lM8nxhLNG — Investing.com (@Investingcom) November 21, 2025 TOKYO — …
by Michael The ride up was a lot of fun for crypto investors, but now many of them are getting wiped out by the ride down. For a long time, people were using borrowed money to make absolutely enormous returns in the cryptocurrency market. Unfortunately, that bubble is bursting and an epic cryptocurrency crash is now …
Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86 NVIDIA POSTED RECORD EARNINGS AND ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED THE $112 BILLION SCAM WALL STREET MISSED Everyone celebrated. Nobody read the fine print. Nvidia crushed Q3: $57B revenue (+112% in one year), $1.30 earnings. Stock jumped, adding $131B overnight. Here’s what headlines buried. THE $112 BILLION SHAREHOLDER THEFT Since 2018, Nvidia generated …
Look at the decline in population for young children (under age 5) in major cities from 2005 to 2024 This is catastrophic Austin +98% Orlando +89% Raleigh +87% Charlotte +81% Dallas +81% Chicago -31% Boston -33% New York – 34% LA -36% San Francisco -38% pic.twitter.com/cn1fu1t6VH — Bobby Fijan (@bobbyfijan) November 18, 2025
