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Yields up means bonds down. Treasury yields are going to skyrocket when the FED cuts rates tomorrow — Nostra, House of Gold (@Nostre_damus) September 16, 2025 U.S. Dollar now testing 14-Year Support 🚨 It's now or never pic.twitter.com/Q8RIcoZGnZ — Barchart (@Barchart) September 16, 2025 U.S. Stock Market hits its most expensive valuation in history, surpassing …
by David Haggith Two horrid murders tell tales of Liberal insanity in different ways. Mural of murdered Ukrainian immigrant Today, I want to call attention to another story similar to yesterday’s that didn’t originally get near the press coverage: “Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska’s slaughter on Charlotte train is met with deafening silence from Dem leaders, …
Trump did not just push the boundaries of power. He forced the courts to decide if the Federal Reserve’s independence now means protecting one of its own when fraud allegations surface. The statute says a governor can only be removed “for cause.” But it never defined the term. That hole in the law is now …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Electricity demand for AI data centers is soaring. The result won’t be pretty. Consumer electricity costs from BLS, Industrial costs from Statista, chart by Mish Chart Notes: Industrial prices for 1980-2010 only for years divisible by 5. The rest are extrapolated. I estimated the consumer cost for 2025 from …
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), based on official BLS data: 2022: 3.5% 2023: 3.8% 2024: 4.1% June 2025: 4.1% July 2025: 4.2% August 2025: 4.3%
Worldwide, central banks now own more gold than U.S. federal debt. With $37T in debt, waning demand for our government’s debt and rising borrowing costs, the dollar’s decline is accelerating – and gold demand is soaring… By Peter Reagan There’s a saying in Washington: Deficits don’t matter. That line might work in speeches, but the rest …
Elon Musk isn’t on track to become a trillionaire because he invented something indispensable or outcompeted rivals. He’s on track because a board decided that oversight is optional and that devotion to one individual outweighs accountability. If shareholders approve, Tesla will funnel hundreds of billions into one man’s hands, leaving investors exposed to speculative leaps …
The silence is deafening. The predators are walking free while the institutions that promised protection shuffle papers and feign ignorance. Jeffrey Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips and other victims aren’t waiting for the government to act. They’re taking the reckoning into their own hands. Lisa Phillips didn’t hedge. She declared: “We know the names. Many of …
The numbers don’t just clash. They flip. In cities like San Francisco, New York, and Boston, unionized city bus drivers with seniority and overtime routinely break into the $80,000 to $100,000+ range. Career.com’s 2025 breakdown shows California’s average city bus driver salary at $50,201, before overtime, bonuses, or night shifts. Career.com That is not a …
by Michael September is shaping up to be such a pivotal month, and right now major powers all over the globe are positioning themselves for what is to come. Just when we thought that global peace may be breaking out, it appears that a lot more war is on the horizon. In fact, I just …
California just rewrote custody with AB 495. It amends the Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit so that any adult who claims a “mentoring or familial relationship” can pick up a child from school and make education and healthcare decisions without parental consent, without court order, without oversight. https://www.californiafamily.org/2025/08/truth-denied-ab-495-backers-say-parents-arent-excluded-but-the-bill-and-legal-experts-says-otherwise/ Attorney and mother Elizabeth Barcohana didn’t soften it: “Without …
$61.9 billion. That’s how much companies are spending on generative AI in 2025. IDC says investment jumped 94% this year. https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/genai-paradox-companies-pouring-billions-into-ai-it-has-yet-to-pay-off-125081302003_1.html The payoff? Still nowhere to be seen. McKinsey finds nearly 80% of firms use generative AI—but the same number say it hasn’t boosted the bottom line. https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/08/14/companies-are-pouring-billions-into-ai-it-has-yet-to-pay-off Pilot projects are collapsing fast. S&P Global …
🚨#BREAKING: A DC man has been charged with felony assault charges after hitting a federal agent with Subway sandwich 📌#Washington | #DC A Washington, D.C. man is now facing federal charges after allegedly throwing a sub-style sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection… pic.twitter.com/e2zcx20Y1E — R A W S A L E R T S …
It now takes an income of 124k to buy the median priced home in America. Only 18% of single Americans make 100k. 62% of homebuyers are married. Lower rates won’t fix family formation. See the problem? pic.twitter.com/4DO0rEKUTh — Cherrygarciafan. USD🏴☠️ (@cherrygarciafan) August 10, 2025 The median household income necessary to purchase the median priced home …
“I’m breaking down the truth about the latest anti-van life legislation and how it’s already impacting people who live in vans, RVs, cars, and tiny homes. If you’re a full-time nomad, stealth camper, or part of the vanlife community, you need to know how these laws, from places like Greeley, Colorado, Idaho, and San Francisco, …
Is he going to TACO about all those midnight's tariffs ? pic.twitter.com/sG91UISxgI — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) August 7, 2025
On Friday morning, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to address Apple CEO Tim Cook directly. His message was unmistakable: "I expect their iPhones, sold in the United States of America, to be manufactured and built in the United States—not India or anywhere… pic.twitter.com/eZLD8WeWiQ — Jackson (@Jackson_00j) August 3, 2025 Whatever was said …
ARE BLOOD TYPES CANCELLED? ARTIFICIAL BLOOD IS HERE Scientists just cooked up blood that works on literally anyone. No A, B, O, or +/- to worry about. Just universal, plug-and-play blood. It’s made by stripping expired donor blood down to the oxygen-carrying protein and wrapping it in a protective shell so your body doesn’t freak …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL-SA41hnOY The Golden Dome is a proposed U.S. missile defense system announced by President Donald Trump in May 2025. Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome, this ambitious project aims to protect the United States from various missile threats, including ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, by deploying a network of space-based and terrestrial interceptors. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/what-is-golden-dome-missile-defense-shield-2025-05-21/
Wow Just a an absolutely horrific take. Small businesses employ over half of the people in this country and there is no plan to support them if we really go through with this trade war. 🤦♂️ https://t.co/R2cqzerGhC — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 5, 2025 He just loves to argue! The media has no clue how …
President Trump’s tariffs became very real for importers last month as the government collected more than $17.4 billion in “Customs and Certain Excise Taxes” during April. That was nearly double March’s haul of $9.6 billion, dwarfing the smaller spikes in revenue seen during Trump’s first term. All told, the duties have deposited more than $70 …
Nvidia (NVDA) stock fell as much as 4% Wednesday as news from Wall Street and Washington spurred fears of moderating AI demand and tightening chip trade rules from the Trump administration. Nvidia customer Super Micro Computer (SMCI), which makes servers using Nvidia’s designs to sell to data center operators and tech firms, cut its revenue …
New Canadian PM Mark Carney wants to restrict your ability to travel by plane by hiking up taxes on air travel, despite jet-setting around the world in private jets himself. "We should be taking into account the impact of our flying on the planet." "You push up the tax on… pic.twitter.com/cjg80D1vNa — Wide Awake Media …
by Michael The death of Pope Francis has created a firestorm of speculation about the next pope. There is no clear frontrunner, and all sorts of names are being thrown around. Many liberal Catholics are hoping for another liberal pope that will be able to continue the legacy of Francis, while many conservative Catholics are desperate …
A class action lawsuit recently filed in California alleges that the odometers in Tesla vehicles are inaccurate. Since the brand uses warranties tied to mileage, these inaccuracies could lead cars to fall out of warranty sooner than they would with a typical odometer reading that would fall within an expected range of accuracy. A complaint …
The last trip to Fort Knox that showed the gold was over 50 years ago. Rumors have been swirling for years that they shipped all the gold out of Fort Knox. Hopefully will find out soon. President Donald Trump plans to travel to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to ensure that the stockpile of gold that …
IT’S A GOOD START: NPR: Trump’s Plotting to Cut All of Our Funding. What a scoop from NPR. The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR. The memo, …
