DOGE: Many federal civil service workers spend most of their workdays complaining about their jobs on Reddit. Interestingly much of the activity violates federal law…
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Checks out https://t.co/cDCK2IBkaL — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2025
(NewsNation) — After responding to a 911 call at an apartment complex, seven San Antonio, Texas, seven police officers were wounded in a shooting Wednesday night. The officers were initially responding to a standard call for someone who was committing suicide. When they arrived, a woman outside said that someone inside had begun shooting. The …
I’ve lost $700k what the fuck do I do? byu/Smartmoney243 inwallstreetbets
Speculators are now the most bullish on the U.S. Dollar in nearly 6 years byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance
by confoundedinterest17 Some cities in the USA are simply unaffordable. The Visual Capitalist calls most unaffordable cities as least affordable. San Jose California and New York City are the two most unaffordable cities in the USA. According to household spending. On the flip side of the affordability coin is … Detroit Michigan and Cleveland Ohio. Followed closely by Dayton Ohio and El Paso Texas. Fortunately, I live …
"China is the most imbalanced economy in the history of the world. They are in a severe recession/depression. They may have -4% disinflation." -Scott Bessent https://t.co/k6Xv3ZGedR pic.twitter.com/KSXl2zBwX8 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 16, 2025 🚨The drop in China's government bond yields has been biblical: Ongoing property crisis, deflation, youth unemployment, falling demographics, massive debt, and low …
Government spending is now half of the economy in most of the developed world…. pic.twitter.com/PoEfWCuf7X — The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) January 15, 2025 Fiat currency isn’t just a tool for inflation – it’s a weapon for endless wars. Without it, governments couldn’t fund trillion-dollar conflicts without your consent. — GoldSilver HQ (@GoldSilverHQ) January 15, 2025 …
by Michael High winds returned to Los Angeles on Sunday morning, and that is making one of the most catastrophic disasters in U.S. history even worse. Already, more than 60 square miles in the L.A. area have been burned. To put that in perspective, the entire city of Washington D.C. covers just over 68 square …
On the roads, people are impatient, sometimes road rage. A majority of people are living Paycheck to paycheck. Inflation is driving the cost of living past affordability. Nothing seems stable. Many things in society are out of control. Stress and anxiety are rising. AC
Hundreds of plaster casts of transgender and non-binary people have been unveiled as the latest installation on the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth in central London. pic.twitter.com/2f1urKTP6v — WeGotitBack 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@NotFarLeftAtAll) December 28, 2024 The UK erected a Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square recognising 726 Trans-persons. What and you don’t think there is a an agenda? …
“Undercovered and underreported, that would be, to me, Joe Biden’s obvious cognitive decline that became undeniable in the televised debate,” Crawford said during a discussion on “Face the Nation” Sunday. Crawford then noted that White House staffers covered it up – limiting his in-person interactions, and calling genuine videos of Biden’s stumbles “cheap fakes.” “And …
https://www.zillow.com/research/birth-rates-home-values-20165/ There is always a question of causality, but I think we can discern high housing costs does, in fact, lead to reduced fertility: “Children are expensive. The USDA estimates that the cost of raising a child is $233,000 as of 2017. But what may not be immediately obvious is that 1/3rd of this figure is …
Most Americans don't want to hear celebrities talk about politics. Foow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/rElqfplxAQ — AF Post (@AFpost) December 27, 2024 Democrat Influencer Dean Withers claims his Republican brother kicked him out of the house, branding him the ‘anti-Christ.’ “He ended up kicking me out because he’s alt-right, Christian, conservative and I’m a liberal content creator.” …
These clowns on CNBC seem to not have a care in the world about what’s happening today and for most of December. What value does this network bring to investors? They never discuss downside risks. They only look at the upside to things and offer up stock picks. Useless — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 27, …
The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell from 18% before the ACA to 9.5% in 2022. And preexisting conditions no longer prevent coverage or lead to an increase in premiums. Yet even …
by Michael The fact that economic conditions are getting worse is certainly not good news, but it is better to know in advance what is coming. After four years under Joe Biden, the U.S. economy is a giant mess. We have been witnessing a slow-motion collapse right in front of our eyes, and those at the …
"builders are dealing with the most unsold inventory since the Great Finance Crisis" — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 20, 2024 Home builders across America like Lennar and DR Horton are issuing massive warnings about the US Housing Market in 2025. Most recently, Lennar signaled a big decline in revenue YoY and a huge pile-up of …
Just selling his product, or does he know something we don’t? Worth getting @Starlink as a backup, even if you already have great Internet. Your landline connection might go down just when you most need it! https://t.co/bKbAWZ5giH — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2024 Tess
And then die bankrupt from medical debt. h/t TonyLiberty
President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentences of two of the Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters: former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell, who embezzled nearly $54 million from the tiny town to fund a lavish lifestyle, and Eric Bloom, the onetime leader of a Northbrook management firm who defrauded investors of more than $665 million. …
Any questions?https://t.co/vgMB7gVz3H pic.twitter.com/m94yuqKjV5 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 12, 2024 These conditions echo the dot-com bubble, where the Nasdaq rose five-fold from 1995 to 2000, only to crash by 78%. Given the current high valuations and investor optimism, caution is essential. Investors should consider the risks and adjust strategies accordingly. https://twitter.com/MichaelMOTTCM/status/1867196888430109006 The 2000 bubble: Nasdaq lost …
Gold miners are the leverage play on the most undervalued asset in history. When gold moves, miners skyrocket. The 1970s proved it. The future will repeat it. pic.twitter.com/e2wdme8hOE — GoldSilver HQ (@GoldSilverHQ) December 4, 2024 A case for $45000 Gold: As stocks crash and gold rises, the Dow/Gold ratio will collapse. How far will it …
Absolutely. Ukraine definitely isn’t about 'defending democracy'—it’s about protecting the swamp’s offshore piggy bank. 2014 wasn’t only a coup, it was a heist. — Dr. Dom (@ActualDrDom) December 4, 2024
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After years of managing household budgets through the stress of the worst inflation in a generation, US families are increasingly pressured by a different kind of financial squeeze: The cost of carrying debt. Two years after the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates to tame prices, delinquency rates on credit cards and auto loans are …
We have entered the most dangerous phase of the election. The momentum shift has happened and Trump is leading and his support is rapidly accelerating. I’m hearing it everywhere, even where I was not before. Democrats will do anything to stop him. Anything. They’ve already… — Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) September 28, 2024 Rep. …
For the first time in 80,000 years, the comet C/2023 A3 — also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — is making its grand return to our skies. The last individuals to witness this celestial spectacle were our ancestors who first ventured out of Africa. The comet, appearing as a faint, star-like smudge trailed by a hazy tail, …
In November of 2020, a freak wave came out of the blue, lifting a lonesome buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters high (58 feet). The four-story wall of water was finally confirmed in February 2022 as the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded at the time. Such an exceptional event is thought …
Americans overwhelmingly desire all the traditional trappings of the American dream—owning a home, having a family, and looking forward to a comfortable retirement. But very few believe they can easily achieve it. A July Wall Street Journal/NORC poll of 1,502 U.S. adults shows a stark gap between people’s wishes and their expectations. The trend was …