3 out of 4 families can’t afford at least one basic need, car prices and tariffs keep rising, and the housing market risks a collapse worse than 2008

Veronica Martinez woke up early one recent morning to make a fresh batch of cookies. She packed them in a box and headed to a community center in East Oakland, where a nonprofit called Trybe invites families to get the things they need — produce, milk, eggs and even diapers. Most of the families set …

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Only 10% of retirement accounts hold over $500,000, retirees now need $2.5 million to stay ahead of inflation

It won’t come as any surprise to learn that millions of Americans are trying to put money away for retirement, with varying degrees of success. Unfortunately, the number of people behind is shockingly high, putting millions at risk of not enjoying their retirement years.   According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, more than 50% of Americans have …

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If you need an 84 month loan, then you can’t afford the car.

An American finances a $111,916 truck and pays $1,898 a month. After 84 payments, the total hits $159,464 — for the SAME truck. He pays $47,548 EXTRA. This isn’t “financing” — it’s legalized robbery. If you need an 84 month loan, then you can't afford the car. — Jack Bravo (@JackBravo365) November 23, 2025

People need to go to prison for this.

🚨NEW: The Biden Admin set up a Hotline for Migrant Children to call if their sponsors were ABUSING them — 65,000+ Children called & NO ONE answered. “One case example, a child called reporting that grown men were coming into his room at night… That call went unanswered.” pic.twitter.com/CaxopRKUfv — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) November 19, …

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No need to import foreign workers. We have the talent! Trump supporters say party now in suicide spiral

No need to import foreign workers. We have the talent! byu/Effective_Reach_9289 inwalkaway It’s never been about the talent, it’s about the price. Why pay an American software engineer $160,000 a year when you can offer a visa and $50,000 to an Indian immigrant? Companies have been given the green light to do this. I think …

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The economy is unraveling and we need to roll some of these tariffs back.

Translation: The economy is unraveling and we need to roll some of these tariffs back. The consumer is on life support and can’t handle much more. https://t.co/EnqnpPWRfi — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 12, 2025 BREAKING: US Treasury Secretary Bessent says we will see "substantial tariff news" over the next couple of days. — The Kobeissi …

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AI giants are burning billions just to stay in the race, and Wall Street is starting to wonder if the payoff ever comes. OpenAI is already trying to line up a government bailout before they need it.

And now they want a bailout already… pic.twitter.com/tB6DtpKj74 — Curtis Lemay (@CurtisLemay) November 5, 2025 Securing government backed bailout before they actually need them, you can't make this up. — blake (@blakestonks) November 6, 2025 A top market analyst’s warning in late October about a looming “prisoner’s dilemma” and an “AI wobble” in the stock …

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When the next major crash hits, there will be signs, and this is one of them. You don’t need to be the first seller. Follow structure.

Leverage often appears as innovation before it collapses into contagion. https://twitter.com/TruthInTesting/status/1980017309537140799 No need to call tops. Just wait for price to show you the way, you don't need to be the first seller. Follow structure. The next couple of days will be key to decide the fate of the market. We got a potential change …

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Charlie Kirk: “America does not need more visas for people from India. Perhaps no form of legal immigration has so displaced American workers as those from India. Enough already. We’re full. Let’s finally put our own people first.”

America does not need more visas for people from India. Perhaps no form of legal immigration has so displaced American workers as those from India. Enough already. We’re full. Let’s finally put our own people first. https://t.co/wcOsorvZFE — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 1, 2025 South Koreans chanting “we are Charlie Kirk”.. This is wild.. 👀 …

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Human Eggs Created from Skin: Can Replace Need for This Actual Life Form

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise difficult ethical, social and legal issues. “It’s a significant step forward,” says Shoukhrat Mitalipov of the Oregon Health & Science University …

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James Comey: “If Someone Lies Under Oath, They Need to be Prosecuted Aggressively”

🇺🇸 JAMES COMEY: IF SOMEONE LIES UNDER OATH, THEY NEED TO BE PROSECUTED AGGRESSIVELY Comey's words from 2021 are coming back to haunt him after being indicted by a Grand Jury on two counts of making false statements and obstruction: "The entire Justice enterprise in the United… https://t.co/S6fMNvuM72 pic.twitter.com/R3lfKU3Nzx — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 26, …

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What in the hell do they need 35,000 employees for?

UN Faces Big Budget Cuts And Job Losses After US Funding Dries Up https://t.co/FKVGPXyFlu — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 23, 2025 The UN has announced it will need to cut $500m from their 2026 budget and will lay off 20% of its staff as it struggles to cope with a massive reduction in funding by the …

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You don’t need to see this, but know what she has done.

BREAKING: AOC just took to the House floor to defend her No vote on the Resolution honoring the life of Charlie Kirk. This is going to make your blood boil. AOC: “We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.” “Far …

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Trump is trying to make a deal to get Bagram Airbase ‘back’ from Taliban in Afghanistan… ‘There’s a reason we need control of that airbase.’

Bagram Air Base is a strategic asset—abandoning it under Biden’s withdrawal left $7.12B in military gear for the Taliban, now fueling regional terror. Trump’s push to reclaim it counters China’s encroachment, leveraging proximity to their nuclear sites. Critics whine about… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) September 18, 2025

There is no need or incentive for anyone to ever adopt BTC for anything. BTC is nothing.

The only way fiat goes to zero is complete collapse of government. Even in this scenario, no laborer will accept the BTC maxis as the new aristocrats. There is no need or incentive for anyone to ever adopt BTC for anything. BTC is nothing. https://t.co/Hi4dZNMNZO — Dr_Gingerballs (@Dr_Gingerballs) September 14, 2025 What's it called when …

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JGB yields sniffing breakout ,When central banks lose grip, capital runs to hard assets. Gold & Silver don’t need interventions to rise

Japan’s own fiscal house, buried under the weight of the largest debt load on earth, could unravel, forcing a liquidity crisis that spreads to Europe and the United States. Central banks that copied Japan’s easy money policies will face the same reckoning, only without the cushion of a domestic savings pool to absorb the shock. …

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The European Nations need to demand for new elections in Ukraine so that peace negotiations can move forward!

A presidential election in Ukraine should be one of the immediate conditions imposed for any further discussions about long term peace agreements. 1. Have a national referendum to vote for a new president. 2. As part of this national election, have the eastern Donbasses, under… https://t.co/iyhPxqeKrC — General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) August 20, 2025 Zelensky …

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Six figure salary or stay renting: Americans now need $114,000 a year to buy the median home, up 70% in just six years

“A homebuyer must earn $114,627 to afford the median-priced U.S. home, up 15% from a year ago and more than 50% since the start of the pandemic… That’s the highest annual income necessary to afford a home on record” https://investors.redfin.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/987/redfin-reports-that-homebuyers-must-earn-115000-to-afford “Buyers now need to earn 70% more than they did six years ago to buy …

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“We need home prices to come down” – CEO Redfin

LMFAO pic.twitter.com/ZelKlQRqgw — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 18, 2025 "We need home prices to come down" – CEO Redfin pic.twitter.com/JZn5bHec0u — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 19, 2025 Historically, new homes almost always commanded a premium because they offered fresh construction, modern layouts, and builder incentives were minor relative to demand. Existing homes carried the discount …

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