nixon:

Since Nixon ended the gold standard in 1971, everything from houses to gas surged 8–22 times while wages rose only 6 times, yet millennials get blamed for avocado toast

1971. The year Nixon took the dollar off gold. House: $25,200. Now: $410,000. Car: $3,560. Now: $48,000. Harvard: $2,600/yr. Now: $57,000/yr. Gas: $0.36/gal. Now: $2.88/gal. Average income went from $10,000 to $60,000. Everything got 8–22x more expensive. Wages only went 6x. But sure, it’s the avocado toast. @grok so nixon did a big mistake??? That …

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Trump allies move to fuse Treasury, NEC, IRS and the Fed into the most centralized economic power structure since Nixon and Burns

BREAKING: The Most Sweeping Consolidation of U.S. Economic Power Since 1971 Trump’s inner circle is architecting something Wall Street hasn’t seen in half a century. If Kevin Hassett takes the Federal Reserve Chair (80% odds on Kalshi), Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will simultaneously lead the National Economic Council. One man. Treasury. The NEC. Already acting …

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Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, disapproval 60%-worst net approval of any president except Nixon.

President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%. pic.twitter.com/C2h6okA6Nd — Gallup (@Gallup) December 1, 2025 Enten cited a recent Gallup poll that saw Trump’s net approval rating sink to -24 percent from -1 percent in January. “We’re talking …

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Trump says China ripped off the US: “China has ripped us off from day one… Richard Nixon allowed this to happen, he was the one who opened China.”

JUST IN: 🇺🇲🇨🇳 Trump says China ripped off the US: "China has ripped us off from day one. Richard Nixon allowed this to happen, he was the one who opened China." pic.twitter.com/BvR7fDvUwL — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) October 19, 2025 Yes, Nixon’s 1972 visit to China initiated diplomatic thawing, formalized by the Shanghai Communiqué, which opened doors …

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Multiple pollsters signal crushing midterm defeat for Trump and GOP. Trump has destroyed his entire base… it’s over. He’s Nixon.

At this rate, Republicans are going to be utterly destroyed during the midterms, and that'll be that. — Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT (@Peoples_Pundit) July 16, 2025 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1945722550455026061 Yeah, I definitely spoke too soon https://t.co/1LtYXMj80U — Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) July 16, 2025 It’s BULLSHIT to insult our intelligence on the Epstein cover up. …

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Nixon Resigned 50 Years Ago Today

On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, making him the first U.S. president to do so. His resignation came in the wake of the Watergate scandal, a major political event that significantly impacted American politics. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/50-years-ago-nixon-resigns-presidency https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/08/nixon-resigned-50-years-watergate-trump/74623866007/ https://museum.archives.gov/featured-document-display-50th-anniversary-nixons-resignation  

Chicago Mayor blames Richard Nixon for Blacks Killing Each Other

So we go back to dead Richard Nixon, to blame for Chicago’s current woes. Over 100 people were shot in Chicago last weekend, including 18 fatally. Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed it on Richard Nixon in his press conference today. No, that is not a joke. pic.twitter.com/dorETLl5os — Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 8, 2024 AC

The Watergate and Nixon parallels just keep on giving…

Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein claims Biden’s staffers have witnessed up to 20 ‘marked incidence of cognitive decline and physical infirmity’ in the ailing president in the last 18 months Bernstein says multiple sources describe Biden’s declining mental health Said events like the ones at the debate Thursday have occurred ’15 to 20′ times ‘We’re clearly dealing with two …

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Amy Nixon: ‘As far as subprime loans go, these are the worst possible imaginable ones for banks. What’s the collateral? At least in 2008 they could foreclose on something’

How about that “strong” retail sales data… pic.twitter.com/kzrjb4ZvdI — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) December 14, 2023 I mean, what are they going to do? Repossess the empty bag of Doritos you ate months ago? As far as subprime loans go, these are the worst possible imaginable ones for banks. What’s the collateral? At least in 2008 …

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The Biden lies are beginning to sound like Nixon.

WASHINGTON — President Biden denied Wednesday that he interacted with his relatives’ foreign business associates — despite photos and other evidence of him doing so — as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on authorizing an impeachment inquiry. Biden denounced as “lies” reports that he met with son Hunter Biden and brother James Biden’s …

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Amy Nixon: ‘We’ve never seen what happens in a high rate environment when institutions own swaths of residential properties’

How is the 2023 housing market DIFFERENT from 2008? There’s a new player: PRIVATE EQUITY In the wake of the 08 crisis, private equity started buying up foreclosed residential homes in bulk What does this mean for the housing market? 1/3 — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) June 28, 2023 We’re in uncharted territory with US housing …

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