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https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/02/congress/shutdown-senate-votes-weekend-00591890 Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday that it’s “unlikely” senators will be in the Capitol voting this weekend, all but guaranteeing the government shutdown goes into next week. “They’ll have a fourth chance tomorrow to vote to open up the government, and if that fails, we’ll give them the weekend to think about it, …
This is so weird and inappropriate pic.twitter.com/0Psme19t7n — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 22, 2025
Weaponized Scoops: New Russiagate Documents Expose Media/Government Collusion https://t.co/MQlbGbE14g — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 17, 2025 Recently declassified documents indicate that people close to former FBI Director James Comey and Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff were connected to leaks of classified information to prominent reporters designed to portray Donald Trump and his allies as being in league …
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 …
If this isn’t a sign that this bubble is about to burst, nothing is and nothing will be. ⚠️⚠️ https://t.co/y0CfnEucNt — Christian Klein (@clkleinmonaco) September 10, 2025 Inflation – rallyDeflation – rallyYields up – rallyYields down – rallyJobs number strong – rallyJobs number weak – rallyEarnings strong – rallyEarnings weak – rallyWar – rallyPeace – …
https://twitter.com/dadkc66/status/1965742232029528117 And how does Canadian PM Mark Carney plan to get from Ottawa to NYC for the General Assembly of the United Nations? By bike? Motor cycle? Car? It's 7 hr 28 min (440.3 mi) via I-81 S by car. — Belladonna Rogers (@BeladonnaRogers) September 10, 2025
Joseph Schnitt, Deputy Chief at the DOJ’s Office of Enforcement Operations, was caught on hidden camera saying the agency plans to redact every Republican name from the Epstein files while leaving Democratic names intact. “They’ll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files, leave all the liberal, Democratic people in those files, and have …
We've gone through tons of previously unreleased data on Anthony Fauci and we have BIG revelations we will be dropping in the coming weeks. pic.twitter.com/RGzHBQmOFx — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) September 3, 2025 We’ve gone through tons of previously unreleased data on Anthony Fauci and we have BIG revelations we will be dropping in the coming …
Europe is frozen out. Russia just rerouted its natural gas straight to China for 30 years. Berlin is stranded. Brussels miscalculated. 🇷🇺🇨🇳‼️It has been decided: Russia stops supplying gas to Europe – All capacities go to China‼️ September 2, 2025 While Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping exchanged documents in front of the cameras in Beijing, …
Despite allusions to nepotism and corruption, the Commerce Department hasn’t made clear what it wants to do with the newly clawed-back funds. The U.S. Commerce Department has seized control of a $7.4 billion semiconductor research fund from the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (NATCAST), a private non-profit set up during the Biden …
via Jesse Felder “Investors now rely on an ever-expanding Bubble Term that was driven by ‘free money’ monetary and fiscal policies that will not only have to persist – but will have to expand without limit in order to keep up with that Bubble Term,” writes John Hussman. LINK As Gunjan Banerji explains, “There has been a generational …
One in seven Americans now use BNPL to buy groceries The number of Americans using BNPL services like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay for food has surged. A LendingTree survey found that 25 percent of BNPL users are using the loans for groceries—up from 14 percent last year. This isn’t budgeting. It’s survival. “A quarter of …
JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russia to begin human trials for cancer vaccine, rolled out to patients for free. pic.twitter.com/TtP8IoGYyS — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) August 3, 2025 Russia is set to begin human trials of a custom-made mRNA cancer vaccine by September or October 2025, starting with melanoma.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/cancer-cure-russia-commences-human-trials-of-revolutionary-personalized-cancer-vaccine/articleshow/123072864.cms Alexander Gintsburg from the Gamaleya Center said:“The drug is …
Jaguar Land Rover CEO Adrian Mardell will leave in December 2025 after three years as boss. The company’s new ad campaign dropped the Jaguar logo and showed models, not cars. Many people did not like it. A Jaguar Land Rover spokesperson said, “Adrian Mardell has expressed his desire to retire from JLR after three years …
Tesla tried to quietly launch its invite-only robotaxi demo in San Francisco. The plan was to use its valid DMV testing permit with a safety driver and only offer rides to friends, family, and a handful of guests. That should have been legal. But the California Public Utilities Commission stepped in and said no. Not …
Enough of the memes and the tough talk. Go put these people in handcuffs. pic.twitter.com/aWm6c0QpUP — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 21, 2025 Matt Walsh said it plainly on July 19: “You cannot allege a treasonous conspiracy and then do nothing about it.” He was reacting to Tulsi Gabbard’s declassified documents that accuse Obama-era officials of …
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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just mentioned Obama and his cronies being PROSECUTED after being “unequivocally EXPOSED on highest levels election fraud.” That’s your cue, @AGPamBondi. LOCK THEM UP! pic.twitter.com/gQTuvI73vG — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 19, 2025
Stocks hit record highs fueled by relentless buying. The Buffett Indicator is a simple way to measure if the stock market is overvalued. It compares the total value of all U.S. stocks to the size of the U.S. economy. Formula: Stock Market Value ÷ GDP If that number gets too high, it’s a sign that …
by Michael I don’t think that our government agencies could have handled the Epstein case any worse. For months, we were promised that all sorts of shocking revelations would be forthcoming and that justice would be served. I believed that, and so I waited patiently for law enforcement officials to do their jobs. But now …
Robinhood built OpenAI and SpaceX tokens with no equity rights. CEO says it doesn’t matter. OpenAI rejects the deal. This is synthetic ownership rebranded as access.
It’s going to be nearly impossible to tell what’s real and what’s made by AI. We’re talking about a future where everything you see could be faked, and some might even prefer the fake. It’s a stark warning about losing trust in what’s right in front of us. REAL OR AI? IT’S CLOSER THAN YOU …
All in MSTR calls. 100% of my account. Zero? Or a million? byu/WhoRuleTheWorld inwallstreetbets There really are so many gamblers!
Nvidia CEO Activates 10b5-1 Trading Plan, Kicks Off Stock Sales Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has initiated a new 10b5-1 trading plan, aiming to sell up to 6 million shares by the end of the year. The timing follows a sharp rebound in Nvidia stock, which tumbled below $100 earlier this spring but has since surged …
Gold’s price is climbing, but not because of Iran, oil, or headlines. This run is about fundamentals, not fear. Meanwhile, silver’s move to $36 is just the beginning. Could $100 be the new floor? Here’s what the data – and history – say about today’s prices… By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up …
I'm starting to think the Ukraine war did not, in fact, "bleed out" Russia. $250 billion for nothing 🤡 https://t.co/NvZBbE1gj1 — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) June 10, 2025 After 17 very successful sanctions against Russia, EU rolled out the 18th sanction package on Russia 🤪 https://t.co/kV6wMGkw47 — David Lee (@DavidLe76335983) June 10, 2025 ‘Invest …
The $VIX pulled back — but don’t mistake calm for safety. 🔹 RSI just hit a 6-week high🔹 Vol still trending higher since Dec lows🔹 Price holding above key support at 17.15🔹 VIX:VX futures price ratio still in caution zone Complacency is building fast. Every prior… pic.twitter.com/bhqn3IlIZP — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) June 3, …
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The bond market is jittery, with investors offloading bonds and pushing yields up, like the 30-year U.S. Treasury hitting 5.13%, the highest since 2007. A new House-passed tax bill, now in the Senate, could add trillions to the U.S. debt. Moody’s recent U.S. credit rating downgrade and sticky inflation are fueling fears. Higher yields mean …
Let’s just call this what it is. Capitulation day. We went through 6 weeks of financial chaos essentially for nothing. It will also set the tone for rest of the deals we must negotiate which means we will get little tweaks in trade agreements. What a waste of time pic.twitter.com/m3urPjqB4p — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May …