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The president’s comments deflect attention from other controversies. And they freeze the field of potential successors who might steal the spotlight from a lame duck. President Trump cannot run for a third term as president, barring changes to the Constitution. But that has not stopped him from openly flirting with the idea. He has floated …
76,715,000oz of Physical Silver standing for delivery in March! (15,343contracts x 5,000oz ) There won’t be any left at this rate! byu/OtaraMilclub inWallstreetsilver Silver Maple Leaf Premiums, the lowest since April 2011, when Silver hit $50. Biggest buyers of Silver bullion lately have been the Banks, not Retail Investors. pic.twitter.com/lBKLuXfJDl — SRSrocco Report (@SRSroccoReport) March …
Earnings are set to disappoint, and it’s not just about outlooks. The damage is already done. Some are wondering why the Russell 2000 is getting hammered while tech stocks are the focus of the pullback. Others debate whether earnings themselves will be bad or if only guidance will suffer. The answer is simple: both are …
Consumers are feeling the pinch, and the situation is only getting worse. After years of negative real wage growth and escalating credit card debt, retail sales are reflecting a harsh reality: inflation is biting harder than ever. After 4 years of negative real wage growth and mounting credit card debt, consumers are done; retail sales …
Adam Schiff is squirming. The walls are closing in, and his Ukraine connections are coming back to haunt him. The same Schiff who helped push Trump’s impeachment over a so-called “whistleblower” is now facing serious questions. Eric Ciaramella, the mysterious figure behind Trump’s 2019 impeachment, is back in the spotlight. Former diplomat Andrei Telashchenko claims …
A shocking 2.3% drop in children is accelerating the collapse, pushing doomsday timelines forward by a century. Nearly a million more deaths than births each year. With 30% of the population over 65, the country’s youth shut out from marriage, and a crippling recession, Japan may be the first nation to literally disappear. 🚨🇯🇵 JAPAN …
His response? Blame everyone else while polishing his influencer persona, hoping people forget the destruction he caused. You cut fire prevention; LA burned. You spent $24 billion on homelessness; it rose 40%. You reduced penalties for violent crime; it's 31% higher in California than in the US as a whole. And instead of taking responsibility, …
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1894728492631134440 I mean he's not wrong pic.twitter.com/A6SlGzZBUs — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 26, 2025
The White House kicked HuffPost, Reuters and a representative of the foreign press out of the traditional ‘pool’ Wednesday, making good on press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s pledge to pick which outlets cover the president in confined spaces. Ahead of President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting, the three reporters were told they weren’t allowed to join …
by Michael Do not read this article if you do not want to get angry. The “healthcare industry” in the United States has become one gigantic money making scam, and tens of millions of American families now live in great fear of illness and disease. Why are they so afraid? It is because a single …
He’s not just saying Ukraine won’t repay its $500 billion debt—he’s outright dismissing even the $100 billion given as a “grant.” This is exactly why Americans are fed up with endless foreign aid. No accountability. No repayment. Just an open checkbook while our own economy struggles. Meanwhile, Biden apparently agreed to this giveaway, leaving taxpayers …
pic.twitter.com/1FJbGPt8pN — axcilla (@axcilla) February 21, 2025 https://twitter.com/Jedi_ant/status/1892919743205507091 Fort Knox is Empty! Seeing a headline like this is a non-zero probability event that could happen within the next few weeks. "Gold Reaches $10, 000 Overnight" could follow the next day. Are you appropriately hedged? pic.twitter.com/Zyn8rDUPu8 — In Gold We Trust (@IGWTreport) February 21, 2025
by Mike Shedlock A Modern Monetary Theory “Superbonus” trial is underway in Italy. The state pays 110 percent of home renovations. In an effort to stimulate the economy during Covid, MMT proponent and then Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte came up with a not so brilliant idea that is now so popular no politician has been …
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York state court to a fraud charge related to the “We Build the Wall” fundraising campaign, admitting to one count of scheme to defraud. Bannon was immediately sentenced to three years of conditional release, avoiding prison time. He had faced five felony counts, including money laundering …
A $2.6B GDP and a $283M market cap already screams speculation, especially with only $2.4M in liquidity. With 35% locked for “projects,” the rest is in the hands of creators and insiders—red flags everywhere. They launched an og $CAR before 2 days before the current one same pattern is a goverment allowed to rug a …
The Pentagon has kicked CNN out of their workspace, replacing them with Newsmax. Along with CNN, The Washington Post, The Hill, and The War Zone are being shown the door to make room for outlets like The Washington Examiner, The Free Press, and The Daily Caller. This shake-up comes just after last week’s controversial moves …
It includes: 1. No tax on tips. 2. No tax on senior’s Social Security. 3. No tax on overtime pay. 4. Renewing Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. 5. Adjusting state and local tax (SALT) cap. 6. Eliminating special tax breaks for “billionaire sports team owners.” 7. Closing the carried interest loophole. 8. Tax cuts for “Made …
They have no plan, no solutions, just endless hysteria. They’re still throwing tantrums over Elon Musk’s subpoena while Trump continues to dominate the political landscape. And now, Rep. Al Green is up there grandstanding, ranting about ethnic cleansing, as if repeating the same accusations will suddenly make them true. This isn’t about justice—it’s about power. …
China has unveiled the world’s first mobile 5G base station, which, after passing rigorous tests, is now poised for deployment on the battlefield. Jointly developed by China Mobile Communications Group and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), it can provide unprecedented high-speed, low-latency and extremely secure and reliable data exchange services to at least 10,000 users …
My name is Darren Stallcup. I live in San Francisco. I used to vote Democrat. This year I voted for Trump. Why? Because illegal immigrants from Honduras have conquered our downtown area and are selling the cheapest fentanyl in the United States of America at just three dollars a… pic.twitter.com/ihYCeVX4n1 — Darren Stallcup – World …
They say the engineering firm was racist in setting too high of standards. The engineering firm just showed the photos of the massive gaps and cracks. That is quite standard in Chicago with many jobs awarded to "minority" contractors. They're usually just buying votes and kickbacks. Some jobs go unfinished, money paid anyway. Other jobs …
by ExNihiloAdInfinitum My leftie friends on Facebook are in full-on meltdown mode. They think they’re going to be jailed for posts that displease Trump. Lol.
2 million government workers received notice this week by the Office of Personnel Management that they would be required to to return to the office for work or forfeit their jobs. But the legality of this mandate is already being challenged and there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding this. However, what people need to …
The liberal media community has just lost another key player. NBC’s Meet The Press’s Chuck Todd is officially out as an NBC commentator after the network passed on his contract renewel. The news comes at a tough time for the legacy media. Hours earlier, President Trump’s FCC announced investigations into major networks. Trish Regan has …
8 out of 10 “biggest one-day losses” in the history have been Nvidia byu/mpoozd inwallstreetbets
Robert F Kennedy Jr. has been praised for calling out medical and pharmaceutical companies who profit from people’s chronic illnesses, like obesity and diabetes. In an unearthed interview with Dr Phil, RFK Jr. slammed pharma giants for ‘making money from keeping us sick’ and promoting dependency on weight-loss drugs at a colossal cost to the …
“The closure will eliminate 1,700 permanent jobs and 250 temporary ones. It comes after workers at an Amazon warehouse in the Montreal suburb of Laval, Que. managed to unionize in May. Amazon dismissed the suggestion that the closures are linked to a unionization push in the province and has said it’s about delivering efficient and …
If true, it’s funny AF.🤣🤣🤣 Baron; “It’s on.” pic.twitter.com/fD3lnJdiXa — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) January 25, 2025
