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When you spend enough time around experts on China, “China hands”, it starts to become obvious that for the vast majority there is an accepted doctrine, mindset, if you will; of China being superior to the West in just about every way. Whether diplomatic skills, where we were told by Kissinger, “the Chinese play the …
by Mike Shedlock The share of manufacturing employment keeps declining. What role did NAFTA play? Contrary to popular myth, neither NAFTA nor China entering the WTO impacted long-term trends in manufacturing employment in place since 1953. Services vs Manufacturing Automation Irony Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on CBS News that an “army of millions and …
OOPS! Investors haven’t been this bearish in 30yrs, BofA poll shows. 82% of fund managers expect the global economy to weaken, and a record number intend to reduce exposure to US equities. BUT “peak fear” is not yet reflected in cash allocations, which currently stands at 4.8% of… pic.twitter.com/k8xzjB6z4K — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) April 15, …
🚨 John Mullin will be JAILED tomorrow He stole over $5 BILLION through $OM RUGPULL Mantra collapsed by 90% in 1 hour just like $LUNA in 2022 🧵Here is the shocking truth and what you MUST do now👇 pic.twitter.com/S1KiVJULYZ — Dexter's Lab (@DextersSolab) April 13, 2025 Meet John Mullin, the CEO of BIGGEST SCAM $5 …
by Michael The Chinese have no intention of giving in to President Trump and are vowing to “fight to the end”. So that means that an economic war between the number one economy on the entire planet and the number two economy on the entire planet is officially on. Yesterday, I warned my readers that …
Just like 2000, Saylor doesn't have a plan to strategically deploy capital. As soon as he gets money he blows it, regardless of price. This erratic, cocaine addict behavior is the reason he destroyed MicroStrategy 25 years ago. https://t.co/uLGVOgw2fv — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) April 8, 2025 Why MICROSTRATEGY is definitely a PONZI explained: We all have …
According to Interesting Engineering, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a grant of $2.3 million to a team of scientists at the University of Kentucky so they can work to develop materials strong enough to survive the inside of a fusion reactor. Considering the inside of a fusion reactor can reach temperatures of 180 million …
Scott Bessent before the Election: “In the next few years, we are going to have some kind of grand economic reordering. Something equivalent to a new Bretton Woods. There’s a very good chance that happens in the next 4 years and I’d like to be a part of it.” pic.twitter.com/2LDgk4QAoN — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) April …
Sen. Rand Paul has a reputation for forcing his GOP colleagues to take tough votes, and he’s already got a zinger in mind as the Senate prepares for another all-night “vote-a-rama” on Friday. Before Senate Republicans can adopt their revamped budget framework, the Kentucky Republican plans to offer just one amendment: a proposal to substantially …
Trump’s tariff announcement will give the United States the highest tariff rates of any industrialized country byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts There is absolutely no way to assess what will happen next to the economy and the markets. Nobody knows anything, don’t waste your time listening to pundits. We are in uncharted waters. pic.twitter.com/GwRgPrBLhK — Michael A. Arouet …
More than 50% of parents with a child older than 18 are providing them with at least some financial support, according to a recent report by savings.com. Key findings from the report: Half of parents with adult children provide regular financial assistance to their grown offspring. The average support per adult child is $1,474 monthly, about 6% higher than …
The European Union has just made a major move in trade policy that could reshape the auto industry in the U.S. They’ve slashed the tax on American-made cars from 12.5% to a mere 2.5%, effectively matching the U.S. tariff on European-made vehicles. This is a game changer, especially for automakers like Honda, who will now …
“Americans are planning fewer vacations in an era where it’s probably much needed. Research nonprofit the Conference Board tracks Americans who plan on taking a vacation on a six-month basis. In Feb., it was the lowest in 15 years, apart from the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted almost all travel. “The biggest downside risk is that …
by Michael Why does every “step forward” seem to bring us even closer to an apocalyptic showdown with Russia? Now we are being told that the UK, France and other European nations will be working with Ukraine to develop a “plan to stop the fighting”. We aren’t being given specific details about the plan yet, …
CIA higher-ups discussing election interference—clear, damning, and undeniable. Morell wasn’t offering advice; he was laying the groundwork for a political coup, using CIA influence to protect a candidate and sabotage another. And Brennan? He eagerly joined in, treating a fraudulent narrative like a routine operation. This is how democracies die—not with tanks in the streets, …
🚨🇬🇧 “Donald Trump has left Britain simply no choice but to plan for military conscription” – Former NATO Chief Sir Richard Shirreff How would you feel about being forced to join the army to go camp out in Ukraine? pic.twitter.com/VedELZK8Jk — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) February 19, 2025
Artificial intelligence is coming for your job: 41% of employers intend to downsize their workforce as AI automates certain tasks, a World Economic Forum survey showed Wednesday. Out of hundreds of large companies surveyed around the world, 77% also said they were planning to reskill and upskill their existing workers between 2025-2030 to better work …
by Martin Armstrong Washington state Democrats accidentally leaked a document entitled “2025 Revenue Options” describing how they plan to hunt down citizens for additional taxes. An email containing the document and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation was sent to everyone in the Senate and entail exactly how they will wordsmith their way into extorting the people. “Do say: …
Donald Trump’s multi-billion dollar deportation plan was plunged into doubt over the weekend as 38 Republican rebels defied his demands on the government funding bill. The president-elect faced the first major test of his influence over Republicans in the House in a chaotic few days that narrowly avoided a government shutdown. But it was not …
SENATOR MIKE LEE — VIVEK OR ELON SHOULD BE HOUSE SPEAKER Mike Lee, with Jesse Watters earlier tonight, says Mike Johnson should probably lose his job after the breakdown in the House.pic.twitter.com/C1FS3y1tiH — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) December 20, 2024 You mean like this thing, the swamp creature above and the now almost defunct squad …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, commands a Golden State that has turned into a deep blue “Sapphire State.” As Newsom took over following the 2003 San Francisco mayoral election, the then-mayor-elect said that December he intended to “aggressively” make ending homelessness in his city his administration’s top priority. The plan involved a 10-year strategy to …
Paris and London are considering deploying French and British troops along the demarcation line between Russia and Ukraine to monitor adherence to a ceasefire that may be achieved through negotiations, Radio Liberty reported, citing a high-ranking NATO official. According to Radio Liberty, various options are being considered in Paris and London that could be proposed …
The Department of Homeland Security allocated $5 million in its 2025 budget to open an AI Office, and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has called AI a “transformative technology.” AI-aided surveillance towers, “Robodogs”, and facial recognition tools are all currently being used in homeland security in some capacity, and could be ramped up even further in …
https://twitter.com/AGAndrewBailey/status/1773402838430867693 President Trump will immediately unwind Joe Biden’s unconstitutional student loan forgiveness program, Politico reported. Last month a federal judge gave Joe Biden a win a few weeks before the election and said he can move forward with his student loan forgiveness plan. US District Judge in Georgia, Randall Hall, a George W. Bush appointee …
$MSTR’s market cap now surpasses $NEM and $GOLD combined. This is insane. $MSTR's market capitalization now exceeds the combined market caps of $NEM and $GOLD, the two largest gold mining companies in the world. I wonder how much longer it will take before MSTR's market cap exceeds the capitalization of the entire gold mining industry! …
Educated white liberal women appear to have lost their goddamn minds after the presidential election. Many have posted videos of uncontrollable emotional outbursts over a Trump victory… Others have made what appears to be terroristic threats, suggesting at the use of strong poison against men because they voted for the evil ‘Orange Man.’ Internet searches …
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network Kerry and Robert Bork Jr. discussed a range of economic issues, including the proposed economic plan by presidential candidate Kamala Harris, government policies on regulation and control, the challenges and implications of electric cars, and rationalizing economic interests and subsidies. They analyzed the effects of government intervention on market dynamics, consumer welfare, …
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration allocated nearly $449,000 in taxpayer money to a left-wing legal nonprofit as part of an apparent “sue-and-settlement” plan that put the first transgender inmate in a state women’s prison, The Post can exclusively reveal. In 2023, the Democratic vice presidential nominee’s office shelled out $448,904 to Saint Paul-based Gender Justice, …
The Biden Administration’s SAVE student loan forgiveness program was struck with another massive legal blow on Friday when the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to block its implementation. The three-Republican-appointee panel deemed the effort to allow borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, program to restructure their loan payments as …
