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New York elected Mamdani. Price controls. Rent freeze. $30 minimum wage. Business saw the handwriting on the wall….and left. Canada. California. New York. Same policy. Same result. — Chuck Flint (@ChuckAFlint) June 28, 2026
Molly O’Shea @MollySOShea If Ken Griffin leaves NYC because of Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax stunt, the economic fallout could be enormous. It’s not just “one billionaire moving.” Ken’s 350 Park Ave project + Citadel’s employment amounts to: → ~2,500 Citadel employees currently in NYC → Citadel employees/principals paid ~$2.3B in NY state + city taxes over …
Sanctuary jurisdictions lose every federal dime under fresh hammer… Prosecutors shielding illegal thugs now face prison for the blood spilled… Americans pay heavy price while officials coddle border invaders… Clip unleashes reply firestorm demanding real jail time for the enablers… Not defunded. Jailed. Sanctuary cities have ALWAYS been in violation of federal immigration laws. To …
That Europe energy clip is blowing up because a lot of people see it as a quiet admission that some of these green policies hit regular people way harder than politicians expected. Meanwhile people in Canada are already complaining about heating bills, gas prices, rent, groceries, all of it piling up at once, so the …
Green councillor in the UK gets absolutely torched for posting his gas-guzzling Lamborghini right after winning on a “war on motorists” platform. Daily Mail clip of the proud flex going mega viral with everyone calling out pure hypocrisy. pic.twitter.com/QkTWMB7Oov — EchoVoid (@2496tre) May 12, 2026 Regular voters are taking this personally because they’re getting hammered …
Filip Dewinter video on UK entry ban going nuclear with resistance calls. “I’m banned from traveling to the #UK by the socialist @Keir_Starmer government because I oppose mass-#immigration and #Islamization. #FreeSpeech in a socialist country means state-approved speech only… I know the system well enough by now… I should have torn up my passport,… pic.twitter.com/pbrF3Jf7fZ …
We gradually transitioned from a democratic welfare state to full-on race communism between the 1960s and today for two reasons: 1. The beneficiaries of our race laws went from 10 percent of the population to a majority in places like NYC and soon a majority nationally. 2. We… https://t.co/o90suw73Us — Helen Andrews (@herandrews) April 8, …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought us our first update on the economic situation in the Euro after the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East. It comes from a source which we know that European Central Bank or ECB policymakers follow closely with both President Christine Lagarde and Dr. Isabel Schnabel frequently referring …
Trump has privately told his inner circle that some of his administration’s deportation policies have gone too far https://t.co/5XxW7E6z3b — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 20, 2026 WASHINGTON—President Trump is seeking to lower the profile of his mass deportation effort, and has directed his top advisers to adopt a new approach on one of …
Seriously, it’s ugly, and we’re the ones paying. This is not good… It’s very very bad pic.twitter.com/coBViTkxQL — Dr Danish (@operationdanish) February 9, 2026 Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has said that President Trump’s policies could spark “capital wars,” with countries and investors pulling back from U.S. assets, per BI — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 9, 2026 …
Historically Cold January coincides with historically low crime rate Zohran for a month + Crime Down would be what we call a “spurious correlation” – confounding variable being the weather pic.twitter.com/WXwYkRptTz — Right Wing Finance (@Rightwingmoney) February 4, 2026 🚨 JUST IN: New Yorkers are shocked and appalled after Ugandan Mayor Zohran Mamdani VISITS and …
Traders placing record bets on dollar collapse – Bloomberg The greenback’s plunge has been attributed to market turmoil created by US President Donald Trump’s policies Traders are betting big that the US dollar will continue to fall amid uncertainty about Washington’s political and economic policies, Bloomberg has reported. The dollar suffered its worst single-day decline …
A weak president with bad policies can literally kill tens of thousands of people with no accountability for the massive loss of life. https://t.co/lZoXGpWSA9 — Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) January 16, 2026 Interesting read. Good news on the overdose deaths. They’ve plummeted due to severe shortages of the Fentanyl supply: pic.twitter.com/qO8a9H9TKA — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January …
⚠️China is DUMPING US Treasuries: China has sold $32 BILLION of US government bonds in 3 months, bringing its total to $700.5 billion, the lowest in 17 YEARS. China’s holdings have declined +$600 billion since 2013. China is diversifying from USD 👇https://t.co/PbgYVyVclh — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) November 29, 2025 The crypto industry is now …
Family members of violent-crime victims plead for tougher criminal justice policies during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP video: Erik Verduzco).
Trump is not a conservative. He was a Democrat, he still acts like one, and anyone who believes otherwise is not looking closely enough. Look at the money first. He signed stimulus packages that added billions to the deficit while claiming victory for the economy. He expanded unemployment benefits beyond what any Republican before him …
US economy teeters on path to Japan-style stagnation! Take a close look at this chart because this is what’s going to happen in the future in the US and in any other country that will continue to persist on a similar irresponsible monetary and fiscal path like the one Japan entered and never left for …
LA MAYOR KAREN BASS NOT HAPPY ABOUT TRUMP FIGHTING CRIME IN DC: “I’m very concerned about that. And not only that, I’m concerned about the way he is rolling that out in Washington, D.C., which is essentially calling — essentially going after young black and brown youth in Washington, D.C., imposing a curfew, saying that …
Las Vegas dropped 11.3 percent in June. This is not a seasonal blip. It’s a deep change. Room rates fell 6.6 percent to $163.64. Hotel occupancy dropped 6.5 percent. Convention attendance fell 10.7 percent. Harry Reid Airport traffic was down 6.3 percent. International arrivals dropped nearly 10 percent. Visitors vanished. But gaming revenue? It went …
Another pundit dragged kicking and screaming into reality. Maher’s confession underscores what the data already showed: tariffs didn’t sink the economy, they coincided with a bull run. The real damage came from the experts who were certain they would. 🚨NEW: Bill Maher ADMITS he was *WRONG* about Trump's tariffs🚨 "The stock market is at record …
NYC will become even more unlivable. This is what he’s going to do. Pro-criminal policies top to bottom. Protections and kids gloves for criminals of all types. NYC has fallen pic.twitter.com/sWZkJZh4RX — Blake K🇺🇸✝️🏔️ (@EverythingWVU) June 25, 2025 Here's what's going to happen to the government grocery stores in NYC: – Stores will sell goods …
Zohran Mamdani now has a 75% chance of being the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City. 75%. pic.twitter.com/uKwtiagSUs — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) June 25, 2025 NYC will be a future case study on why socialism doesn't work if Momdani wins and it's looking like he will, didn't know we needed another one to …
🇺🇸REP. KILEY: CALIFORNIA IS BLEEDING ITS CITIZENS DRY "California has the worst regulations in the country, the highest taxes in the country. It's been rated the top judicial hellhole in terms of litigation. He's making our citizens pay $9.5 billion this year for… https://t.co/XwPuLcHc6w pic.twitter.com/jVmcAQKnaS — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 19, 2025 🇺🇸 BEN AFFLECK: …
And no new laws were needed! The Biden Administration actively ushered in a vast number of illegals. It was accidental. https://t.co/GiTQseAKKI — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 15, 2025 DE-CRISIS BY DESIGN: US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say. A long sliver of federal land along …
This chart shows a University of Michigan survey asking people how much bad news they’ve been hearing about government economic policy. Currently, it’s at an all-time high, indicating a lot of negative coverage from media outlets.
German Economy Ministry: Due to declining orders and US trade policy, a noticeable weakening in the industrial cycle is to be expected in the coming months — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) April 14, 2025 United States President Donald Trump’s trade policies are raising the chances that the next financial crisis will occur “sooner than expected,” Germany’s incoming …
Why did the 2yr treasury sell off when everything else rallied on the tariff pause? Why did gold recover and finish the day up $100 amid widespread euphoria in risk assets? Something doesn't add up here and I don't know what it is. Keep your helmets on. pic.twitter.com/Nqe0oJkxdY — Nobody Special (@JG_Nuke) April 9, 2025 …
Politics trains you to react, not to think. That’s the real game. You’re not supposed to ask questions. You’re supposed to choose a side and dig in. Every election becomes a personality contest. Every debate turns into a loyalty test. Policy vanishes in the smoke of emotional warfare. The goal is to break your discernment. …
Why do Boomers own everything? By their 30’s Boomers owned 20% of national wealth. For Gen X it was 8.5%. For Millennials it’s not even 3%. The Federal government — and the Federal Reserve — broke the young. pic.twitter.com/hQuhhQyVy8 — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) March 28, 2025 The Federal Reserve still holds 2.2 TRILLION …
The latest Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday reveals that 52% of likely U.S. voters approve of President Trump’s job performance, while 46% disapprove. It’s a tight race, but it’s clear: the American people are split, and there are major cracks in the foundation of the Democratic Party. Look at the numbers – …