Trump poses as the Grim Reaper
Ring the Bells pic.twitter.com/ebPig1GydI — SiriusB (@SiriusBShaman) October 3, 2025 h/t THE AC
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Ring the Bells pic.twitter.com/ebPig1GydI — SiriusB (@SiriusBShaman) October 3, 2025 h/t THE AC
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought a further reminder of one of my themes from the past which is that the UK has a tendency to be an inflation nation. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to August 2025, unchanged from July.On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 0.3% …
Kennedy shut down $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts. “HHS has determined that mRNA technology poses more risk than benefits for these respiratory viruses,” he said Tuesday. The decision followed a multi-week review of 22 BARDA-funded projects targeting COVID and flu. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/hhs-plans-to-terminate-22-mrna-vaccine-projects-00494922 The call is overdue. mRNA vaccines break under mutation pressure. They don’t stop …
Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were alarmed when a big chunk of those centers – 60 of them – suddenly dropped off the grid one day last summer and switched to on-site …
The teenager practiced driving from his apartment in San Diego down to Tijuana and back, on the orders of the criminals he was working for in Mexico. He rehearsed how he would respond to questions from U.S. border officers. He tracked when the drug-sniffing dogs took a break. The men who were paying him had …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought another economic worry for the Euro area and the ECB. We had started 2024 with ECB President Christine Lagarde pointing to signs that the economy was picking up. This was followed by 0.3% GDP growth in the first quarter and probably something similar in the second. But towards the …
The Reverse Repurchase Agreement (RRP) market primarily affects US Treasury securities but can also influence other short-term interest rates and financial markets. Inching toward RRP reversal. Watch out! Fed counter-injections did wonders in the past year, but face a major roadblock in the quarter ahead. pic.twitter.com/eYAxPuZuys — Steve Donzé (@steve_donze) March 29, 2024 NYC Bancorp …
Florida’s legislature is on the brink of passing a concerning bill, HB-757, that poses a significant threat to the freedom of independent creators engaging in online speech. This bill could be a disastrous move, especially considering the broader context of Democrats’ efforts to weaponize lawfare against conservatives amidst a shifting media landscape. The proposed legislation …
‘Maverick had a royal wingman on Wednesday! Tom Cruise reunited with the Prince of Wales at London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s fundraising gala. Sharply dressed in tuxes and black bow ties, the heir to the throne and the Hollywood star posed for photos and were pictured laughing together.’ https://www.hola.com/us/royals/20240207355725/prince-william-tom-cruise-reunion-charity-gala-london-photos/ h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
Tucker Carlson’s current presence in Moscow for an exclusive interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin has triggered a sense of panic within the media landscape. The interview, set to be aired exclusively on Elon Musk’s X platform, underscores the growing significance of alternative platforms in shaping narratives. The uncensored nature of this interview on X …
But the first step is to say, ‘We want to support you and assist you in whatever way we can, but we’re not staying in Europe. We’re going to go home, and we’ve got other fish to fry here, and you’re going to have to pick somebody who’s a European four-star.’ h/t AndyS62
The escalating crisis of illegal immigration in the United States is not only setting record-breaking numbers but is also adding layers of complexity for legal immigrants aspiring to move to the country. Elon Musk, entrepreneur and tech mogul, highlights the stark contrast between the arduous legal immigration process and the relative ease of illegal entry. …
US Treasury market debate around hedge fund collateral intensifies “NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – As U.S. regulators ready rules that would push more trading in Treasuries to a central clearing venue, the industry’s focus is turning on a key question: how much collateral should hedge funds and others put up to trade there. At …
“US officials say” always mean CIA/someone wants you to know/believe. These things should be read with a grain of salt. Take into account that all those “crises” were specifically manufactured by the US itself, and from history we know that the US starts a war during serious economical turmoil to get rid of inflationary pressure. …
by Martin Armstrong Greta Thunberg is willing to defy the authorities to fight climate change, or at least that is what they want you to believe. They paint this young girl as a radical activist when she is planted counter-opposition. Greta was arrested for the second time last week for refusing to leave a sit-in …
via oilprice: The EU’s pledge to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans from 2035 poses an “imminent risk” to Europe’s car manufacturers, which are unlikely to win a looming EV price war with their Chinese competitors, BMW chairman Oliver Zipse has told the Financial Times. “I want to send a …
2/ China's housing market experienced its largest contraction in over a decade, despite efforts by the Chinese Central Bank to ease monetary policy pic.twitter.com/S8gVYVdz5W — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 6, 2023 4/ Majority of demand for copper, an industrial metal, comes from China Weak copper prices suggest a slowdown in China and the global economy …