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by David Haggith The Fed goosed the stock market today with another Powell put, but in a slightly slier manner. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, offered some pretty peculiar surprises at the Fed’s FOMC meeting today, but not in interest policy. While the Fed held steady on actual interest rate policy as everyone was certain it …
by Michael I can hardly believe how rapidly economic events are moving now. The global trade war that has just erupted is going to be immensely painful. If you doubt this, just read all the way to the end of this article. There is a reason why the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by …
“We are working to consolidate freedoms of the press and expression that were severely restricted” in areas controlled by the former government of Bashar al-Assad, said the minister, Mohamed al-Omar, after Islamist-led rebels on December 8 ended more than five decades of rule by the Assad clan. Syria’s ruling Baath party and the Assad family …
“President-elect Donald Trump admitted in an interview with Time magazine that it will be difficult for him to reduce consumer prices, contrary to statements he made on the campaign trail this year. Trump told Time in an hourlong interview for its “Person of the Year” feature that his presidency wouldn’t be a failure if he …
by confoundedinterest17 Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. We did get fooled again! The problem with the national debt can’t be fixed with Mitch McConnell still in the Senate and too many Obama-era political hacks still in Washington DC. The Obama/Biden era began in 2009 and it still exists despite Trump winning …
Milei is incredible pic.twitter.com/kV8u1I0kXR — Cluseau Investments (@blondesnmoney) November 18, 2024 I read this as 85% of the federal workforce is completely unnecessary and needs to be terminated immediately When do we get our refund for the taxes wasted on these people? — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) November 18, 2024 https://twitter.com/myCountrAI/status/1858525352064356594 Only two groups of …
John Thune promises to quickly approve Trump nominees.pic.twitter.com/AYQO8AoRKR — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 13, 2024
Former President Donald Trump promised Thursday that no state would be allowed to ban gas-powered cars if he is elected in November. He delivered the pledge during a rally in Saginaw, Michigan, an area that once produced components for Detroit’s auto industry but has fallen on hard times with the decline of American manufacturing. The …
🚨🇺🇸TRUMP: THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE WILL BE GONE WHEN I GET INTO OFFICE “Repealing every job-killing regulation of the Biden-Harris administration is a priority, including the electric vehicle mandate. There will be no forced transition to all-electric cars and trucks.… https://t.co/skNMj8TGXA pic.twitter.com/0cRgJvy34J — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 19, 2024
The next time a politician promises you heaven, remember Bon Jovi’s warning: “No one can save me, the damage is done.” These promises aren’t solutions; they’re just loading the gun, ready to fire another round of inflationary pain into the heart of the economy. https://t.co/1KFbhZmiCu — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) August 16, 2024 Yes here’s …
Well, now that they’ve cleansed the military of most of the godly, it looks like their plan is to use executive power to attempt to disarm Americans and then use the transvestite and immigrant filled military to do the disarming. Putting the entire country in a compromised and weakened state, primed to be taken advantage …
We must save Democracy!! pic.twitter.com/nxlROJCsdj — Paul Hookem (@PaulHook_em) July 30, 2024
via Mike Shedlock Kamala Harris is off and running with a mind meld of the most progressive policies of Biden, AOC, and California governor Gavin Newsom. Kamala Steers Left Swing voters? Who needs ’em asks the Wall Street Journal editorial board. On Tuesday outside of Milwaukee, Ms. Harris was introduced by an “educator” with a doctorate who …
At the same time, your PROPERTY TAXES Double and Triple Along with your INSURANCE and Interest rates skyrocket. BOOM! Watching Biden promise that he'd limit rent increases to $55 is painful – I can't help but think he knows he's reading it wrong but is paralyzed. pic.twitter.com/LElADjFm99 — @amuse (@amuse) July 17, 2024 So in …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4VTF9_Vnm4 The global economy relies heavily on the banking sector, which is currently facing significant challenges. Recent events have sent shockwaves in financial markets and raised doubts about the stability of our banking system. Statements by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen have sparked much debate and concern, especially regarding the security of bank assets and the …
Former President Donald Trump this week made his way to Wisconsin, a battleground state crucial to both his 2016 win and 2020 loss. The stakes, in other words, are high. So he made a few big promises to match. One such promise: “We’re going to give our police their power back,” he told rallygoers in …
"Professor" Joe Biden is now a 2nd amendment expert. How they hell can anyone vote for this idiot based on his continued need to lie about EVERYTHING. https://t.co/7r8kezrVry — The Big Mig™ (@TheBigMigShow) April 10, 2024 President Joe Biden seemed to think the way to win over more American voters was to announce that the …
Cornered by China’s increasingly aggressive salami-slicing tactics, Taiwan’s defense ministry last week reminded China that it will fire at intruding People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces even if they don’t fire first, a repetition by Taiwan’s defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng of a doctrine first enunciated by Chiu in October 2022, when he said the Taiwan military …
by Qplus17 With Oregon having no math, reading and writing exit exams, and these people are joining the job markets….holy hell it is a matter of time before someone dies from ineptitude.
PM Maloni is a total comedian at this point.How could she yell at the people, when she said one thing and did the other on mass illegal migration?Does she think they can't remember last summer? — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) January 3, 2024
by confoundedinterest17 Yes, the US is engulfed in a fiscal inferno! US government debt is now bigger than the US economy. This was unseen until 2012 when debt surpassed GDP for the first time. In addition to almost $34 trillion in debt from our crazy spending, out-of-control government, we are on the hook for almost $213 TRILLION …
The rate of immigrants leaving Canada hit a two-decade high in 2019, due to the high cost of living and rental shortages, as rising emigration numbers hints to newcomers being forced to turn their back on a country, per Reuters. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 18, 2023
via thesun: ELECTRIC vehicle owners have been notified of new road plans that promise to act as a charging station as cars drive on them. In Florida, between Lake and Orange Counties, EV enthusiasts are excited about what has been dubbed a “tremendous evolution.” The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) confirmed the approval of an …
by confoundedinterest17 We are on a Highway To Hell! Massive Federal Budget deficits and staggering payments to Treasury from The Fed (losses on balance sheet) and $212 TRILLION in unfunded promises to the non-elites. Under Modern Monetary Theory (or print money without consequences), we are seeing trillion dollars budget deficits with no end in sight. Nothing …
The “Secret Deal” to fund Ukraine without telling the taxpayers about it during an election year has fallen apart, and probably won’t be reserected. A LOT of people are freaking out about this, not just in Ukraine. The DC Machine runs now on Government Graft handouts, and they all have Chesapeake Waterfront manisions to pay …
The United States and Saudi Arabia are nearing a deal on a new defense pact that would deepen their military ties and require the US to defend the kingdom in the event of an attack. According to a news report by Reuters on September 29, the deal is reportedly tied to a Saudi-Israeli normalization agreement, …
View post on imgur.com via FOXNEWS: Republicans are voicing outrage after the Pentagon confirmed it would shield its operations to support the war in Ukraine from any potential U.S. government shutdown. As the Sept. 30 deadline looms for lawmakers to reach a deal on funding the government, the Department of Defense (DOD) said its activities …
by Martin Armstrong Illegal aliens are pouring into America from the southern and northern borders. Cities have been destroyed, public places overrun, and local governments are wiping out their budgets to support these intruders. US citizens are beginning to clash with refugees, as was witnessed in Staten Island, NY, when people tried to prevent migrants from …