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Whole thing reeks of paper tiger energy and nobody’s buying it anymore. 🇺🇸 Trump at 2:00 PM — “I don’t want them making $500 million a day from the Strait of Hormuz. We’ll wipe out their entire civilization if we have to.” 🇮🇷 Iran at 3:00 PM — “We’ve established an authority to manage the …
NYC is pushing a bill called the Delivery Protection Act that would basically kill Amazons cheap free delivery model. It forces Amazon to hire all their last mile delivery drivers and warehouse workers directly instead of using contractors. That means way higher costs for Amazon so free or fast delivery could disappear or get a …
🚨NYC Mayor socialist Zohran Mamdani has proposed lowering the exemption on the death tax (estate tax) from $7.1 million down to only $750,000. He would also increase the death tax from 16% to 50%. No other jurisdiction in the USA confiscates wealth at death from people with… pic.twitter.com/FMEXCxFyVG — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 13, …
Hence the spending and deficits are congress’s albatross, not POTUS.They own them and they’ll continue to be outrageous from administration to administration because no one in congress will ever force spending cuts or even reasonable spending control. — Dave (@RVA_dave) February 20, 2026
🚨 IT JUST GOT A LOT WORSE Look at this. One single entity, Cresco Investments Ltd, just filed proposed sales across 8 different ETFs. This isn’t what you typically see in a healthy market. – 48 filings in a single day– $600 million each– ~$28.8 BILLION in proposed sales… pic.twitter.com/jWBWX1PpKM — NoLimit (@NoLimitGains) February 16, …
The new Japanese Prime Minister said she will deport all culturally incompatible foreigners from Japan, such as these Islamist migrants who took over a children’s playground to pray and demand Sharia law. Do you agree?pic.twitter.com/eCzsOs1cFK — Dr. Maalouf (@realMaalouf) February 8, 2026 Per Grok: No, the claim is not accurate. Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi …
George Clooney says that while President Donald Trump is “not wrong” about filmmaking leaving Los Angeles, Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on movies made outside the U.S. would be “pretty damaging to the business.” Clooney’s latest film is “Jay Kelly.” (Sept. 29)
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump has proposed a NEW deal to Iran via Steve Witkoff, Karoline Leavitt reveals It's very simple and straight forward: ✅ NO uranium enrichment✅ BAR Iran from working toward a nuclear weapon TAKE THE DEAL, IRAN! Last chance! pic.twitter.com/YDPUlDcxiH — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 19, 2025
Donald Trump has said that pharmacy tariffs will come soon. Here is a list of all Trump Tariffs proposed and confirmed: 1. Canada: – 25% tariffs on most goods, including steel and aluminum products. – 10% tariff on oil and gas (delayed until April 2, 2025). 2. Mexico: – 25% tariffs on all goods. 3. …
by Mike Maharrey A Texas Republican has introduced bills that would create transactional currencies backed 100 percent by gold and silver. The passage of this legislation would open the door for people to easily use sound money in everyday transactions and create competition for rapidly depreciating fiat dollars. Rep. Mark Dorazio filed HB1049 and HB1056. The language in …
Proposal for a 50-year Treasury bond convertible into gold issued at the initiative of President Trump on July 4, 2026. Read more here: https://www.usagold.com/reviving-the-gold-standard… Proposal for a 50-year Treasury bond convertible into gold issued at the initiative of President Trump on July 4, 2026. pic.twitter.com/vXVy0SnIq6 — Judy Shelton (@judyshel) November 22, 2024
America First Legal on Thursday released new documents that reveal the Department of Homeland Security was proposing policies to encourage ordinary Americans to snitch on their neighbors. The DHS intel group also included a plan to reclassify political dissent under the guise of “public health” so that ordinary Americans like mothers and teachers felt comfortable …
It has been agreed that each signatory country shall have a “National IHR Authority” and “The National IHR Authority shall coordinate the implementation of these Regulations within the jurisdiction of the State Party”. Your government is agreeing changes to your freedom in secret and now will not be able to debate in Parliament 🚨WHO – …
Imagine spending $32 billion because there’s an emergency with chatbots. More handouts to mega corporations, but god forbid some poor middle city school kid needing a free lunch! “WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next …
Biden just proposed the highest capital gains tax in history pic.twitter.com/CuiDXbJum6 — Special Situations 🌐 Research Newsletter (Jay) (@SpecialSitsNews) April 24, 2024 President Biden’s Budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 has ignited intense debate and scrutiny, particularly regarding plans to raise capital gains rates. The proposed increase to 44.6% has drawn widespread attention, but a …
Last year’s warnings echo louder as M2 data forecasts inflation surge, dismissing deflation fears. In Florida, over half of renter households strain under excessive rent burdens. Brace for wealth erosion as Biden’s historic Capital Gains Tax proposal looms, while gold’s ascent prompts speculation of $3,000 per ounce. In situations where the government runs record deficits …
“America’s working families and small businesses are facing immense challenges including high energy prices,” senators wrote. Two dozen Republican U.S. senators are pushing back against the Biden administration’s plan to increase taxes on the U.S. oil, natural gas and coal industries to the tune of over $110 billion. U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., led a …
by confoundedinterest17 Every little thing Biden touches turns into disaster. Like the Federal Budget(consider it the fiscal version of the Afghanistan withdrawal). Following yesterday’s release of Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget, the Biden administration bragged about lowering the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade – an average of 0.8% of GDP over that period. This would …
Treason 👇👇pic.twitter.com/5kFTarI7oN — Donna Marie (@sabback) March 1, 2024 Police in Massachusetts arrested an MS-13 gang member who was wanted for m*rder and slipped into our country illegally. Meanwhile, Boston announced they’re turning an office building into a migrant housing facility. How many more m*rderers and gang members are roaming Boston… pic.twitter.com/l9BZXon6oI — Libs of …
via naturalnews: The Department of Energy (DOE) under the Biden administration has altered its course on a proposed rule for gas stoves after admitting the errors and inaccuracies in the analysis it issued with the original rule. DOE’s move comes following months of negotiations with companies and climate activist organizations. The new rule issued on Jan. 29 made numerous key amendments to …
Amid the push for electric vehicles (EVs), a proposed California bill is stirring controversy for reasons beyond the environmental narrative. Critics argue that it’s not about saving the planet but rather gaining control over people’s cars and lives. The bill, if passed, would mandate technology in cars preventing them from exceeding 10 miles per hour …
Hageman Rips Head Of SEC For Rule To Allow Foreign Land ‘Rights’ Harriet Hageman is hot over a proposed SEC rule that would allow foreign nations to buy undefined “rights” to certain private and public lands. By Leo Wolfson | December 15, 2023 (cowboystatedaily.com) – U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman signed a letter with 31 other members …
via bettermarkets: Dennis M. Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and CEO of Better Markets issued the following statement in response to the testimony of Wall Street’s CEOs today before the Senate Banking Committee. “Wall Street’s CEOs testified before the Senate Banking Committee today as if they were the chief employment and economic growth officers for the United States …
by solarplex View post on imgur.com Regulate Sale, Transfer & Manufacture of (G)as-(O)perated (S)emi-(A)utomatic (F)ir(e)arms The GOSAFE Act would regulate the sale, transfer, and manufacture of gas-operated semi-automatic weapons by: – Establishing a list of prohibited firearms; – Preventing unlawful modifications of permissible firearms; – Mandating that future gas-operated designs are approved before manufacture; and – Preventing unlawful …
via Mike Shedlock: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA did an impact assessment of 4 fuel standard proposals and compared them to the cost of doing nothing. Guess what. The Wall Street Journal reports: Buried deep on Page 56,342 of volume 88 of the Federal Register, the agency makes this concession about its latest proposed …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-17565.pdf How to comment: www.regulations.gov (use IRS and REG-122793-19 to identify your submission) 60 days is October 28th, 2023 60 days is October 28th, 2023 Press Release: The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released proposed regulations on the sale and exchange of digital assets by …
Regulators just unveiled new proposed regulations for banks with more than $100 billion in assets Big banks would need to maintain more capital to protect against losses in lending, trading, and derivatives. Do you think big banks need to be regulated more closely? — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) July 27, 2023 pic.twitter.com/ilL6hX9DzN — Genevieve Roch-Decter, …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.fdic.gov/news/speeches/2023/spjun2223.html TLDRS: After the 2008 financial crisis, banks were found to be undercapitalized and over-leveraged, leading to a complete overhaul of capital requirements through a set of rules known as Basel III. The aim was to ensure banks held enough capital to weather economic storms. However, Basel III is not yet complete, with …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/bcreg20230601a1.pdf Under the proposed rule, the agencies would require institutions that engage in covered transactions to adopt policies, practices, procedures, and control systems to ensure that AVMs adhere to quality control standards designed to ensure the credibility and integrity of valuations. The proposed standards are designed to ensure a high level of confidence …
