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This just like the Detroit auto plants that kept shedding shifts until the whole industry ghosted the city. Quixote Studios Lays Off 70, Winds Down L.A. Locations Amid Production Slump. Hudson Pacific Properties bought the company in 2022 for $360 million, but has since had to write down the entire value of its Quixote unit …
the shell (casing) doesn't go down the barrelonly the bullet pic.twitter.com/n7IQpVvUZ2 — Steve Hunt (@SteveHu524898) April 1, 2026
ABF was supposed to be the safe part of private credit. Downside protected. Self-liquidating. Diversified. Turns out "collateral-backed" only works if the collateral is worth something. So much for the safe stuff. pic.twitter.com/oWQvoIHXIZ — junkbondinvestor (@junkbondinvest) January 26, 2026 April is about perfect for a crisis to have max midterm impact. Ed, do you notice …
Mark proves that fundamentals don’t always matter. pic.twitter.com/vcBbs38zX3 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) January 19, 2026 US fund inflows are skyrocketing: US equity ETFs have attracted a record +$400 billion over the last 3 months. Inflows have doubled since August 2025 and now exceed the April 2021 high by +$177 billion. January inflows into these …
by Michael I knew that I wasn’t imagining things. There are so many times when I am shopping for groceries that I see a product that seems like it has doubled or tripled in price over the years. I am sure that many of you have experienced the exact same thing. Well, now we have confirmation …
Trump claims Black Friday proves the economy is fixed, but the data shows 41% of BNPL users are already missing payments. byu/DumbMoneyMedia inEducatedInvesting Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett touts ‘best Black Friday that we’ve ever seen’ as holiday spending surges Kevin Hassett credits Trump policies for holiday spending surge while pushing back on Atlantic report …
Wonder why Germany is heading towards a crisis similar to Greece 13 years ago? Because the real government debt is 130% of GDP not 65% During the weekend a friend of mine claimed how German debt is still “low” and the country has room for to absorb ~900bn$ of spending that will mostly be channeled …
Gov. JB Pritzker: “This is a man who’s suffering dementia. This is a man who has something stuck in his head. He can’t get it out of his head. He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him …
We have suspected it, and here is the data. It’s not misinformation what the „experts“ fight against, it’s information and data that challenge their left world view. Facts and data are the biggest enemy of the left ideology as they disturb their narratives. Anyone surprised? pic.twitter.com/E6aunFPwWn — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) September 16, 2025 1) …
AI TRIED TO RUN A COMPANY… AND FAILED SPECTACULARLY A team of researchers built a fake tech company, staffed entirely by AI workers from Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic. The result? Total chaos. The best AI agent barely finished 24% of its tasks, needed nearly 30 steps, and cost $6 per assignment just to get …
by Michael The number of job openings in the United States has been “falling off a cliff”, and that is a major red flag. The last four years have been an economic nightmare for most Americans, and that is one of the primary reasons why Donald Trump won the election. But as we approach 2025, things are …
A woman is dead after police in Georgia received an email from a Russian IP address claiming the sender had left a pipe bomb in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s mailbox. A police officer with the bomb squad who was driving to meet his colleagues at headquarters hit another car, killing its driver, the Rome Police Department …
IG finds Justice Department spied on Patel and other congressional staffer without telling courts This is just documented proof that higher up people in the Biden Administration need to be convicted of crimes. Inspector General Michael Horowitz found that the Justice Department, in filings with the court, did not reference “the fact that they related to …
Shows dems voting agains removing migrants who commit sexual assaults in the us. Shows the all voting for allowing trans females in women’s sports. h/t Coastie Patriot
The Liberal Democrats Are Masters At This 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/wG93p518F4 — BlkOps476 (@BlkOps476) August 23, 2024
The Obama’s have a net worth of $70 million. They own 4 luxurious properties: – Washington DC home bought for $8.1M – Martha’s Vineyard home bought for $11.75M – Beachfront home in Hawaii bought for $8.7M – Chicago home bought for $1.65M Getting really tired of… pic.twitter.com/sNwPVfmRSt — 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) August 21, 2024 Oprah Winfrey’s …
Chuck Grassley Takes Credit for Indictment of FBI’s Biden Bribery Scheme Informant
via The Epoch Times: GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has clocked her first win of the 2024 Republican primaries after winning the vote in the Washington District of Columbia. The Trump campaign responded by saying the win only went to show Ms. Haley’s platform is popular with D.C. insiders and not regular Americans. Ms. Haley …
Jack Smith just got blasted by Team Trump.
If you let them ban the AR-15, they’ll be trying to ban handguns next. If you let them ban handguns, they’ll be trying to ban knives next. People always say that I’m crazy and just fear-mongering, but it’s simple deductive reasoning. More people are killed with handguns and knives than with AR-15s. So, if they’re …
What would we do without studies? Despite a growing trend of downplaying biology’s significance in athletic performance, a recent study — refreshingly — shows what should be obvious: Biological men are stronger and faster than biological women. The study “Performance of non-binary athletes in mass-participation running events” by two U.K. university scholars and an independent …
via naturalnews: Nearly a decade ago, at least 50 Ukrainian protesters gathered in Kiev’s Maidan Square to revolt against government corruption and abuse of power, an act that is now known as the Maidan Uprising. Several police officers ended up shooting and killing many of the opposition protestors in what has since been determined to have been …
Cute girl privilege is alive and well, but even this example is dramatic. AC
Who are these people you ask? well the governors, supreme court judges and the rest were uncovered in the Investigation. Lindsey Graham is there. go to Weuters /investigates/special-report/usa-slavery-lawmakers/ dot com but replace the W for a R. America’s Family Secret intersting read. More than 100 U.S. leaders REUTERS INVESTIGATION REVEALS: Every living President (even Obama) is a descendent …
