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This photo is from 2022 that I posted on Facebook. Walmart’s been doing this for a very long time. pic.twitter.com/FiYS8nUMX5 — Gary Cochran (@GCochran24171) May 6, 2026
THIS IS INSANE. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons could be making 3 to 5x returns on every dollar they spent buying tariff refund rights. Cantor Fitzgerald, now run by Lutnick’s sons Brandon and Kyle, was buying tariff refund claims from companies at 20 to 30 cents on the dollar. The firm told clients it had …
In case you haven't heard, the US and NATO are saying diddly squat about Ukraine's recent targeting of Russian oil and fertilizer facilities. That means they support fuel shortages and future food shortages. I wonder why? https://t.co/8UkSSmV122 — Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) March 29, 2026 BREAKING: Ukraine bombed Russia's 2nd largest oil refinery which produces jet …
"The Iran war is the 1st time Trump's style has made it impossible for him to easily talk/improvise his way out. Some in his inner circle have what one official called "buyer's remorse" —growing fears that attacking Iran was a mistake," per Axios — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 16, 2026 They want the deal badly bigly …
🚨BREAKING: TRUMP SAYS HE STARTED THE IRAN WAR TO KEEP US OUT OF WAR WITH IRAN pic.twitter.com/V89L6lSdjB — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) March 11, 2026 Macron said the quiet part out loud after a G7 call yesterday: nobody can tell what Trump wants from this war. “It will be up to the president of the United …
chipotle finally admitting the “core user” is a six-figure adult paying $14 to feel like a broke college kid again. pic.twitter.com/bVV9UbDEsA — SLEPE (@SlepeOnBase) February 7, 2026 That company is cooked. You don’t talk about customers like they’re ATMs unless you’ve already given up on the product. First it’s higher prices, then smaller portions, then …
Burry’s “Repatriation Pending” Is A Warning Label Burry’s post is basically stitching together one idea..Japan is no longer the quiet, suppressed corner of global rates, and that matters because Japan has been one of the world’s biggest exporters of capital for decades. When your home yields are pinned near zero, you have to go abroad. …
Americans reporting the Mall of America in Minnesota is now completely dead because of ICE raids It looks like everyone’s hiding from ICE “It's like a ghost town in here. Usually it's packed. That is crazy” Americans can’t even comprehend the real number of illegals in America pic.twitter.com/ruFqHwuyZF — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) January 15, …
https://x.com/ianmiles/status/2009864441576276254 New liberal white woman pandering video template just dropped pic.twitter.com/0DuIE6JW6n — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 11, 2026
$VIX Inching in on December 2024 lows at 12.70$SPY broke ATHs today and looks like the kick off of a Santa rally is starting. IV is VERY low and in turn contracts and hedging is very cheap. Give me a $SPY breakout into the beginning of January. After that a pop in the $VIX… pic.twitter.com/U0F0IRfn5H …
WATCH: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tells Megyn Kelly that the reason his organization has never released any damaging materials on President Trump is that “There is no dirt to release on Donald Trump.” He is probably the most squeaky clean individual in Washington because he is not a career politician or a product of the …
President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows during several tense exchanges with members of the press over the weekend. During a Nov. 14 press gaggle on Air Force One as he flew from D.C. to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for the weekend, Trump was, of course, asked about the Epstein files, amid a continued …
Affordability crisis rattling mom-and-pop shops… “Surging import costs. Mounting payroll and healthcare expenses. A shortage of affordable loans. And a stressed-out workforce. Small businesses are facing mounting pressure from America’s affordability crisis. Doug Scheffel, owner of a family-run ETM Manufacturing in Massachusetts, laid off about a quarter of his employees in April as the Trump …
According to the report, SEC enforcement attorneys are “looking into whether the firm and some of its senior executives have exerted improper commercial influence on its ratings procedures, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the ongoing probe.” Officials in the agency’s complex financial instruments unit are involved in the investigation, the …
It feels like the middle class is disappearing in front of us. The numbers don’t look like a slowdown. They look like a system buckling at the core. October’s layoffs hit levels we have not seen in more than two decades. Total household debt has climbed to $18.6 trillion. Homebuilders are practically offering gifts to …
Most corrupt Presidency in history. pic.twitter.com/hMyWdGksTT — Maine (@TheMaineWonk) November 4, 2025 It feels wrong the moment you hear it. They’re calling it a “White House renovation,” but it’s something else entirely. They’re turning the East Wing into a $300 million ballroom, paid for by corporations that have billions on the line with the same …
Obama pops up in London three times in late Sept/early Oct. Comey indicted Sept 25. Brennan reportedly next. Dearlove. Haspel. Halper. Steele. Andrew. Kohler. The same transatlantic network, the same city, the same playbook. This isn’t coincidence. It’s a hub. 💥 London — the quiet capital of the Deep State. Every trail keeps looping back …
Working Americans have been in depression since 2008. They bailed out the establishment by stealing YOUR quality of life. It doesn't just "feel" worse, it IS worse. pic.twitter.com/oWLyAme7Nv — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 23, 2025 Insane chart: Boomers for the win. Sickening https://t.co/8Ldcixm4OL — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 24, 2025 What bubble? 😳 pic.twitter.com/f3Lmfvz5t0 — …
Crypto CEO says the quiet part out loud by inButtcoin I wonder what will happen if one of these companies sells their whole stake, all at once. h/t RadicalRectangle
From build the wall to kick out the natives. When the strongman starts talking about deporting ‘dad’ citizens, it is no longer about borders. It is about control. The real test is not what he says but who stays silent while he says it. Trump now openly calling for the deportation of U.S. citizens. “We …
@HustleBitch_ @Decentarah It suggests the intelligence community might have influenced Trump's reversal on Ukraine aid—after pausing shipments, he suddenly greenlit more weapons. Ratcliffe's relieved smirk hints at insider maneuvering, like the "deep state" pulling strings to… — Grok (@grok) July 8, 2025
Canada’s housing market isn’t just expensive. It’s aging. Suburbs once built for families now sit quiet. Detached homes in areas like Oakville, Richmond Hill, and West Vancouver average $1.7 million. The buyers aren’t young couples. They’re retirees who bought in the 1980s and 1990s, paid off their mortgages, and stayed. The result is a freeze. …
Many learn this the hard way. A place looks perfect during a noon walkthrough. The street is quiet, neighbors smile, the dog next door naps in silence. On paper and in person, everything checks out. Lease gets signed. Deposit is paid. Then night falls. After 8 pm, reality reveals itself. The same street that seemed …
The warning signs are never loud. They come in quietly, with subtle changes that most overlook. A company does not flip a switch and lay people off the next day. It builds toward it slowly. And for those paying attention, the shift is obvious. It begins with silence in the careers section. Jobs that were …
"We see a housing crisis coming next." "Home prices need to come down." pic.twitter.com/zHXHKIF8lm — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 27, 2025 We have the biggest gap ever between Home Prices and Mortgage Rates in 2025. Prices are 90% above the 130-year average. Meanwhile, Mortgage Rates are right around the long-term average (6.7%). The resulting gap …
More data: The NASDAQ appears to correlate roughly 70–80% with changes in the Fed’s discount window usage—markets tend to rise when liquidity rises and fall when it’s pulled back. pic.twitter.com/rjmIWWKCuW — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) May 22, 2025
by Michael Absolutely enormous things are happening all over the globe, but you aren’t hearing a lot about many of them. That is because the mainstream media chooses to focus on stories that advance the specific narratives that they are currently pushing. For example, virtually everyone knows who Kilmar Abrego Garcia is at this point, because …
🇨🇳🇺🇸 CHINA’S MIDNIGHT MOVE: DUMPING U.S. DEBT WHILE WALL STREET SLEEPS? While Americans were dreaming of rate cuts, China may have been busy sending U.S. bond yields through the roof. Treasury spikes overnight—while Beijing’s open and Wall Street’s out cold—hint that China’s… https://t.co/AsfxvRMGwD pic.twitter.com/WOSSRYrPwY — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 15, 2025
by Michael The news cycle has become so predictable lately. Corporate media outlets find something that they think the Trump administration has done wrong, and then they pound on it until they find something else that they think the Trump administration has done wrong. In response, conservative media outlets jump on the stories that the corporate media …
by Michael If the left is this angry now, what do you think they will be like once President Trump and Elon Musk have had six more months to make major changes? They are calling it “the anti-Trump resistance”, and all over the nation this movement is becoming increasingly violent. If Trump supporters were using explosives, shooting …