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Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera, a key figure with the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR) and part of the viral “Devils on the Run Tour,” died suddenly on July 12, 2025, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, while displaying the allegedly haunted Annabelle doll. With over a decade of experience and ties to the Conjuring franchise legacy …
It's fine as long as the entire economy doesn't rest on this bubble! 😅 pic.twitter.com/k4FEW9af20 — Pierre-Luc (@dallairedemers) July 15, 2025
This can’t be real. If it is, then we’re finished as a society. — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) July 15, 2025
🚨AGAIN: Republicans just unanimously voted to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files. pic.twitter.com/NX4cyLfnZf — Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) July 15, 2025 🚨BREAKING: Trump’s former lawyer Alan Dershowitz now claims no current officeholders are named in the Epstein affidavits he’s seen but admits some former officials are. — Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) July 15, 2025 If the …
The pizza business is a great way to measure the real economy because it shows us what real people can afford and cannot afford or are choosing to spend their money on right now. And it’s a huge indicator of where the economy is headed. Pizza sales across the board both takeout and delivery and …
Gold has taken the lead. Over the past 25 years, it has outperformed the U.S. stock market even when dividends are included. That’s not a short-term anomaly. It’s a long-term shift in how value is preserved. Since 1999, gold has surged 866.67%. The S&P 500, by comparison, has climbed 388.67%. That’s a full doubling of …
Asia’s deflation wave is no longer a theory. It’s a measurable shift. In June 2025, China’s producer price index dropped 3.6% year over year. That marks the sharpest contraction since July 2023 and extends the deflation streak to 33 consecutive months. The cost of production materials fell 4.4%. Mining prices collapsed 13.2%. Raw materials dropped …
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1407001/dl?inline By the way, the DOJ memo about the Epstein Files is real. It’s not fake as some are suggesting. It’s on the DOJ website, and Pam Blondi is such a coward, she didn’t even sign her own name to it. @AGPamBondi should resign for lying to the American People. Why didn’t she… — Laura …
Rep. Maxine Waters says she was on the streets of LA during the riots, saw no violence, and tells people not to trust the videos: “No violence. I was on the street. Get it straight… Don't rely on what you're being told or the incidents you saw.” pic.twitter.com/X3AGnF418G — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 10, 2025 …
1) What's extremely interesting is that home prices, for a very long time, simply tracked the rate of inflation. More specifically, from 1890 to 1990, over 100 years, inflation-adjusted prices never went more than 15% above their long-term trend line. — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) May 15, 2025 3) And it was in this period that …
by Mike Maharrey Those golden bulls have grabbed some attention. According to the latest Gallup poll, gold has overtaken stocks and is now viewed as the second-best long-term investment in America, trailing only real estate. In the latest survey, 23 percent of the respondents chose gold as the best long-term investment. That was up five points …
Thoughts about risks. Perhaps the greatest risk isn’t a recession or economic slowdown, it’s getting too distracted by the noise. The drama and headline theatrics surrounding the Trump administration and its legislation could overshadow a more subtle force: AI-driven growth… pic.twitter.com/e2fds7NWUc — THE SHORT BEAR (@TheShortBear) May 11, 2025 The correlation is what makes this …
This one lands. Deeply. Most people think communication is about talking. It’s not. It’s about clarity. Not just saying things but knowing what needs to be said — or not said at all. When someone you care about vents, they’re handing you their emotional weight. What you do next either lightens the load or makes …
The headlines still dance around the truth, but anyone watching closely knows something is seriously wrong with real estate in 2025. Home prices are starting to slip. Inventory is rising. Buyers are backing away. And this time, consumers are more financially broken than ever before. In November 2007, home prices began to decline. One month …
The Chinese collapse will make the 2008 subprime crisis in the US look like good times. The entire investment of the Chinese people has gone into real estate. They have built around 3 billion empty units in high rise apartments that have never had a person living in them. All the savings, and investments have …
Japan wage shock: Real wages plunge to -2.1% YoY, the worst in two years, and a deflationary disaster for the BOJ which puts a final nail in any hiking plans. If anything, BOJ should restart NIRP and boost QE (but it can't with Bessent watching its every move). pic.twitter.com/kAV3BNcQgR — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 9, 2025
Almost exactly one year ago, Jay Powell said: "I don't see the stag, nor the 'flation.'" Today, the Fed’s projections anticipate both. This is a timely reminder that we’re still grappling with a rare trifecta of macro imbalances: Inflation like the 1970s, government debt… pic.twitter.com/OKiiXDkyQp — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) May 7, 2025 When Powell …
There is so much fraud in the US real estate industry that if you included the fraud, the number of investment properties would rise 50% FIVE ZERO. Those fraudulently obtained mortgage default at a 75% higher rate than legally obtained investment mortgage loans. pic.twitter.com/YdzYoa76CD — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 7, 2025 BIGGEST METRO AREA HOME …
However, the outlet has revealed that not every state will require residents to obtain a new ID. Those residing in Washington, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, or Vermont can opt for an Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL). The EDL allegedly meets federal requirements and allows you to cross land borders with Canada and Mexico, which serves as …
On April 29, the GDPNow model nowcast of real GDP growth in Q1 2025 is -2.7%. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/VLdYkdKqYr — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) April 29, 2025 "S&P500 still has plenty of room to fall if a recession is inevitable," per Bloomberg — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 29, 2025 Dallas Fed logistics respondent: “Ocean container bookings have …
The Fed is hopelessly out of touch. Rate hikes, aimed at controlling Biden’s reckless spending, have crushed the private sector. Now, with tariffs thrown into the mix, their late response is nothing short of historic incompetence. Do they even listen to earnings calls? PepsiCo said, “Compared to three months ago, our outlook on consumer sentiment …
South Korea is bailing out small businesses. China is injecting $80B into its banking system. Factories are furloughing workers. Bond markets are collapsing. The Bank of Korea froze, paralyzed by “uncertainty,” but will be forced to cut rates again. The PBOC — despite trying to exit emergency measures — was yanked back in, flooding the …
Home sales just plunged to their lowest level in 16 years – and that’s not just bad news for builders, realtors and mortgage brokers. It’s a warning sign for the entire economy. Find out why this housing slump could be the first domino that sets off a chain reaction – and how you can prepare… …
$1M 30yr mortgage at 2.50% (covid time frame) = $3,951/month payment $1M 30yr mortgage at 6.85% (current national average) = $6,553/monthly payment Annualized that is a $31,224 difference. If you took out a mortgage or refi'ed with a mortgage that begins with a 2 percent, why… — Heisenberg (@Mr_Derivatives) April 26, 2025 The cost of …
FED'S KASHKARI: I'M WORRIED THAT AMID UNCERTAINTIES BUSINESSES WILL DO LAYOFFS || SAYS NOT SEEING UPTICK IN LAYOFFS YET || SAYS SOME BUSINESSES SAY THEY ARE SCENARIO PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL LAYOFFS IF UNCERTAINTY LASTS — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 24, 2025 FED'S KASHKARI: ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April …
On April 24, the GDPNow model nowcast of real GDP growth in Q1 2025 is -2.5%. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/EHDZPwdxiP — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) April 24, 2025 Feels like 2008 all over again, according to this price analogy. pic.twitter.com/28V5dOW5hL — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 24, 2025 2/ US government bonds have broken below a 40-year uptrend …
In REAL terms, we’re very close to the full downturn of 2022 byu/cxr_cxr2 inwallstreetbets Considering the euro/dollar exchange rate, the Nasdaq 100 has lost 27.5% from its February highs. Throughout the entire 2022 bearish phase, even accounting for the euro/dollar exchange rate, the decline was 30%. This doesn’t necessarily mean we’re close to the lows, but …
In 2008, the Fed came to the rescue of the Wall Street banks that caused the 2008 crash by transferring $2.7 trillion in toxic-waste Mortgage Backed Securities (MBSs) from the banksters to the public ledgers. Now it can’t offload these MBSs without imploding the housing bubble. Thanks to the Keynesian fraudsters at the Fed turning …
time to lean into Energy (XLE), Real Estate (VNQ), and Infrastructure (IGF) — CAMBREON (@CambreonVC) April 20, 2025 Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Repeal of Regulations That Are Unlawful Under 10 Recent Supreme Court Decisions REPEALING UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum requiring agencies to rescind regulations that are …