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Shrinkflation is the physical act of reducing quantity while keeping the price stable, a tactic widely observed in cereal boxes, detergent bottles, and snack bags where the unit volume is quietly shaved down to avoid triggering consumer sticker shock. Skimpflation is the qualitative act of gutting the product from the inside, often by swapping premium …
For a comparison, these are the current grading standards of Purdue Global University. pic.twitter.com/lRtLGW4vxL — R Graves (@rgraves305) May 6, 2026 my parents weren't Asian, but they might as well have been (90%+) pic.twitter.com/ExVTXjRBv4 — Cynthia L Owens (@cynthialowens) May 6, 2026
By Peter Reagan The U.S. dollar has been the world’s reserve currency (as the petrodollar) for decades now, but the current conflict in the Middle East seems to have accelerated the dedollarization trend. Now, I’m not talking about an immediate radical shift in how the world approaches the dollar. But I am talking about a clear …
The Federal workforce is smaller today than at any point since 1966. h/t amogusdevilman
CAPEX investements "competition" will now be replaced with who of MAG7 borrowed more. — Alex_Swiss_Investor (@Alex70848763197) February 9, 2026 Per Grok: These SEC filings allow companies to prepare for issuing securities like stocks or bonds. Google’s 424B5 prospectus supplements a registration for specific offerings. Amazon’s S-3ASR is an automatic shelf registration for flexible future issuances. …
Google Searches for Dollar "Debasement" soared this quarter to the highest level in history 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/qJJFqd5b5h — Barchart (@Barchart) December 6, 2025 Gold has replaced bonds as a hedge against equities. The negative correlation between bonds and equities has broken, they now move together. If you're looking to hedge both equity and geopolitical risk, gold …
Everything feels worn thin. People aren’t hiding it anymore. “Oh, F*ck Off!’ Democrats Rage at ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown ‘Betrayal’ in Mass Backlash… Democrats across the spectrum lashed out at leadership after the deal was announced, calling it a sellout and a pathetic betrayal of promises made to voters… one progressive lawmaker said the agreement ‘gives away …
On Tuesday, Amazon confirmed plans to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence. It’s the first wave in a mass layoff that’s expected to slash 30,000 Amazon positions, or 10 percent of the corporate staff. ‘Some may ask why we’re reducing roles when the company is …
They were probably ordered to by the admin. White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez to discuss Illinois and the city of Chicago filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over deployments of National Guard troops. This video has been lightly edited to remove a moment capturing a …
Time is a flat circle. I have a feeling there’s going to be a lot of 20-35 year olds looking for entry level jobs again soon 😅 — The Salty Doc (@saltydocEM) September 29, 2025 Whoever is running the simulation we’re living in has a sense of humor Enron was replaced by Nvidia in the …
New AirPods Can Translate Languages in Your Ears… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/technology/personaltech/new-airpods-language-translation-feature.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m08.lhli.6teXl_l52J1V The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives. This week, I saw an old friend, and he caught me up on what he’d been up to over the summer. …
MSNBC replaced Rachel Maddow with Jen Psaki, bc they were losing so many viewers..and on her debut she lost (53%) more viewers than did Maddow The demise of the Fake news media is glorious to watch The Winning hasn't stopped since Jan 20th, I love it pic.twitter.com/I3YbezmtGr — @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) May 30, 2025
Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) died early Wednesday after serving just two months and two days in Congress, party officials said Wednesday. He was 70. Linda Brown, a spokesperson for Turner, told the Associated Press the congressman was taken to a hospital and died at his home on Wednesday morning after being released. Turner’s death means …
Hilarious that anyone thinks Joe Rogan would leave his beloved studio to hang out in the White House briefing room. https://t.co/n5yo7g5dTK — Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) November 26, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is looking at perhaps “opening up” the White House Press Briefing Room to include podcaster Joe Rogan and other “independent journalists,” according to his …
Brilliant — A Good Dalek (@SentinusPrime) September 25, 2024 Holy crap. This is absolute fact! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/KGnRoLzYvc — Steve 🇺🇸 (@SteveLovesAmmo) September 23, 2024
Companies are increasingly turning to workers who are abroad to replace laid off U.S. employees. For example, Google recently cut hundreds of core workers and moved jobs to India and Mexico. To find out if companies are replacing laid off U.S.-based employees with offshore employees, in July, ResumeBuilder.com surveyed 600 business leaders involved in decisions to terminate …
Biden: I’m not going anywhere pic.twitter.com/MqHDW7mkdl — Acyn (@Acyn) July 4, 2024 President Biden is facing calls to step aside from some wealthy Democratic donors following his poorly received presidential debate performance, with at least two saying they’ll pause contributions while he’s still a candidate. The big picture: Biden campaign officials held a call with …
“Zero dollars in their bank account” A subtle but important point from the email sent out by Biden’s deputy campaign manager I previously discussed. The bedwetting brigade is calling for Joe Biden to “drop out.” That is the best possible way for Donald Trump to win and us to lose. First of all: Joe Biden …
Bombshell statement from one of America’s leading technocrats gets scant attention from corporate mainstream media LEO HOHMANN April 8, 2024 Larry Summers is not just any businessman. He has membership in the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, has previously served in the Clinton and Obama administrations, and recently became a member of OpenAI’s …
NYC tried creating a fleet of robotic police, but it seems the sole robo cop that signed up is now on desk duty…
Today’s Senate is so CORRUPT that McConnell’s replacement is going to be just as bad unless there is a miracle. Pray for a miracle! Let’s get some MAGA/AMERICA FIRST! BREAKING: House Freedom Caucus has called for Senator Mitch McConnell to be replaced immediately instead of waiting until November. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) February 28, 2024 …
BREAKING: Rep. Ted Cruz is calling for the IRS to be replaced with a flat tax of 10%. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) December 2, 2023 “Considering a majority (yes over 50%) of Americans don’t pay federal tax, I’d absolutely support this.” Flat tax or fair tax are both better plans then any irs or progressive …
🚨 In Los Angeles, striking hotel workers have alleged that hotels in Santa Monica and near LAX have been replacing them with migrant workers, including some who are homeless. 👀 The workers claim that this practice has violated age and child labor laws. Stay tuned for further… pic.twitter.com/OHn8NH6nJ4 — Human Dilemma (@HumanDilemma_) October 24, 2023
The Census has an easily accessible program called QuickFacts that gives a snapshot of cities, towns, etc with lots of data. Most importantly, it gives the population. As of 2022. Since much of the subsequent info QuickFacts provides will be in percentages, the current or most recent population number is important. It’s gone for Lahaina. …
With the boom in popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), attention has quickly turned to the impact such innovation could have on the jobs market. There are fears that thousands of human roles may soon disappear because of huge advances in automation, with it emerging only last month that the UK Government privately thinks a ‘substantial …
21ST CENTURY BIGOTRY: “No White Kids”— How Racial Politics Pollutes Pop Culture: Two dissident non-white filmmakers speak out about the entertainment industry in Canada and the U.S. When I was working on an animated TV kids show that involved some live action footage of kids, I was forwarded some production documents and there was the …
Pride flags replace the flags of different countries at Rockefeller Center, NYC. pic.twitter.com/V53dsgFODY — NJEG Media (@NJEGmedia) June 6, 2023 h/t npsgirl