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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a report on the devastating impact of high blood pressure, also known as silent killer. The first-ever report on this topic shows nearly four out of five people with hypertension are not adequately treated across the world. It also said that a staggering 76 million deaths could be …
ALERT: A Major War Escalation may be about to happen!! There is no doubt that Elon Musk may have prevented a retaliatory Nuclear Strike from Russia after Ukraine attempted to sink the Black Sea fleet using Starlink Satellite services. The US military has now been given control of Starlink and thereby the Ukrainians. We can …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/WPSFD4&output_view=pct_1mth The Acceleration of Inflation in the Second Half Has Begun, “Disinflation” Honeymoon Terminated The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 0.63% in August from July, the biggest month-to-month increase since June 2022. Annualized, this amounts to a red-hot 7.8%. This jump comes despite the still ongoing ridiculous monthly adjustment to the health …
by Ed Driscoll DRUDGE REPORT To add to Ben Domenech’s tweet, it’s not like we warned the left repeatedly that they’re not going to enjoy living under the new rules they created: Flashback: Where’s Matt Drudge? “The Drudge Report reminds me of MTV in the early 2000s, a channel I returned to sheerly out of habit based on its greatness …
Liberty Safe, which describes itself as “America’s #1 heavy-duty home and gun safe manufacturer,” has come under fire after a report revealed that its parent company has donated almost half a million dollars to pro-gun control Democratic officials. On Wednesday, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk shared FEC filings on the social media platform X, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukd4IwZLF8o Two of the world’s biggest credit card issuers, Visa and Mastercard, are warning about an impending credit card crisis, and consumers should be on high alert because fee hikes will start being introduced over the next 30 days. Both payment technology companies said they also intend to raise credit card fees paid by merchants …
Every single jobs report in 2023 has been revised down, per Peter Tarr, @ProfitsTaken: pic.twitter.com/Bdei0AWtfK — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) September 6, 2023 DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THE REVISIONS? 😳 pic.twitter.com/3fgGRwQcUu — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 6, 2023 Biden "job miracle" built on an illusion as BLS admits between 4 million and 5 million American workers …
by confoundedinterest17 Another (economic report) bites the dust! U.S.-based employers announced 75,151 cuts in August, a 217% increase from the 23,697 cuts announced one month prior. It is 267% higher than the 20,485 cuts announced in the same month in 2022, As M2 Money growth collapses to Great Depression levels. Instead of The Dust Bowl, we can call …
Niger military leader closes French, German, Nigerian, and US Embassies and orders Ambassadors to leave the country within 48 hours pic.twitter.com/I7vWdyRQc0 — mac-ceazaro (@Ceasaro7) August 26, 2023 The military junta in Niger orders German, US and Nigerian ambassadors to leave the country within 48 hours. „Niger military junta orders French, German, Nigerian, US ambassadors to …
Babies are being stillborn because expectant women cannot afford to attend appointments amid the cost of living crisis, a report warns. Researchers are calling for new funding to help ensure mums-to-be do not miss important consultations and are able to properly care for themselves. Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership and Bradford Teaching …
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Via John Sexton. I’m surprised Woke Target would admit that people who take their goods through diverse ways of acquisition such as theft are a problem at all. But the problem is so big now that even the wokest of the woke corporations has to begin objecting to blue jurisdictions legalizing crime. Inventory shrinkage — …
Someone debunk me, they are actually evicting people who didn’t lose their homes. h/t Coastie Patriot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ot7ZwWFCIc Restaurant prices are still rising all across the United States, and even your regular coffee order at Starbucks is going to get more expensive in the coming weeks. According to a new report, this is the fifth time Starbucks is raising menu prices in two years. The coffee house chain is also implementing “additional …
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was reportedly hospitalized after taking a fall Tuesday in San Francisco. Her condition is not known, but she subsequently returned home by Tuesday evening, TMZ reported. Feinstein, 90, was hospitalized earlier this year after a bout with the shingles and was absent from the Senate for about three months before returning …
President Joe Biden will soon ask Congress for a Ukraine aid package that could exceed $10 billion, a report released Tuesday found. Punchbowl News reported the Ukraine aid battle will resume when Congress returns from recess. The incoming request, which could be “north of $10 billion,” follows as Ukraine continues its slow-moving counteroffensive against Russia, …
via Mike Shedlock For July, the BLS reports 187,000 jobs vs the Bloomberg Econoday consensus estimate of 200,000. ADP reported gain of 324,000. Last month, ADP reported a stunning jobs gain of 497,000 vs a BLS report of 149,000 private jobs. BLS nonfarm payrolls by job sector. Please consider the Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Payroll …
Research by an organization called Parents Defending Education has identified 143 K-12 schools spread across America that now are linked to the Chinese Communist Party. The group’s report was profiled by the Washington Stand, which said the “Confucius Classrooms” program is nothing less than a scheme “to infiltrate schools with communist propaganda.” “While Confucius Institutes …
by confoundedinterest17 The Federal Reserve is watching July’s jobs report carefully. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the US economy added 187k jobs in July, less than the expected 200k. US average hourly earnings continued at 4.4% year-over-year (YoY). However, the last core inflation reading was 4.8% YoY, so real wages continue to decline. Rent …
Earnings a mixed bag after hours – Amazon up, Apple down. We'll see what happens tomorrow. The real story is the back up in bond yields, now heading to the 2023 highs. We are one too-hot data point away from breakout. pic.twitter.com/CLOOQnrAgs — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 3, 2023 This Apple report should be it for …
U.S. CAPITOL POLICE: REPORT OF POSSIBLE ACTIVE SHOOTER AT SENATE BUILDINGS U.S. CAPITOL POLICE: WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFIRMED REPORTS OF GUNSHOTS U.S. CAPITOL POLICE: EVERYONE INSIDE SHOULD BE SHELTERING IN PLACE If you are inside the Senate Buildings, everyone inside should be sheltering in place as the report was for a possible active …
A Ukrainian plan to target a Russian naval vessel in the Black Sea was reportedly abandoned after Elon Musk denied Starlink satellite internet access to help facilitate the attack. Amid increasing efforts from Kyiv to bring the war to the “territory of Russia”, with explosive-laden drones hitting Moscow twice since the weekend, Tesla chief Elon …
Vegan raw food diet influencer Zhanna D’art dies of ‘starvation’: report https://t.co/TenwNcXv6R pic.twitter.com/2lFy2JG5on — New York Post (@nypost) August 1, 2023 Vegan influencer Zhanna Samsonova has reportedly “died of starvation” after subsisting exclusively on a diet of exotic fruit in Malaysia, according to her friends and family. She was 39. The Russian national — who …
"There are a total of 45 million people with student loans, and the average monthly student loan payment is around $200, so resuming student loan payments in October will subtract roughly $9 billion from consumer spending every month, or roughly $100 billion a year" Apollo's Slok — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) July 31, 2023 This is …
“What are the prerequisites of a functioning democracy?” said Schmid. “Independent parties and a free press. Neither is present in Ukraine at the moment.” https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/zelensky-showing–authoritarian-traits—says-swiss-intelligence-report/48652496 h/t jdhmdo
#BREAKING #URGENT Russia fired a KH-47 hypersonic missile at Kyiv. Ukrainian sources state that they shot it down before reaching its destination — 👑 Royal Intel (@RoyalIntel_) July 26, 2023 All hell breaking loose in Ukraine right now 🔥🔥🔥🔥 💥Unconfirmed reports of a Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile fired towards Kyiv 💥Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed the …
Devon Archer, a Biden family business associate and Hunter’s “best friend in business,” reportedly backed out of his scheduled appearance on Monday before the House Oversight Committee, canceling for a third time. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) reportedly told Fox News that Archer canceled his Monday deposition with the committee. Archer is under …
