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When traders bid up the near-term $VIX over the next month’s contract, it means fear is front-loaded; they expect turbulence immediately. That’s exactly what we just saw. The Nov-Dec VIX spread widened significantly, followed by a rapid contraction. This kind of reversal often… pic.twitter.com/wP9DT1pDdN — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) November 11, 2025 This chart …
Trump seems to have good and bad reversed on what’s driving continued pressure for release of the Epstein list. The bad people want this to go away, so they stay invisible. The good people want to expose and prosecute the bad people. Trump clearly wants to stay invisible. 🤔 — UnderDog (@NoFear_DogHere) July 16, 2025 …
Biden Quietly Bans Most Gas Powered Tankless Water Heaters In a significant regulatory shift that took place quietly the day after Christmas, the Biden administration finalized new climate rules targeting natural gas-powered instantaneous water heaters. The Department of Energy (DOE), which traditionally issues a press release for such regulations, chose not to announce these changes …
"The Trump administration sharply reduced funding to some UN agencies, but President Biden has largely reversed those cuts."👇https://t.co/Swwu78EISi https://t.co/O4gjKFhaKx — DoctorRay (@DrNoMask) August 29, 2024
By Martin Armstrong Before the evolution of the Industrial Revolution, Social Mobility truly did not exist. More often, one tended to follow in the footsteps of their family. Farmers remained on the farm just as those in the various skilled trades remained in those guilds. This tended to be true even from ancient times before Rome became …