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Cloudflare CEO or similar exec types like Standard Chartered’s Bill Winters got fresh backlash for straight up saying AI replaces lower value human capital and laying off measurers while growing revenue. "It was an inartful way to say something." JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon addresses the backlash over Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters' remarks on AI replacing …
A US federal judge has thrown out far-right activist Laura Loomer’s $150 million defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher over a 2024 late-night joke implying she had a sexual relationship with Donald Trump. The court ruled that Maher’s comments were clearly satirical and could not reasonably be interpreted as factual, and that Loomer failed to …
“The entire global trading system until Richard Nixon took us off was tied to gold.” – Scott Bessent United States Secretary of the Treasury The departure from gold by Richard Nixon was supposed to be temporary. That was 55 years ago. “The entire global trading system until Richard Nixon took us off was tied to …
🚨🇪🇺🇬🇷🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran just reportedly fired a ballistic missile at Greece. Intercepted by U.S. warships in the Mediterranean. Iran strikes yet another blow at Europe.@MiddleEast_24 https://t.co/K6NAcmkJz8 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 4, 2026 BREAKING: 🇮🇷 Iran is launching missiles from its underground missile cities without launch pads or standard equipment. Virtually impossible to detect beforehand. …
1971. The year Nixon took the dollar off gold. House: $25,200. Now: $410,000. Car: $3,560. Now: $48,000. Harvard: $2,600/yr. Now: $57,000/yr. Gas: $0.36/gal. Now: $2.88/gal. Average income went from $10,000 to $60,000. Everything got 8–22x more expensive. Wages only went 6x. But sure, it’s the avocado toast. @grok so nixon did a big mistake??? That …
by Michael The headline of this article is not a misprint. The reason why “affordability” has become the number one issue for U.S. voters is because most of the population is being absolutely crushed by the rising cost of living. Just look at how much you are paying for electricity compared to five years ago. …
The standard of living in America is collapsing, and I don’t think most people realize how bad it’s gotten. From skyrocketing rent and grocery prices to cities that no longer feel safe, everyday people are struggling just to survive. In this video, we look at real stories from Americans who are watching their quality of …
by Michael Once upon a time potatoes were what the poorest people in society would eat because they were so inexpensive. But now we are being charged an average of $4.19 for a carton of medium fries at McDonald’s. There are many that are very upset about the rapidly rising cost of fries, and this …
The second the U.S. went off the Gold Standard, workers have gotten their wealth stolen from them via suppressed wage growth byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Home prices need to fall -40% or incomes need to rise +60% just to return the housing market to 2019 levels. Generational crisis. pic.twitter.com/wFkvoKjUhL — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) September 22, 2025
pic.twitter.com/NoBvqS1tJK — con·sci·en·tious ob·jec·tor (@clevebarb) August 21, 2025 The original, full clip: A society in decline… The effects of leaving the Gold Standard: pic.twitter.com/VUVXiktq9k — TFTC (@TFTC21) August 19, 2025
One in six American parents has delayed or skipped some or all of the standard childhood vaccines, according to a new Washington Post poll released Monday. Most of those parents cite concerns about potential side effects as well as a lack of confidence in federal health authorities to ensure their safety. Some nine percent have …
The economy may appear strong for the top earners, but for the rest of the country, the pressure is building toward a breaking point. Political movements will grow more extreme as citizens feel ignored and powerless, widening the gap between elites and the struggling majority. The McDonalds CEO just gave a reality check for the …
NEW: Footage shows arrest of Charleston County Democratic Party chairman and current SC Gov candidate William Mullins McLeod Jr. He went on an insane unhinged rant, screamed profanities, threatened to “kick teeth in” of rivals, and yelled at cops. At the time, he was charged… pic.twitter.com/zCMzRpcgK0 — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 14, 2025 Turns …
by Michael Are you old enough to remember when you could buy a really nice house for less than $50,000? Today, the average price of a home in the United States is more than half a million dollars. Of course everything else has become dramatically more expensive as well. I just asked Google, and I …
Texas and Florida are no longer waiting on Washington. Both states have now passed laws recognizing gold and silver as legal tender, with Texas going further by building a full transactional infrastructure to support it. These moves are not symbolic. They are operational. The legislation is signed. The timelines are set. The systems are being …
Apparently a lot of metrics are saying overvalued… h/t Trimethlamine
by Michael The global trade war is officially heating up. President Trump just unveiled a series of tariffs that were higher than expected, and business leaders all over the world are absolutely stunned. For many of those that have made a killing importing goods into the United States, their businesses have now been ruined. For many …
Imagine if every governor followed suit—billions in taxpayer dollars saved, bureaucratic bloat slashed, and real efficiency restored. Florida GOP Gov DeSantis announces state DOGE task force Florida’s state DOGE force is based of of the federal agency started by President Donald Trump and led by Elon Musk to cut government spending. Florida GOP Gov. Ron …
Far left: “Elon is interfering in media by buying Twitter what a evil guy” Also: this is totally George Soros recently bought 200+ radio stations in 40 markets with 165 million listeners pic.twitter.com/G3SOLQSo5l — Arthur MacWaters (@ArthurMacwaters) January 17, 2025
Proposal for a 50-year Treasury bond convertible into gold issued at the initiative of President Trump on July 4, 2026. Read more here: https://www.usagold.com/reviving-the-gold-standard… Proposal for a 50-year Treasury bond convertible into gold issued at the initiative of President Trump on July 4, 2026. pic.twitter.com/vXVy0SnIq6 — Judy Shelton (@judyshel) November 22, 2024
Know what has a verifiable fixed supply? Bitcoin. If you review monetary history, the main goal the bankers wanted to achieve was a “flexible money supply.” They said this was needed to control banking panics. In other words, the exclusive power to counterfeit money. h/t Jem_colley
Why is @CNN doing journalism?! More of this please — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) September 12, 2024
By Martin Armstrong https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Trudeau-Grest-Reset.mp4 The Fraser Institute conducted a study that found Canadians are experiencing the worst standard of living in the past 40 years. Conditions are beneath what was experienced during the 89 recession, the Great Recession, and even the early stages of the post-pandemic. What is going on in Canada? Justin Trudeau uprooted Canada’s fiscal …
Steve Forbes believes that “the world is beginning to lurch toward a gold-based monetary system. This, despite the fact that the historical gold standard is held in almost universal contempt by economists and financial officials…” Should we be excited? Concerned? From Peter Reagan for Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the …
The World Health Organisation’s draft pandemic preparedness treaty is not currently acceptable to the Government, a health minister has said. Andrew Stephenson told Parliament the Government is “firmly fighting in Britain’s interest”, adding that the WHO must “fully respect national sovereignty” in any treaty which comes forward as a result of negotiations. But MPs have …
Finland is taking a bold step forward in national defense and public safety with its groundbreaking initiative to open 300 new shooting ranges across the country. This extensive project not only aims to enhance military readiness and civilian preparedness but also integrates responsible gun ownership into the fabric of Finnish society. As geopolitical tensions rise, …
Unstoppable debt crisis will crash the U.S. economy sooner than later.
“Experts suggest” your standard of living be reduced by over 85% A report on the future of travel and tourism, co-authored by a travel agency called Intrepid Travel and The Future Labs Institute, posits a future deeply impacted by climate change and restrictions on tourist travel to combat it. “A Sustainable Future for Travel”, warns …
