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US household debt service is now ~30% of disposable income — the highest since 2008. That means the average American is spending 1 out of every 3 dollars they earn after taxes just to service debt. This is how consumer slowdowns actually start. pic.twitter.com/OXVAKBnqBh — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) January 9, 2026 On Thursday, WalletHub released …
Here’s the license plate of the car he got into, we need to start seeing these people arrested pic.twitter.com/bTqU97LHQZ — Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) January 13, 2026
The Trump administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default in early January, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday. It will be the first time a portion of borrowers’ paychecks has been at risk since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, when collection activity …
UK’s Chief of Defence Staff Richard Knighton recently made a speech warning British citizens to be prepared for potential conflict with Russia and calling for greater public readiness, recruitment, and defense investment. Jimmy points out that this rhetoric is designed to generate fear, expand military spending, and benefit powerful defense and financial interests rather than …
Australia announces crackdown on “hate speech” They’re about to start arresting people for memes like the UK RIP… pic.twitter.com/QhlPXISw0B — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 20, 2025 This is where it stops being jokes and starts being a trap. Memes, tweets, anything the government decides is “offensive” can get you in trouble.
"Don't look at retirement as the end of your productive life. Start early to prepare for retirement to have a purposeful life." pic.twitter.com/DUOV2g5Hd4 — Klaus Schwab (@ProfKlausSchwab) December 19, 2025 h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
Trump better start keeping some campaign promises or we're fucked — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 12, 2025 So riddle me this: Inflation on electricity is already running at 4-6% and this is before we started building most of these data centers. What’s your electric bill going to look like 3 years from now? 🔥💀 pic.twitter.com/Qi8OtXCVQV …
So you’re saying there are now thousands of them and cost almost nothing. How are the big guys gonna pay back those $500 billion in debt with $10 month subs? — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) December 2, 2025 I'm not bearish on AI as a whole, but I am increasingly skeptical about the potential of …
Gavin Newsom too— last month he said that National Guard troops in cities were "right out of the dictator's handbook." Today, two national Guard troops from West Virginia were killed in DC. pic.twitter.com/1wtgFVuvw7 — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 26, 2025 😡 CNN guest just a few weeks ago compared the National Guard to nazis These …
REMINDER 🚨 🇺🇸 Treasury will start injecting liquidity within 2-3 days. JP Morgan expects nearly $300B in liquidity injection by mid-December. pic.twitter.com/pj07nhcyC5 — Ash Crypto (@AshCrypto) November 14, 2025 very ugly premarkets 3 reasons it seems like the wind is getting taken out: – no data transparency from October– crypto de-leveraging– AI capex trade fears …
🚨 BREAKING: The House is set to start voting 4PM WEDNESDAY to reopen the government. President Trump is on STANDBY to get things opened up as soon as it passes. It’s TIME! Land the plane! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9i17KOXDtt — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 11, 2025 🚨NEWS — HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP is officially whipping NO on the …
US to Begin UN Talks Thursday on International #Gaza Force Mandate https://t.co/o3jjD4STub pic.twitter.com/4693vW7g4j — MTV English News (@MTVEnglishNews) November 6, 2025 The United Nations Security Council on Thursday will start negotiations on a U.S.-drafted resolution to endorse President Donald Trump’s Gazapeace plan, said a senior U.S. government official, and authorize a two-year mandate for a …
pic.twitter.com/ZuYRa6puCN — Leonard Campagna Freedom=Happiness=Freedom (@LeonardCampagna) November 7, 2025
by Michael As we enter the month of November, a large number of critical puzzle pieces are starting to fall into place. Yesterday, I talked about the civil unrest that anti-Trump groups have planned in Washington DC starting on November 5th. That is one important element of the equation. The drama that is unfolding in the …
DOJ fires 2 prosecutors who opposed charges against N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James The Trump administration fired two federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia who voiced opposition to the criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a high-ranking Justice Department source familiar with the matter told CBS News. Kristin Bird and …
Florida’s housing market didn’t cool. It cracked. Pandemic money, remote-work fantasies, and short-term rentals pretending to be long-term investments pushed prices to unsustainable heights. Now the air is rushing out. Cape Coral homes lost nineteen percent of their value. Fort Myers dropped thirteen percent. Sarasota, Naples, Miami, all sliding. These aren’t small corrections. They are …
There is a strong basis for saying the U.S. banking sector is facing serious challenges. Some analysts are already talking about a potential $100 billion market shock, and what we are seeing might just be the tip of the iceberg for deeper credit threats. On October 16, 2025, U.S. regional bank stocks plunged after disclosures …
Key Takeaways Silver reached a new all-time high price of $53.57 yesterday. The metal has increased by 80% since the start of the year. How long will Silver’s parabolic increase continue? Silver (XAG) has set a new record, surging to an all-time high price of $53.57. The precious metal has been on a tear in …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is ready to “immediately receive” 48 Israeli hostages — 20 of whom are believed to be alive. Hamas has pledged to release them by a Monday deadline in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/live-blog/israel-hamas-live-updates-families-hostages-await-release-trump-travel-rcna237100 Watch : tens of thousands of Palestinians return to their homes in northern …
The countdown is on, and there is no more wiggle room. October 14 is more than just the start of a new tariff schedule, it’s the first of nine shocks set to hit before November 30. Each date brings new tariffs, deadlines, or legal triggers designed to disrupt supply chains, pressure importers, and enforce compliance …
There is still seemingly no retail demand for gold or gold stocks. The people buying are central banks, and they are not selling; they need gold to hedge counter-party risk in the current geopolitical climate. It’s actually concerning as someone who is 50% weighted into gold stocks. “I don’t own gold because I think it …
AI-designed viruses are here and already killing bacteria https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/17/1123801/ai-virus-bacteriophage-life/ A research team in California says it used AI to propose new genetic codes for viruses—and managed to get several of these viruses to replicate and kill bacteria. The scientists, based at Stanford University and the nonprofit Arc Institute, both in Palo Alto, say the germs …
The world is broke, and most people don’t realize how close they are to getting burned. Global debt is over $337 trillion. That is not a typo. Governments owe more than the economies of almost every country combined. They are borrowing just to pay interest on what they already owe. Central banks are out of …
Immense noticing. pic.twitter.com/pYz35EOdhy — MondoARG (@MondoARG) September 21, 2025
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46257938/hokies-set-fire-brent-pry-starting-0-3-sources-say Virginia Tech has fired coach Brent Pry on Sunday, a day after a 45-26 home loss to Old Dominion in which the Hokies were booed loudly while heading to the locker room for halftime. Saturday’s loss dropped Virginia Tech to 0-3 on the season and 16-24 through four seasons under Pry. He is set …
Oracle slashes 3,000 jobs while their “backlog” ramps up 300%. Make it make sense. Correct After the crash, business schools will start teaching Earnings Quality again It was a super popular class after the https://t.co/4y5lv9vF2o fiasco, but has been replaced with classes including "how to become a social media influencer" and "when in doubt, buy …
Paris is burning with anger and debt. Macron’s government is collapsing under its own numbers, and the streets are alive with people who have stopped listening to excuses. The country owes €3.3 trillion. Interest alone takes 7 percent of the budget and grows every day. Every attempt to cut €44 billion failed. Lawmakers crushed the …
👀 👀 This is what usually happens once the rate cuts start. pic.twitter.com/ocumfep07B — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 9, 2025 Wall Street has a new religion: the rate cut. But to receive its blessings — beefier market valuations, more robust lending activity, a stronger-ish economy — there must first be a sacrifice. It’ll have to …
The Epstein files scandal is turning into the biggest cover-up in American history. https://t.co/p47rlmguzF — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 4, 2025
The dollar’s collapse against gold is a warning few are ready for. When ETFs and institutional money start chasing the yellow metal, demand could explode, sending prices into uncharted territory. Every decline in the dollar erodes savings, pensions, and wages, and global markets that rely on dollar liquidity will face sudden shocks. The Dollar has …