YouTube starts verifying health workers in the UK

‘YouTube has launched a verification system for healthcare workers in the UK as it battles disinformation online. In 2022, health videos were viewed more than three billion times in the UK alone on the video-sharing platform. Doctors, nurses and psychologists have been applying for the scheme since June and must meet rigorous criteria set by …

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Xbox Social credit system starts today

Xbox introduces new strike system to curtail bad behavior Xbox will issue strikes for behaviors it deems “bad”, with suspensions and one years bans depending on what one did and how many strikes. As per The verge article “In the new system, if a player violates the Xbox community standards, they’ll receive a strike. The …

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Bidenomics? US Housing Starts UP 6% YoY, But Building Permits Stagnate In July As Mortgage Rates Topped 7% (MBA Purchase Demand Down -26% YoY, Down -2% WoW)

by confoundedinterest17 “Ice Cream Joe” Biden is at Lake Tahoe for a week, probably to avoid being asked questions about his tin-ear respoonse to the tragic Maui fires that have killed 106 people so far. Instead, Joe is inappropriately chuckling (showing he doesn’t care!) and taking photo ops of him eating ice cream. The Biden …

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China Starts Targeted Exercises Around Taiwan

According to media reports, the CCP has announced recent plans to conduct targeted exercises. MND stated today (11th) that the #ROCArmedForces will closely monitor the situation around the Taiwan Strait and keep safeguarding our national security. pic.twitter.com/7pZt1wHYGK — 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, ROC(Taiwan) 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) August 11, 2023 12 – 18 months is when …

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This recession starts in China…

Counter intuitive opinion, if CPI comes in slightly hot tomorrow they'll use that as a bullish narrative to "prove" the U.S. economy is resilient in the face of Chinese deflation What the talking heads won't tell the public is unlike previous recessions, this one starts in China https://t.co/gnKhx1zkOe pic.twitter.com/zj9Saxquyz — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 9, 2023 …

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Another hopelessly UK Millennial starts to see the light…

I’m 35 and already worried about how I will retire, especially as my home loses value With more of us repaying mortgages or renting into older age, Britain’s housing crisis could birth a pensions crisis Reluctantly, I am starting to accept that I entering what I call “early middle age”. The oldest members of my …

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Borrowers, good luck finding renters willing to cover your mortgage as Housing Bubble 2.0 starts to implode

Colleague of mine moving out of Dallas because they can't afford their 3400 sq ft house anymore. Listed it for RENT for $6500/month 3 months ago. Zero interest. Seriously, who is going to pay $6.5k/month when you can buy a new build for $4k/month? 🤡😂🤡😂 — AKM (@akm515) July 20, 2023 Rental market right now: …

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Options traders start to load up puts; The average stock remains in a death cross on a weekly basis; Q2 Earning season starts Friday. Banks gonna stink it up.

Options traders are loading up on contracts that will jump in value should equities see a big drop NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) – Options traders are taking advantage of muted U.S. stock market gyrations to load up on contracts that would jump in value should equities see a big drop, boosting the number of …

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RFK Jr. Takes His Shirt Off and the Conservative Movement Starts Howling and Panting Like That Cartoon Wolf

by Chris Black Internet Right wingers have a fixation with male attractiveness these days that they didn’t have 4 or 5 years ago. Peter Thiel, Groypers and BAP are the biggest influences here. You seldom ever see them react like this for a sexy woman. https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1673053159172833280

US Housing Starts Surge Most Since 2016, Exceed All Estimates (The Pause That Refreshes As Fed Dot Plots Suggest Return Of Zorp [Zero Outrageous Rate Policies!)

by confoundedinterest17 Well, not really unexpected since the housing sentiment index for home builders was above 50 yesterday. But with The Fed pausing rate hikes, housing starts are soaring! US housing starts unexpectedly surged in May by the most since 2016 and applications to build increased, suggesting residential construction is on track to help fuel …

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Josh Hawley: “The Joe Biden bribery scandal starts to explode and the Biden Admin indicts Trump. Coincidence? I don’t think so.”

Josh Hawley: "The Joe Biden bribery scandal starts to explode and the Biden Admin indicts Trump. Coincidence? I don’t think so." pic.twitter.com/Uhn7ZbwyXK — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) June 14, 2023 When will @ABC @CBSNews @NBCNews stop censoring the Biden bombshells? https://t.co/sW2SB2JwxL — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) June 13, 2023 Sen. Hawley: "Why don't you just release …

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Air Defence 23 : Biggest NATO exercise starts today – 25 countries, 250 aircraft and 10,000 soldiers involved

25 countries, 250 aircraft and 10,000 soldiers will take part in the exercise, which has as its object the immediate response of the Alliance in the event of a crisis and the activation of Article 5 for a collective response in the event of an attack against allied territory. The exercise that will end in …

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Foreclosures are on the rise nationwide, with Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, and New York having the most foreclosure starts.

via nbcnews: As the cost of living in the U.S. continues to climb, foreclosures are also on the rise. May foreclosure-related filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, were up 7% from April and up 14% from a year ago, to 35,196 properties, according to the real estate data group ATTOM. Lenders …

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