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The NYC subway is losing so much money it may cease to operate properly if something isn’t done. The only problem is city leaders want to raise the fares and decrease service, something that may make the subway’s fare evasion problem even worse…
48% of New Yorkers have stopped paying pay to ride the bus. The city has realized that this cant go on forever, because the MTA who runs the subway/bus is broke, but now that a critical mass of people have stopped paying, the battle against fare evasion may already be lost…
CNN's Van Jones: “A bullet couldn’t stop Trump. A virus just stopped Biden.” It's over for Joe. pic.twitter.com/83C4gfI47E — toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) July 18, 2024 Joe Biden tests positive for COVID, taking him off campaign trail. President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, delivering another setback to his candidacy as pressure mounts on him to …
The new york city subway has had its ups and downs, but now all repairs and upgrades have been canceled and train delays are skyrocketing. Officials say this is because the controversial driving tax (congestion pricing) was paused… but critics say it looks more like purposeful neglect.
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There are three main problems with the network and business architecture of secure messengers like Signal, Telegram, etc. Free is a business model only if data is resold, it won’t work for privacy. (or the service goes out of business). These messengers are all free to the user, therefore someone is paying to run the …
I guess people are saying F it? “The Chicago FED just reported a deep concern for the rising delinquencies on all forms of consumer debt, including credit card, delinquencies, auto loan delinquencies, student loan, delinquencies and non payment of rent. This cascading wall of debt is not only hitting consumers but the U.S. economy as …
https://twitter.com/mikaelkorouoma/status/1768667170857161024 Vaasa police foil student’s school shooting plan The suspect was taken into custody earlier this week after police received a tip-off about a video in which a 23-year-old woman talked about launching a violent attack on an educational institute. Police in Finland’s west coast region of Ostrobothnia have detained a young woman on suspicion …
via naturalnews: Twelve Republican state agriculture commissioners have sent a letter to six of America’s largest mega-banks letting them know that the relatively new trend of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) investing threatens to disrupt the nation’s food supply while increasing the price of food. Bank of America (BofA), Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan …
What if they stopped allowing transfers FROM crypto companies to banks ? h/t TIO JUAN
via Mike Shedlock: The EU has always been dysfunctional. But integration and cooperation are now going backward. Hoping to stop the threat, Marine le Pen faces charges dating back to 2015. The EU’s New Green Deal is headed in reverse along with integration and finance. Eurointelligence calls it The Wilders effect Italy has Giorgia Meloni, Hungary …
If you only realize who it is you’re supporting, America! AC
So much for “freedom of the press”! via RT: Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has alleged in a recent interview that unnamed figures in Washington obstructed his attempts to interview Russian president Vladimir Putin. “I tried to interview Vladimir Putin, and the US government stopped me,” Carlson claimed in an interview with Swiss publication …
Supply chain doom is ON. “WARNING EAST COAST The Supply Chain has STOPPED Hundreds of ships are piling up on each side of the Panama Canal, which 40% of all international cargo goes through A major drought has hit the fresh water lake fed locking system Canal which is fed by river Ships are being …
Lockdowns are coming. Be mentally prepared to own nothing, have nothing and be happy. https://t.co/qR9gSAHaPu pic.twitter.com/wKUzV0ZCU6 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 25, 2023 YAHOO: “Biden’s plot to send America back into lockdown must be stopped” Funny to see this on Yahoo of all places. Of course, it was originally from a UK site, and it is …
Update(1704ET): In their inaugural day ‘family photo’, BRICS leaders posed without Russia’s President Putin, as FM Lavrov took his place given the ICC arrest warrant and Rome Statute would require the South African government to seek his arrest. Putin addressed the summit remotely, and emphasized in the Russian-language speech that de-dollarization is “gaining momentum”. He said …
FED'S KASHKARI: WE NEED TO AVOID A 1970S-TYPE SCENARIO WHERE THE FED STOPPED RAISING RATES TOO SOON. Correct even if that means burning down the ponzi scheme — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 15, 2023 Jerome Powell trying to save the economy pic.twitter.com/EEWVkD2MqJ — Not Jerome Powell (@alifarhat79) August 15, 2023 BREAKING: Canada's inflation jumps to …
The Federal Reserve has just reported the largest year over year rise in history of the velocity of the M2 money supply with a 10.6% increase from one year ago. Photo credit: (FRED) The Velocity of Money is defined by the Federal Reserve as: …’the number of times one dollar is spent to buy goods …
IMF worries inflation can't be stopped pic.twitter.com/TE6PwuvYFj — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) July 6, 2023 Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan gets right to the point in her speech: “I remain very concerned about whether inflation will return to target in a sustainable and timely way. And I think more-restrictive monetary policy will be needed …
EVERETT, Wash. – A family is looking for answers and accountability after their mother was hit by as many as five cars in Everett– and not a single one stopped to help her. On June 21 around 4:30 a.m., 41-year-old Rachell Everitt was hit by several cars and was killed on northbound Evergreen Way, near …
“It’s indisputable that an armed civilian stopped an active shooter last week. You almost certainly haven’t heard about it. Why? Because Las Vegas Police have gone out of their way to downplay it, while the media have shown basically zero interest.” It's indisputable that an armed civilian stopped an active shooter last week. You almost …
Unbelievable that the Capitol Police stopped the choir from singing the Star Spangled Banner in The People’s House, exercising their First Amendment Right in a public place owned by The People. It’s total tyranny. AC
via naturalnews: One year ago, I joined the states of Missouri and Louisiana and several other co-plaintiffs to file a suit in federal court challenging what journalist Michael Shellenberger has called the censorship-industrial complex. While much of the press cooperated with the state’s censorship efforts and has ignored our court battle, we expect that it will …
