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🚨 JAMES CARVILLE: "I Want to Watch Trump Suffer" Top Democrat strategist James Carville on his podcast: "I do not want that man to die. I want to watch him suffer. And I can't watch a dead person suffer." This is the raw hatred coming from the left's top voices. When does… pic.twitter.com/6s98yS647L — @XTexasGirlX …
by confoundedinterest17 We are seeing the aftermath of the Federal government’s fiscal response to the Covid outbreak of 2020. Home prices exploded following The Federal government’s spending spree. The end result? US housing is simply unaffordable for millions of households. Not really surprising given the soaring home prices following the Covid Federal spending spree.
AIR DATE: Feb. 24, 2015: FOX 9 speaks with a former fraud investigator with the government who says millions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted on day cares. Steve Halicki claims the centers are collecting public subsidies for bogus child care services. FOX 9 Investigator Jeff Baillon dug deeper into this issue. When fraud becomes …
Central banks lowered rates, but did not start QE. Money is tight. It’s begun. pic.twitter.com/fHDFLNQWUC — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 1, 2025 a British 30-year just hit its highest rate in forever. pic.twitter.com/E3ayXlnwYs — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) September 1, 2025 *UK 30-YEAR BOND YIELD RISES TO 5.64%, HIGHEST SINCE 1998 — *Walter Bloomberg …
Tariffs began as taxes. First to raise revenue. Then to protect local industries. Later to enforce reciprocity. Three goals. One blunt tool. It never worked smoothly. “Looking at several centuries of tariffs, we can summarize their impact through three R’s: revenue, restriction, and reciprocity.” https://econlife.com/2025/01/the-three-rs-of-tariffs/ Push tariffs too high and imports collapse. Revenue drops. Push …
CNN lost 42 percent of total viewers in July, with a 55 percent drop in the key demographic. “CNN declined by 42 percent in total viewers and 55 percent in-demo viewers compared to July 2024.” https://barrettmedia.com/2025/08/01/ratings-roundup-cnn-sees-40-year-over-year-decline-in-july/ MSNBC fell 27 percent in total primetime viewers and 40 percent in the primetime demo. “MSNBC averaged 865,000 total …
Autism isn’t one condition but four, according to new research that could help children get diagnosed earlier and receive more tailored support. Scientists in the US analysed data from more than 5,000 children and found the disorder falls into four clear types, each with its own set of traits, risks and causes. The findings could …
Jamaal Bowman says that "the stress of being called the N-word" is why blacks suffer from obesity, cancer, etc pic.twitter.com/Jm85FzPfDD — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 26, 2025
Healthcare Stocks are underperforming the S&P 500 by the largest margin in 25 years byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Pharma, biotech, and managed care have all taken hits. Drug pricing reforms, regulatory uncertainty, and political pressure have weighed on sentiment. Even with the rise of weight-loss drugs and AI-driven diagnostics, the sector has not kept pace. Healthcare now …
TRUMP ON CHINA TARIFFS: "Maybe the children will have 2 dolls instead of 30 dolls, & maybe the 2 dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally." pic.twitter.com/fSLXo6lf1H — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 30, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and …
Adobe shares fell 14% on Thursday, their steepest drop since September 2022, after the software vendor issued disappointing revenue guidance. Sales in the fiscal first quarter will be between $5.63 billion and $5.68 billion, Adobe said in its fourth-quarter earnings report late Wednesday. Analysts on average were expecting revenue of $5.73 billion, according to LSEG. Analysts at TD …
The more we spend on Ukraine, the more Ukrainians suffer https://t.co/IZNNMLelEj — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 12, 2024 Interesting pic.twitter.com/61G9RKibAY — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 12, 2024
LUBBOCK, Texas — Thirteen cheerleaders at Evans Middle School in Lubbock, Texas are suffering from first and second-degree burns on their hands after they said their cheer coach made them perform “bear crawls” and “crab walks” on a hot outdoor track as punishment. The girls, who are all eighth graders and on the “red” team …
Americans in North Carolina and surrounding states are still fighting for their lives in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Many have lost everything and are looking for much-needed help from the Biden-Harris regime and their bureaucrats. At the top of the list of people who should be all over this is Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of …
The number of NEW single-family houses for sale has surged to 480,000 in April, the highest since the 2008 Financial Crisis. Excluding the 2008-2009 housing crisis this is by far the largest supply of new homes in US history. Here’s the FRED chart in case anyone questions the veracity of the chart: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HNFSEPUSSA New home …
pic.twitter.com/VIDehkcPa2 — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) May 14, 2024 Should we make and sell? “With inflation, Americans are just prone to suffer more” With powells face and a #EndTheFed https://t.co/WiYe8X9kkP — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) May 14, 2024 FED TALK: POWELL •Inflation core inflation today at 2.8% •need to be patient with rates at current …
Health insurers are tumbling after US regulators didn’t boost payments for private Medicare plans. Only once in the past 10 years have final rates not improved from regulators’ initial proposals, according to research from JPMorgan.https://t.co/MIU1gEyqyD by @jtozz pic.twitter.com/uEKgtIlwcS — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) April 2, 2024
The Russell 2000 index has risen 24 per cent since the beginning of 2020, lagging behind the S&P 500’s more than 60 per cent gain over the same period. The gap in performance shakes up a long-term historical norm in which fast-growing small-caps have tended to deliver punchier returns for investors who can stomach the …
This could be a public service ad for getting psychiatric care. “Do you suffer from TDS like these people?” https://t.co/LJBEz4m1rg — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) March 18, 2024 https://twitter.com/RaziSardar/status/1769408184018477345 THE BLOODBATH HOAX: The Media never met a hoax they didn't love. Trump made perfectly innocent positive comments about protecting our economy the weekend and the Media …
via naturalnews The fire that broke out on Franklin Avenue was a modest one. “It smelled like burning fuel, burning plastic,” said one Hollywood resident who lives nearby. That fire happened in the first neighborhood targeted by Inside Safe, an initiative created by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to move homeless people off sidewalks and …
Findings from a Pew poll conducted in 2020 reveal that white liberals are disproportionately affected by mental illness compared to their conservative counterparts. The research, encompassing white individuals across the liberal, moderate, and conservative spectrum, both male and female, indicates a significantly lower prevalence of mental health diagnoses among conservatives compared to those identifying as …
The Star Trek actor and intrepid liberal activist Wil Wheaton posted a screed on Facebook full of rage toward Larry David for viciously assaulting the puppet named Elmo. I debated if it were satire for the first 4 paragraphs. When I realized it wasn't, I didn't want it to end. pic.twitter.com/bIuSCZ5WvS — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) …
by Michael Very strange things continue to happen in the Middle East. Earlier today, a member of the Turkish Parliament named Hasan Bitmez delivered a passionate speech about the war in Gaza. As he concluded his speech, he boldly declared that Israel would experience the “wrath of Allah”. Moments after ending the speech, he literally collapsed on …
Paper money turns government from parasite into predator. Aside from stealing your life savings and launching depressions, one of the nastier features of paper money is what it does to governments. Because once a government can print what it likes, it no longer needs taxes.… pic.twitter.com/ASQp1MwfFM — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) October 7, 2023
Traffic referrals to the top global news sites from Meta’s Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, has collapsed over the past year, according to data from Similarweb. Why it matters: Website business models that depended on clicks from social media are now broken. What’s happening: Regulatory pressure and free speech concerns have pushed tech giants to abandon efforts to elevate quality information, leaving the …
via Mike Shedlock: Subsidies are not enough to make wind energy projects viable. Onshore and offshore projects are delayed or scrapped. Wind Industry Projects Delayed or Cancelled The WSJ reports Wind Industry Hits Rough Seas as Problems Mount After months of warnings about rising prices and logistical hiccups, developers and would-be buyers of wind power are …
WELL, THAT’S ONLY BECAUSE OUR GLOBAL RULING CLASS SUCKS PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE: Don Surber: Trumpism expands to Europe. “Whenever I read ‘far-right’ in the media, I remember the time John Denver went on the Tonight Show and responded to every question from Johnny Carson with ‘far out’ in the reply. Maybe journos should put the bong down.” …
Tiktoker claims to suffer from “time blindness” and blasts employers who make employees come on time. She wants to dismantle the system which says people should be on time pic.twitter.com/jbW6SccYJz — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 13, 2023 h/t PURA SANGRE
