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by Michael Americans watch more television than anyone else in the world, and as we watch television we are constantly being bombarded by commercials from pharmaceutical companies. As I discussed in a previous article, pharmaceutical companies spend more than 15 billion dollars on television advertising each year. The reason they do this is because it works. We …
BREAKING: A federal judge declared that Google's digital ad network is an illegal monopoly. https://t.co/UEtTSfEZGi — The Associated Press (@AP) April 17, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its …
GATES: “My two granddaughters … don't have as many rights right now as I did growing up” 🤔 pic.twitter.com/XiFhkHVGG5 — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) April 16, 2025
by Michael Our current way of life could not continue without rare earth minerals. Every single day of our lives, all of us depend on technology that was built using rare earth minerals. In fact, the device that you are reading this article on right now probably contains rare earth minerals. Ultimately, rare earth minerals aren’t …
by Michael Most people on the right have no idea just how crazed many people on the left have become. Right now, a conspiracy theory which claims that President Trump is preparing to declare martial law in the United States is spreading like wildfire on social media. According to that conspiracy theory, a report will …
President Trump on Thursday renewed a call to defund NPR and PBS a day after top executives from the public broadcasters faced an intense grilling from GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. “NPR and PBS, two horrible and completely biased platforms (Networks!), should be DEFUNDED by Congress, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump wrote late Wednesday on Truth Social. “Republicans, …
German Economy Ministry: Due to declining orders and US trade policy, a noticeable weakening in the industrial cycle is to be expected in the coming months — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) April 14, 2025 United States President Donald Trump’s trade policies are raising the chances that the next financial crisis will occur “sooner than expected,” Germany’s incoming …
“Maltodextrin has a glycemic index of 125, while table sugar is only around 60 to 65 — almost double!” “Well, maltodextrin literally sticks — it becomes thick and sticky when wet and forms a layer on the walls of your intestines. As shown in certain studies, this layer becomes a colony of bad bacteria.” “But …
Elon Musk once promised $2 trillion in government savings. Today he says they’ll get $150 billion in FY26. pic.twitter.com/RPvWipVK96 — The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) April 10, 2025
by Michael The goal of the healthcare industry in the United States is to take as much money away from you as possible. I truly wish that I was exaggerating, but I am not. Can you guess which nation spends the highest percentage of GDP on healthcare? Without looking it up, you probably already know …
🇺🇸 MADE-IN-AMERICA IPHONE? THAT WILL TAKE A BIT OF REWORKING Trump wants to bring iPhone manufacturing back to America—but it’s not that simple. Building an iPhone in the U.S. would require rebuilding the entire global supply chain: factories, labor, rare materials, and the… https://t.co/Q7i96EPIsl pic.twitter.com/73oldh2zF9 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 10, 2025 It's me, "screwing …
by Michael For more than a billion people living in China, freedom of religion does not exist. So those that do wish to worship as they please must do it in secret, and if they are discovered the consequences can be extremely severe. This week, China is in the news because it is suddenly engaged …
🚨 “We’re powerful, this Country’s very powerful, its far more powerful than people understand” “We have Weaponry that people have no idea what it is – it’s the most powerful weapons in the World” Ok people – Trump is clearly itching to tell The World – so what weapons do you… pic.twitter.com/w2UJNC0aTA — Concerned Citizen …
by Michael If bombs start falling on Iran’s nuclear facilities, it would instantly be the biggest news story of 2025 so far. Iranian air defenses would need to be neutralized first, and that would be quite an extensive operation all by itself. Subsequently, destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities would be extraordinarily difficult, because many of them …
President Trump announces he'll be requesting a record-breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget. "$1 trillion, and nobody's seen anything like it. We have to build our military and we're very cost conscious. But the military is something that we have to build, and we have to be… pic.twitter.com/WkGoNrUytW — Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) April 8, 2025 What …
The Department of Justice drops a bombshell revealing that Trump’s would-be assassin, Ryan Routh, tried to purchase military weapons from Ukraine-including a rocket launcher-in a plot to kill Trump. He suggested that US weapons get lost ‘all the time on the battlefield’ and no one would miss them, an interesting comment by itself. The Ukrainian government …
A user on 4chan made this prediction back on March 11, claiming Trump is trying to crash the stock market by at least 20%. h/t External-Noise-4832
The US can NOT use QE right now China CAN use QE right now. They are not the same. One can weather a trade war, the other will suffer. pic.twitter.com/oryds6GOzr — The Long Investor (@TheLongInvest) April 7, 2025 BREAKING: TRUMP CALLS FOR RATE CUTS TODAY pic.twitter.com/rfeQ4D6cGO — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) April 7, 2025 10y …
President Donald Trump is threatening new 50% tariffs on China unless Beijing lifts its retaliatory duties on U.S. exports by tomorrow. The White House says any suggestion that Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs is “fake news.” U.S. markets opened sharply lower Monday for a third trading session, as Trump’s tariffs paralyze global …
BREAKING: President Trump says, "We have to solve our trade deficit … Unless we solve that problem, I'm not going to make a deal." https://t.co/STlqrVo2NQ pic.twitter.com/TXcH7qIuJf — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 7, 2025 BREAKING: Trump says he is not interested in negotiating with Europe over the tariffs and that he will not be lifting …
Vietnam: Expressed willingness to reduce tariffs to zero if an agreement is reached. Italy: Pledged to support its businesses while engaging in negotiations. Israel: Facing a 17% tariff, has initiated discussions with the U.S. Japan: Criticized the tariffs but is exploring diplomatic solutions. South Korea: Signaled readiness to negotiate adjustments. Australia: Opted against retaliation and …
by Martin Armstrong For all the criticism of Trump and the risk of a global trade war, as Macron wants to unleash a trade war to elevate France to the top of the EU, if we just look at the data, we can see why Trump has taken this approach. Even those Republicans like Rand …
Europol shut down "Kidflix," a child exploitation platform with nearly 2M users, in a global operation. Notice it happened on Trump’s "Liberation Day" on April 2, 2025, when he announced new U.S. tariffs. Coincidence? #Europol #Kidflix #TrumpTariffs pic.twitter.com/Tf62JqbUUi — Freyja™ (@FreyjaTarte) April 3, 2025 German authorities take down major darknet platform used for child pornography …
But she is an unelected billionaire. Today in every state across our nation, Americans are standing up to the administration as they implement Project 2025 at full speed. Thank you for using your voices and the power of protest to stand for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; for the Department of Education… — Kamala Harris …
Lutnick: April 9th tariffs will not be postponed under any conditions #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) April 6, 2025 LUTNICK: TARIFFS GOING TO STAY IN PLACE FOR DAYS AND WEEKS -CBS NEWS — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) April 6, 2025 BREAKING: Bloomberg reports that as of Sunday morning, Treasury Secretary Bessent gave "no indication" that President Trump …
With rampant layoffs and thousands of businesses closing down people need to be on the lookout for the four signs you’re about to be fired. Because a lot of companies are looking for any excuse to get rid of people who are extremely valuable to them right now. And once you lose a job, it’s …
Trump confirms that Iran “want to have direct talks”. Trump does not want war with Iran. However, Trump is willing to flex his muscle and posture, to create urgency and force Iran to bend the knee. This is power politics, and Trump is not afraid to use the power of being POTUS.… pic.twitter.com/yIVOUfzmhO — Clandestine …
2008. Bernie Sanders: Free trade without tariffs will destroy American manufacturing. Of course Bernie now says that Trump's tariffs will destroy America. 🤡 pic.twitter.com/H61VBdoeag — MAZE (@mazemoore) April 3, 2025
by Michael So many of the major problems that our world has had to deal with in recent years have been caused by mad scientists doing things that they should not be doing. Unfortunately, the global scientific community continues to show no restraint whatsoever. The things that I am about to share with you in this …
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S LIBERATION DAY SCHEDULE – APRIL 2, 2025 Advancing American Prosperity Through Strategic Trade Policy 🔸 9:00 AM ET: President Trump convenes with his expert trade council to finalize the transformative tariff initiative. 🔸 11:30 AM ET: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt previews the historic announcement. 🔸 4:00 PM ET: Rose Garden Address – President …