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Mainstream media faces a dire decline, losing 40% of online audience since 2020, triggering attacks and revealing an existential struggle. What is even worse are the physical subscription numbers. The physical US Newspaper circulation is below what was distributed in 1940. Is this a spiral of doom for mainstream media? People used to have to …
by pacmanpill Note how it says “according to current medical knowledge”, which basically, can be anything right or wrong – just what the “experts” believe. Well played, Machiavelcron. Caption: french https://www.senat.fr/leg/pjl23-111.ht… Caption: english https://www.senat.fr/leg/pjl23-111.ht…
US Treasury market debate around hedge fund collateral intensifies “NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – As U.S. regulators ready rules that would push more trading in Treasuries to a central clearing venue, the industry’s focus is turning on a key question: how much collateral should hedge funds and others put up to trade there. At …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1720108596585713705 Guess which one is the bigger treat to America according to Salon (a liberal news)? Capitol Meemaw HamasTerrorist pic.twitter.com/FfmYbVqeoW — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) November 2, 2023 https://www.salon.com/2023/11/02/maga-and-christian-nationalism-bigger-to-america-than-hamas-could-ever-be/ I clicked the Salon link, then clicked on their news and politics heading. 8 of 12 featured articles have to do with Trump …
‘Current Northern Ireland Related Terrorism in Northern Ireland threat level The threat to Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland-related terrorism is SEVERE. The threat to the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) from terrorism is SUBSTANTIAL.’ https://www.mi5.gov.uk/threat-levels https://twitter.com/_/status/1712709396789100874 h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
The ruling class in America indeed has quite the stronghold over the political affairs of the United States. However, when you observe across the Anglosphere, you’ll find systems where one-party rule is fully set in stone, serving as cautionary tales for the not so distant future of the United States. In America, the cement is …
The FBI on Friday issued a public service announcement warning senior citizens of “a recent nationwide increase in ‘Phantom Hacker’ scams” that are wiping out victims’ life savings. “Between January and June 2023, 19,000 complaints related to tech support scams were submitted to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), with estimated victim losses of …
via Matthew Piepenburg: In many recent articles and interviews, I’ve warned that Powell’s “higher for longer” war against inflation will actually (and ironically) lead to, well… greater inflation. That is, the rising interest expense (nod to Powell) on Uncle Sam’s fatally rising 33T bar tab will inevitably need to be paid with an inflationary mouse-clicker at the Eccles Building. I’ve …
Record-High Household Debt: The fact that household debt in the U.S. has reached $17.1 trillion is alarming. High levels of household debt can strain individuals and families, making it difficult for them to manage their finances and save for the future. Mortgage Debt: The record $12.0 trillion in mortgage debt indicates a growing burden on …
“Here is RFK Jr., in an interview with Forbes, explaining what elaborate lengths the Democrat Party has gone to to rig the primary against him, outright threatening that he might drop his intra-party bid and turn his campaign into a third- party run: If the DNC is gonna make it, is gonna rig it so …
JOANNE JACOBS: Let AI do it: High schoolers don’t need to write essays any more. “Good-bye and good riddance” to teaching students to write essays, writes Daniel Herman in The Atlantic. Herman, who teaches English at a private school in Berkeley, welcomes our new robot overlords. Starting this year, he’s shifting his focus from writing to …
“Joe Biden on Monday delivered remarks at a reception to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Biden once again falsely claimed ‘white supremacy’ is the greatest terror threat to the United States. “The U.S. intelligence community has determined that domestic terrorism rooted in white supremacy …
“The African country’s junta has ignored the ultimatum from Western-backed neighbors Niger’s coup-imposed government has promised “a vigorous and instantaneous response” to any violation of the country’s airspace. Niamey is bracing for a potential military intervention after a deadline, set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum to power, expired …
Gas prices in the US have surged to an eight-month high after foreign suppliers slashed production, and experts are warning that a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could trigger further increases. On Friday the national average price of regular gasoline stood at $3.73-a-gallon, a sharp increase from $3.55 one month ago, though still well …
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0100 AM CDT Tue Jul 25 2023 Valid 261200Z – 271200Z …THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES… …SUMMARY… Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible from the mid Mississippi Valley eastward into the southern Great Lakes on Wednesday and Wednesday evening. Damaging …
by confoundedinterest17 So far, President Biden has drained almost 50% of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) under his Reign of Error. And regular gasoline prices are up 48% since Biden assumed the Presidency on Jan 20, 2021. We have massive caverns for oil storage that are sitting empty. Then we have the US Dollar, down -12.5% …
2/ China's housing market experienced its largest contraction in over a decade, despite efforts by the Chinese Central Bank to ease monetary policy pic.twitter.com/S8gVYVdz5W — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 6, 2023 4/ Majority of demand for copper, an industrial metal, comes from China Weak copper prices suggest a slowdown in China and the global economy …
The Albanese government’s new laws to prevent the spread of ‘misinformation’ could see individuals hauled before a watchdog empowered to issue millions in fines. While the laws are targeted at social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter, it is unclear if the proposed legislation would allow the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to …
