It’s a bloodbath. Redfin reports record spike in cancellations. (20% falling through)… Mortgage refinance demand falls off a cliff.

Mortgage rates moved even higher again last week, as the war with Iran continues to stoke fears of inflation. As a result, total mortgage application volume fell again, down 10.4% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan …

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“More ships going through” sounds great until you realize that does not mean free flow, it means controlled flow, and Scott Bessent knows exactly how that sounds.

bessent saying more ships going through hormuz while amena bakr tracked exactly which ships. chinese COSCO vessels with revolutionary guard inspection and $2M tolls. more ships going through is technically true. who they belong to and what they pay to transit is the part bessent… — Stephen Lee (@Go_Crene) March 30, 2026

Walz will be arrested immediately, if he follows through… Tim Walz calls on National Guard to be ‘staged and ready.’

GOP lawmakers call on Trump to arrest Walz after governor warns of National Guard move Rep. Mary Miller calls for Insurrection Act after Walz warns he’ll deploy Minnesota troops against ICE operations Republican lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the Democrat warned he could …

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Companies are expected to pass on 70% of the direct cost of tariffs to consumers through higher prices, warns Goldman Sachs

Could just be my imagination, but I think on-line retailers have started charging more for shipping, including upping the minimum purchase for free shipping. Companies are expected to pass on 70% of the direct cost of tariffs to consumers through higher prices, warns Goldman Sachs byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts h/t Capital_Historian685

Trump reveals Congress shocked to find $88 billion collected through tariffs during his administration

Washington JAW-DROPPED by Trump’s $88 BILLION tariff bombshell. The Swamp is in UTTER DISBELIEF over the unexpected flood of cash! NEW: President Trump received a call from Congress, and they were SHOCKED to learn that his administration has brought in $88 BILLION in tariff revenue. "I got a call the other day from the people …

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How congress controls the fed and economy while billions flow through political money and activist judges decide your future

Congress holds more power over the economy than most realize, yet it rarely takes the blame for the mess. The Federal Reserve gets the heat for inflation, interest rates, and market turmoil, but the truth cuts deeper. Congress writes the laws, funds the agencies, and sets the rules that shape the entire financial system. If …

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Elon Musk warns stealth jets like B-2 are obsolete in age of AI-guided missiles that ‘see’ through radar tricks

Radar evasion useless in AI battlefield… 🚨 ELON: STEALTH PLANES AREN’T INVISIBLE… AI CAN SEE THEM CLEARLY Elon says stealth planes like the F-117 and B-2 may look high-tech, but they’re easy targets for today’s AI-guided weapons. "These planes are cool, but extremely vulnerable to AI-guided missiles that use pure… https://t.co/2fqxzFUpMO pic.twitter.com/oJ0WjK2b1j — Mario Nawfal …

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The Fed just admitted the job market won’t recover for years. They now expect higher unemployment through 2027. Fed model divergence flashes pre-recession warning, chart mirrors 1989, 2001, 2008 before hard pivots

Kinda puts this into a different perspective now huh? Same thing with me talking about $UNF and $MAN. All kind of adds up. pic.twitter.com/PJuiYoEVOt — Amanda Goodall (@thejobchick) June 18, 2025 This chart is a clear warning shot to those still clinging to the idea of a “soft landing.” Every time the modeled Fed Funds …

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Just released map reveals how federal funds quietly flowed to No Kings rally groups through shadowy donor-advised networks

Full text: 🔍 I tracked funding from federal sources to final recipients, prioritizing direct paths (not via DAFs) whenever possible. 👉 IMPORTANT: most paths still went through Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)—the black box of the nonprofit world. Unfortunately, it’s a common and opaque funding structure that deserves scrutiny. 💥 Explore it for yourself: Click on “Federal …

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Silver erupts through key resistance, miners surge while gold nears record again

Been saying silver and silver miners looked bullish.And now, SILVER & SILVER MINERS ARE MOVING. Posted on four days ago (on the 2nd) that silver looked ready to break to upside above gray price range.And, it did just that just hours later. Then posted in linked post below… https://t.co/OKZcu2rEMq pic.twitter.com/pDP857z0Yw — Graddhy – Commodities TA+Cycles …

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Employment lawyers swamped with wrongful termination calls, mass layoffs rip through offices across America

As an employment lawyer who represents fired employees, I get an interesting preview as to how the economy is doing. It's bad, folks. — Kathryn Marshall (@Lawsome_) June 5, 2025 Tons of mass terminations. — Kathryn Marshall (@Lawsome_) June 5, 2025 Translation-our customers are broke now that student loan repayments have resumed. pic.twitter.com/IutBGdM6TQ — Cherrygarciafan. …

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There is a US patent for a micro needle device administered through the nose

Microneedle nasal delivery device Abstract The invention is directed to a nasal delivery device comprising one or more microneedles, and to methods of nasally administering a composition with a nasal delivery device comprising one or more microneedles https://patents.google.com/patent/US20130085472A1/en View post on imgur.com “ Microneedle-mediated nose-to-brain drug delivery for improved Alzheimer’s disease treatment.” https://matilda.science/work/91e59c97-582f-4e90-bca2-642643723dd6?l=fr h/t A …

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Strong 5-year auction today. Solid demand, big foreign interest, yields stopped through. Bond market breathing easier — for now.

US 5-Year Note Auction High Yield 4.071% (stop through 0.4 BPS)Bid-to-Cover 2.39Sells $70 blnAwards 23.12% of bids at highPrimary dealers take 9.24%Direct 12.39%Indirect 78.37% — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) May 28, 2025 US sells $70B in 5-year notes at a high yield of 4.071%, slightly below the 4.075% when-issued level. Strong international demand with 78.4% going to …

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You are not living life, you are scrolling through its shadow; Distraction is the weapon, your attention is the casualty

People keep saying time feels like it is speeding up. That days blur into weeks, weeks into months, and whole seasons vanish in a blink. They think it is something mysterious or cosmic, like the calendar itself is shrinking. But the truth is far simpler and much more disturbing. Time is not moving any faster. …

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Congress hides corporate subsidies in $428B food stamp and farm bill scheme. Coca Cola rakes in $10B yearly from taxpayers through farm bill trickery

US Taxpayers subsidize Coca Cola $10 BILLION dollars every year Congress has been cleverly hiding the funding in the annual “Farm bill” “Congress subsidizes Coca Cola to the tune of about $10,000,000,000 of taxpayer money every single year — We have this scam, otherwise known as the farm bill, which really should be known as …

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Greed returns to the Stock Market for the first time this year. Reddit goes all in on $PLTR holding $2,700,000 worth through earning.

JUST IN 🚨: Greed returns to the Stock Market for the first time this year – YESSSSSSSSS!!! 🥳🍾🤑🫂 pic.twitter.com/MWUTW1fPH0 — Barchart (@Barchart) May 5, 2025 Reddit goes all in on $PLTR holding $2,700,000 worth through earning Says today’s earning will be a nuclear event pic.twitter.com/6EXtFSCvIs — John Trades MBA (@JPATrades) May 5, 2025 And people …

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BlackRock tied to 2008 bailouts through deep Fed connections. Larry Fink helped create subprime crisis, now profits off inflated assets. Everyday food now luxury item under Fed-fueled inflation

End the Federal Reserve Comparing Costco Prices for the same items from 1997 vs 2025 – Mac and cheese $7.89 -> $14.84– Cheesecake $10.99 -> $19.99– Chimichangas $8.99 -> $17.99– Butter $5.49 -> $13.49– Hotdogs $5.89 -> $16.49– Ribeye Steak $13.60 -> $55.61 pic.twitter.com/AZxOBf5vhC — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) May 3, 2025 Read this very …

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S&P earnings surge expected but recession risk looms large. Wall Street bets on 26 percent growth through next year. Risk Reward doesnt look great.

S&P 500 earnings are expected to grow 11% this quarter and another 26% next year. We better hope there’s no recession, because if there is, a sharp downgrade in earnings estimates could be a real drag on the market, in my view. pic.twitter.com/gDXHwh4KDC — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) April 28, 2025 Goldman Sachs is now projecting …

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Massive tornado rips through Texas…

🚨#BREAKING: A confirmed extremely large and violent tornado on the ground with DVD size hail or larger is falling 📌#Matador | #Texas The National Weather Service has issued a warning for Matador and Roaring springs Texas, as a confirmed, massive, and extremely violent… pic.twitter.com/dzMvoJ7jjh — R A W S A L E R T S …

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NYC migrant shelter hands out IDs and approval letters through mail drop. Bronx site packs in 2,200 migrant men on taxpayer dime

Live look at the New York migrant crisis: This is the outside of the men’s migrant shelter that opened up at the end of February in the Bronx. It’s doubling as both a shelter and a mailroom where migrants can pick up their mail, that oftentimes includes notification letters… pic.twitter.com/rfdC2MwdAN — Savanah Hernandez (@Savsays) April …

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Signs of global monetary deflation, dollar stress, and a carry trade unraveling through Japan.

Last night, financial carnage ripped through Asia. Margin calls. Liquidations. Panic. But this isn't just about Shanghai, Hong Kong, or Tokyo. Behind the headlines is something far bigger — signs of global monetary deflation, dollar stress, and a carry trade unraveling through… — Jeffrey P. Snider (@JeffSnider_EDU) April 8, 2025 Just talked with a source …

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