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Ask 1,000 Americans about the economy and you’ll get 1,000 different answers. But what’s really going on? In this video, I’m going to show you facts that can’t be argued with. I focus on the actual numbers, not the noise. And these numbers are telling a very disturbing story. Here are 15 facts about the …
I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/jXvuioO1T0 — Roy Cooper (@RoyCooperNC) July 28, 2025
Nobody wants buy gov. Debt. Central bank holdings of government debt: • 🇯🇵 Japan: Over 50% of all outstanding government debt • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Approaching 50% of the outstanding debt • 🇪🇺 Eurozone: Nearly one-third of outstanding sovereign bonds • 🇺🇸 United States: Around one-quarter of all… — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) July 27, …
The U.S. is drowning in debt. 80 trillion dollars. It’s not numbers on a page. It’s money borrowed and owed by everyone alive now and generations not even born yet. Politicians keep spending like there’s no tomorrow but there is one. Interest payments are eating everything alive. Less money for what matters: defense, roads, schools. …
On July 23, 2025, the U.S. government officially shut the door on thimerosal. The mercury-based compound, once common in multi-dose flu vials, is now absent from every influenza injection distributed nationwide. The decision followed a 5–1–1 vote from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, ending over two decades of phaseout efforts dating back to …
From build the wall to kick out the natives. When the strongman starts talking about deporting ‘dad’ citizens, it is no longer about borders. It is about control. The real test is not what he says but who stays silent while he says it. Trump now openly calling for the deportation of U.S. citizens. “We …
Momentum just doubled. The European Union and the United States are finalizing a trade agreement that would lock in a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S. The framework mirrors the Japan deal signed days earlier. That one included a $550 billion investment pledge and a 15% tariff ceiling. The EU pact is smaller, …
The deal looks like a headline win. Japan agreed to invest $550 billion into U.S. infrastructure and accept a 15% tariff on its exports. Trump’s team calls it leverage. The talking points promise economic victory. But underneath, the funding channel runs domestic. Japan exports roughly $150 billion worth of goods to the United States every …
Brigitte Macron is going to court in Delaware, and she’s not playing games. The French First Lady has filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens over false claims that Macron is a man. At the center is Owens’ public statement accusing Macron of being a “biological male” who underwent “gender reassignment,” a conspiracy theory …
It started quiet. Then it spread. A zero-day flaw buried inside Microsoft’s SharePoint server software has been exploited in a sweeping cyberattack. The breach began July 18. It’s now confirmed that federal agencies, universities, energy firms, and banks have been compromised. The flaw allows remote code execution. No login needed. No warning. No patch for …
European Union countries are pressing the bloc to prepare new and potent measures to hit back against U.S. companies, beyond retaliatory tariffs on goods, if a trade deal can’t be reached by the Aug. 1 deadline. U.S. officials said this past week they expect President Trump to demand further concessions from the EU. The shift …
For the first time since at least 2005, U.S. nuclear weapons have been deployed onto the territory of the United Kingdom, with sources reporting that several B61-12 Thermonuclear Gravity Bombs were transferred this week from the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, to the newly-built nuclear …
🇨🇦 CANADIAN DOLLARS CAN SURVIVE ANYTHING Except maybe U.S tariffspic.twitter.com/OSZoB0efAv https://t.co/2coIGiBXrp — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 19, 2025
Japan is the (potential) black swan no one sees coming, which could derail the current (massive) U.S. stock market mega bubble. #carrytradeunwind #fireinacrowdedtheatre https://t.co/vvBZJSFdyR — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) July 16, 2025 Japan's next 10-year government bond (JGB) auction is scheduled for August 5, 2025, and the next 30-year JGB auction is set for August 7, …
President Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam on July 2 that slaps a 20% tariff on every Vietnamese product shipped to the United States and a 40% tariff on goods transshipped through Vietnam. In return, Vietnam agreed to impose 0% tariffs on all American goods entering its market. That includes cars, meat, grain, and …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Diego Sector Border Patrol uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug smuggling tunnel U.S. Border Patrol agents have uncovered and disabled a large-scale narcotics smuggling tunnel linking Tijuana to the San Diego area. The uncompleted tunnel extended more than 1,000 feet inside the U.S. and was highly sophisticated. In early April, Border …
Data privacy activists, many of whom are supporters of President Donald Trump, are expressing anger and disbelief following reports that his administration had advanced plans to create a national citizen database with technology firm Palantir. The White House has reportedly contracted Palantir, a Colorado-based analytics company co-founded by Trump supporter Peter Thiel, to assist in …
Jamie Dimon says China ain’t scared of the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he disagrees pic.twitter.com/I1cxdLrj71 — Barchart (@Barchart) June 2, 2025
A new COVID strain from China, NB.1.8.1, is spreading in the U.S., including NYC, per the CDC. First detected in late March among international travelers, the variant has already caused surging hospitalizations across Asia. China saw ER visits for COVID double in a month, with… pic.twitter.com/QgrMeHuThU — Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) May 27, 2025 🇨🇳🇺🇸NEW …
President Trump announced her appointment last week Former judge Jeanine Pirro was sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Pirro, 73, will now lead a team of attorneys in defending President Donald Trump’s administration in court as well as prosecuting local crimes in the nation’s capital. “Congratulations Judge Jeanine who will …
Cybercrime spree that hobbled British retailers now aimed at U.S., Google says At least three top British retailers have experienced cyberattacks in recent weeks. Hackers behind a series of destructive, financially motivated cyberattacks against some of the U.K.’s largest retailers are now going after big American brands, Google said Wednesday. “Major American retailers have already …
Housing supply is skyrocketing across Southwest states like Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, suggesting that the 2025 housing market is amid a correction in these states. Access our Home Price Forecast for your area at www.reventure.app under a premium plan. This means that homebuyers in these states could have their best opportunity to buy a …
They say inflation is cooling. The market claps. Yields dip. And just as quickly, they climb right back up. Over and over again. It is not confusion. It is the new reality. And many still do not get it. Soft inflation used to mean celebration. It meant the Fed could cut, the economy was easing …
📈 Diverging Trade Paths: U.S. Deficit Hits $1.4 Trillion as China’s Surplus Climbs to $1.1 Trillion (LTM Q1 2025) byu/EconomySoltani inInfographics In the twelve months ending March 2025, the U.S. trade deficit widened to $1.4 trillion, a 30.3% increase from the prior year. Meanwhile, China’s trade surplus rose 30.9% to $1.08 trillion. Since the onset …
Rikers has been a black hole for taxpayer dollars for decades—$860 million spent on court-ordered monitoring since 2015 with zero accountability. Now federal bureaucrats want another layer of oversight? Classic D.C. playbook: throw more cash at failure instead of fixing root… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) May 13, 2025 🚨 #BREAKING: The U.S. government has now …
While most of the world goes about daily life unaware, the United States Navy is fighting a war no one talks about. Drug submarines packed with cocaine try to sneak past Navy ships and helicopters armed with machine guns. These missions rarely make headlines and receive little public attention, despite involving billions of dollars linked …
$2.5 trillion in silent dollar holdings could be dumped—and no one’s paying attention. Everyone’s watching central banks, but the real danger to the dollar lies elsewhere. A quiet sell-off from Asia could spark a rapid collapse in confidence, inflation, and your standard of living. This video breaks down how close we are to the edge—and …
Tariff rush blows out U.S. trade deficit to historic high! byu/MonetaryCommentary inEconomyCharts The U.S. trade deficit ballooned to a record $140.5 billion in March 2025, as everyone rushed to import goods ahead of Trump’s tariffs, which kicked in early April. This preemptive buying spree sent imports surging some 23% year-to-date, with record inflows from countries …
