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Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns gasoline to rise further
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, amid strong support from American voters and lawmakers, even though the move will drive up U.S. energy prices. “We’re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas energy,” Biden …
Global yields to explode in 2025. U.S. faces $50 trillion debt maturity rollover by mid-2025. Gold is probably heading towards $20k.
Global yields to explode in 2025. pic.twitter.com/n1ycL1tXOD — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 23, 2024 The U.S. federal debt is projected to reach over $50 trillion by the middle of the next decade. This includes the need to roll over existing debt, which means refinancing or issuing new debt to pay off maturing obligations. The …
11 Signs That The Slow-Motion Collapse Of The U.S. Economy Is Far More Advanced Than Most People Think
by Michael The fact that economic conditions are getting worse is certainly not good news, but it is better to know in advance what is coming. After four years under Joe Biden, the U.S. economy is a giant mess. We have been witnessing a slow-motion collapse right in front of our eyes, and those at the …
House passes bill to avoid shutdown — Next stop U.S. Senate.
The House passed a stopgap package Friday evening that pushes the government funding deadline to March, as Congress races to avoid a looming deadline that would shut down the government in six hours. The package passed 366-34, with the support of 196 Democrats and 170 Republicans. It now moves to the Senate, where leaders are …
Bitcoin, tied to USD and U.S. Treasuries, now props up the system it opposed. Coinbase controls Ethereum more than Bitcoin through ETFs
The fact that Trump threatens competition to the USD, but then embraces Bitcoin, should tell you a lot about how much of a threat Bitcoin is to the U.S. Dollar. — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) December 19, 2024 Bitcoiners sure went from #Bitcoin will end the dollar to #Bitcoin is needed to …
Congressman McCaul — We believe these are Chinese drones spying on U.S. Military bases.
House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul said Tuesday that he believes that some unidentified drones spotted above New Jersey and New York are “spy drones” from China — after Biden administration officials insisted many of the aircraft are innocent commercial aircraft. “We want answers but the response I’m getting is we don’t know whose …
China Is Now 39% Of Global Auto Production; Dominating Europe, Japan, U.S.
China has transformed itself from a minor player in the auto industry two decades ago to the world leader in car production and exports, particularly in electric vehicles (EVs), the New York Times reported late last month. But the trend of China’s impact on the global auto market has been best characterized by this chart, …
$663 Billion in Cash Assets Have Gone Poof at the Largest U.S. Banks
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: December 16, 2024 ~ According to the December 6 release of Federal Reserve H.8 data, cash assets at the 25 largest U.S. banks have dropped by a stunning $663 billion from their peak levels on December 15, 2021. (See chart above, taken from the St. Louis Fed’s FRED graph, which is …
CNBC POLL — 73 percent of Americans support deploying U.S. Military at southern border. Even 49 percent of democrats want Military to stop Illegals.
A new CNBC poll reveals a striking consensus: 73% of Americans support deploying the U.S. military to the southern border to tackle illegal immigration. The statistic signals widespread frustration over border security and immigration policies. Even within traditionally resistant groups, 49% of Democrats now favor military involvement—an eye-opening shift that underscores growing bipartisan concern. The …
People in the U.S. now live an average of 12.4 years with an illness, the most of any country in the world
And then die bankrupt from medical debt. h/t TonyLiberty
Bulls are misled by GDP, BLS models, and volatile assets like Bitcoin. The real unemployment rate is 7.2%.
This happens in Canada too! — Mothersilverape (@mothersilverape) December 15, 2024 https://twitter.com/j77324/status/1868113104136986809 https://twitter.com/dailyjobcuts/status/1867920697030578185 The labor market continues to weaken, hard to see a rebound in positive momentum at maximum employment. Employment to pop ratio is finally declining, however. pic.twitter.com/jRvCxKqDYI — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) December 15, 2024 pic.twitter.com/cWReoeN4c2 — Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (@Pricetheory101) December 14, …
The cost to buy is surging far beyond renting. Income needed to buy a house now dwarfs median U.S. income, making the subprime bubble seem minor by comparison.
https://imgur.com/cost-to-buy-significantly-outpacing-cost-to-rent-now-posted-response-to-rental-price-increases-VMXMPkM Income needed to buy a house vs. median income in the US. Subprime bubble looks almost cute in this chart. Ht @nickgerli1 pic.twitter.com/zPfUf2uaDc — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) December 13, 2024 All one needs to know about successful investing in one sophisticated chart 👇 pic.twitter.com/mspgDVgXtJ — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) May 8, 2021 Over …
The Natural Disasters Won’t Stop! They Just Keep Hitting The U.S. One After Another With No End In Sight…
by Michael Have you noticed that the U.S. has been getting monkey-hammered by one natural disaster after another this year? In fact, we have reached a point where some sort of a natural disaster is making news literally almost every single day. This week, there have already been several natural disasters that have made headlines …
U.S. and Europe announce $50 billion loan to Ukraine — secured by frozen Russian assets.
Not a loan when every time the U.S. govt allows them to be "forgiven" because they met some bogus terms. — Propaganda ⌖ Sniper (@HindlesKitchen) December 11, 2024
Alert! The East Coast Is Being Buzzed By “Very Sophisticated” Giant Drones Every Night That “Go Dark” When Approached By U.S. Aircraft
by Michael Enormous “mystery drones” are buzzing rooftops and flying freely through the skies in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, and our government is powerless to stop it. As I discussed yesterday, these drones have been spotted over military facilities, water reservoirs, transportation hubs, police departments and other sensitive installations. But even though some of …
Elon Musk Exposes Shocking Truth About U.S. Government’s IT System!
Want to know the terrifying part? I work in financial information systems. Their solution to this is to train an AI that’s going to rewrite all of that old legacy code into a more modern programming language (this is for a major bank) because re-writing it manually would be “too much work”. h/t FiveMagicBeans
Trump on Syria: U.S. should stay out. It’s not our fight; let it play out.
Opposition fighters in Syria, in an unprecedented move, have totally taken over numerous cities, in a highly coordinated offensive, and are now on the outskirts of Damascus, obviously preparing to make a very big move toward taking out Assad. Russia, because they are so tied up in Ukraine, and with the loss there of over …
Black Lives Matter has threatened widespread riots in major U.S. cities if Daniel Penny is acquitted.
BREAKING: Black Lives Matter has threatened widespread riots in major U.S. cities if Daniel Penny is acquitted. pic.twitter.com/EcjBCNK893 — The General (@GeneralMCNews) December 7, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktc8K1zKb8U
How Shopping Malls Are Being Transformed Into Apartments In The U.S.
While many U.S. malls face anchor store closures and empty parking lots, some are finding new life by becoming housing. Real estate developers are building housing inside of or next to shopping malls as department stores like Macy’s, JCPenney and Sears shrink or cease to exist. At least 192 U.S. malls planned to add housing …
The U.S. dollar shows bullish momentum with a breakout trend.
by Tripleawge The dollar looks extremely bullish. The trend line it has broken out of and looks ready to retest is from the peak in 1985. The sheer scale of the double bottom pattern is nothing like I have seen on any asset before. The moving avg trend line is the 30-week and it looks very …
In the year 2020 IBM put neural implants in U.S prisoners without their knowledge, legal documents released.
My full interview with Jesse Beltran is premiering on my YouTube channel (Project Unity) this Sunday (8th) at 8pm UK Time 👇https://t.co/x6MK7TZvH2 — Jay Anderson (@TheProjectUnity) December 6, 2024 https://t.co/f4XNImcqFa pic.twitter.com/s7FyJuyTVu — Jay Anderson (@TheProjectUnity) December 6, 2024 https://t.co/f4XNImcqFa pic.twitter.com/RHVGX6MBxs — Jay Anderson (@TheProjectUnity) December 6, 2024 full text U.S. District Court for the eastern …
Chinese hackers infiltrated U.S. telecoms, FBI warns iPhone and Android users to stop sending texts
🚨TELECOM HACK CHAOS: U.S. SAYS “USE WHATSAPP AND PRAY” Chinese hackers just pulled off a heist on AT&T, Verizon, and other telecom giants, snooping on live calls, call records, and even top-secret systems in D.C. The U.S. government’s advice? “Use encrypted apps like Signal or… pic.twitter.com/RrtFMXI07f — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 4, 2024 Amid an …
Mike Benz is a former official with the U.S. Department of State and current Executive Director of the Foundation For Freedom Online, is a free speech watchdog organization dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open Internet.
This is a guest on Joe Rogan. Insider speaks out again : ) Drones over the country as well. h/t Orangutan
Russia has a long-term goal of ideologically subverting the U.S.
A former KGB agent named Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov claimed in 1984 that Russia has a long-term goal of ideologically subverting the U.S. He described the process as “a great brainwashing” that has four basic stages. The first stage, he said, is called “demoralization,” which would take about 20 years to achieve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Yv_AQPWVQ A former KGB …
Record-high U.S. consumer confidence in the stock market often signals impending downturns.
Highest ever! Renowned contrarians! (Not a precise timing indicator BUT almost always ends badly) Go figure….. US Consumer confidence about the 12m outlook for the US stock market pic.twitter.com/hGtFPqlOWG — Chris Watling (@LongviewEcon) December 3, 2024 Positioning on S&P 500 Is Very Extended pic.twitter.com/ZleRSyP4j3 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 3, 2024 Wall Street Short …
China bans export of key minerals to U.S. as trade frictions escalate
Beijing’s curbs follow latest US limits on Chinese chip sector Exports of gallium, germanium to US already stalled Antimony prices surge this year as China stifles exports Dec 3 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have widespread military applications, escalating trade …
Banks weaning off Fed support and global investors offloading U.S. securities, this chart explains why Warren Buffett is panic selling.
Banks reducing reliance on Federal Reserve support could signal looming instability, especially if they are doing so prematurely or without sufficient reserves. Such a move might suggest internal liquidity challenges or shifts in market confidence. If broader economic conditions or credit markets weaken simultaneously, this reduced safety net could heighten the risk of collapse. https://twitter.com/conksresearch/status/1857861316041490767 …