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by Michael Global weather patterns have begun to resemble a Hollywood disaster movie, and the mainstream media is starting to admit what many of us have known all along. Thanks to the “Super El Niño” that is now upon us, the second half of this year is going to be really crazy. Europe was just …
by Michael We all knew that this would be coming. In 2026, the rate of AI-related layoffs has greatly accelerated, and that means that large numbers of good paying jobs are suddenly disappearing from the economy. This is occurring when we are already facing one major crisis after another, and so the timing could not be …
Jet fuel crisis from Middle East chaos slashes thousands more flights to Spain and Portugal. Brits face ruined summer holidays as airlines axe routes and warn of mass cancellations. EU admits very likely disruptions with sky-high ticket prices while contingency plans get dusted off. Budget carriers already gutting schedules as the perfect storm hits peak …
No fertilizer thanks to the Strait of Hormuz. We’re cooked later this year 💀 https://t.co/XQuBL0RsTP — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 3, 2026 500,000 American farmers don’t have any fertilizer for their 2026 crop. — Uncensored.AI (@GoUncensored) May 3, 2026 FARMERS ARE REPORTING THEIR OPERATIONS ARE “NO LONGER ECONOMICALLY VIABLE” — “WE NEED TO EXPECT MASS …
via Will Schryver They will blow the whole wad on one last attempt to turn the tide of affairs. I believe there is a coalescing faction in Washington that is pushing to get out of this war without further delay. Militarily, it is a lost cause. Yes, I understand how many people think I’m nuts for …
JUST IN: US housing market at "most unaffordable" level in history — Kalshi (@Kalshi) April 23, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, by key metrics like the house price-to-income ratio (now ~6x median income vs. historical ~3-4x) and adjusted for wage growth, the US housing market is at its most unaffordable level on record as of early 2026. …
The Trump administration has now temporarily allowed Russian oil already at sea to be sold, freeing roughly 100–128 million barrels into the market. Oil had surged past $100 per barrel in the past week because of disruptions from the Iran war, blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and attacks on tankers. The move may …
🚨#BREAKING: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has formally pledged severe and decisive retaliation against the United States and Israel following reports of Khamenei’s death. Meanwhile, a visibly emotional anchor on Iranian state television erupted in anger, declaring… pic.twitter.com/ACSIZGZUNw — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 1, 2026 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iranian …
The housing affordability crisis is forcing homebuilders to do something they’ve almost never done: slash prices on new homes more aggressively than homeowners are for their homes on the market. This is a first for the housing market in recent history, according to a Realtor.com report released Thursday. “The current housing market is entrenched in an affordability …
Are soaring metals and crypto signaling real danger, or just end‑times market talk? Just In: The U.S. Mint has SUSPENDED ALL SALES of silver products. This is unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/cWvZQ9OU1I — Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) January 14, 2026 GOLD is insurance. SILVER is the alarm bell. pic.twitter.com/84v2cgzsiA — Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 13, 2026 Silver is almost …
China is building hundreds of missile silos so the US can’t tell which ones actually have nukes. That’s the whole point. It forces America to assume the worst every time. China is readying intercontinental missiles The US Department of War identified fields of missile silos in three remote areas in northern and western China: Hami …
IRS whistleblowers tell ‘Pod Force One’ of ‘unprecedented’ corruption swept ‘under rug’ by Hunter Biden pardon https://t.co/3V1fpC8Z78 pic.twitter.com/idKzPCPcqP — New York Post (@nypost) December 17, 2025 Ziegler and Shapley went on to lay out the entirety of their case — involving some uncharged accusations of failing to register as a foreign agent while landing lucrative …
by Michael $60 silver is here! The exponential rise in the price of silver that we have witnessed in recent months is astounding experts all over the globe. So far in 2025, the price of gold is up about 60 percent, but the price of silver is up more than 100 percent. We have never …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=razKa7KEK_Q Worldrenowned realist scholar Professor John Mearsheimer explains why Japan’s demographic collapse, geopolitical entrapment between the US and China, exploding debt,
They turned mortgages into time bombs in 2008 and now they are doing the same trick with AI, just with bigger numbers and darker corners. When the funding chain snaps this time, it will not just be a few banks choking, it will be the whole credit system gasping at once. Most AI companies are …
This kind of labor data doesn’t drift by accident. When cuts hit this hard and long-term unemployment jumps past that line, it usually means the slowdown already slipped out of control and nobody wants to admit it yet. People don’t realize how badly the economy is doing. It’s literally unprecedented. https://t.co/XbdXHHNmw8 — Andrew Lokenauth | …
Japan’s stock market fell -25% then rallied +67% all within a 10-month period. We are living in unprecedented times byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
Undercover Billionaire star and real estate investor Elaine Culotti came on the shot to talk about California Senate Bill 79, recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, which overrides local zoning to allow high-density housing near public transit stops. Culotti argues the law strips local communities of control and enables large developers to build nine-story apartments …
The law is breaking down and the streets are telling the truth. Chicago is not cooperating. The city is standing up to ICE. Officials are shielding migrants. They are defying federal agents and daring the government to do something about it. The New York Times reports it like it is a political story. But this …
Donald Trump has declared war on drug cartels and notified Congress that the United States is now engaged in a ‘non-international armed conflict’. The extraordinary escalation by the president follows a series of recent strikes on drug-smuggling vessels operated by ‘terrorist organizations’ in the Caribbean. Trump’s declaration is intended to place an iron-clad legal framework …
Stephen Miller: This is the first time in American history that there is an all-of-government effort to dismantle left-wing terrorism…We are now going to use the entire force of the federal government to uproot these organizations Stephen Miller: This is the first time in American history that there is an all-of-government effort to dismantle left-wing …
It’s by design. They’ve got 9 trillion to refinance this year. They’re intentionally devaluing. — Highkey (@belikewat3r) September 21, 2025 “The dollar index has dropped roughly 10–11 percent in the first half alone, making it the steepest decline since the floating exchange rate began in 1973. Weak U.S. labour data, anticipated Federal Reserve rate cuts, …
The US president and first lady Melania Trump will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle. It will mark the first time Mr Trump has met with Charles since he became monarch. The trip from Wednesday 17 September to Friday 19 September is unusual as US presidents serving a second term are …
The firewall didn’t just weaken. It detonated. The center in Europe has lost its grip and the populist right-wing is surging. “For the first time, populist or far-right parties are leading the polls in the U.K., France and Germany.” Political Wire “Surge in immigration and weak economic growth spark voter backlash in France, the U.K. …
If insiders aren’t buying, why should anyone else? BREAKING NEWS: Out of the top 200 insider trades over the last week (by value). 0/200 were buy orders. I have never seen anything like this in my life. pic.twitter.com/QS2r2QvSR9 — Kevin Malone (@Malone_Wealth) August 29, 2025 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1961448152004759780 The last time the FED Rate Cut: September 2024: …
Years of experience no shield from Redmond purge. Whoa. Microsoft just laid off dozens of lawyers. At least 32 attorneys and 5 paralegals cut in Redmond. Up to 465 legal roles could be gone worldwide. In-house used to be safe. Not anymore. According to legal insiders, this is “unprecedented”… even veterans with 7+ years… — …
Fox News releases powerful footage showing the aftermath of Iranian attacks in Israel, calling it an unprecedented crisis. They report that Israel has never experienced a situation this severe, with officials warning they are now in a fight for their survival. "What we are… pic.twitter.com/IwClO9l6N4 — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) June 15, 2025 🇮🇷 IRAN …
Mexico’s president-elect just said: “If necessary, we’ll mobilize. We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fellow countrymen. From the U.S. to Mexico.” A head of state openly calling for protests in the U.S. This is unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/JqFETt5NKr — Arne aus den Ruthen (@arnemx) June 8, 2025 Let this image sear into your soul. This …
🚨🇨🇦 This is crazy – Canada took in 817,000 people into the Country in just 4 months. Canadas total population is 40M. Now Canadians can’t get jobs, buy or rent property & access to services is in rapid decline. This is the queue for one of their job centres. Politicians have… pic.twitter.com/bg6ckQsSNS — Concerned Citizen …
