There are painless ways to slightly adjust/tweak Medicare and Social Security programs for FUTURE recipients — but politicians don’t have the stones. Mr. President, you want a legacy, offer a Trump fix for these problems.

Inflation is a silent tax—and the most painful way to finance government promises. Your representatives may finally grab the feared “third rail” of U.S. politics. When the Social Security and Medicare trust funds run out in the early 2030s, the law is clear: Benefits must be slashed. That would mean a roughly 24 percent cut …

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10 Ways That Global Events Just Went Completely Bonkers

by Michael We were expecting global events to accelerate in 2026, but what we have witnessed throughout the month of January so far has been quite a shock to the system. Everywhere around us, things are going totally haywire. Gold and silver are skyrocketing in price, we are on the verge of a cataclysmic war …

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Insidious Inflation Finds Ways to Hide and Ways to Secretly Slip in and Steal Christmas

by David Haggith As Trump settles down from his recent raging against voters for being obsessed with inflation, having claimed inflation was now a Democrat hoax, one of today’s articles talks both about the inflation that is happening and the inflation that is not happening due to the president’s tariffs. According to limited available government reports, Trump appears to …

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This selloff goes far beyond Trump.

VIX was highly compressed for weeks. Boom. This decline isn’t just about Trump. That’s simply the fuse. The signals were flashing 🚧 for 2 weeks. All those gap up sell offs. 🎯 pic.twitter.com/4oy3nhAZa9 — John (@market_sleuth) October 10, 2025 No Slowdown? Heavy Truck Sales? Unemployment Level? Really? https://t.co/H5TijNUK1k pic.twitter.com/60z7P6tMVH — Henrik Zeberg (@HenrikZeberg) October 10, …

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8 ways the looming federal shutdown will cripple America

We’re standing closer to the cliff than most people realize, and the damage will not politely wait until October 1. The second funding runs out, the government starts to unravel. This isn’t just about missed paychecks or a pause in tourist sites. The danger is bigger: aviation safety hollowed out, public health crippled, research abandoned, …

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5 ways tariffs are hitting jobs and household budgets without you noticing.

This is a major problem. pic.twitter.com/ySUbrgtEhV — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) September 21, 2025 Companies that import, wholesale, or sell products are paying higher costs upfront, and that money has to come from somewhere. Many businesses are absorbing those extra costs, which shrinks their profits and leaves less room to invest or grow. With margins under …

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4 ways Powell just confirmed the economy is getting worse

Fewer job gains – hiring momentum is fading. Higher unemployment – more people are out of work. Higher inflation – prices are still running hotter than families can afford. Lower GDP growth – the economy is slowing, now at 1.5% vs. 2.5% last year. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell just admitted the economy has fewer job …

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5 ways Xi’s global governance initiative favors Beijing over the world

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit did not signal unity. It revealed fracture wrapped in ceremonial silk. Xi Jinping’s unveiling of the Global Governance Initiative was not a blueprint. It was a warning. “Global governance has come to a new crossroads,” he said. source The crossroads is a mirage. The road behind is scorched. The road …

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Kind of feels like we’re peaking in a lot of ways…

This is the real story nobody on Wall Street wants to admit: the financial world is booming, but the real economy is bleeding. People are skipping meals, drowning in debt, and struggling to pay rent while markets hit record highs. Money printing didn’t just inflate assets, it shredded everyday life for millions. You can’t celebrate …

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One of the Easiest Ways to Demonstrate that the Republican Party is a Totally Useless Force for Protecting Americans is Lack of Mandatory E-verify

by Chris Black No single program is better for protecting states from demographic change than E-verify is. Yet, Republicans hold state level trifectas in 16 states (https://fivethirtyeight.com/videos/whats-the-deal-with-political-trifectas/) where they have not yet implemented mandatory E-verify. Seven of the Nine states with mandatory E-verify are in the deep south. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Verify#/media/File:Map_of_the_United_States_e-verify.svg) These policies were passed with the …

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