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Foreclosures explode 26 percent after government pause on housing crash finally ends… The numbers showing the delayed reckoning hits hard… Government manipulation kept the whole market frozen for years… Now bare minimum foreclosures restart and they skyrocket anyway… This proves the bubble never popped it just got kicked down the road… Homeowners and lenders eat …
The US Federal Communication Commission is reviewing an application to launch and deploy a massive mirror satellite in space that would reflect beams of sunlight onto darkened portions of the Earth. In theory, it could be used to power solar farms, light up a city that never sleeps, or provide lighting during emergency scenarios, argues …
60 Minutes travels to South Africa to investigate President Trump’s claims that White farmers are victims of a genocide that reporters aren’t covering.
🚨 BREAKING: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s ready to let voters decide whether to ELIMINATE property taxes — and this should happen nationwide. “If you own your home, you should OWN it — not rent it from the government.” “We’re putting this on the BALLOT so Floridians can… pic.twitter.com/3yqYiqmF1Y — Charlie’s Voice Rising (@CharlieK_news) …
CITI SAYS ITS BASE CASE 0-3 MONTH TARGET IS NOW $5,000/OZ FOR GOLD, AND $100/OZ FOR SILVER CITI SAYS SILVER TO CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM GOLD — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) January 13, 2026 Jerome Powell is under criminal investigation. The DOJ served grand jury subpoenas on the Federal Reserve three days ago. In 8 days, the …
Effectiveness of incentives The most promising incentive option is guaranteed cash payments, which meet all our criteria when implemented well. A systematic review of vaccine promotion interventions recommends guaranteed cash payments, with an estimate that they increase uptake of vaccines by 8%.2 A trial in Sweden found guaranteed payments provided by researchers increased COVID-19 vaccination …
The U.S. Supreme Court will announce on December 15 whether it will hear a major challenge to federal marijuana bans brought by state-licensed cannabis companies, a decision that could force a reckoning between national law and the patchwork of state-legal markets. The justices are slated to discuss the petition in Canna Provisions Inc. v. Garland …
BREAKING: Justice Brett Kavanaugh intellectually PUMMELS DEI Justice Ketanji Jackson at the Supreme Court on whether President Trump can fire a Democrat member of the FTC 🔥 JACKSON: I don’t understand why the president gets to control everything and outweigh Congress’ authority and duty to protect the people! KAVANAUGH: “When both houses of Congress and …
Current situation: 1. The US is preparing $2,000 stimulus checks 2. Japan is preparing a $110 billion stimulus package 3. China has approved a $1.4 trillion stimulus package 4. The Fed is officially ending QT on December 1st 5. The US is issuing~$1.9 trillion in treasures per year 6. Canada is restarting its Quantitative Easing …
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported slowing growth in monthly revenue, highlighting uncertainty over the sustainability of the AI boom even as industry behemoths including Nvidia Corp. chase more chip supplies. The company posted a 16.9% rise in sales for October, the slowest pace since February 2024. Analysts on average are expecting sales to increase 16% …
https://x.com/coinbureau/status/1985305958093045954 On Nov. 5, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that may decide the fate of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy. In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, consolidated with Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, the Justices will decide if a specific act of Congress allows the president to impose tariffs, and if the act …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, At its latest FOMC meeting, the Fed discussed the ampleness of $6 trillion. Increasing Definition of Ample In January of 2007, prior to the Great Recession, the Fed’s total balance sheet was under $875 billion. And the Fed held no mortgage backed securities (MBS). That was considered ample. January …
YouTube has removed a video from the PBD Podcast featuring Charlie Kirk, in which he questioned whether Israel issued a stand-down order during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. The video’s removal has sparked discussion about content moderation. No official statement from YouTube has been reported regarding the specific reason for the takedown. You can watch the complete episode …
by Martin Armstrong Beijing’s historic military parade brought the new axis powers together in a show of alliance. China’s Xi Jinping hosted Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un during the largest military parade in Chinese history. Xi summarized China’s display of military excellence by questioning whether the West will choose “peace or war.” …
⚡️Trump: Russia is a powerful military nation, whether people like it or not. It is the much bigger nation. You don't take on a nation that is 10 times your size. https://t.co/4CBlUDsa5p pic.twitter.com/oXqE8KNPno — War Intel (@warintel4u) August 19, 2025
JUST NOW!!! Trump tells reporters that U.S. will find out “within two weeks” whether or not Putin is “tapping us along” pic.twitter.com/pZTMFz6ccY — Alex Raufoglu (@ralakbar) May 28, 2025
Never forget: pic.twitter.com/dyi3pQ1qSh — GoldSilver HQ (@GoldSilverHQ) January 1, 2025
Asprawling investigation into the online fundraising platform ActBlue has expanded into 19 states, as attorneys general across the country press the company on its security practices and whether Democrats might be using the platform to cheat on election donations. An investigation that began with a few states and a House committee has now spread across …
Somebody tell Senator Graham that we all think he is super duper manly and he doesn’t have to drag us into a war to prove it. h/t mark000
Federal agencies are ‘urgently investigating’ whether the massive cellular outage that plagued Americans on Thursday was a cyberattack. The Federal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are on the hunt to track down what disrupted service AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and a dozen other cellular providers. While the agencies have not …
by EuphoricTrilby If the truthful answer was “no”, she would have said it. But she didn’t, so…. https://x.com/amuse/status/1691757253689262108?s=46&t=T37mFTn9E_HUaxN1rB76Hw The fix is in. Even the NYT isn’t hiding it.
‘The CEO of Worldcoin has warned that a global digital ID system will be ushered in for citizens around the world whether they “like it or not.” Worldcoin has developed a system that it pitches as “the world’s largest identity and financial public network.” Worldcoin is co-founded by Sam Altman, the head of the company …
Earnings beyond the US are picking up, but whether this is organic growth or the product of a falling dollar is unclear, because the MSCI earnings estimates are all quoted in dollars. With the DXY decisively breaking through support, it likely is a factor to some degree. pic.twitter.com/Bwqyv4dEqu — Jurrien Timmer (@TimmerFidelity) July 19, 2023 …
by Chris Black It’s really obvious that Putin is a gamer. How else would he know so much about stratagems? RT: The Kremlin has said that it has no information if Russian President Vladimir Putin plays any video games. “I am unaware that the president had played video games. I have never seen it and …
