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by notayesmanseconomics This has been a rather extraordinary year for interest-rate expectations. We came into the year with expectations having been fed by the US central bank. The quotes below come from the 14th of December last year. So we moved onto expectations of them cutting interest-rate next year and …
You’re left with little after taxes, while costs and foreign aid keep rising. Let this sink in. You pay 30% of your check as Federal Income Tax. You pay 10% in most States Income Tax. You pay another 7% in Sales Tax. You pay another 8% in Property Tax. 55% …
“This is the most important part – this is right after she was saying we are run by ABC News. You should trust us, not Joe Rogan, who believes in dragons. Saying we should trust them because they’re double-checked by ABC News, and then making the stupidest fucking statement.” ABC …
In today’s world, especially if you spend a lot of time on social media can make you feel like you are far behind everyone else in life, particularly when it comes to how much money you make, and spend. People give off this vibe that they are all rich and …
ChatGPT refuses to say the name “David Mayer,” and no one knows why. If you try to get it to write the name, the chat immediately ends. People have attempted all sorts of things – ciphers, riddles, tricks – and nothing works. pic.twitter.com/om6lJdMSTp — Justine Moore (@venturetwins) November 30, 2024 …
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One hundred years ago, across the world, people were falling asleep uncontrollably. Not from a hard day’s work or a late night, but a disease known as ‘sleepy sickness’. Victims fell into a slumber so deep that those who caught it often didn’t wake for weeks, or even months, at …
Cancer is striking more young people, leaving doctors racing to figure out why. “I don’t have a stomach anymore.” https://t.co/PxWGP7uQBv https://t.co/PxWGP7uQBv — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 30, 2024 Cancer rates among young people have been on the rise, leaving doctors both alarmed and baffled. In the United States, diagnosis rates for …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, I think it’s more productive to go with Plan B: set aside our emotions and reluctance and start doing the hard work of dealing with polycrisis. A new reader kindly let me know that my writing was negative and depressing. I thanked the reader for …
If Animals can figure out that Pride Month is a scam to implement Communism…why can’t Humans? pic.twitter.com/3mP1wFYVRa — Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) June 2, 2024
There is a flash of light when life is created and scientists can't explain why… pic.twitter.com/NYHjhnwsRO — Lewis Miles (@Maga4liberty) May 29, 2024
WASHINGTON — Why should he have to do it? White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered a stunning defense Wednesday of President Biden’s refusal for more than three years to use executive powers to tackle the US-Mexico border crisis — after a reporter asked, “Why isn’t he doing anything?” “Why …
Looks like there is going to be an influx of permanently blind and visually impaired people over the next few days. 🚨#BREAKING: Search results for ‘Why do my eyes hurt?’ and ‘My eyes hurt’ have exploded after the total solar eclipse occurred pic.twitter.com/qYl3cBvwBr — R A W S A L …
Elon Musk questions Biden administration’s approach to immigration and crime: Why does the radical far left Biden administration welcome violent illegals into America to prey upon your friends & family? We are even warned by other countries that it is insane to make America a haven for their convicted criminals! …
BREAKING INSIDE THE PENTAGON: Associate Director in the Office of the Secretary of Defense says, “Why not just have an open border?” “Tear down the wall.” “I think we should repeal the Second Amendment and take the guns all away!” says Jason Beck, who has a classified security… pic.twitter.com/QSuXmgQAPz — …
Crazy that Disney has to be sued to stop this terrible behavior https://t.co/b28v3K7n2L — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 7, 2023 *MUSK SAYS BOB IGER SHOULD BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 7, 2023 Bob Eiger thinks it’s cool to advertise next to child exploitation material. Real stand up guy. …
Vivek Ramaswamy: "Why am I the only person on this stage at least who can say that January 6 now does look like it was an inside job? That the government lied to us for 20 years about Saudi Arabia's involvement in 9/11…?" pic.twitter.com/yZfGQuoTrr — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December …
Biden can pretend this economy is improving, but the lived experiences of Americans tells a different story People talk to me & I haven’t heard this many financial troubles in years Layoffs, debt, struggles to buy food & pay bills People are struggling The recession is here — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) …
Why are they protesting only now that they’ve lost someone? Why not before all this even started? — The Oracle™ (@valazat) August 30, 2023 🇺🇦“We’re an obedient herd.”-> Ukrainian woman says that the mood is boiling in the society and soon there will be a protest. pic.twitter.com/JKnjU0A8k8 — Lord Bebo …
Why the next 40 years in real estate might not look like the last. 1. From at least the 1970 – 2008, the US ADDED a NET 2.5m/yr people to the working age population (incl immigration), now that number is 300-500k. 2. Since 1981, mortgage rates have fallen 15%. Keeping …
by Chris Black Key points: – the larger the datasets, the less liberal the resulting AI – open-source AI networks (companies that provide large-scale datasets) are planning to scrub ideologic… Continue reading by subscribing. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password
Remember when Biden prohibited any accounting reports for weapons being sent to Ukraine? Now we know why 🚨A new DOD OIG report states potentially millions of dollars worth of weapons have being stolen & resold by Ukrainians, including grenade launchers https://t.co/1Ju7fo7Unf https://t.co/Nt7lrSw7PA pic.twitter.com/pGaruMraZV — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 21, 2023 John …
How corrupt is the United States? The day after the Justice Department launched an investigation into Wall Street short sellers the largest document storage facility, TD Ameritrade Bartlett Warehouse, went up in flames. They hauled the evidence away ON FIRE in direct violation of… pic.twitter.com/s4gXsZArgZ — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) …
Why does Trump get indicted every time Biden is caught doing something?#Burisma — Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) June 9, 2023 https://twitter.com/TheWakeninq/status/1667062730371522561 January 12, 2023 – Biden admits to his crime and violates the Espionage Act by having classified documents (in his garage) while he was the VP! The DOJ indicted the …
24, 2023 #Whale #Orca #NBCNews Scientists and researchers are looking at a string of incidents reported after orcas appeared to attack and sink sailing vessels. Biologist and wildlife conservationist Jeff Corwin theorized these attacks are due to “rambunctious” or “playful behavior” or the animal could be coping after “a traumatic …
Guest Post by Ryan McMaken, Editor of the Mises Wire at Mises.org: Last week, Fox News aired a segment discussing the possibility that the US dollar will cease to be the global reserve currency and what that would mean for Americans. The tone of the piece suggested that a “catastrophic” decline of …
Total deposits across all banks are much higher now, $17.6t now vs $6.7t in 2008. https://wolfstreet.com/2023/03/16/fed-loaned-160-billion-to-banks-and-142-billion-to-fdic-but-qt-related-roll-off-continued/ In 2008 banks had trouble because they were holding lots of mortgages and MBSs and their value went down a lot, losing them ton of money, forcing liquidation. In 2022, old TBills value went …