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Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Electricity demand for AI data centers is soaring. The result won’t be pretty. Consumer electricity costs from BLS, Industrial costs from Statista, chart by Mish Chart Notes: Industrial prices for 1980-2010 only for years divisible by 5. The rest are extrapolated. I estimated the consumer cost for 2025 from …
he American Dream has long symbolized the promise of opportunity, prosperity, and upward mobility. Coined in 1931 by writer James Truslow Adams in The Epic of America, the term described “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or …
LOL — Trump now claims the economy will be good in … wait for it … 2027 pic.twitter.com/jLAI353vpr — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 5, 2025 Democrats are wrong to claim the U.S. economy was strong under Biden. Republicans are wrong to claim it’s strong under Trump. The economy was weak under Biden, and it’s even …
The end of an era is arriving quietly but with consequences that will ripple across millions of households, leaving families, roommates, and casual users suddenly exposed to rising costs, fractured convenience, and a creeping erosion of the sharing culture Amazon once allowed. On October 1, 2025, Amazon will terminate the program that permitted Prime members …
Worldwide, central banks now own more gold than U.S. federal debt. With $37T in debt, waning demand for our government’s debt and rising borrowing costs, the dollar’s decline is accelerating – and gold demand is soaring… By Peter Reagan There’s a saying in Washington: Deficits don’t matter. That line might work in speeches, but the rest …
The madmen of the planet like Bill Gates and all his Tech Bros like Sam Altman are in a race to see how fast they can takeover the planet using AI and Robotics. In the process, humanity will be exterminated. Trump, strangely, is all in for the AI Takeover. There are no guardrails on AI …
Joseph Schnitt, Deputy Chief at the DOJ’s Office of Enforcement Operations, was caught on hidden camera saying the agency plans to redact every Republican name from the Epstein files while leaving Democratic names intact. “They’ll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files, leave all the liberal, Democratic people in those files, and have …
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.” …
Russian President Vladimir Putin said foreign troops deployed to Ukraine would be “legitimate targets”. It comes after European leaders pledged their commitment to a potential peacekeeping force.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "At its essence, artificial intelligence takes electricity and turns it into intelligence, empowering Americans." pic.twitter.com/RGk2evy8A4 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 4, 2025 The measure to watch is “Electricity CPI”, the electricity component of the Consumer Price Index. Think of it as the government’s scoreboard for how much households pay for electric …
Nasdaq didn’t tighten oversight to protect shareholders or promote transparency. It acted because the illusion had grown too grotesque to ignore, because the exchange finally recognized its own reflection in the chaos it had helped create. Nasdaq now requires shareholder approval before companies issue new shares to buy crypto, and non-compliant firms face delisting or …
We've gone through tons of previously unreleased data on Anthony Fauci and we have BIG revelations we will be dropping in the coming weeks. pic.twitter.com/RGzHBQmOFx — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) September 3, 2025 We’ve gone through tons of previously unreleased data on Anthony Fauci and we have BIG revelations we will be dropping in the coming …
The silence is deafening. The predators are walking free while the institutions that promised protection shuffle papers and feign ignorance. Jeffrey Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips and other victims aren’t waiting for the government to act. They’re taking the reckoning into their own hands. Lisa Phillips didn’t hedge. She declared: “We know the names. Many of …
88 is too old to be running for anything. https://twitter.com/NettWat1226/status/1963246802276323549
BREAKING – Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has just announced that every vaccine mandate in Florida will be terminated, calling them wrong and a form of slavery stating no one has the right to tell you or your children what to put in your body. pic.twitter.com/6kOJVo4owc — Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) September 3, 2025 …
by Michael The month of September has certainly begun with quite a bang. Yesterday, I listed 18 things that are going to happen during September and the early portion of October, and now we have another item to add to that list. On Twitter, French President Emmanuel Macron just announced that he will co-chair “the Conference on …
Washington is making a massive bet on tariffs that could reshape the entire economy. If tariffs rise as Bessent predicts, small businesses and manufacturers may collapse under higher costs while large corporations collect enormous windfalls. Global allies could retaliate, threatening exports and destabilizing trade networks that have supported markets for decades. Everyday goods will get …
Ernst was the first woman from Iowa elected to Congress and the first female. BREAKING: Sen. Joni Ernst confirms she will not run for re‑election in 2026. pic.twitter.com/DtzQU8M3oV — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 2, 2025
Donald Trump is set to make an ‘exciting’ announcement on Tuesday afternoon following the president’s days-long radio silence that fueled rumors about his health. Initially, in its daily guidance notice Monday, the White House said only that Trump was due to make an announcement at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Oval Office, without providing any …
Android has always let you install apps from outside the Play Store, a process called sideloading. It’s how people get apps that aren’t available in their region or alternative versions of popular apps. Starting next year, Google is tightening the rules: developers will need to verify their identity before their apps can be sideloaded on …
Pakistani migrants tell a Danish man: “We have 5 children while you have 1 or 2. In 10 years, there will be more Pakistanis than Danes here. There are only 5 million Danes. You will soon be exterminated AC
The Mayor will have a 0% approval rating after Trump proves just how easy it is to get the illegals out! “We’ve already had ongoing operations with ICE in Chicago and throughout Illinois!” “We do intend to add more resources to those operations. I won’t disclose the details because they are law enforcement and investigative, …
Central banks lowered rates, but did not start QE. Money is tight. It’s begun. pic.twitter.com/fHDFLNQWUC — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 1, 2025 a British 30-year just hit its highest rate in forever. pic.twitter.com/E3ayXlnwYs — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) September 1, 2025 *UK 30-YEAR BOND YIELD RISES TO 5.64%, HIGHEST SINCE 1998 — *Walter Bloomberg …
BREAKING: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces that schooling for doctors will now include NUTRITION – so doctors can teach their patients how to tackle chronic disease via lifestyle, not drugs. AMAZING IDEA. “In the future, doctors won’t just prescribe drugs, they’ll be able to prescribe diets as well.” “Every future physician should master …
Social Security will be “bankrupt” in 7 years. At which point the options are: – Cut grandma’s check– Hike everybody’s taxes– Raise retirement to 75 Or what they will do: Borrow another trillion per year. pic.twitter.com/b8t3SSfK8c — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) August 28, 2025
BREAKING: The White House released a statement clarifying that Trump is not letting in 600,000 Chinese students — he’s continuing existing policy while negotiating a trade deal. 600,000 references a two year extension of the current 300,000. There is no increase in visas. 🚨 BREAKING: The White House released a statement clarifying that Trump is …
U.S. regulators approved Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 shot Wednesday. U.S. health officials did not immediately confirm the news but they generally approve updated shots from the nation’s two leading COVID-19 vaccine makers at the same time. Moderna did not immediately respond to requests for comment. This year’s updated vaccines target a newer version of the continuously …
Are office buildings the last prop holding banks from imploding? Small banks are hiding massive losses in CRE. Massive, like going out of business levels of losses. That's why they're kicking the can hoping they don't have to foreclose. There's nothing to foreclose on. This shit would make Lehman look like a walk in the …
