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Former Irish MEP Clare Daly returns to the European Parliament and delivers a searing critique of the EU’s crackdown on dissent. In this explosive speech, Daly defends her past remarks that the war in Ukraine is a “NATO proxy war” and that EU sanctions are punishing European citizens more than Russia. Daly questions the very …
‼️🇺🇸 JUST IN: The U.S. Social Security Administration saw its BIGGEST DROP in benefits handed out in HISTORY. DOGE and BIG BALLS are destroying the FRAUD and waste happening on our dime! 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/1LYfIUvyFG — Diligent Denizen 🇺🇸 (@DiligentDenizen) June 27, 2025
What the hell.How true is this? — 💫 Malcolm_Great1🦔 🫶 (@Malcolm_Great1) June 27, 2025
For the first time in U.S. history, a human heart was transplanted without opening the chest. No rib spreaders. No saw. No cracked sternum. The team at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center used a robotic system to remove and replace a failing heart through small incisions below the diaphragm. The patient walked out a month …
Forced attrition replaces pink slips… Yep. Already know of someone in the DFW suburbs who is moving back to Seattle bc of this — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) June 25, 2025 The company is not issuing mass emails. Instead, the message is being delivered through one-on-one meetings and internal town halls. Some employees have speculated that …
*SWISS CENTRAL BANK CUTS KEY INTEREST RATE BY 25BPS TO 0.0%, LOWEST SINCE JUNE 2022$CHF 🇨🇭🇨🇭 pic.twitter.com/Ajfw639gAz — Investing.com (@Investingcom) June 19, 2025 Zero yields are back! For those who believed zero and negative interest rates were something of the past. It already happened again, even without a new economic or financial crisis. The Swiss …
Coinbase users have now borrowed $400M USDC at ~5% rates in just a few months since launching Feedback has been strong, with one recent story of someone who would’ve otherwise sold their BTC to fund a home improvement project but was able to borrow against it instead and stay… pic.twitter.com/0iDLFQVg8o — Max Branzburg (@maxbranzburg) June …
How do you classify someone who can trade on inside #information without going to jail?It's getting a bit ridiculous, and someone owes @MarthaStewart an apology. pic.twitter.com/nqlBkVg7yF — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) June 11, 2025
Classic bureaucratic grift. The VSIP program’s repayment rule is clear: return to federal work within 5 years, repay the full amount. Yet here we are—contractors gaming the system while agencies look the other way. DOGE’s termination of $32B in contracts proves agencies can… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) June 5, 2025
The market cannot survive without Big Tech: The S&P 500 has added a massive ~$7.5 trillion in market cap since the April 7th low. Meanwhile, the Magnificent 7 has accounted for ~54% of this increase, gaining $4 trillion in value. This means the Magnificent 7 has contributed… pic.twitter.com/UqkB6N9lnu — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) June 4, …
It started with a single post. Something about inflation and the Fed. Before I knew it, the algorithm carried me into the undercurrent of financial thought leaders, macro strategists, seasoned investors, and data junkies. That’s when I understood. X is not just a social media platform. It is the most valuable intelligence network on Earth …
An illegal alien killed Kaitlyn Weaver while recklessly driving at 90mph without a license. The DA let him walk with probation. ICE arrested him—and his entire illegal alien family. They’re all now facing deportation. American lives are not expendable. Rest in Peace, Kaitlyn. pic.twitter.com/33CBApqwpS — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 30, 2025 BREAKING: ICE confirms …
The numbers don't lie – New York's $235B budget vs Florida's $125B with comparable populations exposes the crushing weight of bureaucratic bloat. The FairTax Act of 2025's elimination of income taxes aligns with Florida's model, proving that states can fund essential services… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) May 29, 2025
‘Japan’s Top Life Insurer Says Unrealized Bond Losses Tripled.’ This Bloomberg headline sounds familiar, right? Back in March 2023, several US regional banks, including Silicon Valley Bank and later First Republic Bank, collapsed when ‘unrealized losses’ became realized losses as people got their money out. Did the system collapse? NO! Why? Because the Federal Reserve …
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Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25％ Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without ‘Total Rollback’ The government decided Saturday to continue to press the United States to review its extra tariffs on Japanese automobiles during bilateral talks aimed at scrapping the Trump administration’s tariff measures. Washington has excluded automobiles and other …
FASAB Statement 56: Understanding New Government Financial Accounting Loopholes https://missingmoney.solari.com/fasab-statement-56-understanding-new-government-financial-accounting-loopholes/
If we want to avoid a debt crisis, we need to get our deficit down to 3% of GDP. There are many ways to do that, using the levers of cost cuts, interest rates, and revenue. But we need to do it fast. The question for policymakers is how much can you deliver from each …
Things I’ve realised you need after a day without power: – cash– spare/full petrol in the car– gas powered stove/bbq– Starlink– portable power banks– solar-panel generator – canned food & drink– probably a weapon (after 48hrs) — Mando (@rektmando) April 28, 2025
The recent spike in 10-year Treasury yield coincided with China fixing the Yuan weaker. That's no coincidence. The falling Yuan had contagion effects to all of EM, causing EM reserve managers to sell Treasuries. This shows how much power China has over US markets … and policy. pic.twitter.com/gCO47YV0r4 — Robin Brooks (@robin_j_brooks) April 24, 2025
South Korea’s data protection authority said on Thursday that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek transferred user information and prompts without permission when the service was still available for download in the country’s app market. The Personal Information Protection Commission said in a statement that Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co Ltd did not obtain user consent …
In 2008, the Fed came to the rescue of the Wall Street banks that caused the 2008 crash by transferring $2.7 trillion in toxic-waste Mortgage Backed Securities (MBSs) from the banksters to the public ledgers. Now it can’t offload these MBSs without imploding the housing bubble. Thanks to the Keynesian fraudsters at the Fed turning …
Pope Francis has been seen without his traditional papal attire as he visited St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday. The pontiff briefly stopped to greet visitors while sat in a wheelchair, wearing black trousers, a white long-sleeved shirt and a striped blanket draped around his shoulders. He also had an oxygen tube under his nose. On …
Chinese researchers have unearthed a powerful vulnerability buried deep inside one of the deadliest forms of cancer. At the heart of liver cancer’s survival lies a fuel-sharing system powered by lactate, a metabolic byproduct once dismissed as cellular waste. It turns out these tumors are anything but wasteful. They thrive on lactate, pumping it across …
It didn’t happen overnight. It was slow, deliberate, and brutally effective. A sleight of hand so seamless, most never noticed. The American mind was rerouted. There was a time—within living memory—when the economy sat at the center of political life. People argued about interest rates, tax burdens, trade deficits, and the weight of the national …
Roth IRA contributions offer a flexibility that many overlook. Unlike traditional retirement accounts, where penalties and taxes loom over early withdrawals, Roth IRAs let you access your contributions without facing any tax hits or penalties. This unique feature can be a game-changer if you find yourself in need of liquidity. Let’s break it down. If …
The happiest women in America are married with children. The unhappiest are unmarried without children.
Goldman Sachs admits Naked Options Writing (selling call options without owning underlying asset). pic.twitter.com/iUzWeHBRD0 — Christalball (@Christalball93) March 22, 2025 More info on this shady Goldman etf pic.twitter.com/yrxjBjvltZ — Christalball (@Christalball93) March 22, 2025
GAO rejects protest over omission of pricing info in Tech7 Consulting’s bid… Tech7 Consulting LLC’s discussions protest rejected by GAO Agency solicitation allowed but didn’t require discussions The US Space Force can move ahead with the 12 contracts it awarded under a $2.5 billion procurement for services to develop, advance, and sustain weapon systems, the …
Alexa+ is billed as a major upgrade that includes individual voice recognition through Alexa Voice ID, nuanced calendar scheduling, Ring home security system integrations, and product purchasing capabilities. It’s Amazon’s latest effort to generate a profit from Alexa, which lost $25 billion in revenue between 2007-2021 according to The Wall Street Journal last year. While …