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New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had come back on the job to declare the illegal work stoppage over. “After 22 days of an illegal strike, the governor and I are …
This Fed is completely detached from reality. Market weakness is already baked in. They’re driving blind! Average Hourly Work Week. Leading Indicator!!! Only time lower GFC! Powell said today the labor market showed no signs of weakness. FFR = 4.33% and Fed still doing QT!! r*=2.75% Powell’s Fed is living in an alternate universe. pic.twitter.com/28TVX2tnsv …
This data blew my mind 🤯 It used to take 25 hours of work to buy 1 share of the S&P 500 — now it takes 195 hours of work. Insane. pic.twitter.com/kuz05HbVWt — Anthony Pompliano 🌪 (@APompliano) March 4, 2025
And that will last what 18 months and then he'll need another 250 billion? This war is unwinnable, and the current trajectory is unsustainable . Trump is the only one thinking logically — Pro-America | Politics & Markets (@Pro__Trading) March 2, 2025
.@SecretaryTurner: "We have a DOGE task force at HUD. We found $260M in savings in contracts. $4M of that was in DEI contracts… which has nothing to do with the mission of HUD. And also, an additional $1.9B in misplaced funds." pic.twitter.com/JlkMd26Y6z — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 27, 2025
💢 At least three US federal agencies, including the Pentagon, FBI and State Department, told employees to ignore Elon Musk's request to document their weekly accomplishments or risk losing their jobs, reports say 📌 The Pentagon recently instructed staff to 'pause' any… pic.twitter.com/wEVCNGi73l — Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) February 23, 2025 Update (1647ET): Following Elon Musk’s …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtZNBFcp1uw Job Hunting In 2025 Is HARD! Where Are All the Jobs? Unemployment CRISIS – TikTok Rants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVWlqLWh6E
They say the engineering firm was racist in setting too high of standards. The engineering firm just showed the photos of the massive gaps and cracks. That is quite standard in Chicago with many jobs awarded to "minority" contractors. They're usually just buying votes and kickbacks. Some jobs go unfinished, money paid anyway. Other jobs …
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We have informed the federal workforce that if they are working for the federal government, they must show up to the office on time and on schedule… If they don't agree by February 6 to show up back to work in their office, they will be terminated." pic.twitter.com/Kvu9ghYpvn — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) …
by Mike Shedlock Is TikTok a national security threat or not? Apparently not, and service is being restored. Trump’s Truth Social Post I’m asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark! I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so that we can …
Team Biden admits to The Washington Post they waged lawfare and election interference against Trump. “In private, Biden has also said he should have picked someone other than Merrick Garland as attorney general, complaining about the Justice Department’s slowness under Garland in prosecuting Trump, and its aggressiveness in prosecuting Biden’s son Hunter, according to people …
The rest of us have to be on site 8 hours a day 5 days a week. Why are these a**holes special. Go to the office or give up your job. See if you can get a job that pays that well with all the benefits and perks. I say fire them all. They just …
Dartmouth implements policy of ‘Institutional Restraint’: Dartmouth College has joined the growing list of elite universities to enact institutional neutrality protocols. Dartmouth College has joined the growing list of elite universities to enact institutional neutrality protocols. On Tuesday, the Dartmouth Office of the Provost shared the policy update concerning “Institutional Restraint.” The statement notes that …
Thats US tax dollars hard at work — Satoshi Slacker (@akyoung8) December 10, 2024
At first glance, it appears nobody wants to work anymore. And while that is partly true, the issue goes much deeper than that. Many would be employees feel hopeless and like it will be impossible to achieve the financial goals they hope for with their job prospects and salary and opt to just not work …
Several people complaining in the comments they have been restricted for months or even years. This will be the screen many people see when they eventually try to cash out and figure out they were not a millionaire after all. h/t Nice_Material_2436
“CPS teacher Roxanne Piersanti calls out the Tribune Editorial Board’s recent criticism of teacher absences, pointing out how it unfairly targets working mothers and ignores the realities of caregiving, illness, and the physical toll of teaching,” CTU posted on their X account. “Have they considered how often educators — especially the 75% of whom are …
via Reddit: Well here it goes. About a year ago I dumped about 5k into a company that I may or may not have had private knowledge of. I thought I was so smart, turns out that less than a month later all my shares are worthless because the company filed for bankruptcy. Fast forward …
You should probably work on this. A lot of material in here pic.twitter.com/0arwYA2Xlh — Not Jerome Powell (@alifarhat79) November 18, 2024 the U.S. Government wasted $900 Billion of your tax dollars on in 2023 pic.twitter.com/R1sFOwikqm — 𝕏VN (@xveritasnow) November 18, 2024
“Kamala did what Kamala always does. She put her head down and went to work.” – Doug Emhoff One of the greatest unintentional admissions of all time 🤣 pic.twitter.com/au7Smr1FaG — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 3, 2024 Don't be a sucker chucker… yeeeeeeeessssshhhhhhhh.. Fooling.@KamalaHarris pic.twitter.com/UzHDgVQg4j — Freemason (@STARFORCEHH) August 13, 2024 Rent Free! pic.twitter.com/PozuhBP0zT — …
Know what has a verifiable fixed supply? Bitcoin. If you review monetary history, the main goal the bankers wanted to achieve was a “flexible money supply.” They said this was needed to control banking panics. In other words, the exclusive power to counterfeit money. h/t Jem_colley
The federal government would have a hard time making “affordable” housing more difficult or costly to build than it is currently — Champ of Champs (@F6J9B) October 16, 2024
by Mike Shedlock The BLS defines full-time as 35 hours. That means the average person works part-time. Average Weekly Hours vs Year Ago Total Private: 34.2 Down 0.2 Manufacturing: 40.0 Down 0.1 Construction: 39.2 Up 0.1 Production and Nonsupervisory: 33.7 Down 0.1 Retail Trade: 29.5 Down 0.3 Leisure and Hospitality: 25.3 Down 0.4 Total private …
Just got off the phone a Pastor in the midst of the flooding in TN/NC. He is in one of the most devastated locations. He verified a few things about the situation: – Almost all help is being done by private citizens, mainly churches. – Private helicopters are flying in the vast majority of the …
KAMALA: "We just need to move past the failed policies that we have proven don't work." So true! pic.twitter.com/wVqlgOkZh9 — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024 Trump Senior Adviser @JasonMillerinDC reacts to Kamala's speech: "Everything was these pathetic platitudes. It made no sense — a total word salad. But President Trump has a plan. …
by confoundedinterest17 More evidence of how destructive Biden/Harris economic policies have been. The NAR data show existing home sales down 2.5 percent in August to a 3.86 million unit seasonally adjusted annual rate after a small upward revision to 3.96 million units in July. US existing home sales fell in August to near 14-year lows. …
The majority of people who call themselves anti fascist actually have tons of authoritarian policies they support. View post on imgur.com h/t LoneHelldiver
Remember that time Kamala discovered how electric vehicles work? 🤣🤣🤣 She thinks she's pumping electricity like she's pumping gas… Has there ever been a dumber candidate? 🤦♂️🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/v0t3JDGOnA — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 8, 2024
Recently, we saw on Douyin many incidents where many businesses fled with customers’ advance money, right? This is the reality in our industry. 40% of the stores and factories are on the verge of closure and bankruptcy, and 60% of the factories have no work to do. So, please keep an eye on your money …