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President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order last week for a six-month review of U.S. support to all international intergovernmental organisations to decide whether it should withdraw from them, or seek their reform. S&P said the current triple-A ratings of the World Bank and other top development banks assume the U.S. remaining in place. Therefore, …
This is systemic corruption at its worst. USAID’s millions are flowing to addresses that don’t even exist. Empty plots, dilapidated buildings—it’s almost as if they’re laundering money, pretending to fund projects that never materialize. The secrecy around these grants is no accident. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration covertly funnels cash into Politico to spread their agenda …
Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, the physicist known for his pioneering work in the field, told LBC’s Andrew Marr that artificial intelligences had developed consciousness – and could one day take over the world.
Midwest state set to become ‘liquid gold’ capital of the world after billions more gallons of oil discovered. North Dakota could help America become a dominant player in the oil industry after experts found a significant amount of undeveloped oil resources yet to be extracted. Geologists determined the middle Three Forks reservoir in McKenzie County …
Godfather of AI’ predicts it will take over the world | LBC Jan 30, 2025 #Andrewmarr #geoffreyhinton #LBC Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, the physicist known for his pioneering work in the field, told LBC’s Andrew Marr that artificial intelligences had developed consciousness – and could one day take over the world. Mr Hinton, who …
The world is crazy.. I can pay $2830 for real #gold coins while lunatics pay $96.000 for imaginary coins. pic.twitter.com/psty3BxGPG — The Stig 🪙 (@StigvdA) February 3, 2025 JUST IN: MicroStrategy did not buy any #Bitcoin last week, ending a streak of 12 consecutive weeks of buying. You know the bubble is about to pop …
The world is crazy.. I can pay $2830 for real #gold coins while lunatics pay $96.000 for imaginary coins. pic.twitter.com/psty3BxGPG — The Stig 🪙 (@StigvdA) February 3, 2025 JUST IN: MicroStrategy did not buy any #Bitcoin last week, ending a streak of 12 consecutive weeks of buying. You know the bubble is about to pop …
This is the healthiest meal in the world (and, yes, it includes cheese and chocolate) One top nutritionist has created a perfectly balanced three-course meal that your gut – and tastebuds – will be thankful for When it comes to the healthiest meal you could eat, there’s so much conflicting information that it can be …
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1884047245156171889 Breakdown of how the Bank of Japan’s rate hike impacts costs globally, especially due to the yen carry trade: Global asset markets Investors who borrowed yen to invest in higher-yielding foreign assets may reduce exposure or sell assets to cover higher borrowing costs. This could lead to declining stock prices, reduced demand for riskier …
South Korea is the latest to fall into “forgot how to grow” and Texas Instruments showed the world why. Both were slammed this week for getting to the same place from different perspectives. Critical cyclical indications that shocked the consensus.
UK payrolls took a massive hit in both November AND December. While the media looks for reasons to blame, the answer instead comes from all the rest of the world. Unemployment is on the rise all over the place, with the situations in some of them going way beyond softening or weakness. More than a …
The team used timed pulses and a form of synthetic light to reduce errors and improve the accuracy of their quantum computer. Researchers at MIT have developed two new control techniques that have enabled them to achieve a world-record single-qubit fidelity of 99.998 percent using a superconducting qubit called fluxonium. This breakthrough marks a significant …
Poland is still seeking compensation for victims of the German invasion in World War II, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in Berlin on Friday. After attending the opening of the new Polish Embassy in the German capital, Sikorski said Germany could express its “regret at the horrible events” of the Nazi occupation by focusing …
"China is the most imbalanced economy in the history of the world. They are in a severe recession/depression. They may have -4% disinflation." -Scott Bessent https://t.co/k6Xv3ZGedR pic.twitter.com/KSXl2zBwX8 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 16, 2025 🚨The drop in China's government bond yields has been biblical: Ongoing property crisis, deflation, youth unemployment, falling demographics, massive debt, and low …
Government spending is now half of the economy in most of the developed world…. pic.twitter.com/PoEfWCuf7X — The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) January 15, 2025 Fiat currency isn’t just a tool for inflation – it’s a weapon for endless wars. Without it, governments couldn’t fund trillion-dollar conflicts without your consent. — GoldSilver HQ (@GoldSilverHQ) January 15, 2025 …
This isn’t a run-of-the-mill doom-and-gloom production, this is a brutally honest, understandable and detailed explanation as to why the US stock market and the 10 biggest companies’ stocks are insanely over-valued. The biggest companies: Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet(Google), Amazon, Meta (Fecesbook), Tesla, Broadcom, Berkshire-Hathaway (Warren Buffet), Wallmart The Market Cap to GDP Ratio (also known …
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via naturalnews A flesh-eating parasite, the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), is spreading across Central America, posing a growing threat to both livestock and human health. The screwworm primarily targets livestock but also infects humans, causing a condition called myiasis. The larvae burrow into open wounds, feeding on living tissue, causing excruciating pain, infection …
by Michael A lot of really weird things have been happening over the past few days. I don’t know what all of it means, but what has been taking place is so unusual that it should definitely be getting our attention. For example, on New Year’s Eve lightning struck four of the most iconic buildings …
Hundreds of plaster casts of transgender and non-binary people have been unveiled as the latest installation on the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth in central London. pic.twitter.com/2f1urKTP6v — WeGotitBack 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@NotFarLeftAtAll) December 28, 2024 The UK erected a Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square recognising 726 Trans-persons. What and you don’t think there is a an agenda? …
Funny you should ask, I’ve been investigating the fraud in the F-1 Student Visa system too. It’s just as big of a rabbit hole as the H-1B stuff and the two are very interconnected. Buckle up because this one is something. Here’s the game. Students from India fake their undergraduate degrees and just apply straight …
Mark Zuckerberg denies building 5K-square-foot ‘Doomsday bunker’ under $270M Hawaii compound, saying it’s ‘like a basement’ Mark Zuckerberg dismissed reports that he is building a 5,000-square-foot “Doomsday bunker” underneath a $270 million compound in Hawaii — insisting instead that it’s just a “little shelter.” The 40-year-old tech tycoon was asked during a Dec. 19 interview …
These clowns on CNBC seem to not have a care in the world about what’s happening today and for most of December. What value does this network bring to investors? They never discuss downside risks. They only look at the upside to things and offer up stock picks. Useless — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 27, …
Reuters – Members of Donald Trump’s presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, according to a health law expert familiar with the discussions. “I have it on good authority that he plans to withdraw, probably on Day One or …
by Michael Sticking our heads in the sand and pretending that everything is okay isn’t going to do anyone any good. Chaos has been erupting all over the globe, and global events are likely to accelerate even more in 2025. But as I write this article, most Americans have shifted into “vacation mode” and are …
by External-Noise-4832 CBS – After nearly a year of war between Israel and the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, Lebanon was sent reeling in September when thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members exploded. Two recently retired senior Mossad agents, who were among those spearheading the years-long operation, detailed the inside story of how they …
by confoundedinterest17 It is a brave new world as the US attempts an Argentina-like shift from an over-regulated, corrupt economy to a more free economy. While Argentina has Javier Milei, the US is stuck with greedy Democrats and RINOs and their bloated spending sinking any attempt to cut wasteful spending. So as we transition from woefully …
There’s more to the Brazil story, especially since Brazil’s story isn’t strictly about Brazil. With markets there spiraling into chaos, the government is down to blaming ‘speculators.’ If that’s the case, then speculation has gone global in a lot of critical ways. From currencies to job findings plunging, even something real like the Baltic Dry …
