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Earlier this month, Russia’s far east Kamchatka region declared an emergency situation due to a massive snowstorm that left its major city partially paralysed. Russia’s capital Moscow has seen the largest snowfall in more than 200 years this month, Moscow State University meteorologists said on Thursday. Images from the city of around 13 million people …
Breaking: Jobless claims 231k vs 212k expectations Nasty. Challenger layoffs 108k in January. Lowest since 2009. ☠️ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) February 5, 2026 BREAKING: U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs in January, up 118% year over year and 205% from last December. The worst January for layoffs in 17 years. pic.twitter.com/rmLLGDgeVO — Republicans against Trump …
President Trump says he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center for two years starting in July for construction. Trump’s announcement follows a wave of cancellations by artists since he ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)
pic.twitter.com/FbwtaJJXrO — Kenny Wayne (@TnMountain) January 30, 2026 Abby Phillip blames Greg Abbott for sending illegals to blue cities. Abby Phillip thinks Gov Abbott should have left all the illegals in Texaspic.twitter.com/NarRWCmRpn — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 30, 2026
View post on imgur.com BREAKING: Silver officially enters bear market territory, down -22% from its record high byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Silver: Parabolic + Thin Liquidity + Vol Panic = Tearshttps://t.co/sPnuELogbv — The Market Ear (@themarketear) January 30, 2026 Parabolic moves don’t fade, they always break. We warned in Silvergeddon earlier this week that silver was morphing …
Governor Gavin Newsom’s $236M program for California’s mentally ill has helped just 22 people in four years: report https://t.co/6MNTcque85 pic.twitter.com/dh0ySpEcAt — California Post (@californiapost) January 27, 2026 California Governor Gavin Newsom’s $236 million program to help those with severe mental illness who bounce between homelessness and jail has helped a measly 22 people since the …
More than 40,000 signed home purchase agreements were canceled in December, representing 16.3% of all homes that went under contract, according to Redfin. There were roughly 47% more home sellers than buyers in the market in December, according to the real estate brokerage. Atlanta saw the most contract cancellations in December. Serious headwinds in the …
This was only 16 years ago. Amazing how far left the left has gone since. — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 27, 2026 Barack Donald Obama on how undocumented workers broke immigration laws and must be deported! Crazy liberals and their Trump Derangement Syndrome! pic.twitter.com/SO2v0K0YSs — S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) January 27, 2026 Also this …
US LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT HITS FOUR-YEAR HIGH – FT — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) January 26, 2026 The unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in more than four years as the US labor market shows more signs of weakness heading into 2026. The national unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, according to Bureau of …
At his first-ever appearance at the World Economic forum in Davos, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he sees his humanoid robots hitting the market next year. In front of a packed conference hall, Musk says to the audience: “Who wouldn’t want a robot to watch over your kids, take care of your pet?” …
Pending Home Sales Plunge across the US. Midwest Sees Worst Sales on Record, Northeast 2nd Worst.For the US overall, worst sales for any December on record. The housing market took a bad turn, from already low levelshttps://t.co/sKbLut3JA8Here's the situation in the Midwest: pic.twitter.com/LGgCgrr3U9 — Wolf Richter (@wolfofwolfst) January 21, 2026 Pending Home Sales fall to …
A long-dormant Bitcoin whale has emerged from the shadows and begun selling. The wallet, tagged by Arkham as “5K BTC OG,” originally received 5,000 BTC in 2012 when the price was just $332, totaling only $1.66 million. Today, that stash is worth nearly half a billion dollars, and the entity has already cashed out half …
Just an observation not an endorsement. pic.twitter.com/sg0ZUHyRh6 — Invisidon (@QuantumAlteredX) January 16, 2026
When will Germany admit the Orange Man was right? Look at these fools 😅 They even destroyed their Nuclear Power Plants pic.twitter.com/00uy1CAvJo — Groossa (@GBRSSA) January 16, 2026 Good times https://t.co/e4sUUGPwqF pic.twitter.com/hPYCuyy1Oq — Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) January 16, 2026 🚨 Incredible – In 2019, President Trump warned Germany about becoming totally reliant on Russian energy …
The economy for the bottom 80% has been in recession for 18 years. pic.twitter.com/vuclc5haGe — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 13, 2026 57% of Americans believe the economy to be undergoing a recession, per Gallup. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 14, 2026 Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin highlights AI-driven business investment and wealthy consumer spending as the …
Monthly flow of net immigration: 🟢 Reagan: +50,000 🟢 Bush 1: +55,000 🟢 Clinton: +67,000 🟢 Bush 2: +75,000 🟢 Obama: +68,000 🟢 Trump 1: +40,000 🟢 Biden: +200,000 🔴 Trump 2: -145,000 First administration since the 1920s with a net negative flow of monthly… — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 15, 2026 The U.S. experienced …
CITI SAYS ITS BASE CASE 0-3 MONTH TARGET IS NOW $5,000/OZ FOR GOLD, AND $100/OZ FOR SILVER CITI SAYS SILVER TO CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM GOLD — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) January 13, 2026 Jerome Powell is under criminal investigation. The DOJ served grand jury subpoenas on the Federal Reserve three days ago. In 8 days, the …
via JustmeTX Both Chinese and Russian defensive systems were in Venezuela and the US just walked through it like it wasn’t there. Nobody should have expected Venezuela to be able to hold of US forces. But they did not launch a single missile! or a single plane! And Manpads? they supposedly has around 5000 manpads …
They’re just going to destroy every Western fiat ledger. Anything stored on any fiat ledger, from currencies to stocks to bonds, will be first exorbitantly taxed and eventually simply seized. Or simply inflated to zero. That is the logic of the sovereign debt crisis. — Balaji (@balajis) January 11, 2026 I love the smell of …
Trump saying a 500-year-old boat visit gives him ownership sense is peak idiot energy. Denmark’s claim comes from law, treaties, and centuries of governance. Thinking he is clever proves your taste in facts is as bad as his. ‘If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland,’ says Trump US President Trump …
With bond yields spiking and crude pessimism at extremes, the market is quietly flashing a warning. SPX:TLT Buy/Sell Indicator: While not as reliable as other indicators, this chart is nonetheless flashing an SPX sell warning right now. The last time the $SPX: $TLT ratio tagged the upper channel resistance rail in April of last year, …
SAN FRANCISCO — Incredible news for California’s water supply entering the new year – not a single square mile of California is categorized as dry for the first time in 25 years, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. As of December 30, 2025, California is effectively out of drought across almost the entire state, …
Japan's 10-Year Treasury Yield jumps to highest level in more than 27 years byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Japan will dump US bonds. h/t RobertBartus
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According to reports, this German streamer tried to prove that it’s safe for women to party with migrants on New Year’s Eve on the streets of Cologne. As expected, it didn’t go the way she expected. pic.twitter.com/f2AVA9mQ18 — Martin Sellner (@MartinSellner_) January 1, 2026
AIR DATE: Feb. 24, 2015: FOX 9 speaks with a former fraud investigator with the government who says millions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted on day cares. Steve Halicki claims the centers are collecting public subsidies for bogus child care services. FOX 9 Investigator Jeff Baillon dug deeper into this issue. When fraud becomes …
The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Dec. 23, a total of 2,012 cases have been reported in the U.S. Of those cases, 24 were reported among international visitors to the U.S. States …
If you buy here it’s dead money for 10 years says $JPM pic.twitter.com/XkJ8fN4q6I — Godzilla Trader 🦖 (@David_Tracey) December 31, 2025 The Santa Rally false breakout is pure evil. $SPY ❌ pic.twitter.com/63K5ASFE3L — TrendSpider (@TrendSpider) December 31, 2025 2/ $20 billion just flowed into the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, marking a substantial inflow into the …
2025 treated the market well. What a great year for stocks. S&P 500 +16.9%Dow +13.5%Nasdaq +20.8%Russell 2000 +11.3% The recipe for a great year for #stocks =The AI BoomResilient (higher income) consumersCost cuttingGood supply chain management to minimize tariffs… pic.twitter.com/YLMOg7Sh6m — Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) December 31, 2025 Today, both of our independent measures of inflation, …
A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations. https://t.co/mFHzNoGtVy — ABC News (@ABC) December 30, 2025 Preliminary NOPD data show 53 murders in 2025 as of Thursday. That count includes the 14 revelers slain in the Jan. …