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More Americans tapping buy now, pay later services for groceries ‘shows the height of personal desperation,’ Harvard researcher says
With food prices at historic highs, more consumers are turning to buy now, pay later services for their weekly essentials. “Once people start stretching out grocery payments it shows the height of personal desperation,” says Marshall Lux, a fellow at …
Federal Reserve Alert! U.S. economy likely to slow further, Fed’s Beige Book finds. Most business respondents “expected price pressures to persist at least through the end of the year.”
via federalreserve.gov: Labor Markets Employment rose at a modest to moderate pace in most Districts. Overall labor market conditions remained tight, although nearly all Districts highlighted some improvement in labor availability, particularly among manufacturing, construction, and financial services contacts. Moreover, employers …
China passes United States in life expectancy…
china passes united states in life expectancy should be a headline in every us newspaper pic.twitter.com/SSo2IBL0vQ — ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) September 7, 2022
ABSENTEE PRESIDENT: On average, Joe Biden spends 41% of each month on vacation.
NYP, 8/31/22: “Biden’s weekend jaunts and vacations spanned 234 days — with seven in 10 of them spent at his homes in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware — out of 589 days in office.” https://t.co/oi1Krc4hW5 — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September …
Japan going back to building huge Battlecruisers! 689 feet long. 20,000 metric tons
Japan’s MoD just proposed a new class of warships. If they get built, they’ll be one of the biggest warships around. This video goes in depth of it all and explains ships’ role and what they might look like. h/t JustmeTX
Pentagon suspends F-35 deliveries after discovering materials from China…
The Pentagon has temporarily halted delivery of F-35 fighter jets to the military branches and international customers after Lockheed Martin discovered a metal component used in the jet’s engine had come from China, according to the Pentagon. The Defense Contract …
Are the EU deliberately trying to kill off its own citizens?
The European Union appears set for a new showdown with Russia over gas supplies. The bloc has revealed plans for a price cap on Russian gas imports in retaliation for the war in Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen, the president …
Outrage after California governor newsom threatens rolling blackouts while he wears a coat in AC filled room!
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom was slammed as a hypocrite Wednesday for wearing a fleece coat in a seemingly air-conditioned room while urging residents to “save energy” amid a historic heat wave. “CA is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave [sic]. This …
Putin mocks West, says Russia will press on in Ukraine
‘Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow will press on with its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and mocked Western attempts to drive Russia into a corner with sanctions. Putin told at an annual economic forum …
BRIDGE FOR SALE: Hillary Clinton says she doesn’t plan on running for president again
(CBS Evening News) In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she does not plan on running for president again after losing to former president Trump in 2016. But Clinton …
Nancy Pelosi: Inside Trader of the Year
by Martin Armstrong Pelosi knew when to sell! Paul Pelosi, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, sold off 25,000 shares of Nvidia. A month later, the US government banned Nvidia from selling chips to Russia and China to “address the risk that …
Is The Crash Already Here? 12 Reasons We Think So
by Michael You have heard me say it over and over again. What we are witnessing right now reminds me so much of 2008, and we all remember what happened in the fall of 2008. That doesn’t mean that this …
Potential rail strike threatens to kneecap US economy ahead of midterms
A potential nationwide freight rail strike is looming, threatening to cripple the U.S. economy ahead of the holiday shopping season and November’s midterm elections. Roughly 115,000 rail workers could walk off the job as soon as Sept. 16 if they …
Egon von Greyerz: Be prepared for the most massive money printing bonanza in history… Tavi Costa: Gold is approaching a major turning point
by silvertomar Europe and the UK announces accelerated money printing to soften the blow from high energy prices… not only will this increase money in circulation… it will lead to more paper currency chasing commodities, speeding up price increases…We are …
Imagine your monthly energy bill going from $200 to $4,000… Paragraph 3…
German energy giant Uniper on Tuesday warned the worst is still to come as concerns over Russian gas supplies to Europe through fall and winter continue to push up prices. “I have said this a number of times now over this year …
DXY breaking out, yields breaking out, causing risk on assets to sell off. Credit Suisse CDS approaching levels last seen during the Great Financial Crisis.
DXY breaking out, yields breaking out, causing risk on assets to sell off. Here it comes. — fejau (@fejau_inc) September 6, 2022 Credit Suisse CDS approaching levels last seen during the Great Financial Crisis. Probably nothing. pic.twitter.com/Rmdvb9oztd — Jonesy (@HedgeyeDJ) …
Why Timeshares are the Past and Fractional Investing is the Future
Looking back around 50 years to the 1970s and 1980s, timeshares were booming. People around the world wanted to have all of the luxuries of a vacation home, but without the lofty costs associated with purchasing a second home. This …
End The Fed: The Federal Reserve Wants You Fired And Unemployed
by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity The Federal Reserve was no doubt troubled by July’s decline in the US unemployment rate to 4.5 percent and increase in job openings to 11.2 million. This is because the Fed’s strategy for …
Europe’s Reaction To The Energy Crisis Is Turning Into A ‘Ponzi Scheme’
By Irina Slav The European Union is struggling to find effective ways to alleviate its ongoing energy crisis. Countries have already passed windfall taxes and energy subsidies to little avail. Some are warning that the bloc’s proposed solutions are comparable …
Ukrainian Parliament Lines Pockets with Western Aid
by Martin Armstrong The pro-war People’s Deputies of Ukraine Party are using Western funding to line their pockets. It has been reported that the average paycheck went from 28,800 to 49,600 hryvnia, and taxpayers in other countries will pay for their raises. …
The US is slowly falling apart…
by BoatSurfer60 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-students-inflation-food-banks/ https://www.dailywire.com/news/college-board-debuts-george-floyd-inspired-african-american-studies-ap-class https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lawrence-has-recurring-nightmares-about-tucker-carlson/
Can you believe these people? Democrats Threaten Civil War if They Lose in November
Republicans are extremists. That’s been the predominant narrative for years, backed by horrendous positions such as not wanting to kill babies and securing the border. As I write this, I’m can’t help but flinch in terror just thinking about the …
Prepare snail mail: America faces biggest strike EVER as 350,000 UPS workers demand better conditions – even though its drivers already earn 95k a year
UPS’ contract is set to expire on July 31, 2023, and 350,000 of its 534,000 employees are expected to go on strike to demand better conditions They are demanding air conditioning in the back of trucks, better pay packages, and …
Bridge collapses while being commissioned in DR Congo.
Bridge collapses while being commissioned in DR Congo. pic.twitter.com/hIzwKWBx9g — Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) September 5, 2022
Doom You Can Believe In: German Parliamentarian Ominously calls Sept 24 “The Day You’ll Always Remember Where You Were!
https://twitter.com/Janebon34813396/status/1566019689494585345 Google Translate: What will happen on September 24, 2022?! For those who are not good at German: Here it is said in the German parament “Everyone will not forget September 24, 2022 and everyone will know exactly where he …
United States District Court Orders Biden Administration Officials to TURN OVER BIG TECH COLLUSION DOCS, Including Dr. Fauci, the WH Press Secretary, and others..
DeSantis approves 'DON'T TREAD ON ME' License Plate… Liberals are MELTING DOWN.. Don't live in FLORIDA get one of these.👇🏽https://t.co/jbWbtEPL4L — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) September 6, 2022
Kamala’s raisin d’etre: Harris claims she didn’t eat a grape until was in her 20s because she wanted to show solidarity with boycotting
Vice President Kamala Harris gave a Labor Day interview to The National about her childhood growing up amongst pro-worker activists She appears to have mixed up the timeline of California’s grapes boycotts The last and longest of three boycotts took …