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Our Financial System Is Optimized for Sociopaths and Exploitation
by Charles Hugh-Smith Let’s call this financial system what it really is: the MetaPerverse, a conjured world of self-serving cons. We live in a peculiar juncture of history in which truth has been banished as a threat to the maximization of …
22 Observations About The New World War Which Just Started In Ukraine
by Michael Snyder Like many of you, I have been spending a great deal of time keeping up with coverage of Russia’s horrifying invasion of Ukraine. I am very upset with the Russians for choosing to invade the whole country, …
It’s War! – Putin Launches A “Special Military Operation” To “Demilitarize” Ukraine
by Michael Snyder I really hoped that it would never come to this. But it has, and now nothing will ever be the same again. Russian Vladimir Putin has just launched a special military operation that he says will “demilitarize” …
Igor Strelkov’s Summary of the First Day of Operations, Published a Few Hours Ago
by Chris Black The offensive was completely unexpected and the missile strikes established immediate Russian air and naval dominance. There are four main theaters of ground operations. Southern Front: Russians launched an offensive north out of Crimea. There was a …
US Officials say Kiev Will Fall in 96 hours. I say 24-48.
by Chris Black The rapid and comprehensive Russian victories so far over this massive country with a large population and a sophisticated military is already an impressive and historic martial achievement. Western foreign policy experts estimated that it would take …
$7/Gallon Gas Incoming
by Chris Black Peter Doocy: "Gas in California is almost $5 a gallon. Should people across the country expect to see that kind of a number when they go to gas up their car?" Jen Psaki: "As you heard the …
Ahmaud Arbery Day Celebrated in Georgia
by Chris Black Can’t believe this is real. This is beyond the pale of what even I expect from the GOP. It’s not an exaggeration to say that modern America literally worships Black criminals. Feb. 23 is now Ahmaud Arbery …
Putin is Not “Based”
by Chris Black If you’re going to support territorial separatists in Ukraine, why not support them in Russia too? There are plenty of separatist regions in Russia, but they’ve all been violently suppressed. Islamic Chechens fought two wars with Russia …
Russian Stock Market Drops Over 30% As Their 10-year Yield Rises To 15.23%, Ruble Crashes And UK Natural Gas Rises 51% (As Biden Throws The Booklet At Russia)
by confoundedinterest17 We now know that Russia has invaded Ukraine and President Biden really threw the booklet at Putin in a speech today. Rather than removing Russia from the SWIFT banking system which would have really hurt Russia’s trade with Europe, he gave …
Explosive Picture Unveiled That Could Hurt Biden And His Ambassador To Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUBJPC_rAK8 Richard Bledsoe from The Western Journal reports, Ambassadors usually do not have to announce they are against suicide bombers. But for one Biden nominee, it turned out to be necessary. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/bidens…
Pentagon worries its weak ‘Nintendo generation’ breaks too easily to withstand war
The US military has entered console wars. As the threat of Russian aggression in Ukraine ramps up, the Pentagon is worrying its incoming batch of soldiers from the “Nintendo Generation” are too soft to withstand the rigours of real-world combat. …
News media telling us what is going to happen…
@Neloangelo314 Pushing RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA. How will Putin attack the West? Online banks and mobile phone reception will CUT OUT, nations will be hit by blackouts and the NHS will be crippled by hackers https://t.co/0iTC5MHQHs — Razor24 (@Razor2413) February 24, …
China is carefully watching how U.S., Europe respond to Russia, says Kyle Bass
CNBC, Released on 2/24/22 Kyle Bass, founder and CIO of Hayman Capital Management, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Russia’s relationship with China. Kyle Bass is an American hedge fund manager. He is the founder and principal of Hayman Capital …
Los Angeles is spending up to $837,000 to house a single homeless person…
A $1.2 billion program intended to quickly build housing for Los Angeles’ sprawling homeless population is moving too slowly while costs are spiking, with one project under development expected to hit as much as $837,000 for each housing unit, a …
The $200 Billion Club Loses Last Member as Musk Wealth Tumbles…
Elon Musk, the only billionaire who still exceeded that threshold heading into this week, saw his wealth tumble by $13.3 billion on Wednesday to $198.6 billion. Tesla Inc. shares fell for the fourth-straight day to the lowest level since September …
This is why no one takes our governments seriously….
Joy Behar Frets Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Harm Her Vacation Plans. Behar then voiced her concern about how it could force her to further put off a dream trip to Italy: You know, you just plan a trip. You …
Joe Biden Said “I Have No Idea” When Asked if Putin is Threatening Nuclear Attack Against US (VIDEO)
HOLY MOSES: "Is Putin going to hit America with nukes?" Joe Biden: "I have no idea." pic.twitter.com/BtUnjC6ndr — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 24, 2022 h/t Jwnlwplus4
Libs cognitive dissonance will not allow their brains to accept this reality….
h/t hillaryisgoingdown
Hungary Raises Interest Rates for Fifth Time Within a Month
Now this is a rate hiking cycle Hungary Raises Interest Rates for Fifth Time Within a Month https://t.co/6HjEArl4Ri — The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) February 24, 2022
Most People Have No Idea How Much Stocks Are Likely To Crash
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Let’s discuss value investor Jeremy Grantham’s thesis on “super bubbles” and his target for the S&P 500. S&P 500 chart courtesy of StockCharts.Com, annotations by Mish with thanks to Jeremy Grantham. Fourth Super Bubble …
Rocket And United Wholesale Mortgage Equity Drop To All-time Low On Fed Tightening (Despite Ukraine, Fed Looks To Keep Tightening)
by confoundedinterest17 As The Federal Reserve threatens to tighten monetary policy, 30-year mortgage rates have risen to 4.25% leading two major mortgage companies, Rocket Mortgage and United Wholesale Mortgage, to decline to all-time lows. But wait, Federal Reserve officials signaled they …
This Is What Happens When You Trust Biden…
https://twitter.com/PriapusIQ/status/1496993935679442946 BREAKING: Ukraine's president says 137 people died in first day of conflict and that his country has been left 'alone' to fight against Russia — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) February 24, 2022 Biden: Wait Another Month or So to …
Nasdaq in bear market -20%… A year of gains are now gone in the Nasdaq…. Corrections don’t bottom when institutional and retail are doing nothing but buying.
$ndx in bear market -20% pic.twitter.com/4a0UMRwqNU — Álvaro Oviedo (@alvoviedo) February 24, 2022 A year of gains are now gone in the Nasdaq. pic.twitter.com/y08DRSbcn5 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) February 24, 2022 Tech went green briefly, cyclicals getting smoked. A clear sign …
Men aged 18-60 will not be allowed to leave Ukraine.
Source: https://t.co/ZcujseLWL1 — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 24, 2022
This should go down as one of the most impressive one/day US stock market performance of recent years.
Wow. Nice narrative. Bear market bounce. Short squeezes abound. Fed likely raising rates into a slowing economy + rising oil. #Quad4 — Chris Schenk (@cjschenk26) February 24, 2022
US New Home Sales Decline -19.3% YoY As Mortgage Rates Rise (Median Price Of New Home Sales UP 13.4% YoY)
by confoundedinterest17 US new home sales declined -19.3% YoY in January as mortgage rates have risen awfully fast. On a MoM basis, US housing starts declined -4.53% from December, but heck … its winter. The median price for new homes rose …
We’re Sleepwalking Into Tyranny
Whilst Justin Trudeau has bowed to pressure and revoked the emergency powers he invoked just over a week ago, the Canadian government is now making financial aspects of the Emergencies Act permanent.