Bank runs are contagious

Pacific West Bank had to change the frontpage of its website to clarify that it has no relation to PacWest Bancorp, which is down 44% today. We live in a simulation. pic.twitter.com/omekxBlqgm — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) May 4, 2023 *MONEY MARKET HOLDINGS HIT RECORD $5.31T IN WEEK ENDED MAY 3:ICI Up $47BN in one … Read more

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer accused of SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP with the CCP after eyeing major agricultural deal for land

Take the time to follow @NFSCSpeak They are ALL OVER the CCP communist takeover.. — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) May 4, 2023 Meanwhile in Montana https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Bans_Foreign_Adversaries_From_Buying_Montana_Ag_Land “The new law defines foreign adversaries as “any foreign government or foreign nongovernment person determined by the U.S. secretary of commerce to have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious … Read more

Charles Hugh-Smith: What if the Fed has already lost control but nobody dares question the confidence in Fed omnipotence?

by Charles Hugh-Smith When this bubble bursts, there will be no fourth or fifth bubble, there will only be rubble. The US economy and its financial system operate under the implicit belief that the Federal Reserve controls the direction of the economy and finance. This belief isn’t in Fed influence, it’s in Fed control: the Fed can reverse … Read more

Former Pfizer VP Dr. Mike Yeadon “We’re in the middle of the biggest crime in history. It’s global.”

Former Vice President at Pfizer, Dr. Mike Yeadon: “We’re in the middle of the biggest crime in history. It’s global. It has the intent of control, removing everybody’s freedom, and will involve killing further millions, if not billions of people. It is long planned.” “If you comply with this tyranny, it will end with the … Read more

So the economy is doing fine although we lost more in bank crashes than in 2008/9 combined?!

by Tiredworker27 “Combined, First Republic, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank held more in inflation-adjusted assets than the 25 U.S. banks that collapsed in 2008.” https://t.co/o1ENhsZhU3 pic.twitter.com/J6999PswHa — Michael Jackson (@WorkMJ) May 3, 2023 Combined bank failure losses in 2008/9 adjusted for inflation were around 550 Billion. Within 2 years. Within 2 months the bank … Read more

Thank you, Twitter for adding the Community Notes feature.

I LIKE THESE IMPROVED TWITTER COMMUNITY NOTES: Teachers union President Randi Weingarten advocated for reopening schools with pandemic safety measures. She criticized the Trump administration’s 2020 calls to reopen schools fully, but it’s misleading to claim that she opposed reopening at all. https://t.co/Km8FkMkXd2 — PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) May 3, 2023 It’s nice to see the faux … Read more

When The Left Says You’re Being Paranoid It’s Only Because You’ve Figured Out What They’re Up To

Not a Conspiracy Theory: Yes, the Government Will Be Coming for Your Gas Stove. Last January, when Consumer Product Safety Commission member Richard Trumka Jr. suggested that the entire U.S. could follow the lead of Berkeley, Calif., and ban the use of gas stoves, conservatives lit into the CPSC and Trumka for even suggesting such … Read more

Documents show the head of Trudeau’s CBC state broadcaster told Twitter it must censor tweets or Trudeau would bring in laws to force them to do so

BLACKMAIL: Documents show the head of Trudeau’s CBC state broadcaster told Twitter it must censor tweets or Trudeau would bring in laws to force them to do so FULL REPORT & DOCUMENTS: https://t.co/JyHsjiDSchpic.twitter.com/uVDqdWXsHY — Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) May 4, 2023 pic.twitter.com/RvclnbOWWO — Pacificateur_ (@Pacificateur_) May 4, 2023

The 4-week T bill, June 6 maturity, is yielding almost 6%. This is not a typo.

by ObiWanCanownme The Department of the Treasury has announced that it will be auctioning off $126,895,300,900 in 28-day bills on May 09. 2023. The bills will mature on June 06. 2023 and have an investment rate of 5.964%. IN SLOW MOTION: Druckenmiller On America’s Debt Crisis: ‘It’s Like Watching A Horror Movie Unfold.’ “Honestly, all this focus … Read more

Irish leader Varadkar: “Decisions are made by the government and not the public” disregarding the results of the public on hate speech law

If you ever believed Ireland was a democracy this video will put an end to that. "Decisions are made by the government and not the public" Wow. If you ever believed Ireland was a democracy this video will put an end to that. #NoHateSpeechLaws https://t.co/F3h4ypK1br — MichaeloKeeffe (@MickOKeeffe) May 4, 2023 Ireland’s new thoughtcrime bill … Read more