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Hackers rename Putin’s £73million superyacht ‘FCKPTN’ and change destination to ‘Hell’
Hackers Anonymous renamed Vladimir Putin’ s £73million superyacht “FCKPTN” and made it look as though it had crashed into Snake Island, in another attack on the president. The group broke into the vessel’s maritime data and changed its destination to “Hell”, before changing it to the small island where 13 Ukrainians stood up to a Russian warship. It … Read more
UCLA student interviews are hilarious
I went to the UCLA campus to ask Biden supporters to name a singe accomplishment in his first year….spoiler alert, it didn’t go well h/t javierruizleon
BLM co-founder who went on mansion-buying spree complains she’s the ‘fall guy’ over financial scandals
Speaking to The Guardian, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who went on a mansion-buying spree, claimed that she was the “fall guy” for the organization, “a movement,” she said, that is much bigger than her. It was in May 2021 that Cullors stepped down as BLM’s executive director. The general public hadn’t heard much from her since … Read more
Biden Makes Sick Claim About What Republicans Are Secretly Doing
Joe Biden claimed Monday that Republicans want to disenfranchise black voters in a speech at the White House celebrating Black History Month. Biden claims Republicans are trying to ban black votes “from even counting” pic.twitter.com/hTDb5YiyzJ — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 28, 2022 https://dailycaller.com/2022/02/28/biden-republicans-black-votes-voter-integrity/
China’s property developers face bond payments worth $19.8 billion in the first quarter of 2022
https://www.asiafinancial.com/china-evergrande-debt-crisis-five-developers-on-the-brink This year is likely to witness the collapse of more Chinese property firms as the China Evergrande debt crisis rumbles on. Tight funding access, falling sales and rising debt repayment pressures continue to intensify an unprecedented liquidity crunch for the firms. An estimate by Nomura analysts shows China’s developers face repayment of $19.8 billion … Read more
Just 23% of Democrats choose Biden, who faces ‘landslide’ loss to Trump.
Just 23% of Democratic primary voters would choose President Joe Biden for a second term, a “shocking” sign of his unpopularity within liberal ranks, according to the latest look at the 2024 race. Former first lady Michelle Obama, meanwhile, is surging as the only Democrat threatening Biden. Her support among Democratic primary voters is 19%, … Read more
The Russia “Dip”
by justcool393 Okay so some of the people in the daily thread and some of the other threads have been looking for a “ruble comeback” or whatever looking to buy the Russia dip. Before we all start buying Russian sperm banks that are down 70% on the day on my husband’s girlfriend’s suggestion, I think it’s … Read more
Putin bans cash exports from Russia exceeding $10,000 in value – Kremlin
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-bans-cash-exports-russia-exceeding-10000-value-kremlin-2022-03-01/ MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree banning cash exports of foreign currency from Russia exceeding $10,000 in value with effect from March 2, the Kremlin said in a statement.
Queensland/NSW flooding: ‘A tragedy unfolding in front of our eyes’
As the clouds began to part in flood-ravaged south-east Queensland, providing the Sunshine State with its first glimmer of sunlight in several days, bands of heavy rain converged over the Northern Rivers of NSW on Sunday and Monday, causing record-breaking floods in the state’s Lismore region. The flooding in NSW’s north came as Queensland’s floods … Read more
Wake up honey, new Pelosi financial disclosure just dropped
by pdwp90 Here’s a link to the disclosure. Pelosi exercised: Up to $5M in call options in $AAPL Up to $5M in call options in $DIS Up to $1M in call options in $PYPL Up to $500K in call options in $AXP and put up to $500K into AllianceBernstein holdings Here’s a link to a Twitter account … Read more
AMC is charging more for ‘The Batman’ tickets as it tests out a new pricing model
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said the movie theater chain is testing out variable pricing in the U.S. That means newly released films could cost more than other films playing in the same theaters at the same time. The first film to test this new pricing model is Warner Bros.′ “The Batman.” It is unclear … Read more
West Sanctions Russian Central Bank And Sets Off Turmoil In All Markets
by Harvey Organ of Harvey Organ Blog //THE WEST SANCTIONS THE RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK//REMOVES SWIFT FROM MOST RUSSIAN BANKS AND THAT SETS OFF TURMOIL IN ALL MARKETS: GOLD CLOSED UP $12.95 TO $1899.25//SILVER CLOSED UP 31 CENTS TO $24.31 AS LONDON’S OPTIONS EXPIRY CONCLUDES//INITIAL GOLD STANDING FOR MARCH A HUGE 14.8 TONNES//INITIAL SILVER OZ STANDING 42 MILLION OZ/// … Read more
The SP500 chart from the crash in 2008 is a direct replica of todays chart…
by Tripartist1 Take the few months leading up to the 08 crash and copy from there to the bottom of the crash. Overlay it onto the current chart, adjusting for time and % differences. The two charts are almost carbon copies, with the same interrupt on the inital reversal, the same distribution pattern directly after. … Read more
Seriously, who writes this garbage?
https://twitter.com/RJRCapital/status/1498801046478544896
Are we worried about SWIFT incorrectly?
by davefairtex Friend of mine sent me a video. This fellow – Jeff Snider – suggests that all SWIFT is, is a messaging system. Banks are fine doing the exact same thing over the phone with trusted counterparties. This is a 1 hour video – its a fair amount to wade through – but the upshot … Read more
End the Fed and put every one of these f*cks on trial…
https://twitter.com/RJRCapital/status/1498799852192419843 Inflation Raises Expenses for Pension Funds: Cost-of-living increases are rising significantly for the first time in years, adding to retirement system liabilities. ising inflation is driving up expenses for many large U.S. pension funds that have promised retirees cost-of-living raises. About half of states link pension benefits for some or all of their retired … Read more
Remember that their coverage is always politically motivated, and always in the same direction, and it all makes sense.
If a horse at the southern border of the US scares an illegal immigrant, it’s 24/7 news story on MSM about intimidation and excess force. If Canadian mounted police run over peaceful protestors, MSM doesn’t care. The hypocrisy is insane. — Brian Wesbury (@wesbury) February 21, 2022 NBC: Wisconsin governor's race & chances of Dem … Read more
2nd round of Pfizer docs that the FDA wanted sealed until 2097 are released, really bad
2nd round of Pfizer docs that the FDA wanted sealed until 2097 are pic.twitter.com/TtnKM15cVu — Rogue girl (@StaceyVansyoc) March 1, 2022 Full report here https://t.co/QYmPveHHtJ — Rogue girl (@StaceyVansyoc) March 1, 2022 h/t savcash