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by Shaun Richards A major part of the economic story of 2022 has been the energy crisis. In fact the decisions causing it were made years and in some cases decades before it, so it has been a crash that arrived in slow motion. It has driven up the cost of living both explicitly via … Read more
by Michael Economic conditions just keep getting worse. As we prepare to enter 2023, we find ourselves in a high inflation environment at the same time that economic activity is really slowing down. And just like we witnessed in 2008, employers are conducting mass layoffs as a horrifying housing crash sweeps across the nation. Those … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith The gag reflex kicks in at some point and we walk away because it is no longer worth the price. Everyone has a line in the sand when it comes to inflated prices they refuse to pay. For one Walmart shopper I observed, it was a carton of eggs for close to $10. … Read more
by Chris Black Fifteen years ago you could have made $35k/year and afforded a home in a nice Midwest suburb. You’d have a $750 monthly mortgage with taxes and insurance. Family medical insurance plans with employer support were $300 a month. The same homes are now $1700 a month and that health plan is $1800 … Read more
by Chris Black This is why you are getting sick, you are unprotected. I often get the question, "what should I do if I was just vaccinated to protect myself." My #1 piece of advice is please don't do any heavy exercise that place a lot of stress on your heart for at least 60 … Read more
by Chris Black Despite saying he would abide by the results of the poll, it looks like he’s going to claim it was rigged and do it over, this time with only people that paid him for the privilege of being allowed to vote. “Free speech” right? https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1604844258833620992 Basing such an important decision like who … Read more
by Chris Black What now? You’re blow this up like you did with that pipeline too? US hates Huawei because it doesn't have backdoor access. Germany has become even more dependent on Huawei for its 5G radio access network equipment (RAN) than in its 4G network https://t.co/usgdxwWBxS — The Sirius Report (@thesiriusreport) December 17, 2022 … Read more
via americanthinker: When news of the Battle of Saratoga reached Britain, a young Scottish barrister told economist Adam Smith: “If we go on at this rate, the nation must be ruined.” Adam Smith responded, “Be assured young friend, that there is a great deal of ruin in a nation.” By that, he meant that nations can absorb … Read more
There’s some justice after all. The $1.7 trillion spending bill names things after the D.C. swamp creatures passing it. That includes Pelosi. From this day henceforth, the San Francisco Federal Building (that is its name) will be named the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building. The San Francisco Federal Building is the ugly thing blotting the … Read more
A lawsuit filed in Oregon claims that Nike Executives engaged in a culture of abuse against female employees at the company’s Beaverton headquarters while ignoring complaints filed by victims. One woman even claimed to have found an executive being given oral sex by a subordinate in the company gym, according to the New York Post. Executives are accused … Read more
The state’s high court Tuesday threw out a $5 million jury verdict won by a Kingston couple who said they suffered emotional harm from being bombarded by hundreds of errant golf balls launched from the 15th tee of a neighboring country club, a reversal of fortunes the Supreme Judicial Court said was necessary due to a critical … Read more
via powerlineblog: Could the Bureau of Labor Statistics be a politicized agency, faking numbers to help the Democratic Party? Twenty years ago I wouldn’t have believed it, but given what we know about the FBI and the CIA, it is easy to believe that the BLS, which I suspect is staffed overwhelmingly by Democrats, may be … Read more
by confoundedinterest17 The mortgage market is behaving like today’s bomb cyclone in terms of the weather. Bomb cyclone in that mortgage rates have dropped 7.16% on October 21, 2022 to 6.34% on December 16, 2022 (a drop of 82 basis points), but mortgage purchase and refinancing applications are not increasing like one would hope. Mortgage applications … Read more
On Monday, Washington and Oregon officially joined California in requiring that all new vehicles sold in the states are zero-emitting by 2035. The rule covers passenger cars, light-duty vehicles, and medium-duty vehicles such as larger pick-up trucks and SUVs. It does not apply to used vehicles. https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/washington-oregon-join-california-in-requiring-all-new-vehicle-sales-to-be-evs-by-2035/ar-AA15vfhL?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=6dde1477a961467984ae687950b871e7 The mandate kicks in gradually. It starts with … Read more
1. Does the needle hit a vein. 2. No idea how many particles in syringe 3.the more acidic your body is the more spike protein it makes more.. Why people react differently to the Spike Protein injections 🧐 Interesting. pic.twitter.com/VoxnoC9am3 — Dane (@UltraDane) December 20, 2022
Massive loads of debt, changing consumer habits, supply chain problems, and declining profits all combined to create a lethal cocktail of bankruptcies and store closures that affected many retailers and restaurants across the U.S. in recent years. When governments started to introduce pandemic shutdowns in 2020, hundreds of thousands of companies were already struggling with … Read more
by RedactCapital To put it shortly, Google has been meddling in search results of controversial topics for months, and now you can no longer adequately verify that. Example 1 Example 2 Google will list 200,000,000 results at the top on the first page, except if you keep clicking on the pages at the bottom, you … Read more
High government deficits can lead to an unsustainable debt burden, which can lead to higher taxes, a decrease in private investment, and a decrease in economic growth. Inflation is experienced as an increase in the general level of prices of goods and services. Rising inflation decreases the purchasing power of money, leading to higher costs … Read more
