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via WSJ: A rapidly aging population, slowing growth in productivity, high debt levels and rising social inequality will weigh on the country’s economic ascent for decades to come, economists said. On Tuesday, the same day that China posted 3% growth, the second-worst growth rate since 1976, it also said that for the first time since … Read more

by Chris Black When you’re for sale to the highest bidder, sooner or later you’re going to wind up on everyone’s payroll. I’d be surprised if twenty or thirty different countries didn’t have the Bidens working for them at one point or another. Frankly, judging by the ethnic makeup of Biden’s cabinet, I’m guessing that … Read more

via WSJ: Many Americans despair of reforming the culture of higher education. But a substantial majority of college students attend public institutions, and these schools are subject to state law. If legislators are determined to restore free speech and academic freedom, there’s a lot they can do. In cooperation with the Goldwater Institute, we’ve developed … Read more

by Chris Black When have Democrats EVER said the government should spend less money? Ever? Or Republicans for that matter? It’s the same every time this happens: -Oh no, we spent too much money! -We need to raise the Debt Ceiling! Just to cover the existing spending. -*raise the debt ceiling* -*new spending gets authorized* … Read more

In the wake of Joe Biden’s classified documents scandal, and the revelation of a background check form that appeared to suggest Hunter Biden was paying an exorbitant amount in rent to his dad, it was discovered that a number of tax returns that had been on Joe Biden’s campaign website had been removed. At some point on … Read more

Little-Known Surveillance Program Captures Money Transfers Between U.S. and More Than 20 Countries. “The database, housed at a little-known nonprofit called the Transaction Record Analysis Center, or TRAC, was set up by the Arizona state attorney general’s office in 2014 as part of a settlement reached with Western Union to combat cross-border trafficking of drugs and … Read more

Single family permits imploded -6.5%, down to 730K SAAR from 781K, lowest since May 2020. Housing so unaffordable nobody even bothering to build it. pic.twitter.com/oNl7VjfEGl — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 19, 2023

U.S. residents are now spending 30% of their income on rent, the highest in more than 20 years of Moody's tracking the data. "Rising mortgage rates caused many households to be priced out from homebuying and would-be buyers remained to remain renters," driving prices higher. — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) January 19, 2023

by BoatSurfer600 Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/19/european-central-bank-member-says-it-will-not-stop-at-one-single-50-basis-point-hike-thats-for-sure.html Current situation: 1. Stocks down like the Fed pivot is cancelled 2. Bonds up like the Fed is cutting rates 3. Crude oil up like the recession is canceled 4. Gold up like the recession just started 5. $VIX is at 21 like absolutely nothing is happening The market is broken. — The … Read more

Speaking of banking and keeping an eye on your account… via abc7chicago: CHICAGO (WLS) — Some Bank of America customers said money is missing from their accounts, including funds from Zelle deposits and transactions. Rey Garcia has trusted Bank of America with his money for 20 years. But when he noticed the problem happening to others, … Read more

New Zealand’s WEF shill Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she is resigning. The premier revealed that she would step down February 7 and will not contest this year’s election. via mirror.co.uk: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she is resigning in an emotional address. The premier revealed that she would step down February … Read more

via zerohedge: National security concerns over Joe Biden’s classified document scandal just got worse, as two reports have emerged which place Hunter Biden at the Bidens’ Wilmington, Delaware residence while he was raking in millions of dollars from CCP-linked business dealings. First, Seamus Bruner  (researcher for legendary bombshell-dropper Peter Schweizer), reports via Breitbart News, that “While addicted to drugs, cavorting … Read more

1/ There is just no easy way to say this: The recent UK and Euromomo death figures are frightening. In the last few weeks, deaths have surged to higher than any point since early 2021… — Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) January 18, 2023 2/ And those numbers are much worse than they seem. They follow a … Read more

China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin: "The US must answer for its oil theft. The Syrian people and the international community deserve an answer."https://t.co/Tr0Fe3NI5g — Hassan Mafi ‏ (@thatdayin1992) January 19, 2023

Crypto giant Genesis is ‘days away’ from bankruptcy after suffering steep losses in wake of FTX collapse: Firm owes creditors $3 BILLION – Crypto broker Genesis is said to be in the final stage of its Chapter 11 paperwork. – The company, which is owned by venture capital firm Digital Currency Group, had been considering … Read more

by: JD Heyes (Natural News) Once again, a black Democrat is proving that she and her party are among the most racist people in the country and is hellbent on tearing away what is left of the fabric of our society as evidenced by an outrageous, disgusting — and patently unconstitutional — piece of legislation … Read more

by Shaun Richards Yesterday brought something of an economic hiccup to the United States. Up until this point it had appeared to be cruising through the economic troubles of the latter part of 2022 with little apparent impact. But then we got this. Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2022, … Read more