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Bank run in Lebanon. Some banks held up by the depositors. (video)
BEIRUT — Lebanese depositors, including one armed with a hunting rifle, broke into at least five banks on Friday to demand their trapped savings, a sign of growing chaos in the small Mediterranean nation amid a historic economic meltdown. Friday’s raids were the most in a single day, and raised the possibility that more desperate depositors … Read more
White House ‘Nutrition Advisor’ Claims Lucky Charms Are Healthier Than Chicken
Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian — Joe Biden’s new Public Health© nutrition advisor — claims Lucky Charms© are healthier than fresh meat. Via Dariush’s criminally stupid “Food Compass©”: Source: Nature Journal Soak in the idiocy: per the rankings, Honey Nut Cheerios© is a healthy alternative to a boiled egg. Almond M&Ms© is a superior nutritional choice to ground beef. … Read more
VIDEO: “National Guard activated to remove illegals from Martha’s Vineyard”
HAPPENING NOW: Migrants, flown into Martha’s Vineyard by Fl’s governor, are boarding buses. They’ll be heading to Joint Base Cape Cod, according to officials. 125 Mass National Guard members are being activated to assist. @NBCNews pic.twitter.com/RLwxNPu8GM — Emilie Ikeda (@EmilieIkedaNBC) September 16, 2022 h/t dr0id
Biden is telling us the US job market is the strongest ever when in fact labor participation is down to levels seen in 1977 under Carter
by silvertomars The labor market has not yet recovered all the jobs that govt took away with forced lockdowns and now layoffs are picking up due to the weak economy. https://twitter.com/goldsilver_pros/status/1570791355689095175?s=21&t=7_n0dgeXD5-nF4qK_u1OKg
WARNING SIGN: MAJOR CRASH IMMINENT
Estimated GDP by Atlanta Fed CRASHES 1 FULL POINT This Week! Both the Atlanta Fed and the Blue Chip Consensus have taken deep dives in the past several days. And in an unusual turn, the Blue Chip Consensus has been running below the Atlanta Fed all quarter; in previous quarters, it was usually higher than … Read more
Inventory of unsold houses is exploding across many US cities
by silvertomars The US average is up +25% YoY, admittedly from low levels, but several cities are now recording +100% YoY growth in active listings… Phoenix +177%… Meanwhile, unsold housing inventory in Las Vegas… Housing supply in the US is growing rapidly… the speed of inventory growth the last 6 months has only been exceeded … Read more
Global government bonds on track for worst annual loss since 1949
Global government bonds on track for worst annual loss since 1949 pic.twitter.com/lJpKnCe6b3 — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖 (@MikeZaccardi) September 16, 2022
Klobuchar: ‘Democracy Relies’ on Passing Zombie Media Cartel Bill, THE JCPA this is big and buried deep in all sources
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said on Thursday that democracy relies on passing the controversial Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA). Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) said on Thursday that the bill will be “held over” as Klobuchar and Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) hash out disagreements over content moderation provisions in the bill. “I’m … Read more
Top Banker says they will have “absolute technological control” over your personal spending under Central Bank Digital Currencies
Translation: You need to eat crickets Cause there’s not enough real food for this guy 😉 — Reminiscences of an American Capitalist (@4Awesometweet) September 12, 2022 h/t Sundecoder
Banks to close for three days after several violent incidents involving customers seeking to withdraw their funds
Banks in Lebanon will close their doors between September 19 and 21 to protest recent violent incidents at various branches in the country, where several people have burst in armed or by force to withdraw part of their savings, in the face of growing unrest over the crisis and limitations on withdrawals from bank accounts. … Read more
NYC Teenage Boy Speaks After Shit Bashed His Face with a Brick
This kid is Blessed he is still alive. The shit who smashed him in the face is still at large. Yea, he’s lucky to be alive. Kid was just sitting there eating his lunch when Shit came up with a brick and smashed his head in. Shit then ran back to steal the kid’s backpack. … Read more
New Zealand food inflation highest for 13 years as vegetables and dairy drive prices
by Boo_Randy How’s that globalist Quisling regime working out for ya, Kiwis? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/new-zealand-food-inflation-highest-for-13-years-as-vegetables-and-dairy-drive-prices Grocery costs rose 8.3% in August, figures show, thanks to a 6.7% rise in eggs last month and a 15% surge in fruit and vegetables. Shoppers may be forced to skip tomatoes, eggs and dairy products in New Zealand, as the country … Read more
In Europe, capitalism is gone. It is merely a system of eurocrat despotism.
GERMANY SEIZES all ASSETS of RUSSIAN OIL giant Rosnetft. RUSSIA RETALIATION soon! BLOOMBERG homepage. IT´S ON! Germany seized the local unit of Russian oil major Rosneft PJSC as Berlin moves to take sweeping control of its energy industry, secure supplies and sever decades of deep dependence on Moscow for fuel. Alongside its move for the … Read more
THE PARANOIA ON NBC…
by Ed Driscoll Deranged Chris Hayes Blames Mississippi GOP for Water Crisis Under Dem Mayor. MSNBC host Chris Hayes is no stranger to lobbing vile partisan attacks and straw man arguments in an attempt to score cheap partisan points and Wednesday night was no different. During the opening monologue of his primetime show All In, Hayes falsely attacked … Read more