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The craziest lines from Biden’s big speech…

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BIDEN: "There's a place where I was the only white guy that worked as a lifeguard down in that area, on the East side. And you know, you could always tell where the best basketball in the state is, where the best basketball in the city is. It's where everybody shows up." pic.twitter.com/kZRO6PpF46 — Townhall.com … Read more

Europe’s issues have just gotten a lot worse…

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by BoatSurfer600 Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/gazprom-informed-engie-reduction-gas-deliveries-2022-08-30/ German food CPI rose +16.6% YoY BANK OF ENGLAND: CREDIT CARD BORROWING UP 13.0%, HIGHEST SINCE OCTOBER 2005. And rates rise — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) August 30, 2022 WESTERN EUROPE HEADED FOR ‘ENERGY COLLAPSE’ – HUNGARY UNLIKE OIL AND GAS, IDEOLOGICAL CONVICTIONS WON’T KEEP EUROPEANS WARM IN THE WINTER, FOREIGN MINISTER PETER SZIJJARTO … Read more

Pension funds are becoming a bad joke if you can only retire at the age of 70.

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by mOfN81 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-debates-raising-retirement-age-to-70/a-62915311 The people that are in power do not even want the people who have pension funds to be able to enjoy the little life they have left. TPTB demand that people “be responsible”, and pay into a pension fund their entire working life, only to wish that said people would hopefully die … Read more

Case-Shiller Home Price Index Decelerates To 18% YoY In June (Existing Home Sales Median Price Decelerated To 10.55% YoY In July) FLA and TX Fastest Price Appreciation

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by confoundedinterest17 US home price growth is decelerating as The Federal Reserve let’s some of the air out of the monetary tires. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported an 18.0% annual gain in June, down from 19.9% in the previous month. The 10-City Composite annual increase … Read more

Wireless carriers keep your location data for years and provide it to the police

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Washington (CNN Business)The country’s largest wireless carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they routinely hold onto that location information for months and in some cases years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not, according to carrier letters … Read more

Poppyfields Cafe: “I got this electricity bill today, how in the name of God is this possible, we’re a small coffee shop in westmeath

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I got this electricity bill today, how in the name of God is this possible, we're a small coffee shop in westmeath pic.twitter.com/uz5J8BePhB — poppyfields cafe (@DolanGeraldine) August 29, 2022 I am literally losing sleep at the moment. Electric bill in the Thousands running fridges for potatoes from Oct/May. We have stepped up to challenge … Read more