On Wire

by JakeTheMistake They’re lying. You know they’re lying. They know they’re lying. Yet, they won’t stop lying. Changing the definition of a recession is straight out of Orwellian playbook. We are living in a dystopian future. These people will stop at nothing until they have destroyed everything you have come to know. Grocery shelves have … Read more

by UniversalSurvivalist    

After an announcement of the sale on Instgram, actor Johnny Depp made $3.6 million selling his paintings and prints in only a few hours on Thursday. The Pirates of the Caribbean star announced that four of his original paintings of pop icons as well as prints would go on sale through Castle Fine Art’s 37 … Read more

“A Bank of America executive stated that “we hope” working Americans will lose leverage in the labor market in a recent private memo obtained by The Intercept. Making predictions for clients about the U.S. economy over the next several years, the memo also noted that changes in the percentage of Americans seeking jobs “should help … Read more

The American Prairie (AP), a conservation project in Montana, has quietly scooped up more than 450,000 acres of land with the help of its billionaire donors and the federal government. The little-known project aims to create the largest “fully functioning ecosystem” in the continental U.S. by stitching together about 3.2 million acres of private and … Read more

The city of Las Vegas has declared an emergency over its water supply after the Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak Fire, the largest wildfire in New Mexico history, contaminated the Gallinas River. The city relies solely on water from the river, which has been tainted with large amounts of fire-related debris and ash, according to city officials. … Read more

Hawaii is receiving its final shipment of coal this week, which Gov. David Ige called a huge step forward in the state’s transition to clean energy. Coal is the cheapest but dirtiest source of power for Oahu. A law put in place a couple of years ago will finally shut down the island’s last coal … Read more

If you only look at Los Angeles and Long Beach — the largest container import gateway in America — you’d think shipping congestion has drastically reduced. The number of ships waiting there has fallen to 26 from a high of 109 in January. But in fact, North American port congestion has just re-entered record territory. … Read more

CNBC investing club owns a shitload of $BHC by the way, -85% YTD🫡 — Inverse Cramer (@CramerTracker) July 28, 2022

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has joined forces with 21 other attorney generals in filing a lawsuit against the Biden administration. The new federal rules set forth by the Biden administration could jeopardize the state’s money for nutrition assistance if schools don’t comply with the Title IX gender identity policies. The 22 states now suing … Read more

by shylock92008 https://reason.com/2022/07/26/what-is-the-fbi-hiding-about-its-raid-on-innocent-americans-safe-deposit-boxes/ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22121400-uspv-opening-brief-redacted ​ What Is the FBI Trying To Hide About Its Raid on Innocent Americans’ Safe Deposit Boxes? Federal prosecutors want to keep key details about the planning and execution of the March 2021 raid at U.S. Private Vaults out of the public’s sight. ERIC BOEHM | 7.26.2022 First, the FBI raided … Read more

by John Tierney Not a National Model — A National Warning. As Gavin Newsom runs absurd ads inviting Floridians and Texans to come to California for its “freedom,” his bravado is undermined by an inconvenient fact: For the first time in state history, California has begun to shrink. People have been fleeing Newsom’s business lockdowns, school closures, … Read more

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Based on the S&P 500 2008/1998 analogs, the market still has further to rise, but not much more. #sp500 pic.twitter.com/wovdIQG8qV — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) July 28, 2022 ECRI's U.S. Weekly Leading Index growth falls. pic.twitter.com/LWDUOqok2G — Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) (@businesscycle) July 29, 2022 🇰🇷 #SouthKorea’s #Chip Stockpile Swells in Warning Sign for … Read more

We live in an Orwellian hell-scape. Facebook is now "fact checking" anyone who questions the White House's word-games about the definition of a recession. pic.twitter.com/pHGPWrxRpD — Phil Magness (@PhilWMagness) July 28, 2022 Or the time Biden declared we were in a recession in September 2020? No fact-check there either. pic.twitter.com/a4covaK6dO — Phil Magness (@PhilWMagness) July … Read more