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Biden's approval index:Strongly Approve – 18% (record low)Strongly Disapprove – 49% Index: -31, a record widehttps://t.co/tWOIFa7tvY#BreakingPoll @POTUS Sponsored by LAPTOP FROM HELL by @mirandadevine – https://t.co/mRhmCizqbw pic.twitter.com/JHOuIBthYl — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) January 14, 2022 Joe Biden's last 24 hours: —OSHA Mandate struck down—Democrats’ Election Bill dead —Filibuster survives the Senate—33% approval in Quinnipiac poll—Inflation hits … Read more

Billionaire investor Daniel Och has sold a Manhattan penthouse overlooking Central Park for close to $190 million, roughly double what he paid just over two years ago, according to people familiar with the deal. The sale is one of the most expensive ever completed in New York. The four-bedroom penthouse spans about 9,800 square feet … Read more

A Cook County judge this week was caught on a YouTube livestream mocking an attorney who had appeared before him for arguments earlier in the day. “Can you imagine waking up next to her every day? Oh, my God,” Judge William Raines said of attorney Jennifer Bonjean. “… I couldn’t have a visual on that … Read more

Out of every burnt out window of Almaty’s City Hall comes the racket of metal against stone and the raking up of shards of glass. For the first time since it was set on fire by protesters last Wednesday night, builders have gone in to start the process of gutting and re-building. It will be … Read more

On Tuesday, the king and queen of the pop-punk revival AKA our contemporary Jack and Sally AKA the dark fairytale princess and weed personified, Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox, got engaged. Finally, a win for weird, hot people! But on Wednesday night, Fox revealed on Instagram that after she said yes, the couple took … Read more

  After Another Great Year for Stocks, Peril Lingers After a remarkably fruitful year in which the stock market shook off rising inflation and coronavirus cases, 2022 began with a decline. It may be the first in a series of ups and downs as Wall Street anticipates moves by the Federal Reserve and copes with … Read more

The estimated consumption growth rate fell from 7.9% to 2.0%. — Eric Basmajian (@EPBResearch) January 14, 2022 Growth/Value rotation continues. h/t @thedailyshot pic.twitter.com/GzkwZAF4Oj — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) January 14, 2022 QT is coming pic.twitter.com/t1F6Xz0QXq — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) January 14, 2022 Retail sales dropped 1.9% in December as higher prices caused consumers to curb spending … Read more

Turns out Old School Energy was a better play from the Covid lows than disruptive technology (ARKK). #whocouldaknown pic.twitter.com/V5WIubsvke — Michael Lebowitz, CFA (@michaellebowitz) January 14, 2022 $ARKK breaks 80 in pre-mkt at 79. Those who loved its action yday will be in ecstacy today. Trading at levels not seen since early Sept, 2020, In … Read more

When I go to "the drug store" for a 10pm CANDY BINGE I want to deal with as few People as possible. BUT look at this "situation"–all the GOOD CANDY is under Lock and Key. "Defund the Cops" and now I gotta call for help on Aisle 5 to get them to Unlock the LICORICE? … Read more

A study shows that the ancient Wari people used to mix special berries, known for their hallucinogenic properties, with a popular alcoholic drink……Politicians in Ancient Peru may have mixed a hallucinogenic concoction for consumption at parties and summits with neighboring political dignitaries, a new study has found. The study, which was published in the peer-reviewed … Read more

LA looks more and more like Venezuela… https://t.co/3JjdyY2TPT — GregTheAnalyst (@Analyst_G) January 14, 2022 https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2022/01/13/thieves-raiding-cargo-containers-stealing-packages-on-downtown-section-of-union-pacific-train-tracks/ https://mcutimes.com/thieves-loot-freight-containers-steal-packages-on-the-downtown-section-of-union-pacific-train-tracks-cbs-los-angeles/ https://www.thesingaporetime.com/thieves-attack-freight-containers-and-steal-packages-on-downtown-section-of-union-pacific-railroad/ h/t dr0id

BY JOHN RUBINO The most common retirement plan involves making some reasonable investment-return assumptions and then structuring your annual spending to run your nest egg down to zero at age 90 or thereabouts. Ideally, you spend your last dollar on the day you take your last breath. This works, at least in general terms, because relatively … Read more

by Chris Black https://twitter.com/Neverschwaber/status/1480783601948102668 – Fat german cop abuses old man – 13yo girl hits the cop with the force of a baby – Fat cop chases girl but falls over his fat ankles – Other cops catch girl for fat cop – They beat 13yo girl unconscious until she involuntarily pisses herself – They … Read more

by JC1812 Chase released a new signup bonus on their Freedom Unlimited card: Get an extra 1.5% back per dollar spent in all categories during the first year, up to $20,000 in spend ($300 bonus cashback). So the rewards are: 3% On everything 4.5% on dining/drugstores 6.5% on travel booked through the Ultimate rewards portal. … Read more

https://twitter.com/GreekFire23/status/1481727195605307394 Related: RETURN OF THE ROBBER BARONS: Elizabeth Warren Blames High Food Prices on Grocery Chains’ ‘Record’ 1 Percent Profit Margins.  

It’s a huge stretch to point this out as a “disproportionate share”. This is one of the most equal industries in the US. “…women make up a disproportionate share of the US grocery workforce. (50.5%) For example, women, who make up 47.4% of the nation’s overall workforce, account for 50.5% of the nearly seven million … Read more