Money Matters: $3.5 Trillion At Risk… Watchdog Says Dem Spending Bill May Cost Even More Than They Say: ‘You Have No Idea How Much It Really Costs’

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With Republicans now having blocked a Senate vote on raising the debt ceiling, the two other pressing needs of the moment (and the hopes of the Biden administration) seem more uncertain than ever. As Doug McKelway reports, the president’s trillion-plus dollar infrastructure package and his $3.5 trillion expansion of the social safety net with “Green … Read more

Florida Attorney General sues Biden…

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EXCLUSIVE: The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its “illegal” catch-and-release policies at the Southern Border, saying they cause harm to the state’s “quasi-sovereign interests,” while claiming officials are either in violation of federal immigration law, or simply abusing their authority. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed the suit against the administration Tuesday, … Read more

Liz Warren — ‘Chairman Powell, you’re a dangerous man’…

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“Your record gives me grave concern,” Senator Elizabeth Warren says during a Senate Banking Committee hearing. “You have acted to make our banking system less safe, and that makes you a dangerous man to head up the Fed and that is why I will oppose your renomination.” https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/liz-warren-chairman-powell-youre-a-dangerous-man/ 🇺🇸 Apartment list's rent data for recent … Read more

The Strangest ‘Safe Haven’ Asset Ever?

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BY JOHN RUBINO Not so long ago, companies that make recreational vehicles were great indicators of market tops. Since RVs were frequently the final pointless toy that people bought (after motorcycles, boats, and massive pickup trucks) in the debt orgy that defines late-stage credit bubbles, booming RV sales often presaged a stock market crash – which … Read more

Germany Goes Full Clown World

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by Chris Black A literal aristocrat was a candidate for a hardcore Maoist party in Germany. 🇩🇪🗳️ La baronne Louisa von Freytag Löringhoff, candidate pour le MLPD (maoïste) dans la circonscription de Gotha – Ilm-Kreis, a obteu 413 suffrages. pic.twitter.com/W6utu7ebuE — mathieu gallard (@mathieugallard) September 26, 2021

NATO is Going Extinct

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by Chris Black Greece and France are forming a new military alliance to protect Europe from Turkey.  Goes without saying that the status quo in Europe is awful, but it’s a positive development in a post-American direction.  Europe historically has been forced by the US to tolerate Turkish harassment, including waves of migrants. Macron is … Read more

For a Minute, I Thought This was in the US

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by Chris Black My opinion of the police intensifies each day. Rare white stag shot dead on street by police in Merseyside https://t.co/6iQZufgCPg — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 28, 2021 The RSPCA recommended leaving it alone as it would eventually make its own way home, but Merseyside police decided it’s better to kill it … Read more

US Home Price Growth Hits 20%! While Fed’s Inflation Target Is 2% (Phoenix AZ Growing At Whopping 32.4% YoY!)

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by confoundedinterest17 The Federal Reserve is dominating the news today as two Fed regional Presidents have resigned (Rosengren [Boston] and Kaplan [Dallas]) for trading irregularities. Speaking of The Fed, their target rate for inflation is 2%. Yet the Case-Shiller 20 metro home price index just rose to 20% YoY for July. Yes, house price growth … Read more