Americans are showing signs of financial stress as they add $148 billion in debt and fail to pay off their credit cards

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via fortune: “Credit card balances were flat in the first quarter, at $986 billion, bucking the typical trend of balance declines in first quarters,” researchers wrote in the report. “US households showed signs of increasing financial stress in the first quarter, with credit card balances not declining in the way they typically do at the … Read more

The end of the USD as the global reserve currency is approaching soon. Prepare accordingly.

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by Illuminati_MMXX The United States Dollar has been the worst performing currency of the G-10 countries over the past month. The United States Dollar has lost more than 10% of its value in the last 6 months comparatively. France’s (the 2nd richest country in the European Union) Emmanuel Macron stated recently that “international dependence on … Read more

According to Durham on the Russian Collusion Hoax, Hillary Clinton was briefed in August of 2016 by CIA Director John Brennan to President Obama, VP Biden, AG Loretta Lynch, and FBI Director Comey.

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by freestateofflorida Link to post (read the screenshots): https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1658196453573926953?s=46&t=rQks-ZMtRHGDrfJntd-foQ So Biden has collaborated with the CIA to try to rig an election twice, but Republicans don’t want to file articles of impeachment because that would be too polarizing?  

US Treasury Short Curve Remains Steeply Inverted As Yellen Warns ‘Time Is Running Out’ Ahead of Biden-McCarthy Meet (Treasury Cash Balance Getting Really Low)

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by confoundedinterest17 I used to think that The Kabuki Theater surrounding the raising of the US debt limit and passing a Federal budget would be over by now. But since Biden is being controlled by the hard left “Progressives” in Washington DC, he may be reckless enough to let the US default just so he … Read more

There’s a massive divergence between CDS price and the $VIX… “vol control funds alone have added about $72B in US stocks in the past 3 months…”

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There’s a massive divergence between CDS price and the $VIX 👀 Notice how they typically move together Image: HolgerZ pic.twitter.com/lrjcjcU9F2 — Cheddar Flow (@CheddarFlow) May 15, 2023 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1658430314052460546 1930 vs 2023 🚨 This impending decline could be much steeper than 1930, but the total downside will likely be less once the Fed finally panics. After … Read more

Singapore records lowest birth rate for 60 years

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via RT: Singapore has further relaxed its restrictions on women freezing their eggs, raising the age cap for the procedure from 35 to 37, the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social and Family Development announced on Monday, with the new regulations set to take effect in July. The move comes as Singapore’s birth rate … Read more

DECLINE IS A CHOICE: Chicago’s new woke mayor is signed in and vows to tax the rich and big business to pay for progressive agenda – as major firms vow to PULL OUT of city.

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  via dailymail.co.uk: Companies are already vowing to leave Chicago over additional taxes promised by its new mayor – a progressive tasked with addressing the city’s dwindling image under predecessor Lori Lightfoot. Sworn in early Monday, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson beat out more moderate Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas earlier this month to earn the hallowed … Read more

Biggest treasonous scandal in U.S. history against a sitting President and “we the people” was exposed yesterday

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The biggest treasonous scandal in U.S. history against a sitting President and "we the people" was exposed yesterday – and some people spent the entire day tweeting about DeSantis. Talk about tone-deaf and out-of-touch. If you can't give the primary a rest for just one day and… — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) May 16, 2023 pic.twitter.com/vascijGW89 … Read more

This recession is starting to look like a depression

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by BoatSurfer600 Think back to a faraway time when Vice Media was a darling of the journalism landscape. It sported a hefty $6 billion valuation, had a high-profile documentary series on HBO, and web traffic soared largely thanks to a certain polarizing president who’d just taken office. The year was 2017. Fast-forward to the present, … Read more

Russia Reports Patriot Air Defense System Destroyed in Kiev

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⚡️#BREAKING Russia's defence ministry: Russian forces destroyed patriot air defence system in Kyiv — Global News Monitor (@GlobalNewsMontr) May 16, 2023 Proofes, guys pic.twitter.com/bGVsxDUvZv — Mr. Miracul (@MMiracul) May 16, 2023 ⚡️Russian MoD claims that its air defense systems intercepted seven Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles — Global News Monitor (@GlobalNewsMontr) May 16, 2023 https://twitter.com/_/status/1658417301916471296 … Read more

Credit cards maxed out? Home Depot plunges after worst revenue miss in 20 years

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via Zerohedge: Ahead of this week’s earnings-season ending barrage of retail data, analysts and traders were asking if the strong consumer spending momentum from early in the season would carry through or if we would see an uglier side to the US consumer. The answer was delivered moments ago from Home Depot, is decisively the latter. Home … Read more

Google Trends reported last week that searches for “how to make friends,” “where to make friends,” and “where to meet people” reached an all-time high.

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Google, $GOOGL, Trends has reported that searches for “how to make friends,” “where to make friends,” and “where to meet people” had reached an all-time high, per Bloomberg. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 16, 2023 The US Surgeon General released a report this month declaring that loneliness is at epidemic levels. And Google Trends reported last week … Read more

Too many officials operate in a culture of impunity…

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TAR. FEATHERS. Diverse Group of Organizations, Law Professors Call on Supreme Court to Hear Case of Grandmother Arrested for Criticizing Local Government Officials.   At the end of April, IJ filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to reverse the Fifth Circuit’s ruling providing qualified immunity to a mayor and a … Read more