While Bitcoin Fees Soar to Two-Year Highs, El Salvador Pays the Price : IMAGINE PAYING A BANK $20 TO WITHDRAW $100.

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Bitcoin fees have hit a two-year high—and they’re continuing to climb fast. Data from Bitinfocharts shows that the current average price to make a transaction on the Bitcoin network stands at $31.14. The last time it was that high was back in April 2021 after they touched an all-time high of nearly $63 then dropped … Read more

Do Lower Interest Rates Equal Dumber Investments?

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by Aryeh987 The connection may seem totally random, why would the interest rates the Fed borrows and lends at make investments dumb? However, there seems to be a series of incentive structures that correlates the two. The Federal Funds Rate dictates all market returns. Long story short on the math, bonds are priced at the current … Read more

Debt Ceiling Scenarios from the White House

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by bitkogan Despite some movement in the debt ceiling talks, significant progress remains elusive. Reportedly, President Biden has offered the Republicans potential compromises, which include the possible use of unspent coronavirus relief funds in order to cut back on government spending. Following a meeting in the Oval Office yesterday, President Biden and Kevin McCarthy agreed … Read more

Vice President Joe Biden while serving in office, received a $1 million bribe from Romanian real estate tycoon Gabriel Popoviciu.

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Romanian tycoon hired Hunter Biden, ex-FBI chief to help him avoid jail: emails Hunter Biden and his colleagues at a high-powered law firm tried to leverage their government connections in the final months of the Obama administration in a failed bid to help a Romanian real… pic.twitter.com/xjmxKbSLZM — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) May 10, 2023 .@MarcoPolo501c3 'Report … Read more

BlackRock & Other Financial Companies Banned From State Business in Oklahoma Over Woke ESG Policies

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‘It is essential for us to work with financial institutions that are focused on free-market principles and not beholden to social goals that override their fiduciary duties.’ The Oklahoma State Treasurer’s Office has announced that it will bar 13 major financial institutions, including BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, and Bank of America, from doing business with the … Read more

Catholic group sues DOJ, FBI over alleged ‘spying’ on churches

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Biden claims he’s a good Catholic. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com https://www.foxnews.com/media/catholic-hospitals-attorney-reacts-win-against-biden-admins-shocking-threats-force-closures#spark_wn=1 Catholic group sues DOJ, FBI over alleged ‘spying’ on churches Catholic hospitals’ attorney reacts to win against Biden admin’s ‘shocking’ threats to force closures AC

Trump raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours after his indictment

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Former President Donald Trump raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours after news of his indictment in Manhattan became public, according to figures released by his campaign Friday. The Trump campaign said that more than 25% of the donations came from first-time donors to the former president, “further solidifying President Trump’s status as … Read more

Baby born from three people’s DNA in UK first

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A baby has been born using three people’s DNA for the first time in the UK, the fertility regulator has confirmed. Most of their DNA comes from their two parents and around 0.1% from a third, donor woman. The pioneering technique is an attempt to prevent children being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases. Fewer than … Read more

The United States would become a “deadbeat nation” if it defaulted on its massive $31-trillion debt, the president said

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And the solution is? scratching Biden fears for US reputation Calling the debt “the single most important thing that’s on the agenda,” the president went on to claim that “America is not a deadbeat nation,” arguing that it is the “duty” of Congress to raise the debt ceiling in order to avoid a default. https://www.rt.com/news/576031-biden-us-reputation-default/ … Read more

EVERYTHING IS FINE! NOTHING TO SEE HERE!

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by Hephaestus4 This is why I believe bail-ins are going to happen. The Dodd-Frank Act enables banks to bail in investors and even shareholders if the FDIC considers them to big to fail. We have already seen what is going to happen, all the banks that can fail will have their shareholders rekt and the … Read more

Putin – The Globalists provoke bloody conflicts and coups…they destroy traditional family values that make Humans…Human…”

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Is Russia sterilizing their children? Is Putin ‘defunding the Police’? Does he march with ANTIFA/BLM? Does Putin want to legalize Pedophilia? No. “The Globalists provoke bloody conflicts and coups…they destroy traditional family values that make Humans…Human…”-President Putin pic.twitter.com/EIbwAQKV5j — Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) May 10, 2023 WESTERN VALUES ***This is actually unbelievable https://t.co/xW0RW07NHK — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) … Read more

Everyone I disagree with is a extremist. These types of personal attacks are extremely unprofessional for a organization like CNN. Whatever happened to just reporting the news?

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by 2201992 Everyone I disagree with is a extremist. These types of personal attacks are extremely unprofessional for a organization like CNN. Whatever happened to just reporting the news? Calling people a extremist because you disagree with them shows how childish you are. https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1656053977736257543 The prime audience for political news has migrated to this platform. … Read more

CPI comes in at 4.9%, less than expected 5%. Still outpaces Americans’ wages for 25th straight month

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This is the 10th consecutive monthly drop in the US inflation rate. — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) May 10, 2023 Consumer Price Inflation Slows Modestly, Still Outpaces Americans' Wages For 25th Straight Month https://t.co/2Z5sYSzC0G — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 10, 2023 And there it is: shelter/rent inflation has officially topped out, and in May both series … Read more