When We Lose Small Businesses…

by Charles Hugh-Smith When we lose small businesses, we lose More than tax revenues. Small businesses receive plenty of lip service but very little appreciation–until they’re gone. By then it’s too late to do anything but mutter, “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” Small businesses aren’t just sources of tax revenues, they’re sources of … Read more

Hunter Biden whistleblowers are ‘scared to death to come forward’ and ‘fear for their lives’ because President’s son’s lawyers and friends are ‘threatening them’, top Republican in charge of family investigation says

The top Republican probing Hunter Biden’s business affairs has claimed that lawyers for the president’s son are intimidating possible witnesses and whistleblowers. James Comer, who heads up the main investigatory body inside Congress, made the explosive claims in an interview with Just the News late on Thursday. The 50-year-old Congressman, who represents Kentucky, said Biden’s … Read more

The global economy is in disarray.

Retail Sales in sweden down 13.4% relative to trend in Sweden. Catastrophic numbers. Is Sweden a canary in the European coal-mine? pic.twitter.com/uRwCtocKnz — Andreas Steno Larsen (@AndreasSteno) April 28, 2023 JUST IN – Taiwan sinks into recession, economy contracts by 3% in the first quarter – worse than expected. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) April 28, 2023 … Read more

Dem Rep. Moore: Work Rules in Debt Limit Bill ‘Would Save a Lot’ But They Force People to Work for ‘Small Businesses’ that ‘Exploit People’

On Thursday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) acknowledged that the stricter Medicaid work requirements in the House Republican debt ceiling bill “would save a lot of money,” having these work requirements “forces” people to work and would help small businesses “that need to exploit people” and that “The people who receive … Read more

Carlson More Popular Than All Cable News Shows

Rasmussen Poll: Carlson More Popular Than Fox News https://t.co/lfwCCWkizI — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) April 28, 2023 Tucker Carlson Had More Views on His First Twitter Monologue on Wednesday Than All Cable News Shows For the Entire Day COMBINED Tucker on Twitter: 72.7MCable News Combined: 53.1M@TuckerCarlson @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/YFZy0iGVl2 — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) April 28, 2023

The liquidity index is dropping sharply, banks are failing…

The #liquidity index is dropping sharply as of the latest read, will the #market follow? pic.twitter.com/vLY2zfMu46 — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) April 28, 2023 Govt & FDIC close First Republic Bank It's official, the 16th largest bank in the USA has failed and been taken over by the FDIC. pic.twitter.com/RisFU9lxeX — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) April … Read more

$1,000 fine if you harass the Homeless in Oregon…

Anewly proposed law in Oregon would allow the homeless to sue municipalities for as much as $1,000 per violation as part of a new initiative to decriminalize homelessness. Sponsored by Beaverton-area Democratic Representative Farrah Chaichi, House Bill 3501—otherwise known as the “Right to Rest Act”—would allow anyone experiencing homelessness to use public spaces in “the … Read more

School Board confronted, local news picks up the story…

WEST JORDAN, Utah. (CITC) — A Utah mayor is demanding one of his local school boards immediately remove more than 100 “pornographic” books from its school libraries. Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs spoke on behalf of his constituents Tuesday. He told the Jordan School District (JSD) school board that “scores of residents” have reached out to him regarding “inappropriate … Read more

Ron Johnson shuts down reporter “you’ve just provided a perfect example of what’s wrong with journalism”

This might bring you some joy. “You’ve said my statements have been debunked. Where and when?” That reporter is just another example that you can sound confident in what you’re saying without having any idea what you are talking about. She should be ashamed. I suspect she’s on the payroll of big pharma. h/t StayCurious

The Biden-Harris 2024 Campaign is Off to an Awkward Start Only 1,800 People Tune In to Watch Joe and Kamala Crash and Burn on Campaign Call

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Thursday evening participated in campaign call with grassroots supporters. Only 1,800 people tuned in to watch the livestream on YouTube. The most popular president in US history. Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff also made an appearance on Thursday evening. Doug Emhoff giggled like a school girl and … Read more

German City Spent Over 14 Million Euros in 1 Month on Hotel Bills for Illegal Immigrants

by Chris Black No one ever said democracy would be cheap. Remix: Germany, like many Western nations, is facing a housing crisis partly driven by mass immigration. As housing and rent prices soar, German taxpayers are being forced to pay hundreds of millions every year to house migrants across the country. In expensive cities such as Hamburg, the … Read more

The FDIC admits to being asleep at the wheel regulating Signature Bank! How many more banks should the FDIC escalated supervisory actions sooner on? At what point should supervisory action be escalated for First Republic?

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2023/pr23033a.pdf   Regulators Knew Silicon Valley Bank Was in Trouble Since 2021, Did Not Step In A closer look at the months leading up to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-largest bank collapse in history, shows that regulators saw the warning signs since last year but did not step in. SVB’s … Read more