New Chicago Mayor Says Corporations Like Walmart are at Fault When Questioned About Recent Mass Lootings

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by Chris Black What can I say? Elections have consequences. NEW: Walmart is closing 4 of their store locations in Chicago. Gee, I wonder why. Here is Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson defending looters and attacking corporations. “You can’t condone the looting that corporations continue to do every single day when they take tax dollars from… pic.twitter.com/WRQb9EKDww … Read more

Question for So-Called Conservatives

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by Chris Black Conservatives are right to boycott Bud Light and Jack Daniels over Dylan Mulvaney, but when are they going to do the same to Fox News, the GOP and the rest of the authorized right for force feeding them Blair White and Caitlyn Jenner?

Unstable Equilibrium: Hedge Fund Skepticism and the VIX Spell Potential Trouble for Stocks

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by bitkogan Hedge funds and other large speculators have taken the most skeptical view of stocks since 2012. This fact alone doesn’t imply an inevitable market decline. On the contrary, sentiment could change for any reason, leading to a massive short squeeze. In March, the correlation between hedge fund positions and the VIX rose to … Read more

People are going to have to choose between food and paying their mortgage. Europe is heading down a dark path

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by BoatSurfer600 Europe and the rest of the world* Homeowners faced a fresh blow after higher than expected inflation raised fears interest rates could hit 5 per cent. Mortgage holders have been hit by a series of interest rate rises as the Bank of England attempts to bring spiralling price increases under control. Interest rates … Read more

Sen. Rick Scott: “The Federal Reserve has become a monster.” “It’s clear that we need answers and accountability that cannot be provided by the current system.” “We can’t wait any longer for big change at the Fed.” “If we do nothing, we risk repeating 2008.”

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by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sen-rick-scott-the-fed-isnt-owning-up-to-its-failures-we-need-to-make-it-accountable-19d3697c The Federal Reserve has become a monster. The Fed is the world’s largest and most powerful central bank. It spent years buying up trillions in government bonds, mortgage securities, and other financial instruments. Altogether, its assets add up to a staggering $8.6 trillion. Considering that massive balance sheet, and how influential the Fed is … Read more

Something Is Wrong With the Bond Markets!

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by BoatSurfer600 What are the markets preparing for? The US Bond markets are under siege as the extreme front-end rates have decoupled. The 1M T-bill is now at 3.89%, and the 3M T- Bill is now at 5.20%. The spread is at a record 131 bps Sagar Singh LinkedIn  

Public Backlash Forces New Zealand to Cancel Cat-Killing Contest for Children

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NEW 🚨 A competition in New Zealand for children to hunt and kill feral cats has been scrapped following public outcry https://t.co/m0h0f0y52n — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 19, 2023 A competition in New Zealand for children to hunt and kill feral cats has been scrapped following public outcry, with a major animal welfare group on … Read more

Alleged Chinese Operative Arrested By FBI For Opening ‘Secret Police Stations’ Attended Ritzy Dem Events

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An alleged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operative arrested by the FBI on Monday was pictured meeting with several prominent New York Democrats at swanky dinners and campaign events, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found. Lu Jianwang, whom the FBI arrested Monday for conspiring to act as an agent of the People’s Republic of China … Read more

What Inflation Can Do In 2 Years (Shocking Charts)

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As of April, the pace of inflation has slowed from a year-over-year peak of 9.1% to 5%. That’s good news for struggling consumers, but doesn’t tell the whole story of how much more Americans are spending due to rising prices. That’s because the year-over-year inflation only looks back one year, even though inflation has been … Read more

Person interest payments have increased by 100% in the past 18 months. Credit crunch is taking out auto lending home lending and commercial real estate.

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~100% increase in the past 18 months pic.twitter.com/VNLUWHSjKg — Adam Taggart (@adamtaggart) April 19, 2023 Credit crunch is moving forward, taking out auto lending home lending and commercial real estate. Recession signals are 🚨🚨🚨 🔊 https://t.co/xJgzSeqaOL — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) April 19, 2023 70% of Americans are feeling financially stressed, per CNBC. — unusual_whales … Read more

Glenn Greenwald: ‘Criminalizing speech is becoming increasingly common by claiming the speech serves Russia’s interests’

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Here's one of the leaders of one of the groups who is now indicted, Omali Yeshitela of @_InPDUM, speaking at a "Peace in Ukraine" rally last month. Criminalizing speech is becoming increasingly common by claiming the speech serves Russia's interests:https://t.co/i9kmkLYykr — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 19, 2023 Even more chilling is how media outlets cover … Read more

Downtown Portland not looking so hot…

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It was really really beautiful once. Not even that long ago. We never ever go there anymore. 😞💔 — Nancy the Neanderthal 🇺🇸 (@nan_mclellan) April 19, 2023 One store after another shutting down — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 18, 2023