Is Now a Good Time to Buy a House?

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One of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make is whether to purchase a house or not. It is not only the biggest financial decision of your life but also a very emotional one. Those who have put in an offer and have experienced a bidding war and lost the house or got their … Read more

Watch: Pentagon Releases Video of ‘Unsafe’ Chinese Aerial Maneuver Threatening U.S. Jet

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The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) on Thursday revealed that a Chinese fighter pilot performed a highly unsafe interception maneuver against a U.S. Air Force RC-135 over the South China Sea on December 21. The Chinese jet came within 20 feet of the RC-135’s nose during the maneuver, forcing the American crew to take evasive action. … Read more

A Year Of Pain! Investors Struggle In A New Era Of Higher Rates And Goin’ Green, Worst Combined Stock And Bond Returns Since 1871 (Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Was UP 4% In 2022, Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Was DOWN -67%)

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by confoundedinterest17 2022 is one of the record books and not in a Tiger Woods way. Call it a year of pain. First, the US enacted policies that drove up energy prices (goin’ green) that reverberated through the entire economy in the form of higher prices. Second, The Federal Reserve, in attempt to combat runaway inflation, started … Read more

Beyond Hubris – European Bank President Lagarde Says Policy Efforts Must Be Taken to Stop Wage Growth

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by sundance  The ideology of these elitist minded control officers is really remarkable.  The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has given several statements to media saying policy measures must be put into place in order to stop wage growth from fueling inflation. Think about this in the most practical of terms.  Western politicians … Read more

Remember the “work from home” Tech stocks?

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Back in May was the first signal to exit. #amazon #amznhttps://t.co/3vKfbvH6oi — Patrick Karim (@badcharts1) December 31, 2022 Laid-Off Silicon Valley Workers Panic Sell Start-Up Shares As Valuations Crash https://t.co/LzMjzOEcU0 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 1, 2023

Looting and stealing during a blizzard is fine because white people stole this land. She also calls white people “mayo monsters”

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…one woman on TikTok tried to defend the looters by hurling racist insults at white people and making ridiculous excuses for the criminals, such as a TV is a “necessity.” “The Q tip people [white people] are the last ones to ever talk about somebody stealing anything,” she said. “Y’all wouldn’t be in this country … Read more

So Trump’s tax returns are out – and all they found is: Lack of evidence of giving to charity?

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Are you f*cking sh*tting me? Is that all the Dems have, after 4 fucking years & millions of dollars spent in legal proceedings ??? this is the biggest nothing burger in the history of nothing burgers!! Donald Trump’s tax returns reported no contributions to charity in 2020 and nearly $1.9 million in 2017 https://t.co/XQ4XBDopQF — … Read more

Russia will enact martial law, close borders for military-aged men and start a new wave of mobilisation In early January

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If this happens, it will be, in my view, the final test for Russia's social fabric in the face of a fascist regime with no regard for human life. This was a predictable outcome given Russia's battlefield failures. But what lies ahead inside Russia is uncharted territory. — Francis Farrell (@francisjfarrell) December 30, 2022 Now, … Read more

Douglas Macgregor – We have Russia All Wrong

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by Martin Armstrong https://youtu.be/D4WIdDStqeE Douglas Macgregor is a retired U.S. Army colonel and government official, and an author, consultant, and television commentator. He played a significant role on the battlefield in the 1990-91 Gulf War and the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

Central banks buy gold at fastest pace in 55 years

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Financial Times (via Financial Post), Released on 12/29/22 Central banks are scooping up gold at the fastest pace since 1967, with analysts pinning China and Russia as big buyers in an indication that some nations are keen to diversify their reserves away from the dollar. Data compiled by the World Gold Council (WGC), an industry-funded … Read more

IRS Issues Warning About 2022 Tax Returns

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via republicbrief: IRS has issued a crisis warning about 2022 Tax Returns, and the idea of using the tax-collecting arm of the government to harass and punish Conservatives is nothing new. What is new is that Democrat Joe Biden made sure to arm the IRS with weapons, which has sent a chilling message to Americans. In … Read more

A combination of severe depression and conspiratorial beliefs is strongly associated with support for the January 6 riot, study finds

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In a series of two studies, researchers examined the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and depression. Their findings indicate that depression is positively associated with conspiracy beliefs. Additionally, a combination of severe depression and conspiratorial beliefs was found to be strongly associated with support for political violence. Based on their results, the authors of the new … Read more

IN YOUR FACE: Omnibus Bill Flown by (Private) Jet to Biden

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No hypocrisy here…. Fox News Host: "$1.7 Trillion Omnibus Bill getting 1st class treatment. While Americans remain trapped at airports, the 4,000-page bill was flown by jet to President Biden in the Virgin Islands." We hope the bill had plenty of legroom and an aisle seat! pic.twitter.com/9uvq7KVN3Z — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 30, 2022 h/t … Read more