Student Kicked Out of UK College For Supporting Deportation of Illegal Immigrants

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‘Today my college has refused to take me on for a second year because I made some tweets they didn’t like about Rwanda,” tweeted Liam O’Malley. “That is the state of Modern Britain.” https://twitter.com/PendleShepherd/status/1538958620456628224 According to O’Malley, he has been effectively expelled from Burnley College for endorsing the Conservative government’s immigration policy. Although it has … Read more

Barack and Michelle Obama’s Amazon Audible deal is worth $20MILLION and will feature them in eight episodes each, experts say – after they ditched Spotify amid fallout over exclusivity and how often they had to appear in shows

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Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a $20M podcast deal with Audible The couple will need to contribute two shows with an estimated appearance cap of eight episodes each, industry experts allege  The Amazon-owned company will hold exclusive rights to their content, but will also distribute the shows to multiple podcast platforms The deal comes after … Read more

Sri Lanka PM says economy ‘has collapsed,’ unable to buy oil

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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/sri-lanka-pm-economy-collapsed-unable-buy-oil-85551129 Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, its prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday, in comments underscoring the country’s dire situation as it seeks help from international lenders. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament the South Asian country is “facing a far more serious situation beyond the … Read more

DeFi : Straight out of the horse’s mouths. A review of an Interagency Report on Stablecoins, and the control they want to have over DeFi – while conflating with CeFi.

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by laflammaster I stumbled upon some fun stuff – a report from the US Treasury dept on stablecoins. Document link: Interagency Report on Stablecoins Forward reading – and why you should avoid CBDC: CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) ​ TL;DR; Start The gubment is seeing how much people are moving towards DeFi, and are salivating at the … Read more

Germans Laughed At Trump About Russian Energy

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"Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course," Pres. Trump says at #UNGA, prompting smirks from German officials in gallery at UN https://t.co/sO3ceJeAGG pic.twitter.com/Akf5tVBwwi — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 25, 2018 https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2022/06/21/this-aged-quite-badly-trump-warned-germany-of-becoming-totally-dependent-on-russian-energy-at-the-un-in-2018-whos-laughing-now/

Ramping credit card debt + rising interest rates = trouble for many, many borrowers who are already struggling with their bills.

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Ramping credit card debt + rising interest rates = trouble for many, many borrowers who are already struggling with their bills. pic.twitter.com/wIVtxSDhw9 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) June 22, 2022 Fed Powell facing criticism for inflation missteps…  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won praise for his deft leadership during the maelstrom of … Read more

This smells like 2008… Bulls, you’ve become far too complacent in the face of collapsed performance.

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Demand for adjustable-rate mortgages surges, as interest rates make biggest jump in 13 years Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 8% last week compared with the previous week, bolstered in part by demand for adjustable-rate mortgages, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. A big jump in mortgage rates may have actually spurred homebuyer demand, … Read more