NY Mets to celebrate an evening of Chinese Culture. You receive a limited edition Mets hat stylized after the CCP flag

Join us as we celebrate An Evening of Chinese Culture at @CitiField on Aug. 6, featuring festive pre-game programming! Fans who purchase this special offer will receive a limited edition An Evening of Chinese Culture hat. 🎟👉 https://t.co/0XoUpamVCo pic.twitter.com/3IXyilhDNS — New York Mets (@Mets) July 29, 2022 h/t Clayton Bigsby

Over 80% of global countries are experiencing inflation over 6%. And these numbers are underreported. Buckle up.

by BoatSurfer600 All over the western world, wages are being outstripped by runaway inflation, yet the central banks are still not tightening for real, and continue to create trillions out of thin air for their bond-buying sprees. https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Inflation/Australian-inflation-rises-to-21-year-high-peak-still-to-come Annual CPI exploded to 6.1% from 5.1% in June, more than 2x wage-growth gains

Cop goes on shooting rampage in China…

Police in China’s Sichuan province are hunting for a decorated police officer who killed three people and injured two others in a Tuesday afternoon shooting rampage. The authoritarian Chinese Communist government has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world. The suspect, identified in Chinese media as Li Qiang, is a 36-year-old police … Read more

DISPATCHES FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH: Facebook, Instagram Posts Flagged as False for Rejecting Biden’s Recession Wordplay.

via REASON: Last week, the White House published an online article disputing the standard definition of an economic recession: i.e., two consecutive fiscal quarters in which GDP growth was negative. “Both official determinations of recessions and economists’ assessment of economic activity are based on a holistic look at the data—including the labor market, consumer and business spending, … Read more

Shakira faces 8 years in prison for tax fraud…

Prosecutors in Spain said Friday they would ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison, if she is convicted in her expected trial for alleged tax fraud. Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 … Read more

Slowdown! US 30Y Mortgage Rate Declines To 5.28% Despite Fed Rate Hikes (Global Recession Alert!)

by confoundedinterest17 After breaking the 6% barrier back in June 2022, Bankrate’s 30-year mortgage rate has backed-off to 5.28% despite Federal Reserve rate hikes. The reason for the decline in the US Treasury 10-year is, amongst other things, a global economic slowdown (partly due to the US and Europe “going green” and cutting the supply … Read more

Chinese invasion of Taiwan may come sooner than expected

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The timeline for a potential Chinese attempt to take Taiwan by force seems to be getting shorter. Driving the news: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Biden not to “play with fire” over Taiwan on Thursday, according to the Chinese readout of a call between the two leaders. That contentious exchange comes with Beijing threatening … Read more

China Accuses Biden of Lying About Bringing Up Forced Labor and Genocide on Call With President Xi

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the White House’s claim that President Biden addressed “genocide” and “forced labor” on a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday told the media that the president raised ethical concerns over forced labor and ethnic genocide in China. The Chinese MFA denied … Read more

The economic crisis in Pakistan deepens…

Many of the particular root causes of Pakistan’s situation are different than in Sri Lanka — they didn’t ban synthetic fertilizer or engage in sweeping tax cuts. The political situations of the two countries, though both dysfunctional, are also different (here is a primer on Pakistan’s troubles). But there are enough similarities at the macroeconomic level that … Read more

Baby formula crisis WORSENS as out-of-stock levels hit 30%: Parents accuse Biden of forgetting about them and mom struggling to feed twins says ‘I’m sure these politicians’ babies eat’

The US reported a 30% out-of-stock rate for formula nationwide, based on data from the week ended July 24 Arizona and Wyoming reported the highest out-of-stock rates in the country, at 44% and 42% respectively Biden tried to alleviate the crisis by making it it easier for foreign manufacturers to get shipments into the US Regardless, … Read more

Investors are snapping up homes at a furious rate — in some regions they bought up to 20% of houses for sale

Not content to blow the biggest housing bubble in history, the Fed has gifted its Wall Street vulture fund accomplices with unlimited amounts of Yellen Bux “stimulus” so they can outbid legit homebuyers while running up housing prices for everyone, and driving rents into the stratosphere. Gen-Z, most of you don’t have a hope in … Read more