Here Are 11 Statistics That Show How U.S. Consumers Are Faring In This Rapidly Deteriorating Economy

by Michael Prices are soaring, there are widespread shortages of certain items such as baby formula all over the nation, and at the same time U.S. economic activity appears to be really slowing down.  Considering all of that, it makes perfect sense why the American people are feeling so negative about the economy right now.  … Read more

Stunning Images Show Potash Train Derailed In Canada Amid Fertilizer Crunch

🚨#BREAKING: Massive train derailment in Alberta Canada 📌#Alberta l #Canada⁰Authorities in Alberta Canada are at the scene and currently underway cleaning up after a massive train derailment with 43 CP Rail train cars carrying potash detailed no injuries were reported pic.twitter.com/fVqXEqWCdd — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 23, … Read more

Federal Trade Commission launches investigation into reports baby formula firms engaged in deceptive practices and price gouging and whether the GOVERNMENT contributed to supply chain chaos that caused widespread shortage

The body is asking for public input on whether state or federal agencies have contributed to the fragile baby formula supply chain FTC Chair Lina Khan said the shortage is ‘causing enormous anxiety, fear, and financial burden for American families’ in a statement on Tuesday Last week roughly 45 percent of formula products nationwide were out … Read more

How do you vote out the WEF?

  Australian eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant tells the World Economic Forum we need a “recalibration” of freedom of speech. Video Sweden could be cashless by 2023 and other countries are following. Digital currency rather than cash will soon be King! (World Economic Forum) Video   h/t berzio

WSJ: If Americans won’t have babies just replace them

by Chris Black The white replacement  “theory” is now mainstream.  Or maybe those folks at the WSJ are Alex Jones types, you know, crazy conspiracy theorists. The interesting thing is that they are not even hiding it anymore.  And why would they?  Nobody cares.  America is not a country anymore, sadly. The Great Replacement theory … Read more

Texas Mass Murderer SALVADOR RAMOS Wrote on Facebook, “I’m Going to Shoot an Elementary School” 30 Minutes Before Attack

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday held a press conference to provide updates on the deadly elementary school shooting. At least 19 children and 2 adults were killed on Tuesday after 18-year-old Salvador Ramos opened fired at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Ramos was involved in a shootout with law enforcement and is now … Read more

Robert Wright: Preparing for payment system fragility

via Robert E. Wright on American Institute for Economic Research: In previous posts, I suggested ways to cope with rising prices (COLA) and food insecurity (wild game and liberty gardens). Inflation creates many problems, including an increased risk of payment system glitches, like the shuttering of banking and credit card networks, leaving individuals economically stranded. Cyberattacks, power outages, … Read more

AEI’s April Home Price Index UP 17.3% YoY As The Fed And “Slowhand” Powell Keep Monetary Stimulus In Place (Bostic Talking About A Pause?)

by confoundedinterest17 All I can say is “Wow.” Tobias Peter and Ed Pinto of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) released their April housing report and it was a doozy. The AEI’s home price appreciation index came in at a blood curdling 17.3% YoY. The reason why home prices are still raging at 17.3% YoY? The Fed’s monetary … Read more

The waxworm is capable of degrading plastic! Their saliva breaks down polyethylene, one of the most used plastics

El gusano de la cera es capaz de degradar el plástico. Investigadores del #CSIC han descubierto que unas enzimas presentes en la saliva de estos insectos deshacen el polietileno, uno de los plásticos más usados.▶️https://t.co/6R3n24XlqE pic.twitter.com/PwMiZE5yJF — CSIC (@CSIC) May 24, 2022 The wax worm is capable of degrading plastic. #CSIC researchers have discovered that … Read more

Do “Flash Crashes” Really Come Out of the Blue?

“Black swans” or “flash crashes” are sudden market moves that shock just about everyone. However, when you watch market price patterns, you can often anticipate a sharp move ahead, in both directions. Watch our European Financial Forecast Service editor explain what to look for. (DJ Norway Stock Index in focus.) Learn more: https://www.elliottwave.com/ElliottWa…

WHO withdraws 12 Biden ‘sovereignty’ amendments amid fierce opposition Proposals cede authority to U.N. agency during health ’emergencies’

Amid charges of ceding U.S. sovereignty to the World Health Organization, 12 of the 13 amendments submitted by the Biden administration for a vote in the World Health Assembly this week in Geneva have been removed from consideration. The amendments were publicized only last month, and it was the advocacy of independent researcher James Roguski that … Read more

Car crash in #LosAngeles. Group surrounds the car and start to loot it. The driver tries to flee and ends up crashing into another car.

https://twitter.com/Tr00peRR/status/1529233866300526592 https://twitter.com/streetpeopleLA/status/1529276338472947722 California is in a crisis of chaos Gavin Newsom's policies have worsened crime and open drug scenes in Skid Row and across California Here's what went wrong and how to fix it:https://t.co/ypgOyfrgII — Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) May 24, 2022   h/t dr0id

CEO Kjerstin Braathen: Energy Transition Will Create Energy Shortages and Inflationary Pressures, But This “Pain” is “Worth it.

Speaking about small and medium businesses in Davos, Norwegian finance CEO Kjerstin Braathen says energy transition will create energy shortages and inflationary pressures, but this "pain" is "worth it." pic.twitter.com/Ne70lRle5W — Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) May 23, 2022 View post on imgur.com https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-biden-incredible-transition-high-gas-prices   h/t dr0id