MARK PULLIAM: How Lawyers Cause Homelessness: The Boise case proves that pro bono litigation is not always “for the public good.”

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Cities in the western United States—Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Venice Beach, San Diego, Phoenix—host some of the nation’s largest populations of bums, vagrants, drunks, drug addicts, and the non-institutionalized mentally ill. These categories of people are typically lumped together under the catchall label “homeless,” a modern euphemism rapidly giving way to … Read more

California Proposes Gas Stimulus Checks

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by Martin Armstrong Free handouts will not combat inflation. The politicians (or their advisors) know this fact but continue to issue free money in exchange for votes. Governor Newsom is proposing spending $11.5 billion to provide Californians with a $400 gas stimulus check. Those with more than one registered vehicle could receive two checks. This is … Read more

Disney announces new 2022 LGBTQ+ clothing collection for kids

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Disney released a new LGBTQ+ clothing line for children on Monday amid the company’s feud with Florida Republicans and Gov. Ron DeSantis over the state’s new parental rights law. The clothing line features the rainbow Pride flag printed on T-shirts, baby clothes, bracelets, sweaters, socks, backpacks and other items. Several products incorporate the flag’s colors … Read more

AN ESTIMATED $163 BILLION FROM PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WERE MISSPENT OR STOLEN – REPORT

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The exact scope of the fraud targeting federal aid initiatives is unknown, even two years later. With unemployment benefits, however, the theft could be significant. Testifying at a little-noticed congressional hearing this spring, a top watchdog for the Labor Department estimated there could have been “at least” $163 billion in unemployment-related “overpayments,” a projection that … Read more

It feels like companies — at least big consumer focused ones — are reaching the limit of what they can do in terms of raising prices.

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It feels like companies — at least big consumer focused ones — are reaching the limit of what they can do in terms of raising prices. https://t.co/2eREVrwItP pic.twitter.com/OOZC5IqDLO — Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) May 18, 2022 Here's retail sales adjusted for inflation: pic.twitter.com/VtD26YY6xe — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) May 17, 2022 Even the cleanest inflation measure – 2-year … Read more

SYSTEM IS RIGGED FOR THE FEW…

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Seen on WSB: “The Fed chairs all sold their stocks at the top, Mark Zuckerberg sold $9 billion worth of shares at the top, Elon sold lots of shares at the very top, and Jeff Bezos left his own company at the top.” — Market Rebellion (@MarketRebels) May 18, 2022 https://twitter.com/MFHoz/status/1526894323790487552 Never trust the Fed … Read more

RED-PILLED: Elon Musk Doesn’t Think He’s Ever Voted Republican. He Says He Will In 2022.

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Technology billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he will be voting Republican in 2022 for the first time possibly ever. On a livestream for the “All-In” podcast, Musk told hosts that “the reality is that Twitter at this point has a very far-left bias.” Musk classifies himself as a moderate, “neither Republican nor Democrat,” and has overwhelmingly … Read more

Elon Musk Won’t Pay Twitter a $1 Billion Breakup Fee for Walking Away

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by ReviewEquivalent1266 With more and more people agreeing that Elon Musk Isn’t Buying Twitter the conversation has moved to whether the billionaire will have to pay the company a $1 billion breakup fee to walk away. They note that Elon agreed that the deal would not be contingent upon due diligence. Typically whenever someone offers to buy a … Read more

Next week’s news articles be like: “The alien attack caused extreme uncertainty resulting in the economic crash. Obviously nobody could have anticipated this”

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I guess the last card which is the Alien card is now being thrown out. They really are getting desperate don’t they… Werner Von Braun Nasa’s ops paperclip scientist from Nazi Germany had already warned on his dying bed to his close assistant Doris that this day would happen and it’s all a lie.   … Read more

Target down -23% in premarket – lookout below

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View post on imgur.com dismal guidance from Target – which warned that inflation was crushing margins – confirmed what Walmart said yesterday, namely that the US consumer is running on fumes. An 11% plunge in the latest weekly mortgage applications only reaffirmed that a hard-landing is inevitable and just a matter of time. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-slide-after-dismal-target-earnings-plunging-mortgage-apps h/t … Read more