Report: Illegal Aliens in U.S. Up 1M Under Biden, Total now 15.5M, Costing Taxpayers $143.1 Billion a Year

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) released an analysis using U.S. Census Bureau data that shows the illegal alien population has ballooned since Joe Biden took office by one million, bringing the national overall total to 15.5 million at a taxpayer cost of $143.1 billion a year. Just over the course of Biden’s first … Read more

[CNN] A major recession is coming, Deutsche Bank warns

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/26/economy/inflation-recession-economy-deutsche-bank/index.html “We regard it…as highly likely that the Fed will have to step on the brakes even more firmly, and a deep recession will be needed to bring inflation to heel,” Deutsche Bank economists wrote in its report with the ominous title, “Why the coming recession will be worse than expected.” If inflation does stay … Read more

Northern Ireland faces loss of 1 million sheep and cattle to meet climate targets!

Northern Ireland will need to lose more than 1 million sheep and cattle to meet its new legally binding climate emissions targets, according to an industry-commissioned analysis seen by the Guardian. The large-scale reduction in farm animals comes after the passing of the ​​jurisdiction’s first ever climate act, requiring the farming sector to reach net-zero … Read more

DXY, dollar index, at 20 year high! Can the Fed either stopped tightening or began loosening?

Survey: 85% in U.S. Worry About Inflation The financial website WalletHub took the pulse of Americans as the Federal Reserve is poised for a rate change.  John S. Kiernan, managing editor of the site, wrote about the survey: Federal Reserve rate hikes can send shockwaves through stock markets and put many people to sleep. But … Read more

Doom Porn and Empty Optimism

by Charles Hugh-Smith If we can’t discern the difference between doom-porn and investing in self-reliance, then solutions will continue to be out of reach. I’m often accused of calling 783 of the last two bubble pops (or was it 789? Forgive the imprecision). Like many others who have publicly explored the notion that the status quo … Read more

Amish Farmer Faces $250K Fine, Jail Time And Losing His Sustainable Farm For Processing His Own Meat

Amos Miller’s private food club members say they don’t want their grass-fed meat treated with the chemical preservatives required by all USDA-approved processing plants Amos Miller says he is being persecuted by the federal government for practicing his religious freedom to raise and prepare food the way he believes God intended food to be raised … Read more

META/Facebook Claims to Have Had a Great Quarter

by Chris Black Unlike Google and Netflix, the Zucc seems to know what he’s doing lately. Facebook Soars After Reporting Solid User Growth Despite Revenue Miss And Weak Guidance https://t.co/bLSkfuIaPp — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 27, 2022 Solid user growth basically means they turned all the banned accounts back on. I don’t know many young ones … Read more

Lord Fauci Throws in the Towel, Declares Pandemic Over

by Chris Black Well well well, what do you know? Fauci: U.S. is ‘certainly’ out of pandemic stage of COVID-19 | Just The News https://t.co/Rc0B5wz57N — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) April 27, 2022 First true thing he’s said in years. The White House didn’t get the memo. Or they don’t trust THE SCIENCE maybe, who knows? … Read more

[WSJ] Facebook Parent Meta Expected to Post Slowest Revenue Growth Since IPO

https://www.wsj.com/articles/meta-platforms-facebook-fb-q1-earnings-report-2022-11651022191 Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is expected to post its slowest revenue growth on record as the company navigates growing competition for users and privacy headwinds in its advertising business. Meta’s stock price was battered in February when it posted quarterly results that showed a sharper-than-expected decline in profit, a gloomy revenue outlook and … Read more

“History made!” as first burger is purchased with ApeCoin. spoiler: it’s just like using a credit card except you pay a $10 gas fee.

Vids or it didn’t happen 🔥 History made with the first ever ApeCoin purchase at the Bored & Hungry grand opening 🦍🪙 🎥: @frensHouse#BAYC #apecoin #crypto #nft #nftcommunity pic.twitter.com/vhV7F7bcRQ — Bored & Hungry | Home of America's Best Burger (@BorednHungry) April 19, 2022 h/t synthpop

The Trouble For Big Tech Stocks In Two Charts

by jessefelder This month (so far) has been the worst for the Nasdaq since the stock market was in the throes of the Great Financial Crisis back in 2008. And it shouldn’t be hard to understand what is plaguing the Big Tech stocks that make up the bulk of this index. In addition to capital flows, macro economic trends, risk … Read more