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Here's How Americans Heat Their Homes... Americans heat their homes in several ways, if that is natural gas, oil, propane, electricity, wood, and even geothermal energy, among others.  Joshua Stevens, the cartographic editor of Maps.com, published a note highlighting the geographical regions across the Lower 48 that heavily rely on furnaces, boilers, fireplaces, or electric heat pumps. He explained that the choice of heating source primarily depends on the region. "Immediately, you can notice distinct regions that are dominated by each fuel source," Stevens said.  He noted, "The Northeast and Alaska are reliant on oil, while much of the Southeast heats their

The Darkest Is Behind Us By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities For most of our readers, the days are starting to get longer! The shortest day of the year is behind us! That is unequivocally good news, unless you are a vampire. On top of that, there is some hope that the annual shift in Daylight Saving Time (that makes it dark early), will be changed! I think that is good news for many, but it is uncertain to occur. Which brings us to the real question, what will D.C. be like in the coming months and what will it

Trump Threatens To Take Back Panama Canal As He Declares "Golden Age Of America Is Upon Us" Donald Trump warned that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. We’ll see about that! Donald Trump Truth Social 05:12 PM EST 12/22/24 pic.twitter.com/Vkp8r3iwJg — Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) December 22, 2024 “The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing

AI Drone Swarms And Autonomous Vessels: Palantir Co-Founder Warns How Warfare Is About To Change Forever Billionaire venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale is urging for a shift in U.S. military strategy, criticizing the costly, failed attempts to rebuild nations like Afghanistan while championing tech-driven solutions. Lonsdale, a co-founder of Palantir and investor in Anduril Industries, told podcast host Dave Rubin this week that he envisions a future where autonomous weaponized vessels, AI-powered drones, and microwave-based defense systems replace traditional combat, minimizing risk and maximizing efficiency. Lonsdale argued these innovations can protect American interests without spilling the blood of U.S. troops. .@JTLonsdale

The FBI Deserves Kash Patel Authored by John Kiriakou via ConsortiumNews.com, On the surface of things, Kash Patel is the kind of person most of us would want to keep out of government. A MAGA true believer, and Donald Trump’s choice to head the F.B.I., he’s the tip of the spear of Trump’s apparent effort to use the courts to go after his perceived enemies in the media and on Capitol Hill.  The mainstream Democratic-oriented press is apoplectic about the appointment.  The Christian Science Monitor said it most clearly when it wrote that, “Democrats invoke (the notorious late F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover)

DoorDash By Drone: Google's Wing Subsidiary Now Delivers In Dallas-Fort Worth Just what we need at the peak of drone hysteria - more drones in the skies over the U.S. But this latest batch will be courtesy of Google’s parent company Alphabet, whose subsidiary Wing will be "expanding its drone delivery service to DoorDash customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex", according to The Verge. Wing’s drones are designed for small parcel delivery, combining vertical takeoff with fixed-wing forward flight for speed and range. Powered by electric batteries, they feature redundant systems like extra propellers for safety. And starting last week, DoorDash users

Disney Abandons Transgender Storyline In New Pixar Show Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Disney has decided to abandon plans to have a transgender storyline in its upcoming animated series Win or Lose. The show, which centres around characters on a co-ed middle school softball team, was originally scheduled to feature a transgender character. However, The Hollywood Reporter notes that while the character will remain in the show, all references to its transgender identity have been removed. A Disney spokesperson told the outlet “When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children

Waymo Robotaxi Still Has Some Kinks To Work Out Even though Waymo's robotaxis have surpassed the 25-million-mile mark on public roadways, AI trainers have yet to prepare these vehicles for every possible scenario. The latest incident highlights how humans—in certain situations—remain superior. X user Liam McCormick snapped a photo of a Waymo Jaguar I-PACE SUV that ignored traffic cones and work area signs and ended up stuck knee-deep in wet cement.   Oops! @Waymo pic.twitter.com/DM2XaCCQ8C — Liam McCormick (@LiamDMcC) December 20, 2024 "There were ones, but spaced far enough apart that the Waymo was able to drive between them.  New concrete poured in

The Dominoes Are Falling Fast Over The Biden Mental-Health Cover-Up Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, There truly aren’t enough words to describe just how big of a scandal the White House cover-up of Joe Biden’s mental decline really is. As I’ve said before, the liberal media doesn’t feel that it has to protect Joe Biden anymore, and there have been a torrent of stories exposing how Biden’s mental decline was handled for four years. The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and even the New York Times have all hit the story. The fallout from this could be extensive for

"Prank TikToker" Busted After Filming Himself Spraying Walmart Produce With Poison The legacy of prank YouTubers and TikTokers has been an endless plunge into degeneracy for western society; a mindless clamor for online clout, clicks and social media followers that don't necessarily translate to dollars or success.  The new currency of the digital era is attention and narcissistic affirmation.  The new motto:  "I am viral, therefore I exist".   This has created a culture of clout at any cost and a complete abandonment of basic morality or shame.  The more these content "creators" and "influencers" get away with it, the

Berberine: One Of The Most Powerful Tools We Have To Regulate Insulin Authored by Robert W Malone via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), While at the Brownstone Institute retreat near Hartford, Connecticut last year, I heard Dr. Paul Marik speak on repurposed drugs. Of course, this has been one of my passions since the Ebola outbreak of 2014, with the realization that a safe and effective vaccine could not be developed fast enough for any newly emergent highly infectious disease or infectious bio-threat event. As Berberine is derived from plants, it is considered a nutraceutical. svf74/Shutterstock Unfortunately, there is no

Biden Considers Commuting Sentences Of 40 Men On Federal Death Row Multiple outlets are reporting that President Joe Biden plans to use his clemency powers before leaving office next month, with speculation among opponents of capital punishment that he will act on his pledge to end the federal death penalty. Biden is considering commuting the sentences of the 40 men on federal death row, potentially thwarting any efforts by President-elect Trump to resume executions, an exclusive by the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Religious and civil-rights groups, bolstered by Pope Francis's recent prayers for commutation, have urged Biden to act.

"We Have A Serious, Serious Problem On A Global Scale" - Martin Armstrong Warns Neocons "Scared To Death Of Trump" Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong is back with a new round of predictions, and they are not going to make life easy for President Elect Trump.  Armstrong says, “Our computer has been projecting that we are going into a depression in some areas and a recession in other areas." "  A depression most likely in Europe and a recession in the United States up until 2028. . . . At my November conference, everybody

Is 'Dronegate' A Chinese Psyop? Mysterious drone sightings continue over US cities and military bases, with their origins remaining unknown (at least to the public), even as the federal government insists there is no national security threat.  We have offered readers multiple theories, from a drone psyop to push through H.R.8610 (Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act of 2024) and nuclear drone "sniffers." Some lawmakers even pushed the wild idea of an Iranian "mothership" drone carrier off the East Coast.  At the beginning of last week, former US Navy Lt. and F/A-18F pilot Ryan Graves appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast, dismissing claims that drone sightings

Something Is Seriously Amiss In The Labor Markets Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, I have not updated a pair of recession indicators for a while, one of them is mine. Let’s discuss. What is the McKelvey Recession Indicator? Take the current value of the 3-month unemployment rate average, subtract the 12-month low, and if the difference is 0.30 percentage point or more, then a recession is likely. Edward McKelvey, a senior economist at Goldman Sachs, created the indicator. Different Trigger The problem with the indicator is that it has many false positives. I suggest a higher trigger. If we

Make Monroe Doctrine Great Again? Trump Threatens To Take Back Panama Canal Amid Chinese Takeover Fears President-elect Donald Trump seems poised to revive the Monroe Doctrine, signaling a renewed focus that the US will continue Western Hemisphere domination for decades and will no longer tolerate any other competition in controlling strategic maritime chokepoints or natural resources in the region. On Saturday evening, Trump vented on Truth Social how "President Jimmy Carter foolishly gave away" the Panama Canal for one dollar. He explained, "It was solely for Panama to manage, not China or anyone else." The core issue is that China now controls two of

Senate Republicans Create 'Make America Healthy Again' Caucus As RFK Jr. Continues Capitol Hill Tour Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), While Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued his tour of Capitol Hill in a quest to gain backing from lawmakers, a group of Republican senators launched a new caucus to support the objectives of President-elect Donald Trump and his pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, meets with Senators on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec.

US Congresswoman Missing For Six Months Found At Dementia Care Home Term limits for US politicians on Capitol Hill were clearly on Elon Musk's mind Saturday night. A post from X user "The Rabbit Hole" showed that the number of members of Congress over 70 has skyrocketed, nearing 25%—as the baby boomer generation clings to power. Wow https://t.co/eYsO3wwU1W — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2024 Just days ago, a baby boomer swamp creature emerged from the shadows. When they said “DC swamp creatures”, I thought it was just a metaphor 😳 https://t.co/9Qmn92BGkO https://t.co/w7e0Gp1trv — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 20, 2024 Now, another baby boomer

Tesla's Market Cap Nears Half Of Global Auto Industry Tesla shares just reached a new all-time high following Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, propelling the company to a massive $1.5 trillion valuation as of December 18, 2024. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu, highlights the most valuable automakers by market cap worldwide as of Dec. 13, 2024, based on figures from CompaniesMarketCap.com. Tesla Dominance Tesla accounts for nearly half of the market capitalization among global carmakers. Its valuation surpasses the combined value of the next 29 automakers. Rank Name Market Cap (USD) Country Share (%) 1 Tesla $1.4T 🇺🇸 United

All I Want For Christmas... Is Another False Flag Via Visayas Outpost, December 19, 2024 By now I suspect you are all fully conditioned to recognize a Psyop. At least we can enjoy some benefit from the last four years of brain fog. The Drone Happening clearly checks all of the boxes on the BS meter, almost like they want you to notice. So good morning, Readers! I hope you are enjoying your best cuppa coffee. With the news and social media feeds going all berserker simultaneously, we are compelled to press on the mix-tape and give it a think. Nothing like a gajillion

Visualizing $102 Trillion Of Global Debt In 2024 In 2024, global public debt is forecast to reach $102 trillion, with the U.S. and China largely contributing to rising levels of debt. This marks a $5 trillion increase since 2023 alone. Looking ahead, debt levels are projected to increase faster than previously expected as government policies fail to address debt risks amid aging populations and increasing healthcare costs. Going further, rising geopolitical tensions could lead to higher spending on defense, adding strain to government budgets. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows government debt by country in 2024, based on

Bloomberg Is Manufacturing Consent For More Western Meddling In Sudan Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The pretext is to jointly contain Russian and Iranian influence in the broader region amidst their recent setbacks in the Levant... Bloomberg published a detailed piece on Wednesday about how “Russian Guns, Iranian Drones Are Fueling Sudan’s Brutal Civil War”. The content is self-explanatory and presents the Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) change of fortune in the nearly two-year-long civil war as the result of those two’s backing. Russia provides fuel, arms, and jet components while Iran supplies arms and drones in exchange for privileged

Malaria Is Still Endemic In 83 Countries Significant progress has been made in the fight against malaria over the last two decades. According to a new report by the World Health Organization, there were 83 countries in which the disease was still endemic in 2023, down from a total of 108 endemic countries in the year 2000. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of malaria endemic countries decreased from 85 to 83 as a result of Timor-Leste and Saudi Arabia maintaining zero indigenous cases for three consecutive years. The number of deaths have fallen too since the turn of the century, with the WHO

Make Europe Great Again Authored by David Goldman via AmericanMind.org, European self-defense depends on conservative parties, not liberal cowards... My advice to President Trump on how to deal with the mess in Ukraine is simple: you should pull the plug on the Biden Administration’s flailing European peanut gallery. Your friends and allies in Europe want to shoulder the burden of their own defense, but they don’t want to pour money down the drain and risk World War III in Ukraine. Get an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, a war which no sane European wants to fight, and let the sovereigntist parties

US Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Red Sea In Disastrous 'Friendly Fire' Incident In the early morning hours of Sunday (local), two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent friendly fire incident. This comes after more than a year of war against Yemeni Houthi rebels, who have targeted international transit in regional waters. The incident is highly unusual given that US and Western allied coalition ships have come under repeat drone and missile from from the Houthis, but have thus far suffered no disclosed losses. The Western coalition has reported no damage or casualties

Post-Cold-War Geopolitics Worse For Global South Authored by Jomo Kwame Sundaram via via Substack, The new geopolitics after the first Cold War undermines peace, sustainability, and human development. Hegemonic priorities continue to threaten humanity’s well-being and prospects for progress. End of first Cold War The end of the first Cold War has been interpreted in various ways, most commonly as a US triumph. Francis Fukuyama famously proclaimed the ‘end of history’ with the victory of capitalism and liberal democracy. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and allied regimes, the US seemed unchallenged and unchallengeable in the new ‘unipolar’ world.

Aide To California Politician Arrested, Accused Of Conspiring With Chinese Spy To Infiltrate US Politics Authored by Eva Fu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI on Dec. 19 arrested a close associate of a local California politician, accusing him of scheming together with a recently sentenced Chinese spy to amplify China’s influence in the U.S. political circle. The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington on Aug. 12, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Sun Yaoning, also known as Mike Sun, was the campaign manager and close personal confidante to a Southern California city council member that the Chinese authorities

Elderberry: The Immunity Defender That Helps You Fight Cold And Flu Authored by Sina McCullough via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Elderberry has been revered for centuries as a go-to remedy for respiratory infections, fever, and inflammation—both acute and chronic. The herb was detected in the charred remains of ancient settlements, leading some researchers to speculate that elder trees may have intentionally been cultivated thousands of years ago. Elderberry has been used in traditional medicine for centuries. Illustration by Fei Meng In traditional medicine, elderberry is used to treat diabetes, dry skin, diarrhea, headaches, constipation, conjunctivitis, rheumatism, and other ailments.

Syria's Central Bank Gold Miraculously Still In The Vault, Reuters Claims In an astonishing turn of events, amid the recent turmoil and shifts in power that have engulfed Syria over the past 3 weeks, one key component of the country’s wealth which has remained unscathed in the fog of war, at least according to Reuters reporter Timour Azhari, is the Syrian central bank’s gold reserves in Damascus - all 25.8 tonnes of gold worth over US $2.2 billion at current market prices.   According to the Reuters report, while the bank’s FX balances have fallen to just “US$ 200 million

Escobar: Putin's Q&A And Thee Forever Wars Riddle Authored by Pepe Escobar, He spoke for four and a half hours, virtually non-stop, reviewing the results of 2024, mastering all the facts. His Direct Line received over 2 million questions, from Russia and around the world. And he had to crown the performance with a flourish, in an "I did it, my way" vein: "I believe that not only did I simply save [Russia], we moved away from the edge of the abyss." The record would confirm it, compared to the appalling state of the Russia he inherited when first elected

Winners And Losers From Last Night's Government Funding Package After a week of predictable drama, President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday, averting yet another government shutdown because of our government's terminal addiction to spending money we don't have. As we noted earlier, the package limps the government along to March 14, when this is Trump's problem, and includes $100 billion in disaster aid and a one-year farm bill. It notably did not include a debt limit extension demanded by Trump. After passing through the house on the third try, the funding bill passed overnight in the

FDA Updates Recall On Blood Pressure Medication Due To Possible Carcinogen Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A third blood pressure medication was recalled across the United States in the past several weeks, according to a notice updated on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website on Dec. 16. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The notice said that New Jersey-based Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. is recalling Nebivolol tablets in 2.5 milligram doses in 30-count bottles, which are only available by prescription.

It's The Denominator, Stupid! Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, Wrapping your head around Bitcoin’s inexorable rise. In every issue of The Bitcoin Capitalist there is a section called “This Month’s FUD”, where I look at the “Death of Bitcoin” narratives that emerged over the last few weeks and mercilessly debunked them. It’s not hard, because most, if not all Bitcoin FUD vectors are belaboured retreads of three or four themes – all of which have already been litigated. It’s rare to see anything new. We all like to think we're the first to identify a particular flaw, risk, or

Death By A Thousand Talents: University Pays $700,000 To Settle With NASA Over Lead Researcher's Undisclosed China Ties Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The University of Delaware on Dec. 16 settled with NASA after allegedly failing to disclose a professor’s ties to and support from the Chinese regime. In 2020, NASA awarded the university a grant to establish a research center focused on the use of satellites to collect weather, climate, and ocean data, to better understand how sea-level rise affects U.S. coastlines. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, the

US Scraps $10M Bounty On AQ-linked Jolani After One Visit From State Dept Officials On Friday we featured a tongue-in-cheek headline, but which is sadly all too literal and true: Syrian Leader With $10M Bounty On His Head Meets With Delegation From Country That Put The $10M Bounty On His Head. US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf led the delegation along with Daniel Rubenstein, who is expected to stay in Damascus as America's top diplomat there, as they met with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani in Damascus. Damn that Al Qaeda makeover

How The Left Will Defend Its Censorship Regime Against Trump Authored by Bradley Smith via RealClearPolitics, The reelection of President Donald Trump could serve as a historic turning point for free speech in America. President Trump has said he will investigate censorship practices by the federal government, end the rampant disrespect for First Amendment rights on our college campuses, and take on Big Tech’s Orwellian policing of speech on the Internet. If successful, these efforts would make the First Amendment stronger than ever before. Yet President Trump’s opponents will not simply stand by and watch as he dismantles their carefully

US, UK Sanction Georgia's 'Kremlin Friendly' Government Starting weeks ago Washington had threatened the Republic of Georgia with "consequences" amid accusations of rigged elections, after the 'Russia friendly' Georgian Dream Party swept parliamentary elections. And this month, 53-year old Mikheil Kavelashvili of Georgian Dream party was named president after 224 out of 225 members of Georgia's electoral college voted him in (which the main opposition groups boycotted). Large pro-EU protests have all the while a mainstay in the capital of Tbilisi. The United States and European Union are loudly backing the protesters also amid the usual claims of 'Russian interference' in favor of

Massachusetts Is The Most Expensive State To Raise A Kid In, Mississippi Cheapest Although costs vary from family to family, two working parents spend an average of around $23,000 per year raising one child in the United States. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, illustrates the cost of raising a child by state, based on data compiled by SmartAsset as of February 2024. Methodology SmartAsset used the MIT Living Wage Calculator to compare the living costs of a household with two working adults and one child to those of a childless household with two working adults. Costs include expenses for food, housing, childcare

Santa Claus Rally Or Did The Fed Steal Christmas? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Powell & A Government Shutdown Hits Stocks Last week,  we noted the ongoing market churn that could last into this week’s Fed meeting. To wit: “That certainly seemed the case this past week, with the market trading being fairly sloppy. Attempts to push the market higher were repeatedly met with sellers, and we saw a rotation from over-owned to under-owned assets. Notably, that selling pressure arrived as expected, and while such could persist until early next week, we should be getting close to the end

Ukrainian Drones Pummel Russian City Over 600 Miles From Front Line Ukraine's drone and missile attacks deep inside Russia have already been a near daily occurrence, but now these projectiles are reaching further and further into Russia, often utilize Western-supplied weapon systems. "Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the front line," The Associated Press reports Saturday. Aftermath of suicide drone attack by Ukraine in the Russian city of Kazan, via

Dem Rep. Crockett: Hispanic Voters Have "Slave Mentality" And "Can Barely Vote" Authored by Jonathan Turley, One of the most consistent elements of the identity politics practiced by the left is its selectivity. Whether in politics or higher education, the outrage that comes from allegedly racist or insensitive comments is confined to targets on the right. A case in point is the deafening silence after a diatribe by Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, during which she accused Hispanic voters of having a “slave mentality” and said that they “can barely vote.” There was no vaporous segment on The View or condemnations

Chinese Ship Suspected Of Undersea Baltic Cable Sabotage Sails Off  Two days after Swedish police and Chinese authorities boarded the Yi Peng 3, a 225-meter bulk carrier suspected of sabotaging undersea fiber optic cables in the Baltic Sea last month, the vessel restarted engines early Saturday morning and resumed transiting the Danish Straits. Sal Mercogliano, a professor at Campbell University and the host of the What Is Going On With Shipping? show on YouTube, stated on X that Yi Peng "is underway and heading out of the Kattegat toward the North Sea toward the Suez."  Data compiled by Bloomberg confirms Yi Peng has

In Latest Threat To German Democracy, Dangerous Fascist Elon Musk Tweets Six Words About AfD Authored by Eugyppius via eugyppius.com, German democracy, which has existed undeterred since 1949 but is somehow always shaken to its foundations whenever anybody sings the wrong song or holds a televised debate with the wrong person, is once again on life support. Christian Lindner, head of the market-liberal Free Democrats, did much to trigger the present catastrophe on December 1st, when he said that the Free Republic should “dare more Milei and more Musk”. Because there is little distinction between praising Milei and Musk and demanding the return

Cocoa Biggest Commodity Winner Of Year As Food Inflation "Enters Dangerous Territory" One theme we've harped on this year has been the reignition of global food prices, which show little sign of abating as the new year quickly approaches. Among the most impressive rallies has been in the cocoa market, outpacing all major commodities in 2024 amid tightening global supplies. Prices for orange juice and coffee have also surged, highlighting sticky food price inflation. Source: Bloomberg The dire situation in West Africa — home to the world's largest cocoa farms — has pressured bean prices to record highs as crop disease and adverse weather conditions sparked

US Had Foreknowledge Of HTS Offensive To Topple Assad, Prepped Its Proxies To Join Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The US had foreknowledge of the offensive led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and helped another rebel group join the fight, The Telegraph reported this week. The report said the US notified the Revolutionary Commando Army (RCA), a US-funded militia based out of a US base at Al Tanf in southern Syria, to "be ready" for an attack that could lead to the end of Assad’s rule. US training proxies in Syria (Tanf), via

Government Shutdown Averted As Biden Signs Stopgap Spending Bill Update (1120ET): President Joe Biden signed funding legislation to keep the US government operating until mid-March, avoiding a year-end shutdown and kicking future spending decisions into Donald Trump’s presidency. The legislation went to Biden early Saturday morning after the Senate voted 85 to 11 to approve the measure, which sailed through the House hours earlier. “The Speaker did a good job here, given the circumstances,” Musk said on his social media platform X. “It went from a bill that weighed pounds to a bill that weighed ounces.” Biden’s signature extends government funding to March 14 and includes more

Houthi Hypersonic Missile Renders Iron Dome Useless, Slams Into Tel Aviv Area Yemen's Houthi rebels launched its second hypersonic missile attack on Israel in just days, striking the Tel Aviv area early Saturday morning. The attack marked a rare instance where a hypersonic weapon overwhelmed Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, underscoring the challenges posed by these new ultra-fast missiles.  "Between the Yemeni Armed Forces regarding the implementation of a military operation targeting a military target of the Israeli enemy in the occupied Jaffa area with a hypersonic ballistic missile Palestine 2," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced on X.  Footage post on X shows the failed

Strange (Convenient) Narrative Emerges In Horrific Christmas Market Attack... It's a twist that is incredibly convenient for the current failing progressive government in Germany as they face a severe political backlash for their open border immigration policies and a rising tide of populism.  The primary suspect in the Christmas Market terror attacks in Magdeburg, a doctor and refugee from Saudi Arabia, is allegedly also a supporter of the right-wing AfD party, Tommy Robinson, Elon Musk and Alex Jones according to authorities.  50-year-old Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy from the Saudi Arabian city of Hofuf, moved to Germany

Trump Reportedly Plans To Continue Aid To Ukraine But Will Raise NATO Spending To 5% President-elect Donald Trump is expected to continue sending military aid to Ukraine, despite Trump earlier on the campaign trail mocking Zelensky for being the "greatest salesman on earth" for his getting tens of billions of US taxpayers' money with ease. A new Financial Times report has cited European officials who say Trump's team told them he plans to continue military aid to Kiev after his inauguration. He's reportedly trying to calm fears of an immediate US withdrawal of support, and this is connected to an

"Almost All Sectors Are Considering Job-Cuts" – German Bankruptcies Growing By Double-Digits Via Remix News, Germany’s economy continues to tumble, with the Ifo Employment Barometer falling to its lowest level in four years, matching the coronavirus low of 2020. Meanwhile, bankruptcies are growing by double digits... Germany’s economic crisis is defined by a lack of orders, high labor and energy costs, and high regulation, which has led companies to cut staff and delay hiring, leading to the Munich-based Ifo indicator to fall to 92.4 in December, after hitting 93.3 in November. The data used is gathered from a survey of

Swedish Rapper "Gaboro" Gunned Down As Scandinavian Nation Plagued With Gang Violence A shocking video surfaced on X early Friday, appearing to show an assassin holding a smartphone to film the killing of Swedish rapper "Gaboro." This brutal execution highlights the ongoing plague of gang violence in the Scandinavian nation amid a national migrant crisis. Swedish rapper Gaboro was chased down by an individual holding a smartphone and filming with what appears to be a 9mm pistol. According to the Mirror, the assassination occurred in the city of Norrköping and comes just six months after rapper "C.Gambino" was gunned down.  🇸🇪 Famous Swedish

NATO Must Talk Turkey Submitted by Todd Baumann, the Director of Operations for Special Guests Publicity The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) hasn’t just outlived its usefulness. One of its member states has been wearing out its welcome since the fall of the Soviet Union. Turkey was considered a secular nation when it sought entry into NATO after World War II. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Turkey has been attempting to resurrect its Islamic fundamentalist, Ottoman roots. Sadly, we the people of the United States are obligated to protect and defend it. Exactly 30 years ago, in 1994

Escobar: Anarchy In The Levant - Your Future Dream Is A Chaos Scheme Authored by Pepe Escobar, Tehran and Moscow harbor no illusions – and are preparing accordingly. The war on BRICS is just getting started. Syria as we knew it is being eviscerated in real time – in geographic, cultural, economic and military terms – by an appalling confluence of mercenary Rent-a-Jihadi mobs and psychopathological genocidals praying at the altar of Eretz Israel. All of that is fully supported by rabid NATOstan hyenas – masters of narrative control – and fully intertwined with the eradication of Palestine. Across the

Diddy, Deadpool, & The Donald: 2024 In Google Searches 2024 will be another year not forgotten any time soon. A look at the biggest trending Google searches can serve as a reminder for just some of the events and situations that have shaped our world over the last 12 months. The following chart, via Statista's Anna Fleck, looks at the most-googled terms between January 1 and November 23. You will find more infographics at Statista At the top of the trending news-related searches was the U.S. election. With 3.7 billion people having had the opportunity to go to the polls worldwide this

Trump Could Tariff NATO Allies That Do Not Pay Up Authored by Anders Corr via The Epoch Times, Russia launched almost 300 drones and missiles in a coordinated attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Dec. 13. The attack is an apparent attempt to further terrorize Ukrainians into surrender by destroying their heat and light in the middle of winter. The war has dragged on for almost three years now, and Ukrainians are getting tired. Their army is depleted of personnel and weapons. Gallup’s latest surveys indicate that 52 percent of Ukrainians want to end the war, even if that means giving

Rocking Around The Plastic Tree For some families, the search for the right Christmas tree is an annual event. However, as Statista's Felix Richter reports, for large shares of Americans and Brits though, this search may have ended a long time ago - the perfect tree already sitting safely in the attic or garage, ready for its glorious but fleeting return to the living room. As new survey data from Statista Consumer Insights shows, it's a different story in Germany. You will find more infographics at Statista There, at the home of the Christmas tree tradition, the practice is still very much

Never Underestimate The Power Of Unfinished Business Authored by Robert Malone via The Brownstone Institute, The Fathomless Bottom of the Deep State The Senior Executive Service (SES) class of federal employees was created under President Carter through the passage of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. The SES was established to “…ensure that the executive management of the Government of the United States is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the Nation and otherwise is of the highest quality.” Another Carter-created component of the State, as is the Department of Education. The SES employees were supposed to

Trump-Era Official Blasts Canada Over Fentanyl Super Labs & Transnational Crime Gangs  President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose a sweeping 25% tariff on all goods and services from Canada, aimed at pressuring the neighbors to the north to curb cross-border fentanyl and human smuggling, has thrown Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government into a state of turmoil.  Trade between Canada and the US is the largest of any two nations, with cross-border trade totaling $926 billion in 2023—roughly $2.5 billion daily. This dark tariff reality for Trudeau of not responding adequately to Trump's border security demand risks pushing Canada into an economic crisis.  In response, the Canadian government unveiled

Parents' Rights Group Reveals Dept Of Ed Spent $1 Billion On DEI Since 2021 Authored by Elad Vaida via Campus Reform, A parental rights group published a report showing that the Department of Education has spent enormous sums to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Parents Defending Education works to “reclaim our schools from activists imposing harmful agendas.” It published its report on Dec. 12 demonstrating that, since 2021, the Department of Education has spent $1,002,522,304.81 to promote DEI at “universities, school districts, and nonprofits.” That sum includes $489,883,797.81 for “DEI Hiring,” $343,337,286 for “DEI Programming,” and $169,301,221 for “Based Mental health/Social Emotional Learning.” 

Check Your WiFi Router Brand... US Mulls Ban On Chinese-Made TP-Link Chinese TP-Link routers, the best-selling ones on Jeff Bezos' Amazon, have been intensely scrutinized by US investigators due to links to multiple Chinese cyberattacks. This has prompted US officials to consider a potential ban on these routers, citing national security concerns.  Sources familiar with investigations at the Commerce, Defense, and Justice departments told the Wall Street Journal that a nationwide ban on TP-Link routers could come as soon as next year.  WSJ noted that the Shenzhen-based router manufacturer accounts for an alarming 65% of the US router market in homes and small businesses, adding, "It is also

'Hawk Tuah' Influencer Breaks Silence After Memecoin Rig-Pull Allegations Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, Hailey Welch, the influencer behind the viral ‘Hawk Tuah’ TikTok video, has released a statement after a memecoin bearing her handle pumped and dumped quickly after its December launch. In a Dec. 20 X post, Welch said she was “fully cooperating” with lawyers who represented investors in the Hawk Tuah (HAWK) token. The crypto users filed a lawsuit against the project’s creators and partners - Welch herself was not named as a defendant in the suit - alleging they engaged in the promotion and sale of an unregistered securities

Eggflation: Dozen-Pack At Supermarket Hit Record Highs As Bird Flu Ravages Farms New retail price data shows supermarket prices of a dozen eggs have soared to record highs. The surge comes amid an ever-expanding bird flu outbreak that has led to the culling of millions of birds, denting the size of the nation's egg-laying hen population.  Bloomberg cited Expana data showing that a dozen eggs in the Midwest cost about $5.67 this week, exceeding the record high of $5.46 set in December 2022.  Source: Bloomberg Expana's managing editor for eggs in the Americas, Karyn Rispoli, explained that a "potent combination of avian flu-related production losses and heightened retail

Yes, Abolish Daylight Saving Time Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, For all our lives, we’ve been subjected to forced seasonal time change. Spring forward, fall back. That’s how we learn from childhood how to remember this. We are also told the reason early on. We are extending daylight hours. But only a moment’s thought reveals this to be untrue. The light you gain from a one-hour change is borrowed from later in the day. Government cannot magically make the day longer. It’s like the old joke, supposedly from an “old Indian” who points out that you cannot

Stoking Fears Of Rape By Coyotes, Texas To Use Mexican Billboards To Scare Migrants Off Texas has launched a billboard campaign in four Central American countries that uses pointed language -- some of it brutally frank -- to scare away would-be illegal immigrants from trying to make the dangerous journey into the United States.  "[The billboards] give potential illegal immigrants thinking of leaving their home country -- and those already on the way -- a realistic picture of what will happen to them on their journey or if they illegally cross into Texas," Gov. Greg Abbott said at a Thursday

Interpreting Putin's Remarks On Syria, Israel, And Turkiye Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Putin commented on Syria’s regime change during his annual Q&A session on Thursday. According to him, Russia’s military intervention succeeded in its goal of preventing the creation of an Afghan-like terrorist enclave. The groups that just seized power there, including terrorist-designated and -affiliated ones, have apparently changed their views over the years. That’s why the West wants to establish relations with them. The regime change therefore can’t be seen as a defeat for Russia. Putin then defended his armed forces’ conduct during recent events by claiming that Russia no longer

CNN Reveals "Troubling" Poll: American Trust In Vaccines Is Plummeting American trust in medical institutions and vaccine technology has been plunging the past several years, and though the media treats this as a "troubling" and dangerous development for our society the shift might represent a positive change.  The activities of Big Pharma have gone largely unchecked and unchallenged for many decades.  The FDA has a revolving door policy, allowing pharmaceutical executives to exit their companies and work at the agency with impunity, then leave again and return to their former jobs.  It's not hard to understand how this creates a

Florida Officials Say Federal Government Has "Stonewalled" State Investigation Into Would-Be Trump Assassin Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Florida’s governor and attorney general on Dec. 18 accused the federal government of blocking a state investigation into Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate then-former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody alleged that the Department of Justice informed the state that it had to suspend its investigation into Routh, citing a federal law about prosecuting crimes against significant public figures. “It was made known that they intended to

US Reveals It Has More Than Twice As Many Troops In Syria Than Previously Disclosed Only now after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad does Washington come clean about the actual number of American troops it has in Syria. On Thursday, the Pentagon revealed it has roughly 2,000 troops occupying northeast Syria, home to the country's vital supply of oil and gas, which is over twice the number it has been officially disclosing for years. The US has occupied Syria's oil and gas regions for years. US military spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said this has been the figure for

Judge Rejects Federal Government Request, Allows Derek Chauvin To Examine George Floyd's Heart Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A federal judge has turned down the federal government’s bid to stop Derek Chauvin from examining George Floyd’s heart tissue. “The Court is not persuaded by the Government’s arguments, which provide no compelling reason that the Court should change its previous determination,” U.S. District Judge Paul A. Magnuson said in a two-page order filed on Dec. 19. The order granting Chauvin’s motion to examine Floyd’s heart tissue will stand, he said. Magnuson on Dec. 16 ruled that Chauvin can

Et Tu Jagmeet? Trudeau Game Over Looms As Key Ally Vows To Topple Him In what could be the final act of a political drama swirling around Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has thundered in with a no-confidence motion that could topple the government, Reuters reports. "We will put forward a clear motion of non-confidence in the next sitting of the House of Commons," said Singh. The motion, set to unfold as the House of Commons returns from winter recess on January 27, has sent shockwaves through Ottawa's political corridors already rattled by

"He Has Good Days & Bad Days": WSJ Exposes Concerted Effort To Conceal Biden's Mental Decline Authored by Jonathan Turley, In an explosive exposé, the Wall Street Journal has revealed how the mental decline of President Joe Biden was pronounced from the start of his term. However, cabinet members and other Democrats lied to the public about his declining levels of acuity and engagement. That effort succeeded largely with the help of an alliance with the media, which showed little interest in whether the President was actually running the government. After President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, the solid wall

Will Trump Tariffs Kill Commercial Real Estate? Via SchiffGold.com, Will the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on Chinese, Mexican, and Canadian imports could send shockwaves through the already vulnerable U.S. commercial real estate market? With a 10% tariff on goods from China and 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, the additional cost will be passed along to the US builder and consumer — and is a stiff repudiation to the notion of free markets. The Fed has predictably failed to get inflation under control before starting its rate-cutting bonanza, and tariffs will cause prices to skyrocket for materials like aluminum

At Least 2 Dead, 60 Injured After Car "Attack" On German Christmas Market, Saudi Driver Arrested Watch Live UK News Summary: At least 2 dead At least 60 injured The suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who first came to Germany in 2006 Suspect has been arrested. "Lone perpetrator" *   *   * Update (1650ET) : AP reports that at least two people are dead and at least 60 injured in what authorities suspect was an attack. The driver of the car was arrested shortly after the car barreled into the market at around 7 p.m., when it was busy with holiday shoppers

60 To 80 Injured After Car "Attack" On German Christmas Market, Saudi Driver Arrested Watch Live UK News   *   *   * Update (1534ET): Government spokesman Matthias Schuppe told German media outlet WELT that the car-ramming incident at a Christmas market in Magdeburg "was an attack." City spokesman Michael Reif stated that initial reports suggested it was an "attack on the Christmas market." WELT reported that the suspected perpetrator is in police custody. Security sources told the outlet that the male driver is of Saudi Arabian origin and was born in 1974. Elon Musk called for the resignation of Chancellor Olaf Scholz: "Scholz should resign

Syrian Leader With $10M Bounty On His Head Meets With Delegation From Country That Put The $10M Bounty On His Head On Friday for the first time top Biden administration envoys met with Abu Mohammed al-Jolani in Damascus. Ironically the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, who has reverted to going by his birth name of Ahmad al-Sharaa, is wanted by the FBI for terrorism and still has a $10 million bounty on his head. That didn't stop Barbara A. Leaf, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and a Biden admin delegation from meeting with the HTS leader in Damascus, where

Trump Effect? China's 1Y Yield Crashes Below 1% For First Time Since GFC For the first time since the Great Financial Crisis (2008/9), short-dated Chinese bond yields have plunged back below 1%. In fact they are now at record lows... Source: Bloomberg As we head into the end of the year, impatient investors are left waiting for a real plan to underwrite consumption (as yields melt inexorably lower), and capital flight accelerates (spurred by concerns about yuan weakness). China suffered a record fund exit last month under the category of securities investment, according to official data released this week. The drop in

Big Lots Announces It Will Start Going-Out-Of-Business Sale At All Stores Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Discount retail store chain Big Lots announced Thursday that it will initiate “going out of business” sales at all its remaining locations after it was unable to reach an agreement with an investment firm. “In parallel with these efforts, the company is preparing to commence going out of business sales at all remaining Big Lots store locations in the coming days to protect the value of its estate,” the company said in a statement, which added that Big Lots will continue

At Least 6 Dead After New Ukrainian HIMARS Attack On Russian Town Cross-border tit-for-tat missile exchanges between Russian and Ukraine are really accelerating fast, and growing in size with each wave. On Friday, Ukraine's military pummeled southern Russia with US-made weapons for the second consecutive day. "Ukrainian forces launched a missile attack on Rylsk in Russia’s Kursk Region on Friday, killing six people, including a child, and injuring ten others," the acting governor of the region Aleksandr Khinshtein announced. He said further according to state media sources that Ukrainian forces had used US-made HIMARS missiles. The US has been supplying these

Denmark Passes The World's First 'Burp Tax'... But This Is No Laughing Matter Authored by Paul Schwennesen via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), Denmark, according to The New York Times (NYT), is going ahead with its livestock “Burp Tax.” Though hotly contested, the Danish government has nevertheless finally settled on levying farmers 300 kroners (~$43) per ton for carbon dioxide emissions, ramping to $106 per ton by 2035. As is the case with many of these farm-targeted green interventions, the action is ludicrously ineffectual at addressing the trumped-up problem, while remarkably effective at further cementing state controls over economic

Trump's Economic Plans Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, Trump will begin his first 100 days with an emphasis on his economic plans. His core economic team is already announced including Russell Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Representative, Kevin Hassett as Director of the National Economic Council, Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury Secretary, and Howard Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce. Hassett and Bessent will form the core of this team with Greer taking the lead on tariffs and Vought taking the lead on budget deficits and fiscal policy. Trump’s economic

Nick Fuentes Survives Apparent Assassination Attempt After Doxxing, Suspect Shot Dead By Police America First's Nick Fuentes says that an armed assassin attempted to take him out on Wednesday evening after he was doxxed. "Last night an armed killer made an attempt on my life at my home, which was recently doxed on this platform," Fuentes posted on X, adding that the assassin was armed with a pistol, a crossbow, and incendiary devices. "He is now dead. I am okay!" Fuentes added. According to police, the would-be assassin committed a triple homicide in southern Illinois early yesterday before he arrived

Schiff: Prepare For A Return To QE Via SchiffGold.com, Peter recently joined Anthony Scaramucci for an interview on Speak Up, a YouTube show hosted on the Wealthion channel. The duo discuss Jerome Powell’s recent statement, pointing out the dissonance between his assertions and reality. Peter also predicts a return to QE-like monetary policy, noting that a recent surge in long term interest rates will likely motivate inflationary policy in 2025. Schiff begins by describing the surprising resilience of the current economic bubble, stressing that policymakers like Powell are not openly admitting their role in enabling it: What surprised me, Anthony, is that the bubble

Trump Wins... And The Censorship Begins Authored by Richard Truesdell and Keith Lehmann via American Greatness, As was proven during the 2024 election cycle, we are well beyond the scope of mere bias in the legacy media. Given the shrinking audience influence coupled with massively declining income from severe loss of cable subscriptions and advertising revenue, American media outlets have chosen a different course: straight-up propaganda intended for consumption by a niche audience, half of which don’t know they’re being lied to and the other half not caring. Broadcasting has been replaced with “wish casting.” How else can we explain the completely lopsided

Six Embassies Damaged In 'Barbaric' Russian Attack On Kiev Yesterday Ukraine launched six US-made long-range ATACMs missiles and four British-made Storm Shadow missiles against Russian territory, many of which were reportedly intercepted over the Rostov region. Russia said in the aftermath that swift and appropriate retaliation would come, and already Friday morning it appears Moscow has made good on its threat. Significantly, major Russian missile barrages have targeted the capital of Kiev. At least one person was killed in the attack, which also damaged a number of foreign embassies. A dozen other people were injured in these strikes. The Kyiv City

Tax Preparer 'The Magician' Pleads Guilty To Defrauding IRS Of $145 Million Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A New York tax preparer, nicknamed The Magician, pleaded guilty to duping the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with fake returns filed on behalf of his clients for several years, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The Department of Justice seal is seen on a lectern ahead of a press conference in Washington on Nov. 28, 2018. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Rafael Alvarez, 61, was charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the United States

Trump Warns EU: Buy American Oil & Gas Or Face Tariff War  "I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large-scale purchase of our oil and gas. Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!!" President-elect Donald Trump warned early Friday morning on Truth Social.  According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, the US trade deficit in goods and services with the EU totaled $131.3 billion in 2022. Following Trump's presidential victory last month, the EU has been gearing up for a potential trade war with Trump.  The good news

50% Of Canadian Manufacturers Considering Layoffs If Trump Tariffs Enacted Authored by Andrew Chen via The Epoch Times, Nearly half of Canadian manufacturers may freeze hiring or lay off workers if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian goods. A survey of 300 manufacturers found that 48 percent are considering these moves in response to the proposed tariffs, according to data released Dec. 19 by Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME). Additionally, 46 percent are considering postponing or cancelling planned capital investments, while 49 percent say they may shift some production to the U.S. if the tariffs

UMich Inflation Expectations Rise, Driven By Downbeat Democrats The headline UMich Sentiment survey rose to its highest since April to end the year, thanks to a post-election surge in Current Conditions that more than dominated a dip in Expectations... Source: Bloomberg Inflation expectations were mixed with the short-term rising and longer-term falling post-election... Source: Bloomberg But breaking down inflation expectation by political party... it's pretty easy to see which way The FOMC leans... Source: Bloomberg Overall, Republicans are significantly more confident than Democrats since the election... Source: Bloomberg UMich's Director of Surveys, Joanne Hsu, notes that "Broadly speaking, consumers believe

Crypto ETFs See Huge Outflows As 'Buy The Dip' Sentiment Soars Bitcoin is extending its tumble from record highs this morning, touching a $92,000 handle before bouncing back a little. The downward momentum saw massive net outflows from ETFs (second largest daily net outflow on record)... Source: Bloomberg But while the net outflows were huge, we point out that IBIT (BlackRock's market dominating ETF) saw ZERO outflows in BTC or ETH)... BTC ETF flows were dominated by ARK and Fidelity... ETH ETF flows... But, amid the collapse, CoinTelegraph reports that the proportion of social posts about buying the crypto dip

Are China's Big Gold Purchases For Protection Against The Dollar... Or To Attack It? Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, After taking a six-month break from an 18-month gold-buying spree, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) resumed its policy of large gold purchases in November. On Oct. 31, gold reached a record price of $2,790.15 an ounce. Although it fell 5 percent last month, it remains about 28 percent higher for the year. What’s behind China’s gold fever? Gold Value Fluctuations Don’t Matter to Beijing Although the value of the PBOC’s gold portfolio is subject to fluctuating market

Shutdown Looms As Johnson To Roll Out 'Very Similar' Spending Package For Friday Vote Here we go... After yesterday's disastrous failed vote on a pared down spending package, speaker Mike Johnson is set to roll out a revised plan for another bite at the apple before tonight's deadline for a federal government shutdown. Except... according to Rep. Anna Paula Luna (R-FL) who just came out of Johnson's office, the next revision - to be voted on at 10am ET - will be "something very similar to yesterday," and that Republicans will not negotiate with Democrats, according to Jake Sherman. Which

GOP To Split Bill, Hold Separate Votes; Still Working On Debt Limit Update (1444ET): House Republicans are now likely to split the bill in pieces and hold different votes. A longer-term debt limit deal is NOT part of it, per Jake Sherman - however it appears that they will attempt to kick the can to March. And now this... exactly how they had it all planned First CR died Second CR failed on the floor Third option lasted a few hours Now, just a clean CR. https://t.co/5KJQ9Ut2y0 — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 20, 2024 🚨📷NEWS -- IN THE GOP MEETING

The View Quickly Walks Back Suggestion Elon Musk & JD Vance Are Plotting To Kill Trump Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The level of batshittery on The View just got ratcheted up several more notches as the cackling witches suggested that Elon Musk is conspiring with JD Vance to get rid of Trump. Host Whoopi Goldberg ranted “Who is in charge? Because I’ve been saying it for a while. I’ve been saying that I think Elon Musk believes he’s President. I do.” “Well, you can call him Vice President,” Joy Behar interjected, prompting Goldberg to continue ranting “I’ve called him Vice

Fed's Favorite Inflation Indicator Holds At 7-Month High The Fed's favorite (until it starts rising) inflation indicator - Core PCE - printed cooler than expected for November (+0.1% MoM vs +0.2% MoM exp) which held it steady at +2.8% YoY (below the expected 2.9%) - tied for the highest since April... Source: Bloomberg However, Headline PCE rose to +2.4% from +2.3% - its highest since July... Durable (and non-durable) Goods Deflation has all but evaporated now... The so-called SuperCore - Core Services Ex-Shelter PCE - rose 0.16% MoM leaving the index up 3.51% YoY (steady at its highest since April)...

S&P Tumbles, Set For Biggest Weekly Drop Since September Ahead Of Massive $6.5 Trillion OpEx US equity futures and global markets are broadly risk-off to end a turbulent week after the US House rejected a temporary funding plan backed by Donald Trump (38 republicans voted against the bill) which would have avoided a gov’t shutdown that otherwise will start a midnight, with trade war concerns mounting (Trump said “I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the US by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas. Otherwise it is tariffs all the

Upscale San Francisco Shopping Center Is Total Ghost Town With Just Three Tenants Authored by Monica Showalter via American Thinker, San Francisco threw out its wokester mayor, London Breed, in favor of a more moderate alternative, and before that, its literally-Chavista district attorney, Chesa Boudin, raised by Bill Ayers, whose only interest was in prosecuting the police. But the damage remains, and not just in the city's abundant bums on the street doing drugs. This is what it's come to: Look at all of these beautiful Christmas decorations at the Crocker Galleria mall in San Francisco. It’s 4:47 PM and

'Tis The Season To Strike: Now Starbucks Baristas Hit Picket Lines In Multi-State Labor Action First Amazon, now Starbucks—'tis the season for strikes. Thousands of baristas at unionized Starbucks locations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle are set to hit the picket lines on Friday after a failed bargaining session over a new labor contract between the union and the coffee chain giant. "TWAS THE STRIKE BEFORE CHRISTMAS!" Starbucks Workers United (SWU) wrote on X, informing Starbucks customers that strikes will persist through Christmas Eve.  SWU continued, "Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company

Invasive 'Murder Hornets' Eradicated In US After 5 Years, Agriculture Officials Say Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The northern giant hornet, dubbed the “murder hornet” for its aggressive nature and potentially deadly sting, has been eradicated from the United States five years after it was first identified in the country, officials announced on Dec. 18. A northern giant hornet is seen in this undated file photograph. Courtesy of Washington State Department of Agriculture Formerly known as Asian giant hornets, the invasive species was first detected in North America in British Columbia, Canada, in August 2019.

Novo Nordisk Crashes Most On Record After CagriSema GLP-1 Results Disappoint Novo Nordisk's top-line efficacy results for its experimental obesity drug, CagriSema, were just released, missing the pharma's estimate of 25% weight loss over 68 weeks, coming in at just 22.7%. This sent shares of Novo in Europe crashing the most on record.  The results:  When evaluating the effects of treatment if all people adhered to treatment1, people treated with CagriSema achieved a superior weight loss of 22.7% after 68 weeks compared to a reduction of 11.8% with cagrilintide 2.4 mg, 16.1% with semaglutide 2.4 mg and 2.3% with placebo alone. In addition

Chinese Agent Pleads Guilty To Operating Secret Police Station In New York Authored by Eva Fu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A New York man has admitted to acting as an illegal Chinese agent by operating a secret police station for Beijing in Manhattan. Chen Jinping, a 60-year-old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 in front of U.S. District Judge Nina Morrison, a development that prosecutors lauded as the latest progress in countering the Chinese regime’s transnational repression scheme. People at a press conference and rally in front of the America ChangLe Association, a now-closed secret Chinese police