The Economy Biden Wants Plus: Trump wants to cut federal spending, Mike Solana wants to save San Francisco, Canada wants to throw thought-criminals in jail, and more… LIZ WOLFE Released this morning: The jobs report, released at 8:30 this morning, shows that in May employers added 272,000 jobs, up from […]
By Romegas The World Bank has just updated its data on the size of the world’s economies where it states that since 2021, the Russian economy has become the fourth largest economy in the world, surpassing both Japan and Germany. The metrics are based on purchasing power parities (PPPs). […]
The war on limits is self-limiting Mary Harrington May 24, 2024 Initially delivered as the first in the Protopia Conversations series, 23 May 2024 at Ateneu Barcelonès The argument which became Feminism Against Progress began as an exploration of the tensions between environmentalism and liberal feminism. To take […]
June 6, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Hello! Next time you shop at T.J. Maxx or Marshalls and speak to an employee, be sure to smile — you might be on camera. Some stores are having workers wear body cameras to deter shoplifters. In today’s big […]
June 4, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Hello! You can rest easy knowing Costco’s beloved $1.50 hot dog combo is “safe,” according to its new CFO. In Friday’s newsletter, I asked whether your opinion of former President Donald Trump had changed in light of […]
June 3, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Welcome back! Lifestyle creep can get the best of us, but it can lead to some serious financial stress. A Harvard professor shares tips for nipping it in the bud. In today’s big story, we’re looking at China’s […]
June 2, 2024 • 3 min read with Matt Turner Welcome back to our Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. Pet owners spent an estimated $3.9 billion on pet insurance in 2023. You’ll want to read this before buying it for Kitty and Flopsy. […]
May 30, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Almost Friday! You’ll likely never be as rich as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, but you can start to write emails like him. More on his “TL;DR approach.” It’s the last day of our Memorial Day sale for 80% […]
Speaking Security Newsletter | Note n°241 | 25 March 2024 Stephen Semler Mar 25, 2024 Share Sixty-eight percent of the FY2024 discretionary budget is for military and law enforcement-related programs. This $1.1 trillion total includes the annual spending bills for the Pentagon (which makes up 70 percent of […]
PharmaHeretic May 28, 2024 Over the past few months, many of you might have come across social media posts and news reports about very large increases in the price of fast-food in USA in the past two years. These reports have, thus far, caused a set of very […]
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2024 No historical basis exists to disarm a person permanently merely for conviction of “a[ny] crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year,” based solely on that label. – Stephen P. Halbrook, “Second Amendment: Just in Time for the Supreme Court to Consider […]
May 26, 2024 • 3 min read with Matt Turner Hello! Welcome back to our Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. Ever wonder how much money you need to make to be considered middle class? What about the incomes of the upper class? We crunched […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more The Fed’s “Doomsday Book” Has Been Revealed The Corbett Report May 26 READ IN APP by James Corbett corbettreport.com May 26, 2024 Back in 2011, shareholders of insurance giant American International Group (AIG) filed a $40 billion class action lawsuit against […]
Multimedia Case Study Building the Rural Work Force Rural work forces require a different type of support than urban ones. The best jobs in rural areas are often specialized — healthcare, engineering, manufacturing — and entail training and education. Meanwhile, many rural students work while attending college. This […]
May 27, 2024 • 3 min read with Jordan Parker Erb Welcome back! I’m Jordan Parker Erb, filling in for Dan today. In observance of Memorial Day, today’s newsletter will be a bit shorter than usual. Today’s big story is a look inside JetBlue’s private “apartment” suites and […]
May 28, 2024 • 5 min read with Jordan Parker Erb Hello! I’m Jordan Parker Erb, filling in for Dan this morning. If you were dreading opening your inbox after the holiday weekend, let’s hope none of your emails were quite as brutal as these emails sent by […]
May 25, 2024 • 3 min read with Jordan Parker Erb Hello from Scotland! I’m Jordan Parker Erb, filling in for Joi-Marie today. It’s been a rainy week here, but stateside, the weather is warming up — and some of you may be getting your toes summer-ready. […]
Tech May 28, 2024 America’s first Bitcoin president: Trump starts taking crypto donations RETURN STAFF This article originally appeared in Bitcoin magazine. President Trump, in a press release published on his … Read more MORE FROM RETURN Transhumanism is coming to destroy the human soul Blaze […]
May 24, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Happy Friday! Here’s hoping you have some fun MDW plans. But if they involve seeing some savagery at the NYC-Dublin portal, you might be disappointed. In today’s big story, we’re looking at the push for WFH Fridays […]
May 23, 2024 • 4 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Almost Friday! Grilling season is here, so take some tips from a chef on the best ways to cook your chicken on the BBQ. And here’s a bonus one just for newsletter readers: A little bit of high-quality […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 23, 2024 We’ve got some more interview style questions for you today! We’ll be focusing on China, specifically looking at the potential for Chinese energy independence and if any countries surrounding China should be worried about an invasion/resource grab. While it may appear […]
Why Is the Economy So Weird Right Now? Plus: Samuel Alito’s bad flags, simping for marijuana, and more… LIZ WOLFE What pundits say: “Joe Biden is, at the moment, losing his reelection campaign,” wrote The Atlantic‘s Annie Lowrey in a piece this week. “And he is doing so while presiding over […]
Trending story May 22, 2024 ‘McFlation’ has spun out of control under Biden The government uses the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index to measure inflation. For instance, when President Joe Biden took office, the year-over-year inflation rate was roughly 1.4%. CNN … Read more MORE […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Watch video Listen to episode Living Fiat Free – #SolutionsWatch The Corbett Report May 21 READ IN APP SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS: https://corbettreport.com/living-fiat-free/ Joining us today is Aaron Day, a liberty activist who hasn’t used fiat currency since 2019. James and […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more El Niño Speaks El Niño Sounds Off #16 0:00 5:56 El Niño Sounds Off #16 José Niño sounds off on Thomas Massie’s bill to abolish the Federal Reserve. May 21 READ IN APP Upgrade to paid Share José Niño sounds […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 22, 2024 Other than a slight bump in sales during the holidays (shoutout to all the naughty kids), coal has been on the decline for quite a while now. With more environmentally friendly alternatives surging into the spotlight, how does coal fit into […]
May 22, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Halfway to the weekend! Capri Sun is selling giant jugs for customers whose appetites — but not tastes — have grown up. (Or maybe they’re still struggling to get those yellow straws through the pouches.) We’re also […]
May 21, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Hello! If you had a billion dollars, you’d probably buy a few silly things. (For me, it’s a ski mountain.) But what about a boat designed specifically for Navy SEAL missions and a Black Hawk helicopter? This billionaire […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Watch video Listen to episode Did Fink Save the Dollar? – Questions For Corbett The Corbett Report May 20 READ IN APP SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS: https://corbettreport.com/did-fink-save-the-dollar/ Corbett Report member pkadams contributes a Question For Corbett to the May Open Thread: […]
May 20, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Welcome back, I guess. Can AI help me get over the New York Knicks getting bounced from the NBA playoffs? I doubt it. But this summary of how to write the best AI prompts might help me try. […]
May 19, 2024 • 3 min read with Matt Turner Hello! If you’re interviewing for a job in the coming weeks, check out these five questions to ask at the end. They could help you seal the deal. On the agenda: WiFi Money promised the easy life. Investors […]
May 18, 2024 • 3 min read with Joi-Marie McKenzie Welcome back to our Saturday edition! It’s a great time to be a homeowner in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mission, Texas; New Haven, Connecticut; and 19 more cities where home prices are skyrocketing. On the agenda: A family booked […]
Modern Monetary Theory was interesting back when it was dismissed as a fringe curiosity, but more like terrifying now that it’s being taken seriously Matt Taibbi May 18, 2024 The above video went viral recently. It shows one of Joe Biden’s top economic advisers, Jared Bernstein, trapped in […]
The Dishcast with Andrew Sull… Oren Cass On Curbing The Free… 0:00 1:35:59 Oren Cass On Curbing The Free Market The conservative wonk urges the GOP to tack left on economics. Andrew Sullivan May 17 ∙ Paid READ IN APP Oren is a writer and policy advisor. […]
PM Edition May 17, 2024 TRENDING NOW Kansas City ‘apologies’ for doxxing star kicker Butker over Catholic beliefs — but that’s not enough for the Missouri AG Free Samourai: The deep state’s attack on Bitcoin MORE STORIES THAT MATTER Blaze News original: 19 nauseating times cowardly thugs ganged […]
Credit card charge-offs and liquidations have hit their highest rate since 2008 for credit card issuers such as Capital One and Discover, a concerning sign for the outlook of the US economy. The Federal Reserve is starting to sign alarm bells about this. Recent reports from card issuers, […]
Solutions for Our Unhealthy Economy Josiah Lippincott May 17, 2024 LinkedIn is the worst social media site in existence. Engaging with literal pornbots on Twitter is less soul-sucking than reading the tone-deaf striver banalities and motivational tripe that festoon the place: “Here are five things I learned about […]
May 17, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Happy Friday! New trailer alert! Check out a preview of the upcoming HBO documentary “MoviePass, MovieCrash,” which chronicles the rise and fall of movie-ticket subscription company MoviePass. In today’s big story, we’re looking at how Zyn nicotine […]
INSIDE SCOOP Google A beast awoke in Silicon Valley this week Hello. This is Alistair Barr, Business Insider’s global tech editor. We had a big week in Big Tech, so we’re breaking it all down for you. Google: I attended Google’s I/O conference on Tuesday. It’s the […]
May 16 2024 Social Security Cannot Meet Its Obligations, Report Reveals COMMENTARY By Star Parker The Social Security system won’t be able to meet its obligations to retirees by 2035, according to the latest report. More ‘They Don’t Understand War’: Analyst Slams Biden’s Denial of Arms to Israel […]
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 A people who are afraid to demand respect for their rights, can have no rights worthy to be respected. – Benjamin Hill, Speech at Milledgeville [November 15, 1860] HORNBERGER’S BLOG May 16, 2024 Where Is the Compassion in Social Security? One of the things […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Watch video Listen to episode Aurora HAARPealis – New World Next Week The Corbett Report May 16 READ IN APP SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS: https://corbettreport.com/nwnw554/ This week on the New World Next Week: Macron pushes EU banking mergers . . . […]
May 16, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Almost Friday! Distance makes the heart grow fonder, but don’t let it fool you into thinking the old TV bundle was a good deal. Navigating streaming services is a better bet than getting stuck with a take-it-or-leave-it package. […]
Logan Marie Glitterbomb | @MakhnoTits | Support this author on Patreon | April 23rd, 2024 “Tax the rich” is an all too common refrain on the left which, thanks to left unity, has even been echoed by many self-proclaimed anarchists. “Taxation is theft” on the other hand is […]
In this video I explore the sociological concept of the Third Place. What they are, the importance of them and where they have gone. Ultimately in this late stage capitalist landscape, we need community more than ever. Like what you saw? Please subscribe to this channel. Artwork: ‘Nighthawks’ […]
Jose Nino’s Digest Here is my most recent content for you New Report Shows That Over Half of Immigrants in America are Unemployed According to a report published by the The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) on May 13, 2024, over half of the foreign-born immigrant population in […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 15, 2024 Some hefty tariffs have just been placed on many Chinese imports, including electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar panels, and more. This is an attempt to prevent China from dominating industries that the US wants to develop. China will probably slap some more […]
May 15, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Halfway to the weekend! What do you get when you create a livestream video portal connecting New York and Dublin? In a word, chaos. In today’s big story, we’re looking at Google’s big event that’s pitching all the […]
May 14, 2024 • Weekly Newsletter Getting Monetary Policy Back on Track Judy L. Shelton (AIER) Now comes Getting Monetary Policy Back on Track, a new collection, from the Hoover Institution, of interesting monetary thoughts. But, what about plain and simple sound money? That’s really what is needed—and […]
Trending story May 14, 2024 Highway robbery: How car companies steal your data Automakers love to wow us with the latest infotainment systems — and it’s not just to move more cars. The private data these apps gather provides a nice secondary income stream for car companies.Dutch conglomerate […]
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