Trump Regulator Making Sure The “Debanking” Era Officially Over A top bank watchdog said he was making sure big banks have finally ditched those “oops, we just destroyed your business because we don’t like your political beliefs” – er, debanking rather, policies. You remember those, right? We sure do. It happened around the same time Google, Paypal and Amazon all banned us due to our (correct) take on the origins of Covid-19 and […]

Cartels Control Tribal Lands In California, Grow Drugs And Impose Narco-Slavery Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), COVELO, Calif.—Driving up the steep and windy road from his station in Ukiah, Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall stops his pickup at a pullout overlooking California’s Round Valley. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times, Courtesy of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department “It’s where the […]

The United States Of Unemployment The national unemployment rate for the U.S. rose to 4.3% in August 2025. But that figure masks vast differences in local labor market health across states. In this Markets in a Minute graphic, created in partnership with Terzo, Visual Capitalist’s Julia Wendling maps all 50 states and the District of Columbia by their August 2025 unemployment rates. Data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]

A Quarter Of Americans Now Believe Political Violence Is Justified Authored by Jonathan Turley, We have seen a rise in both rage rhetoric and political violence. New polling shows a shocking level of support for political violence, even after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. A new poll shows roughly a quarter of voters believe political violence is justified with the highest percentage among younger voters. The poll shows […]

“Charles Schwab Will Now Vote For Musk’s CEO Performance Award,” Says Tesla Investor Update (1633ET): Tesla investors unleashed what appears to be a successful pressure campaign against Charles Schwab on Tuesday. The day began with furious shareholders threatening a mass exodus from the brokerage, as social media posts about withdrawing funds raked in millions of views. The uproar centered around Schwab’s plan to vote “No” on Elon […]

One Little ‘K’… And The End Of America Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, A disturbing chart is making waves in the financial world. It’s a long-term view of job openings (blue) vs the S&P 500 (black). The dotted line shows when ChatGPT launched in November of 2022. Take a look: Digesting this chart gives me heartburn. As you can see, historically job openings and the stock market have moved in parallel. […]

“I Hope You Die”: Montana Race Rattled By Latest Example Of Rage Rhetoric Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, I ran a column on how many on the left have discovered the joy and release of unmitigated hate speech. Democratic Helena City Commissioner candidate Haley McKnight is under fire for messages left on the phone of freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., in which she hopes for him to get cancer and die. It comes on the day […]

DOJ Urges Court To Reject Comey’s Claims Of Vindictive Prosecution Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Nov. 3 urged a federal judge to reject former FBI Director James Comey’s argument that he was “vindictively and selectively” prosecuted by the Trump administration. Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol […]

DOE And NRC Sign Addendum To Fast Track Commercial Reactor Licensing The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently signed Addendum No. 9 to their 2019 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), paving the way for faster follow-on licensing of advanced nuclear reactors and nuclear fuel technologies. This agreement, signed Oct 24th and effective immediately, comes as major concerns have been raised by […]

US Homeownership Tenure Hits Highest Level In 25 Years U.S. homeowners who sold their properties in the third quarter of 2025 had owned them for an average of 8.39 years, the longest tenure in at least 25 years, real estate analytics company ATTOM said in a statement released on Oct. 21. The longer homeownership tenure reflects “a mix of factors shaping the 2025 housing market,” the company stated. “Higher mortgage rates […]

Hegseth Says US-South Korea Alliance Will Stay Focused On Deterring North Korea Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Nov. 4 that the U.S.–South Korean alliance will stay focused on deterring North Korea, but will also keep other regional threats in view. After the annual security talks with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, Hegseth told reporters, “There’s no […]

Bitcoin Breaks Below $100k Update (1335ET): Bitcoin has broken below $100k for the first time since June… *  *  * After its worst October performance in nearly a decade, and sentiment among traders already reeling from a historic liquidation event last month, Bitcoin has accelerated losses today, breaking back below its 200DMA and testing down to $101k for the first time since June… This is the second worst day of the […]

UBS Analysts Return From Magic Carpet Ride Across Middle East Energy Hubs With Four Big Takeaways Brent crude has traded steadily above $60 a barrel over the past six months, with brief pumps and dumps around the $70 handle. The latest signal from OPEC points to a production increase in December, followed by a pause in additional hikes through the first quarter of 2026. Providing more color on the Brent crude market are UBS […]

Schumer Rejects Shutdown Solution For 14th Time As Dems Block Bill Yet Again Update (1315ET):  The Schumer shutdown will continue, after Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ 14th attempt to pass the House’s continuing resolution.  During a speech on the Senate floor, Schumer blamed Republicans for refusing to maintain pandemic-era Obamacare enhancements that were always meant to be temporary. Remember this next time a […]

Reagan Airport Resumes Flight Operations After Bomb Threat Update (1308ET): After Ground Control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) informed United Airlines Flight 512, “I’m sorry, I have to do this to you… we have an unconfirmed bomb report for your flight,” the jet was directed to an outer perimeter runway where passengers and crew were evacuated as law enforcement searched the aircraft. UPDATE: The ground […]

Trump To Democrats: SNAP Returns Only After Gov’t Reopens; USDA Warns Grocers On Illegal Food Stamp Discounts The Trump administration said Monday it plans to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after judges ruled in November that contingency funds must be used to pay for the benefits. One major issue with SNAP has been the widespread fraud that erupted under the Biden-Harris regime. U.S. Secretary […]

China Warns Trump To Avoid Crossing Four “Red Lines” Or Risk Trade Truce Collapse Ever since the recent “truce” in the trade war between the US and China was signed in Korea one week ago – the latest of many such ceasefires meant to be broken – skeptics have been patiently counting down until this latest ceasefire is torn up, and tensions between the two superpowers flare up once more.  Overnight China made it likely that they […]

Dick Cheney Dead At Age 84  Former U.S Vice President Dick Cheney died on Monday night at the age of 84, according to Punchbowl News reporter Jake Sherman. Sherman posted on X what appears to be a statement from the family, in which it explained that Cheney “died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.”  Here’s the full statement: “Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, […]

Trump Admin Redirects Tariff Revenue To Fund WIC As Shutdown Drags On Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, As the federal government shutdown reaches its 35th day, the Trump administration has transferred $450 million from tariff windfalls to a nutrition program for women, infants, and children. The funds, taken from a fund for agricultural commodity and disaster aid, were sent to the Special Supplemental Nutrition […]

Voters Head To The Polls In The First Major Elections Of Trump’s Second Term It’s election day – the first general election of Trump’s second term. All eyes will of course be on New York City’s mayoral race between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo – with Mamdani vowing to squeeze blood out of rich New Yorkers to fund communist unicorn fart promises, and Cuomo earning the support of President Trump, Elon Musk, and others simply […]

80% Of Michael Burry’s 13F Is Palantir And Nvidia Puts One day before Halloween (perhaps he would have been better served to wait a few hours for give it a spookier, Oct 31 post date), the “Big Short” Michael Burry emerged from his periodic X/Twitter hibernation, where he tends to nuke his account every so often, only to reemerge several months later, with a cryptic post in which he references both the classic movie WarGames, and […]

The Lack Of All Econ Data Is Completely Irrelevant As Nobody Has Any Idea Where We Ultimately End Up By Michael Every of Rabobank Remember when it used to be about PMIs? According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump officials torpedoed Nvidia’s push to export Blackwell AI chips to China, Secretary of State Rubio, USTR Greer, and Commerce Secretary Lutnick all opposing. On the other hand, the US will allow Microsoft to send Nvidia […]

1 Million New Yorkers Say They Will Flee New York City If Mamdani Wins Today’s Mayoral Race A new JL Partners poll for the Daily Mail suggests New York City could face a historic population loss if democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor. Nine percent of residents would “definitely” leave—about 765,000 people—while another 25 percent would “consider” going, raising fears of an economic crisis. Opponents of […]

High Food Prices Are Taking A Big Bite Out Of Restaurant Chains In 2025 Rising food chain prices tend to dominate the news cycle these days as an indicator of overall inflation in the US, but less attention is paid to the damage these prices do to the businesses involved.  Revenues losses and location closures for these chains are ugly, to say the least, but what kind of bloodletting are we talking about here? It should be noted […]

Travel Chaos At Major Airports As Government Shutdown Reaches Record 35th Day Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, Federal aviation authorities implemented new ground halts at major Texas airports on Monday as the ongoing government shutdown drove air traffic controller absences to higher levels. TSA lines in Houston are stretching 3-4 hours. Time to end the stunt, @SenateDems. Vote with us to reopen the […]