Advice For Ivy League Universities: Take The Trump Deal, Before It’s Too Late Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via The Daily Signal, We’ve talked about higher education before, but now it’s come into sharper focus with the Trump administration’s deadlock with Harvard University over its unwillingness or inability—whatever term we like to use—to meet the administration’s demands that it ensures an antisemitic-free […]

LA To Institute Mass Layoffs Of City Workers In Wake Of $1 Billion Deficit For many years now the narrative on California is that it is a country unto itself and it generates so many tax dollars the federal government and red states should be throwing a garden party in its honor.  In reality, California is not a “donor state” as the Rockefeller Institute claims.  It can’t even support itself, let alone bolster the rest of the […]

Former Rep. George Santos Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Prison Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was sentenced on April 25 to more than 7 years in federal prison on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. The sentence of 87 months behind bars is what was requested by the Department of Justice. He was also ordered to pay almost $374,000 and more than $205,000 in […]

“We Are In A Homelessness Crisis”: California Democrat Wants To Let Broke Students Sleep In Their Cars As California spends over half its budget providing 15 million residents with Medi-cal coverage – a substantial portion of whom are ‘undocumented,’ one state Democrat has proposed new legislation that would allow college students to sleep in their vehicles as the Golden State grapples with a worsening homeless crisis.  Brad […]

Where Things Stand Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “In order for a system to be stabIe, it requires negative feedback, also known as consequences.” – Barrie Drain “Fighting fascism,” for the American Jacobins who lead the Democratic Party, means opposing any attempt to flush the corruption out of the entrenched bureaucracy, just as their pet phrase “our democracy” actually refers to the matrix of grift and […]

RFK Jr. Responds To Report He’s Considering Removing COVID-19 Vaccines From CDC Schedule Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 23 did not deny that he’s considering removing COVID-19 vaccines from the childhood vaccination schedule. “We need to ask questions and we need to consult with parents, we need to give people informed consent, and we shouldn’t be making […]

Chinese Delegation Spotted Entering Treasury Department, Demands Photos Be Deleted: Report There has been lots of confusion over the past week whether Trump has – or has not – spoken to Xi Jinping, to set trade negotiation talks in motion. According to Trump, he has and more than once… Reporter: Have you spoken to President Xi since the tariffs?@POTUS: “I don’t want to comment on that but I’ve spoken to him many times.” […]

Trade War Shock Looms For Port Of Los Angeles As Goldman Identifies Most-Impacted Products Our latest trade war tracking coverage of critical U.S.-China supply chains shows that China’s export manufacturing base has already been severely impacted, with shockwaves thundering across the Pacific. Ports along the U.S. West Coast—particularly the Port of Los Angeles—are now bracing for a sharp plunge in containerized imports in […]

Stocks Stumble After Trump’s China Comments Stocks are trimming gains after President Donald Trump noted US levies on China won’t be dropped unless “they give us something substantial,” adding that opening up the country would be a “big win.” He also noted that another tariff pause is unlikely. Trump says he is “speaking to a lot of people from China” when a reporter asks if he has spoken to President Xi since taking […]

Walmart Opens Channel For Battered Chinese Exporters To “Quickly Expand” In Domestic Market Walmart in China rolled out a new program this week to support Chinese exporters reeling from President Trump’s 145% tariffs on U.S.-bound goods. The initiative offers exporters a chance to pivot their strategy by selling domestically through Walmart’s hundreds of stores across the world’s second-largest economy.  The new program was […]

USDA Directs States To Make Sure Illegal Immigrants Don’t Receive Food Stamps Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Department of Agriculture (USDA) told states on April 24 to take steps to make sure illegal immigrants do not receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), colloquially known as food stamps. States must at a minimum verify the identity of program applicants, collect […]

‘Funniest Thing I’ve Read All Day’: Elon Musk Mocks Zelensky For Claiming Every U.S. Taxpayer Dollar Is Accounted For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hilariously declared that every single dollar of U.S. taxpayer money sent to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion has been meticulously tracked and accounted for, dismissing concerns about corruption or misuse. The claim, one of his most audacious yet, came during an […]

Amid Worst Start To A Year On Record, Scott Bessent Affirms The Dollar Is Not Dying Despite a growing chorus of pundits claiming the “death of the dollar” is imminent, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the dollar will remain the world’s reserve currency.  The dollar is in the midst of its worst start to a year on record… The following clip from Bloomberg was based on a speech Scott Bessent gave Thursday morning to […]

DNC Chair Rebukes Vice Chair David Hogg’s Push To Unseat Incumbent Democrats Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin on Thursday rebuked DNC Vice Chair David Hogg’s plan to fund primary challenges against some incumbents within his own party. Hogg, a 25-year-old survivor of the Parkland High School shooting and one of the best-known DNC officials, and Leaders We […]

Beijing Vows To Stabilize China’s Sinking Economy As we have shown on several recent occasions, the US-China trade war is notable in that while the Xi and Trump admins are clearly going at it, their core “support” organizations such as the Fed and PBOC have taken on decidedly different paths: while the Chinese central bank (which is controlled by the communist party) is doing everything to prop up markets and the yuan, and give […]

US Warns Foreign Nationals Over Birth Tourism Authored by Rachel Acenas via The Epoch Times, The U.S. State Department issued a warning on Thursday to foreign nationals who plan to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children through “birth tourism.” Tourist visas will be denied to those who travel to the country for the primary purpose of giving birth on U.S. soil, the State Department said. “It is unacceptable for […]

India, Pakistan Trade Gunfire & Build-Up Militaries After Kashmir Terror Attack Tensions between historic nuclear-armed enemies Indian and Pakistan are soaring, with Western officials closely watching amid fears they are barreling toward a new war along the border. The United Nations is desperately urging ‘maximum restraint’. Indian officials have confirmed Friday that Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchanged fire along […]

Prosecutors File Notice To Seek Death Penalty For Luigi Mangione Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Prosecutors on Thursday formally filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York in December 2024. The filing, submitted by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office for the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of […]

Apple Turbocharges Friendshoring: Your Next iPhone Could Be Made In India Apple is turbocharging its “friend-shoring” strategy, thanks in large part to President Trump’s ongoing trade war with Beijing, by initiating plans to shift all iPhone production for the U.S. market from China to India starting next year, according to the Financial Times, citing sources. The move marks a significant step toward diversifying Apple’s supply […]

Gold: The Everything Hedge Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, It’s a subject we analyze continually, and we have recommended gold as part of a sound investment portfolio for years. Today the dollar price of gold is hovering near all-time highs over $3,300 per ounce. Gold has been on a tear lately. It was $1,830 as of October 5, 2023. At today’s prices, that marks a 75% surge in just 18 months. Gold has […]

FBI Arrests Wisconsin Judge Accused Of Helping Illegal Immigrant Hide From ICE: Patel FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that the bureau has arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction, accusing the Dugan of obstructing an arrest of illegal immigrants last week.  “We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, […]

China May Shift From US Treasuries Toward Crypto, Gold; BlackRock Exec Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, Central banks, particularly China, may start to shift away from US Treasurys, exploring alternatives such as gold and Bitcoin, according to Jay Jacobs, BlackRock’s head of thematics and active ETFs. In a recent interview with CNBC, Jacobs said that geopolitical tensions and rising global uncertainty are […]

Who Blinks First? China May Exempt Tariffs On US Ethane & Other Goods By now it’s become increasingly clear that both the U.S. and China are eager to de-escalate the trade war, yet neither is willing to make the first move. In China, export orders are drying up, and factories are shutting down. Meanwhile, across the Pacific Ocean in the U.S., containerized cargo volumes through the Port of Los Angeles are teetering on the edge […]

Brainwashed Democrats Continue To See Imminent Inflation-pocalypse; But UMich Sentiment Improved Intra-Month Having been widely mocked – and quantitatvely denigrated by Goldman Sachs – this morning’s final print for UMich consumer sentiment for April is now a must watch. As a reminder, Goldman explained that the Michigan measure has been especially susceptible to the tariff news recently for three reasons. First, inflation […]

Bitcoin Extends Gains As Fed Pulls Biden-Era Guidance On Bank’s Crypto Dealings The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the withdrawal of guidance for banks related to their crypto-asset and dollar token activities and related changes to its expectations for these activities.  These actions ensure the Board’s expectations remain aligned with evolving risks and further support innovation in the banking system. Bitcoin […]