And this time, barring massive government intervention, it will be terminal for traditional media. The other night, as I documented in this commentary, the mass […]
Today’s Jurrasic BLS Employment Report Summary
I think the only way to start this brief summary is to highlight the first notation on the BLS website with the report: The best way to phrase this is that the BLS will not attempt to get revisions because the pure hot steaming pile we're presenting will be the facts and if you object, the powers that be will remind my fair readers that the trains are still running on time. Deal with it. So what was in this pure art of statistical nonsense today? 119,000 jobs. Mmmmm, ok. This brings up the next question, why is this so unbelievable? Perhaps it's the July and August revisions which subtracted 33,000 jobs over those two months. Thus all of my…
Today’s Jurrasic BLS Employment Report Summary
I think the only way to start this brief summary…
Municide Rides Again: Harvey, IL in Cook County Effectively Bankrupt
When these hallowed pages last wrote about the potential for…
Credit Union Failure Tuesday: Copper And Glass CU of Pennsylvania Conserved
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Reality has become so bizarre that I can not even…
The Tucker Carlson – Vladimir Putin Interview: A Historian’s Perspective
Before I begin a quick review of Tucker’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, I wish to counter the current Western, including the US narrative […]
S&P 5000: Who Cares?
The Birth of Jesus? Good times. The Fall of Rome? Who cares. The end of World War II and the dropping of atomic bombs? Nothingburgers. […]
Censorship Shall Rule the 2024 Election Season
For the uninitiated to the conflicts which erupt from Presidential election years, allow me a moment to remind everyone just how bad it can get. […]
The Data Mirage from the BLS Continues
Over the past few decades, these pages and in some of the commentary I have offered elsewhere has been somewhat harsh analyzing the data emanating […]
The Federal Reserve’s Nightmare
This afternoon Federal Reserve Jay Powell did what he does best: Screw up markets. In the many months preceding today’s FOMC meeting, the insiders have […]
If the Attack on US Troops in Syria (or Jordan) Was a Big Deal, Markets Would be Crashing
So chill ladies. For those who have spent their days absorbed by the Taylor Swift mania, the United States had three soldiers killed, up to […]
And Now a Flute Concerto Brought to You By the West
Nothing like a new rendition of an old tune, right? NEW – German TV channel RTL shows an Australian woman playing a flute with her […]
The Retail Sales Should Falter with Higher Inflation Fallacy
The financial media has decided long ago that the indicator of strong consumers and retail sales will always serve as validation for the most abhorrent […]
Why Ron DeSantis Quitting the Presidential Race Could Be Disaster for Team Trump
The celebrations for Team Trump have barely died down and what do we see from his social media team? “Unity” Wow. With this kind of […]
The British Royal Navy is Now Officially a Joke
Centuries ago, the Union Jack was a fearsome sight to behold on the high seas. After this year, it is now a bigger joke that […]
01.18.24 21:15 EST – North Korea Tests Underwater Nuclear Device
The world order is disintegrating at a faster pace tonight with this breaking news: The military exercise in question was highlighted in this story last […]
01.17.24 Another Asian Market Crash
The ritual of waking up at ungodly hours and scanning for information usually is quite boring outside of the half dozen wars and inept political […]
America’s Propaganda Economy
The running joke on the American people is that the world they live in is vividly different from the reality presented to them by the […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Papua New Guinea Riots and Looting
Just as order is being restored in Ecuador under a declaration of martial law and the possible expulsion of thousands of criminals back to Columbia […]