Personal Finance
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Home Depot Caught Backing Child-Groomer Org.’s Scheme to Indoctrinate Schoolchildren
(Headline USA) Home Depot could be the next company to face a conservative boycott after a report this week revealed it partnered with a LGBT group to develop a curriculum that taught elementary students about gender identity and sexuality. In 2022, Home Depot announced it would be working with the Human Rights Campaign to support the…
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Kamala Flip-Flops on Biden-Harris Admin’s Electric Vehicle Mandates
(Headline USA) Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign flipped on yet another policy this week, insisting that the newly anointed Democratic nominee for president never supported electric vehicle mandate—despite the Biden administration releasing rules last year requiring car companies to phase out the production of traditional gas-powered vehicles. In a “fact check” email, Harris campaign rapid response…
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Democrat Secs. of State Decry Ballot-Deadline Misinfo, but 3 Others May Omit Kamala
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Leftist secretaries of state pounced at the opportunity to attack Trump-backing billionaire Elon Musk over allegations that his artificial intelligence chatbot errantly suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris would not make the ballot in several states. Curiously enough, the complaint appeared to ignore three major battleground states where the law still…
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Paper Money Isn’t a Fix for Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) There has been quite a bit of pushback against governments and central banks around the world as they seek to introduce central bank digital currencies. But in the scramble to block CBDCs, some people seem to have forgotten that there is a more fundamental problem: government-issued paper fiat is…
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‘Anti-Racist’ Scholar Plagiarized Material from Minority Scholars in Ph.D. Dissertation
(Headline USA) A well-known “anti-racist” scholar allegedly plagiarized content from several minority academics in her doctoral thesis for the University of Washington. Robin DiAngelo, best-selling author of White Fragility, published her dissertation, titled “Whiteness in Racial Dialogue: A Discourse Analysis,” in 2004 before receiving her doctorate in multicultural education. An analysis of the work, however, showed…
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Fed Chair Powell Sends Clear Signal that More Inflation Is in the Pipeline
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave the clearest indication yet that more inflation is in the pipeline during his Jackson Hole Speech on Friday. Powell indicated rate cuts are on the horizon, saying, “The time has come for policy to adjust, adding that “the direction of travel is clear.” …
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National Bank of Poland Was the Biggest Central Bank Gold Buyer in Q2
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The National Bank of Poland was the biggest central bank gold buyer in the second quarter. A Euronews report speculated that the country is “preparing for the worst.” The Polish central bank added 19 tons of gold to its reserves in Q2. According to the Euronews report, the buying…
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Job Creation Numbers Way Overstated; Corrupt Gold-Dealer Blows Up
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) As central bankers from around the world gather in Jackson Hole to foist their agendas into the media spotlight, investors are counting down the days until the Federal Reserve starts cutting rates. Minutes from the Fed’s last meeting showed several officials were sympathetic toward easing immediately. Although Fed Chairman…
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As Fed Chair Confirms Interest Rate Cut, Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Level in 15 Months
(Headline USA)The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to its lowest level in 15 months, welcome relief for home shoppers navigating a housing market that remains out of reach for many Americans. The rate fell to 6.46% from 6.49% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate…
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Inflation, Government Policy, and the Future of the Dollar: Insights from Economist Daniel Lacalle
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with economist Daniel Lacalle to discuss pressing economic issues, including inflation, government policy, and the future of the U.S. dollar. Lacalle, a professor of global economy at IE Business School in Madrid and author of several influential…
