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A headline this morning: Gold prices scaled to another record high Monday, propelled by U.S. interest rate cut expectations and the metal’s appeal as a safe haven asset. Is this saying "When interest rates are cut, investors will need a safe haven" ...

Millennials increasingly lean on credit Still, consumers often turn to credit cards, in part because they are more accessible than other types of loans. Overall, an additional 20.1 million new credit accounts were opened in the fourth quarter of 2023, boosted in part by subprime borrowers...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-special-ops-hunt-cutting-edge-sniper-rifle-compete-russia-china

Many times during my life, I have been forced to pause and ask myself "How in the hell did we get in this mess" ? I have been asking myself that question for the past few years. No one could give me a brief explanation. There is no brief explanation. I ran across the tail end of this program...

What is the "smartest" breed of dog you have recently owned. Not the one you had as a kid or one you had 30 years ago. Dog breeding has evolved so keep it fairly current. My hearing is failing and I am looking for a dog that will wake me up if the house is on fire. Not going to breed, show or...

It's either politics, food, SEC football or natural disasters. Always something. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/31/mike-johnsons-donors-could-become-key-funders-for-house-gop.html https://www.zippia.com/bollinger-shipyards-careers-17102/history/

A bit of an oxymoron. The "Commerce Department" is curtailing commerce. Perhaps it should be renamed to the "Anti-Commerce Department". WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. has stopped issuing export licenses for most civilian firearms and ammunition for 90 days for all non-governmental...

Local to me but they just popped up on my radar. Feed back ? https://bitterrootbrass.com/

Dozens of protesters took to the streets near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to call for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip worsens. Footage from inside the Cannon Office Building shows a large group chanting “Ceasefire Now” and calling for Congress...

There have been 3 - 4 recessions during my lifetime. As each recession took hold and reality set in, there have always been more and more articles that build false home in those those struggling. I am seeing more and more of these "come on's". They paint a picture of an easy way out of debt or...

You load 16 tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store It's coming... Company job, company house and the company store. ___________________________________________ Google is hoping to lure...

There have been other topics started here about The Great Reset. Most drifted off into sarcasm or conspiracy theories in a few days. Now, anyone with concerns for their Country and Family are becoming more in tune to daily developments. Perhaps due to the momentum picking up, the signs are...

A real estate investor who was recently the victim of squatters is using his experience to help other landlords avoid court through a little-known Florida statute. "I'm more than happy to be the harbinger for other people to be able to find solutions to this kind of terrible, terrible situation...

Why are we attempting to save the Earth? Who are we saving it for? Is it working, or just one more misguided crusade? Bottom line, who pays for this? _________________________________________ Up to a trillion dollars in subsidies for low-carbon energy and related infrastructure are up for grabs...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-woman-shot-killed-homeowner-after-car-pulled-into-wrong-driveway

A blind man could see this coming: Bills introduced in the Texas House and Senate would create a state-issued, gold-backed digital currency. Enactment of this legislation would create an option for people to transact business in sound money, set the stage to undermine the Federal Reserve’s...

Something to watch developing. It is concerning to a lot of very wise people. March 29 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4, in an...

A lion known as the king of the Serengeti has been killed by rivals. Tour operators and visitors to the national park have paid tribute to the "legendary" Bob Junior - also known as Snyggve - online. The "photogenic" and "coolest cat" in the Serengeti, Bob Jr had a fearsome reputation among his...

TAFT, La. (WVUE) - Two men from Brooklyn, New York were arrested last week for flying a drone over three chemical plants in St. Charles Parish, according to information provided by the sheriff’s office. Volodymyr Dorogobid, 38, and Tigran Avetisyan, 39, were booked on three counts of unlawful...

I want to give you guy's something to "Ponder". More and more often we are witnessing a New Member (First Posting) with a question that is so simple we fire back with sarcastic remarks. One showed up this morning asking "Why do I have to give my check stub in order to rent an apartment" or a...