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Against All Odds: Israel’s Tech Sector Shatters Records in 2024
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Gun Rights, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The Left said that Israel’s economy could not withstand the military and diplomatic onslaught being leveled at the Jewish State. As usual, the Left was full of sh**! The Leftists don’t understand that Israelis are an indomitable people. Israel’s tech sector achieved $10.5 billion in M&A deals and $12 billion in […]
The Infamous Delta Smelt Fish Has Not Been Seen in Nearly a Decade – California Allowed Its Cities to Burn to the Ground Over a Fish That They Can’t Even Find Anymore
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Jim Hoft Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute The tiny Delta Smelt fish have not been seen in the wild in California in over a decade. And yet, California Democrats flushed annual water flow into the ocean to save this little fish that they can’t even find in its natural habitat. Now several cities […]
The Economic Roots of Mass Immigration
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Gun Rights, Immigration, National Security, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Long Run News It is easy to fall into conspiracy thinking when a situation seems to benefit multiple groups. Often, the explanation is simpler: each group is chasing money, rather than following a grand pre-planned scheme. This dynamic applies to mass immigration in Western Democracies. Some observers claim there is a hidden plot, but […]
From Hollywood to Anime: Why Modern American Entertainment is Garbage
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Immigration, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Long Run News The American youth of today have become captivated by Japanese art, with anime emerging as the most popular genre of entertainment for Gen Z. This medium enthralls audiences with its unique blend of artistic storytelling, cultural depth, and emotional resonance. Unlike traditional Western animation, anime caters to a broad spectrum of […]
Luigi Mangione, Political Violence, and The Illusion of Progress
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Gun Rights, National Security, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Long Run News Having been born in Honduras, I’ve seen firsthand the effects of political violence—a grim reality familiar to many across Latin America. Political violence often functions as a tool for power, used by politicians and parties to suppress dissent and consolidate control. “One hand washes the other,” as the saying goes: the […]
How To Help The Big Blue Bully
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Wildfires, compounded by poor governance, have ravaged Los Angeles and other areas of California. We really feel for the people who have lost their homes. For many, their family wealth was in that home, and with so many going naked without insurance, this means they have been […]
15 Questions That Will Put an End to the ‘Climate Scare’ Once-and-for-All
/in Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Ronald Stein Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes To support the growth of health and prosperity worldwide for the 8 billion on this planet in the coming decades, and the increasing demand for electricity, and for the 6,000+ products in our materialistic society, and for the various transportation fuels ⏤ will challenge humanity’s creativity to […]
Think TikTok’s Bad? Check Out The Latest Chinese App Driving American Kids Wild
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller If you thought TikTok was bad, just wait until you hear about RedNote. As the Supreme Court weighs the future of TikTok, teen girls obsessed with the app aren’t taking any chances. They’ve already begun to migrate to another Chinese psyop, a new social media app endearingly called “RedNote.” The real name of […]
Big Pharma Continues to Hide the Truth
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Harvey Risch Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes On Thursday, Joe Rogan and Marvel megastar Josh Brolin traded stories about the preponderance of Covid vaccine injuries among their friends. Brolin even described contracting “a mild case of Bell’s palsy” earlier this year, which Rogan attributed to the vaccine, noting he knew several people who suffered facial […]
United Nations renews push for globalized digital marking system to deal with ’emergencies’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Leo Hohmann Regardless of who’s occupying the White House, the global beast system marches forward. Don’t be caught in the camp of ‘irrational exuberance’ or you will be deceived. The United Nations is calling on governments around the world to fight climate change and other “emergencies” by mandating biometric digital ID systems, giving governments […]
Treasury Yield Curve Steepens, as Long-Term Yields Coddle Up to 5% while Short-Term Yields Stay Put, Not Seeing Any Rate Cuts. Mortgage Rates Rise to 7.24%
/in Economy, Featured, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Wolf Richter Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes 30-year Treasury bonds sold at auction on Friday at highest yield in at least 16 years despite Fed’s 100 basis points in rate cuts. Since the Fed’s 100 basis points in rate cuts, the 10-year Treasury yield has risen by 114 basis points, including by 9 basis points on […]
The Anti-Woke Wave Hits Wall Street, Tripling Shareholder Resolutions
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council In another sign that the anti-woke movement is only gaining steam, even conservative shareholders are getting off the sidelines and into the fight. While Americans stick it to the Bud Lights and Targets of the world, investors are building a small army of activists to dismantle these radical politics from within. […]
‘A Huge Win’: Woke ‘Cartel’ Of Financial Giants Dealt Death Blow 11 Days Before Trump Takes Office
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Daily Caller News Foundation Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Asset management behemoth BlackRock wrote a letter to institutional investors Thursday announcing its exit from an emissions-focused investor group, according to the Financial Times (FT). The firm, which manages over $10 trillion and has been a leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, has left the […]
The California Fires Are Not Climate
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Chris Martz Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes To Senator Sanders: Hi there Colonel Sanders. Do you like facts? ADVERTISEMENT I hope you do, because you’re about to be sacked with some. Here we go. . . First, climate change does cause forest fires. That isn’t how this works. Fires require an ignition source and […]
As Trump’s term approaches, Iranian oil exports collapse
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Featured, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Iran has increased its oil exports every year since Joe Biden’s administration took office, and last year it exported an average of 1.55 million barrels of oil. Shandong Ports Group, one of the largest oil terminals that receives oil from Iran, Russia and Venezuela, has banned the entry of […]
Congressman’s Schweikert’s Budget Rant
/in Economy, Featured, National Security, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Arizona Congressman David Schweikert has been banging the drum about budget excesses. And for a long time, the public, the political class, and the markets have largely ignored his warnings. His speeches are often given for YouTube but to an empty Congressional chamber. But with the interest […]
Congressman Schweikert Unleashes Fiery Rant on Budget Chaos
/in Economy, Featured, National Security, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Arizona Congressman David Schweikert has been banging the drum about budget excesses. And for a long time, the public, the political class, and the markets have largely ignored his warnings. His speeches are often given for YouTube but to an empty Congressional chamber. But with the interest […]
Critically Thinking about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Federal Healthcare
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. Arguably, for the first time in modern U.S. history, the federal government is: open to making radical changes in government agencies, has the right political perspective, and is receptive to citizen inputs. Yes, there are always reasons to be skeptical — but the upside is so great that we should assume the […]
A Calm Analysis Of The Panic Of 2008
/in Books, Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Alex J. Pollock Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes It makes sense that the 2008 bailouts inspired a lot of emotion, rhetoric, and hyperbole. Hundreds of billions of dollars had just been lost, the government was rescuing arguably undeserving institutions and their creditors, and the financial system seemed to be wavering on the edge of […]
Barbarians at the Gate
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Bruce Bialosky Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Can you believe the people he is picking to be in his cabinet? There are so many billionaires. They have not worked for the departments or agencies for which they could possibly helm. Do they even have a college education? And if they have a college education, […]
Victor Davis Hanson on California Wildfires: “A DEI Green New Deal Hydrogen Bomb — The Alarming Symptoms of a Society Gone Mad.”
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report “It’s something like a DEI Green New Deal hydrogen bomb — the alarming symptoms of a society gone mad.” — Victor David Hanson WATCH: Victor David Hanson: LA fires are ‘the alarming symptoms of a society gone mad’ VDH weighs in on the LA fires: “It’s something like a DEI Green […]
The Rise of MAGA Marks the End of Corporate Wokeness
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Karen Schoen This has been quite an anti-woke week. More and more companies are finding they are losing market share. It looks like the end of wokeness is on the way. How can I say that? Easy. Larry Fink CEO of the criminal enterprise Blackrock just announced that Blackrock will no longer participate in […]
Ten Rules for Investing
/in Economy, Featured, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel “Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Monday gave one of the bluntest warnings an official at the central bank has ever delivered about the stock market.” “Valuations are elevated in a number of asset classes, including equity and corporate debt markets, where estimated risk premia are near the bottom of their historical […]
The Penalties of The Woke Mind Virus
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes What is the woke mind virus? A good working definition would be the belief system that promotes Critical Race Theory (Critical Studies in general), diversity, equity, and inclusion, is against the nuclear family, 4th wave feminism, queer theory, Green extremism, socialist economic policies, and multiculturalism. In short, […]
“APOCALYPTIC SCENES”: Los Angeles Wildfires Rage Out of Control Due to Catastrophic Failure of Democrat Policies
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report This catastrophic LA fire was not a question of if but when. Democrats wouldn’t let the power companies clear the brush and trees from their power lines. A hell made by evil men. California is on the water, on the ocean but they’ve run out of water. There’s no water in […]
McDonald’s Walks Away from Super-Sized Wokeness
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council The calendar may have changed, but 2025 is picking up right where last year left off in the battle against corporate wokeness. In the biggest shocker since Walmart, fast-food icon McDonald’s announced that after years of force-feeding DEI to shareholders and customers, political neutrality is back on the menu. For activists, the news […]
PODCAST: Trump Vows to Reverse Biden’s Bans on Gas Heaters & Offshore Drilling
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV GUESTS AND TOPICS: FRANK VERNUCCIO Frank Vernuccio serves as editor-in-chief of the New York Analysis of Policy & Government, providing objective coverage of key issues facing the United States today. Frank is the co-host of the Vernuccio/Novak Report, nationally both on broadcast radio and the web at amfm247.com. FRANK […]
The Return of the Populist Deficit Hawk
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy W. James Antle III Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Donald Trump has some fine political models to draw on if he’s serious about fiscal responsibility Ross Perot was in many ways a precursor to President-elect Donald Trump. Perot was viewed as a credible presidential candidate despite never having previously held or even run for […]
Ugly Charts of US Auto Sales, 2024: Stellantis Spirals into Catastrophe, GM, Toyota, Ford, Honda Rise but far Below Peaks.
/in Economy, Featured, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Wolf Richter Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes New Vehicle sales rise but still below 1986. GM, Ford, Hyundai-Kia book huge EV-sales gains The biggest automakers have now reported vehicle sales for Q4 and the full year 2024, and we’re going to look at their annual sales back to 2013. Hyundai-Kia set a new record […]
Tucson – Panem et Circenses, Copper Capers, and Violent Crimes
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Craig J. Cantoni Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The year in Tucson ends on a perfect note and goes out with a bang—and a bang, bang, bang! Local media are still abuzz about the Snoop Bowl held last weekend of the year at the University of Arizona stadium. The university is near downtown Tucson, […]