GDP Goes Negative: Economy Shrinks -1.4% as 2022 Begins: The U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the first three months of 2022 as the economy was battered by a surge in Covid-19 cases from the Omicron variant, ongoing supply chain problems, surging fuel prices, and a flood of imports. The Burea of Economic Analysis said on Thursday that Gross Domestic Product decreased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022. Economists had expected the economy to grow 1.1 percent. Private inventory investment, exports, and government spending fell in the first quarter. Imports, which are a subtraction from GDP, surged. Personal consumption expenditures and real estate spending increased, suggesting that despite the slowdown in growth there was no let-up in inflationary pressures. That raises the danger that the economy is heading toward stagflation, where growth lags below trend and inflation remains above trend. Income lagged inflation. Real disposable income fell two percent in the quarter. The personal saving rate fell to 6.6 percent, down from 7.7 percent at the end of last quarter. https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/04/28/gdp-goes-negatives-1-4/ California Democrats to Raise State’s Gas Tax to 53.6-Cents Per Gallon This Summer: California already has the highest gas tax in the nation and because of the Democrats, it will rise 5.6% to 53.6-cents per gallon on July 1. California – as is usually the case – has seen the steepest prices in the country, with a gallon of gas reaching $5.68. In some parts of the state, prices are even higher: Mono County has recorded an average price of $6.61 per gallon. Grading, Gruner argued, is “highly inequitable,” “demotivating,” and ultimately serves only to “increase students’ stress.” And in one generation no one will be able to say or spell words like “inequitable”, “demotivating”, or any other word with more than five letters. Getting to masses ready for their masters to further enslave. i expect even more Californians to move to TX this summer if they can't afford gasoline...we've got the space and are welcoming...but i think it's kinda like illegal immigrants who flood our country thinking it's the promised land without thinking long term- if tons keep coming here and accepting government support without the able people working, the support will quickly be diminished and where they fled to will be like or worse than where they fled from...if those from CA vote for same types of policies and people to govern us here in TX as they did in CA, it could become just like where they left- some cities already are or are moving quickly in that direction US Egg Factory Roasts alive 3.5 million chickens in Avian flu The Guardian 1 Day Ago The culling has been repeated at chicken and turkey farms across Iowa and 28 other states from Maine to Utah. More than 22m birds have been killed in an attempt to contain the outbreak - the majority in Iowa, the US's biggest producer of eggs. The slaughter of 5.3m hens at Rembrandt is the largest culling at any factory farm in the country. Then fires almost every worker … :wacko: - Fair Use - France Announces Digital Identity App Just Days After Macron Re-Election: The French government has announced the creation of a new digital identity app for citizens to access private and public services, in line with a broader push for digital identity systems in Europe. The app will allow users to scan their physical identity card and it will be uploaded to be used to access public or private services. it will contain details such as names, date of birth, a photo, and both email and physical addresses. It is not currently clear as to how broad the use purposes of the digital identity application will be, however, the French have been forced to grow accustomed to using digital apps to access a wide range of services during the Chinese coronavirus crisis with the introduction of the pass Sanitaire (health/vaccine passport). It is also unclear as to whether the government will seek to use the identity app as a means of social control. However, the French government has previously admitted that the use of a vaccine passport was in fact a “disguised” form of a vaccine mandate intended to make it difficult for non-vaccinated people to function in society and therefore bend the people to the government’s will. The European Union as a whole is also planning on introducing a digital identity application sometime this year in order to enable people to enjoy the “greater flexibility ideal for post-pandemic life." The planned application would allow citizens in all 27 member states to access government websites of any EU nation and will act as a wallet to pay for things such as utilities and even to rent cars. Republicans vow to eradicate Biden's Disinformation Governance Board. Boebert says it is at a 'Stalin level,' DeSantis warns: 'You cannot have a ministry of truth in this country.': The Department of Homeland Security announced that it had created a new government entity to tackle online disinformation – especially on key topics of elections, COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, and the immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border. Numerous Republicans labeled the new board as a "ministry of truth," referencing the department of propaganda in George Orwell's dystopian book "1984." House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) proclaimed, "The same party that spent years promoting the Russia collusion hoax, suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story, & equated parents to terrorists believes it has credibility to control your speech. Biden must immediately abandon his plan to create an Orwellian Ministry of Truth." Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) warned, "I don’t think people are fully understanding the severity of what a Ministry of Truth organized by DHS truly means. This is Stalin level. This is Mao level. This is the hill to die on." Tech stocks have worst month in over a decade as the Federal Reserve weighs rate hikes and inflation continues to spiral out of control: The Nasdaq Composite experienced its worst monthly performance in more than a decade as technology stocks fell to deep lows while out-of-control inflation and rising interest rates increased fears of a looming recession. On Friday, the Nasdaq dropped 4.2%, increasing its overall losses for the month of April to more than 13%. This marks its worst showing since October 2008. Overall, the index is down 21% in 2022, marking the worst start to a year on record. April 2022 has been the worst month for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average since March 2020 when the economy began a massive downturn at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Disney employees speak out: Woke mob has 'hijacked' the company — conservatives, Christians no longer welcome: Speaking with Fox News reporter Raymond Arroyo this week, a handful of Disney employees called out the family entertainment company over its woke activism. "You can clearly see the magic is gone," one employee said. "I am deeply saddened by what Disney has chosen to take their stand on politically and just with their money, in general," she continued, noting that she has experienced "such a drastic change" between the time she started working for the company and now. Another employee said Disney "has made it very clear that conservative Christian voices have no place visiting their parks or working at their parks." https://www.theblaze.com/news/disney-employees-speak-out-against-woke-activism Vladimir Putin will reportedly be 'undergoing medical procedures,' including cancer surgery: Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to undergo a cancer operation and will be handing the reins of power over to his deputy and espionage official Nikolai Patrushev, according to an insider from the Kremlin. Putin, now 69-years-old, is expected to hand over power to the 70-year-old Patrushev who is believed to have been one of the leading advocates and thinkers behind the invasion of Ukraine. Reportedly, Patrushev was the man who convinced Putin that the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv was filled with neo-Nazis. The source added that “[Putin] will have surgery” and that the Russian president would be incapacitated and that the leader “thinks it’ll be for a short time.” Putin’s health has been a topic of rampant speculation over the past several months since he launched his invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Sun reported that there have been reports that Putin has been dealing with both a form of unidentified abdominal cancer and Parkinson’s Disease. It is unclear when exactly when Putin will undergo surgery but it is believed that Putin won't go under the knife before May 9 as he intends to preside over Red Victory Day celebrations commemorating the role that the former-Soviet Union had in defeating Nazi Germany.
