Canadians Are Leaving At The Fastest Pace In 74 Years
July 6th, 2026Via: Better Dwelling:
Canadians continue to flee in record volumes, in a trend that’s picking up, not plateauing. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows emigration—when citizens or permanent residents move abroad—climbed again in Q1. Canadians are now leaving at the fastest pace in 74 years of records.
Overvaluation of U.S. Stocks Has Surpassed Level Before 1929 Crash
July 6th, 2026
Via: Telegraph:
The overvaluation of US stocks has now surpassed the level that brought the stock market crashing down in 1929. At a rating more than double that of their British and European counterparts, and the highest since the peak of the dotcom bubble, US equities are in for a hairy decade.
That is the finding of a major investment bank, and, ever the diligent companion to you, Questor will unpick what this means.
This column has written extensively on how to find subtle indications that markets are becoming bubbly, the methods best deployed to try to sort out the wheat from the chaff when it comes to initial public offerings (IPOs) and the importance of valuation when it comes to long-term investment returns.
This new analysis notes that the US S&P 500 stock index trades on 41 times earnings, based on Robert Shiller’s cyclically adjusted price-earnings (Cape) calculation. This is the highest valuation for US equities, using this tool, since the peak of the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) bubble of 2000 and exceeds the valuations reached at the highs of 1929 and 1901, both of which preceded seismic crashes.
The 41-times rating is also more than double the UK and European equivalent multiple, the widest gap ever seen.
8 Percent of College Students Are Reading at Level of Ten-Year-Olds
July 5th, 2026Via: Futurism:
Gone are the days of university freshmen reading classical philosophers like Plato or contemporary pedagogues like Ta-Nehisi Coates. These days, incoming college students are lucky if they can get through Judy Blume’s “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.”
According to a new “Survey of Adult Skills” conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development — a forum for 38 high-income, predominantly Western countries — a not insignificant number of adult students enrolled in higher education are now reading and doing math at a level which, in a more functional society, would be alarming for a middle schooler.
The survey, first spotted by the Economist, tested around 160,000 people of all ages, across all 38 member states. It found that across all OECD member countries, a full 8 percent of college students are reading at the level of a ten-year-old, if not worse. While countries like Germany and France rang in at under 5 percent, countries like Poland, Israel, and the United States blew the curve at 21, 20, and 14 percent, respectively.
The numbers aren’t much better when it comes to math. Across OECD countries, 9 percent of college students do math at or below a ten-year-old level. In Italy, the US, and Slovakia, that figure jumps to over 15 percent — only outdone by Israel, where roughly 21 percent of college students were underachieving at the same low benchmark.
UK Government Wants to Force YouTube Algorithm To Promote BBC Propaganda
July 5th, 2026Via: Modernity News:
In a brazen move that reeks of authoritarian control, the UK government is pushing plans to seize influence over YouTube’s recommendation system. Their goal is to prioritise content from the BBC, and other state backed propaganda machines, while burying independent journalists and creators who dare challenge the official narrative.
This isn’t subtle nudging—it’s direct engineered suppression, which they’re dressing up as “protecting democracy” from so-called disinformation. As public trust in legacy media plummets, the establishment’s response is to rig the game rather than earn back credibility.
YouTube itself has warned creators about the proposals. The platform alerted users that new rules could force it to give privileged positioning to approved outlets, limiting growth for everyone else and reshaping what millions see daily. Independent voices who built audiences by speaking truth to power now face algorithmic exile.
The Conspiracy Against Lithium
July 5th, 2026Via: Tucker Carlson and Dr. Michael Nehls:
Research Credit: OF
Happy 250th, America
July 4th, 2026Via: Truthstream Media:
Related: A Country the Founders Wouldn’t Recognize as Their Creation
Trump Declares National Emergency Over Fertilizer Supplies
July 4th, 2026Via: AgWeb:
After years of pressure from corn growers and other farm groups who argued phosphate fertilizer tariffs have added billions of dollars to production costs, the Trump administration is temporarily suspending duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco.
President Donald Trump on Monday declared a national emergency over fertilizer supplies and signed a proclamation allowing phosphate fertilizers from Morocco to enter the United States free of duties and estimated duty deposits for up to eight months, or until the declared emergency ends. The White House says the Executive Order is aimed at helping ensure an adequate supply of phosphate fertilizer for American Farmers.
Trump on Cupcakes and His Children Having Insider Information
July 4th, 2026Via: CNBC:
“I feel badly in a way for my kids… Anything they do, because the presidency is so powerful, so big… if they buy a cupcake company, well, the energy to make the cupcakes, is you know, sort of like, ‘How’s my energy policy?’ So, therefore you have a conflict… Almost anything they do, if they want to buy a truck… if they buy an energy efficient truck, they have inside information.”
U.S. Air Force Major Arrested on Capitol Steps During Protest Calling for Trump Impeachment
July 3rd, 2026I’ve seen some comments suggesting that this has never happened before. While it’s definitely not common, I found a couple of other cases of active duty U.S. Military personnel speaking out against civilian leadership:
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Via: Military Times:
A U.S. Air Force major was arrested Wednesday for protesting alone on House steps as he called for the immediate impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump.
Maj. Jason Watson was arrested by Capitol Police officers at approximately 1:15 p.m. local time for demonstrating on the House steps without a sitting member of Congress, Capitol Police told Military Times. Watson, an active-duty service member with a military career dating over 20 years, walked halfway up the steps of the House to its chained railing to hold a sign that read “Impeach Convict Remove.”
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Active-duty service members are strictly prohibited from engaging in partisan political activities, especially while in uniform, per the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Those who do can face criminal or administrative punishment, such as imprisonment, loss of pay, dishonorable discharge and more.
“Service members must comply with all laws, regulations and policies governing conduct and the wear of the uniform,” an Air Force spokesperson told Military Times. “As commanders verify inappropriate actions, they are responsible for taking the necessary administrative and disciplinary actions to hold service members accountable.”
House Oversight Committee Hearing on MKULTRA
July 3rd, 2026There’s nothing new here, if you’ve spent any time looking into this topic.
Via: Forbes:
