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During an interview with CNBC released on Monday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that “Some low-income consumers are perhaps exhausting their buffers of saving[s] that they built up during the pandemic, we’re seeing a little bit more distress at the household level there.” But despite that, “we’ve got a good, strong economy” with “very strong domestic demand” that is “on a solid track” and “generally, households are in very good financial shape.” CNBC host Sara Eisen said, “I guess I’m just wondering if the economy continues to hold up, no matter what happens on the Fed.”

I only have a "house" flag right now and refuse to fly the American flag with this travesty in the White House. I will be flying a Gadsen flag from here on out especially on patriotic occasions such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, etc.

"Canadians are currently at the US border, using lights as Morse code saying “SOS” with the flag turned upside down" Leigh Stewy Twitter "An upside down nation flag is an universal signal for nation in distress. They are asking for US assistance in upholding our Charter rights in the face of our own government and the Public HealthTrade mark sign cartel that violate it." TheSAOman Twitter

The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.  This Nation Is Under Distress!Much worse of a threat than the Obama Era...These f*ckers are trying to outright steal the election!Biden will put us on permanent lockdowns.Martial Law.Forced vaccinations. Medical tyranny. A hellish world.Say good bye to your guns, free speech and going back into bondage.-----------------------------------------------------------The DC Establishment knew we would not buy the steal, and this is why they bought Fox News.Fox News WILL ANNOUNCE (in the next 24 to 48 hours)...

A report published by the National Wildlife Foundation finds that the majority of Americans can expect to suffer mental health problems as a result of global warming and warns that our mental health system is not equipped to handle it. "The interplay between the climate realities we likely face and the potential psychological fallout from them was the subject of a conference convened in Washington D.C., in March 2009," write Lise van Susteren, MD, and Kevin J. Doyle, JD, introducing their work. "A highly respected group of experts offered insights. Their thoughts, recommendations and supporting evidence are presented in this...

We are what we think. These seven popularly held beliefs are causing you unnecessary misery 1. Lust and love are the same 2. The more money you have, the happier you will be 3. Any dream can come true, if you want it badly enough 4. Perfection is good 5. My happiness is more important than yours 6. Success is permanent 7. Hope is not a strategy (content snipped out, check article for explanations)

The White House scrambled Wednesday to find solutions for the glaring failures in Obamacare as rebellious congressional Democrats pressured the administration over their increasing political predicament. In a closed-door meeting at the Capitol, House Democrats blasted administration officials over their handling of the Obamacare rollout, and the White House’s failure to address Mr. Obama’s broken promise to Americans that they could keep their health insurance plans. Top Senate Democrats, meanwhile, were giving more support to a legislative proposal that would allow people to keep their insurance plans. The White House said the proposal from Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, Louisiana Democrat,...

A Stevens Point man is flying an American flag upside down outside of his house. He says it's in protest of the way the government is being run. While flying a flag upside down isn't against the law, some people say it's not OK. Blanchard is a veteran, serving in South Korea twice and once in Vietnam. He says flying his flag upside down is sending a message. "By hanging my flag upside down, we're under duress in this country," said Blanchard. The Stevens Point man says he turned his flag upside down a few weeks ago, after becoming tired...

The American flag at the Follansbee McDonald's is flying at half-staff and upside down today. Someone at the restaurant told one of our reporters this was "the owner's decision." What are your thoughts?

A nation in distress. A Republican leader states, "you have awoken a sleeping giant !"

Two years ago, the Pacific Sun, a cruise ship out of Australia, hit rough waters, and dozens were injured in the process. The ship’s troubles were serious enough that some wondered how safe we are traveling by sea in general, but for the most part that was the end of it. Until this week. Because this week, the internet came in, as two videos surfaced demonstrating just how bad the Pacific Sun’s situation was – bad enough that mainstream media started taking notice. From Postmedia News, via the Montreal Gazette: In one video, passengers and crew are sent careening violently...

TOKYO — The drizzly weather didn’t dampen the excitement at the annual spring imperial party last month as the royal family strolled along Tokyo’s Akasaka Palace grounds. Mao Asada, the Olympic figure skating silver medalist, was so overwhelmed when Emperor Akihito spoke to her that she managed only to repeatedly reply “yes,” and “thank you very much.” It was a typical reaction that shows the magnetic hold the emperor and empress have over the Japanese people. Missing as usual from the festivities was Crown Princess Masako who suffers from a stress-related disorder that causes anxiety and distress and only occasionally...

OCOEE, Fla. -- In Ocoee, American flags can be seen flying proudly along the city's streets, ahead of the holiday honoring the men and women who have served this country in the armed forces. But an upside down flag on Bluford Avenue is causing some controversy.

The new European group JCall raises a disturbing question: how could pro-Israel intellectuals like Alain Finkielkraut and Bernard-Henri Levy support a venture that is simultaneously anti-Israel and intellectually incoherent? JCall presented a petition to the European Parliament this week that asserted that Israel’s future “depends upon” peace with the Palestinians, so the European Union must “put pressure on both parties.” Then, abandoning the pretense of even-handedness, it added: “Systematic support of Israeli government policy is dangerous and does not serve the true interests of the state of Israel.” There was no comparable warning against supporting Palestinian Authority policies, some of...

All: This has probably been mentioned elsewhere, but I think it would be appropriate for all Patriots to fly the flag upside down, this July 4th. As you problably know, doing this signifies distress, and if there ever was a time when Our Country was ever truly in distress, this is it.

NEW YORK (AFP) - The US economy is in big trouble but policymakers agree on the need for a rescue, President George W. Bush reassured Friday as deadlock on a vast bank bailout plan slammed stocks and international bank lending. "We've got a big problem...we need a rescue plan," Bush said minutes after Wall Street shares dropped in line with a global trend and central banks again injected tens of billions of dollars to avert seizure on interbank lending markets. After a rescue for US savings giant Washington Mutual in the biggest-ever US banking failure, shock waves hit European financial...

Ethanol Industry in DistressBusiness Adviser: 16 Ethanol Plants Filing Bankruptcy, Many More to Come By Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter 06/20/08 4:37:15 PM OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. ethanol industry is in trouble and can expect to see a rash of bankruptcies and dismantling of at least some production, according to a specialist who helps companies in distress. Alex Moglia, president of Moglia Advisors based in the Chicago area, said he knows of at least 16 ethanol companies that are filing for bankruptcy, and there will be at least two to three times that number filing within the next year....

A minister embedded with some of the Marines who are alleged to have killed up to two dozen civilians in Haditha, Iraq, after one of their own died in a roadside explosion says he heard about the dead civilians but saw no distress among Iraqis or Marines in Haditha several weeks after the killings. "I knew he had been killed and there had been a response. I got the impression insurgents were killed and also some civilians got killed," the Rev. Christopher Price of suburban Atlanta recalled Friday of his conversations with Marines in Haditha in January. "As it was...

New Yorkers are more than stressed out. Many city residents have "frequent mental distress," according to a study released by the city Health Department. And they are not getting the help they need. Health officials said 1 in 7 adults living in the five boroughs reported frequent mental distress last year, compared with 1 in 10 in the state. The numbers were highest in northern and central Brooklyn, Harlem and the South Bronx. "Depression is a serious and underdiagnosed condition in New York City," said Dr. Lloyd Sederer, deputy commissioner for mental health services. "With so many New Yorkers having...

Coast Guard links man to 5 false reportsA hoax caller has endangered Coast Guard personnel and cost the service thousands of dollars searching the ocean for nonexistent stranded boaters, authorities said Tuesday. The Coast Guard received two hoax calls about 7 p.m. Monday, bringing the total to five in the past several days, said Donnie Brzuska, Coast Guard spokesman. The calls all come in the same way --broadcast from a marine radio over channel 16, a rescue frequency for boaters. The caller says, "Coast Guard, Coast Guard. Mayday, mayday. We're going down." Investigators determined Monday's calls were a hoax when...