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From Butterball To Buff: Jelly Roll Opens Up About His 275-Pound Transition
(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) Singer-songwriter Jason DeFord, aka Jelly Roll, is showing off his major health transition, fulfilling a promise made to himself one year ago on ESPN’s daily sports talk program, “The Pat McAfee Show,” “I was killing myself. Literally,” DeFord, 41, told Mens’ Health. “I was eating myself to absolute death.” Men’s Health…
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Group Wants Records on Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program
(Hayley Feland, The Center Square) A Washington, D.C.–based oversight organization has formally asked the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families to provide internal records that relate to the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, citing concerns about fraud. On Jan. 13, Empower Oversight filed a request under the Minnesota Data Practices Act for their records…
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Impact of New Chinese Silver Export Regulations Overstated
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The impact of Chinese silver export rules won’t be as significant as many initially thought. Last week, I reported that China was attempting to control the silver market using more restrictive export rules and that it could exacerbate global silver shortages. China has used a similar strategy to control the markets…
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U.S. Government Still Running Massive Deficit Despite Tariff Revenue
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite the influx of tariff revenue, the federal government continues to run a massive budget deficit. The December budget shortfall came in at $144.75 billion, a record for the month. That was 68 percent higher than December 2024. However, looking at just one month gives a bit of a…
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Debt Data Continues to Signal Deep Consumer Stress
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Consumer borrowing cratered further in November, likely reflecting growing consumer stress, as price inflation persists and credit cards become maxed out. That’s bad news for a U.S. economy that depends on consumers buying stuff. Persistent price inflation forced Americans to blow through their savings and then turn to credit…
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The Debt Black Hole Claims Another Victim
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Debt Black Hole has claimed another victim. Saks Global Holdings, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company couldn’t dig itself out from under $2.5 billion in debt. This is a story illustrating how government policy, coupled with…
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Report: DOJ Launched Federal Reserve Probe in Response to Central Bank’s Stonewalling
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) When Federal Reserve Char Jerome Powell announced Sunday that the Justice Department had served the central bank with subpoenas, he portrayed the DOJ’s actions as a “threat” intended to undermine the Fed’s independence when it comes to setting interest rates. But according to the Washington Post, the DOJ’s investigation was only launched after…
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US Surging Military Assets To the Middle East To Prepare for War With Iran After Trump Postpones Attack
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US military is planning to surge military assets to the Middle East to prepare for a potential war with Iran after President Donald Trump backed down from bombing the country, according to a report from The New York Times. US officials told the paper that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln…
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Puff, The Magic Taxman: Legal Weed Sales Swell Blue State Coffers
(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) Since Colorado and Washington became the first of 25 states to date to allow the sale of cannabis, tax collections on recreational marijuana have been a boon for state treasuries, reports The Motley Fool. California alone now rakes in more than $1 billion per year in marijuana tax cash. Seven more…
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Ex-Sen. Sinema Accused in Lawsuit of Banging Her Security Guards, Breaking up Family
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been accused in a lawsuit of having sex with her security guards and breaking up the family of one of them in the process. The lawsuit against Sinema was filed Monday in North Carolina federal court by Heather Ammel, who was married to Matthew Ammel,…
