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Pentagon Orders Purge of DEI-Themed Books In Latest Blow To Wokes | ZeroHedge

In the Trump administration's latest blow to the wokes, the Pentagon on Friday instructed military leaders to conduct a sweeping review of all library materials across bases and academies, with orders to remove any books promoting what the Department of Defense deemed "divisive concepts and gender ideology."

According to internal memos reviewed by the Associated Press, commanders were told to "promptly identify" and withdraw any material that (more…)

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Ultra-Wealthy Make It Rain On Luxury Brands As Main Street Tightens Belt | ZeroHedge

While middle-market retailers brace for a slowdown, luxury’s upper echelon continues to soar – underscoring a growing economic divide that may prove as precarious as it is profitable.

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Signs of strain are increasingly visible among mass-market players. Retail giants like Target and Macy’s are reporting that their customers are pulling back, trading down to less expensive alternatives as tariffs and inflation weigh on household budgets. But (more…)

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Employment Data Confirms Economy Is Slowing | ZeroHedge

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,

While coming in much stronger than expected, the latest employment data confirmed what we already suspected: the economy is slowing. The reason the employment data is so important is that without employment growth, the economy stalls. It takes, on average, about 200,000 jobs each month to keep up with population growth, which ultimately keeps the economy growing. That is because, as discussed in last week’s #BullBearReport, (more…)

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