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What We’re Reading: Stimulus Default, Feds Ignore Ohio Disaster, Inflation ‘Surprise’ . . . And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

What Stimulus Wrought: CBO Says U.S. Heading For Default

US risks default as soon as July, will add $19 trillion to national debt in decade, CBO estimates — ABC News

CBO projects higher unemployment, slow exit from inflation — AP

Federal deficit to rise to $1.4 trillion in fiscal 2023, CBO projects — Washington Examiner

In Other News . . . Major Social Security trust funds could be tapped out by 2033 — Fox Business

Debunking Biden’s Malarkey: 7 Ways He Added $6 Trillion to Deficits — The Daily Signal

Another Inflation ‘Surprise’ Roils Markets As Fed Grows Bearish

Wholesale inflation surges 0.7% in January, more than expected as high prices persist — Fox News

Dow ends 430 points lower after hot inflation data — Market Watch, via MSN

Fed’s Mester saw ‘compelling’ case for 0.50% rate hike this month — Yahoo Finance

Fed’s Bullard says he joined Mester in pushing for a 50 basis-point rate hike at last policy meeting — Market Watch

Ohio Train Disaster: Where Are The Feds?

Why is Biden so Oddly Silent about the Ohio Train Disaster? — American Thinker

Biden Administration refusing to help in East Palestine disaster — Hot Air

‘The people want answers!’ Furious mayor tears into Ohio rail crash company Norfolk Southern — UK Daily Mail

Ohio residents erupt at town hall: ‘Where’s Pete Buttigieg?’ — Fox News

Ohio train derailment: Vance tells Buttigieg to ‘stop blaming Donald Trump’ for chemical disaster — Washington Examiner

FEMA Denies Aid, Biden Silent As Residents Trapped In Toxic Hellhole — Off The Press

Why Are We Suddenly Shooting UFOs Out Of The Sky?

Joe Biden: Three Objects Shot Down Were ‘Most Likely Balloons’ Not Tied to Chinese Surveillance — Breitbart

Biden: UFOs ‘Were Most Likely Balloons Tied to Private Companies, Recreation or Research Institutions’ — CNSNews

Biden also says ‘give me a break’ when asked if he’s compromised by his family’s business dealings — Just The News

Globalism’s Leading Lights: Masters Of Our Universe?

WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab Says Global Governments Must Harness A.I. to Become ‘Masters of the World’ — Breitbart

Elon Musk Warns ‘World Government Summit’ That A Global Government Could Lead to Civilizational Collapse — Caldron Pool

Blue-State Blues: New York, California Still Losing People . . . Fast

New York Lost More Population than California over 2 Years of Pandemic — Breitbart

California’s population dropped by 500,000 in two years as exodus continues — L.A. Times, via MSN

Florida Vs. New York — Powerline

Miscellaneous Stuff . . .

FBI searched University of Delaware for Biden documents, source says — CNN

Hunter Biden’s link to disgraced ex-FBI official Charles McGonigal — NY Post

Sen. Fetterman Checks Into Hospital for Severe Depression — Newsmax

Another train carrying hazardous materials just derailed in Michigan. What is going on? — Not The Bee

Did a Government Intel Asset Plant Key Evidence in Proud Boys Case? — American Greatness

Biden Family Financial Empire Expands to the Middle East — The Stream

 

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