Three Month Core CPI Annualized Rate Climbed
Three month core CPI annualized rate climbed to 4.5%, the fastest pace since May 2023. Despite acceleration in core prices in Q1, we still expect inflation to trend lower throughout the year , but progress will likely be gradual. “ Wells Fargo Economics
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in February. Over the last twelve months, the all-items index increased 3.5 percent before seasonal adjustment.
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Fell for Third Consecutive Month
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index fell for a third consecutive month in March, ultimately dropping to its lowest level since December 2012. Firms reported sharply lower sales expectations from the previous month, and price pressures, and finding quality labor were the primary issues facing small businesses in March. Wells Fargo Economics
US Raw Steel production Up from Previous Week
In the week ending April 6, 2024, US raw steel production was 1,745,000 net tons at an ACUR of 78.6 percent, up 1.3 percent from the previous week ending March 30, 2024.
US Drill Rigs Running Down from Previous Week
There were 620 drill rigs running in the US last week, down one rig from the previous week, down 131 rigs from one year ago. Meanwhile, Canadian drillers shut 15 rigs, to 136, down fifteen rigs from the previous week, up nine rigs from one year ago.
News Headlines
The idiot in the Oval Office, on Monday proposed a sweeping initiative to slash student debt for nearly 30 million Americans. The plan will certainly face legal challenges, as his previous attempts have. This is an obvious vote grab which was previously denied by the Supreme Court. Only Congress has the power of the purse, not the White House.
Evil is everywhere.
It seems we can’t walk a hundred yards these days without evil showing its ugly face, in some form or another. It’s everywhere, more than ever before, and it shows itself differently than we traditionally would think.
Evil has found its way into every day “things”. It has become some “thing”, rather than some ONE. Of course it’s all based off evil people with selfish motives, but they hide themselves behind a mask of “things”. Things that present themselves in our daily lives. Things that we grew up with, things that once meant something to us.
From the infiltration into politics, schools, and entertainment to now being presented to our kids in toys, global brands, and streaming platforms, it feels like you can’t even drink a beer anymore without some agenda being tied to it.
Evil is the intentional harm of another or selfish fulfillment with no regard to how it affects another. The problem with evil today is the subliminal approach it takes on us. It’s covert and multiplies quickly. It pretends to be the majority by threatening the voice of those who oppose it.
The root of evil has done a good job of camouflaging itself. When it finally gets uncovered, it moves to a new host, leaving the last one in shambles, picking up the pieces. We’ve seen this in entertainment, light beer, kids books, and so on. It’s almost as if it’s goal is to emotionally detach us from things we associated with American, or American culture. Leave us feeling like everything worth fighting for is a thing of the past. As if we are the ones who need to change.
I fear a lot of folks want to stand up to evil but run into one of two things. The juice isn’t worth the squeeze and they stand to lose too much. Whether it be reputation, jobs, or fiscal penalties, they keep quiet out of preservation. On the other side, there are folks who want to stand up but have no clue where to start. How does one stand up to a song or TV show? Simply not watching or listening isn’t it. Evil can’t be confronted until it’s at the root and enough people do it.
Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid”. Reagan said it. Good is contagious. But it needs to be seen in order to spread. We changed the “if” to “when” because America standing up to this evil isn’t a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. When it comes to defending our liberty, our way of life, there is no “if”.The problem today is ,“good” is suppressed. Positive stories about people doing what’s right seem missing in the nightly news and on our newsfeeds. It’s because “good” is contagious. That’s one contagion they don’t want spreading. With the odds against it, the only way to spread “good” is by overwhelming the system, so it can’t be ignored.
Be the example that others see. If something doesn’t seem right, question it, say “hell no you won’t”. Good being unafraid will spread by example. When this happens evil can’t win. It’s got no place to go or hide. Once the layers get peeled back one by one, we’ll see who’s behind it.” Jake
Jake Meyers is a friend I met at the gym. He owns Red White and Blue Apparel
“KEEP AMERICA GREAT”
Have a great weekend…. God bless America!
Buy American made products whenever you can, it’s good for you, good for your friends and neighbors and good for our country.
If you are hiring…try to hire a veteran…. they are loyal, disciplined, hardworking…and they deserve our support.
By the way, if you wish to comment on my rants or offer any other insights you may have, you are encouraged to email me.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT ON IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA…1907
In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American and nothing but an American. There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag…We have room for but one language here and that is the English language…and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”
