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COUNCILWOMAN ARNETTA MURRAY IOWA COLONY POSITION 2
[Councilwoman Arnetta Murray Iowa Colony Position 2] Speaking with Councilwoman Arnetta Murry was absolutely refreshing. The reason why we can say this is because not only did we cover both politics and geopolitics, but we were able to talk about topics that hit close to home on a personal level – and that was relationships.

Michael Thervil
Oct 41 min read


CARMEN MARIA MONTIEL: THOUGHTS & PERSPECTIVE ON HER POLITICAL COMPETITION
[Carmen Maria Montiel] On the heels of the Afro Vibes: 18th Congressional District Debate, we had the opportunity to speak with Candidate Carmen Maria Montiel (R) regarding her thoughts and perspectives on the debate. In this segment we talked about Isaiah Martin and his political fumbles and her thoughts on how he could have handled the situation better during the debate.

Michael Thervil
Oct 21 min read


ARGENTINA-CHINA TRADE DEAL UNDERCUTS AMERICAN SOYBEAN FARMERS
[Argentina China American soybean Farmers] American soybean farmers are suffering due to China's pivot away from the American soybean market towards the south American countries of Argentina and Brazil. This is due to the Trump Administration's Reciprocal Tariffs also known as the “Trump Tariffs" as well as from the world shifting from a unipolar to a multipolar world in 2022.

Michael Thervil
Sep 253 min read


THE ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN IN DIASPORA WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE (AONID)
[Africa Nigeria Economy] The Association of Nigerian In Diaspora World Press Conference (AONID) ended yesterday in which attendees found themselves enlightened in terms of not only what Nigeria has to offer, but by how much Nigeria is pressing forward when it comes to expanding their national infrastructure.

Michael Thervil
Sep 151 min read


CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AUGUST 2025
[Consumer Price Index August 2025] looking at the major categories for the CPI report for August 2025, it appears to average 2.9% for all categories with a growth average of 0.4%. “Food” stood at 3.2%, “Energy” showed the least growth and stood at 0.2%, and “All Items Less Food And Energy” clocked in at 3.1%.

Michael Thervil
Sep 132 min read


JULY 2025 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
[July 2025 Consumer Price Index] There's a lot to be said about July's Consumer Price Index and a lot of it has to do with trends stemming from the labor market. With advancements in Artificial Intelligence and the bullish stance on operational and fiscal efficiency throughout America, the name of the game for the foreseeable future is “spend less to do less”, this combined with inflationary increases and AI, translates into slower hiring,

Michael Thervil
Aug 133 min read


CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JUNE 2025
[Consumer Price Index June 2025] As a whole June's Consumer Price Index report indicated that the most sectors within the American economy are up. The question is why given all the uncertainty that has been projected by the Trump administration.

Michael Thervil
Jul 172 min read


MAY 2025 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT
[May 2025 Consumer Price Index Report] Yesterday the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). On the surface it looks as if all categories are up except for “Energy”. With all the inflation occurring within America due to Trump’s Administration imposing tariffs on essentially the entire world, in sum, “All Items” are up 2.4%, “Food” is also up 2.9%, and the category “All Items Less Food And Energy” are also up 2.8%.

Michael Thervil
Jun 123 min read


OVERSATURATION OF SEX WORKERS, GHETTO GAGGERS, & PROSTITUTION IN AMERICA
On the one hand, those who patronize sex workers have an overabundance of sex workers that are willing to cater to their desires to choose from which means that there is a surplus of sex workers in the market.

Michael Thervil
May 304 min read


CHINA IRAN TRAIN TRADE DEAL
Written by Michael Thervil China-Iran transnational commercial trading train Photographer unknown [CHINA-IRAN TRAIN TRADE DEAL] While...

Michael Thervil
May 303 min read


EUROPEAN AIRLINES CANCEL SUMMER U.S. FLIGHTS IN PROTEST
[European airlines cancel U.S. fights] in protest of America, Europe has quietly been on the path of pulling back and in some cases freezing aerial travel to America because of President Trump's trade tariffs on European countries. Flights to American cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Miami have been essentially put on a European “no-fly” list as European airlines either rerouted or increased their flights to western countries such as Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and Ca

Michael Thervil
May 282 min read


PRESIDENT IBRAHIM TRAORE CREATES CENTRAL BANK
In a massive power move by President Ibrahim Traore after his visit to Moscow at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin; he and other African leaders launched their own Central Bank which goes by the name of Confederate Bank of Investment and Development. The Confederate Bank of Investment and Development was seeded with a 500 billion CFA francs, which translates to roughly $820 million USD. The Confederate Bank of Investment and Development was also formed in partne

Michael Thervil
May 133 min read


CHINA WINS BIG IN AMERICAN TARIFF TALKS
Despite what appears to be a big deal for the Trump Administration when it comes to striking a small deal with China on tariffs this week, it seems that China and many other countries within the ASEAN communication have “moved on”. With the Trump Administration backtracking and slashing tariff rates by 30%-80% on various imported goods and products from China, China has only sought to impose a 10% on all imported American goods and products. The world has seen the economic di

Michael Thervil
May 133 min read


INDIA & U.K. REACH DEAL AHEAD OF TRUMP GLOBAL TARIFFS
Just a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin and Nicolás Maduro Moros inked a deal in Moscow, Russia during Russia’s 80th Victory Day military parade, India and the United Kingdom have been working behind closed doors to circumvent President Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs. Earlier this Tuesday, India and the United Kingdom seemed to have secured a bilateral trade deal that is estimated to be worth roughly $434.1 billion. This is a 60% increase in the level of trade between

Michael Thervil
May 92 min read


JAPAN: BLUFFING IN THE BOND MARKET
The question that needs to be answered is why wait to see what Trump Administration does regarding trade tariffs when countries like Japan who hold over $1 trillion dollars of U.S. Bonds have the power to stop President Trump's tariff war in the palm of their hands? If that’s not enough leverage, there is China who holds roughly $765 billion in U.S. Bonds and has to ability to add a combined $1.865 billion worth of additional pressure on the Trump Administration to stop their

Michael Thervil
May 53 min read


TRUMP BULLISH ON STUDENT LOAN SEIZURES
Written by Michael Thervil Photo by Getty Image There's a lot that can be said about the Trump Administration's policy toward the...

Michael Thervil
Apr 243 min read


INDIA: ON TRACK TO BE WORLD LARGEST WEAPONS SUPPLIER
Russia has placed their bid into the southern Indian state of Kerala in order to furnish their police force with the AK-203. At the price point of roughly $1,100 in conjunction with the AK’s platform being world-renowned for its accuracy, cost effectiveness, simplicity, and ruggedness, it was easy for the Indian police force in Uttar Pradesh to choose the AK-203.

Michael Thervil
Apr 233 min read


NVIDIA INVEST $5OO BILLION IN AMERICAN AI – NOT SO FAST
With Nvidia investing $500 billion in American Artificial Intelligence infrastructure for the construction of AI based supercomputers it sounds like a really good thing. Many Americans think that it would be great for the economy, great for high paying skilled jobs, and more importantly it would also be great optics on the world stage for America to demonstrate its ability to manufacture cutting-edge high-end AI based supercomputers.

Michael Thervil
Apr 153 min read


IS A RECESSION COMING TO AMERICA?
With American tariffs placed on so many countries around the world, one of the biggest drawbacks for America is that it is finding itself ever increasingly isolated when it comes to both geopolitics and when it comes to global trade. Now it looks like America may need to prepare itself for another form of a blowback and that would be a looming recession.

Michael Thervil
Apr 143 min read


MARCH 2025 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
The CPI or the consumer price index is a great indicator of which the American economy is going. Currently, looking at the surface of it seems that everything seems to be on the up and up for the exception of "Energy". “All Items” are up 2.4%. when you look at “Food” in the general sense, it too is up 3.0%. the category “All Items Less Food and Energy Commodities” are up standing at 2.8%.

Michael Thervil
Apr 143 min read
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