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Airbnb listing revenue COLLAPSES, driving fears of housing market crash

July 04, 2023 -

While in years past both Airbnb and VRBO would be seeing many additional stays across the United States this time of year, the opposite is happening now. Homeowners who rent out rooms and spaces are seeing dwindling interest, which is driving down prices for stays.

In popular destination cities like Phoenix, Ariz., and Austin, Tex., revenues per listing have dropped by nearly 50 percent, according to the most recent data from AllTheRooms, which compared Airbnb revenues ...

GREEDFLATION: Predatory corporations still raising prices for bigger revenue despite falling input costs

June 15, 2023 - A recent report from consumer-advocacy group Accountable.US revealed that S&P 500 food and consumer-goods giants are still raising prices even as input costs are falling.

Dubbing the measures "greedflation" in place of inflation, Accountable.US said these companies still attach their products with hefty price tags to protect what a new report calls their "cushioned corporate profits," and doing so also enabled them to boost margins through the current inflationary period.

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U.S. budget deficit climbs in May amid big government spending and falling revenue

June 14, 2023 -

The Monthly Treasury Statement showed a May shortfall of $240 billion, which is a full $66 billion over last May’s figure. This brings the cumulative deficit for the first eight months of this fiscal year, which started in October, to $1.165 trillion, which marks a rise of $426 billion over last year. The government has spent $4.16 trillion during this period while collecting just $2.99 trillion worth of revenue. In fiscal year 2022, in contrast, they spent $3.8 trillion while ...

U.S. Treasury intercepts payment for “Police State” documentary ad campaign

20 days ago -

Doing exactly what the film itself warns is becoming normalized, the Treasury, a federal government agency, blocked a transaction to the Salem Media Group, which produced "Police State."

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which even more ironically enough is responsible for tracking terrorism and narcotics trafficking, decided to "intercept" a $106,000 payment that was intended to purchase ads for the D'Souza film.

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US Treasury Department intercepted payment for “Police State” documentary ad campaign

24 days ago -

(Article by Cindy Harper republished from ReclaimTheNet.org)

With its recent premiere, both online and in theaters across the US, Dinesh D’Souza’s chilling production digs into the deeply troubling evolution of an escalating police state targeting the common citizen; the unprecedented political persecution orchestrated under the Biden regime is uncloaked for all to see. Thousands eagerly tuned in – made possible by a partnership with Dan Bongino – as the true extent of this ...

Bud Light’s parent company loses $390M after Dylan Mulvaney ad controversy

August 07, 2023 -

The beer giant mainly blamed its loss in core profit – which accounts for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization – on "the volume decline of Bud Light as well as "increased sales and marketing investments." Worse, it was dethroned as most popular beer in America by Mexican competitor Modelo in June.

The company did not mention the costly "boycott backlash" in the report. The company has lost $40 billion in value since Bud Light teamed up with transgender ...

Fake meat food bubble is bursting: Beyond Meat slashes revenue outlook, plans to cut jobs

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The plant-based meat factory said it now expects full-year revenue of $330 million to $340 million – down from its prior range of $360 million to $380 million. It estimates that its planned staff cutbacks, including some executive-level positions, will result in up to $10.5 million in savings.

Beyond Meat's money-saving program includes a potential restructuring of its operations in China, pricing changes, shifts in manufacturing capacity and real estate and the possible ...

SHAMELESS: The North Face doubles down on PERVERSE ad campaign despite public backlash

May 26, 2023 -

Despite the fact that many of its customers were quick to boycott the brand, telling it "you just lost a customer," in so many words, via hundreds upon hundreds of social media posts, The North Face has decided to stick with its "Pattie Gonia" character, named after the company's Patagonia competitor.

"We're partnering with Pattie because we believe the outdoors are for everyone," the company said in a statement of continued support for the controversial ad campaign.

"Nature ...

EU slaps Meta with antitrust charges for allegedly squeezing out classified ad rivals

December 21, 2022 -

On Monday, Dec. 19, the European Commission issued a statement of objections to Meta, which is now facing potential fines or charges if it does not change how it runs its business.

"With its Facebook social network, Meta reaches globally billions of monthly users and millions of active advertisers. Our preliminary concern is that Meta ties its dominant social network Facebook to its online classified ad services called Facebook Marketplace," said European Commission ...

CDC’s new ‘wild to mild’ ad campaign hypes flu vaccines for kids, pregnant women

September 12, 2023 -

(Article by John-Michael Dumais republished from ChildrensHealthDefense.org)

The campaign, which will run on the radio and social media platforms starting this week, targets pregnant women and parents of young children “because vaccination rates are down in both of those high-risk groups,” said CNN.

Experts who spoke with The Defender, however, questioned the efficacy of flu vaccines and cautioned about their potential harms.

The CDC ads feature cute ...

Michigan promotes itself as ABORTION and LGBT hub in ad campaign targeting red states

August 30, 2023 -

LifeSiteNews reported that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), a public-private agency, was behind the campaign. It released three ads targeting six conservative states – Florida, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas – with the overall message that "in Michigan, all are welcome."

The first ad features a lesbian couple with a caption inviting readers to "discover the benefits of living in a state that protects your rights." Another shows ...

Porsche comes under fire for editing landmark statue of Jesus out of car ad

August 09, 2023 -

The German luxury carmaker debuted an ad campaign last week to honor 60 years of the Porsche 911 and sell its new $290,000 Porsche 911 S/T model. It included a video advertisement showing the evolution of the popular car. The video, which was posted on Porsche’s website, depicts a woman driving the vehicle across Lisbon's 25 de Abril Bridge.

As the car makes its way across the bridge around the 44-second mark, the 289-foot concrete pedestal on which the iconic Cristo ...

Microsoft ad network using foreign disinfo think tank to choke off conservative media outlets

February 17, 2023 -

Xandr pounced on the disinformation risk list from the United Kingdom-based Global Disinformation Index (GDI) that assessed American online news outlets. Together with the Global Disinformation Laboratory (GDIL) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), it reviewed 69 sources and indicated information about these on what it calls the "Dynamic Exclusion List."

Established in 2020, the GDL at UT Austin seeks "to encourage collaborative interdisciplinary research ...

Leaked emails show “Rachel” Levine, Biden’s HHS assistant secretary, talking about “potential revenue” earnings from child sex-change procedures

February 21, 2023 -

Pediatrician Dr. Rollyn Ornstein, who works at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, conversed with Levine about how the hospital's gender clinic could generate lots of new "potential revenue" to pay for a new social worker if only more children would cut of their body parts and take gender-bender pharmaceuticals.

Even with age restrictions, the emails state, children could be prodded through the trans pipeline as young as possible for every procedure they are eligible ...

Calvin Klein goes full-on Bud Light, releases ad featuring morbidly obese trans “man” in sports bra

May 25, 2023 -

The latest contender for the gold medal in demonic Satan worship is Calvin Klein, which has come a long way from featuring cut models with pretty faces to now pushing morbidly obese transgenders with fat rolls bursting out of their inappropriately worn sports bras via its advertisements.

A new Calvin Klein ad campaign features a trans "man," which presumably means a biological woman attempting to "transition" into a male-like appearance, wearing a sports bra while standing ...

Trump planning to run again in 2024; releases campaign ad promoting his America First domestic energy platform

February 14, 2023 -

Trump is promising to build "power plants, pipelines, grids, ports, refineries, and shipping terminals of tomorrow" if he gets reelected. If Americans give him another chance, Trump has pledged to "bring back a pro-American energy policy at long last."

After previously withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accords, Trump's efforts to fortify America's energy independence were foiled by fake president Joe Biden, who has undone much of Trump's policies....

Disney announces price hikes for Disney+ and Hulu ad-free plans to compensate for several box-office flops

August 21, 2023 -

Starting October 12, Disney+ Premium will see a price hike from $11 to $14 per month, while Hulu without ads will jump from $15 to $17.99 per month. These price hikes represent an increase of 20-27 percent for both services' standalone premium plans in the United States.

This will be the second price increase in Disney+ streaming service within a year. In December 2022, the subscription cost was raised as part of Disney's effort to better align with the perceived value ...

CLOWN SHOW: CDC unveils new cringe “Wild to Mild” ad campaign pushing flu shots on children and pregnant women

September 12, 2023 -

Even though influenza vaccines are unsafe and ineffective, the CDC plans to manipulate as many people as it can via radio and social media platforms to roll up their sleeves this fall and winter and take a flu shot.

According to CNN, vaccination rates "are down in both of those high-risk groups," referring to pregnant women and children. Thus, the CDC on behalf of Big Pharma will aggressively push Americans to get shot.

For the children, the CDC included "cute ...

Report: ‘Conservative’ evangelicals including Hobby Lobby execs are behind ad campaign using Jesus to promote illegal aliens, LGBTQ agenda

February 10, 2023 -

According to an extensive report from Revolver News, these 'conservatives' "are behind the new 'He Gets Us' and 'Jesus Was a Refugee' ads that are blowing up."

"These ads use the Bible and Jesus to validate and even promote the chaos at the border and also to appeal to the LGBTQ/trans communities. And these Evangelical groups say they’re just getting started. Apparently, they plan to make this a full-fledged PR campaign," the report continues.

As noted by NPR:

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Ad agency responsible for Bud Light’s disastrous Dylan Mulvaney campaign in “serious panic mode” as it is likely to LOSE future big clients

June 06, 2023 -

A report by the New York Post said San Mateo, California-based Captiv8 was initially panicking when news of the beer brand's partnership with Mulvaney broke out. The firm had enough reason to panic – it introduced Anheuser-Busch to the transgender influencer, part of its specialty of pairing social media influencers with major consumer brands.

According to its website, Captiv8 was "co-founded in 2015 by Krishna Subramanian — a Silicon Valley investor who sold online ad ...