The Schaftlein Report

Topics: 1) Zelenskyy warns of Putin using Nuclear Weapons - Ukraine gave up their Nuclear weapons after a promise of U.S. security *That has not worked out well and other countries are watching - Iran, South Korea and others are noted 2) Ukrainians defy Russian Deadline to surrender in Mariupol or Die - 2,500 troops remain defending the area in steel plant 3) Russia continues to carry out missile strikes throughout the country after their Flagship vessel was sunk 4) Pressure mounts on Biden to visit Ukraine 5) Russia is not longer able to build tanks due to financial problems, sanctions and supply chain issues 6) Durham Report - CIA concluded the Russia/Trump collusion was not possible - Clinton campaign and Democrats pushed a completely false narrative *It is time for the hammer to come down on the fake collusion hoax 7) Twitter fights back against Musk with Poison Pill, Twitter fears being forced into Free Speech and away from leftists garbage 8) Crime is the #1 issue in LA Mayors race - U.S. ranks #3 in the world in murders - If you take out Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, New Orleans and DC, the U.S. drops to 189 out of 193 countries 9) Inflation is scaring middle-class Americans and Biden is getting the blame - What is impacted and what is not a. Democrats pushing student debt cancellation $1.5T would be like pouring gasoline on the Inflation fire b. Biden changes policy and will now allow oil companies to bid on oil and gas leases on Federal Lands 10) The Green New Deal, Student Loan Forgiveness and Universal Basic income are wildly unpopular except on the far left radical Democrats *Americans do not want this as a whole 11) 221K Illegals crossed in March - Hispanic Americans are furious and Biden approval with this group falls to 26% 12) China's zero-Covid policy is failing badly - Shanghai shutdown has forced food shortages and major supply chain disruptions 13) In Politics, Pence, Haley and Pompeo who are not currently in office, forge ahead in the "shadow primary" *Gov DeSantis also looms 14) Supreme Court says NO to SALT appeal - Democrats face reality - Only 9% of high earners effected 15) White House considering a way to try and revive Build Back Better - Are you kidding me, more spending in the wake of record inflation

Topics: 1) Quinnipiac poll 33% approval and 54% disapproval 2) Polls: a. Hispanics hit all time low 26% approve 54% disapprove - 41% strongly disapprove b. Millennials now at 39% down 20% c. whites 31% - 59% upside down by 28 points d. Blacks 63% - 25% 1 of 2 demographic group with support e. Jews 63% -37% - Why such high level of support 3) Biden send another $800M to Ukraine, however no tanks or planes 4) NYC subway shooters apprehended - Mayor Adams blasts BLM after increase in blacks being murdered in NYC and crime escalating 5) NATO Secretary General goes out of his way to say no war between NATO and Russia a. Support for Ukraine but no participation in the war? b. Ukraine blasts Russian warship 6 )Migrant buses arrive in Washington DC from Texas 7) ECB to end bond buying program - finally a. Retail sales in U.S. rise only .5% as decades high inflation erodes Americans disposable income 8) Musk offers to buy Twitter for $40B - Analysts expect BOD to reject bid - Twitter is a cesspool of leftists 9) CA proposes gas car ban by 2035

Topics: 1) Producer Price Index follows a Consumer Price Index increase of 8.5% in March 2) 56% expect a Recession within the next 12 months 3) According to a CNBC poll, the Cost of Living is the top issue facing Americans followed by the War, Immigration and Border Security, jobs-unemployment, crime, climate change and covid 4) The blame is going to supply chain 69%, corporations 66%, Putin 54%, Biden 49% and the Fed 31% 5) Dutch discusses the markets: a. Growth stocks versus Value Stocks b. Bonds and interest rates c. Commodities d. Real Estate e. Cash f. Crypto? 6) Consequences of war: *Treasury Secretary Yellen warns China of sanctions if support for Russia continues - She also warns of a global food crisis

Topics: 1) What is the U.S. and NATO response to chemical weapons use by Russia - Is Biden prepared to escalate as he said he would? *10,000 dead in Mariupol? 2) Finland and Sweden move closer to joining NATO a. Opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza detained in Russia b. 5,800 cases of Russian War Crimes being investigated c. Putin purges 100 FSB Agents, arrests leader and placed in prison d. As we predicted, starvation looms over many countries - Russia is at fault - Protests around the world e. China calls NATO confrontational in rebuke to driving wedge between Russia and China 3) 13 injured and 10 shot in Brooklyn subway station attack - police looking for black man wearing a gas mask 4) CPI comes in at 8.5%, core excluding food and energy is 6.5% *U.S. gas prices average $4.11 - Biden "I did this stickers" abound 5) Biden announces new rules on"ghost guns" - This issue is not even the top 20? 6) U.S. orders staff out of Shanghai as starvation looms 7) NY Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin arrested on Bribery and Fraud charges 8) Oberlin college owes $33M to bakery in judgment payment for being guilty of slander 9) 80% of Americans support reduced immigration 10) 15M still on lockdown in Shanghai 11) Senator Grassley - "Enough evidence to support Biden investigating" 12) Lunatic Climate activists arrested for blocking entrance to a coal waste plant targeting Sen. Joe Manchin for supporting fossil fuels in West Virginia

Topics: 1) Russians kill 52 civilians at a train station a. U.S. sends Patriot Missile Defense system to Slovenia as that nation sends Advanced Air Defense System to Ukraine b. UK and Austrian Prime Ministers meet with Zelenskyy in Kiev c. Russian troops regroup for Donbas Region attack d. Ukraine pleads with the west for more weapons - "Stop fearing the Russians" - Zelenskyy e. Ukraine economy to fall by 45% according to the World Bank 2) Inflation hits 40 year high at 7.9%, food prices jump 13% in March alone - Democrats and Biden taking vast majority of the blame a. There are early indications of a housing slow down - Home searches on Google are down 21% 3) Record cases of Covid continue in Shanghai despite lock downs - Potential effect on global economy - Car maker Nio suspends production a. China inflation hits 8.8% - Food shortages in some areas 4) McConnell - "If we take back the House and Senate, we will focus on Crime, Education and Defense of the Country" *"Joe Biden will now be a Moderate President" 5) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has raised $100M for his reelection campaign - He is heavily favored to win 6) U.S. Interest Rate Yields reach 3 year highs 7) Emmanuel Macron 28.4% versus Marie Le Pen 23.4% on 4-24 in French Election - This vote was a few points closer than 2017 8) Biden changes Remain in Mexico policy under Trump to Catch and release which is a failure 9) Only 7% believe the U.S. is doing well under Biden - Poll numbers on key issues completely upside down a. Inflation 31-69 b. Economy 37-63 c. Immigration 38-62 d. Crime 39-61 (Chicago - same story different weekend shootings and killings) 10) Scottie Scheffler wins The Masters and retains #1 ranked golfer in the world

Topics: 1) Russia has withdrawn from Kiev and Chernihiv, Siege of Mariupol continues *Russian forces reorganize to attack the two eastern provinces 2) Russian casualties mount and 60 paratroopers refuse to fight *The Lt. colonel who ordered his troops to commit war crimes and kill civilians in Bucha has been identified 3) On the Economic front, 4 EU countries push back on weaning off Russian oil and gas as additional sanctions kick in a. Hungary, Austria, Italy, Netherlands - The EU spends $927M a day on Russian oil and gas b. Higher energy cost in Europe lead to 7.5% inflation 4) Jobless claims come in at 166K, the lowest level since 1968 a. Meanwhile, all of the left wing economist were dead wrong on inflation b. Democrats are being blamed for high energy prices and inflation as they should be with their crazy leftist policies c. James Bullard, a Federal Reserve Governor say the Fed is behind the curve on taming Inflation - "Fed funds currently at .5%. Should be 3.5%" 5) On the border, it appears Democrats have a Deliberate Plan to let as many illegal aliens in as possible as evidence in the budget allows $4B to hire lawyers to defend the Illegals - Add in Title 42, no wall and under-manned border patrol and you have an unmitigated disaster *Politically, Hispanics particularly women are turning against the Democrats 6) Texas is sending bus loads of Illegals to Washington DC 7) Republicans registrations are surging in PA at a rate 4X greater then Democrats 8) Kenosha County in Wisconsin home of the BLM riots have flipped to Republican leadership after decades of Democratic control 9) Republicans in GA lead Stacey Abrams by 6 points in race for Governor 10) Police confirm 5 shooters were involved in the gang related deaths of 6 people in Sacramento killings 11) China warns U.S. against Pelosi visiting Taiwan - Trip likely won't happen as she tested positive for Covid 12) Judge Jackson to be confirmed by Senate today before they leave town for 2 weeks

Topics: 1) Piled up charred and burned bodies piled up in Bucha - Sickening war crimes - China calls the killings "Deeply disturbing" 2) Zelenskyy - What is the UN for if it won't deal with blatant aggression and war crimes - Suspend Russia from Human Rights Commission? *Sure - That will work - NO 3) Gen. Milley at the start of the invasion said it would be over in a few days - Now he says it could go on for years - What gives? 4) Czech Republic sends tanks and Infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine - U.S. sends tank killer drones 5) G7 to ramp up sanctions on Russian banks, ban investments in Russia 6) Covid Bill for $10B of additional spending held up until Biden agrees to keep Title 42 in place at southern border 7) Biden extends student loan repayments until 8-31 - A blatant political move pandering 8) Federal Reserve will begin reducing its $9T balance sheet in May along with raising interest rates in effort to slow inflation 9) Inflation is costing the average American $433 per month or $5,200 per year 10) Treasury Secretary Yellen pressed hard by both parties to increase sanctions against key Russian figures - Why certain ones have not been sanctioned - Classified information? 11) Sacramento shooting suspect was released early from a 10-year sentence for assault, domestic violence, robbery and possession of a firearm, despite the District Attorney requesting he stay in jail - The guy had a machine gun and automatic weapon - Another bad example of the revolving door to let criminals out of jail 12) Democratic strategy for mid terms - Scare their base - Blame Trump for everything *This will not work 13) Shortages of tubing, steel and workers will inhibit drilling efforts in the U.S. even if Biden allowed increased production

Topics: 1) Colonel Eidsmoe discusses Ukraine 2) Zelenskyy says Russia soldiers are acting as a terrorist state, criminals not soldiers, and they are killing civilians, bombing civilian targets a. The military is stealing everything, people taken against their will to Russia b. Worst War Crimes since WWII c. UN needs to show how war criminals will be prosecuted and punished d. Crimea, Georgia and Ukraine - What is next? e. World has not seen all of Russia's atrocities 3) World leaders consider additional sanctions on Russia 4) Russian economy expected to decline by 10% with Inflation hitting 23% - Shortages of goods a. EU to ban imports of Russian coal b. Treasury Department bars Russia payments in dollars from U.S. accounts 5) Border Disaster 62K escaped border patrol and gained illegal entry into the U.S. last month *Title 42 removal looms in May which could lead to 18K people trying to cross every day 6) John discusses Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination to the Supreme Court

Topics: 1) Russia commits war crime with 300 confirmed Civilian deaths in areas liberated by Ukraine - This is not a battlefield but a crime scene of atrocities *Bound hands and legs, gunshot wounds to the head, signs of torture, mass graves - Rape by Russian soldiers 2) Russia deletes "Military" from Special Military Operation in another propaganda move to cleans its image in Russia away from war *Biden calls for Putin to be charged at trial as a war criminal with evidence gathering to continue 3) Ukrainian forces retake areas outside and near Kyiv where war crimes took place *U.S. vows continued weapons support 4) Pope blasts the Invasion - Sweden and Finland consider requesting membership in NATO *Lithuania becomes first of 27 European countries to cut off Russian gas imports 5) Even Democrats warn the Administration about the potential disaster of cancelling Title 42 as summer surge of illegal immigrants looms 6) Amid a surge in crime, NYC considers changing its NO bail laws *Crime in Chicago as Mayor's aid is in ICU after attack by three youths 7) Housing cost hit record median price of $405K up 13.5% from March 2021 *1 out of 7 homes are now owned by investors who have been buying up large chunks particularly in minority areas leading to more renters 8) FL Gov Ron DeSantis leads all potential Democratic opponents by 16-24 points *Sarah Palin to run for Alaska Congressional seat vacated by death of Republican Incumbent 9) "Wish casting instead of preparation" - Amy Walter of Cook Political Report on everything the Biden administration tries to do from Afghanistan, Build Back Better, Inflation, gas prices, border security and crime *Everything fails despite their hopes for resolution - A bright spot is unemployment is down to 3.6% and 431K jobs were added in March 10) Media panic in full melt down over prospect of a Democratic blood bath in the mid terms - CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS and NBC 11) Trump rips Biden on Iran Nuclear deal discussions and how he is ruining the country at Michigan rally

1) Administration says Putin given incorrect information about the planning decision of the war? *Incorrect reports of success? Hiding bad results? **Sounds like a false off ramp hope - I don't believe an ounce of this leak 2) More propaganda from Russia - Putin approval at 80% - Very dubious? ...Baghdad Bob 3) Administration to release 180M barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a rate of 1.0M barrels a day *I have serious doubts this will help do anything other than a short-term drop in oil prices and medium to long-term could have serious consequences 4) Southern Border goes from bad to worse - 7K arrests per day - Biden to end Title 42 which allows immediate deportation due to public health concerns a. Illegal crossings could increase to 18K per day if this happens at the end of May b. Arizona poll shows only 33% support Biden's immigration and border policies and 57% oppose c. Illegals in Florida commit 4 murders and DeSantis is looking for reason why two were released with prior charges and convictions 5) Disney should be boycotted for their disgusting woke policies and people are taking notice - Embracing the Transgender ideology 6) The Biden administration has gone full hard core leftist with its policy of embracing Transgender Youth sex change operations via hormone therapy among numerous treatment - This is disgusting - Passports are now given out with an X, no gender identity 7) Heavy fighting in Kyiv suburbs expected - UN to investigate Russian War Crimes *Ukraine claims 17.5K Russian soldiers killed and 6K Tanks destroyed in addition to numerous other weapons destroyed 8) Only 39% of workers participated in vote to Unionize Amazon warehouse - NLRB to count ballots in 2nd vote after the previous effort failed 9) Inflation as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index jumped 6.4% in March, the highest since 1982 10) Hunter Biden Laptop scandal grows as even leading liberal papers admit mistakes. Why now?