https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/how-important-holiday-season-us-retailers-0

How Important Is The Holiday Season For US Retailers?

...the average spending for gifts and other holiday-related items expected to amount to $902 per consumer.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tucker-carlson-longtime-source-says-porn-sites-controlled-by-intelligence-agencies-for-blackmail/

Tucker Carlson: Longtime source says porn sites controlled by intelligence agencies for blackmail

Tucker Carlson shared during an interview released Wednesday that a “longtime intel official” told him that intelligence agencies control the “big pornography sites” for blackmail purposes.

Carlson added that he thinks dating websites are controlled as well, presumably referring at least to casual “hook-up” sites like Tinder, where conversations are often explicitly sexual.

“Once you realize that, once you realize that the most embarrassing details of your personal life are known by people who want to control you, then you’re controlled,” Carlson said.

He went on to suggest that this type of blackmail may explain some of the strange, inconsistent behavior of well-known figures, “particularly” members of Congress.

“We all imagine that it’s just donors” influencing their behavior, Carlson said. “I think it’s more than donors. I’ve seen politicians turn down donors before.”