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Trump brags that he has "led a historic effort to dramatically increase the defense spending" pic.twitter.com/HehVbUCyiN — FactPost (@factpostnews) July 8, 2026 Trump: We’ll taking in over $1 trillion a year toward defense, and that's a tremendous amount of money. It's a big up. There were 2%. They were actually a 1%. I got them …
Whoever arranged those 20 inside is actually a genius 😹 pic.twitter.com/6klp5ajxnV — Realest (@realestclips) July 8, 2026
17-year-old lit artificial plant to win a bet. Fire spread rapidly through craft aisle. Store evacuated safely but suffered huge losses. Over $2 million cleanup plus $8 million+ in merchandise and building damage. Pleaded guilty to felony arson and property damage. Sentenced to 60 days jail, 8 years probation, and $8.6 million restitution. She will …
University of California, Riverside associate professor Brandon Robinson argued that a sexual identity label like “gay” or “lesbian” “harms trans people” and called for abolishing sexual identities altogether. While promoting the book “Trans Pleasure: On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom,” Robinson, a member of the Gender & Sexuality Studies Department, spoke with UC Riverside about …
This story is honestly hard to believe. A routine daycare checkup found a large hole in a 2 year old’s heart. Doctors tested his brother. Same problem. Then they checked the other two siblings. All four children had congenital heart defects. The two brothers ended up needing surgery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. Here’s …
via notayesmanseconomics One of my main themes is that the western political structure seems unable to wean itself off a policy of fiscal stimulus and largesse.There were the extraordinary spending efforts in the Covid pandemic which you might reasonably think would be followed by some retrenchment. But that has not happened and we have seen …
I wonder if this guy can run for his Senate seat in Kentucky? Supposedly this was said in jest too for anyone wondering about that. I spoke to McConnell for about 20 minutes this morning. He said we should end the war with Iran, quit giving aid to Israel, stop spying on Americans without a …
This caught my eye for one reason. Who still gets to borrow money at 1.5% today? The NCUA is offering $13 million in low interest loans to low income designated credit unions. Each institution can borrow up to $500,000. The money is supposed to help pay for new products and office expansions. Applications are already …
Your next passport photo could be taken in your living room. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to let Americans use their phone or laptop camera to capture passport photos from home instead of visiting CVS, Walgreens, or another photo service. The State Department says the images would be verified in real time using …
Wow. For the first time I have ever seen, 200/200 of the largest insider trades over the week were all SELLS. This is absolutely not normal. pic.twitter.com/SA7vE3JxWe — Kevin Malone (@Malone_Wealth) July 8, 2026 It can't be a coincidence, the day after every American is encouraged to buy stocks the entire market begins its downturn. …
via gainspainscapital The U.S. is looking poorly on the global stage. For one thing, the debacle in Iran is dragging on far too long. Iran’s military capabilities are nowhere near the level of the U.S. And while the U.S. has crippled Iran’s navy, air force, and most of its missile defense systems, the latter nation …
Tarrant County Public Health confirmed West Nile virus in local mosquito traps. Arlington and Pantego are conducting massive ground spraying between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM. Spraying uses an ultra-low volume permethrin application to kill off infected adults. Officials are targeting a half-mile radius around North Cooper Street and Douglas Court. Two positive samples in …
via notayesmanseconomics The economic problems of Germany have been an issue for some years now. Regular readers will recall the period around 2018 when notable downwards revisions to the economic growth or GDP numbers rather changed the mood. Things went from being part of what was considered to be the Euro Boom at the time …
If you think physical jobs are safe from AI, you're a moron pic.twitter.com/ryfA7tUIg4 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) July 8, 2026 It'll be a while before robots can pull this off. pic.twitter.com/Cr66U6MX65 — Kaleb (@scaasibelak) July 8, 2026
by Michael As I write this article, large explosions are being reported all over Iran. Does this mean that the “Memorandum of Understanding” is doomed? Iran made a very foolish move when it decided to start attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz again. It was inevitable that the U.S. would respond militarily, and this time …
He is right about that. 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump just OBLITERATED NATO, basically calling them freeloaders who barely deserve his presence if it weren't for Turkey "ITALY turned us down. GERMANY turned us down. FRANCE turned us down." "We WEREN'T TREATED WELL." "I was VERY disappointed with… pic.twitter.com/cESu8wIrw3 — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 7, …
Healthcare, college tuition, and childcare prices exploded with heavy government involvement. TVs, smartphones, and clothing prices collapsed through market competition. Subsidies create donor lobbies that push costs higher. Neglected sectors face real competition and innovation pressure. Pattern holds across decades of data on price changes. Everything government subsidizes gets expensive, from medical to college to …
This isn’t about one chemical plant. It’s about what the Pentagon thinks it may need for years to come. Alzchem Group AG is building a $150 million nitroguanidine plant in Bushy Park, South Carolina. Nitroguanidine isn’t a household name. But it is a critical ingredient for modern military propellants. No propellant. No steady flow of …
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs globally, roughly 2.1% of the total headcount. Xbox division is taking a massive 3,200-job hit, with 1,600 already gone. Four game development studios are being spun off as “non-core.” CEO Asha Sharma explicitly blamed margins being 3 to 10 times lower than other Microsoft business units. Company is hiking console …
1. 10 year and 20 year bond yields just hit 30 year highs. Every business and the government itself now pays more to borrow. 2. Debt is at 206% of GDP, the highest in the developed world. As yields rise, the interest bill rises with it automatically. 3. Working age population has fallen by 14% …
Stop changing the race of characters. Please and thank you. https://t.co/JlVYl37J0z — Rodney (@cryptojourneyrs) July 7, 2026 Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey second trailer faced heavy online dislike (reported ~87% ratio). Official accounts locked comments on major trailers. Casting of Lupita Nyong’o in a lead role (widely discussed as Helen) drew criticism for deviating from traditional …
Lie pic.twitter.com/8ml52QJnBQ — geek en vogue (@geekenvogue) July 7, 2026 Expanding discounts helps working families but shifts costs elsewhere. Free or heavily subsidized transit sounds good until revenue gaps appear.
I'm really tired of all the Trump has dementia nonsense. Goodness knows, there's plenty to complain about–worst president ever. But why exaggerate what appears to me to be normal aging? You discredit the vast legitimate criticisms. — John Fitzpatrick 🇺🇸 (@ewesaidit) July 7, 2026
By Claudio Grass Part of the upcoming “World War III” documentary Anyone who reads my work or knows me personally is well aware of my deep-seated skepticism toward the political class as a whole. Whether they wear a red tie or a blue one, whether they claim to be representing the Left or the Right, the underlying hunger for power, …
Under 2 months ago, Cambridge turned off their "racist" gunshot detectors to protect blacks & immigrants. Her brother just died because of it: pic.twitter.com/OCxtW6ovDS — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 7, 2026
CENTCOM hit IRGC fast boats, radars, anti-ship batteries, command nodes. Largest direct U.S. operation against Iran since February. Iran retaliated against U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait. Trump declared ceasefire over, revoked Iran oil sale licenses. Brent crude jumped over 5% near $78, WTI near $74. Stock futures turned red, Nasdaq down over 1% with AI …
This wasn’t supposed to happen. A former Pfizer headquarters was being turned into more than 1,600 luxury apartments. Then support columns started buckling. Construction workers described steel beams “bending like cigarettes.” Floors between roughly the 21st and 26th stories began sagging. 🚨🇺🇸 PFIZER HQ COLLAPSING IN NYC! The former Pfizer headquarters is at risk of …
by Michael Those that boldly proclaimed that the global energy crisis was over have been proven dead wrong. Within the past 24 hours, the Iranians have attacked numerous commercial vessels that were attempting to travel through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranians have told the world over and over again that traffic through the Strait …
