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For 25 years, schools chased the same promise. More technology would create smarter students. More devices. More screens. More digital learning. The “future ready” classroom became the goal. In 2024 alone, U.S. schools spent more than $30 billion on laptops and tablets. That was roughly 10 times more than textbook spending. The idea was that …
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been ordered to temporarily stop conducting vehicle stops in the wake of two deadly shootings in Texas and Maine, sources told ABC News. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave the directive, a law enforcement source told ABC News, after he spoke with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who said she …
by Michael I have been repeatedly telling my readers that we are living in apocalyptic times, and when I first started saying that I think that many people out there thought that I was exaggerating, but now what is happening to us is becoming a lot more obvious. The war in the Middle East has …
The number that jumps out is 1.2 million margin calls in one crash. South Korea’s retail trading boom just hit the ugly part of the cycle. The KOSPI dropped 8.95% in one day, triggering a circuit breaker. SK Hynix fell 15.37%. Samsung dropped 10.7%. And the damage was not just on paper. Around 320,000 to …
Something changed when people stopped arguing about surveillance online and started going after the hardware. In Houston, at least 6 Flock cameras were damaged, cut down, or spray painted around the July 4 period. Police in Houston, Texas, are panicking and have started an immediate investigation as citizens continue to destroy Flock cameras across the …
Denies but pays fines for doing it. Got it. Nothing to see here. Just like 05-09. — RealJohnGaltFLA (@RealJohnGaltFla) July 13, 2026 264,000 OTC derivatives transactions misreported over 208 business days. Fine of just $1.3 million (2 million AUD). Details missing on which stocks, trade volumes, profits, or market impact. Happened nearly every business day …
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US issues $81,000,000,000 in refunds after Supreme Court ruled President Trump's tariffs illegal. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) July 14, 2026 The tariff story just created a situation that feels impossible to explain. The government is now sending out $81 billion in tariff refunds after the Supreme Court ruled certain Trump-era tariffs were illegal. …
Samsung just made $58B in 90 days – 19x last year, and more than Nvidia has ever earned in a quarter. The stock fell 7% on the news. That one day tells you where the memory trade sits right now, and it’s what this video unpacks. The boom first: Micron’s revenue went from $9.3B to …
View post on imgur.com IBM warned results would fall short due to weaker sales. Main problems hit software and infrastructure business. Stock plunged as much as 23% in premarket trading. Market cap loss exceeded $60 billion at the lows. Sharp reversal for the legacy tech giant. 🇺🇸 Tech giant IBM got hammered, with the stock …
They’re already supposed to be ineligible but Democrats decided laws don’t matter. Current law requires immigrants to be financially self sufficient yet it’s ignored. “Undocumented” is political propaganda to give illegals voting documents. How far would you get claiming you’re an unlicensed doctor? Stop letting people twist words to make illegal sound legal. 81% of …
Imagine that the whole stock market is waiting for a TACO, while the war between Iran and the U.S. has never stopped since March 1. We are heading toward the greatest oil crisis ever. pic.twitter.com/KtT3ZmOs49 — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) July 14, 2026
The White House is making security-focused upgrades to its front door, an official told CNN, in a project that’s expected to take months. The changes, which sources said have long been advocated by the US Secret Service, are aimed at fortifying the White House entrance at the North Portico, which has recently been obscured by …
by Michael There will be no negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz. There will only be fighting. The U.S. and Iran will now engage in an all-out war for control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the consequences will be felt by every man, woman and child on the entire planet. Traffic through the Strait …
There is no middle class left because of this. What people call middle class is just lower class with worse purchasing power than anytime in the past. Inflation is covert taxation that lets governments spend even more recklessly. Boomers got overleveraged in homes they can’t sell while prices stay propped up. Gen Z can’t even …
Bears gonna get crushed, blow off top coming! — Zach Raftopoulos (@zrafto) July 13, 2026
BREAKING: Keir Starmer proscribes IRGC as a terrorist organisation under National Security Acthttps://t.co/c47W7N8CtU — GB News (@GBNEWS) July 13, 2026 UK proscribes Iran’s IRGC as terror group The UK government has proscribed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation over “threats to life and intimidation on UK soil”. The move comes after years of …
A U.S. company just got approved to sell sunlight at night. The FCC approved Reflect Orbital’s first satellite, Eärendil-1, designed to reflect sunlight onto Earth. The startup says it can glow as bright as the full moon. It will unfold a 60-foot mirror 400 miles above Earth and direct sunlight onto a 3-mile-wide area. Reflect …
Using public funds for giant propaganda banners of himself is straight-up impeachable. He’ll spend more on pictures of himself than keeping regular people alive. Weapons-grade ass kissing from these Republicans. Don the Con turning federal buildings into his personal shrine while the country suffers. Biggest running joke in America. New public records reveal the Trump …
Anyone smart knew this SpaceX drop was coming. Regular people get wiped while insiders cashed out. 401ks got forced into this garbage so everyone’s retirement can get stolen. NVDA CDS looks like a straight short setup. The whole AI and Musk hype machine is just another rigged game for the connected few. Other than insiders, …
Trump picks her and McMaster makes it official. Voters get no say until a rushed special election. This looks more like royal succession than democracy in action. pic.twitter.com/KkBat4w0o1 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 13, 2026 This seems pretty crazy: Just handing over a U.S. Senate seat to a completely unqualified SISTER of the senator …
For the past two years, the trade looked almost impossible to get wrong. AI demand exploded. Memory prices exploded. SK hynix. Micron. Samsung. Everyone wanted more exposure because every AI server needed more DRAM and HBM. Now I’m starting to wonder if people are watching the wrong number. Everyone is focused on whether DDR5 prices …
The company sticks to disciplined spending and still wins big. This shows real value creation beats endless capital burn. Momentum builds as targets climb higher. h/t RobertBartus
The landscape for music discovery has changed drastically over the last few decades. Largely gone are the days of finding your new favorite song by watching MTV or switching through radio stations. Magazine and newspaper reviews are harder and harder to come by, given the decline of print journalism (and arts coverage in particular). And …
Three completely different stories landed at the same time. They all point in the same direction. The Trump administration has taken $27 billion in equity stakes across 30 private companies since January 2025. Senate Republicans also added a Pentagon Defense Equity Investment Account that could invest up to $500 million in private firms tied to …
CDC scaled back tracking on this parasite and now cases explode in 31 states. They prioritized other stuff over basic food safety surveillance. People are getting violently sick with no clear source or strong response. This is what happens when you cut corners on public health. Fox News: Public health officials are investigating a surge …
British tourists visiting America are going viral after discovering the real USA, saying the hospitality, friendliness, food, and everyday experiences were nothing like they expected. Watch British tourists react as they experience the real America for the first time, changing their opinions after meeting welcoming locals, exploring iconic places, and discovering why so many visitors …
Boomers flex their inflated home values while their kids and grandkids can’t afford to leave the house. The same people who got cheap houses and easy credit now act surprised when the next generation stays put. This is what happens when you rig the system for one group and leave the bill for everyone else. …
Video of agents shooting then cuffing a wounded man spreads fast and fuels fury. People see it as proof of reckless power while officials cite resistance and orders. OMG. They still dropped him on the ground and handcuffed him after a bullet through his head. pic.twitter.com/AsKoHCkZPO https://t.co/pNKH95bryc — David J. Bier (@David_J_Bier) July 13, 2026 …
Fed holdings of short T-bills nearing $500 billion with ongoing $40B monthly purchases. Interventions continue months after tax season, echoing 2020 pre-crisis moves. Equities now largest slice of US household net worth, beating real estate. Market charts described as getting crazier amid distortions. Debt levels and QE limits force new approaches. The Federal Reserve's holdings …
