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What’s coming to your car Tucked into the 2,702-page Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that President Biden signed in November 2021 was a provision that few Americans noticed. Section 24220 requires NHTSA to issue safety standards mandating “advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology” in all new passenger vehicles. The law gave NHTSA until November …
“Sir, the 10Y is back to 4.7%, we can’t attack this weekend” https://t.co/2he0DRTdUg pic.twitter.com/yhS6TT8kUh — Eliant Capital (@eliant_capital) July 25, 2026 Short squeeze into midterms https://t.co/5JqmGkY2Ur — Live Monitor (@amlivemon) July 26, 2026 Iran says it has halted its strikes against the US. The US has already stopped striking Iran for the 2nd consecutive day. …
@coltonlexus Colton Lexus evicted from his own home on his own land. Now he’s homeless. #ColtonLexus ♬ original sound – Colton Lexus
7 more grocery stores are shutting down in Chicago this weekend The city spent $14M to help them stay Residents are outraged: pic.twitter.com/llND2QbQ4s — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 24, 2026 All seven Save A Lot stores across Chicago could shut down this summer after the company decided to end its partnership with the grocery operator …
NEW: School shooter laughs in court as one of his victims, whom he shot in the wrist and arm, quickly gave her impact statement. Colt Gray, now 16, shot and killed four people at Apalachee High School in 2024. Survivor Natalie Griffith was quickly reading her impact statement… pic.twitter.com/IIUNJexK0L — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 24, …
Everyone is arguing about one question. Will there be enough demand for AI? I think there is a different question. Can we even build enough infrastructure if the demand is real? I came across someone doing some rough math on AI demand. The numbers are obviously estimates, but the idea got me thinking. Start with …
Iran is now publicly showcasing midget submarines specially designed for the Strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com/3Fb9Ea9xbU — TaraBull (@TaraBull) July 24, 2026
The co-chair of a key Democratic House panel on AI is joined by a Republican on legislation that would authorize the government to shut down or throttle risky AI models. A bipartisan House bill slated to be introduced on Thursday would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to order top artificial intelligence firms …
Communism doesn't merely misunderstand economics, it misunderstands human nature. pic.twitter.com/IsKHOFICkn — Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) July 24, 2026
by Martin Armstrong Germany spent decades building one of the most productive workforces in the world. It trained engineers, scientists, technicians, physicians, and business leaders under the assumption that education, sacrifice, and hard work would provide a better standard of living. That social contract is now breaking apart. The people who followed the rules are …
via Peter Reagan For many American families, the largest financial asset they own isn’t sitting in a retirement account. It has a roof, a water heater, a property-tax bill (and at least one closet nobody wants to clean out). It is the family home. For good reason! Homeownership has helped millions of Americans build wealth over time. A paid-off home can …
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🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷 Reporter: ‘What makes you so sure that China isn’t supporting Iran in this conflict?’ Trump: ‘President Xi told me very nicely and very clearly that he will not do it, ok? We have a fantastic relationship, and I’d like to believe him.’ pic.twitter.com/k68NEkbXit — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) July 24, 2026 Reuters report on Trump trusting …
Buying a new car in a few years won’t just be about horsepower or fuel economy. By 2027, every new vehicle in the U.S. is expected to come with built-in cameras and sensors that monitor your alertness, and in some cases, can stop you from driving if the system thinks you’re impaired. Here is what …
Paris – Europeans were urged to stay cool on Friday as a record-breaking heatwave that has melted roads, jangled nerves and killed 31 people across half the continent looked set to last another week. In France, medical authorities said 22 people have now died from the heat – up from nine two days ago. They …
People keep saying AI is a bubble. Then I look at what the biggest companies in the world are actually doing. Google. Microsoft. Meta. Amazon. Oracle. None of them are slowing down. They are all spending even more. Google just reported another huge quarter for Cloud. Instead of saying, “We’re spending enough,” management raised capex …
by Martin Armstrong Every recovery eventually reaches a point where the official statistics no longer resemble reality. Politicians point to stock market records, economists celebrate another quarter of GDP growth, and central bankers congratulate themselves because inflation has moderated. Then you look at Main Street, where the people actually creating jobs are quietly closing their …
Radical rocker Dave Matthew has added anti-Trump tirades to his 2026 tour, during which he has bashed the president at every opportunity. Taking a page from faded 1980s rocker Bruce Springsteen’s song book, Matthews has made a habit of targeting Trump from the stage during his shows. The band has also posted videos to social …
Launcher recovery time drops from 15 hours to 30 minutes as Tehran learns from US strikes Streaking across the night before its earth-shaking impact, the Iranian missile hit the American military base despite batteries of sophisticated air defences. Captured on video last week, the strike was one of several to hit Muwaffaq Salti air base …
Average 30 year fixed rate reading at 6.85 percent highest of the year so far. Same day last year was 6.78 percent. 10 year Treasury yield at 4.70 percent. Spread sitting at 215 basis points. Emergency repairs up 175 percent since 2019. Maintenance costs up 85 percent. Homeowners insurance up 72 percent. Interest costs up …
The national debt isn’t a left-right issue. Both wings of the uniparty have been spending like drunken sailors. About 2/3 maturing in the next 2yrs:
How do people this retarded have so much money. Elon has ruined me byu/Fun_Paleontologist_2 inwallstreetbets Lost Half of my cash savings in 2 days! byu/Jayu777 inwallstreetbets I lost 72,000 today. byu/ideletedmyaccount04 inwallstreetbets
via schiffsovereign In the summer of 1972, a Soviet official named Nikolai Belousov stepped off a plane in New York City with a shopping list. The Soviet Union had just finished its worst harvest in over a decade and was on the verge of starvation… and Belousov was tasked with the nearly impossible mission of …
A counselor and two children escaped after being dragged beneath the barge but three girls drowned A tugboat captain has pleaded guilty to seaman’s manslaughter after a crash in Miami that killed three girls from a sailing camp. Yusiel Lopez Insua, 47, was piloting a 25-foot (8-meter) tugboat pushing a construction barge across Biscayne Bay …
by Martin Armstrong India’s imports from China reached a record $79.41 billion during the first six months of 2026, a 21.8% increase from a year earlier. Bilateral trade climbed to $91.72 billion, up 23.6%, putting the two countries on pace to exceed the record $155.6 billion in trade achieved in 2025. India’s exports to China …
In a fightback against the US president’s $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit, the broadcaster’s lawyers hope to prove in court that he should be held responsible for urging his supporters to storm the US Capitol ⤵️https://t.co/d2O2pg6XW5 pic.twitter.com/QxTYYcpmkD — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 24, 2026 The BBC has demanded that Donald Trump hand over his personal messages …
Rogers Police Officer Fred Marsh saw the ‘love of his life in distress’ and did ‘what a good human would do’, his fiance’s mother said An Arkansas police officer drowned while saving his fiancée from a river, just hours after he proposed to her. Rogers Police Department officer Fred Marsh, 24, was canoeing on the …
Having to put up with requests like this as a minimum wage hotel receptionist in Greece doing 10h shifts byu/Chamallow81 inmildlyinfuriating Nothing says “minimum wage” like being asked to direct a surprise entrance, coordinate two rounds of applause, and uncork champagne at exactly 19:47. The couple themselves were nice people, it’s just wild how some …
This guy literally ran to attack Trump, because he couldn't do an effective job as the Democrat's lawyer. Then the douche lost his seat in the very next election. 😂😂😂😂😂 Hey @grok, did Congressman Dan Goldman win the Democrat primary in New York for his congressional seat in… — Brian Ross (@brianwross) July 24, 2026
