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Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly offered Biden’s team damaging intel on Trump before 2024 election; Judge shuts down DOJ attempt to unseal Maxwell grand jury files

Ghislaine Maxwell tried to sell Trump dirt to Biden’s DOJ. Then said nothing. Her motive wasn’t truth, it was survival. A fellow inmate says Maxwell offered damaging intel on Donald Trump to Biden’s team ahead of the 2024 election. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/5/why-is-ghislaine-maxwell-so-central-to-trump-epstein-conspiracy-theories But when the DOJ interviewed her, she delivered nothing. “Maxwell said nothing harmful to Trump.” …

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What we hear near tops.

What we hear near tops. https://t.co/GBnBeTXE4T — The Great Martis (@great_martis) August 11, 2025 Tell me you run out of narrative ideas to attach to unjustified price action without telling me… https://t.co/RzTFIjGfrK — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ (@DarioCpx) August 11, 2025 https://twitter.com/longoption/status/1954911308832203029 $META depreciation to capex ratio increased to 3.8x from 2.2x. We have constantly been drawing …

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The Soviets went nuts on money printing in the years before the collapse. Are we on the same trajectory?

The Soviets went nuts on money printing in the years before the collapse. pic.twitter.com/ccDFEykUlY — Balaji (@balajis) August 11, 2025 When government spends 100% of GDP you might call it the ultimate all-you-can-eat buffet. I’m not sure people realize government spending % of GDP is close to 50% And the trend is higher What do …

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Altman’s optimism is a shield for mass displacement. AI didn’t free us. It commoditized us. Gen Z isn’t lucky. They’re inheriting a rigged system.

Holy Shit guys the Times is hiring Redditors pic.twitter.com/pXLrBylFGX — GBR (@GayBearRes) August 10, 2025 Sam Altman says Gen Z are the “luckiest kids in history” thanks to AI. That’s not optimism. That’s propaganda. “I would feel like the luckiest kid in all of history.” — Sam Altman, August 2025 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/sam-altman-says-gen-z-are-the-luckiest-kids-in-history-thanks-to-ai-despite-mounting-job-displacement-dread/ar-AA1KfWxE He made the claim …

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Trump just federalized DC police and sent troops in—New York, Chicago and Lost Angeles are next. Buckle up

Trump federalizes DC police. The media calls it theater. The law says otherwise. The murder rate demands action. Trump invoked Section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act, putting the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control, now reporting to Attorney General Pam Bondi. “I’m officially invoking Section 740… placing the DC Metropolitan Police …

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The Fed is flooding liquidity into markets while restaurants bleed margin. M2 money supply just hit an all-time high. Risk assets rally. Real businesses scramble.

The Fed is back in the bond market. No cameras. No policy announcement. Just $43.6 billion in U.S. Treasuries scooped up in a single week. In May 2025, the Fed quietly bought $43.6 billion through its System Open Market Account (SOMA) — including $8.8 billion in 30-year bonds on May 8 https://dailyhodl.com/2025/05/24/fed-quietly-buys-43600000000-in-us-treasuries-in-alleged-stealth-qe-operation-after-china-abruptly-dumps-billions-in-bonds/ The official term …

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Is This the Pin the AI Bubble is Looking For?

via Phoenix Capital Research Stocks continue to exhibit bullishness, but in the intermediate term, multiple major red flags are appearing. It is no secret that the driving force for the S&P 500 has been big tech’s earnings/ AI build out. The top 10 Big Tech companies account for nearly 40% of the S&P 500’s weight. …

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America’s largest homebuilder just issued a warning louder than 2008. And it’s not subtle.

Builders are spending 13.3% of home prices on buyer incentives—the highest since the 2009 crisis. “Major builders are now spending 13.3% of home prices on desperate buyer incentives—the highest since the 2009 financial crisis.” D.R. Horton reported a 10% year-over-year drop in Southeast sales. “This came after the business revealed that its Southeast division’s net …

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CEO visits White House today after Trump’s dramatic call for him to step down

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is heading to the White House and this trip is about more than just optics, it’s about survival. Last week, Trump publicly demanded Tan’s resignation, saying, “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem.” https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/intel-ceo-lip-bu-tan-to-visit-white-house-to-discuss-his-role-after-trump-calls-for-his-resignation-article-13436867.html The spotlight is on Tan’s …

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The market is morphing into a casino. And retail is walking straight into the fire.

Zero-day-to-expiration options now make up the majority of daily S&P 500 options trading. More than 2.1 million of these contracts trade every day, accounting for 61 percent of all activity. “Trading volume in extremely short-dated contracts tied to the S&P 500 has surged… more than 2.1 million of them changing hands daily, accounting for 61% …

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Another big Chinese developer bites the dust and bond traders aren’t happy

Hong Kong’s High Court has ruled that China South City Holdings must be liquidated, marking the largest Chinese property developer by assets to face winding-up since Evergrande’s collapse. “Developer China South City Holdings was ordered to liquidate by Hong Kong’s High Court, making it the biggest Chinese builder by assets to be wound up since …

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Tariffs hit fast but CPI misses the full inflation story. Delayed price shocks from tariffs set to hit Americans this fall

Tariffs hit fast. Inflation moves slower but with purpose. The consumer price index (CPI) doesn’t capture the full story. When tariffs arrive, importers take the initial hit, but CPI only partially reflects that cost. It undervalues imported goods, ignores wholesale price spikes, and delays the real impact of healthcare and insurance through flawed measurements. In …

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Wyoming AI data center to use more power than entire state households; Data centers drive electricity prices up while residents pay the cost

Wyoming’s new AI data center will consume five times more electricity than the entire state’s households combined. Yet no one knows who’s behind it. Located near Cheyenne, the facility will begin with a 1.8-gigawatt capacity and expand to 10 gigawatts more than five times the power used by every home in Wyoming. “The initial 1.8-gigawatt …

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US companies shoulder most tariff costs while consumers face rising bills. Tariffs shift from imports to exports.

As of June 2025, the cost of Trump’s tariffs is split clearly: U.S. companies have absorbed 64% of the burden, foreign exporters took on 14%, and U.S. consumers already paid 22%. Goldman Sachs’ analysis confirms this breakdown through mid-2025, showing who is really bearing the tariff costs. https://deepnewz.com/tariffs/goldman-sachs-u-s-companies-absorbed-64-tariff-costs-consumers-share-to-rise-f9d46ce8 As of June, foreign exporters absorbed 14% …

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It Literally Never Stops: The Earth Is Being Absolutely Pummeled By Disaster After Disaster

by Michael So many disasters are happening so frequently that it is almost impossible to keep up with them all.  Somehow, 2025 has become “the year of the flood” and “the year of the fire” simultaneously.  2025 is also the year of the largest earthquake that we have witnessed this decade.  The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that recently …

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Republicans work hard to save Rep. Cory Mills to preserve house majority despite mounting scandals

Republicans are working hard to keep Cory Mills in office. Not because he is innocent. They need his vote. The Florida congressman faces serious accusations. These include threatening revenge porn, assaulting a woman in his Washington apartment, lying about his Bronze Star, and failing to explain a $1.8 million loan to his campaign. Ethics groups …

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86 Percent Of Americans Feel Stressed About The Cost Of Groceries, And Many People Are Starting To Really Flip Out Emotionally

by Michael Why are social media platforms filled with videos of Americans complaining about grocery prices right now? Needless to say, those videos must be striking a chord, because some of them are receiving millions of views. Government bureaucrats are telling us that the cost of food is only going up a few percentage points …

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All biggest social networks are investing heavily to have ID Verification in their sites like Google ,Apple, Meta to “protect” the children.

Meta, Google, and Apple are not really protecting kids. They are racing to control who scans them first. This is about power, not safety. New laws in Utah, Texas, and Louisiana force platforms to check user ages, get parental consent, and block harmful content. The tech giants are at odds. Meta wants app stores to …

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IHOP quietly delays $6 deal start to 7am.

Something feels off. The $6 breakfast special that used to lure early birds at 6am now only begins at 7am. No announcement. No signs. Just locked doors and puzzled regulars. This shift isn’t just at IHOP—it’s regional. Diners across the Northeast report the same 7am start. It feels coordinated. More like a silent scheduling update …

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The S&P 500 is now trading at 3.15x sales, its highest valuation in history. Corporate Insiders are dumping as the stock market hits all-time highs

Retail is buying the top. Insiders are selling the future. The S&P 500 is now trading at 3.15x sales, its highest valuation in history. $SPX Video: https://t.co/eJcpxsTX2d pic.twitter.com/cNKndmlmFR — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) August 10, 2025 Corporate Insiders are dumping as the stock market hits all-time highs 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/BOHwqeItU3 — Barchart (@Barchart) August 10, 2025 🚨US …

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The largest-scale job loss in the history of mankind is upon us.

The largest-scale job loss in the history of mankind is upon us. Be prepared. pic.twitter.com/dCtEqFb2bt — Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) August 9, 2025 Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi — who is pretty darn mainstream — says "More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a telling sign that’s accompanied past recessions" https://t.co/YJyKv04BeU — Adam …

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AI job losses put millions of homes and infrastructure at risk of decay and collapse

What happens to assets when AI eliminates half of the jobs? They stop performing. They deteriorate. Their value drops. “AI could eliminate up to 50 percent of all entry-level white-collar jobs and push unemployment to between 10 and 20 percent in the next one to five years.” https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic Assets that rely on human hands—homes, cars, …

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Milwaukee drowns in historic floods after 14 inches of rain shut down state fair

Milwaukee got slammed with a foot of rain. This is not an exaggeration or a forecast. It actually happened. Crazy floods in Wisconsin today. Region got hit with a foot of rain. ☔️ pic.twitter.com/14BH02g3hF — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 10, 2025 “Rain gauge data from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District shows that between roughly 4 …

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D.C. ranks 4th in murders per capita. Trump deploys 450 federal agents, activates juvenile curfew zones, and orders homeless out “IMMEDIATELY.” The mayor stalled, Trump moved.

D.C. ranks 4th in murders per capita. Trump is not asking. He is acting. Washington D.C. is not just dysfunctional. It is lethal. CrimeGrade gives the city an “F” for murder risk, ranking it in the 1st percentile for safety nationwide. https://crimegrade.org/murder-washington-dc/ That is not a warning. That is a failure notice. Newsweek’s crime map …

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THE DEEPER DIVE: The Tariffirma ain’t so Firma

It’s an inflation volcano getting ready to blow. After it does, the economy will collapse into a caldera of debt Trump helped create. Many signs of eruptive pressure are showing up on the surface now. by David Haggith This may be as close to his own Mt. Rushmore as the Great Orange ever gets. With …

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Fed quietly restarts QE through SOMA interest flows

So basically the Fed is doing QE again. They are using the interest on reserves from their SOMA account to purchase treasuries at bond auctions. This is why the market is rising. The smart guys understand this. QE=higher stock prices. pic.twitter.com/k6eKdAwacD — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 10, 2025 “The Federal Reserve just bought $43.6 billion …

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This is the lynchpin for the trade deal

China tells US to lift Nvidia chip restrictions before leaders meet in high-stakes AI showdown. 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 CHINA TO US: HAND OVER THE AI CHIPS OR NO DEAL China’s basically sliding a note across the trade table that says, “Nice economy you got there… shame if something happened to it.” Beijing wants the U.S. to …

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