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No fluff here. ICE just landed a massive budget increase. Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill on July 4. DHS now gets $28 billion every year. That money fuels detention, deportation, and a hiring spree unlike anything ICE’s seen before. Goal is 10,000 new agents by 2029. First batch is 2,500. That number’s baked …
by David Haggith Who weaponized the DoJ and the intelligence community at a level so deep we haven’t seen such revelations since President Nixon? President Trump received a gift box from Tulsi Gabbard that may help him keep a lid on the Epstein Files. President Trump needed a distraction after days of bashing his own …
by Michael By the time we got to this stage, I always thought that far more people would be awake. Perhaps the reason why so many Americans are still sleeping is because the major wars that are currently raging are happening on the other side of the planet. It is easy to relax when nobody …
The numbers came early. Stellantis dropped its unaudited first-half results on July 21. No waiting. No spin. The damage was too big to hold. Net loss landed at €2.3 billion. That’s $2.68 billion. Revenue fell to €74.3 billion. Last year’s first-half pulled €85 billion. That’s a €10.7 billion drop. The company suspended guidance in April. …
As of July 21, 2025, every retail client on Schwab’s platform can trade more than 1,100 securities around the clock. That includes every stock in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. Hundreds of ETFs are in the mix. The session runs Monday through Friday. No breaks. No blackout windows. Orders stay live until 8pm Eastern. …
Tulsi Gabbard, now Director of National Intelligence, went live and confirmed that multiple whistleblowers tied to the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment have submitted sworn affidavits to the Department of Justice. These aren’t low-level staffers. They were inside Brennan’s tasking unit. Tulsi says they’re “disgusted” and want prosecutions. The 2017 ICA, signed by Brennan, Clapper, and …
Momentum building toward fresh 52-week highs. Silver breakout surges while most of the world sleeps on it. The 45-Year Cup & Handle for Silver 🚨 Congrats everyone, it took a long time, but we did it 🥳🫂 pic.twitter.com/jPcG9Qzqsr — Barchart (@Barchart) July 21, 2025 🚨 Silver just touched $39 this morning — up $0.53 on …
SPX historically drops 2% after similar signals since 2011 According to BofA's Michael Hartnett, #sell #signals have been triggered.– BofA FMS Cash Rule: cash as % AUM in FMS 3.9%. = sell signal…average SPX loss in following most from 15 "sell" signals since 2011 = 2%;– BofA Global Breadth Rule: 64% of MSCI ACWI equity …
It started quiet. Then it spread. A zero-day flaw buried inside Microsoft’s SharePoint server software has been exploited in a sweeping cyberattack. The breach began July 18. It’s now confirmed that federal agencies, universities, energy firms, and banks have been compromised. The flaw allows remote code execution. No login needed. No warning. No patch for …
Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving 20 years for sex trafficking, is reportedly willing to testify before Congress. Her legal team is pushing for immunity. Alan Dershowitz, Epstein’s former lawyer, called her the “Rosetta Stone” of the case. The Department of Justice and FBI say there’s no client list. But insiders claim she’s documenting everything. The Trump …
Even the worst performers are flying while market enters danger zone. Even Money-Losing Stocks are blasting 🚨 Goldman Sachs Non-Profitable Tech Index has soared 66% since the April low 👀 pic.twitter.com/D51qBKHeO7 — Barchart (@Barchart) July 20, 2025 The S&P 500's CAPE Ratio is about to cross above 38 for the 3rd time in history, now …
Germany: After nine underage girls sexually abused by Syrians at swimming pool, CDU mayor points to ‘hot weather.’ After underage girls were sexually assaulted in the Barbarossabad swimming pool in Gelnhausen, the CDU mayor of the area pointed out that “hot weather” makes tempers “fray.” However, local Mayor Christian Litzinge (CDU) appeared to allude that the weather …
The biggest threat to your wealth today isn’t inflation or recession – it’s a deliberate policy shift meant to stabilize the national debt. This may be the only way out of our debt trap. But how much of our prosperity will it cost us? By Peter Reagan There’s a phrase being whispered in the back rooms …
Stephen Colbert is allowed to make fun of Donald Trump all he wants – and he has for years. The problem is when he does it… on a program that costs $100 million to produce, and loses $40 million a year. He's basically Jim Acosta on Substack – hacky jokes, saving democracy… pic.twitter.com/uUFEwNKgFv — Steve …
BREAKING – Chinese national and one of China’s richest men, Zhong Shanshan, has secretly bought $67 million worth of New Hampshire land, four times its assessed value, tied directly to the state’s water supply. — Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) July 18, 2025 Yes, the core claim is true: Zhong Shanshan's company, Nongfu Spring, bought …
Silver setup mirrors past parabolic breakouts. An important reminder: When gold goes, silver leads. With gold now above $3,300, the silver side of the story is about to get a lot more interesting in my view. Silver has formed one of the longest cup-and-handles on record. From what I have seen historically, patterns like… pic.twitter.com/dMEKFQ20io …
Boom turns bust as reckless call buying backfires. "Instead of using #options as part of a larger strategy to protect #portfolios from losses, individuals are mostly #speculating…with reckless buying organized on social media acted like a force-multiplier. Because options #market makers need to hedge call contracts, they buy… pic.twitter.com/7JKs4zB9sg — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) July 18, …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Dear Martian Central Bank: could you please send us some Grown-Ups? Scott Galloway recently sketched out a common-sense set of tax reforms that would go a long way to reducing the widening federal deficit. There’s just one Catch, Catch-25: it requires Grown-Ups, and Grown-Ups are out of stock, and …
JP MORGAN PAID $290M TO EPSTEIN VICTIMS – FOR NOTHING? The bank settled a class-action suit accusing it of facilitating Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. Big number for a hoax, right? And if there were victims… there were abusers. You don’t settle for $290 million unless there’s something to settle. Victims were real. So were the …
The Philadelphia Phillies present to you “The Coldplay Kiss Cam”. Go to 0:20 for a surprise! pic.twitter.com/BOsQP2F5K3 — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) July 19, 2025 SportsCenter began today’s broadcast by recreating the viral cheating CEO from the Coldplay concert pic.twitter.com/mNjgC4Rm85 — FearBuck (@FearedBuck) July 18, 2025 Coldplay accidentally exposed an alleged affair between Astronomer CEO Andy …
BREAKING: The Obama admin “MANUFACTURED” intelligence to create the Russia collusion hoax in 2016, per new documents declassified by @TulsiGabbard TIME FOR ARRESTS! A newly de-classified presidential briefing from Dec. 8, 2016 PROVED Obama knew it was a hoax, but pressed forward with it anyway. The brief read: “We assess that Russian and criminal actors …
NEW: @SecKennedy rejects American involvement in W.H.O.'s pandemic response measures "Nations who accept the new regulations are signing over their power in health emergencies to an unelected, international organization that could order lockdowns" pic.twitter.com/zdiSqQEqmg — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) July 18, 2025 The United States has officially rejected a WHO agreement aimed at improving global pandemic …
MAGA keeps smoldering all around the White House as Trump’s repeated attacks inflame his “past supporters.” by David Haggith Alex Jones went on a day-long tirade against Trump today because the White House had the audacity to call him and tell him to TONE IT DOWN! So, he toned it up by repeatedly deploying the word “cult,” saying Trump was now acting …
Housing Bubble 2.0 is bursting, and the wipeout of Yellen Bux "wealth" is going to be epic byu/Boo_Randy_II inWallstreetsilver Foreclosures climb in this major city—and even the most elite ZIP codes aren’t spared New York City saw a double-digit increase in foreclosure rates this spring, with mortgage defaults affecting even some of Manhattan’s most prestigious …
by Michael All of the other crazy things that have been happening in the world have kind of overshadowed the fact that there has been a lot of very alarming shaking along the Pacific “Ring of Fire” lately. Dozens of volcanoes have been erupting, hundreds of sizable earthquakes have been occurring, and a lot of people …
by Michael China has been quietly buying up land and businesses all over the United States. For years, this was largely unnoticed, but now some people are finally starting to realize that something really strange has been going on. Often, the Chinese will pay far more than market value for a strategic piece of infrastructure. Why …
Euphoria blinds investors to correction risk. I’m fine selling it 10% too early than 50% too late. Zero people are preparing for a Market Correction right now Euphoria of 'we can't lose' is kicking in hard Extreme Fear: That's about right. pic.twitter.com/OC37VwjWh5 — The Long Investor (@TheLongInvest) July 17, 2025 This is insanity: retail 0DTE …
Today: Same as when the 90 Day Tariff Pause “Leak” came out Release Headline saying Powell is out Test the Market Reaction Walk it back immediately Everything they do is driven by the Market. — Manz🌪 (@ManzTrades) July 17, 2025 Trump won't fire Powell: if economy goes into freefall, he has a scapegoat until May …
Yesterday Israel agreed to a U.S. request to pause military strikes on Syrian forces, raising hopes for a brief calm in regional hostilities. However, Today, Israeli airstrikes targeted key Syrian government buildings, specifically the Syrian Ministry of Defense and the General Staff headquarters in Damascus, according to regional sources. The Israeli Air Force struck the …
The economic data released this morning, July 17, 2025 at 08:30am ET, paints a clear picture: inflation is not accelerating. It’s cooling, and the Fed has breathing room. Import prices rose just 0.1% month-over-month in June, with the year-over-year rate at -0.2%. That’s deflationary. Export prices jumped 0.5% MoM and 2.8% YoY, but that’s external-facing. …