No wonder he’s been so quiet recently

THIS IS INSANE. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons could be making 3 to 5x returns on every dollar they spent buying tariff refund rights. Cantor Fitzgerald, now run by Lutnick’s sons Brandon and Kyle, was buying tariff refund claims from companies at 20 to 30 cents on the dollar. The firm told clients it had …

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejects talks with US and warns of new battlefield moves

If you read this as talks collapsing, you’re taking the bait, this is how they raise stakes before sitting back down. 🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 BREAKING: Iran's lead negotiator Ghalibaf rejects negotiations while the U.S. blockade continues and threatened to reveal "new cards on the battlefield" "Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn …

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How the Air Force feeds 4,000 cadets in just 30 minutes

According to the United States Air Force Academy, Mitchell Hall is one of the world’s largest and most advanced dining facilities, capable of feeding 4,000 cadets in under 30 minutes and preparing 10,000 meals each day. Three days a week, cadets muster outside of the facility in formation and march in to eat a family-style …

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Didn’t he say this repeatedly and yet Strait still closed….

Trump when asked about how many times you've won this war🤣 pic.twitter.com/omln2NUaIG — Laal kaptaan (@ajay_dhojak07) April 20, 2026 pic.twitter.com/YBNQgVI5nT — Downald twump (@donaldtwump_) April 20, 2026 THIS IS ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🍿 🇺🇸 US — Accept your defeat🇮🇷 Iran — “No, we won’t” 🔥 🇺🇸 US — Give us enriched Uranium🇮🇷 Iran — “No, we …

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BREAKING: A gunman opened fire at the Pyramids of Teotihuacán in Mexico

🚨#Ahora | De manera preliminar, Gabinete de Seguridad reporta dos muertos tras balacera en Teotihuacán, entre ellos el tirador y una mujer canadiense. Autoridades informan que hay varios lesionados que reciben atención médica. 👇🏼 📹 vía @antonioaranda_ pic.twitter.com/H36o4MBpd4 — Azucena Uresti (@azucenau) April 20, 2026 MEXICO CITY (AP) — A man with a gun opened …

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Amazon Removes “The Camp of the Saints” – The Book Some Say Predicted the Future

Amazon is committed to the burning of your fine oak doors https://t.co/uWY6OtfSV6 — Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) April 20, 2026 Our statement on Amazon's suppression of The Camp of the Saints in the United States: pic.twitter.com/JDTE5i4XbH — Vauban Books (@VaubanBooks) April 20, 2026 UPDATE: Amazon has now reportedly removed the hardcover as well https://t.co/Ar7waPKNNE — Jack …

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Man was facing divorce – Louisiana father kills 7 of his children, plus another child, in mass shooting at house, police say

SHREVEPORT, La. — A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood left shaken by one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years, police said. Two women, including the gunman’s wife, who was …

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Personal iPhone footage from astronaut Reid Wiseman shows Earth setting behind the Moon as he passes along its far side

WATCH 🚨 Incredible — personal iPhone footage from astronaut Reid Wiseman shows Earth setting behind the Moon as he passes along its far side. pic.twitter.com/83jUUaJimN — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 20, 2026 Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist …

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US deal allowing Iran control over Strait of Hormuz would mark a major strategic defeat

Any US settlement or resolution of the conflict that enables Iran to control traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would represent a major US defeat and set a precedent with critical implications for global trade, given the strait’s role as a critical energy chokepoint. Any US acceptance of Iran’s ability to regulate transit would undermine …

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China has now sold half of its US treasury

🇯🇵 🇨🇳 China has now sold half of its US treasury. Japan is massively unloading US treasury. If there was one way to precipitate the end of the US empire through the downfall of the petro-dollar, Trump has found it. pic.twitter.com/MNpW9xgslj — WithoutHistory (@WithoutHistory) April 20, 2026 China has steadily reduced its holdings of US …

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Palantir: “National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force.”

Palantir calling for a draft. Military software company Palantir is calling for mandatory military service in the U.S.: "National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force." pic.twitter.com/ygMvn8L4QG — Pubity (@pubity) April 20, 2026 This comes directly from a manifesto drawn from CEO Alex …

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IRGC Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and his inner circle have seized control of Iran

𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐇𝐌𝐀𝐃 𝐕𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍’𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍-𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 The Institute for the Study of War reports that IRGC Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and his… pic.twitter.com/oKReQwtrQa — M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) April 19, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, per the Institute for the Study of War’s April 18, 2026 special report. IRGC Cmdr. …

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Again Houthis Threaten to CLOSE Bab al-Mandeb Strait

🚨 RED ALERT: Houthis Threaten to CLOSE Bab al-Mandeb Strait 🔥Yemen’s Houthis just dropped a bombshell:“If we decide to shut Bab al-Mandeb… neither mankind nor jinn will ever open it again.”One of the world’s most critical shipping chokepoints could be sealed overnight.→… pic.twitter.com/GtleTdAttf — Vesselsurge (@Vesselsurge) April 20, 2026 Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran …

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“Unless things change, we will not survive. I want everyone to acknowledge this sense of crisis.”

Japan’s Toyota has issued a distress call before it “goes under.” Toyota’s CEO, Koji Sato, delivered a stark warning: “We will not survive if things continue as they are.” His warning was addressed to nearly 500 top suppliers during the company’s annual supplier conference in… pic.twitter.com/WRuqjhGO9a — China pulse 🇨🇳 (@Eng_china5) April 19, 2026 Toyota’s …

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Ken Griffin of Citadel has said there is an energy price shock occurring across the world. Kevin Warsh says AI boom could justify lower rates while Ed Yardeni warns of higher neutral rate risk

Ken Griffin of Citadel has said there is an energy price shock occurring across the world. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 20, 2026 AI BOOM WON’T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN RATE CUTS Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh argues an AI-driven productivity surge could allow lower interest rates without stoking inflation. Economist Ed Yardeni disagrees. While also bullish on …

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UAE to Trump Administration: ‘You started this war; if we run short of USDs as a result of it, either you will give us USD swap lines, or we will be forced to start transacting oil and gas in CNY and other currencies.’

Source: https://t.co/1GPuLSkQ0W — Luke Gromen (@LukeGromen) April 19, 2026 WASHINGTON—The United Arab Emirates has opened talks with the U.S. about obtaining a financial backstop in case the Iran war plunges the oil-rich Persian Gulf state into a deeper crisis, U.S. officials said. U.A.E. Central Bank Gov. Khaled Mohamed Balama raised the idea of a currency-swap …

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Jim Cramer: The reluctance to sell anything, S&P futures, treasuries, for fear of missing the next move up is quite astonishing

Cramer calls the no-sell fear astonishing like it is some weird new phenomenon. Every melt-up phase has the exact same crowd refusing to take profits because FOMO hits harder than any chart warning. Nothing changes except the excuses get dumber. the reluctance to sell anything, S&P futures, treasuries, for fear of missing the next move …

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April 20 — What Matters Today (Live Updates)

Latest updates at the top: 2 U.S. Embassy “staffers” die in Mexico during a “drug operation” but they did not have permission from Mexico Federal Agencies. Former Pakistani diplomat Javed Hafeez said Iran stands firm on its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes under international law against Trumps demand to eliminate it entirely. United …

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They’re telling 330,000 importers to file at once… that queue alone guarantees delays before anyone even sees a dollar.

Government promising fast money on a massive claims process… yeah, expect friction, not speed. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO BEGIN REFUNDING $166B IN TARIFFS The U.S. government will start refunding up to $166 billion in Trump-era tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled the policy unlawful. From April 20, businesses can file claims through a new Customs system …

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Trump to Iran: “If they don’t sign this thing, the whole country is going to get blown up.” Iran threatens multi choke point strike on global oil routes

Same dumb script every round. One side screams total wipeout the other promises to burn oil routes and both pretend the other will cave. 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump just handed Iran an ultimatum most presidents wouldn't say out loud: "If they don't sign this thing, the whole country is going to get blown up." U.S. envoys are …

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Listen | Centcom audio warnings to Iranian crew to vacate engine room before firing.

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. forces operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, April 19. Guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) intercepted M/V Touska as it transited the north Arabian Sea at 17 knots enroute to Bandar Abbas, Iran. American forces issued …

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People Don’t Realize What’s About to Hit Grocery Stores This Summer

People don’t realize what’s about to hit grocery stores this summer. In mid-March 2026 the United States fertilizer supply was at 75 percent of normal levels at the exact moment Corn Belt farmers were preparing their soil for planting. The Strait of Hormuz, which carries approximately one-third of all internationally traded fertilizer, has been effectively …

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INSIDERS JUST STARTED MASSIVELY DUMPING EVERYTHING EXCEPT OIL RIGHT AHEAD OF THE U.S. MARKET OPEN ON MONDAY! EVERY SINGLE INSIDER IS SELLING BILLIONS NONSTOP: 0 BUYS. 1,382 SELLS. $13.58 BILLION IN VOLUME. THIS IS REALLY BAD…

🚨 BREAKING INSIDERS JUST STARTED MASSIVELY DUMPING EVERYTHING EXCEPT OIL RIGHT AHEAD OF THE U.S. MARKET OPEN ON MONDAY! EVERY SINGLE INSIDER IS SELLING BILLIONS NONSTOP: 0 BUYS. 1,382 SELLS. $13.58 BILLION IN VOLUME. THIS IS REALLY BAD FOR MARKETS… pic.twitter.com/BRRaddPa9n — Wimar.X (@DefiWimar) April 19, 2026