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View post on imgur.com Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I’m on Air Force One heading to Las Vegas and Arizona for Greetings and Speeches on NO TAX ON TIPS, a WINDFALL for our Great American Citizens. I am watching one of the Least Attractive and Talented People on all of Television, Jessica Tarlov. Her voice is …
People in New York City who are looking forward to the city-owned grocery stores promised by the new democratic socialist (communist) Mayor Zohran Mamdani are going to be waiting for quite a while. Not only is the first new store going to cost upwards of $30 million in tax dollars, it’s not going to be …
🔴 EN DIRECT L'Iran participera au Mondial-2026, annonce le président de la Fifa https://t.co/hs2994Zhgn pic.twitter.com/wXaTItSEKR — RTL France (@RTLFrance) April 16, 2026 FIFA says Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup despite ongoing tensions. Concerns remain about safety and politics surrounding the tournament. FIFA says the sport should remain separate from global conflicts. https://www.aol.com/news/iran-play-2026-world-cup-115741363.html
American troops and equipment reportedly exited via Jordan as Damascus moves to take over the last US-held base. The last remaining US troops in Syria left their base in Hasakah on Thursday, ending a 10-year presence in the country aimed at fighting the Islamic State group, Syrian officials told Middle East Eye. Following the withdrawal …
On Tuesday, April 14, at the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong, CEO Georges Elhedery said something on live Bloomberg television that should have detonated every energy desk on earth. It did not. Because nobody is reading what it actually means. “The highest I’ve seen, and I’m hoping we don’t see more of that, …
NEW: The International Energy Agency chief is sounding the alarm that Europe is running out of fuel due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade: "We have maybe 6 weeks or so of jet fuel left… I can tell you soon we will hear the news that some of the flights from City A to City …
JUST IN: YouTuber who traveled to North Sentinel Island to give isolated tribe Diet Coke now faces 5 years in prison. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 16, 2026 A YouTuber is facing up to five years behind bars after risking his life being speared by the world’s most isolated tribe while bringing them a can of …
via notayesmanseconomics: One of the features of the conflict in the Middle East so far has been the way that measuring the incoming inflation wave has been made more difficult by two factors. Firstly the extreme volatility in oil prices driven by a cycle of extreme threats followed by talk of negotiations. For example there …
Turkey and Argentina used rate pressure management to ease fiscal strain but ended up amplifying inflation and currency instability through loss of market confidence. The former US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says lowering rates to reduce debt service costs can lead to inflation getting out of control. She compared the United States today to …
via notayesmanseconomics Over the past few days the media seems to have been catching up with a theme we have been running for some time.The Chinese export push. We can start with this at the weekend from the BBC economics editor Faisal Islam. As a Chinese made car hits number 1 in UK, and so …
Foreclosure surge sweeps America: 118,000 homes at risk as families buckle under financial strain A fresh wave of foreclosures is sweeping across the United States, with more than 118,000 homes caught up in the crisis in just the first three months of 2026. It is a grim omen – with echoes of the run up …
There is a sound coming from a mile beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea. It has been there for millions of years. It travels through cold, dark water at four times the speed of sound. And for the entire history of human civilization — every war, every invention, every empire that rose and collapsed …
This video brings together disparate but connected events, starting with “donald trump” at a rally, followed by an explanation of “confidence” games, and a legal document detailing a civil rights case. We then explore breaking news concerning “5g” networks and their potential link to “cancer” rates. This “news commentary” offers a unique perspective on current …
Israel just blew up a public high school in Marwahin, South Lebanon. Not a military base. A school. pic.twitter.com/HIGjlmYc13 — sarah (@sahouraxo) April 16, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, the video is Israeli drone footage of a strike demolishing the Marwahin Official Public High School in southern Lebanon today. Lebanese state media (NNA, LBCI) and Education Ministry …
Giorgia Meloni is the new headache for Trump, this is how she has dismantled him in 48 hours 🗿 🇺🇸 Trump –– “Please support me in war” 🇮🇹 Meloni –– “Not at any cost” 🔥 🇺🇸 Trump : “You should help us otherwise we will remember and give befitting reply” 🇮🇹 Italy : “Doesnt matter, …
If they are pushing withholding changes as a “real wage increase,” then underlying wage pressure is worse than they want to admit publicly. UNREAL: 🇺🇸 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just said something extraordinary. "Change your withholding. You will get an automatic real wage increase." Translation: stop letting the government take your money upfront. Keep …
(Bloomberg) — Sales of Tesla Inc.’s Cybertruck have been propped up in recent months by Elon Musk’s other companies, an unusual arrangement that further indicates the polarizing pickup is failing to appeal to everyday buyers. SpaceX, the Musk-led rocket and satellite maker, accounted for 1,279 — or more than 18% — of the 7,071 Cybertrucks …
🇺🇸 US farmers strained as Iran war sends fertilizer costs surging US farmers are grappling with soaring fertilizer and fuel costs as supply disruptions coincide with the peak of the planting season, forcing many to reduce their usage and risk lower yields. pic.twitter.com/YqKWm6OySO — AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 15, 2026 🚨 Fertilizer Prices Rise …
Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you …
According to CNN, under the ceasefire in Iran, the authorities have begun actively cleaning the entrances to underground missile depots that collapsed as a result of US and Israeli air strikes. New satellite images show that heavy equipment is removing debris and layers of soil at military bases near Tabriz to extract missile launchers stuck …
UPDATE: Pope Leo decries world ruled by 'tyrants' after Trump's social media attacks 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/hJ6aRbSlzG pic.twitter.com/6aLfcHGPs8 — Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) April 16, 2026 “The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild,” the pontiff said …
President Trump once again explains his position towards Pope Leo perfectly. “The Middle East will be blown up and the whole world will be in jeopardy. We’re very close to making a deal. That’ll be a great thing.” “The Pope has to understand Iran has killed more than 42,000 people over the last few months. …
Police in Omaha, Neb., released photos showing the moments where they said a woman slashed a 3-year-old boy’s face in a Walmart parking lot. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports on the incident that led to police fatally shooting Noemi Guzman, who had been previously arrested by authorities and suffered from schizophrenia, according to court documents.
Past periods of rising small business uncertainty led to hiring slowdowns and reduced capital spending due to weaker demand visibility and tighter credit conditions US small businesses are highly concerned about the economy: The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dropped -3.0 points in March, to 95.8, the lowest since April 2025. This marks the 3rd …
IRANIAN LAUNCHERS READY TO SINK ALL US WARSHIPS: LEADER'S ADVISOR – PRESSTV — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 16, 2026 Top US General Caine: US forces are ready to resume at a moment's notice — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 16, 2026 BREAKING: Iran will shift all schools nationwide to virtual learning starting April 21, one day before …
Latest updates at the top: The ‘new homeowner penalty’: If you bought a house recently, you had historically bad real estate timing Spain at risk of housing bubble as Madrid attracts wealthy foreigners Foreclosure surge sweeps nation… Has the Age of the Mega-Layoff Arrived? CHEVRON exec says Americans should drive less… BREAKING: After meeting with …
Current energy and food input spikes resemble 1970s oil shock conditions that drove broad inflation across global agriculture markets. 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Oil at $210 in Singapore. Fertilizer prices tripled. One rancher's feed bill jumped from $1,600 to $9,000. Former CIA officer Larry Johnson says the economic shockwave from this war hasn't even arrived yet. When …
Apr 8, 2026 Rep. Tim Burchett says classified briefings on unexplained phenomena are deeply alarming, though details remain undisclosed.
by Michael We might want to listen to what the farmers are telling us, because if they don’t grow our food we do not eat. Coming into this year, we were already facing the worst farming crisis in America in at least 50 years. Farmers all over the nation are drowning in debt, and farm …
by Michael Day after day, the mainstream media assures us that we are right on the verge of peace in the Middle East. But the Great Middle East War has been raging since October 7th, 2023, and as I will explain in this article there will never be peace in the Middle East as long …