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Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Streets are darkened everywhere but Havana. Cuba Is Struggling to Keep Lights On Bloomberg reports Cuba Is Struggling to Keep Lights On Amid Trump’s Oil Blockade Cuba’s blackout problem has worsened in the month since the US cut off oil shipments to the island. Its …
Dalilah’s Law, a commercial driver’s license-related bill spoken about at length by President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, was recently introduced by U.S. Senator Jim Banks, a Republican from Indiana. The bill, introduced on Wednesday by Banks, prohibits states from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to individuals …
🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran just said no. No to dismantling Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant. No to shutting down Natanz Nuclear Facility. No to touching Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center. No to handing over enriched uranium. Tehran’s offer? Temporary freeze. Technical steps. “Trust us.”… https://t.co/09S7yRwpfI pic.twitter.com/NK9n4u8Hl5 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 26, 2026 Factcheck: …
The Washington Post lost more than $100 million last year, according to a Wall Street Journal report, a substantial shortfall that led the paper to lay off a third of the company earlier this month. The Post’s leaders had been vocal about the financial challenges amid changing consumer habits, but …
Another day, several more critical development in the credit markets. Loss projections are soaring. A second fund stepped forward acknowledging asset sales (at lower prices). Big (related) shift in rates markets that ties in the Fed, yield curve, and everything else. Here we go over all three; what happened, what …
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️UNPRECEDENTED MOVEMENT OF U.S. MILITARY WEAPONS AND LOGISTICS TO THE MIDDLE-EAST CONTINUES TONIGHT!! pic.twitter.com/5y0a9sALCT — NYPrepper (@nyprepper1) February 26, 2026 “We’re either going to get a deal or it’s going to be unfortunate for them,” President Trump said Thursday. “Deadline firm to make a deal. I would think that would …
via Phoenix Capital Research The spread between tech stocks and the rest of the market has reached historic levels. For weeks now, the MAG-7/ Big Tech have been correcting while the broader market index (the S&P 500) has rallied due to defensive sectors (Industrials, Consumer Staples, Energy) igniting. In this …
The markets are dropping after nvda reported better than expected earnigns and this is why!
Los Angeles with clean air due to CA refinery regulations. pic.twitter.com/3ADx3MruYL — California Sun (@Californiada9pr) February 25, 2026 California drivers are paying $4.63 a gallon. That is 23 cents more than Hawaii and $1.65 above Maryland. AAA and GasBuddy confirm the numbers. State energy rules are clearly inflating prices far …
Proportion of adults ages 18 to 54 who died of severe first heart attack rose 57% between 2011 and 2022, new study finds The last thing someone in their 30s or 40s should worry about is dying of a heart attack. But new research shows more are. The proportion of …
by Michael It certainly didn’t take much for people to start clamoring for regime change in Cuba. A tragic incident that just occurred about a mile north of Cuba has made a lot of Americans very angry. Many are suggesting that it is time for President Trump to send in …
So we are in a position where : -COMEX going bust-AI bubble collapse after NVDA super earnings-BTC retests 4Q21 peak on ~69k$ and starts new wave down-Private Equity credit going bust-Housing market tanking-China entering next wave down after 2,5Ys of bear market rally to… pic.twitter.com/jl9ZJ8Dp9R — GregTheAnalyst (@Analyst_G) February 25, …
@VP – If you have enough evidence of fraud to stop payments, then you have enough evidence to make ARRESTS!!! START ARRESTING THESE CORRUPT POLITICIANS!!@AMERICA @POTUS — Chris Spangenburg 🇺🇸 (@cspangenburg) February 25, 2026 🚨 BREAKING: CMS Administrator Dr. Oz just revealed $300 BILLION in fraud EVERY YEAR is committed …
President Donald Trump wants Congress to sidestep internal debates and extend a key surveillance program — and he has made the demand directly to key Hill Republicans. At issue is the foreign spy program known as Section 702, which is set to lapse on April 20. Lawmakers in both parties …
Netflix’s Acquisition Of Warner Bros Bad For America, GOP Attorneys General Tell Feds As events are leaning toward David Ellison and Paramount prevailing in its $108 billion hostile-takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, almost a dozen Republican state attorneys general are insisting that the federal government heavily scrutinize Netflix‘s bid …
AI is not merely another technological leap—it may be the moment machines begin to eclipse the very human talents that built our world. n 1999, I had the privilege of working for one of the first companies to develop a product that would transmit video on the fledgling internet. Broadband …
In a shocking move, Donald Trump reportedly orders the Pentagon to declassify long-hidden files linked to aliens and UFO encounters. These top-secret documents are said to contain explosive evidence that could change everything we know about extraterrestrial life. Are we finally on the brink of the biggest alien revelation in …
A quarter-century after leaving the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton are hours away from one more legal showdown with House Republicans as they prepare to testify in a congressional investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For the Clintons, the depositions this week mark a stunning reversal. After months …
Obama is the reason I started to question my lefty worldview. I loathe the man, but am grateful to him for the red pill. — Ben Keith (@TidyguyKC) February 25, 2026
The bloodbath…. pic.twitter.com/MTFAGPdTkL — Kenny (@0xKennyAlt) February 26, 2026 Older workers dominate new hires. Average new hire age rose to 42 in 2025 as employers favor experience over potential. Hiring of workers 25 and younger dropped more than 45% compared with 2019. Employers cut hiring plans and announced over 1.2 …
U.S. demands presented to Iran in Geneva: – Destroy all three nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan – Transfer all enriched uranium to the U.S. – No sunset clauses, meaning restrictions would be permanent – 0 enrichment, though the Tehran reactor could remain – Limited upfront sanctions relief, with more …
Here's to Ramadan… pic.twitter.com/OibjbgncTO — Adam Mullins (@Copterdr282) February 25, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, it’s true. McDonald’s Germany launched this Ramadan 2026 campaign with sun-synced digital billboards (by agency Scholz & Friends). During daylight fasting hours, billboards show empty packaging—no fries in the box, no burger visible. At sunset (iftar), the …
In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration? Last year the U.S. experienced something that hasn’t definitively occurred since the Great Depression: More people moved out than moved in. The Trump administration has hailed the exodus—negative net migration—as the fulfillment of its promise to …
FTC issues COPPA policy statement to incentivize the use of age verification technologies to protect children online: https://t.co/dHEycROeEK /1 — FTC (@FTC) February 25, 2026 The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement today announcing that the Commission will not bring an enforcement action under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection …
She was trafficked and then she started recruiting other girls. pic.twitter.com/oAW0IRenRT — 🇺🇸TONY🇺🇸 (@Porkchop__2007) February 25, 2026 20 years ago. pic.twitter.com/tVfZVOIfYi — Fashionably_T 🇺🇲 (@Fashionably84) February 25, 2026 Factcheck: Yes. Haley Robson (the guest) was Epstein’s victim at 16 but then recruited at least 6-8 other underage girls for him …
Cuba Becomes The First Country To Reach Net Zero. Shouldn’t We Be Celebrating? There it was on the front page of Saturday’s New York Times: with a small assist from the United States, the island nation of Cuba has almost entirely ended the use of fossil fuels. Finally, we have the …
*VANCE: WE SEE EVIDENCE THAT IRAN IS TRYING TO REBUILD NUCLEAR WEAPON — Investing.com (@Investingcom) February 26, 2026 “The principle is very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Vance tells reporters, a day ahead of talks in Geneva between US and Iranian delegations. “If they try to rebuild a …
Not just Dairy. Its systematic manipulation of several markets. He is being diplomatic about CUSMA but in the end Canada did not want to be equal and fair partners. They want the US to be customers but dont want to return the favor. pic.twitter.com/V1mUf6TiVl — MostlyHarmless (@harmless_human) February 25, 2026
🚨🇺🇸🇨🇳 Former Air Force Major Gerald "Runner" Brown arrested for training Chinese military pilots without authorization. Brown was an F-35 instructor pilot with 24 years of experience flying F-4s, F-15s, F-16s, and A-10s. He traveled to China in 2023 and spent his first day… pic.twitter.com/1da9dhZRBM — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February …
