French politician removes his Rolex watch before giving a speech “denouncing the ultra-rich”
He’s pulling a Macron. https://t.co/tZr8GfdpiQ — danielle hatfield (@dhatfield) February 18, 2026
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Warning bell for small businesses: Blue Owl freezes $1.7 billion retail credit fund, private lending stress hits $3 trillion market
Crypto Rover @cryptorover 🚨BIG WARNING: THE FIRST MAJOR DOMINO HAS FALLEN. Today, Blue Owl Capital announced that it permanently halted redemptions for Blue Owl Capital Corp II (OBDC II), its $1.7 billion private credit fund aimed at retail investors. And this is not a small thing. Blue Owl Capital is …
‘CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER’: AI’s political impact raises alarms [VIDEO]
‘The Big Money Show’ panel discusses Vice President JD Vance’s warning about AI surveillance, political bias and the risks of moving too fast in the tech race with China.
Personal savings have dropped by -$469.2 billion since April, a decline of -37%.
Personal savings have dropped by -$469.2 billion since April, a decline of -37%. Americans have less and less cushion… pic.twitter.com/4s9DZ1IzEp — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) February 19, 2026
ANDREW ARRESTED ON BIRTHDAY, MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE, EPSTEIN FALLOUT INTENSIFIES
Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office as King says ‘law must take its course’ Summary Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested and is in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office – read the police statement in full The King’s brother was arrested at 08:00 this morning …
US trade deficit blows past $900 billion in 2025, worst since 1960. The trade deficit has actually widened by 19% since Liberation Day
US TRADE DEFICIT WIDENS, CAPPING ONE OF BIGGEST SINCE 1960 The U.S. trade deficit widened to $70.3 billion in December, pushing the full-year gap to $901.5 billion — among the largest since 1960, Commerce Department data showed. Imports rose 3.6% in December, while exports fell 1.7%. Economists had expected a …
Fact check: Epstein-related claims against Trump from 2020 anonymous tip are unverified and lack evidence
https://twitter.com/TheHawkPost/status/2024318985076912411 The 2020 FBI tip alleging Trump participated in horrific crimes with Epstein is entirely unverified, contains no corroborating evidence, and was explicitly described by the DOJ as “untrue and sensationalist.” The anonymous plaintiff failed to provide witnesses or follow-up, and the claims were released shortly before an election. Yet …
Starmer’s UK blocked the US from using RAF base at Diego Garcia to launch strikes on Iran
🚨 NEW: Donald Trump backtracked on the Chagos Islands deal because the UK blocked the US from using RAF bases to launch strikes on Iran [@thetimes] — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) February 19, 2026 President Trump has withdrawn his support for Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to hand the Chagos Islands over …
United States has positioned nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress bombers straight into Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar
🚨 UPDATE: In a bombshell escalation that's rocking the globe, the United States has positioned nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress bombers straight into Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the massive forward headquarters of U.S. Central Command, just miles from Iran's reach. pic.twitter.com/0tshE48jqz — WORLD NEWS (@_MAGA_NEWS_) February 19, 2026 Shit is …
This is why dash cams are basically mandatory now
https://twitter.com/ClownWorld/status/2024371402577441273
Possible Tornado Outbreak Today, IN and IL, Thursday 2/19/26
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0700 AM CST Thu Feb 19 2026 https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html Valid 191300Z – 201200Z …THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN INDIANA… …SUMMARY… Severe thunderstorms including a few tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are …
Social media ban without evidence would face legal challenge, Cabinet to hear
The Government has formally agreed to work actively with like-minded EU member states to explore options to introduce age restrictions on the use of social media, concentrating, in particular, on those under 16 years of age. Ireland will now strongly advocate for a decision on the “digital age of majority” …
The “Cash on the Sidelines” narrative is officially dead. 29% cash buyers + massive seller surplus.
Just saw this data from Kobeissi. The scariest part isn’t the cash drop, it’s the 47% spread between sellers and buyers. Smart money is clearly sitting on their hands. if you’re trying to offload property right now, good luck competing with that much inventory. the leverage cycle is breaking. …
Investors dump dollars, buy gold. USD share hits 25-year low while gold surpasses euro, yen, and pound combined
Institutional investors have rarely ever been this bearish on the US Dollar: US Dollar net exposure by global fund managers is down to -35 points, the lowest in at least 14 years byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts This is insane… US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest levels …
LAUSD plans to cut 657 cafeteria workers, aides, and custodians, budget shortfall hits schools while top administrators earn $300k plus
Los Angeles Unified School District holds a meeting to cut 657 cafeteria workers, special ed aides and custodians due to a budget deficit – Superintendent of LAUSD makes $440,000 per year – Deputy Superintendents make $300-400k+ per year – Chief Financial Officer makes $300,000 per year – Chief Academic Officer, …
DOJ Completely Withheld Epstein Docs Just Before, During, and Right After 9/11
It's just a complete coincidence that the DOJ has completely withheld all the Epstein documents immediately before, during, and after 9/11, right? pic.twitter.com/KGgzAm7Zq4 — Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) February 16, 2026
EPSTEIN FILES FALLOUT: UK Police ‘Assessing Information’ on Stansted Airport, Suspected To Have Been Used for Sex Trafficking Young Women
REID HOFFMAN LEFT HIS PASSPORT IN A GIFT BAG FOR EPSTEIN April 2016 emails show LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman accidentally left his passport in a gift bag he gave Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein’s assistant Saida Sapieva coordinated the return, with Epstein offering to hand it back personally at a dinner with …
Alasdair Macleod: The Threat to Commodity Derivatives
By Alasdair Macleod For years, bulls of gold and silver have complained about how derivatives have been used to suppress their prices. Their dreams of the practice ending could be coming true. Introduction If you think about it, there is a simple reason that derivatives for speculating or hedging gold …
Hassett Wants to “Discipline” the Fed for a Report He Doesn’t Like
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, The Trump administration takes another smack at freedom of speech. Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? That question spawned nonsense from Kevin Hassett, White House economic advisor, and also CNBC in an interview. Please consider Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? by …
Americans working two jobs hits new all-time high
makes sense pic.twitter.com/3sers77pVs — Bitcoin Capital (@Bitcapital_ch) February 18, 2026
PDT rule will not be removed on February 28th, instead SEC wants to consider it until March 14th now.
by Infinite_Music2074 Last year news said that FINRA proposed to abolish the PDT rule. PDT (pattern day trader) rule means you have to have at least $25,000 to day trade when you have been flagged as violating the PDT rule (day trading more than 3 times for successive 5 days). …
Trump floats Diego Garcia strike option, moves 48 fighter jets to Middle East, CNN reports Israel on attack alert, Iran rejects full uranium halt. This is escalating fast.
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️TRUMP THREATENS IRAN: SHOULD IRAN DECIDE NOT TO MAKE A DEAL, IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE UNITED STATES TO USE DIEGO GARCIA, AND THE AIRFIELD LOCATED IN FAIRFORD, IN ORDER TO ERADICATE A POTENTIAL ATTACK BY A HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS REGIME – AN ATTACK THAT WOULD… — NYPrepper …
Indonesia: Massive Sinkhole Swallows Indonesian Farmland [VIDEO]
A massive sinkhole has formed in Central Aceh, Indonesia, swallowing farmland and threatening the livelihoods of local farmers. The expanding sinkhole, caused by persistent soil movement and landslides, has destroyed crops and forced safety measures in surrounding areas.
Blackstone allegedly loses over $600m on a single housing portfolio
Blackstone allegedly loses over $600m on a single housing portfolio Here's one property pic.twitter.com/EaJ7DxjE0u — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 18, 2026 Per Grok: Blackstone bought ~90 senior housing properties (9K units) for $1.8B in 2016-17, planning to upgrade and resell. Pandemic reduced demand, high interest rates hit their $1.2B debt, …
Millions of Americans have a message for AI: We don’t want it.
Ai should be used to boost employees productivity and to as a replacement…but AI companies sales say: we wil replace all employees…. pic.twitter.com/p4QnuDAfm2 — DE Had (@ADAh2022) February 19, 2026
Repo madness is back! We are on the cuffs of something that we aren’t prepared for
We are on the cuffs of something that we aren't prepared for — Mia Lockhart (@Miamissdria) February 19, 2026 @grok why they pumped those money into the US Banking system, what problem so that signal falling down and global financial collapse is about to begin. Analyze and give me explain …
Many consumer electronics manufacturers ‘will go bankrupt’ by the end of 2026 thanks to the RAMpocalypse, Phison CEO reportedly says
Is it just me, or does it feel like everything is just about to spiral out of control with this AI-memory-boom-chatbot-slop-crisis thing? We already know that memory prices have gone bananas and that the crisis is complicating the production of all kinds of computing-adjacent devices. Now the CEO of memory …
“THEY ARE HERE”: Trump Has Pre-Written Speech to Address Discovery of ALIENS, Prepare for Deception
Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, says the president has a speech pre-written and is ready to address the discovery of aliens. Lara, 43, made the shocking claim in an episode of the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast, published Wednesday, after she was asked about former President Barack Obama’s …
FIRST ROYAL TO GO TO PRISON? WORST NIGHTMARE FOR PALACE… KING: LAW MUST TAKE ITS COURSE
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has today been arrested on his 66th birthday and is in police custody after a raid on his new Sandringham home. Thames Valley Police held the eighth in line to the British throne on suspicion of misconduct in public office this morning. The Daily Mail was the first …