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America hasn’t even felt the full hit from the US and Israel conflict with Iran yet. AMERICA HAS NOT YET FELT THE FULL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE U.S.–ISRAEL WAR WITH IRAN, BUT THE PAIN IS LIKELY TO INTENSIFY SOON RISING OIL PRICES, SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, AND HIGHER INPUT COSTS ARE ALREADY BUILDING PRESSURE THAT COULD …
Apple is pulling a classic “stealth hike” to protect their 48% margins, and the market is just starting to wake up to the trick. Yesterday’s guidance of 14-17% revenue growth looked like a miracle given the 9% consensus, but the math didn’t add up until the Mac Mini update dropped. By killing off the $599 …
For the first time, a driverless commercial truck delivered freight, completing a 230-mile route from Houston to Dallas.
Global Decline in Birth Rates: 1950-2024 1. 🇰🇷 South Korea: 88%2. 🇨🇳 China: 83%3. 🇹🇭 Thailand: 81%4. 🇯🇵 Japan: 80%5. 🇮🇷 Iran: 75%6. 🇧🇷 Brazil: 74%7. 🇨🇴 Colombia: 72%8. 🇲🇽 Mexico: 72%9. 🇵🇱 Poland: 71%10. 🇹🇷 Turkey: 70%11. 🇷🇺 Russia: 69%12. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 69%13. 🇲🇾… pic.twitter.com/uzih4Ry86I — The Data of Everything (@TheDataHubX) May 2, …
He didn't say affordability is BS, he clearly said the Democrat framing of affordability is BS. Agree or not report what he said accurately. I'm not MAGA but clickbait and disingenuity irks me. — The Rational Man (@solitaryintp) May 1, 2026 Yeah he said the words, but it’s framed pretty hard. Trump was speaking in …
🚨#BREAKING: President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will be taking control of Cuba almost immediately pic.twitter.com/HDjNjQBfu3 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 2, 2026 The “peaceful” era of the Caribbean is officially on life support. On Friday, President Trump dropped a rhetorical bomb during a …
Shiller PE Ratio hits 2nd highest level of all-time, only slightly behind the Dot Com Bubble 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/Se55FZmnbZ — Barchart (@Barchart) May 1, 2026 Classic capex binge That white combined line getting absolutely devoured by the shark while the red S&P keeps ripping higher is textbook divergence. 2026 looks spicy. TA eyes on this one …
We are living through a time in which the history books will be written about and it’s important to pay attention and not just sit there and wait for things to happen to you but actually take action. You came here for the truth so let me unveil that for you. Oil is above $100 …
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Scott Jennings tells punk 'get your fucking hand out of my face.'pic.twitter.com/J4C4MvQoqC — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 2, 2026
This is how bad the Bitcoin bulls have gotten. They will post anything and say "this is bullish for Bitcoin", even if it has absolutely nothing to do with it — Eric Gonzales (@TakatotoSanoshi) May 2, 2026 He doesn't say Bitcoin…. So now I'm blocking you. — Even Michelsen (@EvenM50385) May 2, 2026
The son of two senior Norwegian diplomats under investigation over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide — after files revealed his parents took him to the pedophile’s island when he was just 10 years old. Edward Juul Rød-Larsen, 25, who had been bequeathed $5 million by the disgraced financier, was found dead …
Newsom is drawing a line in the sand on this one. On Monday, April 27, the “2026 Billionaire Tax Act” officially cleared the signature hurdle to land on the November ballot, and the Governor isn’t hiding his frustration. He’s calling the proposal “really damaging” and “makes no sense” for a state that already leans on …
Russia’s Tuapse on the Black Sea can’t catch a break as it has been hit by Ukrainian drones for the fourth time within only a month, after a series of devastating attacks in April which unleashed large fires. On Friday another fire broke out at a marine terminal in Tuapse after this latest Ukrainian drone …
The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox Bill Maher’s audience laughs as he’s forced to remind liberals “you’re not a good person” if you want Trump killed. “He’s not Hitler!” “I would just like to say, if you… watched that and were disappointed the president wasn’t killed…” [Audience laughs] “See, they’re laughing at that. You’re not a …
A student at a Tacoma, Washington high school was booked on five counts of first-degree assault after four students and an adult security guard were wounded in a stabbing at the school Thursday, police said. The suspect was also wounded.
CONFIRMED: Oxygen can be created without photosynthesis in nature. Scientists have discovered that the deep ocean produces oxygen without sunlight, challenging the belief that photosynthesis is the only source of life-sustaining air. In the absolute darkness 13,000 feet below the Pacific surface, a team led by the Scottish Association for Marine Science has discovered “dark …
4 weeks ago in Phoenix pic.twitter.com/1SfSfnU0E3 — Libertarian Trucking LLC (@PrintedRiffs) May 1, 2026
BUFFETT SAYS US HAS NEVER HAD MORE INVESTORS IN A "GAMBLING MOOD" BUT OPPORTUNITIES STILL EXIST — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) May 2, 2026 Berkshire Hathaway Q1 2026 highlights: • $373.5 billion of cash • $10.4 billion of net operating cash flow • $234.2 million spent on share repurchases across Class A and Class B shares …
This is the most brutal callout I have seen in a while. You can see the pain in his eyes right after Maher drop-kicked him with that train comment. pic.twitter.com/yn65HzYhfQ — Overton (@overton_news) May 2, 2026 They keep funding it due to massive sunk costs (billions already spent on Central Valley guideway and structures), locked-in …
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by Michael It appears that China has decided to provide Iran with highly advanced anti-ship missiles that are known as “aircraft-carrier killers”, and that is really bad news for the U.S. Navy. Our vessels do not have any effective defenses against the Chinese-made CM-302. The information that I have to share with you in this …
That is a actually a very clever move. Look into the supply chain and explore companies or products upstream, right up to their raw components. That is why oil, gold and so on prices tend to affect everything we use. The key is to widen your view to capture these… pic.twitter.com/7AaerMmPqC — Molecule Trader (@molecule_trader) …
Meanwhile, Corporations are doing better than ever. pic.twitter.com/i34IvXtHqQ — Eric Basmajian (@EPBResearch) May 1, 2026 Trump’s net worth has nearly tripled in his second term, reaching $6.5 billion. His administration is the most brazenly self-enriching in American history. My @Morning_Joe Chart. pic.twitter.com/pLQcU0ySVF — Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) May 1, 2026
Iran communicated a ‘final proposal’ to the U.S. via Pakistani mediators last night President Trump said he is not satisfied with Iran’s newest and final offer. He added that he was briefed by CENTCOM Commander Gen. Bradley Cooper, during which one option presented was to “blast the hell out of Iran” and “finish them forever.” …
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The tariff applies to all internal combustion and electric passenger vehicles. Light trucks and SUVs—already at 25% under the “Chicken Tax”—will see additional enforcement of origin rules. Trump announces tariffs on European cars going to 25% next week – claims block 'not complying' with trade deal https://t.co/G5yLqRAR7J pic.twitter.com/pQviq46HHb — New York Post (@nypost) May 1, …
