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This story is getting bigger than one player. Folarin Balogun was shown a red card against Bosnia, which normally means an automatic one match suspension. Then everything changed. After Trump spoke with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, FIFA reportedly used Article 27 to suspend Balogun’s ban for a one year probation, making him eligible to play …
SPR fell to 325.7 million barrels last week. Lowest level since early 1980s. Down 5.5 million barrels in one week. Government releases around 1.43 million barrels per day since March. Buffer to authorized minimum of 243 million barrels equals 82.7 million barrels. At current rates buffer lasts late August to mid October. Cushing storage near …
Weak yen boosts exporters but squeezes importers and smaller firms hit hard. Japan's central bank balance sheet is falling at the quickest pace in history as they attempt to stop the the rapid devaluation of the Japanese Yen. So far it has been ineffective at keeping the Japanese Yen above 160:1 USD and they appear …
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View post on imgur.com WASHINGTON — President Trump restarted his feud with Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over the weekend, deploying a meme-based attack to imply that she is obsessed with him. On Sunday, Trump posted an image of Meloni gazing up at him with a beatific smile under the caption “Restraining order needed,” recalling …
Hollywood keeps forcing modern identity politics into ancient stories for awards and virtue points. Audience backlash shows people reject race-swapping historical and mythological figures. Chris Nolan desecrated Homer and groveled on his knees just to meet the woke rules required to win an Oscar. What a worm. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 6, 2026 The …
This feels like the opening move, not the end goal. Democrats just rolled out the first piece of their Project 2029 agenda called Kids Over Clicks. The proposal would narrow Section 230 protections, ban social media accounts for children under 16, and require platforms to redesign products around stricter child safety rules. Child safety is …
Countries are scrambling not to fall behind in AI — and French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are leading a personal charm offensives to court tech CEOs. The pair have ramped up moves to court leaders of the world’s biggest tech companies this year, as they look to secure investment and …
Developers pivot to other sites but face similar hurdles across regions. Largest Data Center Project Ever Proposed Is Officially Dead The largest data center project ever proposed in the U.S. is officially dead. Blackstone-owned QTS Realty Trust withdrew its appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court on July 2, closing out a three-year legal fight over …
Buying homes with pre-IPO OpenAI stock? New trend going viral in San Francisco The Bay Area’s real estate market is notoriously competitive, and the artificial intelligence boom is taking it to a whole new level. Would-be buyers are getting turned down because others are making offers in AI stock. A text shared on social media …
1 in 7 US homes for sale sits in Florida despite only 8 percent of national housing stock. 45 percent of Florida listings took price cuts. This rate runs 6.6 points above national average. 1 in 10 homes sell below what original owner paid. National data shows home prices falling at record pace. Typical for-sale …
Portland conservative streamer home hit with bear mace in suspected Antifa break-in. Video shows bedroom damage during attack on wife. Calls grow for action against local Antifa activity. Conservative Portland, Ore. live streamer @Tommy4Trump420 was the target of a suspected Antifa home attack where someone smashed into the bedroom while his wife was sleeping and …
Trump rings the opening bells for the NYSE and Nasdaq from the Oval Office. pic.twitter.com/kg97kyFfQE — Clash Report (@clashreport) July 6, 2026 Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange today, but the bigger story was what he was selling. His administration is pushing government seeded investment accounts that start with a …
Another day, another bracket busted. Norway beat Brazil 2 to 1 and booked a place in the quarterfinals. England escaped Mexico 3 to 2 in one of the wildest games of the tournament. Morocco cruised past Canada 3 to 0. France did just enough, beating Paraguay 1 to 0. A week ago, most people would …
🇺🇸 WTF?? This female cop got knocked to the ground and swarmed by a "teen takeover" in North Carolina. They kick her while she’s down and shoot fireworks right at her, all while a crowd just stands there recording like it’s content. Writer: Claudiohttps://t.co/0kuyWoUcpR — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 5, 2026
CDC: 125 ill in Princess cruise ship norovirus outbreak The Ruby Princess was on a 20-day voyage along western North America when 102 passengers and 23 crew members on board reported gastrointestinal illness during the outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement July 2 (UPI) — More than 120 …
via Livid-Grocery7942 So the White House published its regulatory agenda Friday. 702 rules on the chopping block, biggest semiannual list ever, claiming $1.5 trillion in savings. I went down a Federal Register rabbit hole this weekend and the picture is more interesting than that. The catch nobody will mention: most of that $1.5T is already …
Just when you think AI investing cannot get any bigger, another door opens. SK Hynix is launching a $28 billion US listing, giving global investors another way to pile into one of the biggest winners of the AI memory boom. The timing is hard to ignore. HBM memory demand is now being described as structural …
BREAKING: Bitcoin falls below $62,000 after MicroStrategy, $MSTR, announces it has sold has sold $216 million worth of Bitcoin “to fund dividends.” pic.twitter.com/uPZr4PessR — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 6, 2026 JUST IN: Michael Saylor announces Strategy sold 3,588 Bitcoin for $216 million to fund dividends for their digital credit securities 👀 pic.twitter.com/QQl2Jih71A — Bitcoin …
A lot happened overnight, but one pattern keeps showing up. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 drones at Kyiv, killing at least 11 people in the second massive strike on the capital in less than a week. Ukraine says its Patriot missile interceptors are running low, raising a simple question. What happens if the attacks …
I swear its on purpose man 🤣 pic.twitter.com/uoAQnZjv5D — StrakaForHire (@Straka_For_Hire) July 6, 2026
by Martin Armstrong For years, I have warned that technology would become the government’s greatest surveillance tool. Politicians always promise new powers will only be used against criminals. Then those same powers gradually expand until everyone becomes a potential suspect. History never changes because governments never voluntarily surrender authority once they obtain it. The U.S. …
Mexico fans gathered across SoCal after the team’s World Cup run came to an end, with some celebrating the team’s effort by spilling into the streets with fireworks. Read more: https://abc7.com/19456166/
Anyone who doesn’t love America is a traitor and beneath contempt. Those who don’t love America, those who are disloyal should be exiled immediately. pic.twitter.com/hp2ehjDKmM — Melissa Wong (@Melissa_WongMT) July 5, 2026
by Michael I just had to write about this. Earlier today, as I was going through the news I noticed that Steve Quayle and other prominent voices had featured some really odd things that had happened on Sunday. Personally, I don’t think that it was a coincidence that so many unusual events took place on the exact …
This might be the greatest Freudian slip of all time pic.twitter.com/dFkM6k6OJ6 — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 5, 2026 View post on imgur.com h/t dr0id
Canadian engineer John Tse reveals his new umbrella pic.twitter.com/dAHpYLqZUW — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) July 5, 2026 h/t Panarin555
The White House used its July 4 event to highlight DOGE, but it also felt like the end of a chapter. Whether DOGE disappears completely or simply changes direction, the push for rapid government efficiency no longer feels like the main story. Congress has already moved on. Now the fight is over Medicaid, Planned Parenthood …
