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Chris Nemeth faces 2.4 million dollar tax bill on the AstraZeneca injury settlement… Government scheme pays out record sum then claws back nearly one third through taxes… Melbourne father-of-two Chris Nemeth received Australia’s largest COVID vaccine injury payout to date: $6.5 million under the federal COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme. He developed severe Guillain-Barré Syndrome after …
@straitstimes 🤖 A robot took a tumble while dancing to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean and was dragged off stage at a store event in Shenzhen, China. #robotfails ♬ original sound – The Straits Times @loczniki This one robot on your FYP 🤖 ♬ original sound – Nicki i Loczek AC
At least my man had the good sense to run inside when the shooting started! pic.twitter.com/WQc28gglAm — Darth Dawg (@OverpaidA) May 26, 2026 pic.twitter.com/yysJmISOeD — NovemberRain 🇺🇸 (@NovemberRain243) May 26, 2026 CLEVELAND — A video capturing a Cleveland real estate agent fleeing gunfire has gone viral, drawing renewed attention to gun violence on Thornhill Drive …
🇺🇸 Ronald Carter @USronaldcarter TRUMP JUST PUBLISHED THE EXACT LIST OF COUNTRIES REQUIRED TO JOIN THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS AS THE PRICE OF ANY IRAN PEACE DEAL Not a suggestion. Not a request. MANDATORY. SIMULTANEOUS. NAMED NATIONS. Country by country. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia → sign Abraham Accords → normalize with Israel → or Iran deal collapses …
Starbucks Korea got hit with a huge backlash after launching a “Tank Day” promotion on May 18, the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement. A lot of Koreans thought the campaign slogan and branding referenced the 1987 torture death cover up involving student activist Park Jong-cheol. Protests broke out almost immediately, activists smashed Starbucks …
The World Health Organization has officially classified the Bundibugyo virus outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern… The virus has spread from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Uganda, with confirmed cases now reaching Kampala and beyond… As of late May, there are over 900 suspected cases and more than 230 deaths …
Temperature at airfields are nonsense. Stop pedalling this rubbish. — ValMcBeath (@valmcbeath) May 26, 2026
Both parties and AIPAC backed politicians bury the rest while zero new arrests drop. They drop tiny batches whenever bigger headlines hit and expect us to forget the rest. 450 days after the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed, the remaining 3 million Epstein files still haven’t been released and zero arrests have been made. …
For the first time in this cycle, the money going out of major private credit vehicles has surpassed the money coming in. That is the headline, how private credit machine is now facing sustained investor outflows. Stage 2. And here’s the other big part of that – these net outflows are indeed forcing asset sales …
Morgan Stanley's private wealth management says you should go all in on stocks, especially small caps. I wonder why they're giving this valuable "advice" for free?😏 https://t.co/nowcaOZJSl pic.twitter.com/gXcVHt6aBW — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 26, 2026
Not sure what your mental disease is. pic.twitter.com/knud4zpALD — Gary Campbell (@souperfan2012) May 26, 2026
Trump is back to demanding Iran surrender unconditionally — Nostra, House of Gold (@Nostre_damus) May 26, 2026 TRUMP: TOTAL SURRENDER AND MEDIA ATTACK CLAIM Trump states that Iran would need to fully surrender—militarily and politically—by admitting defeat, abandoning weapons, and formally signing surrender documents. He describes this as a complete collapse of Iran’s armed forces …
Nvidia teams now spend more on compute than full time salaries while Uber burns entire yearly budget in four months… Executives hype endless efficiency gains and stay quiet on the real cost overruns… MAJOR COMPANIES PREPARE TO CUT BACK ON ITS AI USE AI NOW COSTS MORE THAN HUMAN WORKERS — Merlin Capital 🧙♂️ (@merlinscapital) …
50%+ of stocks in the NYSE are below their 200 dma. The S&P 7 distorts this gauge. — John (@market_sleuth) May 26, 2026 Micron hits $1 trillion market cap for the first time as stock surges 19% Micron topped a $1 trillion market value for the first time on Tuesday. Shares popped after UBS nearly …
imagine pic.twitter.com/Vq9hTzNymB — ChaosXBT 🕯️🐸 (@ChaosXBT_) May 26, 2026 Pov: The best new function for € 550k 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/bL6SjPX2EA — nftadvicer.eth (@nftadvicer) May 26, 2026 Damn what kind of car is that pic.twitter.com/OQ9PTYVHvM — Nicolas Sims (@NicolasSims_) May 26, 2026 Ferrari shares fall 7% after luxury carmaker launches first fully electric vehicle Shares of …
Wall street analysts hype memory shortage and trump tariffs while hiding the pure options mechanics. This is textbook gamma squeeze where dealers keep buying shares to stay neutral and the price just runs away. Can someone please explain how a $1 trillion company can go up 20% in one day? pic.twitter.com/Ajoj1q48S0 — The Wheelie Investor …
France has officially banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot made the announcement, citing Ben-Gvir’s “unspeakable” and “unacceptable” actions — specifically a video where he taunted bound and kneeling activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla who were detained by Israeli forces. The ban is indefinite …
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “I want to encourage everyone out there watching today to change their withholding. You will get an automatic real wage increase on a weekly or a monthly basis.” byu/Snapdragon_4U ininflation Kevin Hassett: "While people have been spending more money at gas stations, they've also been spending more money on everything …
via Delicious_Invite_127 Reddit has always been somewhat reasonable when it comes to stock investing. Not overly bearish nor bullish, but tends to swing to either side depending on the market condition. I m noticing a huge change in tone after the recent AI led mega bull run. Short-sighted comments and posts such as the following …
Democrats celebrating Memorial Day byu/f1sh98 inConservative Democrats would win elections without a problem if not for picking the most extreme and silly causes. Trump is seen as ‘batshit’ by a fair number of people, and I don’t agree with everything he does, but if it’s the case that people might think that he has lost …
Hidden tunnels, fake doors: China probes mining tragedy that killed 82 https://t.co/MbML70F7B4 — The Straits Times (@straits_times) May 26, 2026 BEIJING, May 26 – Unmarked tunnels, missing trackers and fake doors have been uncovered during an initial probe into the deadliest mining tragedy in China in over 15 years, with the government vowing to leave …
woops, technical dificulties I remember the good ol Ron Paul revolution. h/t rjaysenior
Millions of working Americans now face this exact reality — paying $1,700+/month for bare-bones insurance while ERs overflow with non-citizens getting free care, as seen across California where one-third skip paying. This woman is a perfect example of the problem. Notice how she shakes her head continuously, and checks to see if others can see …
Millions of teenage boys are replacing real-world intimacy with algorithmically programmed “girlfriends.” Psychological studies indicate that these digital interactions mimic the reward loops found in slot machines. The shift mirrors the 1990s video game addiction crisis, but with the added layer of fabricated emotional feedback. This dependency is actively eroding the foundational social skills required …
Is this a warning before the next crash? The bond market is flashing a major warning sign — and most Americans have no idea how serious this could get. Rising bond yields, collapsing consumer strength, record household exposure to stocks and real estate, and growing stress in the global financial system are all pointing toward …
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has launched a strong crackdown on bad landlords. The city is now aggressively using fines, liens, and foreclosure to seize buildings from negligent or repeat violator landlords and transfer them to tenant cooperatives, community groups, or public control. 🇺🇸 Mamdani announced the city will strip landlords of their buildings and hand …
Shafaq News confirms that this specific financial dispute prevents the formal signing of a peace treaty. Negotiations remain paralyzed as Tehran demands the immediate release of these funds. 12 billion dollars is the specific amount Iran demands must be released in the “first phase” of the agreement. 12 billion dollars is the secondary amount Iran …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has explicitly warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Moscow intends to launch systematic strikes against so called decision making centers in the Ukrainian capital. The Kremlin is openly urging all foreign diplomats and citizens to evacuate Kyiv immediately as the intensity of the conflict enters a new phase. …
The Wall Street Journal reports that the equity risk premium has effectively disappeared as the reward for holding stocks over bonds evaporates. Investors now face extreme volatility for returns that fail to compensate for the underlying danger. The consumer data confirms this pervasive desperation. The University of Michigan sentiment index plummeted to 44.8 for May …