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🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump is reportedly bored with the Iran war. The Atlantic says he's frustrated it's dragged on longer than expected, wants to move on to China trade talks and domestic politics, and keeps getting pulled back because Iran won't negotiate on his terms. This is worth sitting… https://t.co/jiulnfcUWb pic.twitter.com/kRL4ZEzoBR — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 8, …
Official data now screams the economy is in freefall. Annual jobs numbers this low only happen in full-blown recessions. we are in a consumer recession for the bottom 80%. top 20% are crushing it. — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) May 8, 2026 "consumers are literally running out of money" — Heinz CEO You can’t budget your …
Classic DC brain rot at full volume. Marco my boy, you can’t punch someone in the face, then brag about ‘not being stupid’ when they hit back. That’s literally the definition of starting a fight and crying victim. — Observing… (@ErekoRex) May 8, 2026
And when NYS loses revenue they will need to cut emergency services, social programs, etc. This results in higher crime driving more people to leave. And so it goes. — David (@davidjslawson1) May 9, 2026 WTF?? NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces he's hitting the wealthy with MAXIMUM taxes to convince others to stop leaving the …
They’re not even pretending to have a future anymore. Canada has been in a recession for a decade Just because it’s not a technical recession, it doesn’t mean that every single Canadian in the workforce is not feeling it https://t.co/OLtcyycCpX — Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) May 8, 2026
Man jumps perimeter fence and gets shredded alive on active runway. 231 passengers evacuate after brief engine fire at Denver International. #BREAKING: Watch as a Frontier Airlines aircraft forced to make an emergency after a pedestrian on the runway was struck and sucked into one of the jet’s engines 📌#Denver | #Colorado Watch as horrifying …
🚨 LMAO!! Furious Democrats in Tennessee are now moving to SECEDE Memphis from the state because they're so angry Republicans redrew the Congressional map, eliminating the last racial Democrat seat Good luck with that 🤡 "LET MEMPHIS SECEDE! You don't have to redraw maps when… pic.twitter.com/lnYMagHedP — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 9, 2026
Cuba runs on no gas, daily blackouts, food shortages and $14 monthly salaries while people live in 1950s decay
Kevin Hassett basically said record credit card spending is a strong economy sign and people are cooking him for it. Most families aren’t maxing cards because times are great, they’re doing it to survive groceries, rent, and gas right now. Talk about tone deaf! People are spending more on credit cards and for gas and …
Gas prices are straight up the biggest flashpoint right now. Trump is out here prepping everyone to accept prices doubling if oil hits two hundred bucks a barrel and he just shrugs like it is worth it. Clip shows him basically telling families to suck it up while they are already canceling trips and stretching …
The London mayor is getting dragged for attacking Trump on Jerusalem while people accuse him of hypocrisy on borders, Israel, and his own policies. Video shows him looking arrogant in the moment. Never forget the sheer arrogance and hypocrisy of London’s Muslim mayor. In 2018, while visiting Pakistan, Sadiq Khan openly attacked Donald Trump for …
Celebrities dropped massive cash on outfits and tickets to Jeff Bezos’ event while acting like they care about regular people and inequality. Protests outside chanted tax the rich while inside it was all excess. FUCK THE MET GALA Also, fuck any celebrity that paid 100,000 dollars to attend a Jeff Bezos event and act like …
Over in India some wild public anger popped off at politician Mahua Moitra.People on a flight started chanting TMC chor, Pishi chor, Bhaipo chor right to her face after spotting her. Video spread fast showing real frustration exploding. People shouted "TMC chor", "Pishi chor", "Bhaipo chor" "Mahua chor" right at Mahua Moitra’s face The anger …
Per Israeli Channel 12, Israel has conveyed a message to the U.S. advocating for a decisive shift in objective. Israeli officials are urging the U.S. to prioritize the complete destruction of Iran’s energy infrastructure as the move that breaks the current stalemate. The Israeli position, as relayed by these sources, suggests the operation could be …
Reporter: Why focus on all these projects as gas prices are soaring? Trump: Such a stupid question. You can understand dirt better than I can baby but I don’t allow it. pic.twitter.com/uqzR1uqSoI — Acyn (@Acyn) May 8, 2026
Everyone pissed cause the job market sucks and he’s living off fan money acting like that. To LOVE America, you have to SEE America 🇺🇸 Taking a road trip in America is a civic experience. For decades our kids have been told told they should be ashamed of our country & founders. It’s time to …
Some laid off Spirit Airlines girl DMs him her GoFundMe cause she’s hurting after the bankruptcy cuts. He films himself reading it out loud, calls her a lazy piece of shit, says just get another job, hits her with the pretty and able-bodied so big deal line, sarcastic welcome to the real world. Deletes it …
Taxpayers now on the hook for another shiny giveaway in the bankrupt blue state. Nothing is free, Governor. This is taxpayer-funded. $20M+ from California's general fund (your high-tax residents). CA already struggles with budgets, homelessness, and costs, how about cutting waste first? pic.twitter.com/wlVBvZ2M8W — Reeds (@ScarletReeds) May 8, 2026 Here’s a small detail Gavin Newsom …
70 Iranian tankers sit trapped loaded with $13 billion of crude they can’t sell 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump has just forced Iran into DUMPING millions of barrels of their OWN OIL This is insane. They're cooked. "The Iranians are dumping MILLIONS of barrels of crude into the Gulf. Satellite images show a massive oil …
Another court just slapped down Trump’s tariff playbook. U.S. President Donald Trump’s 10 per cent global tariffs were declared unlawful by a federal trade court in a fresh blow to the administration’s economic agenda, just months after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated earlier levies he’d imposed. Article content A divided three-judge panel at the U.S. …
Department of War drops first batch of 161 unresolved UAP documents including old FBI files and Apollo 11 sightings. Trump just cracked open the biggest black vault in US history. https://www.war.gov/UFO/
Orlando Miner rages at the pump as diesel hits $5.69 and suppliers warn of worse this weekend. Everything tied to fuel now costs more from groceries to jet tickets to DoorDash runs.
California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts For many warm weather fruit lovers, the prospect of unlimited ripe and rosy peaches is mouth-watering. For Central California farmers, it’s more of a waking nightmare. To make ends meet, these farmers are …
DJT is trading at a multi-billion dollar market cap while generating less revenue than a successful suburban car dealership. The disconnect between price and productivity is reaching escape velocity. Nearly 90% of the quarterly loss is tied to $368.7M in unrealized hits on digital assets and equity. The balance sheet is effectively a high-stakes crypto …
NEW: 🇺🇸 Despite gas prices are skyrocketing, Trump told Americans that this is not true: “Gas prices are way down. Have you looked?” pic.twitter.com/XfqMc9gCzD — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) May 8, 2026
Investigators identified 11 robberies and 6 grand thefts in the span between October 2025 and May 2026 in the Intracoastal District, near NW 6th Avenue and 152nd Street, that the four subjects carried out.
McDonalds kills self-serve soda fountains nationwide by 2032 This is a five alarm fire, folks. pic.twitter.com/TmX8fuKVXO — Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) May 7, 2026 WOW🚨: Fast food spots installing bulletproof glass between employees and customers is wild. What a time to be alive. pic.twitter.com/o7w0UiIfxg — Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) May 7, 2026
Another view from Chalmette Refinery earlier today. pic.twitter.com/qEnwvoBRzk — Mark Tournier🇺🇸 (@marktournier2) May 8, 2026 Update from Chalmette Refinery: pic.twitter.com/C2tvGupX0A — Mark Tournier🇺🇸 (@marktournier2) May 9, 2026
Burry just dropped the biggest warning yet on this clown market. lol. Ridiculous. WTH is going on. 1999 vibes https://t.co/NjwbDbjYUW — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 8, 2026 Nasdaq 100 $QQQ is now the most overbought since 2017 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/r1CrDWHi3z — Barchart (@Barchart) May 8, 2026 BREAKING: Michael Burry says the market today feels like 'the …
The Taiwanese Legislative Yuan passed a special defense budget totaling 780 billion NTD ($25 billion USD) to counter rising PRC aggression. The funding is split into two rounds, with 300 billion NTD allocated for immediate purchases of HIMARS, M109A7 howitzers, and Javelin missiles. The second round of 480 billion NTD focuses on anti-ballistic missile systems …