Pay to Play: Qatar Paying Former Congressmen $80,000 a Month to Buy Influence in Washington.

Qatar is a foreign government that spent $1.2 billion on US schools in 2025 alone. They are not just donating. They are buying influence and control over what is taught in US universities. This funding is a form of lobbying to build control in the US education system. https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-releases-latest-foreign-funding-disclosures-federally-funded-american-universities This report documents over $5.2 billion …

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Strategy stock now officially down -80% since November 2024 peak. MSTR is sitting on an $8.8 billion unrealized loss

BREAKING: MicroStrategy stock, $MSTR, is now officially down -80% since its November 2024 peak. Michael Saylor's Bitcoin position is now down -$6.5 BILLION. https://t.co/M7q4bIZdl4 pic.twitter.com/0PoADw1hBV — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) February 5, 2026 MSTR is sitting on an $8.8 billion unrealized loss byu/Independent-Cress382 inwallstreetbets People waking up to the fact that $BTC is nothing more …

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The biggest lie in finance exposed: bonds aren’t safe, and long-duration holders are losing up to 80%. US debt rollover crisis looms as $8 trillion of ZIRP-era obligations hit 4.5%+ rates. Watch US yields carefully.

People keep calling bonds “safe,” but that’s a straight-up lie. Long bonds in 2021 looked boring and secure, but inflation turned them into a nightmare. “Bonds are a safe-haven asset” is one of the biggest lies in financial markets. Bond performance is heavily dependent on the inflationary environment. – Disinflation -> bonds up– Inflation -> …

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France grinds to a halt as 800,000 protesters clash with 80,000 police, schools and trains shut down in massive anti-austerity strike

Paris is bracing for a storm that feels less like protest and more like revolt. When teachers walk out, trains stall, pharmacies lock their doors, and teenagers drag desks across the gates of their schools, the government hears sirens. This is the sound of a society rejecting austerity before the first line of the budget …

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Senator Rand Paul nailed it—“Can you think of a private business where 80% of the revenue drops and they still hire more people?”

The answer is no. It’s insane. They’ve brought in 190,000 more jobs—jobs that make zero sense in a time when their main service is shrinking fast. This is a level of waste and mismanagement that should not be tolerated. There’s no clear logic behind this, just an endless pile of taxpayer money being funneled into …

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Goldman Sachs ceo awarded $80 million bonus.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon was awarded an $80 million stock bonus to stay at the helm for another five years, a stark turnaround for a leader whose survival was questioned after the firm’s ill-fated foray into consumer banking. John Waldron, Goldman’s president and chief operating officer, and who is widely seen …

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Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025

“_Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post. Over half of Microsoft’s $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote._” https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/03/microsoft-expects-to-spend-80-billion-on-ai-data-centers-in-fy-2025.html

If it’s worse than 2008 while markets are at all-time highs, how bad will it get when markets sell off 60% to 80%?

If it's worse than 2008 while markets are at all-time highs, how bad will it get when markets sell off 60% to 80%? 2008 is going to look like a fun field water park. https://t.co/Esen1DAGwf — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 4, 2024 WARNING: Housing defaults have just skyrocketed This is unlike anything we’ve seen …

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“We’re always talking about finances; I think any married couple will tell you that”… “Groceries for like 5 things are like $80”

Americans SLAM The Disastrous Biden Economy: "It's totally different than it was 4 years ago" "Everything is more expensive, and it's only getting worse" "We're always talking about finances; I think any married couple will tell you that" 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/ygY2QIFExp — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) May 23, 2024 "It's getting harder and harder to be able to …

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Bakery owner Reuben Ramirez Jr. faces adversity after store looting, swiftly reopening with community support and $80,000 raised…. Urgent call for policy change.

https://twitter.com/TRUMP4USD/status/1744027397219918237 Compton bakery owner speaks out. A local business owner in Los Angeles was mobbed by over a hundred looters Tuesday, Fox News reported. Ruben Ramirez Jr., the son of Mexican immigrants and owner of a beloved Latino bakery, is grappling with the aftermath of a devastating incident which occurred at his business. The extensive …

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