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I'm really tired of all the Trump has dementia nonsense. Goodness knows, there's plenty to complain about–worst president ever. But why exaggerate what appears to me to be normal aging? You discredit the vast legitimate criticisms. — John Fitzpatrick 🇺🇸 (@ewesaidit) July 7, 2026
What’s the point of this circus? And 80 year old man appears to have maybe dozed off for a second? That’s worthy of all the theatrics? — Libertarian LaXer 🗽🥍 (@mdrn_cnservativ) June 3, 2026 Do Democrats remember when Biden did THIS at least a couple dozen times? pic.twitter.com/eDQQTg1hnh — Steve J 🇺🇸 (@SteveJ111) June 3, …
I am currently talking to two sources I really respect. They are both telling me that Trump is backing away from the deal with Iran, likely under extreme internal pressure (i.e. Israel and its domestic allies in the US). This is a terrifying turn of events. — Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la) May 24, 2026 U.S. says …
by Michael So much can change in a single day. In just the last 24 hours, the ceasefire with Iran has ended, fighting has erupted once again in the Strait of Hormuz, six Iranian fast attack boats have been sunk, and one of the most important oil facilities in the United Arab Emirates has been …
by Michael We have entered such a dangerous time in human history. The largest land war in Europe since World War II has been raging for years, the Great Middle East War is poised to go to an entirely new level once fighting with Iran resumes, and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz threatens to plunge …
Dramatic new video appears to show Iranian forces seizing two commercial ships. Footage shared by Iranian state media outlets appear to show gunmen seizing the ships near the Strait of Hormuz. Full story: https://abc7.com/live-updates/iran-war-straight-hormuz-ceasefire-trump-israel-lebanon/18927353/
BREAKING: An American fighter jet appears to have been shot down by Iran. A search and rescue is underway, a U.S. official said. Additional footage of U.S. Air Force HC-130J “Combat King II” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Aircraft and UH-60 Black Hawks flying at low-altitude this morning over Southern Iran, likely searching for the …
Woman does her court appearance while driving her car and lies to the judge about it. But its obvious!! 🤣🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/LapqW3l27z — Hambone's Word. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@Keithhambone) March 26, 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to overturn a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by, and then received within five business days of, Election Day. After just over two hours of oral argument in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a majority of justices seemed …
An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack of a medical tech company, in what appears to be the first significant instance of Iran hacking an American company since the start of war between the countries. The company, Stryker, produces a range of medical equipment and technology, and is headquartered in Michigan. Historically, …
People fading the GOAT… — Stocktwits (@Stocktwits) March 16, 2026 Nvidia GTC: CEO Jensen Huang sees $1 trillion in orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin through ’27 At Nvidia’s annual developer conference on Monday, CEO Jensen Huang took the stage to a packed house and said he expects purchase orders between Blackwell and Vera Rubin …
View post on imgur.com Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. BUT, of far greater interest and importance to me, as President, is stoping an evil Empire, Iran, from having Nuclear Weapons, and …
NOW 🔴 CAPITULATION BEGINS? IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER: “IRAN IS READY TO ABANDON ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM ON CONDITION THAT THE UNITED STATES PRESENTS A SATISFACTORY ALTERNATIVE OFFER.” — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 5, 2026 https://twitter.com/FirstSquawk/status/2029481203037024614/history *IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER: IRAN IS READY TO ABANDON ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM ON CONDITION THAT THE UNITED STATES PRESENTS …
by Michael It is often said that timing is everything, and that is certainly true when it comes to war with Iran. By October 27th, national elections will have been held in Israel to determine the 120 members of the twenty-sixth Knesset. The polls do not look good for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at …
by Michael One way or another, it appears that a final showdown in the Middle East is going to happen. The tyrants that are running Iran have slaughtered tens of thousands of protesters, they have just deployed ballistic missiles that travel so fast that they can reach Israel in 10 minutes, it has been reported that …
by Michael It appears that an apocalyptic war is about to begin in the Middle East, and yet most people living in the western world don’t seem alarmed by this at all. But they should be, because once the missiles start flying the death and destruction that we will witness will deeply shock the entire …
On 1/8, Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras was shot in the chest by a Border Patrol agent in Portland. This week she was charged with illegally entering the country in 2023 Organizers of a statewide ‘economic blackout’ are urging people to stay home from work and school to protest the ongoing surge of immigration agents there
by Michael In recent hours, so many nations have instructed their citizens to leave Iran. Protesters are being slaughtered by the thousands, and President Trump is promising that help from the United States is on the way. At this moment, it appears that we are right on the brink of an apocalyptic war in the Middle …
A helicopter appears to have crashed into a slackline strung across part of a remote Arizona canyon for an extreme tightrope-style activity, killing all four passengers. The slackline was “more than one kilometer long,” according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona, which added that a witness reported “seeing the helicopter strike a portion …
President Donald Trump appears to be eyeing an executive order that would target individual state efforts to rein in artificial intelligence and initiate several actions aimed at preempting those laws. A draft order viewed by FedScoop includes plans to establish an AI litigation task force to challenge state AI statutes, restrict funding for states with …
Michael Burry just closed his fund, top signal. pic.twitter.com/8O1Al5TPRe — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) November 13, 2025 BREAKING 🚨: Michael Burry Michael Burry to close down his hedge fund by year end after acknowledging he doesn't understand today's market pic.twitter.com/vrCIRNf5xH — Barchart (@Barchart) November 13, 2025 Happy Thursday. pic.twitter.com/g1YXL7Jc2l — Brew Markets (@brewmarkets) November 13, 2025 Since …
This is the biggest scandal of my lifetime. Steve Baker did what an $11 billion dollar agency, the FBI, could not do… or worse yet, covered up. He identified the J6 pipe bomber, and she wasn’t working alone.@FBIDirectorKash needs to make a statement tomorrow when this breaks. https://t.co/I980fIMFSr — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 8, 2025 …
by Michael What is the Fed not telling us? The numbers clearly indicate that big trouble is brewing in the banking system. I wish that I could specifically tell you which banks are in the most trouble, but at this stage we simply aren’t being told anything. They probably figure that the best approach is …
Is it just me, or does Bessent seems to suggest the trade war with China will heat up dramatically after November 1st? He claims Chinese officials threatened to collapse the global economy but that's literally the last thing China wants right now.pic.twitter.com/zmFv3pNk5a https://t.co/MD9mLqVn6U — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) October 20, 2025 🇨🇳#BREAKING CHINA'S TOP TRADE NEGOATIATOR LI …
GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries. We thought 25% of consumers using BNPL for groceries is nuts. Now, this? https://t.co/4ejLhDyl6o — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) October 14, 2025 People are literally crowdfunding groceries. Let that sink in. The CEO of GoFundMe says …
Watch live as Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be sentenced in a Manhattan federal court following his conviction on two prostitution-related charges. Prosecutors are urging a New York federal judge to sentence the music mogul to over 11 years in prison. Sean “Diddy” Combs will learn his fate on Friday, when a judge will …
Why is the Gov shutting down? If there’s no funding bill and no CR, the government shuts down because no funding has been approved. Every agency has its own plan for shutdowns. Many agencies will have to stop or reduce the essential services they provide and furlough employees until the end of the shutdown.The Labor …
Charges against Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson are being announced today and the Utah County Attorney is holding a press conference to talk about the charges. Join us for live coverage of the news conference on the charges against the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect. Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week during an …
What we need is a massive crackdown on trans terror cells, not some "hate speech" police. AG Bondi… yikes. pic.twitter.com/JmalZhcXy6 — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 16, 2025 Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There's ugly speech. There's gross speech. There's evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment. Keep …
https://twitter.com/RealMattCouch/status/1965895858819575888 https://twitter.com/uCntHndlThyTrth/status/1965918560196407598 🚨#BREAKING: Watch as newly footage shows what appears to be an unknown individual on the roof of the Losee Center at Utah Valley University moments before Charlie Kirk was shot. The shooter is still at large pic.twitter.com/TSuZnNItu6 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 10, 2025 Additional …