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*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone IRANIAN MEDIA ACCUSES AXIOS REPORTER OF MARKET MANIPULATION Iranian media accused Barak Ravid of spreading false reports after he claimed Iran and the U.S. were nearing a deal. The report briefly pushed oil prices sharply lower, reversing gains tied to the conflict, before prices recovered following denials from Iranian officials. The article …
Ten thousand contracts print instant $125 million profit as oil crashes twelve percent on the planted leak. Iran flips the script with Persian Gulf Strait Authority and oil rips back eight percent after the shorts already cashed. BREAKING: According to our analysis, ~$920 million worth of crude oil shorts were taken 70 minutes before an …
"U.S. officials tell Axios they're concerned about getting drawn into a frozen conflict of no war and no deal. In this scenario, the U.S. keeps its forces in the region for many more months, Hormuz would stay closed and the U.S. blockade would remain." — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 28, 2026 "Hello? Who's this?" "Iran." "What …
America markets got played by insiders again. * Axios posts story pushed by administration insiders of peace talks, moments after billions in stock futures are bought. * Those stocks are dumped just 20 minutes before explosions heard on Khrag island. Criminal corruption! America markets got played by insiders again. * Axios posts story pushed by …
**BREAKING 🚨** — Immediate 25 day ceasefire to be imminently announced (Pakistan Accord). — all hostilities stopped, Strait of Hormuz reopened. — then after 25 days, direct talks to begin on long term solution. — deal could come as early as Monday night. — tic toc (@TicTocTick) April 6, 2026 SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: TEHRAN WILL …
Iran’s foreign minister Araghchi said in an interview broadcast on state television on Wednesday that no talks were being held with the US and that Iran would attack US interests wherever it saw them, state TV reported. pic.twitter.com/fy8ziF9Inq — Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 26, 2026 The Pentagon is weighing options for a potential “final …
US rents have fallen for the 32nd straight month, per Axios. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 19, 2026 Factcheck: Based on http://Realtor.com’s Jan 2026 report, median asking rents for 1- and 2-bedroom units have declined YoY for 32 straight months. Overall rents show 29 months. However, CoStar notes apartment rents edged up in Jan. No direct …
President Trump’s team recently reviewed private GOP polling that showed support for his immigration policies falling. The results, reflected in public surveys, bolstered internal concern about the administration’s confrontational enforcement tactics. Now, as the chaotic scenes from Minnesota play out around the clock on TV and social media, Axios has learned that some Trump advisers …
Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary contest, threatening to tear the party apart in the biggest battleground state in the nation. Why it matters: Democrats haven’t flipped a GOP Senate seat since Fetterman did it in 2022. He’s still popular with Pennsylvania voters, even as …
NEW: Trump says he turned down opportunity to travel to Jeffrey Epstein's island https://t.co/5VPzRphmLo — Axios (@axios) July 28, 2025 Well well well… Trump was invited to Epstein’s Island and turned it down. While Bill Clinton, Larry Summers and many others did not. Oops. This is going to backfire on the Democrats and Media bigly. …
Trump this morning: "We of course support Israel, obviously and supported it like nobody has ever supported it." “Iran should have listened to me when I said – you know I gave them, I don’t know if you know but I gave them a 60-day warning and today is day 61." — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) …
Left-wing Axios is positively depressed about the future of the Democrat party, listing no less than 21 reasons why it's doomed ✌️https://t.co/zpJU8DGlbF — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) March 24, 2025 🚨 Jasmine Crockett is ONCE AGAIN inciting violence against Republicans Crockett says you should “punch” your opponents, then says Senator @tedcruz “has to be …
“Freaking the f*** out”: Turmoil in the White House over Biden Officials on President Biden‘s White House and campaign staffs say they’re feeling rage, sadness, frustration and resolve over his debate performance and his team’s response to it, more than a dozen White House and campaign aides told Axios. Why it matters: Biden’s performance at the debate has left …
Former President Trump appears to be making stunning inroads with young voters as he stakes out youth-friendly positions that defy GOP orthodoxy and contradict past statements. Why it matters: The prospect of Trump coming within striking distance of winning young voters — which shows up in poll after poll — would have seemed unthinkable at the outset of the cycle. …
Half of Americans — including 42% of Democrats — say they'd support mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, according to a new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 2, 2024 Almost like thats what you are supposed to do, and what we have always done, with illegal immigrants.
Republicans panic about post-Mike Johnson meltdown Threats to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are struggling to gain traction as his Republican colleagues fear the oblivion that would follow. Why it matters: House Republicans are vocal about not wanting to repeat last fall’s chaotic, protracted speaker vacancy, with many acknowledging there may be no alternative to the current speaker. One …
More than 8 million asylum seekers and other migrants will be living inside the U.S in legal limbo by the end of September — a roughly 167% increase in five years, according to internal government projections obtained by Axios. Why it matters: That’s up from about 3 million in 2019 — a sign of how the underfunded and outdated …
here we go *FOX NEWS TELLS TUCKER CARLSON HE'S IN BREACH OF CONTRACT: AXIOS — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 7, 2023 BREAKING: Fox News lawyers have reached out to Tucker Carlson notifying him that he breached his contract by launching his show on Twitter. So Fox is allowed to fire Tucker but he is not allowed …
