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BREAKING NEWS: Trump issues chilling new ultimatum for Iran to make a peace deal as talks on brink of collapse — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) April 10, 2026 Donald Trump has warned Iran that it should strike a deal within a day or he’ll end the ceasefire and launch a new wave of strikes. ‘We’re …
by Michael Did the world just get the miracle that it desperately needed? Less than two hours before the deadline that President Trump had set, a deal was announced for a two week ceasefire. If a deal had not been reached, Trump had promised that Iran’s entire power grid and all of their major bridges …
Trump’s ridiculous, grandiose promise tells us something about the federal government’s fiscal affairs and the president’s approach to policy. Ten years ago today, Donald Trump said he would pay off the national debt in the span of just eight years. That did not happen. Instead, the gross national debt has doubled since that day—from about …
by Michael Instead of backing down, it appears that both sides are preparing to take the showdown in the Middle East to the next level. Of course we have already witnessed some absolutely stunning escalations during this past week. After Israel bombed the South Pars gas field in Iran, the Iranians responded by pummeling Qatar’s …
The UN is on the brink of “imminent financial collapse” due to US funding being slashed, according to Secretary-General Guterres. Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/12AhLKICzh — AF Post (@AFpost) January 30, 2026 United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday warned that the world body is on the brink of financial collapse and could run out of cash …
❗️⚠️🇮🇹 – The scale of this landslide is staggering. A massive landslide is devastating parts of Niscemi, a hilltop town in southern Sicily. Triggered by relentless heavy rains from Cyclone Harry, the slide has created a 4 km (2.5-mile) chasm, with some sections dropping up to… pic.twitter.com/fn8CaXg10O — 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) January 28, 2026 A …
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 …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Did anyone think Trump would morph into Niki Haley with MAGA cheering? Help Is on the Way Please note Trump Tells Iranian Protesters ‘Help Is On Its Way’ “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big …
Iran’s army vowed Saturday to join the crackdown on protesters, one of a number of stepped-up warnings from the country’s security services as demonstrations against the regime continue to grow and the death toll mounts. The army said Saturday it would “firmly safeguard national interests, strategic infrastructure, and public property,” blaming Israel and what it …
The latest run of global economic data points increasingly toward a synchronized slowdown in which cyclical weakness is colliding with long-standing structural constraints. The result is growing evidence that policy transmission is breaking down across key economies. China’s contractionary signals are intensifying, US labor and housing data continue to drift downward despite headline stability, and …
The collapsing collateral pyramid: When MBS replaces Treasuries in repo, the system is running out of AAA ammunition. This is exactly how the shadow collateral system breaks: •Treasuries = pristine •MBS = haircut-heavy, riskier •Agencies = dead middle •Everything below = nuclear waste If the Fed is now vacuuming up MBS to keep funding markets …
“We’re sitting on the ultimate house of cards,” says real estate developer Mitch Wexler to Daniela Cambone. He details how a “$5.1 trillion school bond Ponzi scheme” using inflated home values is pushing the system to “terminal failure.” He warns of the outcome: “Can you imagine what will happen if a school district… shows up …
Folks have no idea how bad it’s about to get—and we’re past the point of no return. Wildest records right now: – Canadians moving abroad – Gov borrowing most since pandemic – Capital flight – 🇨🇦’s gold imports—investors are preparing for a major risk event. Don't look at GDP. pic.twitter.com/IHxtZHb35R — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) October 8, …
On the flip side the economic numbers have been strong lately and it appears the economy is strengthening Jobless claims down 2nd quarter GDP revised upward Atlanta Fed predicting 3.9% for Q3 GDP It’s truly one of the most bizarre set of market circumstances ever. Bifurcated On the flip side the economic numbers have been …
by Jesse Colombo The U.S. dollar is experiencing a rare volatility squeeze, indicating that a major move is near. While the most likely direction is downward, any move will have a big impact on precious metals. Lately, I’ve been writing a number of updates that follow the theme of “asset X is on the verge …
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has called for a confidence vote in the French parliament today at 3 PM CEST He is not expected to win the vote and will likely resign tonight. This is the first time this has happened in the 5th Republic, which has been in place since 1958, plunging France into …
Trump’s legacy will be defined by America’s downfall, and everything he is doing right now makes that almost certain. Ray Dalio says it happens within 3 years max 💀 👀 👀 pic.twitter.com/A3zcUHg3lY — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 2, 2025 Link:https://t.co/mtTG5lOBrc — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 3, 2025 Ray Dalio warned the U.S. faces a “debt-induced …
“The Fed playing God with the US economy and trying things they weren’t sure would work,” says Chris Whalen, chairman of Whelan Global Advisors. In today’s interview with Daniela Cambone, Whalen criticizes the Fed’s unconventional monetary policies—particularly the low interest rates and quantitative easing implemented during COVID. Now, the Fed is reversing some of that …
France is cracking under its own weight. Debt has surged past €3.35 trillion, more than 114 percent of GDP. The government’s answer is €5 billion in emergency cuts scraped from unspent funds and health insurance. “France faces €5bn in fresh cuts as debt balloons to record high” RFI The cuts are theater. The deficit is …
President Trump has formally notified Brazil that a 50% tariff will be imposed on all goods entering the United States beginning August 1. The letter, posted publicly on July 9, marks the highest rate among the 21 countries targeted in this round of trade enforcement. While other nations received standard language citing trade imbalances, the …
Why the US Treasury bond market is on the brink of total COLLAPSE. pic.twitter.com/WlhPEVaXkf — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) May 5, 2025 2/ The US Treasury bond market may be nearing total collapse This $27 trillion asset is nearly the size of the entire US economy If this market breaks down, the ripple effects across the …
🇯🇵 JAPAN MAY BEAT THE WORLD TO STEM CELL CURES — PARKINSON’S, PARALYSIS, EVEN BLINDNESS Japan is on the verge of turning science fiction into standard medicine. After 20 years of research and over ¥110B in funding, its iPS-cell therapies (induced pluripotent stem cells) are… https://t.co/goxw8gnMGg pic.twitter.com/xJaWKWBEMQ — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 17, 2025 Illustration: …
W.H.O. ON THE BRINK OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE! A $2.5 billion hole is tearing through the W.H.O.’s budget, even after desperate cuts. The timing couldn’t be worse—America’s exit is just around the corner. With Trump freezing foreign aid and the U.S. skipping out on $260 million… https://t.co/3MzcItnLWr pic.twitter.com/INP0NsNwtF — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 2, 2025
A shocking 2.3% drop in children is accelerating the collapse, pushing doomsday timelines forward by a century. Nearly a million more deaths than births each year. With 30% of the population over 65, the country’s youth shut out from marriage, and a crippling recession, Japan may be the first nation to literally disappear. 🚨🇯🇵 JAPAN …
The economic challenges the incoming Trump administration is facing are far and away greater than those confronted in 2016. From the cyclical standpoint, 2024 has far more in common with 2001. While structurally, there’s nothing close to this in generations. Amidst the election euphoria there needs to be sober analysis. "4.6% was the level in …
On September 4th, Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s socialist New Democratic Party (NDP), publicly announced that he pulled the plug on his agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This deal has kept Trudeau’s shaky minority government afloat, preventing it from falling to a vote of no confidence. If Singh follows through, Trudeau’s government could finally …
They are weakening society to the brink of defeat! — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) September 4, 2024
