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She already caved on his other dumb proposal to increase taxes on second homes. Wealth is already streaming out of the state. I guess she is trying to prevent a stampede, but I don’t think it will change the ultimate outcome. NYC Mayor Mamdani’s latest pitch to tax the rich “not happening,” Gov. Kathy Hochul …
JUST IN; STARMER SAYS PEOPLE NEED TO START SAVING & PREPARE FOR CRISIS "people might change their habits, where they go on holiday this year, what they're buying in the supermarket, that sort of thing." pic.twitter.com/asjYG4PI3g — Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) April 27, 2026
GOLDMAN SACHS SOLOMON: RECESSION RISK COULD CHANGE, 'ONLY ONE TWEET AWAY' — Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) April 21, 2026 🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 FED CHAIR JEROME POWELL JUST SAID LIVE ON CNBC: "THERE IS EFFECTIVELY ZERO NET JOB CREATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR." IF THE WAR WITH IRAN CONTINUES, THINGS WILL GET EVEN WORSE THIS IS …
Japan’s Toyota has issued a distress call before it “goes under.” Toyota’s CEO, Koji Sato, delivered a stark warning: “We will not survive if things continue as they are.” His warning was addressed to nearly 500 top suppliers during the company’s annual supplier conference in… pic.twitter.com/WRuqjhGO9a — China pulse 🇨🇳 (@Eng_china5) April 19, 2026 Toyota’s …
Here's a random excerpt from 1984 btw pic.twitter.com/zlFJ1XwGQA — Taki (@TakiVan1) April 14, 2026
🇮🇷 Odds of another leadership change in Iran before the end of the year just surged to 62% Source: Polymarket https://t.co/QuWnl8InO5 pic.twitter.com/bLQMKRsqCO — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 7, 2026 🚨 68% chance Trump is impeached before his term ends. pic.twitter.com/McyJUHWh2V — Micah (@micah_erfan) April 7, 2026
NOW – Secretary of War Hegseth says that "regime change has occurred" in Iran. pic.twitter.com/QFKZvsT4O2 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 31, 2026
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
JD Vance in tense call with Benjamin Netanyahu as he rips Israel’s PM for selling ‘easy’ Iran war to Trump JD Vance confronted Benjamin Netanyahu in a tense phone call, accusing the Israeli leader of being overly optimistic about the chances of regime change in Iran. The Vice President told the Israeli leader on Monday …
A former Pentagon adviser said Iran is entering negotiations with higher leverage than before the war began. The U.S. spent $12 billion, struck 9,000 targets, and deployed the 82nd Airborne. Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz and can threaten chaos across the entire region. That’s not the outcome the opening briefings described. Source: CNN …
by Michael After this week is over, there may be no turning back. President Trump is literally threatening to “obliterate” Iran’s power grid, and the Iranians cannot do a thing to prevent that from happening. But in response, the Iranians are threatening to destroy oil and gas infrastructure all over the Persian Gulf. The Iranians …
The only problem is winding down. The war doesn’t end it https://t.co/fQwCfazoOQ — @mcm_ct_usa (@mcm_ct_usa) March 20, 2026 We control the Strait Iran has no Navy NATO will help us take the Strait back Oil tankers are flowing through the Strait Oil tankers aren’t flowing through the Strait Iran’s Naval and Missile capabilities have been …
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by Martin Armstrong Perhaps the greatest misunderstood reality of war is that people may focus on the tactical victory of eliminating a target, but there is far more to war than merely blowing up buildings or defeating an army on the battlefield. War always results in political change in both the victor and the vanquished. What is …
Link: https://t.co/E3nZRZud8A pic.twitter.com/DgCx7IgYdh — Dominic Michael Tripi (@DMichaelTripi) March 11, 2026 JUST IN – U.S. officials are preparing for another Iran strike that will last, at least, just two more weeks — Axios — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 11, 2026 BREAKING: President Trump says the war with Iran will end "soon" because there is "practically nothing …
A federal prosecutor in Florida is looking to build criminal cases against leaders of Cuba’s government and Communist Party, according to people familiar with the matter, as President Trump has openly suggested the country would be his next target for regime change. The Trump administration used criminal charges as a justification for the ouster of …
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 …
Did China just find a way to stop regime change without firing a shot? China just declared war. Not with missiles. With lawyers. “Chinese interest in Venezuela will be protected by law.” Read that again. Beijing didn’t threaten military action. They announced something far more dangerous to American power: They’re going to make regime change …
The govt spent $7T last year and we didn't get this. Why should we believe that if we give govt $10T, $20T, or $100T, that anything will change? — Josh Steimle (@joshsteimle) December 23, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said she saw no need to change U.S. interest rates for months ahead after the central bank cut borrowing costs at its last three meetings, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Hammack opposed recent rate cuts as she is more worried about elevated inflation than the …
Tucker Carlson had some concerns. So he called President Donald Trump. The right-wing podcaster and provocateur wanted to understand why the U.S. was attacking alleged drug smuggling boats off the coast of Venezuela, and he warned against pursuing regime change there — a prospect that has alarmed the more isolationist “America First” Republicans in Trump’s …
That was a dangerous thing to say out loud. When leaders start talking about death as a path to policy change, it stops sounding like politics and starts sounding like something much darker. Zelensky stated that he is waiting for the death of Donald Trump. At a press conference, he said that the US position …
Once CPI prints on Thursday and it is in line or cooler than expected Then there is very little in the way of the market running for the next few weeks at the very least. All important catalysts will be out of the way. The market has, by all accounts, handled the storm very well …
Europe threatens major destruction to the United States if the president bails on Ukraine. by David Haggith Europe threatens to use the “nuclear option” against the US if Trump pushes Ukraine to cede everything to Russia that Putin invaded to acquire. No matter who is president, the US just cannot seem to keep itself from …
by Michael For weeks, we have been waiting to see what is going to happen in Venezuela. Thousands of U.S. troops and about 30 percent of all deployed U.S. warships are currently positioned in the Caribbean, and U.S. military aircraft have been buzzing Venezuelan airspace. I think that President Trump would have preferred for Venezuelan President …
$VIX looks calm, but the rate of change is not. Higher lows, higher closes, and a seven-month high while the market sits a few percent off all-time highs. The tape is tightening, not relaxing. pic.twitter.com/InUuwhFXkH — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) November 27, 2025 can i have the permission to chart vix future? pic.twitter.com/IRJxCWvuCL — …
Grok: In a November 1 podcast with Julia La Roche, Gary Shilling estimated a 60% chance the U.S. is already in recession. His key arguments include weakening labor markets—rising unemployment claims, slowing hiring, and part-time work for economic reasons—alongside falling leading economic indicators and a persistent inverted yield curve. He also highlights softening consumer spending …
by Michael For a moment, I would like you to imagine what the perfect cruise missile would look like. It would have to be so evasive that no missile defense system on Earth could intercept it. It would also have to possess unlimited range so that it could hit any potential target on the entire …
The Trump administration is now routinely blowing alleged drug-running vessels near Venezuela out of the water even though administration officials have admitted they are really only pursuing a policy of regime change against President Nicolás Maduro rather than legitimate anti-drug operations. Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger highlight inconsistencies in U.S. policy, such as bombing …
GOLDMAN: “.. the expected change in the unemployment rate over the next year has never been this bad outside recessionary periods since the University of Michigan started asking the question in 1978.” https://bsky.app/profile/carlquintanilla.bsky.social/post/3m3p56fas7k2r If you're curious how the economy is doing, look at heavy truck sales. Combined with oil prices falling, this shows we're in …