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Pentagon voices doubt, Iran seen stronger after conflict. Costly campaign yields limited change, Hormuz still contested. Back-channel Iran talks reported

March 24, 2026 10:26 am

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 …

Trump hails $1.35 trillion EU trade pact but Europe pays the price with tariffs and costly gas! Von der Leyen calls it stability. France calls it surrender.

July 28, 2025 11:12 am

The EU just signed off on a $1.35 trillion trade framework that locks in a 15% tariff on most of its exports to the U.S. In return, Brussels pledged to buy $750 billion of American LNG over 3 years and invest another $600 billion into U.S. industries. Von der Leyen called it “predictability.” Markets called …

Trade price, not news, to avoid costly mistakes; React, don’t predict to stay aligned with the market

May 27, 2025 8:31 pm

Profit doesn’t come in flashes or fireworks. It’s earned quietly, steadily, and methodically. If you want to step up your trading game, the smart money still flows through the major indices, commodities, and bonds. These markets move with clarity and liquidity, unlike the noise-driven chaos you see in individual stocks or hyped headlines. Forget the …

Portland’s homeless tent cycle exposed in costly never-ending government loop

May 25, 2025 3:04 pm

Portland Oregon Homeless Industrial Complex scam EXPOSED – Large homeless encampments are given brand new tents by the city – The city then goes and post these legal notices a few days later at the areas – They remove the tents – They then hand out new tents “I’m about to explain to you the …

Germany’s nuclear shutdown was a costly, misguided decision with far-reaching consequences.

December 31, 2024 9:06 am

Green Party in Germany should be put under investigation for foreign influence. Nobody is that dumb, so corruption is more likely. https://t.co/zsm4Ixht8X — Kacper Piotr Kaminski (@Kacper_PK_CH) December 31, 2024

Trump pushes to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, calling it inconvenient and costly.

December 13, 2024 8:04 pm

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump said Friday the Republican Party would try to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, calling it “inconvenient” and “costly.” “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” …

They seem to have learned from their costly mistakes — which ought to be taught in business school as the biggest series of self-owns in corporate history.

May 30, 2024 1:32 pm

Your favorite brand no longer cares about being woke. For most of advertising history, “red” or “blue” as partisan loyalty signaled more your taste for Coke or Pepsi than your identity as Republican or Democrat. Mass markets, by definition, necessitated selling to both sides of the aisle. As with so much else, the presidency of …

Congress’s Omnibus Spending Bills, secretive and costly, span 1,012 pages, $1 billion per page.

March 22, 2024 12:14 pm

1 billion $USD per page, not bad 🤭 https://t.co/G7p5e1eLLk — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ (@DarioCpx) March 22, 2024 Congress’s recurrent passage of Omnibus Spending Bills has become a concerning hallmark of US fiscal policy. These bills, notorious for their labyrinthine complexity and rushed voting processes, encapsulate the unchecked expansion of government spending. The latest iteration, a whopping …

Ukraine war could cost US half-trillion more if war ends now, potentially leading to the most costly and potentially corrupt foreign operation.

August 23, 2023 9:13 am

via asiatimes: If the Ukraine war ended tomorrow, the United States still would need to send hundreds of billions in aid to that country. The bill includes continuation of military assistance, budget support for the Ukrainian government and reconstruction assistance. President Biden has just asked for another US$24 billion to support Ukraine, primarily for military equipment but also budget support …