‘Iran First’: Trump Tells Struggling Americans Their Financial Pain ‘Doesn’t Matter’ Compared to War.

By telling struggling voters that he doesn’t even think about their financial stress while he pursues a regime change in Tehran Donald Trump is effectively burying his own base alive. For years he promised that the forgotten man and woman would never be forgotten again but today he made it clear that their ability to …

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Moody’s recession model hits 49%, the last time it sat this high outside of an actual recession was September 2007. The Fed’s worst nightmare is getting worse. System looks stable until it doesn’t, 2008 veteran warns blind spots can hide the next crisis

BREAKING: A recession model that has predicted every single US downturn in 80 years just hit 49%. The threshold is 50%. Every time it has crossed that line, a recession followed within 12 months. No exceptions. And the data behind this reading doesn’t even include the Iran war yet… Moody’s built an AI model trained …

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A new wealth tax of 2 to 6% was just introduced in Congress. And it doesn’t just apply to billionaires

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with over 45 lawmakers, introduced a new tax bill called "Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act" This tax bill would create a wealth tax to fortunes above $50 million. — The Money Cruncher, CPA (@money_cruncher) March 28, 2026 This tax would apply on the value of all property of the taxpayer (stocks, houses, …

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SEN. ANGUS KING: We’re shooting down $35,000 drones with $2.7 million missiles. The math simply doesn’t add up.

SEN. ANGUS KING: We're shooting down $35,000 drones with $2.7 million missiles. The math simply doesn't add up. HOST: Why were we so unprepared? SEN. ANGUS KING: Great question. We should've learned from Ukraine — the war there has been drone-dominated for 3 years. pic.twitter.com/gRK2g9hPE6 — Kate from Kharkiv (@BohuslavskaKate) March 21, 2026

Former Navy officer Matt Bracken warns Americans underestimate the scale of a war with Iran. They will not surrender, IMHO. It doesn’t matter if we turn Teheran (700 miles north) into a parking lot.

Matt Bracken @Matt_Bracken48 I make these maps because I’m convinced most Americans have no concept of scale when it comes to warfare. 🧵 I point to all the folks high-fiving over a single Marine battalion landing team on its way to the conflict zone. An Amphibious Ready Group’s BLT means about 1,200 combat Marines going …

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Dave Smith: ” Trump was gonna tell you… not only did they have a nuclear weapon by now, but they would have used it in a first strike… Netanyahu, who’s been lying about Iran for 35 years, he’s never even said this. He doesn’t think you’re as stupid as Trump thinks you are.”

Dave Smith: " Trump was gonna tell you… not only did they have a nuclear weapon by now, but they would have used it in a first strike… Netanyahu, who's been lying about Iran for 35 years, he's never even said this. He doesn't think you're as stupid as Trump thinks you are." byu/AbolishtheDraft inLibertarian …

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IRAN DOESN’T NEED TO WIN A WAR… IT JUST NEEDS TO HIT TWO PORTS

Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷IRAN DOESN’T NEED TO WIN A WAR… IT JUST NEEDS TO HIT TWO PORTS Knock out two key ports in the Gulf and the flow of essential products stops. Every military base, refinery, and shipping lane becomes a target for Iranian hypersonic missiles. Johnson says the U.S. isn’t risking a military defeat. …

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Epstein had no degree, no credentials, no public business wins, yet he controlled a billionaire’s fortune, owned a private island, and had access to presidents. His resume doesn’t explain his wealth. So what does? The answer is in the people who built him.

via triptoasturias Epstein didn’t climb his way to power. He was handed it by a sequence of people who gave him access, training, and protection at every stage. Here’s the timeline the media won’t walk you through. 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒: 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 Epstein lands a job teaching math and physics at the Dalton School, one …

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Ukraine Is Defending Itself With Money Europe Doesn’t Have

Ukraine Is Defending Itself With Money Europe Doesn't Have https://t.co/RMzvs6Hk9m — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 21, 2026 he ugly truth is that an end of the Ukraine war may have as devastating economic and political consequences for Europe as its continuance…   Ukraine already faces a $63 billion U.S. dollar funding shortfall in 2026 and I …

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JD: “Just because we were ‘founded by immigrants’ doesn’t mean that 240 years later we have to have the DUMBEST immigration policy in the WORLD!”

🚨 BOOM! JD Vance never misses! MARGARET: "This is a country founded by immigrants!" JD: "Just because we were 'founded by immigrants' doesn't mean that 240 years later we have to have the DUMBEST immigration policy in the WORLD!" That's 48 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WWBCErWR1r — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 25, 2025

When the median home price is 8x the median wage, it doesnt matter what the interest rate is, the home price is unaffordable.

Soon they will start approving 40-50yr mortgages to pretend its affordable because “the monthly payment is only 60% of your income, totally affordable!” I’ve been saying this for years. It’s the high prices not the rate. It’s time for the housing market to come to terms with this. pic.twitter.com/QlTT7uBDVR — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) October 27, …

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Stop lying. Priscilla is dying and the track doesn’t take it within a 1,000 miles of Arizona. No justification for direct intervention by Speaker Mike Johnson

Stop lying. Priscilla is dying and the track doesn't take it within a 1,000 miles of Arizona. pic.twitter.com/UkIpbLbC9X — @CharlesleeTX1911 (@Charles07788205) October 14, 2025 Based on the severity of the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Priscilla’s remnants, there is no clear justification for Speaker Mike Johnson to be contacted or to intervene directly. Here’s why: …

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Price Doesn’t Reflect Value, and We’re Paying a Steep Price for Confusing the Two

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, This exploitation is indeed profitable, but there is a very high price to be paid for abusing our trust. Price and Value–now there’s a twisted tale. We’ve been trained to compare price and buy the lower priced option as the better value, but price doesn’t reflect value, and we’re paying a …

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Rand Paul says JD Vance is a danger to the American military as JD Vance doesn’t care about if the military commits war crimes on his command

JD “I don’t give a shit” Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the “highest and best use of the military.” Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??… https://t.co/VdnJbZkGfS — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) September …

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If Europe and US have the right to arm Ukraine, who’s to say China doesn’t have the right to arm Russia if they want?

❗️🇨🇳China is secretly supplying engines through shell companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in 🇷🇺Russia under the guise of “industrial refrigeration units” to avoid Western sanctions if detected. pic.twitter.com/PkTMUOmUGq — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) July 24, 2025 They buzz through the skies in their hundreds, overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences and indiscriminately slam into military and civilian targets. …

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Turns out the world doesn’t want fake meat

The end was always inevitable for Beyond Meat, because being an innovator does not mean having a moat to protect your business. The pioneering company arguably created the category of plant-based meat that acts like actual meat. That’s clever, but it’s not a defensible business. Once Beyond Meat BYND created the category, it was inevitable …

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Trump says he doesn’t ‘think it’s necessary’ to fire Jerome Powell

President Trump says not necessary to fire Jerome Powell after Federal Reserve "inspection" — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 25, 2025 President Donald Trump continued to criticize the Federal Reserve building renovations as he toured the construction site Thursday, but he told reporters he doesn’t want to “Monday morning quarterback” and said he doesn’t believe it’s “necessary” …

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Quantum breaks crypto. Crypto scrambles for defenses. Gold doesn’t blink.

Quantum computing has crossed the threshold from concept to threat. The foundation that made encryption viable for decades is now mathematically exposed. It’s not about stronger chips. It’s about unbreakable codes becoming breakable. For the first time, logical quantum operations designed to bypass classical protections are no longer hypothetical. They’re executable. The firewall separating conventional …

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As Of Q1 2025, GDP Growth Equalled Gov’t Debt (Unfortunately, Big Beautiful Bill Doesn’t Cut Enough Spending)

by confoundedinterest17 Finally, US government debt growth (YoY) was approximately equal to US nominal GDP growth in Q1 2025. Unfortunately, the BBB (Big Beautiful Bill) is projected to add $3.9 trillion of debt. Unfortunately, there are insufficient spending cuts in the BBB. And the Senate just nixed kicking illegal imm*grants off of Federal healthcare programs. Unfortunately, GDP …

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Apparently with AI doing all the work it doesn’t boost margins.

Salesforce has 76,000 employees, so the fact they’re not cutting 30,000 of them means they are either very bad at managing themselves, or full of shit. Or both. $CRM https://t.co/K4v8ih98UK — Tobias Maximus (@tmaxftw) July 1, 2025 Apparently with AI doing all the work it doesn’t boost margins. pic.twitter.com/khJfn7ls0Q — Tobias Maximus (@tmaxftw) July 1, …

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