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Here we go again with this bullshit. They’ll do it and try to blame Iran. We all know this. They’ll do it on whatever date their numerological witchcraft tells them to do it @netanyahu pic.twitter.com/fI32kFQKS5 — T-rashPandadada (@T_rashPandada) May 5, 2026
In another major escalation, we may lose another ~7 million barrels of daily oil supply. A key advisor to Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is now threatening to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. “If the White House thinks of repeating its stupid mistakes, it …
"The Iran war is the 1st time Trump's style has made it impossible for him to easily talk/improvise his way out. Some in his inner circle have what one official called "buyer's remorse" —growing fears that attacking Iran was a mistake," per Axios — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 16, 2026 They want the deal badly bigly …
Gold has a clear message for global governments: you are spending far too much money that you do not have. — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) October 16, 2025 Piepenburg argues this leads to a liquidity crisis as debt obligations outstrip real productive capacity. Jamie Dimon Says Gold Can “Easily Go to $5,000 or $10,000” …
https://twitter.com/America42085192/status/1976764075947573483 Someone’s showing military families lined up at food banks, claiming they missed a paycheck this week. But others are calling it out because payday’s October 15, not now, and they’re still on schedule unless this shutdown drags past that. The clip’s meant to stir outrage when the real hit comes next week if Congress …
People saw the videos from Chicago and lost it. Headlines said “military-style raid,” “war tactics,” “domestic invasion.” But what actually happened looks different once you slow it down. ICE was running an operation. High-risk warrants. Known suspects. They followed procedure. It looked violent because raids usually do. According to DNYUZ, “ICE agents in full tactical …
Bill Clinton stole MAGA from Ronald Reagan and Trump stole it from his golfing buddy. Two of the three presidents to ever be impeached both stole their campaign slogans from a television actor. h/t Hot Dog Harry
Cori Bush Admits Democrats Discussed a $10 Trillion Bill to Help Fight ‘Climate Justice’ Former Reps. Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman recently revealed how Democrats had been pushing for what started as a $10 trillion bill to help fight climate change. Ten. Trillion. Dollars. The two Squad rejects discussed the behind-the-scenes negotiations on their new show, …
Japan doesn’t have fires, look at why. With all the money spent in California over the last 20 years, they could have easily installed something like this! All those billions spent on crap! — American SuzieQ (@LiveinaRepublic) January 16, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5IxAbVg-T8&t=161s In this video, I go into how Trump’s lead in the 2024 election is larger than everyone is predicting.
Voters across the Peach State took to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2024 primary election. Most voting centers closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The primary election includes Democratic and Republican primaries, as well as nonpartisan positions. Because Georgia is an open primary state, voters were able to choose to pull any …
by Chris Black Hedge funds are positioning to short energy into 2024 (“reducing length”, likely in anticipation of recession), and while part of that does include selling longs, Goldman notes that the recent 10% plunge (marked with a red circle) in net trading flow into energy is driven by aggressive shorting: “Energy long/short ratio fell …
https://archive.is/JGzhs Facebook interfering with Australian Referendum THE FACT CHECK FILES: Inside the secretive and lucrative fact checking industry behind a foreign-funded bid to censor Voice debate Two of Australia’s most powerful universities and a multi-billion dollar tech giant are fronting campaigns to silence news coverage of the Voice to influence the referendum, writes Jack …
via sovereignman: On the 18th of September, in the year 324 AD, 52-year old Constantine the Great finally won the victory that he had been fighting for two decades to achieve: sole control of the Roman Empire. At that point the Roman Empire had suffered more than a century of extreme turmoil– recession, inflation, invasion, …