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BREAKING: Keir Starmer proscribes IRGC as a terrorist organisation under National Security Acthttps://t.co/c47W7N8CtU — GB News (@GBNEWS) July 13, 2026 UK proscribes Iran’s IRGC as terror group The UK government has proscribed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation over “threats to life and intimidation on UK soil”. The move comes after years of …
Gyms and streaming services make billions off people who forget or struggle to quit. This rule hits them where it hurts and puts money back in regular New Yorkers pockets. More cities need to copy this fast. BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani announces click-to-cancel rule for NYC. This rule is aimed at guaranteeing New Yorkers can cancel …
Germany’s Chancellor Merz admits: Trump often applies pressure through a very forceful approach. The last American presidents politely asked us, “Please, finally do a little more for your own defense,” but across Europe those requests largely fell on deaf ears. Now there is an American president who says, rather bluntly, “Enough is enough.” And I …
This is how the game usually works. Nobody wanted to chase Chipotle near the highs. Now the stock is down roughly 46%, and suddenly it’s a “rare valuation opportunity.” JPMorgan just upgraded the stock to overweight. The timing is interesting. Chipotle spent four straight quarters losing customer traffic. It posted its first annual same store …
For decades, backing Israel was one of the few issues both parties mostly agreed on. That agreement suddenly looks a lot weaker. A new AP-NORC poll found 58% of Democrats now think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel. That is up from 45% in early 2024. Even 51% of Jewish Democrats now say the …
by Martin Armstrong For years, I have warned that technology would become the government’s greatest surveillance tool. Politicians always promise new powers will only be used against criminals. Then those same powers gradually expand until everyone becomes a potential suspect. History never changes because governments never voluntarily surrender authority once they obtain it. The U.S. …
Somewhere right now, a camera you never agreed to is reading the back of your car. You haven’t been accused of anything. That’s the point. Across America, something is being installed on the poles, in the intersections, and inside the vehicles people drive every day. License plate readers that no longer need a license plate. …
‼️The Bank of Japan just crossed a historic threshold: The BoJ raised its benchmark interest rate by +25 basis points to 1.0% at its June 16 policy meeting, the highest since 1995, in a 7-1 vote. The BoJ also announced it would pause its government bond purchase reduction program from April 2027, keeping monthly purchases …
DeSantis notes companies concluding models aren’t worth extravagant token prices This is the signal the AI narrative is cracking in real time Businesses are increasingly concluding that the value of the AI model is not worth the extravagant costs. pic.twitter.com/SjSDQ7ax2n — Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) June 11, 2026 While I was analyzing Nvidia’s monthly chart, it …
The idea that markets are efficient is failing to explain why the S&P 500 continues to hit new highs while consumer confidence sits at record lows. Morgan Stanley reports that the economy is splitting, with a massive rally in tech and semiconductor stocks driven by artificial intelligence spending while households struggle with weakening purchasing power. …
Foreclosures explode 26 percent after government pause on housing crash finally ends… The numbers showing the delayed reckoning hits hard… Government manipulation kept the whole market frozen for years… Now bare minimum foreclosures restart and they skyrocket anyway… This proves the bubble never popped it just got kicked down the road… Homeowners and lenders eat …
ExxAlerts and NY Post lay out the nightmare… Tenant racks up 30k damage ripping walls and bathroom… Landlord drops 40k on lawyers plus endless delays… City funnels 2350 monthly voucher cash then ghosts the problem… Neighbors cut leases and flee because the guy endangers everyone… Blue city courts force landlords into unpaid social worker duty …
Molly O’Shea @MollySOShea If Ken Griffin leaves NYC because of Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax stunt, the economic fallout could be enormous. It’s not just “one billionaire moving.” Ken’s 350 Park Ave project + Citadel’s employment amounts to: → ~2,500 Citadel employees currently in NYC → Citadel employees/principals paid ~$2.3B in NY state + city taxes over …
Elon Musk and a bunch of tech people suddenly talking about “public benefits” and AI welfare programs feels like a giant warning sign. Even the companies building this stuff seem to know millions of jobs could get wiped out once automation really kicks in. A lot of people are starting to think Silicon Valley is …
Yesterday, the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139) officially cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee hurdle … It’s been stuck in limbo for over a year, but they shoved it into the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act (H.R. 7389) and sent it to the House floor … The goal is simple: make daylight saving time permanent …
Source: Congressional Report on Operation Epic Fury The Iran conflict cost is a lie. The Pentagon finally admitted to $29 billion in spending. But that figure is a deliberate shell game. It excludes long-term base repairs. It ignores veteran care. It leaves out the massive economic ripples. Outside analysts peg the real damage at $50 …
Let it burn, the fantasy was never real to begin with. $600,000,000,000 has been wiped out from the US stock market today. The stock market is finally reacting to the actual economy. pic.twitter.com/KDGxU7N0io — Ted (@TedPillows) May 18, 2026 Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson says equities are at risk of a significant drop. — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan to limit the “overprescribing” of antidepressants and spoke for alternative treatment options when needed. NBC News’ Tom Llamas spoke to New York Times reporter Ellen Barry about the latest health announcement. RFK Jr: "For the 1st time in history, doctors will finally get paid to take patients off …
Minnesota nonprofit accused of siphoning $6.5M to fund Vegas trips, luxury cars, private liquor store https://t.co/ZCCN4jgiIu pic.twitter.com/9o3m2wFa2K — New York Post (@nypost) May 10, 2026 A Minnesota “violence interruption” charity has collapsed after its leaders allegedly used $6.5 million worth of charitable funds to bankroll lavish lifestyles and a private liquor store. Minnesota Attorney General …
Iran sent its response to the latest US proposal for ending the war to Pakistan, which is mediating the talks, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Sunday. The proposed plan focuses on negotiations at this stage on ending the war in the region, according to the report. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605105835
OpenAI just birthed a $10 billion Deployment Company whose sole mission is forcing AI into businesses at gunpoint. Guarantees private equity giants 17.5 percent annual returns so they shove OpenAI tools into 2,000 captive portfolio companies. Palantir-style engineer teams embedded whether the companies want it or need it while OpenAI foots the bill. Anthropic copies …
The White House has finally explained a series of cryptic videos after sparking alarm during the Iran war. The Trump administration launched an official White House app on Friday as it promoted ‘real-time updates, straight from the source, no filter.’ Social media users were furious, with one posting: ‘The level of irresponsibility from the White …
Sheriff finally clears Nancy Guthrie’s family in kidnap case — but still doesn’t reveal a suspect https://t.co/RQrgWR0LYQ pic.twitter.com/IuJRkzc34L — New York Post (@nypost) February 16, 2026 Nancy Guthrie’s family has been cleared of any suspicion in the search for the missing 84-year-old, according to police. “The Guthrie family – to include all siblings and spouses …
On their 27-hour flight to a sanctuary, they kept checking in on each other the entire time 🥰 Watching animals experience freedom for the first time will always hit us right in the heart 💘
Glenn Beck @glennbeck I said I would give Pam Bondi a year to prove herself as an Attorney General who would dismantle the Deep State, let Americans see the truth, and finally bring to justice the criminal elites who have been “too big to jail.” Today, that year is up, and I haven’t seen evidence …
A 550-pound bear that had been living beneath a California man’s home for over a month has finally left, after a bizarre strategy ended a long streak of failed removal attempts by state officials. The male black bear was reportedly removed from the crawl space Tuesday after bear-removal experts from Tahoe traveled to the Altadena …
I tried to warn you all! Remember when I said the weekly RSI pattern looked like the 2020 black swan and NOT like the other bear market bottoms? The weekly RSI is now at 43, and the pattern is confirming exactly that. During all four drawn-out bear market bottoms, we never briefly dipped below 40 …
Gas prices are dropping across the country. The national average gas price for December 18, 2025, when this story was written, was $2.896 per gallon, according to AAA. But some states are lower, with the lowest prices found in Oklahoma, where a gallon of regular is going for an average price of $2.289 per gallon. …
A reddit post was what caught the Brown University / MIT professor shooter. I think Providence Police are in some hot water after this whole thing is wrapped up. https://t.co/SzPVCFKTZ1 — Nick🔎 (@NickProbes) December 19, 2025 The gunman who killed two students at Brown University was found dead in a storage unit as it was …
THE THERMODYNAMIC RECKONING Oracle just lost $35 billion in market cap. In 48 hours. Wall Street thinks this is an earnings miss. It is not. This is the first domino. What happened on December 11 was not a revenue shortfall. It was a confession. Oracle revealed 57 percent of its $523 billion backlog depends on …