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NASA FIRMS satellite data detects an active fire today at the Doha West Power and Water Desalination Station in Kuwait. Imagery shows burn marks and smoke trails across the central section of the facility, with NASA’s heat detection extending to the coastal storage tank area. Doha West is Kuwait’s largest combined power and desalination facility: …
Another Israeli false flag. They did this to drag European men into the war. https://t.co/Zbm2bZiOUn — Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) March 23, 2026 BREAKING: Iran says it did not carry out the attack on Diego Garcia, calling it a false flag operation orchestrated by Israel. pic.twitter.com/T8vB6teQn8 — Globe Eye News (@GlobeEyeNews) March 23, 2026 Diego Garcia …
via Ashes of Pompeii The Strategic Folly of a (Serious) US Ground Invasion of Iran It simply can’t be done. Tucker Carlson recently spoke of a potential false flag operation designed to manufacture consent for a US ground invasion of Iran. Tucker is no longer an “insider” in Washington but he still likely has his …
*BLACKROCK’S $26 BILLION PRIVATE CREDIT FUND LIMITS WITHDRAWALS*BLACKROCK FALLS 4% AT THE OPEN — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 6, 2026 Breaking: BlackRock just froze $1.2 billion in withdrawal requests at its private credit fund. Here's what happened:• Investors in BlackRock's $26B fund asked to pull out 9.3% of their money• BlackRock said no — capped withdrawals …
by Michael I don’t think that most people in the western world fully grasp the importance of what has just transpired. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was not just the supreme leader of Iran. He was a direct descendant of the Muhammad, and that gave him the right to wear the black turban. For Shiite Muslims, the …
treasury notes performed very well in both instances pic.twitter.com/maLk8R0oMv — Matthew (@GoodTexture) February 23, 2026 Seasoned traders know what this means. The generals are starting to crumble. These aren’t high beta stocks. I’ve seen this movie a few times. It always plays out the same. 1Q 2000, 3Q 2007, 3Q 2015, & 4Q 2021 the …
The World Health Organization (WHO) refused to return the US Flag to Rubio after President Trump withdrew from the organization. President Trump sent the US Marines to capture the flag. The WHO claimed they had not approved the US withdrawal. Sec Rubio said, "FAF0". pic.twitter.com/kAwLRsgRRc — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) February 6, 2026
by Michael If we wanted to make Russian President Vladimir Putin and his minions extremely angry, we have certainly accomplished that task. When I learned that the U.S. had seized an oil tanker that was displaying a Russian flag and that was being protected by Russian warships, I was absolutely stunned. I have been relentlessly warning that …
President Trump has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free-entry days at national parks, while adding his own birthday and other dates. pic.twitter.com/ALy58YDnhj — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 8, 2025 President Trump did not add his birthday as a free-entry day at national parks. Flag Day was added, not his …
This sounds like he's raising a flag for a bailout https://t.co/RTweqJnS8p — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) November 21, 2025 NOW, that statement should freak the investors out. This is NOT normal. https://t.co/mKKdVIzRD6 — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) November 21, 2025
by Michael The alarms are getting even louder each week. It has become exceedingly clear that the U.S. economy has entered a crisis that is similar to what we experienced in 2008 and 2009, and a lot of people are really starting to freak out. For those that cannot see the stunning parallels between the Great Recession and …
Venezuela claims it captured mercenaries with ties to CIA plotting a ‘false flag’ attack https://t.co/pH14sHQT4U pic.twitter.com/RpYEI9cTHY — New York Post (@nypost) October 28, 2025 Venezuela claimed it captured a “mercenary group” linked to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Sunday, and accused them of aiming to spark a military conflict with the South American country. …
by Michael Do you feel like we are on the precipice of another major turning point? If someone asked me that question at this moment, I would have to respond in the affirmative. Personally, I am going to be on high alert throughout the entire month of October, because it appears that some really big …
Every time the system wants to escalate, they dust off the same script: roll out “Al Qaeda on U.S. soil” warnings, flood media with fear, then boom an “attack” that justifies whatever agenda is next. We’ve seen this movie before. If something does happen, watch carefully who… — Noah Isaac Johns (@NoahJoh33676674) September 20, 2025
This simultaneous explosion of printed money is a massive inflation warning. We are witnessing real time collapse of global fiat currencies. History in the making. Yikes 😬🔥 pic.twitter.com/jDdT8l2w8E — Eric Yeung 👍🚀🌕 (@KingKong9888) September 4, 2025 This chart, illustrating how central bank direct holdings of gold now exceed those of U.S. Treasuries for the first …
Britain’s government is a panicked machine, crushing speech to save itself. A retweet drags you to jail, 1200 posts flagged for riots, 741 arrests, 302 charged. An England flag near a mosque? Two years locked up for “racially aggravated harassment.” While the US First Amendment guards your right to speak, Britain’s elites wield law like …
President Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday that would seek to criminalize certain actions related to burning the American flag, NewsNation has learned. The order would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to review cases where someone burned an American flag and determine whether charges can be brought under existing laws such as public …
Yosemite National Park fired a park ranger last week for hanging a transgender pride flag on the park’s iconic El Capitan rock formation in May. Shannon “SJ” Joslin, who has been a ranger and a wildlife biologist in the park since 2021, said they were fired Aug. 12 from what they described as their dream …
Slow moving housing cycle – but direction is clear and cyclical – RE cycles are long & slow esp when Fed refused to tighten further. — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) June 18, 2025 Fascinating read about the growing housing bust in the Sunbelt cities. Inventory is flooding the market and there are no sellers to be …
🚨ALERT: Bank of Canada warns 60% of 🇨🇦 face soaring mortgage rates soon.Job cuts looming.Defaults ready to explode.Credit? Drying up fast. When the BOC waves the red flag, you know it’s about to get ugly. pic.twitter.com/nquztswfQN — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) May 9, 2025 🚨 The Bank of Canada is anticipating 7 quarters of recession beginning in …
Before you get too bullish, be aware that $SPX is facing liquidity headwinds pic.twitter.com/YOnBnVeBRU — Cam Hui, CFA (@HumbleStudent) May 4, 2025 Keeping a close eye on volatility on Monday. Both $VIX futures and 3 month VIX futures broke the 50 day moving average on Friday. If volatility finishes the day flat that's a huge …
WELLS FARGO + COWEN FLAG AWS DATA CENTER LEASING PAUSE Both banks say $AMZN AWS has hit pause on some colo leasing deals—mainly international. Cowen notes hyperscale demand is cooling a bit, especially in Europe, with Amazon slightly pulling back on U.S. colocation activity too.… pic.twitter.com/aS5vN7UwnK — Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) April 21, 2025
It looks like a bull flag has formed in CDX HY spread. If that's the case, the real fun is about to start. pic.twitter.com/RuFD8oObMP — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) March 26, 2025 So far, the “buy the dip” behavior from retail is very similar to Q1 2022. The $SPX didn’t bottom until Q4 2022. $SPY …
February is one of the busiest times of the year at Yosemite National Park thanks to “firefall,” a natural phenomenon that causes a glowing ribbon of water to look like molten lava cascading down El Capitan’s Horsetail Fall. Travelers come from around the world to witness the event at the granite monolith, famed for its …
With the second-lowest month of hires in the 21st century, the industry is struggling like never before. This slowdown is telling us a lot about the broader economy. Even during the height of the pandemic, there were more job openings in construction than there are now. The cost of construction is plummeting, as developers have …
By Brandon Smith The term “False Flag” gets thrown around rather haphazardly these days and it’s important to recognize that a real false flag requires a particular end result – The public blaming the wrong culprit for an event that someone else (usually our own government) perpetrated. When it comes to the increasing fervor over …
Even Stephen King is voting for Trump! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2024 No way!!!🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/BdLL0JwtaN — 🇺🇲🔥MAGABGreatGenes🔥🇺🇲 (@magab2023) July 8, 2024 Loony liberals are as predictable as the sun coming up – pic.twitter.com/4QRJhEx4v0 — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) July 8, 2024 h/t Jwnlwplus4
Trial consultant Molly Murphy on Wednesday warned that potential questions from the jury could pose problems for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s efforts to secure a conviction of former President Donald Trump. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass spent time during lengthy closing arguments Tuesday arguing the unproven claim that Trump violated federal campaign finance law by seeking to suppress …
The Biden Justice Department announced the creation of a National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center to help implement red flag laws in nearly two dozen states. Red flag laws allow courts to temporarily confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a danger, without due process, which critics argue violates Second Amendment rights. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bad-idea-biden-doj-set-to-launch-nationwide-red-flag-initiative/ss-BB1kTSYE
This is 17-year-old Cameron Blasek. He was told by East Central High School to remove the American flag from his truck. He held the line and did not comply. The next day, students flooded the school parking lot with cars and American flags. The school caved after the… pic.twitter.com/iq3c3gByqD — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 10, …