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Trump brags that he has "led a historic effort to dramatically increase the defense spending" pic.twitter.com/HehVbUCyiN — FactPost (@factpostnews) July 8, 2026 Trump: We’ll taking in over $1 trillion a year toward defense, and that's a tremendous amount of money. It's a big up. There were 2%. They were actually a 1%. I got them …
China imported 163 tonnes of gold in May, the largest monthly haul since March 2024. Then I looked at the rest of the numbers. This was the third straight month with gold imports above 150 tonnes. During the first five months of 2026, China imported 692 tonnes, a 76% increase from the same period a …
🚨 JUST NOW: President Trump STUNS the "experts" by announcing the largest trade deficit cut in US history THE TARIFFS WORK 🇺🇸 "I CUT IT BY 67%!" "That's why you have all these factories being built." "We have the biggest trade deficit cut in the history of our country. 67%!" pic.twitter.com/6ic03eapjU — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) …
A federal appeals court has overturned a historic federal ruling that found that fluoride poses an “unreasonable risk,” sending the case back to a district court and directing the court to ignore evidence presented after 2020. On May 21, a federal appeals court overturned a September 2024 federal ruling that concluded that water fluoridation “poses …
Verified crossings still at historic lows As of 17 June, Kpler observed six verified crossings across the monitored zone. Traffic was weighted east to west, and most vessels followed established Iranian coastal passage routes. One sanctioned vessel, Ostria, was identified… pic.twitter.com/SBo6tF7sFP — Kpler (@Kpler) June 18, 2026 Recent US-Iran developments include a preliminary agreement/MoU aimed …
Throwing a party in North America, known as the 2026 World Cup for the entire planet, sounds fun until a multi-billion-dollar bill arrives, and the USA, Mexico, and Canada won’t be able to dine and dash. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the horizon, the United States is learning that hosting the world’s biggest …
by Michael Now that the war with the Iranians appears to be fully back on, there will be no turning back now. President Trump just told reporters in the White House that “we’re going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard”, and so it should now be apparent to everyone that there isn’t going …
🚨🇹🇷🇸🇦 BREAKING: Türkiye and Saudi Arabia sign historic mega-deal to revive the Hejaz Railway! This massive network will run through Syria and Jordan to Saudi Arabia and Oman, linking Europe to the Middle East by routing far west to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and avoid Iranian… pic.twitter.com/88eLiwpJfH — C14 News | EN (@c14english) June …
The House voted 215-208 to end U.S. military action in Iran (NBC News). “Republicans pulled this vote because they knew they would lose,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks, showing the administration lost its grip on the war (Politico). The White House broke the law by ignoring the 60-day limit for war that ended May 1 (Archive.is). …
We are back at 2008 levels. Household insolvency is moving faster than at any time since the financial crisis. Credit card highs with no signs of cooling inflation. Energy prices give you a break over the weekend, then boom. Trump headline ruined. https://t.co/5Ti4zNWKoj — Business Nature (@BusinessNMedia) May 26, 2026 U.S. Credit Card Accounts delinquent …
Late 1999 saw similar volatility expansion with fading volume before the dot com peak rolled over. The erratic movements the S&P 500 is displaying right now are deeply worrisome. When wild, erratic price action appears during extremely elevated valuations exactly as we witnessed in the final stages of the dot-com bubble it has historically been …
Severe flooding hit Hawaii in one of its worst disasters in decades—but not everything in the headlines is accurate. In this video, we break down what really happened, the truth about the Wahiawa Dam collapse claims, and how close the situation came to becoming catastrophic. From billion-dollar damage to mass evacuations, we explore the real …
by Michael This is the worst of times for U.S. farmers. Coming into 2026, we were already in the midst of the worst farming crisis in at least 50 years. Now the war in the Middle East has caused fertilizer prices to go absolutely haywire, and a historic drought has created nightmare conditions for farmers …
NEW: An urgent phone call from Saudi Crown Prince MBS changed Trump’s decision at the last minute: President Trump had intended to declare a complete ceasefire and end the fighting against Iran in exchange for the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, a tense phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
Ten days after lifting off traveling farther than any human has traveled before and witnessing parts of the far side of the moon never seen by the human eye, the Artemis II crew has returned to Earth. h/t b4its2l8
BREAKING: Trump's net approval rating hits a historic low at -15.3%. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 18, 2026 13% chance Trump's approval rebounds this week. https://t.co/0SxebKowyb — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 18, 2026 h/t dr0id
An unprecedented spring heat wave has begun in the Southwest, one that is likely to rewrite the record books and set dozens of new temperature records for March and possibly even April. Record March heat in California on Tuesday (FOX Weather) The worst of the heat is on the way, but temperatures are already above …
$SPX has been going nowhere for months. That's about to change. Price is tracing out a bearish B-Wave triangle. If not already complete, one more bounce into the Daily FVG at 6,883–6,915 and the triangle terminates. What follows is a sharp C-Wave decline to SPX 6,720-6500.… pic.twitter.com/4AEmMSJl7s — TRIGGER TRADES (@TriggerTrades) February 28, 2026 What …
BREAKING: Iran says it will deliver a "historic lesson" to Israel and the United States. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) February 28, 2026 🚨BREAKING: 🇮🇷Iran launches the first wave of Ballistic Missile Retaliation. More info coming. pic.twitter.com/s3AmJbKdLW — PLA Military Updates🇨🇳 (@PLA_MilitaryUpd) February 28, 2026 Jim Ferguson @JimFergusonUK 🚨 BREAKING: Reports are emerging from Iranian state media …
In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration? Last year the U.S. experienced something that hasn’t definitively occurred since the Great Depression: More people moved out than moved in. The Trump administration has hailed the exodus—negative net migration—as the fulfillment of its promise to ramp up deportations and restrict …
FACT CHECK: MURDER RATE In his 2026 State of the Union, President Trump said, “Last year, the murder rate saw its single largest decline in recorded history. This is the biggest decline, think of it in recorded history, the lowest number in over 125 years.” A CBS News fact check has determined that is true. …
Neighbors, we are in the middle of the most severe blizzard to impact Providence in decades. Cities across New England are facing dangerous winds, low visibility and white-out conditions that require plows to pause for the safety of all of our community. Our crews were out… pic.twitter.com/7UZdSHZ6hL — Mayor Brett Smiley (@PVDMayor) February 23, 2026 …
Look at the Mag7 drawdown from highs: • Microsoft: -28% (Bear Market)• Amazon: -21% (Bear Market)• Meta: -19%• Tesla: -17%• Google: -13%• Nvidia: -12%• Apple: -9% These 7 stocks make up 33% of the entire S&P 500. Yet, the S&P 500 is down less than 2%. We are… — CooperBaggs 💰🍞 (@edgaralandough) February 20, 2026 …
by David Haggith “I think the best way to get a handle on the risks of AI is to ask the following question: suppose a literal ‘country of geniuses’ were to materialize somewhere in the world in ~2027. Imagine, say, 50 million people, all of whom are much more capable than any Nobel Prize winner, statesman, or …
So every single “trade deal” he made since April was fake and never went into effect in the first place? pic.twitter.com/VprQdlQyFN — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 26, 2026 As expected, the $350B was fake. It’s not happening. Trump is now going to tariff South Korea. Everything he does is fake. https://t.co/Xew72kw7Rt — ADAM (@AdameMedia) January …
Gold is telling us something right now. https://t.co/glKwsZlOCB — Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) January 21, 2026 Cause for pause. Today is like the 1930s, 1940s, 1970s, 2000s. Over the last 100 years, every time Gold outperformed equities (shown against 200wma where the ratio crosses 0.70 here) the S&P 500 had all of its …
Japan’s debt is a ticking time bomb and the whole world is about to get shredded while everyone pretends zero interest rates fixed anything. You've got to start asking: who's going to pay Japan's debt? Population growth is negative. Aging demographics are overwhelming the working. People aren't starting families. So who wants to buy their …
The past two weeks have marked a historic moment in the precious metals market. Both gold and silver have reached record highs multiple times, driven by a convergence of global uncertainty, inflation concerns, and renewed interest in hard assets. With these price movements has come a surge in demand—one unlike anything we’ve seen in years— …
Japan was always the endgame https://t.co/Aa2Z1PAwu2 pic.twitter.com/MVzGkZfB1G — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 14, 2026 THE GLOBAL COLLAPSE IS STARTING IN JAPAN JPY-USD: ALL TIME LOW JPY-EUR: ALL TIME LOW JPY-GOLD: ALL TIME LOW This is a WARNING. You don’t see this in a normal market. Japan is the key domino. When JPY slides like this, it …
