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Three paths to restored oil flows after Hormuz opening. Best case: 4 months. Base case: 6 months Worst case: 12 months & structural break. You can reopen flows. You can’t restore time.#OilMarkets #Hormuz #EnergyCrisis #Geopolitics pic.twitter.com/LnsMNci8Hy — Art Berman (@aeberman12) April 22, 2026 Meanwhile: It's a deliberate takedown of global energy infrastructure. The real goal …
No es Alemania, ni Francia, tampoco Bélgica ni Holanda, es El Salvador, el.que fuera el país más peligroso del mundo, hoy uno de los más seguros y sin duda de los más lindos. Felicidades hermanos Salvadoreños, por su país y por su presidente. pic.twitter.com/KIcO170ybm — Marietto (@MariettoPonce) April 22, 2026 Marietto @MariettoPonce Translated from Spanish …
April 2, 2026 Iraqi terrorist militia groups aligned with Iran may intend to conduct attacks in central Baghdad in the next 24-48 hours. Iran and Iran-aligned terrorist militias have conducted widespread attacks against U.S. citizens and targets associated with the United States throughout Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR). They may intend to …
“I think with two or three weeks we'll leave because there's no reason for us to do this.” President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that the United States will leave Iran “very soon” and has given an estimate of “two weeks, maybe three” pic.twitter.com/J9iprlaClU — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) April 1, 2026 The fact …
U.S. Sends Third Aircraft Carrier to MideastThe Pentagon is deploying the aircraft carrier USSGeorge H.W. Bush and its accompanying warships. WSJ — alpha-Investing (@pawelinvesting) March 31, 2026 THIRD U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, DEPLOYS TO MIDDLE EAST – WSJ — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) March 31, 2026 *US WILL LEAVE IRAN WITHIN TWO TO …
Midterms are going to be a slaughter for the GOP. Congressman had to leave his own event after getting booed off the stage. pic.twitter.com/xRs3lbAHXf — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 30, 2026 Bruce Fenton @brucefenton I’m a Republican. I supported Trump. I raised money for him, I voted for him. I donated $60,000 to his campaign. …
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
JUST IN – US suspends consulate services in south Turkey, orders non-essential staff to leave — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 9, 2026 BREAKING NEWS: The United States orders its non-essential diplomats to leave southern Turkey. pic.twitter.com/hIEK0Ck9b4 — China pulse 🇨🇳 (@Eng_china5) March 9, 2026 ANKARA: Washington has advised non-essential staff to leave its consulate near …
The cost of living in the United States has reached a point where millions of Americans are making a decision that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. They’re leaving. Not on vacation, not temporarily, but for good. From young couples working multiple jobs just to stay afloat, to retirees on fixed incomes …
BREAKING: President and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende, resigns due to Epstein Files. pic.twitter.com/T3yxPACdPH — Polymarket (@Polymarket) February 26, 2026 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM CHIEF BRENDE STEPS DOWN OVER EPSTEIN TIES — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 26, 2026 Harvard math prof put on leave over Epstein links after Larry Summers' resignation https://t.co/IoPAStFEA6 pic.twitter.com/s4vksOkmSu — …
When police are conducting an arrest, leave them alone or deal with the consequences. — Luke Wiltshire (@MrLukeWiltshire) February 25, 2026
BREAKING: Chicago Bears NFL Team set to leave city for Indiana. Mayor Brandon Johnson is not happy: pic.twitter.com/0ODEuN0MfI — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 19, 2026 Factcheck: No — not yet. But they are closer than ever to making that move, and Indiana has taken major legislative steps to lure them. Indiana’s House Ways and Means …
BREAKING: U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford strike group ordered to relocate from Venezuela to the Middle East, off the Iranian coast. pic.twitter.com/bHOgp9sEdm — War Pulse (@War_Pulse24) February 13, 2026 CBS News reports the Ford and its escorts are heading from the Caribbean to the Middle East to join the USS Abraham Lincoln. https://www.wtkr.com/news/military/norfolk-based-uss-gerald-r-ford-expected-to-head-to-middle-east-cbs ABC News confirms …
Last night’s #SuperBowlLX private jet exodus was wild! Five Bay Area airports (SFO, SJC, OAK, LVK & HWD) together saw a 1,136% increase in bizjet departures during the immediate post-game hours—compared to the previous Sunday. 🏈✈️ pic.twitter.com/lWb9Uz4jMM — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 9, 2026
Uncharted Territory: US & Russia Now Have No Limits On Nuclear Weapons https://t.co/msDea3821y — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 5, 2026 On Thursday the world woke up entering uncharted territory as the US-Russia New START Nuclear Treaty has expired without renewal. The pact’s last active day was February 4. While there’s yet hope that a comparable replacement …
JUST IN – U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran: "Leave Iran now." pic.twitter.com/aozQvC5cu7 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 12, 2026 NEW 🔴 AFP: Non essential staff at the French embassy have departed Iran. — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 12, 2026 NOW: Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi says he’s in talks with the Trump administration pic.twitter.com/Lp4NFwlhWT — Bakhtiar Aldren …
A perturbed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told President Trump late Sunday that the federal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair “made a mess” and could be bad for financial markets, two sources familiar with the call told Axios. Why it matters: Bessent’s worries about the financial fallout were somewhat realized Monday, when the dollar dropped …
When Washington tells citizens to leave immediately, it usually means the threat picture just turned ugly. Iran Review the latest State Department Travel Advisory about Iran. Do not travel to Iran for any reason. U.S. citizens in Iran should leave immediately. U.S. citizens are at risk due to terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, arbitrary detention of …
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem raised her incentives on Monday for illegal migrants who volunteer to return home before the end of the year as part of a program to lower deportation costs for taxpayers. Noem had a new offer of $3,000 stipend and free flight home if they sign up to self-deport through the …
Thousands of people queued Tuesday at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens, a day after officials announced that its popular twin pandas will return to their homeland in China next month. Their departure will leave Japan without a panda for the first time in about half a century. (AP video by Ayaka McGill)
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuela has led “elements within the Cuban regime” to reach out to the U.S. about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, two sources familiar with the contacts said on Friday. The sources, who asked to remain anonymous to describe …
Why did you leave this part of the story out? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/4fzpCgKeqT — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) December 5, 2025 How is this news? What was she pulled over for? What was the cause of her removal? Do we know anything?Report enough facts to establish the story and not just implicate rage. — Mike Winger (@MikeWingerii) …
. @JamesCarville says if you don’t want to give 40 percent of your income to the federal government you don’t deserve being American. “If you can’t live in a country with a 40% tax rate on your income above a half million dollars, then go, dude, we don’t need you. Go somewhere else. “You know, …
REPORT: 40% of women between the ages of 15 and 44 say they want to leave the United States permanently, according to Gallup. Comparatively, 19% of men in the 15 to 44 age range said they wanted to leave. “Today’s 21-percentage-point gap between younger men (19%) and women (40%) wanting to leave the U.S. is …
https://twitter.com/HistoryBuff7986/status/1986262637093789752 You do realize that billionaires and millionaires can move very easily. And you do also realize that the middle class and the poor can't move so easily. If you drive all of the job providers and wealth creators out of your city, then what? — Dostoevsky's Heart aka A Well In Zion (@NotWellInZion) November …
CHINA JUST WEAPONIZED THE ENTIRE RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN get used to reading chinese MOFCOM bulletins because they’re writing american industrial policy now. announced today: any product containing >0.1% chinese rare earth materials needs beijing’s approval before re-export to third countries. doesn’t matter if you manufactured it in taiwan, vietnam, or texas. chinese dysprosium in …
GEORGE GALLOWAY PRESS CONFERENCE: THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU George Galloway: “The double-speak in the phrase, “”You are not under arrest, You are not free to leave,”” is one that chills or ought to chill the blood, and it could happen to any of you. I am nowadays a broadcaster with a very significant audience.” …
Poland has called on its citizens to leave Belarus immediately “by any means necessary” citing the risk of unforeseen circumstances. — WarMonitor (@TheWarMonitor) September 26, 2025 https://twitter.com/Middle_East_S/status/1971589147640135782 NATO has closed the borders to Kaliningrad. That is Russian territory separated from Russia proper. The land bridge is from Belarus. Poland told all citizens to leave Belarus …
UPS and Canada shopping are a dangerous combination right now. If you are thinking of ordering anything from Canada, be careful. Tariffs are one thing—you might pay them, maybe even 100 percent. But the real shock comes from UPS. The fees they are adding are huge. People are reporting $5 items arriving with $50 in …
Diners are still coming in. But they are tipping less. Not out of rudeness. Out of strain. Square data shows the average tip at sit-down restaurants dropped to 14.99% in Q2 2025. That is down from 15.4% in 2024. Toast reported a drop from 19.6% to 19.3%. That is the lowest in six years across …