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A report from The Free Press alleges a U.S. official told the Vatican in a January meeting that America can do “whatever it wants” and the Church should “get in line,” invoking the Avignon Papacy as a warning. The meeting reportedly followed a speech where the Pope condemned treating war as acceptable and asserted a …
🚨#BREAKING: ABSOLUTE PANDAMONIUM at the New Orleans airport this morning where the TSA security line stretched… …ALL THE WAY OUT INTO THE PARKING GARAGE!!!! WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS JUST TO GET ON AN AIRPLANE!!!! pic.twitter.com/Qs7ZnqpMYL — Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) March 22, 2026 AC
By Brandon Smith It’s the magic number, the line that’s not supposed to be crossed; when a nation’s public debt finally exceeds its GDP. Historically speaking, it’s not a sign of doom like many economists suggest. Numerous countries have sustained for decades with a ratio of well over 100% and many other factors have to …
A Pakistani soldier has raised Pakistan’s flag on a post seized from the Afghan Taliban. pic.twitter.com/nUj4EOdiZH — Talha Nizamani 🇺🇸 (@talhanizamani00) February 26, 2026 🇦🇫🇵🇰 The Taliban just launched military attacks on Pakistani army positions. This comes after Pakistan bombed Afghan territory last week. Pakistan hasn't responded yet. They will.pic.twitter.com/DKlq9qwLC8 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February …
A sewer line breach in Maryland has dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. President Trump says Governor Wes Moore and local authorities failed to request emergency help, and he is directing the federal government to take full control of the cleanup. 🚨 BREAKING: President Trump announces FEDERAL TAKEOVER after Maryland …
Nothing like NYC to bring back some of the worst of the Soviet experience for the masses. Next stop the gulags for those that don’t produce for the masses. pic.twitter.com/qSwI4M0SeT — R Lee (@RLee19783678) February 15, 2026
All-time highs in dollars just expose how fast the currency is collapsing. Trump just celebrated the S&P 500 hitting an all-time high. But look at the chart below. This is the S&P 500 priced in Gold (Real Money). It isn't going up… it's free falling. We just broke a 10-year support line and the US …
CNN just crossed the line! When @POTUS sees this…All I can say is they better lawyer up! pic.twitter.com/YvQNZNKpVS — luluHru (@luluHru) January 20, 2026 https://twitter.com/StoneTempleEve/status/2013764585346502819
(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump reached a red line with his threat to hit NATO allies with additional tariffs for opposing his bid to annex Greenland, Germany’s finance chief said as he urged Europe to prepare its strongest trade countermeasure in response. “We are constantly experiencing new provocations, we are constantly experiencing new antagonism, …
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a move to get rid of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — and potentially replace her with a soon-to-be former governor. According to the Bulwark, two unnamed former DHS officials — who served under both Biden and Trump administrations and are still plugged in with current staff say “Trump …
JUST IN 🚨: Nasdaq $QQQ posts first red month since March 📉 It was a hell of a run 🫡 pic.twitter.com/SDBAZ4AMoN — Barchart (@Barchart) November 28, 2025 **NVIDIA** A concerning day for Nvidia: trading red amid a broad-based rally in equities, commodities, and precious metals. The broadening pattern is like a black hole…nothing escapes once …
Over 70% of Americans are now living below the poverty line, according to Mike Green. If you make under $140,000 a year, you're living in poverty if we measure it the same way we did in the 1960s. byu/TonyLiberty inFluentInFinance $140,000 Poverty LineViewers had lots to say about Mike Green's "real" poverty line. I will …
BREAKING: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just EMBARRASSED MSNBC for thinking they know more about economics than he does 🔥 🚨HOLY CRAP! Sec. Scott Bessent just SCHOOLED Fake News MSNBC anchor on how the US MADE MONEY on Argentina. MSNBC: "How does a $20 billion bailout of Argentina help Americans?" BESSENT: "Do you know what a …
And now they want a bailout already… pic.twitter.com/tB6DtpKj74 — Curtis Lemay (@CurtisLemay) November 5, 2025 Securing government backed bailout before they actually need them, you can't make this up. — blake (@blakestonks) November 6, 2025 A top market analyst’s warning in late October about a looming “prisoner’s dilemma” and an “AI wobble” in the stock …
They changed Trump’s words to rewrite history, the BBC’s edit shows how far the media will go to control the narrative. Exclusive: BBC ‘doctored’ Trump speech, internal report reveals https://t.co/86ZhHHesC0 A Panorama programme broadcast a week before the US election “completely misled” viewers by showing the president telling supporters he was going to walk to …
The campaign against New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has become one of the most aggressive citizenship battles in modern American politics. What began as a technical review of a form has turned into a public attempt to erase an elected official’s legal identity. The tone coming from Washington is not bureaucratic. It is moral, punishing, …
The FBI is investigating another potential oversight in President Trump’s security. A suspicious hunting stand was found nested in tree with a direct line of sight to Air Force One in Palm Beach on Thursday. Donald Trump landed at the airport in Florida the following day. FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital: ‘Prior …
When the people who shape the news begin losing control of their own words, a civilization begins to go blind. For decades the American media operated like a single nervous system, one pulse of messaging, one rhythm of outrage. But this week, a series of quiet stories revealed just how fractured that system has become. …
The USDA website now says “Radical Left Democrats shut down the government.” On a federal .gov site. That’s not “communication.” That’s propaganda… the kind we used to point to in authoritarian regimes and say, “Wow, glad that’s not us.” Well… surprise. It’s us. We’ve officially entered the “state propaganda, but make it agriculture” phase of …
via Phoenix Capital Research The U.S Dollar is now in VERY serious trouble. The greenback is trading at the lows of a multi-month consolidation range. Bear in mind, this consolidation took place AFTER the $USD staged its worst first half of a year since 1973, losing 12% in just six months! The significance of this …
A $ 20 billion hit to Nvidia’s bottom line. It’s probably nothin. https://t.co/ga3tZSAvoe — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 17, 2025 https://twitter.com/buccocapital/status/1968320607667536064 The biggest stock in SPX and NDX. Trade war not going well.https://t.co/Cvw3VZhV8Z — Marko Kolanovic (@markoinny) September 17, 2025 ‘Dot-Com Bubble 2.0’ could burst at any time With AI mania driving unprecedented investment …
In a private group chat in June, dozens of Democratic political influencers discussed whether to take advantage of an enticing opportunity. They were being offered $8,000 per month to take part in a secretive program aimed at bolstering Democratic messaging on the internet. But the contract sent to them from Chorus, the nonprofit arm of …
Canadian Department of Natural Resources Tells O’Keefe: “If You Want to Break the Law, Talk to Trump”
Despite allusions to nepotism and corruption, the Commerce Department hasn’t made clear what it wants to do with the newly clawed-back funds. The U.S. Commerce Department has seized control of a $7.4 billion semiconductor research fund from the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (NATCAST), a private non-profit set up during the Biden …
The government wants control. Not oversight. Not partnership. Control. It starts with Intel. It ends wherever this administration decides. The Trump administration purchased a 10 percent stake in a private chipmaker. Now conversations swirl around Lockheed, Boeing, and Palantir. The logic is simple and raw. “We use them. We want a piece.” That is not …
“What a loser”🤣 pic.twitter.com/g4XUZiG6l0 — Devolution (@disevolutionism) August 22, 2025
Jobless claims just hit 1.974 million. That’s the highest since November 2021. Not a bump. Not seasonal noise. It’s been climbing for weeks. Up another 38,000 this time. That’s not recovery. That’s erosion. “Continuing Jobless Claims went up by 38K to 1.974M for the week ending July 26.” https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-initial-jobless-claims-rose-to-226k-last-week-202508071234 “Continuing claims soared by 38,000 to …
Senator Chuck Schumer didn’t hold back. He said we’ve “never in our lifetimes” seen a president so openly use power to make himself and his friends rich. That’s a strong statement, but also a revealing one. It’s not just aimed at Trump. It shows Democrats are feeling the pressure too. Voters are sick of the …
