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Hundreds of billions stolen from taxpayers with full budget balance possible if checks go only to legal recipients… Democrats block data release and label every probe racist while hiding the true drain… Every benefit program is going to be just as bad as what we’ve seen with Medicaid. Open source the data. Let us take …
Starbucks Korea got hit with a huge backlash after launching a “Tank Day” promotion on May 18, the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement. A lot of Koreans thought the campaign slogan and branding referenced the 1987 torture death cover up involving student activist Park Jong-cheol. Protests broke out almost immediately, activists smashed Starbucks …
Wall street analysts hype memory shortage and trump tariffs while hiding the pure options mechanics. This is textbook gamma squeeze where dealers keep buying shares to stay neutral and the price just runs away. Can someone please explain how a $1 trillion company can go up 20% in one day? pic.twitter.com/Ajoj1q48S0 — The Wheelie Investor …
A suicide bombing near Quetta killed at least 24 people and injured more than 100 after an attacker blew up a train on Saturday. The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility and said military personnel traveling on the shuttle train were the target. The blast destroyed one of the train cars and heavily damaged nearby homes, …
Orange County Fire Authority issued mass evacuation orders after a chemical storage tank at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove started failing. The tank reportedly holds about 34,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable chemical officials fear could explode. Large parts of Garden Grove, Stanton, Cypress, Buena Park, Anaheim, and Westminster are now …
90 million dollars in public funds stolen while media insisted zero evidence existed. These media hacks and politicians lied straight to everyone’s face. Told y’all https://t.co/b4Bm7zFplw — Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) May 21, 2026 You forgot to mention that Gavin Newsom was trying to make you look creepy… pic.twitter.com/yulq3iRkKC — Sana Ebrahimi Ledene (@__Injaneb96) May 21, …
Trump times Iran restart after Nvidia earnings clear, markets front-run oil price scramble… U.S. officials leak war signals to wires since Friday, Trump team masks true midweek restart plan… Newsflash, no it's not. More threats on social media by Trump, nothing happens. Then we're then told a deal is close, it doesn't appear, IRGC makes …
Trump family funds rake in huge Pentagon deals right as drone war explodes… Mysterious crypto wallets score millions betting on Tehran attack hours before it hits… Don Jr advisory role at Polymarket collides with family defense plays… via 1silent_one1 On February 27, 2026, six brand new crypto wallets with zero trading history appeared on Polymarket …
Insiders and employees salivate to cash out after years locked in, exit liquidity event incoming… via WSB: I’ve been following the SpaceX IPO for over 10 years and plan to put a significant amount in and hold for 10–15 years. That said the current implied valuation already looks very high, and I amm struggling to …
Taxpayers finally snap as housing shortages and service collapse hit breaking point… Normal families watch rents and groceries explode while migrants keep pouring in… Drone shots capture huge turnout proving the pushback is real and growing fast… Angry Dutch demand their country back from the open borders disaster… Europe’s waking up hard… Defend NLDe helden …
Air Force One is back on US soil, but the fallout from the Beijing summit is just beginning… Insiders reveal Xi Jinping explicitly warned Trump that mismanaging Taiwan puts the entire relationship “in great jeopardy”… White House moves forward with a major Taiwan arms package to maintain deterrence… The Boeing deal stands: China agrees to …
🇻🇪 Explosion and massive fire at a Venezuelan gas processing facility It's believed to have been caused by a pipeline rupturing during a routine gas depressurizing operation. The world's energy infrastructure just can't catch a break pic.twitter.com/KwAIcqKRoE — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 15, 2026
via mattjouff I will preface this by saying: I have absolutely no data on this, I am simply going on logic on anecdotes, but I am interested to see if anyone else has stories or experiences that corroborate this. Here is my thesis: There is a growing silent pile of over due maintenance across US …
Gas prices spiking to $4.50+ across most states with inflation jumping to 3.8%. Mockler: He took office and spiked 2.9% inflation, up to 3.8%. Gas prices are up to $4.50 in most states, and he did this all while stripping insurance away from 10 million Americans. I think the most impressive part is the deficit …
The “quick win” strategy in Tehran has officially evaporated. After the massive US-Israeli opening strikes on February 28, the Iranian regime has not only absorbed the initial kinetic shock but has successfully transitioned into a war of attrition. The conflict, which was sold as a path to rapid capitulation, has instead morphed into a regional …
He called politicians “lying shitty corrupt twts” and “greedy little posh twts” who do not care about regular people. Clips are everywhere with folks saying this is exactly how they feel right now. 🔥Ricky Gervais Tears Into Politicians – ‘Lying Sh*tty Corrupt Tw*ts’ 🔥 Ricky Gervais has had enough of politicians, and he doesn’t hold …
More screens haven't made students smarter byu/normaldudeitsfine inworldinsights “For years, schools were told that more screens meant more modern education: laptops, tablets, digital assignments, one device for every student. The test-score data now makes that story look much less clean. In the U.S., 8th-grade math and reading scores peaked around 2013, started falling before the …
Water pressure collapses sinks run dry toilets won’t refill and houses shake nonstop from the build. Power outages hammer families while the billionaire’s servers keep humming on their dime. Some people wonder why there's a growing pushback against data center projects. It's exactly because there are disasters like this one. Where the build out significantly …
Ten thousand contracts print instant $125 million profit as oil crashes twelve percent on the planted leak. Iran flips the script with Persian Gulf Strait Authority and oil rips back eight percent after the shorts already cashed. BREAKING: According to our analysis, ~$920 million worth of crude oil shorts were taken 70 minutes before an …
Russia warned residents to leave central Kyiv as it threatened a massive missile strike this evening. The statement comes after reports of continued ceasefire violations on both sides. At least ten people were killed in a recent drone attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian officials called the threat another intimidation tactic. European leaders are watching the situation …
They couldn't get a bailout because of Kenneth Gtiffin. pic.twitter.com/aGGM7vjD4z — JR (Boss Gummie) (@JJRich59) May 5, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇲🇦 A massive search and rescue operation is underway in Morocco for 2 American troops missing during a training exercise.pic.twitter.com/xQgMFWDRYU — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 3, 2026 The search for those two missing soldiers in Morocco is still active. Rescue teams are looking around the cliffs and surf at the Cap Draa training …
The Director is fighting a two-front war, the internet and his own agents. Watching the FBI chief hype up four arrests, a suspect gets past security, peak 2026. WHCD shooter Cole Allen managed to check into the Hilton with a disassembled long gun and casing the lobby for 24 hours without being flagged. https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-04-26-26 The …
Sheer insanity. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta collectively are spending more money than the Manhattan Project *every single month*. More than 12x the Manhattan Project every year. And what they have got to show for it? None are making major profits on AI; none has a… pic.twitter.com/1XeMRxDcQX — Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus) April 29, 2026 well …
🚨 BREAKING: A massive federal operation is unfolding in Minneapolis as part of a sweeping fraud investigation into largely Somali-owned businesses. The FBI raided over 20 locations, including childcare centers. Officials say 22 search warrants were executed in Minnesota… pic.twitter.com/Kydlr4ROj7 — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 28, 2026 large-scale federal operation is underway in Minneapolis as …
Exactly. This is how the censorship machine gets introduced. Todd Blanche is not just complaining about “mean names” on X. He is building the pretext: blame political violence on online speech, expand the definition of “threat,” then use the attempted Trump shooting to justify… https://t.co/6kcsbEYDAp pic.twitter.com/kmxGQpT2Y0 — Phantom Pain (@phantompain1984) April 27, 2026
Pros – drunk driving is bad Cons – everything else imaginable. Luckily for me, I will never own a vehicle new enough for this to matter. h/t TheOnlyDave_
There’s massive corruption from insider trading of nonprofits. Plenty of Annapolis insiders (elected officials) work at nonprofits. Here’s how it works: Start a ‘Nonprofit’ in Maryland — get the state to fund it. Pay yourself a couple hundred thousand dollars per year. Ask for… https://t.co/vBHyLEI4hA — Mark Fisher (@fisher4maryland) April 27, 2026 This has to …
Goldman Sachs is warning that pension funds will dump $23 billion in stocks by month-end — one of the biggest selling programs in years — just as CTA buying is drying up. With U.S.-Iran talks collapsing and bearish pressure building, stocks could take a sharp hit. But I’m still holding my S&P 500 longs. In …
