‘Iran First’: Trump Tells Struggling Americans Their Financial Pain ‘Doesn’t Matter’ Compared to War.

By telling struggling voters that he doesn’t even think about their financial stress while he pursues a regime change in Tehran Donald Trump is effectively burying his own base alive. For years he promised that the forgotten man and woman would never be forgotten again but today he made it clear that their ability to …

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“At some point you reach a point of no return where re-opening of Strait is too late to avoid shifting inflation/interest rate expectations. That is now probably a matter of weeks away. This realization could provide the pretext for stocks to retest lows.” – Connor Broadley

We are past that point…Japan hurting…Europe hurting..we’re hurting https://t.co/Q0u8U8ceiV — Nicholas Mugalli (@RealNickMugalli) May 3, 2026 Inflation is on the way back up 🔥🔥🔥 Buckle up. pic.twitter.com/e6raSx52xu — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 3, 2026 1/ This is what $200 per barrel of oil would mean for US gas prices, which currently average $4.30 per gallon. …

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Gulf energy strikes ripple through Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE. The Pentagon is considering roughly $200 billion for the Iran war. No matter what Trump does next, the Middle East will never look the same

"To date, we've struck over 7,000 targets across Iran and its military infrastructure… Today will be the largest strike package yet," says @SecWar. "Our capabilities continue to build; Iran's continue to degrade. We're hunting and striking death and destruction from above." pic.twitter.com/veaFnlQBEZ — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 19, 2026 No matter what Trump does …

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Former Navy officer Matt Bracken warns Americans underestimate the scale of a war with Iran. They will not surrender, IMHO. It doesn’t matter if we turn Teheran (700 miles north) into a parking lot.

Matt Bracken @Matt_Bracken48 I make these maps because I’m convinced most Americans have no concept of scale when it comes to warfare. 🧵 I point to all the folks high-fiving over a single Marine battalion landing team on its way to the conflict zone. An Amphibious Ready Group’s BLT means about 1,200 combat Marines going …

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Trump is REALLY pissed about the mines being laid in the Strait of Hormuz. It’s only a matter of time before he does something REALLY dumb.

Trump is REALLY pissed about the mines being laid in the Strait of Hormuz. It's only a matter of time before he does something REALLY dumb. Like put troops on the ground. Bulls, we're out of TACOs. German stocks are on the verge of breaking key support for the first time… pic.twitter.com/eZe8S6EdVy — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) …

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Recession into All-Time Highs and you thought I was kidding. Stocks are ridiculously overvalued but it never seems to matter

Recession into All-Time Highs™️ and you thought I was kidding#K https://t.co/XlcrVptauj — Samantha LaDuc (@SamanthaLaDuc) February 11, 2026 Stocks are ridiculously overvalued but it never seems to matter 🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/8nPSA5UrCL — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) February 10, 2026 JUST IN: US stock trading hits $1 trillion in a day – highest since 2020 — Kalshi (@Kalshi) …

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Scientists may be approaching a ‘fundamental breakthrough in cosmology and particle physics’ — if dark matter and ‘ghost particle

Astronomers found evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may interact, hinting at a “fundamental breakthrough” that challenges our understanding of how the universe evolved. Two of the universe’s most mysterious particles may be colliding invisibly throughout the cosmos — a discovery that could solve one of the biggest lingering problems in our standard model of …

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Record money floods into US equity ETFs. Mark proves that fundamentals don’t always matter.

Mark proves that fundamentals don’t always matter. pic.twitter.com/vcBbs38zX3 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) January 19, 2026 US fund inflows are skyrocketing: US equity ETFs have attracted a record +$400 billion over the last 3 months. Inflows have doubled since August 2025 and now exceed the April 2021 high by +$177 billion. January inflows into these …

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Fetterman breaks with party, says border security and enforcement matter

🚨 BREAKING: Democrat Sen. John Fetterman comes out in FULL SUPPORT of ICE’s deployments nationwide “Round up ALL the criminals! DEPORT THEM! They definitely have to go!” Don’t let liberals fool you: this is the MAJORITY opinion in America! pic.twitter.com/BocF3UaPn5 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 14, 2026 This isn’t a “bipartisan moment,” it’s a Democrat …

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German troops ‘to touch down in Greenland in a matter of hours’

Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting with vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio was ‘frank but also constructive’ but admitted work was needed to ‘find a common way forward’. ‘The discussions focused on how to ensure the long-term security in Greenland, and here our perspectives continue to differ,’ …

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The Musical Chairs Economy: When You Can’t Find A Job No Matter How Hard You Try, It Can Be Absolutely Soul Crushing

by Michael After months of submitting resumes and filling out applications, many unemployed Americans have given in to despair.  Dozens of large companies all over the nation have been conducting mass layoffs, and the competition for any good jobs that do happen to be available has become extremely intense.  But if you have not lost your …

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Fox guest warns that adults should expect no gifts this season and says only kids matter in a holiday economy under strain

Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays: “Remember, adults don’t need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn’t need slippers. If they don’t live by you, don’t get them a gift.” Fox 2024: "They're waging war on Christmas!" Fox 2025: "Fuck Christmas!" — …

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When the median home price is 8x the median wage, it doesnt matter what the interest rate is, the home price is unaffordable.

Soon they will start approving 40-50yr mortgages to pretend its affordable because “the monthly payment is only 60% of your income, totally affordable!” I’ve been saying this for years. It’s the high prices not the rate. It’s time for the housing market to come to terms with this. pic.twitter.com/QlTT7uBDVR — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) October 27, …

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Israel says the war will go on (and on) no matter what Trump says… “Iran is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles for 8,000 km range”

JERUSALEM: An Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday (Oct 5) that there was no ceasefire in place in Gaza, only a temporary halt in certain bombings. The military can continue to act in Gaza for defensive purposes, Shosh Bedrosian said. Netanyahu: Iran is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles for 8,000 km range. Add another 3,000 km …

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WARNING: Liquidity cannot stop the business cycle from turning; Recession signals flash and the biggest market bubble in history threatens to burst; 25bps cuts don’t matter.

Liquidity can’t stop a business cycle that’s already turning. Weak growth is the warning shot before the crash. When the cycle breaks, stocks don’t get “saved.” They get crushed. "Liquidity cannot stand the turn of the Business Cycle" (no matter what liquiditist try to tell us). Recession is coming! And it will crush stocks. #BTC …

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March CPI cools to +2.4% — core misses. Tariffs loom. It doesn’t really matter. 10-year drops, then bounces back immediately.

🇺🇸 INFLATION FOR MARCH JUST CAME IN BELOW EXPECTATIONS US CPI for February just came in at +2.4% YoY below expectations of +2.5% YoY pic.twitter.com/poThrsLSWZ — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April 10, 2025 BREAKING: Inflation in the US is now down 60 basis points in 3 months. pic.twitter.com/xeWfmv5oh3 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 10, 2025

Hate blinds the voter – policies matter, not politicians

Politics trains you to react, not to think. That’s the real game. You’re not supposed to ask questions. You’re supposed to choose a side and dig in. Every election becomes a personality contest. Every debate turns into a loyalty test. Policy vanishes in the smoke of emotional warfare. The goal is to break your discernment. …

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Valuation doesn’t matter, until it does. Equity allocation high, sentiment low… 2018, 2020 or 2022?

They say valuation doesn’t matter, until it does. You can't fight gravity; at some point, this will return to zero. "Ah, but P/S is no longer a useful metric" Until it is, again. pic.twitter.com/Rz4dimoZBZ — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 1, 2025 2018, 2020 or 2022? pic.twitter.com/qXZph4eTpO — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 2, 2025 Another weird …

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‘Half ice, half fire’: Physicists discover new phase of matter in a magnetic material

Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new phase of matter while studying a model system of a magnetic material. … … The phase is a never-before-seen pattern of electron spins—the tiny “up” and “down” magnetic moments carried by every electron. It consists of a combination of …

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Canada’s small business confidence collapses to historic low, collapsed nearly -60% in a matter of months.

Canada’s small business sector is grappling with a severe crisis as its confidence plummets. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has reported an alarming decline in the Small Business Confidence Index, which dropped to 23.2 in March 2025. This is a staggering 60% drop from the previous year, highlighting the deepening challenges that small …

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