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⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️SUDDEN SCRAMBLE OF AERIAL RE-FUELERS FROM THE U.K. TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COULD MEAN U.S. BOMBERS OR OTHER STRATEGIC ASSETS ARE COMING TO THE MIDDLE-EAST THEATRE!! pic.twitter.com/rvy221B5i6 — NYPrepper (@nyprepper1) March 31, 2026
bessent saying more ships going through hormuz while amena bakr tracked exactly which ships. chinese COSCO vessels with revolutionary guard inspection and $2M tolls. more ships going through is technically true. who they belong to and what they pay to transit is the part bessent… — Stephen Lee (@Go_Crene) March 30, 2026
by Michael Snyder Whether we like it or not, AI is radically transforming virtually every aspect of our society. We have already reached a point where AI can do most things better than humans can, and AI technology continues to advance at an exponential rate. The frightening thing is that it is advancing so fast …
Mark Cuban: “We’ll work with TrumpRX. I mean it’s incredible, it’s stupendous, it’s like the most incredible program ever.”pic.twitter.com/YfHXl0Iwbx — Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) February 7, 2026
What Ultra Tight Credit Spreads Are Really Telling You Corporate bond spreads are sitting near their tightest levels since 2007, which on the surface reads as confidence..low defaults, steady growth, plenty of liquidity. Credit markets are basically saying, “We’re comfortable here.” But that comfort is exactly what should make you pause. Credit spreads are the …
Trump saying a 500-year-old boat visit gives him ownership sense is peak idiot energy. Denmark’s claim comes from law, treaties, and centuries of governance. Thinking he is clever proves your taste in facts is as bad as his. ‘If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland,’ says Trump US President Trump …
🚨 BOOM! JD Vance never misses! MARGARET: "This is a country founded by immigrants!" JD: "Just because we were 'founded by immigrants' doesn't mean that 240 years later we have to have the DUMBEST immigration policy in the WORLD!" That's 48 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WWBCErWR1r — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 25, 2025
Musk is clearly taking this personally and not treating it like just another legal fight. After the EU hit X with a €120 million fine, he lashed out and even talked about abolishing the EU altogether. He says these rules are basically censorship, while European regulators say they are just trying to protect people from …
Low Claims, Slow Cracks And The Labor Market’s Most Misleading Signal This chart only measures one thing…how many people got laid off this week and immediately filed for unemployment insurance. And on that narrow metric, the number is undeniably low, the lowest since late 2022. If you look at it in isolation, it doesn’t give …
Josh Sigurdson talks with Mark Gonzales about the recent news of UBS liquidating funds and facing $500 million exposure to First Brands Fracas. UBS is winding down an investment vehicle with a massive debt exposure following some serious corruption issues and what this means for not just the bank but the industry could shock you. …
Credit card APRs vs. fed funds: the spread that will not mean revert byu/MonetaryCommentary inbonds The gap between what banks charge on plastic and the policy rate has turned into a structural toll. It shows credit card APRs that shadow tightening phases but refuse to pass through easing with the same intensity, which lifts the …
Everyone is pouring on the coal and running things as fast and hot as they can. by David Haggith The captains of industry are giving it all they’ve got, and inflation is heating up. So much for recession. US manufacturing activity just soared to its highest since 2022 upon strong sales, but is this a boom …
Is that mean the Obama DOJ holdovers are still in charge and putting America last, sabotaging the America First agenda? @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @AGPamBondi — GP (@GPMMXXIV) August 9, 2025 Trump says legal immigration is needed to replace the native population: “We’re going to let a lot of people come in because we need more people, …
This is what slow-motion collapse looks like. M2 is ripping, debt is spiking, and faith in fiat is circling the drain. Banking Crisis: Lender of Last Resort 2023 was three times worse than the 2008 GFC. The next crisis will be biblical. 2026? pic.twitter.com/CLU2IcYIA5 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) July 26, 2025 M2 money supply …
Elon Musk Goes on an Epstein Tweet Storm After Trump’s Latest Comments: “We were all told that the list was going to be released” We were all told that the list was going to be released — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2025 Wow, amazing that Epstein “killed himself” and Ghislaine is in federal prison …
Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman on Trump’s policy and the markets: “You can’t fix 30 years of economic mismanagement overnight. He’s taking the right steps, but he’s moving too fast.” He also added: The bottom for the stock market isn’t in yet—sell into strength. The long… pic.twitter.com/CONDSUCR3U — Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) April 7, 2025 BILLIONAIRE …
President Trump just declared “Liberation Day” and launched sweeping new tariffs. Investors panicked worldwide as corporations published dire predictions of the bumpy road ahead. Today we take a deep dive into the pros and cons of Trump’s “Liberation Day” strategy – and reveal the secret back door to the financial bomb shelter the President left …
President Trump has begun the process of rebalancing U.S. trade by imposing tariffs. Now, we’ve discussed the long-term goals and the long-term benefits we may see. Here’s why a higher cost of living is a small price to pay… By Peter Reagan One of the primary reasons that Donald Trump gave during the 2024 presidential …
So, they're just… not going to participate in the economy? Like, at all? 😂 pic.twitter.com/8A6uTEEytm — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) March 26, 2025 But what does it mean to ‘support the economy?’ Were they asked the question in those words? Or were they asked something like “would you like to continue to earn a living this …
We won the last election by complaining about Democrats' policies, which gave us high prices. Tariff lovers will be forced to explain the persistence of high prices…https://t.co/1Tc9HdSEHi — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 1, 2025 Out of all the news headlines that came out this weekend, this is the most shocking . pic.twitter.com/gwXrMDiM7y — Anna Wong …
by confoundedinterest17 Apparently, the late Hawaiian crooner Don Ho foresaw Biden’s irresponsible spending spree. That is, BIG BUBBLES. Let’s start with the Buffett Indicator (Warren, not Jimmy!). It indicates that the stock market is STRONGLY OVERVALUED. The S&P 500 Mean Reversion Model also shows the stock market to be STRONGLY OVERVALUED. How about the Shiller P/E Ratio? Also …
“CPS teacher Roxanne Piersanti calls out the Tribune Editorial Board’s recent criticism of teacher absences, pointing out how it unfairly targets working mothers and ignores the realities of caregiving, illness, and the physical toll of teaching,” CTU posted on their X account. “Have they considered how often educators — especially the 75% of whom are …
Enjoy the final weeks of elevated equity prices and narrow credit spreads, before a reversion to the mean. Only a miracle can fix this chart. pic.twitter.com/bS0iiblkmg — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) December 2, 2024 The Monday after Thanksgiving in 2021 was an up day. It was the last chance to get out. pic.twitter.com/pULj8PJcRf — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) …
@ggreenwald summed up the fraud that is Kamala Harris pic.twitter.com/wsO4MbBWwI — WestCoast_Life (@westcoast_lyfe) September 13, 2024
Here is the proof. Say goodbye to X and hello to UK censorship policies if Kamala Harris gets elected into office. We will all be her next targets. pic.twitter.com/svW5KINUvH — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 30, 2024 https://twitter.com/Liberacrat/status/1829551148359094444 h/t Glenn
by Chris Black How did Italy get so gay so quickly? It’s like Ireland and Poland. It’s moved at a sonic speed. Ten years ago, no one would have even bothered calling for this guy to be suspended, because they knew it would be impossible. Reuters: An Italian army general reprimanded by the defence minister …
by TBSchemer It means IT’S SHOWTIME! So you know how the Fed has been hiking interest rates to suck liquidity out of the system and reduce inflation, right? The mechanism of this is that investors see the high interest rates, and they move their money into bonds, while avoiding taking on new debt, avoiding risky assets …
The FED made a new arrangement for banks called BTFP (Bank Term Funding Program) that banks can use to replace their dependence on RRP. So the money that had banks had been getting from the Overnight reverse repo is now balanced with the money they can get with BTFP . Kind of like a buffet line at …
