The biggest gain ever on nothing (fake deal, Hormuz closed). So likely the biggest fade too… In about a week, Americas are going to wake up in the morning and feel what this chart actually means.

Mark my words. In about a week, Americas are going to wake up in the morning and feel what this chart actually means. pic.twitter.com/DhxJsQciSV — Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 (@JoshEakle) April 10, 2026 The biggest gain ever on nothing (fake deal, Hormuz closed). So likely the biggest fade too …https://t.co/mgmNPK1SD6 — Marko Kolanovic (@markoinny) April …

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“More ships going through” sounds great until you realize that does not mean free flow, it means controlled flow, and Scott Bessent knows exactly how that sounds.

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

What Khamenei’s death means for Russia and China.

It took only a minute to change the world. Within the first 60 seconds of Operation Epic Fury, Israeli officials claimed, Iran’s Supreme Leader and his principal henchmen were dead. But the precision-guided missiles that struck central Tehran in the opening salvo of the war did not merely kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and upend half …

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He means lie to get elected, then do whatever you want.

It’s a rehash of James Carville’s “It’s the economy, stupid!” directive to Democrats back in 1992. Shut up about everything else until we win the election! And it was based on a lie. Gavin Newsom Says Democrats Need to be More ‘Culturally Normal’ to Win. During a recent appearance on CNN, California Governor Gavin Newsom …

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The US Senate has just FAILED to advance the DHS funding bill, which means DHS will likely shutdown tomorrow night

🚨 BREAKING: The US Senate has just FAILED to advance the DHS funding bill, which means DHS will likely shutdown tomorrow night Fetterman was the lone Democrat to vote in favor. These idiots aren’t shutting down ICE, because ICE is FULLY FUNDED for the year. They’re shutting… pic.twitter.com/6RiMataVKz — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 12, 2026

We might enter 2026 with a 12 handle VIX. SPY just broke out and volatility is dead quiet, which usually means trouble is coming

$VIX Inching in on December 2024 lows at 12.70$SPY broke ATHs today and looks like the kick off of a Santa rally is starting. IV is VERY low and in turn contracts and hedging is very cheap. Give me a $SPY breakout into the beginning of January. After that a pop in the $VIX… pic.twitter.com/U0F0IRfn5H …

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The Fed’s Catch-22 Means Dangerous Times Are Coming

After 17 years of money printing, the Fed is boxed in. Cut rates and inflation returns. Hold tight and risk deflation. With debt soaring and spending still hot, Brandon Smith of alt-market.com describes the next phase of this crisis… By Brandon Smith In a system dominated by Keynesian economics, the word “deflation” is considered taboo …

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A low claims number doesn’t mean the economy is fine. It means layoffs aren’t widespread yet.

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 …

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SOFR is dropping, which indicates there’s plenty of liquidity moving through the system. Tech is rallying today. But credit default swaps on the speculative AI names are still climbing.

SOFR rate is plunging which means liquidity is flush throughout the system. Ignore all of the other noise around $2000 stimmies and the end of the shutdown. This surge in liquidity alone will push equities and gold higher at least in the short term. https://t.co/tCTGfKPvLE — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 10, 2025 SOFR did drop …

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BUBBLES POP: When a tech company asks for a public “backstop,” it usually means the private market is hesitating

OpenAI Races to Quell Concerns Over Its Finances. Sarah Friar, OpenAI’s chief financial officer, faced widespread online pushback after she raised the prospect of government aid for the company at a Wall Street Journal technology conference on Wednesday. OpenAI has embarked on a deal spree to build computing infrastructure to power A.I. development, and Ms. …

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China’s new home sales just collapsed 42%. The banks know what that means. The world’s largest asset class is breaking, and this time no amount of optimism will stop the fall, not even a trade deal.

New home sales in China collapsed by 42% in October when compared to last October, representing more than just another setback for the beleaguered Chinese real estate market, the world’s largest asset class. This is a major problem for Chinese banks, not that they were expecting different. So, we see interest rates are back to …

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Rand Paul: America First means fixing our own problems before funding foreign wars.

The first Chief Justice, John Jay – agrees on the Constitution and war powers. pic.twitter.com/8veejhtgQD — TenthAmendmentCenter (@TenthAmendment) October 24, 2025 We don’t blow up boats off Miami because 25% of the time suspicion is wrong. We shouldn’t do it off Venezuela either. These are small outboards with no fentanyl and no path to Florida. …

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Government Shutdown to Continue Until ‘No Kings’ Protest’If, in fact, they are waiting for this ‘No Kings’ protest, you know, ‘no kings’ means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government,’

by Martin Armstrong 🚨BREAKING: United States Military members have been spotted on FOOD BANK lines in anticipation of their checks stopping on October 15. Is this the image Republicans want to project to the world? Trump’s shutdown is a complete embarrassment. pic.twitter.com/2Y1w8UN7lL — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) October 11, 2025 Veterans have been forced to …

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Poland: Urges its citizens to leave Belarus immediately “by any necessary means” due to the risk of unforeseen circumstances.

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 …

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Fed cutting rates usually means trouble ahead, not a party for the economy. Retail sales for restaurants and bars show sharp slowdown. BLS set to slash US jobs by up to 950,000

Rate cuts: like putting a band-aid on a sinking ship. For those begging for rate cuts, look back at 2001 and 2008. The Fed started cutting right before unemployment spiked. The pivot wasn’t a win, it was the signal that the real damage was about to hit. If the economy was healthy and booming, there …

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South Korea and Japan promise hundreds of billions to the US but most of it may just be loans, not real cash. Turns out investment sometimes means IOUs in a nice suit

South Korea has made it clear: most of the $350 billion it pledged in U.S. investment will be loans and guarantees, not equity. Direct investment makes up less than 5 % of the total fund. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/korea-expects-less-than-5-of-350-billion-us-fund-as-investment Japan’s negotiator Akazawa added fuel to the skepticism, saying trade agreements with both the U.S. and EU are still not formalized, …

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Turns out cutting labor oversupply still works. Fewer undocumented workers means tighter job markets, which means pay goes up.

According to a new op-ed from the Center for Immigration Studies, nearly 1 million illegals have self-deported under Trump’s renewed enforcement push, aided by cash incentives and digital check-ins. The report ties this exodus to a measurable increase in average wages, particularly in lower-skilled sectors. via CIS: The Washington Post claims “a million foreign-born workers …

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“On hold” means “We’re going to do it; we’re just waiting for you to get distracted.”

via Stephen Green GRIFTING WILL WAIT: CA Bill creating LA fire rebuilding agency on hold over backlash. A controversial California bill that would have created a powerful “Resilient Rebuilding Authority” for the Los Angeles fires was put on temporary hold by state Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, in response to widespread community concerns. “I appreciate the …

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America has the minerals but not the means. China refines. The West delays. Time runs short

It’s not that the United States lacks rare earth minerals. Quite the opposite. From Mountain Pass in California to quiet fields in Texas, Wyoming, and Alaska, the ground is packed with critical elements. Neodymium. Praseodymium. Dysprosium. Terbium. Unfamiliar names to most Americans, yet they sit at the center of every modern supply chain. Defense. Energy. …

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Higher education is unraveling under the weight of AI. Professors feel powerless. Students admit: College now means mastering ChatGPT, not the subject.

For higher education, “AI’s takeover [is] a full-blown existential crisis.” “College is just how well I can use ChatGPT at this point.” “I think we are years — or months, probably — away from a world where nobody thinks using AI for homework is considered cheating.” “It isn’t as if cheating is new. But now, …

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