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by Michael If hantavirus starts spreading all over the world, the level of panic that we will witness will be unbelievable. The Andes strain is the only known version of hantavirus for which human to human transmission is possible. Even with that strain, human to human transmission is not supposed to be easy. But human …
The White House is threatening to slash more UN dues, Trump wants “reforms” including a 10% cut to peacekeeping missions today… USAID has been effectively dismantled, the remaining skeleton crew is being folded into the State Department… UN Secretary General Guterres says the funds are “non-negotiable,” he’s warning of an imminent financial collapse for the …
Semiconductor ETF flows just hit a record. March: record OUTFLOWS. Panic selling. April 15th: record INFLOWS. Biggest in 7 years. The same investors who sold in panic are now buying back at higher prices. This is the most expensive pattern in investing. Sell the low. Buy the high. Repeat. And here is the contrarian warning. …
The US is in absolute panic mode in Iraq. The Embassy is warning citizens to stay away from ALL American businesses and facilities. The final chilling message: do not travel to Iraq, and if you are there, leave immediately. The American empire is losing its grip. pic.twitter.com/mnRTFzxfjO — Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) April 2, 2026 LIVE …
Spring has sprung, which means seeds that were planted in late winter are starting to germinate. They’re hungry and will only grow to their full nutritional potential if they’re well fed. But that, apparently, isn’t happening, as fertilizer supplies are interrupted by yet another pointless Middle East war. The result? Global food shortages that might …
🚨🇹🇭 Meanwhile in Thailand The panic buying a fuel is spreading everywhere quickly across Asia right now. pic.twitter.com/rT3Jy6Ynfn — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) March 27, 2026 BREAKING: Russia has agreed to further increase crude oil sales to India, now set to double from January's levels to 40%+ of India's total imports, per Reuters. Just 2 months …
The White House has finally explained a series of cryptic videos after sparking alarm during the Iran war. The Trump administration launched an official White House app on Friday as it promoted ‘real-time updates, straight from the source, no filter.’ Social media users were furious, with one posting: ‘The level of irresponsibility from the White …
Iranian Missiles Sow Panic, Destruction In Israeli Towns Sheltering from an Iranian missile attack on his town in southern Israel on Saturday, 17-year-old Ido Franky heard “terrifying” blasts like nothing he had experienced before. An Iranian missile hit Franky’s town of Arad, hours after another struck Dimona — home to a nuclear facility — wounding …
"The Iran war is the 1st time Trump's style has made it impossible for him to easily talk/improvise his way out. Some in his inner circle have what one official called "buyer's remorse" —growing fears that attacking Iran was a mistake," per Axios — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 16, 2026 They want the deal badly bigly …
by Michael A worst-case scenario could be just weeks away. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been essentially paralyzed by the war with Iran, and there is a lot of speculation that the Houthis could soon bring commercial traffic through the Red Sea to a screeching halt. If such a scenario actually materializes, it …
Iran has destroyed 5 US refueling aircraft in Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Airbase as Trump announces US forces “obliterating” Iranian military installations at Kharg Island in preparation for a GROUND INVASION. Meanwhile, numerous tankers have come under Iranian fire in the Persian Gulf, leading to massive panic in the oil markets and among US military …
#Trump may have opened Pandora’s box. On behalf of Netanyahu, Israel, and the warmongers in Washington. He betrayed the entire MAGA base, as one of the biggest reasons they voted for him was the promise of no more wars. Instead, he may have started the biggest one possible, on… https://t.co/juBTgn2CVU — TheApeOfGoldStreet (@TheApeOfGoldST) March 12, …
There is no sign of panic so far in these markets. However, the problem for bulls is that the VIX futures term structure just moved into backwardation. That means the spot VIX index is higher than the futures, therefore the short volatility trade is over. Which means that no… pic.twitter.com/PdzSSjy65K — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) March 9, …
EndGame Macro @onechancefreedm The Treasury is basically trying to treat oil like a financial panic premium, not a physical shortage. The idea is simple. When the market is in shock, futures can overshoot because everyone piles into the same trade at once. If the U.S. government steps in as a credible seller in the front …
If Asia’s biggest energy importers are already scrambling, the global fuel shock may only be getting started. BREAKING: China has just told their largest oil refiners to SUSPEND exports of diesel and gasoline. This is NOT good. — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 5, 2026 BREAKING: An oil tanker has been hit by a "large explosion" …
Crash!!!! Circuit breakers Brace!!!! pic.twitter.com/HGFTfuExNZ — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 3, 2026 BREAKING: Spain and Italy share markets down by 5%, Germany down 4%, while UK and France markets down 3%. — The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 3, 2026 🚨MASSIVE CRASH IN KOREAN MARKET. 🇰🇷 South Korea’s stock market crashed 7.23% on reopening, wiping …
Home sellers are starting to panic now that real estate deals are collapsing at record levels. Buyers are cancelling contracts, mortgage rates and prices are coming down but its still not enough to get anyone motivated to buy.
BREAKING: 🇷🇺🇪🇺 The EU is likely to increase energy imports from Russia – A leading energy analyst tells POLITICO The EU has reached a "panic moment" as not all member states have sufficient energy reserves pic.twitter.com/7v3GnLZf2f — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) March 2, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, the POLITICO article (March 1) is real. Analyst Ana Maria Jaller-Makarewicz …
AI is nothing without #DATA. A stringent DATA policy will kill anthropic overnight. It can even go bankrupt. It will happen soon. No country wants anthropic as it will cause job losses. No 1 wants that.So no DATA, no ML/ No advanced real time AI. — max (@BmaxBull) February 24, 2026 Seems like Claude is …
@TheView should be removed by @ABC until a complete investigation is done to prove the ladies of the view where not aiding and assisting Epstein in his crimes against children.They were very vocal that anyone on the list is guilty before their names were released. — Musings of a nobody (@JustaCi54400863) February 19, 2026 It's …
Nearly four months of choppy price action within this range on $QQQ. pic.twitter.com/BwtyvB89mz — Connor Bates (@ConnorJBates_) February 19, 2026 If this were a genuine crash, you wouldn’t see this methodical delivery.$QQQ You’d see price trade into 606–617 and then violently displace $30 lower with urgency, thin books, no bids, pockets collapsing. Instead, what we …
Bring it on, SAVE Act morons. pic.twitter.com/CmBma6Lfat — MM (@adgirlMM) February 13, 2026 Factcheck: No, a passport is not the only acceptable proof of citizenship under the SAVE Act. The bill lists several options, including REAL ID-compliant IDs, military IDs with service records, birth certificates paired with government photo ID, naturalization certificates, consular reports
"I'm $6K Behind": Maryland Power Bill Crisis Sparks Debt Panic As 14,000 Residents Cry For Help Online https://t.co/5KseR0FZIF — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 20, 2026 The Maryland power bill crisis first came to our attention in August 2024, when years of poor power-grid management by Democrats (mostly due to backfiring ‘green’ policies) in the state collided …
by davefairtex Here’s the data I got from the BOJ itself. It doesn’t update until end of month, so that JGB10Y should be 2.09, not 1.81. That’s bad, but not worst ever. Why this matters: the JGB 30 (blue line) started being issued in 1999 (1999-09-02 2.84%). The 10 and 20 have been around since …
by Michael 2025 has been a smashing year for those that invested in precious metals. The price of copper is up about 30 percent since the start of the year, and the price of silver has risen 128 percent during that same time period. I have been saying “we have never seen anything like this before” a …
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Ghost cities, railroads, airports that nobody uses or asked for and all the other super expensive make work projects are coming home to roost. I don't see how they get out of this without hyperinflating the currency. — Original Settler (@MAPatriot1630) November 28, 2025 China’s property crisis is resurfacing with new force as China Vanke — long …
When traders bid up the near-term $VIX over the next month’s contract, it means fear is front-loaded; they expect turbulence immediately. That’s exactly what we just saw. The Nov-Dec VIX spread widened significantly, followed by a rapid contraction. This kind of reversal often… pic.twitter.com/wP9DT1pDdN — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) November 11, 2025 This chart …
We’re awfully close to an official bear market in Bitcoin. The high was $125K I believe 💀 pic.twitter.com/S2a273QDGV — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 4, 2025 Tom Lee says the S&P 500 will reach $7,500, Bitcoin will reach $200,000 and Ethereum will reach $7,000 by year end. pic.twitter.com/lMUg0TUqmb — Cole Grinde (@GrindeOptions) November 3, 2025 It …
