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Pay to Play: Qatar Paying Former Congressmen $80,000 a Month to Buy Influence in Washington.

Qatar is a foreign government that spent $1.2 billion on US schools in 2025 alone. They are not just donating. They are buying influence and control over what is taught in US universities. This funding is a form of lobbying to build control in the US education system. https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-releases-latest-foreign-funding-disclosures-federally-funded-american-universities This report documents over $5.2 billion …

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I told you we are going down today. It was a fake rally. SPY megaphone in play. Flush to 620 then rip back to 656? The Trump Taco chart

I told you we are going down today. It was a fake rally pic.twitter.com/QH0MBK0B7E — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) March 30, 2026 SPY has formed a downward slanted megaphone pattern (Descending Broadening Wedge) starting last Friday. This pattern has the potential to bring us as low as 620 by the end of this week. When …

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“Sometimes, the only winning move is not to play”

via Claudio Grass This was the conclusion of the assessment of legendary investor Michael Burry regarding the current market conditions. To be precise, his take as recently posted on X, in full, was “Sometimes, we see bubbles. Sometimes, there is something to do about it. Sometimes, the only winning move is not to play.” The insight behind …

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With the debt ceiling suspended until 2027, the U.S. faces a shutdown without urgency, where Congress can play politics while the economy keeps running

Government shutdowns happen when Congress fails to pass funding for federal agencies. That means many workers get furloughed, services stop, and contracts freeze. Money the government already owes, like Social Security, Medicare, and bond interest, still has to be paid. That is where the debt ceiling comes in. The debt ceiling is a legal cap …

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The “trucker shortage” fake narrative has led to cargo thefts across the nation, trucking execs created this crisis and now play the victim

The American Trucking Association (ATA) is out here feigning outrage over cargo thefts like the Guy Fieri tequila heist that just hit 60 Minutes—24,000 bottles of Santo Tequila vanished in a slick double-brokering scam. For years, the ATA has lied to the entire country, federal agencies, and legislators about a “truck driver shortage” that doesn’t …

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Larry Ellison consolidates unmatched media empire with CBS, Paramount, TikTok, and CNN in play

The most powerful media empire in America is being built quietly. Not in boardrooms or broadcast studios, but inside the family office of Larry Ellison. While headlines chase scandals and elections, Ellison has moved with precision to take control of CBS, Paramount, TikTok’s U.S. operations, and now CNN. This is not a vanity collection. It …

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Nvidia sidelined, Alibaba crowned in Beijing’s chip power play. Alibaba Cloud is chasing AWS

Alibaba’s chip announcement isn’t an upgrade. It’s a message. “China’s Alibaba has developed a new chip that is more versatile than its older chips and is meant to serve a broader range of AI inference tasks” (US News). The design runs Nvidia’s software stack but comes out of a Chinese fab, not Taiwan. That’s insulation …

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Marc Faber Weighs 100% All-In Gold Play Amid Grim Economic Forecast

“I was just thinking today.. whether I should put everything in gold and silver,” says Dr. Marc Faber, editor of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report. In today’s interview, Faber argues liquidity is flooding the system, fueling speculation in everything from stocks to crypto while crushing the middle class with soaring living costs. “Throughout 5,000 …

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Trump has no hand to play

In this video Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger, along with independent journalist James Li, express skepticism about Ukraine’s chances in the ongoing war, pointing out Russia’s economic resilience and territorial advances despite Western sanctions. Scott Ritter and other analysts argue that the war will ultimately end on Russia’s terms, with demands such as no …

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The data doesn’t lie: Americans can’t afford homes, can’t move, and can’t play the ‘job market game’ anymore.

Meanwhile, the Fed’s policies have made billionaires richer while the rest of the country is stuck. Housing Bubble 2.0 isn’t just slowing. it’s unraveling in plain sight. Lumber prices crashing is just the tip of the iceberg. Builder supply at nearly double the long-term median is screaming recession. History doesn’t lie: 5 of the 6 …

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SPY nears record high with double top setup in play. AI quant signals flip to neutral. Bearish engulfing candle appears again

SPY’s up. But internals are cracking. RSI over 80. Stochastic signals stalling. Price action’s heavy. Hedge funds dumped $60B in index exposure last week. Retail’s still chasing. Fed’s rate cut already priced in. No upside surprise left. One of the most predictable U-turn points in the market is when the price approaches a previous all-time …

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Trump now has said that tariffs on China will come down and he won’t play hardball… won’t be as high as 145%, but won’t be zero.”…

BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump now has said that tariffs on China will come down and he won't play hardball. pic.twitter.com/HcOARJUsJh — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) April 22, 2025 BREAKING: President Trump says tariffs on China won’t be as high as 145% and “will come down substantially, but won’t be zero.” — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 22, 2025 …

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Illinois defies federal order, allows biological males to play girls sports.

Illinois has become the latest blue state to ensure transgender athletes can play girls sports. Republicans in the state are aggressively trying to change that. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced it will not comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep trans athletes out of girls and women’s sports. In a public …

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Power Play – Baltic States Cut Russian Grid Connection

On Saturday, the Baltic states will finally desynchronise from the BRELL electricity grid, which links it to Russia and Belarus. But the region is still vulnerable to Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. History happens this weekend, when Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia desynchronise from the Soviet-era electricity grid that has kept the Baltic states connected …

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Trump Appoints War Hawks, War with Iran in Play, Ukraine Collapsing | Hooper Report

Incoming President Donald Trump could completely reform the rotten state of the American government. Yet it looks like he’s angling for more of the same by appointing some of the worst war hawks into positions of immense institutional power. Pete Hegseth’s nomination to Secretary of Defense does not bode well for anyone interested in ending …

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Scott Adams Presents His Plan to Defeat Mask Mandates: “It’s the only smart play. The mask issue is gonna get ugly …”

The mask issue is gonna get ugly unless the first corporation that bows to the government and requires masks gets taken down by its customers. We'll have to bankrupt a Fortune 500 company as an example just to get our freedom back. It's the only smart play. Focus all cannons… https://t.co/os6PxtC27x — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) …

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