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In this powerful interview, I sit down with Douglas Macgregor to break down the stunning failure of Operation Freedom and what it reveals about the United States’ strategy in Iran. We dive into what went wrong on the battlefield, why Iran proved far more resilient than expected, and how rising oil prices and global instability …
Something is shifting in America, and more people are starting to feel it every single day. The cost of living keeps climbing, good-paying jobs are disappearing, and the financial foundation that generations built their lives on is starting to look a lot less stable than it used to. In this video, we react to some …
This morning’s developments are worse than most people realize. Iran is not just sitting back after initial strikes. Its military has openly declared that any ship tied to the United States, Israel or their allies passing through the Strait of Hormuz could be targeted, a move that effectively turns what used to be the world’s …
by Michael If you have not already done so, I would recommend filling up your vehicle, because it looks like the price of gasoline is going to go much higher. At the very beginning of this war with Iran, the price of oil didn’t rise too much because many investors were anticipating a quick victory …
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603020451 Holy shit… Iran is now strikcing Gulf energy infrastructure, as well as Cyprus Iran was a lot more prepared than anyone expected, and Trump/Israel canot continue this war for much longer if this goes on Energy prices are spiking And we're only at day 3 The world economy… — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 2, …
lol. pic.twitter.com/pFOutDbzEE — Count Biffur (@CountBifur) February 24, 2026 This has very little, if anything, to do with the sitting president. — Martin (@MerelyASaint) February 24, 2026 so yeah, time to reread this from March 2023: AI Will Lead To 300 Million Layoffs In The US And Europe https://t.co/iav1uCy07u pic.twitter.com/y5WjW2sPao — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 23, …
We are on the cuffs of something that we aren't prepared for — Mia Lockhart (@Miamissdria) February 19, 2026 @grok why they pumped those money into the US Banking system, what problem so that signal falling down and global financial collapse is about to begin. Analyze and give me explain it pic.twitter.com/RA6XO5D0u3 — PhuQui Capital …
However, President Trump has not made a final decision. The US is prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, sources say, but Trump has yet to make a final callhttps://t.co/BpCEOvD88O — CNN (@CNN) February 18, 2026 Senior national security officials have informed Trump that the US military would be ready to strike Iran …
Something big is happening in America and most people aren’t paying attention. The warning signs are everywhere, rising prices, a weakening dollar, mass layoffs, and a growing sense that the system isn’t working the way it used to. People are struggling to afford groceries, losing jobs without warning, and wondering if playing by the rules …
2026 will be the year when US dollar dilution—the quiet erosion of its global dominance as countries trade and pay in alternatives—starts to build momentum. The more Washington uses the dollar as a weapon, the more the world builds ways to circumvent it. America’s share of global trade has fallen from one-third in 2000 to …
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/listeria-outbreak-from-recalled-prepared-meals-sold-trader-joes-walmart-leaves-4-dead-19-hospital A listeria outbreak affecting certain recalled prepared meals sold at Trader Joe’s and Walmart has led to four deaths as well as 19 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC issued a multi-state recall for ready-to-eat meals containing pasta that may have been contaminated by listeria. The recall …
https://x.com/Independent_ie/status/1955177472653193313 Cracks Appear In NATO Unity Ahead Of Alaska Summit On Ukraine Territorial Concessions https://t.co/bTJ2Q6wHoP — zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 12, 2025 Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as head of NATO’s largest and most well-armed ‘eastern flank’ country, expressed both concern and cautious optimism on Monday ahead of the upcoming Trump-Putin summit set in Alaska, focused …
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Are you prepared to quit coffee to save the planet from evil carbon dioxide? 🤡 Swiss banker Hubert Keller, speaking at the WEF: "The coffee that we all drink emits between 15 and 20 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of coffee." "Every time we drink coffee, we are basically putting… pic.twitter.com/KuwPy9ZI88 — Wide Awake Media …
President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office.
NEW: 🇩🇪🇮🇱 German Politician Roderich Kiesewetter says "We are prepared to defend Israel's security with our lives." pic.twitter.com/cz0NgxaOqs — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) June 21, 2025
(Reuters) -Brussels negotiators hope that offering to accept U.S. tariffs of 10% across all of the European Union’s exports into the United States will avert any higher duties on cars, drugs and electronics, newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Monday. Citing high-ranking EU negotiators, the paper said the offer to U.S. counterparts would come only under certain …
US DEFENCE Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the US is “prepared” for war with China in response Beijing’s chilling World War Three threat.Presiden https://www.the-sun.com/news/13701537/prepared-war-china-trump-defence-tariffs/
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The FBI has set up a command center in Washington DC where they are monitoring the USA election and prepared to respond to any issues they deem as threats to the new democracy they control. I wonder what Washington DC process generated the authority, within this operation. The USPS, Secret Service, Dept of Homeland Security, …
We have entered the most dangerous phase of the election. The momentum shift has happened and Trump is leading and his support is rapidly accelerating. I’m hearing it everywhere, even where I was not before. Democrats will do anything to stop him. Anything. They’ve already… — Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) September 28, 2024 Rep. …
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a new interview said she is “prepared as anyone can be” for the possibility that this year’s presidential election could end up before the high court. “I think there are legal issues that arise out of the political process,” Jackson said during an interview with CBS’s Norah O’Donnell. …
by Michael What in the world has happened to our military? When I was growing up, I was proud that my father was an officer in the U.S. Navy. At that time we possessed the most powerful military in the entire world by a wide margin, and as a result nobody wanted to mess with …
The French army “is ready”, Schill wrote in an op-ed piece in French daily Le Monde. “However the international situation may evolve, French people can be certain that their soldiers stand ready to respond,” he said. Schill said a display of French military capabilities would help to “deter any attack on France”. “To protect itself …
Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, expressed serious concerns about the future of the U.S. economy should President Joe Biden win another term in the White House. In an interview with Bloomberg in Davos, Switzerland, Schwarzman cited the current $2 trillion deficit, increasing debt-to-GDP ratio, and open borders policy as economic threats. He questioned whether the …
He cited doubts about the integrity of commercial real estate loans in major countries and a mid-sized local developer that was forced to restructure its heavy debt load as some of the warning signs for the economy. …………….. “We need to pay particular attention to make sure credit risks do not grow around what is …
As things continue to escalate the U.S. continues to look for excuse to join the war overseas. What will be the global response if we do get involved? I can’t imagine other countries will continue to sit by and watch this happen. We are the closest we’ve ever been to WWIII because of Joe Biden. …
Markets are RED https://finviz.com/futures.ashx Money-market funds are offering the highest yields since **2007** The yield on 100 of the largest mm funds recently hovered at 5.13%, highest in 16 years –Crane Datahttps://t.co/5pmUpnhAae @WSJmarkets pic.twitter.com/eTNjZdcaod — Gunjan Banerji (@GunjanJS) August 8, 2023 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1688894857132085248 Speculators are more short treasuries now than they ever have in history… at …
