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Melissa Hortman, state representative of Minnesota, was assassinated 5 days after she broke ranks with state Democrats and voted to end healthcare services for undocumented immigrants

Melissa Hortman, a top Minnesota state representative and former House Speaker, was assassinated at her home on June 14 2025. That was exactly five days after she broke ranks with fellow Democrats on June 9 and cast the lone DFL vote to pass a bill ending MinnesotaCare eligibility for undocumented adults. She and her husband …

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New PMI data shows manufacturing strength while services lag, markets eye signs the economy may be holding up better than feared. Another TACO is coming.

MACRO DATA JUST DROPPED • Manufacturing PMI 52.4 vs. Est. 51.3 • Services PMI 51.1 vs. Est. 51.5 • Composite PMI: 51.4 This should ease the recession fears that started creeping into the market last week and suggests the bear case may have gotten ahead of itself. S&P PMI: "The PMI data are indicative of …

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New York shells out $330 per night per room for hotel shelters while taxes rise and services are cut

New York City says there’s no money, yet @ZohranKMamdani just signed a $1.86 BILLION no bid contract to house people in hotels. That’s about $330 per night per room, nearly $10,000 per month or $120,000 per year. Meanwhile taxes keep rising and services are cut. Many being… pic.twitter.com/cezGTixb6j — Joseph Hernandez (@hernandezforny) March 14, 2026 …

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Next war is about to begin? US suspends consulate services in south Turkey, orders non-essential staff to leave

JUST IN – US suspends consulate services in south Turkey, orders non-essential staff to leave — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 9, 2026 BREAKING NEWS: The United States orders its non-essential diplomats to leave southern Turkey. pic.twitter.com/hIEK0Ck9b4 — China pulse 🇨🇳 (@Eng_china5) March 9, 2026 ANKARA: Washington has advised non-essential staff to leave its consulate near …

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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) — the largest U.S. military hospital abroad — has paused its labor & delivery services and is referring some U.S. military families to local German hospitals

So if only 6 American were killed and there was minimal injuries… then this wouldn’t be happening… They are freeing up capacity to deal with service members evac’d from the Gulf. https://t.co/3q7TLE17OQ — Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) March 6, 2026 The largest U.S. Department of Defense hospital abroad is pausing its labor and delivery services …

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CYBERWAR: Federal Reserve Financial Services (FedACH) – DIRECT DEPOSITS IMPACTED

Federal Reserve Financial Services (FedACH) is currently experiencing a partial outage, with confirmed issues affecting the FedACH service. StatusGator reports that other components of the Federal Reserve Financial Services are operational, but users relying on FedACH for electronic payments may face disruptions. Status: Partial outage — FedACH is down. Impact: Delays in processing ACH files, …

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UBS admits 25% to 35% of private credit faces AI disruption risk. Tech and business services are packed with it. None of this is priced in.

“Private credit exposure to AI disruption high, not priced in – UBS” No kidding. “…We estimate that 25–35% of private credit portfolios face elevated AI disruption risk. Using BDC portfolios as a proxy (AUM of ~$450 billion, $350 billion of which is public), exposure to high disruption risk subsectors is most acute in technology (~24% …

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It is fair to say early enthusiasm often fades once budgets, taxes, and services collide with campaign promises.

This country’s values have become seriously warped but when affordability becomes unattainable for 80% of the country this is what happens. 🤦‍♂️ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January 14, 2026 You obviously can't read the fucking room >record low tax rates>major layoffs>ai is taking jobs while they just got tax break>no one can afford a fucking …

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AWS services going down again

https://downdetector.com/status/aws-amazon-web-services/ https://downdetector.com/ Citrix Cloud tenants are hosted on AWS, along with countless other sites and services. It’s crashing again. bro I didn’t know these many companies use AWS 😭 the internet is so fragile and depends on a few companies to keep running…. hard to be bearish on the 3 clouds that keep the world …

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Congressman Tim Moore accumulates massive TZA position while sitting on Financial Services and Budget committees.

Congressman Tim Moore has been quietly accumulating massive amounts of TZA, a 3X-leveraged ETF that rises when the Russell 2000 Index, which tracks small-cap U.S. companies, falls. In plain terms, he is betting aggressively against the very market that represents thousands of American businesses. This is not ordinary speculation. Moore sits on the House Committees …

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Cyberattack cripples Nevada state government, shutting down DMV offices, welfare programs, courts, and online services statewide

The collapse was total. Nevada woke on Sunday, August 25, to discover its entire digital infrastructure had failed. It was not a flicker, not a temporary glitch. DMV offices could not process licenses. Welfare benefits froze. Courts could not function. Government websites were offline. Phone lines were dead. The governor’s office could not communicate. Millions …

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Germany, UK, Australia, India, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, Korea, Japan, and Thailand suspend postal services to US

It is a blackout. Thirteen nations have turned off the flow of mail to the United States. Germany. The UK. Australia. India. Sweden. Denmark. Italy. France. Austria. Switzerland. Korea. Japan. Thailand. No press release. No explanation. Just silence and severed logistics. The lifelines of commerce and family vanish overnight, and no one in Washington seems …

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15% tariffs are not high enough for companies to stop trading, investing, and exporting their goods and services… Trump’s tariff billions come from consumers

Economists are having trouble understanding why stocks are at all-time highs. Well, technically, they are not measured in currencies other than the US dollar, like the euro, but in local currency terms, yes. According to economic textbooks, tariffs hamper free trade, cause investment uncertainty, and lead to suboptimal economic outcomes. The reality is that US …

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House Armed Services wants to make it harder to withdraw troops from Europe (final paragraph). Will Susan Collins stop the (tiny) Doge cuts.

Republicans finally got their “big, beautiful bill” across the finish line. Now they’re turning to their next urgent tasks: codifying billions in spending cuts and avoiding a government shutdown. The Senate plans to vote no earlier than next week on President Donald Trump’s request for lawmakers to scrap $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for …

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New York spends nearly twice as much as Florida despite similar populations, Florida operates without an income tax and delivers better services

The numbers don't lie – New York's $235B budget vs Florida's $125B with comparable populations exposes the crushing weight of bureaucratic bloat. The FairTax Act of 2025's elimination of income taxes aligns with Florida's model, proving that states can fund essential services… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) May 29, 2025

China’s leverage was “empty shelves”, EU’s leverage is “services and mag7”; Investors were just warned that trade war 2.0 is back on schedule.

China's leverage was "empty shelves", EU's leverage is "services and mag7"https://t.co/axYc5BpIBm https://t.co/aa38r5kL07 — Marko Kolanovic (@markoinny) May 26, 2025 Clearly someone notified Trump that 90 days is July 8th, not June 1st, because how else would he know? Hence disaster was averted for now. Regardless, investors were just warned that trade war 2.0 is back …

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Spain suffers massive mobile network failure, emergency services disrupted

https://twitter.com/_/status/1924741862461739146 No hard facts yet on what triggered Spain’s latest telecom blackout, and officials haven’t nailed down an exact timeline for full recovery. Carriers are scrambling with boilerplate statements about “investigations” and “resilience,” but public trust is running on fumes after a… — Alva (@AlvaApp) May 20, 2025 Spain has been plunged into chaos after …

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Long-term unemployment is quietly surging—1.67 million Americans now jobless over 27 weeks; 25% of Americans are using buy-now, pay-later services for groceries

Long-term unemployment is rising: The number of long-term unemployed Americans jumped to 1.67 million in April, the highest since February 2022. The number of Americans unemployed for 27 weeks and over has risen by ~600,000 over the last 2 years. As a result, the share of… pic.twitter.com/HLdMQcEbaj — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 7, 2025 …

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Loudoun County Child Protective Services Took a 1-Month-Old Baby from Her Mother and Navy Veteran Father at Gunpoint

A U.S. Navy veteran and his wife were subjected to the full weight of the government’s iron fist as Child Protective Services—backed by armed deputies—stormed their home and seized their one-month-old, breastfeeding infant. According to the father, there was no warrant. No due process. No criminal charge. This happened not in communist China, nor in …

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US Could Cut Ukraine’s Access to Starlink Internet Services Over Minerals

U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine’s critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country’s access to Elon Musk’s vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Last fall, Ukraine floated the idea of opening its critical minerals to investment by allies. Trump has embraced the idea, …

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RFK Jr Confirmed as Secretary of Heath and Human Services: Also Confirmation Rollins as Agriculture Secretary

🚨 #BREAKING: RFK Jr. has been CONFIRMED as President Trump’s Secretary of Heath and Human Services A MASSIVE loss for big pharma! MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/0H43068nYo — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 13, 2025 BREAKING: RFK CONFIRMED! Mitch McConnell is the only Republican to vote no so far on RFK Jr. Coverage with @IanCarrollShow …

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ISM Services Weakens, Respondents Show Tariff Concerns

by Mike Shedlock ISM services slipped in January as manufacturing rebounded. ISM chart and excerpts below by permission from the Institute for Supply Management® ISM® Please consider the January 2025 Services ISM® Report On Business® emphasis mine. The report was issued today by Steve Miller, CPSM, CSCP, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Services Business Survey Committee: …

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Google Maps is over. They comply with EU orders to remove navigation services from search results

For years, Google Maps has been a go-to tool for millions worldwide, seamlessly integrated into search results for instant access to directions, locations, and more. But if you’ve noticed something missing recently, you’re not imagining things. Due to European Union regulations, Google has been forced to remove its Maps functionality from its search results, marking …

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