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The US has spent nearly $2 billion on the war in Iran, according to estimates. We are actively shooting down $20,000 drones with $2 to $4 million missiles and are spending $12 million to DESTROY a $50,000 drone.

🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: The US has spent nearly 2 billion dollars on the war in Iran, according to estimates. pic.twitter.com/uKjI7wFMKe — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) March 3, 2026 🚨BREAKING: JESSE WATTERS TURNS ON TRUMP “Gas prices are gonna jump. Mortgage rates are already ticking up. You're gonna see inflation.” pic.twitter.com/cHygnRCxfm — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) March 2, …

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Home Price Adjustment! Average Hourly Earnings YoY ABOVE Home Price Growth YoY (Home Price Growth Exploded Following Federal Governments’ Covid-related Spending Splurge)

by confoundedinterest17 The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 1.3% annual gain (YoY) for December 2025, down from a 1.4% rise in the previous month. Average hourly earnings now at 3.73% YoY, higher than home price growth. Home price growth exploded following The Federal governments’ Covid-related spending splurge. Geographic divergence widened …

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$2 trillion private credit market faces first real stress test. Blue Owl restricts withdrawals, AI debt machine under pressure. Big Short Michael Burry warns AI data center spending is unsustainable.

Bull Theory @BullTheoryio 🚨THE $2 TRILLION PRIVATE CREDIT MARKET COULD BE FACING ITS FIRST MAJOR BANKRUPTCY. Blue Owl manages about $273 billion in assets. It is one of the biggest lenders behind the AI data center buildout. When companies like Meta, CoreWeave, or Crusoe need billions to build large data center campuses, they often go …

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Either corporations are squeezing workers to the bone while selling the illusion of growth, or government spending is inflating numbers that won’t exist in real life.

This isn’t just “jobless growth.” It’s a signal the system is quietly hollowing out. 🚨What is happening with the US economy? US non-farm payrolls increased just +0.1% YoY in 2025, the weakest job market expansion in 22 YEARS, excluding recessions. At the same time, US GDP expanded +2.2% in 2025, creating a massive divergence between …

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Job market collapse hidden to prop stocks, top 10% keep spending while millions face rising unemployment. Cass Freight index plunges. Only weaker at the depths of the GFC.

They're hiding a job market collapse. Hiding the job market collapse keeps the stock market higher. Keeping the stock market higher lets the top 10% keep spending. What happens when the charade ends? https://t.co/cDYrPPyai7 pic.twitter.com/38KbSeVM7f — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 17, 2026 Cass Freight index plunges. Only weaker at the depths of the GFC. pic.twitter.com/lWKGk8TVcX …

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AI spending spree triggers global memory crisis. Sony delays PlayStation, Apple warns on margins, laptop prices jump 20%, and DRAM costs explode 170%

Ricardo @Ric_RTP AI companies just BROKE the global supply chain for every piece of technology you own. And the fallout is way worse than anyone predicted… Sony is delaying the next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029. Nintendo is hiking the Switch 2 price mid-cycle. Apple warned investors that iPhone margins are getting crushed. Cisco just …

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Germany has opposed EU-issued bonds to cover French government spending; figures show France’s debt at 120% of GDP, Germany at 65%

Germany doesn’t want to underwrite France’s chronic overspending. 🚨🚨🚨German Chancellor Merz has rejected French President Macron’s request for the European Union to issue bonds to pay for stuff France cannot afford. Germany doesn’t want to pay for free stuff for the French govt which is deeply in debt. Debt to GDP: Germany 65%France… pic.twitter.com/vcwO2elgnx — …

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The Hidden Cost of Government Spending (It Isn’t What You Think)

Government overspending has an unintended consequence that rarely gets mentioned: It quietly strips away our options. As debt grows, interest costs crowd out options – leaving fewer ways to meet obligations. This is what happens next… By Peter Reagan It never ceases to amaze me how often big decisions are judged only by their short-term …

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Wall Street’s AI darlings hit funding wall after lenders tighten and long term yields surge. Eerie repeat of 2000 and 2007 as consumer discretionary stocks sink for months while S&P hits new highs classic pre crash setup returns

Mag 7 cutting buybacks and borrowing while private credit guys talk about heavy drawdowns and yields keep grinding higher is not “AI strength,” it’s stress showing through the paint. Money isn’t cheap anymore, lenders are pulling back, and somehow people still act like companies can burn billions a quarter forever. Then you look at the …

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Government spending is NOT Slowing Down… Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent floods market with $125 billion in new bonds. U.S. Trade Deficit SOARS 94.6% In a MONTH

US TREASURY LAYS OUT $125B REFUNDING PLAN The US Treasury will sell $58 billion in 3-year notes, $42 billion in 10-year notes, and $25 billion in 30-year bonds next week as part of a $125 billion refunding through April 2026, raising $34.8 billion in new cash. Auction sizes for… — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) February 4, …

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4% of Democratic voters want to increase military spending. 70% of House Democrats just voted to increase military spending. We have no democracy or democratic representation in America.

4% of Democratic voters want to increase military spending. 70% of House Democrats just voted to increase military spending. https://t.co/Js6QDlDulh — Stephen Semler (@stephensemler) January 23, 2026 70% of House Democrats and 89% of House Republicans just voted to push this year's military budget past $1 trillion. The Pentagon still hasn't passed a single audit. …

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House passes massive government spending increase, Senate now will consider

What a joke 🤦‍♂️ what are we up to now with this being tacked on $39.7 Trillion dollars in debt? pic.twitter.com/ZFD02zz7AP — Paulie1776 ⓋET 🇺🇸 (@SPAULIE76) January 22, 2026 JUST IN – U.S. House passes additional $1,200,000,000,000 trillion spending package for the Pentagon, Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security Department — AP …

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Elon Musk spent $290 million on the last election. Harris tried to buy the election by spending 3x of what Trump spent.

Harris tried to buy the election by spending 3x of what Trump spent. Democrats have historically outspent Republicans. Zuckerberg invested $400 million in 2020. You are constantly spreading lies. Disgraceful.https://t.co/N9ABRKSc6Y pic.twitter.com/tIoomullG9 — Kevin Schellinger (@k_schellinger) January 20, 2026 I’ll just leave this here for your lame ass followers to digest on their own. pic.twitter.com/WJZ1I1RayK — …

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Congress has until January 30th to pass new spending legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown.

Congress has until January 30th to pass new spending legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown. The Dems are going to try to shut everything down over ICE funding, again. We are approaching a crisis point. We must nuke the filibuster and pass the SAVE Act. pic.twitter.com/mAy4nwM2Ud — Farm Girl Carrie 👩‍🌾 (@FarmGirlCarrie) January 19, …

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92 Percent Of Employed Americans Have Cut Back On Spending As The Standard Of Living In The U.S. Crumbles

by Michael The headline of this article is not a misprint.  The reason why “affordability” has become the number one issue for U.S. voters is because most of the population is being absolutely crushed by the rising cost of living.  Just look at how much you are paying for electricity compared to five years ago. …

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For Trump to be panicking like he is about the housing market, it must be even more fucked than we thought. Credit card spending drops again in November, consumers signal fear of job losses.

It's plausible deniability through pretend stupidity. There's no way someone that smart about money didn't know that the covid bank bailout was going to cause rampant inflation. pic.twitter.com/ObOqknbTns — Ilgephelfis 🐸🤡👽🎻🎶 (@ilgephelfis) January 12, 2026 That Powell is forced to defend himself and the Fed from Trumpian intervention in this way is why foreign institutions …

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The Fed just admitted it: rich Americans are spending more, poor Americans are falling behind… Households are spending without income growth.

The economy might hum along on paper, but real demand and real buying power are trapped at the top. US consumer spending is extremely concentrated among high-income households: Households in the top 20% of the income distribution now reflect ~39% of all spending on goods and services. Their concentration is even higher in new vehicle …

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A trillion dollars in defense spending… during peace time… while running multi-trillion dollar deficits.

A trillion dollars in defense spending… during peace time… while running multi-trillion dollar deficits. 😭… is it any wonder by the bond market is rejecting the lower inflationary print and dovish fed speak… while equity’s are at crazy high valuations… pic.twitter.com/xORS6QSEH2 — Kris Patel 🇺🇸 (@KrisPatel99) December 22, 2025 When you have almost 38T in …

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Government Spending Helped Kill Mortgage Demand! Mortgage Demand Decreased 3.8 Percent From One Week Earlier

by confoundedinterest Nobody wastes money like government, particularly around events like Covid where Federal spending led to housing prices spiking after Covid outbreak in 2020. This made housing unaffordable for most households. This in turn helped kill the mortgage market. Mortgage applications decreased 3.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage …

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AI SPENDING 90% CASH, 10% DEBT

The AI capex narrative looks far healthier than many assume. — Jordan | AI Investor (@HyperAICapital) December 16, 2025 The Sam Altman interview now reads like a local top. The AI buildout is still early so this pullback looks more like a reset than a bubble but it’s a great reminder that leadership posture matters …

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HHS is still spending millions on ‘refugee resettlement.’ Federal refugee funds are flowing to Minnesota.

The Trump administration is quietly authorizing millions of dollars in refugee resettlement funding, including to organizations operating at the center of the illegal immigration crisis. According to Federal Register notices published on September 22, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement intends to award nearly seven million dollars in replacement …

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With the US, China, Japan, and Europe all unleashing massive spending, the world is about to run the system hot again; US inflation index is approaching its highest level since Jan 2025. Trump moves to gut central bank independence and hunt for the lowest rate promise.

The world is about to pump massive liquidity into the system: – The US pauses QT, runs record deficits, and is considering $2,000 stimulus checks – China is running the largest deficit in its history – Japan is preparing a $110 billion stimulus package – The EU is planning to spend ~$1 trillion on military …

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Can Oracle survive rising debt and falling cash flow while Broadcom battles Google in AI chips? Siegel warns AI works but tech spending may be massively overbuilt.

From the recent earnings of Oracle and Broadcom, two things have become unmistakably clear. For Oracle, debt has surged nearly 50%, while operating cash flow is declining—a troubling combination that markets quickly punished. The stock fell roughly 11% after the earnings release. For Broadcom, the issue is different: Google’s TPU chips are now creating real …

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Americans spent $2.6 billion on OnlyFans in 2025. Globally, payments on OnlyFans totaled $7.2 billion in 2024, with only about 4.2 % of subscribers actually spending money.

Americans Spent $2.6 Billion On OnlyFans In 2025 https://t.co/RAWnG6bolY — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 9, 2025 The United States is now the most OnlyFans-obsessed country on the planet, according to a new global rankings study that is almost certain to fuel debate online. The “OnlyFans Wrapped 2025” report, published by platform search engine OnlyGuider, names the …

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AI is spending like crazy, adoption is tiny, debt is piling up. Goldman says 1997 vibes. Are we ignoring the warning signs?

Goldman Sachs says the AI boom now looks like tech stocks did in 1997, several years before the dot-com bubble burst. The bank flagged five warning signs from the late 1990s investors should watch: peak investment spending, falling corporate profits, rising corporate debt, Fed rate cuts, and widening credit spreads. The Warnings Today Investment spending: …

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