Former Navy officer Matt Bracken warns Americans underestimate the scale of a war with Iran. They will not surrender, IMHO. It doesn’t matter if we turn Teheran (700 miles north) into a parking lot.

Matt Bracken @Matt_Bracken48 I make these maps because I’m convinced most Americans have no concept of scale when it comes to warfare. 🧵 I point to all the folks high-fiving over a single Marine battalion landing team on its way to the conflict zone. An Amphibious Ready Group’s BLT means about 1,200 combat Marines going …

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Iran strikes pummel Trump approval to all-time low as Americans turn on war: ‘He said he’d be the peace president’

🚨BREAKING: A clip of Donald Trump from 2024 is going mega viral: “I can tell you you’re not going to have a war with Iran with me as president.” Truly curious if any MAGA voters are willing to admit they were played. pic.twitter.com/rR2FIRYqqz — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) March 1, 2026 🚨JD Vance: " Our interest, …

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EU faces energy panic, may turn back to Russian energy

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 …

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Minneapolis Protests Turn Violent as Anti‑ICE Crowd Damages Federal Vehicles; Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act; Court Allows ICE Enforcement to Continue in Minnesota

President Donald Trump did not hold back on Thursday morning while responding to the attacks on ICE agents in Minneapolis, warning he will invoke the Insurrection Act if Minnesota politicians fail to rein in the “professional agitators and insurrectionists.” Trump’s statement comes after a night of extreme chaos in the city, which included an agent …

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The world is inside a debt crisis, and rising interest rates turn manageable borrowing into a ticking global time bomb

The world is drowning in debt and nobody is sounding the alarm. Over $300 trillion owed globally, more than three times what the planet produces in a year. The U.S. alone carries $38 trillion, Europe’s biggest economies are maxed out, and developing nations are borrowing faster than they have in fifty years. Rates go up …

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SPX trader warns next week could turn bloody red. Michael Burry reiterates his “Sell”. $SPY $VIX reversal soon, Monday will confirm.

$SPY $SPX a close above 685-6870 is bullish, between 683-685 6870-6850 is neutral, and below 683-6850 is bearish. I’ll be all cash into the weekend. I only took a put scalp in the morning at the spx highs down to 6863 and that was it. I think next week will be bloody red… pic.twitter.com/cJuk4HgZtJ — …

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NY Times sues OpenAI claiming that it’s violating copyright. Court orders OpenAI to turn over basically every log of every ChatGPT chat ever, judge says this won’t violate users’ privacy. OpenAI has appealed this…

A Manhattan judge has ordered OpenAI to provide the Daily News and other news outlets with millions of anonymous chats between ChatGPT and its users in a major ongoing copyright infringement case. In a nine-page order made public Wednesday, Manhattan Magistrate Judge Ona Wang denied OpenAI’s request to reconsider her November ruling requiring the tech …

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Travel chaos as ground stops, delays hit major airports days before Thanksgiving… Americans turn flying into cesspool!

Multiple ground stops and delays at America’s busiest airports are beginning to upend the chaotic Thanksgiving travel week. Due to thunderstorms from a coast-to-coast weather system moving across the US, all flights departing from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been delayed by an average of 30 minutes. The air traffic control tower was evacuated due …

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Sam Altman SLAMS Elon Musk in Reply: “I helped turn the thing you left for dead into what should be the largest non-profit ever.”

You stole a non-profit — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2025 i helped turn the thing you left for dead into what should be the largest non-profit ever. you know as well as anyone a structure like what openai has now is required to make that happen. https://t.co/k85Bfn5My6 — Sam Altman (@sama) November 2, 2025 …

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Tony Blair’s think tank wants digital IDs to turn neighbours into informants, including for noise complaints…

Tony Blair’s think tank wants digital IDs to turn neighbours into informants, including for noise complaints… With each complaint contributing to your ‘community impact’ score. The proposal is buried in a report released just two days before Keir Starmer announced plans for a mandatory digital ID. The Prime Minister is saying publicly that the government …

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Plants running hotter than ever but workers still left behind, companies turn demand into profits, not paychecks

The chart below shows that labor’s share and capacity utilization often move in opposite directions because higher utilization today tends to amplify capital’s pricing power rather than labor’s bargaining leverage. In the late 1990s, utilization pushed above 83% while labor’s share drifted down, as globalization and lean supply chains let businesses capture demand without raising …

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Making $100,000 before you turn 21 — in pipe fitting.

It’s noon on a Thursday, but the day’s lunch break is already over and the cement building in Concord is once again full. Class is in session. A dozen students — most dressed in gray canvas button-downs and baseball caps — sit with rapt attention facing the whiteboard at the front of the room. But …

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Sure, delete your emails. Just don’t forget to turn off the AI servers first

UK government wants you to delete old emails and pictures to save water https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-drought-group-meets-to-address-nationally-significant-water-shortfall Not satire. Not a parody. Real advice from a government facing its worst drought since 1976. They’re calling it a “nationally significant incident.” And their solution? Clear your inbox. Because data centres use water to cool their systems. Because your unread …

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California’s $100 HOA fine cap blindsides homeowners. Lawmakers gut enforcement. Loopholes spark backlash and legal fights while HOAs turn small fines into big headaches.

California just pulled the rug out from under HOAs. What used to be $500 fines a day for something like the wrong door now tops out at $100. Late fees and interest? Dead. Homeowners got a power shot with new rights to dispute violations and block punishments if they fix the problem. This isn’t a …

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Customers pay more for dinner, yet owners say they can’t turn a profit

The restaurant model is in crisis. Dining prices are soaring, yet profit margins stay razor thin roughly 3 to 5% for full-service spots. https://www.upmenu.com/blog/restaurant-profit-margin?srsltid=AfmBOoq5DjWQa_U44hYuAcmjjs8XMijXRPo9iJ3DKWZpcXAB2Zdrrg6h Labor eats up about 20 to 30% of revenue in most restaurants, leaving little room after rent, utilities and food costs. https://www.lightspeedhq.com/blog/complete-guide-to-restaurant-profit-margins Tipping now makes up nearly 23% of a server’s …

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We’re seeing shrinking remittance flows. We’re seeing net migration turn negative. And the economic fallout is just starting.

Western Union $WU talked about it on their last earnings call:https://t.co/hUCMS2dajC — Eric Finnigan (@EricFinnigan) August 3, 2025 Immigrants are fleeing the US workforce in historic numbers. The ripple effects are stark. “This year the United States may experience a net outflow of immigrants for the first time in over 50 years … For the year …

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Inventor who built machine to turn plastic into fuel disappears after warning he was under attack. No sightings since July 9. No police report. No answers.

Julian Brown turned grocery bags into diesel. He filmed it. Posted it. Called it Plastoline. Said it could scale with funding. Four working prototypes. He burned himself testing it. Kept going. Then stopped. His last post was July 9. Said he was under attack. Mentioned helicopters. Told followers to record everything. His license leaked online. …

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Gatekeepers turn gatecrashers border trust shattered

A U.S. State Department visa specialist was caught on camera admitting to helping illegals avoid deportation. He also made derogatory remarks about Americans and Israelis. This incident exposes serious problems in immigration enforcement. When those in charge of the gates act like gatecrashers, the system fails from the inside out. A U.S. State Department visa …

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Deutsche sees sharp drop in S&P 500 earnings ahead, Q2 growth set to turn negative

“Deutsche Bank’s forecast points to a sharp deterioration in S&P 500 earnings growth, with Q2 expected to turn negative and a deeper contraction anticipated later in 2025 if tariffs persist, marking a stark divergence from the more optimistic bottom-up consensus.” – @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/zRShvKWuSp — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) May 8, 2025 “.. We’re seeing pushback …

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Urgent warning to all 1.8b iPhone users over dangerous flaws: Turn off the feature NOW

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered dangerous iPhone flaws that let hackers infiltrate any device linked to the same Wi-Fi network. The team at Oligo Security discovered 23 vulnerabilities in AirPlay, which allows users to stream audio, video and photos from Apple devices to other smart devices. The company found that two of the flaws allowed attackers to …

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Trump to sign sweeping ‘law and order’ EO to shield cops and turn up heat on deportations

Trump to sign sweeping ‘law and order’ EO to shield cops and turn up heat on deportations https://t.co/qR0eDKcdFg pic.twitter.com/HZm3BabJNx — New York Post (@nypost) April 28, 2025 WASHINGTON — President Trump will sign a sweeping “law and order” executive order Monday to overhaul policies that he says hamstring police and prevent the mass deportation of …

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Copper and gold hit record highs, signaling a new era as silver and platinum await their turn

Copper is hitting record levels again, just like gold. While some investors argue these metals behave differently, the reality is they are strongly interconnected in the long term. In my view, we are likely in a profoundly constructive macro environment for metals. Silver,… pic.twitter.com/lwD0j1rBFQ — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) March 26, 2025 It is fascinating to me that …

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