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U.S. stocks are pumping hard Bitcoin is dumping hard Fuck this crypto shit man !! pic.twitter.com/3OSZNf5Weh — Ash Crypto (@AshCrypto) November 11, 2025 MicroStrategy ($MSTR) traded at a notable premium to its modified NAV (mNAV) relative to Bitcoin ($BTC). Because $MSTR also issued debt—effectively paying ~7–10% to lever up its Bitcoin exposure—the company’s equity became …
Oklo announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office has approved the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement (NSDA) for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility (A3F) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), selected to participate in the DOE’s Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects. The NSDA, the first under the DOE’s Fuel Line Pilot Projects, …
American taxpayer funds have supported research at a leading Chinese Communist Party-owned laboratory central to Beijing’s push to monopolize control over rare earths. The State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications (SKL-REMCA) at Peking University is one of the regime’s most important arms of its scientific apparatus and has been central to …
“Colombian President Gustavo Petro floated the idea of a political union with Venezuela… speaking at a rally in Bogotá, Petro said the two nations should ‘erase the border’ and move toward integration… his comments come as the Pentagon expands its military buildup in the Caribbean, raising concerns about escalating tensions in the region…” https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/colombia/article312856887.html “Erase …
See a live map from Flightaware of flight cancellation rates as more than 1,700 flights have been canceled across the U.S. on Monday as the FAA limits capacity at 40 major U.S. airports. https://abcnews.go.com/US/1500-flights-canceled-us-monday-travel-disruptions-continue/story?id=127370393 Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends, as the Federal Aviation Administration …
by Michael Why is the Pacific Ring of Fire suddenly shaking so much? We are being told that the earthquake swarm that is rattling the San Francisco Bay Area could go on “for days”, and Japan has been hammered by a whopping 847 earthquakes within the past 24 hours. Is all of this seismic activity …
The majority of Americans think there should be a third political party in the U.S. — but few voters would be “very likely” to back a third-party candidate, according to a Gallup survey released Monday. The newly released poll found that 62% of Americans thought a third political party would be needed, while 30% said …
I’m sorry but this is total nonsense. Look at global GDP, where on Earth does $20T come from? The tooth fairy? pic.twitter.com/Nea1Jks3wO — Sheldon Miller (@SheldonMiller) November 8, 2025 Yeah, it’s not happening, but the fact that people can even say it with a straight face shows how blown out and fake everything already is.
by confoundedinterest17 Redfin’s Housing Turnover Report, Q1–Q3 2025 Just 2.8 homes out of every 1,000 changed owners in the first nine months of 2025—the lowest turnover rate in at least three decades. This marks a 38% plunge from the 2021 frenzy, when 44 per 1,000 homes sold, and is 44% below the pre-pandemic 2019 pace of 40 …
There’s already a notable drop in consumption, truck fright in the US is down 17% YoY, while shipping containers inbound from China is down 15% YoY. JUST IN: Powell says job creation is "close to zero" due to AI — Kalshi (@Kalshi) November 7, 2025 The top 10% of U.S. households hold 87% of all …
In a resurfaced 2022 video, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that some Western nations preferred a prolonged war with Russia to weaken Moscow, even at Ukraine’s expense. Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger point out that the U.S., U.K., and European Union sabotaged early peace negotiations by pressuring Ukraine not to negotiate, instead providing more …
Moscow Just Gave Venezuela Air Defenses, Not Ruling Out Strike Missiles. A high-ranking Russian lawmaker claims his government recently sent Venezuela air defense systems and could provide ballistic and cruise missiles in the future. The comments, to an official Russian media outlet, are a response to the ongoing buildup of U.S. forces in the region …
DELTA FLIGHT ATTENDANT EXPOSES GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER THE INTERCOM MID-FLIGHT “Right now, our approach is day by day. The FAA is asking every airline for a 10% reduction in flights to the top 40 markets in the U.S. For Delta, that’s roughly 540 flights a day.” “It’s entirely up to the FAA how many flights …
Kennedy on U.S. Senate floor: Stop paying Members of Congress during government shutdowns 2 bills presented: both with no pay during shut down, one without back pay when government reopens. He states that Obama used the same in 2013 shutdown.
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has announced preparations for full-scale nuclear tests in response to recent U.S. drills that he claims simulated “pre-emptive missile-nuclear strikes” on Russian territory. Speaking at a Kremlin Security Council meeting, Belousov said the Novaya Zemlya test site is ready for activation “within a short time frame.” The move marks a …
Federal education officials painted a grim picture of student achievement Tuesday, releasing test scores that in some grades have fallen to their lowest level in decades. Connecticut’s students outperformed the nation in a standard measure comparing academic achievement across the United States known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” but education union officials said there is …
🚨 U.S. ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN RECIPROCAL TARIFF RATES WITH CHINA AFTER AGREEMENT -FEDERAL REGISTER — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) November 6, 2025 Based on the Federal Register and White House announcements, here are the key changes in US-China reciprocal tariff rates from the recent agreement: – US reduces tariffs on Chinese imports (fentanyl-related) by 10 percentage …
The United States has entered its longest government shutdown ever, surpassing the 35-day record set during Donald Trump’s first term, with mounting economic losses and warnings of nationwide travel chaos as the political impasse over health care funding drags on. Since Congress failed to approve funding past September 30, nearly 1.4 million federal employees from …
by Michael For a long time, a lot of people wanted to deny what was happening to us. But now we have reached a point when you can no longer do that and retain your credibility. Job openings have been plummeting, and layoffs have been spiking. Manufacturing activity is way down, and delinquency rates are …
Trump hints at U.S. military action to protect Christians in Nigeria: “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria… Something has to be done…We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian Population around the World” pic.twitter.com/Ep1HHzI45o — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) November 5, 2025
China just shut the door on foreign AI chips.No more U.S.-built silicon in state-backed servers. This isn’t just policy-it’s protection.Of sovereignty.Of data.Of destiny. What it means:• Nvidia, Intel, AMD lose ground in China• Domestic chipmakers like Huawei benefit•… — The Master Builder (@KingsProtocol) November 5, 2025 (Reuters) – The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring …
On November 5, 2025, China’s State Council Tariff Commission confirmed: A one-year suspension of the 24% tariffs imposed on U.S. goods. The 10% base tariff remains in place across many imports. Tariffs of up to 15% on selected U.S. agricultural products will also be lifted starting November 10. https://www.aol.com/articles/china-confirms-suspension-24-tariff-040133464.html
by Michael As grocery prices have risen, demand at food banks throughout the country has surged to very alarming levels. At the end of 2024, I wrote about how demand at food banks had risen to record levels all over the United States. Unfortunately, demand has continued to rise in 2025, and now the government shutdown …
It started small. A pill for seizures that quietly moved into everything else. Back pain. Hot flashes. Restless nights. One drug that keeps finding new problems to solve, even the ones it was never built for. “What do hot flashes, back pain, and insomnia have in common? Increasingly, they all lead to the same prescription: …
The Iraqi Defense Minister says US Secretary of War Hegseth informed him that military operations in the region were imminent, with Hegseth telling Iraq to keep pro-Iran armed factions in Iraq from intervening. The Iraqi Defense Minister claimed Hegseth ended his call saying that “this is your final notice… and you know very well how …
In a briefing, the official who leads the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, T. Elliot Gaiser, said the administration did not think the operation rose to the kind of “hostilities” covered by the 60-day limit, a key part of a 1973 law called the War Powers Resolution, according to several people familiar with the matter. …
TRUMP JUST NAMED OBAMA. “The leader of the gang was Barack Hussein Obama.” This isn’t rhetoric — it’s an accusation of treason from a former U.S. President. Trump says Obama and Clinton orchestrated the election interference, weaponized intelligence, and covered it all up with help from a complicit press. Thousands of documents are reportedly about …
This claim has not been independently verified but if its true, it could ignite one of the biggest political scandals in years. https://streamable.com/7jpv57 What Tucker Carlson Said Carlson made the claim on his podcast and in interviews, stating that IDF officers were “running loose in the halls of the Pentagon” during the June conflict. He …
🚨 BREAKING: The U.S. Senate just voted 51-47 to END ALL of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs. This is getting OUT OF HAND. pic.twitter.com/FqTyhr9CfW — Jack (@jackunheard) October 30, 2025 The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution that would block President Trump’s tariffs on countries around the world, the third in a trio of …
It’s happening quietly. You have to watch the numbers more than the headlines. The liquidity that once made the system feel invincible is slipping away. The US banking system’s reserves, a key factor in the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep unwinding its balance sheet, tumbled for the third straight week dropping to the lowest level …