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via notayesmanseconomics One of my main themes is that the western political structure seems unable to wean itself off a policy of fiscal stimulus and largesse.There were the extraordinary spending efforts in the Covid pandemic which you might reasonably think would be followed by some retrenchment. But that has not happened and we have seen …
US-Kurdish Committee president says clash is not full uprising, but it’s not ‘business as usual’ as Iran pressures opposition Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Thursday it killed five members of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, while the Kurdish opposition group told Fox News Digital that six of its Peshmerga — a term commonly …
Tucker Carlson interview Viktor Bout the Russian arms dealer called Merchant of Death. Bout says Russia very close to direct attacks on Western countries supplying Ukraine. He warns war in Ukraine can spread to Europe including cities where kids study abroad. Bout criticizes Western leaders and talks about his prisoner swap for Brittney Griner.
Red flag warnings posted in eight states. Covers Pacific Northwest to Desert Southwest. Gusty dry air make conditions like blowtorch. High risk for new fires to start and spread fast. People must be very careful with any sparks. This part of bigger fire season risk in west. Officials warn public to stay alert.
by Michael Most people living in the western world have no idea how close we are to a nuclear showdown with Russia. During the late stages of the Biden administration, there was talk that the U.S. could give Ukraine long-range missiles that could be used to hit cities deep inside Russian territory. Thankfully, the Biden …
Ukraine burns cash on expensive missiles against cheap Iranian clones flooding the sky. The Europe losing a war of attrition on purpose. 10k a year of drone interceptors when Russia is building 200 Shaheed clones a day is ~13% that drone’s production rate. 🤦♂️ https://t.co/mD1NH28n3C — Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) May 3, 2026
The size of the Chinese strategic petroleum reserve is mind blowing: larger than US + Japan + the whole of Western Europe COMBINED byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 New footage of the U.S. attack that unloaded several bunker-buster bombs on the western section of the B1 Bridge in Karaj, Iran.pic.twitter.com/Jb8Qv0ozYo https://t.co/nwHdDSgCyq — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 5, 2026
IRAN’S PLAYING DIVIDE-AND-CONQUER WITH HORMUZ AND IT’S WORKING Iran’s got a system: block U.S. ships, let European ones through… but only if those countries stand up to Trump. France crossed today no problem, Spain blocked airspace recently and got rewarded. It’s brilliant… and infuriating. They’re splitting NATO by making it profitable to oppose Washington. Every …
Several explosions lit up the sky in western Tehran as Israeli warplanes pounded the Iranian capital in the early hours of Saturday. Meanwhile, Iran on Friday launched another wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries that host U.S. forces.
Iran war live: Israel orders southern Beirut evacuation; Azerbaijan hit by drones Azerbaijan warned it would respond after it said Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people on Thursday morning. “These attacks will not remain unanswered,” the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said in a statement. Iran War Maps: Tracking the Mideast Conflict A …
In February 2016, Jeffrey Epstein wrote an email to Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, with a sentence that should have made front page of every newspaper in the Western world: "As you probably know, I represent the Rothschilds." byu/pacmanpill inconspiracy The name “Rothschild” appears nearly 12,000 times across the 3.8 million pages released …
Russia has allegedly requested UN security council to investigate – so if true, could be significant. The story is, UK and France want to give Ukraine nukes so that they have a bargaining chip for the negotiations to end the war. Actually I can see this coming easily, the EU-tards will not accept a defeat, …
Source: https://wccftech.com/western-digital-has-no-more-hdd-capacity-left-out/ HDD capacity from one of the world’s largest manufacturers has started to run dry, according to Western Digital’s CEO, as major LTAs have been signed out. Western Digital’s Consumer Share Drops to 5%, as Enterprise Demand Gobbles Up the Supply Well, the ongoing AI supercycle has disrupted supply chains, and we have talked about …
They’re just going to destroy every Western fiat ledger. Anything stored on any fiat ledger, from currencies to stocks to bonds, will be first exorbitantly taxed and eventually simply seized. Or simply inflated to zero. That is the logic of the sovereign debt crisis. — Balaji (@balajis) January 11, 2026 I love the smell of …
The US launched a half-hour-long “special military operation” in Venezuela on Saturday morning that culminated in Delta Force’s capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Several military sites were bombed, US helicopters flew freely over Caracas in a surreal display of the US’ aerial supremacy, and there were reportedly no US casualties. The US’ “special military operation” …
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A huge atmospheric river is hitting hard, causing historic flooding and forcing people out of their homes. Authorities say up to 100,000 people are being told to evacuate as rivers overflow. Reports from Weather.com, NBC, and Times Now all confirm the flooding is worse than anything seen in years. A state of emergency remains in …
As Carter Evans reports, entire communities are now considered uninhabitable.
Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages https://t.co/XJBTnwVYhy — CTV National News (@CTVNationalNews) October 16, 2025 Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Western Alaska village of Kipnuk on Wednesday after residents were told to pack a single bag and leave the community, one of the hardest hit by a catastrophic storm that deluged swaths …
China makes 80% of the world’s industrial robots and has the highest density of them in the world. If the west does not change soon, China’s 24/7 dark factories will allow them to have a monopoly on global manufacturing because of how cheaply quickly and voluminously they can make things. This quote hits hard: “I …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday his country’s alliance with the United States was as “strong and as durable as the stones of the Western Wall.”
by Michael How many plagues have to hit us before people finally start waking up? So far this month I have written about rabbits with “black, tentacle-like protrusions coming from their heads”, squirrels with “ghastly growths that burst open”, deer that have “tumor-like growths hanging off their bodies”, and a “mysterious fungus” that is transforming spiders in the United States and elsewhere …
https://twitter.com/_Irate_American/status/1960045925671272913 Musk: “Why Are They Allowing the Rape of Europe?” Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk highlighted skyrocketing sexual assaults unfolding in the EU, following outrage over the stabbing death of a 17-year-old Dutch girl by a migrant who had been arrested for rape just days earlier. Responding to a chart illustrating how rape figures have surged …
China is cutting off rare earth mineral supplies to Western militaries, disrupting critical defense production. The Wall Street Journal reported, “China has tightened export controls on rare earth minerals used in Western defense systems, raising concerns about supply chain security.” https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/china-rare-earth-export-controls-8e9c82c1 China controls more than 90% of the world’s rare earth minerals and has long …
China blocked OnlyFans, calling it a “corrupt western disease.” Officials say the site spreads bad content and goes against their values. “OnlyFans spreads vulgarity and hurts society’s healthy growth,” said a spokesperson for China’s Cyberspace Administration.https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3221576/china-blocks-onlyfans-calls-corrupt-western-disease The ban fits with China’s push to control online content it finds harmful. The government is focused on stopping …
https://twitter.com/nogulagsagain/status/1949359580791894303 Starting 10 December 2025, it will be illegal for anyone under 16 to hold accounts on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Facebook even if they signed up before the law passed or have parental consent. The burden falls entirely on tech platforms. If they fail to block underage users, they face fines up …
More than 100 anonymous BBC employees, joined by over 300 prominent media personalities, have endorsed an open letter sharply criticizing the BBC for exhibiting a pro-Israel bias in its coverage. The signatories allege that the broadcaster has consistently favored narratives that align with Israeli perspectives, effectively functioning as a “mouthpiece” for the Israeli government. They …
