Stocks finish the week up. S&P 7,743.41. Oil slips on Hormuz talk. The 30-year still sits near 5.5%
Equities bought cheaper crude and a quiet summit. The long bond did not forget Wednesdayās PMI. Friday close. S&P plus 0.51%, or 39.28 points, to 7,743.41. About 0.7% under the Aug. 13 record of 7,798.99. Dow plus 0.93%, or 478.64 points, to 51,828.62. Nasdaq plus 0.48%, or 129.34 points, to 27,068.72. Week. S&P plus 1.21%. … Read more
Hegseth issues veiled order to military to vote Republican in midterms
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed Americaās military members and their families to vote in the midterm election, not-so-subtly suggesting Friday that they could make the difference in some districts predicted to vote blue. He cited a 2024 presidential election analysis as evidence, claiming that 300,000 āwarriorsā were not registered to vote that year. āThatās more … Read more
āRemains overweight equitiesā but wants us to fear for our own equity
BARCLAYS WARNS STOCKS ARE NEARING A BREAKING POINT Barclays warns that rising bond yields are making equities less attractive, with the extra return stocks offer over bonds near multi-decade lows. Despite resilient earnings and AI-driven growth, oil above $100 and renewedā¦ — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) September 25, 2026
Flock cameras can reportedly search for people, not just license plates
WOAH, Senator Josh Hawley says that Flock Safety Cameras admitted to him in a private message they are saving images of every American inside their vehicles and they can search those images BY PEOPLE, not license plate Hawley says this is a mass surveillance network like weāve never seen being setup right here in America … Read more
U.S. press freedom reaches new low, says global journalism organization
The U.S. hit a historic all-time low in press freedom, now ranking 64th globally, according to Reporters Without Bordersā 2026 World Press Freedom Index. The organization, also known by its French initials, RSF, which defends media access and journalistsā rights, is pointing the finger at President Trumpās return to the presidency. āThe US has experienced … Read more
Why have bond yields been surging in 2026?
via notayesmanseconomics Today I wish to look at something which has been an issue since the end of 2021 and has become a particular issue in 2026. If we look at things in price terms there was rather a rout in the US long bond future which looked like it might fall 2 points at … Read more
He was 300 feet from his home, road a short distance on a road and they grabbed him. Then, an Oviedo police officer pulled him over.
Asked him for his license, his registration, his proof of insurance. THE KID IS ELEVEN. Then they fingerprinted him. šØ#BREAKING Outrage is erupting after an 11-YEAR-OLD BOY was stopped by police, FINGERPRINTED, and ordered to court for riding his dirt bike to go FISHING… …300 FEET FROM HIS OWN HOUSE!!! They TOWED HIS BIKE with … Read more
Trump TV went from 8,500 viewers to hundreds in days
Only 556 people watching Trump TV out of a nation of 341.8 million Americans. I love that for him. pic.twitter.com/lBQ6xUrDeZ — ThePatrioticBlondeā¢šŗšø (@ImBreckWorsham) September 23, 2026 šŗšø President Trump has officially launched TRUMP TV. Itāll be live on the White House channel, & itāll be on 24/7. This comes in response to the mainstream media, … Read more
Jamieson Greer says the small trade list comes Monday. Farm goods and medical devices are on it
If farmers are āhappy,ā Mondayās paper has to show bushels. Until then it is a slogan. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Details of the limited agreements land Monday. He told CNBC the two sides agreed to keep some goods out of the fight. U.S. farm exports and medical devices going to China. Consumer and other … Read more
Bessent tries and fails to deliver yet again. Interventions wont work bro, need austerity.
How Bessent, America’s bond salesman, cornered Japan on big spending TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – When Japanese finance minister Satsuki Katayama called Scott Bessent for help to support the cratering yen in June, her U.S. counterpart’s response was familiar: If Tokyo wanted assistance, it had to get its fiscal house in order. For months, Treasury … Read more
A Russian refinery in Perm is reportedly burning after a Ukrainian drone strike
šØšŗš¦š·šŗ A Russian refinery in Perm is reportedly burning after a Ukrainian drone strike Perm is deep in the Urals, more than 1,000 miles from Ukrainian territory. Ukraine says it has already wrecked 45% of Russia's refining capacity, which forced Moscow to ban most dieselā¦ https://t.co/SFMaETz3Dd pic.twitter.com/upnmEP5ZPv — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 25, 2026 September … Read more
‘We’re All Dead Anyway’: Tucker Carlson Recalls Trump Chillingly Dismissing Iran War Fears
Tucker Carlson recalled a chilling statement President Donald Trump made during a private meeting where he dismissed concerns over a possible war with Iran. In an interview with NPR, the conservative commentator revealed what the president told him when confronted about the growing fears of entering a war with Iran. “You want to know what … Read more
MASSIVE COURT WIN FOR TRUMP.
The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trumpās administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens but critics contend could disenfranchise eligible voters. The justices granted the Justice Departmentās request to block a judgeās order that had stopped state officials from using Social Security numbers and other information … Read more
Turnout (numbers) for last 5 Midterm elections.
The total generic ballot for recent midterms: 2022 – GOP 54.2M, DEM 51.2M2018 – DEM 60.6M, GOP 50.9M2014 – GOP 40.1M, DEM 35.6M2010 – GOP 44.8M, DEM 39.0M2006 – DEM 42.3M, GOP 35.9M Turnout models tend to estimate that we will see higher raw turnout than 2018, with turnoutā¦ — Red Eagle Politics (@RedEaglePatriot) September … Read more
Iranian president tells Trump that Iran will never ābend at the kneeā
UNITED NATIONS: Iranās president struck a defiant tone at the UN on Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time since Washington and Israel launched an all-out war on his country, vowing Tehran would never ābend at the knee.ā Masoud Pezeshkian accused Washington of āterrorismā for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the … Read more
In a few years, the internet is going to be very weird and very dangerous… (more than it already is).
The internet is already dangerous. I have seen video ads that were ai generated, and the product does not work at all the way they present it. In the clips you can notice, for example, that things are already being cut before the knife even touches them, or that a sponge isā¦ pic.twitter.com/yTTvYrR6lu — Niebieski … Read more