The most important Fauci document may have nothing to do with COVID

The interesting part isn’t simply that Fauci had CIA contacts. It’s that the documents show intelligence and civilian biodefense were already working much closer together years before COVID. SCOOP: New docs CONFIRM Fauci's connection to the CIA. Fauci's institute at NIH provided cover for CIA research on bioterrorism. The CIA would help NIH obtain the … Read more

Hegseth is purging officers while America runs low on the weapons it needs

Hegseth is reshaping the military while the Iran war is exposing how thin America’s weapons stockpiles can get. The presidency rumor makes that much more interesting. HEGSETH EYES PRESIDENCY? WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told close friends and associates that he is considering a run for president in 2028, according to two people … Read more

Trump is running into the same problem everywhere now: money and voters

The strongest thread here is money. Cheap gas, rising prices, Trump’s wealth and White House secrecy are all turning into questions about who benefits and who pays. MAG: What Might Happen to The Don’s Ill-Gotten Gains… Americans are not accustomed to learning lessons about democracy from Nigeria, Peru, or the Philippines. That disregard may soon … Read more

First the drone blitz, now Ukraine warns of a major ground offensive

Russia may be setting the stage for a much bigger push while Ukraine’s air defenses are already being stretched. The 300,000 troop figure is the attention grabber. The drone attacks make it more worrying. Ukraine Says Putin Planning Ground Offensive on Kyiv… Russia’s military leadership had been tasked with preparing several operational scenarios for an … Read more

Conservative mom explains why she sued Portland public schools.

EXCLUSIVE: We spoke with Oregon mother Allison Roberts, who is SUING Portland Public Schools (@PPSConnect) after they BANNED her from school grounds after she raised concerns about Pride flags. The school accused her of “racism” for opposing trans flags despite another parent… pic.twitter.com/DA6saraGln — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 24, 2026

The Federal Reserve’s purchases of short duration T-Bills jumped to $542 billion this week. US defends yen support to protect borrowing costs

They are stuffing the short end so the long end and the foreign bid do not blow up. US DEFENDS YEN SUPPORT TO PROTECT BORROWING COSTS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended US intervention to support the Japanese yen, warning that extreme volatility could raise American borrowing costs. Japan is the largest foreign holder of US … Read more

Video: Russia strikes massive ammunition depot in Kyiv, Ukraine causing major explosion

Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a warehouse or “enterprise,” then the site cooked off with secondary detonations. Highway shut from km 15 to 32. PM Koretskyi basically admitted it was another ammo dump by comparing it to the Vyshneve disaster in July. Prosecutors opened a case on whether explosives were even legal there. … Read more

What If the Inflation Cure Is Worse Than the Disease?

via Peter Reagan There’s a phrase often associated with medicine: Primum non nocere. “First, do no harm,” part of the Hippocratic Oath doctors take. It’s a good principle. Unfortunately, medicine doesn’t always give doctors that option. Sometimes a bone has to be rebroken so it can heal correctly. Sometimes a surgeon has to cut into healthy tissue to reach … Read more

Trump’s updated portfolio is basically a bet that America wins the AI race.

Trump's updated portfolio is basically a bet that America wins the AI race. (Save this) His largest position is $NVDA at 10.0%, followed by $TSLA at 9.0% and $APPL at 8.5%. Other notable names:$BA: 7.5%$XOM: 7.0%$JPM: 6.5%$PLTR: 6.0%$DELL: 5.5%$GS: 5.0%$INTC: 5.0%… https://t.co/WjjzLdkyBu pic.twitter.com/kZqgexEdjw — Milk Road Stocks (@MilkRoadStocks) August 28, 2026

Nvidia is the lender because banks will not do it alone, five-year CDS closed near 83 bps, around the highs

Credit guys smell the loop. Equity guys still clap for the print. Ricardo @Ric_RTP Jensen Huang just admitted the biggest AI labs can’t borrow money like normal companies. So Nvidia signs for them, and they spend it on Nvidia chips. Nvidia reported Wednesday and the numbers are absurd: Revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106%, with … Read more

X reveals it uncovered a Chinese bot farm of roughly 200,000 accounts, including hundreds used to influence U.S. debate over AI data centers & energy policy.

‘We remain committed to maintaining an open and authentic platform where people debate topics of public interest,’ X noted The social media platform X announced that it performed a probe regarding “suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts” participating in influence efforts, uncovering a bot farm of around 200,000 accounts, of which 200 accounts were posting in a … Read more