Controlling the Narrative Is Not the Same As Controlling the World

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, This is Essay #9 in the series Truth Be Told. The core dynamic of this era is the notion that controlling the narrative controls the world, as persuading the populace to believe something is true controls their convictions which then control their behaviors. Centralized powers discovered the potential for … Read more

Americans are saving just 3.8% of their income, the lowest rate since 2022, as spending continues to outrun income growth

The US personal savings rate fell to 3.8% in September, down from 4.0% in August and 5.1% a year earlier. That’s well below the 6.2% average cited for the five years before the pandemic. Americans saved $911.1 billion in September, while personal consumption spending jumped $113.1 billion in a single month. Personal income rose just … Read more

AI may survive the next crash. A lot of the companies building it may not.

The dot-com bubble did not collapse because people suddenly stopped using the internet. It collapsed because the money financing the expansion became more expensive, investors stopped funding companies with no clear path to profitability, and businesses that had been building infrastructure ahead of demand discovered they could not keep paying the bills. There is a … Read more

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon: “I have a lot of friends who are Democrats and they are idiots. I always say they have big hearts and little brains. They do not understand how the real-world works.”

😂 — JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon calls Democrats "idiots" “I have a lot of friends who are Democrats and they are idiots. I always say they have big hearts and little brains. They do not understand how the real-world works." pic.twitter.com/IDyRI5YtuC — Leak Wire (@LeakWireQ) November 3, 2026 Dimon wasn’t simply insulting Democrats. He … Read more

It seems like the Democrats are pulling away vs the GOP closing the gap…

Some of these numbers are mind boggling. It seems like the Democrats are pulling away vs the GOP closing the gap as we approach Election Day. Kansas hasn’t had a Democratic Senator since 1932. https://t.co/8D3bYGb8Mq — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 3, 2026 Reuters/Ipsos: Democratic lead narrows from 11 points to 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-approval-near-record-low-ahead-elections-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-11-02/ Democrats lead 46% … Read more

Ballot scanners fail across an entire New York county on Election Day, forcing officials to collect votes in orange security bags

Every ballot scanner across Westchester County, New York, reportedly stopped accepting ballots after polls opened at 6 a.m. today. Voters were still allowed to fill out paper ballots, but poll workers had to place them in sealed orange emergency bags for counting later. The county Board of Elections initially blamed ballot thickness, then removed that … Read more

COLLEGES ARE PANICKING STUDENTS AREN’T SHOWING UP!

College enrollment is falling, universities are facing budget cuts and closures, and higher education leaders keep talking about the coming “enrollment cliff.” But there’s another question: What are students actually getting for the money? In this video, we’re looking at falling college enrollment, rising tuition, student debt, college career outcomes, degree inflation, entry-level jobs, AI … Read more

Washington reportedly approves Qatar’s draft deal with Iran, raising hopes of a breakthrough after months of war

The report is coming from Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, citing sources close to the mediation team. It has not been confirmed by Washington or Tehran. But Qatar’s public comments today add weight to the diplomatic push: Doha says both governments are reviewing proposals, remain committed to negotiations, and mediators are exchanging terms in real time. https://247wallst.com/cards/xpost-01m6gvf30b3jeaqsd8898pc79b Hopefully … Read more

Iran releases nuclear attack survival instructions for civilians, telling people to prepare for radioactive fallout

Iranian state television has broadcast an 8-minute guide showing citizens what to do if a nuclear bomb hits. The instructions tell people to get into basements or rooms deep inside concrete buildings, stay away from windows, shut off air conditioners and ventilation systems drawing in outside air, and remain sheltered for at least 24 hours. … Read more

Common Defense poll claims half the military wants to quit on tiny left leaning sample

Change Research ran an online survey for the progressive group Common Defense from Sept 15 to 28. Total sample 731. Only about 154 were active duty. Fifty three percent of that small slice said politicization makes them want to leave sooner. Fifty percent of the full sample disapprove of Hegseth. Headlines calling it half the … Read more

Crowds clash with Ukraine’s National Guard after allegations of beatings at an Azov-run detention site near Kyiv

Around 40 mobilized men were reportedly being held inside a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv. On November 2, crowds gathered outside, demanding access to the men. The National Guard’s 1st Azov Corps later admitted the building belonged to one of its units and was being used to hold newly mobilized soldiers and men … Read more

China’s electric truck revolution is coming for the oil industry: Half of all new heavy trucks are already electric

33,100 electric heavy trucks were sold in China in September, accounting for 50.3% of all sales. That’s up 37% from a year ago, even while total heavy truck sales dropped 21%. Just 2 years ago, electric trucks had only 13.6% of the market. Now diesel is losing ground fast. Kpler estimates electric and natural gas … Read more

Palantir adds $200 million in revenue and gets handed a $442 billion valuation. Wall Street math is something else.

Palantir generates a little over $2 billion in quarterly revenue. It adds roughly $200 million in revenue, and the market values the entire company at $442 billion. Apparently, that is all it takes to become one of the most expensive companies on the planet. Think about the scale. That $200 million quarterly increase amounts to … Read more

Iran says deal with Trump is still far away, hours after US strikes Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz

🇺🇸🇮🇷 US forces struck a missile launcher on Iran’s Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian forces fired at a US aircraft, US officials say. Washington described the Nov. 2 operation, hours before the US midterm elections, as limited and defensive.… — Today’s News (@TodaysNewsco) November 3, 2026 Well. Trump ran out of … Read more