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Think about how insane this is: Secret Border Patrol units are analyzing Americans’ bank & payment data, tagging people as “suspicious,” then directing police to pull them over, with no specific evidence they committed a crime. Just another day in the surveillance state. pic.twitter.com/wqGRqHTz22 — Jason Bassler (@JasonBassler1) September 17, 2026 Factcheck: Yes. 404 Media … Read more
by Tom McClellan There has just been an improvement in the US trucking fleet data, according to the folks at Cass Information Systems, and it has bullish implications for the stock market. Cass publishes data each month on several categories of trucking data. The chart above shows the 12-month rate of change (12ROC) for the Cass … Read more
Not one FOMC member sees downside risk to US growth. Zero, across the entire committee. This is peak complacency from the same group that has been late to every turn in the cycle. Their unanimity is a contrarian signal, and the growth scare they cannot see is the one that catches… pic.twitter.com/IaYokkChU8 — Kurt S. … Read more
Iran has challenged Saudi Arabia’s claim that the Houthis tried to target Mecca, warning that responsibility cannot be established simply from the interception of a drone near the holy city. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei condemned any threat to Mecca, Medina or Al-Aqsa but also invoked what Tehran describes as previous “false flag” operations aimed … Read more
House 262-159 Wednesday. Breakdown in one Indian desk: 203 Republicans, 58 Democrats, one Independent yes. Seven Republicans and 152 Democrats no. Senate already 86-11 in August. Named for the late Lindsey Graham. On Trump’s desk. Must tariff “up to 100 percent” goods from countries that, in the prior year, were among the five largest importers … Read more
During any election cycle, there are a lot of headlines that declare a “SHOCK POLL,” but the latest survey on the Florida Senate race has truly earned the title. Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon (D) wasn’t supposed to win her primary against Alex Vindman, who outspent her by over tenfold and had national name recognition. … Read more
This, combined with strikes on Russian refineries, will be the catalyst for WWIII. Iranian situation will be but a sidenote. JUST NOW: A drone struck the cooling tower of a reactor unit at Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant, the IAEA confirmed. pic.twitter.com/igEUO6Yw2Q — WORLD NEWS (@_MAGA_NEWS_) September 18, 2026 The IAEA has been informed that … Read more
Steve Eisman of The Big Short is absolutely correct here, they're trying to convince the government to bail out the trillions wasted on attempting to achieve AI Now they know it's impossible and the lending has run dry. Sam Altman is a sociopath and LLMs only do what you tell… https://t.co/HnKo7zHBPx — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) September … Read more
Decree published Sept. 17. Kremlin talking Friday. Peskov: firms sit in “unfriendly” countries that he says are most active in the war and tied to attacks on Russian infrastructure. Peskov again. This is external management. “No other decisions have been made so far.” Workers were also cited. Recipient. L.E.V. Management. Registered 2024. Little public profile. … Read more
A major refinery in the US Midwest went offline this week after a power outage, adding to global refining disruptions as US diesel prices reach record highs. Exxon Mobil shut its 275,000-barrel-a-day Joliet refinery in Illinois on Sunday after a power failure triggered the facility’s safety flare, Reuters reported. A Thursday filing also disclosed that … Read more
A senior Iranian political adviser said on Thursday that Iranian forces would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were removed from power. Mohammad-Bagher Zolghadr said the continuing closure represented the beginning of Iran’s response to those responsible for the war against the country. Iranian … Read more
Commercial real estate is starting to bite the banks. Delinquencies on bank CRE loans have more than doubled since 2022, back to the highest since 2014. Offices sit half-empty and the loans keep coming due at much higher rates. It lands hardest on regional banks, which hold most… pic.twitter.com/SZYmbJiJYI — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) … Read more
Karl Rove announces he will vote Democrat in fiery rebuke of GOP: ‘I’ll have no part of it’ Veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday published a scorching condemnation of the Republican Party, announcing in a Wall Street Journal editorial that he will vote Democratic in the Texas Railroad Commission race over “bigoted” Republican candidate … Read more
Lindsay Clancy has been punished enough because "She's lost her children" Seriously, is there anything worse on planet Earth than a liberal white woman? pic.twitter.com/eTBT41gRNp — Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) September 17, 2026 h/t Kevin Baker
One hour to eat, no time to sleep. That’s real progress! https://t.co/x6ORekIbYQ — Barchart (@Barchart) September 18, 2026 The weekly cycle will kick off Sunday at 9 p.m. ET and run continuously, minus the nightly maintenance window, through Friday at 8 p.m. ET. A new “Night Session” covers the stretch from 9 p.m. to 4 … Read more
Japan is fucked… it can't seriously fight inflation. Its interest expenses have more than doubled over the last 4 years… Fighting inflation through interest rate hikes will blow up interest expenses even further. The current average yield on Japan's debt is ~1%…… pic.twitter.com/UmPBHt5VFP — Lukas Ekwueme (@ekwufinance) September 17, 2026
The first ballots of this midterm are physical, in registrar offices, with ID. The mail fight is in court. Dept. of Elections. In person early vote starts Sept. 18. Runs through Oct. 31. Election Day Nov. 3. Official 45 day window starts Saturday. Offices closed Saturday had to open Friday. Ballot. U.S. Senate. All 11 … Read more
