WSJ: DON’S DUMBEST!

The Dumbest Trade War in History Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason. President Trump will fire his first tariff salvo on Saturday against those notorious American adversaries . . . Mexico and Canada. They’ll get hit with a 25% border tax, while China, a real adversary, will endure … Read more

Court Demands Answers on FBI Burn Bag Room Records!

Judicial Watch announced that a federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to provide answers about nearly 2 million pages of FBI records discovered in a “hidden room” at FBI headquarters, including whether the records have already been reviewed in response to other Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and whether the newly uncovered … Read more

Scott Bessent speaks at 2 p.m. ET today

Press conference set for 2pm ET at Treasury today. Expected to detail the “toughest sanctions in history” on Iran. Package billed as economic D-Day to isolate Tehran further. Secondary sanctions on countries still dealing with Iran likely. May also address long-bond buybacks and the TGA cash pile. Markets waiting for any signal on yields and … Read more

CNBC reports Treasury could tap near $1 trillion TGA for bond buybacks, stock futures pared some losses on the report.

U.S. STOCK INDEX FUTURES PARE SOME LOSSES; S&P 500 E-MINIS, DOW FUTURES DOWN 0.1%, NASDAQ FUTURES DOWN 0.4% — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) August 24, 2026 Up because of reports Bessent may use the TSA — Loren Boston THE FIAT WORLD IS WORRIED (@LorenBoston) August 24, 2026 Scott Bessent has apparently discovered a pot of nearly … Read more

Have a feeling we will be launching missiles at one another again sometime next week.

Have a feeling we will be launching missiles at one another again sometime next week. https://t.co/yIkcBzhL0j — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 24, 2026 US Treasury Secretary Bessent is scheduled to detail the new sanctions package. Iran threatened to stop all oil exports from the Gulf if the pressure continues. Officials on both sides keep labeling … Read more

The Price Of Diesel Hits 7 Dollars A Gallon In California And A Massive Trade War Just Erupted Between The U.S. And Canada

by Michael A historic economic meltdown appears to be percolating. As the price of diesel spikes, that is going to put pressure on the cost of just about everything else. And considering the fact that Canada is our largest trade partner, slapping a 50 percent tariff on all Canadian goods is not going to help … Read more

Trump faces heat on debt Iran beef and high prices

Trump’s getting roasted today for his disastrous beef policy, the debt hit $40 trillion because of his “big beautiful bill,” he stepped-in-it in Iran, and he’s weeks away from failing his mid-terms in November. He posted this because we are the three he should have listened to: pic.twitter.com/GoxliVn4U4 — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) August 22, 2026 … Read more

Trader predicts market roll over then midterm dump

Hyperliquid orderbook looks weird Literally only sell side is there. Where buy side is very thin pic.twitter.com/5FPp7vydg9 — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) August 23, 2026 I think market started to roll over next month and then dumps into midterms. I big swing is coming in the near future — Bull On Parade (@BOPswings) August 23, … Read more

Caffeine may be costing you more than you think

A lot of people treat caffeine like it’s basically free. Drink coffee. Feel awake. Get through the day. Do it again tomorrow. But caffeine doesn’t just disappear when you stop feeling the buzz. Caffeine’s half life is usually around 4 to 6 hours, although it varies a lot between people. So if you drink 200 … Read more

Snap dropped by more than 13% in 12-months

Newly released federal data found SNAP enrollment fell from 42.2 million in May 2025 to 36.6 million in May, a drop of more than 13% in a year. The May data are preliminary and could be revised. Since 2010, the average number of monthly beneficiaries has been below 40 million for only two years — … Read more

Ordinary WiFi can identify you with near-perfect accuracy

Your home router already broadcasts enough data to map and recognize people. ISP gear adds extra features and company access. Switching to your own hardware removes that layer. WiFi signals could potentially be used to identify people and map their surroundings without relying on cameras or requiring the person being observed to carry a connected … Read more