Everyone is waiting for a 2008-style crash. They’re going to miss what’s actually happening. 2008 forced people to sell. 2026 prevents people from buying.

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When the entire world’s bond buyers demand higher pay at the same time, every long-duration asset including houses gets hit harder. Everyone is waiting for a 2008-style crash. They're going to miss what's actually happening. 2008 forced people to sell. 2026 prevents people from buying. One was a foreclosure crisis. The other is a frozen … Read more

AOC made one student loan payment then left the balance sitting for years while making $174,000 a year as congressman

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In September 2019 she paid roughly $1,200 during a House hearing and announced the new balance. Later statements put the remaining debt around $17,000 to $19,000. Annual House disclosures keep listing the same $15,001–$50,000 range. She has earned a full congressional salary of about $174,000 for nearly eight years. She continues to support broad student … Read more

Local News Host IMMEDIATELY CUTS OFF Guest Mentioning Gaza Genocide!

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During a recent South Florida TV interview, DSA congressional candidate Oliver Larkin said that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a statement host Glenna Milberg repeatedly called factually wrong before cutting short the interview. Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger argue that the definition of genocide includes what Israel has done in Gaza, including killings, … Read more

Trump keeps threatening NATO exit over Iran but has not pulled the trigger

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Trump has announced that the U.S. is leaving NATO because European nations refused to join his war against Iran.pic.twitter.com/OFhgSxUdA9 — ThePatrioticBlonde™🇺🇸 (@ImBreckWorsham) August 19, 2026 Factcheck: Trump has repeatedly threatened to pull the US out of NATO and criticized European allies for not joining or supporting operations related to the Iran conflict. He has reduced … Read more

Google just lost its biggest buyer

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Alphabet (Google) stopped its long-running stock buybacks in 2026 to pour money into AI infrastructure. The company that used to be its own biggest buyer of shares is now issuing debt at higher coupons instead, including long bonds around 6.5%. https://x.com/StealthQE4/status/2089943019872997571

Russians Pull $9.4 Billion From Banks as Cash Withdrawal Reaches 2022 Panic Levels

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Gazprombank lost the most, shedding 10.77% of household deposits over four months; Rosselkhozbank gave up more than 15%, roughly one in every seven rubles held by individuals; Alfa-Bank, the largest private lender, lost 5.6%; Sovcombank fell 8.1% Cash exiting the banking system entirely—shows a wider retreat: about $9.4 billion was converted into physical currency in … Read more

This is a sign the US could be heading toward YCC

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Treasury just doubled its bond buybacks. I don’t think this is YCC yet. But it could be a sign that we’re heading in that direction. QE is back! 🙌 https://t.co/S9a2BeT4pe — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 19, 2026 First, what is YCC? Yield curve control means the government decides that a certain Treasury yield is too … Read more

It is quite radical to suggest jobs for high school kids should somehow pay enough to cover an adult’s costs.

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If every burger flipper needs a living wage for an adult household, the price of the burger has to rise or the job disappears. It is quite radical to suggest jobs for high school kids should somehow pay enough to cover an adult's costs. — DixieWoodsman (@dixiewoodsman) August 19, 2026 What is a living wage? … Read more

AI spending is now forcing higher yields and deeper losses

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When the biggest AI names start posting bigger losses and higher borrowing costs at the same time, the easy phase is over. https://twitter.com/StealthQE4/status/2089866065534763297 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/2089877292277178391 https://twitter.com/kurtsaltrichter/status/2090011141875384731 https://twitter.com/amitisinvesting/status/2089869214257467808 https://twitter.com/GlobalMktObserv/status/2089760740190109901

China locks the exits tighter starting September 15th

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China issued new State Council regulations on exit and entry management on July 31, 2026. They take effect September 15. The rules tighten scrutiny of passport and travel applications, expand exit bans (especially for export-control or tech-security risks), and let authorities discourage trips to “high-risk” places. Official statements frame it as safety and standardization. Critics … Read more

Iran’s attacks on ships in Hormuz mount, testing US military restraint

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DUBAI—Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are piling up without an American military response, raising the risks of crossing the strategic waterway and frustrating some Arab allies who worry the U.S. doesn’t have a strategy to wind down the conflict. Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward the strait on Tuesday, triggering air … Read more

Peter Daszak believed to be co-conspirator 1 in guilty plea by Fauci official. CBS has all the details on guilty plea.

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Huge news breaking right now on a top Fauci aide and his friend Peter Daszak (EcoHealth Alliance), who @TheNatPulse first reported on in 2020 vis a vis the Wuhan lab. According to a new guilty plea, Dr. David Morens — an NIAID Fauci aide (2006-2022) — and 2 co-conspirators, agreed to exchange emails about COVID-19’s … Read more

This is not cool, Comcast.

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Comcast Turns Millions Of Routers Into Motion Sensors – The Same WiFi Signals Can ID You With 99.5% Accuracy Dear Comcast customers: The internet gateway in your living room is now a motion sensor. It’s free of charge, and the data can go to law enforcement without further notice. What’s more, researchers have already shown … Read more

Woman, 52, fatally shot in Florida identified by sheriff’s officials

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The 52-year-old woman who was fatally shot Aug. 16 south of Vero Beach has been identified, said Indian River County sheriff’s officials. Dawn Kriskewic was identified as the woman, said officials via news release on Aug. 18. Officials had been locating and notifying her next of kin before they could release her identity. Sheriff’s deputies … Read more

FDA warns consumers about recalled deli meals sold at major retailers

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Consumers are being urged to check their refrigerators and freezers after Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods voluntarily recalled several ready-to-eat meals over possible metal contamination. The affected foods were distributed through major grocery retailers, including Kroger, Publix and Food Lion, as well as other stores. The recall was initiated after small pieces of aluminum were discovered during … Read more

AI dulls student brain power

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Teachers and researchers warn that heavy AI use for schoolwork is eroding students’ ability to think and write on their own. An MIT study showed lower brain activity, weaker memory of their own essays, and less ownership when students used AI tools. Big Tech is meanwhile racing to calm public backlash against AI with community … Read more

New Flock software goes much further than tracking plates.

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Vehicle surveillance giant Flock Safety has told the public for years that its technology “cannot recognize, identify, or track individuals.” It has now built a system that does both, an artificial intelligence tool for police that can identify drivers and track vehicles by their patterns of movement alone, WIRED has learned. Drawing on a network … Read more