Trump says that “pretty soon” he’s going to declare the Strait of Hormuz “territory of the United States.”

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Trump says that “pretty soon” he’s going to declare the Strait of Hormuz “territory of the United States.” pic.twitter.com/G3wNlxXupn — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 14, 2026 Trump: When you have to pay a little bit more for gas, you're at $4, it's okay. I'll never apologize. I did the right thing pic.twitter.com/9Kz9eqmLwp — FactPost … Read more

WNBA spends whole day on “woman” and still cannot say what it means

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ED MORRISSEY: Woke Will Eat Itself, Chapter MCLXII: WNBA Meets to Discover Definition of ‘Woman’, And … Ahem. It wasn’t Enes Kantor Freedom or Royce White who created this problem. Sophie Cunningham didn’t create it either; an ESPN reporter demanded Cunningham’s opinion on it while Cunningham was criticizing the league’s treatment of her teammate Caitlin Clark. Minnesota Lynx … Read more

Gold funds just took in $6.3 billion last week, the biggest weekly inflow since January 2026.

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Gold funds just took in $6.3 billion last week, the biggest weekly inflow since January 2026. This happened even as UST yields sit near multi-year highs, the same pressure that had been weighing on the metal for months. Gold still pushed back up to the $4,400 zone this week and… https://t.co/8bFt5w9cor pic.twitter.com/ONrGuqmIsF — Austral Research … Read more

So my guess is ‘totally free’ buses would not improve the MTA’s fiscal situation

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So my guess is ‘totally free’ buses would not improve the MTA’s fiscal situation — Sta7iak (@sta7iak) July 29, 2026 Zorhan ended up f**king over millions who voted for him. Trump thinks his attack on congestion pricing is a win for the working class. He's dead wrong. NYC public transit needs urgent upgrades—funded by congestion … Read more

WNBA player gets white fan yanked mid game over unfounded claim then he walks right back

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SPORTSBALL: Racist WNBA player was triggered by white fan and demand he be removed before she resumed play. Security removed him but allowed him to return once the complaint was determined to be a lie. pic.twitter.com/GMerx8UPuR — @amuse (@amuse) August 14, 2026 Factcheck: DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky complained to refs about a courtside … Read more

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake just struck off the coast of Indonesia near Ende in the Flores region.

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Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.7 – 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia https://t.co/tXVeUk65Sg — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) August 14, 2026 USGS reports magnitude 7.7 at 10 km depth. Epicenter 68 km north-northwest of Ende. Time: about 5:58 a.m. local Saturday (21:58 UTC Friday). Shallow undersea quake raises tsunami risk. USGS PAGER alert is yellow: … Read more

Trump to Launch Bank?

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Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s flagship crypto venture, said on Friday that its trust company has received preliminary conditional approval from … Read more

Grandma draws gun on Ross thief and police warn you could get charged for it

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An elderly woman in Tucson pulled a handgun and confronted a suspected shoplifter walking out of a Ross store with bags while the alarm went off. Police are investigating the theft using the viral video. Legal experts are warning that bystanders who draw a gun risk aggravated assault charges. https://www.kold.com/2026/08/12/video-bystander-pulling-gun-tucson-shoplifter-sparks-concern/

Manhattan rents reach all-time high of $6,655/month

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You either a get a Zohran golden ticket apartment and leech of of other people, or you pay the world's highest rent in any city. Amazing system. https://t.co/mt8DYHExTo — Lee Kuan Yimby (@LeeKuanYimby) August 12, 2026 Zohran Mamdani’s rent-stabilized NYC apartment could face ethics watchdog probe https://t.co/4J02LjO4wD pic.twitter.com/XjPfpN8Edt — New York Post (@nypost) August 14, … Read more

New “features” never benefit us. Flock off.

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Flock Safety Announces New Privacy Measures After Backlash, Reports of Law Enforcement Abuse Flock Safety, the private AI-powered security camera company installing surveillance technology around the U.S., announced new security measures amid intensifying backlash and reports of law enforcement abuse. In response to public backlash to the ever-growing network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs), … Read more

The Lunatics Are Running The Asylum

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by Michael When I was 10 years old, the United States was one trillion dollars in debt. Now we are nearly 40 trillion dollars in debt. So what did we get for spending 39 trillion dollars that we did not have? What we got was a gigantic mountain of debt that threatens to bring down … Read more

Retail sales slump, consumer sentiment plunges

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U.S. retail sales fell in July for the first time in nine months as the boost from big tax refunds faded, suggesting that consumer spending was slowing down and prompting economists to slash their economic growth estimates for ​the third quarter. The unexpected decline in retail sales reported by the Commerce Department on Friday was … Read more

The SEC is preparing to allow US stocks to trade 24/7 on the blockchain.

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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 The SEC is preparing to allow US stocks to trade 24/7 on the blockchain. pic.twitter.com/mp1VOdG0Tq — Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) August 12, 2026 SEC Chair Paul Atkins is pushing an innovation exemption for tokenized listed securities. Bloomberg and others report the framework could enable continuous on-chain trading of stock tokens. Details may come as … Read more

Dell can’t ship Alienware PCs to certain US states due to newly adopted power consumption regulations

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Interested in a new gaming PC from Dell’s Alienware brand but happen to reside in one of half a dozen states with strict energy efficiency rules? Well, you’re out of luck, as recently adopted laws are now preventing the company from shipping select configurations to customers in six states. Per the new rules, Dell is … Read more