Pentagon war game flagged the jet aluminum hole months before Iran smashed the only big supply

Last summer, about 80 government officials and industry executives gathered in Washington to answer a key question: How would the US aluminum supply chain hold up in the event of a major global conflict? The answer: potentially not well. That’s according to an analysis of the war simulation exercise, the details of which have not … Read more

Louisiana police chiefs sold fake crime reports for $5,000 each so migrants could grab U visas

Once they have that report they can get a “U Visa” Just one scandal uncovered 5 officers making MILLIONS writing fake police reports for legals for visas “Massive fraud scheme that has been taking place in Louisiana involving illegal immigrants and visas. This is what happened. A business owner in a small town of Oakdale, … Read more

Tucker Carlson lays out his vision for third party.

Our political system has collapsed into paralysis and looting. Change is coming. Here’s what America should be. Tucker unveils 10-point manifesto amid third-party speculation… Why it matters: After vowing last month to “help build a third party,” Carlson fueled further speculation this weekend by hosting MAGA dissidents at his home in Maine, where they urged … Read more

Goldman Sachs offers an AI-free index fund

Goldman Sachs has launched an S&P ex-AI index, SPXXAI, which lets you invest in the S&P 500 benchmark index minus all things AI. Why it matters: This product is proof of the demand among investors for a way to hedge their exposure to the AI trade. What they’re saying: “Excluding ‘AI enablers’ from the passive benchmark would eliminate the noise introduced by … Read more

Why does an industry that is already one of the most profitable in the world still receive public support?

$160 million a day. That is roughly how much ExxonMobil is making based on the profit figures being discussed. Exxon reported $28.8 billion in 2025 earnings, generated $52 billion in operating cash flow, and returned $37.2 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Then comes the question people keep arguing over: Why does an industry … Read more

“One-quarter of men aged 18-29 said they trade stocks daily, and almost two-thirds of them (64%) report feeling like failures…” -Bloomberg

One-quarter of men aged 18-29 said they trade stocks daily, and almost two-thirds of them (64%) report feeling like failures, according to a study of 2,000 men published Wednesday by the Institute for Family Studies, a pro-marriage think tank. The findings were strikingly similar to outcomes among men who gamble: Of the 23% of young … Read more

Jim Cramer hyped the subprime bubble last time and now sells the AI bubble the same way. It costs more to insure Oracle’s debt today than it did the week Lehman collapsed.

Jim Cramer was hyping the sub-prime mortgage bubble to the end 18 years ago and now he is doing the same with the AI bubble. He will never learn, but then many people are just like him. Hopefully, he's put his money where his mouth is so he will suffer just like many others will … Read more

President Trump Market Manipulation tracked

President Trump Market Manipulation tracked byu/Tripleawge inStockMarket All credit for first 2 dashboards goes to u/dhsilver for putting this Fabulous project together specially showcasing how the President has manipulated Oil Markets from the Bully Pulpit The 3rd Image is the initial Oil Market crisis caused by Trump and specifically highlighted the announcement that sparked the ruckus and … Read more

DuckDuckGo made sunglasses that do absolutely nothing, and they sold out

No camera. No AI. Just Normal Sunglasses. From DuckDuckGo x @Knockaround. (Yes, these are actually real. Get a pair here: https://t.co/97UNAZMDCZ) pic.twitter.com/TUu5C81ls2 — DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) July 30, 2026 AI-wear: DuckDuckGo recently introduced a new pair of sunglasses designed to respect privacy in an AI-saturated world. The product is real, not just marketing, although the search … Read more

Germany Cannot Work Seven Days a Week to Escape Political Suicide

by Martin Armstrong Germany’s political class has finally discovered the source of the nation’s economic collapse, and naturally, it is everyone except the politicians who created it. Germany is considering weakening its revered Sonntagsruhe, or “Sunday rest,” as officials search desperately for some way to revive an economy they have suffocated with high taxes, unaffordable energy, endless … Read more

US housing affordability just fell back to where it was on the eve of the 2006 crash. Nashville airbnb investors dumping homes at 40 percent losses

US housing affordability just fell back to where it was on the eve of the 2006 crash. The typical family can barely afford the median home, with mortgage rates near 6.7% and prices stuck. For most households the home is the biggest asset they own, and with prices flat the wealth… pic.twitter.com/q6B1A3U6DH — Kurt S. … Read more

AI data center pure plays keep losing money even as revenue explodes

Wall Street is still funding the construction spree. AI datacenter earnings so far byu/LarryBlink inwallstreetbets APLD locked in roughly 1.4 GW of contracted load and $36 billion in lease value. Hyperscalers keep raising their own capex numbers into the hundreds of billions. Several former bitcoin miners now report more HPC lease revenue than mining. Pure-play … Read more

Get used to higher rates and more inflation.

The Hormuz Report @HormuzReport BREAKING: A senior Iranian official has confirmed that Iran will impose transit fees of 5% to 7% of cargo value on ships using the Strait of Hormuz—worth roughly $100 billion annually at pre-war traffic levels—with Chinese vessels exempt under the drafted deal, according to Reuters. At 7%, the toll would generate … Read more

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier serves Fauci with subpoena over COVID self-dealing

Florida AG James Uthmeier issued formal investigative subpoena to Anthony Fauci on August 5 2026. Probe looks at awards professional opportunities financial incentives grants and COVID guidance that hit Florida businesses and consumers. Subpoena demands documents from January 3 2020 to present due by August 31. Triggered by diary entries released by Senator Rand Paul. … Read more