USS Abraham Lincoln to be replaced in Middle East.

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WASHINGTON — The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment has included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more … Read more

Scott Bessent to use ‘economic tactics never seen before’ against Iran.

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The U.S. will be applying economic measures “that have never been seen on Iran,” according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “It will be a combination of economic isolation like ‌the world has ​never seen before, ​and ​the continued blockade in ‌the Strait of ​Hormuz that will ​keep anything from going in or out of ​the … Read more

Fitch issues new statement and outlook on U.S. credit rating — Debt warning in first paragraph.

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Fitch Ratings – New York – 13 Aug 2026: Fitch Ratings has affirmed the United States of America’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘AA+’ with a Stable Outlook. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary. The United States’ ‘AA+’ rating is supported … Read more

New Documents Point to Election Integrity Cover-Up!

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READ: https://www.judicialwatch.org/election-system-vulnerabilities/ Judicial Watch announced it forced the release of 8 pages of documents from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that show that an ODNI task force stated that the Intelligence Community identified election-system vulnerabilities that could be exploited by U.S. adversaries and … Read more

White House drops the new “friendly neighborhood fraud tracker” map

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The White House just launched an interactive fraud map at whitehouse.gov/fraud/map that currently centers on DC agencies, while the broader Fraud Ledger tracks nearly $230 billion in suspected fraud uncovered since January 2025. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fraud/map/ JUST DROPPED: A new friendly neighborhood fraud tracker, tracking all the fraud we've webbed up. 🕷️ ➡️ https://t.co/iBwRv9bucp 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ULy5qdHiH6 — … Read more

Not saying Burry is right, but seeing how much he is being laughed at and mocked right now, I bet this is pretty close to how people treated him before 2008.

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Just to clarify since quite a few seem to read it this way: I’m not comparing today’s market to 2008. I’m comparing the sentiment around Burry and how quickly people dismiss him as a joke. — JP Insights (@jpinsights) August 13, 2026 Cassandra Burry is a blessing now. Shorted Palantir- It mooned Shorted Nebuis – … Read more

Reddit to join S&P 500 index on Aug. 18, shares soar

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Reddit shares rose 11% in extended trading on Thursday on the social media company’s inclusion in the S&P 500. The company will join the index on Aug 18, replacing AvalonBay Communities, according to a release from S&P Dow Jones Indices. Companies often see their stocks climb when they’re added to major indexes because fund managers who trace the benchmarks have to … Read more

Man tried to tow a 45,000 pound mobile home with his Ford Expedition. He only had to go 4 miles, but it broke down after 2.

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Modern problems require modern solutions, like when you're on house arrest but running low on supplies. 🧻 👀 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤣 😆 pic.twitter.com/vYm3YcaAUU — DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 (@1Nicdar) August 13, 2026 Entire story White Ford Expedition towing a full length mobile home through Joplin Missouri streets in May 2025. Load was way over the SUV’s tow rating and … Read more

McDonald’s puts shrimpburger on pause.

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McDonald’s Taiwan today said it has halted sales of its limited edition Sea Flavor Fried Shrimp Burger and its double-patty version, after the importer notified the company last night that the shrimp patties contained nitrofurans — a group of synthetic antibiotics — and their metabolites. Sales of the shrimp burgers were suspended nationwide at 10:30am … Read more

Gas prices record for August, top refiners see profits soar! Homebuyer demand drops to record low…

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Gasoline prices climbed on Wednesday, marking their highest level on record for this time of year. The national average for regular gas stood at $4.03 per gallon, according to AAA data. That’s about $0.16 higher than a month ago. The national average “is now at its highest ever level this late in the calendar year,” … Read more

Treasury market facing reckoning: Treasury is about to sell 30-year bonds at the most expensive rate in a quarter century.

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The roughly $30 trillion Treasury market — widely seen as the bedrock of the global financial system — is facing a dangerous reckoning driven by a perfect storm of rising risks. On Wall Street, bond-market professionals are warning that the tremors could affect your portfolio — whether you own bonds or not. Long-end Treasury yields … Read more

The Daily Global Oil Deficit Is Even Higher Than Originally Projected, And That Means That The Energy Crisis Is About To Greatly Escalate

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by Michael Since war with Iran erupted in February, the world has been using a lot more oil than it has been producing. The good news is that we had a tremendous amount of extra oil sitting around. As a result, we have been able to avoid shortages and we have been able to serve … Read more

Largest Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasuries Japan sitting there at #1 with roughly $1.2 Trillion worth

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Largest Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasuries 🚨 Japan sitting there at #1 with roughly $1.2 Trillion worth 👀 pic.twitter.com/lAw7XK4Yga — Barchart (@Barchart) August 12, 2026 BREAKING 🚨: Japan Japan's 2-Year Yield hits 1.64% for the first time since 1995 🤯 👀 pic.twitter.com/zrGGriyVNw — Barchart (@Barchart) August 12, 2026

US printed nearly 40 percent more dollars in about two years during COVID, M2 money supply jumped from around 15.5 trillion to over 21 trillion.

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That expansion drove asset prices and everyday costs higher. Homes food insurance and borrowing costs all reset up. 30 year mortgage rates sit around 6.7 percent near the 7 percent level. One post notes Biden era saw high illegal immigration numbers around 11 million encounters. AI projected to displace about 15 million US jobs over … Read more

Ukraine hits Novorossiysk naval base and port in biggest Black Sea strike yet

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https://t.co/7VimyxPmUO Bykov also damaged. pic.twitter.com/gidejGp9Bi — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 12, 2026 Ukraine's General Staff says that the overnight drone and missile attack on the Russian naval base at Novorossiysk damaged four Russian warships: the Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, a Buyan-M-class corvette, and the Vasily Bykov. pic.twitter.com/3Vz5JaJH0D — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 12, … Read more