The Washington Post seriously ran a Super Bowl piece calling Colin Kaepernick the “most relevant” figure even though he hasn’t played since 2016.

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The Washington Post really ran a Super Bowl story calling Colin Kaepernick the “most relevant” figure even though he hasn’t played since 2016. That’s almost 10 years ago. Fans just want football and instead they get another recycled culture war lecture. No wonder readers keep bailing. Bezos hasn’t gutted the Post enough yet, because this … Read more

No evidence shows Jeffrey Epstein won the $85 million Powerball or received the payout

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To see how rigged the system is, just one day after Jeffrey Epstein began his 18-month jail sentence in Florida, he “luckily” won a $80 million Powerball jackpot. pic.twitter.com/b2OIHLgfTV — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) February 7, 2026 What the FUCK do you mean Jeffrey Epstein won the $85m power ball lottery after he took a deal … Read more

Re-Set: Reversing the Debt-Debasement Death-Spiral

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Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, The end-game of debt-debasement is already visible. The only thing that’s still up in the air is our response. The unspoken foundation of the US dollar debasement narrative is TINA: There Is No Alternative to debasing the USD to zero because reversing course by reversing the expansion of debt and … Read more

Did the AI Bubble Just Burst?

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via Phoenix Capital Research Was the entire AI story just an enormous bubble? The AI story, at least as it pertains to Big Tech hyper-scalers, is imploding in real-time. Oracle has erased ALL of its 2024-2026 gains and is sitting on its long-term bull market trendline. Microsoft (MSFT) is in a similar position after erasing … Read more

Buffett said short horses when cars arrive. Private credit went long horses in enterprise software

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Buffett once said if you saw cars coming in 1905, you should’ve shorted horses, not picked automakers. Private credit in 2021-2022 decided to go long horses. Specifically, enterprise software at peak valuations funded with floating rate loans. pic.twitter.com/DY3dqVYS24 — junkbondinvestor (@junkbondinvest) February 5, 2026 U.S. hedge funds have cut software stocks’ share of net exposure … Read more

Treasury ramps up enforcement in Minnesota benefits fraud case, banks under IRS scrutiny

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Finally, maybe the banks and middlemen are about to get hit instead of just the little guys (crazy how that never happens). Imagine some suits actually sweating because someone decided rules matter for once. Half of them will act like it’s nothing, but this kind of audit actually makes people pause. Feels weird seeing enforcement … Read more

DOJ pulls Epstein files after redaction errors exposed victims

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JUST IN 🇺🇸: 541 Files Related to Trump DELETED The DOJ continues to delete files containing the word "Trump." Originally, there were 5,361 files; today, there are 4,820. https://t.co/4vk4nYBJZy pic.twitter.com/jXTJTcOkxF — Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) February 5, 2026 What’s True Thousands of Epstein‑related files were temporarily removed from the DOJ’s public release in early February 2026. … Read more

California gas prices expected to jump even higher as Valero closes refinery.

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California’s already sky-high gas prices are expected to surge after Valero abruptly shuttered its Benicia oil refinery amid a spiraling “oil crisis,” a new report claims. The Benicia refinery began shutting down on Saturday, four months earlier than planned, a former Valero manager told the California Globe Tuesday. Thermal imaging showed the facility went cold as … Read more

Private credit chaos is just getting warmed up. Since August, Ares and KKR have dropped -30%, with Apollo down -11% and Blackstone -21%. PE stocks just had their WORST January in a decade.

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Firms like Blackstone and Apollo have billions tied up in software companies that used to be “safe,” but now everyone is worried those investments gonna be worthless once AI automates the tasks people used to pay big monthly fees for. It’s a massive reckoning for the “shadow banking” world that thought tech valuations would just … Read more

Amazon drops $40M on First Lady’s documentary plus $35M for ads—all while scoring a billion-dollar military contract!

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pic.twitter.com/Bh5g5gsGl1 — Vinh Le (@VinhLeRealty) February 3, 2026 Amazon MGM Studios just blew $40M to buy the rights for this Melania doc and then dumped another $35M into a marketing blitz for a movie that only made $7M at the box office. This $75M disaster happened to land the same week AWS snagged a $581M … Read more

Is Real Estate Still a Reliable Long-Term Investment in 2026?

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For decades, real estate has been promoted as a way to build long-term wealth through tangible assets and income potential. But as we move into 2026, things are changing. Economic conditions are shifting, interest rates are rising, and demographic trends aren’t the same anymore.  All of these factors are reshaping how investors approach real estate. … Read more

Did Jensen Huang just realize “$100B investment” was never real? NVDA just rugged OpenAI ($100B deal DEAD).

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Jensen Huang said straight that Nvidia never actually committed $100B to OpenAI, even though a few days earlier he talked about a massive investment. On camera he looked uncomfortable correcting the record and saying OpenAI “invited us to invest up to $100B.” That’s not how confident execs talk. It tells you someone is trying to … Read more

The 10Y–2Y curve is accelerating. The bond market is pricing stress that stocks haven’t acknowledged yet. $DXY should bounce hard from here. Carry trades can unwind quickly.

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The 10Y–2Y curve is accelerating. Post-inversion steepening just printed new cycle highs around +0.74. That move didn’t come from falling short rates. It came from long rates staying sticky while growth expectations roll. This is late-cycle behavior. Equities celebrating ATHs… pic.twitter.com/cQnDkLwgTD — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) February 2, 2026 $DXY should bounce hard from … Read more

The ICE facility in Portland is experiencing large‑scale protests. 50 people arrested after anti-ICE protest in downtown LA

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🇺🇸 The ICE facility in Portland is still under siege. A large crowd of anti-ICE protesters is surrounding the building. Source: @KatieDaviscourt https://t.co/HKyk3v8OZc pic.twitter.com/8ZutbssYhL — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 2, 2026 Police say 50 people were arrested — mostly for failing to disperse, along with arrests for assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism — … Read more

Measles outbreak at ICE detention center in Texas — quarantine underway. ICE has halted “all movement”

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2 measles infections confirmed at Texas facility where 5-year-old detained in Minnesota was held DHS said state health officials reported the infections to federal immigration authorities Saturday. Two detainees were infected with measles at a Texas immigration facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father had been held, a Department of Homeland Security official … Read more

Individual who anonymously posted on 4Chan the morning of Epstein’s death has been IDENTIFIED in the files!

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“THIS IS HUGE. The individual who anonymously posted on 4Chan the morning of Epstein’s death, August 10, 2019 claiming he witnessed weird happenings at the prison before Epstein’s death has been identified in the Epstein files. Roberto Grijalva, an officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York has been identified as the anonymous prison … Read more

Who Is Kevin Warsh, and Is He Good for Gold?

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Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination points to reform and discipline – not upheaval. Markets reacted with cautious relief, even as gold suffered a sharp one-day sell-off. Here’s why that move says more about leverage clearing than about gold’s long-term role… By Peter Reagan The recent news cycle managed to do two things at once:  It gave … Read more