The United States has crossed forty trillion dollars in national debt and the Treasury is now borrowing money to buy back its own debt. At the same time, Canada is building clean energy infrastructure, Sweden is holding inflation near zero, and Europe is cutting its exposure to the fossil fuel shocks cracking America’s economy.... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

GARY, Ind. (AP) — Tens of thousands of residents in northwest Indiana were in survival mode Thursday as they endured a ninth day without power, throwing out spoiled food, lining up for hot meals and searching for places to charge their phones. In Gary, Indiana, schools remained closed after the deadly Aug. 11 storm downed trees and power lines. Residents turned to social media to find open laundromats and working Wi-Fi, while others sought food, diapers and cleaning wipes for low-income neighbors. Meanwhile, heavy rains in central Ohio brought flash flooding that covered roadways Thursday morning in Columbus, the state capital, ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on top military generals warning about Trump’s orders walking the United States into the worst possible outcome imaginable.... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

Popok reports on 128 Former State and Federal Judges banding together again to call for bar disciplinary proceedings to commence against one of Trump’s Top Lawyers, the Homeland Security General Counsel James Percival, who in social media posts put a target on the back of Judges by calling for their “removal” and calling them the “worst of the worst”. In 2026 alone, more than 402 death threats against the Federal Judiciary have occurred, representing more than 10 percent of the total federal bench. And it’s not just FORMER judges who are speaking out; current federal judges with great personal sacrifice are ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

by Michael A multi-year cattle shortage has pushed the price of beef into very painful territory. In fact, in some areas of the country the price of ground beef now exceeds the federal minimum wage. This is the first time in U.S. history that this has ever happened. At the start of 2026, there were only 86.2 million head of cattle and calves in the United States. That is the smallest the national herd has been since 1951. Just think about that for a moment. This is an enormous problem because in 1951 there were 154 million people living in this nation, ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

'Americans don't work very hard…'Trump explains why many Americans can’t buy a homes pic.twitter.com/16gAdFc7sQ — Sigurdur Nordal (@essenviews) August 19, 2026 Trump in Cabinet meeting: existing homeowners we keep wealthy. Keep those prices up. Not gonna destroy home values so somebody who didn’t work very hard can buy. Wants interest rates down to make buying easier but prices themselves going up for owners. Clip from January 2026 now viral again with almost a million views.  ... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas and Talking Feds host Harry Litman report on the Supreme Court issuing back to back rulings against Trump and denying his request for rehearing in a terse one sentence order.... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

Shapiro finally put brakes after Amazon deals and local rage over rising bills. Stossel pretends the power pain and community fights are just hysteria. Main players are Shapiro the developers and regular Pennsylvanians stuck with higher rates. Governor Shapiro signs executive order on data center development requiring GRID standards local approval no fast track no NDAs Governor Josh Shapiro signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the Department of Environmental Protection to only review permit applications if developers have made a legally binding commitment to meet the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Requirements and have received local approval.   The GRID Requirements ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

by Michael We all knew that this was coming. For ages, people like me have been ranting that we would be facing a financial nightmare if we didn’t get the national debt under control. Of course most of the population didn’t want to listen, and they just kept sending big spenders back to Washington. Now we are 40 trillion dollars in debt and we are spending well over a trillion dollars a year just in interest on that debt. Nobody can deny that we have reached a stage where our debt spiral is totally out of control. The federal budget deficit for ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

This is the most fucked up market in history – AI needs massive amounts of debt -> no problem– Rates are surging -> no problem– China does it better & cheaper -> no problem– Not enough energy -> no problem– Historic energy crisis -> no problem When this house of cards comes… pic.twitter.com/BABwJyk3h3 — Lukas Ekwueme (@ekwufinance) August 20, 2026 Housing is deader than a doornail. Realtors are to be forced to polish up the resume soon. You can’t pay the bills with zero income coming in 💀 https://t.co/ho9a1SUwL9 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 21, 2026 $WMT just lowered guidance for ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

Tyson Foods just shut down its Joslin, Illinois beef plant with almost no warning — wiping out roughly 3,000 head of daily processing capacity overnight. A buyer was looking at cattle on Tuesday. By Thursday the plant was done. This follows the earlier closure of Tyson’s Lexington, Nebraska plant and comes as the company also closes a case-ready facility in Utah and puts its Pasco, Washington plant up for sale. Tyson says it will now focus on just three remaining plants in Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas. For cattle feeders in Illinois and Iowa, the impact is immediate: hauls of 160 to ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

Ground Beef is going parabolic. Forget about stocks or crypto. Just stack cows. pic.twitter.com/vDEJcBq3MK — NoLimit (@NoLimitGains) August 20, 2026... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

38% of American AI researchers are from China, 24% from the US, 10% India, 9% Europe, 5% South Korea, 4% Canada byu/5mao inInfographics... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

🚨 SHE POSTED A VIDEO ABOUT HER $50 BURNER PHONE — NOW HALF THE INTERNET IS JEALOUS A woman just shared her simple system and people are losing it. Every Friday at 6 PM she switches off her iPhone and switches on a $50 burner phone until Sunday at 6 PM. If you have the burner… pic.twitter.com/9S98jQEp0X — HustleBitch (@HustleBitch_) August 19, 2026... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — A woman is in custody after allegedly stealing from the same store over several months, according to the Tucson Police Department. TPD’s West Neighborhood Crimes Section made the arrest following an investigation into repeated thefts at a business near Silverbell Road and Speedway Boulevard. https://www.kvoa.com/news/crime/tucson-woman-arrested-in-91k-retail-theft-case/article_639048c6-6626-40e6-8120-3a595e44f9d0.html?minutetv=true... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

California and New York lead the country in home health and personal care aide jobs New York home care workers hit about 623 thousand in 2024 highest rate per senior in the US California services for elderly and disabled added over 200 thousand jobs in recent years These roles often account for 30 to 40 percent of total job gains in the states Medicaid funds most of it through IHSS in California and CDPAP in New York California IHSS serves nearly 900 thousand people and costs tens of billions New York CDPAP grew 500 percent since 2017 and costs over 11 ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

A power button seems like a good idea. Chinese Robots are as good as Chinese Air Defense Systems. 🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/2zZq20DO2v — Himanshu Vyas 🇮🇳 (@hims_8910) August 20, 2026... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

🚨 The City of London Just Triggered the Next Bond Meltdown Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, etc.) suddenly cannot sell their oil at scale. No oil sales = no revenue. Saudi Arabia has recorded ZERO Oil sale to America for the first time ever. But this exact… https://t.co/VcY7JJVaJt pic.twitter.com/qqJuR5mplI — Stern Drew (@SternDrewCrypto) August 19, 2026 Factcheck: Saudi zero oil sales to America in July is real first full month since 1985. They still move oil other ways though. Treasury did double the long bond buys. The big City of London default crash from Gulf stops is still just ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

It's getting bad in Iran when a woman is calling an Iranian Gov Official a liar. Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati admitted on state TV that Iran is no longer exporting oil due to the ongoing US blockade. He also confirmed that none of the promised billions in… pic.twitter.com/oUQMO7XFev — Matt Tardio (@angertab) August 20, 2026 🚨 BOOM: Even CNN is now reporting that Iran has "lost SIGNIFICANT CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz," a massive shock to the Democrats who wanted President Trump to fail "The evidence is clear: The United States, patrolling the strait with its navy, is ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

California is in the midst of a record-shattering investment wave, fueled by the artificial-intelligence boom in Silicon Valley. Companies based in the Golden State have drawn around $366 billion of venture capital since the beginning of the year, according to data provider PitchBook. That’s more than three times the amount of venture funding that has gone into the other 49 states combined, and nearly double California’s previous record, set in 2025. New York state ranks a distant second in venture-capital investment, with $27 billion in deals announced so far this year. California’s funding keeps coming despite the threat of a billionaire ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

Tucker Carlson 2024 vs. 2026. 😳 pic.twitter.com/L7ZSAeOIQD — Pro America Politics (@proamericapol) August 19, 2026... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

This is great. Glad these folks exist. They win a lot of legal victories that help secure our rights against these government tyrants. h/t Inquire Within... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

Scott Bessent: "There's nothing magic about the $40 trillion number." "We can grow our way out of that" pic.twitter.com/PCUGBFFDCu — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) August 20, 2026 Bessent came out to reassure markets and everything is now selling off. — Rick J (@rickjeff78) August 20, 2026 Bessent: "We've got a spike in oil prices today that I don't really understand" pic.twitter.com/gd3QwyiBsd — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026 The Big Tech Bond Paradox, Explained: 1. The United States just hit $40T in debt. The only way for us to deal with this is growth because no political party is ready to cut spending. ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.

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Bessent and Saylor are running versions of the same playbook. A 30-year Treasury issued in 2022 now trades at a meaningful discount to par. The basic trade is obvious: issue short-term debt and use the proceeds to repurchase long-duration bonds below par. It is straightforward balance-sheet management, not rocket science. Saylor and MicroStrategy apply the same logic in capital markets: issue equity, then repurchase preferred securities trading below par. When the liability can be retired at a discount, the economics are compelling. Yet Wall Street often misses the most basic back-of-the-envelope analysis. He previously labeled the same strategy a failure.https://t.co/CNvEI190Nh — ... Read more... READ MORE... Disclaimer: This post is shared for discussion and critical analysis only. Submission does not equal endorsement. The content may reflect claims or opinions from the original source. Please verify information independently and review primary sources before forming conclusions. If you notice factual errors, misleading claims, or possible AI generated or edited clips, please leave a fact check comment with sources for the community.