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Commentary
Treasury Secretary Says the Strait of Hormuz Will Be Irrelevant in Two Years – So, What Are We Fighting For?
OK. So What Are We Fighting For? August 4 Lie Bessent Feuds with the Wall Street Journal I support this…
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Trump’s New Demand Is Compensation from Iran for Mideast Deaths
What? No threats, just demands? My goodness, is this feeble. Trump Not Even Issuing Idle Threats Anymore Truth Social: I…
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Iran Issues Six Demands on the US to Re-Open the Strait
Here’s the exact translated demands. Iran Six Demands Grok Translation In the Name of God, the Exalted Until America corrects…
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How Much Will Trump Cave In to Get a Deal with Iran?
Progress Reported I take all of this with a bucket of skepticism, but Bloomberg reports Qatar, Bessent Signal Progress on Short-Term…
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How Much Oil Is Really Getting Through the Strait of Hormuz?
Let’s compare the CENTCOM claim to my Q&A with Grok. Two-Part Claim The southern route through the Strait of Hormuz…
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Capital One Closed Trump’s Accounts For Suspicion Of Money Laundering
A Trump lawsuit claims politics. Capital One has disclosed the real reason. Money Laundering Probe Reuters reports Capital One says it…
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Trump Revives Greenland Threat – Discusses Venezuela As 51st US State
Witness another set of truly delusional Truth Social posts. Trump went on another Truth Social rampage last night, as evidenced…
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Government Takes a Stake in 6 More Companies, New Total Is 30 Companies
The Commerce Department reports government stakes in six more companies. Routine Practice CATO reports Government Ownership Stakes in Companies Becoming Routine…
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Iran Launches a Surprise Attack on U.S. Forces in Jordan
The war expands to Iraq with Ukraine on deck as Saudi Arabia retaliates with the US. Iran Takes War Initiative…
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Economy
Trump’s Tariffs Didn’t Improve the Deficit but Did Increase Consumer Costs
The undeniable truth is easy to see in pictures. Advance International Trade in Goods The international trade deficit was $101.5…
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Appeals Court Stops Trump’s Post Office Attempt to Steal the Election
Editor’s note: The piece below is excellent at presenting what is being perpetrated by the Trump administration. However, the answer…
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Rubio’s New Biblical Theory ‘Justifies’ A “Head For An Eye” Iran War Escalation
Recall that Trump’s only limit on his actions is his own morality. Head for an Eye Is US Official Policy…
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Economy
Who Benefited From The OBBBA Trump-Sponsored Tax Cuts?
Republicans are crowing about the tax cuts. Let’s discuss who really benefited. Rant of the Day “Working-class Americans have experienced…
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Trump Is About To Suffer Through An Important Lesson In War-Related Tail Risk
Trump likes to take chances with no regard for possible outcomes. Escalating to Escalate More Eurointelligence discusses the folly of Escalating…
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Politics
Trump Signs a Nuclear Deal with Saudi, Demands Huge Changes One Day Later
Oops. Trump made a stupid deal. So now he won’t honor it. The Art of Stupid Deals Yesterday, I commented Trump…
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Hypocrisy: Trump Deal Allows Saudis To Enrich Uranium – No International Inspections
The hypocrisy is stunning. The Saudi Path to Enriching Uranium The Washington Post reports U.S. signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia…
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