Archive for the 'Economy' Category
The U.S. Spends More On ‘Defense’ Than The Next 8 Countries Combined
May 3rd, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: For the first time on record, the top 15 military spenders allocated more than $2 trillion to defense in 2025. Total global defense spending also reached a record $2.6 trillion, signaling a major shift in geopolitical priorities. Using data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, this visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, […]
Trump on U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran: “We’re Like Pirates”
May 1st, 2026Speaking tonight at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida about the recent interdiction, boarding, and seizure of several Iranian cargo ships and oil tankers by the U.S. Navy, President Trump stated: “We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It's a very profitable… pic.twitter.com/l8IU7Y7tys — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 2, 2026 Via: […]
U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP
April 30th, 2026Via: Wall Street Journal: The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II. As of March 31, the country’s publicly held debt was $31.265 trillion, while GDP over the preceding year was $31.216 trillion, […]
‘Quality Learing Center’ And 20 Other Somali-Linked Businesses Raided By FBI, Homeland Security In Minnesota
April 28th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Federal agents from the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed court-authorized search warrants at more than 20 locations across the Minneapolis area early Tuesday morning, targeting businesses primarily linked to the Somali-American community as part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation.
OpenAI Misses Revenue, User Targets As CFO Fears $1.5 Trillion In Commitments Can’t Be Paid
April 28th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Earlier today, when previewing this week’s earnings by the Mag 7 which account for over $10 trillion in market cap set to report Q1 results after the close on Wednesday, Goldman’s Delta-One head Rich Privorotsky said that “Equities are being driven by one thing…AI spend”, and warned that “it’s hard not to respect […]
“An AI Agent Just Destroyed Our Production Data. It Confessed in Writing.”
April 26th, 2026Via: Jer: Yesterday afternoon, an AI coding agent — Cursor running Anthropic’s flagship Claude Opus 4.6 — deleted our production database and all volume-level backups in a single API call to Railway, our infrastructure provider. It took 9 seconds. The agent then, when asked to explain itself, produced a written confession enumerating the specific safety […]
The Largest Energy Shock On Record
April 26th, 2026A few videos… Peak Prosperity: Tucker Carlson: Patrick Boyle: Daniel Davis:
Digital ID Reveals Who Has Been Vaccinated
April 25th, 2026DIGITAL ID WILL REVEAL WHO HAS AND HAS NOT BEEN VACCINATED. At the World Economic Forum's Davos summit, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands made her position on Digital ID very clear. It is not just about banking or financial access, she said. Digital ID should also determine who… pic.twitter.com/nkxr5uCfxe — Mr. Nobody (@MmisterNobody) April 24, […]
Ursa Ag: Canadian Company Manufacturing Low Tech Tractors
April 22nd, 2026When technological “innovation” becomes a nightmare… Via: Wheelfront: Four hundred inquiries from American farmers poured in after a single interview. Not for a John Deere. Not for a Case IH. For a tractor built in Alberta with a remanufactured 1990s diesel engine and zero electronics. Ursa Ag, a small Canadian manufacturer, is assembling tractors powered […]
Lufthansa Cuts 20,000 Summer Flights as Fuel Prices Surge
April 22nd, 2026Via: BBC: German airline Lufthansa will cut 20,000 European short-haul flights over the summer, saying soaring fuel prices have made many journeys “unprofitable” for the firm. Jet fuel has doubled in price since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict has slowed its production and transportation across the Middle East. Several […]
