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WAR
BREAKING:
sarah@sahouraxo
BREAKING: Trump has sanctioned the president of the International Criminal Court — Tomoko Akane. Her “crime”? Holding Netanyahu accountable for war crimes in Gaza. The message could not be clearer: Israel’s genocide in Gaza is being enabled, backed, funded and protected by
8:19 PM · Aug 18, 2026 · 15.3K Views
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THE ISRAELI MINDSET
But remember, Huckabee and Levin tell us the Iranian people are “religious zealots”
Ounka@OunkaOnX
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “God speaks to us through the Torah and tells us how to act, how to manage the State of Israel from this beit midrash” Are you claiming that God commands you to commit massacres, enforce famine, and expel Palestinians from their land?
1:25 PM · Aug 18, 2026 · 6.48K Views
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SYRIA
…Thus, Israel did what one might have expected, this morning (our time in the US), in Syria “Türkiye condemns Israeli strike on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur air base | Daily Sabah” LINK
And… Thus…
Steve Hanke@steve_hanke
ISRAEL CONTINUES ITS RAIN OF TERROR ON PALESTINIANS. Earlier today, Israeli airstrikes TARGETED CIVILIANS throughout the Gaza Strip, injuring several Palestinians. ISRAEL CONTINUES TO DESTROY ITS REPUTATION.
TIMES OF GAZA @Timesofgaza
The moment children and women flee central Khan Younis amid intense Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the area moments ago.
1:13 AM · Aug 18, 2026 · 24.9K Views
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AND… “Report: Kushner-Netanyahu Meeting Ends With Agreement That Israel Will Keep Bombing Gaza - News From Antiwar.com” LINK IMO, some of the best commentary on this comes from Dave DeCamp, editor at AntiWar
Remember that the Israeli withdrawal from Palestine and Lebanon now both are part of the Iranian demands for a peace with the US.
IRAN
“Trump declares Hormuz ‘new US territory’ — RT World News” At first, it was one of his sarcastic remarks at a press availability. Then, he extended the nonsense, just to be spiteful. LINK Daniel Davis and Douglas MacGregor offer some great thoughts on this claim…
And Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul offer extended coverage of that.
TRUMP THREATENED OMAN SUNDAY, AND DID IT AGAIN YESTERDAY
Here are Judge Andrew Napolitano and Lt. Col Karen Kwiatowski on that
WEST BANK
Like the Nazis, like some of Salin’s goons, the Israelis wrote numbers on the skin of people whom they were kidnapping in the West Bank.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 IDF soldiers were caught WRITING NUMBERS on Palestinian suspects during a West Bank raid. Photos show people marked with numbers on their arms and heads during an operation in Kabatiya near Jenin. The army confirmed the marking happened, then said commanders told the
10:20 AM · Aug 18, 2026 · 66.6K Views
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LEBANON
sarah@sahouraxo
BREAKING: Israel just blew up the public water reservoir in Mansouri, South Lebanon — cutting off the town’s water supply. Not a military target. A water reservoir. Essential civilian infrastructure. This is a war crime. This is an act of genocide.
11:06 AM · Aug 18, 2026 · 179K Views
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VENEZUELA
Color us surprised!! MORE PIRACY!
Megatron@Megatron_ron
BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇻🇪 The US is confiscating Venezuela’s gold from the UK bank All of Venezuela's gold reserves, totaling 31 tons, which are held at the Bank of England, will be transferred to the United States, per EL Nacional. The value amounts to $4 billion, resulting in the loss
3:04 PM · Aug 18, 2026 · 241K Views
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ECONOMICS
Here’s some dark news…
Barchart@Barchart
U.S. interest payments are now 3.3% of GDP, the highest level in history 🚨 🚨
2:19 AM · Aug 18, 2026 · 5.75K Views
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Fuel Prices
FactPost@factpostnews
CNN: Gas is 30% more expensive than this time last summer. Diesel is up 48%. Jet fuel up 73%.
3:59 PM · Aug 18, 2026 · 18K Views
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Back to the first item in the Economics category,
Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸@FmrRepMTG
Years of foreign wars and Congress spending too much money is why we are in this position. And they are still waging more war, which requires more money. Just wait until Social Security goes bankrupt in 2032, the national debt is well past $50 T, and the interests is over $2 T.
The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter
BREAKING: US interest expense on the national debt hit a record $1.4 trillion over the last 12 months. Since 2020, the cost of servicing US public debt has nearly TRIPLED. If rates remain stable, interest payments are set to rise to $1.7 trillion by November 2028. As a result,
12:26 PM · Aug 18, 2026 · 93.7K Views
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Back to FUEL PRICES
Drop Site@DropSiteNews
The U.S. diesel crack spread has shattered historical records, surpassing $100 a barrel for the first time in history. The measure is the premium of U.S. Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) futures over West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures, and it has reached an all-time
7:12 AM · Aug 18, 2026 · 38.9K Views
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And… to the US debt instruments…
Barchart@Barchart
JUST IN 🚨: U.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield hits 5.30% for the first time since the run-up to the Global Financial Crisis 🤯 👀
5:24 PM · Aug 17, 2026 · 981K Views
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Now… Pending home sales… The bond rate issue is going to harm home sales even more, and push Trump to push the Fed to lower the Fed Funds Rate. That will lead to an even bigger bust down the line and it will push up prices before that final bust. US Pending Home Sales Plunge Back Near Record Lows In July | ZeroHedge LINK
Oh, LOOK!
𝕊𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕻𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤@SprinterPress
New report from the World Gold Council: Central banks are selling dollars and buying gold at a faster rate than ever before. Record figures: · 74% of central banks predict that the share of the dollar in global reserves will decrease over the next 5 years. · 89% expect an
8:48 PM · Aug 17, 2026 · 9.22K Views
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And…
Steve Rattner@SteveRattner
Trump promised to balance the budget. Musk projected $2 trillion in savings. This year, the deficit grew by 18% — with $200 billion of that due to refunds of his illegal tariffs. My @nytopinion Chart
7:55 PM · Aug 18, 2026 · 8.28K Views
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EPSTEIN
This is a strange wrinkle in the story… “Playboy magnate ‘repeatedly’ flagged Epstein to FBI – New York Post — RT World News” LINK
IMMIGRATION POLICE STATE
Here, in the Granite (aka, the ‘Free’) State! “City meeting scheduled in Keene regarding recent ICE activity” LINK
-This might look like it belongs in the Economics category, and it does, but, recall that the USDA is working to BLOCK imports of cattle. “Tyson shuts two beef plants, cutting 3,200 jobs amid cattle shortage” LINK
-”72-year-old woman says she was hit with pepper spray while recording ICE agents in Manhattan” LINK
RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
This is significant… “DOJ finalizes firearm rule to have criminals’ gun rights reinstated” LINK It would be nice if they recognized that anyone outside a prison is supposed to be able to exercise his or her right to keep and bear arms, without “rules” forced onto them.
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