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The Trump rhetoric depicting the US economy as smashing and in fantastic condition is, of course, untrue. Here is our start of the info stream, which mixes with the recent move by Bessent to use short-term bonds to buy long-term bonds in order to try to keep the long-term rates lower. That did not work, of course, and it sent a signal to economics-watchers that the crash is imminent. Here, we see one of the key data points driving the problem. US DEBT.
David Stockman@DA_Stockman
The Mother Of All Oooops'. The current CBO long term budget projection shows net interest expense will consume 37% of Federal revenues by the mid-2050s under current policy. But if interest rates average just 250 basis points higher than CBOs absurdly low interest rate
12:48 PM · Aug 21, 2026 · 1.33K Views
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Obviously, the prices are up and rising because the US attacked Iran and because the US blocks Russian fuel and because the US for years has stifled oil and natural gas exploration, recovery, and refining in the states and the waters off the coasts of the coastal states. Let’s recall the crack spread info from Thurs
Steve Hanke@steve_hanke
The US diesel crack spread (the difference between crude prices and the price of gasoline and diesel) has surpassed $100 per barrel for the FIRST TIME in history. STAY LONG DIESEL.
10:55 PM · Aug 20, 2026 · 23.1K Views
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Yesterday’s DOW “Dow plunges 700 points as surging Treasury yields, Walmart sales shock Wall Street” LINK AND today, it recoveed 500 “DOW (DJI) Stock, Price, News, Quotes, Forecast and Insights | MSN Money” LINK
And Bessent’s economic threats against Iran are threats against us - Good thoughts from the Judge, Scott R and Larry J
Yes, he really said this. I forgot to mention it last night on LCL. “Trump’s Treasury secretary thinks it’s good that the economy is bad” LINK - Bessent: “The jobs that we’re seeing are going to Americans,” Bessent. “After the deportations that we’ve seen during the President Trump administration and the closing of the border, that’s like this unfettered migration, we don’t need to produce as many jobs.”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Bessent on the latest bad jobs report: "After the deportations that we've seen and the closing of the border, we don't need to produce as many jobs"
3:16 PM · Aug 20, 2026 · 1.21M Views
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Bessent might want to consider a couple basic facts, beyond the lack of any federal “power” over immigration and in addition to the immorality of him and gangs of thugs telling folks they cannot freely associate with others to hire them. If that is a valid argument, then he can prevent YOU from buying what you want, because, in the end, the consumer is the final employer. First, let’s look at this short info-vid and the accompanying text. “The economic impact of illegal immigrants on the workforce” LINK
-And they might want to show him this “South Florida businesses feel loss of Haitian TPS workers” LINK So, let’s repeat Bessent’s statement
Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm@gardgoldsmith
Yes, this truly might be one of the dumbest statements I've ever heard.
Aaron Rupar @atrupar
Bessent on the latest bad jobs report: "After the deportations that we've seen and the closing of the border, we don't need to produce as many jobs"
5:33 PM · Aug 21, 2026 · 97 Views
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AND… Bessent on $40 trillion debt: Biden left us a mess, “We have to grow our way out” LINK
And… Massie says it right
Megatron@Megatron_ron
🇺🇸 Rep. Thomas Massie says Republicans have no right to complain about the deficit: “If you voted for the Big Beautiful Bill, please don’t get on here and express righteous indignation that the debt is now $40 trillion.”
11:48 AM · Aug 21, 2026 · 40.2K Views
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Trump tacitly admits that tariffs add expense to consumers’ lives.
Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸@FmrRepMTG
If Trump really wanted to lower beef prices he would support Massie’s PRIME Act which allows individual states to permit local custom slaughterhouses to sell individual cuts of meat directly to consumers, restaurants, and grocery stores within that same state. But instead the
4:26 PM · Aug 21, 2026 · 111K Views
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The Tariffs… Bessent doesn’t grasp the immorality of them, nor does he understand the economic drag they create
Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm@gardgoldsmith
The largest corporation in world history is the US government. It takes from all of us, via tariffs, taxes, inflated fiat currency, "regulations", and more. Tell us more about "Corporate Welfare", Scott.
Aaron Rupar @atrupar
Q: Target received a $1 billion refund for tariffs. What does that say? BESSENT: What it says is that the Democratic attorney generals who filed their ridiculous lawsuit against this administration wanted the money to go back to the payer of record. That is corporate welfare.
3:36 AM · Aug 21, 2026 · 83 Views
Turkey’s govt has asked Interpol to arrest Netanyahu.
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Drop Site@DropSiteNews
🇹🇷 🇸🇾 Turkey says it is not considering military retaliation for Israel’s bombing of Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase, accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to provoke further regional escalation due to the Israeli Prime Minister’s “growing international
TRT World Now @TRTWorldNow
Turkish Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran says Israeli PM Netanyahu's threats and falsehoods directed at Türkiye and Syria reflect his growing international isolation, political fears and delusions
9:10 AM · Aug 21, 2026 · 51.2K Views
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But Israel threatens Turkey even more “Israel warns Türkiye over Syria — RT World News” LINK that would be SYRIA, again, a completely diff nation from Israel, but that has never stopped the Zionistas.
Matt Bracken offers Nima key thoughts here
The Chinese government has no incentive to do this. They also hold a LOT of US Bonds (and have slowly been decreasing their holdings of them, a big sign)
Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm@gardgoldsmith
The US Is Pressuring China to Adopt Economic War Against Iran
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The US Is Pressuring China to Adopt Economic War Against Iran
7:44 PM · Aug 21, 2026 · 24 Views
The US cannot engage in such threats. The US economy is collapsing.
Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm@gardgoldsmith
How to destroy the vestiges of the economy and usher in WWIII, in one easy lesson:
Sputnik @SputnikInt
Bessent threatens Iran’s trade partners with "economic oblivion" "Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten a nation's economic oblivion." He warned that China is a potential target: "China gets 50% of its energy from the Gulf. It would do them a big service to get with the
3:46 PM · Aug 21, 2026 · 45 Views
This is a good sign for Spanish and Iranian traders. It is another warning to the US and any national govt that works with it to undermine Iran’s economy.
Ryan Rozbiani@RyanRozbiani
Spain Licensed for First Mining Investment in Iran A Spanish company has been licensed to extract and process mineral ore inside Iran, marking Spain's first investment of its kind in the country. The deal opens a new European channel into Iran's mining sector despite U.S.
6:15 PM · Aug 20, 2026 · 99.3K Views
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JD lies - more
Ryan Rozbiani@RyanRozbiani
JD Vance ADMITS Iran Does NOT Have a Nuclear Weapon "So long as they don't have a nuclear weapon, that's what we're focused on. That's what the president frankly has already accomplished." THEN Brags about how STARVING Over 90 MILLION Iranians saying "We have shown an ability
10:37 PM · Aug 20, 2026 · 57.3K Views
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BTW, JD made a PR appearance at a mill where his grandfather, James, worked, so he could lie some more and pretend he was on the side of freedom.
Ounka@OunkaOnX
JD Vance: "Politicians came to Washington with a few thousand dollars and left with millions. What did we get?" Great question, JD. Trump made $2.2 billion in his first year back in office. $1.4 billion from a cryptocurrency launched right before his inauguration. Stock trades
6:00 PM · Aug 21, 2026 · 3.16K Views
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The Cradle@TheCradleMedia
VIDEO | Israeli settlers from the colony of Susiya attacked a Palestinian-owned stone quarry in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, before dawn. They proceeded to set fire to several pieces of equipment and machinery, including two excavators, two
5:52 AM · Aug 21, 2026 · 4.12K Views
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Chris Menahan 🇺🇸@infolibnews
Amb. Mike Huckabee acts like he's holding Israel to account for settler violence… while repeatedly referring to the West Bank as "Judea and Samaria." "It's not in keeping with the Torah… this idea that you can go and steal people's land…"
1:08 AM · Aug 20, 2026 · 7.65K Views
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-Not cool. “Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring health inspections of immigrant detention centers” LINK
-ICE Protests and 1st A “Judge weighs First Amendment case involving FIU student protest” LINK
-and “Federal judge lifts final remaining block on Trump ending TPS” LINK
-Hey… why WORK? Be like the bureaucrats and ICE agents and get your money off taxpayers! “San Diego Padres staffer detained by ICE at an airport while traveling for work” LINK
-Tribal Lands? That doesn’t matter to the feds “Federal judge clears path for border wall construction in Arizona” LINK
-The Police State Mentality is strong with these two, one, a tax-eater, the other, a media talking head. “James Percival calls for immediate exit of all illegal immigrants” LINK
”ICE turns to airport employees for help arresting passengers: ‘I don’t want to be doing this’” LINK
Chris Menahan 🇺🇸@infolibnews
The Israeli government secretly funded Christians United for Israel and the Christian Zionist group Eagles' Wings to shill for Israel, Israeli reporter Itamar Benzaquen tells Al Jazeera. They routed the funds through a front group called "Concert" to get around our FARA laws.
Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 @infolibnews
The wildly overhyped influence of the "10 million" Christian Zionist members of Christians United for Israel is a red herring. All it takes to become a "CUFI member" is to fill out the first three fields in this form on their website and hit "submit." You don't even need to https://t.co/NZqt4YF9UM
5:52 PM · Aug 18, 2026 · 51K Views
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