Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
We’ve been properly warned. Now what?
Treasury Plans $6 Billion in Debt Repurchases to Battle Rising Yields
Bond yields rose after the announcement, suggesting investors were underwhelmed by the size of the purchases.
Bessent Fails to Shock and Awe the Bond Market
The Treasury Department failed to cow the bond market Wednesday with its amped-up buyback announcement, as rates still rose. The reaction suggests that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s unusual showdown with the markets could itself add to upward pressure on interest rates — precisely the opposite of what most think he’s trying to achieve.
Coronavirus and Public Health:
Repeat COVID infections tied to higher odds of new health conditions
Iran:
Iran Ready for More Intense War and Will Not Back Down
Iran is ready for a more intense war and will escalate its counterstrikes if the U.S. continues attacking its territory and infrastructure, according to a senior official from the Islamic Republic. Tehran has no intention of backing down in the face of an American naval blockade and attacks on its oil tankers, said the official, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters. Economic pain may be increasing, they said, but the country’s leaders see the war with the U.S. as posing an existential threat that leaves them little choice but to keep fighting.
*———— Diesel ————*
Politics:
Trump Urges Republicans to ‘Cheat Like Hell’
Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms
These checks will arrive right after the already promised $5,000 DOGE checks?
Fetterman appears at RNC midterm convention in surprise video
*———— A mari usque ad mare ————*
Why Trump Has It Out for Canada
When Donald Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. All of those pretty colors do not represent actual places filled with human beings who have distinct cultures, languages, and histories; the planet, to Trump, is a big board game, like Risk or Monopoly. Greenland isn’t a real location—it’s a valuable chunk of territory nestled between Boardwalk and Park Place. The Strait of Hormuz isn’t an international waterway—it’s a thing to control somewhere between Kamchatka and East Africa. This inability to grasp the existence of independent nations drives the president to fury when countries and their governments refuse to play along with his delusions.
*———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————*
*———— The Epstein Coverup ————*
*———— The Panopticon ————*
*———— Autocracy R Us ————*
*———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————*
Trump Says He’d ‘Consider’ Pardoning Michael Cohen
*———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————*
*———— Melon Husk ————*
Elon Musk told ex-girlfriend he needed ‘a legion of children before the civil war’
*———— Mors Imperii ————*
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