Ruben Gallego’s Political Career May Be Toast Ruben Gallego spent the better part of the past year positioning himself as the Democrat who cracked the code for Democrats to start winning back Latino voters.  Gallego won his Arizona Senate seat in 2024, defeating Kari Lake by just over two points, even as President Trump carried the state with relative ease.  That narrow but meaningful victory turned him into something of a […]

Another ‘Green Dot Sunday’: Oil Jumps, Stocks Dump After Weekend Of Escalations Having gone into the weekend with stocks squeezing to record highs and oil prices plunging on euphoric hope that goldilocks was right around the corner in the Middle East – following Trump’s very enthusiastic statements all day – things have gone a ‘little bit slightly turbo’ again… As last week’s rally extended, the market’s sensitivity to […]

Open Sesame Submitted By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities This week’s market behavior had a mythical, almost magical tone to it. In Arabian Nights, Ali Baba was able to open a cave of riches by uttering the phrase “Open Sesame.” Markets responded to any and every sort of connotation of “The Strait is Open” by rewarding participants with riches. We started this week bright and early, kicking off Bloomberg TV, and then […]

Will This Atlantic Hit Piece Be The Final Straw? Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, The Atlantic has a well-documented history of publishing fake hit pieces about President Donald Trump and his administration, and one wonders how many more hoaxes they can run before they get in real trouble. Its latest effort targeting FBI Director Kash Patel may be its most reckless yet — and this time, the bureau is fighting back […]

“No More Mr. Nice Guy”: US Strikes, Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Trying To Break Blockade Summary Trump renews threats if no deal is reached: “No More Mr. Nice Guy” Trump says U.S. struck and seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship in Gulf of Oman Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt after multiple incidents (Iran renewed threats to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait) Vance to lead negotiations with […]

Catching Print? New Feminist Trend Proves They Have Smooth Brains For decades insecure women have used feminism as a vehicle to crusade against “body shaming” and male objectification – Which is essentially a war on men who dare to have beauty preferences.  Nearly every feminist movement has roots in female physical insecurity, from the “fat positivity” movement, to the “slut walk” protests, to diversity requirements that are […]

Trump’s Cryptic “The End Is Near” Post Sends Internet Into A Frenzy Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a development that quickly fueled online speculation, President Trump posted a video of Frank Sinatra performing his signature hit “My Way” on social media with no accompanying text or explanation. The move came just hours after he convened a high-level meeting in the White House Situation Room to discuss the […]

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Finally Joins Reusable Rocket Club – But Suffers Craft Issues In Space Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reached space on its third flight and successfully landed its booster for the first time, but ultimately failed to place an AST SpaceMobile satellite into low Earth orbit. The booster landed on a large barge in the Atlantic Ocean, while the satellite separated and powered on but ended up in what Jeff Bezos’ […]

Here’s Why Trump’s Hormuz Blockade Should Stoke ‘Strait Chaos’ For China The currently closed Strait of Hormuz, situated between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, and has emerged as a major flashpoint in the US-Iran war. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, off Yemen’s coast, has also remained a focal point among critical maritime chokepoints, given ongoing threats from Iran-linked Houthi […]

Short-Covering Rally… Or Something More? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, ▶ WEEK CLOSE:  S&P 500 7,126.06 (+1.2%)  |  Nasdaq 13-Day Win Streak (longest since 1992)  |  Russell 2000 New ATH  |  Brent Crude -9.1%  |  VIX 17.42 What began as a short-covering rally on April 7th has spent the last two weeks proving the bears wrong. Friday’s close at 7,126, the first finish above 7,100 in the […]

Marjorie Taylor Greene Amplifies Viral Doubts About Butler Assassination Attempt Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has drawn attention to a detailed personal account from a longtime Trump supporter who now questions key elements of the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In an April 12 post on X, Trisha Hope, a self-described J6 activist and […]

Warrantless Surveillance Fight Again Ignites Massie vs. Trump Showdown Via The Libertarian Institute President Donald Trump said Congress must extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) even if it means giving up “rights and privileges.” Section 702 allows for the collection of Americans’ data without a warrant.  In a post on Truth Social, Trump urged House Republicans to reject any amendments to […]

Uranium Supply Crunch Worsens Amid Kazakhstan’s Plan For Strategic Reserve Drawing further attention to the global uranium supply-demand mismatch that we’ve been pounding the table on since 2020, Kazakhstan has outlined plans to accelerate exploration and create a strategic reserve for the nuclear fuel.  We’ve repeatedly emphasized that the US is not moving fast enough if it hopes to secure fuel for its reactor fleet… US Is […]

Is A “Vicious” Treasury Market Emergency At Our Doorstep?  Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance When Henry Paulson steps back into the public conversation after years of relative silence, it’s not random timing. This is someone who sat at the center of the 2008 financial crisis and understands how quickly confidence can evaporate once stress begins to build in core markets. Paulson also appears to be one of about…oh, I don’t […]

Fury As Nigerian Migrant Caught Cooking Cat In Public Park Next To Children’s Playground Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A Nigerian immigrant was arrested in Sarzana, Italy after local residents spotted him roasting a freshly killed cat on a makeshift barbecue in a Park—right beside a children’s playground. The man, described as shoeless, had set up a grate over an open fire in the Crociata public space […]

US Prepares To Board Iran-Linked Ships Globally Following Iranian Gunboat Attack On Tanker In Hormuz Summary:  US officials: War may resume if no peace talks breakthrough: Axios Two Iranian gunboats Open Fire on a tanker near Oman; 2nd tanker hit by ‘unknown projectile’. India summons Iranian ambassador to condemn incident Pentagon prepared to expand anti-vessel action, signals prepared to board Iran-linked ships globally […]

U.S. Navy Deploys Sea Robots To Sweep Hormuz Chokepoint For Mines The US military is deploying unmanned and autonomous surface platforms that can tow an advanced mine-hunting sonar system to detect sea mines that were deployed by Iranian naval forces. This development comes even as Iran closed the Hormuz chokepoint on Saturday morning. By Sunday morning, Iran’s chief negotiator said some progress had been made in negotiations […]

Turkey Could Be ‘Next Iran’ For Israel: US Envoy Scrambles To Calm Tensions Via Middle East Eye US Envoy Tom Barrack has downplayed escalating tensions between Turkey and Israel as just “rhetoric” and pushed for regional cooperation between the two countries in security and energy projects. Speaking during a panel at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Barrack pushed back against comments from some officials in both countries that […]

Huge Provocation: Russia-Installed Official In Ukraine Hosts Talks With North Korean Envoy Both Kiev and Washington have been met with a new provocation related to North Korea’s role in supporting Russia during the over four-year long Ukraine war, at a moment Russia continues to claim sovereignty over Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Ukraine and its Western backers have vehemently rejected Russia’s hold on […]

Spain’s Last Chance: Could Far-Left Govt’s Mass Legalization Of Migrants Be Blocked By Supreme Court? Via Remix News, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his far-left government are not over the finish line yet when it comes to their plan to legalize hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants. Now, the Spanish legal group Hazte Oír have made the first successful step in challenging the far-left government’s “Royal […]

Netanyahu Left ‘Personally Stunned’ By Trump Rhetoric Prohibiting Lebanon Strikes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle were reportedly blindsided – left “stunned” – after President Trump dropped a surprise line effectively clipping Israel’s wings in Lebanon, according to Axios, citing sources familiar with the exchange. On Friday, Trump declared the US had “prohibited” further Israeli strikes just as the […]

Spanberger Signs Unconstitutional Bill To Strip Confederacy-Linked Groups Of Tax Exempt Status Authored by Jonathan Turley, There has been growing criticism (and falling poll numbers) of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger after she ran as a moderate and then immediately veered to the far left after her election.  Once in power, Spanberger and the Democrats unleashed a slew of tax increases, moved to eliminate all but one […]

These Are The US Cities Where No One Can Afford A Large Home An April 2026 housing report by Highland Cabinetry highlights a growing affordability crisis across major American cities, revealing that the true cost of housing goes beyond total price and is better understood through the lens of cost per square foot. By analyzing home prices, rental costs, and average property sizes across 40 large cities, the study shows where […]

Pro-Life Dad Awarded Million-Dollar Settlement Over Biden-Era FBI Raid Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, A pro-life father of seven whose Pennsylvania home was raided at gunpoint by the FBI under the Biden administration has been awarded a seven-figure settlement from the Department of Justice (DOJ). Fox News reports that Mark Houck, a devout Catholic and pro-life activist, was arrested in 2021 by the FBI and […]

Japan Tops Canada As World’s Most Polite Nation What makes a country “polite”—and which ones stand out globally? A new survey of over 4,600 respondents by Remitly reveals a clear frontrunner. Japan alone captured more than 35% of all votes, far ahead of every other country on the list. As Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen shows in the chart below, the ranking highlights how perceptions of politeness vary worldwide, while […]