Several US Warplanes Damaged In This Week’s Iranian Attack On Base In Jordan: Report The Iranian ballistic missile attack on an American base in Jordan this week ranks as one of the single biggest missile volleys sent over Jordan since the start of the US-led war. The Tuesday night into Wednesday attack targeted Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, multiple international reports say. Widely shared but unconfirmed social media videos appeared […]

Trump Broadens Interior’s Role In National Energy Emergencies Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump expanded the number of Cabinet officials who can independently exercise emergency powers involving the nation’s energy supplies for the second time in six months. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times An executive order issued Sept. 8 […]

Huge Fire Along Saudi ‘Hormuz Bypass’ East-West Oil Pipeline After Alleged Houthi Strikes Update(1815ET): While unconfirmed, this would mark a huge escalation of the Houthi entry into what’s been creeping all summer into a regional war: Yemen’s armed forces targeted Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline; satellite data shows fires at six points along the route that transports crude oil from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea. (IRIB […]

Right-Wing Bolsonaro Overtakes Socialist Lula On Polymarket As Brazil Election Nears Polymarket’s “Brazil Presidential Election” market, with nearly $150 million in trading volume, now favors right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro over leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of October’s election. The shift follows polling data released earlier this week showing Bolsonaro pulling ahead in a hypothetical runoff, although the […]

Trump Admin Proposes Excluding Illegal Immigrants From Census Count Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration is proposing to change how the U.S. Census is conducted by excluding illegal immigrants from the population totals that are used to determine political representation. The Census Bureau posted a proposed rule on Wednesday that said it also wants to prohibit the inclusion of questions about […]

Ten AI Jobs That Pay Up To 85% More Than Traditional Tech Jobs Tech professionals who add AI skills to their existing expertise can earn significantly more than those in traditional roles, according to a September 2026 study by software talent marketplace Lemon.io. In some cases, the salary premium approaches 85%, while several career transitions could take less than six months, according to Lemon.io. The research compared […]

South Koreans Rally Against Hormuz Deployment In Front Of US Embassy Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com Protesters gathered near the US Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday to rally against joining the US war with Iran, as the South Korean government is considering deploying military forces to help the US efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz. Carrying signs that read “Do Not Join a War of Aggression” and “No Military Deployment to […]

Oracle Rises After Cloud Revenues Beat Thanks To Massive CapEx, Soaring Debt Earnings season may be over, but the occasional earnings reports are still trickling through, and moments ago we got the latest off-season report from the most indebted company in AI, Oracle, which reported adjusted revenue for the first quarter that beat the average analyst estimate, and which helped push the stock higher, but just barely above where it […]

Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Republicans’ New Congressional Map The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Thursday from using the state’s Republican-drawn 2025 congressional map, an order that puts Missouri back under the districts adopted in 2022. The order ran one page, disclosed no vote, gave no reasoning, and drew no noted dissents. In this photo taken with a smartphone, people opposed to a […]

When Grievance Enters The Huddle Authored by Andre Billeaudeaux via American Thinker, The NAACP is asking some of America’s best black high-school football players to consider withholding commitments from public universities in eight states because of congressional redistricting. Current athletes are encouraged to consider transferring and using their NIL platforms to support the cause. The slogan is direct: “No Representation. No […]

Fetterman Condemns Socialism In Surprise Video Message To GOP Convention Pennsylvania’s Democratic senator made a surprise video appearance in Dallas on Wednesday night in front of a sea of Republicans at the GOP midterm convention. In a short video message, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) condemned the rise of socialist politicians in the United States and welcomed his Republican counterpart, Sen. Dave McCormick, as the next speaker […]

Charlie Kirk Built A Conservative Institution. Can It Survive Him? Authored by Brigham Tomco via Deseret News, Just inside the Turning Point USA Freedom Center in Phoenix, Arizona, there is a gold-framed painting, about three feet tall, glowing in a warm spotlight mounted on the wall. Captured mid-throw is Charlie Kirk, lobbing red and white MAGA caps into a mass of ecstatic students, cheering against the brilliant-blue backdrop […]

Perfectly Timed AI Panic Resurrects ‘Bipartisan AI Safety Bill’ A stalled bipartisan artificial intelligence safety bill has suddenly found new life on Capitol Hill – propelled by a combination of dire warnings from inside the industry’s leading labs and a brewing grassroots revolt threatening Republicans in key midterm states. According to a new report from Semafor, momentum is building for a Senate regulatory framework just as […]

Melania Trump’s Team Finally Breaks Silence On Natalie Harp Frenzy A key advisor to First Lady Melania Trump has broken his silence against the nonstop media frenzy surrounding President Donald Trump and loyal White House aide Natalie Harp. Evan Vucci/Reuters/Aaron Schwarz/Getty Images The speculation, circulating for weeks across mainstream and tabloid outlets, concerns whether Trump’s working relationship with the 35-year-old […]

Trump Warns ‘Activity’ Seen At Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site: ‘Don’t Get Cute’ This week there’s been more mainstream reporting and chatter centered on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain. The nuclear development site has been of special interest and focus to the Trump administration due to how immensely fortified it is, meaning the Iranians can conduct uranium enrichment activities deep under the mountain if they so desire. The US and […]

Head Of Blackstone’s Real Estate Group Abandons Ship After Less Than A Year  Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance The Incentive To Stay, The Psychology Of Leaving Head of Real Estate Nadeem Meghji is leaving Blackstone less than a year after taking sole control of its real-estate business, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The official explanation is a desire to spend more time with family. That may be […]

Record-Breaking 30Y Auction Sees Huge Stop Through, 2nd Highest Foreign Demand On Record One day after a blowout 10Y auction, which saw massive buyside demand thanks to the surge in yields earlier after the Bessent buyback disappointed which led to a huge concession into yesterday’;s 10Y auction, moments ago we got the week’s final coupon auctio when the Treasury sold $22BN in 30Y paper in an auction that was on the verge of blowing […]

Tate Brothers To Remain In Custody As They Fight Extradition To UK, Judge Rules Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, Social media influencers and brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in U.S. custody, a magistrate judge ruled on Wednesday, as they continue to fight their extradition to the United Kingdom on rape and sex trafficking charges. In a surprise move during a custody hearing on Aug. 27, both brothers took […]

Trump Floats $5,000 “Stimmy” Checks For Every US Adult Citizen If GOP Holds Congress During a speech Wednesday night at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, President Trump proposed sending every adult American citizen a $5,000 “Trump dividend” if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November. “If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them,” Trump […]

Emergency Slide Accidentally Deployed On New Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Before Trump Flew To Texas Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times, The new Air Force One’s emergency slide was accidentally deployed on Sept. 9 before President Donald Trump boarded to attend the first-ever 2026 Republican Midterm Convention. The inflatable slide popped out shortly before the president was scheduled to board the plane and fly to […]

Trump Open To Pardoning Cohen After Former Attorney Says He Was Pressured Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would consider giving his former personal attorney Michael Cohen a pardon after Cohen said he felt he was “pressured and coerced” while testifying against Trump in a criminal trial. “If everything is checking out, it’s something I would consider,” Trump told […]

WTI Tops $101 As Strategic Petroleum Reserve Nears Record Low Following Brent’s lead (which is following Shanghai’s demand push), WTI topped $100 this morning for the first time since May, fueled by festering Middle East hostilities (with Saudi-Houthi attacks stealing the headlines) and the Saudis latest statement showing crude output at a 36-year low. That suggests the market is transitioning to a regime where $100 Brent is the […]

Rate-Hike Odds Spike As Fuel Costs Push US Producer Prices Higher In a relatively unusual turn around, US producer prices hit today ahead of tomorrow’s CPI. Interestingly Consumer prices get all the headlines, it is PPI that offers the most read-throughs for Core PCE – The (old) Fed’s favorite inflation gauge). Headline producer pries were expected to rebound significantly from July’s flatline as oil prices rebounded on […]

Copper Stocks Hammered As White House Tariff Doubts Rattle Metals Trade Copper future and related stocks plunged on Thursday morning after a Reuters report said that the White House’s “copper tariff plan stalls amid affordability concerns.”  The Trump administration has yet to decide whether to impose tariffs on refined copper, sending copper prices around the world to record highs this summer as physical copper flooded US […]

“There Is No Day After Tomorrow”; Bessent Warns Of Consequences To Losing AI Arms Race To China Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States cannot afford to fall behind China in artificial intelligence, warning that a Chinese lead would outweigh other U.S. advantages. “Beating China – there is no day after tomorrow if China wins at this,” Bessent said on Sept. 9 at […]