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FROM JEFF CHILDERS…THE PROGRAM IS BRILLIANT AND JEFF’S SARCASM IS OFF THE CHARTS HILARIOUS 🙂

SEE FIRST COMMENT

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Notice that phrase: federal taxpayers. Not “free college.” Because there is no such thing as “free college.” There is only “college paid for by other people who didn’t get to go to college, because they were busy working to pay for your college.” Every time a politician promises “free college,” what they actually mean is, “We are going to take money from the guy who fixes your plumbing and give it to the university so they can build a new diversity center with its own rock-climbing wall.”

This clip is making the rounds for a reason. Watch it before it disappears.

He says he caught COVID five separate times. None of them compared. Then he dropped this: we’re not even allowed to talk about vaccine side effects in this country.

https://x.com/Lee_Maasen/status/2078968373640331605

1 1/2 minutes

https://x.com/DavidBCollum/status/2079210510298280295

did anyone actually see Graham on his flight back from Ukraine after drone plant and his hotel were destroyed?

https://x.com/DavidBCollum/status/2079218005045571825

“Sheesh”

via the Maher piece

pedro notes that support for the radical left WILL GROW, until MAGA solves the problem of growing wealth and income inequality, along with homelessness due to rampant fiat inflation

effects have causes!

IRAN SAYS IT CONTROLS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS THEY RETALIATE AGAINST THE US “AGRESSION” AND MISSLES HIT US MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST KILLING 3 US SERVICEMEN IN JORDAN

THE HOUTHIS ARE HOUPING IT UP AND HAVE CLOSED “THEIR” STRAIT ON THE RED SEA TO SAUDI OIL SHIPMENTS WHICH WERE BEING REROUTED FROM THE HORMUZ CHOKEPOINT

OIL OPENS $2.5 HIGHER AND THEN LOSES ALL ITS GAINS AND NOW FLAT TO DOWN

OIL TRADERS MUST BE IDIOTS …RIGHT ?

MEANWHILE GOLD AND SILVER ARE MORIBOUND AND THE STOCK MARKET IS STILL LEVATATING WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD

LOOKS LIKE “NOBODY CARES” ABOUT THE MULLAHS AND THEIR HOUTHIS

The Houthis said their decision to declare a maritime embargo was in response to what they called “an unjust and oppressive siege” imposed on Yemen by the Saudis.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/yemen-houthis-maritime-embargo-saudi-arabia-oil-rcna588345

• Europe’s heatwave is disrupting energy and transport, with low river levels restricting barge traffic on the Rhine and driving up shipping costs for fuel, coal, and other goods.
• High river temperatures have forced France to cut nuclear power generation, reducing electricity output as reactors face cooling constraints.
• The extreme weather is adding to Europe’s energy challenges, increasing inflationary pressures and threatening economic growth alongside ongoing disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

The intense early summer heatwave in Europe is warming the biggest rivers and drying up their water levels, disrupting energy deliveries, power generation, and key supply chain routes.

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/europes-heatwave-becoming-energy-crisis

Even Bill Maher is tapping out.

“Democrats are cowardly… Their party is being TAKEN OVER by radicals. When we’re cheering for the Intifada, I’M OUT.”

https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2078894626333729091

1 minute

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“I’m Not Living In Communist America”: Bill Maher Blasts Marxist DSA Democrats, Says He May Vote For JD Vance

“Don’t tell me I’m not seeing what I am seeing.” 

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/im-not-living-communist-america-bill-maher-blasts-marxist-dsa-democrats-says-he-may-vote

“Aliens have NO EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS against the federal government.”

https://x.com/QuantumGuard17/status/2078627472086843814

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The European Union (EU) and a Caribbean Community sub-grouping are fixing for a protracted fight over EU demands that these small, finance-starved island nations stop selling local passports and citizenships to wealthy foreigners, or their citizens will lose visa-free travel privileges.

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/07/16/eu-demands-shutdown-of-golden-passports-scheme/

Summary

• US President Donald Trump said the United States had struck Iran “very hard again tonight” in honour of American service members killed in the conflict.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed two oil tankers “exploded and were brought to a halt” late Sunday after attempting to transit the southern Strait of Hormuz under what it described as US pressure.
• US Central Command said American naval forces enforcing the blockade against Iran have redirected six commercial vessels and disabled one as of July 19 to ensure “full compliance.”
• The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has threatened to enter the conflict and target US interests and military bases in Iraq and across the region “with full force” if Washington further expands its attacks on Iran.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607186178

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Brent Oil Tops $90 as Middle East Attacks Threaten Hormuz Flows

https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/brent-oil-tops-90-middle-225554077.html

For the largest nuclear bomb ever tested (the Soviet Tsar Bomba, about 50 megatons):

• Near-total devastation: about 20–25 miles (32–40 km) in diameter.
• Serious blast damage: can extend 50+ miles (80+ km).
• Broken windows: over 100 miles (160+ km) away.

These are approximate and depend on where and how the weapon is detonated.

No one can say with certainty because it would depend on the circumstances and the decisions of Iran’s leadership at the time.

Most security analysts would say:

• If Iran acquired a nuclear weapon, the most likely purpose would be deterrence—to discourage attacks by making the potential cost to an adversary much higher. This is how several other nuclear-armed states have historically viewed their arsenals.
• Actually using a nuclear weapon against another country would carry an extremely high risk of devastating retaliation. For that reason, many analysts believe any Iranian leadership would be very reluctant to cross that threshold.

That said, there are reasons governments remain concerned:

• Iranian leaders have made hostile statements toward Israel over the years.
• Iran has supported armed proxy groups in the region.
• A future crisis or miscalculation could increase the risk of escalation.

So the answer is not simply “yes” or “no.” The mainstream assessment is:

• Could Iran use a nuclear weapon if it had one? Yes, it is possible.
• Would it be likely to do so without extraordinary circumstances? Most analysts believe the probability is relatively low because of the near certainty of overwhelming retaliation.

This is one reason why Iran’s nuclear program has been a major international security issue for many years: even a low probability of nuclear use is taken very seriously because the consequences would be catastrophic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_z6iN__6j0

I responded to you re my 13:53 post.

Broke the mile world record running basically 55.6 400m 4x

https://x.com/i/status/2078560274177499599

The European Union is increasingly behaving like a liberal authoritarian empire, determined to tell people what they may say, what they must do, and even whom they are allowed to vote for. No person who truly values freedom can accept this.

https://x.com/BalazsOrban_HU/status/2078526654000115961

Austrian Precious Metals expert Ernst Gratz lays out the most dangerous setup the silver market has seen in years. Trump’s critical metals Executive Order is racing toward its mid-July deadline at the exact same moment the COMEX July contract hits Last Notice Day. The collision of policy power and physical scarcity is no longer theoretical………..

THE BOTTOM LINE — Policy pressure from the White House is tightening the noose at the precise moment the paper market is most exposed. The mismatch between claims and real metal has never been this extreme heading into a major notice period. This is the setup that turns paper promises into physical fireworks.

https://x.com/Mark4XX/status/2078117727114334500

If Oil keeps going up all other prices will go up, around the world, more inflation, and gold is a perfect inflation hedge. I still don’t know what the rush was to attack, unless Netanyahu is a status quo globalist, and wants to screw up the mid term elections.

P.S. the Fed Res can not raise rates to hold gold prices back anymore because cars and houses cost 20 times more than they did back before 1971.

A house was $40,000 and a new car was about $3,000, plus wages were higher. We can’t afford 18% mtg on a $800,000 house or a $60,000 new car

The average number of days per year in the U.S. reaching 95°F was ~18% lower during the 60-year period 1961 to 2020 compared to 1901 to 1960.

The number of days reaching 100°F and 105°F have also declined since 1895.

Nice chart at link – Conterminous United States Observer Number of Hot Days – 1895-2025 – Source NOAA

https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX/status/2078566117711196362

Summary

• CENTCOM Says US Forces Launch New Strike On Iran
• State Dept. Issues Worldwide Warning 
• CENTCOM says two US troops killed in Iranian attack on Jordan base.
• Iran formally suspends MoU with the US, declaring agreement is over & commitments will no longer be fulfilled.
• Fighting escalates into seventh straight day of heavy bombings.
• Iran reportedly struck a US base in Saudi Arabia for the first time in four months.
• US strikes disrupt southern Iran’s telecom network, knocking out 116 communication towers amid new infrastructure war.
• Iran pounds Kuwait’s energy infrastructure, damaging power & desalination facilities.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/kuwait-pounded-iranian-barrage-oil-and-desalination-plants-come-under-attack

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US-Iran Tit-For-Tat Spirals Towards Broader Conflict

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-iran-tit-tat-spirals-towards-broader-conflict

LATEST OVERNIGHT HEADLINES IN 1st COMMENT ATTACHED

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“We’ve Burned Through All Buffers”: Oil Traders Warn Market Running On Fumes

“Ultimately, the market was pricing an optimistic flow trajectory that now is clearly not on the table, at least . . . not until we get another round of diplomacy,” Natixis Bank analyst Joel Hancock wrote in a note.

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/weve-burned-through-all-buffers-oil-traders-warn-market-running-fumes

Sen. John Fetterman (D) indicates he’s ON THE VERGE of FLIPPING PARTIES

This comes as nearly 60% PERCENT of Pennsylvania Democrats want Fetterman to leave the party

“If I change my party spontaneously right now, my views and my votes aren’t going to change. It’s really more of a statement.”

“If you believe the Democratic Party’s future is describing Israel of apartheid, genocidal, not deserving our support…does this make sense for me as a Democrat?”

“If that becomes the Democratic platform that we will not ever vote for any aid and will turn our back on Israel, then that makes me to make that decision is really what a Democrat should stand for, or being a part of my party for me!”

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2078836125502751217

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BREAKING: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) just sounded the alarm that his own party is devising ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN heading into the midterms

Nuke the filibuster and DEFEAT SCHUMER!

“The 3rd shutdown in like 9 months?! That’s INSANE.”

“They’re talking about another SHUTDOWN now. That would put me at odds with the Democratic Party. I will never vote to shut our government down.”

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2078851164687188257

FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE DEMOCRATS BUT I WAS NOT A DEMOCRAT…SO !

JEFF CHILDERS SUNDAY SPECIAL IS A MUST SEE : PAYWALLED . SO POSTED IN THE COMMENT SECTION…COMPLETE WITH THE TRANSCRIPT OF MARCO RUBIO’S EPIC SPEECH ON THE RISE OF COMMUNISM IN THE USA

https://no01.substack.com/p/nothing-to-see-here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkLWtcf6wwc 57 min

extraordinary ‘guide’

https://x.com/RedWavePress/status/2078461829638967712 1 min

So it was capitalism that destroyed their Peru.
And so they left. As Maoist Communists.
For America.

To do what, exactly?

from a comment

https://totallyhistory.com/karl-marxs-children/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apc-fatsKVw

https://issuesinsights.com/2026/07/18/exclusive-proof-that-biden-wrote-his-memoir-all-by-himself/

Iran put everything it had on the line, everything, to stop the most heinous crimes, the crime of crimes and the supreme crime of aggression, in our time.

Standing completely alone in the world, it tied its own destiny to the people of Palestine and Lebanon.

And it almost succeeded.

Now imagine if only one, just ONE, other nation had stood with Iran on this issue.

Not a single country pressed Israel and the US to commit to the MOU.
Not a single one of the nuclear powers and all those self proclaimed ambassadors of peace.
Not a single neighboring Arab country.
Not even Lebanon itself.

They all just stood by and watched Iran fight alone and pay the price.

What an absolutely despicable and disgusting world we have created.

https://x.com/AmirAminiMD/status/2078134014309777884