U.S. Economy Was Vulnerable Before War With Iran
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βAfter peaking over 9 percent on an annual basis in 2022, inflation cooled off by 2024, gliding just above the Fedβs 2 percent target. Since 2025, though, the inflation picture has worsened.β
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SPOTTED IN NASHVILLEβ¦
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βBut, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.β
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occupydemocrats
BREAKING: Massive Jeffrey Epstein BOMBSHELL drops as the pedophileβs personal accountant reveals that Epsteinβs estate paid off one of Donald Trumpβs accusers.
This isnβt a smoking gun, itβs a smoking cannon....
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The Trump administration will receive a $10 billion fee for brokering the deal that kept TikTok alive in the U.S.
JFC.
Impeach and remove this lawless man, you fools.
13.03.2026 22:05
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This is exactly how Putin became one of the wealthiest men in the world. He got a cut of every major industry. That's exactly what is going on here.
13.03.2026 22:52
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Guys, relax - Hegseth says the Strait of Hormuz is wide open for shipping as long as you ignore Iran shooting missiles at you
13.03.2026 19:21
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Polymarket, Kalshi and all the rest of these prediction markets need to be wiped off the face of the earth. They provide absolutely nothing of value and are corrupting everything they touch.
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it took just over a year to get from "I'll lower costs on day one" to "I'm raising prices and it's good, actually"
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tired: harassing athletes for not covering the spread
wired: harassing journalists for not making things up
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-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
Remember: These are the foundations of real freedom.
13.03.2026 16:01
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"The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better."
The Defense Secretary calling for a billionaire ally of the government to take over a media outlet & make it more pro-government. This is what authoritarianism looks like. But in other countries they try & hide it.
13.03.2026 13:55
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Hahahhahahahaha toy soldier really hopes you think the military academy is the military!
It ainβt lol
13.03.2026 14:42
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Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies."
No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
13.03.2026 15:36
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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate
Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is βfilled with false and defamatory claims.β
HOLY SHIT.
A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack @katmabu.bsky.social on social media a month before her election.
Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?
13.03.2026 14:31
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Hegseth is achieving levels of dipshittery in these press conferences that makes it more and more difficult for Colin Jost to parody. At some point SNL will just play Hegseth.
13.03.2026 13:28
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I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment.
Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that donβt fit because theyβre scared to take them off.
The 25th is never happening.
12.03.2026 11:27
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Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year.
Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants.
They are good for society and the economy.
12.03.2026 20:45
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Hmmm. π€
12.03.2026 21:41
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Things the 11.3 billion dollars the first 6 days of the Iran war could have paid for:
-building 45,000 homes (housing 100,000-150,000 people)
-funding childcare for 800,000 children
-feeding 5.6 million people for a year
-fund every public school lunch program
12.03.2026 17:59
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ALT TXT: Truth Social post from Donald Trump on March 12, 2026: βThe United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. BUT, of far greater interest and importance to me, as President, is stoping an evil Empire, Iran, from having Nuclear Weapons, and destroying the Middle East and, indeed, the World. I won't ever let that happen! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMPβ
Who's the "WE"Β making "a lot of money" from skyrocketing gas prices, Trump?
It's definitely not the Americans struggling to pay an extra $1.5 billion at the pump this week.
12.03.2026 17:41
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The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120% from 2017 to 2025.
The top 1% now control $55.8 trillion in assets β more than the G.D.P. of the United States and China combined.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
10.03.2026 23:00
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CNN airs compilation of JD Vance on the campaign trail saying he would keep the U.S. out of war in the Middle East. "We're going to stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world. Our interests are very much in not going to war with Iran." #IranWar
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Rand Paul: "I think we've gotten overextended. This is our second war in a month, and these wars are very very expensive not only in the lives that are lost, but also in treasure. I'm very very concerned about the debt. Half a trillion dollars for the military budget is fiscally irresponsible."
10.03.2026 13:04
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We're spending $1 billion per day on war as millions of working people struggle to get by.
Meanwhile, America's ultra-rich have never been richer.
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'The Military-Industrial Complex Is Winning': While Bombing Iran, Trump Says Weapons Contractors to Boost Production | Common Dreams
After meeting with CEOs at the White House, US President Donald Trump
said that top military contractors "have agreed t
After slashing SNAP & Medicaid, Trump is using his Iran War to line the pockets of military contractors.
I'm reminded of the words of MLK:
"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom."
09.03.2026 20:31
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Also known as "using insider knowledge for war profiteering."
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βMarkets rejoice as man who always says what everyone wants to hear tells them what they want to hearβ
09.03.2026 22:44
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An hour apart. Perhaps we should stop treating the mindless weathervane spinning in the breeze as if it has a clear strategic direction we can ascertain.
09.03.2026 22:43
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