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  Lawmakers Ask Army To Explain Why It Told Military Unit To Stop Specializing In Drone Warfare WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing the Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to  stop specializing in drone warfare , an order that comes as the world’s  battlefields rapidly evolve  and military tactics increasingly rely on uncrewed systems to fight. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was building its own drones and practicing the kind of warfare that  Ukraine has pioneered  against Russia and that  Iran has fought against the U.S. — warfare that has  killed and wounded  American troops. The brigade of 600 soldiers was set up in November to be deployed anywhere that drones were needed, but Hegseth ordered it to be disbanded, for reasons yet to be explained. Thom Tillis Calls On Trump To Get Rid Of 'Inept' Pete Hegseth Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to get rid of Defense ...

  ECONOMY The war is raising the price of money. That’s a problem for the global economy It was supposed to be a quick, four week operation, but now the war has dragged out for more than six months, with no end in sight, disrupting the flow of energy out of the most critical supply region in the world. That’s forced investors to reprice energy, inflation and bonds. Energy shock pushes up inflation Last month was the most expensive August for gas prices in US history, according to AAA. Diesel, a crucial fuel for the economy, has spiked 51% since the war started, and this will work its way through the entire economy, making everything more expensive for everyone, especially those who can afford it least. UPDATED 57 MIN AGO

  President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself, suggesting the critical waterway could become the "Trump Strait" as his administration says the United States has gained control of the passage during the war with Iran. "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???" Trump asked on  Truth Social . "Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before! Thank you for your attention to this matter," he added. OMG, the arrogant bastard has lost it….as he continues to screw up the entire world economy, with everyone paying over fifty percent more for oil, gas and diesel…..and no end in sight. Thanks a bunch, MAGA morons.

  Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World Government bond yields are hitting multi-decade highs, reflecting anxiety about debt levels, deficits and inflation. The effects will extend to mortgages, business loans and other types of credit.

  When Trump started the war, Israel was the only nation to join the U.S. in battle. Since then, Trump has scoffed at the unwillingness of America’s traditional global allies to contribute to both military and logistics support against Iran. Instead, America’s longtime military, diplomatic and trading partners have only further solidified their postures shunning the U.S. — heeding  the urgings of Canada’s Carney. In response, Trump has abruptly shifted the U.S. further toward isolationism rather than reassuring weary allies.

  The dollar is the world’s currency, not just America’s. It is the unit in which most cross-border transactions worldwide are quoted and settled. A remarkable 89 percent of global foreign exchange transactions are in dollars. Nearly 60 percent of the foreign currency reserves of central banks from Beijing to Zurich are held in dollar-denominated bank deposits and Treasury securities.  For the moment, anyway. The $40 trillion question is whether this happy situation will persist. Recent turmoil in the market for U.S. Treasury bonds have raised the issue of whether dollar-denominated securities — long viewed as bulletproof and government-resistant — are really as safe and liquid as central banks and private investors had come to expect. Not because of anything market related, but because of the Trump administration’s threats to political and financial institutions, both domestic and international. The dollar’s champions are still trying to make the case that there is no alterna...

 

  Here is what real polling shows – Trump is  deeply unpopular with a growing majority  of Americans and losing ground specifically with Republican voters.  His war in Iran ,  the rising cost of gasoline , his  irrational obsession with international tariffs  that drive up costs for Americans – none of that feels like the "winning" that Trump keeps proclaiming, as he rounds up hardworking Mexican immigrants. Only 4% of those arrested, imprisoned and deported have a criminal record, after he built his Private Army with the promise of removing ‘the worst of the worst’, not granny’s caretaker. What? You say he LIED? AGAIN?

   A surge in immigration arrests this summer has swept up thousands of people who had not previously been the focus of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. They included people married to U.S. citizens, people who had entered legally and were pursuing an asylum claim, and others with a temporary legal status that the administration pushed to revoke. A majority of the immigrants arrested in July were people who were accused of violating civil immigration laws but who had not been charged with or convicted of a crime, an analysis of newly released federal data shows. The share with a past violent criminal conviction fell to less than 4%.

 And then we could ask the dumbshit. ‘What you think now, moron?’

 Do something outrageous, to divert attention away from his screw ups…. Change the name of Lake Ontario….and listen to people squawk, so they aren’t talking about Iran, or Epstein files, or his $40 TRILLION debt. Nice move, jackass.

  "He is, bar none, the worst treasury secretary in the history of the United States," said   Steve Schmidt , a former political strategist for President George W Bush and the John McCain presidential campaign. "Because the first treasury secretary was a true genius, the distance between Alexander Hamilton and Bessent in evolutionary scale is the difference between a flea and a human being. He is inept, he is incompetent, he is dishonest, he is smug, he is craven." Related:  The treasury bond mess: is this the demise of the US as a safe haven?

  When President Donald Trump launched his   war of aggression on Iran   earlier this year, he suggested it could end in as little as   “two or three days.”   The   toppling of Iran’s government , he predicted, might take a little longer: within   “four to five weeks.”   As of Friday, the U.S. has been at war against Iran for six months. And there is no end in sight. The White House says  it’s not even on speaking terms  with Iran after an  always-shaky ceasefire  collapsed last month.  The president figured that much like in his handling of domestic policy and politics, he could power through any obstacles. Trump’s quagmire in Iran is one of the most shameful acts of his presidency. He has failed at what he haughtily presumed  would be an easy victory  — and left Iran strategically stronger and the world worse off than when he started. And what makes it doubly tragic is how much of this catastrophe was foreseeab...