Persistent Delusion Among the American and NATO Defense Establishment

YouTube Removes Pro-Iran Channel Producing Anti-Trump Videos Via Middle East Eye Google, the owners of YouTube, has removed a channel on the platform belonging to a pro-Iran group producing Lego-themed videos mocking Donald Trump. "Upon review, we’ve terminated the channel for violating our Spam, deceptive practices and scams policies," a YouTube spokesperson told Middle East Eye. "YouTube doesn’t allow spam, scams, or other deceptive practices that take advantage of the YouTube community."  Explosive Media's content largely consists of animations ridiculing the US war effort against Iran and poking fun at the US president. YouTube did not specify...

Dr. Oz Says He's Eyeing Florida In Medicaid Fraud Crackdown Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed this week that his office is eyeing Florida for instances of potential health care fraud. Dr. Mehmet Oz, also known as Dr. Oz, wrote on March 17 on X that what he saw in Florida “around durable medical equipment fraud was horrifying” and indicated that Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, are “next up” in his fraud investigation. “The scale is out...

Core PCE Rises Most In 3 Years; Savings Rate Tumbles As Spending Far Outpaces Income The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE - rose 0.3% MoM in January (as expected), a dip from the 0.4% sequential increase in February, with YoY rising by 3.2% (also as expected), slightly higher than the 3.0% in Feb. That is the highest annual increase in Core PCE since Nov 2023.  The headline PCE jumped notably more, as expected since it includes non-core items like energy and food, rising 0.7% MoM (as expected) driving prices up...