James O'Keefe OUT From Project Veritas, After Being Placed on Paid Leave By the Board

Ugly 7Y Auction Has Lowest Bid To Cover Since September, Biggest Tail Since 2024 After two "terrible" coupon auctions earlier this week, moments ago the Treasury concluded the week's final auction when it sold $44 billion in 7 Year paper. It may not have been quite as terrible as the previous two, but it wasn't much stronger either. Starting at the top, the auction stopped with a high yield of 4.255%, up sharply from 3.790% in February and the highest since Jan 2025. It also tailed the When Issued 4.247% by...

Inside Iran's Internet Access Black Market Amid 3-Week Wartime Blackout Via Middle East Eye Since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Iranian authorities have sharply restricted access to the internet. According to NetBlocks, a group that monitors internet access worldwide, Iran has experienced a near-total blackout for 20 consecutive days. Connectivity has dropped to less than one percent. For those trying to access the internet, options are limited. Some rely on Starlink, which is not widely used. The equipment is expensive and difficult to import. Iranians also believe is easier for the authorities to detect. Others...

As The Worms Turn... Authored by James Howard Kunstler, "They’re holed up in a bank demanding three large pizzas, a helicopter, and a personal phone call from Sydney Sweeney..." - Greg Gutfeld on Iran’s negotiating position The Russians have a phrase for it: negotiation-incapable (ne peregovorosposobny). That is what the Iran delegation demonstrated during a long day of talks with the US team over the weekend in Islamabad. What part of “no nukes” didn’t they understand? All of it, apparently. The corollary question on the table — arguably more pressing for Iran — was:...