"Hubris Generally Precedes Clusterf**k": Does It Smell Like Victory?

Missouri Senate Passes Bill Blocking WHO, UN, WEF Authority Authored by Jon Fleetwood via substack, A Missouri bill directly confronting the role of unelected global institutions in domestic governance has passed the state Senate, declaring that organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), and World Economic Forum (WEF) have “no jurisdiction or power within the state.” The move represents a win for state sovereignty, constitutional supremacy, and resistance to foreign governance frameworks. Missouri Senate Bill 977 (SB 977), introduced by State Senator Nick Schroer, passed the Senate on April 2, 2026 by...

WTI Extends Losses After Biggest Crude Build In 3 Years Oil prices are sliding this morning following as an over-supplied market (API reported a huge 11.4mm barrel build last week) beats the geopolitical risk premia (with the US poised to attack Iran). "Iran, rather than backing down and agreeing to all and any term [U.S. President Trump] is placing on the table (as he had expected), is instead daring him to attack. "Just you try it and you will see what you will get!" is kind of what Iran implicitly said...