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An Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday killed two people, a six-year-old girl and a woman, as the IDF continues regularly killing children in its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Palestinian medics and witnesses told Reuters that the attack was carried out by two Israeli helicopters and struck a tent, […]

Eight Marines Were Injured By Iranian Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Attack 2 Weeks Ago Several days ago The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon quietly added dozens to its tally of American servicemembers wounded amid the Iran war. Since March and hearkening back to the opening weeks of Operation Epic Fury, there's been an alleged constant Trump administration effort to conceal or at least downplay damage and casualties from Iranian retaliation strikes on US bases in the region. War Secretary Pete Hegseth and top generals especially in the opening months tried to present the...

The Day Democrats Return To Wall Street  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance If there’s one thing the market has become spectacularly good at, it’s extrapolating today’s political environment out to infinity…and “pricing in” things (like the end of the Iran War, Trump Tax cuts, future rate cuts, etc.) over and over again until one day of bad news turns into a year of “market optimism” about things getting better, prompting the S&P to rally to new all-time highs 17 days in a row despite the fact that nothing has changed on...