63 Million Barrels Of Iranian Oil Stuck At Sea After US Pulls Iran Sanction Waiver

Enablers Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance There’s an obvious growing failure at the center of modern markets that, as a former short seller, has become beyond obvious to me over the years. It isn’t just fraud or aggressive accounting. It’s the ecosystem that allows both to thrive: financial media that won’t press, and a sell side that won’t risk upsetting management teams they depend on for access. We’ve seen this movie before. Enron did not implode because there were no warning signs. It imploded because the warning signs were inconvenient. There were whistleblowers. There...

Overeducated Liberals With Worthless Degrees Are DSA's "Sweet Spot" Voter Nate Silver identifies lower-income, highly educated voters as the core demographic of the Democratic Socialists of America, revealing a striking breakdown in the traditional relationship between education and higher income. "Income and education are usually positively correlated. But sometimes the relationship breaks down. What's the most Democratic voting group in America? People with post-graduate degrees but lower-to-middle incomes," Silver wrote on X. In today's newsletter, I argue this is the sweet spot for the DSA. DSA members are *very* college-educated (80% BA+)...

"Full-On Truman Show": Former State Dept. Official Exposes USAID's Censorship Machine In Brazil Former State Department official Mike Benz laid out USAID's sweeping involvement in Brazil's political and institutional landscape, detailing a network of American funding that reached media organizations, universities, activist groups and organizations involved with the country's election system. Benz, who serves as executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, broke down the extent of USAID's footprint during an appearance on "The Benny Show" with host Benny Johnson. "What's happening in Brazil was a full-on Truman show. You had...