Police helicopters could be seen flying overhead as protesters arrived... On the ground, however, the police presence was sparse...

Iran & Russia send vessels along with "BRICS+" participation...

State-funded game warns kids they’ll be flagged as terrorists for researching immigration stats or protesting erosion of British values...

Lessons lear'd.

As Western elites preach net zero, Africa’s Dangote is building power the hard way - fueling growth, jobs, and independence with energy that actually works...

China is uniquely unqualified to mediate between them since it has territorial disputes with India and arms Pakistan to the teeth...

Despite this, slightly more people have been able to afford healthy diets, thanks to rising incomes and social protections...

...this is effectively housing-targeted QE executed via the executive...

So the Big Oil Picture in Venezuela is way more complex than the Trump 2.0 gang suspects...

Mexico leads global silver production despite holding just 6% of the world’s known reserves...

US stocks now trade at ~3× money supply, above the dot-com peak. Up 100% since ’22, while everything just had its best year since 2009. Not much margin for error. (Molavi)

So when I see the latest proposal - a one-time 5% tax on anyone whose net worth exceeds $1 billion - I don’t see Robin Hood. I see Sacramento writing itself a permission slip...

...from 'fully valued' to US GDP growth's 'glide-path'

"In the 10 days before Christmas, an entity connected to Mr. Brin, 52, terminated or moved 15 California limited liability companies..." 

For USPS, losing Amazon removes a key revenue source that helped offset long-term declines in traditional mail.

This is most apparent in the valuation of 10y rates both outright and cross market...

Democrats warned election officials that the proposed memorandum could violate the NVRA, as the White House defended DOJ authority over voter rolls...

Big banks aren’t debating crypto anymore - they’re building it. From tokenized cash to ETFs, Wall Street is quietly going onchain...