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When “Laws” Break and Markets Change
(Money Metals News Service) In this Midweek Memo, Money Metals’ Mike Maharrey opens with physics, not finance. Water “should” freeze at 0° C (32° F), but very pure, undisturbed water can be supercooled to –5, –10, even –20° C and stay liquid. Tap the glass or drop in a speck of ice, and the whole…
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Senate Democrats Unite to Condemn Tucker Carlson Over Controversial Podcast Interview
(José Niño, Headline USA) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer just forced Republicans into an uncomfortable corner over antisemitism, and the silence from the GOP side of the aisle speaks volumes. On Monday, Schumer introduced a resolution condemning nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes for his antisemitic views and Tucker Carlson for platforming him. All 47 Senate Democrats…
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Today: Judge to Decide Degree of Media Access in Charlie Kirk Killing Case
(Headline USA) Lawyers for the 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are due in court Thursday as they push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. A Utah judge is weighing the public’s right to know details in Tyler Robinson’s case against his attorneys’ concerns that the swarm of media…
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Thousands of Afghan Refugees Qualified for Slew of Costly Benefits
(The Center Square) Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees, including the gunman charged in the shootings of two National Guard members, killing one just blocks from the White House, were eligible for a slew of benefits, including housing and medical at the expense of the American taxpayer. Following the pullout of American forces from Afghanistan…
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Ukraine Sends Response to Trump on Peace Proposal
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) Ukraine has sent the White House a point-by-point response to President Donald Trump’s peace plan. On Wednesday, A Ukrainian official told Axios that the revisions to Trump’s peace plan are “to make the whole thing doable.” The revisions include changes to the points on territorial exchanges and the Zaporizhia nuclear power…
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A Hawkish Cut? What Was So Hawkish About It?
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve announced a new round of quantitative easing (QE) on Wednesday. It also cut the federal fund rate by another 25 basis points. The mainstream called this “a hawkish cut.” Is that anything like a jumbo shrimp? Or government intelligence? And if this is hawkish, I can’t wait to see what the…
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Paramount Skydance Makes $108B Hostile Bid to Buy Warner Bros.
(Dave Mason, The Center Square) Paramount Skydance has made a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. The bid is for $77.9 billion in equity value and has an enterprise value of $108.4 billion. Paramount’s offer is the latest battle in a bidding war that appeared to end Friday when Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Michigan Man Acquitted in Whitmer ‘Fed-napping’ Case is Running for Governor
(Headline USA) From late 2020 to 2023, Michigan man William Null was facing charges related to his alleged involvement in the purported militia plot to kidnap the state’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer—a case dubbed the “fed-napping” plot due to the heavy-handed role played by undercover FBI provocateurs. Null was acquitted in late 2023, and now he’s…
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New DHS Website Shows Americans Noncitizens Arrested in their Neighborhood
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a new website for Americans to use to search and locate criminal foreign nationals who’ve been arrested in their neighborhoods. DHS’ “Worst of the Worst” provides information about an initial 10,000 criminal foreign nationals who’ve been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
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Justice Department Can Unseal Records from Epstein’s 2019 Sex Trafficking Case, Judge Says
(Headline USA) Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman reversed his earlier decision to keep the…
