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  • Trump Allows Massive New York Offshore Wind Project To Restart After NatGas Compromise
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 3:50 am

    Trump Allows Massive New York Offshore Wind Project To Restart After NatGas Compromise The Trump administration has lifted a month-old stop-work order on Empire Wind, a $5 billion wind farm project off the coast of New York, in a compromise with the state that will also see cancelled plans for a gas pipeline revived, officials said on Tuesday. Norway’s Equinor said construction work on the project, which is expected to provide […]

  • “I’m Always In Pain”: Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Announces He Has ‘Same Cancer As Biden’ And Has Months To Live
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 3:00 am

    “I’m Always In Pain”: Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Announces He Has ‘Same Cancer As Biden’ And Has Months To Live Scott Adams, the prolific cartoonist behind the ‘Dilbert’ comic who was canceled from newspapers nationwide for expressing conservative opinions, says he has the same type of aggressive cancer as former President Joe Biden and has just months to live. Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” talks about his […]

  • Watch: Inside The Secret Illegal Antifa Headquarters
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 2:10 am

    Watch: Inside The Secret Illegal Antifa Headquarters From Portland to Washington, D.C., and across Europe, the far-left extremist movement known as Antifa has unleashed years of orchestrated chaos driven by a radical, anti-capitalist agenda aimed at destabilizing the West. Now, for the first time, explosive undercover footage reveals life inside an illegal Antifa headquarters.  YouTuber The Urban Legend has released 30 minutes of […]

  • Tulsi On Fauci’s Role In Funding COVID Pandemic: “Is It Any Wonder He Sought A Preemptive Pardon?”
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 1:45 am

    Tulsi On Fauci’s Role In Funding COVID Pandemic: “Is It Any Wonder He Sought A Preemptive Pardon?” Via American Greatness, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Megyn Kelly that one reason Dr. Anthony Fauci sought a preemptive pardon before Joe Biden left the White House is because he lied under oath about helping fund the Covid-19 pandemic. Gabbard recounted the numerous times that Fauci denied providing funding […]

  • GOP Zeroes In On $40,000 SALT Cap
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 1:34 am

    GOP Zeroes In On $40,000 SALT Cap Update (2135ET): Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and moderate Republicans have tentatively agreed on a state and local tax (SALT) cap increase to $40,000 for individuals making $500,000 or less in income (no word on married couples) – with a 1% increase per year over 10 years, one source told The Hill Tuesday night. That marks an increase from the $30,000 cap with a $400,000 income cap currently in […]

  • Short Seller Challenges Jimmy Fallon To $1M Air Taxi Bet Before 2028 LA Olympics
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 1:20 am

    Short Seller Challenges Jimmy Fallon To $1M Air Taxi Bet Before 2028 LA Olympics Archer Aviation is set to serve as the official air taxi provider for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles—a high-profile partnership that has boosted the startup’s public visibility. However, skepticism mounts over whether Archer can deliver a fully operational flying taxi aircraft ahead of the Games. Short seller Culper Research has […]

  • How Hackers Can Control Your Phone With “Zero-Click” Attack
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 12:55 am

    How Hackers Can Control Your Phone With “Zero-Click” Attack Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In 2025, most people are inseparable from their laptops and smartphones. With that familiarity has come a wariness of the dangers of clicking on unsolicited emails, SMS, or WhatsApp messages. But there is a growing menace called zero-click attacks, which have previously targeted only VIPs or the very wealthy […]

  • David Sacks’ Lieutenant Explains The Real Reason Why Trump’s AI Deal With UAE Is A Yuge Win For America
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 12:30 am

    David Sacks’ Lieutenant Explains The Real Reason Why Trump’s AI Deal With UAE Is A Yuge Win For America Sriram Krishnan, Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, joined the Monday edition of TBPN to explain why the U.S.-UAE AI Partnership is a strategic victory for the United States in its race to lead AI development against China, a perspective largely (and unsurprisingly) overlooked by mainstream media. […]

  • Trump Unveils $175 Billion Plan For “Golden Dome” Missile Defense System
    by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2025 at 12:05 am

    Trump Unveils $175 Billion Plan For “Golden Dome” Missile Defense System By Ryan Morgan of Epoch Times The Department of Defense has selected a design for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative, Trump announced on May 20. “I’m pleased to announce that we have officially selected an architecture for this state-of-the-art system that will deploy next-generation technologies across the land, sea, […]

  • US Veteran Freed From Venezuelan Prison After Latest Trump Diplomacy With Maduro
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 11:40 pm

    US Veteran Freed From Venezuelan Prison After Latest Trump Diplomacy With Maduro In another diplomatic win for the Trump administration, a US Air Force veteran unlawfully imprisoned in Venezuela has been released on Tuesday, following secret talks with President Nicolás Maduro’s representatives and Trump’s special envoy Ric Grenell. Joseph St. Clair, a 33-year-old combat-disabled veteran, had been detained in Venezuela since […]

  • Australia’s Unrealized Gains Tax Will Be A Lesson In Economic Suicide
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 11:15 pm

    Australia’s Unrealized Gains Tax Will Be A Lesson In Economic Suicide Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance I’ve spent years warning about the economic dangers of policies that attempt to tax wealth before it’s realized, and now, like a slow-motion train wreck, we’re about to witness exactly why those warnings matter. Australia’s new move to tax unrealized capital gains is one of the most reckless policy decisions I’ve […]

  • Experts Warn Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Codify Big Land Grabs
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 10:50 pm

    Experts Warn Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Codify Big Land Grabs Agricultural advocates and lawmakers are sounding the alarm this week, as section 41001 of the proposed Budget Reconciliation Act (the Big Beautiful Bill) contains language that would centralize local authority to the federal government regarding land use and land expropriation. Property rights are under attack again. A House Energy and Commerce proposal for […]

  • Israel Preparing Possible Preemptive Attack On Iranian Nuclear Facilities: US Intelligence
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 10:33 pm

    Israel Preparing Possible Preemptive Attack On Iranian Nuclear Facilities: US Intelligence Update(1830ET): At a moment it has become very clear that Netanyahu could care less about ‘pressure’ from Western allies the US, UK, and Canada, there are breaking reports Tuesday evening that a preemptive Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites could be imminent. According to CNN: The US has obtained new intelligence suggesting that Israel […]

  • After Credit Downgrade, Maryland’s Leftist Governor Torpedoes Reparations Bill To Avoid Political Blowback
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 10:00 pm

    After Credit Downgrade, Maryland’s Leftist Governor Torpedoes Reparations Bill To Avoid Political Blowback The optics are grim for far-left Maryland Governor Wes Moore. As the state grapples with a fiscal crisis (deficit explosion), a credit downgrade, illegal alien invasion, violent crime, the looming threat of resident and business flight, a potential tsunami of new taxes, and a worsening power crisis, Moore is facing a growing […]

  • Working Out Is Right Wing, And That’s A Good Thing
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    Working Out Is Right Wing, And That’s A Good Thing Authored by Braeden Sorbo via American Greatness, The media has a new villain: fitness… According to recent articles, engaging in physical exercise is now linked to right-wing extremism.  The narrative suggests that lifting weights, building discipline, and taking responsibility for your body are somehow dangerous acts. The Guardian claims that getting in shape could turn […]

  • NH’s First Black Sheriff Jailed For Blowing Public Money On Travel With Women
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 8:40 pm

    NH’s First Black Sheriff Jailed For Blowing Public Money On Travel With Women A New Hampshire man who was heralded as the first black sheriff in the state’s history was sentenced on Monday to 3 1/2 years in prison for squandering $19,000 of taxpayers’ money on expensive getaways with multiple love interests — and then lying to investigators about what he’d done. Tightly following the script we’ve seen so many times before, the […]

  • Boomers, Let’s Face It: The Math Doesn’t Work
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 8:20 pm

    Boomers, Let’s Face It: The Math Doesn’t Work Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, There are many consequential things we can’t discuss factually because the topic upsets everyone. And since getting upset shuts down any direct discussion of difficult issues, these issues metastasize into problems that end up sinking the ship. The Titanic has already struck the iceberg and is doomed, but since this upsets the […]

  • No Trial Data, No Vax: FDA Demands Gold Standard Testing For Any New COVID-19 Vaccines
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 7:40 pm

    No Trial Data, No Vax: FDA Demands Gold Standard Testing For Any New COVID-19 Vaccines Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not approve COVID-19 vaccines for many Americans absent trial data showing that the benefits outweigh the risks, top agency officials said on May 20. Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, in Washington on May […]

  • “Today I Will Show My Naked Body”: Rep. Nancy Mace Combats Voyeurism During Oversight Hearing
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 7:20 pm

    “Today I Will Show My Naked Body”: Rep. Nancy Mace Combats Voyeurism During Oversight Hearing Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) showed ‘photos of her naked body’ during a House Oversight meeting on Tuesday as the latest twist in her crusade against voyeurism. Mace was engaged to Charleston-based software entrepreneur, Patrick Bryant. After purchasing two properties together, their relationship ended abruptly in 2021 after Mace reportedly […]

  • US Attorney’s New Program Sidesteps California’s Sanctuary Laws Shielding Illegals From ICE
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm

    US Attorney’s New Program Sidesteps California’s Sanctuary Laws Shielding Illegals From ICE Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times, In what could be a game changer for the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for California’s Central District and federal partners launched a program to “neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy.” Operation Guardian Angel, […]

  • Rubio Says Syria Could Be ‘Weeks Away’ From Civil War, State Collapse (Again)
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    Rubio Says Syria Could Be ‘Weeks Away’ From Civil War, State Collapse (Again) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio last Thursday met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and other ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) officials in Antalya, Turkey – just as President Trump controversially greeted Syria’s new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa (Jolani) in Riyadh. Rubio’s was the first such US meeting with a Syrian foreign minister in fifteen […]

  • US Shale Output Nearing Peak As Oil Prices Stagnate
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    US Shale Output Nearing Peak As Oil Prices Stagnate Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Low oil prices and economic uncertainty are causing U.S. oil production, particularly in shale basins, to plateau or decline earlier than anticipated. Major oil companies acknowledge the accelerated peak in U.S. oil output, with the Permian Basin being the last major area still showing growth potential. Forecasts for […]

  • The Red Line: Democratic Officials Claim A Dangerous License For Illegality
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 5:40 pm

    The Red Line: Democratic Officials Claim A Dangerous License For Illegality Authored by Jonathan Turley, Across the country, a new defense is being heard in state and federal courtrooms. From Democratic members of Congress to judges to city council members, officials claim that their official duties include obstructing the official functions of the federal government.  It is a type of liberal license that excuses most any crime […]

  • US Should Never Have Gotten ‘Entangled’ In Ukraine ‘Death Trap’: Trump
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 5:20 pm

    US Should Never Have Gotten ‘Entangled’ In Ukraine ‘Death Trap’: Trump President Trump following Monday’s phone calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said that the United States should have never intervened in Ukraine in the first place. He blasted his predecessor Joe Biden for sinking boundless billions in arms and aid into Kiev’s coffers and yet it has only been a “death trap” and “real mess” which […]

  • Coinbase Data Leak Could Put Users In Physical Danger; TechCrunch Founder
    by Tyler Durden on May 20, 2025 at 5:00 pm

    Coinbase Data Leak Could Put Users In Physical Danger; TechCrunch Founder Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, A recent data breach at crypto exchange Coinbase has raised concerns about user safety after hackers gained access to sensitive information, including home addresses. Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed that less than 1% of its transacting monthly users were affected in […]

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  • Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke transfers $262M in ETH to Kraken, causing community speculation
    by Gino Matos on May 20, 2025 at 11:15 pm

    Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke transferred approximately $262 million worth of ETH to a wallet labeled as a Kraken deposit address on May 20, according to on-chain data.  The transfer of 105,736 ETH emptied nearly all of Wilcke’s holdings, leaving just 268.73 ETH in his wallet. Subsequent withdrawals from the exchange suggest that this could be Wilcke The post Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke transfers $262M in ETH to Kraken, […]

  • Robinhood calls on SEC to establish unified regulatory framework for tokenized RWAs
    by Assad Jafri on May 20, 2025 at 10:23 pm

    Robinhood has submitted a detailed proposal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), calling for the creation of a federal framework to regulate tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), which represent a potential $30 trillion market, Forbes reported on May 20. The 42-page filing outlines a legal infrastructure that would allow digital tokens representing traditional financial The post Robinhood calls on SEC to establish unified […]

  • Bitcoin hits $107K as market holds below ATH in bullish consolidation
    by Gino Matos on May 20, 2025 at 9:21 pm

    Bitcoin’s (BTC) break above the $107,000 threshold shows that the recent rally is driven by robust buying amid a consolidation just below its all-time high, Glassnode said in a May 20 report. Despite trading around 40% higher than six weeks ago and setting a new record with the latest weekly close at $106,500, Bitcoin was The post Bitcoin hits $107K as market holds below ATH in bullish consolidation appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • US Bitcoin edge could power next era of American prosperity – River
    by Gino Matos on May 20, 2025 at 8:27 pm

    America’s efforts to become a global hub for Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider digital asset ecosystem could serve as a foundation for a new phase of domestic economic growth, according to a report published May 20 by River. The “America Report 2025” asserted that the US is in a unique position to benefit from Bitcoin’s The post US Bitcoin edge could power next era of American prosperity – River appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Sovereign entities opt for indirect Bitcoin exposure via Strategy to bypass constraints – StanChart
    by Assad Jafri on May 20, 2025 at 7:37 pm

    Sovereign wealth funds and state institutions are increasingly opting to gain Bitcoin (BTC) exposure through Strategy (MSTR) rather than spot BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick. In an investor report published May 20, Kendrick said that regulatory filings show that increased MSTR holdings drove the bulk The post Sovereign entities opt for indirect Bitcoin […]

  • BlackRock’s IBIT becomes second-largest Bitcoin holder behind Satoshi Nakamoto
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on May 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm

    BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has become the second-largest holder of Bitcoin as of May 20, surpassed only by the infamous wallet of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the flagship crypto. According to data compiled by crypto analyst Shaun Edmondson, IBIT currently holds 636,108 BTC, representing over 3% of Bitcoin’s total capped supply of The post BlackRock’s IBIT becomes second-largest Bitcoin holder behind Satoshi […]

  • Milei shuts down LIBRA task force probing ties to his administration
    by Gino Matos on May 20, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    Argentinian president Javier Milei has ordered the closure of the Task Force for Investigation (UTI) established earlier this year to examine his relationship with the LIBRA token, according to a May 20 publication in Argentina’s Official Gazette. Milei and Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona signed Decree 332/2025 to dissolve the task force. The decree stated The post Milei shuts down LIBRA task force probing ties to his administration […]

  • Strive eyes 75,000 distressed Bitcoin claims from bankrupt Mt. Gox estate for its reserves
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on May 20, 2025 at 5:25 pm

    Strive Asset Management Firm has partnered with 117 Castell Advisory Group to acquire distressed Bitcoin claims, including those linked to the long-defunct Mt. Gox exchange. According to a May 20 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the firms will target claims that have received definitive legal rulings but are still awaiting distribution. The post Strive eyes 75,000 distressed Bitcoin claims from bankrupt Mt. Gox […]

  • Binance moves to quash FTX’s $1.8 billion lawsuit, dismisses allegations as speculative
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on May 20, 2025 at 4:00 pm

    Binance has asked a US court to dismiss FTX’s $1.76 billion lawsuit, arguing that the case lacks jurisdiction and relies on unsupported allegations. The motion follows FTX’s attempt to claw back funds and blame Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, for contributing to its collapse. However, Binance has rejected these claims, calling them speculative The post Binance moves to quash FTX’s $1.8 billion lawsuit, dismisses allegations as […]

  • Eighty percent of Americans favor converting US gold reserves to Bitcoin, poll reveals
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on May 20, 2025 at 2:30 pm

    A growing number of Americans believe the US government should convert part of its gold reserves into Bitcoin. According to a recent poll by The Nakamoto Project, four out of five respondents support converting a portion of the country’s gold holdings into Bitcoin. The polling results showed that more than 1,000 respondents recommended converting between The post Eighty percent of Americans favor converting US gold reserves to Bitcoin, poll […]