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  • The Supreme Court’s AI Collision Course
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    The Supreme Court’s AI Collision Course Authored by Brian Boyle via RealClearPolitics, Imagine a tight House race in a swing state. In the final weeks of the campaign, a new super PAC begins spending heavily against the incumbent. It runs ads on local television and reaches individual voters with highly tailored texts. The messaging is hard-hitting and seems to be swaying the electorate. None of it traces back to the opposing […]

  • “Enemies Of Our Civilization”: Rubio Unveils Visa Curbs On ‘Far-Left Terrorists’
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 6:35 pm

    “Enemies Of Our Civilization”: Rubio Unveils Visa Curbs On ‘Far-Left Terrorists’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa policy barring foreign nationals linked to far-left terrorist organizations from entering the U.S. The move appears to be part of a broader, multi-agency, and multinational campaign to identify, disrupt, and dismantle left-wing extremist nodes operating across the West. “Today, the State Department […]

  • Paul Pelosi Officially Charged With Hit-And-Run In Northern California
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    Paul Pelosi Officially Charged With Hit-And-Run In Northern California Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run on July 17 after authorities alleged he struck another vehicle parked on the side of a road on July 3 in Napa County, California. The Napa County District Attorney’s Office also charged Pelosi, 86, of St. Helena, […]

  • Two American Troops Killed In Attacks On Jordan Base As Iran Declares MoU Deal Is Over
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 5:35 pm

    Two American Troops Killed In Attacks On Jordan Base As Iran Declares MoU Deal Is Over Summary CENTCOM says two US troops killed in Iranian attack on Jordan base. Iran formally suspends MoU with the US, declaring agreement is over & commitments will no longer be fulfilled. Fighting escalates into seventh strait day of heavy bombings. Iran reportedly struck a US base in Saudi Arabia for the first time in four months. US […]

  • Landmark Decision: Federal Appeals Court Rejects New Jersey’s AR-15 And Magazine Bans
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 5:25 pm

    Landmark Decision: Federal Appeals Court Rejects New Jersey’s AR-15 And Magazine Bans In a major victory those seeking to rid America of bans on so-called “assault weapons,” for the first time ever, a federal appeals court has ruled that a state’s ban on AR-15s and similar rifles, and its ban on “high-capacity” magazines, violate the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution. The bans in question had been enacted by New Jersey, but the […]

  • DHS Issues Funding Warning To States That Don’t Purge Voter Rolls
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 4:50 pm

    DHS Issues Funding Warning To States That Don’t Purge Voter Rolls Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday said that states that do not purge their voter rolls of potentially ineligible voters and noncitizens could lose funding. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office […]

  • The Falkland Islands: Don’t Cry Argentina
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    The Falkland Islands: Don’t Cry Argentina Authored by Noel Williams via AmericanThinker.com, Yesterday, Mr. Noel S. Williams noted the impudent and impertinent behavior of Argentina’s soccer players after their World Cup semi-final match against England (you’re welcome). The unfurling of the banner that read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” may have flown under the radar for many, but it was actually a rather sizable […]

  • Venezuela Quake Disaster Tops 5,000 Deaths As 50,000 Remain Missing
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    Venezuela Quake Disaster Tops 5,000 Deaths As 50,000 Remain Missing Venezuela’s official death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24 has surpassed 5,000 and could climb much higher. New footage of the June 24th earthquake in La Guaira shows multiple buildings collapsing #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/hq1ywikhpA — CNW (@ConflictsW) July 11, 2026 Poorly constructed multifamily housing complexes, built with […]

  • More Than 227,000 US Property Foreclosure Filings In First Half Of 2026
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 2:30 pm

    More Than 227,000 US Property Foreclosure Filings In First Half Of 2026 Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A total of 227,548 properties in the United States made foreclosure filings in the first six months of this year, a 21 percent increase from the same period last year, according to real estate analytics company ATTOM. The first half foreclosure filings are also up by 28 percent from the same period two […]

  • US Strikes Take Out 116 Telecoms Towers In Southern Iran
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    US Strikes Take Out 116 Telecoms Towers In Southern Iran Communications and even the supply of drinking water has been severely impacted in some places of southern Iran, amid continuing US airstrikes on civic and national infrastructure, amid the seventh consecutive day of war. “Hormozgan’s chief of communications and information technology says the US’s overnight attacks disrupted telecommunications in Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad, […]

  • “Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Visa Bans, Tariffs”: GOP Senator Readies Bill Against Canada Over Toxic Wildfire Smoke
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:25 pm

    “Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Visa Bans, Tariffs”: GOP Senator Readies Bill Against Canada Over Toxic Wildfire Smoke Summary: Questions Swirl Whether Ecoterrorism May Have Accelerated Wildfires  Economic Activity Impacted in Some States  WaPo Warns Smoke Plume To Worsen  GOP Members Blast Canada Over Toxic Smoke; Sanction Bill Against Canada Set To Be Introduced   Toxic Smoke Plume Over Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, […]

  • Meanwhile In The English Countryside…
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:20 pm

    Meanwhile In The English Countryside… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, A British woman out for a long countryside hike with her daughters found herself being shadowed by a creepy migrant male for miles. The footage is clinical, relentless, and deeply unsettling. No confrontation is shown. No words are exchanged on camera. Just the steady pursuit across English fields and paths that once felt like the safest […]

  • 32 Jailed Over 2018 Italian Bridge Disaster That Killed 43
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:10 pm

    32 Jailed Over 2018 Italian Bridge Disaster That Killed 43 Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times, An Italian court sentenced 32 people to a total of more than 170 years in prison on July 16, over their role in a 2018 bridge collapse that claimed the lives of 43 people. The collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, on Aug 14, 2018. Reuters/Stefano Rellandini The former head of Italian motorway operator Autostrade per […]

  • Russia Pressing Ahead On Rail Link To Iran & Azerbaijan To Ease Strain On Maritime Routes
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 11:35 am

    Russia Pressing Ahead On Rail Link To Iran & Azerbaijan To Ease Strain On Maritime Routes This week has brought new US attacks on Iranian infrastructure and logistics, including fresh overnight attacks on some half a dozen bridges, and even reports of strikes on rail hubs and airports. The New York Times observes Friday that “Bridges, rail lines, power and water facilities, and other targets in Iran, Kuwait and elsewhere in the […]

  • Finnish MEP Warns Britain Is ‘Worst Example’ Of Free Speech In Europe After Entry Ban
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 11:00 am

    Finnish MEP Warns Britain Is ‘Worst Example’ Of Free Speech In Europe After Entry Ban Via Remix News, Finnish MEP Sebastian Tynkkynen has warned that Britain is fast becoming the worst example in Europe when it comes to defending free speech after he became the latest elected European politician to be banned from entering the country ahead of his appearance at the inaugural Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Great […]

  • The Great Normalization (Nobody Declared Martial Law… Yet America Began Looking Like It Anyway)
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:25 am

    The Great Normalization (Nobody Declared Martial Law… Yet America Began Looking Like It Anyway) Authored by Madge Waggy, There are stories that announce themselves with explosions, riots, or breaking-news headlines, and then there are stories so subtle that they quietly rewrite an entire society before anyone realizes what has happened. This is one of those stories. During the preparation of this investigation, several retired […]

  • “Just The Beginning”: Japan Buys Billions In Nvidia Rubin Chips To Power Humanoid Robots
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:00 am

    “Just The Beginning”: Japan Buys Billions In Nvidia Rubin Chips To Power Humanoid Robots Japan plans to acquire 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips as part of a $2.4 billion, government-backed push to develop domestic humanoid robotics models and reduce its dependence on foreign AI. This major effort comes as physical AI comes after data center buildouts, with global shipments of humanoid robots expected to surge next year. Bloomberg reports […]

  • When Socialists Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 2:35 am

    When Socialists Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them Authored by Jim Davis via AmericanThinker.com, In a Zoom video call in 2023, a leader of the Democratic Socialists of America said, “Our goal is communism.”  It was published as part of a compilation in April 2026. None of the Democratic Socialists disavowed it.  Nobody posted a “clarifying statement” distancing the DSA from that statement. So that’s who they […]

  • Israel Advances Plan For Palestinian Prisons With Crocodile-Filled Moats
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:45 am

    Israel Advances Plan For Palestinian Prisons With Crocodile-Filled Moats Via Middle East Eye The Israeli government has stripped Nile crocodiles of their protected status, paving the way for a proposal to build a detention facility for Palestinians surrounded by the reptiles, Israeli media reported on Thursday. Environment Minister Idit Silman signed a decree on Wednesday reclassifying Nile crocodiles as a “specially managed […]

  • Russia Expresses Alarm Over Deepening NATO-South Korea Ties
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:20 am

    Russia Expresses Alarm Over Deepening NATO-South Korea Ties Moscow and Pyongyang have quite obviously deepened their relations in unprecedented ways over the past years since the Ukraine war began, and this has been most on display with the transfer of thousands of North Korean troops in support of Russian forces, and DPRK soldiers even losing their lives while fighting Ukraine. So it’s only to be expected that Russia side with […]

  • Fake Records May Have Put Untrained Drivers On America’s Roads
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:55 am

    Fake Records May Have Put Untrained Drivers On America’s Roads Authored by David Manney via PJMedia.com, Fake training records can move an unprepared driver one step closer to a commercial license. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are now investigating about 75 entry-level driver training schools suspected of doing exactly that. Federal Motor Carrier Safety […]

  • $100 Billion & Climbing: Iran War Price Tag Believed Far Higher Than WH Estimates
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:30 am

    $100 Billion & Climbing: Iran War Price Tag Believed Far Higher Than WH Estimates While the Pentagon publicly clings to a $30 billion price tag for its war against Iran, internal Defense Department assessments (unsurprisingly) paint a far more staggering picture: the true cost is rapidly closing in on the $80 billion to $100 billion range, according to NBC News. The Pentagon’s Office of Management and Budget told Congress on […]

  • Why Washington Is Challenging The International Criminal Court
    by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:05 am

    Why Washington Is Challenging The International Criminal Court Authored by William Brooks via The Epoch Times, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent announcement of a “whole-of-government” campaign to challenge the International Criminal Court (ICC) has generated predictable discourse worldwide. The Trump administration is applying diplomatic pressure on allied governments to reconsider their support for the Court. […]

  • Organized Insanity: Why ICE Shootings Are Usually Justified
    by Tyler Durden on July 17, 2026 at 11:40 pm

    Organized Insanity: Why ICE Shootings Are Usually Justified It has been noted by many deportation advocates that the enforcement of basic immigration laws has always been a responsibility of government.  It’s not a new, unique, bizarre or despotic policy – It’s simply common sense.  However, in the past decade, the common sense enforcement of the law is being treated like a humanitarian crisis akin to slavery, ethnic cleansing and […]

  • California Grocery Stores Use Facial Recognition Technology To Combat Theft
    by Tyler Durden on July 17, 2026 at 11:15 pm

    California Grocery Stores Use Facial Recognition Technology To Combat Theft Via American Greatness, Faced with a shoplifting epidemic that has battered California retailers for years, Grocery Outlet is fighting back with technology. Customers are not thrilled about it. The Emeryville-based discount grocery chain has begun installing facial recognition software called SAFR at a handful of Bay Area stores, including its Pleasant […]

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  • Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs in the balance
    by Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Bitcoin traded near $62,900 on Friday afternoon, down roughly 38% from its October 2025 all-time high, as Brent crude settled above $85 and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed to normal commercial traffic. By early Saturday, it had recovered to around $63,900, then traded flat throughout the EU morning. The disputed waterway normally carries The post Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs […]

  • China found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentum
    by Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    China’s June trade numbers and second-quarter growth numbers looked strong if you look at them one at a time. However, when you put them together, they describe an economy with a very specific problem: factories are still finding buyers abroad, especially for higher-value industrial goods, while demand at home remains too weak to absorb what The post China found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentum appeared first […]

  • Trump posts may soon reach trading bots before users and prediction markets are not ready
    by Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 2:05 pm

    Trump Media is turning Truth Social posts into a feed for traders, and prediction markets now face a timing problem. The issue is what happens after a post becomes public but before most users can see, read, and act on it. On July 17, the Financial Times reported that Trump Media discussed charging traders up The post Trump posts may soon reach trading bots before users and prediction markets are not ready appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billion
    by Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 12:30 pm

    Washington just gave one of the world’s largest digital currencies a more official place in the US financial system. On July 10, Circle won final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to open a national trust bank under federal supervision. Circle called it a major step for USDC, as the approval The post Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billion appeared first on […]

  • One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sell
    by Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 11:20 am

    On the eve of the GENIUS Act’s first anniversary, the stablecoin market holds about $310 billion, including roughly $184 billion in USDT and $73 billion in USDC. President Donald Trump signed the law on July 18, 2025, creating a federal framework with one-for-one liquid reserves, redemption rights, and monthly reserve disclosures for a market that The post One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sell appeared first on […]

  • Bitcoin must defend $62,500 as altcoins lose $8.8 billion in a week
    by Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 10:14 am

    Bitcoin enters the weekend trading near $62,500 to $64,300, keeping the intraday low as the market’s clearest immediate threshold. That level’s defense and the behavior of Ethereum, HYPE, and the broader altcoin market present a combined test this weekend of whether Bitcoin can hold $62,500 as the rest of the market starts closing the distance. The post Bitcoin must defend $62,500 as altcoins lose $8.8 billion in a week appeared first on […]

  • Citadel Securities backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prize
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 7:25 pm

    Crypto.com and Kraken are pursuing the same tokenized-market expansion, while only one has disclosed Citadel’s operational role. The post Citadel Securities backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prize appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • JST Hits Record Deflationary Milestone: Over 355M Tokens Burned as JustLend DAO Revenue Fuels Value Appreciation
    by News Desk on July 17, 2026 at 7:15 pm

    Summary: The fourth round of JST’s buyback and burn has concluded with higher-than-expected results. A total of over 355 million JST tokens—valued at more than $34.59 million—were burned in this round, marking the highest single-round burn by value to date. On July 17, JST—the native token of TRON’s decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure JUST—completed its fourth The post JST Hits Record Deflationary Milestone: Over 355M Tokens […]

  • Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 5:50 pm

    BTC PREF is expected to begin trading July 20, with any discount to SEK 120 lifting the indicated cash yield above 10%. The post Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 4:50 pm

    More than a dozen speeches are alleged, but no cited report dates the first alert, restriction, or CFTC referral. The post Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in appeared first on CryptoSlate.