Trump has won this war 7 times. He’s negotiated the peace settlement 12 times. And he’s opened the Strait of Hormuz at least 4 times. What more do you want from him?

HOW MANY PALLETS OF CASH IS $300B?

McCormick Introduces New Transdermal Gravy Patch

Beep, Beep!

“Don’t rush me on Iran. Remember, the Reconquista lasted 800 years“

"If it weren't for the carried interest loophole, I don't know how I'd pay for gas and groceries." -Sheila, Shreveport, LA

Why would anyone ever want to give Bill Ackman capital again after all of his tweets--many of which he knew to be false and incendiary? Yeah, maybe if you're also Israel first and that leads you to fall for the affinity grift, but other than that, why?

Kevin Warsh is leaning on the Dallas Fed’s Trimmed Mean Inflation measure (b/c it’s going down) at a time when the Dallas Fed itself is warning that it maybe misleading because it is calibrated to an era of low inflation that we are no longer in www.dallasfed.org/research/eco...

14 yearold Max barely wants to get out of bed in the morning. But this is him as soon as he hits the beach, waiting for you to throw the stick

My liquidity expert is ready, if called to 𝗌̶𝖾̶𝗋̶𝗏̶𝖾̶ surf.

Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates. “I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said. (Published Nov. 2025)

Where my cuates at?

Best way to reduce demand for reserves--which is the only way you can reduce the balance sheet from here--is to get Treasury to stop using the TGA. It increases the minimum necessary size of the Fed's balance sheet and the volatility of reserve demand, which further increases optimal size.

WARSH PLEDGES INDEPENDENCE BUT DODGES QUESTIONS ON MONETARY POLICY is an actual Bloomberg chyron.

Warsh: I'll make monetary policy decisions independent of any advice or pressure from President Trump Also Warsh:

Warsh says reports that the president asked him if he would lower rates if nominated were fake news.

"I'm for calling balls and strikes". Yeah? Me too: no balls and three strikes.

The Fed has two monetary policy tools. Warsh would be the third.

It's not just that Warsh would be beholden to Trump. That is the most important thing, but it also overshadows the fact that his Fed calls down the years have been bad--not uniquely bad, but systematically bad. I'm old enough to remember when he wanted to hike rates in 2008

Live shot of Fed nominee Warsh

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JD Vance adds killing a peace deal and sinking Viktor Orban to an impressive resume that includes offing a Pope. He just needs to up his crypto grift game and he's ready. #EVTD

Wife said if I played golf again today she would show me who the elite ball striker in the family is.

All of Trump's policies have been--to one degree or another--inflationary War: inflationary Deficit: inflationary Tariffs: inflationary Politicizing the Fed/loose money advocacy: inflationary Immigration: inflationary Cuts to renewables: inflationary Corruption: inflationary

Good example of how the truth or falsity of a statement is just irrelevant in Trump’s mind. He says whatever he thinks he needs to say at a particular time to accomplish whatever goal he has at that particular time. That’s what his brain thinks words are for.

Pimp my grift

She got scared and panicked bc Trump said they were sending escorts to the Strait of Hormuz

And yeah, I know the deregulation fairy and the productivity fairy are going to fix this any time now--in two weeks, probably--but everything measurable and tangible that Trump has done has been inflationary

All of Trump's policies have been--to one degree or another--inflationary War: inflationary Deficit: inflationary Tariffs: inflationary Politicizing the Fed/loose money advocacy: inflationary Immigration: inflationary Cuts to renewables: inflationary Corruption: inflationary

dog is bearish < 137.61 and looking for 106.34 to complete the current pattern

Trump lost the war to Iran. So does he criticize Putin for helping Iran win? No. He criticizes Europe for not being part of his defeat.

Buy or sell?

Buttigieg is gonna make Kernen cry, isn't he?

Furious at google for publishing my net worth without my consent

5 stages of MAGA: 1) Fuck your feelings 2) Personal responsibility! 3) You're gay and retarded 4) You made me MAGA bc you said mean things 5) Show me grace

If you thought Hassett wouldn't turn into this, you got played. ETTD.

“.. just days before the White House made adjustments to its tariffs that could benefit ArcelorMittal ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...

...but only slightly less well-known is this: Never try to outhaggle an Iranian

Here was the assessment when the war broke out. Trump was true to his colors.

"Trump begged like a dog for a cease fire" -- Iran's next tweet

Iran will control and toll the Strait for the first time. They keep their nuclear program and enriched stockpile. They keep their missiles. Thank you Mr president for your attention to this matter.

Now that we've powered up Iran's use of the Strait of Hormuz as leverage, they're going to want to wield it. It's the only major card they now have. And we gave it to them.

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We're at the "It was the democrats' profound arrogance that made me ingest horse de-wormer and get that 2nd racist tattoo" stage of Trump supporter cope.

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The analysts are excited that the market is closed on Good Friday‼️

reminder that the number one issue that the press covered in 2016, the one they told voters was THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in the election, was Hillary Clinton's compliance with Presidential Records Act record-keeping

*IRAN: DRAFTING PROTOCOL WITH OMAN FOR HORMUZ STRAIT TRAFFIC