After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

How to read this chart: the typical Belgian earns as much as the typical Californian but works about 24% less. Pretty smart move to calculate such data for the “bottom 95%” only. Worth exploring further. Source: sethackerman.substack.com

🇮🇹 Giorgia Meloni built her reputation cracking down on migrant boats. And yet, her coalition government has decided to allow in almost 500,000 non-EU migrants into Italy Why? We explain the contradictions here ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…

Unbelievable. After months of propaganda claiming Maduro is the head of the dangerous drug-smuggling cartel, the US government has admitted it was all a ruse in order to kidnap a sitting head of state.

Based on top engagements on X, the most popular response is "Kill yourself now" (92k likes in a quote post). Other common ones include "Go fuck yourself" and "Pass the ketamine."

Hi, I’m from Poland, and I recently read in the US National Security Strategy about Europe’s supposed “civilizational erasure.” So I’d like to tell you a bit about European civilization. 🇪🇺We have a more modest GDP, yet we still run a trade surplus with the United States, employ 2.5 times more industrial workers, have a higher export share in GDP, and maintain lower income inequality. 🇪🇺We don’t have a heavily privatized healthcare system, yet our life expectancy at birth is about three years higher, and infant mortality is nearly half that of the US. 🇪🇺We don’t have universal and unconditional access to firearms, yet European cities are far safer: we have clearly lower rates of homicide, violent crime, and car theft. 🇪🇺We don’t design our entire spatial order around a single mode of transport; instead, we build transport systems with a strong role for public transit, including rail. 🇪🇺We don’t have tech giants pumping up stock-market valuations, but we do equip ordinary workers with things like paid monthly vacations, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, and contracts that prevent sudden dismissal. So let’s ask ourselves: which of these things truly reflects the kind of civilization we want to pursue? PS In the photo I’m sitting and waiting for some delicious food, did I mention that Europe is superior in this as well, because we have regulations that limit the use of harmful food additives?

Comunque Macron verrà ricordato principalmente per l’esplosione del debito pubblico. E continua a promettere più spesa (vedi sp militari) come se la cosa non lo riguardasse.

Visto che non posso rispondere sotto il post originale: il grafico rimane comunque una bufala anche se i farmaci in America sono più cari.

Everyone says they’d pay more for “Made in the USA.” I tested it. We make a $129 filtered showerhead manufactured in China. With tariffs surging to 170%, we explored reshoring. We found a U.S. supplier. Our costs nearly tripled. I ran a clean A/B test: 👇

Fixed it ;) (SOUND UP)

Harvard has some of the best scientists inventing cures for cancer. But Trump’s ICE locks them in a detention center— for 2 months!!!

Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992. Was there a breast cancer epidemic?! NO. Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976. PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something. This is also about autism.

Cancer deaths are rising? No. That’s a lie. Cancer death rates have been falling for decades. Check the data. Better science. Better treatment. Better outcomes. Fear sells. But facts matter.

People are not appreciating what a horrendous message the bond market is sending us. Yields are 20 bps higher than November - back when we had 3% real GDP growth. We are having a substantial growth scare, with stocks down -20% from peaks, and yet, bonds have gotten zero bid whatsoever. Our credibility is shot. And you will pay for it. For decades to come.

there is no evidence JD Vance killed the Pope. there is also no evidence JD Vance didn’t kill the Pope. in conclusion, JD Vance should be deported to El Salvador.

Front page of @WSJ right now

JPMorgan Asset Management, which is historically very careful to not make inflammatory political comments, comes out very overtly against the current set of policies being pursued by this administration.