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A 25 year old hedge fund manager might have shown how this all falls apart this week.
Situational Awareness: How a 25-Year-Old's Hedge Fund Exposed the Entire AI BubbleYouTube video by UNFTR Mediayoutu.beMarco Rubio's war on "leftist terror" relies on incidents from 50+ years ago. He couldn't cite a single modern example. Meanwhile, Americans are dying in Iran. This is a distraction, and a direct attack on free speech. The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for #UNFTR.
With Iran War Lost, Trump Seeks to Start One at Home.The Trump administration is going to extreme levels to quash dissent by conflating speech with violence and labelling people on the left domestic terrorists.www.unftr.comAmerica's paternalistic racism, Cold War brain damage, and inability to define socialism are all wrapped up in how we've treated Venezuela. We're finally naming the pattern instead of pretending it's about democracy. This is UNFTR's On The Record. Watch the full video: youtu.be/ztEHE6N5kHM
It's our weekly roundup. No one seems to know what socialism is. Maduro trial set for June, 2027. Elon blows interview with The Economist. Trump blows his comedy set. How Venezuela encapsulates American imperialism and racism.
Crushing Venezuela | Trump Bombs | Elon Blows | SocialismYouTube video by UNFTR Mediayoutu.beRuss Vought wants bureaucrats traumatized. Unable to work, defunded agencies failing. The genius is, when services collapse, you blame the person in front of you, not the saboteur. This is the crisis of confidence opening neoliberals have been waiting for. Watch the full video: youtu.be/HTciDEqUlUU
NY Fed warns: PE is loading insurers with $300m in mezzanine debt, packaged like pre-'08 mortgage securities. With $2t in corp. debt exposure and inflation still elevated, we're a black jelly bean away from catastrophe. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Trump & the Black Jelly Bean Theory.
Trump and the Black Jelly Bean Theory.The New York Fed released a troubling report detailing the risk of Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) exposure in the insurance industry. Over the past several years, private equity has taken larger...www.unftr.comScott Bessent, Treasury Secretary, is committing the resources of the federal government to fighting antifa! Totally under his jurisdiction. Watch the full video: youtu.be/DTzf52JTVJ0
Apologies to all those who like black licorice flavor jelly beans. My high school teacher made this up to demonstrate the inevitability of bad decisions. This administration is making a lot of bad decisions but there's a black jelly bean in the jar that's giving 2008 vibes.
Trump is Running Us Off a Cliff | CLOs Echo the Global Financial CrisisYouTube video by UNFTR Mediayoutu.beTrump shook hands and broed out with Canada's prime minister Mark Carney in a luxury box, then slapped a 50% tariff on Canadian imports. He can't stop fighting with our allies for a single day. Watch the full video: youtu.be/DTzf52JTVJ0
The leading index has been rolling over for years while the coincident index climbs. Wall Street's fine. Consumers feel like garbage. Builders are pulling back. Same country, two timelines: the investor's economy and everyone else's. Watch the full video: youtu.be/DTzf52JTVJ0
Donald Trump's a useful idiot for Project 2025 architects, notably Russell Vought. But Trump's not actually driving things into the ground. He's making them so shitty that the corporate state looks good by comparison. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The Quest to Make Everything Terrible.
Shitty: The Quest to Make Everything Terrible.Everything is getting worse, but the country hasn’t collapsed. This is all by design. Donald Trump is a useful idiot for the people behind the scenes and Project 2025, most notably Russell Vought. The...www.unftr.comThe right wing's taking the wrong lessons from Homer. Hegseth loves buff guys. Trump burns his bridges. Ro Khanna got a talking-to. Bessent declares war on antifa. The UK's PM revolves. And the economy? Two timelines, one country. Catch this week's OTR. Watch the full video: youtu.be/DTzf52JTVJ0
The lesson of the Odyssey is still lost on the right. Pete Hegseth is obsessed with buff dudes and their balls. Trump is doing Trumpy shit. Clavicular tries his hand at peace in the Middle East. Just another day in the Upside Down. #UNFTR
The Odyssey | Pete Hegseth Loves Buff Dudes | Clavicular in IsraelYouTube video by UNFTR Mediayoutu.beRuss Vought's little project is shaping up quite nicely.
Trump Isn't Destroying America, He's Making It ShittyYouTube video by UNFTR Mediayoutu.beThe U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest level since 1983, while China's about to flood the market and Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. Traders have kept oil stable so far, but fundamentals always catch up eventually. Watch the full video: youtu.be/czzbuPyQD_0
Sam Altman and Elon Musk are feuding on X over technology *they* built together (which happens to be designed to optimize our obsolescence), and everyone's just watching it like entertainment instead of a preview of who actually controls the future. Watch the full video: youtu.be/czzbuPyQD_0
June's budget is a masterclass in priorities: more from paychecks, more refunds to the top, less for classrooms. Lindsey Graham's replacement makes sense, right? Oh, and we're draining oil reserves. Anything else going on? It's On The Record for 7/14/26! Watch the full video: youtu.be/czzbuPyQD_0
Lindsey paving the way to the bad place for Mitch. Rubio is "viceroy" of Venezuela. Fresh look at US financial picture as of June. We're almost of out oil. Elon and Sam have it out. KLTW to @dropsitenews.com for West Bank coverage. Headlines and more.
US Financials in Free Fall | Graham, McConnell, and the Strait of HormuzYouTube video by UNFTR Mediayoutu.beCredit card delinquencies are brushing up against '08 peaks. Auto loan delinquencies have blown past Great Recession records. Subprime borrowers are missing payments at unheard of rates. The symptoms echo '09, yet the underlying crisis is different. Watch the full video: youtu.be/gGL-2C8HNhI