Tradermayne illustrates his plan to long near:native. "Near’s got stuff going on, right. Near’s also absorbed a ton of selling. NEAR is a coin that I like. If we get a pullback on Bitcoin, you can fill some NEAR down here." Feat. @Tradermayne

MAGAZINE: No phrase illustrates the irony of former President Barack Obama’s latest political pitch better than “right message, wrong messenger.” Obama unveiled his new slogan ahead of the 2026 elections: “I’m tired of being divided.” The lack of self-awareness is astounding from the man who earned the nickname “divider-in-chief” during his two terms. “I want friendship and neighborliness,” he told an Atlanta crowd. In Cleveland, he said, “I want to reach out and shake my neighbor’s hand.” Disingenuous doesn’t even begin to describe Obama’s new rhetoric, which, in a vacuum, I completely agree with. This is the same president who came into office with race relations at a record high and turned that into a 20-year low. Instead of bringing the country together when opportunities arose during his presidency, he played a direct role in the deterioration of race relations, routinely opining before the facts came out and perpetuating the false narrative that black people are systemically oppressed by the police. MORE:

This chart by @AsiaFinance illustrates China’s dramatic 225-year demographic collapse. Annual births peaked around 1963 (~29–32M) and again in 1987 (25.1M). Since 2016, however, births have plunged, falling to an estimated 7.92M in 2025—well below the 1800 level (~12.4M). Corruption accelerates this decline by inflating housing, education, and healthcare costs while deepening inequality and eroding public trust. These pressures increasingly push young adults to delay or forgo marriage and childbirth.

This Bloomberg chart illustrates the previous comment that higher government bond yields are a global phenomenon. What makes this cycle different from past ones includes: G7 Vulnerability: The debt cycle spotlight is as much on G7 economies (France, Japan, and the UK in particular) as on developing countries. Less Elastic Drivers: The primary catalysts driving yields higher—massive corporate and government supply and, to a lesser extent, oil prices—are less responsive to central bank monetary policy. Lagged Economic Responses: The repricing out of tech and government bond issuance will lag the damage that higher yields could inflict on traditionally rate-sensitive sectors, including housing, autos, and highly leveraged finance. #economy# #markets# #debt# #yields#

This only illustrates two points: first, Japan is in dire need of certain high-end rare earth materials imported from China; second, Japan is adept at espionage and is willing to smuggle these materials secretly. China has implemented export licensing management for certain medium and heavy rare earth elements since April 2025, and further tightened export controls on dual-use items to Japan in January 2026. While seemingly unconcerned, Sanae Takaichi has secretly instructed relevant departments and companies to use all means to secure the rare earth elements urgently needed by the military, semiconductor, and electronics sectors. Because their reserves are almost depleted, and their efforts to mitigate supply chain risks—whether through overseas diversification, recycling, or deep-sea mining—will not improve Japan's situation in the short term.

This perfectly illustrates retail hype versus value. Investors swarm $SPCX SpaceX at a massive 112x P/S, seemingly ignoring $NVDA NVIDIA's solid fundamentals and relative 19.8x bargain. The market remains irrational, prioritizing a visionary's story over proven profitability.

🔊 One family's story illustrates the cost of Israeli settler expansion, describing it as 'daily harassment that made it feel like they were no longer safe to be even on the outskirts of this village.’ @PMagid on the Reuters World News podcast