Recriminations against Europe among the New Right, as MAGA intellectual circles are called, fall into three overlapping categories. Register to learn why some are harder to deal with than others
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Qatar's prime minister will visit Tehran on August 27 in an effort to relaunch diplomacy after the U.S. and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's promise to increase economic pressure on Tehran by targeting its trade partners for sanctions
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Kuwait and Qatar, two of the Persian Gulf’s smaller oil producers, are sending more crude through the Strait of Hormuz, adding to an increase in shipments that are keeping global prices in check. The two countries, which exported a combined 2 million barrels a day of oil before the outbreak of the Iran war, have managed to get shipments back to 70% of pre-conflict levels. BBG
Qatar's prime minister will visit Tehran on Thursday in a bid to relaunch diplomacy after the U.S. and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's promise to increase economic pressure on Tehran by targeting its trade partners for sanctions. Reuters.
Iraq is offering buyers of its crude the option to collect supplies from outside of the Persian Gulf for the first time since the Iran war began, highlighting resilient exports flowing through the Strait of Hormuz: BBG
Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end. For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure targets in other Ukrainian cities. BBG
The Trump administration is weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors, despite warnings from tech companies that the move could doom U.S. hopes of dominating artificial intelligence. Politico
Nvidia reports blowout quarter, says demand for AI chips is getting even hotter. Shares rallied as the chip giant forecast 70% revenue growth next year and defended its financial support of AI companies. WSJ
Kioxia Corporation and Sandisk Corporation today announced anticipated significant investments in Japan, totaling over $31 billion (approximately 5 trillion yen) contingent upon government support. The investments through 2032 will continue to strengthen partnership, one of the most successful joint ventures across any industry. The partnership has helped drive decades of NAND flash memory innovation and invested over $50 billion (approximately 9 trillion yen) in Japan over the past 25 years. BBG
Anthropic PBC has agreed to spend $45 billion to rent AI cloud computing power from Nscale’s flagship data center development in West Virginia, the latest move to secure capacity for its expanding business in advance of going public. BBG
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s more activist style of managing the nation’s debt has Wall Street war-gaming a potentially bigger shift in the government’s borrowing strategy over the coming months: BBG
South Korea’s central bank hiked its policy rate by 25bp to 3%, its second consecutive tightening action, a move that was expected, as the country faces upside risks to both growth and inflation. Nikkei
Norway’s economy picked up pace last quarter, growing 0.3% and keeping the door open for more monetary tightening. BBG
Fed's Cook (voter) denied wrongdoing and vowed to fight US President Trump's effort to fire her from the Fed. Cook's lawyer said there is no legally valid reason for ousting Governor Cook from the Federal Reserve board: RTRS
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Received last night from a man named Mohamad. Never lose hope.
Receiving yards tonight:
76 — Jaguars player
61 — Jaguars player
61 — Jaguars player
57 — Ravens
Receiving Q3 investor letters from hedge funds and all the managers absolutely got their asses kicked.
Yea… Q3 excludes the October carnage 😱
Reckitt lowered its sales forecast after supply constraints hit sales of its cleaning products in the US and its vitamin brands suffered a setback in China
RECKITT Q3 2026 EARNINGS: VOLUME -0.7% (EST 1.08%); PRICE/MIX +3.9% (EST 2.76%); SEES FY CORE RECKITT LFL SALES +3.5% TO +4.5% (CUTS FORECAST)
Recipe Below! 🍋
But first...
If you want the ONLY raw + unfiltered honey I use for drinks like this, plus links to my fave Ceylon cinnamon, EVOO, and the glass blender I used here! 🍋
Viral Lemon Olive Oil Elixir:
- 1 organic unwaxed lemon (whole thing!)
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger with skin
- 2 tbsp high-quality EVOO
- 1 tbsp organic raw unfiltered honey
- 3 cups filtered water
- Dash of Ceylon cinnamon
Blend everything together and strain.
Traditionally used for lymphatic support, bloating relief, liver wellness, and digestive health. The combination of lemon, ginger, and good fats is incredible.
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recreate these videos with your own faces
1. go to and pick "character swap"
2. select the original video (or upload any video you want)
3. upload your photos
that's literally it
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