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Economics by Wes.....
Imagine you wanted to buy things online and websites only accepted paypal. You didn't mind at first but then paypal started taking 2% more of your money each year. If they found out you did something they didn't like, they would suspend your ability to conduct any transactions. But you have to use them because all the websites you order things from only take paypal. Paypal knows this too and locked in the merchants with a 50 year agreement. Then they start taking 20% of your transactions as fees every year instead of the old 2%.
This really sucks but they are the only game in town..... Imagine what would happen if all the merchants started accepting Visa and Mastercard. All the people who hated paypal's fees and arbitrary lockout rules would cash out their paypal balance and GTFO and run to MasterCard.
Friends this is what just happened in the world last night. In 1974 the US entered into an agreement with Saudi to sell oil only in dollars for 50 years. Along the way, the US has continued to print money and devalue the dollars held in other nation's vaults for international trade. The US has imposed sanctions on countries we didn't like by locking them out of the SWIFT payment system. The EU did the same to Russia two junes ago. Russia needed to make a payment of $40M to the EU but the EU had frozen their bank account.... the money was there, the bank would not process the transaction. These sorts of stunts have made other countries hate having to deal in US dollars (ie paypal). The first alternative that comes along will have everyone jumping to it.
Presently there are about 40 nations involved in BRICS. Their combined GDP is greater than the G7 nations. Those nations no longer have to use USD and you can bet they will be cashing out of dollars.
I'm telling you this because you need to buy the things you think you will need in the furture TODAY. You will look back on this month in the next year and see an inflexion point in the chart of inflation.
How many of you hesitated to buy 9mm when it was 18c a round? Boy you'd love 18c 9mm right now wouldn't you? Boy you'd love 25c 5.56 right now wouldn't you? Don't get a year down the road and wish you'd bought a tiller or solar, or a generator.... or a spare water pump. Trust me you will look back on today and wish you had bought something.
Ukrainian forces have begun training and testing exoskeletons for battlefield use. Soldiers from the 147th Separate Artillery Brigade are using them in the Pokrovsk sector for both logistics and frontline operations. The goal is to reduce physical strain, especially when loading heavy artillery shells into howitzers without automatic loaders. Artillery crews can handle up to 1200 kg of ammunition per day, and early tests show that exoskeletons help them work faster and with less fatigue Above all, by improving the conditions for those soldiers on the front lines who handle such heavy loads, plus the stress of work. Seeking to reduce overall fatigue in the troops
🌆 Market News Digest
April 6, 2026 EST
🔥 Top Stories
• Trump warns Iran of imminent destruction of bridges & power plants by Tuesday midnight — escalating tensions with potential for severe infrastructure strikes.
• Oil prices rise as Trump deadline nears; US crude settles at $112.41/bbl — geopolitical uncertainty boosts energy markets.
• US stocks gain amid optimism over Iran ceasefire; S&P up 0.41% — markets react to diplomatic signals and oil price stability.
• IMF warns prolonged Middle East war will slow global growth & boost inflation — economic outlook darkens with conflict escalation.
• Trump claims Iran is at its weakest; threatens to decimate Iranian infrastructure — aggressive stance amid ongoing negotiations.
⛽ Oil & Energy
• US crude at $112.41/bbl, Brent at $109.77/bbl — energy markets volatile on Iran conflict fears.
• US considers charging tolls in Strait of Hormuz; free passage part of Iran deal — strategic move to control shipping lanes.
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🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 - WAR IN IRAN | APRIL 5th, DAY 37 RECAP:
🇺🇸🇮🇷 - The NYT reports that during the operation in Iran, two U.S. transport aircraft intended to carry the airmen were disabled and abandoned, then blown up. Two MC-130J Combat King II rescue aircraft and four MH-6 Little Bird helicopters were deliberately destroyed by U.S. forces during the search and rescue mission in Iran, according to ABC News, citing U.S. officials.
🇮🇷🇦🇪 - Several fires have broken out at Abu Dhabi’s Borouge petrochemicals factory, with damage currently being assessed following an Iranian missile and drone attack. This comes less than 24 hours after Israel struck Iran’s largest petrochemical facility.
🇮🇷🇮🇱 - An Iranian ballistic missile impacted the Neot Hovav industrial zone near Beersheba in the first wave, the third time this industrial zone has been hit during the war.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 - "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. ...
F15E SHOOTDOWN AND CSAR OPERATION — FULL VERIFIED BREAKDOWN
APRIL 3 — THE SHOOTDOWN
F15E from the 494th Fighter Squadron out of RAF Lakenheath is hit over southwestern Iran.
Crash site confirmed in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province near Dehdasht.
Wreckage includes ACES II ejection seat and tail section matching the squadron.
Cause
Iran claims it used a new IRGC air defense system.
Exact weapon system remains unconfirmed.
HOUR 0
Both crew eject.
Pilot activates survival radio and PRD immediately.
Contact established with U.S. aircraft overhead.
Pilot recovered within hours.
WSO lands separately in mountainous terrain.
WSO beacon briefly detected by satellites, then goes silent.
Reason unknown.
HOURS 1 TO 12
WSO begins evasion using SERE training.
Maintains intermittent encrypted communication with U.S. forces.
IRGC launches large scale search operation.
Iranian state TV urges civilians to report or capture the pilot.
Rewards up to $60,000 reported.
Public messaging includes calls to shoot on sight.
HOURS 12 TO 24
WSO moves into high ...
