America Is Burning Through the Missiles It Would Need in a War With China Five months of war with Iran have reportedly depleted critical American strike weapons and sharply reduced estimated inventories of air-defense interceptors. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/america-is...

America Is Burning Through the Missiles It Would Need in a War With China

Five months of war with Iran have reportedly depleted critical American strike weapons and sharply reduced estimated inventories of air-defense interceptors.

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America Is Burning Through the Missiles It Would Need in a War With China Five months of war with Iran have reportedly depleted critical American strike weapons and sharply reduced estimated inventories of air-defense interceptors. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/america-is...

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America Is Burning Through the Missiles It Would Need in a War With China Five months of war with Iran have reportedly depleted critical American strike weapons and sharply reduced estimated inventories of air-defense interceptors. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/america-is...

America Is Burning Through the Missiles It Would Need in a War With China

Five months of war with Iran have reportedly depleted critical American strike weapons and sharply reduced estimated inventories of air-defense interceptors.

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Japan’s Currency Crisis Could Signal a Global Debt Reckoning Japan’s currency and debt stress could raise U.S. mortgage rates and force investors to sell assets across global markets, potentially setting off a wider financial crisis. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/japans-cur...

Japan’s Currency Crisis Could Signal a Global Debt Reckoning

Japan’s currency and debt stress could raise U.S. mortgage rates and force investors to sell assets across global markets, potentially setting off a wider financial crisis.

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1/3: If Japan, China, or other major holders rapidly sold large amounts of U.S. Treasury securities, bond prices would fall and interest rates would rise, increasing U.S. borrowing costs.

2/3: However, because those same countries still own vast quantities of Treasuries, the selloff would also reduce the value of their remaining holdings, inflicting substantial losses on themselves while destabilizing global financial markets.

3/3: The greater long-term risk is likely not a sudden liquidation but a gradual diversification away from the U.S. dollar, a trend reflected in rising central bank gold purchases and, in some cases, a reduced reliance on dollar-denominated reserve assets.

Japan’s Currency Crisis Could Signal a Global Debt Reckoning Japan’s currency and debt stress could raise U.S. mortgage rates and force investors to sell assets across global markets, potentially setting off a wider financial crisis. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/japans-cur...

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Japan’s Currency Crisis Could Signal a Global Debt Reckoning Japan’s currency and debt stress could raise U.S. mortgage rates and force investors to sell assets across global markets, potentially setting off a wider financial crisis. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/japans-cur...

Japan’s Currency Crisis Could Signal a Global Debt Reckoning

Japan’s currency and debt stress could raise U.S. mortgage rates and force investors to sell assets across global markets, potentially setting off a wider financial crisis.

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Brian Daitzman, Editor-in-Chief of The Intellectualist and host of History of the Present, interviews Public Notice's Aaron Rupar on the Republican Party after Trump, J.D. Vance, and the future of American democracy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW2t...

Aaron Rupar Warns Democrats Not to Underestimate J.D. Vance

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Brian Daitzman, Editor-in-Chief of The Intellectualist and host of History of the Present, interviews Public Notice's Aaron Rupar on the Republican Party after Trump, J.D. Vance, and the future of American democracy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW2t...

Aaron Rupar Warns Democrats Not to Underestimate J.D. Vance

Aaron Rupar examines the Republican Party’s uncertain future after Donald Trump and explains why Democrats should not dismiss J.D. Vance. He also describes Trump’s continuing hold over the…

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Brian Daitzman, Editor-in-Chief of The Intellectualist and host of History of the Present, interviews former CIA officer Sean Wiswesser about Russian espionage, assassinations, and global conflict. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH8F...

History Of The Present welcomes Sean M. Wiswesser, National Security Expert

How does Russian intel services operate? How have they been able to infect a number of aspects of our lives? Author Sean M. Wiswesser, former CIA operative and national expert, joins Brian Daitzman…

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Trump-endorsed Rep. Max Miller denies allegations that he physically abused his former wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, during their marriage. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-back...

America’s richest 10 percent owns nearly 27 times the wealth of the bottom half. Tax cuts, unequal recoveries, and public debt built the divide and shape who feels secure now. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-riches...

Trump WH Admits It Canceled Energy Grants Based on How States Voted A federal court stipulation says the Trump WH used states’ 2024 votes and Senate representation as a partisan litmus test for canceling clean-energy grants nationwide. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

Trump Says Smithsonian Exhibits Need Correction President Donald Trump ordered warning signs outside the Smithsonian telling visitors its exhibits need renovation and correcting what he calls inaccurate American history. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-orde...

When the interviewer knows how to steer the conversation, you get brilliant commentary like this. @atrupar.com’s analysis on desensitization was spot on, and @theintellectualist.bsky.social set it up brilliantly for @lincolnsquare.media - definitely worth the watch.

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Nothing shocks us anymore—and that's exactly the problem. @atrupar.com stopped by Lincoln Square to discuss why desensitization is destroying democracy https://bit.ly/45xA8mb Subscribe to watch the latest History of the Present with @theintellectualist.bsky.social — only on Lincoln Square!

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Trump reportedly wants FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to lead the U.N., turning a World Cup alliance into a startling push to shape the future of the world’s premier diplomatic body. (free article) theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-repo...

The U.S. controls billions in revenue from Venezuelan oil sales, but public records do not show how much reached Venezuela, where it was spent or how much remains. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-us-con...

Weeks before the midterms, FBI Director Kash Patel may travel to Moscow under F.S.B. auspices, raising urgent questions about purpose, oversight and undisclosed plans. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/politico-r...

Corporate Convictions Have Plunged Under Trump. So Where Are the Prosecutions of Executives? Under the Trump Justice Department, fewer corporations are being convicted of wrongdoing, while prosecutions of their executives are falling too. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/under-trum...

California shaped America. Now its water crisis, political battles and an AI boom likened to “musical chairs” may shape what comes next. Watch Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and longtime Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik explain why. www.youtube.com/live/rbUO61n...

Trump Rule Says Habitat Destruction May Not Count as Legal Harm to Endangered Species President Donald Trump moved to make habitat destruction less likely to count as legal harm to endangered species. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-rule...

Trump Removes Election Commission Members Months Before Midterms President Trump fired two Democratic members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, leaving the federal agency without sitting commissioners before the midterms. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-remo...

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is accusing the Justice Department of withholding unredacted Epstein records and delaying access to evidence that state investigators say they need. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/new-mexico...