With money from tax refunds ebbing and the Iran War’s energy shock permeating the economy, American consumers will enter a cash crunch in coming months, economists and business leaders are warning.
Category: 2 June 2026
U.S. CARIBBEAN MURDER SPREE HITS 202
The U.S. military announced on Saturday that a new strike killed three men in a boat in the eastern Pacific who had been carrying out “narco-trafficking operations” – bringing the total number of those killed in similar strikes to at least 202.
OBSCURE COMPANY TIED TO TRUMP ON CUSP OF RECEIVING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $1B
AAFS Infrastructure and Energy, a company that maintains close ties to President Donald Trump, is reportedly on the cusp of receiving contracts worth more than $1 billion to build an elaborate pipeline across the Balkans, despite having no track record of ever completing a project of such scale.
GEN Z REVOLUTION: TRUMP SAW GAINS WITH YOUNG MEN IN 2024, BUT YOUTH TIDE IS TURNING
President Donald Trump managed to see a 15 percent jump in support from young men in the 2024 election compared to 2020 based on his campaign promise that he would help propel the American economy, but many of these voters say they felt left behind and are turning from the president, according to a report in The New York Times.
43 PERCENT OF U.S. VOTERS FROM BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES ARE DISSATISFIED
A newly released poll found that 43 percent of voters say they are dissatisfied with both parties, as 26 percent of voters said they are satisfied with Democrats and 33 percent said they are satisfied with Republicans.
UAE PLAYED A BIGGER ROLE IN IRAN WAR THAN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined the U.S. and Israel in conducting strikes against Iran during the first round of the war launched in late February, which analysts say shows a willingness by Abu Dhabi to take a more assertive role in confronting Tehran than other Gulf states.
TRUMP’S CABINET LOVES THEIR MASTER
President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with a Cabinet of sycophants who compete to flatter the president and prove their loyalty.
FASCISM: RARE EARTHS COMPANY TIED TO TRUMP JR. BENEFITED FROM WHITE HOUSE INTERVENTION TO SECURE MAJOR CONTRACT, REPORT SAYS
Peter Navarro, an advisor to President Donald Trump, requested that the Pentagon provide Vulcan Elements, a rare earths company tied to Donald Trump Jr., with a loan worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a ProPublica report last week.
FASCISM: TRUMP’S INVESTMENT IN DELL LOOKS LIKE GOOD BET AFTER $9.7B DEFENSE CONTRACT
President Donald Trump’s decision to purchase up to $5 million in shares of Dell Technologies earlier this year has attracted scrutiny after last week’s announcement that the Pentagon signed a $9.7 billion contract with the company to help “streamline and consolidate critical Microsoft software and services across the Department of War, the intelligence community and the U.S. Coast Guard.”
TRUMP CHANGE: WHITE HOUSE PUSHES FOR $250 BILL WITH PRESIDENT’S FACE ON IT
Scott Bessent, the Secretary of the Treasury, said last week that he was optimistic that President Donald Trump’s face could appear on a $250 bill – to mark the 250th anniversary of the country – and said it would be up to lawmakers in Congress whether the project goes forward.









