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How The First World War Destroyed The Gold Standard Governments inflated their currencies to fund WWI — Germany's money supply surged 599%, Britain and France weren't far behind. The gold standard never fully recovered. The inflation playbook hasn't changed. https://themanhattan.press/business/2026/08/14/how-the-first-world-war-destroyed-the-gold-standard/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wwi-gold-standard&utm_content=20260814_wwi-gold-standard

Bluesky Is Bleeding Users — The Anti-Musk Protest Platform Has Lost More Than Half Its Active Base Bluesky has lost more than half its active users since its post-election peak. Monthly active users down 27% to 10.4M. Daily active users down 26% to just 3M. Meanwhile Threads is up 21% to 147M DAU. X still commands 302 million monthly active users. Bluesky was never the competition. https://themanhattan.press/business/2026/08/12/bluesky-is-bleeding-users-the-anti-musk-protest-platform-has-lost-more-than-half-its-active-base/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bluesky-bleeding-users&utm_content=20260812_bluesky-bleeding-users

"The City Screwed This Up": Judge Temporarily Blocks Mamdani's Pied-A-Terre Tax Scheme A New York judge halted Mamdani's socialist pied-à-terre tax and ordered City Hall to remove a publicly accessible database that exposed names, addresses, and property values of 900,000+ homeowners. "The city screwed this up… stop the train and make them do it over." Hearing set for Aug. 31. https://themanhattan.press/politics/2026/08/11/the-city-screwed-this-up-judge-temporarily-blocks-mamdanis-pied-a-terre-tax-scheme/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mamdani-tax-blocked&utm_content=20260811_mamdani-tax-blocked

Advisor Metals Flash Update For August 7, 2026 Gold up 7.39% and silver up 10.43% for the week — both closing above their 50-day moving averages. The charts called it two days before Friday's jobs report showed a payroll decline of 23,000 vs. a forecast of gains. The Fed now has room to cut rates next month. Metals are positioned. https://themanhattan.press/business/2026/08/10/advisor-metals-flash-update-for-august-7-2026/

U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve At 43-Year Low As Oil Spikes 5 Percent And Iran Refuses To Negotiate Oil surged 5% Monday — WTI at .13, Brent at .72 — as Iran rejected negotiations and kept the Strait of Hormuz closed. The SPR dropped to 298.7 million barrels, the lowest since January 1983. Trump released 172 million barrels in March to hold fuel prices down. Iran's foreign minister listed conditions including U.S. military withdrawal, sanctions relief, and release of frozen assets. An advisor to Iran's parliament speaker said flatly: "Trump will not reach an agreement with us. We will accompany him until his term ends." https://cdm.press/news/business/2026/08/10/spr-crashes-43-year-low-oil-spikes-iran-refuses-negotiate/

DOJ Files Complaints Against New York, Connecticut, And Vermont Challenging State Laws That Provide In-State Tuition To Illegal Aliens The DOJ sued three states challenging laws giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens. The complaints allege the laws unconstitutionally discriminate against U.S. citizens — rewarding illegal aliens with benefits denied to out-of-state Americans, in direct violation of federal law. "This Department of Justice will not tolerate American students being treated like second-class citizens in their own country." — Assistant AG Brett Shumate https://themanhattan.press/education/2026/08/10/doj-files-complaints-against-new-york-connecticut-and-vermont-challenging-state-laws-that-provide-in-state-tuition-to-illegal-aliens/

Europe Was Once Bigger Than The US Economy. What Happened? Over the past two decades, however, their economic trajectories have diverged significantly. This line chart below, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen , tracks the gross domestic product (GDP) of the EU and U.S. economies from 2006 to 2026 using the latest figures available from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s World Economic Outlook . Figures for 2026 are forecasts. @CitizenFreePres @PeterSchiff @DailyCaller Source: ZeroHedge

They're Coming After Warsh — Tom Teague The establishment is targeting Kevin Warsh before he can even take the chair. Tom Teague breaks down who is behind the pressure campaign, what they are afraid of, and what it means for the future of the Federal Reserve and American monetary policy. https://themanhattan.press/business/2026/08/08/theyre-coming-after-warsh-tom-teague/

Greg Abel Deploys $32 Billion In One Quarter — Berkshire Hathaway's Post-Buffett Era Has Officially Begun Greg Abel moved fast in his first full quarter at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, deploying $32 billion across acquisitions and equities. The Buffett era is over — the Abel era is underway, and Wall Street is watching every move. https://themanhattan.press/business/2026/08/08/greg-abel-deploys-32-billion-in-one-quarter-berkshire-hathaways-post-buffett-era-has-officially-begun/

New York City Forced To Dump Dozens Of Haitian Employees After Court Ruling Ends Temporary Protected Status Democrat-run New York City is dismissing Haitian workers after federal courts ordered the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate their Temporary Protected Status could continue. The city was legally compelled to separate from affected Haitian city employees who lost their work authorization, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a Friday statement. The Department of Homeland Security’s termination of the workers’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS) took effect following a June Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Source: Daily Caller

Exclusive | Army soldier missed dad's funeral after being pushed onto NYC subway tracks See more of our coverage in your search results. He had a guardian angel looking out for him. The 27-year-old man pushed onto Manhattan subway tracks following a staredown with a sicko straphanger is a US Army soldier who was on leave trying to attend his father’s funeral. Source: NY Post

Wall Street Rises After Economy Unexpectedly Cuts 23,000 Jobs In July Stocks rose Friday and Treasury yields fell after the government reported employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, with the S&P 500 closing at a new all-time high of 7,757. The weak jobs report is seen as giving the Federal Reserve more room to hold rates steady, with the 10-year Treasury yield dropping to 4.64%. Source: AP

On Thursday night, the New York City bar Yesterday’s hosted the NBC Sports x Premier League: Find Your Match Event. Attendees were put through a thorough personality questionnaire to find one of the 20 Premier League teams that would perfectly match with who they are. Source: amNewYork

What's Happening In The Housing Construction Market? Brent Beecham L. Todd Wood sits down with Atlanta developer Brent Beecham to break down the real estate construction market in Georgia and across the nation — rising costs, labor shortages, regulatory pressure, and where the market is headed. 🔗 https://cdm.press/video/2026/08/08/whats-happening-in-the-housing-construction-market-brent-beecham-cdm-clips/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=beecham-housing-market&utm_content=20260808_beecham-housing-market

Reality Bites: Socialist NYC Mayor Mamdani Turns To Capitalist Bankers For Help After bashing capitalism and threatening wealthy New Yorkers, socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is quietly reaching out to Wall Street bankers for a new business advisory council. Former UBS, Lazard, and Bank of America execs are being courted — because even socialists eventually run out of other people’s money. https://themanhattan.press/politics/2026/08/07/reality-bites-socialist-nyc-mayor-mamdani-turns-to-capitalist-bankers-for-help/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mamdani-socialist-banker&utm_content=20260807_mamdani-socialist-banker

Trump Sends Notice Letter To Fed Governor Lisa Cook — Formally Moves To Fire Her Over Mortgage Fraud Allegations After Supreme Court Due Process Ruling The White House sent an Aug. 5 letter formally notifying Fed Governor Lisa Cook that Trump is considering her removal over mortgage fraud allegations — giving her 21 days to respond. Cook allegedly claimed two properties as her primary residence within 14 days of each other to secure better loan terms. Her attorney calls the move baseless, but the White House is playing it exactly by the book. https://cdm.press/news/business/2026/08/07/trump-sends-notice-letter-to-fed-governor-lisa-cook-formally-moves-to-fire-her-over-mortgage-fraud-allegations-after-supreme-court-due-process-ruling/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=trump-lisa-cook-fed-notice&utm_content=20260807_trump-lisa-cook-fed-notice

The Cyclospora Parasite Infection Turns Deadly Two Americans are dead as a cyclospora outbreak spreads to 40+ states. Dr. McCullough: "Stop trusting the system to protect you." The CDC had 12,000 employees and a $9B budget — and still didn’t catch it. The Wellness Company’s Medical Emergency Kit includes Bactrim — the treatment that shuts this down in a week. https://themanhattan.press/health/2026/08/06/the-cyclospora-parasite-infection-turns-deadly/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cyclospora-parasite-infection-turns-deadly&utm_content=20260806_cyclospora-parasite-infection-turns-deadly

Watch: Mamdani Booed Off Stage At Pro-Police Event As 9/11 Backlash Builds NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani was drowned out by a wall of boos and chased off stage in under a minute at the NYPD's National Night Out Against Crime on Staten Island. The crowd wasn't interested in hearing from a self-avowed Democratic socialist at a pro-police event — and they made it clear. https://themanhattan.press/politics/2026/08/06/watch-mamdani-booed-off-stage-at-pro-police-event-as-9-11-backlash-builds/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=watch-mamdani-booed-off-stage-at-pro-police-event-as-9-11-backlash-builds&utm_content=20260806_watch-mamdani-booed-off-stage-at-pro-police-event-as-9-11-backlash-builds

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China Owns 70% Of The Drone Market Because America Let It Happen — The Answer Is Domestic Manufacturing, Not Accommodation China just weaponized its drone market stranglehold as a trade lever against the US. Washington spent two decades watching Beijing capture 70% of global commercial drone supply — including dual-use military technology — and did nothing. Diplomatic accommodation does not fix this. American manufacturing does. https://cdm.press/news/asia/2026/08/06/china-owns-70-of-the-drone-market-because-america-let-it-happen-the-answer-is-domestic-manufacturing-not-accommodation/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=china-owns-70-of-the-drone-market-because-america-let-it-happen-the-answer-is-domestic-manufacturing-not-accommodation&utm_content=20260806_china-owns-70-of-the-drone-market-because-america-let-it-happen-the-answer-is-domestic-manufacturing-not-accommodation