Firefly Woodworking (she/her)

Buckle up. It’s about to get bumpy.

The 10-year yield has risen four consecutive sessions to 4.14%.

Stocks down. Bonds down. Oil up. Gold down.

When everything sells off together, it's not a rotation.

It's a liquidity event.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump appears to rule out negotiations with Iran and says US will help Iran rebuild after the war.

@apnews.com

It’s not just the Epstein files he’s trying to distract from

Trump has launched a war in the Middle East without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear idea about where it leads or how it ends.

He has no clue what he’s doing in Iran. [Cartoon by Brendan Loper]

Kristi Noem misattributing a paraphrase of Rudyard Kipling to George Orwell really does sum it all up huh

Well would you look at that

PAT RYAN: 'Does the US want to be the policeman of the Middle East getting nothing but spending precious lives & trillions.' Rng a bell?

COLBY: Defer to you

R: That was Trump. How about this - 'we simply cannot afford to get enmeshed in a Middle East war'

C: Defer to you

R: That was actually you

> @fritschner.bsky.social

Obama to Virginia: “This amendment gives you the power to level the playing field in the midterms this fall. This is the responsible thing to do.”

$EEM down 7% in a week.

When emerging markets crack like this, it's not about emerging markets.

It's about dollar strength. Carry trades unwinding. Global liquidity evaporating.

Yen at 157. DXY firm.

The periphery breaks first. Then the core.

Every. Single. Time.

On behalf of Brian’s family, we want to express our deepest gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of support, messages, and contributions over the last 24 hours. At this time, our priority is Brian’s wellbeing. We are taking a necessary step back from the public eye to allow him to focus fully on his recovery in private. While he looks forward to engaging with you all again very soon, his health and his family remain the current priorities. Thank you for your continued patience and for being such an incredible community. Please keep Brian and his family in your prayers. — Team McGinnis

And for the record, I’ve been running long before this, and yes even after breaking my arm standing up for what I believe in. It’s only made me more determined. Anger is real, and so is resolve. Take care.

A message from Brian McGinnis, the firefighter and Marine veteran who was forcibly removed and injured by officers during his anti-war protest at the Capitol

GOODLANDER: I want to give you an opportunity to truthfully answer a very simple question -- who won the 2020 election?

COLBY: I'm not gonna talk about that issue

GOODLANDER: ... You swore an oath to our Constitution

COLBY: I'm not going to be drawn out on an issue of political contention

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

They claim to have been planning this for months, to allegedly keep Americans safe, but had no plan to evacuate any Americans from the region because it happened too quickly.

Weird.

So we’re just going to forget all about this and never ask Trump, Leavitt or Hegseth about it again after the first day because this is totally normal so who cares.

It’s not just that the Administration isn’t answering questions about Iran.

They’re lying.

Neguse: “Where's Safe America Media headquartered?”

Noem: “I don’t know.”

Neguse: “I don’t know either. We can't find it…You want the American people to believe that this is all above board, that a $143 million of taxpayer money just happened to go to this one company that doesn't have a headquart

Republican Senator Tim Sheehy lied, claiming he jumped in to help “deescalate the situation”

In reality, he ran in and grabbed the man’s legs-forcibly trying to drag him out

It looks like Sheehy helped break this Marine’s arm

Just because-like most MAGA-he wanted to silence an opponent’s voice

The proper response to “what is a woman?” for the rest of time is now, “what is a war?”

BREAKING: Former President Barack Obama has endorsed YES on Virginia’s April 21 referendum, calling it a “responsible, temporary step” to protect fair representation as several Republican-led states redraw congressional maps mid-decade to gain an advantage. Early voting begins March 6.

Trump said the U.S. is “doing very well on the war front, to put it mildly.” Then he gives the U.S. a 15 out of 10 grade for the Iran war. 🥴

Six Americans are dead and he’s grading it like a game.

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

BREAKING: China has just told their largest oil refiners to SUSPEND exports of diesel and gasoline.

This is NOT good.

TRUMP DID THAT

“.. as Iranian missiles deplete stocks of Patriot interceptors that Ukraine needs for its defense.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/europe...

In war, everyone suffers. Tough stuff.

@lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/article/self...

NOEM: Our federal detention centers are held to the highest standards in comparison to other detaining facilities

McBATH: Did you just hear me? He has to crawl through mold and feces and bodily fluids just to take a shower. This is absolute lunacy and you know it.

$EEM down 7%.

Not in a month. In a week.

When emerging markets crack like this, it's not about emerging markets.

It's about dollar strength. It's about carry trades unwinding. It's about global liquidity evaporating.

The periphery always breaks first.

White House: Trump Had Feeling Based On Fact Iran Would Strike US

Confused about the legality of the U.S. war with Iran? Let’s talk about it.