Do toilets really flush in opposite directions north and south of the equator? The Coriolis effect gets blamed for this constantly.
https://t.co/mubTLazapn
#Science#CoriolisEffect#Myth#FactCheck
Iran strikes → oil jumps → gas follows.
The real question: how much per gallon?
We ran the numbers instead of doomposting.
Here’s the likely range: https://t.co/vTfxEL7Jnp
I thought I was good at “remembering prices.” I’m not.
Today’s first item is a Starbucks latte (grande): $1.75 in 1990.
Guess today’s price in our daily 60-second puzzle (5 items).
If you play, reply with your score out of 5.
https://t.co/Y1tcMF5Cob
I keep realizing my “price memory” is stuck in the past.
Today’s first item: bacon was $2.11 per lb in 1990.
Guess today’s price in our daily puzzle. 5 items, about 60 seconds.
If you play, reply with your score out of 5.
https://t.co/qdRkGTAUqp
If a new global security forum costs $1B for permanence, what is the real price of staying out?
Tariffs? blocked contracts? lost access?
Cost breakdown + who’s in/out: https://t.co/MdjHF4EiS7
#trade#foreignpolicy
Two numbers get mixed up in every Greenland thread:
Direct ops (lift, basing, sustainment)
All-in year one (direct ops + sanctions/risk/financing fallout)
That’s why estimates can swing wildly without anyone “lying.”
https://t.co/0SaAhElPuQ
#Defense#Economics
If detention averages longer than ~3 weeks, paying $3,000 to leave can cost less than holding someone in custody.
I broke down the claimed ~$17,000 forced-removal average. Charts + scenarios: https://t.co/NiqglGkWjo
#Policy#Immigration#Taxpayer#Economics
The hidden bill in a Venezuela trusteeship is not just payroll and fuel:
- payment rails and bank de-risking
- war-risk and political-risk coverage
- monitoring, audits, compliance overhead
That’s where costs quietly compound. https://t.co/tq2jzwauib
#NationalSecurity#Economics
Why oil markets can “barely blink” while Venezuela’s oil value collapses inside the country:
✅global benchmark may move modestly
❌local realized price can crater via discounts + storage
The chokepoints are the story. Charts + math: https://t.co/y5r5K9JM0N
#GasPrices#Oil
🚨 2026 budget reset: most people pay $0 in new direct “law fees”… unless you’re in one of these buckets: ACA marketplace, NYC driving, Hawaiʻi lodging, Illinois groceries, EV registration.
I did the math from the official tables:
https://t.co/jfEaWP1c3Q
#Money
Global gift math (ages 0–14, 2024): estimate recipients, multiply by per-gift cost, then stress-test delivery/handling assumptions.
Full assumptions + sources: https://t.co/Rdoa2WDiQD
1/ ACA costs in 2026: the headline isn’t “premiums up.” It’s “net premiums can jump even if you keep the same plan.”
Chart + sources here:
https://t.co/s2225EbWUk
5/ Tax-time reconciliation is another sleeper issue: advance credits get reconciled using 1095-A + Form 8962, and income changes can trigger repayment.