Colleen James

Analyst at Global Law Firm ⚖️ Former Social Worker 👩🏻‍💼, Temple U Alumni 🦉, Animal Lover 💖 Sparkle Queen 💎

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

"The era of cheap used cars is rapidly disappearing," per Edmunds

[Colleen James @SparklyNuts]

@Phillies @PSPCA

[The Hormuz Report @HormuzReport]

BREAKING: Iran directly warns that "not a single drop of oil will leave the Persian Gulf or the region" if Gulf states cooperate with the U.S. in the economic war, with Iran's top security official declaring that any country joining Washington's campaign will see its interests struck and its oil exports targeted.

Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei stated: "We are not seeking to expand the war, but if countries surrounding Iran cooperate with the Americans in the economic war, we will strike their interests." He added that Iran will "also target other routes used to export oil from the Persian Gulf" if Gulf states join Washington's campaign.

[Impeach Trump a 3rd Time! @Christo12919382]

@ProudSocialist GEEZUS!

[middleclassparty @middle_class_us]

$40 an hour used to sound like you made it.

That's over $80,000 a year working full-time.

Today?

Daycare can eat $30,000.

Rent can eat another $25,000.

Then there's taxes, insurance, groceries, gas, healthcare and the car.

Suddenly the person making $40 an hour is asking where all their fucking money went.

We keep talking about wages like it's 2010.

$40 an hour didn't become bad money.

Everything else became insane.

[Good Ranchers @GoodRanchers]

We understand why beef prices are a problem right now. Ground beef is averaging $6.89 a pound, up 57% since 2021, and that's real pressure on American families.

But flooding the market with 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef with no tariff for 90 days is not a solution for American ranchers. It's a short-term price fix that puts more downward pressure on the cattle producers who are already struggling to stay viable. Trump has not said which countries this beef is coming from or who committed to the 25% price reduction he's promising.

American cattle ranchers have been dealing with years of drought, high feed costs, and a shrinking herd. The answer to that is not more cheap imported beef with lower standards competing against them on shelves with no country of origin label required to tell you the difference.

We will continue to source 100% American. That is not changing.

[Colleen James @SparklyNuts]

@Acyn

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

Infected mosquitoes have been detected across all five New York City boroughs as the city reports its first human West Nile virus case of 2026.

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

This is Just Epic 🔥

🇺🇸Marco Rubio: "Iranians are thieves. They can't take tolls on the Strait of Hormuz."

🇮🇷 Abbas Araghchi: "Look who is speaking. Around half of Venezuela's oil production now goes to the United States. So who is the real thief?"

Araghchi is an absolute strategic genius.🔥

[Colleen James @SparklyNuts]

@_Zaraquin I would have been a smart ass and said something back to Trump like I already know that, and you probably don’t even know how to swim lol

[Zara Quinn @_Zaraquin]

Trump to a just 10-year-old boy who was saved by a 16-year-old lifeguard.

“I probably wouldn't have jumped into the water to rescue you. You’re lucky I wasn't on duty.”

Their facial expressions don’t lie. What a messed up thing to say.

[Globe Eye News @GlobeEyeNews]

BREAKING:

China announces it does not accept U.S. sanctions against Iran.

[Max Velocity @MaxVelocityWX]

SIGNIFICANT tornado damage in Dover, Delaware after a likely strong tornado struck the city a short time ago!

Thank you to Brendan for sending this in!

[Richard @ricwe123]

The Chinese are now making fun of the US financial situation......
😂😂

[FactPost @factpostnews]

The FDA has recalled sourdough bread due to contamination with "shards of metal."

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: The frozen Blueberry recall due to E. Coli contamination has just been upgraded to FDA's highest risk level, which means there is “reasonable probability the product will cause adverse health consequences or 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡.”

If you bought Greenwise frozen blueberries from Publix in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia throw them out immediately or return them to Publix for a full refund.

[RealityBBQ #BB28 @rbbq]

Me: "Please watch Big Brother! It is a complex social strategy game"

*they watch*

Big Brother: #BB28

[Covie @covie_93]

Not one illegal immigrant among the Penn State cocaine traffickers.

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨 JUST IN: Trump Administration cancels $15 million in Alzheimer’s research grants.

An estimated 7.4 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

[middleclassparty @middle_class_us]

The stock market is at record highs.

Cool.

Can you afford a house?

Can your kid find an entry-level job?

Can you pay for daycare?

Can you handle a $2,000 emergency?

Can you buy groceries without checking your bank account?

Can you retire before you're 80?

Because at some point we should probably stop using the wealth of people who own a lot of stocks to measure the financial health of people who don't.

The economy is not the stock market.

And millions of Americans are getting really tired of being told otherwise.