The fiscal iceberg is dead ahead — and Washington is asleep at the helm



The USS Titanic — our ship of state — is headed straight for a fiscal iceberg. And Americans are still rearranging the deck chairs.

Complacency has become our gravest threat. We cling to a false sense of invincibility, comforted by the size and legacy of the U.S. economy. After all, we’re the United States of America. What could possibly go wrong?

Pundits love to say we’ve carried debt for decades without a crisis. That logic belongs in a casino, not a government.

Everything — if history’s any guide. Ask the Romans. Ask the British. Every great power that believed it was immune to long-term mismanagement eventually ran aground.

Let’s stop pretending. The federal government sits on a collision course with economic disaster. And unless we act, we’ll suffer the same fate as the Titanic — not too big to fail, but too big to save when the water starts pouring in.

In November 2023, Fitch Ratings downgraded America’s credit rating — joining Standard & Poor’s, which did the same in 2011. Moody’s followed suit. These weren’t partisan potshots. They were alarms backed by math.

The national debt has passed $37 trillion — 125% of gross domestic product. That ratio continues climbing and could exceed 200% within a few decades, if not sooner. At current trajectory, the federal government will owe more than $70 trillion by 2035.

This isn’t theory. It’s arithmetic.

Yes, the United States carried significant debt after World War II. But back then, we had a plan. The federal government remained lean. Policymakers promoted growth through low taxes, fewer regulations, and real fiscal restraint. Debt-to-GDP dropped below 40% within a generation.

Today, Washington does the opposite. More spending. Higher taxes. Heavier regulation. All while the clock ticks louder.

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And that’s just the official debt. Add unfunded liabilities from Social Security and Medicare, and the real figure shoots above $130 trillion. That’s not a typo — it’s a debt bomb that dwarfs anything in our history.

Pundits love to say we’ve carried debt for decades without a crisis. That logic belongs in a casino, not a government. As Hemingway put it: Bankruptcy happens “gradually, then suddenly.”

The economy may look calm on the surface. But underneath, the pressure builds. Interest payments on the debt already surpass defense spending. Every dollar wasted on interest is a dollar unavailable for education, infrastructure, emergency relief — or even national security.

While the debt swells, politicians on both sides make it worse. Congress lurches from one bloated proposal to another, piling on $3-$5 trillion more in new borrowing under the guise of stimulus, "investments," or political horse-trading.

Printing money doesn’t create prosperity. Borrowing to fund political promises is economic malpractice.

Washington’s not just borrowing dollars. It’s borrowing time, trust, and prosperity from future Americans.

What kind of legacy will we leave our children?

A nation once defined by opportunity, self-reliance, and innovation now leads the world in debt and dysfunction. That’s not just policy failure — it’s moral failure. It’s a betrayal of the American promise.

Why does this keep happening? Because politicians chase the next election, not the next generation. And voters let them.

We reward short-term handouts over long-term discipline. We elect people who promise benefits without explaining the bill. And we pretend this can go on forever.

It can’t.

Americans must reclaim their role as stewards of the republic. That means asking tough questions, demanding truth from politicians, and supporting leaders who offer hard choices over easy lies.

We still have time. But not much.

Fiscal reform doesn’t require slashing everything or dismantling safety nets. It requires honesty, cooperation, and courage. We need to restructure entitlements, simplify the tax code, and eliminate programs that waste billions.

A leaner government, closer to what the Founders envisioned, would grow the economy and lift all incomes. That path still exists — if we’re brave enough to take it.

The alternative? A debt crisis that makes the Great Depression look tame. And no one will be able to say they weren’t warned.

The iceberg looms. The hull leaks. The music still plays — for now.

But the moment for change won’t last. The wheel is still in our hands.

Turn it.

Check out Obama’s multimillion-dollar mansion – then read what he says about 'obscene inequality' in America



Barack Obama is one skilled man when it comes to rhetoric.

“It all sounds right, and he looks good, and the suit fits,” Dave Rubin says in response to a recent lecture the former president gave on CNN.

But upon closer examination, there’s some incongruity.

“Our democracy is not going to be healthy,” Obama says, “with the levels of inequality that we’ve seen … obscene inequality.”

“It’s very hard to sustain a democracy when you have such massive concentrations of wealth,” he continues.

“On first glance, it all sort of makes sense,” Rubin says. But “of course … you just have to peel that thin veneer, and you can see the nonsense.”

Firstly, it’s important to note that Barack Obama “was a community organizer before he was a senator and then president and somehow is now worth, like, hundreds of millions of dollars,” Rubin explains.

Add to that the fact that he owns a 30-acre estate in Martha’s Vineyard that costs $11.75 million.

Obscene inequality indeed.

See for yourself — watch the clip here.


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YouTube star reveals message inviting him to join doomed Titanic sub voyage: 'I could have been on it'



YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, better known by his online pseudonym "Mr. Beast," revealed Sunday that he was offered a spot on the doomed Titan submersible.

"I was invited earlier this month to ride the titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it," Donaldson said on Twitter.

Attached to the tweet was a screenshot of a text message inviting him to a voyage down to the Titanic. Donaldson, however, did not provide additional details, such as who sent the message. But the person made it clear they were going on the trip.

The message read, "Also, I’m going to the Titanic in a submarine late this month. The team would be stoked to have you along. I’m sure you’re also welcome to join."

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Donaldson is the second person to come forward claiming they were invited to OceanGate's third-annual voyage to the Titanic wreckage.

Before the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the Titan submersible had imploded, Las Vegas businessman Jay Bloom revealed that OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who died in the catastrophic accident, invited Bloom and his son on the voyage several months ago.

"So this is crazy … I got invited to go on this dive. If I accepted, I would’ve been one of the five onboard right now," Bloom wrote on Facebook last Tuesday. "Stockton Rush has been trying to get me to go for a year now. I last saw him at Luxor when we went through the Titanic Exhibition together. I spoke with him a couple of weeks ago and he told me they had an opening on this dive."

In a subsequent Facebook post, Bloom explained that Rush invited him on the trip, which was scheduled to take place in May. But it was pushed back until June 18 because of weather. Rush even offered Bloom and his son seats at a discounted rate.

Shockingly, Bloom expressed concerns about Titan's safety — which Rush outright denied.

"While there's obviously risk it's way safer than flying in a helicopter or even scuba diving," Rush told Bloom months ago. "There hasn't been even an injury in 35 years in a non-military subs."

Eventually, Bloom told Rush that scheduling conflicts prevented him from going on the voyage. Bloom's seats went to Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman Dawood.

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Bombshell report: US Navy heard implosion of Titan submersible hours after it launched on Sunday



Top secret U.S. Navy technology reportedly detected the sound of the Titan implosion just hours after the submersible began its voyage on Sunday.

In a bombshell report on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Navy began using its technology immediately after it was learned that the sub had lost communications with its surface vessel, the Polar Prince. Shortly thereafter, the system — which is used to protect the U.S. from enemy submarines — heard what officials believed was the Titan imploding.

The sound was detected near the area where Titan debris was discovered on Thursday, about 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic.

A top Navy official, however, told the Wall Street Journal there is not "definitive" proof the implosion heard was the Titan.

The official said:

The U.S. Navy conducted an analysis of acoustic data and detected an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion in the general vicinity of where the Titan submersible was operating when communications were lost. While not definitive, this information was immediately shared with the Incident Commander to assist with the ongoing search and rescue mission.

Sources told the Wall Street Journal the military did not tell the public about the implosion detection because officials weren't 100% certain it was the Titan.

"It looks that the Titan imploded on Sunday on its way down to the Titanic shortly after contact was lost at a depth of around 9,000 feet," said a person with "direct knowledge" of the incident.

If the submersible imploded at that depth, the five people on board died within milliseconds — before they even knew there was a problem.

A U.S. defense official told the Wall Street Journal that investigators will try to determine whether the sound heard on the top-secret technology was, indeed, the Titan imploding.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), meanwhile, slammed the military's handling of the incident. Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, called it an "epic failure of leadership." He suggested the outcome may have been different if leadership had acted sooner, though it's not clear how, if the sub imploded within hours of entering the ocean on Sunday.

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'A new low': Liberal publication fixates on doomed OceanGate submariner's history of donating to GOP candidates as air runs out



The U.S. Coast Guard indicated that as of 7:08 a.m. ET on Thursday, the crew of the Titanic-bound OceanGate submersible had run out of breathable air.

Hours earlier, while oxygen and hope were running dangerously low, the New Republic, a progressive-liberal publication, decided to focus not on the fate of the potentially doomed adventurers, but rather publish an article concerning the Republican affiliation of a suffocating man, crew member and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.

The article was met with fierce denunciations online, with some critics suggesting it was a "disgusting" effort to justify partisans' schadenfreude. The backlash was of such a magnitude that the New Republic yanked its corresponding Twitter post from the platform.

In the article, entitled, "OceanGate CEO Missing in Titanic Sub Had History of Donating to GOP Candidates," staff writer Daniel Strauss noted, "Public campaign finance records indicate that Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate currently stuck on the missing Titan submersible that was running a tourist expedition of the Titanic wreck, has been a consistent Republican donor over the years."

Strauss indicated that "Rush was not a Republican megadonor, but his donations over the years leaned heavily toward Republican candidates," intimating that he was not even redeemable by virtue of possibly being a "RINO."

The article highlighted how the OceanGate CEO had donated $1,500 to former Republican Rep. John Culberson, noting, "Culberson had a 100 percent scorecard rating from the conservative Family Research Council, a 92 percent lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union, and a 4 percent lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters."

Strauss appeared to situate his special focus amid a broader trend of "increasing scrutiny on OceanGate and its top executives."

Investigative reporter Matt Taibbi responded to the article on Twitter, writing, "Welp, I guess we should hope they all die slowly and gasping in terror, then. Congrats @newrepublic you found a new low on Twitter!"

National Journalism Center program director T. Becket Adams wrote, "Not sure which is more interesting: that this was published by a team, and not one person thought to say, 'this is extremely gross,' or the headline's use of the past tense 'had,' as if the New Republic knows something the rest of us don't."

Adams added, "The entire article – from top to bottom – is like a work of art. A how-to for how NOT to do journalism. It's beautiful, really, in a hilariously moronic sort of way."

Nicholas Fondacaro, associate editor at NewsBusters, tweeted, "The New Republic thinks the CEO of Oceangate deserves to suffocate on the bottom of the ocean because he supported Republicans."

Radio host Tony Katz of 93.1FM WIBC suggested, "When you lose your humanity, this is what you write about."

Fox News' Janice Dean wrote, "Wow. What if the missing CEO had donated to the other party? How disgusting and pathetic."

Fox News Digital indicated that commentator Noam Blum responded, "What the f*** is wrong with you?"

After removing the article from Twitter amid the backlash, the New Republic proceeded to run another piece, this time bemoaning the massive interest in the fate of the OceanGate Titan crew. Staff writer Alex Shephard suggested that the media has otherwise ignored the frequent maritime deaths of illegal immigrants in the Mediterranean, writing, "With luck, its passengers will be found alive. But it also showcases a press that will rapidly turn its attention to some issues while leaving other glaring omissions in its coverage."

The New Republic was not alone in mulling over the prospect of Republicans suffering in the briny depths.

Elie Mystal, a leftist MSNBC contributor and correspondent for the Nation, entertained the notion of conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Justice similarly sinking to the ocean floor, tweeting, "Next time some rich white person wants to take Sam Alito on an expensive trip, please take him to see the Titanic."

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