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A growing number of Americans can no longer afford their car loans: A record 42.6% of underwater car buyers turned to an 84-month (7-year) loan to keep monthly payments manageable in Q1 2026. Being underwater means owing more on a car loan than the car is currently worth, resulting in negative equity. Rather than paying off the difference, many buyers roll this gap into their next loan, pushing themselves deeper into debt. This percentage has DOUBLED since 2016 and is on track for its 3rd consecutive annual increase. Buyers with negative equity financed an average of ~$56,000 for a new car in Q1 2026, ~$12,000 more than the average new vehicle buyer. As a result, their average monthly payment rose to $932, the highest on record. In March, car loan default rates jumped to their highest since 2010. Auto-loan distress is surging.

According to AAA, the national average cost of a gallon of gas has climbed to $4.23, marking a new 4 YEAR HIGH. THE WINDS OF WAR = HIGHER GASOLINE PRICES = MORE AFFORDABILITY PROBLEMS FOR TRUMP.

Senator @SenGillibrand just demolished Pete Hegseth on the Iranian war: Senator Gillibrand: “There is no evidence that we are safer because of this war. We did not have any evidence that Iran intended to imminently attack this country in any way, shape or form. So I disagree with your assessment that we were under threat.” Pete Hegseth: “Do you not believe them when they say ‘death to America’?” Senator Gillibrand: “Listen, our adversaries us rhetoric all of the time. What I am concerned about is that we are not safer, and what I’d like to know is why you have not sought the support of the American people, and 3 out of 5 Americans are against this war today.” Seriously? We bombed schools because some Iranians chant "death to America?" REALLY?

It’s the most corrupt administration in American history and a massive criminal enterprise and you’re not nearly angry enough about it.

This should be a bigger story. Donald Trump launched military strikes on Iran, setting off a chain reaction that left Gulf countries scrambling for drone defense. Now, his sons are stepping in to sell those same countries the very drones the conflict made necessary. The president starts a war, the war creates demand, his own family moves in to profit, and foreign governments, desperate for American military backing, feel enormous pressure to buy. This is the first family in American history to profit from a war their father started without Congress’s consent. That is a level of corruption this country has never seen before. The American people deserve to know who exactly their government is working for, because right now it is not working for you. Welcome to Episode 14 of the Corruption Chronicles.

The President started an unauthorized war with Iran, and Eric Trump just landed a $24 million Defense Department deal. And a company in Don Jr.’s portfolio just secured a $620 million Pentagon loan. Maybe it’s a coincidence. More likely it’s corruption.

Absolute bombshell. Rep. Jason Crow exposes how Pete Hegseth secretly appointed Donald Trump's private campaign lawyer as a Navy Commander and Senior Advisor without Senate confirmation. He doesn't even know if the lawyer has a security clearance! The corruption is staggering.

🇹🇷🇮🇱 Turkey Deports Dual Citizen Who Served in the IDF Jessica Bachar held Turkish and Israeli citizenship, served in the Israeli military anyway, then flew home to Istanbul to visit family. She was immediately arrested. Turkish law explicitly bans citizens from serving in foreign armies without government approval. It took a JOINT U.S.-Israeli covert operation to extract her. She was DEPORTED to Israel and has been BANNED from entering Turkey She got exactly what she deserved for serving in that army.

BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Debt U.S. Debt now exceeds 100% of GDP for the first time since World War 2 🤯👀

Trump's war on Iran was illegal from day one – Congress never authorized it. Tomorrow, the statutory 60-day clock runs out too. Republicans are out of excuses and should join Democrats and stop this war. Let's put the pressure on. nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/…

🚨 do you understand what Pete Hegseth just said to Elizabeth Warren's face.. "I don't do it for money.. I don't do it for profit.. I don't do it for stocks.. no one owns me.. no one owns this department.. no one owns this president".. now think about that.. the Secretary of Defense.. standing in front of the Senate.. telling them he can't be bought.. this is the same line every single time.. the guy who took $1.5 million from Fox News before walking into that hearing room.. is now explaining to Congress that money has nothing to do with it.. the man who got pulled off a television set and handed the largest military budget in human history.. is telling you no one owns him.. and here's what nobody wants to say out loud.. the people who are actually free don't usually need to say it three times in the same sentence.. in a Senate confirmation hearing.. with cameras rolling.. "no one owns me" is what you say when you want the room to stop counting who paid you to get there.. the rules only apply until you're the one making them. I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨

HEGSETH ADMITS IRAN WAS NOT CLOSE TO A NUCLEAR WEAPON & INSTEAD THEY HAD ‘AMBITIONS’ & WERE ‘SLOW WALKING’ TO ONE. This was never about Nuclear weapons.

Senator @SenMarkKelly asks Pete Hegseth if he stands by his statement that he would provide no quarter and no mercy to the enemy. Hegseth refuses to answer a simple “yes” or “no” question. Senator Kelly: “I’m going to give you one more chance to address a question here… Your quote was ‘we will keep on pushing, keep advancing, no quarter, no mercy for our enemies,’ and yesterday you did not clarify if you stand by this statement.” Hegseth: [non-answer] Senator Kelly: “You are the Secretary of Defense. The things you say matter and your response here, right now, makes it clear to the American people exactly why you are not right for this job.”

In Iran, people have requested that now that Trump calls the Strait of Hormuz the "Trump Strait," Pezeshkian should also refer to the Gulf of California as the "Pezeshkian Gulf." This request is being widely followed on social media in Iran!

Pete Hegseth just testified that Democrats in Congress who oppose the reckless war of choice are a bigger enemy than Iran. Why does this malignant political hack think we work for him?

600 commercial ships are waiting behind the Strait of Hormuz for their status to be determined. Peyman Falsafi, a member of the Agriculture Commission of the Iranian Parliament: About 600 commercial ships are waiting in the Strait of Hormuz for their status to be determined, and as long as the enemy continues its blockade and maritime piracy, this process will continue with full force.

Ali Tajarnia spoke on Thursday at a conference titled 'In the Name of Iran, for the Persian Gulf,' held at the National Library of Iran. Ali Tajarnia, the secretary of the 'In the Name of Iran, for the Persian Gulf' conference, spoke on Thursday morning at the National Library of Iran. Remembering the martyrs of the Persian Gulf — from Rais-Ali Delvari to Alireza Tangsiri, and the martyrs of the Dena destroyer and the Minab school — and citing great historical events, he added: 'Our pure-ancestored forefathers laid the foundation of this institution based on trade.' The secretary of the 'In the Name of Iran, for the Persian Gulf' conference added: 'For 520 years, the people of the north and south shores of the Persian Gulf dreamed of the accursed departure of foreigners from this sea — a dream that is being realized thanks to the comrades of Alireza Tangsiri and Shahram Irani. Today, we stand at a point where we wish we were the future generations and the long-held dream of our ancestors from the past.' Tajarnia emphasized: 'Iran-Shahr is the civilization of roads. Over millennia, our pure-ancestored forefathers laid the foundation of this civilization on the basis of trade. Nearly all the wars of Iran have been fought over land routes against eastern and western invaders. But throughout these many centuries, our waterways have seen no vessel other than merchant ships — from Kong, Siraf, and Hormuz. Our maritime trade partners, whether in the Far East or Africa, thought only of commerce, just like us. A few decades before the accursed passage of Vasco da Gama around the Cape of Good Hope, Zhang Yi, the great Chinese admiral, brought his massive fleet with a message of peace and friendship to the Persian Gulf. But 520 years ago, the sound of the cannons of Afonso de Albuquerque's fleet shattered the centuries-old security and tranquility of the Persian Gulf.' The secretary of the 'In the Name of Iran, for the Persian Gulf' conference reminded: 'For 520 years, cannon-armed Portuguese, Dutch, British, and American ships have been unwanted guests in a waterway that was the cradle of civilization and a symbol of peaceful trade.' Tajarnia continued: 'Today, thanks to the blood of Iran's martyrs and the efforts of the comrades of Alireza Tangsiri and Shahram Irani, the Persian Gulf is returning to its true owners. Now, it is the duty of every patriotic Iranian to continue the path that the martyrs opened with their blood, so that after five centuries of the accursed presence of foreigners, the Persian Gulf — this brilliant gem, the cradle of civilization — can once again become a sea of peace, friendship, and prosperity for its original inhabitants.' The conference secretary added: 'What must not be forgotten in the clamor of this historic battle is this truth: that our Arab neighbors, despite the unkindness of some of their governments, are our brothers and sisters and our historical companions in the great shared civilization of the Persian Gulf. The magnificent civilizational return of the Persian Gulf is possible only in the shadow of eliminating colonial relations and reproducing human relations based on love — which has been the great foundation of the 5,000-year-old civilization of Iran-Shahr.' Tajarnia said: 'This conference is an effort to draw new horizons for the future of our Persian Gulf. We are determined to preserve the achievements of the martyrs of the recent great national defense and to fulfill a dream that perhaps 15 generations of Iranians have dreamed of. My colleagues and I, in this conference, strive to create a platform where — aside from differences in tastes, opinions, and political affiliations — we can come together solely in the name of Iran and for the Persian Gulf, to deliberate on a glorious future.

🇮🇱 Video emerges of Israeli Minister Ben Gvir expelling Bedouins from their homes Palestinian citizen: "I have documents in my hand, this is my home." Israeli minister Ben Gvir: "I don't care. Leave within 2 hours or you'll die." @neyikaybettik

OMG this LEGO song will drive Trump crazy don't let him watch it 😭😂🤣 via TRUTHBARS

MOULTON: Did you consider the risk of Iran closing the strait? HEGSETH: Of course MOULTON: So then why did you send the only minesweepers we had in the Gulf to Singapore weeks before the war started?