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Oil prices just plummeted to $76 a barrel down by a third in 72 hours — and it's all because of Trump's new Iran deal. But is this political genius or a foreign policy disaster? In this breakdown, former Trump campaign senior advisor Steve Cortes and Brigadier General John Tygert debate both sides of the deal. Cortes argues it's politically brilliant: Americans care about gas prices and inflation, not foreign wars, and Trump knows it. Gen. Tygert counters that handing Iran hundreds of billions in unfrozen assets reconstitutes a terror-sponsoring regime and shatters American credibility and deterrence. We cover: • Why oil crashed to $76 and what it means for midterm voters • The "pinky promises from terrorist supporters" problem • Trump's January 2020 quote: "Iran never won a war but never lost a negotiation" • Why Americans don't support drawn-out wars of choice abroad • Whether Israel and the Gulf States should handle the Middle East themselves • The inflation blame game shifting from Biden to Trump Is this the deal that wins the midterms but loses the Middle East? Watch and decide. 🔔 Subscribe for political commentary, foreign policy analysis, and breaking news breakdowns. #cortesinvestigates #iran #war #irannews #donaldtrump #newstoday
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Trump's Iran Gamble: Genius Politics, Disastrous Military Strategy

California is handing out $633 million in government contracts to LGBT-owned businesses but first, you have to PROVE you're gay enough. In this video, we break down the bizarre certification process that requires a letter from an LGBT organization, a newspaper article calling you gay, or three friends willing to vouch for your sexuality. We discuss how this program started in 2014, why the economic rationale doesn't hold up (LGBT individuals are among the highest-earning demographics in America), and how the ever-expanding LGBTQ+ umbrella makes defining who qualifies virtually impossible. From the absurd certification methods to the inevitable discrimination within the program itself, this is everything wrong with California's latest diversity initiative. Subscribe for more political commentary and news breakdowns. #cortesinvestigates #lgbtq #california #californianews #claiforniagovernment
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You Need PROOF You're Gay for This Government Contract

The bond market is sending Washington a warning and most people aren't listening. With $39 trillion in debt, even a small rise in the 10-year treasury yield becomes catastrophic for the United States. We're already spending more on interest payments than on national defense. And if the 10-year yield breaks through 4.5% and races toward 5%, every American will feel it in their mortgage, their car loan, and their credit card rate. In this video, I break down: - Why the 10-year bond yield crossing 4.5% is a critical danger threshold How global bond markets are staging a revolt against fiscally reckless governments - Why dollar supremacy is eroding and where wealthy capital is fleeing (gold, crypto, real estate) - The terrifying truth: America's entire economy is now a highly leveraged bet on AI - What a debt-to-GDP ratio at World War II levels actually means for your financial future - The bond market doesn't lie. The question is whether Washington is listening. #cortesinvestigates #bondmarket #treasuryyields #debt #nationaldebt
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America's Debt Crisis: The Bond Market Revolt No One Is Talking About

Kevin Warsh is walking into the worst job in Washington and it might not even be close. Kevin Warsh takes over as Federal Reserve Chairman inheriting a disaster: a legacy of opacity and inflation mismanagement from Jerome Powell, $40 trillion in national debt, and a predecessor who apparently refuses to ride off quietly. Can Warsh restore credibility, transparency, and inflation control at the Fed? Or is the task simply too great? In this video, I break down: - Why Powell's tenure was a failure for everyday Americans The staggering fiscal mess Warsh must navigate — $40 trillion and growing - Why Powell staying on the Fed board is a dangerous dynamic for his successor - What it would actually take for Warsh to succeed and why it won't be easy - The Federal Reserve's next chapter begins now. The stakes for inflation, interest rates, and the US economy couldn't be higher. #cortesinvestigates #kevinwarsh #federalreserve #jeromepowell
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Warsh Walks Into Disaster: Inflation, Debt & a Saboteur #economy #fed #shorts

The DOJ has just confirmed what I was fired from CNN for saying years ago: the Charlottesville narrative was a lie and now we know it was a PAID lie. New DOJ documents reveal the SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center) paid $300,000 to organize the Charlottesville rally itself. The very event used to falsely accuse Donald Trump of praising bigots was staged, financed, and orchestrated by a radical left-wing activist organization then weaponized as a massive propaganda campaign against the President. I was fired from CNN for refusing to repeat the lie that Trump had praised white supremacists in Charlottesville. The truth was always the opposite. Trump condemned bigotry in explicit terms. The media knew it. They ran the hoax anyway. Now the receipts are in. The SPLC, a corrupt, politically motivated organization with a long history of targeting conservatives, funded the very event they used to destroy Trump's character and silence anyone who told the truth about it. This is what real media corruption looks like. This is why trust in the mainstream media is at an all-time low. Subscribe for truth the mainstream media won't cover. Drop your thoughts in the comments below. #SPLC #Charlottesville #MediaBias #TrumpNews #DOJ #CNNFired #FakeNews #PoliticalCorruption #TruthRevealed #USPolitics
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SPLC Exposed They PAID to Stage Charlottesville & Blamed Trump for It

America's test scores are at historic lows and the system tasked with fixing it is quietly lowering the bar instead. This documentary investigates the collapse of public education across America, focusing on Wisconsin, once a model for public schooling, where reading and math scores have fallen years below grade level. We uncover how the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction responded to a crisis not by raising standards, but by rewriting what "passing" means. What we found: skyrocketing school budgets with plummeting outcomes, NDAs handed out at a taxpayer-funded conference at a water park, the widest Black-white achievement gap in the nation, and parents from Milwaukee to Eau Claire who are fighting back. Inside this documentary: - How reading and math test scores hit historic lows across the U.S. - Why Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction lowered academic standards - The truth about education spending and why more money isn't helping students - Parents, homeschoolers, and school board members speak out - Why the 2026 Wisconsin governor's race could change everything for education Follow on X: https://x.com/CortesSteve Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.cortes.413204 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecortes_/ Subscribe on Substack: https://www.cortesinvestigates.com/ Comment your thoughts or questions below. #cortesinvestigates #educationcrisis #publicschools #wisconsin #literacycrisis
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Failing America's Children: The Truth About Our Broken School System

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America's test scores are at historic lows and the system tasked with fixing it is quietly lowering the bar instead. This documentary investigates the collapse of public education across America, focusing on Wisconsin, once a model for public schooling, where reading and math scores have fallen years below grade level. We uncover how the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction responded to a crisis not by raising standards, but by rewriting what "passing" means. What we found: skyrocketing school budgets with plummeting outcomes, NDAs handed out at a taxpayer-funded conference at a water park, the widest Black-white achievement gap in the nation, and parents from Milwaukee to Eau Claire who are fighting back. Inside this documentary: - How reading and math test scores hit historic lows across the U.S. - Why Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction lowered academic standards - The truth about education spending and why more money isn't helping students - Parents, homeschoolers, and school board members speak out - Why the 2026 Wisconsin governor's race could change everything for education Follow on X: https://x.com/CortesSteve Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.cortes.413204 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecortes_/ Subscribe on Substack: https://www.cortesinvestigates.com/ Comment your thoughts or questions below. #cortesinvestigates #educationcrisis #publicschools #wisconsin #literacycrisis
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Failing America's Children: The Truth About Our Broken School System

While Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia spiral into crime and decay one American city is thriving. Miami is the model America needs right now. The Miami Model is a full-length documentary exploring how Miami transformed from one of America's most dangerous cities into its most powerful and what every other major city got catastrophically wrong. Inside this documentary: - How Miami achieved 4x less violent crime than St. Louis and 3x less than Philadelphia - Why Illinois's richest man Ken Griffin abandoned Chicago for Miami - How Miami spends half per citizen compared to New York and Los Angeles and delivers better results - The leadership decisions that kept Miami thriving during COVID-19 while other cities collapsed - Why families, entrepreneurs, and law enforcement officers are choosing South Florida over legacy cities - Operation Summer Heat 3,300 felony arrests and what it meant for public safety - Voices of real Miami residents: parents, immigrants, police officers, and business leaders 🎙️ Featuring: Ken Griffin, Patrick Bet David, Jeff Matola (former Miami Beach Police), Dr. Fernando Salvado, Noli Zalvar, and more. Miami didn't happen by accident. It happened because of choices on policing, education, fiscal discipline, and leadership. This documentary breaks down exactly what those choices were, and why they matter for the future of every American city. 📍 The Miami model isn't just a Florida story. It's a blueprint. #CortesInvestigates #MiamiDocumentary #MiamiModel #AmericanCities #Florida #Miami
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Why Everyone Is Fleeing to Miami (Full Documentary)

Gen Z isn't broken but they ARE lost. And the answer isn't more therapy, more hustle, or more scrolling. Author and licensed therapist Trey Tucker joins Steve Cortes to break down what's really going wrong with the youngest generation and what can actually fix it. Tucker's new book Tough Enough: Hone Your Habits, Cultivate Purpose, and Force Genuine Strength cuts through the noise with counter-cultural advice backed by research: why silence is more powerful than distraction, why hookup culture is leaving young people empty, why young men feel pushed aside and why older generations have abandoned their most important job: mentoring the next one. This conversation covers: - The two losing games Gen Z is playing and why both lead nowhere - Why young men feel "not needed" by modern culture and what to do about it - The danger of hustle culture as a substitute for real purpose - How to build a personal "team" including the one role most people forget - What an "insultant" is and why every young person needs one - The critical message for Gen X, Boomers, parents, and bosses 🔔 Subscribe for daily conversations on faith, culture, and America First values.📖 Tough Enough by Trey Tucker, available now. Follow on X: https://x.com/CortesSteve Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.cortes.413204 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecortes_/ Subscribe on Substack: https://www.cortesinvestigates.com/ Comment your thoughts or questions below. #cortesinvestigates #genz #generationz #tuckertrey #mentalhealth
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The Gen Z Crisis Nobody Is Talking About | Author Trey Tucker

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