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Issue #3
May 1, 2026
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TRUMP TO IRAN: NO NUKES, NO DEAL, THE BLOCKADE STAYS
| Iran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but refused to discuss its nuclear programme. Trump rejected it on the spot, telling Axios that Iran simply has to "cry uncle." With 41 tankers and 69 million barrels of Iranian oil frozen in place, the naval blockade is now set to run for months. |
| 🔥 | Raza Unfiltered |
MAPPING THE MOVES THAT MATTER
THIS WEEK: 3 OUT OF 4 AMERICANS CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO BUY A HOME. HERE'S THE MATHS.
Raza breaks down why homeownership has become mathematically impossible for most people, not because they're bad with money, but because the system was never designed for them to win.
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| 📰 | 5 Things You Missed This Week |
BRENT CRUDE HITS $126 AS THE FED FRACTURES UNDER OIL SHOCK PRESSUREOil surged to its highest level since 2022 as the Strait standoff shows no sign of ending. The Fed held rates in its most divided vote since 1992, four dissents, zero answers. | Finance |
META'S $145 BILLION AI BET WIPES BILLIONS OFF ITS OWN SHARE PRICEMeta fell 9% after hiking its AI infrastructure spend to up to $145 billion, spooking investors despite a strong Q1. It's the clearest sign yet that Big Tech is in a winner-takes-all arms race with no spending ceiling. | Business |
MUSK VS. ALTMAN: THE $130 BILLION TRIAL THAT COULD BREAK AI OPENElon Musk took the stand in Oakland this week seeking $130 billion and Sam Altman's removal from OpenAI's board. A Musk win could force OpenAI back into a nonprofit structure, upending the biggest planned IPO in tech history. | Technology |
PAKISTAN PEACE SUMMIT COLLAPSES AS BOTH SIDES WALK AWAYTrump cancelled his envoys' trip to Islamabad after Iran's foreign minister left early, with each side blaming the other. With no neutral table left standing, the conflict has nowhere to go but the blockade. | Geopolitics |
MEASLES IS BACK. 1,792 CASES, 37 STATES, AND COUNTING.Cases have been confirmed across 37 states in 2026, with Utah alone hitting 607 cases, 85% of them in unvaccinated patients. With RFK Jr. overseeing the health budget and vaccine scepticism rising, public health officials are warning this is no longer a local outbreak — it's a national pattern. | Future of Living |
| 📚 | 5 Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once |
1 | The Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel Not about stock picks. It's a masterclass in why smart people do dumb things with money and why wealth is what you don't spend. |
2 | The Almanack of Naval RavikantEric Jorgenson A sharp breakdown of why "specific knowledge" and equity beat a salary every time. You'll never get rich renting out your time. |
3 | Principles for Navigating Big Debt CrisesRay Dalio Every major debt cycle, templated. Once you read it, you see the pattern everywhere including crypto. |
4 | Zero to OnePeter Thiel Build something new, not a better copy. The chapter on secrets alone is worth the price of the book. |
5 | Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of CrowdsCharles Mackay Written in 1841. From Tulip mania to the South Sea Bubble, it is a timeless reminder that human nature and bull market madness never change. |
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