9/1/26: Army Official Resigns, China Screw You To Trump, Bond Market Chaos, Trump Defends Data Centers, GOP Panic Over Midterms

The U.S. is planning limited strikes to prevent Iran from reconstituting radar and missile capabilities, contradicting claims that those capabilities were already obliterated.

The 'mow the lawn' strategy is a failed forever war approach that mirrors Israel's policy in Gaza and will likely lead to escalation.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after warning Trump about the strain of the Iran war and Hegseth's purges of generals, leaving the Army without top civilian or military leadership.

The U.S. military is overextended, with depleted munitions, exhausted sailors, and internal turmoil, making it unable to effectively prosecute the war.

The SCO summit is a grand flex by China to showcase multipolarity and a new world order opposed to U.S. hegemony, with Russia and Iran receiving economic lifelines.

India is diversifying its trade and maintaining commitments to Iran, signaling a strategic shift away from U.S. alignment.

Russia's clout is crumbling relative to China's, with Moscow increasingly dependent on Beijing for economic survival and banking access outside Western sanctions.

The 10-year Treasury yield is nearing 5% despite Treasury interventions, driven by Iran war inflation, AI buildout cash demands, and global debt concerns.

Rising bond yields will make borrowing unsustainable for small businesses and consumers, while corporate profits are artificially boosted by tariff refunds.

The U.S. bond market is the most resilient in the world, with yields flat since Trump took office and no major sell-off occurring.

Communities that oppose data centers want to remain backwards and poor, and China is happy about the anti-AI movement.

The backlash against data centers is fundamentally about democratic control and a rejection of tech oligarchy, not just environmental concerns.

Republican politicians are rapidly pivoting to data center moratoriums because the issue is political poison and depressing rural turnout.

Republicans are worried voters will either split tickets or stay home due to dissatisfaction with Trump, impacting down-ballot races.

Trump's net approval on inflation has swung 76 points negative among independents, and trust in Republicans on the economy has collapsed.

The GOP lacks an affirmative reason for voters to turn out, such as Supreme Court retirements, while Democrats are motivated by economic and war dissatisfaction.

Ken Paxton is trailing significantly in Trump-won districts due to poor infrastructure, internal GOP divides, and voter anger over inflation.