Notes in the Margin

President Trump said on Monday that the US will “keep” the Venezuelan oil and two tankers that it seized off the coast of Venezuela, and is escalating a blockade on the country.

Caitlin Johnstone: "Not just hate speech against Jews. Criticism of a foreign state. They’re coming right out and saying it."

The poll shows Powell’s approval rating at 44 percent, compared with Trump’s second-term low of 36 percent.

The struggle with the U.S. seems to have sparked renewed appreciation for the island in metropolitan Denmark.

He should have defunded it. Instead, he kept the corporate welfare flowing and renamed it after himself. 

The Hungarian PM told CNBC he believes there is no way forward for proposals to fund the rebuilding of Ukraine via frozen Russian assets.

Yields on Japanese government bonds have risen in recent weeks on worries about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's budget discipline, while the yen has weakened. 

Saifedean Ammous: "Property rights in Palestine have been replaced by a government agency that owns the majority of land, constantly steals more, never sells, and only leases land to one racial group." 

The GSEs have likely been told by the administration to buy up more mortgage debt to create the illusion that there is more demand for real estate than there is. 

Cuban hospitals are overwhelmed, pharma drugs are in short supply, and diagnostic tools are in short supply. The Cuban state is pretending nothing is wrong.