<p>NEWS EP! Sean reports back from the a Beverly Hills Hedge Fund summit. Europe goes solar punk. US debt passes GDP as Project Freedom fails, and the Mideast bases lie in ruin. Is America through, or just through being cool? </p><p><strong>Billionaires Unfazed by Iran</strong>: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/19bda51e-fb62-4432-bc37-b9b425f19edd">https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/19bda51e-fb62-4432-bc37-b9b425f19edd</a></p><p> <strong>Labor Market Unfazed by Iran</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/57482c61-164e-4f48-8214-370b269ac7b6">https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/57482c61-164e-4f48-8214-370b269ac7b6</a></p><p><strong>Europe Solar/Iran War</strong>: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/europe-solar-panels-iran-war.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/europe-solar-panels-iran-war.html</a></p><p><strong> US Debt Milestone</strong>: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/us-debt-trump-policies-budget.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/us-debt-trump-policies-budget.html</a></p><p><strong>This (US base) Wreckage:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/01/world/video/us-military-bases-iran-strikes-images-invs-digvid">https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/01/world/video/us-military-bases-iran-strikes-images-invs-digvid</a></p><p><strong>"Operation Trust Me Bro"</strong> : <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/05/07/top-iran-negotiator-mocks-operation-trust-me-bro-and-questions-reports-of-trumps-peace-proposal/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/05/07/top-iran-negotiator-mocks-operation-trust-me-bro-and-questions-reports-of-trumps-peace-proposal/</a></p><p><strong>Saudi/Kuwait Cold Feet</strong> — Gulf states pulling back from US posture on Hormuz <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/trump-strait-of-hormuz-saudis.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/trump-strait-of-hormuz-saudis.html</a></p><p><strong>Iran Economic Wreckage</strong>: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/middleeast/iran-economy-layoffs.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/middleeast/iran-economy-layoffs.html</a></p><p><strong>America is through being cool?</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/opinion/vintage-clothes-america-cool-culture.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/opinion/vintage-clothes-america-cool-culture.html</a></p><p>Song: Nirvana - Milk It</p>