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Netflix's Little House might not feel like your Little House, but it sure felt an awful lot like Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House to me.

The Bleachers frontman reportedly "didn't want to put up a facade at Taylor's wedding" during "trouble" in his and Qualley's marriage.

The Bleachers frontman reportedly "didn't want to put up a facade at Taylor's wedding" during "trouble" in his and Qualley's marriage.

If you weren’t already hooked, the sport has made the best possible pitch in the past month.

SK Hynix's US Offering Reportedly Seven Times Oversubscribed

The KOSPI struggled for direction overnight, erasing most of an opening rally that briefly pushed the South Korean main equity index up as much as 4.1%. The real strength was in memory stocks, with SK Hynix surging as much as 10% as investors piled back in. This move comes as Bloomberg reports the company's US ADR listing is more than seven times oversubscribed, underscoring strong institutional demand.

The report said SK Hynix is selling 177.9 million American depositary receipts, with each ADR equal to one-tenth of a common share. Based on the memory giant's Wednesday close in Seoul, the offering could raise about $24.5 billion, putting it among one of the largest US debuts by a foreign company and just behind Alibaba Group's record $25 billion listing.

Demand for the ADR listing has mostly come from global long-only funds, technology-focused investors, sovereign wealth funds, and Asia-focused funds, the report said, adding that Baillie Gifford, Coatue Management, and Situational Awareness Partners have indicated interest in buying $7 billion of the ADRs.

Banks leading the deal stopped taking orders late Wednesday, with pricing slated for Thursday. Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase are leading the offer along with nine other firms.

ADRs are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Friday under the symbol SKHYV, before switching to regular-way trading on SKHY the following Monday.

Shares in South Korea rebounded on Thursday, surging more than 10%. However, shares remain down 25% since peaking last month.

Barclays analyst Mitul Kotecha noted, "The US ADR listing of SK Hynix could provide some further near-term support for the KRW, but much is in the price. Foreign selling of Korean stocks remains relentless and a likely major headwind further out. Our impulse-response analysis decomposes the different factors driving the selling."

The ADR deal comes amid a broader pullback in AI-linked memory names.

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2026 - 07:45

MetroLoft, the developer behind the Manhattan high rise that suddenly buckled on Tuesday, is facing a $350 million-plus lawsuit at star-studded 443 Greenwich St.

Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.

Biden Defender JB Pritzker Now Claims Trump Has 'Dementia'

Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA,

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, one of President Joe Biden’s most vocal defenders when the former president faced questions about his mental acuity, is now claiming President Donald Trump has dementia.

Pritzker made the remarks during a June 29 interview with CNN host Caitlin Collins while discussing Trump’s criticism of democratic socialism.

Trump had argued that socialism represents a similar threat to the country than historical crises.

“The man is continually suffering from dementia. I don’t think he really understands what he’s saying,” Pritzker stated, providing no evidence for his claim.

Gov. JB Pritzker says he thinks President Trump has dementia. "I really think that there's something genuinely wrong with him," he says, while adding, "I'm not a doctor." pic.twitter.com/Y2vrFvScz8

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 1, 2026

Pritzker’s comments mark a stark contrast from how he defended Biden during the 2024 presidential campaign, when questions about the former president’s mental fitness intensified.

Pritzker served as one of Biden’s fiercest campaign surrogates and even sat on his national advisory board.

For instance, when Special Counsel Robert Hur raised concerns about Biden’s memory, Pritzker quickly went on the defensive, going as far as accusing Hur of being politically motivated.

“I’ve been with the President of the United States many times. He is on the ball. The man knows more than most of us have forgotten,” Pritzker claimed in February 2024.

"Joe Biden is on the ball. The man knows more than most of us have forgotten."

- JB Pritzker in 2024. https://t.co/wBEn8sWFOP pic.twitter.com/pUCJRd0T2t

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) April 8, 2026

In 2023, ahead of the presidential election, Pritzker downplayed questions about Biden’s fitness for office, praising him as “a gem of a human” while describing Trump as “cruel, cowardly and small.”

Pritzker doubled down on his backing of Biden even after the former president’s disastrous performance in the 2024 presidential debate.

What do Illinois Democrats think of Joe Biden looking for a dead Congresswoman in a crowd yesterday?

JB Pritzker: “President Biden is doing the job that we asked him to do. He rescued us with the American Rescue Plan… I’m happy to support President Biden when he runs in 2024.” pic.twitter.com/0YP5cHfPg6

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) September 30, 2022

“Listen: Joe Biden is our nominee. I am for Joe Biden,” the Illinois governor claimed. “I’ve been campaigning for Joe Biden. I think you’ve seen I’ve got dates scheduled to go to Indiana, to Ohio for Joe Biden.”

Illinois Gov JB Pritzker told CNN's Kasie Hunt this week that Joe Biden either needed to stay in the 2024 race or he should've dropped out a lot sooner to allow for a primary. I asked him why he didn't say that when it mattered. pic.twitter.com/p2jqwDITtP

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) May 15, 2025

Pritzker’s attacks are in line with a broader Democratic strategy of weaponizing Trump’s age after years of dismissing concerns about Biden, despite mounting video evidence.

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2026 - 07:20

The plane may have crashed into the sea southwest ​of Karachi after a series of sharp altitude changes before a steep final descent.

Knicks fans should take a moment to get to know T.J. Saint, an assistant who will be the team’s summer league coach.

In the weeks leading up to the 75-year-old singer's death, she was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery and placed in a medically induced coma.

In the weeks leading up to the 75-year-old singer's death, she was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery and placed in a medically induced coma.

"We're Gonna Win Someday": Graham Platner Suspends His Senate Campaign

Update: Graham Platner, the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, announced Wednesday that he's suspending his campaign. The move comes two days after Politico reported allegations of rape against him by a former girlfriend. He posted an emotional video explaining his decision.

"And I just want to make it clear this is all false," Platner said.

"The things that have been claimed did not happen; it's not real."

He described the past few days as an ordeal no regular person should have to survive, a normal guy suddenly thrust into a spotlight he says he never wanted. He accused the media and the political establishment of skipping the investigation entirely and jumping straight to a verdict.

"I learned about this through press inquiries with no time to truly respond, no time for investigations before a corporate media system and the political establishment got to act as judge, jury and executioner," he said.

"Accusations are supposed to be the beginning of things, not the end."

Platner claimed the allegations surfaced now for a specific reason. His official nomination locks in on July 13, and he says this was the last window anyone had to knock him off the ballot before that happened.

"I only have until July 13th until I am officially the nominee. This was the last week to try to get me off of the ballot, and that's why this is occurring," he said.

He argued the real threat was never the allegations themselves, but what the political establishment plans to do with them. Cut off his fundraising. Cut off his voter data. Starve the campaign of everything it needs simply to function. He made his read on their real preference painfully clear.

"They would rather see Susan Collins win than have me be the next senator from Maine," he said.

He leaned heavily on his June 9 primary win, in which he pulled in more votes than any primary candidate in Maine's history, to argue that whatever happens next should be decided by voters, not party insiders in Washington.

"It needs to be open, transparent, and Democratic," he said.

"Party apparatchiks are not the ones to make these decisions."

Then, the announcement itself.

"We are suspending campaign operations," Platner said, adding that he intends to file paperwork to formally withdraw from the race.

He framed the decision as anything but an admission of guilt; instead, he blamed outside forces for making it impossible for the campaign to continue functioning, even after beating what he called one of the most entrenched political systems in the world just weeks earlier.

"We went toe-to-toe with one of the most entrenched political systems in the history of the world, and we won," Platner said.

"We beat them on June 9th in overwhelming numbers."

Before signing off, he insisted the movement, and the ballot line his name currently occupies, still belongs to the voters who built it, not to party leadership in Washington.

"But now the ball is in the court of the democratic establishment," Platner said.

"My name might be on the ballot right now, but that ballot line belongs to the people of Maine."

Platner closed by thanking his supporters.

"From the bottom of my heart, thank you," Platner said. "Thank all of you and keep fighting. We're gonna win someday."

My name might be on the ballot right now, but that ballot line belongs to the people of Maine. pic.twitter.com/RKVyLU76tm

— Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) July 9, 2026

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As we detailed earlier, Graham Platner is supposed to be finished. The Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine faces a rape allegation, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have pulled their endorsements, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has told him they won't spend any money on his campaign if he stays on the ballot. He has until Monday to withdraw before Maine law locks Democrats into running him in November, whether they like it or not.

By every conventional measure, Platner should be packing his bags.

Instead, he is negotiating. Platner has reportedly told the Maine Democratic Party that any replacement must match his own ideological commitments, a demand that has left party strategists sputtering. So far, Rep. Valli Geiger (D-Rockland) says Platner is urging her to try and take his place on the ballot. Dan Pfeiffer, once a senior adviser to Barack Obama, wrote on his Substack that continuing the race is not an option for Platner and predicted a "zombie campaign marching on to certain defeat with no support and no resources." Chris Cillizza was blunter on X, telling Platner he has "zero leverage."

Platner trying to negotiate who will replace him suggests he has a deep misunderstanding of his current situation.

You have zero leverage, dude.

— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) July 7, 2026

Pfeiffer and Cillizza are wrong, and the reason exposes something uncomfortable about the position Democrats have put themselves in.

Platner does not have to withdraw, and the reason he holds most of the cards is simple: the party has nothing it can offer him to leave quietly. The traditional exit ramp for a troubled nominee involves some quiet exchange, a future appointment, a promise of support down the road, and a graceful landing somewhere else. None of that works for Platner because dropping out after winning the nomination, with his baggage, makes him too damaged.

His campaign has also functioned as a vehicle for the Democratic Socialists of America, an organization working methodically to take over the Democratic Party from the inside rather than build a third option outside it.

The other detail Pfeiffer and Cillizza skip past is that Platner won his primary fair and square, and voters knew what they were getting. The Nazi tattoo, the self-described communism, the sexting with multiple women, his old presence on a site associated with child predators, a credible accusation that he abused a former girlfriend: all of it was public before the primary.

When the first abuse allegation surfaced during the campaign, Democratic officials rallied around him, and his campaign posted its best single fundraising day of the race. Sanders campaigned with him at "Fight Oligarchy" rallies. Rep. Ro Khanna flew to Portland to stand beside him. The New York Times even sat on a rape accusation against Platner despite believing the allegation was credible. None of that was a secret to the people now demanding his exit. What changed was the polling.

Platner had already gone from +6 in the polls to +1 after the sexting allocations. And today's allegations are a magnitude of order more serious. pic.twitter.com/MAxGoSuslc

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 6, 2026

Democrats spent months rationalizing their support for a candidate they now describe in private as a liability, largely because he looked like their best shot at unseating Sen. Susan Collins, a race the party repeatedly said was central to retaking the Senate majority. For Platner, as long as the numbers held, concerns about his character were excused. Now that the race has tightened, the establishment wants him gone, and it is dressing up a polling problem as a moral awakening.

The Maine Democratic Party is even starting to develop a process to replace Platner, if he withdraws.

"While the Platner campaign remains focused on distracting from the job of defeating Susan Collins in November with false accusations against us, the Maine Democratic Party remains hyper focused on developing a representative, transparent and inclusive process to select a new nominee when he chooses to withdraw from the race," Devon Murphy-Anderson, Executive Director of the Maine Democratic Party, said in a statement. "While we may be frustrated with Graham Platner's continued efforts to manipulate this process, we are so thankful for his supporters and all of their efforts to defeat Susan Collins - they are a vital part of our Party and deserve to participate in an open process to select Platner's replacement."

Congratulations to national media on politically assassinating Graham Platner. If he drops out and Democratic Party tries to give us two candidates who are both for Israel and corporate pacs, they'll face a revolt like they've never seen. Days of bullshit false choices are over.

— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) July 7, 2026

But, Platner understands the mechanics of his own situation better than his critics do. He has every reason to believe he can either insist on the candidate of his choice to replace him (he’s reportedly urging Maine State Representative Valli Geiger, (D-Rockland) to take his place, but there’s no guarantee the party will back her) or stay in and carry on by simply denying the allegations, and his DSA-aligned supporters are already framing the pressure campaign as a hit job

If Platner drops out, his political career ends with him.

He knows that.

If he stays, national Democrats face an unpleasant choice: abandon a Senate seat they have spent a year calling essential, or hold their noses and back a nominee they cannot control and increasingly cannot defend.

Maine primary voters already absorbed most of what is now scandalizing Washington, and forcing Platner off the ballot risks convincing his base that the accusations are simply the latest excuse from a party establishment that never wanted him in the first place. Platner's defiance is a clear sign that he knows he has all the leverage here, and the establishment must decide what to do about it.

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2026 - 06:58

Canada Just Unleashed Its Fastest-Growing Oil Boom In A Decade

Who says price isn't a rationing mechanism?

Rather than sink billions into long-term oil sands projects, Alberta energy companies are increasingly chasing the Clearwater formation, a conventional heavy oil field that allows producers to capitalize on rising crude prices far more quickly, according to Bloomberg.

The surge in activity has been significant. Alberta approved 1,764 drilling licenses between Jan. 1 and June 12, the busiest start to a year since 2014. Roughly one-fifth of those permits were for Clearwater wells, marking the highest proportion ever recorded.

The formation is increasingly changing how producers respond to higher oil prices. Traditional oil sands projects often require years of planning, construction, and billions of dollars before generating a single barrel of crude. Clearwater, by contrast, produces a similar heavy grade of oil using horizontal multilateral wells, eliminating the need for expensive steam-assisted extraction and allowing companies to ramp up output much faster.

According to Tamarack Valley Energy CEO Brian Schmidt, the economics are hard to beat. "It doesn't take a whole bunch of capital to get started," he said, calling the play one with no equal among conventional oil fields.

Bloomberg writes that Clearwater's rapid growth has helped elevate several smaller companies into major players. Tamarack Valley and privately owned Spur Petroleum now rank among Alberta's largest oil producers, despite competing against companies with far larger oil sands operations.

Tamarack has been one of the most aggressive operators this year, securing 89 drilling approvals through mid-June, including 80 in the Clearwater. The company recently sold assets outside the region for C$804 million to concentrate entirely on the play while modestly increasing its capital spending plans.

Headwater Exploration has also stepped up investment after lifting its oil price assumptions in the wake of geopolitical tensions involving Iran. The company now expects production growth of about 10% this year, helped by expanded water-flooding operations that improve recovery rates from existing wells.

Once considered a little-known resource, the Clearwater has emerged as one of Canada's fastest-growing oil regions since attracting industry attention in 2017. Output has climbed from roughly 30,000 barrels per day to more than 230,000 barrels daily, while provincial estimates suggest the formation contains about 1.6 billion barrels of recoverable oil.

Schmidt believes the next phase of the play will be driven by acquisitions as larger operators absorb smaller rivals. "There'll be more consolidation in the Clearwater," he said.

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2026 - 06:55

Ukraine’s strikes on oil refineries and other infrastructure across Russia has triggered a widespread fuel crisis.

New Jersey has spent decades substituting government mandates for market competition and individual freedom. The bill for that overreach is now coming due.

A new product is on the market eliminating the 95% of UVA present in sunlight, claiming to deliver just enough UVB to stimulate vitamin D production.

Texas looksmaxxing influencer Connor Murphy’s luxury Thai home, which he rented with his girlfriend, was found in a state of squalor after his drowning death at the age of 32, shocking pictures show. A gray and yellowish paint-like substance had been smeared on the walls and ceiling of the once pristine lakeside home in Samut...

The state treasurers argued that the original bond owners had died without telling heirs, lost records or simply forgot – but their matured savings deserve to be reunited with their families, not held by the government. 

Cocoa Prices Rally As Jefferies Warns Of "Perfect Storm" In West Africa

Cocoa futures in New York have doubled since the start of March and have now climbed back toward levels not seen since late 2025, around $6,000 a ton, as Jefferies analysts warn that a "perfect storm's a-brewing" across West Africa, the world's top cocoa-farming region.

Jefferies analyst Scott Marks wrote in a note on Tuesday that new weather concerns center on Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's top cocoa-growing regions.

He said that temperatures in both countries have been about 2F below five-year averages since March, while rainfall in June ran about 46% above average in Ivory Coast and 52% above average in Ghana. Excess rain increases the risk of black pod and brown rot. 

Early surveys of Ivory Coast's 2026/27 crop point to below-average cherelle formation and poor pod development.

Industry estimates now show around 1.7 to 1.8 million metric tons, down about 18% from roughly 2.2 million tons in 2025/26, the analyst noted.

Global cocoa market snapshot still dire:

A 2024/2025 estimated global cocoa surplus of ~48 thousand tons is now expected according to ICCO reports published May'26, below prior estimates of ~75 thousand tons

With the global cocoa stock-to-grinding ratio still below the historical avg, but an improvement from the 2023/24 season

Beyond the current adverse weather conditions in Ivory Coast and Ghana, traders are also monitoring the risk of an El Niño later this year, which could produce hot, dry winds that sweep across West Africa and further damage cocoa output.

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2026 - 05:45