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Despite a massive Marvel presence, insiders are lukewarm on this year's Comic-Con.

IMAX built lighter, quieter cameras to allow Christopher Nolan to film "The Odyssey" entirely in IMAX.

As Major League Soccer restarts its season fresh off the World Cup, American infatuation with the sport is at an all time high.

Another local government in California is considering the absurd idea of reparations.

The charges that span alleged incidents between 2010 and 2017 include rape, assault, trafficking, and offenses relating to “indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.”

The Fox Sports analyst had one word to describe Argentina after their World Cup loss to Spain.

The Spain national team shared some sweet moments with their significant others while celebrating a 1-0 win over Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday.

"I'm Not Living In Communist America": Bill Maher Blasts Marxist DSA Democrats, Says He May Vote For JD Vance

"I'm not living in Communist America… I've read the quotes from the DSA platform, from their own mouths. Don't tell me I'm not seeing what I am seeing," Bill Maher told ABC News' Jonathan Karl in an exclusive interview that aired on Sunday.

Bill Maher: “I’m not living in Communist America… I’ve read the quotes from the DSA platform, from their own mouths. Don’t tell me I’m not seeing what I am seeing.” pic.twitter.com/grWslcyxD9

— America (@america) July 19, 2026

Karl asked Maher, "Could you see yourself voting for JD Vance?"

Maher responded: "Yes. If this is the Democratic side, yes."

Establishment Democrats are freaking out over the Democratic Socialists of America's attempted hijacking of their party because this anti-American, far-left Marxist movement, with possible ties to foreign subversion, risks dooming the party in the midterms and beyond.

The problem for Democrats is that years of letting socialists and Marxists into their DEI kingdom have only now produced dire consequences. Status quo Democrats are watching their power evaporate as DSA candidates defeat mainstream Democrats in primaries across New York, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and other states.

About two weeks ago, Mark Penn, the former Clinton adviser and White House pollster, used a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed to sound the alarm over the rise of DSA.

Penn warned: "Lawmakers, law-enforcement agencies and journalists should investigate the DSA to see if it is being funded by foreign governments and interests."

Then Jamie Metzl, who served in the Clinton White House, sounded the alarm about DSA in an X post, stating, "Every Democrat and every American should recognize that the DSA represents a fundamental threat to our party and our country."

I am a lifelong Democrat. I served on President Clinton’s National Security Council and in the State Department under Madeleine Albright. I am also a lifelong human rights and civil rights advocate.

But every Democrat and every American should recognize that the DSA represents a…

— Jamie Metzl (@JamieMetzl) July 18, 2026

Why is DSA a liability for Democrats? Well, their agenda is to destroy America:

DSA leaders promote "destroying America from within" ...

Another DSA member says she is totally fine with national socialists. National socialists are commonly known as Nazis.

White DSA Member Inadvertently Exposes Socialist Playbook: "Secret Nazis" Are Fine If They Advance Agenda https://t.co/BqzDHEYQjs

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 19, 2026

New polling indicates that Americans across the political spectrum overwhelmingly reject communism, reinforcing the view that the DSA represents a major political liability for Democrats.

The anti-American Marxist movement's growing influence also comes as the State Department intensifies efforts to identify and dismantle far-left extremist organizations seeking to undermine the country in subversion efforts.

Tyler Durden Mon, 07/20/2026 - 09:40

"Just because we are older and live in assisted living doesn't mean that we should have fewer freedoms than anyone else," she told a Senate committee

Pulido acknowledged in a video message Monday that "some of these old tweets, they went too far."

President Trump claimed that he pressed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney over the hellish wildfire smoke that has blanketed the Northeast of the US over recent days during the time together at the World Cup final.

Last month, Page Six reported that the pair's relationship was getting very serious.

Last month, Page Six reported that the pair's relationship was getting very serious.

Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win its second World Cup title, with President Trump helping present the trophy after attending the final. Trump also suggested the United States could seek to host another World Cup in the future. Meanwhile, the war between the United States and Iran escalated after Iranian attacks killed...

Tungsten Miner Soars After Billionaire Forrest Takes 17% Stake

Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of iron ore giant Fortescue, has agreed to acquire Oaktree Capital's entire 16.8% stake in the Sydney-listed tungsten producer EQ Resources.

Shares of EQ Resources in Sydney surged 34% on Monday following news of the transaction, which is valued at about 190 million AUD ($133 million) based on Friday's close. The deal covers 862.1 million shares and 35.6 million options.

Forrest's most likely reasoning for the deal is that EQ Resources controls one of the largest operating tungsten platforms outside China. Tungsten is a critical metal used in armor-piercing munitions, aerospace components, cutting tools, electronics, and semiconductor manufacturing.

Bloomberg noted that, outside of China, Australia has the world's largest tungsten reserves, accounting for about 80% of global production.

Prices of tungsten in Europe reached a new all-time high of $3,025 per ton after a year-long rally, following Beijing's decision to place certain tungsten products on its export control list. Beyond China, stockpiling has accelerated and war demand is driving a squeeze in physical markets.

George Heppel, vice president of commodity research, told Bloomberg earlier this year: "In my 12 years working across the commodity space and dealing with a lot of weird and wonderful metals, I have never seen a market as tight as tungsten is right now, aside from maybe lithium in 2021." 

Tyler Durden Mon, 07/20/2026 - 09:05

The Summer of Soccer has ended, but we have a prescription to cure your World Cup Fever.

Mamdani, in a lengthy interview with the New York Times published over the weekend, was asked point-blank by journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro, “How do you define the working class?"

In the viral clip, the camera panned to the "Happy" emcee, who was sitting in a VIP suite with his wife, Helen Lasichanh.

In the viral clip, the camera panned to the "Happy" emcee, who was sitting in a VIP suite with his wife, Helen Lasichanh.

US Agencies Miss GENIUS Act Deadline, Extending Stablecoin Uncertainty

Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com,

US regulatory agencies missed the rulemaking deadline under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act on Saturday, which marked one year since the law was signed. 

Several US regulatory agencies published proposed rules and collected public feedback during the past year, but no final regulations were issued before the deadline.

These agencies include the Department of the Treasury, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve Board, which issued proposed rules but no final rules, according to rulemaking trackers by law firm Chapman and crypto investment company Paradigm.

Missing the statutory deadline does not invalidate the GENIUS Act, but the unfinished rules may result in regulatory uncertainty for stablecoin issuers. 

The GENIUS Act established the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the US. The act was signed into law by US President Donald Trump on July 18, 2025.

Regulators issued 10 rule proposals during the GENIUS Act’s first year

Federal regulators issued 10 notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the year since the GENIUS Act was signed into law, according to Paradigm.

The Treasury Department issued four proposals covering the broader implementation of the act, including standards for determining whether state stablecoin regulatory regimes are similar to the federal framework, registration requirements for foreign stablecoin issuers and guidelines for compliance with anti-money laundering measures.

Rulemaking progress after the GENIUS Act was signed into law. Source: Paradigm.

The OCC issued two NPRMs covering nationally chartered payment stablecoin issuers, approval requirements and supervisory standards.

The FDIC issued one NPRM on FDIC-supervised institutions that issue payment stablecoins, focused on supervisory expectations and operational standards such as reserve management.

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) proposed rules enabling federally insured credit unions to participate in stablecoin issuance.

Finally, federal banking agencies jointly proposed an interagency implementation rule to harmonize supervision across the OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC, aiming to ensure consistent supervisory expectations across all federal regulators.

Anchorage urges lawmakers to pass CLARITY Act

Federally chartered crypto bank Anchorage Digital has urged lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY).

“On GENIUS’ one-year anniversary, we’re renewing our call for Congress to pass the CLARITY Act and extend the clear market-structure rules that worked for stablecoins to the broader digital asset economy,” Anchorage Digital wrote in a Friday report.

The CLARITY Act seeks to establish the first federal regulatory framework for digital assets in the US. It cleared the Senate Banking Committee in May, though banking industry groups argued that it would allow crypto firms to offer yields on stablecoins without facing the same requirements as traditional banks.

On July 13, state banking associations, including the American Bankers Association (ABA) and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), sent a joint letter urging Senate leaders to provide more detail on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield provisions and argued that new amendments need to prevent payment stablecoins from acting as deposit substitutes rather than pure transaction tools.

On June 26, Galaxy Digital cut its odds of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 to 50%, citing the lack of a unified Senate Banking-Agriculture text, no firm floor schedule and a narrowing legislative window before lawmakers leave Washington. 

Tyler Durden Mon, 07/20/2026 - 08:45