#scott-bessent — Public Fediverse posts on home.social

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-11 · 09:20 UTC

Donald Trump Says He Has No Regrets About Starting the Iran War

President Donald Trump has said he has no regrets about starting the Iran war, insisting in no uncertain…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #Gasolineprices #Iran #iranwar #ScottBessent
https://www.newsbeep.com/727389/

#newsbeep #news #breakingnews #donaldtrump #gasolineprices #iran

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-11 · 08:40 UTC

Donald Trump Says He Has No Regrets About Starting the Iran War

President Donald Trump has said he has no regrets about starting the Iran war, insisting in no uncertain…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #Gasolineprices #Iran #iranwar #ScottBessent
https://www.newsbeep.com/727365/

#newsbeep #news #breakingnews #donaldtrump #gasolineprices #iran

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-11 · 03:20 UTC

Bessent: US to sanction large bank on Monday

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday the Trump administration will sanction a large bank next week…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #bank #DonaldTrump #Sanctions #ScottBessent #Trumpadministration #UnitedStates #usiran #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/727069/

#newsbeep #news #headlines #bank #donaldtrump #sanctions

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-11 · 01:40 UTC

Bessent says ‘a large bank’ will be sanctioned next week

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a “fireside chat”, as finance ministers and central bank governors from…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Banks #breakingnews #businessnews #Dubai #Egypt #financials #Governmentandpolitics #Iran #ScottBessent #UnitedStates
https://www.newsbeep.com/726973/

#newsbeep #news #breakingnews #banks #businessnews #dubai

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-10 · 02:40 UTC

Bessent’s political turn in convention speech tests his credibility

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s push to calm the bond market is colliding with a more political role, as…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Bonds #BreakingNews:Politics #businessnews #Elections #Governmentandpolitics #Governmentdebt #Headlines #HenryM.PaulsonJr. #JamesO.Baker #JanetYellen #Politics #ScottBessent #TopStories #U.S.10YearTreasury
https://www.newsbeep.com/725731/

#newsbeep #news #topstories #bonds #breakingnews #businessnews

The Japan Times @[email protected] · 2026-09-10 · 00:19 UTC

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advocated for Washington's use of financial power as a foreign policy tool. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/10/world/politics/us-treasury-bessent-foreign-policy-tool/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #scottbessent #us #donaldtrump #china #trade #tariffs #middleeast #iran #straitofhormuz #oil #canada #argentina

#worldnews #politics #scottbessent #us #donaldtrump #china

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-09 · 19:00 UTC

U.S. Moves to Isolate Iran’s Aviation Sector From the Global Economy

The United States has imposed sanctions on all of Iran’s remaining active airlines, sharply escalating pressure on Tehran’s…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #aviation #breakingnews #Iran #Iranianairlines #IRGC #MahanAir #OFAC #OperationEconomicOutcast #ScottBessent #Treasury #U.S.sanctions
https://www.newsbeep.com/725283/

#newsbeep #news #breakingnews #aviation #iran #iranianairlines

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-09 · 17:00 UTC

Treasury Department to buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt, triple the normal level

The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will buy back up to $6 billion of government debt in…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #@LCO27G #Bonds #breakingnews #BreakingNews:Economy #businessnews #Economicevents #Governmentandpolitics #Governmentdebt #Headlines #ScottBessent #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/725143/

#newsbeep #news #topstories #bonds #breakingnews #businessnews

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-09 · 14:20 UTC

Bessent bond plan details to be revealed as Treasury secretary warns FX traders he’s ‘the house now’

Markets are set to find out Wednesday just how aggressive the Treasury Department’s bond-buying program will get, as…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Bonds #BreakingNews:Markets #businessnews #Economicevents #Governmentdebt #Headlines #Markets #ScottBessent #TopStories #U.S.10YearTreasury
https://www.newsbeep.com/725019/

#newsbeep #news #topstories #bonds #breakingnews #businessnews

The Japan Times @[email protected] · 2026-09-09 · 10:09 UTC

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged traders to test his resolve on boosting Japan's currency, saying when he makes market calls these days he's effectively doing so with inside information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/09/markets/bessent-yen-trader-challenge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #scottbessent #japaneseeconomy #yen

#business #markets #us #scottbessent #japaneseeconomy #yen

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-08 · 19:00 UTC

How the U.S. Is Targeting Iran’s Oil Money

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Turkish investment bank and two subsidiaries, accusing them of helping…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #GoldenGlobalBank #Iran #IRGC-QF #OFAC #oilrevenue #OperationEconomicOutcast #ScottBessent #shadowbanking #Turkey #USsanctions
https://www.newsbeep.com/723910/

#newsbeep #news #breakingnews #goldenglobalbank #iran #irgc

News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-09-08 · 18:20 UTC

U.S. sanctions all Iranian airlines as war spreads, oil rises

A Boeing 747 (top) belonging to the Irani…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #@LCO26X #@LCO27G #Aerospaceanddefenseindustry #Airlines #BreakingNews:Politics #businessnews #China #DonaldTrump #donald-j-trump #Elections #Foreignpolicy #Governmentandpolitics #Governmentdebt #Headlines #ICEBrentCrude(Oct'25) #Iran #LP #Politics #ScottBessent #Tehran #TopStories #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOilFund #XiJinping
https://www.newsbeep.com/723878/

#newsbeep #news #topstories #aerospaceanddefenseindustry #airlines #breakingnews

Preston MacDougall @[email protected] · 2026-09-08 · 09:20 UTC

People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

And #Yale University as well as economists everywhere are probably hoping that #UnitedStates Treasury Secretary #ScottBessent would *stop* calling #Canada 🇨🇦 a “little #YippyDog.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dismal_science

#Resist #fascists in #USpol with #ElbowsUp 💪.

#yale #unitedstates #scottbessent #canada #resist #fascists

Raze [OCTADE] @[email protected] · 2026-09-08 · 02:25 UTC

The Sneaky Attempt to End Cash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CZspAptXwQ

The End of Cash | Plain Meaning

On August 7th, 2026, a mostly empty Senate chamber passed a bill that
most Americans have never heard of. There was no recorded vote. Just
silence. And in that silence, something significant happened.

The Common Cents Act would end production of the penny permanently.
But buried inside an amendment introduced at 10:53pm by a blockchain
entrepreneur turned senator was something nobody really talked about.
It was a provision that would give the Secretary of the Treasury the
power to eliminate every coin in American circulation. The nickel. The
dime. The quarter. All of it could be gone with nothing but 60 days
notice to Congress.

In this episode of Plain Meaning, I break down exactly what happened
that night, who was behind it, and what they stand to gain. I look at
a senator known as the "crypto queen" and another senator who made his
money selling cars, and how they stand to gain from all this. I also
look at the firms behind them and why eliminating physical cash would
make them extraordinarily powerful.

I also ask the question nobody in Washington is asking--what happens
when the lights go out and your only form of payment is digital? What
happens when your digital wallet gets hacked? And what does it mean
for every American when a handful of technology firms control the
infrastructure every single transaction in your life must go through?

Physical cash is the only form of payment that requires no middleman,
no electricity, no network, and no permission. This episode explains
why that matters--and what you can still do about it.

The bill has not yet become law. The House must still vote on the
Senate version. There is still time. But only if people know what is
happening.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 — Introduction: When the Lights Go Out
3:19 — The Echo Chamber: What Happened on August 7th
6:30 — The Pushers: Who Is Behind This Bill
9:27 — Sneaky Sneaky: How They Passed It Without a Vote
11:38 — The New Middlemen: What a World Without Cash Really Looks Like

SOURCES:
— Common Cents Act (S.1525) — congress.gov
— Senate Amendment SA 6766 — Congressional Record S4586-S4588
— Senator Lummis financial disclosures — senate.gov
— FEC campaign finance records — fec.gov
— Andreessen Horowitz political spending — opensecrets.org
— Canada penny elimination study — Bank of Canada
— GENIUS Act text — congress.gov
— Chainalysis government contracts — justice.gov

#EndOfCash #CommonCentsAct #Penny #CynthiaLummis #BernieMoreno
#Bitcoin #Crypto #DigitalCurrency #CashIsKing #Senate #Congress
#PlainMeaning #CryptoQueen #AndriessenHorowitz #Blockchain
#PhysicalCash #KeepCash #LummisAmendment #DigitalWallet #CBDCWarning
#FinancialFreedom #CashPrivacy #SenateVote #UnanimousConsent
#CryptoIndustry #SaveThePenny #FederalReserve #TreasuryDepartment
#ScottBessent #KeepCash