Looney Bin Newshttps://looneybinnews.comSatirical investigative journalism: all the facts, none of the sense.en-usCanadian Dairy Quota Identified as Hemisphere's Most Durable Nonproliferation Regimehttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0007.htmlhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0007.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000A new 50 percent United States tariff takes effect August 19. Canada's production limits, import ceilings and penalties for excess material remain in place.WorldSenate Perfects Checks and Balances by Checking and Balancing Itselfhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0006.htmlhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0006.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000The chamber passed a nonbinding Iran war-powers measure, blocked a binding measure the next day, and rejected another resolution Thursday. The constitutional mechanism is now producing resistance without changing position.PoliticsGlobal Oil Shock Reaches American Mortgage Market as Three Basis Pointshttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0005.htmlhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0005.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Brent crude crossed $100 as two oil routes faced disruption. The average 30-year mortgage moved from 6.55 to 6.58 percent, identifying the instrument into which the difference was placed.EconomyMarket Record Shows S&P 500 Has Won Eighteen Consecutive Midterm Electionshttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0004.htmlhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0004.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000The index has risen after every midterm since 1954, averaging 18.2 percent over the following twelve months. Analysts continue to attribute the result to uncertainty, which arrives on a federal schedule.BusinessAnalysis Finds Saudi Nuclear Agreement May Be Load-Bearinghttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0003.htmlhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0003.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000The United States signed a civilian nuclear agreement as officials issued conflicting accounts of future enrichment. Geological records confirm the Arabian Plate has been moving for millions of years.WorldMargarine Lobby Falls Silent as Maine Divorce Rate Declines in Lockstephttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0002.htmlhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0002.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Federal data shows the two figures tracking each other with a correlation of 0.99 for a full decade. The industry's refusal to explain the relationship has begun to explain it.EconomyPublic Records Suggest Nation's Pigeons Were Never Taken Off the Government Payrollhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0001.htmlhttps://looneybinnews.com/articles/2026-0001.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000A six-month review of military archives, procurement filings, and municipal bird counts points to a single, inescapable conclusion that officials refuse to deny in sufficiently specific terms.Politics