The Petroyuan Myth: War Failed To Shake The Dollar Authored by Antonio Graceffo via The Epoch Times, Despite sanctions and two wars, the yuan is losing ground, with much of its earlier rise tied to Russia and now reversing. The Kremlin drafted a memo this year outlining seven areas of potential economic convergence with Washington, including a proposed return to dollar settlement for Russian energy transactions. The stated […]

FBI Spooked By 15 Stolen Crop-Spraying Drones In New Jersey What has become extraordinarily clear is that nearly every data center, stadium, government building, power plant, substation, and other critical infrastructure site shares one major vulnerability: the lack of a low-cost, early-warning detection layer against one-way attack drones. Additionally, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) architecture should include a […]

Launching AI Into Orbit Authored by Timothy Murphy via RealClearDefense, The Strait of Hormuz reminds us that a single chokepoint can shape the global economy overnight. What most policymakers miss is that space has its own version of Hormuz—and we are rapidly losing control of it. Multiple sectors of the global economy are dependent on access to the Strait of Hormuz, but nations are becoming ever more reliant upon access to […]

Top US Diplomat Takes Post In Caracas As Part Of Post-Maduro Transition Plan For the first time in many years, the United States has a top diplomat officially in residence representing Washington to Venezuela. Veteran US diplomat John M. Barrett has arrived in Caracas to serve as chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy in Venezuela, the mission announced Thursday, marking a new phase in Washington’s diplomatic presence in Venezuela, […]

Trump Admin Pitching US Companies To Rebuild Gulf Infrastructure Hit By Iran, Arab Officials Say ‘Tone-Deaf’ Via Middle East Eye The Trump administration has told several Gulf states that they should use American companies to rebuild their infrastructure damaged by Iran’s retaliatory strikes amid the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, US and Arab officials familiar with the discussions told Middle East Eye. […]

Cole Tomas Allen ID’d As Suspect In White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Update:  • Shooter apprehended and taken into custody. Carrying shotgun, handgun and several knives.  • The shooter has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance California • No injuries to Trump or any guests. • Incident near lobby magnetometer screening. • Trump praised Secret Service rapid response. President Donald […]

Malaria Is Still Endemic In 80 Countries Significant progress has been made in the fight against malaria over the last two decades, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2024, 80 countries (including the territory of French Guiana) remained endemic for the disease, down from 108 in 2000. The number of deaths have also declined since the turn of the century, with the WHO estimating that 610,000 […]

The Final Battle For Your Mind Authored by Casey Fleming via The Epoch Times, Your phone buzzes. A notification lights up your screen—an article, a meme, a fun video, a flash sale, or the latest trend. It feels harmless, even entertaining. Just another moment in the endless rhythm of digital life. But beneath the surface lies something far more sinister. The seemingly trivial event is part of a quiet, persistent system designed […]

The WHO Is Building A Supranational Vaccine Authorization Mechanism Authored by Yaffa Shir-Raz via Brownstone Institute,  “I need to ask someone else to take responsibility for the second part of the approvals process, so that I won’t have a conflict of interest. I’m also working with Bill Gates and the World Health Organization on the vaccine itself.” This admission of a conflict of interest was made by Prof. Lester […]

Should Democrats Fear A Supreme Court October Surprise That Could Save The Senate For The GOP? There has been a lot of speculation about potential Supreme Court vacancies this year, mostly centered on Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. Even President Donald Trump seems anxious about the possibility. In a recent interview with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo, Trump revealed that he has a shortlist of potential Supreme Court […]

‘Spies Inside The Holy See’: Report Reveals US Espionage Campaign Targeting Pope Leo Via The Cradle The administration of US President Donald Trump has been “spying” on Pope Leo XIV as part of a years-long intelligence campaign by Washington against the Vatican, US investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein said in a report released Friday.  Klippenstein – an independent, Washington-based investigative journalist who formerly […]

18 Shocking Facts That Prove The US Economy Is In Far Worse Shape Than Most People Realize Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The economy has been the number one issue for U.S. voters for several years in a row, and it isn’t because things are good. Consumer confidence is at an all-time low, inflation is starting to accelerate once again, mass layoffs are being conducted all over the nation, and […]

Crypto Industry On Track To Surpass 2024 Spending On Texas Midterms Crypto super PACs scored big in the 2024 midterms, backing 53 of 58 candidates who won seats in Congress nationwide – including four from Texas. (Azul Sordo/The Texas Tribune, Azul Sordo/The Texas Tribune) This cycle, the same groups are pouring money into a fresh slate of Texas contenders and are on track to exceed their 2024 spending levels in the state, […]

Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas To Enforce State Immigration Law Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, A divided federal appeals court on April 24 allowed Texas to enforce a state law that permits the arrest and prosecution of individuals thought to have unlawfully crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted 10–7 to undo a 2024 injunction that had prevented enforcement of […]

DOJ Re-Adopts Executions By Firing Squad As It Strengthens Federal Death Penalty The Department of Justice on Friday directed the Bureau of Prisons to expand death penalty protocols to include pentobarbital injections and firing squads as part of broader actions to strengthen the federal death penalty, Fox News reports.  “Today, the Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty to seek, obtain, and implement lawful […]

Mother Of NYC Thug Who Body-Slammed And Stomped Girl’s Head Says He’s The Victim Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A deranged mother is rushing to the defense of her 14-year-old son after he was filmed slamming a 15-year-old girl to the concrete and stomping on her head in East Harlem — all because she refused to give him her phone number. The horrifying attack, captured on video and shared widely online, has left […]

Netanyahu Treated For Early Stage Cancer For 2-Years Without Telling Public Via Middle East Eye Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed he was treated for early-stage cancer but is now in “excellent condition”. Writing on X, Netanyahu said he had remained quiet about his health condition and delayed publication of his record so as not to provide “propaganda” opportunities for Iran. via AFP “A year and a half ago, […]

Total Internet Blackout In Iran Hits 8 Weeks As Citizens Left In Dark About War’s Future The near-total internet blackout in Iran has “now entered its 57th day after 1344 hours,” internet watchdog NetBlocks has said. The restrictions followed renewed anti-government protests in early January and intensified after the start of the US-Israel war on Iran at the end of February, and during which time leaders in Washington and Israel […]

“We Have All The Cards”: Trump Cancels Witkoff-Kushner Trip To Pakistan For Iran Talks Summary Araghchi has responded – saying that he has conveyed Iran’s position, waiting to see if The US “is truly serious about diplomacy” In a sharp reversal, Trump has personally canceled the Witkoff-Kushner trip to Pakistan Iran denies that FM Abbas Araghchi’s trip to Pakistan will include new talks with US, rejecting reports that […]

White House Confirms Trump To Address Memecoin Gala Tonight Authored by Jesse Coghlan via Cointelegraph, The White House has reportedly confirmed that US President Donald Trump will attend the exclusive event for top TRUMP memecoin holders at his Florida residence on Saturday, after questions were raised earlier this month over whether he would attend. Reuters reported on Friday that the White House confirmed Trump would deliver […]

Trump’s SWIFT Hint And The Decline Of The Euro Submitted by Thomas Kolbe In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump indicates the imminent return of Russia to the SWIFT payment system. It would mark the end of sanctions against Russia. But the Prussians are not shooting that fast anymore. Currency policy is geopolitics. This is especially true as soon as the US dollar is involved. And that is almost everywhere and at any […]

Germany’s Debt Spiral Warning Ignored As Berlin Doubles Down On Spending Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is a sensitive character. Such personalities tend to react irrationally and extremely defensively to criticism. They are prone to resentment and quick retaliatory reflexes. So it was only a matter of time before the Federal Court of Auditors, too, felt the cold anger of the thin-skinned Social […]

Global Inflation Scare: Chinese Exporters Hike Prices As Iran War Triggers Ethane Shortage, Plastics Crunch Chinese exporters are finally passing on the pain – right as they’re experiencing a major shortage of a key industrial material. After years of cutting prices amid overcapacity and cutthroat competition, manufacturers are now raising prices on everything from swimsuits and ski suits to medical syringes and air conditioners. […]

EU Ministers Fail To Suspend EU-Israeli Cooperation Agreement; Germany Calls ‘Inappropriate’ Via Remix News, A move to end the EU-Israel Association Agreement has been struck down, led by objections from Germany, Austria, and Italy. The accord, in existence since 2000, has served as the framework for EU-Israeli relations pertaining to both trade and foreign policy, with a key pillar being Israel’s access to the markets of EU […]

Interceptor-Drone Arms-Race Emerges The next type of aerial system likely to be stockpiled at scale by militaries worldwide is the interceptor drone. We’ve already seen early evidence of this across Eurasia, with Ukraine selling its interceptor drones to the highest bidder. The Russia-Ukraine war accelerated the development of cheap one-way attack drones. Early in the war, missile interceptors used by Ukraine were too costly and […]