Assisted Suicide Is The Logical Outcome Of Government-Controlled Medical Care Authored by William Andersen via The Mises Institute, Christianity Today recently published an article by Kristy Etheridge that was very critical of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program, something that would not be surprising, given the magazine’s evangelical Christian outlook on issues. The article—again, not […]

Bulgaria’s Former Pro-Russian President Set For Landsllde Election Win Just as Europe’s neoliberal establishment was celebrating the downfall of Hungary’s Orban and his replacement with… another hard-line ant- immigrationist, it got some bad news on Sunday, as Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev was set for a runaway victory in the election and may even secure a parliamentary majority in the poorest EU state, […]

Washington’s Renewed Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver Will Help Their Shared Indian Partner Authored by Andrew Korybko, Both benefit from this since the US wants to avoid India sliding into turmoil amidst the global energy crisis and possibly offsetting its envisaged role as a counterweight of sorts to China while more energy revenue from India preemptively averts Russia’s potentially disproportionate dependence on China. The […]

“The Foundations Of Dollar Dominance Are Weaker than Anticipated…” Authored by Christoph Gisiger via themarket.ch, Economist Barry Eichengreen is one of the foremost experts on the global financial system. His new book examines 2,500 years of international currency history. In this interview, he discusses the fading hegemony of the dollar, outlines the coming global monetary order, and explains his growing concerns. King […]

8 Of The Top 10 ‘Most Surveilled’ Cities Are Asian While quantifying the total number of surveillance cameras in the world remains an almost impossible task, IHS Markit suggested that there would be around 1 billion surveillance cameras worldwide This visualization, via Visual Capitalist, ranks major global cities by the number of CCTV cameras per 1,000 people using data from Comparitech, showing where surveillance is most […]

Over 6,000 Apply As Air Traffic Controllers After DOT Secretary Duffy Proposes Recruiting Gamers Authored by Bryan Jung via PJMedia.com, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declared the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) campaign to recruit video gamers as air traffic controllers “wildly successful,” after over 6,000 applicants submitted forms within the first twelve hours of the program’s launch. The FAA is reporting […]

Appeals Court Allows Construction Of White House Ballroom To Continue A U.S. appeals court on April 17 put on hold a lower court order that had halted construction of the White House ballroom, allowing the project to proceed for now. Previously, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction blocking above-ground construction of the ballroom but allowed “below-ground” construction of national security […]

Scientist Claims The Universe Has Seven Dimensions Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A prominent physicist has put forward a striking proposal: our universe may not be limited to the four dimensions of space and time we experience every day. Instead, it could operate with seven dimensions in total, with three compact extra layers folded so tightly they remain invisible. This idea emerges not from science fiction, […]

Ruben Gallego’s Political Career May Be Toast Ruben Gallego spent the better part of the past year positioning himself as the Democrat who cracked the code for Democrats to start winning back Latino voters.  Gallego won his Arizona Senate seat in 2024, defeating Kari Lake by just over two points, even as President Trump carried the state with relative ease.  That narrow but meaningful victory turned him into something of a […]

Another ‘Green Dot Sunday’: Oil Jumps, Stocks Dump After Weekend Of Escalations Having gone into the weekend with stocks squeezing to record highs and oil prices plunging on euphoric hope that goldilocks was right around the corner in the Middle East – following Trump’s very enthusiastic statements all day – things have gone a ‘little bit slightly turbo’ again… As last week’s rally extended, the market’s sensitivity to […]

Open Sesame Submitted By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities This week’s market behavior had a mythical, almost magical tone to it. In Arabian Nights, Ali Baba was able to open a cave of riches by uttering the phrase “Open Sesame.” Markets responded to any and every sort of connotation of “The Strait is Open” by rewarding participants with riches. We started this week bright and early, kicking off Bloomberg TV, and then […]

Will This Atlantic Hit Piece Be The Final Straw? Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, The Atlantic has a well-documented history of publishing fake hit pieces about President Donald Trump and his administration, and one wonders how many more hoaxes they can run before they get in real trouble. Its latest effort targeting FBI Director Kash Patel may be its most reckless yet — and this time, the bureau is fighting back […]

“No More Mr. Nice Guy”: US Strikes, Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Trying To Break Blockade Summary Trump renews threats if no deal is reached: “No More Mr. Nice Guy” Trump says U.S. struck and seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship in Gulf of Oman Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt after multiple incidents (Iran renewed threats to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait) Vance to lead negotiations with […]

Catching Print? New Feminist Trend Proves They Have Smooth Brains For decades insecure women have used feminism as a vehicle to crusade against “body shaming” and male objectification – Which is essentially a war on men who dare to have beauty preferences.  Nearly every feminist movement has roots in female physical insecurity, from the “fat positivity” movement, to the “slut walk” protests, to diversity requirements that are […]

Trump’s Cryptic “The End Is Near” Post Sends Internet Into A Frenzy Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a development that quickly fueled online speculation, President Trump posted a video of Frank Sinatra performing his signature hit “My Way” on social media with no accompanying text or explanation. The move came just hours after he convened a high-level meeting in the White House Situation Room to discuss the […]

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Finally Joins Reusable Rocket Club – But Suffers Craft Issues In Space Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reached space on its third flight and successfully landed its booster for the first time, but ultimately failed to place an AST SpaceMobile satellite into low Earth orbit. The booster landed on a large barge in the Atlantic Ocean, while the satellite separated and powered on but ended up in what Jeff Bezos’ […]

Here’s Why Trump’s Hormuz Blockade Should Stoke ‘Strait Chaos’ For China The currently closed Strait of Hormuz, situated between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, and has emerged as a major flashpoint in the US-Iran war. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, off Yemen’s coast, has also remained a focal point among critical maritime chokepoints, given ongoing threats from Iran-linked Houthi […]

Short-Covering Rally… Or Something More? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, ▶ WEEK CLOSE:  S&P 500 7,126.06 (+1.2%)  |  Nasdaq 13-Day Win Streak (longest since 1992)  |  Russell 2000 New ATH  |  Brent Crude -9.1%  |  VIX 17.42 What began as a short-covering rally on April 7th has spent the last two weeks proving the bears wrong. Friday’s close at 7,126, the first finish above 7,100 in the […]

Marjorie Taylor Greene Amplifies Viral Doubts About Butler Assassination Attempt Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has drawn attention to a detailed personal account from a longtime Trump supporter who now questions key elements of the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In an April 12 post on X, Trisha Hope, a self-described J6 activist and […]

Warrantless Surveillance Fight Again Ignites Massie vs. Trump Showdown Via The Libertarian Institute President Donald Trump said Congress must extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) even if it means giving up “rights and privileges.” Section 702 allows for the collection of Americans’ data without a warrant.  In a post on Truth Social, Trump urged House Republicans to reject any amendments to […]

Uranium Supply Crunch Worsens Amid Kazakhstan’s Plan For Strategic Reserve Drawing further attention to the global uranium supply-demand mismatch that we’ve been pounding the table on since 2020, Kazakhstan has outlined plans to accelerate exploration and create a strategic reserve for the nuclear fuel.  We’ve repeatedly emphasized that the US is not moving fast enough if it hopes to secure fuel for its reactor fleet… US Is […]

Is A “Vicious” Treasury Market Emergency At Our Doorstep?  Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance When Henry Paulson steps back into the public conversation after years of relative silence, it’s not random timing. This is someone who sat at the center of the 2008 financial crisis and understands how quickly confidence can evaporate once stress begins to build in core markets. Paulson also appears to be one of about…oh, I don’t […]

Fury As Nigerian Migrant Caught Cooking Cat In Public Park Next To Children’s Playground Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A Nigerian immigrant was arrested in Sarzana, Italy after local residents spotted him roasting a freshly killed cat on a makeshift barbecue in a Park—right beside a children’s playground. The man, described as shoeless, had set up a grate over an open fire in the Crociata public space […]

US Prepares To Board Iran-Linked Ships Globally Following Iranian Gunboat Attack On Tanker In Hormuz Summary:  US officials: War may resume if no peace talks breakthrough: Axios Two Iranian gunboats Open Fire on a tanker near Oman; 2nd tanker hit by ‘unknown projectile’. India summons Iranian ambassador to condemn incident Pentagon prepared to expand anti-vessel action, signals prepared to board Iran-linked ships globally […]

U.S. Navy Deploys Sea Robots To Sweep Hormuz Chokepoint For Mines The US military is deploying unmanned and autonomous surface platforms that can tow an advanced mine-hunting sonar system to detect sea mines that were deployed by Iranian naval forces. This development comes even as Iran closed the Hormuz chokepoint on Saturday morning. By Sunday morning, Iran’s chief negotiator said some progress had been made in negotiations […]