Watch: Chinese Military Unveils Robot Murder Wolves, Drones That Definitely Violate Asimov’s Laws The Chinese military conducted tactical exercises integrating robotic wolves and infantry-operated drones, underscoring Beijing’s push to deploy unmanned systems in modern combat operations, according to state-run media. The 76th Group Army’s drills focused on battlefield coordination between personnel and autonomous technologies for […]

USDt Market Cap Hits $160B, Cementing Its ‘Digital Dollar’ Role: Tether CEO Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, The market cap of Tether’s USDt, the world’s largest stablecoin, has surpassed $160 billion for the first time, a “new mind-blowing milestone,” according to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino. In a Thursday post on X, Ardoino called the achievement a testament to USDt’s growing role as the digital […]

China Demands Its Shipping Giant Join Western-Led Panama Ports Deal A new report from the Wall Street Journal suggests that President Trump may be growing concerned—or is already alarmed—by this new development: Beijing is now demanding that China’s largest shipping company, Cosco, be included in the Western-investor deal to purchase ports from Hong Kong–based CK Hutchison. The future of CK Hutchison’s deal to sell two Panama […]

Study Finds Congress Often Out Of Sync With America Authored by Adair Teuton via RealClearPolitics, In an era of deep political polarization, a new study indicates that many members of Congress may be out of step not just with the opposition party, but with their own voters as well. The study by the Institute for Legislative Analysis, a conservative group led by Republican Party activists Fred McGrath and Ryan McGowan, compares […]

Jill Biden Aid Pleads 5th: Refuses To Answer Questions On Autopen Scandal With the recent shocking admission by Joe Biden that he did not personally approve at least some of his sweeping presidential pardons and that they were signed by autopen, millions of Americans are questioning how many decisions in the Biden White House were actually being made by his unelected wife, criminal son, along with a shadow government of bureaucrats […]

Natural Gas Is America’s Strategic Advantage Fueling The AI Race Authored by Karen Harbert via RealClearEnergy, Today, countries around the globe are in a new race for primacy of artificial intelligence (AI) that will define economic and technological competition in the 21st century. As global powers like China accelerate investments, America’s ability to lead hinges on its capability to rapidly scale compute capacity, a feat […]

Ethereum’s ‘Trustware’-Era Could Push ETH Over $15k – Consensys Authored by Nate Kostar via CoinTelegraph.com, As Ethereum nears its 10th anniversary, blockchain company Consensys is proposing a new way to think about the network’s role in the global economy: as critical infrastructure for what it calls a “trustware” era. According to Consensys, Ethereum is evolving beyond a smart contract platform into a foundational […]

US Strikes Destroyed Only One Of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites: Intel Assessment The intelligence-gathering saga and (highly politicized) efforts to ascertain just how much of Iran’s nuclear program was truly destroyed during the US attacks on Iran called “Midnight Hammer” on June 22 continues. And now NBC is reporting that it was likely much less damage inflicted on two among the three facilities than previously thought. “One of the […]

DOJ Fires James Comey’s Daughter, Who Handled Epstein And Maxwell Cases Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Maurene Comey was key in covering up the Epstein scandal. In June 2024, she filed a […]

Trump Says Coca-Cola Agreed On Major Reformulation To Use Real Cane Sugar  Just days after the White House released a list of massive corporate changes across parts of the processed foods industrial complex—including the removal of toxic synthetic dyes, seed oils, and dozens of harmful additives—President Trump posted on Truth Social that Coca-Cola will begin reformulating its U.S. products to use real cane sugar instead of […]

Lucid Shares Soar On Robotaxi Alliance With Uber, Nuro America’s robotaxi race is entering a new phase, inching closer and closer to a hyperscaling inflection point. With Waymo rapidly expanding across U.S. cities and Tesla’s robotaxi fleet launching in Austin, Texas, this June, the momentum is building. Now, a new alliance emerges—Uber Technologies, EV maker Lucid Group, and autonomous driving startup Nuro—is preparing to […]

Low IQ Jasmine Crockett Says USAID Is Vital To Fund Sesame Street In Iraq… Or Something Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Idiocracy-a-like Democrat Jasmine Crockett argued during a hearing that USAID, the slush fund decimated by DOGE, is desperately needed in order to fund US propaganda in places like Iraq to ensure Islamists there don’t become radicalised against America. Yes, really. Crockett claimed that past […]

‘DOGE’ Effect Accelerates As ‘Deep Tristate’ Jobless Claims Hit 4 Year high The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell last week to 221k – the lowest in 3 months – as this high frequency labor market signal shows no signs of cracking for now. Initial jobless claims have gone literally nowhere for four years… Source: Bloomberg New York and Nevada saw the largest week over week rise in jobless […]

US Retail Sales Surged In June (Despite Sentiment Slump) Despite all the dismal downbeat sentiment signals from various ‘soft’ data, it appears the American consumer is not deterred from spend, spend, spend as US Retail Sales surged 0.6% MoM in June (up from the 0.9% MoM plunge in May and better than the +0.1% MoM expected), driving sales up 3.9% YoY… Source: Bloomberg Under the hood, Motor Vehicles and Auto Parts sales surged […]

Trump: Sending Tariff Letters To More Than 150 Countries President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday night that his administration will notify over 150 countries that their exports to the U.S. could soon face tariffs ranging from 10% to 15%. Trade letters have already been sent to major partners, including the European Union, Japan, and South Korea, which are set to take effect on August 1 unless new agreements are reached. […]

Senate Passes “DOGE” Recissions Bill, Heads For House Vote As Deadline Looms  The Senate passed a $9 billion rescissions package backed by the White House—targeting the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which partially funds National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)—in a 51-48 vote in the early morning hours of Thursday. Despite […]

RFK Jr. Fires Top Aides, Appoints New Acting Chief Of Staff Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired several top advisers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed on July 16. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch […]

Futures Flat As Tech Stocks, Dollar Rise US equity futures are flat, trading in a narrow range overnight, with SPX unchanged, while Nasdaq futs rise after TSMC beat on sales guidance. Since yesterday’s close, incremental macro headlines were muted, but earnings reports were solid (TSM, UAL). As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are unchanged, Nasdaq futs are up 0.1% boosted by a positive outlook from TSMC, and Rusell 2000 futs are […]

‘No Kings’ In America – Unless They Answer To ‘Your Honor’ Authored by Samantha Flom via RealClearPolitics, “In America, we don’t do kings.” That was the message of the leftist protesters who swarmed the streets nationwide on June 14 in opposition to President Donald Trump and his agenda. “Trump must go now!” they chanted, waving signs that likened the president to a dictator and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]

FDA Commissioner Responds To Critics: ‘Be Patient With Us’ On COVID-19 Vaccines Authored by Zachary Stieber & Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration is responding to critics of the agency’s recent approvals of COVID-19 vaccines, saying the FDA is involved in a process that takes time. Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, in […]

Ghislaine ‘Ready’ To Testify As Trump Triples Down, Slams ‘Weakling PAST Supporters Who Believe Epstein Hoax’ While President Trump continues to insist that the “Epstein List” of elites who partook in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring is nothing more than a Democrat hoax, Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is ‘ready’ to spill the beans. According to a “source” who spoke to the Daily Mail, “Despite the rumors, Ghislaine […]

These Are Richest People In Every US State From tech moguls to retail tycoons, the richest person in each U.S. state reflects the industries driving wealth across the country. Some are household names, while others have built quiet fortunes in their home states. This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Kayla Zhu, shows the richest person in U.S. every state and their estimated net worth, as ranked by Forbes. Net worths are […]

High Court Ends UK Govt’s £7B Afghan Resettlement Cover-Up After Data Leak Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The High Court has lifted a super-injunction obtained by the UK government that had concealed a massive £7 billion secret resettlement program for thousands of Afghan nationals, following a damning judgment that accused ministers of suppressing democratic accountability and misleading Parliament. The injunction, […]

Italy Is The Country With The Most World Heritage Sites The UNESCO Committee has inscribed 26 new cultural and natural properties to the UNESCO World Heritage List this year, bringing the total figure to 1,248 sites. As Statista’s Anna Fleck reports, Italy remains home to the largest number of UNESCO world heritage sites, with 61 in total, including the new addition of the “domus de janas” or “fairy houses”, a group of […]

70% Of Spaniards Want Mass Deportation Of Illegal Immigrants Via Remix News, The vast majority of Spain’s citizens want mass deportation of illegal immigrants, and there are even majorities for this policy amongst left-wing voters, according to a new poll. This time, Sigma Dos, which conducted its poll for Spanish newspaper El Mundo, found that 70 percent of Spaniards support the deportations of illegal immigrants from Spain. […]