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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing
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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

May 1, 2025May 3, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs
Foreign Policy

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs

April 30, 2025

Chinese military technology includes hypersonic glide cruise missiles, a working prototype 6th generation warplane, and a reliable indigenously-built, stealth-capable…

Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman
War

Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman

April 29, 2025

Story at a glance…  Strikes from Yemen’s Houthi government resulted in the loss of a US F/A-18 fighter jet,…

Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah
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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

400 US Troops to Remain in Syria After Upcoming “Relocation” to Kurdish-Controlled Areas
War

400 US Troops to Remain in Syria After Upcoming “Relocation” to Kurdish-Controlled Areas

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

An upcoming relocation of US forces will see the majority or all of the remaining soldiers and supplies in…

Shanghai Gold Exchange to Set Up Warehouses for International Deliveries and Favored Pricing in RMB
Political Economy

Shanghai Gold Exchange to Set Up Warehouses for International Deliveries and Favored Pricing in RMB

April 23, 2025

In major eastern financial news, the Shanghai Gold Exchange could soon be delivering specific products to overseas partner warehouses…

Nowruz in Karakalpakstan Brings Out the Best of a Multi-Ethnic Non-Nation
Culture

Nowruz in Karakalpakstan Brings Out the Best of a Multi-Ethnic Non-Nation

April 21, 2025

A month ago today, I was fortunate enough to accidentally have my travel plans coincide with the biggest festival…

Chinese Scientists Successfully Test Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb
World News

Chinese Scientists Successfully Test Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb

April 20, 2025April 21, 2025

According to results published in a Chinese military-science journal last month, chemists have detonated a non-nuclear hydrogen-based bomb that…

What Is “Geological Heritage” and How Do These UNESCO Sites Promote it?
Travel

What Is “Geological Heritage” and How Do These UNESCO Sites Promote it?

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025

At the recent conclusion of a meeting of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, 16 new sites from North Korea…

US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists
Foreign Policy

US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists

April 16, 2025

In a recent Wall Street Journal exclusive, US officials working closely under President Trump’s Middle East policy team said that the…

Fish Oil Supplements Shown to Be More Effective Than Fish for Getting Optimal Omega-3 Intake
Nutrition

Fish Oil Supplements Shown to Be More Effective Than Fish for Getting Optimal Omega-3 Intake

April 14, 2025

In a fascinating new study, several dozen participants were separated into groups and fed either a fish oil supplement…

Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims
Foreign Policy

Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

On the campaign trail, Trump talked of having learned lessons from his first term in office, that he “didn’t…

04/09 End of the Empire: Economic Madness Descends on Washington
End of the Empire

04/09 End of the Empire: Economic Madness Descends on Washington

April 9, 2025

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…

The Aral Sea Disaster Has Started What Could Be the Greatest Migration Crisis of Modern Times
Environment

The Aral Sea Disaster Has Started What Could Be the Greatest Migration Crisis of Modern Times

April 7, 2025

This is Part 2 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…

‘Bet You Can’t Eat Just One’ Was Correct–Study Finds One Meal of Processed Foods Alters Brain Activity for 7 Days
Physiology

‘Bet You Can’t Eat Just One’ Was Correct–Study Finds One Meal of Processed Foods Alters Brain Activity for 7 Days

April 4, 2025

Remember that old potato chip commercial that boasted: “Bet you can’t eat just one?” The depth of that admission…

Do Any Economists Believe Trump’s Tariffs Will Improve the American Economy?
US Economy

Do Any Economists Believe Trump’s Tariffs Will Improve the American Economy?

April 3, 2025

Story at a glance… President Trump announced a new tariff regime that has placed at least a 10% tax…

What I Saw on the Front Lines of the World’s Worst Man-Made Environmental Disaster
Travel Dispatches

What I Saw on the Front Lines of the World’s Worst Man-Made Environmental Disaster

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

It was as a dissatisfied and corralled tourist that I laid eyes upon the Aral Sea remnant for the…

Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines
Foreign Policy

Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines

March 31, 2025

In his first major trip to Asia since taking the role as civilian leader of the US military, Sect.…

China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders
Global Economy

China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders

March 28, 2025

Geologists in China have now reported that they have identified two new large gold deposits inside the country that,…

03/27 End of the Empire: Trump Tariffs to Combat BRICS Leaves Two Options, Neither Good for USA
End of the Empire

03/27 End of the Empire: Trump Tariffs to Combat BRICS Leaves Two Options, Neither Good for USA

March 27, 2025

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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