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Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java
Conservation

Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

With so many of the world’s charismatic tropical animals fighting for conservation dollars, it’s easy for a small primate…

Pentagon Intelligence Chief Calls Ukraine A “Stalemate”–Doubts that New Weapons Will Help
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Pentagon Intelligence Chief Calls Ukraine A “Stalemate”–Doubts that New Weapons Will Help

July 17, 2023

In an interview at Bloomberg, Chief of Staff for the Defense Intelligence Agency described the Ukraine war as a “stalemate” before…

Zelenskyy Enraged After NATO Ambiguity, But He Probably Shouldn’t Be Surprised
War

Zelenskyy Enraged After NATO Ambiguity, But He Probably Shouldn’t Be Surprised

July 14, 2023

Story at a glance… The NATO Summit in Vilnius saw no immediate membership for Ukraine. A new mechanism was…

Russian Embassy Confirms Creation of BRICS Currency Backed by Gold Without a Timetable
Political Economy

Russian Embassy Confirms Creation of BRICS Currency Backed by Gold Without a Timetable

July 13, 2023July 14, 2023

In this political climate, no one should take what the employees of a single Russian embassy say as gospel,…

Cluster Bombs for Ukraine Could Come More Than a Month After Counteroffensive
World & Conflict

Cluster Bombs for Ukraine Could Come More Than a Month After Counteroffensive

July 12, 2023

Yet again, it seems the US has folded on previous restrictions on the transfer of weapons to Ukraine after…

Nutrient Deficiencies Put You in the 90th Percentile for Risk of Myriad of Diseases
Nutrition

Nutrient Deficiencies Put You in the 90th Percentile for Risk of Myriad of Diseases

July 11, 2023

Among individuals who prefer to form their eating patterns around maximizing nutrient intake, there’s an urge to proclaim that,…

Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution
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Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution

July 10, 2023

Last Saturday the Idaho Republican Central Committee passed resolutions demanding an end to US military operations in Syria and…

7/05 End of the Empire: Gulf Oil Giants Look Eastward to Escape US Hegemony
End of the Empire

7/05 End of the Empire: Gulf Oil Giants Look Eastward to Escape US Hegemony

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

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

Perserverance Rover Captures First Ever Photos of a Powerful River on Another Planet
Space

Perserverance Rover Captures First Ever Photos of a Powerful River on Another Planet

July 4, 2023

In its most recent discovery, NASA’s Perseverance rover is surveying the curvilinear flow of a wild river that bears…

Report Says Taiwan Leadership “Most Important Factor” in Potential Conflict with China, but US Still Needed in Battle
Foreign Policy

Report Says Taiwan Leadership “Most Important Factor” in Potential Conflict with China, but US Still Needed in Battle

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023

Story at a glance… The RAND Corp. released a study on a conflict over Taiwan highlighting political leadership. Even…

As Above So Below: China Attracts International Coalition for Moon Base Project
ArchivesSpace

As Above So Below: China Attracts International Coalition for Moon Base Project

June 26, 2023July 11, 2023

After announcing an international coalition to build and operate a moon base in April, China has attracted numerous nations…

Ukrainian Counteroffensive—Afghanistan Teaches that “Steady Progress” is Code for Losing
ArchivesWar

Ukrainian Counteroffensive—Afghanistan Teaches that “Steady Progress” is Code for Losing

June 23, 2023July 11, 2023

For a week now, the long-publicized Ukrainian counteroffensive has been raging, and US officials have gone on record saying…

6/21 End of the Empire: Beijing Reported to Be Seeking Training Facility in Cuba After Asian Economic Support
ArchivesEnd of the Empire

6/21 End of the Empire: Beijing Reported to Be Seeking Training Facility in Cuba After Asian Economic Support

June 21, 2023June 27, 2023

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

This Most Nutrient Dense Food Group that Everyone Agrees On Should Be Prioritized in All Diets
ArchivesNutrition

This Most Nutrient Dense Food Group that Everyone Agrees On Should Be Prioritized in All Diets

June 20, 2023July 11, 2023

  Spices have fueled empires, started wars, made millionaires, and at many periods were more valuable than gold. But…

DoD Report Finds Weapons to Ukraine Not Being Monitored 3 Months After GOP Assured They Were
ArchivesForeign Policy

DoD Report Finds Weapons to Ukraine Not Being Monitored 3 Months After GOP Assured They Were

June 14, 2023June 27, 2023

ITALY, June 14th, 2023. In a report from the Pentagon’s Office of the Inspector General, “thousands of defense items”…

White House Sees Long-Awaited Ukrainian Counterattack as Critical for Reelection
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

White House Sees Long-Awaited Ukrainian Counterattack as Critical for Reelection

June 12, 2023June 28, 2023

ITALY, June 12th, 2023. If for some reason Americans thought that the support for Ukraine’s war effort was only…

Sanctions on Russia was Supposed to Be a “Nuclear Weapon” but Instead Became a Non-Starter
ArchivesWar

Sanctions on Russia was Supposed to Be a “Nuclear Weapon” but Instead Became a Non-Starter

June 9, 2023July 19, 2023

Story at a glance… NATO countries continue to trade with Russia even after launching an “ economic nuclear weapon”.…

Ukraine and US Continue Swatting Down Peace Proposals
ArchivesWar

Ukraine and US Continue Swatting Down Peace Proposals

June 8, 2023July 19, 2023

The number of parties interested in mediating a peace, or at minimum a ceasefire, between Kyiv and Moscow has…

Scientists Find SSRIs and Psychedelics Work in Similar Way, Hope to Create Better Medicines
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

Scientists Find SSRIs and Psychedelics Work in Similar Way, Hope to Create Better Medicines

June 6, 2023June 28, 2023

In a mouse study, researchers found that the psychedelics LSD and psilocybin bind to the same neuroreceptor as clinically…

6/05 End of the Empire: BRICS Happy to ‘Expand Family’ While Gulf States Look to Form Naval Partnership
ArchivesEnd of the Empire

6/05 End of the Empire: BRICS Happy to ‘Expand Family’ While Gulf States Look to Form Naval Partnership

June 5, 2023June 27, 2023

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

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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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