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Author: Andy Corbley

Gaffes in Tokyo – Biden Claims US Will Militarily Defend Taiwan – Calls Indo-Pacific “Our Region”
ArchivesForeign Policy

Gaffes in Tokyo – Biden Claims US Will Militarily Defend Taiwan – Calls Indo-Pacific “Our Region”

May 24, 2022July 10, 2025

President Biden has forced his administration yet again to walk back comments he has made about the US commitment…

Lions Begin Long Road to Recovery in Senegal’s Yellowstone — A Defiant Roar in a Troubled Region
ArchivesConservation

Lions Begin Long Road to Recovery in Senegal’s Yellowstone — A Defiant Roar in a Troubled Region

May 23, 2022July 17, 2023

Story at a glance… West African lions are slowly growing in number in the massive Niokolo Koba National Park,…

World News

U.S. Considering Sanctioning Anyone Buying Russian Oil

May 20, 2022

PICTURED: Oil rigs in southern Russia. WASHINGTON D.C. May 19th, 2022. Biden officials have said they are looking at…

DHS Shuts Down Disinformation Governance Board After Just Three Weeks of Backlash
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DHS Shuts Down Disinformation Governance Board After Just Three Weeks of Backlash

May 19, 2022

On Monday, the Dept. of Homeland Security announced they were shutting down the so-called “Disinformation Governance Board” after backlash…

“Out of the Shadows” Comes the First Congressional Hearings on UFOs—Everything You Need to Know
Technology

“Out of the Shadows” Comes the First Congressional Hearings on UFOs—Everything You Need to Know

May 18, 2022

PICTURED: A jet fighter passes by a strange spherical object—an example of UAP, or unidentified aerial phenomena, that was…

There Are 4 Million More Digital Nomads Since Last Year, and Another 24 Million Are Getting There
ArchivesTravel

There Are 4 Million More Digital Nomads Since Last Year, and Another 24 Million Are Getting There

May 17, 2022July 20, 2023

Digital nomads—people who spend the majority of their working year traveling the world, working remotely from their computers, are…

Tiny Collections of Lichen and Microbes May Keep Half the World’s Dust From Blowing Away
ArchivesEarth Sciences

Tiny Collections of Lichen and Microbes May Keep Half the World’s Dust From Blowing Away

May 16, 2022October 28, 2023

If you go to a national park in one of America’s deserts, you may see signs on the hiking…

Some Key Services Resume As Yemen Breathes After First Month of Truce Passes Without Airstrike
ArchivesWorld News

Some Key Services Resume As Yemen Breathes After First Month of Truce Passes Without Airstrike

May 13, 2022January 22, 2024

2 diesel fuel tankers arrived in the port city of Hodeidah in south Yemen as the ceasefire between the…

Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began
ArchivesConservation

Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began

May 11, 2022July 17, 2023

In their biannual population survey, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) has announced that the population of the greater one-horned…

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine
ArchivesWorld News

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine

May 10, 2022August 25, 2025

Story at a glance… The Taliban announced mandatory face coverings for Afghan women. As the country spirals towards a…

American Produce Has Lost as Much as 80% of its Nutrition Since the 1950s
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

American Produce Has Lost as Much as 80% of its Nutrition Since the 1950s

May 9, 2022June 30, 2025

If you wanted to replicate the vitamin A content of an orange grown in 1940s America, one would have…

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China

May 6, 2022September 11, 2024

The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare told his nation’s parliament on Wednesday that either Australia, the…

Rissani: The Little-Known City of Kings, Dates, and Caravans in the Moroccan Sahara
ArchivesTravel

Rissani: The Little-Known City of Kings, Dates, and Caravans in the Moroccan Sahara

May 5, 2022July 5, 2023

Go to a bus station in Fes after dark. Tell them you want to go to Rissani, and then…

Warrantless FBI Data Searches and CDC Mass Data Collection Highlights Level of American Surveillance
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Warrantless FBI Data Searches and CDC Mass Data Collection Highlights Level of American Surveillance

May 4, 2022

In its Annual Statistical Transparency Report, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence admitted to running 3.4 million…

James Webb Space Telescope Fully-Focused—Ready for First Images
Space

James Webb Space Telescope Fully-Focused—Ready for First Images

May 3, 2022June 28, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope has finally finished aligning its giant gold mirrors which will ensure that all the…

War

Congressman Introduces Terms for U.S. War in Ukraine—Opens Door on False Flags

May 2, 2022

PICTRURED: A Russian ICBM and launch vehicle. PC: CC 2.0. Retrieved from nineteenfortyfive. WASHINGTONG D.C. May 1st, 2022. Congressman…

Cellular Rejuvenation Therapy Safely Reverses Signs of Aging in Mice
ArchivesMedicine

Cellular Rejuvenation Therapy Safely Reverses Signs of Aging in Mice

April 29, 2022August 12, 2023

Out in La Jolla, California, a top-ranked research institute has rewound time in mice, resetting their cells to youthful…

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South Korea’s President-Elect Considering Joining Quad and AUKUS – Wants Nukes Under Seoul’s Control

April 28, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea. March 10, 2022. PICTURED: President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly…

War

Russia Says She’s Fighting Proxy War with U.S. — Biden Team Doesn’t Push Back

April 26, 2022

PICTURED: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. PC: 2.0. RAMSTEIN AIR FORCE BASE, Germany. April 26, 2022. Russia has stated…

Seed Oils Are Probably the Reason Behind Decades of Heart Disease Not Butter, Cheese, or Meat
ArchivesNutrition

Seed Oils Are Probably the Reason Behind Decades of Heart Disease Not Butter, Cheese, or Meat

April 25, 2022July 26, 2023

Story at a glance… Industrial seed oils like corn, canola, safflower, rapeseed, and peanut oils are the main mechanisms…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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