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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
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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
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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…

US Senators Introduce Bill to Sanction Afghan Government as Country Struggles with Famine Conditions
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US Senators Introduce Bill to Sanction Afghan Government as Country Struggles with Famine Conditions

June 2, 2023June 28, 2023

ITALY, June 2nd, 2023. After 20 years of attempting and failing to unilaterally bend Afghanistan to America’s will, a…

These Innocuous Household Items Should Be Changed or Added to Avoid Unnecessary Toxicity
ArchivesPhysiology

These Innocuous Household Items Should Be Changed or Added to Avoid Unnecessary Toxicity

June 1, 2023June 27, 2023

In many ways, it’s never been a more difficult time to be a consumer than now. As soon as…

Serbia Mobalizes Armed Forces to Border with Kosovo, who Suffer Rare Rebuke from US, EU
ArchivesWorld News

Serbia Mobalizes Armed Forces to Border with Kosovo, who Suffer Rare Rebuke from US, EU

May 31, 2023June 28, 2023

ITALY, May 31st, 2023. Tensions and violence have once again escalated between Serbia and the breakaway region o Kosovo,…

Denmark is Latest to Announce Dramatic Increases in Military Spending
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Denmark is Latest to Announce Dramatic Increases in Military Spending

May 30, 2023June 28, 2023

As WaL has covered over the last 6 months, the world, and particularly NATO member states, are continuing to…

Danish Traveler “Thor” Visits Every Country Without Ever Taking a Flight
ArchivesTravel

Danish Traveler “Thor” Visits Every Country Without Ever Taking a Flight

May 29, 2023June 28, 2023

A now-44-year-old Danish traveler named Torbjørn Pedersen believes he is the first person to have ever visited every country…

For America to Pay Her Bills, the Debt Ceiling Doesn’t Need to be Raised: Why the Confusion?
ArchivesPolitical Economy

For America to Pay Her Bills, the Debt Ceiling Doesn’t Need to be Raised: Why the Confusion?

May 26, 2023June 28, 2023

ITALY, May 26th, 2023. In the bargaining over raising the debt ceiling, not one member of Congress, the Treasury…

Much Like Stonehenge, Solstice Sunlight Would Have Danced on the Walls of This Neolithic Spanish Tomb
ArchivesHuman Sciences

Much Like Stonehenge, Solstice Sunlight Would Have Danced on the Walls of This Neolithic Spanish Tomb

May 24, 2023June 30, 2023

Story at a glance… An incredible stone tomb has been found at a famous Neolithic site in Spain. A…

5/23 End of the Empire: US Losing All Across the Middle East
ArchivesEnd of the Empire

5/23 End of the Empire: US Losing All Across the Middle East

May 23, 2023June 28, 2023

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

Bakhmut has Finally Fallen, US to Send F-16s After the Fact
ArchivesWar

Bakhmut has Finally Fallen, US to Send F-16s After the Fact

May 22, 2023November 7, 2023

After 10 months of fighting that has been described as a “meat grinder,” where several hundred Ukrainian soldiers and…

Military Hardware from D-Day Litters the French Normandy Coast Road all the Way to Omaha
ArchivesTravel

Military Hardware from D-Day Litters the French Normandy Coast Road all the Way to Omaha

May 19, 2023June 29, 2023

If you decide this June to take off along the 514 departmental road from the ferry port at Ouistreham,…

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

Andy Corbley April 25, 2025

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

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