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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase
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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

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

US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year
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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

August 21, 2025

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

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

August 7, 2025

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

Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution
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Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Christian holy sites in both Gaza and the West Bank have faced their felt the brunt of Israeli bombing…

UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine
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UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine

July 4, 2025

From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…

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

May 23, 2025

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

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

May 8, 2025

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

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…

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…

“Catastrophic” End to Ukraine’s Offensive in Kursk While Russia Seeks “Ironclad” Guarantees
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“Catastrophic” End to Ukraine’s Offensive in Kursk While Russia Seeks “Ironclad” Guarantees

March 19, 2025

Speaking with 5 Ukrainian soldiers who recently fled Kursk Oblast in Russia, the BBC received the picture of a disorganized and…

Trump’s Fiscal Rhetoric Fails at First Hurdle, Endorses Huge Debt and Deficit Increases
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Trump’s Fiscal Rhetoric Fails at First Hurdle, Endorses Huge Debt and Deficit Increases

February 27, 2025

Not a month ago, Wal reported that Trump had dismantled USAID, the $42 billion soft-power arm of the CIA and Pentagon,…

Gaza Ceasefire Agreement Allows Israel to Resume Genocide After 42 Days
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Gaza Ceasefire Agreement Allows Israel to Resume Genocide After 42 Days

January 17, 2025

Both presidents Trump and Biden have taken credit for the long-awaited agreement between Hamas and Israel, brokered by Qatar…

Al-Qaeda Regime in Syria Introduce Sweeping Religious Censorship to School Curriculums
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Al-Qaeda Regime in Syria Introduce Sweeping Religious Censorship to School Curriculums

January 3, 2025

Syria’s new de facto al-Qaeda leadership has introduced strict religious doctrine into the once “famously secular” Syrian Arab Republic…

Israeli Defense Minister Says IDF Will Occupy Gaza Just Like West Bank
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Israeli Defense Minister Says IDF Will Occupy Gaza Just Like West Bank

December 18, 2024

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has stated publically that Gaza will not return to civilian control after the conflict.…

Israeli Army Razes 600 Buildings to Build Military Bases in Gaza
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Israeli Army Razes 600 Buildings to Build Military Bases in Gaza

December 4, 2024

While Israel has lost nearly all international sympathy and opinion for its siege in Gaza, any punitive action has…

Early Signs Suggest Trump May Have Learned Lessons from First Term – at Least Partially
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Early Signs Suggest Trump May Have Learned Lessons from First Term – at Least Partially

November 11, 2024

In a recent statement on X, Donald Trump announced that two former cabinet members, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,…

BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency
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BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency

October 24, 2024

As the 2024 BRICS Summit closes in Kazan, Russia, the two major questions held by observers skeptical of the…

Israel ‘unable to take any village’ in Lebanon During Fierce Exchanges with Hezbollah
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Israel ‘unable to take any village’ in Lebanon During Fierce Exchanges with Hezbollah

October 18, 2024

Even as dozens of Gazans were killed, burned, or buried alive when Israel conducted its latest school/hospital bombing, the…

Russia Captures the ‘Balcony,’ Another Town Key to Ukraine’s Donbas Defense
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Russia Captures the ‘Balcony,’ Another Town Key to Ukraine’s Donbas Defense

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

War footage from Russian soldiers claimed to be verified by CNN shows Federation forces raising their flag above the town of…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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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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