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To Develop Critical Minerals, Industry and White House Propose Becoming China to Fight China
US Economy

To Develop Critical Minerals, Industry and White House Propose Becoming China to Fight China

January 26, 2026

This is Part 3 of a 4-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…

01/26 End of the Empire: Trump’s Trade Wars Accelerate De-Dollarization Amid US Debt Rollover
End of the Empire

01/26 End of the Empire: Trump’s Trade Wars Accelerate De-Dollarization Amid US Debt Rollover

January 14, 2026

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

Biden-Era Grants to Fund Healthier American Airports: Gyms, Better Food, Children’s Areas
Physiology

Biden-Era Grants to Fund Healthier American Airports: Gyms, Better Food, Children’s Areas

December 10, 2025

Living in a totally-integrated modern society often requires a bit of sacrifice for those who seek to live as…

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…

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…

How Travel Advisories Influence the Shaping of Travel and Tourism Trends
Travel

How Travel Advisories Influence the Shaping of Travel and Tourism Trends

August 6, 2025August 7, 2025

Recent travel advisories are re-shaping where tourists go for vacation, making less prominent destinations more desirable because of a…

NASA’s 25% Budget Cut Cancels Dozens of Science Projects to Fund Mars Exploration
Space

NASA’s 25% Budget Cut Cancels Dozens of Science Projects to Fund Mars Exploration

June 3, 2025

The atmosphere of confusion and disarray communicated generally from several peripheral government agencies and departments since the second Trump…

Investigation Claims Interior Dept. Permitting Controversial Eagle Sacrifices in America’s National Parks
Policy

Investigation Claims Interior Dept. Permitting Controversial Eagle Sacrifices in America’s National Parks

May 3, 2025

Extraordinary reporting published by Animal Wellness Action and written by fish and wildlife reporter Ted Williams shows that, by…

The Famous Aral Sea Disaster Is Only at Half Time
Environment

The Famous Aral Sea Disaster Is Only at Half Time

March 26, 2025April 7, 2025

This is Part 1 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…

02/18 End of the Empire: President Trump Wants to End Some of the Empire
End of the Empire

02/18 End of the Empire: President Trump Wants to End Some of the Empire

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025

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

US Dietary Guidelines Flagged for ‘Critically Low-Quality’ Data, Poor Reproducibility and Inadequate Justifications
Nutrition

US Dietary Guidelines Flagged for ‘Critically Low-Quality’ Data, Poor Reproducibility and Inadequate Justifications

February 4, 2025

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have revealed significant methodological flaws in the systematic reviews used to create the…

Trump’s Public Health Picks Roundly Criticized While Half of American Adults are Obese, 25% of Adolescents
Medicine

Trump’s Public Health Picks Roundly Criticized While Half of American Adults are Obese, 25% of Adolescents

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Under the second Trump Administration, it’s fair to suggest that the nation’s public health sector will undergo the most…

Ukraine Civil Society Plagued by ‘Conscription Squads’ at the Same Time US Congress Considers Automatic Draft Registration
Foreign Policy

Ukraine Civil Society Plagued by ‘Conscription Squads’ at the Same Time US Congress Considers Automatic Draft Registration

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

A report from the BBC details that Ukrainian society is growing deeply uneasy at the prevalence of “conscription squads”…

Mexico Government Announces 20 New Protected Areas Totaling 2.3 Million Hectares
Conservation

Mexico Government Announces 20 New Protected Areas Totaling 2.3 Million Hectares

January 31, 2024

In what Mexican President López Obrador called a “bet on life,” on January 8th the Mexican government issued 20…

COVID Mandates and Messaging Resurfacing Around the West Amid Largely Harmless Rise in Cases
Medicine

COVID Mandates and Messaging Resurfacing Around the West Amid Largely Harmless Rise in Cases

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024

Greece is “urging” citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Spain has reintroduced mask-mandates inside medical establishments, American universities are…

Ancient Greece Called Them “Slaves” Ukraine Calls it “Conscription” the Product Is the Same
War

Ancient Greece Called Them “Slaves” Ukraine Calls it “Conscription” the Product Is the Same

August 14, 2023

The war in Ukraine has reopened Europe’s eyes to the horrifying realities of the wars of history. Battles fought…

USDA Teams Up with Big Soy to Fund Study to Show How to Meet Nutrient Needs with Ultra-Procesed Foods
Nutrition

USDA Teams Up with Big Soy to Fund Study to Show How to Meet Nutrient Needs with Ultra-Procesed Foods

August 11, 2023February 4, 2025

  US taxpayer dollars recently funded a study to be included in the upcoming USDA Dietary Guidelines of America…

Poland Seeks to Become “True Land Superpower in Europe” – Adds New Army Division
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Poland Seeks to Become “True Land Superpower in Europe” – Adds New Army Division

January 11, 2023July 17, 2023

The Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced recently that the Polish Army would add a new army division in…

China’s Comments on John Bolton Are A Tough but Necessary Pill to Swallow
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China’s Comments on John Bolton Are A Tough but Necessary Pill to Swallow

July 25, 2022

PICTURED: John Bolton and Wang Wenbin. PC: Gage Skidmore. CC 2.0. When John Bolton appeared on CNN in early…

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…


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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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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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