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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…

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster
ArchivesForeign Policy

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster

July 12, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… Joe Biden leaves on Friday for Saudi Arabia on a cynical mission. While Yemen is…

NASA Administrator Reminds World it Needs Americans and Russians to Operate the Space Station
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NASA Administrator Reminds World it Needs Americans and Russians to Operate the Space Station

July 6, 2022

PICTURED: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. In a hostile interview with Der Spiegel, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson stood his ground…

Russian Forces Take All of Luhansk and Prepare For Donetsk Next
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Russian Forces Take All of Luhansk and Prepare For Donetsk Next

July 5, 2022

PICTURED: A Lysychansk building hit by a June 16th airstrike. PC: State Emergency Service of Ukraine. CC 4.0. KYIV,…

NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China
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NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China

July 1, 2022

PICTURED: Demonstrators take part in an anti-NATO protest ahead of the NATO summit, held on June 28th and June…

Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Swedish Fertilizer “Biochar” Set to Take Root Across the World
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Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Swedish Fertilizer “Biochar” Set to Take Root Across the World

June 30, 2022July 9, 2023

Imagine if every time you threw out your lawn and garden waste, you were actively fighting global warming. That’s…

Tufts University Hopes to Take Meat Away from School Children
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Tufts University Hopes to Take Meat Away from School Children

June 29, 2022July 4, 2023

Tufts University School of Nutrition and Science Policy has a bone to pick with Americans eating meat. Over the…

Biden Botches Summit of the Americas Amid Boycott by Heads of State
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Biden Botches Summit of the Americas Amid Boycott by Heads of State

June 9, 2022

PICTURED: Gov. Gavin Newsom greets President Biden at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday before the start of the…

Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation
ArchivesEnvironment

Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation

May 30, 2022July 10, 2023

Story at a glance… This story has been reprinted with express permission from Good News Network. A toxic waste…

Latin American Countries Boycott Summit of the Americas After Biden Excludes Rivals
Foreign Policy

Latin American Countries Boycott Summit of the Americas After Biden Excludes Rivals

May 27, 2022

PICTURED: The presidents of Mexico and Argentina, two men who are considering a boycott of Biden’s Summit of the…

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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…

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

May 10, 2022

PICTURED: Two Afghan woman in veils. PC: Mina’s List. Story at a glance… The Taliban announced mandatory face coverings…

American Produce has Lost As Much As 80% of Its Nutrition Since the 1950s
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American Produce has Lost As Much As 80% of Its Nutrition Since the 1950s

May 9, 2022

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

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…

Why After 37 Years Does America Now Strongly Believe in Cooperation with Pacific Islands?
ArchivesForeign Policy

Why After 37 Years Does America Now Strongly Believe in Cooperation with Pacific Islands?

April 20, 2022July 12, 2023

The State Department announced on Monday that Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell, the Biden Administration’s top man for Asian affairs,…

Foreign Policy

2023 NDAA: Biden’s Ballooning Military Budget Breaks $800 Billion

March 29, 2022

This is part 1 of a two-part report on the 2023 FY NDAA. 7 months after a major U.S.…

Foreign Policy

U.S. Continues to Hold Afghan Trust Fund: 250% More Money than UNICEF Wants to Help Prevent Famine

March 24, 2022

PC: Stop the War Coalition UK. KABUL, Afghanistan. March 23rd, 2022. By refusing to recognize the victors over the…

War

Small Arms, Mortar Fire Exchanged along the Kyiv-Donbas Line as Escalation Fears Mount

February 18, 2022

PICTURED: Militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic walk in a trench at combat positions near the line of…

World News

European Security Crisis: Why Major Populations Don’t Seem to Care

February 14, 2022

PICTURED: A recently-arrived American B-52 escorted through Europe’s skies by Portuguese jets. KYIV, Ukraine. February 14th, 2022. After another…

Russia to Leave European Negotiations Empty-Handed in the Face of NATO-Bloc Belligerence
ArchivesForeign Policy

Russia to Leave European Negotiations Empty-Handed in the Face of NATO-Bloc Belligerence

January 14, 2022July 14, 2023

The impasse between Russia and emboldened NATO countries and their U.S. guarantors continued this week as Moscow’s delegation swapped…

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

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

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

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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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