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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…

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,…

Conservative Estimate Suggests 4.5 Million, Mostly Children, Were Killed in America’s Post-9/11 Wars
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Conservative Estimate Suggests 4.5 Million, Mostly Children, Were Killed in America’s Post-9/11 Wars

May 17, 2023February 29, 2024

The common refrain is that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust during World War II. In the nations…

Silicon Valley Bank CEO’s Testimony Highlights Major Problem-Realities in American Finance
ArchivesUS Economy

Silicon Valley Bank CEO’s Testimony Highlights Major Problem-Realities in American Finance

May 16, 2023June 29, 2023

Set for a grilling before Congress at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, a written testimony from Greg Becker, former CEO…

Analysis – Taiwan is at Pains to Determine Defense Policy and Independence
ArchivesForeign Policy

Analysis – Taiwan is at Pains to Determine Defense Policy and Independence

May 11, 2023June 29, 2023

Story at a glance… Many of Taiwan’s key allies likely will not support the island in defending itself against…

4/24 End of the Empire: France, Brazil, China, Come Together For a Multipolar World
ArchivesEnd of the Empire

4/24 End of the Empire: France, Brazil, China, Come Together For a Multipolar World

April 24, 2023June 29, 2023

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

There is Almost No Escape from Mineral Deficiencies for Regular People—UK Study
ArchivesNutrition

There is Almost No Escape from Mineral Deficiencies for Regular People—UK Study

April 11, 2023July 13, 2023

The contents of key minerals in 29 different fruits and vegetables grown in the UK were found to have…

Arizona Senate Passes Law Forbidding Use of National Guard for Warfighting Without Congressional Declaration of War
ArchivesForeign Policy

Arizona Senate Passes Law Forbidding Use of National Guard for Warfighting Without Congressional Declaration of War

March 23, 2023July 13, 2023

PHOENIX, Arizona. March 21st, 2023. The Arizona state senate just passed a version of what is now becoming commonly…

What Has Caused Iran and Saudi Arabia to Restore Diplomatic Ties?
ArchivesWorld News

What Has Caused Iran and Saudi Arabia to Restore Diplomatic Ties?

March 13, 2023July 3, 2023

It’s difficult to look at the joint statement released by Saudi Arabia and Iran that the old enemies will…

Georgian Government “Unconditionally” Withdraws Controversial Bill—Protests Continue Regardless
ArchivesWorld News

Georgian Government “Unconditionally” Withdraws Controversial Bill—Protests Continue Regardless

March 9, 2023July 13, 2023

Thursday morning the government of Georgia announced it was “unconditionally” and “without any reservations” withdrawing the proposed legislation on…

Georgian Government Warns of Imminent Color Revolution to Pull Country into Ukraine War
ArchivesWorld News

Georgian Government Warns of Imminent Color Revolution to Pull Country into Ukraine War

March 7, 2023July 13, 2023

The opposition Russo-phobic party leader in the Black Sea country of Georgia, Levan Khabeishvili, called for “revolutionary changes” three…

Most Definitive Study Yet: No, Masks Simply Do Not Prevent Transmission of Viruses
ArchivesMedicine

Most Definitive Study Yet: No, Masks Simply Do Not Prevent Transmission of Viruses

February 27, 2023July 13, 2023

As kids, we learn that germs and viruses are so small you need a microscope to see them. The…

Was This Week the Worst in American Foreign Policy This Century?
ArchivesForeign PolicyWar

Was This Week the Worst in American Foreign Policy This Century?

February 24, 2023July 24, 2023

As the last full week of February draws to a close, it’s possible that looking at the big picture,…

Iraq Agrees to Finance Trade with China in Yuan Over Dollars
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

Iraq Agrees to Finance Trade with China in Yuan Over Dollars

February 23, 2023July 13, 2023

Two decades after the US launched a full-scale war to overthrow Saddam Hussein and remake Iraq in the image…

American Architect of the Ukraine War Gives Go Ahead to Attack Crimea
ArchivesWar

American Architect of the Ukraine War Gives Go Ahead to Attack Crimea

February 17, 2023July 13, 2023

In a video conference press briefing, Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland reiterated the US would support Ukraine militarily in…

China Sanctions US Weapons Giants Lockheed, Raytheon, Over Balloon Response
ArchivesWorld News

China Sanctions US Weapons Giants Lockheed, Raytheon, Over Balloon Response

February 16, 2023July 13, 2023

In what is being deemed a largely political stunt, Chinese trade authorities have listed Lockheed Martin Corp. and a…

Debt Ceiling Circus: How Much Debt Does the Federal Government Really Have?
ArchivesPolitical Economy

Debt Ceiling Circus: How Much Debt Does the Federal Government Really Have?

February 9, 2023July 11, 2023

As negotiations continue in Congress over a potential deal to raise the debt ceiling, the full picture of the…

What Could Possbily Explain the Alarm for Overinflated Chinese Spy-Balloon Story?
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

What Could Possbily Explain the Alarm for Overinflated Chinese Spy-Balloon Story?

February 7, 2023July 11, 2023

A US F-22 plane took to the air on Saturday to shoot down a Chinese surveillance and observation balloon…

US Increasingly In the Cold on Venezuela—Supporting a Government Several Governments  Ago
ArchivesForeign Policy

US Increasingly In the Cold on Venezuela—Supporting a Government Several Governments Ago

January 25, 2023July 24, 2023

The united opposition political parties in Venezuela, through the unicameral legislature called the National Assembly, decided to end the…

Leftover US “Strategic Baggage” in Syria Struck Again By Drone Attacks
ArchivesWar

Leftover US “Strategic Baggage” in Syria Struck Again By Drone Attacks

January 20, 2023July 25, 2023

Three one-way attack drones targeted the United States’ al-Tanf garrison in southern Syria on Friday morning, injuring two members…

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750 US Troops Injured or Killed since October 2023 – Investigation

Andy Corbley April 3, 2026

Investigative news outlet The Intercept has reported that the Pentagon and US Central Command (CENTCOM) are engaged in a “casualty cover-up”…

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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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