Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Intensifies Against Darkest Corner Of Oil Fleet Propping Up Venezuela President Trump’s reposturing of the U.S. military forces toward the Western Hemisphere – effectively Monroe Doctrine 2.0 – reinforced this week by the deployment of additional special-operations aircraft, troops, and equipment into the Caribbean, as U.S. forces apply gunboat diplomacy against Venezuela to disrupt crude oil flows routed […]

Greta Thunberg Arrested Under The UK’s Terrorism Act Climate activist Greta Thunberg has once again found herself in police custody after joining a demonstration outside the London offices of Aspen Insurance. This British firm is a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense contractor. Authorities arrested Thunberg under the UK Terrorism Act for displaying a sign in support of Palestine Action, a group the British government […]

Governments In The West Turn Their Sights On VPNs As They Escalate Assault On Online Privacy/Anonymity Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com, The current Danish government is clearly no friend of online privacy or anonymity. During its rotating six-month presidency of the EU council, which is, thankfully, coming to an end, it tried to push through the European Commission’s proposed Regulation to Prevent and Combat […]

South African Men ‘Scammed’ Into Fighting For Russia Become Trench Diggers European security authorities have recently been loudly warning of Russian military or intelligence recruitment scams targeting unsuspecting citizens of the EU, by offering promises of jobs or money transfers, during which time the individuals are said to be ‘recruited’ by Moscow. This is apparently happening on the African continent as well, with a new […]

Vance Warns European Nukes Could Fall Into Hands Of Islamist Extremists Within 15 Years Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Vice President JD Vance has issued a stark warning that unchecked mass migration from Muslim-majority countries into Europe risks placing nuclear arsenals under the influence of Islamist politicians, posing a severe danger to American interests. In an interview with Unherd, Vance urged that open […]

Ukrainian Parliament Belatedly Explores Possible Presidential Vote Under Martial Law Earlier this month Ukraine’s President Zelensky said for the first time he’s ready and willing to hold national elections, after previously canceling them while citing martial law and the ongoing war by Russia. This week he’s actually taken a practical step, telling the Verkhovna Rada – the country’s parliament – to establish a formal working group […]

The UK’s Ministry Of Don’t Ask, Won’t Tell Authored by Clive Pinder via DailySceptic.org, Immigration & Sexual Violence – Nothing to See Here! Britain is now the sort of country where you can get an instant answer to ‘What is the carbon footprint of a sausage roll?’. Yet if you ask, ‘Are we importing risk to women along with importing people?’ our nation state stares at its shoes and starts muttering about […]

Italy Slaps Apple With $116 Million Fine Over Double-Consent Requirement On Apps Italy’s version of the Federal Trade Commission fined Apple, Inc. nearly $116 million over what it says were overly-restrictive privacy rules that required third-party app developers to obtain user consent for data collection and tracking when it comes to delivering targeted advertising.  A general view of the first Italian flagship Apple store in […]

Tulsi’s Assessment That Putin Doesn’t Want To Conquer All Of Ukraine Is Absolutely Correct Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, There are logical military and strategic reasons why he’s not interested in this whatsoever at all… Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard responded to a report from Reuters alleging that “Putin has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe […]

The Surveillance State Is Making A Naughty List – And You’re On It Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, So be good for goodness’ sake.”    — “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” For generations, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” has been treated as a playful reminder to children to […]

Colorado Faces Federal Funding Cut Over Issuance Of Commercial Driver’s Licenses To Illegals The state of Colorado could lose up to $24 million in federal highway funding due to the state’s slow response to violations involving the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) to noncitizens, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Monday. The warning stems from an October federal audit demonstrating that […]

After Decades Of Dismissal, Chronic Lyme Disease Is Now Getting Recognized Authored by Cara Michelle Miller via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), “Like a human hockey puck”—that’s how Nikki Schultek describes a year spent ricocheting between specialists in Connecticut, each focused on one piece of her deteriorating health—bladder pain, neurological symptoms, joint pain—while missing the whole picture. […]

DOJ Sues DC Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Ban On AR-15, Other Firearms The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing the District of Columbia over its ban on the popular AR-15 and “many other firearms protected under the Second Amendment.”  Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images In announcing the lawsuit, the DOJ called DC’s move an “unconstitutional incursion into the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens seeking to own […]

Amb Huckabee: Iran “Didn’t Get The Full Message” Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Monday that Iran “didn’t get the full message” following the US airstrikes that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities in June, comments that came as Israel is pushing for the US to support another attack on the country. “Iran, I don’t know if they ever took [President Trump] seriously until the […]

Sexting Banned In China? Beijing Stiffens Penalties For Sharing “Obscene” Material China is tightening its grip on digital content with a new rule banning the sharing of “obscene” material in private online messages, a move that could capture consensual adult exchanges like sexting and further blur the lines between public morality and personal privacy. (Pretend that’s in Mandarin) Effective January 1, the revised regulations […]

Pentagon Partners With xAI Service For Military’s Growing Artificial Intelligence Toolset Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. military is set to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) toolset in a new partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI service. The xAI and Grok logos are seen in an illustration photo on Feb. 16, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters Musk’s xAI service owns the Grok family of generative AI […]

Which Countries Export The Most Christmas Decorations? Christmas decorations are a global business, with supply chains that stretch across continents well before the holiday season begins. From ornaments and lights to artificial trees and festive displays, most of these products are manufactured and shipped months in advance. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, highlights the world’s largest exporters of […]

No Excuses: Throw A Party! Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), So many people these days are reluctant ever to throw a house party. The house is too messy. Cannot cook. It costs too much money. Not enough friends. No real dining table. I’m too busy. No one will show up anyway. And so on. Yulia Grigoryeva/Shutterstock Millions this holiday season will sit at home wishing they had some party to […]

Education Department To Start Garnishing Wages Of Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers In January As we and others have noted several times over the last year, the US government will be garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default – with actual garnishment now set to begin in January, CNBC reports.  Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in […]

Deadly Clashes Erupt Between US-Backed SDF & US-Backed Syrian Army In Aleppo Via The Cradle A new bout of deadly fighting has erupted between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian military this week, coinciding with a top Turkish official’s visit to Syria and continued tension over a deal to integrate the Kurdish group into Damascus’s forces. The clashes have calmed down, yet the situation remains […]

Counting Our Energy Blessings During This Season Of Hope Authored by Gary Abernathy of the Empowerment Alliance via RealClearEnergy, The Christmas season is upon us, a time of year when many of us reflect on the year that is drawing to a close and on the good times, the sad times, and the challenges ahead. It’s also a time of year when we count our blessings and express gratitude for any good things that have come our way. […]

Judge Allows Abrego Garcia To Remain Free While She Considers Immigration Issues A U.S. District Judge overseeing a lawsuit by Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia against the Trump administration allowed him to remain free from custody while she assesses whether the government can validly remove him from the country. Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, based in Greenbelt outside of […]

California: Taxing People Who Aren’t There Authored by Mike McDaniel via AmericanThinker.com, As the old aphorism goes: “Don’t tax you; don’t tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.” Nobody likes paying taxes, but most Americans accept them as a necessary evil and are willing to pay their fair share, unless politicians waste those tax dollars in extraordinarily—well—wasteful ways, or steal them outright. I refer, of […]

US Moves Special Operations Aircraft Near Venezuela: ‘Prepositioning For Action’ “They are prepositioning forces to take action,” David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general and dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday of the ongoing US forces build-up in the southern Caribbean.  The WSJ commentary further assessed that “The movement of such assets indicates that […]

A Christmas Gift To The War Machine Authored by Ron Paul Late last week, Congress passed and President Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill marks the first time the US military budget officially passed the one trillion dollar mark. Of course, when you add in other military-related spending such as interest on the debt, veterans’ affairs, and military components of other government agencies, […]