Iran’s Ghalibaf Declares Persian Gulf Oil Flows For ‘All Or None’ Via The Cradle Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared on 28 August that either all Persian Gulf countries will be allowed to export oil freely or none will, adding that the security of West Asia depends on the withdrawal of US forces. “The equation of this war is clear: either all or none!” Ghalibaf said, adding, “In a region where we don’t […]

How Much Gas Prices Have Risen Since The Iran War Gas prices have climbed sharply across the U.S. following the outbreak of the Iran War, but the size of the increase varies significantly by state. Using AAA price data from February 18, 2026, as a pre-war baseline and prices as of August 20, 2026, this visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Sofie Gilbert, maps the percentage increase across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. […]

US-Backed SDF Leader Joins Sharaa Regime As Presidential Advisor After Kurdish Force Dissolved Via The Cradle Self-proclaimed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential advisor, following the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in an integration deal with Damascus earlier this week. “President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 164 of 2026 on Thursday, […]

Burning Man: Richest Hippies Alive? Summer is music festival time and while one major event, Coachella, kicks off the U.S. season in April, Burning Man – starting this Sunday in Nevada – closes it out. The two events might seem like polar opposites in the music festival realm, but have more in common than meets the eye. Burning Man continues to be an icon of counterculture but attending the festival that relies on […]

‘Our Military Is Helpless’: Migrant Ambush Targeting Military Vehicles In Ceuta Was Pre-Planned, Police Claim Via Remix News, The attack targeting a military patrol in the Benzú area of Ceuta last night was a pre-planned ambush rather than a spontaneous clash, according to preliminary findings from the National Police. Now, military sources are speaking of soldiers who are unable to use physical force, have no weapons, and are […]

50 Survival Lessons From The Great Depression: The Horrifying Things Americans Did When Money, Jobs, & Hope Disappeared Authored by John Walter via John Walter, We publish this piece in the August of 2026, as the machinery of global commerce groans and sputters, as hollow men in expensive suits speak of “corrections” and “adjustments” while families count pennies in dimly lit kitchens. The photograph you see above – those gaunt […]

US Looks To Revive ‘Prize Courts’ For Iranian Oil Seizures The US government is exploring an unusual legal route for dealing with Iranian oil and ships captured as part of its blockade: bringing back a wartime maritime system that has barely been used for generations, according to Bloomberg. The Justice Department, working with the Pentagon, is preparing to use prize law, which historically allowed courts to decide whether vessels […]

China Ousts 4 Senior Military Commanders In Widening Purges Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times, China has removed two top generals from its highest military command body and expelled two other senior commanders from a Communist Party-controlled legislature, as turbulence continues within the upper echelon of the country’s armed forces. Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, speaks at the […]

Brazil’s Socialist President Sees Lead Disappear As Bolsonaro Heir Turns Presidential Election Into Coin Toss Brazilian socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are virtually tied as August comes to a close, according to UBS analysts citing new polling data, turning October’s presidential election into a potential coin toss. A Bolsonaro victory would accelerate the eradication of […]

The War Hawks’ Predictions Have Aged Like Milk Authored by Nolan Denaro via Antiwar.com, When Donald Trump launched the Iran War on February 28, the usual suspects were in full support. From the moment the conflict ignited, many couldn’t help but immediately express admiration for the president, saying that only a brave, noble, and strong leader would’ve had the courage to do what Trump did here. For weeks, we heard that this war […]

Study Finds Gender Ideology Fuels Support For Left-Wing Political Violence The Department of Health and Human Services commissioned a study that found a measurable link between accepting transgender ideology and supporting left-wing political violence. Surveillance footage provided in court filings shows Nicholas Roske at a gun shop on May 23, 2022 before attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. (Photo: Justice […]

A Trillion Dollar Budget But Military Can’t ‘Afford’ To Attack Mold On Bases? Authored by Stavroula Pabst via Responsible Statecraft, A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that the maintenance backlog for military installations has ballooned to more than $285 billion – leaving many facilities in disrepair, while risking readiness and service members’ quality of life. This figure is a jump up from 2022, when […]

First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars Over ‘Iran Ties’ The US Treasury Department on Friday unveiled its first ‘secondary’ Iran sanctions related to Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ against Iran, on Friday naming an Egyptian bank in the UAE.  Ironically both of these latter countries are close American allies, and this comes at a moment the White House has failed to confirm whether the US will […]

Republicans Pitch Plan To Protect Investments From ‘Inflation Tax’: What To Know Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times, As inflation ticks upward, Republican lawmakers are pushing for capital gains taxes to be indexed to inflation, which could translate into a significant tax cut for American investors, homeowners, and savers. However, critics say it could put the government further in the red. A stack of individual […]

Trump Strikes “Biggest Oil Deal In History”: US To Take Majority Stake In Over 65BN Barrels Of Venezuela Reserves Summary: Trump announced “biggest oil deal in history” Caracas Mulls OPEC Exit  U.S. is Nears Deal For 17 Venezuelan Oil Fields under 100-year Leases Operated by U.S. oil companies Trump Close To ‘Massive’ Deal For Seizing Stake In Venezuela’s Vast Oil Fields Trump announces deal with Venezuela: 65+ billion barrels […]

Geothermal Power Is Emerging As An AI Energy Source For The Trump Administration A little-used corner of the clean-energy market is getting a potentially decisive trial in Utah. At a government-backed research site, engineers are testing whether equipment and expertise developed during America’s shale boom can turn deeply buried heat into a dependable source of electricity, according to Bloomberg. Conventional geothermal power […]

The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-A-Day Assets Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year ago-and nearly 27% above the $510,000 reached just […]

Bessent’s War On Left-Wing NGOs May Strip Soros Network, SPLC, And CAIR Of Tax-Exempt Status: Report A new report from the New York Post maps out a multi-agency Treasury task force that could soon pursue a broad review that could strip tax-exempt status from George Soros’ far-left Open Society Foundations, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Treasury officials are drafting a framework […]

China’s Solar Boom Hits A Wall As Industry Losses Mount Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Three of China’s top solar market players reported deepening losses over the first half of the year, reflecting weakening demand for solar in the world’s top manufacturer and generator. Jinko Solar, JA Solar Technology, and Tongwei all reported six-month losses as overcapacity in the sector meets weakening demand, not only at home […]

Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE After Overstaying Visa, Faces Deportation The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested conservative political pundit Milo Yiannopoulos for overstaying his visa and that the British commentator will soon be deported from the United States back to Britain. Federal agents took Yiannopoulos, a former Breitbart News editor, into custody […]

FDA Approves 3 New COVID-19 Vaccines Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 27 approved COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Sanofi. A nurse prepares to give a COVID-19 vaccine to a child in Denver, Colo., on Nov. 3, 2021. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) The new shots from Pfizer and Moderna use the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) platform and target the XFG strain, a […]

US Military Shoots Down 3 Mexican Cartel Drones With Laser Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times, A laser system was used to shoot down three drug cartel drones in southern Texas, close to the Mexican border, the U.S. military said on Aug. 27. A so-called hunter drone in front of a mobile sensor unit for drone detection using optical systems and lasers at the National Test Center for Unmanned Aerial Systems of the German […]

Topless Sydney Sweeney Bakes A Cake In New ‘Birday Boobs’ Lingerie Ad With western birthrates circling the drain, Sydney Sweeney and her ‘perfect titties’ are once again fighting the good fight for humanity – this time appearing in a new ad for her new lingerie brand, Syrn, entitled “Birthday Boobs.” The 28-year-old posted the racy new ad to her Instagram page, in which she can be seen in the kitchen baking a cake – which ends […]

Welcome To FAFOland Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Clusterfuck Nation, “. . . the worse they become, the more they blame you for it.” – El Gato Malo on the Lefty-left As the Democratic Party pulls out all the stops to make itself ridiculous, their proxy warriors in the federal judiciary play chicken with the executive branch on sane, uniform standards for mail-in ballots. The Democrats don’t want sane, uniform standards […]

Arizona Border Wall Construction Begins, Targets Smuggling Corridor Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Aug. 25 that the wall project is located along “one of the most dangerous smuggling and trafficking corridors on the Southwest border.” The wall segment is part […]