These Are The Best Countries For Work-Life Balance In 2025 In today’s fast-paced world, finding a healthy balance between life and work is becoming more important than ever. This infographic, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, ranks countries based on how well they support this balance in 2025. The results highlight the nations that prioritize well-being alongside productivity. The data for this visualization comes […]

Ukrainian Oligarchs Have Become Incredibly Rich From The War Writes Swiss Newspaper Via Remix News, Ukraine was widely recognized as the most corrupt country even before the Ukraine war, but since war broke out and tens of billions of euros have flowed into the country, corruption has flourished like never before. Swiss newspaper Neue Züricher Zeitung details how a clique of oligarchs, many of them close to President Volodymyr […]

These Are The World’s Most Common Passwords Most people are guilty of using a weak password at some point. But just how predictable can they be? This infographic, via Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu, reveals the top 25 most commonly used passwords globally, from ‘123456’ to ‘password’. Data & Discussion The data for this visualization comes from NordPass, which analyzed the most frequently used passwords based on a […]

“It’s Not A Human Right To Live In Sweden” – New Integration Minister Calls For Migrant Values Survey Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Sweden’s new Minister for Education and Integration, Simona Mohamsson, says it’s time to stop relying on gut feelings and start using facts when it comes to integration. The new Liberals leader called for plans to map immigrants’ values, to find out where many sit on cultural […]

Ukraine Says Talks To Join NATO Becoming ‘Very Toxic’ Ukraine’s talks with NATO over a path to future membership have become increasingly tense and unproductive, according to Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tikhy. In a recent interview, Tikhy described the discussions as “toxic” (something he said elsewhere weeks ago too) – characterizing the negotiations as repetitive and are no longer making progress. He also […]

Lights Out, Europe: The Cost Of Brussels’ Energy Fantasy Authored by Javier Villamor via europeanconservative.com, Spain’s leading energy companies – Iberdrola, Endesa, and EDP – remain stunned. After the nationwide blackout that cut power across Spain on April 28, the government has yet to provide a clear explanation or take technical responsibility… The companies, represented by the employers’ association Aelec, have […]

Australia’s Latest Temporary Military Deployment To Europe Is Connected To Containing China Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Australia agreed during last month’s NATO Summit to deploy an E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft and up to 100 troops to Europe till November at the bloc and Poland’s request in support of Ukraine. This will be carried out under “Operation Kudu”, which “is the […]

How New Microschool Accreditation Pathways Are Opening Doors For Founders and Families Authored by Kerry McDonald via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As a mother of nine in Tennessee, Sarah Fagerburg tried a variety of different schooling types, from public schools to homeschooling, but she always felt there had to be something better. In the spring of 2023, she discovered Acton Academy from listening to a podcast, and knew that […]

Tipping Point: When Populations Peak As July 11 marks World Population Day, celebrating the approximate day that the world’s population reached 5 billion on July 11, 1987, Statista’s Felix Richter takes a closer look at one of the population trends that will affect many countries sooner or later in the 21st century: population decline. Especially prevalent across Europe and developed Asia, this demographic trend is a consequence […]

Purges Of Top Tech Officials Show Cracks In China’s Big Data Ambitions Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As U.S.-China tensions escalate over tech and national security, a new wave of corruption scandals is shaking the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) big data sector, one of the regime’s most strategically important industries. The public visit Data Analysis Center during the 2017 China […]

China Could Push Russia To Attack NATO Member In Taiwan Distraction Ploy: Rutte In the scenario that China might one day invade Taiwan, Beijing will enlist Russia’s help to tie up NATO forces in Europe, according to a prediction by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Rutte, in a fresh interview with The New York Times, engaged in a rare bit of public speculation and grand strategy chessboard gaming regarding potential future moves […]

Walmart, Amazon Truck Depots Display Multilingual Signs, Raising Alarms Over Migrant Drivers With No English Submitted by American Truckers United, In the shadow of record profits and centi-billion dollar valuations, the American trucker is being pushed further to the sidelines – not by automation or fuel prices, but by corporate betrayal.  Walmart and Amazon — icons of “American” capitalism — are now placing signs at their […]

China Smartphone Sales Plunge In May; Device Camera Counts Peak  The latest data from Goldman Sachs shows smartphone shipments in China plunged 21% year-over-year in May to 23 million units. While shipments ticked up 1% month-over-month, they remain under pressure due to a high base effect from 2024, a particularly strong year in shipments. Cumulatively, shipments are down 5% year-to-date through May.  China’s smartphone market […]

“Troops Could Vanish Like Squid”: New Bio-Inspired Camo Lets US Soldiers Evade Sight And High-Tech Sensors Instantly Authored by Eirwen Williams via the Sustainability Times, The fusion of biology and technology continues to break new ground, as seen in a remarkable project funded by DARPA and the Air Force. By leveraging the natural abilities of cephalopods, particularly the squid, researchers are developing advanced camouflage […]

How Much Revenue Do Tech Giants Earn Per Employee? Which tech companies are generating the most profit per employee? In this graphic, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu visualized 22 major tech companies by revenue per employee in 2024, highlighting the efficiency of business models that monetize user-generated content. The data for this visualization comes from Multiples. Revenue per Employee Leaders OnlyFans, Valve, […]

Oil Closes At Session High As Houthi Rebels Hit Second Greek Vessel In Red Sea By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com A Greek-operated bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea on Monday in the second Houthi strike on commercial shipping in less than 24 hours, stoking fears of a renewed escalation in one of the world’s most critical oil transit corridors, Arab and Israel media report. The Eternity C, a Liberia-flagged vessel […]

Jane Street & The Regulatory “Risk” In Risk-Reversals Via SpotGamma Substack, Days ago India barred Jane Street (JSG) from its security market, citing manipulation of markets. TLDR: We think JSG knew options skews could be heavily distorted, and traded large options positions trying to take advantage of the distortion. Additionally – a disclaimer: We have no idea what really happened, and we did our best to accurately […]

Syria Wants Lebanon’s Tripoli In Swap For Israel-Held Golan Heights Amid ongoing talks with Israel, Syria’s new Islamist-led government is considering a scenario in which it would relinquish claims to most of the Golan Heights to Israel, in exchange for carving the city of Tripoli and surrounding territory out of Lebanon and making it part of Syria. The development was first reported by Israel’s i24News, which didn’t address the […]

Doctor Faces 35 Years In Prison For Issuing COVID-19 Cards To No-Vax Patients Via Died Suddenly on X, Vero Beach, Fla. – Utah plastic surgeon Dr. Kirk Moore is facing thirty five years in federal prison for destroying thousands of vials of COVID-19 vaccine, giving his patients vaccine cards without taking the shots, and injecting saline into children whose parents wanted them to believe they got vaccinated without risking the […]

“Runaway Spending”: Canada on Track for $92 Billion Deficit, Think Tank Projects The federal government is on pace to post a $92-billion deficit this fiscal year — nearly double what was projected just four months ago, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. If accurate, it would mark the second-largest deficit in Canadian history, trailing only the $327.7-billion shortfall of 2020-21 during the pandemic, according […]

US Insurers Are Refusing To Cover Climate-Change Risk-Zones Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com, U.S. insurers are rapidly pulling coverage from homes in high-risk climate zones, particularly in California, Florida, and North Carolina. Millions of homeowners are facing nonrenewals, impacting their ability to secure mortgages and causing housing market instability. Government and local efforts are underway to […]

Cotati Man Gets DUI After 70 Empty Bud Light Cans Found In His Car We’re not really sure you can call it a “suspected” DUI at this point… But that’s how it was reported when a driver in California was taken into custody for DUI after failing a field sobriety test and being found with dozens of empty beer cans in his vehicle, according to police. The Cotati Police Department said officers pulled the driver over on Sunday night […]

“Who Knows What To Believe These Days…” Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Cage Match! “…[W}e are closing in on more disclosures and fixing past wrongs to personnel. We’re making sure this is done correctly. But it’s absolutely getting done.”  – Dan Bongino, Deputy Director, FBI Who knows what to believe these days? Well, what would you expect after years, even decades, of anti-reality operations by everyone from […]

‘Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste’: Press & Pundits Push False Story On Trump Cuts Causing Texas Tragedy Authored by Jonathan Turley, Democratic strategist and former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel once stated that “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” That philosophy seemed to be the playbook for the media and pundits immediately after the flood in Texas as many rushed to claim that it was caused by Trump […]

US Ends Foreign Terror Designation On Syria’s HTS, Nearly 2 Months AFTER Trump Met Its Leader The United States announced Monday that has formally revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for Syria’s ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, ironically coming nearly two months after President Trump met with its leader, Syria’s self-declared interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa (formerly Abu Mohammad al-Jolani). […]