Drug Czar On How She Is Taking On The Cartels And China Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times, The dim tunnel passage hugs narrow, winding concrete steps that lead 55 feet down, with a ceiling no higher than 4 1/2 feet, making it a claustrophobe’s nightmare. The underground passage stretching from Tijuana, Mexico, to a warehouse in California near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry known as “Buy 4 Less” is about 2,000 […]

Welcome To Baltimore: Chaos, Gunfire, And Roaming Youth Mobs Transform Bar District Into Warzone One of Baltimore City’s premier bar and restaurant districts was transformed into a warzone over the weekend, with roaming gangs of underage kids, large unruly crowds, fights, and even a shootout that seemed like a scene from the crime drama The Wire. Urban decay in Baltimore is rampant and is a symptom of failed left-wing leadership, […]

Majority Of Americans Say It Would Be Good For Society If More People Were Religious: Poll Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, A majority of U.S. adults (65 percent) say they believe that it would be good for society if more Americans were religious, according to a poll by Gallup. A man prays following an Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, on Feb. 22, 2023. Chip […]

COVID Origins, Lab-Leak Accountability, And The Next Pandemic Threat The Hudson Institute hosted Dr. Steven Quay on Monday afternoon for a discussion on COVID-19 origins, during which he presented genetic evidence from his new book, The Code as Witness, arguing that the virus originated through gain-of-function research in a Chinese lab. Years later, there has still been no accountability for what Quay argues was a Chinese lab leak […]

“The Situation Has Become Unsustainable”: Apple To Hike Prices To Offset Soaring Memory Costs Up until now, Americans primarily hated the flood of data centers popping up around the country like mushrooms (at least those that haven’t been canceled or delayed due to regulatory pushback, lack of electricity or outright hostility) because of surging electricity prices and the rising tide of unemployment as chabots gradually make […]

From Diablo Canyon Closure Fights To Record-Speed Renewals: The Nuclear Reversal  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) clocked another subsequent license renewal (SLR) in under 12 months. Southern Nuclear’s application for the two-unit Edwin I. Hatch plant in Georgia cleared the finish line on June 11, extending both boiling water reactors from 60 to 80 years of operation. Hatch-1 is now licensed through August 2054. […]

How Deep Are The Newsoms In It? Authored by Stephen Green via PJMedia.com, This deep… It seems impossible — or just too revolting — to keep up with the financial hanky-panky of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner (gag) Jennifer Siebel Newsom. But thanks to a couple of investigative reporters with stronger stomachs than I have, let’s see if I can’t put everything you need to know into one easily digestible […]

These Are The States Starting To Panic About AI Taking Over Residents of Washington state are more concerned about artificial intelligence replacing jobs than workers anywhere else in the United States, according to a new report released in June 2026. The study, conducted by IP address provider Floxy, comes amid growing concerns about workplace automation after more than 54,000 American jobs were reportedly lost to AI-related […]

Fire Erupts At Massive Food Storage Warehouse In Southern California A large fire is ripping through a massive cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights, Southern California, a critical node in the region’s cold-food supply chain. Local outlet KTLA reports the fire at Preferred Freezer Services, Big Bear #7, located at 1400 S. Los Palos St. in Los Angeles, was first reported around 2:35 p.m. local time. “First-arriving units […]

Musk Supports Nuremberg-Style Trials After UK Rape-Gang Inquiry Release Via Remix News, After Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe released the Rape Gang Inquiry Report, which documented the systemic rape and often torture of up to 250,000 young British girls at the hands of predominately Muslim rape gangs, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk agreed with calls for Nuremberg-style trials for the perpetrators and those who enabled the […]

US Embassy Warns Americans Against Renting Jet Skis In The Bahamas Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Embassy in Nassau issued a security alert on June 15, urging American citizens to avoid renting jet skis in The Bahamas, citing security risks and a lack of safety regulation enforcement. The warning comes amid reports of sexual assault cases involving jet ski operators and injuries linked to jet ski […]

“Zero Hormuz Dependency”: UAE Races To Rewire Energy Flows, Bypassing Chokepoint Chaos The shuttered Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen within days, though conflicting reports suggest the US-Iran memorandum of understanding could be formally signed as early as today, Thursday, or Friday. Either way, the interim peace deal appears likely to be signed within the next 48 hours, setting the stage for energy flows through the […]

James Harden Arrested On Hypocritical Firearms Charge In Texas Via Gun Owners of America, NBA player James Harden was arrested over the weekend in Texas for “unlawful carry of a firearm in a motor vehicle.” But wait, how can carry in a vehicle be unlawful in a state like Texas, where constitutional carry is the law of the land? On Saturday, June 13 at around 3am, Harden was driving a Mercedes sedan that was part of a group […]

Trump And Iran Sign MOU Deal Ahead Of Schedule Summary: The US and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz ahead of schedule, and the agreement is now in effect, Axios reports. Trump admits energy stockpiles “run out in about four weeks”  MoU signing could be As Early As Today  Trump Says Will “Drop Bombs” If Bad Final Deal  14-Point US-Iran Draft Deal […]

Congress Moves To Boost Drone Funding As “War Unicorns” See Possible Procurement Supercycle Needham analysts see increasing congressional support for drones and counter-drone technologies as lawmakers advance the latest FY27 National Defense Authorization Act and related appropriations bills. This is bullish for defense-tech “war unicorns” specializing in drones, robotics, autonomy, and counter-UAS systems, as the Trump war economy […]

Rare Earth Stocks Pop After G7 Unveils Plan To Reduce Dependence On China For Critical Minerals Rare earth stocks spiked on Wednesday after G7 leaders agreed to strengthen coordination on critical minerals as they seek to reduce dependence on China-dominated supply chains, according to a new report from Reuters. Without naming China directly, the group set a goal of limiting reliance on any single external supplier of rare earths […]

Silt, Anchovies, And Economic Disaster Authored by Matt Badiali via DailyReckoning.com, Silt and anchovy scales. Sometimes the greatest scientific discoveries start with the simplest things. Today, meteorologists are worried about a severe global event. It’s part of an atmospheric pattern that wasn’t recognized until the late 1960’s. But it has had major economic impact over the decades. And it will have an impact this […]

“Chinese Empire Is Next”: Townsend Warns Beijing’s Energy Dominance Is Rewriting The Global Order Veteran energy economist Dr. Anas Alhajji said during last night’s ZeroHedge debate that Iranian crude trading activity reflects a serious peace deal sticking. Alhajji joined Jeff Currie, co-chair of Abaxx Exchange, and Erik Townsend of Macro Voices to weigh in on the Iran deal’s implications for oil prices, which he believes are […]

Trucking Group Asks Federal Court To Strip New York, California Of CDL Authority Authored by Noi Mahoney via FreightWaves, The Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has filed a court petition seeking to force federal regulators to decertify the commercial driver’s license programs of New York and California. The Small Business in Transportation Coalition said the U.S. Department of Transportation has failed to enforce […]

Trump Invokes Defense Production Act As US Moves To Rebuild Weapons Stockpiles The Trump administration is seeking a major increase in defense spending while simultaneously using executive authority to accelerate weapons production, reflecting growing concern over U.S. munitions inventories after the war with Iran, according to NBC. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Senate Republicans this week to rally support for a proposed […]

Of The Elite, By The Elite, For The Elite Authored by John C. Eastman via The American Mind, For generations, Democrats have portrayed themselves as the party of ordinary Americans – factory workers, waitresses, truck drivers, police officers, construction workers, and middle-class families trying to get ahead. Yet one of the most striking features of modern American politics is how often Democrat leaders, activists, and media […]

Fed Holds Rates Unchanged (As Expected), ‘Dots’ Signal Hawkish Bias As Warsh Takes Over Tl;dr: No rate change (as expected) but a dramatically hawkish shift in The Fed’s bias (9 members seeing at least one hike this year). Statement smilled down dramatically, also biases towards hawkish focus on price stability (inflation) over employment: “The Committee will deliver price stability”. “The market is focused on the dot plot for […]

Crypto Scammers Using Couriers To Collect Cash, Avoid Detection: FBI Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Crypto scammers are using couriers to pick up cash from victims in person to avoid being traced by banks, the FBI is warning. The fraudsters first approach targets, typically seniors, with business or romantic proposals via social media, texts, or a fake cryptocurrency investment profile, the bureau said in a […]

Democrat Politicians Seethe After Baseball Players “Deface” Pride Night With Bible Verses Recently we reported on the MLB’s angry response to three San Francisco Giants players who scribbled bible verses across their “Pride Night” uniforms in a silent protest.  The incident takes place in the midst of a rising tide of popular opposition to the woke movement’s political authoritarianism.  Gay pride has become synonymous with the […]

First Iranian Oil Moves Past US Blockade Ahead Of Deal Signing By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Iran’s first observed crude oil exports in two months have moved past the US blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz in a sign that Iran is wasting no time to take advantage of the tentative deal with the United States. Following the announcement of the deal this weekend, and ahead of a formal signing ceremony expected in […]