The Great Normalization (Nobody Declared Martial Law… Yet America Began Looking Like It Anyway) Authored by Madge Waggy, There are stories that announce themselves with explosions, riots, or breaking-news headlines, and then there are stories so subtle that they quietly rewrite an entire society before anyone realizes what has happened. This is one of those stories. During the preparation of this investigation, several retired […]

“Just The Beginning”: Japan Buys Billions In Nvidia Rubin Chips To Power Humanoid Robots Japan plans to acquire 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips as part of a $2.4 billion, government-backed push to develop domestic humanoid robotics models and reduce its dependence on foreign AI. This major effort comes as physical AI comes after data center buildouts, with global shipments of humanoid robots expected to surge next year. Bloomberg reports […]

When Socialists Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them Authored by Jim Davis via AmericanThinker.com, In a Zoom video call in 2023, a leader of the Democratic Socialists of America said, “Our goal is communism.”  It was published as part of a compilation in April 2026. None of the Democratic Socialists disavowed it.  Nobody posted a “clarifying statement” distancing the DSA from that statement. So that’s who they […]

Israel Advances Plan For Palestinian Prisons With Crocodile-Filled Moats Via Middle East Eye The Israeli government has stripped Nile crocodiles of their protected status, paving the way for a proposal to build a detention facility for Palestinians surrounded by the reptiles, Israeli media reported on Thursday. Environment Minister Idit Silman signed a decree on Wednesday reclassifying Nile crocodiles as a “specially managed […]

Russia Expresses Alarm Over Deepening NATO-South Korea Ties Moscow and Pyongyang have quite obviously deepened their relations in unprecedented ways over the past years since the Ukraine war began, and this has been most on display with the transfer of thousands of North Korean troops in support of Russian forces, and DPRK soldiers even losing their lives while fighting Ukraine. So it’s only to be expected that Russia side with […]

Fake Records May Have Put Untrained Drivers On America’s Roads Authored by David Manney via PJMedia.com, Fake training records can move an unprepared driver one step closer to a commercial license. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are now investigating about 75 entry-level driver training schools suspected of doing exactly that. Federal Motor Carrier Safety […]

$100 Billion & Climbing: Iran War Price Tag Believed Far Higher Than WH Estimates While the Pentagon publicly clings to a $30 billion price tag for its war against Iran, internal Defense Department assessments (unsurprisingly) paint a far more staggering picture: the true cost is rapidly closing in on the $80 billion to $100 billion range, according to NBC News. The Pentagon’s Office of Management and Budget told Congress on […]

Why Washington Is Challenging The International Criminal Court Authored by William Brooks via The Epoch Times, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent announcement of a “whole-of-government” campaign to challenge the International Criminal Court (ICC) has generated predictable discourse worldwide. The Trump administration is applying diplomatic pressure on allied governments to reconsider their support for the Court. […]

Organized Insanity: Why ICE Shootings Are Usually Justified It has been noted by many deportation advocates that the enforcement of basic immigration laws has always been a responsibility of government.  It’s not a new, unique, bizarre or despotic policy – It’s simply common sense.  However, in the past decade, the common sense enforcement of the law is being treated like a humanitarian crisis akin to slavery, ethnic cleansing and […]

California Grocery Stores Use Facial Recognition Technology To Combat Theft Via American Greatness, Faced with a shoplifting epidemic that has battered California retailers for years, Grocery Outlet is fighting back with technology. Customers are not thrilled about it. The Emeryville-based discount grocery chain has begun installing facial recognition software called SAFR at a handful of Bay Area stores, including its Pleasant […]

Hard Evidence: Prosecutor Accused Of Having Romantic Relationship With Illegal Immigrant Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A prosecutor in Missouri had a romantic relationship with an illegal immigrant being prosecuted for sexual assault, Missouri’s attorney general said on July 16. A gavel in a file photograph. Demetrius Freeman/Pool/Getty Images Ray County Prosecutor Camille Johnston at one point lived with the […]

Humanoid Loses Its Head In World’s First Full-Size Robot Combat Tournament… And Keeps Fighting A humanoid robot was knocked headless during the world’s first free-combat tournament for full-sized machines, but that didn’t stop it from swinging, Newsweek reports. The bizarre scene unfolded at the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) competition, which kicked off Thursday in Shenzhen, China. A white robot named White Eagle […]

“Glaring Subsidization”: Virginia Questions Cost Allocation For Data Centers By Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s office, Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others weighed in on Dominion Energy’s proposal for allocating the cost of transmission projects driven by data center development at a hearing held by the Virginia State Corporation Commission on Tuesday. Louise White, Spanberger’s deputy […]

Trump Wants To Revoke Broadcast Licenses Of Networks That Didn’t Air His Election Meddling Speech President Donald Trump on Thursday said that US TV networks that refused to air his primetime address on election integrity should have their licenses revoked.  President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb/Pool – Getty Images During the address, Trump […]

US Embassy Offers Large Cash Sums For Groups In Lebanon To Promote America’s Image Via The Libertarian Institute The US Embassy in Lebanon announced that the State Department is offering grants of up to $250,000 to groups that help promote American propaganda.  “The US Embassy in Beirut is opening a new Notice of Funding Opportunity for 2026,” a statement published this week explained. “We’re looking for partners to implement […]

The Maine Democratic Senate Debate To Replace Platner Was – Quite Something The field of eight candidates was split into two groups of four, running the top-tier candidates first and dishing the rest out for a second round. By the time it wrapped, these eight took turns explaining why they, specifically, are the ones who can finally unseat an incumbent who has outlasted six presidential administrations, and ended up making Graham […]

After Trump’s ‘Election Cyber-F**kery’ Speech, “The Game Is Gonna Get Rough Now”… Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “. . . the Democrat Party. . . are morally bankrupt nincompoops who have been beaten by the establishment like the rented mules they are. “ – Kurt Schlichter on X Strange to relate, in last night’s speech to the nation on election chicanery, President Trump managed to both overwhelm and underwhelm public […]

PJM Capacity Auction Results Compound “Alarm Bells”: FERC Chairman Swett By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive The PJM Interconnection’s just-held capacity auction cleared nearly 7 GW below its reliability target and only drew roughly 500 MW of new power supply, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Laura Swett said Thursday. “These numbers compound the alarm bells for a call to action in PJM,” Swett said during the […]

Apple And DOJ In “Early Settlement Talks” Over 2024 Antitrust Lawsuit Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice are reportedly in early discussions to settle the government’s 2024 antitrust lawsuit against the iPhone maker, though no agreement has been reached and no trial date has been set, Bloomberg reported today. Apple has made multiple settlement offers this year in an effort to resolve the case, but negotiations remain ongoing […]

DOJ, DHS Launch Election Integrity Website Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday launched a joint website featuring an interactive map of federal enforcement actions aimed at election security, transparency, and integrity. “Excited to launch the joint @TheJusticeDept @DHSgov election integrity website, an […]

HSBC Upgrades Apple To Buy, Sees “AI Boost” Sparking Device-Upgrade Cycle Days after KeyBanc analysts Brandon Nispel and John Vinh downgraded Apple over concerns that soaring memory chip costs and rising iPad, Mac, and iPhone prices could spark a growth slowdown, HSBC analysts took the opposite view, upgrading the stock to a “Buy” rating to end the week. HSBC analyst Nicolas Cote-Colisson upgraded Apple to “Buy” from “Hold” on […]

Meta Eyes $10 Billion Deal To Lease AI Computing Power To Anthropic Meta is standing up a cloud business to sell excess computing capacity from its massive data-center buildout, as we detailed earlier this month. The new business line would put Meta in direct competition with industry leaders such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Meta is in talks to rent computing power from its AI data centers to […]

Pentagon Chief Backs Blue Angels Pilots Following Low-Altitude Pass Over Florida Beach Crowd Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, War Secretary Pete Hegseth offered support for U.S. Navy Blue Angels pilots on Thursday after a review of a low-altitude jet maneuver over Pensacola Beach, Florida, the day before. Dramatic video shows the U.S. Navy Blue Angels making a low-altitude flyover above Pensacola Beach, Florida, […]

Musk Buys Florida-Based Energy Company Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Elon Musk has acquired a power company based in Jacksonville, Fla., paying $1 billion for the mobile gas-turbine provider as a possible solution to data center energy needs. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lists Musk as the acquiring party, with New APR Energy, LLC listed as the acquired entity. Neither party issued public statements on […]

US Sends Dozens More Refueling Planes To Israel Amid Widening Iran War, Oil Climbs Summary Surge in more large US refueling planes headed to Mideast, signaling likely expansion of strikes on Iran. US attacks hit Iranian energy and transport infrastructure. Iran threatens stronger retaliation and claims strike on US base in Qatar – and deepens attacks to include US outposts in Jordan, Syria. Iran urges power conservation; Hormuz […]