Authorities Bust Multimillion Dollar LA-Area Cargo Theft Ring Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Authorities in Los Angeles County have cracked a storefront operation trafficking millions of dollars worth of goods allegedly stolen in train and cargo burglaries, officials announced on Aug. 20. Cardboard boxes left from stolen cargo lay strewn across railroad tracks in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2022. John […]

What Would Be Your Last Meal? Here’s What America Said A new survey by Choice Mutual has revealed what Americans would most want for their last meal. The results show a mix of indulgence, comfort food, and sentimental favorites, with some clear winners across the country, according to MentalFloss. At the very top of the list is steak, chosen more often than any other dish. Potatoes followed in second place, while pasta and noodle […]

These Are The US Cities With The Most DUIs Driving under the influence of alcohol remains a serious public safety issue across the United States. According to the NHTSA, 34 people across the country die every day from drunk-driving crashes. In this visualization, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu shows the rate of DUIs per 1,000 drivers across America’s 50 biggest cities, based on an analysis conducted by LendingTree. Data & […]

The Middle East: The Decisive Battleground Of WW3 Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, It’s important to recognize that world orders are nothing new. World orders have long been the frameworks through which major global powers set the rules of the game. They define the structure of international political relations. Thinking in terms of world orders requires zooming out entirely—taking the geopolitical view […]

Netanyahu Authorizes New Talks To Free All Hostages On ‘Acceptable’ Terms Just as President Trump has of late highlighted the severe starvation crisis impacting Gaza’s children and vast majority of civilians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday has confirmed that he has instructed negotiations to begin for the release of all remaining hostages.  He declared that he wants to end to the war in Gaza on terms […]

Pentagon Seeks Massive Cobalt Stockpile For First Time Since 1990   The agency responsible for the Pentagon’s supply chain, which organizes, buys, and stores critical materials ranging from rare earth minerals to fighter jet parts, is seeking to purchase a massive stockpile of cobalt for the first time in decades, as the world fractures into a dangerous bipolar state prone to supply chain disruptions. This comes as the U.S. […]

Democratic Party’s Color Revolution: A Strategic Assessment Through 2028  Submitted by Forward Observer,  A Color Revolution is a coordinated campaign to force political change (revolution) by mobilizing mass protests; undermining government legitimacy, authority, and capacity; and persuading citizens, elites, and institutions to withdraw their support – often backed by foreign funding, media, and training. HAPPENING NOW 🚨 […]

Trump Hits International Criminal Court With 2nd Round Of Sanctions The Trump administration has expanded its punitive measures against the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its going after Israel, on Wednesday imposing sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors from the ICC. This is also based on the court’s past decision to investigate US officials over alleged war crimes committed by American forces in Iraq and […]

US “Pauses Issuance Of Worker Visas For Truckers” To Address Illegal Alien CDL Crisis Killing Americans  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking decisive action to address the non-domiciled commercial driver’s license (CDL) crisis, which has transformed America’s highways into both a public safety nightmare and a national security threat. Countless Americans have lost their lives this year at the hands of non-English-speaking […]

A One-Man Mission To Spread the Word: These ‘Dirty Jobs’ Are Plentiful And Essential Authored by Gayle Jo Carter via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It’s a poster on the wall in his 1979 high school guidance counselor’s office that all these years later motivates Mike Rowe, the Emmy award-winning TV host, producer, narrator, podcaster, spokesman, bestselling author, and recording artist, on his quest to reinvigorate […]

Walmart Still Undercuts Amazon On Food Prices As Last-Mile Grocery Race Intensifies  Amazon’s big move to roll out same-day grocery delivery across 1,000 new cities – on track for 2,300 by year-end – puts Instacart and traditional grocery chains squarely in the crosshairs. But the real shocker isn’t Amazon’s new expanded reach; it’s that Walmart still reigns supreme as the lowest-cost grocer, setting the stage for an […]

FDA Advises Americans Against ‘Mousse’ Sunscreens, Warns 5 Manufacturers Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Americans should “beware” of sunscreen products in mousse form as they may not be effective, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an Aug. 12 X post, with the agency sending warning letters to five companies marketing sunscreen products. A sunbather applies sunscreen onto another […]

Taxpayers On Hook For $3.5 Billion To Replenish Munitions US Used Defending Israel Taxpayers are yet again on the hook for America’s supposed “closest Middle East ally” as the Pentagon is planning to allocate at least $3.5 billion to restock weapons used in defense of Israel. A Bloomberg report issued this week has reviewed Department of Defense budget documents prepared through mid-May. Emergency expenditures are highlighted […]

Trump Criticizes Court Decision To Block Major Arizona Copper Mine Land Transfer Authored by Austin Alonzo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a land transfer for a major Arizona copper mine, prompting a rebuke from President Donald Trump. Campers utilize Oak Flat Campground in the Tonto National Forest, in Miami, Ariz., on June 9, 2023. Matt York/AP Photo On Aug. 18, the U.S. Court […]

Tariff-Driven Rally Reverses In Lumber Market There is some good news in the lumber market: contracts have plunged more than 14% in recent weeks, reversing highs last seen during the pandemic shortages. The sharp reversal comes as bets on tariff-driven cost pressures and lower interest rates failed to lift demand. At the same time, disappointing housing data and weak earnings across the housing industry underscored the trouble […]

US Adds Steel, Copper, Lithium To High-Priority List Under Uyghur Forced Labor Law Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The United States will add steel, copper, lithium, and two other products to its import restriction list under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Aug. 19. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Aug. 12, […]

US Space Command Prepares For Satellite Vs. Satellite Combat Late last year, an American military satellite and a French counterpart carried out a delicate orbital maneuver that signals a new phase in U.S. space operations. The two conducted a rendezvous and proximity operation (RPO) near an undisclosed foreign satellite (likely Russian), testing the ability to approach, inspect, and potentially manipulate another nation’s […]

Trump Says He’ll Patrol Washington With Police, National Guard Thursday Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump said that he will be patrolling the streets with police and the National Guard in Washington on the evening of Aug. 21. Members of the National Guard patrol near the US Capitol on the National Mall in Washington, on Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty […]

Only 17% Of 25-34-Year-Old Americans Have Attained The 5 Major Milestones Of Adulthood Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,m What I am about to share with you is some of the clearest evidence yet that the middle class in America is being systematically destroyed.  Young adults are forming middle class households at an extremely depressed rate, and that is because the American Dream is simply out of reach for […]

Iranian President Inks Defense Treaty With Belarus, Seeks To ‘Overcome US Sanctions’ Via The Cradle Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed 12 cooperation agreements during Pezeshkian’s official visit to Minsk on Wednesday, strengthening ties between the two nations in defiance of US sanctions. A joint statement was signed alongside the dozen cooperation agreements which cover […]

The Last Global Neoliberal Institutional Pillar Could Soon Crumble By Michael Every of Rabobank We’re All In A Hole Alright The Fed minutes overnight showed the FOMC largely united behind rates on hold in July as they “assessed that the effects of higher tariffs had become more apparent in the prices of some goods but that their overall effects on economic activity and inflation remained to be seen.” Indeed, the key point […]

Ukrainian Suspect Arrested In Italy Over Nord Stream Sabotage Plot “Operation Diameter” In early May, our very own White House correspondent asked President Trump about “opening a formal investigation” into who blew up Russia’s Nordstream pipeline after a couple of years of MSM gatekeeping stranglehold left more questions than answers from the Biden-Harris regime and progressive elites in Brussels.  At the time, “Tyler […]

America Shocked After Learning Debt Must Be Paid Back Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Stop the presses: Americans have just learned that borrowing money means eventually paying it back. Who could have guessed? According to CNBC, nearly 1 in 5 student loan borrowers aged 50 and older are “seriously delinquent”—meaning at least 90 days late—on their student loans. 50 and older. Student loans. Back in 2019, the […]

Russia Attacks US-Owned Factory In Ukraine, While Insisting It Has Veto Power Over Any ‘Security Guarantees’ Now nearly a week out from last Friday’s historic Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, the White House has had to temper its positive predictions on the peace process, after prematurely touting that a Putin and Zelensky bilateral meeting was on the horizon. By Wednesday the Kremlin had made it clear this is not yet the case. […]

“100% By Accident”: Scientists Stumble Upon Laser-Free LASIK Alternative Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A chemistry professor trying to heat cartilage with electricity made a mistake that could change eye surgery. Michael Hill at Occidental College accidentally used too little current in his experiment – and stumbled upon a discovery that might replace LASIK with a gentler treatment that reshapes […]