Iran Targets US Base In Kuwait With Missile & Drones – Gulf Allies Denounce ‘Terrorist Attacks’ The government of Kuwait on Thursday has made clear it retains all rights to take measures to preserve its security, following a overnight Iranian missile strike. Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry further condemned the fresh missile ⁠and drone ⁠attacks on its territory as ‌a serious escalation and “blatant violation of sovereignty and […]

UK Targets Kremlin-Linked Crypto Network In Latest Sanctions Round Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, The United Kingdom has unveiled a fresh package of sanctions against Russian financial structures that use crypto and offshore payment routes to sidestep restrictions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine.  The measures focus on the Kremlin-backed A7 network, a ruble-based settlement system, and a cluster of […]

Drone Stocks Erupt After Report Of Pentagon Funding Deals President Trump’s war economy is accelerating, with a new report indicating that the Department of War is set to unleash funding deals across a handful of drone companies. The effort comes as the DoW’s procurement program now favors startups, and there has been an emphasis within the department on ramping up America’s drone manufacturing base, as hyper-innovation from the war […]

Home Refi Activity Plummets As Mortgage Rates Hit 9-Month Highs Refinancing activity in the U.S. housing market plummeted last week as mortgage rates hit their highest level in nine months, new industry data released on May 27 show. Refinancing decreased by 18 percent for the week ending May 22 and is up by 19 percent from the same time a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Many borrowers understandably […]

The Fragile Balance Between Compassion And Civilization Authored by Armstrong Williams via The Epoch Times, What is unfolding across parts of Europe, particularly in the UK under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, should serve as a warning to every Western democracy wrestling with questions of immigration, national identity, social cohesion, and the limits of political tolerance. A nation can be compassionate without becoming […]

Solar Stocks Flash Major Technical Breakout As Tariff Talk Escalates Solar stocks are showing a clear technical shift, breaking above a well-defined downtrend after more than five years of sustained pressure. UBS analyst Catherine Gordon is attributing the surge in solar stocks to falling yields and renewed policy momentum. A potential Section 232 tariff announcement in mid-to-late June is adding fuel to the rally, with First Solar […]

NATO 3.0: Report Details ‘Fundamental Restructuring’ Of US Commitments Via The Cradle The US is moving forward with a “fundamental restructuring” of its commitments to European security, transitioning from the traditional “burden sharing” strategy to that of “burden shifting,” according to a Der Spiegel report published on May 26. Under the new vision dubbed “NATO 3.0,” Washington expects European allies to assume […]

The Gen Z Workforce In The UK Is Demanding Less Alcohol At Company Socials For years, workplace culture has revolved around one thing: drinks after work. But Gen Z in the UK is starting to push back — and companies are beginning to notice, according to a new study from Diamond Interiors. The study says that a growing number of younger employees say they would rather skip alcohol-focused work socials altogether. In a recent survey […]

EU Emissions Trading Expansion And The Pressure On German Aviation Industry Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Germany’s leading airline Lufthansa is closing its regional subsidiary CityLine, while low-cost carrier Ryanair is scaling back its Germany operations. Airport locations are under increasing pressure, with tens of thousands of jobs at stake. And how does politics respond to this veritable crisis? Naturally, with further levies. […]

Futures, Bonds Tumble, Oil Surges After Middle East Attacks Resume Summary Equity Futures Tumble, Oil Surges On Fresh Middle East Strikes  US forces carried out airstrikes on an Iranian military site and imposed new sanctions to prevent Tehran from profiting from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran targeted the American airbase from which the attack originated, according to a Tasnim report, which cited […]

Angela Merkel Receives EU “Order Of Merit” For Helping To Destroy Europe The event passed with little fanfare in the international media.  The European Union held its first ever event to honor laureates of the European Order of Merit, meant to honor influential political and social figures who made significant contributions to the “integration” of the EU experiment.   Out of the 20 nominees, 13 laureates attended the ceremony in […]

Spare Me Another Pride Month! Authored by Dave Summers via DailySceptic.org, Are you aware? Really aware? Or are you like me, struggling to keep up with the blizzard of social and political awareness events that bring a rich texture to our lives?Do you worry that you can’t recall if Black History Month – that time when I approach my BAME colleagues with even more reverence than usual – is in June or July? Are you confused as […]

FBI Arrests CIA Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars, $2 Million In Cash Stashed in His Home In what may be the most bizarre story of the week, if not all of 2026, the NYTimes reports that a senior CIA official was arrested last week after investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million stashed in his Virginia residence, a non-fiat fortune that he apparently brought home from work, according to court papers. The […]

The Beautiful Multipolar New World Order Authored by Iain Davis via Off-Guardian.org, BRICS-based multipolarity will save us from The Technocratic Dark State by making the rollout of an oppressive global surveillance state much better. This will be the result of “improving global governance.” At least, that is according to the BRICS Outcome Document published by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs after the latest […]

North Korea Achieves Its First AI-Guided Missiles In Test Overseen By Kim In a development that South Korea, Japan and the United States are likely to find deeply alarming, North Korea launched AI-guided cruise missiles in a test that analysts have described as the first of its kind for the sanctioned country. The launch and test was overseen by Kim Jong-un early this week, and it was presented as part of his new military […]

One Man’s Manifesto – In Defense Of 250 Authored by John Gallo, In hindsight I should have known better, but sometimes a conversation that seems harmless at the time lingers long after it is over. Last November I was in San Sebastian in Northern Spain enjoying food and a beer at a local bar. As I was finishing my food, I overheard a young American woman a few feet from me speaking with her friend explaining, “You know he’s going to […]

Israeli Army Seizing ‘Strategic Positions’ Deep Into Lebanon, North Of Litani River Within a day after unleashing a devastating flurry of Monday airstrikes on Lebanon, Israeli ground forces have aggressively expanded the theater of operations inside Lebanon, violating a status quo by sending IDF ground troops across the “Yellow Line” which was established at the inception of the ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Federal Government Floats NDAs For Employees In Leak Crackdown Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump’s administration on May 26 floated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for federal employees who have access to what the government described as sensitive information. The logo of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Tierney L. Cross/Reuters The proposed NDA says that […]

Federal Agents Seize 500 Pounds Of Cocaine From Oil Tanker U.S. authorities say they stopped a major cocaine shipment allegedly tied to a Mexican cartel after an oil tanker traveling from Ecuador was intercepted near Southern California, according to KTLA5.  Roughly 227 kilograms — about 500 pounds — of cocaine were discovered aboard the Aquatravesia, a Liberian-flagged tanker owned by a Greek company, according to federal […]

Texas AG Sues Discord For Deceiving Parents, Endangering Children Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against communications app Discord, alleging that the platform allows child predators to exploit children while falsely claiming child safety to parents. “Discord presents itself to the world as a platform built on community, connection, and safety. It is not,” […]

Hamas Confirms Death Of Its Top Military Commander In IDF Gaza Strike Israel’s military has just taken out a high-value target, with the confirmed death of the commander of Hamas’s military wing, Mohammed Odeh. He was targeted in a a strike on the Gaza Strip Tuesday, in an operation which injured dozens more bystanders, given a residential building in a very busy market area of Gaza City was obliterated. via MSN However, the IDF […]

Viruses For Dummies Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times, Over this past week, we’ve been subjected to a flurry of pandemic warnings. It’s like the disease of the day: Bird flu, novavirus, m-pox, hantavirus, slap rash (did you miss that one?), and Ebola. A former director of the CDC just warned that this Ebola outbreak could become a pandemic. Members of the Congo Scouts movement carry an Ebola awareness banner along a […]

Kentucky Gym Exposes Female Entitlement Culture With New “Modesty Code” It says a lot about modern women when a private business imposes standards of general modesty and they feel personally attacked.  So much so, that they run to social media and their local news station to cry victim.  It’s not an isolated incident, it is an example of a more pervasive culture of female entitlement that is plaguing the western world.   A […]

Inside The FDA’s “Cover-Up” Of Child Deaths Linked To Covid Vaccines Authored by Maryanne Demasi via Brownstone Institute, In September 2025, then-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr Marty Makary publicly acknowledged that the agency was investigating reports of child deaths following Covid-19 vaccination. “We do know at the FDA…that there had been children who have died from the COVID vaccine,” Makary said […]

US, India Sign Critical Minerals And Rare Earths Mining Pact Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, The United States and India signed a key agreement on May 26 to secure critical minerals and rare earth mining, processing, and supplies, further loosening China’s grip on the global market, during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s four-day visit. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) walks with India’s Minister of […]