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by Martin Armstrong China is now conducting one of the largest ocean mapping operations in modern history, sending dozens of research vessels across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans to gather detailed data on the seabed, water temperature, salinity, and currents, and while this is being presented publicly as scientific research, naval experts are openly warning that …
The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency amid the uncertainty in global energy markets. It’s more exposed to surging oil prices and tightening fuel supply because of the Iran war compared to its Southeast Asian peers. @haslindatv explains https://t.co/pdoIkRb05c pic.twitter.com/2WMnexAoXe — Bloomberg (@business) March 25, 2026 The Philippines just threw up the red flag …
🚨🇺🇸 A New Mexico jury found Meta guilty of exposing children to sexual predators and just hit them with $375 million in damages. Meta is contesting it because of course they are…pic.twitter.com/cT9J8qsWSx https://t.co/UUmXJFw06x — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 25, 2026 Santa Fe, NM – In a historic victory for the New Mexico Department of Justice, …
BREAKING: STAY INDOORS — SEAL YOUR HOMES — RADIATION PRECAUTIONS ISSUED Authorities in Kuwait have issued urgent guidance as tensions escalate across the region. The instructions are stark: Do not leave your homes. Seal all doors and windows. Stay inside until further notice. Officials say there is no immediate need to panic… But these measures …
The surge closely aligns with March 24, the date on which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown in 2020 to curb the spread of Covid-19, a decision that brought economic activity to a halt. ‘Lockdown in India’ among top searches on six-year anniversary of Covid restrictions amid Middle East crisis Google trends …
The U.S. Postal Service will charge an 8% fee on all package shipments to offset rising fuel costs from Trump's Iran war. This is the first time USPS has ever imposed fees for fuel costs. pic.twitter.com/e5AVQsUsaB — FactPost (@factpostnews) March 25, 2026 The @USPS is planning to levy an 8% surcharge on all package deliveries …
New psychology research pinpoints a key factor separating liberal and conservative morality A new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin suggests that liberals and conservatives actually share a common foundation for morality based on preventing harm. The research indicates that political disagreements arise because people on the left and right hold different “assumptions …
Iran’s foreign minister says his government does not plan on any negotiations to end the war and that no talks with the U.S. have taken place. https://t.co/Ih0YmTRk8Q — The Associated Press (@AP) March 25, 2026 Oil prices rose Thursday after Iran signaled it had no intention of holding direct talks with the United States, even …
Acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill on the devastating impacts of the Democrats' shutdown: "We have already lost over 480 TSOs….airports are experiencing days where 40-50% of their staff are calling out because they simply cannot afford to report to work." pic.twitter.com/k1LmBPQMCb — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 25, 2026 Airports across the country could soon …
I think Iran knows they can win the war just by surviving long enough for Trump to surrender by claiming the biggest victory in the history of war. They know Trump will ultimately be guided by poll numbers, oil prices, the stock market, and the U.S. economy, not Iran's position. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) March …
Professor Jiang joins the program to share a provocative warning about how the current global conflict is mirroring the strategic failures and long-term entanglement of the Vietnam War. This deep dive explores the geopolitical shifts and military escalations that suggest a prolonged struggle is on the horizon. Watch for an expert analysis of the historical …
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️AXIOS: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS CONCERNED TRUMP MIGHT STRIKE A DEAL THAT FALLS WELL SHORT OF ISRAEL'S OBJECTIVES, INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT CONCESSIONS AND LIMITS ISRAEL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT STRIKES AGAINST IRAN. — NYPrepper (@nyprepper1) March 25, 2026 Netanyahu isn’t worried about Israel surviving, he’s worried about keeping Iran under his boot. He wants any …
It’s not just the war that is pushing interest rates up. The debt is unsustainable and we soon won’t be able to service it. It’s irresponsible. https://t.co/WRKQ08YVob — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 25, 2026 Total U.S. obligations exceed $136,200,000,000,000. FIVE times U.S. annual GDP. "America is facing a fiscal catastrophe. The reckoning, long deferred, is becoming …
@RobbyStarbuck, activist and former Hollywood director, speaks with PragerU CEO @realtalkwithmarissa about his family’s escape from communist Cuba and why that history shapes his view of America today. They discuss the rise of corporate activism, how DEI policies spread through corporate boardrooms, and why many companies are reversing course. They also discuss the growing power …
MURRAY: Is it true that people making under $184k pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? DAHL: Yes. MURRAY: And the rate for someone making $1 million? DAHL: 2.2%. MURRAY: So, a 12.4% tax for people making less than $184k, but 2.2% for a millionaire or .0002% for billionaires. pic.twitter.com/vgQWi886Ut — Senate Budget Democrats (@SenateBudget) …
BREAKING: President Trump just confirmed Iran is on its KNEES, crying for a deal, but they can’t say anything PUBLICLY out of fear they’ll be killed “We’d like to make you the next Supreme Leader! NO THANK YOU, I don’t want it!” 😭 “They are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a …
🚨 White House drops the hammer: President Trump is NOT bluffing on the Strait of Hormuz deadline. pic.twitter.com/yz34mlbuO8 — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) March 25, 2026 🚨 BREAKING: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran is rapidly building up defenses on Kharg Island. They're laying mines, traps, and moving in more air defenses and troops, in case the U.S. tries a …
By Peter Reagan There are a few ways economists try to measure how the economy is doing. Gross domestic product is the one you’ll hear about most often. It gets reported, revised, debated – and then repeated as shorthand for “everything is fine.” But if you’ve ever stood in a grocery aisle lately or looked …
The Payne Institute estimates that the war has consumed about a third of the THAAD missile stockpile, whose annual production rate does not exceed about 100 A new US Congress study published last week on the THAAD ballistic missile interception system shed worrying light on the inventory of interceptors available to the US in the …
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman just told Trump: Keep slamming Iran, this is our historic opportunity to reshape the Middle East and crush their regime. The region is taking sides, and they’re not ambiguous. Source: NYT 🇸🇦🇺🇸🇮🇷 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman just told Trump: Keep slamming Iran, this is our historic opportunity …
This is what the beginning of a fire sale looks like pic.twitter.com/afPw8DYj1D — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) March 25, 2026 42k US home purchases were canceled in February which equates to 13.7% of all homes under contract. That's the highest cancellation percentage for any February on record. pic.twitter.com/QuxiWyB3TE — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) March 25, 2026 Similar …
Jon Stewart blindsides Bernie Sanders with a brutal point about what “endless” government spending actually does to healthcare. STEWART: “When the government promises endless funds to insurance companies… prices RISE FAR BEYOND the rate of inflation.” BERNIE: “Healthcare should be a human right!” Jon Stewart blindsides Bernie Sanders with a brutal point about what “endless” …
Iranian-backed groups in Iraq carried out their first FPV drone strike on US military equipment at the Victory Air Base in Baghdad. It’s worth noting that the military equipment and personnel were removed from the base. The FPV drones also struck a US AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar and a UH-60 helicopter.
U.S. electric utilities need new tools and regulatory authorizations to protect the power grid from drone attacks, experts and industry groups say. The issue has taken on new urgency recently. The Department of Homeland Security reportedly urged U.S. energy companies to increase security in response to potential threats from Iran, which has successfully used drones …
Russia launched a series of large-scale attacks on Ukraine this week, firing more than 1,000 drones in the last 36 hours, as Moscow launches a new campaign on the battlefield. Some 392 were launched Monday night into Tuesday, the Ukrainian Air Force said. More than 550 were launched at targets across the country in a …
The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Monday when the Robinson R44 helicopter crashed into a vacant warehouse near the 3800 block of South Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach Police and Federal Aviation Administration officials said. A helicopter that crashed into a Boynton Beach warehouse on Monday killing the two people on board was apparently experiencing an …
#Iran targets #USSAbrahamLincoln with anti-ship cruise missiles, warning the #US and "Israel" not to test its defenses in the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/byJoyqGo0l — Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) March 25, 2026 Iran has vowed to strike one of the world’s largest warships, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, after launching a huge missile salvo which …
NEW: 🇮🇷🇺🇸🇦🇪 Iran is preparing to take over UAE with a ground invasion if the US put troops on the ground IRIB Iranian state TV: “If the United States makes a mistake, Iran’s armed forces are ready to seize the coastlines of the UAE and Bahrain and reshape the region” pic.twitter.com/vHw7BdW3Q1 — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) March …
by David Haggith The “greatest economy ever,” as the king and all the king’s men (and women) keep calling it, is creating the greatest private-credit crisis ever. A crisis that is increasingly being described as something that could rapidly achieve critical mass like the Great Financial Crisis did keeps blowing up relentlessly. Today, yet another …