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US intelligence detects Israel readying to attack Iran: CNN — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) May 20, 2025 New intelligence obtained by the United States suggests that Israel is preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. Multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter have confirmed that discussions are underway, though it remains unclear whether Israeli leaders have made a …
🇺🇸🇷🇺 U.S. CONGRESS THREATENS TO CRANK UP RUSSIA SANCTIONS If peace talks in Ukraine don’t move forward, the U.S. is ready to tighten the screws. Secretary of State Rubio told CBS News that Congress may escalate sanctions against Russia if negotiations stall. The warning comes… https://t.co/L2QAl0puew pic.twitter.com/0BVMerVtTl — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 18, 2025 🇺🇸 …
The Trump administration is preparing to send more immigrants with criminal records to El Salvador’s notorious mega prison on the heels of a Supreme Court order allowing the use for now of a sweeping wartime authority for deportations, according to two US officials. El Salvador has emerged as a key US ally in Latin America …
It’s the end of an era.
by Michael There sure have been a lot of signs in the heavens lately. For example, less than a week ago there was a very rare alignment of the 7 other planets in our solar system on the exact day of the argument in the Oval Office between President Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. That should have gotten a …
WASHINGTON—In a bid to get ahead of what could be drastic cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, some parts of the military are preparing lists of weapons they have long wanted to cancel but couldn’t get past lawmakers seeking to protect spending in their districts. DOGE members are expected at the Defense Department …
Steve Diggle, Founder of Vulpes Investment Management, discusses how to prepare for the next volatility “super-spike”.
“…the Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the past three days, Ukraine’s forces had conducted two long-range strikes on Kursk Region using Western weaponry. On November 23, Kiev reportedly fired five long-range ATACMS missiles at village of Lotaryovka, some 37km northwest of the city of Kursk, targeting the position of an S-400 anti-aircraft missile division. …
by Belle Carter Taiwan has just received the first batch of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from the United States as the democratic island nation strengthens its defenses for a possible invasion attempt by communist China. HIMARS is a truck-mounted mobile rocket launch system that can fire a variety of munitions. The Taiwanese Ministry of …
Today, Jack Smith was supposed to file a reply brief in DOJ’s appeal of Judge Cannon’s order dismissing classified documents indictment based on Smith’s unconstitutional appointment. Instead, Smith just asked for a “pause” in the proceedings (similar to DC case) as his inquisitions slowly circle the drain. But Smith better not go too far. Both …
by Michael Now that Donald Trump has won the election, he is going to have to deal with Vladimir Putin and Russia, and that isn’t going to be easy. The Russians have no incentive to end the conflict because they are steadily gobbling up territory in eastern Ukraine. As long as the Russians are making …
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has prepared executive orders and proclamations on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement and shrinking the size of some national monuments to allow more drilling and mining, The New York Times reported on Friday. Trump is also expected to end the pause on permitting new liquefied natural gas exports to …
NATO is developing mass evacuation and rescue plans in case of a future war with Russia, a senior general has declared. Lieutenant-General Alexander Sollfrank, the head of NATO’s logistics command, confirmed this week the security bloc is working to ensure it has the operational capability to extract large numbers of wounded troops from the front …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-FK8zfExjQ Everything’s going to shit everywhere. AC
The new report could serve as a road map for Mayor Brandon Johnson to make Chicago the first big city in the nation to enter a competitive and volatile grocery market with razor-thin profit margins. So far, only St. Paul, Kansas and Baldwin, Fla. have done so. Chicago could fill its “food desert” with a …
“At the moment when ATACMS were launched at Sevastopol a US RQ-4 Global Hawk long-range surveillance drone was detected over the Black Sea, according to military correspondent Aleksey Borzenko. ‘This drone was practically used to direct the missiles that were going to Crimea,’ Borzenko told Sputnik. ‘I believe that it is necessary to create a …
Project mBridge and CBDCs: Project mBridge is a multilateral initiative involving central banks and commercial banks. It aims to explore a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) for instant cross-border payments and settlement1. The project involves collaboration between the BIS Innovation Hub, the Bank of Thailand, the Central Bank of …
According to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 22nd, the U.S. government is preparing sanctions that threaten to expel some Chinese banks from the global financial system. Before he visits China, these measures are intended to provide Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, with diplomatic leverage to prevent the Chinese government …
The International Maritime Organization held its latest round of negotiations to discuss how to move forward on the climate regulation of the shipping industry. Campaigners said growing support for the world’s first-ever global emissions levy meant it was now more likely to be adopted by the IMO next year. “The UN is on the edge …
The Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore pier system, or JLOTS, is a Lego-like suite of floating metal piers and ramps that can connect virtually any ship to virtually any beach. While the Pentagon is sending five 273-foot US Army landing craft to begin building the pier, the final components will sail aboard the 951-foot transport ship Roy …
Despite pretty much the entire country making it clear that EV mandates are hurting the industry (with major automakers like Ford and GM slashing investment), President Biden is forging forward with his “green agenda” even further. This go-round, Biden is “preparing to roll out the toughest-ever” emissions restrictions, according to Bloomberg. The report says that …
Solar storms are a feature of our solar system like any other, though comes with a serious amount of risk. They can be beautiful and benign, with pictures showing great displays of auroral lightships. They can also be devastating, as NASA has time and again wanted, inflicting untold chaos right here on Earth. The space …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A poll finds that a growing share of U.S. adults doubt that 81-year-old President Joe Biden has the memory and acuity for the job, turning his coming State of the Union address into something of a real-time audition for a second term. Roughly 6 in 10 say they’re not very or not …
Aimed to prepare for a potential war with Russia, NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercises have become the alliance’s largest military drills since the Cold War, NATO’s Military Committee Chair, Admiral Rob Bauer, told the Financial Times. The experience gained during the Steadfast Defender exercises is expected to form the basis for NATO’s plans to deploy and …
The European Union is preparing to rule out a renewal of a key Ukraine gas pipeline deal with Russia when it expires at the end of the year, according to people familiar with the matter. The rationale of the EU’s executive arm is that even countries most reliant on Russian supplies — including Austria and …
by Tho Bishop Last Thursday, Bloomberg reported that federal regulators are preparing a proposal to force US banks to utilize the Federal Reserve’s discount window in preparation for future bank crises. The aim, notes Katanga Johnson, is to remove the stigma around tapping into this financial lifeline, part of the continuing fallout from the failures of …
The Italian city of Bologna is preparing for one of its iconic towers, built more than 900 years ago, to collapse due to excessive leaning. The tower of Garisenda, twinned by the nearby Asinelli tower, is one of Bologna’s hallmark sights, standing at just over 150 feet tall. But it has been leaning since at …
China will tighten reporting controls on strategic rare earth elements, according to its Commerce Ministry, in a move that could choke off America’s supply of critical minerals used in the production of electric cars and missiles. The decision is being viewed as a message to Washington about Beijing’s potential to target specific industries as a …
🚨Update: Israeli intelligence reports Iran prepares to launch cyberattack on the infrastructure of Israel and the US!! pic.twitter.com/Hvh5jROgDv — US Homeland Security News (@defense_civil25) November 1, 2023 JUST IN – Iran backs a network of sophisticated cyber operators, akin to those that work with Russia and China, who have the capacity to tunnel into government …
