“Distinguished” US Government Employee With Access To Nuclear Secrets Busted In ‘Robot Porn’ Scheme In what can only be described as a spectacularly ill-advised IT decision, a Department of Energy (DOE) employee with access to nuclear secrets has lost his security clearance after uploading a staggering 187,000 pornographic images to the agency’s network, according to 404 Media. Yes, you read that correctly – 187,000. And before […]

Has Trump 2.0’s Eurasian Balancing Act Failed? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The global systemic transition to multipolarity is nowadays proceeding along a different trajectory than before due to recent shifts in the international system. Up until this point, Trump 2.0 sought resource and military partnerships with Russia and India respectively that could decelerate China’s superpower rise, which would then make it […]

Defending Against Strained Grids, Army To Power US Bases With Micro-Nuke Reactors As soaring demand for electric power threatens to rapidly overtake America’s supply, the US Army on Tuesday announced a plan to install nuclear microreactors at bases across the country. “What resilience means to us is that we have power, no matter what, 24-7,” said principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army Jeff Waksman after the program […]

States Go It Alone On ‘Forever Chemicals’ As EPA Delays Federal Action Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), States are taking action to protect agriculture and waterways from harmful “forever chemicals” as they await federal regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, Matthieu Delaty/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images, The […]

Raising Potassium Levels Protects Heart Patients Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A simple dietary adjustment could be a game-changer for heart patients. Increasing potassium levels cuts the risk of dangerous heart rhythms by nearly a quarter, according to new research. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock Participants in the treatment group had their potassium levels raised to 4.5 to 5.0  […]

Syria’s Sharaa Meets With The Man Who Spent 9 Years Bombing Him For many years during the height of the war in Syria, Russian jets pummeled the Al-Qaeda/Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) enclave of Idlib province. Even some US officials admitted it was the biggest single concentration of Al-Qaeda terrorists in the world (yet the CIA had a significant role in helping them oust it from government forces in the first place). HTS was of […]

DC Judge Lets ‘Big Balls’ Attackers Walk Free A Washington DC judge, Kendra Biggs, has let two teens who attacked former DOGE staffer ‘big balls’ walk free on probation, avoiding jail time because the judge feels her job is to ‘rehabilitate’ and not punish.  Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine The decision drew sharp criticism from President Trump, who said Wednesday afternoon; “That’s terrible,” adding “the judge should be […]

‘Shut Up!’: Nancy Pelosi Snaps At Reporter Over Jan. 6 National Guard Accusation Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) snapped at a reporter asking about her involvement in calling off the National Guard on Jan. 6, 2021.  “Congresswoman Pelosi, are you at all concerned that the new January 6th committee will find you liable for that day?” asked LindellTV’s Alison Steinberg.  “Are you at all concerned about the new January 6th committee […]

A $300 Trillion Dollar Fat Finger? Blockchain data showed stablecoin issuer Paxos both minted and burned 300 trillion tokens of the PayPal USD stablecoin within 30 minutes, leaving many crypto users scratching their heads. This prompted much amusement and confusion across social media… cc: @federalreserve That should fix the funding shortage https://t.co/sKhLJj8NfF — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 15, 2025 But, as […]

Tesla Reportedly Places Large Humanoid Parts Order As Goldman Outlines Profit Implications There’s no exact release date for Tesla’s Optimus robot, but mass production could begin as early as 2026, according to a new report from Sina News. Media outlets in China reported that Tesla has placed a $685 million order for linear actuators from Sanhua Intelligent Controls, with deliveries expected to start early next year. Elon Musk has […]

NRA, Gun Owners of America Vow To Sue California For Passing Glock Gun Ban Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The National Rifle Association (NRA) vowed to sue California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Oct. 10 a ban on the sale of one of the most popular gun brands in the state. Luke Saiz of Albuquerque, N.M., holsters a Glock 9mm handgun at a local gun shop on Sept. 12, 2023. Allan […]

Trump Warns If Hamas Doesn’t Disarm, ‘We Will Disarm Them, Maybe Violently’ With the Israeli hostages now released and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners being returned from Israeli prisons, officials look to the next phases of the Trump-brokered peace deal, which the consensus is will be the hardest. It involves the disarming of Hamas and establishing future governance of the Gaza Strip. On Tuesday, President Trump made clear that […]

La Niña Is Here – Here’s What It Could Mean For Winter In US Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, A La Niña advisory has officially been issued by the Climate Prediction Center, signaling a possible precedent for winter across the United States. Conditions emerged at the end of September and were favored to persist through December 2025 into February 2026. The opposite of the weather phenomenon called El Niño, La […]

Overthrow: Trump Authorizes CIA Covert Ops Targeting Venezuela’s Maduro It is easy to imagine that there’s been CIA infiltration into Maduro’s Venezuela for a long time, but covert operations there are now becoming an “open secret” – as fresh Wednesday reporting in the New York Times indicates. “The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up […]

Elizabeth Warren: Leftism For Thee But Not Me Authored by Paul Sperry via RealClearInvestigations, When Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren recently traveled to the Big Apple to endorse New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, she was asked if overt socialism is really the best model for Democrats to adopt. “You bet,” she replied in her signature folksy style. The Boston lawmaker wasn’t just jumping on the sudden trendiness of […]

LA County Declares State Of Emergency Over ICE Raids; Will Pay Rent & Provide Legal Aid Los Angeles County has declared a state of emergency over ongoing ICE raids – and will provide rent relief for tenants who have ‘fallen behind as a result’ of the enforcement actions targeting people living in the United States illegally.  The declaration – introduced by County Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath and Janice Hahn, passed […]

Quantifying The Benefits Of Capitalism Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The graph below presents another opportunity to revisit how capitalism and the economic freedom it entails lead to prosperity. The scatter plot below shows the intersection of The Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom Index with per capita GDP for 102 of the largest economies. Before analyzing the graph and what it implies for […]

Another Judge Hijacks Oval Office, Halts Federal Firings During Shutdown The pattern is clear; Trump does: anything Democrats: sue Democrat judge: sides with fellow Democrats suing Supreme Court, six months later: ‘What Trump did was fine’ And in today’s case:  Trump: Fires federal employees during shutdown Democrats: sue Democrat judge: Blocks path The judge: Clinton-appointed San Francisco district judge Susan Yvonne […]

Unusual Appearance Of Armed ‘Mystery’ Russian Men On Estonia’s Border Raises NATO Alarm The Estonian government and media are making noise among NATO allies about mysterious armed men which showed up on the Baltic country’s border on the Russian side. “Unidentified Russian troops spotted at Estonia’s border have raised concern in Tallinn while Moscow has dismissed it as routine,” European media reports, following several weeks of […]

Beige Book Finds “Little Change” In Economic Activity, AI Gets Blamed For Weak Labor Market With econ data indefinitely postponed as a result of what is rapidly shaping up as the longest government shutdown on record, today’s otherwise sleepy Beige Book was sure to get abnormal attention as it was one of the few incremental economic data points in a calendar bereft of actual news. Alas, it proved to be a dud, if only because there […]

Mexican Cartels Placing Bounties On Federal Agents, DHS Says Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Oct. 14 that it has obtained “credible intelligence” that cartels in Mexico have placed bounties on U.S. law enforcement officers and officials. Mexican cartels—which have used Chicago, along with other major U.S. cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta, as […]

U.S. Soybean Exports Show Signs Of Recovery – Even As China Pivots Elsewhere Soybean farmers across the U.S. Midwest have found themselves caught in the middle of an expanding trade war storm between President Trump and Beijing. Overnight, Trump threatened to halt trade in cooking oil with China, warning of an “Economically Hostile Act” that he said is deliberately “causing difficulty for our soybean farmers.” The tensions […]

The Free Market May Sack Kimmel Again Authored by Alex Rosado via RealClearPolitics.com, Last month, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” reemerged from cancellation with a ratings jump and social momentum. His midnight honeymoon, however, is already over. Kimmel made incendiary comments over free speech champion Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September, slamming President Trump’s leadership […]

Stocks Erase Gains As Trade Tensions Resurface; Bessent Blames ‘Lone Wolf Warrior’ Beijing Diplomat Update (1300ET): As we noted earlier, stocks jumped around the US cash open on optimistic headlines about possible tariff delays by Bessent and Greer: “*GREER: EXPECT CHINA RARE EARTHS MOVE DOESN’T GO INTO EFFECT,*BESSENT SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY OF LONGER CHINA TARIFF TRUCE”. The realization that what they actually said was a […]

Binance Rolls Out $400M Program For Traders Hit By Friday’s Downturn Authored by Nate Kostar via CoinTelegraph.com, Binance is launching a $400 million relief program for traders hurt by losses across its ecosystem during Friday’s crypto sell-off, despite saying it does not accept liability for user losses. According to a Tuesday post by the exchange, the initiative will distribute $300 million worth of token vouchers, […]