US Forces Strike Venezuela, Trump Reveals Maduro Has Been “Captured” President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that U.S. forces “successfully carried out a large-scale strike” against Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolás Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, […]

Ex-CIA Analyst: Neocons Prematurely Celebrate Over Protests In Iran Authored by former CIA officer Larry Johnson Western media, especially those outlets firmly aligned with the neoconservative view, are quick to jump on reports of protests in Iran as a sign that the Islamic Republic of Iran is about to implode. Events today in Iran provided another spurt of arousal among neocons longing to bring back the Shah and eliminate the […]

Beijing Wants Babies: Condoms, Contraceptive Drugs Hit With Double-Digit Tax To Boost Birth Rate In an effort to reverse China’s sagging birth rate, Beijing has removed a three-decade tax exemption on contraceptives starting Jan. 1, when condoms and contraceptive pills will now incur a value-added tax of 13%, the standard rate for most consumer goods.  The move comes after 2024 data marked the third consecutive year that birth […]

Russia Expands Biometric ID System… Again Authored by Riley Waggaman via Off-Guardian.org, The commercial enterprise that controls Russians’ biometric data has introduced new ways to use your face as a form of ID, resulting in unprecedented levels of safety and convenience in the Russian Federation. Russians young and old are already reaping the benefits of their country’s “digital transformation”—including very, […]

Back To Our Roots. If Baby Boomers Did It, So Can We… Peak winter in the Lower 48 typically occurs around mid-January, while the U.S. growing season generally begins in late March or early April. With affordability increasingly top of mind and food inflation proving sticky, it is worth remembering that our grandparents – or even our parents, in some cases – turned to “victory gardens” during World War II, which supplied about 40% […]

Setting Up The 2026 Midterms Authored by J.T.Young via American Greatness, Ten months ahead of November’s midterms, political and economic crosscurrents are colliding. Which of these conflicting trends prevails will greatly shape the next two years. And possibly even longer. Midterm elections are always important. Besides gauging the country’s political mood, they have proven integral to maintaining America’s political […]

US Reissues Urgent ‘Do Not Travel’ Warning For Russia, As NYT Confirms CIA’s Escalating Involvement The US State Department has once once again re-issued an urgent advisory warning Americans not to travel to Russia. The renewed travel advisory also tells any American citizens currently in Russia to depart immediately. It cites the danger associated with the ongoing war with Ukraine, as well as the significant risk of wrongful […]

Sorry, Zohran, We’re Kind Of Done With The “Warmth Of Collectivism” Authored by Sasha Stone via sashastone.com, In his swearing-in ceremony, the new Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, said, “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” MAYOR MAMDANI: “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” pic.twitter.com/3LIOVHdKSy — Fox News […]

OnlyFans Model Gets Baptized, Reconnects With Jesus After Sex Spree  A viral video shows OnlyFans content creator Lily Phillips taking part in a baptism ceremony, saying she has “found Jesus” and now feels “closer to God.” British adult OnlyFans content creator Phillips is known for a series of sensational stunts, including reportedly outdoing fellow OF creator Bonnie Blue by sleeping with more than 1,100 men.  The baptism […]

SMRs Explained: Real-World Economics, Fuel Bottlenecks, & The Race To Scale Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com, The shift to Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) is driven by rising global electricity demand, especially from AI data centers, and the limitations of intermittent renewable energy sources, positioning nuclear as the essential source of 24/7 “firm” baseload power. SMRs bypass the financial risks of […]

America’s Top New Year’s Resolutions For 2026 Exercising more is top of mind for many Americans making resolutions for 2026. As Anna Fleck reports, data from a recent survey by Statista shows that close to half of U.S. adults are committing to the fitness goal. You will find more infographics at Statista Vows to save more money, eat healthier, spend more time with family and friends and lose weight were the next most […]

Dropping The Façade: Propaganda, Power, & The Absurdity Of Empire Authored by Chris Macintosh via InternationalMan.com, Whenever you see a coordinated full-frontal assault, a blizzard of the same rhetoric all focused on an end result with a particular narrative attached, you know that it is pure unadulterated propaganda. Recall the Covid scam and every channel parroting the same lines… “Safe and effective” and […]

Brookfield Enters Data Center Game With Its Own Nuclear Power In the latest sign that the AI data center buildout party is reaching dizzying heights, The Information reports that private equity firm Brookfield is launching its own cloud computing business to challenge the hyperscaler oligopoly of Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. The real highlight may not be the fact that a non-tech company is crossing over from facility leasing to […]

MN Lawmaker: Walz Team Threatened Whistleblowers With “Racism” & “Islamophobia” Slurs To Hide Somali Fraud Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Minnesota State Rep. Kristin Robbins has unleashed a stunning revelation, confirming that credible whistleblowers came forward with evidence that Gov. Tim Walz and his administration used threats of “racism” and “Islamophobia” labels to suppress exposures of massive […]

FBI Thwarts ISIS-Inspired New Year’s Eve Terror Plot In North Carolina The FBI said it foiled an ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve terror attack in North Carolina. Suspect Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested on Dec. 31 and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson said at a Jan. 2 press conference. Sturdivant […]

Maduro Open To US Talks On Drug-Trafficking Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he is open to talks with the United States to combat drug trafficking, but did not comment on last week’s U.S. strikes on a docking facility. Maduro made his comments in an interview aired Thursday on Venezuelan state television, repeating his claim that the United States is trying to force a […]

Kathy Hochul Caves On ‘No Tax On Tips’ Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill made a straightforward promise: more money in workers’ pockets. The plan eliminated the federal tax on tips and overtime pay for linemen and factory workers, and created a new deduction for seniors relying on Social Security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called it “the most pro-worker, pro-family legislation in a generation.”  However, several […]

5 Things To Know About Trump’s Education Policy Rollout Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump prioritized education reform during his 2024 campaign and went to work quickly after taking the oath of office. President Trump, joined by female athletes, signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 5, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty […]

A Lot Has Gone Terribly Wrong… Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Forecast 2026: In The Vortex Of The Whirl “Whirl is King” – Wm Shakespeare 2026 is the 250th anniversary of our country’s conception. A few years later when the Constitution was ratified, we became a republic — “if you can keep it,” Ben Franklin cracked to anxious citizens waiting outside the great hall in Philadelphia. Our country was predicated […]

Court Reinstates School District Employees’ Free Speech Lawsuit Over Anti-Racism Training Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, A divided federal appeals court voted to revive a lawsuit by school district employees who say they were forced to self-censor and make statements they disagreed with to finish so-called anti-racism training. On Dec. 30, 2025, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit voted 6–5 in […]

DOJ Eyes Minnesota’s ‘Vouching’ System For Voter Registration, Demands Records The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights division demanded voter registration records from Minnesota on Jan. 2, saying the state’s law that allows people to “vouch” for others’ residency for voter registration appeared inconsistent with federal voting laws. According to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the DOJ is […]

Push For Censorship On Campus Hit Record Levels In 2025 Authored by Sean Stephens via American Greatness, This year, the fight over free expression in American higher education reached a troubling milestone. According to data from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, efforts to censor speech on college campuses hit record highs and across multiple fronts—and most succeeded. Let’s start with the raw numbers. […]

Rep. Massie Blasts Trump’s Iran Warning: “We Have Problems At Home” First it was over the White House’s Venezuela policy, but now conservative and contrarian libertarian-leaning firebrand Rep. Thomas Massie is lashing out at President Trump over his fresh Iran warning and ultimatum. Amid the nearly weeklong economic and anti-government protests in Iran, Trump added fuel to the fire on Friday, stating on Truth Social that if Iran […]

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Revokes Orders Issued After Adams’ Indictment Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order on Jan. 1 that will undo orders his predecessor, Eric Adams, issued after being indicted on bribery and corruption charges in September 2024. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks after he was ceremonially sworn in as New York City’s […]

Kremlin Makes Show Of Handing Evidence To US Side ‘Proving’ Ukrainian Attack On Putin Residence The Kremlin has really made a big show for the cameras of handing over to American officials what it says is evidence that Ukrainian drones had attempted to strike Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region Sunday night into Monday morning. The international community has asked for evidence Putin’s residence was […]