Ukraine Launching Arms Exports At Centers Across Europe Ukraine has another money-making idea – instead of begging for urgently needed funds from Western partners, it plans to start exporting weapons, instead of only buying them. But there is a big and unexpected catch to the whole scheme. Flush with external funding connected to the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced ambitious plans to open ten arms export […]

Struggling AI Startups Kept Afloat Despite Never Becoming Profitable Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For years, artificial intelligence (AI) startups have been pitched as the vehicles of the next productivity boom. But as product delivery lags behind the hype, some AI companies are slipping into a quieter, more troubling category: startups that are functional but no longer viable. Illustration […]

Do People Trust The Media Or Government More? Trust in institutions shapes how societies function—from whether people follow public health guidance to whether they believe election results. Yet confidence in governments and the media has diverged sharply across countries. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, shows whether people trust the media or the government more, based on responses from nearly 34,000 […]

“Today, We Are Preparing For War”: French Defense Chief Says Europe Has Until 2030, Cites Russia As Biggest Threat Via Remix News, France and Europe have four years to prepare for war, said Fabien Mandon, chief of the defense staff of the French Armed Forces, who cited Russia as Europe’s biggest threat. His speech at a major naval conference outlined that France, as well as its allies, must take into account that this war will […]

Mapping The Global Cost Of Living In 2026 How does the cost of living vary across countries in 2026? To find out, this graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, visualizes Numbeo’s Global Cost of Living Index, which measures the price of everyday expenses, including rent, relative to New York City (baseline of 100). If a country has an index score of 80, prices are 20% lower than in New York. Scores above 100 […]

Germany’s “Recovery” Is Just Debt-Fueled Military Orders Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Friedrich Merz finally has a positive headline. In December, industrial orders surged. But behind the costly statistical recovery lies nothing more than the buildup of a debt-financed defense sector. It took some lead time, but the Chancellor now finally has a success story. For December 2025, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office reported a 7.6% […]

France Has The Most Paid Vacation Days In Europe Europe is widely known for its generous work-life balance policies, and paid time off is a major part of that reputation. Across the continent, employees are legally entitled to a combination of paid vacation days and public holidays, with totals varying widely by country. This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, shows the minimum total number of paid leave days in Europe […]

On Washington’s Reported Plans To Once Again Store Tactical Nukes In The UK Authored by Andrew Korybko, It’s possible that the US – whether under Trump 2.0 or whichever administration, including a possible Democrat one, comes afterwards – might agree to transfer its tactical nukes to Estonia in parallel with a possible British F-35A deployment to the latter’s base there. The Daily Mail cited Pentagon funding proposals […]

Israel Imposes ‘De Facto Annexation’ With Sweeping West Bank Policy Change Via Middle East Eye The Israeli government on Sunday approved sweeping changes to land registration and civil control in the occupied West Bank, a move Palestinians say breaches the Oslo Accords and advances de facto annexation. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the changes would “dramatically” alter West Bank […]

Record 9.5 Billion Passenger-Trips Expected During China’s Spring Festival A record 9.5 billion passenger trips are expected during this year’s Chinese New Year or Spring Festival travel surge, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. The 40 day period between February 2 and March 13 is expected to see record highs in terms of passenger volumes for both rail trips (exceeding 540 million passengers) and civil […]

The Man Who Always Has Proof Tomorrow: Adam Schiff Cries Election Fraud Again Authored by David Manney via PJ Media, The Warning That Never Changes Remember Adam Schiff? The California Democratic senator returned to familiar ground, while sounding another dire warning about President Donald Trump and the upcoming midterm elections. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Schiff insists Trump plans on subverting the midterms by suppressing […]

Israel Spends By Far The Most Per Capita On Defense Global military spending is often measured in massive national budgets, where the United States and China dominate the conversation. But looking at defense spending on a per-person basis tells a very different story, one where smaller countries rise to the top. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, ranks major countries by how much they spent on defense […]

Algerian Boxer Admits To Having XY Chromosomes And Commits To Hormonal Treatments Authored by Jonathan Turley, With the start of the Winter Games, a story this week resurrected a controversy from the last Summer Olympics. Previously, Olympic officials and pundits denounced those who objected to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif competing as a woman, saying that she was born a female. Female boxers withdrew from the competition rather […]

Rubio Slams ‘Unjust’ Jimmy Lai Sentence After Hong Kong Court Issues 20 Years The high profile trial of Hong Kong’s foremost pro-democracy media tycoon wrapped up in December, whereupon Jimmy Lai was found guilty of sedition. He had long spearheaded huge protests and local Hong Kong media criticism of Beijing, but came under legal hot water and scrutiny with the passage of the notorious China-imposed national security law. […]

Breaking Down California’s Insane “Super Bowl Tax” Sam Darnold just WON the Super Bowl…and LOST $71k because it was in California Watch as Boomer Esiason explains why the players should block any future Super Bowls in California… 🚨 ABSOLUTELY INSANE: Sam Darnold just WON the Super Bowl.. and LOST $71k because it was in California California’s jock tax bills him $249K Boomer Esiason: The NFLPA should shut down ANY future […]

Downward Bitch: Irate Yoga Wokes Demand ‘Complicit’ Instructors Condemn ICE A Sunday yoga class at Minneapolis CorePower Yoga studio turned into an unscripted protest earlier this month, as a group of enraged customers berated front-desk staff for not condemning federal immigration enforcement, prompting the Denver-based chain to ban one regular and agree to post anti-ICE signage in its studios. Caught on camera and subsequently […]

Gun Owner Denied Firearm By ATF For Claiming “God Given Rights” Via Gun Owners of America, A member of Gun Owners of America was recently denied a firearm by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for writing “exercise my God given right” as their reason for manufacturing the firearm. Our member wasn’t doing anything illegal; they were not attempting to manufacture something that was banned in their state […]

Toyota Taps Kenta Kon As New CEO In Leadership Shake-Up Toyota is reshaping its leadership once again, naming Kenta Kon as its next chief executive, with the transition set for April 1. Kon, currently the company’s chief financial officer, will step into the top role as part of a broader management realignment, according to Car & Driver. The move shifts current CEO Koji Sato into a dual position as vice chairman and chief […]

Google Versus China’s Cyber Weapon Authored by Anders Corr via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Commentary Google has sacked a Chinese company’s global proxy network, which constitutes part of a Chinese cyber weapon aimed at U.S. and allied critical infrastructure and telecommunications. In this photo illustration, the Google logo is projected onto a man in London, England, on Aug. 9, 2017. Leon Neal/Getty Images The company, […]

Iran Offers To Dilute Enriched Uranium If US Lifts All The Sanctions Iran has just made a significant overture amid the US pressure campaign, and as the two sides are set for a next round of indirect negotiations in the coming days. “Iran could agree to dilute its most highly enriched uranium in exchange for all financial sanctions being lifted, its atomic chief said on Monday, one of the most direct indications so far of its […]

Leftists Lose It As Pro-ICE Ad Plays During Super Bowl Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A powerful pro-ICE advertisement aired during Super Bowl 60, spotlighting the everyday heroes in Immigration and Customs Enforcement who risk their lives to protect communities from violent criminals. The spot, which ran right after Bad Bunny’s trash halftime performance, portrayed ICE agents as friends, neighbors, fathers, […]

LA Taxpayers Spent $418 Million On Homeless Programs In 2025 Los Angeles spent about $418 million on homelessness programs in 2025, yet only a small share went toward helping people leave the streets for good, according to the New York Post. A recent City Hall report suggests most of the money supports short-term services that manage homelessness rather than resolve it. The review, released as the city prepares major budget cuts, […]

Jump Trading Eyes Kalshi, Polymarket Stakes As Institutional Interest Grows: Report Authored by Sam Bourgi via CoinTelegraph.com, Jump Trading, a Chicago-based quantitative trading company, is reportedly set to acquire minority stakes in prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi, underscoring growing institutional interest in the rapidly expanding sector. The equity stakes would be obtained in exchange for providing […]

“Italian Job” Style Armored Truck Heist Caught On Video In Italy In a scene straight out of The Italian Job movie, local Italian broadcaster Sky TG24 posted a dramatic video on X on Monday that appears to show at least one “armed commando” carrying out a brazen armored truck heist in broad daylight on an Italian highway. “Moments of fear this morning on the 613 Brindisi-Lecce superstrada, at the Tuturano exit, where an armed […]

Feds Have Charged 158 Anti-ICE Agitators With Federal Crimes In Minnesota Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Since the start of the Trump administration’s “Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota, federal prosecutors have reportedly charged 158 anti-ICE agitators with federal crimes, including “FACE Act violations, conspiracy charges, and obstruction of federal agents.” Some of the offenses carry penalties of up […]