The allegations, first reported in October, said he tried to obtain personal information about his accuser Virginia Giuffre through his police protection. Continue Reading »

Reform’s rise, Labour’s woes and Trump’s presence have changed our politics. What will the next 12 months bring? Continue Reading »

Two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in the attack, according to the US Central Command. Continue Reading »

In a TV broadcast on Friday night, the King said an early diagnosis was key to the "good news" that his treatment is being scaled back. Continue Reading »

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• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies Continue Reading »

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

There were several additional personnel changes in Monday's three-page news release that signal the company is moving toward a more conventional structure. Continue Reading »

Trump said Friday that Kevin Warsh has moved to the top of his list as the next Federal Reserve chair, though others remain in contention. Continue Reading »

From 2020 to 2024, the 60-plus age group's reported losses have jumped 300% to $2.4 billion from $600 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Continue Reading »

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the photos to pressure the Trump administration to release files about Jeffrey Epstein. Continue Reading »

A lot has changed since its first season in 2016, as Netflix has announced dozens of "Stranger Things" partnerships and collaborations with brands. Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE LOUP BUREAU TV5 JWPlayer Field Des élus démocrates ont publié de nouvelles photos tirées des archives de Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump apparaît sur trois clichés avec l?homme d?affaires pédocriminel mort en 2019. D?autres personnalités, comme Bill Clinton ou Bill Gates, y figurent aussi. Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE ESTELLE MARTIN TV5 JWPlayer Field Créé en 2014, la pièce "Bigre" de Pierre Guillois reprend au théâtre de l'Atelier. Découvrez ce trio d'hurluberlus dans ce spectacle sans parole (mais en chanson parfois, et hilarant. Agathe L'Huillier qui l'a co-écrit est aussi sur scène. Elle est notre invitée. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Baptiste BECQUART © 2025 AFP Le Paris SG s'est appuyé sur une équipe remaniée et ses "titis" pour dominer avec peine Metz à Saint-Symphorien samedi (3-2), reprenant provisoirement la tête de la Ligue 1 à Lens tout en reposant plusieurs cadres avant la Coupe intercontinentale mercredi.Avec une deuxième victoire consécutive en réaction au revers à Monaco il y a deux semaines (1-0), le PSG émarge à 36 points, deux devant Lens qui reçoit dimanche un Nice en crise (17h15). Metz reste lanterne rouge avec 11 unités, mais peut s'enorgueillir d'avoir fait trembler le géant hexagonal.Ce déplacement lorrain était sans aucun doute le match le moins important de la semaine pour le PSG, trois jours après la Ligue des champions à Bilbao (0-0) et quatre avant la finale de la Coupe intercontinentale.Le PSG a pour la première fois l'occasion de remporter ce trophée et c'est donc tout naturellement que l'entraîneur Luis Enrique avait fait tourner son équipe samedi, en faisant notamment confiance en attaque aux jeunes du centre de formation Quentin Ndjantou et Ibrahim Mbaye.La titularisation de Matvey Safonov dans les buts répondait peut-être aussi à cette logique, mais une récompense ou même une promotion pour son ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2025 AFP Après un premier compromis avec la gauche pour faire passer le budget de la Sécu, la popularité de Sébastien Lecornu enregistre un léger rebond selon le baromètre mensuel Ipsos BVA-CESI publié par La Tribune Dimanche.Le deal avec le PS profite au Premier ministre, qui voit sa popularité progresser de 4 points à 29% - contre 58% d'opinions défavorables (-2 points).Dans le détail, sa cote progresse étonnamment surtout chez les sympathisants LFI (+8) et RN (+7), tandis qu'elle décroche nettement chez ceux de droite (LR-UDI, -11) et macronistes (Renaissance-Modem-Horizons, -6).Un "chassé-croisé cohérent" avec l'action de M. Lecornu, analyse pour l'hebdomadaire Brice Teinturier, directeur délégué général d'Ipsos BVA, qui observe que le chef du gouvernement "donne des gages à la gauche qui, logiquement, ne plaisent pas à son camp".Pendant ce temps, Emmanuel Macron reste englué dans son impopularité, avec seulement 18% d'opinions favorables (-1 point), à un tout petit point de son plus bas historique atteint en septembre.Aucune personnalité ne tire son épingle du jeu ce mois-ci parmi ses "successeurs potentiels", tous en baisse ou au même niveau qu'en novembre. C'est notamment le cas pour les deux favoris Jordan Bardella et Marine Le Pen, dont ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE ELISABETH GUEDEL TV5 JWPlayer Field Les Démocrates annoncent la prochaine publication de nouvelles photos provenant du dossier de l'homme d'affaire américain Jeffrey Epstein, accusé de crimes pédophiles et suicidé en prison. Après des milliers de documents déjà diffusés, de nouvelles révélations sont-elles à prévoir ? Elisabeth Guédel nous en parle en direct de New York. Continue Reading »

The EU has marginally reduced its restriction on CO₂ emissions in cars produced after 2035 as the bloc’s automakers face multiple headwinds Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The Czech Republic will not take part in any financial support for Ukraine, Prime Minister Andrej Babis has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Three US nationals were killed and three others injured in a “lone ISIS gunner” attack in Syria, according to the Pentagon Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The US is expected to lift sanctions on Belarus’ fertilizer sector in return for the mass pardon Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Elections in Ukraine are only possible after the “capitulation” of Vladimir Zelensky’s “terrorist regime,” Artyom Dmitruk has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Губернатор Владимир Владимиров отметил, что при необходимости за помощью можно обратиться по единому номеру экстренных служб 112 Continue Reading »

Специалисты уточняют причины произошедшего, сообщил глава Запорожской области Continue Reading »

Спортсмен победил бразильца Ренана Феррейру удушающим приемом в первом раунде Continue Reading »

Бруно Родригес Паррилья заявил, что оппозиционный политик "становится инструментом мягкой силы" Continue Reading »

Это не повлияет на запланированную научную программу, заявили в госкорпорации Continue Reading »

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EPSTEIN FOREVER: MORE FILES RELEASED... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:SICKO SNAPS...'95,000 PHOTOS'...THE REAL ZELIG!Woody Allen Is Not Sorry About His Friendship... Continue Reading »

Real Madrid have only won two of their last eight matches piling pressure on their manager Xabi Alonso for Alaves trip. Continue Reading »

Orban's government has been rocked by several child-abuse scandals in recent years. Continue Reading »

Eight people also injured in fighting with 'terrorists' in disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan. Continue Reading »

Rwandan-backed rebels seize city week after Trump oversees peace deal. Continue Reading »

Mohamed Salah came off the bench to assist the second of Hugo Ekitike's double as Liverpool returned to winning ways. Continue Reading »

The allegations, first reported in October, said he tried to obtain personal information about his accuser Virginia Giuffre through his police protection. Continue Reading »

Reform’s rise, Labour’s woes and Trump’s presence have changed our politics. What will the next 12 months bring? Continue Reading »

Two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in the attack, according to the US Central Command. Continue Reading »

In a TV broadcast on Friday night, the King said an early diagnosis was key to the "good news" that his treatment is being scaled back. Continue Reading »

Opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova is among those released in exchange for a deal with the US. Continue Reading »

Two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed while supporting counterterror operations, the Pentagon said. They are the first U.S. casualties in Syria since the fall of the dictator Bashar al-Assad Continue Reading »

Hamas said the attack on Saturday was a breach of the truce. The militant group did not comment on Israel’s claim to have killed one of its members. Continue Reading »

The next steps for the president’s 20-point Gaza peace plan have been mired in uncertainty and a lack of detail, but that may be set to change. Here’s what to know. Continue Reading »

A split is emerging within Trump’s base as health activists accuse Mr. Zeldin of leading the agency to prioritize chemical industry interests over public health. Continue Reading »

The president’s stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump’s pardon powers. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

A new influenza A(H3N2) virus strain renamed "H3N2 subclade K," which is circulating widely today, was identified by health organizations months after the seasonal influenza vaccine was developed.AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on CT Mirror. Continue Reading »

Australia is pulling the plug on its teens' social media habits. The country enacted the world's first ban on social media for children under 16 this week, threatening tech giants with multi-million-dollar fines if they fail to take "reasonable steps" to kick underage users off their platforms. Officials say the crackdown targets the site's "design features that encourage [young Australians] to spend more time on screens, while also serving up content that can harm their health and wellbeing." Continue Reading »

Talk about new federal stimulus checks arriving before the end of the year continues to spread across social media and unverified websites. But there is no evidence such payments are coming in 2025. Stimulus checks are direct cash payments that the federal government issues only when Congress approves financial relief for Americans, typically during periods of economic instability. Continue Reading »

House Republicans on Friday unveiled a health care bill they will bring to a vote next week that includes items that are broadly popular in the party, like cost sharing reductions and reforms to the pharmacy benefit manager industry, but will exclude extension of expiring enhanced ObamaCare subsidies. House GOP leaders will allow an amendment vote on extending expiring Obamacare subsidies, a GOP leadership aide signaled, in a concession to moderates who had been calling to go on the record on the matter. The exact contours of the amendment are not yet settled. Continue Reading »

The Senate failed to get anywhere on the health care issue this week. Now it's the House's turn to show what it can do. Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican alternative late Friday, a last-minute sprint as his party declines to extend the enhanced tax subsidies for those who buy policies through the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, which are expiring at the end of the year. Those subsidies help lower the cost of coverage. Continue Reading »

More people appear to be walking away from Affordable Care Act coverage or switching to cheaper plans for 2026 compared to this time last year, according to early enrollment data from several states. State health officials in New York, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Colorado and California shared numbers from the first month of ACA open enrollment, which began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15 in most states. Idaho opened two weeks earlier. Continue Reading »

President Trump's advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to meet Monday in Berlin with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of Germany, France and the U.K. to try and reach an agreement over the U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine, two White House officials told Axios. Why it matters: The White House is pushing Ukraine hard to approve its plan but the territorial concessions Kyiv is being asked to make remain a major sticking point. The U.S. side thinks all other issues are close to resolution, and that Zelensky may have offered a path forward on territory. Continue Reading »

Cambodia has shut its border crossings with Thailand, as fighting continues between the two forces on Saturday despite US President Donald Trump earlier saying they had agreed to a ceasefire. The crossings will be closed until further notice, according to Cambodia's interior ministry. Continue Reading »

No case in Minnesota's sprawling fraud scandal captures the scale of taxpayer abuse like the Feeding Our Future scheme, in which the program's director signed off on sham meal services for the poor only to have the men around her splurge on mansions, luxury cars and lavish lifestyles. Fox News Digital has obtained the court exhibits used at trial, including photos of the properties, vehicles and designer goods prosecutors say were purchased with stolen federal nutrition dollars. Continue Reading »

GOP House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said he plans to commence contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton for ignoring the committee's subpoenas related to its ongoing probe into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Continue Reading »

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released a batch of photos of Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and other prominent officials and public figures, a small portion of what they said were thousands of images recently provided by Epstein's estate. Continue Reading »

More than 70 additional photos from the estate of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee Continue Reading »

On November 6th, Newsweek and AllSides presented the National Roundtable on Political Violence! Around 1,400 people registered from across the country and across the political spectrum. Continue Reading »

A federal grand jury indicted the leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Oklahoma City over allegations that millions of dollars in grant funds were improperly spent on international trips, groceries and personal real estate, prosecutors announced Thursday. Continue Reading »

The executive director of Black Lives Matter OKC has been accused in a federal indictment of embezzling more than $3 million in funds meant for social justice causes. Continue Reading »

The executive director of Black Lives Matter (BLM) Oklahoma City (OKC) has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering after federal prosecutors say she diverted more than $3.15 million in returned bail checks into her personal bank accounts over a five-year period, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Continue Reading »

Those of us in the "climate cult" will be glad to know that, according to the EPA under President Trump-appointed administrator Lee Zeldin, "natural causes," not fossil fuels, could be causing a "very tiny" amount of global warming. Continue Reading »

The Environmental Protection Agency has altered and removed information from its website that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels. The changes come as the Trump administration tries to supercharge US oil and gas production and resurrect the coal industry. Continue Reading »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed several mentions of human activity on a webpage related to the causes of climate change. Continue Reading »

NBC Late Night host Seth Meyers took aim at Donald Trump, but landed his most cutting blow on former president Joe Biden. During Wednesday night's A Closer Look segment, Meyers began by mocking Trump for giving himself an 'A+++++' grade on the economy, despite rising prices and data showing economic conditions have worsened. Continue Reading »

US Commandos Raided Cargo Ship Travelling From China To Iran, Seized 'Dual Use' Tech Via The Cradle US special forces raided a cargo ship travelling from China to Iran in November that was allegedly transporting "dual-use military technology," according to a report published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Friday. Citing unnamed US officials, the WSJ revealed that a special operations team boarded the ship several hundred miles from Sri Lanka and seized the cargo, which was described as “dual-use components that could be used either for civilian applications or to make conventional weapons." Image source: US Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Farmerie The ship's name, its owner, and the flag under which it was sailing have not been disclosed. Neither Iran nor China immediately responded to the report. A spokesperson for the US Indo-Pacific Command, responsible for regional military activities, declined to comment.  Nevertheless, an official told the WSJ that Washington seized material "potentially useful for Iran’s conventional weapons," but highlighted that the cargo could have "both military and civilian applications." The WSJ reported that the high-sea raid was part of a Pentagon effort to "disrupt Iran’s clandestine military procurement" following the ... Continue Reading »

'Obvious Mental Disability': FBI Insider Raises Doubts About Man Charged As J6 Pipe-Bomber An FBI whistleblower has come forward with perspectives that raise concerns that the bureau has charged an innocent person with planting bombs at Democratic and Republican headquarters on Jan 5, 2021, according to Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie.  Police charged Brian J. Cole Jr with transporting the bombs planted at DNC and RNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan 6 riots "The FBI employee disclosing this information to me doesn’t believe the FBI has arrested a person who is capable or motivated, or even interested enough in affairs outside of his own small world, to execute the J6 pipe bomb plot on his own," wrote Massie in a Friday afternoon thread on X, noting that this was Massie's "personal conclusion" about the whistleblower.  Nearly five years after two pipe bombs were found at RNC and DNC headquarters on Jan 6, 2001, the FBI earlier this month arrested Brian J. Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia. He was charged with transporting an explosive device across state lines with the intent to either kill, injure, or intimidate, or to unlawfully damage property. ... Continue Reading »

Two US Soldiers & A Civilian Killed, Several More Wounded, In Central Syria Ambush Washington's Syria intervention is the mess that keeps on giving. And now more tragedy has struck after years of a Pentagon quagmire and endless occupation in the northeast of the country. Two US Army soldiers and an American civilian who was serving as an interpreter were killed after shots were fired at US and allied Syrian forces during a security meeting near the ancient central Syrian town of Palmyra. Image source: AFP An additional three other American servicemembers were wounded in the attack, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X. The attack occurred as troops were conducting "key leader engagement." This marks the single biggest casualty event among US forces inside Syria in years - given at least six total US personnel were apparently shot. A CENTCOM statement said it was the result of an an "ambush by a lone ISIS gunman in Syria," and that the "gunman was engaged and killed." "Their mission was in support of on-going counter-ISIS/counter-terrorism operations in the region," Parnell had described further. He said that identifying information about their units will be withheld until 24 ... Continue Reading »

What Kind Of Caesar Will Trump Be? Authored by Vince Coyner via American Thinker, It’s not often that life gives nations real second chances when it comes to the big things, but in America’s case, it did.  My only hope is that we don’t squander it...or to be more precise, I hope Donald Trump doesn’t squander it. Image: Gage Skidmore via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. The 2026 midterms are less than a year away.  That makes what Trump does in the next six to eight months monumentally important.  The bottom line is, does he want to be consequential or just well known? Julius Caesar is easily one of the best known men in history, but was he really that consequential?  The truth is, no.  We know more about Caesar than any other Roman not because he changed the world, but because he was a genius of propaganda and wrote prodigiously — and well — about his exploits.  The reality is, Caesar was just another Roman general, albeit a great one, caught up in a century of internecine wars among men seeking to control the Republic. Augustus, his adopted son, who is far less well known in history, was far more ... Continue Reading »

Europol Pinpoints When Skynet-Like Human Resistance To AI Could Emerge If Goldman's estimates of a partial or full displacement of up to 300 million jobs across the Western world due to the proliferation of artificial intelligence and automation are even remotely correct, a new report suggests that by 2035, society could face widespread public resentment, protests, and even acts of sabotage directed at robotic systems. A new report by Europol, the EU's central intelligence and coordination hub for serious crime and terrorism, identifies around 2035 as a potential inflection point at which a human resistance movement against AI could begin to take shape, in a scenario that echoes the resistance to Skynet in the Terminator film franchise. Europol warned of "bot-bashing" incidents and acts of sabotage against robotic systems in the middle of the next decade, as the spread of AI and robotics could fuel a populist backlash against technologies that have hollowed out parts of the Western economy and left millions unemployed. Here's a section of the report: By 2035, service robots have become a fixture of daily life across Europe, gliding silently through shopping centres, delivering parcels to fifth-floor flats, and ... Continue Reading »

Justice Jackson's History Of Shilling For The Deep State Via The Brownstone Institute, President Joe Biden’s decision to limit his Supreme Court nominees to black women was widely criticized as a product of DEI-mania, but the ensuing racial controversy was a red herring, a political sleight of hand, designed to distract Americans from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s true purpose on the bench: to protect, preserve, and defend the deep state from the constraints of the Constitution.  The fallout from the nomination was familiar; CNN’s opinion pages called Republican Senators, including Tom Cotton (R-AR), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Ted Cruz (R-TX), “racist and sexist” for opposing Jackson; Georgetown Law Professor Ilya Shapiro was suspended for stating that the most qualified candidate was an Indian man, not a black woman; Al Sharpton threw his support behind President Biden. But Justice Jackson’s position was never intended to be a statement of racial representation or judicial excellence; it was the Biden administration’s anointment of a praetorian guard for the unelected and unaccountable bureaucracy that seeks to prevent President Trump from gaining control of the nation.  On Monday, the Supreme Court considered whether the President of the United States has the power to remove ... Continue Reading »

The Gulf Of America Is Back Authored by Erik Milito via RealClearEnergy, After years of market swings, regulatory uncertainty, and deep staffing cuts, America’s energy workforce is overdue for a stabilizing signal. December 10th provides exactly that: the first federal Gulf of America lease sale in nearly two years, offering long-awaited certainty for the companies and workers that power America’s offshore energy engine. In 2024, Gulf of America oil and gas activity supported approximately 428,000 jobs across all 50 states, contributed $35.9 billion in spending, and generated $7 billion in federal revenues. Few industries deliver that scale of widespread economic impact. Mandated by President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, this sale is the first of 30 over the next 15 years, with additional sales offshore Alaska. After an unprecedented 24-month leasing gap, the door to America’s offshore future, anchored by Texan expertise, is reopening. Regular leasing is not a bureaucratic detail; it’s the foundation of long-term offshore development. Offshore oil and gas projects are multi-billion-dollar endeavors with 20–30-year timelines, and many high-skill engineering, fabrication, marine, and logistics jobs supporting are found across the Gulf coast. More than 200 job types, from subsea engineers to welders to data scientists, pay ... Continue Reading »

Seized Tanker Reveals Cuba's Secret Oil Lifeline As Trump Turns To Gunboat Diplomacy Secretary of State Marco Rubio has realized that it is all about following the money. If the U.S. military posture in the Caribbean is one of "gunboat diplomacy" aimed at ushering in regime change in Caracas, Venezuela's capital, against the country's autocratic leader, Nicolás Maduro, then one way to accelerate regime instability is to weaken Cuba materially. During President Trump's first term, there was a brief moment in which the Maduro regime appeared close to being overthrown, but it was countered by support from Cuba. According to The New York Times reporters Michael Crowley and Edward Wong, that failure frustrated Trump, his advisers, and then Senator Rubio, who had backed regime change. "Their theory of change involves cutting off all support to Cuba," said Juan S. Gonzalez, who was President Joe Biden's top White House aide for Western Hemisphere affairs. "Under this approach, once Venezuela goes, Cuba will follow." In a separate NYT report, journalists Anatoly Kurmanaev, Nicholas Nehamas, and Farnaz Fassihi explained that the seized tanker Skipper, which was carrying crude contracted by Cubametales, Cuba's state-run oil ... Continue Reading »

Trump Team Denies Leaked 'Secret Plan' To Break EU Nations Away From Brussels' Grip Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy was published last week, setting out the U.S.’s broad foreign policy direction for the remainder of his term. It focused on ending what it calls a “perpetually expanding NATO,” establishing “conditions of stability within Europe,” and encouraging European allies to “stand on [their] own feet” in security matters. The document also warned that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” citing migration, censorship of speech, declining birthrates, and what it described as a loss of national identity and self-confidence. Days after the official release, however, the Defense One website reported that a longer, unreleased version of the NSS had circulated in Washington. According to the site, the unpublished version contained far more explicit political goals for reshaping Europe’s future and reducing the influence of the European Union. Defense One wrote that the extended draft urged the United States to “Make Europe Great Again,” proposing that Washington realign its attention toward a select group of governments ideologically closer to the Trump administration. The unpublished version, Defense One reported, stated that Austria, ... Continue Reading »

Ukraine War Comes To... The Caspian Sea Ukraine has extended the war to a far flung body of water and unexpected place. Ukraine's military has newly revealed that its special forces conducted successful operations against Russian oil, military, logistics assets in the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea is some 700 miles from the front lines in Ukraine, and is the world's largest inland body of water, which is bordered by Russia and Kazakhstan to the north and Iran to the South, among other small countries. Ukraine revealed Thursday its long-range drones targeted and hit major offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea. The offshore oil field run by Lukoil had to effectively halt production, according to Oil Price. It is said to be the single biggest oil field in the Russian sector of the Caspian. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said its forces targeted the Vladimir Filanovsky field which lies in the northern sector of the sea. Four drones reportedly struck the offshore platform, causing a stoppage over over 20 wells. "This is Ukraine’s first strike on Russian infrastructure related to oil production in the Caspian Sea," a Ukrainian official told CNN. The person ... Continue Reading »

France's Fiscal Death Spiral: A Nation Incapable Of Reform Submitted By Thomas Kolbe What is now unfolding in France may soon drag the entire Eurozone into deep turmoil. The country is staggering through a fiscal crisis while locked in a political stalemate that seems impossible to break. In the bond market, the clock is ticking loudly as France’s public debt spirals out of control. This week, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu celebrated a textbook Pyrrhic victory. On Tuesday, the National Assembly narrowly approved his draft for next year’s social budget. But the win came at a steep price: sweeping concessions that will only worsen an already explosive fiscal situation. Strange coalitions With 247 votes in favor, 234 against, and 93 abstentions, the Assembly passed a plan projecting a €20 billion deficit in the social budget – significantly worse than the originally planned €17 billion. Marine Le Pen’s party and the far-left bloc around Jean-Luc Mélenchon both rejected the proposal. It is surreal: political gridlock has driven France into a place where the far-left and the right vote together – and collectively push the government toward collapse. For President Emmanuel Macron, this could soon mean assembling ... Continue Reading »

Dust Off The Shovels: Quick Burst Of Snow Targets Mid-Atlantic, I-95 Corridor Update (Saturday morning):  Dust off your snow shovels and fill up those snowblowers with gasoline, or if you've splurged this year on a fancy robot snowblower, plug it in and charge the batteries today. The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are preparing for the season's first significant snowfall event, with accumulating snow expected in metro areas near I-95. It is a fast-moving clipper storm expected to arrive overnight. "An area of low pressure will redevelop off the coast Saturday night into Sunday morning with snow developing by 12 a.m. The snow will mix with rain at times in Zones 4 and 5. All snow is expected to continue through 8 a.m. Sunday and then taper off from northwest to southeast through 1 p.m. Sunday," a meteorologist at NY NJ PA Weather wrote in a report. NY NJ PA Weather noted that the heaviest snowfall favors interior areas, while coastal zones may see periods of rain before transitioning to snow. Accumulating snow is possible near the I-95 corridor, including areas around Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City. Impacts by zone (courtesy of NY NJ ... Continue Reading »

Europe Continues To Interfere In Ukraine's Last Chance For Peace For those who understand the basics of attrition warfare, the outcome of the fight in Ukraine was obvious a long time ago.  Russia's superior logistical position along with its grinding offensive tactics have worn down Ukraine's defenses and left the country with a desperate manpower shortage.  The recent capture of the vital hub of Pokrovsk has now opened the door to an accelerating Russian advance. The Russian offensive is gaining significant ground from Pokrovsk to the north, all the way to Kupiansk.  The strategic city of Siversk is now largely under control of Russia according to geo-location mapping.  Myrnohrad, also near Pokrovsk, has been flattened by artillery and FABs.   Ukraine's ability to stall Russian forces is faltering, allowing the Kremlin to move troops in a swift manner closer to maneuver warfare instead of the slow and methodical process of attrition.  Ukraine continues to deny they are in trouble, but the writing is on the wall.  This helps to explain Europe's sudden interest in "peace negotiation", but not for the purposes of establishing actual peace.  First and foremost, we know Europe is not interested ... Continue Reading »

Cry The Beloved Europe? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Nothing bothers the European elite as much as American conservatives praising the European foundations of their shared, but threatened, Western civilization. Europeans especially resent having their social-welfare state system critiqued by upstart, crass Americans. Their pique only increases as they push back against the condescending American idea that the U.S. could possibly offer any constructive advice, much less help a more civilized Europe follow the “American model.” Americans, in turn, are worried that Europe is not just stagnating but is on a trajectory of permanent decline—with dire consequences for the entire Western world. As for symptoms, the U.S. cites a steadily declining European share of world GDP. It points to Europe’s unsustainable 1.39 fertility rate, which ensures a steadily smaller, older, and costlier native population. More than ten percent of Europe’s resident population is now foreign-born—some 45 million people. However, the European host, unlike a classless America, does not have a long tradition of melting-pot assimilation, integration, and acculturation. Unlike America’s mostly Christian-nation immigration patterns, European immigrants are predominantly from the Middle East and North Africa, Islamic, and increasingly anti-Western. Far too many of Europe’s ... Continue Reading »

What's In Your Coffee? Unexpected Facts Behind Your Morning Cup Authored by Kimberly Drake via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Coffee is beloved for its caffeine kick and flavor, but it also helps reduce risks from chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, cancer, and heart disease thanks to high levels of antioxidants and other bioactive compounds. FoodVideoPhoto/Shutterstock However, along with its nutty flavor and comforting aroma, researchers have found traces of potentially cancer-causing roasting byproducts, mycotoxins from mold, cholesterol-raising compounds, and even pesticide residues that can linger from farm to mug. The good news is that the choices you make, from the type of coffee you buy to how you store, prepare, and drink it, can reduce these and other unwanted compounds swirling around in your favorite morning brew. Before you pour out your cup, though, here’s what you need to know. What Scientists Have Found in Coffee Coffee contains high levels of antioxidants and bioactive compounds, such as phenolic acids, which studies suggest may be responsible for its health-boosting effects. However, other lesser-known compounds lurking in coffee aren’t as beneficial, and some may actually be harmful to your health. While scientists have identified trace amounts of ... Continue Reading »

Land Along Southern Border Is Transferred to Navy To Become Part Of 'National Defense Area' Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Trump administration said on Dec. 10 that it would transfer roughly 760 acres of public land along the U.S.-Mexico border in California to the Navy for three years to support border security operations. The U.S. border with Mexico near San Diego on Jan. 31, 2025. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo While announcing the decision Wednesday, the Interior Department said the land would become part of a “National Defense Area,” or militarized zone, to bolster immigration enforcement. The land stretches from roughly a mile west of the California-Arizona state line to the western edge of the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area in San Diego and Imperial counties, according to the Interior Department. “This corridor is one of the highest-traffic regions for unlawful crossings along the southern border, creating significant national security challenges and contributing to environmental degradation,” the department said. The Interior Department said the land was originally set aside in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt for “border protection purposes,” and the Navy will use it to “strengthen operational capabilities while reducing ... Continue Reading »

Alaskans Carry The Highest Average Credit-Card Debt In The US U.S. credit card balances have climbed to $1.21 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s 2025 report. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, visualizes how average credit card debt varies widely across the United States in 2025. The data for this visualization comes from the TransUnion Credit Industry Snapshot published in September 2025. States with the Highest Balances Washington, D.C. leads the nation with an average balance of $7,684, reflecting high living costs and larger credit lines. State Value Alaska $7.7K Alabama $6.0K Arkansas $5.8K Arizona $6.7K California $7.0K Colorado $6.9K Connecticut $7.0K District of Columbia $7.7K Delaware $6.6K Florida $7.0K Georgia $7.1K Hawaii $7.3K Iowa $5.3K Idaho $6.1K Illinois $6.4K Indiana $5.5K Kansas $5.9K Kentucky $5.5K Louisiana $6.3K Massachusetts $6.4K Maryland $7.2K Maine $5.8K Michigan $5.8K Minnesota $5.8K Missouri $5.9K Mississippi $5.7K Montana $6.1K North Carolina $6.3K North Dakota $5.8K Nebraska $5.7K New Hampshire $6.4K New Jersey $7.1K New Mexico $6.0K Nevada $7.2K New York $6.7K Ohio $5.7K Oklahoma $6.2K Oregon $6.3K Pennsylvania $6.0K Rhode Island $6.4K South Carolina $6.4K South Dakota $5.7K Tennessee $6.2K Texas $7.0K Utah $6.3K Virginia $7.0K Vermont $5.8K Washington $6.8K Wisconsin $5.2K West Virginia $5.5K Wyoming $6.3K National Average $6.5K Alaska is in second place at $7,683, a trend often linked to higher prices and fewer local retail banking options. Hawaii ranks third at $7,330. Coastal states like California, New Jersey, and Maryland also show above-average balances, consistent with higher incomes but also higher spending. States with the Lowest Balances Wisconsin posts the lowest average balance at $5,206, well below the U.S. average. Iowa and West Virginia follow with balances under $5,500, reflecting more conservative credit usage in these regions. Many low-debt states also report strong payment behavior, with higher percentages of consumers maintaining positive ... Continue Reading »

U.S. Military Readiness Is Under Threat By Doctor Shortages Authored by Jeff Morris via RealClearDefense, According to the Association of the U.S. Army, the crisis of doctor shortages has been increasing for years, which negatively affects military readiness. Their own report cited the inability of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to recruit and retain enough doctors. As the number of military physicians has consistently decreased, the armed services have been forced to close some hospitals, to lower other hospitals to clinic status, and to use nurses and technicians as "physician extenders.” More recently, leading U.S. physicians have spoken out about the largest healthcare monopoly in the country that we have ever seen, which also involves our medical residency programs. This too affects military readiness. A renowned doctor recently wrote an OpEd in the Wall Street Journal scratching the surface on this crisis. He described how the private American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) acts like a regulator, hamstringing physicians with endless fees, paperwork, and testing. Not only doctors are sounding the alarm. Adam Candeub, leading antitrust attorney and current General Counsel to the FCC, stated in his white paper titled The American Board of Medical Specialties: Certification and The Need for Antitrust Enforcement, that “board certification serves as medicine’s gatekeeper.” He went on to say ... Continue Reading »

Joe Kent Sounds Alarm: Biden's Border Invasion Flooded Nation With 18,000 Known And Suspected Terrorists In the wake of last month's shooting of two National Guard service members just blocks from the White House by a radicalized Afghan national who entered the U.S. under the Biden-Harris regime, National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent warned the House Homeland Security Committee that the Homeland faces an elevated terrorism risk tied to years of nation-killing open border policies. On Thursday, Kent testified that the NCTC has identified 18,000 "known and suspected terrorists that the Biden administration let come into our country." He continued, "These are individuals who, under normal circumstances, would never be allowed to enter our country because of their ties to jihadi groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda. Yet, the Biden administration not only let them into the country, but in many cases facilitated their entry into the country." Kent's testimony and exchanges with members of Congress provided a glimpse into what some of the deepest national security circles in Washington are clearly thinking, informed by their intelligence sources both overseas and domestically. Kent called Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national who entered the U.S. in ... Continue Reading »

No Confirmation Of U.S. Fighter Jet Over Venezuelan Airspace, Flight Tracking Data Sparks False Alarm Update (2144ET): Flightradar24's software-generated estimate of the U.S. military F/A-18E Super Hornet (RHINO51) initially showed the aircraft's flight path entering Venezuelan airspace. The data has since shown that this was not the case. "The black dashed line is an ESTIMATED position based on a few variables and is not the actual track, which on @flightradar24 is shown as a blue line," X account OSINT noted.  No. The black dashed line is an ESTIMATED position based on a few variables and is not the actual track, which on @flightradar24 is shown as a blue line. https://t.co/2FzucIEIba — TheIntelFrog (@TheIntelFrog) December 13, 2025 *  *  *  The flight-tracking website Flightradar24 reports that a U.S. military F/A-18E Super Hornet (RHINO51) entered Venezuelan airspace near the country's northern coast just moments ago. It appears RHINO51 switched off its transponder. More than 113,000 Flightradar24 users tracked the aircraft. The U.S. military has not confirmed that the fighter jet entered Venezuelan airspace. Here's what OSINT folks on X are saying: 🚨✈️ Contacto cercano confirmado F/A-18E Super Hornet (U.S. Navy) 📛 Callsign: RHINO51 📍 Trayectoria directa hacia costa norte de Venezuela (eje Curazao–Coro) Patrón indica push táctico bajo cobertura previa ... Continue Reading »