This is no longer a highly unlikely scenario after Trump threatens another 50 Percent Tariff on China. The lead image is from Chad P. Bown, Senior Fellow at PIIE. Trump’s Social Media Threat “If China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will […]
IMAGE: Palestinian Paramedic Munther Abed survived the IDF attack that killed 15 emergency workers by diving to the floor in the back of his ambulance (Source: BBC) In the wake of Rifaat Radwana’s final statements, which can be heard in a video posted by WikiLeaks on April 5, 2025, which depicted Israeli occupation forces firing upon […]
Last month, the Treasury lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash. In response, many rekindled their calls for the Trump administration to drop the charges against Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the developers of Samourai Wallet who are currently being prosecuted in the Southern District of New York. What many appear to have missed is that […]
It’s no joke: America is becoming a Constitution-free zone. Little by little, our rights are being whittled down in the name of national security. Where do you draw the line? How much tyranny will Americans tolerate in the name of national security? At what point does this slippery slope of power grabs lead to dictatorship? […]
The UK’s Online Safety Act officially came into force two weeks ago, and they have wasted no time using it. Alternative social media network Gab has already been threatened with a massive fine for its supposed failures to “police speech” on its platform. Anecdotes are piling up, small forums and communities blocking access from the UK for […]
Like orbiting space debris, every loan that has been collateralized by an illiquid asset is a high-speed projectile with the potential to disable any other part of the system it impacts. Complex systems can undergo what’s known as phase shifts, where the state of the system changes abruptly. The classic example of this is liquid water turning […]
Mexico has reported its first human bird flu infection. The infection was confirmed on Tuesday in a three-year-old girl living in the northern state of Durango, who remains hospitalized in serious condition. Durango’s economy is heavily reliant on agriculture, primarily its cattle industry. “So far there is no evidence of sustained person-to-person transmission,” the health […]
What to know: Its capital raising efforts likely on hold amid the market panic, Strategy (MSTR) did not add to its bitcoin (BTC) holdings last week. Additionally, the company expects to report a net loss for the first quarter due to a $5.91 billion unrealized loss on its bitcoin holdings, according to a filing Monday morning. This […]
In Part I of this series on the overlap between the worlds of Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, we examine Combs’ early years, his mentors and the industry figures who ensured their, as well as Combs’ own, commercial success. Ties to organized crime and intelligence are readily apparent and point toward a truly sinister […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long portrayed itself as America’s humanitarian aid organization, delivering assistance to developing nations. With an annual budget of nearly $40 billion and operations in over 100 countries, it represents one of the largest foreign aid institutions in the world. But recent disclosures reveal its true nature […]
