Recently I was watching a short documentary about the history of political discourse and division in the US and it got me thinking about how the internal conflicts of the past might relate to the rampant social battles Americans are dealing with today. From early disagreements between various Founding Fathers on hot button issues like the Sedition Act, central banking and standing armies, to epic and disastrous conflagrations like the Civil War, America has never been “of one mind” on everything.

Digital ID verification for Twitter? Universal basic income for all due to AI adoption? Transport-as-a-service (TaaS) after we cannot afford to drive our own vehicles, or are banned from driving?

A former Biden administration official has declared that disinformation around elections is “becoming the norm rather than the exception.” Samantha Vinograd, until recently of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), also asserted that these days, because of what she considers to be election disinformation, “there is an unprecedented level of physical threats” while the US information ecosystem is “incredibly vulnerable.”

During the pandemic, the American people started to feel that Big Government was very cozy with Big Pharma. Now we know just how close they were.

Türkiye has suspended all trade with Israel in response to its offensive in Gaza, with May exports plunging 99%, data shows Read Full Article at RT.com

OPEC+ on Sunday agreed to extend all production curbs into next year, a deal that likely signals oil prices will remain elevated through the U.S. presidential election.

Imposing sanctions on Russia’s nuclear industry would “hurt” EU countries, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has said   Read Full Article at RT.com

Surveying the latest transgressions against decency, morality, and humanity itself by artificial intelligence and its biological architects. The dairy techno-cows of the future will emit pharmaceutical-grade insulin from their udders in a remarkable achievement for The Science™.

EU ministers have agreed to introduce “prohibitive” tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus from July 1 Read Full Article at RT.com

In a nation dominated by Wall Street, the strategy employed for combatting financial crises is seeping into other policymaking realms Read Full Article at RT.com

Western restrictions have made trade more complex but are largely ineffective, according to Hamad Buamim, chair of Dubai’s main trade hub Read Full Article at RT.com

The Ukraine conflict and sanctions on Russia are threatening Europe’s energy security by keeping costs high, IMF analysts have warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s Finance Ministry has submitted proposals to update the tax system, including the introduction of a new progressive tax scale Read Full Article at RT.com

India’s biggest refinery signed a deal with Russia for the supply of 3 million barrels of oil monthly in rubles within a year Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU is facing a shortage of cod due to declining stocks and to trade restrictions, according to the Russian fishing industry Read Full Article at RT.com

More than half of the foreign firms that pledged to leave Russia have remained in the country, the Financial Times has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

A leading Russian fishery increased exports of crab to China by 33% last year, export data suggests Read Full Article at RT.com

The Tesla chief executive had previously supported trade barriers on the Asian country’s EVs Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU is preparing sanctions against Belarus to target the import of luxury cars that are later sold to Russia, the Financial Times reports Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, sought to unite the Global South against Western imperialism. He joined BRICS, advocated de-dollarization, supported Palestine, promoted a “Look East” strategy toward China and Russia, and allied with Africa and Latin America.

“Politicians of both parties want to use the power of government to silence their foes. Some in the university community seek to drive it from their campuses. And an entire generation of Americans is being taught that free speech should be curtailed as soon as it makes someone else feel uncomfortable.”—William Ruger, “Free Speech Is Central to Our Dignity as Humans”

Have you noticed a lot of two-factor authentication prompts lately? Are you getting emailed verification codes that take forever to arrive, so you have to request another?

The US Department of Commerce is seeking to end the right of users of cloud services to remain anonymous. The proposal first emerged in January, documents show, detailing new rules (National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities) for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers, which include Know Your Customer (KYC) regulation, which is normally used by banks and financial institutions.

EU members have reportedly requested an assessments of a ban on Russian LNG re-shipments before imposing new sanctions  Read Full Article at RT.com

The number of high-net-worth individuals in Russia jumped by 50% last year compared to 2022, research shows Read Full Article at RT.com

The High Court of Justice in London granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange the right to appeal his extradition after a two-hour hearing. It was the first positive decision in the case since District Judge Vanessa Baraitser barred his extradition on mental health grounds in January 2021.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is revealing its plan for Technocracy, which is predicated on digital identity for all humans on Earth. Climate and energy have nothing to do with it. The 850 million people who have no identity (in poorer countries) are hardly the cause of global warming. Nevertheless, the UNDP claims that “national ID systems are indispensable tools in confronting the climate and energy crisis.”

Not only did he use his personal secret service for the cause of debunking fraudulent mediums but also for exposing child trafficking operations operating between London and the USA. And considering the many death threats Houdini received from powerful spiritualists from England to the USA and considering his powerful disruption of a desired new occult revival in the USA, it is likely that the story of Houdini’s accidental death at the age of 52 is more myth than reality.

Cancer DNA robots, also known as DNA nanorobots, are tiny machines made of DNA that can be programmed to target and destroy cancer cells. These robots are constructed using a method called “DNA origami,” a technique that allows scientists to create complex shapes and structures from DNA molecules.

Anyone reading this article can see the Internet didn’t die (hooray!). But few may realize just how much the Internet has improved since Net Neutrality was repealed.

Belgium and Hungary are leading the way in launching digital ID wallets ahead of EU’s eIDAS (“electronic identification and trust services”) 2.0 regulation and EUDI Wallet coming into force later this month.

  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner and potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday. The charred wreckage of the helicopter which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian