Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Pentagon Wants $54 Billion for Drones, More than Most Nations’ Military Budgets
April 22nd, 2026Via: Ars Technica: The US military’s massive $1.5 trillion budget request for the next fiscal year includes what Pentagon officials described as the largest investment in drone warfare and counter-drone technology in US history. The proposed spending on drone and autonomous warfare technologies within the FY2027 budget proposal for the US Department of Defense would […]
Iranian Ghost Fleet Ships Bypass U.S. Navy Blockade
April 22nd, 2026Hmm… Via: Daily Mail: Donald Trump’s naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is unraveling after dozens of Iranian vessels secretly slipped past US surveillance, even as the regime tightened its grip on the critical oil passageway by attacking three tankers. Approximately 34 Iranian oil tankers have slipped through the blockade, with 19 vessels exiting […]
Murders and Disappearances of People Associated with Black World and Space Research
April 22nd, 2026Via: Daily Mail: The White House has vowed to leave ‘no stone unturned’ in its effort to uncover the truth behind the string of missing scientists. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday on X that President Donald Trump has brought the FBI into the investigation. ‘In light of the recent and legitimate questions about these […]
As Iran Crisis Drags On, Fears of Global Food Catastrophe Grow
April 21st, 2026Via: Al Jazeera: “Food prices will definitely rise in the coming months, making it more difficult for many people around the world to afford adequate and healthy diets,” Matin Qaim, executive director of the Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn in Germany, told Al Jazeera. “Poor people in Africa and Asia will […]
Professor Robert Pape: The Collapse Is Now “Ahead of Schedule”
April 20th, 2026Please pay close attention. Via: Redacted:
Hormuz Traffic Remains At Standstill, U.S. Seizes Iranian Ship
April 20th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Traffic through the strait on Sunday and Monday was reduced to a trickle following a Saturday surge, after Tehran rejected a continuing US naval blockade and moved to seal the waterway again. The reduced movement underscores just how quickly hopes unraveled that cargoes could once again resume.
Insider Trading on Iran War
April 18th, 2026From 2008: They Made a Killing: The Use of Knowledge of Covert Operations in the Stock Market Via: Guardian: Sixteen bets made $100,000 each accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments […]
IRAN OPENS FIRE ON SHIPS AFTER STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSURE
April 18th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: Iran has opened fire on ships trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz after shutting the key waterway again, according to reports citing maritime sources, as tankers turned around and ran for cover. At least two Indian merchant vessels reported being hit by gunfire as they attempted to pass through the narrow […]
Iran Declares Hormuz ‘Completely Open,’ Citing Lebanon Ceasefire Update: Closed Again
April 17th, 2026
Update: Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again Over U.S. Blockade Via: DW: Iran has reversed its decision of reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as the US maintains a blockade on the Islamic republic’s ports. Iran’s military announced the decision in a statement carried by Iranian media. The strait, through which a fifth of crude […]
Europe Has Only Six Weeks Supply of Jet Fuel Left
April 16th, 2026Via: The Guardian: Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left before shortages will hit because of the Iran war, according to the head of a global energy watchdog. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, said there would be flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies from the Middle East […]
