If we wanted to make Russian President Vladimir Putin and his minions extremely angry, we have certainly accomplished that task. When I learned that the U.S. had seized an oil tanker that was displaying a Russian flag and that was being protected by Russian warships, I was absolutely stunned. I have been relentlessly warning that being extremely…
Buried in a modest gain of 41,000 jobs in the December ADP Report is a sobering new trend in white collar employment. Professional and Business Services Details April: +1,000May: -13,000June: -57,000July: +9,000August: -1,000September: -6,000October: -22,000November: -18,000December: -29,000 Month-Over-Month Change in White Collar Jobs Net jobs from professional and business services plus information was negative for 8 of…
Before Covid, I would have described myself as a technological optimist. New technologies almost always arrive amid exaggerated fears. Railways were supposed to cause mental breakdowns, bicycles were thought to make women infertile or insane, and early electricity was blamed for everything from moral decay to physical collapse. Over time, these anxieties faded, societies adapted,…
The trial of Nicolás Maduro has begun. On January 3, the elected president of Venezuela was kidnapped and flown to the U.S. to face drug smuggling charges in a case that is already falling apart. Prosecutors have already admitted that the “Cartel of the Suns” – the drugs organization Maduro supposedly led – does not…
Integrated into the Rumble app, the non-custodial wallet allows fans to tip content producers. What to know: The feature, integrated into the Rumble app and powered by MoonPay, adds a new income stream for creators outside ads or subscriptions. Rumble has launched a non-custodial crypto wallet in partnership with Tether, allowing users to tip creators…
Supermarket shelves have never been fuller, yet diets have become poorer. Across the world, food systems praised for their productivity now deliver an abundance of calories alongside widespread micronutrient deficiency, ecological collapse and rural precarity. This is the outcome of an agricultural model that equates food security with yield and mass production with nourishment. Sustained…
QUESTION: Marty, Socrates has been targeting the first week of January and the month of January as a panic cycle in war. How did you ever create a computer that can predict such events well in advance? MK ANSWER: Look. I have stated many times, this was never my intent. Some of humanity’s most important breakthroughs happened…
They told us they were “restoring order” in Argentina and “fighting terror” in the Middle East. Instead, they created a blueprint for mass murder, economic theft, and a perpetual state of war. If you listen closely to the wind blowing in from the Caribbean this week, you can smell it. It’s the distinct, metallic scent…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly said that United States ruler Donald Trump is seeking a “peaceful transfer” of Greenland from Denmark. This would be a “purchase,” in which the U.S. would buy the Arctic island from Denmark instead of using the military to take it over. “President Trump has made it well known that…
As we stroll past January 3rd, the day Bitcoin was effectively born, an old tradition in the Bitcoin industry passed us by, the “not your keys, not your coins” day, which was celebrated widely for a few years in a row back in 2014. While the news cycle this year was dominated by geopolitics and…
