U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah introduced the End EPA Abuse Act of 2026 on June 25, a legislative effort designed to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its ability to impose sweeping regulations that go beyond the explicit intent of the Clean Air Act. The bill, cosponsored by Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and…
“I mean, it is a bit rich watching a BBC reporter act shocked and offended by somebody saying they think Jewish lives are worth more than Palestinian lives.” Reading by Tim Foley: The BBC recently interviewed an Israeli settler who said that all the Palestinians in four surrounding villages should be exterminated to avenge an Israeli who was…
Why a military conflict with Iran could weaken the very sectors of the American economy that Trump claims to support The sharp swings in oil prices following the latest round of attacks and negotiations over safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz demonstrate that wars do not always reveal themselves first on the battlefield. Sometimes, their earliest…
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire On the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar, a narrow border separates Morocco from a piece of Spain. On the night of July 29, that border gave way. Tens of thousands of young men surged into Ceuta by land and sea, following online claims that the crossing had been opened. By morning,…
Study Findings on Sauna Health Benefits Frequent sauna use is associated with reductions in all-cause mortality, stroke risk and dementia risk, according to multiple epidemiologic studies. Research published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Neurology and Age and Ageing has reported that men who used a sauna four to seven times per week had a 37% lower risk of all-cause mortality, a…
An executive order and a $100 billion Kentucky data center project mark the latest steps in the Trump administration’s plan to accelerate the construction of AI infrastructure by opening federal land and shortening permitting timelines. Environmental groups have already launched legal challenges. The Trump administration signaled plans to aggressively accelerate construction of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers…
Story at-a-glance Google-owned Debug has proposed releasing 32 million Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes in California and Florida to suppress populations of Aedes aegypti, the invasive mosquito that spreads dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika virus The released males don’t bite humans and are designed to mate with wild females whose eggs then fail to hatch, preventing…
The United States has resumed its bombing of Iran after a “surprise attack” on American forces. US President Donald Trump had warned earlier on Wednesday that Iran was about to face a harsh response, reportedly telling Fox News: “We’re going to beat the f***ing s**t out of them.” The renewed strikes marked the first US attacks inside Iran since Trump…
A small clinical trial presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s NUTRITION 2026 meeting suggests that limiting daily food intake to an eight- to nine-hour window may modestly improve cognitive function in older women with overweight or obesity, beyond effects from weight loss alone. The pilot study – presented July 26 in National Harbor, Maryland – followed…
Trump Warns of Spain-Style Migrant Influx President Donald Trump warned Friday, July 31, that the migrant surge in Spain is an example of what the United States could face if Democrats regain power, according to a report. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “What’s happening with Spain, with tens of thousands of Illegal Immigrants…
