In November 2025, the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research identified 10 child deaths related to the COVID-19 shots. In December 2025, the agency reduced the number to seven after downplaying the connection in at least two of the children’s autopsies, according to documents released last week by Sen. Ron Johnson. Scientists at the…
People have always imagined the beginning of a crisis in dramatic terms. They imagine emergency broadcasts interrupting television programs, endless traffic jams, crowds gathering in confusion and images powerful enough to convince everyone that something unusual is happening. History, however, has rarely unfolded with such theatrical precision. More often, profound changes have emerged quietly, disguised…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that the US was issuing a temporary license to allow the sale of Iranian oil amid ongoing talks between the US and Iran in Switzerland in line with the Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ending the conflict between the two nations. “In line with the ongoing productive talks in…
250 Years of Taxation in America by Greg Reese Read on Substack The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first direct tax levied by Parliament on the colonies, which had no elected representatives in Parliament to approve or debate it. British Parliament later stated in the Declaratory Act that they had “full power and authority…
We all have moments that divide our lives into a distinct before and after. For me, that moment arrived wrapped in a massive, 600-page book handed to me by a friend who had just barely survived a horrific tragedy. I was sitting in my apartment, watching my tech empire disintegrate after the dot-com bubble burst….
If you are into Bitcoin, you might have heard “Nostr,” a strange, nearly unpronounceable word that stands for “Notes and other stuff transmitted by relay”. This acronym that’s captured the imagination of Bitcoin technologists for years has a big idea. That you don’t need to be locked into a social media giant to talk to…
Story at-a-glance In my interview with Calley Means, co-author of the book “Good Energy,” we discuss how tobacco companies bought major food companies in the 1980s, applying addictive strategies to food production and influencing nutritional guidelines, leading to a surge in chronic diseases The 1910 Flexner Report, funded by Rockefeller, reshaped medical education, emphasizing pharmaceutical…
We’re basically ruled by emotional toddlers who never learned to rein in their egos. They’re trying to control the planet in the same way they tried to control their access to toys and candy when they were small. Reading by Tim Foley: Humans create empires for the same reason they create egos. It’s all about…
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire What was supposed to be a landmark diplomatic breakthrough collapsed before it even began. The Bürgenstock meeting, scheduled for June 19–21 at the exclusive resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, was designed as the first in-person implementation session following the electronic signing of the 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. President Donald Trump signed a hard…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for increased trade between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) using national currencies, according to remarks made at the conclusion of the two-day Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia. The summit was attended by leaders from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,…
