Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire France did not really leave Mali. It changed tactics and found new hands to carry the gun. After being pushed out by a military government that turned toward Russia, China, and the wider Global South, Paris appears to have re-entered the war through Ukrainian military intelligence channels, long-standing Tuareg networks, and a battlefield configuration in which separatist rebels…
There’s something magical about summer reading—the way a good book can whisk you away to another place, all while you’re lounging in the sun or curled up during a lazy afternoon. We know our readers are never far from their next favorite read. So, we turned to you—our community of passionate, thoughtful, and always well-read…
After First Lady Melania Trump held a press conference distancing herself from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, onlookers began asking why she chose to speak up. New reports from Italian media may explain why. “I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump.” First Lady Melania Trump’s words rang out during…
Episode Description: Stephanie McKenzie has been swimming since she was a child. She came to Swim Sista Swim as an instructor and, as you’ll hear in her voice, is a vibrant and confident woman on all counts. Yet she still feels a twinge of doubt every time she walks into a public pool alone, still…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Since May 1, Amsterdam’s billboards and tram shelters no longer carry ads for burgers, petrol cars, or cheap flights. The Dutch capital is now the first in the world to ban public advertising for both meat and fossil fuel products. Where chicken nuggets and SUVs once competed for wall…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You know that moment when you look up from your phone, realize it’s well past midnight, and think, “not again”? You meant to be in bed an hour ago. It just didn’t happen. For roughly one in three American adults, that’s not the occasional slip. It’s the pattern. And…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. In April, New York City’s new Democratic Socialist (communist) Mayor Zohran Mamdani, claimed that the city was facing a ‘historic’ budget crisis. Now, he wants to spend $4.2 billion on services for the homeless. So which is it? Does a city in a budget crisis have that kind of cash to…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. In case you haven’t noticed, Democrats and their media allies are pulling out all the stops to drag Maine senate candidate Graham Platner across the finish line. After spending years calling Trump ‘Hitler’ and his supporters ‘Nazis’ the Democrats are now tying themselves into knots trying to defend a guy who…
Russia has begun implementing border controls and other measures to keep hantavirus at bay. These precautions aim to prevent the potential spread of the deadly Andes hantavirus strain, the country’s public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, has said. As a precaution, “Rospotrebnadzor – together with the Russian Border Service – has taken measures to strengthen border controls,”…
It’s Huda Mustafa’s world and we’re just living in it! The ‘Love Island USA’ star just dropped her debut single, ‘Bad Girls,’ along with the music video, and the record is already taking over timelines. The song has sparked a flood of reactions online, leaving some fans divided while others say they have already added…
