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- Global oil reserves have fallen at the fastest rate in history, potentially leading to widespread shortages and rationing.
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rage, with a death rate of 30-50%, prompting concerns about global preparedness for pandemics and the establishment of quarantine centers.
- Tensions remain high in the Middle East, with Israeli forces expanding their operations in Lebanon and Iran poised to finalize a Hormuz Strait management plan, despite differing accounts on the status of peace deal negotiations.
- Artificial intelligence continues to be a major industry focus, with discussions around its potential impact on campaigns and ethical considerations, alongside news of companies facing rising costs as AI investments mature.
- International trade policies are shifting, with the EU signaling a tougher stance on China and diplomatic relations being tested by events such as Russia's military partnership with the Taliban and US designations of Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organizations.
ZeroHedge
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The Nocebo Effect: The Real PsyOp Behind Fake Pandemics
7 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
The Nocebo Effect: The Real PsyOp Behind Fake Pandemics Authored by Mike Adams via Natural News.com, The Nocebo Effect Is the Hidden Engine of Modern Pandemic Narratives When authorities tell you to be afraid of a virus, your mind can make symptoms real, even when no pathogen exists. This is not conspiracy theory; it's documented science, and it has been weaponized against the public for decades. The nocebo effect -- the evil twin of the placebo -- is the key to understanding how pandemics are manufactured as psychological operations. The word "nocebo" means "I will harm" in Latin, and that's
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Seattle To Declare "State Of Emergency" To Protect Transgender Refugees?
8 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Seattle To Declare "State Of Emergency" To Protect Transgender Refugees? The ultimate claim to victimhood is the claim that a group of people are "refugees" from mass persecution or "genocide." The political left covets this victim status more than anything else because, within first world liberal societies, refugees have immediate political capital and access to easy money. Within every leftist narrative there is an agenda for power and a life without adult responsibility. It is perhaps ironic that thousands of progressive activists and LGBT advocates are leaving red states over imaginary oppression after they spent years attacking conservatives for escaping
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Shortages And Rationing Loom As Global Oil Reserves Fall At Fastest Rate In History
8 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Shortages And Rationing Loom As Global Oil Reserves Fall At Fastest Rate In History Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, No matter what happens now, the world is facing a very painful energy crisis . Let’s be as wildly optimistic as we possibly can and assume that Iran agrees to allow free passage through the Strait of Hormuz with absolutely no tolls or restrictions starting tomorrow. Before normal traffic through the Strait could resume, Iran would first have to remove all of the mines that they have laid in the Strait, and that could take months. Once
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Meet The Woke Vegan "Christian" Democrat Senate Candidate From Texas
9 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Meet The Woke Vegan "Christian" Democrat Senate Candidate From Texas For at least a decade the progressive movement has been obsessed with infiltrating every aspect of American life and culture, even going so far as co-opting Christian churches in an attempt to claim them as "safe spaces" for woke ideology. This might sound odd to those who grew up in the devoutly atheist era of liberalism, but those days are long gone and seem quaint in comparison to today's cavalcade of circus freaks. Well, despite their crushing defeat in 2024 the parade of unhinged woke Democrats has not abated. In
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Three Debates Americans Have Had For 250 Years
10 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Three Debates Americans Have Had For 250 Years Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times, George Washington rode west from Philadelphia in command of 13,000 troops on a mission that would test his leadership unlike any previous campaign. These men were not soldiers in the Continental Army. They were citizen militiamen—forerunners of the National Guard—called up from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey. And Washington was no longer simply a general. He was president of the United States. The year was 1794, and Washington had made one of the most fateful decisions of his presidency: to use armed force
The Guardian
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Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system
a day ago
by Natricia Duncan in Kingston
Jamaica, Film, Caribbean, Americas, Culture, Religion, Christianity, Magic, AfricaStew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700s A new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on Jamaica’s enduring west African-based magic and spiritual healing tradition known as obeah. Nixon’s tense, feature-length suspense, Stew Peas , tells of the story of Jamaican detective Tessa, who is obsessed with an old murder case. Continue reading...
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WHO puts Ebola outbreak death rate at ‘huge’ 30-50% as chief arrives in DRC
2 days ago
by Rachel Savage and agencies
Ebola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization, Africa, World news, KenyaTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for ceasefire among armed groups to help avoid deaths from preventable disease The death rate of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is between 30% and 50%, the World Health Organization has said, as its head arrived in the country to support efforts to contain the disease. Anaïs Legand, from the WHO’s high threat pathogens team, said the revised death rate estimate is based on confirmed cases. “It’s huge. It means that up to five out of 10 people are likely to die,” Legand told reporters in Geneva. Continue reading...
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Friday briefing: What do the cuts in aid mean for the fight against Ebola in the DRC?
2 days ago
by Patrick Greenfield
Ebola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Health, Aid, Africa, World Health Organization, Humanitarian response, Society, US foreign policyIn today’s newsletter: As the virus spreads across borders, health workers warn that weakened global support is making a prolonged crisis more likely Ebola is spreading rapidly in parts of east Africa. The deadly disease, which kills around half of those it infects, is suspected to have claimed the lives of at least 240 people since the outbreak began in Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo earlier this month. Public health officials are scrambling to contain the virus in one of the toughest environments: Ituri province, the centre of the crisis , is a mining hub where
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Dormitory fire at Kenyan girls’ school kills at least 16 students
3 days ago
by Rachel Savage and agencies
Kenya, Africa, World newsParents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county A fire has ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya’s Rift valley, killing at least 16 students. The fire broke out just after midnight at Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county, about 76 miles north-west of Nairobi, police said. Continue reading...
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US building Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans amid outbreak
4 days ago
by Melody Schreiber
Trump administration, Ebola, Kenya, Africa, World news, Health, US politicsSome experts criticize White House approach and say not allowing Americans to return to US hurts treatment efforts The Trump administration is building a quarantine and treatment center in Kenya for Americans affected by the Ebola outbreak, instead of bringing them home. The White House on Wednesday confirmed that the US was setting up a facility in Kenya for Americans to quarantine after Ebola exposure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Continue reading...
South China Morning Post
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For SpaceX, global dominance may not be written in the stars
2 hours ago
by Bryan Luk,Leonard Luk
The excitement around SpaceX, fuelled by the targeted US$1.8 trillion valuation for its initial public offering and its promising Starship rocket development, has revived a familiar claim: that SpaceX is on course to dominate the space market. Commercially, that view is understandable. SpaceX conducts more space launches than anyone and at very competitive costs, its Starlink satellite internet company provides strong in-house demand, and it has a scale advantage unmatched by any other private...
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Firms spent heavily on AI. Now rising costs are outpacing its value
7 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
AI is getting expensive – and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology. Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook, artificial intelligence companies charged rock-bottom prices to hook customers after ChatGPT burst onto the scene. Kevin Simback of start-up incubator Delphi Labs calls it the era of “subsidised intelligence” – meaning investors were basically footing the bill so companies could offer AI on the cheap. “But the tides are beginning to turn,”...
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US reverses new rule on overseas applications for green cards
10 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
The Trump administration has walked back its announcement that non-citizens seeking permanent US residency, commonly called a green card, would need to return to their home country to apply, The New York Times reported. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the newspaper on Friday that its policy announcement last week was not a requirement for all applicants, but would rather be implemented “on a case-by-case basis”. A Trump administration spokesman, Zach Kahler, said on May 22 that...
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Ebola shows world unprepared for next pandemic, ex-US CDC head says
12 hours ago
by Bloomberg
The world is not “well prepared” for the next pandemic, Tom Frieden, the former head of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said, citing the current response to the Ebola outbreak and cuts to US public health efforts. “This Ebola outbreak is not going to cause a pandemic, it’s not going to cause a significant risk to large numbers of Americans,” Frieden, the CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, said. “It’s a stress test, and it’s a stress test the world is not doing well at. I would say so...
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Russia says Ukraine drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
13 hours ago
by Reuters
Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone had struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe’s largest, causing no damage to key equipment, but the Kyiv military denied it. Rosatom’s head Alexei Likhachev called the incident “deliberate” and said it left a hole in the wall of a turbine hall. “This afternoon, a Ukrainian kamikaze combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Power Unit No 6, resulting in a subsequent detonation,”...
New York Times
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Inside Trump’s Deal With the I.R.S. to Drop His $10 Billion Lawsuit
11 hours ago
by Alan Feuer, Andrew Duehren, Glenn Thrush, Ben Protess and Maggie Haberman
United States Politics and Government, Compensation for Damages (Law), America First Legal, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, Justice Department, Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, Fla), Office of Legal Counsel (US), Treasury Department, Trump Organization, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Blanche, Todd (Attorney), Epshteyn, Boris, Littlejohn, Charles Edward, Kennedy, Robert F Jr, Taxation, Trump, Donald J, Ethics and Official MisconductDiscussions among a group of lawyers with allegiance to the president were closely held. Some senior White House officials were said to have felt blindsided as the agreement took shape.
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Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing
21 hours ago
by Nicholas Nehamas, Miriam Jordan, Coral Davenport, Hamed Aleaziz, Lydia DePillis and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Illegal Immigration, United States Politics and Government, Foreign Workers, Deportation, Asylum, Right of, Migrant Labor (Non-Agriculture), Center for Immigration Studies, Citizenship and Immigration Services (US), Customs and Border Protection (US), Homeland Security Department, Housing and Urban Development Department, Logan International Airport (Boston, Mass), Miller, Stephen (1985- ), Trump, Donald J, Boston (Mass), Santa Barbara (Calif)The methodically planned strategy is intended to pressure noncitizens, including many with legal status, to leave the United States.
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As Deaths From U.S. Boat Strikes Pass 200, Locals Tally an Even Greater Cost
2 hours ago
by Max Bearak and José María León Cabrera
Deaths (Fatalities), Drug Abuse and Traffic, United States Defense and Military Forces, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Civilian Casualties, Fishing, Commercial, Petro, Gustavo, Trump, Donald J, Colombia, Ecuador, United StatesResidents of coastal communities in Colombia and Ecuador said the airstrike campaign was making many reconsider anything involving the ocean as a livelihood.
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Trump Urges Canceling Freedom 250 Concerts After Artists Drop Out
9 hours ago
by Derrick Bryson Taylor
Vanilla Ice, Freedom 250 (Nonprofit), Trump, Donald J, United States Semiquincentennial (2026), Pop and Rock Music, Commodores, The (Music Group), Milli Vanilli, Morris Day and the Time, Poison (Music Group), Flo Rida, Young MC (Rapper)The president had earlier said on social media that he should take the place of “these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’” saying he gets “larger audiences than Elvis.”
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Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began
9 hours ago
by Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer
Maine, Elections, Senate, Platner, Graham, Democratic Party, Women and Girls, Sexting, Midterm Elections (2026), United States Politics and GovernmentThe wife of Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine, told the campaign he had sent sexual messages to other women.