Friday, October 23, 2026

Oil executives reap record stock windfalls as Trump’s Iran war drives surge in insider...

Record energy sector stock sales follow conflict-driven oil price spike as consumers face billions in additional fuel costs.

6 billionaire fortunes bankrolling Project 2025

Donor networks linked to just six family fortunes have funneled more than $120 million into Project 2025 advisory groups.

Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt

While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.

A new far-right American party?

Elon Musk has disrupted Silicon Valley, the electric car industry, and the U.S. government. What is his next target: democracy?
Vehicle tailpipe emissions, the kind of pollution the disputed waivers regulate. Photo: DeFacto / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks EPA attempt to strip California’s clean air waivers

The agency tried to hand the repeal to Congress instead of going through its own rulemaking process.

Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, But Will Europe Address Muslims in "Marginalized Ghettos"?

Belgium’s capital city of Brussels is on its highest alert as residents remain on lockdown. People are being told to stay away from their windows, and schools remain closed as police and soldiers carry out raids in the search for suspects in the Paris attacks ten days ago that killed 130 people.

Prince of darkness: Blackwater’s founder promotes a dangerous solution to America’s longest war

“I grew up around the auto industry. Customers would say to my dad, ‘We have this need.’ He would then use his own money to create prototypes to fulfill those needs. He took the ‘If you build it they will come’ approach.” —Erik Prince

No-bid contracts and taxpayer funds fuel scrutiny of Trump’s White House ballroom

A Republican push to spend $400 million in taxpayer funds on Trump’s White House ballroom is colliding with allegations of inflated no-bid contracts, donor conflicts, and questions over whether a recent security scare is being used to justify a project critics say reflects presidential self-interest over public need.

Welcome to the ‘gray zone’—home to nefarious international acts that fall short of outright conflict

Policy and military communities began using the term “gray zone” in the early 2010s to describe environments in which states pursue an advantage against a rival without crossing a line that would justify the use of overt force in response.

Amazon walks back tariff transparency plan after Trump calls Bezos

After reports surfaced that Amazon might show consumers how much tariffs contribute to product prices, Trump intervened personally—and the plan was scrapped within hours.