Today is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, otherwise known as Victory in Europe Day, in 1945. World War II ended in Europe after Germany signed an unconditional surrender. The Brits have several days of celebrations planned.
NEWS
- Robert Prevost elected the first American Pope in history
- American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Announced As New Pope
- Trump Fires Biden-era NTSB Service Chair Amid Growing Aviation Crisis
- UPDATE: FAA Pledges Air-Traffic Fixes for Newark Airport
- Insiders: U.S. Has 1,000 Air Traffic Control Failures Each Week
- “Traumatized” Air Traffic Controllers Taking Leave Following Close Calls, Communication Failures
- First Day of REAL ID Finds U.S Airports Operating Smoothly
AI
- Google admits to using content from publishers who opt out to train its Search AI
- AI’s Threat Just Got Real
- US AI Execs Give Congress Wishlist for Beating China
- Arizona man shot to death in road rage ‘returns’ to address his killer
- British supermarket chain introduces AI-powered robots in stores
- Swiss university secretly ran AI experiment to manipulate minds
- The Responsible Lie: How AI Sells Conviction Without Truth
- AMAZON unveils hi-tech droids ‘with human touch’ that could replace workers
- World’s first nuke-resistant spy robot to protect US missile silos
ANTS RISING
CONFLICTS / WARS
- Pakistani Military: India Fired Drones Into Pakistan
India Launches ‘Precision Strike’ Blitz Targeting Alleged Terrorist Sites – Pakistan Vows to Retaliate
ISRAEL
- Trump ‘Disappointed’ in Netanyahu, Will Go It Alone in Middle East
- Poll: Nearly Half of Gazans Ready to Leave with Israel’s Help as Support for Hamas Plummets
- Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem
- Israel Wants to Buy Thousands of Locally Made Suicide Drones, With Chinese Antennae
UKRAINE
- Ukraine Parliament Ratifies Trump’s Rare Earths Mineral Deal
- Ukraine says Russia violating its own 3-day ceasefire, calls it a ‘farce’
ECONOMIC
- Consumer Debt Jumps In March As Student Debt Unexpectedly Soars
- Bitcoin Retakes $100,000; StanChart Sees New Record High Imminent
- Fed Rejects Trump Calls To Cut Rates: Warns Of “Increased” Stagflationary “Uncertainty”
- Bessent says $2 billion cut from IRS technology budget without disruptions
- Trump to sign order on drug prices as early as next week
- The Trade War Price Hikes Are Starting To Hit, And They Certainly Aren’t Small
- Study Exposes Just How Much California’s Green Energy Scam Will Cost Households
- Ford Raises Prices on Vehicles Produced in Mexico
- Canadian hedge fund embraces gold as world loses faith in dollar
- Seeing the Golden Writing on a Debt Wall
- Goldman Eyes $3,700 Base, $4,500 Extreme Gold Run Driven by Fear and Inflows
- Missourians could soon pay with gold and silver after lawmakers approve odd bill
- Gold slips more than 1% after FED holds interest rates steady
- GOP Divisions on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Endanger Deadline
- California Gas Prices Could Rise 75% By End Of 2026: USC Analysis
- Unemployment Claims Fall More Than Expected
- MMT Is Wrong about the History of the Origins of Money
- Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to Foundation
EDUCATION(AL)
- Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe
- This Rarely-Trained Muscle Is Recognized Worldwide as a Marker of Human Health–And the Test for Living to 100
- NY School District Being Investigated After Announcing It Will Allow Males in Female Sports
- Competition In Education: Texas Signs School Choice Vouchers Into Law
- Swiss university secretly ran AI experiment to manipulate minds
- Heavily amended bill adding legal protections for transgender people passes Colorado Senate
- Texas weighs fining schools for using students’ preferred pronouns
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
- The secretive government unit planning to dim the sun
- Surprise! Two new studies find ice is rebounding at BOTH poles! ‘Surprising pause’ in Arctic sea ice decline & Antarctica sees ‘record-breaking accumulation of ice’
FOOD
GEO-POLITICAL
- ‘Most Favored Nation’ Will Make Americans Dependent on Chinese Medicines
- Goodwill Gesture Before Trade Talks? China Airlines Places Order For 14 Boeing 777 Jets
- Trump signals China initiated planned trade meeting; Washington eyes stroller exemptions
- Who Is Going To Use Nuclear Weapons First?
- Canadian hedge fund embraces gold as world loses faith in dollar
- Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland spying report
- Biden’s Floating Pier Debacle In Gaza Was Even Worse Than We Thought; IG Report
- Putin, Xi Sign Agreement to Strengthen Partnership
- Trade Indicators Show China Buckling Under Tariffs
- ‘Big and Exciting’ U.S.-UK Trade Deal: Trump, Starmer Hint at First Post-Tariffs Agreement Announcement Today
- Russia Promises to Invest $1B in Ally Cuba by 2030
- Satellite Images Uncover China’s Buildup In Cuba, Triggering U.S. Spy Concerns
- Swiss university secretly ran AI experiment to manipulate minds
- What REALLY Caused the Widespread Blackout in Europe?
- The ‘Narco-Subs’ Helping to Flood Europe With Cocaine
GLOBALIZATION
IDENTITY
- Heavily amended bill adding legal protections for transgender people passes Colorado Senate
- States Seek to Roll Back LGBTQ+ Rights
IMMIGRATION
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- Heavily amended bill adding legal protections for transgender people passes Colorado Senate
- Pam Bondi Reveals What’s Holding Up Release of Epstein Files
- AG Bondi, FBI Director Patel announce arrest of 205 alleged online predators targeting children
- List: Most Dangerous States In USA; New Mexico Tops
- ‘Bright Line in the Sky’: Florida Passes Bill to Ban, Criminalize Geoengineering
MEDIA
MEDICAL
NATIONAL SECURITY
- World’s first nuke-resistant spy robot to protect US missile silos
- Navy Special Ops Speedboats Getting Retractable Multiple Drone Launch Systems
POLITICAL
- ‘Bright Line in the Sky’: Florida Passes Bill to Ban, Criminalize Geoengineering
- Sen. Cruz Introduces ‘RESTORE Act’ to Rectify Military Vaccine Religious Discrimination
- US AI Execs Give Congress Wishlist for Beating China
- Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe
- GOP Divisions on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Endanger Deadline
- Sacramental Snitches: Church To Excommunicate Any Priests Complying With Washington State Law
- FBI Director Kash Patel Testifies Before Senate
- 54% of California Voters Believe Gavin Newsom Is Too Focused on Himself
- States Seek to Roll Back LGBTQ+ Rights
- Martial Law Disguised as Law and Order: The Oldest Trick in the Authoritarian Playbook
- Glenn Beck Reveals Fascinating Trump-Musk-Tesla Generational Connection
PREPAREDNESS
- TEOTWAWKI Times Are Close: With Nuclear Powers, India And Pakistan In Conflict Again, We Are Reminded Of How A Nuclear Winter Would Send Us Back To The Dark Ages
- RED ALERT: Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan Could Trigger Global Catastrophe… full RISK ANALYSIS
- If Martial Law Is Declared, This Is Where I’m Going
- Essential Accessories for Your Inflatable Boat
- Post-SHTF Lighting: Portable Power Stations – Part 2
- Your Complete Library for Simple Living, Self-Reliance, Financial Freedom, and Personal Protection
- 15 Ways a Smartphone Can Save Your Life
PRIVACY
SECOND AMENDMENT
SPACE
TARIFFS
- Trump Hails U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal As “Breakthrough”, Says Lower Barriers Will Unlock Transatlantic Growth
- ‘Big and Exciting’ U.S.-UK Trade Deal: Trump, Starmer Hint at First Post-Tariffs Agreement Announcement Today
- Sanders: Some Dems Are Now Abandoning Progressive View on Tariffs
TECHNOLOGY
- US is pushing Starlink on nations facing tariffs as Musk stands to benefit from trade deals
- AMAZON unveils hi-tech droids ‘with human touch’ that could replace workers
WEATHER
- ‘Bright Line in the Sky’: Florida Passes Bill to Ban, Criminalize Geoengineering
- The secretive government unit planning to dim the sun
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