This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  Scotland’s government is launching ScotAccount, a digital ID system to centralize access to public services like healthcare, taxes, and benefits, raising concerns about privacy and state overreach. Critics, including Big Brother Watch, warn the centralized database could become a target for hackers, enable…

This article was originally published by Rhoda Wilson at Natural News.  Seamus Bruner, the Director of Research at the Government Accountability Institute, joined the First Things podcast to discuss his new book Controligarchs: Exposing the Billionaire Class, Their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life. Oligarchs are typically extremely wealthy people with a close relationship…

Estimated reading time: 16 minutes We’ve all experienced weather or other events that result in a power outage measured in hours or at worst, days. But there’s a growing possibility that a widespread and long-term power grid failure could occur due to infrastructure failure, a cyber-attack designed to take down the power…

China has halted the exports of critical rare earth minerals and magnets as the trade war with the United States expands.  Rare earth minerals are key to the semiconductor and auto industries worldwide, and they have come to a screeching halt amid an escalating trade war with the U.S. China produces over 90 percent of…

The much-anticipated ” high-level ” nuclear talks between Iran’s and the United States’ ruling classes were “constructive.” Both sides have said they are willing to meet again for more “real talks.” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff led the two-and-a-half-hour talks. Witkoff, a close…

The current United States President, Donald Trump, described the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as “Biden’s war.” He added: “This is not my war.” Trump said that his predecessor, Joe Biden, is directly responsible for the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump went on to say: “I’ve been here for a very short period of…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  The goal of the healthcare industry in the United States is to take as much money away from you as possible.  I truly wish that I was exaggerating, but I am not.  Can you guess which nation spends the highest percentage of…

Update (Sunday):  China responded to new trade guidance issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday evening. The guidance excludes some of the highest-value goods—such as computers, chips, and smartphones—from reciprocal tariffs. AFP News quoted a Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson, calling the updated guidance a “small step” toward correcting President Trump’s “wrong practice” of imposing…

As the 2024 campaign neared its end, candidate Donald Trump began promising that, if elected, he would support the elimination of income taxes. Shortly after he was sworn in, Trump then began saying he planned to abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Trump team claimed in each case that it could raise enough tax revenue…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  Do you remember the panic buying that we witnessed during the early days of the pandemic?  It’s back, and I have a feeling that it is only going to intensify in the days ahead.  As more Americans begin to realize that products…