This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead at The Rutherford Institute.  “If voting could ever really change anything, it’d be illegal.”— Thorne, Land of the Blind (2006) After months of handwringing and mud-slinging and fear-mongering, the votes have finally been cast and the outcome has been decided: the Deep State has won.…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at the Economic Collapse Blog under the title: A “Lockdown Economy” Without The Lockdowns: 48 Percent Of U.S. Small Businesses Couldn’t Even Pay Their Rent Last Month When nearly half of all small businesses are struggling so much that they can’t even pay their rent, you have…

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have admitted to conducting a “special operation” in Syria. This comes as Israel continues its war on Hamas in Gaza, and exchanges tit-for-tat strikes with Iran.  However, the IDF did not specify when the operation in Syria took place. The Associated Press, as reported by RT, cited a pro-government Syrian…

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed that Donald Trump could be assassinated as John F. Kennedy was, if he is (s)elected to be the next master president of the United States. Medvedev said that if Trump attempts to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine, he could end up facing the same fate as…

This article was originally published by Charles Hugh Smith at Of Two Minds Blog.  Turn the crank of social media/search (SM/S) and you get highly profitable Digital Addiction and social destabilization leading to disorder and breakdown. The extremely profitable inner workings of digital addiction are complex, but the business model is simple: collect user data and…

Estimated reading time: 15 minutes Of all of the places you might want to store food for an emergency, the backyard may not be at the top of the list. But there are actually some good reasons to think about it that are both practical and sensible. What you’re essentially doing…

This article was originally published by Ethan Huff at Natural News under the title: Israel’s Fake Attack On Iran Changes Game In Middle East: “Israel Will Never Dominate Mideast Geopolitical and Military Chessboard Again” Everything has changed, reads a new headline from an independent media source about a changing of the guard that is currently underway in the…

A pig in Oregon has been confirmed to have contracted the bird flu. This is the first time a pig has gotten this virus, and the experts are warning that swine can be a ‘mixing vessel’ for new strains of flu. According to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the infected…

This article was originally published by Micahel Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  We live at a time when it is expected that chaos will follow virtually every big event.  In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, there was looting.  In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, there was looting.  The war in the Middle East has…

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Although technically winter doesn’t begin until December 21st, in many parts of the country it’s here already. Winter always seems to catch us off guard. It's no big deal if you love things like making snowmen or using the fireplace, but it can be dangerous if you…