Life throws us all sorts of curveballs, many of which have nothing (directly) to do with prepping. I’m personally navigating disability after years of being healthy and active. This has changed way more than my ability to get around easily. It’s changed the things that I find important. It’s changed the things that I used…
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Christine Lagarde and the Privatization of Currency
This article was originally published by Ulrich Fromy at The Mises Institute. In a recent speech in Portugal, Christine Lagarde—the president of the European Central Bank (ECB)—warned against the emergence of stablecoins, stating that they could lead to the creation of “new private currencies.” These stablecoins, which are tokens backed by fiat currencies, pose a…
AFP Reports Record Rise in Human Trafficking and Slavery: Australia’s Forced Marriage With Multiculturalism Is a Flop
The Australian Labor Party’s failure to see the failings of multiculturalism might be behind a record rise in human trafficking and slavery. Data released this week by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) reported a 12.3% rise in abuse cases. 382 instances of “modern slavery and human trafficking” in 2023-2024 trumped previous years. Leading the number…
UN Data: Nearly 90 Percent of Gaza Aid ‘Intercepted’ Before Reaching Intended Recipients
Palestinians collect aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled The vast majority of humanitarian aid entering Gaza is intercepted before reaching its intended civilian recipients, newly released data from the United Nations shows, fueling growing concerns among Israeli officials and international…
Dutch Nurse Under Police Investigation for Alleged Threats Against Israeli Patients
Pro-Hamas demonstrators march in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. Photo: Reuters/Romy Arroyo Fernandez A Muslim nurse in the Netherlands is under police investigation after allegedly threatening to administer lethal injections to Israeli patients — an incident that has sparked public outrage and intensified fears over rising antisemitism and patient safety in Europe’s health-care systems. The…
Air Force surges munitions buys with $4.3B for JASSM and LRASM, $3.5B for AMRAAM
WASHINGTON — The Air Force on Thursday issued a new round of contracts collectively worth roughly $7.8 billion to boost the Pentagon’s stockpile of air-to-air, air-to-ground, and ship-killing munitions. The largest award of nearly $4.3 billion went to Lockheed Martin for production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile…
French Authorities Halt Gaza Evacuations After Palestinian Student Expelled Over Viral Antisemitic Posts
Anti-Israel demonstration supporting the BDS movement, Paris France, June 8, 2024. Photo: Claire Serie / Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect French authorities have halted evacuations from Gaza after a Palestinian student was expelled from the prestigious Sciences Po Lille and placed under investigation, following the viral circulation of hundreds of antisemitic posts praising Nazi leader…
Florida State University Student Suspended for Allegedly Assaulting Jewish Classmate at Gym
Female student at Florida State University, believed to be graduate student Eden Deckerhoff, who allegedly assaulted male Jewish classmate at gym on campus. Photo: Screenshot/StopAntisemitism Florida State University has suspended a female student who allegedly assaulted a Jewish male classmate at the Leach Student Recreation Center on Thursday after noticing his wearing apparel issued by…
Former Hamas Hostage, Filipino Caregiver Names Newborn Daughter Israela
A home destroyed in Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel during Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack that is featured in the film Kibbutz Nir Oz by “Uvda.” Photo: Screenshot A Philippines-born caregiver, who was abducted in Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas-led terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, and has since returned home, named his newborn daughter…
With $6.7 billion in new tanks and vehicles, it’s ‘Armor Week’ in Poland
WARSAW — In what Poland’s defense minister has dubbed “Armor Week,” Warsaw has signed almost $6.7 billion in ground vehicle contracts, as the Eastern European nation continues its armaments spree. Almost all of that money is tied up in $6.5 billion agreement with Hyundai Rotem Company (HRC) for a second deal on tanks and support…
VICTORY: Lawsuits to Clean Up Voter Rolls Move Forward
Double Victory: Lawsuits to Clean Up Voter Rolls Advance in Two States Emails Reveal Biden DHS and FBI Investigations of Tim Walz and China Justice Department Settles Judicial Watch Biden Audio Tapes Lawsuit Judicial Watch Sues for Records on Sen. Van Hollen’s Visit to El Salvador Criminal Aliens Infiltrate U.S. Through Program to Help Abandoned…
Army consolidates dozens of Palantir software contracts into one deal worth up to $10 billion
WASHINGTON — The Army announced Palantir has been awarded up to $10 billion over 10 years for a new type of contract vehicle deemed an Enterprise Service Agreement – a move the Army says will help reduce cost and complexity when acquiring software. Through the agreement announced Thursday, the Army plans to consolidate 75 contracts…
Trump Administration Impounds $250 Million From UCLA, Citing Antisemitism
US President Donald Trump points a finger as he delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2025. Photo: Kent Nishimura via Reuters Connect The Trump administration has confiscated a nine-figure sum in federal funds from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), citing numerous complaints of…
Michigan Senate Candidate Sits Down for Interview With Anti-Israel Streamer
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed Launches Bid (Source: WLNS 6 News/Youtube) Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat running for the US Senate in Michigan, recently appeared on the platform of controversial anti-Israel social media personality Hasan Piker, raising questions about the candidate’s positions on the Jewish state. El-Sayed, a physician and former Detroit health director, is mounting…
Senate confirms trio of nominees for Navy, Space Force, SOCOM
The Senate has confirmed the Trump administration’s nominees for a trio key military positions: Adm. Daryl Caudle for the Chief of Naval Operations, Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton for Vice Chief of Space Operations and Vice Adm. Frank Bradley for head of US Special Operations Command. The three passed the upper legislative house in voice vote…
Russiagate Hoax Linked To George Soros?
A declassified document claims to be the missing link tying billionaire George Soros to the Russiagate hoax. George Soros’ Open Society Foundation was involved in the Hillary Clinton campaign’s 2016 efforts to falsely accuse Donald Trump of having ties to Russia, according to a newly declassified United States document. The 29-page annex to John Durham’s…
China Has No Intention of Keeping Its Promises: Newsham
“U.S. and Chinese officials wrapped up two days of trade talks in Stockholm on July 29, with the two largest economies seeking to deescalate trade tensions. President Donald Trump will decide whether to extend the U.S.–China tariff truce. For analysis on the situation, NTD spoke to retired Col. Grant Newsham, a senior fellow at the…
German Foreign Minister Tones Down Palestinian Recognition Talk on West Bank Trip
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul gestures next to a member of clergy during the visit to the town of Taybeh, a Christian village in the West Bank, Aug. 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Sawafta German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul sought to tone down previous comments about his country’s position on Palestinian statehood during a trip to the West Bank on Friday, saying Germany had no immediate plans to recognize…
Syria Forms Committee to Investigate Sweida Violence
People ride a motorcycle past a burned-out military vehicle, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, July 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Syria has pledged to investigate clashes in the southern province of Sweida which killed hundreds of people last month — the second major episode of…
August 1 – No Way Out for Netanyahu, Trump & Humanity
Please send links & comments to [email protected] Both Netanyahu and Trump need a world war to distract from their personal legal problems and plummeting polls. In addition, both are Freemasons and members of Chabad, a Jewish supremacist cult determined to destroy the “old order” a prerequisite for the return of the “Messiah.” Folks, events are unfolding…
How Senate appropriators helped out the Pentagon: The Congressional Roundup [Video]
Senate appropriators passed their $852.5 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2026 on Thursday, adding $21.7 billion to the Pentagon’s topline to boost munitions, shipbuilding accounts and to correct billions in accounting errors in the department’s budget. But members made it clear they were frustrated with the chaotic rollout of the defense budget request, especially…
Do We Have the Courage to Follow the New Route Home?
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. One of ancient Greece’s earliest philosophers, Heraclitus, is recorded as having said: “There is nothing permanent except change.” Along the same lines, he stated: “No man ever steps in the same river twice.” The sentiment of this ancient wisdom is simple – those who stay in the same place and…
Shock Poll: Does the Silent Majority in Australia — and Beyond — Actually Exist?
Car in New South Wales, Australia graffitied with antisemitic message. The word “F***” has been removed from this image. Photo: Screenshot On July 29, 2025, a national poll in Australia delivered a deeply unsettling message: perhaps the “silent majority” that we believed in for so long — those decent, fair-minded Australians who would reject antisemitism…
Should Israel Negotiate with Terrorists? The Answer is Complicated
Released British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, after being held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, in this image obtained by Reuters on Jan. 19, 2025. Photo: Maayan Toaf/GPO/Handout via REUTERS When terror becomes diplomacy’s last option, how does a democratic state retain…
For the Angry Mob, Facts Don’t Matter
Greek riot police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters near the port of Rhodes during a demonstration targeting an Israeli cruise ship. Photo: Screenshot Facts matter — especially when they involve blood libels and mobs with pitchforks over the latest news from Gaza. The original blood libel, for centuries, was something akin to the “Jews make matzah…
Israel Airlifts Aid. The Media Airlifts Blame
A US soldier leaves a cordoned-off area as other troops work on a beached vessel, used for delivering aid to Palestinians via a new US-built pier in Gaza, after it got stuck trying to help another vessel behind it, on the Mediterranean coast in Ashdod, Israel, May 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen The general media…
PACAF Chief: A more contested Indo-Pacific needs a new kind of exercise
I have been fortunate to serve in the United States Air Force for over 37 years, with a large portion of that time spent in multiple assignments across the Indo-Pacific theater. And while my experience is not necessarily unique, there is a bit of perspective that comes with longevity. Since my first assignment in the…
Joby, L3Harris team up to pitch new, hybrid VTOL aircraft to DoD
WASHINGTON — Joby Aviation, a startup known for all-electric air taxis, today announced that the company will partner with defense firm L3Harris to pitch a new, gas turbine hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for military customers. The currently-unnamed platform will consist of Joby’s existing all-electric S4 aircraft but modified to include a gas turbine…
Trump’s Tariff Ship Has Sailed: The Chinese Ship Levy
This article was originally published by Stephen Anderson at The Mises Institute. President Donald Trump is proposing an executive order to levy fines of up to $1.5 million per port call on Chinese-built ships arriving at US ports, effective in 2025. A majority of cargo ships globally in use were built in Chinese shipyards. The order’s origin…
Draft Trump EO would loosen commercial space regs, citing national security links
WASHINGTON — A draft White House executive order (EO) would lift licensing rules deemed by the commercial space industry to be onerous, as well as ease the advent of new types of space activities — many of which are of interest to the Pentagon. Noting the criticality of commercial space to national defense, the order,…
The Hill Allows a Clinton Crony to Lie About Climate Change Tearing Our Nation Apart
The Hill posted an opinion piece by William S. Becker titled, “Climate denial is tearing our nation apart — we can’t wait much longer to act,” in which Becker asserts climate change is leading to both worsening weather and worsening politics. Becker is wrong on both counts. Polling consistently shows that although most people believe…
Israeli Soldier Confirms Oct. 7th Stand Down Order – Video #237
Shalom Sheetrit, a soldier in the IDF Golani Brigade, said during testimony to the Israeli Knesset that he was told to not patrol the border as normal on the morning of October 7th. Shownotes: https://thefreedomarticles.com/hamas-attack-on-israel-allowed-to-happen/ https://thefreedomarticles.com/hamas-vs-israel-5gw-aimed-at-you/ https://thefreedomarticles.com/israel-hamas-conflict-cutting-through-fog-of-war/ https://thefreedomarticles.com/msm-used-journalists-already-at-scene-of-hamas-attack/ https://thefreedomarticles.com/new-doc-atrocity-inc-exposes-israel-oct-7th-lies/ https://thefreedomarticles.com/ai-video-fakery-exposed-in-israels-oct-7th-hamas-attack/ https://x.com/xIsraelExposedx/status/1950668648701628569 https://x.com/malinformedtv/status/1950687058567344499? https://thecradle.co/articles/israeli-soldier-reveals-strange-order-to-cancel-gaza-border-patrols-on-7-oct https://x.com/QudsNen/status/1737127777923408031 ***** Makia Freeman is the editor of alternative media / independent…
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Canada Secretly Fast-Tracked Arms to Israel Despite Public Pledge to Halt Exports, Report Reveals
This article was originally published by Cassie B. at Natural News. Canadian officials secretly fast-tracked hundreds of military shipments to Israel despite publicly claiming a pause, including more than 420,000 bullets and F-35 jet components. A watchdog report exposes systematic deception, revealing Canada used loopholes and pre-approved permits to maintain arms exports while misleading the…
Judicial Watch: Federal Courts in California and Illinois Advance Lawsuits to Clean Up Dirty Voter Rolls
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that federal courts in California and Illinois separately ruled this week that Judicial Watch lawsuits may proceed against those states to force them to clean up their voter rolls. Judicial Watch lawsuits alleged that both California and Illinois violated the National Voter Registration Act, which requires states to “conduct a…
Labor and Greens Block Inquiry Into eSafety Commissioner’s Powers
Labor and the Greens have blocked a motion to launch an inquiry into the expansive powers held by the eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant. The motion, brought forward by Senators Malcolm Roberts and Ralph Babet, aimed to refer the Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code to the Environment and Communications References Committee for further…
Iran Accused of Targeting Jews at Home and Abroad as 14 Nations Condemn Assassination Plots
People walk near a mural of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2025. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Britain, the United States, France, and 11 other allies issued a joint statement on Thursday condemning a rise in Iranian assassination and kidnapping plots…
ADL Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Baltimore City Public Schools, Alleging Rampant Antisemitism
Baltimore City Hall is seen in Baltimore, Maryland, US, May 10, 2019. Photo: Stephanie Keith via Reuters Connect The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has filed a Title VI civil rights complaint against Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS), alleging that officials refused to respond to allegations of antisemitism in a manner consistent with US federal law. “All…
France, Spain Locked in Diplomatic Dispute Over Removal of French Jewish Teenagers From Flight
A Vueling aircraft approaches landing at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, as Vueling employees prepare for strike, in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 2, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Nacho Doce The forced removal of French Jewish teenagers from a flight in Spain has triggered political outrage in France, after their group leader was handcuffed by Spanish police and a…
US Imposes Sanctions on Palestinian Authority Officials, PLO Members, Denying Them Visas
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman The US State Department announced on Thursday that it will impose sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accusing them of undermining peace efforts with Israel and continuing…
Brown University Settles With Trump Administration to Restore Federal Funding
US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US Photo: Kent Nishimura via Reuters Connect. Brown University has agreed to pay $50 million dollars and enact a series of reforms put forth by the Trump administration to settle…
US Rep. Jerry Nadler Faces Primary Challenge From Young Jewish New Yorker
US Rep. Jerry Nadler visits US immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, US, June 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado Liam Elkind, a 26-year-old self-described “progressive” from New York City, has officially entered the Democratic primary race against US Rep. Jerry Nadler (NY), setting the stage for a showdown between a young upstart…
Russia Attacked A Ukrainian Defense Facility
Overnight, Russia attacked a Ukrainian defense industry facility. According to officials, a military depot and an airfield were also struck. “All designated targets have been hit,” the Defense Ministry in Moscow said in its statement. “The objectives of the strike have been achieved.” The ministry reported in a statement a “large-scale precision strike” involving long-range weapons and…
July 31 – WW3 Will Distract from Epstein
Please send links and comments to [email protected] You wouldn’t know it from the MSM but the Ukraine war is intensifying. Russia is destroying Ukrainian airports used to receive Western supplies. They have captured many NATO officers. Trump is furious and has given Putin ten days to end the war, something Trump could do immediately if…
Filmmakers Urge Distributor, Streamer to Condemn Investor Tied to Israeli Military
Director Joshua Oppenheimer at the MUBI Preview Screening for his feature film “The End” on the occasion of the 75th Berlinale at the Astor Filmlounge on 2/16/2025 in Berlin. Photo: IMAGO/Eventpress via Reuters Connect More than 40 filmmakers signed a letter on Monday urging the distributor, production company, and streaming platform Mubi to condemn a…
Senators question path ahead for culled Pentagon weapons testing office
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s pick to run the Pentagon’s revamped weapons testing office faced questions today from Senators concerned about downsizing and transparency. “For decades, DOT&E [the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation] has played a vital, legally mandated role in safeguarding the integrity of major defense programs and ensuring military systems are affected…
Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada Following Move to Recognize Palestinian State
US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attend a meeting with G7 leaders and guests, at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque US President Donald Trump intensified his trade war with Canada a day ahead of his August 1 deadline for a tariff agreement, saying it would be “very hard” to make…
Lebanese President Steps Up Calls for Hezbollah to Disarm
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun looks on during a meeting with Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, July 9, 2025. Photo: Petros Karadjias/Pool via REUTERS Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stepped up his calls for Hezbollah to disarm on Thursday, suggesting failure to do so would give Israel an excuse to continue attacks and saying the issue would be on the agenda…
Six to Stand Trial Over 1982 Attack on Jewish Restaurant in Paris
Tens of thousands of French people march in Paris to protest against antisemitism. Photo: Screenshot French judges on Thursday ordered a trial for six people in a special terrorism court over an attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris 43 years ago in which six people were killed and at least 20 others were injured, a judicial source said. The bombing and shooting assault on the Jo Goldenberg restaurant in the heart…
Iranian President Says Country Is on Brink of Dire Water Crisis
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting in Ilam, Iran, June 12, 2025. Photo: Iran’s Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian warned against excessive water consumption which he said was untenable for the country and could leave Tehran facing severe shortages by September, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday. Faced with resource mismanagement…
Trump: ‘Fastest Way’ to End Gaza War Is for Hamas to Surrender, Release Hostages
US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein US President Donald Trump issued a stern message to Hamas on Thursday, saying that the Palestinian terrorist group should “surrender” and release the 50 hostages it is still holding in order to end suffering in Gaza….