The U.S. Treasury has now frozen $344 million in cryptocurrency tied to Iran, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who announced sanctions targeting multiple digital wallets allegedly connected to Tehran. Most people will view this story narrowly through the lens of sanctions on Iran or Middle East politics. The larger […]
Finalization of the much-heralded Pandemic Agreement, the flagship of the World Health Organization’s pandemic agenda, has just been postponed again after another failure to resolve disagreements. Despite heavy pressure from the WHO and European Union in yet another meeting, in Geneva, Switzerland, a large bloc of African states are refusing to sign […]
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (ALPRs). EFF is alarmed by recent laws in several states that have blocked public […]
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire On the night of April 29 to 30, Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud flotilla in international waters west of Crete, seizing a civilian aid convoy hundreds of miles from Gaza and funnelling 176 activists into a tightly managed transfer operation on Greek soil, where 31 wounded required […]
The price of bitcoin fell from about $87,000 to $68,000 during the first three months of 2026. What to know: Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR). Strategy (MSTR) reported a net loss of $12.54 billion in the first quarter of 2026, as bitcoin fell from around $87,000 […]
There is a Solution for Survival The world is unraveling before our eyes. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed by Iranian mines and missiles, and the global energy artery that once pumped 20 million barrels of oil per day is now a clogged, contested waterway. As I have […]
Digital pricing is coming to all Walmarts in 2026, whether customers want it or not. The prices will be as fluid as the gender of the person who made this decision, and nobody will ever truly have price discovery as long as it feels like the prices are written in […]
Project Blue Beam here we come We’ve all heard about Project Blue Beam, which revolves around a fake alien invasion of Earth. Many have speculated that we were on the verge of such a fake invasion before. So I’m certainly not going to predict one now. However, if you wanted […]
Anew report is doing the rounds, warning that the UK’s new Online Safety Act is being circumvented by the cunning device of children drawing fake moustaches. The press is treating it as a big joke, but that’s a propaganda tactic we’ll get to in a second. The report itself – […]
The very first story on the Drudge Report on both April 23 and 24 was headlined with a quote from Bernard Arnault saying if the Iran war was not quickly settled, it could be a “world catastrophe.” I apparently do not keep up with world business as much as I […]