89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff’s Office Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A sheriff’s office in Florida announced this week that an undercover operation led to 89 human and sex trafficking-related arrests, resulting in more than 1,200 separate felony charges. A Hillsborough County Sheriff vehicle as seen in a file photo. Google Maps via The Epoch Times The […]

IRGC Says Iran, Not US, Will Determine War’s End As Trump Threatens Strikes ’20 Times Harder’ If Hormuz Transit Blocked Summary: Pentagon claims “winning”: After ten days into Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth lists objectives that include destroying Iran’s missile infrastructure, defense industry, navy, and ensuring Tehran is “permanently” denied nuclear weapons. Trump’s mixed messaging as war could end […]

After 144 Years In New Jersey, Exxon Asks Shareholders To Back Texas Move To Cut Litigation Risks Whether it is Chevron, Tesla, Oracle, Caterpillar, CBRE, Fisher Investments, and/or an expanding roster of other major companies, corporate America has spent the better part of the post-Covid era shifting headquarters to Texas for one simple reason: the state offers a much more business-friendly environment than left-leaning blue […]

ADP Signals Best Job Gains In Almost 4 Months, As BLS Payrolls Plunged For the four weeks ending February 21, 2026, ADP reports that private employers added an average of 15,500 jobs a week.  Employment gains reached their highest since Thanksgiving week last year, holding steady in February after five straight weeks of strengthening.  This positive labor market signal stands in the face of last week’s surprised plunge in […]

Futures Slide, Reversing Overnight Gains As “Off-Ramp Optimism” Fades S&P futures are unchanged this morning, but approaching session low, following Trump comments that appeared to be the first signs of an off-ramp which however were followed by renewed fighting in the Middle East. While the risk is of re-escalation, JPMorgan writes that we are “seeing a global unwind of war-related trades as the market awaits additional news […]

Diversity Wars: Pro-Palestine Watermelon Mural Triggers Black Community In Richmond Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In Richmond, Virginia, a pro-Palestine mural has sparked massive backlash from Black residents, who have taken offense to the watermelon in the image, suggesting it recalls degrading stereotypes of the Jim Crow era. The mural, splashed across a building at the intersection of Brookland […]

As Trade Growth Surged, Goldman’s One-Delta Desk-Head Asks “Is China Done Exporting Deflation?” China’s trade growth accelerated sharply in January-February (exports: +21.8% yoy, imports: +19.8% yoy) and came in well above consensus expectations, prompting Goldman’s Rich Privorotsky to ask: Rebounding aggressively. China exports were strong and CPI came in hot earlier in the week, prompting the question: is China done exporting […]

Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over ‘Supply-Chain Risk’ Designation As White House Preps EO To Disentangle Update: A top Pentagon official sees little chance of resuming negotiations with Anthropic over military use of its AI tools after the company launched their lawsuit.  On Monday, under secretary of defense for research and engineering said that the lawsuit was an ‘expected reaction’ and that the company’s move wouldn’t alter the […]

Record Childhood Obesity Surge Puts MAHA Health Goals In Focus Childhood obesity in the United States has reached its highest recorded level, renewing debate over school meals, physical activity, nutrition policy and the role of weight-loss medications for young people, according to The Hill. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more than 1 in 5 children and teenagers were obese between 2021 and 2023, up […]

UK Govt Plots Another X Shutdown Over Grok’s “Offensive” Roasts Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The UK government under Keir Starmer is once again eyeing a total ban on X, this time claiming Grok’s ability to spit out “insults” and “offensive language” poses a dire threat. But as users on the platform point out, this is just another excuse to silence dissent against the regime. Fresh reports reveal […]

Trump Threatens Harder Strikes If Iran Hits Global Oil Supply, Pledges US ‘Excursion’ Nearly Complete Summary: Trump pledges Iran ‘excursion’ going to be ended soon, but warned “Iran will be hit harder” if it starts up again, or if Tehran targets global global oil supplies. When asked by reporter, Trump refuses to say if new Ayatollah has a target on his back. Trump tells Republican conference it is going to be a […]

Sheikhspeare Authored by James Alexander via DailySceptic.org, Hegel said everything important in world history happens twice. Marx added, grimly: “The first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” And here is my thrupenny bit. Everything important said by anyone in world history is said twice: the first time as farcical observation, the second as academic argument. As evidence I submit the following. A few weeks ago I […]

Coal Prices Surge As Energy Shock Forces Power Plant Fuel Switching In Exposed Countries Asian benchmark Newcastle coal prices jumped more than 9% to $150/ton (as per BBG data) at the start of the week, as energy flows across the Gulf area remain disrupted and transit through the Strait of Hormuz has significantly slowed. The rise in coal prices is being driven by a broader energy shock, with surging gas prices making coal a more […]

London Museum Hides Portrait Behind Cloth To “Reclaim” Caribbean History Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In yet another brazen attempt to erase history, the London Museum Docklands has half-covered a portrait of 18th-century merchant Beeston Long with Madras cloth, all in the name of “reclaim[ing] Caribbean history.” This symbolic shrouding targets Long’s investments in Jamaican plantations, turning a piece of […]

Gulf Firms Seek Millions In Political Violence Coverage Amid Rising Tensions Companies across the Gulf are rushing to purchase political violence insurance as regional fighting intensifies, seeking protection for major infrastructure and commercial properties against the growing risk of attacks and collateral damage, according to FT. Insurers and brokers say they have received hundreds of inquiries in recent days from asset owners […]

“How Can Women Trust The System If Gang-Rapists Can’t Be Deported?” – Meloni Rages Against Italian Judiciary Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sharply criticized judicial decisions blocking the detention of migrants transferred to Albania, citing the case of a Moroccan rapist with a long criminal record whom authorities say they cannot detain or deport after he applied for […]

Humanity Crossed A Threshold, And Most Of Us Scrolled Past It Authored by Kay Rubacek via The Epoch Times, Something happened last week that most people scrolled past. Two Amazon data centers in the United Arab Emirates were struck during Iran’s retaliation for U.S. military action. Another facility in Bahrain was reportedly damaged after a drone landed nearby. The earlier strikes that triggered the retaliation were said to […]

Suspected Missile Fuel Precursor Materials Sail From China To Iran, Even As US Bombs Fall A pair of cargo ships tied to a sanctioned Iranian state shipping line have quietly departed a Chinese chemical hub and are now sailing toward Iran carrying what analysts suspect is missile fuel precursor, according to fresh Washington Post analysis of ship-tracking data and satellite imagery. The vessels have been identified as Shabdis and […]

22 Pounds: The Weight Of A Million Dollars Via WatchesOfEspionage.com, Watches as Tools of Money Laundering and Illicit Finance Luxury timepieces are one of the most effective mediums to move illicit funds around the globe and a tool to integrate those ill-gotten gains into the financial system.  Transnational criminal networks, terrorists, narcotraffickers and corrupt politicians have used watches to launder money as a part of […]

With World Seemingly At War, DARPA Finds Time To Unveil The X-76 Before Operation Epic Fury began, corporate media published a few very concerning headlines: Fast forward to Monday afternoon: Operation Epic Fury against Iran has entered its 10th day. Jared Cohen, President of Global Affairs and Co-Head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, warned investors on the GS Weekend Macro Call that regional spillover risks worldwide were […]

“Legacy Of Imbeciles”: Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water-Shortage Catastrophe Submitted by Dylan Baddour via Inside Climate News (emphasis ours), The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation’s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in Texas and beyond. Without […]

Five Iran Women Soccer Players Defect In Australia, Trump Urges Immediate Asylum  The ongoing Iran war is a rare modern conflict where warring powers can in an unprecedented manner (generally-speaking in terms of the modern age) address each other directly over social media. For example Iranian top official accounts are busy trying to troll Washington in defiance, even as the US bombs fall. “9 days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil […]

FBI Obtains Election Records From Arizona Senate Authored by Petr Svab via The Epoch Times, The FBI has collected a large volume of Arizona election records from the state’s Senate as part of a grand jury investigation. The subpoena indicates a broader scope of the investigation into irregularities in the 2020 election. The records pertain to the Arizona State Senate’s 2020 audit of Maricopa County, according to a March 9 X […]

Security Fears Suddenly Emerge Over Trump’s Visit To China President Donald Trump’s forthcoming high-stakes visit to China will be restricted to Beijing alone due to both a demanding schedule and heightened security concerns, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. “Unfortunately, his schedule is very tight. There is no room to squeeze in a visit to a second city,” one source told the SCMP. “While the […]

From Redcoats To Robots: AI Is Challenging Our Republic’s Future Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, thousands of workers are receiving pink slips. They are not being let go due to inflation or outsourcing to foreign countries. To the contrary, they are being fired because booming sectors of the economy no longer need them. Indeed, it is an economy that may need fewer and fewer humans. Amazon this week announced further job […]