China has clapped back at the United States after its ridiculous announcement that sanctions and tariffs of up to 500% would be levied against Russia if it didn’t stop the war with Ukraine in 50 days. Beijing says that the proposed tariffs are actually “illegal.” The U.S. is also taking another economic war to the next level by even threatening to enact such egregious tariffs on another country. China added that the illegal unilateral sanctions” will actually undermine efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict. Unfortunately, it is not at all difficult to see where this is going. Issuing this kind…
Author: Tommy Grant
For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like LSD and ecstasy should be approved for Americans grappling with depression, trauma and other hard-to-treat conditions.A presidential administration finally seems to agree.“This line of therapeutics has tremendous advantage if given in a clinical setting and we are working very hard to make sure that happens within 12 months,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently told members of Congress.His suggested timeline for green-lighting psychedelic therapy surprised even the most bullish supporters of the drugs. And it comes as psychedelics are making inroads…
PTR has just launched its new 3D-printed, purposely porous VENT Spiritus 5.56i suppressor.PTR Industries has just expanded its VENT suppressor line with the Spiritus 5.56i. It has many of the same features that made the .30-caliber VENT 1 so great, but now in a more compact package that’s optimized for 5.56 NATO.Made of 3D-printed Inconel and featuring PTR’s patented Purposely Induced Porosity, the Spiritus 5.56i is strong, heat resistant, lightweight (15.75 ounces without adaptor) and quiet for its small size (6.01 inches long, 1.625 inches in diameter). The Purposely Induced Porosity also helps to reduce back pressure since it allows…
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division are swapping out cannon artillery for rockets as the division continues to transform its capabilities to meet new challenges.Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans, 25th ID commander, told reports in a call Tuesday that fielding had begun and would take place over the next six weeks. Soldiers will receive 16 High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems, replacing much of the division’s cannon artillery.But not all the cannons will go away. They’ve consolidated cannon artillery into a single battalion of two batteries of 105mm and one battery of 155mm artillery, officials said.Cannon crew members will train and transition…
For the second day, Israel has conducted strikes on a Syrian city, vowing to protect the Druze minority. The Druze minority is an ethnoreligious group with origins tracing back to a 10th-century offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. Israel Threatens New Syrian Regime Forces With Fire The upsurge in violence underlines the challenges facing interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has struggled to assert control over the area near the Israeli border since toppling Bashar al-Assad in December. According to a report by Reuters, Israel, which has struck Syria several times in the name of protecting the Druze, carried out its…
This article was originally published by G. Calder at The Exposé. A recording has surfaced in which Donald Trump says he threatened Russia and China with military action. The audio, which apparently captures Trump telling donors that he warned major world leaders of consequences they would face if crossing geopolitical lines, is now circulating worldwide. Amidst speculation about its authenticity, it’s impossible to ignore the public and diplomatic ramifications of such a recording. Is it just another excerpt of Trump’s usual bravado – or the brewing of further global conflict? What Trump Said Published by CNN and cited in an…
House Armed Services Committee members passed their initial draft of the annual defense authorization bill Tuesday after a day of debates regarding potential censures of Pentagon leadership and President Donald Trump’s national security policies, with Republicans ultimately rejecting any Democratic-led reprimands. The move comes less than a week after Senate Armed Services Committee members passed their own version of the bill, which sets defense policies and budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. The legislation has been passed annually by Congress for more than six consecutive decades, despite increasing partisan tensions in recent years. The House panel’s passage — by…
LOS ANGELES — The Pentagon said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, accounting for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.Roughly 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines have been in the city since early June. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the 60-day deployment to end suddenly, nor was it immediately clear how long the rest of the troops would stay in the region.In late June, the top military commander in charge of troops deployed to LA had asked…
As much of world celebrated the 80th anniversary of V-E Day on May 8, white smoke emanated from the Sistine Chapel, marking another momentous occasion: The Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope — becoming the first American to fill the role.It was not the first time a member of the Prevost family was part of history in the making.Among those men who gave us entrance into Europe in 1944 was Louis M. Prevost, Pope Leo XIV’s father. At 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 140 pounds, the diminutive 23-year-old was serving aboard LST-286, tasked with landing the…
Unlike a regular flood, a flash flood occurs suddenly, often catching people off guard and bringing a wall of water often filled with debris. Flash flooding often accompanies heavy rainfall, but what makes a flash flood dangerous is that it can often travel long distances to locations where no rain is apparent. It typically occurs where the ground isn’t able to absorb all the rainfall either due to previous precipitation, a recent wildfire stripping the land of vegetation, and even the hard surfaces of asphalt and concrete in cities. Flash floods can also occur due to dam or levee breaks, sending…