China Preps For War: Spy Balloon Belies Much Larger Economic Warning Signs

What Does The End Of OPEC Mean For The Iran War And Global Energy Prices? Did the UAE just trigger a once in a century shift in global energy markets?  The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday said it was quitting OPEC by May 1st after 60 years as a member, dealing a blow to the cartel ​as the Iran war exposes discord among Gulf nations and Iran. The exit of the UAE, one of the group's biggest producers with 15% of total exports, weakens ‌OPEC's control over global oil supplies and widens...

House Effort To End Trump's Iran War Fails By One Vote: Guess The Lone GOP Dissenter Two parallel war-related votes in the House and Senate reveal growing dismay and political fractures over President Trump's Iran war, as the Strait of Hormuz remains locked down and ceasefire still seems distant. The Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to reject a resolution ordering the White House to end the war with Iran, as Memorial Day approaches and Americans are anxious over gas prices and general rising costs at the grocery store. The vote was 213-214, almost entirely...

Cars Are Fast Becoming Dystopian Prison Pods... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The surveillance state has found its newest frontier: your car’s dashboard. What used to be a symbol of American freedom and independence is rapidly morphing into a high-tech cage that watches your every move and can override your decisions at will. In a widely shared post on X, users detailed complaints pouring in about Subaru’s upgraded AI ‘EyeSight’ system now featured on the latest models.  Drivers report the system pouncing on brief glances away from the road – while Biden-era federal mandates...