Operation Ajax (1953): The CIA’s Template—and Warnings for Today

The Final Battle For Your Mind Authored by Casey Fleming via The Epoch Times, Your phone buzzes. A notification lights up your screen—an article, a meme, a fun video, a flash sale, or the latest trend. It feels harmless, even entertaining. Just another moment in the endless rhythm of digital life. But beneath the surface lies something far more sinister. The seemingly trivial event is part of a quiet, persistent system designed to influence something deeply personal: your mind. U.S. intelligence agencies have made the scope of this issue increasingly clear. Certain...

Peter Thiel Makes $76 Million Bet On Argentina's Top Shale Exporter Amid Milei Reforms Vista Energy SAB's American depositary receipts are up 5% Monday on news that Peter Thiel's hedge fund disclosed a $76 million stake in Argentina's largest oil exporter. Thiel Macro LLC reported owning almost 1.2 million shares of Vista at the end of the second quarter, valued at about $76 million. This was the fund's second-largest disclosed holding after Amazon. Thiel, the co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, has deepened his ties to Argentina. He recently bought a home in...

Ukraine, U.S. Draft Defense Deal To Supercharge America's Kamikaze Drone Production U.S. and Ukrainian officials have drafted a memorandum that could open a formal channel for Kiev to export battle-tested war technology to the U.S., while also easing the path for U.S. defense firms to form joint ventures with Ukrainian "war unicorns" to mass-produce low-cost, one-way attack drones. The report comes from CBS News, citing three sources familiar with the matter, who say U.S. State Department officials and Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olha Stefanishyna, are working...