Oil Rises As Three More Warships, Thousands Of Marines Dispatched To Mideast; Trump Blasts 'Paper Tiger' NATO

Slouching Toward Peace With Washington In Good-Cop/Bad-Cop Mode Authored by James Howard Kunstler, ". . .They are running the Accords logic to its conclusion: every adversary becomes a counterparty, every conflict becomes a deal, every closed economy becomes an investable market." - Patrick Wood That squawking you hear is Iran getting dragged kicking and screaming out of its jihad delirium into something that might look like reality-based relations with the rest of the world. They have to loudly declare that it’s not happening, even as it’s happening, to gaslight their own home...

Billionaire Democrat Donor Who Bankrolled Swalwell Breaks Silence After Surprise Arrest Billionaire and Democrat donor Stephen Cloobeck was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles on suspicion of felony charges of attempting to prevent or dissuade a victim or witness from testifying after a warrant was issued for his arrest.  Cloobeck, founder of Diamond Resorts - who until recently was a major financial supporter of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D) failed campaign for California governor, was booked into custody in West Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records. He was later released on $300,000...

US Gas Prices Hit Highest Level In 4 Years, Analyst Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The average price for a gallon of gasoline hit its highest level in four years on Tuesday as the cost of a barrel of oil remains elevated amid the conflict with Iran, according to a prominent analyst. Customers pump gas at a gas station in Miami on April 13, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The national average price for a gallon of gas was $4.17, “the highest level since 2022,” and surpassed the...