US Retail Sales Jumped Most In 8 Months In February

"Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!" Shakespeare's Birthplace To Be "Decolonized" Authored by Jonathan Turley, In Hamlet, William Shakespeare famously wrote, “To thine own self be true.” The problem is when others want to present a different “truth” long after you are gone. Shakespeare is under an unrelenting attack in the United Kingdom from trigger warnings to censoring his prose. Now, Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust has announced that it will “de-colonise” the Bard. In the name of creating “a more inclusive museum experience,” the Trust is moving away from Western perspectives to avoid the dangers of “white...

Iran Threatens Region-Wide Infrastructure 'Obliteration' As Trump's 48-Hour Ultimatum Ticks Down, Mass Casualties In Southern Israel Summary Iran vows regional and US infrastructure will be "irreversibly destroyed" in response to Trump's 48-hour timeline to open Hormuz or else Iranian power plants will be obliterated. Iran announces imposition a $2 million transit fee on 'non-enemy' ships wishing to transit strait. Unprecedented damage and many dozens of casualties in Israel's south after tit-for-tat strikes on areas with nuclear plants. Reports of US prepping diplomatic offramp plan but Iran says expanding war has effectively shut the door; Bessent says "50 days" of...

Somali Fallout: US Treasury Will Pay Snitches Up To 30% On Fraud, Money Laundering Prosecutions On the heels of all that Somali fraud in Minnesota, the US Treasury Department on Friday launched a new portal where people can report suspected fraud, money laundering and sanctions violations.  Snitchin' Bubbles from The Wire According to officials, tips should be submitted with supporting documents. "FinCEN’s Office of the Whistleblower is accepting tips involving violations and conspiracies related to the Bank Secrecy Act, U.S. sanctions programs, and several other laws critical to safeguarding the U.S. financial system...