Luke Gromen on the Strait of Hormuz and Supply Chain Collapse

Bitcoin & The Clash Of Two Inexorable Realities Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, Two inexorable realities have come into sharpened focus over the last month or so. Both are themes we have been exploring and monitoring – one, since practically the very beginning of this service, the other, over the last year or so. The first is the unsustainable nature of the global monetary system: we are not unique in calling that out – it’s practically a trope and has been for a long time. The other is the existential necessity to win the new...

Judge Orders Trump Admin To Reopen 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to open registration for the 2027 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program by Nov. 1. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta of the Southern District of California requires the State Department to announce the registration period no later than midnight ET Oct. 29, open a 30-day electronic entry window by midnight Nov. 1, and notify selectees by midnight Dec. 3. The department must accept...

Interest In Politics Often Ranks Low Interest in politics varies among countries and for many of the 34 nations surveyed by Statista Consumer Insights between April 2025 and March 2026, politics was in the bottom half of the most frequently named personal interests out of 18 surveyed. The topic ranked lowest in India (16 out of 18), Malaysia (16) and Saudi Arabia (16). As Statista's Anna Fleck shows in the chart below, the share of respondents naming politics as an interest also varied between countries where it ranked similarly. You will find more infographics...