The Permanent Distortion Theory

More Than 450 TSA Agents Have Quit During DHS Shutdown Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), More than 450 Transportation Security Administration agents have quit since the start of the partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. Travelers wait in long security lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 23, 2026. Ronaldo Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images The partial shutdown has been ongoing since March 15, when funding for the agency lapsed without additional funding in place.  Lauren Bis, acting assistant secretary for Public Affairs at...

Debbie Dupes Dallas: Porn Legends Clone Themselves With AI To Keep Raking It In Long After Retiring Worn-out porn stars have found a fresh way to keep raking in the cash long after they've aged out of the business, according to a new report from WIRED. Joi.com OhChat, a British startup that lets adult creators clone themselves with AI, has inked deals with Lisa Ann and Cherie DeVille to license their likenesses on the platform, basically creating a digital version of them in every possible way that can churn out custom sex...

How The Iranian Regime Destroyed Its Economy... Long Before The War Authored by Daniel Lacalle, As negotiations edge towards a ceasefire, Tehran is trying to blame the country’s economic collapse on the war and foreign pressure. Yet the data tell a different story: Iran’s economy was already structurally broken before the war. Years of ideological policymaking, institutionalised corruption, and the militarisation of the economy have caused Iran’s economic ruin.  Iran has been in a state of permanent economic emergency since at least 2018. Official inflation has remained above 40% year after year, destroying the country’s middle...