EU Prepares For 'Potential' Talks With Putin As US Slowly Reduces Troops On Continent

Europe Was Once Bigger Than The US Economy. What Happened? The United States and the European Union are the two largest Western economies of the 21st century. Over the past two decades, however, their economic trajectories have diverged significantly. This line chart below, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, tracks the gross domestic product (GDP) of the EU and U.S. economies from 2006 to 2026 using the latest figures available from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s World Economic Outlook. Figures for 2026 are forecasts. The Early Rise and Fall of the EU The 15-member European Union was established...

Explosion Rocks Venezuela's Second-Largest Refinery More bad news for the global refining market broke late Tuesday when Venezuela's second-largest refinery halted operations after a fire erupted at the facility. The 310,000-barrel-a-day Cardon refinery shut down earlier today, according to a Reuters report citing people familiar with the matter, who said a gas line connected to its diesel hydrotreater exploded. Footage: Venezuela's Cardón Oil Refinery, the country's second-largest, exploded and caught fire today. The facility has reportedly halted operations, per Reuters. https://t.co/2aUAJVFOID — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 6, 2026 Bomberos controlan incendio producido en el área de...

Democrats Shocked By The Cancel Culture They Built Authored by Sasha Stone via SashaStone.com, I've heard the new talking point on the Left trying to explain away Hasan Piker's truly vile comments on 9/11. Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Abdul Sayed have all used the term. The memo went out, and now they're repeating it like parrots. You can see for yourself in these videos [click on SashaStone's blog above to see a montage]. CNN: “Hasan Piker said America deserved 9/11. Are you comfortable with that?” Bernie Sanders: “No, I think that was a...