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Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir said on Wednesday that Israel cannot stop destroying homes in southern Lebanon despite the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding that calls for an end to Israel’s war in the country. “Israel cannot stop the demolition of houses in southern Lebanon. We simply cannot stop, that’s all,” Ben Gvir […]

What's Really Going On? UK Government Announces Mass Stockpile Order, Wargames Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The British government is preparing to tell ordinary people a blunt message: the state is not coming to save you. Households will be urged to stockpile long-life food, bottled water, essential medicines and even wind-up radios as part of a new national resilience campaign launching later this year. At the same time, ministers have confirmed Operation Albiston Shadow - the largest home defence wargame exercise in decades - will take place in 2027, testing responses...

Silt, Anchovies, And Economic Disaster Authored by Matt Badiali via DailyReckoning.com, Silt and anchovy scales. Sometimes the greatest scientific discoveries start with the simplest things. Today, meteorologists are worried about a severe global event. It’s part of an atmospheric pattern that wasn’t recognized until the late 1960’s. But it has had major economic impact over the decades. And it will have an impact this year if it’s as bad as predicted. But the story starts with marine mud and frustrated fishermen. Geologists saw something odd in sediment cores taken off the West coast of South...