Report: CENTCOM ‘Locked Down’ Investigation Into Strikes on Iranian School

Here's Why the US Manufacturing Surveys Are Diverging So Dramatically... Update (1015ET): As we noted below, there was a significant divergence between the two manufacturing surveys for July... which is not that unusual, and also an odd divergence between falling inflation expectations and universally rising commodity prices. Based on the responses to the ISM survey, we may have found the answer... and it's a familiar one in this bifurcated economy... Green ones from AI, semiconductor, electronics and machinery firms report strong demand from AI data centers, chips and defense. Red ones from metals,...

Venezuela Oil Exports Hit 7-Year High Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Venezuela’s oil exports inched up from April to hit a fresh seven-year high in May as shipments to the United States and India continued to rise. Venezuela exported an estimated 1.25 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil in May, up by 0.7% compared to April’s 1.23 million bpd exports and a massive 61% jump compared to May 2025, according to ship-tracking and vessel-loading data reviewed by Reuters. Venezuela has been steadily increasing its oil exports since the U.S. took control over...

Ideological Insanity Has Gotten Way Way Worse In The UK... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A major exam board has now signed off on gender-neutral language in GCSE French, Spanish and German exams – despite the terms being completely alien to how those languages are actually spoken in their home countries. The move, buried in new specifications for 2026 exams, hands students the green light to ditch standard masculine and feminine forms in favour of made-up “inclusive” pronouns, nouns and adjectives. Yes, you read that right. They’re letting students make up their...