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Bulgarian Village Terror Threat

In the Bulgarian village of Bezmer, residents were on high alert after two US Air Force refuelling aircraft, KC-135 Stratotankers, took off from the nearby airbase. The planes had been stationed in Bulgaria to aid Washington's war on Iran…

Billionaire Wealth Tax Proposal

Gabriel Zucman, an economist who teaches at Berkeley, has spent over 15 years studying the world's wealthiest individuals and their tactics for avoiding taxes. He has analyzed how they use countries like Luxembourg and the British Virgin…

Congressional Budget Deal

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NYC Event Sparks Controversy

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim and Indian American, expressed opposition to an upcoming event in Manhattan featuring Mohan Bhagwat, the leader of the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The RSS is the…

LGBT Rights in Singapore

Josh Blackman, a contributor to Reason.com, suggests that there is a growing separation between advocacy groups focused on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) issues and those focused on transgender (T) rights. He notes that the pairing of…

Nakba Exhibit Controversy Canada

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights' board was divided over a new exhibit on the Palestinian Nakba, with some members concerned it would damage the institution's reputation and hurt fundraising efforts. Despite these concerns, management…

Trump's Military Order Controversy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled top military commanders in early 2025 about potentially cutting the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response (CHMR) program. Despite initially believing that senior officers would support his view that…

ICE Demands Voter Database Access

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking a federal contractor to provide access to the country's voter registration and voter history data. According to procurement records, ICE aims to use this data to help detect fraud…

Philippine Defense Upgrades

The Philippines plans to use drones as a force multiplier to boost its asymmetric defense capabilities. The Department of National Defence has proposed a budget of 50 billion pesos (US$810 million) for military modernization in 2027, a 25%…

Texas Politics Shifts

Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight, is launching a new podcast called "Still Counting" with his former colleagues Galen Druke and Clare Malone. The podcast, produced by Crooked Media, will debut in September. In other news, James…

Election Voter Fraud Case

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) announced that a software error in the state's Motor Vehicle Commission resulted in the registration of approximately 6,600 people to vote, despite their claims that they were not U.S. citizens…

North Korea Diplomacy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key party meeting focused on economic development in Pyongyang, where he criticized the country's economic guidance organs for inefficiencies. The meeting was held on Tuesday and reviewed progress in…