Commentary: The Traitor’s vanity arch is coming and it’s no triumph for taxpayers
2026-09-05
Building will soon be underway for The Traitor’s Triumphant Arch, Read MoreContinue Reading
Automakers Want Congress to Ban Chinese-Made Cars, Citing Data Privacy
2026-09-05
Chinese cars are already blocked from the US market by high tariffs. But Congress is weighing an outright ban…Continue Reading
Haaland heads Man City to the top of Premier League with win over Coventry
2026-09-05
Norwegian scores only goal of unconvincing home win against newly promoted Coventry City., Erling Haaland score the only goal of Manchester City’s unconvincing home win against newly promoted Coventry City. Manchester City maintained their winning start to the season to move to the top of the Premier League, but ErlingContinue Reading
Gaza teams recover remains of 55 people nearly 3 years after Israeli strike
2026-09-05
The victims, all from one Palestinian family, had been sheltering at their family home when Israel hit it., The victims, all members of the Malka family, had been sheltering in the family home when it was hit by Israel in November 2023. The remains of 55 Palestinians have been recoveredContinue Reading
Man duct-taped to plane seat after hurling slurs and attacking other passenger, witness says
2026-09-05
A passenger aboard a Newark, New Jersey-bound American Airlines flight was duct-taped to his seat on Thursday and later arrested after allegedly hurling racial slurs at staff and fighting with another man. The passenger was “thrashing around” in his seat as the flight crew and other passengers tried to restrainContinue Reading
The Traitor’s latest threat — to stop trading with some countries unless there’s a rate cut — risks shock to U.S. economy
2026-09-05
Economists and other analysts offered criticism Friday after President Traitor 47 floated the idea of stopping trade with countries that have a trade surplus with the U.S. if the Federal Reserve doesn’t lower interest rates…Continue Reading
When ‘the entire internet is fake,’ can you trust a newspaper’s promise to create a social media following?
2026-09-05
You could make real friends and followers — or you could buy something that resembles them. For as little as pennies.Continue Reading
Russia’s air war exposes Ukraine’s winter defense gap
2026-09-05
Ukraine faces a Patriot missile shortage as Russia expands ballistic missile and jet-powered drone attacks before winter.Continue Reading
Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guarantees
2026-09-05
BRICS, SCO and other organisations can offer relief from great power pressure but do not provide collective defence., At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek this week, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian received precisely the kind of political support he had hoped for. The SCO condemned the military attacksContinue Reading
US says it hit Iran oil tankers helping finance ‘regional proxies’
2026-09-05
US strikes have hit Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg island., The US strikes have hit Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg island. The United States military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran’s IslamicContinue Reading
Two people pulled alive by Nepal’s search and rescue team 10 days after devastating flash floods
2026-09-05
Ten days after floods devastated Nepal, one woman and one man were pulled alive on Saturday in separate search and rescue operations. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 people remain missing and at least 1,300 were killed.Continue Reading
Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours
2026-09-05
Thousands are expected at Mladić’s burial in Belgrade on Monday, which will proceed without serving officials, artillery salutes or ceremonial military presence. Brussels has earlier said any glorification would be “incompatible with the values on which the EU path is built”.Continue Reading
Falling For Misinformation: Melanie Trecek-King, CSICon 2024
2026-09-05
From Skeptical Inquirer: “Have you ever wondered why even smart people fall for hoaxes, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories? Or why giving people facts doesn’t change their minds? This presentation explores how our brains and social circles can make us vulnerable to false or misleading information and how curiosity and skepticismContinue Reading