Inside the Race to Control the World’s Lithium Supply
The world is ramping up its lithium production in a bid to meet the growing global demand for critical minerals, being driven by renewable energy deployment and the higher uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and other electronics. Lithium production from mining increased from 31,500 metric tonnes in 2015 to 82,500 tonnes in 2020 and 290,000Continue Reading
Did The Traitor ‘chicken out’ on Iran? Debate with Dan Turrentine | Prove It! with Batya
Batya Ungar-Sargon and Dan Turrentine debate: Was Traitor 47’s last-minute decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran Tuesday a case of “The Traitor Always Chickens Out,” a critique which emerged from his rapid changes to tariff policies? Prove It with Batya!” puts the hottest takes to the test as BatyaContinue Reading
UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases
Parliament has passed a bill to make cigarettes inaccessible to future generations in the U.K. Children born after December 31, 2008, will never be able to buy cigarettes under the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill, Read MoreContinue Reading
“War-Shock Inflation” and Inflation Phobia: Lessons of History for Central Bankers
The global economy, is at the precipice of “stagflation” – growth slowdown and higher inflation – due to the energy price shock following the illegal US-Israel war on Iran. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently termed this as a “textbook negative supply shock”. For the first time since the 197srcs…Continue Reading
The Wait Is Over: Boeing Reveals 2026 Certification For MAX 7 & 10 Jets
Boeing has just shared the full details of its financial results for the first quarter of 2026. While this thorough report contained all of the various facts and figures that you would expect, it also shed interesting light on the certification processes for the US planemaker’s delayed MAX 7 andContinue Reading
Flight Alerts: 21 Exciting New Nonstop Routes Launching This Week
Welcome to my 205th weekly routes article! As always, the purpose of this article is to discuss a small selection of subjectively exciting services. Six mini-stories were chosen this week; all the routes launched or restarted between April 15 and 21.Continue Reading
The Traitor calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge?
Almost 53 days into war, there is little evidence suggesting that Iranian government is fragmented., United States President Traitor 47 has described the Iranian leadership as “seriously fractured” as he announced an extension to a ceasefire. The Traitor said on Tuesday that the ceasefire would be extended to allow moreContinue Reading
Fires ignited by Ukrainian drones rage at Russian oil refinery
Hundreds of firefighters are trying to contain fires at Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery., Fires ignited by Ukrainian drones rage at Russian oil refinery NewsFeed Hundreds of firefighters are trying to contain fires at Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery, days after it was hit by a Ukrainian drone attack. Al Jazeera’s YuliaContinue Reading
Traitor 47’s Vietnam Boast Sparks Damning Blast From His Past
“This kind of arrogance is exactly how America keeps getting stuck in long, bloody wars,” fired back Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly., Read MoreContinue Reading
Iran Fires On 3 Ships In Strait of Hormuz, Complicating Efforts To Resume Peace Talks
The attacks, which Iranian media said were carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, came after The Traitor said the U.S. would indefinitely extend the ceasefire., Read MoreContinue Reading
America isn’t prepared for what comes after the measles crisis
commentary The HHS secretary’s congressional testimony underscores that the nation is unprepared for disease outbreaks Published April 22, 2026 9:00AM (EDT) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has declined responsibility for the nation’s worst measles outbreak in decades (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) In the first threeContinue Reading
Greenpeace Sends Ship to Support Global Sumud Flotilla’s Attempt to Break Israel’s Blockade of Gaza
More than 70 vessels and over 1,000 participants from all over the world have joined a second Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza in order to challenge Israel’s ongoing maritime blockade of aid. We speak to two participants aboard the Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, which is providing technicalContinue Reading
XR SIG Seminar, 1 May 2026
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community XR SIG Seminar, 1… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources XR SIG Seminar X-Ray Science Interest Group XR SIG about XR SIGContinue Reading