President Trump has set up a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged false mortgage statements, a formal process that could support her removal after the Supreme Court blocked an earlier attempt.Fox News reported that the Trump administration released a notice dated Oct. 7, 2026, creating the panel and scheduling an in-person hearing for Nov. 5 at the White House. The move gives Cook a structured chance to answer the same accusations Trump has cited for more than a year. Three White House staffers sit on the committee, including National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett.…
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Some time ago I warned about the unsustainable overinvestment in AI data centers. Each of the AI corporations is dependent on commitments from other AI corporations. One was dependent on a purchase dependent on the purchaser securing funding depending on the funding source’s acquisitions or service sales, and so on. It is a circle that can break at any point. Now Bloomberg reports “The sudden plunge in demand for a Nvidia-backed data center company’s initial public offering is revealing fresh cracks in the AI funding boom.” Moreover, AI is socially and economically destructive as it makes human labor valueless instead…
It is now abundantly obvious that the FOMC and its clumsy rate-pegging and credit printing tools are not remotely fit for purpose. The real impact is dramatically displayed in the graph below. It shows that after 1987 the growth rate of household assets relative to earned income (i.e. excluding transfer payments) took off like a bat out of hell. Indeed, as shown in the graph during the heyday of the 1950s through 1987, the nominal value of household assets tracked the growth of earned income almost in lockstep, with the ratio relatively flat through the 37-year period, posting at 5.8X…
In my book, Psychopathic Authoritarianism: A Disease of the Soul, I examine the question about why do Psychopathic Authoritarians continue to rise to power across time and culture? I also explore if there is a way to interrupt this pattern? In Part 1, I examine the leader follower dynamics and apply what psychologists call the Dark Tetrad of Sadism, Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy, along with fear and control on a systemic level. This examination reveals the underlying mechanisms of Psychopathic Authoritarianism. In Part 2, I look at psychological mechanisms of control that are utilized and exploited by authoritarians. Here I…
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”—Mark 8:36 What happens when a system of total control encounters something it cannot control? This is the question that Pax Silica raises. Pax Silica is a U.S.-led initiative launched in December 2025 to organize a coalition of “trusted partners” around the control of semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and critical minerals. It is not a treaty. It is a hub-and-spoke network of bilateral agreements. The goal is to credential every shipment, price every AI transaction in dollars, and determine who can buy and…
This is a brutal but factual description of a government that has sold out its people for greed and power. If anything, it is an understatement of the Ruler’s depravity. The rulers are the Parasitic Super-Rich Ruling Class (PSRRC) consisting of wealthy families, billionaires, and the Jewish Lobby. I use the constitutional definition of Treason, giving aid and comfort to enemies of the United States, which defines Illegal Invaders and Zionist Israel. Jews started and financed Communism (Marx, Hess, Engels, Lexenburg, et al.). The purported association of Jews with Communism was one reason Hitler is said to hate Jews. Today, many…
You can tell a lot about a person by the friends he cherishes, and you can intuit much about how a writer thinks on one topic by how he thinks on another, related topic. This surmise is not always true in every case, but I think it applies in a great majority of situations. Tell me what a person—a distinguished author, a political leader, a cultural icon—believes, his perspective, on this or that significant historical event and you can usually gather a valid impression of his worldview and overarching philosophy. A few years back I created my own measure, my…
ERIE, Pa.—A man whose toddler was among eight people killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, said Sunday that the gunman was a grandfather who never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary.“I think that was a front for him,” Julius Windham said as he stood at a memorial to victims of Friday’s shooting, including his 1-year-old daughter Amarianna, her pregnant mother and the woman’s 5-year-old son and unborn baby.“Him every day, him smiling and being just — you would think of nothing like that would happen,” Windham said.The 45-year-old gunman took his own life. Authorities have not released…
President Donald Trump reacts after speaking at a Columbus Day celebration in the East Room of the White House on Oct. 9, 2026. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty ImagesA federal judge on Oct. 11 issued a temporary restraining order barring the White House from airing the remaining slots of taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies and achievements.U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon said the motion filed by watchdog group Common Cause, candidate for Alabama State House Robert Hunter, and Service Employees International Union 32BJ and its political action committee had the legal standing to challenge the…
Unconfirmed Reports: Syria May Send Troops to Yemen To Help Saudi Arabia Fight Ansar Allah Syria is considering sending troops, including foreign fighters, to Yemen to assist Saudi Arabia in its war against Ansar Allah, according to reports published Oct. 7 by Reuters and Axios. Neither the Syrian nor the Saudi government has publicly confirmed the reports, which rely on unnamed U.S. officials. Any military cooperation, the statement said, happens “only through official channels and existing bilateral frameworks.” Reuters Report: Saudi Request for Syrian Forces Reuters reported that Syria is carefully considering providing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia…
VP Vance: Trump Administration Suspends Tech Giants From Green Card Program Amid Visa Fraud Allegations Vice President JD Vance announced on Oct. 8 that the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft and Adobe from a federal program that allows employers to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency green cards, citing alleged fraud in the immigration system. The suspension applies to the Permanent Labor Certification Program, known as PERM, which is the step most employers must clear before sponsoring a foreign worker for an employment-based green card. The action effectively blocks Microsoft and Adobe from sponsoring H-1B visa holders for permanent residency,…
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) said the policy produced serious consequences that could not have been foreseen and placed DHA officials at risk. The decision marks a retreat by the department, which had opposed the court’s order. Constitutional Court Ordered Broader Asylum ConsiderationAfter the ruling, the department said it would begin a new process to develop an approach to comply with the order. The Constitutional Court had previously addressed asylum issues this year. In May, the court ruled that foreign nationals cannot reapply for asylum once their application has been rejected, saying that allowing unlimited repeat applications without proper…
A Saudi appellate court has sentenced a 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker to death after finding him guilty of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over a comment posted to Facebook, according to reports. The worker, Anojan Sivarasa, was arrested on July 1, 2026, after the comment drew the attention of his employer and Saudi authorities, according to Amnesty International [1]. The case began with an online dispute in June 2026 that followed a video appearing to show a Muslim man kicking a dog during a Hindu pilgrimage in Sri Lanka, according to reporting by the BBC and other…
Sodium-Ion Home Battery With 20,000-Cycle Rating Enters Residential Backup Market The AuroraCell pack stores 9.7 kilowatt-hours of rated energy in a low-voltage 48-volt architecture and uses sodium-ion NCO chemistry rather than lithium-ion, according to pv magazine [1]. The manufacturer claims the unit is compatible with major hybrid inverters and carries an IP65 enclosure rating, the report stated [2]. The solar trade publication Solar Power World reported that a single sodium-ion unit’s 9.25-kWh capacity in a comparable design is less than the 15-kWh lithium models common on the residential market [3]. AuroraCell says the system combines stable chemistry, built-in battery management…
The finding represents an early lead for the Chinese group in a precision-timekeeping race that opened only in 2024, when physicists first demonstrated direct laser excitation of a nuclear transition [1]. The device was built by a team affiliated with Tsinghua University and the Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, the report stated [2]. It uses the same low-energy transition in thorium-229 nuclei embedded in calcium fluoride crystals that the Vienna team employed, shifting the timing reference from the electron cloud to the atomic nucleus itself [3]. Both groups published their results in the journal Nature this week, according to…
A study published in Science Advances developed a speech clock that estimates a person’s age from speech patterns, according to researchers behind the work. The tool was tested against brain health measures in a large multilingual cohort, and the results pointed to a statistical link between speech that sounds older than a person’s actual age and several markers of cognitive decline. The researchers analyzed speech from 2,928 Spanish-speaking adults in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Colombia, the study stated [1]. The study reported that larger gaps between estimated speech age and actual age were associated with dementia and brain scans…
Study Links Severe Vitamin D Deficiency to Higher Sepsis Risk as Shorter Days Reduce Sun Exposure Researchers analyzed vitamin D levels in 444,509 UK Biobank adults and tracked sepsis cases for about 14 years, according to a study published in the journal Critical Care in March 2026. During that follow-up period, 15,452 participants developed sepsis, the report stated. Among those cases, participants with severe vitamin D deficiency below 10 ng/mL had a 28% higher risk of sepsis compared with those whose levels were above 20 ng/mL, the report stated. The findings arrive as autumn and winter reduce sunlight exposure, a…
Study Finds Regular Meat Intake Associated With Lower Frailty Odds in Adults 60 and Older Adults ages 60 and older who met recommended meat intake levels had about 30% lower odds of frailty than those who ate meat less often, according to a study of 5,484 participants in Nanjing, China. About 17% of the participants were classified as frail, the study stated. The research was published in Frontiers in Nutrition and was reported on October 8, 2026. Researchers assessed frailty among participants and used a food questionnaire to measure how often they ate red and white meat, according to the…
An article published in mindbodygreen states that research shows a healthy microbiome can reduce systemic inflammation – which can support weight-maintenance goals – and that supporting metabolism in healthy ways is key to maintaining weight goals [1]. The report draws on existing research on the gut microbiome and energy metabolism, including reviews outlining the role of the gut microbiome in weight management and bidirectional influences between the microbiome and weight-management tools [2]. Gut Health’s Role in Metabolism and Weight A 2016 review in a peer-reviewed journal described the gut microbiota as a target for new therapies to combat obesity because of its…
Pro-crime policies occupy a nexus somewhere between deliberate evil and a moral inversion so profound as to be blind to evil. The only way to maintain the current state is to constantly lie about the common sense consequences of unleashing monsters on society while bleating that crime is really down because pro-crime public officials have stopped investigating it or logging incidents. Who could have expected this outcome? A toddler is fighting for her life after a stranger stabbed her in the face while she was in a stroller at a school bus stop, police said. Nelson Blanco, 46, allegedly attacked…
Abdul El-Sayed recently claimed that he isn’t connected to the Muslim Brotherhood. His sister however begs to differ. “My family has long been MB,” Abedlhadi wrote on June 24, 2012, days after Egypt elected Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi as president. “I have had family jailed for being a part of it,” she wrote on July 3, 2013. “Praying for all my family that supports the #MB in Egypt. Lie low, stay safe” she said. Not exactly surprising consider Abdulrahman Mohammed El-Sayed’s political pedigree, his ties to Islamist groups in America that were set up by the Brotherhood, the vanity…
Is the Cornell Jane Doe case about frat culture, consent or human dignity? How about what happens when overgrown children live like characters out of a Burroughs novel? Doe says she took nine shots of vodka in her own sorority house before heading out for the evening. Meanwhile, according to Doe, every defendant took ketamine, and she did as well. In her statement to police, she said that one of her first two sex partners could not stay awake during sex, and she woke him several times to see if he needed care, and the other was dry-heaving immediately afterward.…
Why the New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is a huge blessing to us all.President Trump announced he had found his new White House Press Secretary, and she was Katie Zacharia. Katie is an attorney and a mother of four. She spent time in China and appears to be very conservative.He announced his pick, and Ms. Zacharia responded.ADVERTISEMENTThank you to President Trump for the distinguished privilege of serving as White House Press Secretary.Serving President Trump and the American people at this critical 250-year mark is the honor of a lifetime. President Trump has shown America that we can be…
“Where is James Talarico?” ad by Ken Paxton The mental health hospital, where James Talarico was allegedly treated during his nearly two-week absence from the campaign trail, has come out denying that Talarico was ever at the facility. This comes after the facility allegedly violated HIPAA privacy laws when an employee reportedly disclosed to reporters that he was at the facility. As The Gateway Pundit reported, an employee at the Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason, Ohio, allegedly confirmed on Saturday during a recorded phone call that Talarico had been “just discharged” from the facility. However, Talarico’s team denied the…
Customers who enjoy Chick-fil-A can still expect to hear “My Pleasure” from a human rather than a robot for the foreseeable future. Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy said that the company will not incorporate artificial intelligence ordering at their restaurants, CNBC reported on Oct. 4. While the fast food chain will explore AI integrations for other components of their work, they have no plans to add AI voice ordering in their drive-thrus, unlike many of their competitors. “From our experience, we really want that hospitality to be human to human,” Cathy described in an interview with CNBC. “We’re not gonna substitute…
Trump NFL advertisements A Biden-appointed judge has ruled that the Trump Administration must cease the production and airing of government-funded advertisements ahead of the midterms. In other words, Trump can no longer promote the United States of America or his administration in government-funded ads. The Department of Homeland Security told the court last night that there were “no plans” to air additional ads, while asking the judge to reject the request by progressive groups for an emergency order to block the ads. Still, U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon ordered the Trump Administration to stop using DHS funds to create or…
Please follow us on Truth Social, X, YouTube, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram A reported $200 MILLION in stolen cash and gold. A controversial ICE shooting in New York City. Donald Trump awards Elon Musk the National Medal of Science. Plus, two powerful interviews on addiction, redemption, immigration, faith, and the future of the American Dream. On this episode of The Truth with John Gordon, John Gordon breaks down the latest political headlines and controversial news stories before sitting down with Ben Bergquam and Dr. Andrew Fox for two compelling conversations you won’t want to miss. IN THIS EPISODE:…
Highly popular GOP Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton ripped James Talarico for his prolonged absence and questionable claims that he had the flu. Texas Democrat Senate nominee James Talarico finally surfaced on Friday after a noticeable two-week absence from the campaign trail. Talarico’s campaign said the Texas Democrat was gone from the public for two weeks because he had the flu. Talarico was so sickly that he hid from Texas voters for nearly two weeks during the last leg of the race to the midterm elections. On Friday afternoon, Talarico was spotted at ACL Fest in Austin. Does Talarico look…
Shortly after the retraction, Nature published a new study that found just the opposite: “Global drought shows no detectable recent acceleration under climate warming.” The post Nature Retracts Study Linking “Atmospheric Thirst” to 40% Greater Drought Severity first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday evening that his rallies have made a tremendous difference in enthusiasm for Republicans as he prepares to embark on another week of travel to boost candidates in Ohio, Alaska, Arizona, and Montana. “My Rallies, legendary they have already become, have made a tremendous difference with the enthusiasm of the Republican Party. They have been waiting for them to happen, even though I never thought I’d have to be doing Rallies again. The good news is, I love them, the music, and the incredible enthusiasm, and will always be in favor of what’s…
James Talarico speaks at a Texas campaign rally. Photo: Talarico campaign video, via YouTube Please follow us on Truth Social, X, Youtube, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram James Talarico, Democratic Senate nominee in Texas, was missing from the campaign trail for two long weeks. Today, in a surprise twist, independent journalist Nick Sortor has a recording of an Ohio psychiatric facility saying that James Talarico was just discharged there tonight. Sortor and Rhein Amacher had given Talarico’s campaign until 1 pm ET to answer for the nominee’s disappearance from the campaign trail. When no response was forthcoming the two…
Thom Tillis RINO Senator Thom Tillis (NC) on Sunday lost it over the Trump Administration’s plans to live stream the execution of Fort Hood jihadist mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan on December 3rd, arguing it’s one reason why War Secretary Pete Hegseth should not be in the cabinet. Hegseth, he said, “needs to get the hell out of the Department of Defense.” Hegseth announced last week that the execution of convicted Fort Hood Islamist terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan will be public, with American soldiers carrying out the firing squad at the very military installation where Hasan murdered 13 people and…
NEW YORK CITY — Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known colloquially as “Irro,” told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that American President Donald Trump is a “great man” who can “make more history” than he already has by formally recognizing Somaliland as its own country. Somaliland, a partially recognized nation-state inside of Somalia, has been fighting in recent years to fully break away from Somalia over the corruption, terrorism, and piracy that dominate Somalia. Somaliland has won formal recognition from its first country, the state of Israel, which came…
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea, South Korea’s military said, without immediately specifying the weapon type or flight distance. The launch follows an Oct. 3 ballistic-missile test that North Korean state media described as involving a hypersonic strategic weapon system; Kim Yo-jong also claimed the missile used AI and could alter its trajectory at low altitude. The reports characterize the latest firing as part of Pyongyang’s recent weapons demonstrations.Where do you stand?
At least five people are missing after Nepal was hit with another flood this weekend. The flash flood completely destroyed a bridge and wiped out homes. This time the flash flood was triggered by a landslide that blocked the Budhi Gangraki river. The landslide formed a dam which later led to the flash flood. WATCH: The AP reported: Residents along the Budhi Gandaki river in north central Nepal evacuated on Sunday as flash flooding destroyed homes and other structures in the area. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to move to safer areas…
MILTON, Fla.—It’s called a “sting jet.” A catastrophic cluster of tornado-like winds emerged on the edge of Hurricane Isaias and swept across hundreds of miles of Florida and Alabama like an atmospheric landslide.While coastal, more densely populated areas such as Florida’s Pensacola Beach and Destin faced their own destructive suite of storm surge and roof-ripping winds, this extremely rare wind event left the sparsely populated rural areas farther north bombarded by falling trees that crushed homes, downed power lines, and completely cut off entire communities.Now, volunteers armed with chainsaws, winches, and emergency supplies are pushing into that Flora-Bama pine-and-oak forest…
Louisiana has restored active status to all voters mistakenly classified as inactive during a database maintenance error Monday that affected about 67,000 people.Trey Williams, deputy secretary of state for communications and policy, told The Center Square the office corrected the error and returned the affected voters to active status. “We corrected the error later that day and moved everyone who was temporarily changed back to active voter status,” Williams said in an emailed response. The error occurred during routine database maintenance Monday night. Williams said the error did not affect anyone’s eligibility or ability to vote. An inactive designation does…
The buildings that house thousands of computer servers powering cloud computing and artificial intelligence have increasingly caught heat over environmental and energy concerns.Another common criticism is that state and local governments offer data centers sweetheart deals to attract them, including tax breaks and other incentives, potentially leaving ordinary residents to shoulder some of the costs associated with their development. But the National Taxpayers Union has released a pair of studies in a series arguing that at least two common state tax policies treat data centers less favorably than other industries. Most states allow a tangible personal property tax on data…
The latest confirmed U.S. military figures show 21 American service members have died in operations related to the Iran war and 865 wounded.The most recent data appeared in The Washington Post on Sunday and it was re-reported by the Associated Press. The death toll includes non-combat deaths.
Some of the highest-paid state executives across the country in 2025 were unelected education officials, according to a new report.Ballotpedia curated a report detailing the salaries of top-ranking state officials across the country in 2025. The list found that nine of the top 10 highest paid officials were appointed to their positions. The highest paid state official in 2025 was New York Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa, whose salary was $489,000. The next closest was Maryland Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright, with a salary of $361,000. Georgia Treasurer Steve McCoy earned $329,000 in 2025, the highest salary of any elected…
Companies are turning to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to fight alleged litigation fraud.The federal law enacted in 1970 was aimed at organized crime and subsequently used in political corruption cases in Illinois. A report by The American Tort Reform Association said businesses and insurers have filed nearly 300 RICO lawsuits since 2024, claiming that organized fraud rings allegedly involve law firms, litigation funders, medical providers and others. Phil Melin, executive director of Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, said different entities allegedly worked together to fraudulently extract litigation settlements. “It’s kind of a counterattack, but these businesses have…
(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is demanding that President Donald Trump cease ICE enforcement actions in the city after a man was shot by federal authorities yesterday during an operation.Federal authorities said ICE agents were seeking to detain a 28-year-old Dominican national Thursday night when agents fired several shots into his vehicle, striking him in the neck. A five-year-old boy was reportedly in the car during the incident, but was uninjured, authorities said. The Department of Homeland Security said the man was an “illegal immigrant” with a lengthy history of run-ins with police. But the…
Republican nominee for Iowa Governor Zach Lahn was on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream to talk about his candidacy in the 2026 midterm election. Lahn explained that he supports Iowa farmers and that his family has been in agriculture for many decades. He also told viewers that he is not a politician and that this is his first time running for public office. The Food and Environment Reporting Network had some concerns about President Trump’s tariffs and other issues, including the high cost of fertilizer. “How will you manage that relationship? President Trump versus the people of Iowa,…
A federal judge on Oct. 11, 2026, ordered an immediate halt to nearly $20 million in DHS-funded ads featuring Trump; White House says MAGA PAC will fund future spots without reimbursing taxpayers.
Tennis star and mega-millionaire, Coco Gauff, says it’s been difficult for her as a black woman in the United States. She made the comments back in January at the Australian Open. Mega-millionaire Coco Gauff says life is hard as a black woman in the US. Gauff has it so rough that she is the highest-paid female athlete in the country world, despite low name-recognition and no obvious speaking skills. According to reports, Coco made over $33 million last year. She made $8 million in on-court money and $25 million in endorsements. It’s been rough. Interviewer: Congrats. This is a bit…
Thom Tillis In the latest stop on a promotion tour for his new book, How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents, RINO Senator Thom Tillis (NC) went on another anti-Trump tirade for 12 minutes on NBC this morning, taking aim at Trump’s foreign policy. Tillis can’t help but root against Trump. Today, it was Trump’s agreement to import diesel fuel from Russia, which he announced on Friday after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I completely reject it,” Tillis said, describing the ongoing conflict as “an illegal war that was initiated by the despot that we know as Vladimir Putin.”…
Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian fuel, urging him to reverse the deal amid Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.Trump announced an agreement for Russia to supply diesel to global markets, arguing that the additional supply could help ease high fuel prices. “President Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian fuel amidst Putin’s ongoing and brutal attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine makes no sense and is a betrayal of the legacy and leadership of the late Senator Lindsey Graham,” Pence wrote in a post on X. “America should not be throwing…
U.S. Senate candidates Annie Andrews, Darline Graham, and Kasie Whitener participate in a debate at 7 p.m. ET on Oct. 11 at SCETV studios in Columbia, South Carolina, discussing key issues facing voters ahead of the 2026 election. …
James Talarico’s first interview after emerging from mysterious absence Texas Democratic Senate Nominee James Talarico broke his silence on his two-week hiatus this afternoon in interviews with NBC and MS Now, swearing that he “just had the flu” as claims that he was suffering a mental health episode continue to circulate. The Gateway Pundit reported earlier on allegations that Talarico was admitted to a mental institution in Ohio during his mysterious absence. An employee at the Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason, Ohio, allegedly confirmed on Saturday during a recorded phone call that Talarico had been “just discharged” from the…