LEADERSHIP







THE FUSE OF THE GOG-MAGOG WAR IS BEGINNING TO BURN
BY: MARK HITCHCOCK ... The name Hezbollah has been all over the news. Hezbollah was founded by Iran in 1982 by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Iran has many proxies in Iraq; … continue reading

THE YAZIDI GENOCIDE — 10 YEARS LATER
BY: WILLIAM DEVLIN ... n August 3, 2014, thousands of Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists from some 80 countries invaded the ancestral homeland of the Yazidi/Ezidi peoples in Shingal Province … continue reading

11 CULTS YOU MUST AVOID
BY: JACOB HARRISON ... Cults are a terrifying thing. Truthfully, no one knows just how naive they are until they are sucked into a scam, but nothing hits quite as hard as being involved … continue reading

AUSTRALIA’S ‘RIGHT TO DISCONNECT’ LAWS ARE HERE
BY: TORY SHEPHERD ... Australia’s ‘right to disconnect’ laws are here. Does this mean no more work intrusions on … continue reading

KROGER, ALBERTSONS AGREE TO PAUSE MERGER AS FTC, STATE CHALLENGES PROCEED
BY: DAVE MICHAELS & PATRICK THOMAS ... Deal between the two grocery-store operators has faced regulatory scrutiny since it was announced in October 2022 … continue reading

A POLITICAL & SPIRITUAL BATTLE: WHY THE ARAB WORLD HAS NO CLAIM OVER JERUSALEM
BY: AMIR TSARFATI ... The October 7th war between Israel and Hamas boils down to one city, Jerusalem. Is Jerusalem really holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims? … continue reading

MASSIVE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL TOWER TO OFFER HOMELESS PRIVATE ROOMS, GYM, CAFE AND MORE AMENITIES
BY: NIKOLAS LANUM ... A massive residential tower in California will provide homeless people with a swanky new living space and luxury amenities, including a café, gym and TV lounge … continue reading

CANADA’S FIRST GROCERY STORE WHERE FOOD IS FREE OPENS IN SASKATCHEWAN
BY: ANDY CORBLEY ... Canada’s first free grocery store is set to open as a flourishing food bank continues to look for ways to support the community … continue reading

COACHES SPEAK OUT AFTER MALE ATHLETE DOMINATES GIRLS' TRACK MEET: 'INJUSTICE'
BY: SAMANTHA KAMMAN ... Brad Anderson is the head track coach for the boys' team at Liberty High School in King County, Washington, while Jason Keniston is the head track coach for the girls' team … continue reading

IGNORING NOISE POLLUTION HARMS PUBLIC HEALTH
BY: JOANNE SILBERNER ... For more than half a century, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to adequately regulate noise … continue reading

BRAZILIAN FARM WORKERS EXPLOITED TO HARVEST AN EVERYDAY INGREDIENT
BY: KATY WATSON ... Carnauba wax is a product you may not have heard of, but you have almost certainly consumed it - it is added to sweets to stop them melting, to pills to make them easier to swallow … continue reading

IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE?
BY: TED SNIDER ... The Western media is suddenly teeming with signs of fatigue and even .... diplomacy? … continue reading

URI BERLINER, A VETERAN AT THE PUBLIC RADIO
BY: URI BERLINER ... You know the stereotype of the NPR listener: an EV-driving, Wordle-playing, tote bag–carrying coastal elite. It doesn’t precisely describe me, but it’s not far off. I’m Sarah Lawrence … continue reading

GANGS EXPLOITING MIGRANTS' STRUGGLES
BY: LINDA PRESSLY ... he influx of migrants across the southern US border has become a critical factor in the US presidential election. But what is little known is the role of drug cartels … continue reading

CLIMATE-CON AND THE MEDIA-CENSORSHIP COMPLEX
BY: JESSE SMITH ... The gauntlet has been cast by the media-censorship complex. Just prior to this year’s annual globalist confab in Davos, the World Economic Forum … continue reading

COCOA SUPPLY ISSUES COULD LEAD TO SMALLER CHOCOLATE BAR SIZES
BY: CHRIS CASEY ... Producers may experiment with new product formulations to avoid recent heavy price hikes on chocolates … continue reading

2024 IS THE NEW 1984: BIG BROTHER & THE RISE OF THE SECURITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
BY: JOHN & NISHA WHITEHEAD ... 2024 is the new 1984. Forty years past the time that George Orwell envisioned the stomping boot of Big Brother, the police state is about to pass off the baton to the surveillance … continue reading

WORLD LEADERS NO LONGER WORKING TOWARD PEACE
BY: RT ... The international community is no longer interested in ending conflicts, and instead views peace as an “unwanted” ideal, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic … continue reading

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CLAIM THE US IS A CHRISTIAN NATION & WHAT DOES THE CONSTITUTION SAY?
BY: PETER SMITH ... Many Americans believe the United States was founded as a Christian nation, and the idea is energizin … continue reading

FOREST CITY: INSIDE MALAYSIA'S CHINESE-BUILT 'GHOST CITY'
BY: NICK MARSH ... "I managed to escape this place," Nazmi Hanafiah laughs, slightly nervously. A year ago, the 30-year-old IT engineer moved to Forest City, a sprawling Chinese-built housing complex in Johor, on the tip of southern Malaysia. He rented a one-bedroom flat in a tower block overlooking the sea … continue reading

LIFE UNDER HAMAS IS LIKE UNDER ISIS
BY: GIANLUCA PACCHIANI ... Manar al-Sharif was born in Damascus to a devout Muslim family that embraced the Palestinian cause and supported Hamas. But her views on the terror group changed dramatically after she spent three years in Gaza … continue reading

HOW MUCH AID HAS THE U.S. SENT UKRAINE? HERE ARE SIX CHARTS
BY:JONATHAN MASTERS & WILL MERROW ... Every year, the United States sends billions of dollars in aid — and much more than any other country — to beneficiaries around the world in pursuit of its security, economic, and humanitarian … continue reading

HOW THE “DONUT EFFECT” IS CHANGING THE FACE OF AMERICAN CITIES
BY: NEWS READY STAFF ... The national health crisis changed the real estate market in America. Cities have transformed because of it. Experts are referring to the change as the “donut effect.” … continue reading

ARGENTINA: JAVIER MILEI SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER WEAKENING OR ENDING 350 SOCIALIST POLICIES
BY: FRANCES MARTEL ... rgentine President Javier Milei announced during a national broadcast on Wednesday night the signing of a Necessity and Urgency Decree (DNU), a form of executive order … continue reading

NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS MASSACRE DEATH TOLL HITS 195, 10,000 DISPLACED, MORE THAN 1,000 HOMES BURNED DOWN
BY: FRANCES MARTEL ... Local authorities in Plateau state, Nigeria, updated the death toll of a presumed jihadist massacre of Christians beginning on Christmas Eve to 195 people … continue reading

‘THEY TOLD US – YOU ARE SLAVES’: SURVIVORS GIVE HARROWING TESTIMONY OF DARFUR’S YEAR OF HELL
BY: FRED HARTER ... “With the war in Sudan poised to escalate and the humanitarian crisis growing, traumatised survivors of a blood-drenched summer in West Darfur tell of their ordeal … continue reading

IS THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY READY TO CONFRONT ITS GREATEST CHALLENGE YET?
BY: BART PLACKLÉ ... The first automobile, a marvel of technological innovation, hit the road nearly 150 years ago. Undoubtedly a great achievement—yet one that pales in comparison to the challenges car manufacturers face today … continue reading

I HAD TO TELL PEOPLE TO NOT CALL 911 DUE TO OVERDOSES FLOODING US, WE’VE BEEN ‘TOO TOLERANT’
BY: IAN HANCHETT ... On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Portland City Commissioner of Public Safety Rene Gonzalez stated that he posted that people shouldn’t call 911 … continue reading

AFTER ISRAEL SENDS TROOPS INTO GAZA, WATCH FOR HEZBOLLAH, IRAN, SYRIA & THE U.S. TO ALL GET INVOLVED IN THE GREAT MIDDLE EAST WAR
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... “Escalation” will be a word that is used a lot in the coming days. Once Israel sends troops into Gaza, it is going to trigger a series of events that nobody is going to be able to control … continue reading

WHY THE SALTWATER WEDGE CLIMBING UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS A WAKE-UP CALL TO THE REGION
BY: ROBY CHAVEZ ... NEW ORLEANS — A saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico predicted to reach metro New Orleans by the middle of this month has slowed, a relief to emergency officials … continue reading

‘REPAIR IS THE NEW COOL’: HOW AMSTERDAM STARTED A FASHION REVOLUTION
BY: EMMA BEDDINGTON ... A new project in the Netherlands employs skilful refugees to mend much-loved clothes – and the idea is spreading fast … continue reading

AMERICANS ARE FOLLOWING THE NEWS LESS CLOSELY THAN THEY USED TO
BY: AKI ITONAOMI FORMAN-KATZ ...Americans are following the news less closely than they were a few years ago, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis … continue reading

THE HIDDEN WAVE OF EMPLOYEES USING AI ON THE SLY
BY: AKI ITO ...A lot of people are secretly using tools like ChatGPT to get ahead at work — even though their companies have banned AI. Arantza Pena Popo/Insider CheatGPT … continue reading

AMERICANS’ CREDIT CARD DEBT HITS A RECORD $1 TRILLION
BY: ALICIA WALLACE ... Scientists claim to have developed targeted chemotherapy pill that can “annihilate” tumors while leaving healthy cells alone … continue reading

HOW UNDERCOVER STING OUTWITTED PANGOLIN TRAFFICKERS
BY: STEVE SWANN ... The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year investigation and a trial in Nigeria … continue reading

MARINES ARREST 67 MAUI PERPETRATORS
BY: MICHAEL BAXTER ... As the August 8 inferno scorched the tropical landscape and residents and tourists sought guidance from island officials, Maui’s top emergency management official … continue reading

THIS WEEK IN THE NEW NORMAL #70
BY: OFF GUARDIAN STAFF ... Our successor to This Week in the Guardian , This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world … continue reading

SWISS RED CROSS CLEANING HOUSE AMID LEADERSHIP CRISIS
BY: PAULA DUPRAZ-DOBIAS ... Since the end of 2022, Switzerland’s biggest aid organisation at the heart of an emblematic … continue reading

CHICK-FIL-A HAS BEEN WOKE FOR YEARS. YOU JUST DIDN’T WANT TO BELIEVE IT
BY: SUZANNE BOWDEY ... When the rest of the world lost its corporate marbles, conservatives liked to think that there was one place that would never let them down … continue reading

THE UN’S NEW FACT-CHECKING SYSTEM CALLED “IVERIFY” WILL BE USED TO CRACK DOWN ON “MISINFORMATION” ALL OVER THE WORLD
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... Our world is becoming a creepier place with each passing day. Most of us just want to live … continue reading

LOCAL COMMUNITIES KNOW BEST HOW TO COPE WITH GANG VIOLENCE. AID SECTOR SHOULD TAKE NOTE.
BY: JEROME MARSTON & REBECCA BELL-MARTIN ... Gangs out of control is an ongoing series that examines the spread of gangs throughout Latin America … continue reading

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HAPPENING TO CALIFORNIA?
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... It has often been said that “as California goes, so goes the nation” … continue reading

FIRST THERE WAS QUIET QUITTING. NOW IT'S BECOME GRUMPY STAYING
BY: JULIANA KAPLAN ... Some workers feel more stuck in their jobs as the labor market finally starts cooling off … continue reading

PUTIN IS PREPARING TO FLEE WHEN RUSSIA IMPLODES, EX-AIDE SAYS
BY: ALLISON QUINN ... Russia’s Vladimir Putin and his cronies already have a plan in place to flee the country once things go sideway … continue reading

5 GLOBAL FLASHPOINTS WHICH COULD ABSOLUTELY EXPLODE DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF 2023
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... Will 2023 be a year when extremely destructive conflicts erupt all over the world … continue reading

PASTOR INVITING DRAG QUEEN TO CHURCH FOR ‘CHILDREN’S SERMON’ IS SIGN OF ‘DYING UNITED METHODISM’
BY: IAN M. GIATTI ... Will drag queens in the pulpit become "mainstream" in the United Methodist Church … continue reading

CHINA'S XI JINPING EMERGES FROM THE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS WITH DOMINANCE
BY: JOHN RUWITCH ... China's President Xi Jinping waves during the introduction of members of the Chinese Communist … continue reading

AMIR’S NEWLETTER
BY: AMIR TSARFATI ... This has been a crazy week around the globe. So much has flared up, and, when combined with all the conflict already … continue reading