August 2025

America is desperate for rare earth minerals. China was supplying the US with around 70% of all such minerals, but they’re not going to supply them to an enemy nation to create weapons. As I mentioned yesterday, this is precisely why America is desperate to access Ukraine. I received a few comments asking why the […]

Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, has been fired by President Donald Trump due to the weak jobs report. Trump accused the Biden-appointee of manipulating jobs data “for political purposes” and claimed the numbers were “rigged.” McEntarfer was appointed as the Commissioner of Labor Statistics in January 2024, but the numbers were

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 258.84 points or 0.64% to 40,549.54 • Shanghai increased 34.29 points or 0.96% to 3,617.60 • Hang Seng increased 169.08 points or 0.68% to 24,902.53 • ASX 200 increased 106.70 points or 1.23% to 8,770.40 • SENSEX decreased 308.47 points

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s next step toward making America Healthy again is an outright ban on thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, found in common vaccines. “I’m proud to finally deliver on a long-overdue promise: protecting our most vulnerable from unnecessary mercury exposure,” Kennedy stated on a video posted on X, noting that the chemical

The United States is preparing to launch the Golden Dome project, a large-scale missile defense system to actively shield the nation against all threats by space, land, and sea. Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome system and Reagan’s historic Strategic Defense Initiative, the Golden Dome would be the largest missile defense system in American history. Donald

Politicians, NGOs, and shady nonprofits have been profiting on California’s homeless crisis for years. Taxpayers continue to pour money into the situation, without their consent, but the unhoused population continues to rise. I’ve spoken out about this blatant ongoing corruption numerous times. Once again, California Democrats have found a way to steal tens of millions

QUESTION: If Trump imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian energy, what do you expect China to do? Rob ANSWER:  The deeper you look, the more it becomes abundantly clear. America’s defence supply chain is built on materials it doesn’t control. Missiles, fighter jets, radar systems, drones — all depend on a steady stream of

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 508.90 points or -1.25% to 40,290.70 • Shanghai increased 23.36 points or 0.66% to 3,583.31 • Hang Seng increased 225.64 points or 0.92% to 24,733.45 • ASX 200 increased 1.70 points or 0.02% to 8,663.70 • SENSEX increased 418.81 points

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/US-Ambassador-to-NATO-804025.mp4   COMMENT: Marty, yes, they want to talk and force war by any means necessary. How incredibly crude and predictable the words coming from the mouth of US Ambassador to NATO, Matt Whitaker, are. Although I know, especially based on historical facts from WW1 and WW2, how war propaganda and the demonization of the