January 2026

President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations, including 35 non-United Nations (UN) organizations and 31 UN entities, “that operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty.” America’s sovereignty was at risk under the past administration that partook in the Build Back Better […]

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 844.72 points or -1.63% to 51,117.26 • Shanghai decreased 2.793 points or -0.07% to 4,082.979 • Hang Seng decreased 309.64 points or -1.17% to 26,149.31 • ASX 200 increased 25.20 points or 0.29% to 8,720.80 • SENSEX decreased 780.18 points

China became Venezuela’s largest oil purchaser through oil-for-debt deals. Socialism failed, and the nation was desperate for funds, especially after being ostracized from Western trade. Beijing supplied Venezuela with credit in exchange for heavily discounted crude. China’s access to cheap oil from Venezuela came to a sudden halt after the US takeover. China was purchasing

The dawn of AI began years ago with data collection. Commercialism has become pinpointed. Inputting phone numbers during every commercial transaction, “free” search engines, social media platforms sending user information to companies—everything we buy is documented, everything we do is tracked and noted by governments and companies alike. The announcement that AI platforms will now

Unemployment will be a pivotal piece of economic information in the new year. The first ADP report of 2026 shows a modest increase of 41,000 jobs, beneath forecasts of 47,000. Yet, the report comes on the heels of an extremely weak November report with a revised loss of 32,000 jobs as hiring lagged in Q4.

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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 556.10 points or -1.06% to 51,961.98 • Shanghai increased 2.105 points or 0.05% to 4,085.772 • Hang Seng decreased 251.50 points or -0.94% to 26,458.95 • ASX 200 increased 12.80 points or 0.15% to 8,695.60 • SENSEX decreased 102.20 points

QUESTION: Marty, Socrates has been targeting the first week of January and the month of January as a panic cycle in war. How did you ever create a computer that can predict such events well in advance? MK ANSWER: Look. I have stated many times, this was never my intent. Some of humanity’s most important

The Neocons have won. Taking Venezuela followed the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis agenda to prevent Russia from installing nukes as a countermeasure for Ukraine. There are now even discussions about using military force to seize Greenland, but the most audacious direct slap in the face to Russia is the seizing of a tanker with a