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April 2026

Germany’s Debt Spiral: Bundesbank Chief Breaks Silence

Germany’s Debt Spiral: Bundesbank Chief Breaks Silence Submitted by Thomas Kolbe It’s not every day that top officials of the German Bundesbank take an explicit stance on daily politics. Nagel’s stark warnings about Germany’s debt and the government’s creative accounting were surely met with grim recognition in Berlin’s corridors of power. Open criticism is rare […]

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Iranian Kurdish Groups Deny Receiving US Arms After Trump’s ‘Guns For Protesters’ Remark

Iranian Kurdish Groups Deny Receiving US Arms After Trump’s ‘Guns For Protesters’ Remark Via The Cradle Several Iranian Kurdish opposition groups on Monday denied reports that the US had armed them during anti-government protests and riots that erupted in January, leaving over 3,000 Iranians dead. Mohammed Nazif Qaderi, a senior official from the opposition Kurdistan Democratic Party

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RQ-180 Spy Drone Reappears Again In Greece As Larissa Air Base Backs U.S. Recon Ops

RQ-180 Spy Drone Reappears Again In Greece As Larissa Air Base Backs U.S. Recon Ops New footage of what appears to be the highly secretive Northrop Grumman RQ-180 stealth surveillance drone has surfaced near Larisa, Greece, according to the aviation outlet The Aviationist. The RQ-180 apparently appeared in daylight hours on approach to landing at

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Europe’s Climate Policy Forces Industry Into Retreat; Even Its Critics Are Folding

Europe’s Climate Policy Forces Industry Into Retreat; Even Its Critics Are Folding Submitted by Thomas Kolbe In the media business, five months is an eternity. And it does indeed seem like an eternity has passed since Christian Kullmann, CEO of the German chemical giant Evonik, sharply criticized European climate policy at the end of October.

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British Official Admits UK Not Capable Of Rescuing Their Own Lost Airmen

British Official Admits UK Not Capable Of Rescuing Their Own Lost Airmen Europe has been dancing on the edge of a knife, flirting with notions of war with a battle hardened Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.  As these tensions escalate, questions are being raised about the actual combat readiness and capabilities of countries that

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France’s Debt Spiral: Tax Hikes Mask A Looming Crisis

France’s Debt Spiral: Tax Hikes Mask A Looming Crisis Submitted by Thomas Kolbe On both sides of the Franco-German border, the same problem persists: overburdened and reform-averse politicians struggle against a rapidly accelerating debt spiral. Their preferred tool: higher levies. Last week, France’s Finance Minister Roland Lescure reported a revision of the projected budget deficit

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France Moves Its Gold Home as the Sovereign Debt Crisis Quietly Unfolds

The Bank of France has just completed a major restructuring of its gold reserves, selling 129 tonnes of gold previously stored at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and replacing it with newly refined, internationally compliant bullion now held entirely within its vaults in Paris. This operation represented roughly 5% of France’s total gold

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Russia Selling Gold to Fund War Proves Gold Is the Asset of Last Resort

  Russia is doing the opposite of many other central banks by selling gold, yet this behavior actually reinforces the fundamental role gold plays within the global financial system because it demonstrates that gold is the ultimate asset of last resort when access to traditional financial channels is restricted. Since 2025, the Central Bank of

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The Selective Targeting of Christianity Is No Accident

This is a scene from the new Netflix show “The Sandman.” It depicts the Pope kissing a priest. Here are the names of the executive producer and directors: Neil GaimanDavid S. GoyerAllan HeinbergSamuel KiethMike Dringenberg pic.twitter.com/W9NqwrSx1H — Red Pill Media (@RedPillMediaX) April 6, 2026 Christianity represents one of the last pillars of resistance to centralized

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