Iran’s digital surveillance machine is close to completion, as reported by Wired. Governments don’t build surveillance systems because there is an actual need to watch 75 million citizens. They build them because power always seeks leverage over society. It is not unique to Iran. This is the inevitable endpoint of every state that believes it […]
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South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has reported that Kim Ju-ae, the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is now in the “successor nomination stage,” a phrase indicating not just symbolic visibility but active internal positioning as the next leader. This marks the clearest signal yet that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth-generation transfer of
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A court in Russia’s Arctic Murmansk region has fined a pensioner 30,000 rubles (€325) for “discrediting” the army by liking videos on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/c6qPg9vj9o — Novaya Gazeta Europe (@novayagazeta_en) February 9, 2026 A Russian court fined a 72-year-old pensioner for the act of “liking” two YouTube videos. The court found the man guilty of discrediting
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The Dutch House of Representatives on last week voted to pass the Actual Return in Box 3 Act (Wet werkelijk rendement box 3), a reform that will tax residents at a flat rate of 36% on the actual returns they earn from savings and investments, but not only to income that has actually been received,
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QUESTION: Marty, I just moved to Florida. I bought an old teardown from the ’50s. It’s hard to find contractors here. Everyone is really busy. Any recommendations? GK ANSWER: I have been looking for a contractor to add a 3rd floor for me. It’s hard to find someone. If you are in the construction business,
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QUESTION: Ukraine is clearly on the verge of losing this stupid territorial war. Zelenskyy is again trying to engulf Europe in total war. He is telling Europe it must attack Russia now. He said conciliatory gestures won’t work. “You can’t stop Putin with your kisses or flowers.” You were correct. This is the guy hand picked
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QUESTION: Marty, you said that the euro would first rise against the dollar and that would lead to a wave of deflation in Europe. Are we close to the reversal in this trend that you said would be the second half of 2026? FD ANSWER: The philosophy between the US and Europe when it comes
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