On Oct. 8, Israeli forces intercepted a nine-boat flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, about 120–150 nautical miles off Gaza's coast.

9 October 2025

Tension between the United States and Venezuela is soaring in the aftermath of the continued attacks on civilian boats allegedly carrying illegal drugs. As war crimes committed by the U.S. mount, Venezuela's ruler, Nicolas Maduro, said that "if the gringos attack, we will respond."

9 October 2025

United States ruler Donald Trump has announced that both Hamas and Israel have accepted the first step of his peace plan. Trump is hailing this as a breakthrough in the conflict, and both sides have accepted phase one of the deal.

9 October 2025

The International Monetary Fund (IMF),  a global financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, has warned the world that the debt is reaching unsustainable levels. This is a "sobering reality," but not too much of a surprise considering the globe's financial system is built on debt. 

9 October 2025

AlongID is a cross-border digital identity platform developed by international software company Deverium.  The platform is currently in its early validation phase and will be showcased next week at GITEX Global, the world’s largest technology and AI exhibition, targeting policymakers and investors.

9 October 2025

Sometime in 2026, a NASA project called Artemis II will send four astronauts to the moon and back. Unlike the Apollo missions of the past century, the Artemis crew will be diverse in gender and race. In Greek mythology, Apollo had a twin sister, Artemis, who was “the goddess of forests, hills, wild animals, childbirth, virginity, and the moon.” In case you thought governments lacked ingenuity, naming the Apollo sequel “Artemis” explodes that myth.

8 October 2025

President Donald Trump has suggested that United States forces could soon be on the ground in Venezuela. The U.S. ruling class could quickly escalate a brewing conflict from sea to land operations, expanding what the ruler has called “a war on terrorist drug cartels.”

8 October 2025

National Guard troops have been deployed to Portland, Oregon, in defiance of a federal judge's court order. Donald Trump has been creating standing armies in towns across the United States, even though the militarization of law enforcement is a violation of the Constitution.

8 October 2025

Several significant developments this week have paved the way for more likely US military escalation off the coast of and in Venezuela, at a moment of unprecedented numbers of Pentagon assets parked in the Caribbean.

8 October 2025

During the weeks ahead, I will be watching Israel and Iran like a hawk.  Prior to the 12-day war between Israel and Iran earlier this year, it was clear that something was up.  Now we are witnessing similar signs, and many experts are concerned that the very fragile ceasefire that was agreed to at the end of the 12-day war could soon collapse.  Iran is rebuilding their nuclear sites and is telling Western countries that there will be no more negotiations.  On the other side, the U.S. and Israel have both pledged that Iran will not be allowed to rebuild their nuclear program.  In fact, on Sunday, President Trump publicly threatened to bomb Iran again…

7 October 2025