U.S. President Donald Trump launched an expletive-filled tirade against Iranian leaders during a recent Oval Office meeting, according to a person who heard the comments.

27 July 2026

The global price per barrel of oil is approaching $100 per barrel again, as war rages in the Middle East. While renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran have again brought traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a near halt, Houthi rebels have begun attacking tankers in the Red Sea, driving prices even higher.

27 July 2026

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has said that military strikes around the Strait of Hormuz are not effective. The top US commander in the Middle East, Admiral Brad Cooper, has advised US President Donald Trump that the designated bombing targets in the area had largely been exhausted.

27 July 2026

The Ebola virus is continuing its spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cases have now topped 3.200 while deaths are at 1,405. The outbreak has now spread across 48 health zones in five provinces.

27 July 2026

Heavy explosions lit up the skies over Ahvaz on Friday as American bombers pounded Iranian cities for the 13th consecutive night, but as the US resumes its bombing campaign over Iranian skies, the real detonation may be happening inside the Pentagon's war rooms. The United States, having signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran just weeks ago, has now shredded that ceasefire agreement and embarked on a bombing campaign that military analysts say cannot succeed without a full-scale ground occupation of the Strait of Hormuz region.

27 July 2026

The United States has chosen to hold off on a major strike on Iran due to a short supply of air defense missiles. The missile shortage can be blamed on a number of things; however, the main idea is that the US chose to "donate" a large chunk of its war supplies to Ukraine. 

26 July 2026

Brent crude surged 27% over two weeks to settle at $96.78 a barrel on Friday, briefly breaching $100 this past week as traders priced in a higher war-risk premium into energy markets amid simultaneous chokepoint threats to the Strait of Hormuz and the southern Red Sea.

25 July 2026

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States climbed back above $4 on July 20, 2026, according to American Automobile Association data. The average stood at $4.0030, marking a return to a level that analysts describe as a politically sensitive threshold for American consumers. [6]

24 July 2026

United States ruler Donald Trump has threatened to seize Iranian assets in order to cover "any and all damages" done to ships and cargo in the Middle East, due to the war he and Israel started on February 28th. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that this move sets an “incendiary precedent” that could have global ramifications.

24 July 2026

Contrary to the popular assumption that centralized political power was necessary to destroy slavery, federal power spent much of its history protecting and enforcing the institution. This privatized costs for a privileged few and socialized and diffused the costs onto others in society. This is a common reality with any state intervention; indeed, it is the point of state intervention.

24 July 2026