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[Success Werx @SuccessWerx]

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[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🇵🇸 Jeremy Scahill says Donald Trump is not an aberration but “an extroverted representation of the most extreme and violent strands” of U.S. imperialism, arguing the current moment reflects the “dismantling of American mythologies” rather than a break with the past.

Speaking at the Global Decolonization Forum in Istanbul, Scahill said Barack Obama was the “chief normalizer” who bridged the post-9/11 “world is a battlefield” doctrine with the present.

On Gaza, Scahill said Israel’s push for Palestinian disarmament is an attempt to achieve “what they couldn’t achieve on the battlefield” - a “total surrender of the Palestinian liberation cause.”

“Their bombs, their technology… cannot compel that surrender,” he stated.

[Roger Seheult, MD @RogerSeheult]

🚨🚨🚨We may be less than two years away from losing access to some of the most biologically useful forms of indoor lighting in the United States.

On July 25, 2028, the Department of Energy’s 125 lumens-per-watt standard for General Service Lamps is scheduled to take full effect. From that date forward, covered light bulbs manufactured in or imported into the United States will have to meet that efficiency threshold.

The problem is that lumens measure visible brightness—not biological usefulness.

A bulb designed to provide a broad, sunlight-like spectrum, support circadian physiology, reduce blue light exposure in the evening, or emit near-infrared wavelengths may use energy in ways that are not fully reflected in its lumen rating. Near-infrared light, for example, is invisible to the human eye and therefore contributes no lumens, even though it may have important biological effects.

In practical terms, the 125-lumen-per-watt rule could eliminate many circadian, broad-spectrum, and infrared-emitting bulbs from the American market.

On April 8, 2025, a formal Petition for Rulemaking was submitted to the DOE requesting the creation of a new “General Wellness Lamp” product class. These lamps would be exempt from the 125-lumen-per-watt requirement while still meeting the 45-lumen-per-watt congressional backstop—representing approximately 75% lower energy use than traditional incandescent lighting.

There have been encouraging political signals supporting consumer choice in lighting. However, executive orders and departmental policy statements do not, by themselves, change the Code of Federal Regulations.

The 125-lumen-per-watt rule remains legally binding, with a compliance date of July 25, 2028. There is currently no waiver protecting general-wellness lighting. Proposed legislation that would repeal the rule has not passed.

A durable solution requires the DOE to complete a formal rulemaking that creates a legally recognized General Wellness Lamp category.

This is becoming urgent. A typical federal rulemaking may take 18 to 24 months. For a final rule to be completed with a reasonable margin before July 2028, the DOE would need to begin the formal process very soon.

This should not be framed as a choice between energy efficiency and health. We should be able to preserve efficient lighting while also recognizing that light is more than visual illumination. Its spectrum, timing, intensity, and wavelength composition can affect circadian rhythms, sleep, alertness, metabolism, and potentially mitochondrial biology.

Researchers, clinicians, manufacturers, and members of the public who care about healthy lighting should begin paying attention to this issue now. We need coordinated engagement with the DOE, Congress, the scientific and medical communities, and the public before the regulatory window closes.

We should not allow a standard based solely on visible lumens to unintentionally remove lighting designed around human biology.

@SecretaryWright
@realDonaldTrump
@HHSGov
@RobertKennedyJr

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[Epoch Health @epochhealth]

A blockbuster painkiller was rolled out by a Big Pharma company that knew it would raise the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. They sold it anyway.

The drug was Vioxx, marketed by Merck in the late '90s as a safer alternative to ibuprofen.

What came out in litigation, according to cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra, is that Merck's own chief scientist knew the danger before the drug ever reached a patient.

To paraphrase the internal emails, Malhotra says the attitude was: "it's a shame about the cardiovascular effect, but the drug will do well and we will do well."

Merck was found guilty of fraud and fined nearly $1,000,000,000 in 2011. Vioxx was pulled.

"It was estimated to have killed about 60,000 Americans, which is more Americans than were killed in the Vietnam War."

Nobody was fired. Nobody went to jail. And the chief scientist got promoted.

This wasn't a glitch in the system. It was the system.

[Kim Iversen 🇺🇸 @KimIversenShow]

Israel must be denuclearized, by any means necessary...

[AIPAC Tracker @TrackAIPAC]

Who's next?
https://t.co/cNfZzuQWqW

[AIPAC Tracker @TrackAIPAC]

The AIPAC era is over.

[TF Metals Report @TFMetals]

Another OI surge in Comex gold yesterday as price finally collapsed through $4000 has all the earmarks of a Bear Trap as new Specs enter gold futures on the short side.
The eventual short covering will stabilize price and create the image of a low and bottom on the daily chart.

[Ronnie Stoeferle @RonStoeferle]

Probably the best quote when it comes to the current setup in gold/silver/miners:

“The only permanent truth in finance is that people will get bullish at the top and bearish at the bottom.���

James Grant

[AIPAC Tracker @TrackAIPAC]

Q: Should Democrats reject AIPAC money?

Sen. @VanHollenForMD: Yes, because what AIPAC demands is unconditional support for the actions of the government of Israel, regardless of what those actions are. We don’t do that for any other country in the world.

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

Did you know that the death rate from measles declined by 98% BEFORE the measles vaccine was introduced?

“This is all on the CDC website… That decline had nothing to do with vaccines.”

So, if vaccines didn’t do it, what caused that decline from 1900 to 1963?

The answer is better nutrition, better sanitation, clean water, etc., according to Attorney @AaronSiriSG.

Yet “science” wants you to believe that vaccines saved the day.

But that’s not even the biggest vaccine deception. It’s what happens before they approve these shots for human use. 🧵

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

One day, in a not-too-distant future, most Democratic officials in the US will speak of AIPAC and Israel with this level of clarity...

[David Stockman @DA_Stockman]

The suckers who bought the IPO and the first day rally truly deserve to have their financial asses kicked. The whole Space X narrative about data centers in the sky was blithering nonsense.

[Don Durrett - goldstockdata.com @DonDurrett]

The silver chart is irrelevant. It follows gold. Focus on the gold chart (and what drives it) if you want to know what silver is going to do.

If gold goes to $5,000, then silver will go to $90. If gold goes to $5,600, then silver will to $120.

Also, for gold miners, the gold chart is irrelevant. Focus on the gold/S&P 500 chart, which will tell you what the gold miners are going to do. 😉

[TheApeOfGoldStreet @TheApeOfGoldST]

#Silver

Obviously I’m not born yday. I see the weak priceaction, I see the downwards trajectory, I see the fear and rock bottom sentiment. And still I’ve stated im bullish.

Why?

Well… some pointers:

-RSI on the monthly is now back at DEC2024 lows, when #silver sat at $28.50

-RSI on the weekly is now at levels seen last time OCT2023, when #silver was at $20.7. Last time RSI on the weekly got lower than current level was AUG/SEP 2022 when #Silver printed a multi year low at $17.5

-The miners are all -60% more or less from their 52w highs. Everyone is calling for more downside and throwing in towels.

-Sentiment indicators are at Covid low levels.

-FED came out peak hawkish meanwhile energy prices dropped dramatically and should show eased inflation months ahead as a result, which means eased hawkish stand by the fed and reduced rate hike expectations incoming

-Silvers ratio charts vs Nasdaq/sp500 and even gold is suggesting silver is the better investment at current levels.

-The supply demand situation is still critical in favour of rising silver prices.

-Trump wants a weaker dollar
-Trump wants rate cuts

Yeah well the list goes on. I’m on the phone so it’s a mess writing it all.

Point is, every time in history we’ve seen similar conditions, with sentiment this washed out, indicators this depressed, and the damage in price and miners already done to the extreme, it has marked a strong bottom and the start of a new leg higher around the corner.

The worse things get, the more bullish I have to become.

But with that said, I obviously see what’s happening and I feel what you all feel.

[Mark @Mark4XX]

M. EL-ERIAN: THE WAR'S LONG-LASTING SCARS WILL HAUNT US FOR DECADES

Economist Muhammad El- Erian just delivered a complete brain dump on why this war's economic damage will last far longer than the fighting. He showed exactly how a conflict sold as quick and decisive is instead unleashing inflation shocks, supply chain fractures, and accelerating deglobalization that will drag on growth for years. His breakdown of choke points and America's eroding advantages leaves no doubt that the easy decades are over.

THE INFLATION SHOCK THAT KEEPS SPREADING
➡️ Energy prices spike first and immediately raise the cost of gas, diesel, and every mile that food and goods travel to supermarket shelves.
➡️ Those higher costs then spread through the entire economy and start destroying consumer demand as families and businesses pull back spending.
➡️ Without careful management this process forces the economy to give up growth just to contain the rising prices.

THE FERTILIZER AND SUPPLY CHAIN TIME BOMB
➡️ Closing the Strait of Hormuz hits far more than oil because modern agriculture depends on energy-intensive fertilizers.
➡️ Food price increases will hit households hard in six to nine months even after energy markets calm down.
➡️ Supply chains built for speed and cheapness now face permanent disruption and structurally higher costs.

THE POWER OF WEAPONIZED CHOKEPOINTS
➡️ Iran has shown the world that controlling one narrow waterway gives any actor massive leverage over global trade and prices.
➡️ This discovery changes strategic thinking because economic chokepoints can deliver advantage without conventional military moves.
➡️ The Red Sea and the waters near Taiwan just became far more dangerous pressure points the world must now prepare for.

THE RISE OF GEOECONOMICS
➡️ Countries now see that tariffs, supply chain controls, and financial tools can achieve goals faster and with fewer political costs than sending missiles or troops.
➡️ Once the old status quo is shaken the system does not snap back like a rubber band to the comfortable past.
➡️ It settles into new arrangements that often leave major players worse off than before the disruption.

THE RESILIENCE IMPERATIVE
➡️ Efficiency used to rule corporate strategy but the war has made single points of failure unacceptable.
➡️ Businesses will now duplicate factories and routes across multiple locations even though it raises costs for everyone.
➡️ This post-COVID trend is accelerating and will define the next phase of the global economy.

THE US GLOBAL POSITION ERODES
➡️ America has long enjoyed special benefits from issuing the world's reserve currency and hosting the deepest financial markets.
➡️ Other nations are responding by building little pipes around that system and reducing reliance on US-centered infrastructure.
➡️ The result is a slower deglobalization that leaves the United States less well off than it would have been otherwise.

THE BOTTOM LINE
The conflict may wind down but its long-lasting economic impact will include permanently higher baseline costs and a more fragmented world economy.
The comfortable global system that delivered easy growth and unique American advantages is being replaced by something slower, riskier, and far more expensive for everyone.

HT: YouTube Mario Nawfal
#LongLastingEconomicImpact #ChokepointEconomics #Deglobalization #SupplyChainResilience #DollarDominance #Geoeconomics #EconomicScars

[James DiEugenio @jimmydie1963]

What a devastating story this is. She really exposed Fauci for the world to see. Please read.

https://t.co/Be3yPUGCwE

[David Stockman @DA_Stockman]

Oooops! That makes the Donald the first president who "won" the war and paid massive reparations to the loser. Got to love that "Art of the Deal'!!

[Don Durrett - goldstockdata.com @DonDurrett]

From @FeneckConsult

Honey Badger Silver (HBEIF, TUF)

Here’s the interview @⁨John Feneck⁩

https://t.co/pjqeove3K8

Notes:

CEO owns 15%

Eric Sprott owns 8%
Other mgmt owns 5%
Institutions own at least 10% ...so that is 38% of the float

CEO stated "We have 650mil oz of silver equivalent over multiple projects"

Bought Prairie Creek 2 months ago, which Don has followed for years (see chart- this is when the stock posted larger gains in 2026)

Smaller project Plata is "adjacent to Snowline Gold" in Yukon

This is not a company we currently own (Don does own it), but we will do more due diligence on them as they have a lot of silver exposure.

[Liberty or Death @SendMe1776]

@FurkanGozukara ABC News Nightly Broadcast Special Report Sept 11, 2001: "To already know all the names of the high-jackers, that is amazing"

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🚨 ABSOLUTE BOMBSHELL: Tucker Carlson confirms the FBI proved Israeli intelligence had full advance knowledge of 9/11 and deliberately hid it from Washington!

He reveals Mossad operatives were literally photographed mocking the burning towers. Israel is not an ally at all!