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[ad_1] In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we’re doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. Joshua Scheer U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignited a firestorm of ridicule Thursday after releasing a video praising President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget as a fiscally responsible plan that “puts the American taxpayer first.” Critics across the political spectrum called the claim mathematically impossible, strategically incoherent, and politically insulting at a moment when millions of…

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[ad_1] President Donald Trump paused the operation to assist commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz just hours after it was announced because key Gulf allies withdrew their support.  According to two US officials speaking with NBC News, Saudi Arabia informed the US that it could not use its military bases or airspace for the operation to open the Strait of Hormuz, dubbed “Project Freedom.” Ryan Grim additionally reported speaking with an administration official who said that Kuwait took similar steps.  Per an admin official to me, Kuwait also cut off access, basing and overflight (ABO). https://t.co/Wz8S4RRH6D — Ryan Grim…

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[ad_1] As many Americans weigh the costs and benefits of building large data centers for artificial intelligence and other digital information, two New York Democrats urged the state to pause such projects, saying they can harm consumers and the environment. In a March 5 op-ed in the Albany Times-Union, New York state Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblywoman Anna Kelles advocated for a moratorium, saying that proposed data centers in the state would require “9.5 gigawatts of electric load, which is approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.” New York legislators are considering halting new data…

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[ad_1] When Donald Trump furiously ordered his minions to find and fund primary challenges to seven Indiana Republican state senators who refused to conduct a mid-decade gerrymander that he demanded late last year, it looked like just the typical act of a vengeance-obsessed president who couldn’t abide being defied.Read Full Article ⟶ [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Despite the US and Iran exchanging fire and new missile attacks aimed at the United Arab Emirates this week, the Trump administration maintains that the ceasefire that began in early April is still in effect. Iran’s attacks on commercial and US Navy ships are still “all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point,” according to Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine.   Read Full Article ⟶ [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Naser Jafari via Wikimedia An Israeli airstrike killed the son of Hamas’s chief negotiator in Gaza on Wednesday.  Reuters reported that Azzam Al-Hayya, son of Khalil Al-Hayya, had been killed. The Israeli strike on Gaza City killed at least one other Palestinian. Azzam is the fourth son of Hayya killed by Israeli strikes since 2008.  May 7 (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike has killed the son of Hamas’ chief negotiator in U.S.-mediated talks over Gaza’s future, a senior Hamas official said on Thursday, as leaders of ‌the militant group held talks in Cairo aimed at safeguarding their truce…

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[ad_1] In a recent meeting of the Box Elder County Commission in Tremonton, Utah, a man yelled at the cloud.  “It’s false. This is not real information,” shouted an attendee at the assembled commissioners, who were considering a massive new data center project backed by celebrity billionaire Kevin O’Leary, in a video posted to X by progressive group More Perfect Union.  Kevin O’Leary’s massive data center was approved by a county commission in Utah last night. At 40,000 acres, it would be 2.5x the size of Manhattan. The commission approved the proposal despite opposition from hundreds of locals. pic.twitter.com/1pF9JZD30w —…

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[ad_1] In this week’s episode of Pluralia Dialogos, I will be speaking with geo-economic analyst Alex Krainer about the dangers of a global systemic shockwave triggered by the disruptions in global energy supplies and an over-bloated speculative system of debt. How does the Iran war play into this broader danger, and what should be done? Tune in for this week’s episode of Pluralia Dialogos on Sunday April 26 at 11am Eastern Time using the Youtube link below: Follow Alex Krainer on Substack here: https://alexkrainer.substack.com And be sure to follow Pluralia’s geopolitical website for high quality analysis of global politics, culture and economics [ad_2]…

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