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On Saturday, while signing an executive order aimed at facilitating regulatory review of psychedelics that have shown promise as psychotherapeutic catalysts, President Donald Trump complained that his underlings had not yet delivered on his promise to reclassify marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). “Will you get the rescheduling done, please?” Trump said to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “They’re slow-walking me on rescheduling….You’re gonna get it done, right?” Although Kennedy’s department has an advisory role in rescheduling decisions, the CSA authorizes the attorney general to make the final call. And on Thursday, Acting Attorney…

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 We are starting to see buyer’s remorse across the political spectrum. As the AP reports—stating the obvious—polls show Latino voters breaking from the president, while at the same time Tucker Carlson is publicly apologizing for supporting him. Even within MAGA, cracks are forming, underscored by the resignation of Joe Kent. But the truth is simple: we’ve been…

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Four Democratic candidates for California governor took the stage in San Francisco Wednesday night, hoping to shake up the scattered Democratic support and emerge as a frontrunner while knocking the two Republicans out of their leading positions. The 90 minutes of mostly gentle jostling – with occasional barbs among the Democrats – likely won’t produce a dramatic shift, although San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan appeared the sharpest, most prepared of his party’s candidates. Meanwhile, Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco delivered solid performances, training their fire on the liberal leadership of the state while Democrats focused on President Trump as…

Alfred McCoy on the history of imperial misadventures and how defeat in the Iran War will accelerate U.S. global decline. President Donald Trump at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, during the ceremonial transfer on March 7  of the remains of six U.S. soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait. (White House /Daniel Torok) By Alfred McCoyTomDispatch.com Writing more than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historian Plutarch gave us an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micro-militarism.” When an imperial power like Athens then, or America now, is in decline, its leaders often react emotionally by mounting seemingly…

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Tel Aviv was waiting on Washington’s approval to break the ceasefire and attack Iran.  “Israel is prepared to renew the war against Iran. The IDF is ready in defense and offense, and the targets are marked,” Katz said on Thursday. Israel is “awaiting a green light from the United States, first and foremost to complete the elimination of the Khamenei dynasty.” He continued, “In addition to return Iran to the age of darkness and stone by blowing up central energy and electricity facilities and crushing national economic infrastructure.” Katz made the remarks at…

Image by Morgan Housel. 2025 was a year in which the ten wealthiest did quite well for themselves as did the rest of their cohorts among both the wealthiest .1% and the wealthiest 1%. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the combined wealth of the wealthiest ten in 2025 reached $2,484 billion after growing 29.3% during the year with $187 billion of the increase of $563 billion going to just one individual, the lovable Elon Musk, whose individual wealth reached $619 billion. Based on the Federal Reserve Board figures, the holdings of the wealthiest .1%, who consists of approximately 342,000…

TPUSA’s Andrew Kolvet appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” to discuss the DOJ indicting the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group that claims it tracks hate and extremist activity in the nation. Kolvet told FOX News host Jesse Watters that the group put Turning Point USA on their “hate map” and less than 4 months later, Charlie Kirk was assassinated. JESSE WATTERS, FOX NEWS: This was all a fundraising scam to smear Trump and make white supremacy seem like the biggest threat. The stuff SPLC was paying informants to do, commit crimes, raise money, organize hate rallies, is stuff an FBI…

On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing the Democratic-controlled legislature to temporarily substitute a new congressional map that could flip as many as four U.S. House seats in the midterm elections.Read Full Article ⟶ Source link

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. By Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Economist Michael Hudson explains the dangers. Reports suggest the US economy may be on the verge of another financial crisis, with major problems in the $3 trillion private credit market. Economist Michael Hudson explains the dangers of Wall Street’s Ponzi schemes. There are growing signs that the United States may be on the verge of…