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July 4th Is Behind Us. The American Dream Is Not Authored by Gonzalo Schwarz via RealClearPolitics.com, Another July 4th has come and gone, and the American experiment continues to face many tests. Amid economic uncertainty and a recent resurgence of socialism, we are pushing the boundaries of what “America” even means.

IDF Soldiers Say Grenade-Drones Being Used On Civilians: 'None Of Them Were Armed' The Israel Defense Forces are routinely killing civilians in Gaza with commercial drones modified to drop grenades on them -- often leaving the corpses to be eaten by dogs, according to interviews with seven soldiers and officers conducted by Israeli investigative journalists. The tactic is being used to deter civilians from venturing into areas declared off-limits by the IDF, with indifference to the fact that the individuals -- some of them children -- pose no threat. Compounding the amorality of the conduct, the soldiers say the off-limits areas aren't marked on the ground.    According to Israel's 

What Just Happened In Rio Should Terrify The West Authored by Farhad Ibragimov, A few days ago, the city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the 17th BRICS summit, marking a significant step forward for the organization amid the accelerating transformation of the global political and economic landscape. Represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia played an active role in the summit’s proceedings, while President Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session via video link. In his remarks, the Russian leader offered a comprehensive analysis of current global trends, emphasizing that the liberal model of globalization is losing viability as the center of economic and political activity shifts decisively toward the Global South – devel

Trump Calls Epstein List A Democrat Psyop, Tells MAGA 'Not To Waste Time And Energy' Less than one year ago, then-candidate Donald Trump vowed to release the Jeffrey Epstein files - aka the 'list' of friends and associates who violated "more than 1,000" sex-trafficked victims.  BREAKING: Trump says he's going to release the Epstein files when he’s elected president - Lex Fridman podcast pic.twitter.com/LmrWhwjW2t — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper)

10 Non-Tax Policies In Trump's Megabill That Will Affect Americans Authored by Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord, Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is notable for implementing significant changes to the U.S. tax code, including making 2017’s individual income tax brackets permanent. But there are non-tax-related items in the bill that will impact the lives of everyday Americans, affecting travel, women’s health care, immigration, and welfare benefits.

Visualizing Waymo's Rise In Ridership As autonomous driving technology becomes more mainstream, Waymo - Alphabet’s self-driving ride-hailing division - is rapidly gaining traction across California. This chart, via Visual Capitalist's Kayla Zhu, visualizes the number of monthly paid Waymo trips in California from August 2023 to March 2025, and a map of the cities that Waymo current operates in and plans to operate in.

Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin To Halt Immigration Operations Without Probable Cause In California Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on July 11 temporarily blocking the Trump administration from carrying out immigration stops and arrests in Los Angeles without probable cause.

War, Debt, & Distraction: The Hidden Collapse Behind The Iran Hype Authored by Chris Macintosh via InternationalMan.com, While we are all having our attention directed towards the war with Iran, we should always be looking at the “why.” Keeping in mind the absolutely true adage that all wars are bankers’ wars, I noted this from ZeroHedge.

North Korea Sends 6,000 Engineers, Construction Workers To Rebuild Russia's Kursk The Moscow-Pyongyang bromance continues, based on mutual defense objectives and the landmark agreement struck between Presidents Putin and Kim Jong-Un last summer. As part of the latest in official trips and exchanges Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was hosted by Kim during a visit to North Korea, where Pyongyang reaffirmed its strong backing of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

"I Have A Wonderful Opportunity": Justice Jackson's Cathartic Jurisprudence Authored by Jonathan Turley, I wrote recently about the chilling jurisprudence of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has drawn the ire of colleagues in opinions for her rhetoric and extreme positions. Many have expressed alarm over her adherence to what has been described by a colleague as an “imperial judiciary” model of jurisprudence. Now, it appears that Jackson’s i