“The government should be afraid of the people, the people shouldn’t be afraid of the government.” ― Edward Snowden

“The freedom of a country can only be measured by its respect for the rights of its citizens, and it’s my conviction that these rights are in fact limitations of state power that define exactly where and when a government may not infringe i…

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Surveillance firm Palantir has issued a 22-point manifesto calling for a “new era” of AI-driven military power. Founded with CIA funding and now contracted to the Pentagon and Israel, the company demands that Silicon Valley take its place in the war machine – and that Germany and Japan re-arm.

The declaration goes far beyond a typical corporate vision. I…

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Sweden may need to consider options to reduce energy consumption, including rationing, if the disruption to the flow of fuel supplies continues as a result of the Iran war, the country’s prime minister and finance minister said on on April 23.

“We are not planning any rationing right now, but we are prepared for it to happen,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristers…

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The European market is facing a critical shortage of kerosene, with only six weeks of supply remaining, and the war in Iran is threatening the continent with a major aviation crisis.

Since the war broke out, jet fuel prices have jumped 70 percent, threatening the financial health of European airlines.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that …

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Late last year, German lawmakers passed new legislation paving the way for military conscription. As the Guardian reports, “The change will include the obligatory screening of all 18-year-old men to gauge their suitability to serve in the military from 1 January..” This is not (yet) full-blown conscription, but clearly moves in that direction, providing…

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The United States is said to be considering conducting limited ground operations in the Iran war. Among the potential operations reportedly under consideration are efforts to seize the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Larak, and Kharg in the Persian Gulf.

There are serious questions surrounding the feasibility of these potential acti…

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Germany has introduced new regulations requiring men aged 17 to 45 to obtain official permission before leaving the country for extended periods.

Effective as of January 1, 2026, this rule applies to individuals planning to stay abroad for more than three months, whether for education, employment, or long-term travel, according to Berliner Zeitung on Apr…

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Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies – and an Iranian security official has now confirmed to RT that the strait will not return to its pre-war status. Ships from countries not classified as “enemies” may pass with Iranian approval, but under a new fee system that could generate up to $100 billion per year for Tehran.

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A newly introduced U.S. Senate bill would allow the military to deploy autonomous lethal artificial intelligence systems by granting the Secretary of Defense the authority to override its own restrictions.

Senate Bill S.4113—the “AI Guardrails Act of 2026,” introduced March 17, 2026 by U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)—is being presented as a framework …

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Swedish conscripts should be able to be sent abroad to participate in NATO military operations – that is the implication of a new inquiry being established by the government. The mandate covers the entire conflict spectrum, from peacetime presence in the Baltic states to full-scale war service. Conscription has until now meant the defense of one’s own c…

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Two ballistic missiles were fired on March 20 against the American and British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Iran denies any involvement and points to Israel as the originator of what Tehran calls a fabricated accusation.

The attack was confirmed by British Defense Secretary John Healey. One missile crashed before reaching its target; the other was shot down by an American naval vessel. Neither struck the base on the Chagos Islands, a British Overseas Territory that hosts one of the United States’ most important strategic outposts in the Indian Ocean.

Israel immediately pointed to Iran as responsible. But NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte refused to endorse the claim – a silence Tehran quickly noted.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei commented on X:

— The fact that even NATO’s Secretary General refrains from confirming Israel’s latest disinformation speaks for itself: the world has become utterly exhausted by these tired and debunked false flag stories.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper condemned what she called Iran’s “reckless threats” – but also stressed that Britain had “taken a different position from the US and Israel” on the matter.

Netanyahu seeks to draw Europe into the war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the attack to pressure European leaders. In a statement, he claimed the missiles were intercontinental and covered 4,000 kilometers.

— They fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at Diego Garcia. That is 4,000 kilometers. I have been warning about this all along. They now have the capacity to reach deep into Europe.

— It is time for the leaders of other countries to join.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi disputed Netanyahu’s characterization. According to him, Iran has deliberately limited its missile range so as not to be perceived as a regional threat:

— We have deliberately limited ourselves to a range of under 2,000 kilometers because we do not want to be perceived as a threat to anyone else in the world.

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Europeans are committing demographic suicide and the tools used to managed migration are failing at every level, said Rodrigo Ballester, the head of the Center for European Studies at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium. He made his remark at a recent Ordo Iuris Institute event in Warsaw, Poland, which saw European politicians, policymakers, and other import…

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If there is one prevailing misconception about the war in Iran, it is the idea that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will hurt the US the most. This is simply not the case. In reality, only around 7% of US oil imports actually travel through the Hormuz to get to American markets. The potential long term instability in the strait is far more damaging …

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In the rugged interior of Newfoundland, an hour's drive west from the Canadian Forces Base in Gander, sits a dormant mine with profound implications for the nation's security and prosperity. Beaver Brook could be the largest North American producer of antimony — a critical mineral threaded through the entire spectrum of modern military hardware, from sm…

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Seattle, which is home to Amazon and Microsoft, currently employs some 193,000 well-compensated Washingtonians working in the tech sector. One major reason that Seattle emerged as the first big tech hub outside of California is obvious: It is the only West Coast state with no state income tax. Its state constitution forbids an income tax. High wage work…

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The Minnesota Senate rammed through sweeping gun control measures on Friday, after deliberately sidelining the state’s largest pro-Second Amendment organization with just 6 minutes of testimony, while gun control supporters got 32 minutes of speaking time on the flagship gun ban bill.

The Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, …

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In yet another assault on free expression in British classrooms, schools are being instructed by Labour councils to treat kids’ innocent drawings as potential offenses under Islamic interpretations.

Guidelines warn that depicting humans or prophets could spark blasphemy complaints, forcing teachers to tiptoe around religious sensitivities at the expense …

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