Federal agents detained 28 cruise ship crew members at the Port of San Diego in late April 2026 and arrested 23 the following day in what officials have since identified as part of Operation Tidal Wave, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) enforcement push targeting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Of those interviewed, 27 were found by U.S. Customs and Border...
May 14, 2026
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Stablecoins, Sanctions, and the Strait: How Washington Re-anchored the Dollar in 2026
For most of the last decade, the headline narrative in international finance has been the slow decline of the US dollar. BRICS expansion, central bank gold buying, China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, the Saudi-China petroyuan flirtation, and the weaponization of sanctions all fed a single storyline: the world was building exits from the dollar. By early 2026, that storyline has...
MADD Says the “Kill Switch” Is a Hoax. The Real Story Is Worse.
MADD Says the “Kill Switch” Is a Hoax. The Real Story Is Worse. The federal government doesn’t enforce drunk driving laws. So who actually flips the switch in your car — and who gets the data afterward? Mothers Against Drunk Driving sent supporters an email this week defending Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — what...
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Operation Tidal Wave Cruise CSAM Arrests: 27 Deported, Zero Charges, Vetting Gaps Exposed
Federal agents detained 28 cruise ship crew members at the Port of San Diego in late April 2026 and arrested...
Stablecoins, Sanctions, and the Strait: How Washington Re-anchored the Dollar in 2026
For most of the last decade, the headline narrative in international finance has been the slow decline of the US...
MADD Says the “Kill Switch” Is a Hoax. The Real Story Is Worse.
MADD Says the “Kill Switch” Is a Hoax. The Real Story Is Worse. The federal government doesn’t enforce drunk driving...
Mamdani’s Wealth Gap Math Doesn’t Justify His Solutions
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Reform UK Wins 14 Councils as Labour Loses Half of Defended Seats in 2026 Local Elections
Reform UK Wins 14 Councils as Labour Loses Half of Defended Seats in 2026 Local Elections Right-populist party led by...
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FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Inherited Deafness: What Otarmeni Means for Patients, Medicine, and Deaf Culture
Introduction The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first FDA gene therapy for inherited deafness, a one-time treatment...
The Deaths of Despair: Part II of The Missing Generation
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