Fairfax County Schools Remove Veterans Day From Student Calendar Starting 2026-2027 In the 250th year of the American republic, the largest school district in Virginia voted 8-1 to make November 11 a regular instructional day, while keeping Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Nowruz, Lunar New Year, and Orthodox Easter on the official calendar. Introduction On April...
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Trump Order Clears Path for U.S. Ibogaine Trials
Introduction President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18, 2026, directing the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate its review of certain psychedelic compounds, including ibogaine, for the treatment of serious mental illness. The order marks the first time the federal government has formally moved to expedite ibogaine FDA approval, a development that advocates have sought for more...
CFTC Regulators Examine $1.45 Billion in Trades Placed Before Trump’s Iran Announcements
Introduction The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has opened an investigation into a series of large, well-timed oil futures trades that preceded two major Trump administration announcements on Iran, according to reporting by Bloomberg News and Reuters. The CFTC oil futures investigation centers on roughly $1.45 billion in positions placed on crude oil contracts minutes or hours before public...
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Fairfax County Schools Remove Veterans Day From Student Calendar Starting 2026-2027
Fairfax County Schools Remove Veterans Day From Student Calendar Starting 2026-2027 In the 250th year of the American republic, the...
Trump Order Clears Path for U.S. Ibogaine Trials
Introduction President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18, 2026, directing the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate...
CFTC Regulators Examine $1.45 Billion in Trades Placed Before Trump’s Iran Announcements
Introduction The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has opened an investigation into a series of large, well-timed oil futures...
U.S. Grid Wastes 20 Million MWh Annually as Battery Energy StorageDeficit Grows — While Private Developers Race to Fill the Gap
Introduction In 2024, grid operators across the United States curtailed approximately 20 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity generated from wind...
Canada’s Indigenous Land Rights Dispute: Legal and Financial Implications for Property Owners in British Columbia
An analysis of Aboriginal title law, the Musqueam rights agreement, the Cowichan court decision, and what unsettled land claims mean...
THE LEANER MACHINE: Federal Government Hits Smallest Workforce Since 1966 And America Is Still Hiring
For the first time in nearly six decades, the federal government is not the biggest employer in the room. Under...
The Post Office Is Going Broke Delivering Your Junk Mail
The Post Office Is Going Broke Delivering Your Junk Mail We banned spam calls, spam texts, and spam emails. So...
He Saw It Coming: The UAE Minister Who Called Europe’s Extremism Crisis and What It Means Now
Let’s rewind to 2017. Picture a panel discussion at the Tweeps Forum in Riyadh — a gathering of global power...