Thursday, December 18, 2025

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Trump Says US Forces Seized an Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela in Latest Escalation

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Wednesday that US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking the latest US escalation in its push toward a regime change war aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker...

More People Crowdfunded for Essential Needs Like Food and Housing in 2025, According to GoFundMe

(Headline USA) More and more people are turning to GoFundMe for help covering the cost of housing, food and other basic needs. The for-profit crowdfunding platform's annual “Year in Help” report, released Tuesday, underscored ongoing concerns around affordability. The number of fundraisers started to help cover essential expenses such as...

Justice Department Can Unseal Records from Epstein’s 2019 Sex Trafficking Case, Judge Says

(Headline USA)  Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman reversed his...

New DHS Website Shows Americans Noncitizens Arrested in their Neighborhood

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a new website for Americans to use to search and locate criminal foreign nationals who’ve been arrested in their neighborhoods. DHS’ “Worst of the Worst” provides information about an initial 10,000 criminal foreign nationals who’ve been arrested...

Paramount Skydance Makes $108B Hostile Bid to Buy Warner Bros.

(Dave Mason, The Center Square) Paramount Skydance has made a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. The bid is for $77.9 billion in equity value and has an enterprise value of $108.4 billion. Paramount's offer is the latest battle in a bidding war that appeared to end Friday when Netflix...

Report: Government Unions Spent $915 Million on Politics in 2024

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Government unions across the country spent more than $900 million during the 2023-2024 election cycle, according to a new report. The Commonwealth Foundation’s most recent report found the top four public sector unions: the National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, Service Employees International Union...

Report: Israel Is Spying on US Troops at Gaza Monitoring Base in Southern Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Congress has released its 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and is preparing to pass the sweeping spending bill, which will give President Trump a total military budget of over $1 trillion. Earlier this year, a supplemental for an additional $156 billion was included in the so-called “Big...

Consumer Credit Growth Remains Tepid Signaling Consumer Stress

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Consumer borrowing remained tepid in October, possibly indicating that Americans are feeling increasing financial stress. The U.S. economy depends on consumers buying stuff. Persistent price inflation forced Americans to blow through their savings and then turn to credit cards to make ends meet. However,...

Silver as a Giffen Good: Setup Could Mean Even More Explosive Upside

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Is silver a Giffen good? It appears to be behaving like one. A Giffen good, named after Scottish statistician and economist Sir Robert Giffen and his theory, is an “inferior good” whose demand rises as its price increases (holding income and other prices stable), defying the typical...

Asian Funds Dominate as ETFs Add Gold for Sixth Straight Month

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold ETFs globally reported net inflows of gold for the sixth straight month, driven by a strong surge in Asian investment. Globally, gold-backed funds reported a 38.5-tonne increase in gold holdings. The pace of metal inflows moderated from the torrid pace of the last...

Strong Black Friday Sales Sucked Into the Debt Black Hole

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) It appears the holiday shopping season is being sucked into the massive Debt Black Hole floating through the global economy. Based on preliminary data, the Christmas shopping season is off to a good start. According to data parsed by Mastercard, approximately 87.3 million Americans shopped online,...

Trump is Proposing a $12B Aid Package for Farmers

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade...
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