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Nail Bomb Thrown at Anti-Islam Provocateur in NYC
(Headline USA) A counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and screws at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest, police said. The FBI is reportedly investigating the incident as a potential act of…
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Why Gold Keeps Beating the Dollar and Euro
(Money Metals News Service) Money Metals podcast host Mike Maharrey recently spoke with Mark O’Byrne, founder of Tara Coins and a longtime authority on precious metals. Their conversation covered everything from the cultural symbolism behind O’Byrne’s Irish bullion coins to the deeper historical role of gold and silver as money. The discussion also explored the long history…
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Biden Tells Majority Black Crowd: ‘I’m a Hell of a Lot Smarter than Most of You’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former President Joe Biden made a rare public appearance Friday and drew criticism over what some observers described as a racially insensitive remark. Speaking at the funeral of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, Biden told attendees — including prominent civil rights figures and other notable guests — “I’m a hell of a lot…
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Gay Judge Speedlin-Gonzalez Loses Primary Bid
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Controversial Texas judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez will formally be out of a job this November after losing her Democratic primary bid while facing an indictment on allegations that she illegally ordered an attorney to be handcuffed in court. Speedlin-Gonzalez, a Democrat and openly gay judge, is currently suspended without pay from her position as a Bexar County Court-at-Law…
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Rep. Massie Says Trump Targeted His Staff to Undermine Epstein Disclosure
(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep.Thomas Massie, R-Ky., alleged the Trump administration orchestrated what he called a “360-pressure campaign” that included offering his staffers prestigious government positions and lucrative private sector jobs to undermine his push for releasing Jeffrey Epstein documents, The Daily Beast reported. The apparent goal was to strip Massie of his working team…
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How Corporate Media Manufactures Consent for Israeli War Crimes
(José Niño, Headline USA) Journalist Alan MacLeod argued that a Channel 4 headline reporting on Israel’s latest invasion of Lebanon used “carefully constructed language aimed at manufacturing consent for Israeli atrocities,” according to his post on X. Israel has ramped up operations against Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, in light of the current air war…
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American Gasoline Prices Increase Most in One Week Since 2020
(The Center Square) American gasoline prices continued to rise on Friday and are up the most of any week since 2022. Iran widened attacks on energy-producing countries near its borders and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipping, dashing hopes for a quick resolution to a crisis sending shockwaves through global markets. The United…
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Why Dead People Might Be Better Investors Than You
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Don’t just do something; stand there! Turns out this might be a pretty good investment strategy. Research conducted by Dalbar, Fidelity, and Vanguard reveals that dead people tend to be better investors than the living. Now, I’m not suggesting suicide here. But you can adopt the strategy a dead…
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U.S. Cut 92,000 Jobs in ‘Dismal’ February Report, Unemployment 4.4%
(Andrew Rice , The Center Square) The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, a significant cut after January saw a better-than-expected report, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.4%. The rate only marginally increased from its 4.3% rate in January. Interestingly, health care employment decreased in February,…
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Charlie Kirk Flyer Removal at Campbell Questioned by FIRE
(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Removal of flyers associated with Charlie Kirk at a private Christian liberal arts institution in the North Carolina Sandhills has drawn rebuke from a nonprofit free speech organization known as FIRE. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says removal of law student Justin Booker’s flyers “flies in the face…
