With the 32 North ATLANTIC Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries in Ankara, Turkey, for their annual meeting this week, July 7 and 8, many of the militaries of NATO countries are halfway around the world in the PACIFIC ocean in war preparation maneuvers.

Ten NATO countries, almost one-third of all NATO countries, have sent military forces, land, air, and sea, to Hawaii to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a 38-day (June 24-July 31, 2026) war drill.

One-Third of NATO Is in the Pacific, and Israel Brings Genocide to the Drill

by Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright

PragerU is trying to take over American schools. The right-wing, pseudo-educational group is now an official educational partner in at least ten states, and blitzes children with highly questionable messaging on race, history, and politics. Even more concerning, PragerU is led by former Israeli spy, Marissa Streit, who has stated she uses the tactics and techniques honed by IDF military intelligence on the American people.

“You can’t do that” Gus thought when he saw Norway score a goal after Erling Haaland “discreetly” fell the English goal keeper with a mighty push “while no-one was looking”… The goal went to the VAR and got dismissed. Yes the Viking were back to conquer England once more in America, but England got revenge this time.

Norway’s Vikings Are Reclaiming Valhalla at the World Cup

BY MÍMIR KRISTJÁNSSON 

“How often does historical enquiry have less to do with establishing past facts, and more to do with the establishing of present identity?” 

                  Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

An analysis released this week by the Federal ReserveBank of New York shows that food insecurity in the US has reached levels not seen since the height of the coronavirus pandemic, underscoring the devastating impact of Republican cuts to federal nutrition assistance and President Donald Trump’s inflationary economic and foreign policy decisions.

Hunger in US Under Trump Reaches Levels Not Seen Since Peak of COVID Pandemic

A new analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reveals the fallout from cuts to federal food aid programs.

By Jake Johnson , COMMONDREAMS

The world’s economic centre of gravity is moving from the Atlantic toward Asia. This reflects the rise of China and India and the dynamism of the BRICS.

The international economic and monetary system is in a period of profound turbulence and structural uncertainty. Chinese analysts describe the present moment as da bian ju – a “great upheaval” – which captures the sense that long‑standing assumptions about global order no longer hold.

Peter Day

Labor’s great foreign policy leaders put Australian sovereignty first. The ALP National Conference is a chance to revive that tradition and confront AUKUS.

Ahead of the ALP National Conference, which will be held from 23-25 July, Labor’s Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy at the National Press Club tried to persuade his colleagues that the Albanese government’s foreign and defence policies are in line with previous Labor government policies.

Paul Malone

Imagine a future where technology seamlessly integrates into our daily lives, enhancing our capabilities and improving our world. This vision is not just a dream but a realistic possibility if we balance innovation with ethics, freedom, and human dignity. As we navigate the complexities of the 21st century, it's crucial to remember that technology should serve humanity, not control it.

Technocracy: From Dystopian Visions to Future Realities
by Noelle

Mysterious pay-for-play antisemitism attacks now targeting Canada. Who benefits?

MICHELLE WITTE — JUNE 22, 2026

Canada is the latest in a string of nations to attribute a wave of high-profile but mostly low-consequence attacks to a mysterious online “gun-for-hire” plot. If Canada follows the pattern set in Australia, Europe and the UK, the “foreign entity” its government is already blaming for orchestrating the petty violence will be identified as Iran. 

Everyone’s talking about how progressive Democrat Graham Platner has been forced to drop out of his Senate race following allegations of sexual assault. Personally I never paid attention to Platner’s campaign, because I long ago stopped taking Democrats seriously.

It’s Been Ten Years. It’s Time To Admit Bernie Sanders Was Wrong.

The experiment has been run, and the results are in. You can’t conduct a socialist revolution using a party whose primary function is to suppress socialist revolution. This has been conclusively established.

BY Caitlin Johnstone

US politician Lindsey Graham, 71, dies from 'brief and ‌sudden ⁠illness'

Modern society can measure inequality, power and behaviour in extraordinary detail, but struggles to explain despair, loneliness, hope and the human need for meaning.

We live in a culture that has lost its spirit. We know how to measure behaviour, track trends, and analyse systems, yet we no longer know what it means to be human.

Adrian Rosenfeldt

GUS WOULD OBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ANALYSIS BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW SPIRITUAL DELUSION WORKS AND IS PROMOTED WITH ENLIGHTENED MISUNDERSTANDINGS. SO LET'S GET INTO IT...:

“A 19th Century labour model behind a 21st Century logo”. David Tyler investigates the iPhone and Apple’s planned obsolescence racket.

“Of course it’s expensive,” chant the Apple faithful, polishing the virtual halo, “but it just works.”  Until it doesn’t work, of course, which is not a bug but a design feature as we will see later.

It just works? And others don’t? The Mac mantra may be the most successful four-word con in consumer branding. Certainly, as with all the best cons, the mark repeats it for free. Endlessly. 

What just works, in fact, is the business model,

This edited extract of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson examines Murdoch’s destructive anti-climate change campaign.

The emergence of climate change as a global issue coincided with the creation of Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire. Except for a brief period when his younger son, James, persuaded him of the dangers of global warming and the need to give the ‘planet the benefit of the doubt’, Murdoch was at best sceptical, at worst hostile to the issue.

French investigators have again summoned Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov for questioning as the criminal investigation into the messaging platform nears its second year with no resolution in sight.

Durov spent around six hours being questioned at the Paris Judicial Tribunal on Wednesday, local media reported, citing law enforcement sources. It marked the fourth time the tech entrepreneur has been interrogated as part of the ongoing investigation.

His legal team confirmed the questioning to AFP, saying that “almost two years after the indictment of Pavel Durov, there is still no evidence to establish the validity of the charges.”

“The only change since Durov’s detention in France is that French authorities have started properly drafting requests to Telegram,” the social media platform said in a separate statement.