USA - There has not been a global war since the 1940s, and now nations all over the planet are armed to the teeth with weapons of immense destructive power. Everyone knows that it is just a matter of time before global conflict turns our world upside down, and once that happens everything will change. If you think that economic conditions are bad now, just wait until war paralyzes global trade. If you think that global hunger is bad now, just wait until war absolutely devastates global food production. War will be one of the primary elements of the “perfect storm” that we are now facing, and it will have a dramatic impact on many of the other elements. World War III will be a truly global war, and all of our lives will be completely turned upside down as a result.

USA - This month, rumors about the petrodollar have spread like wildfire all over the Internet. Some of what is being said is true, and some of what is being said is false. When other sources were reporting on “the death of the petrodollar”, I was asked why I was not writing about it. Well, the truth is that I was not writing about it because the petrodollar is not dead. It is certainly in trouble, but it is not dead. Today, most oil continues to be sold in US dollars, and most global trade continues to be conducted in US dollars. But that could change as other countries lose faith in our currency. In particular, we will want to carefully watch what the BRICS nations choose to do. 45 percent of the world’s inhabitants live in the BRICS nations, and they have been implementing strategies that are designed to promote their own currencies and reduce dependence on the US dollar. As US relations with leading BRICS nations continue to deteriorate, I would expect that trend to accelerate.

USA - Global debt has reached staggering levels. As of 2023, the total global debt stands at approximately $225 trillion. However, projections indicate that this figure could rise significantly by 2030. In absolute terms, global debt could surge to $336 trillion by 2030, considering inflation and nominal GDP growth. Meanwhile, in the last 4 years, the US debt has skyrocketed by $11 trillion. This is the size of 40% of the US economy’s GDP. By comparison, reaching the first $11 trillion of debt for the US took 220 years. DEBT CRISIS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!

EUROPE - Chinese and Malaysian businesses are making millions off Europe's drive to net zero by committing fraud "on a mass scale". European airliners are racing towards their net zero targets under government pressure by turning to so-called green aviation fuel. Airliners increasingly rely on biofuel, or used cooking oil (UCO), to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and hit net zero targets. However, the demand far outstrips the supply in Europe, which burns through 130,000 barrels of used cooking oil a day - eight times more than it collects.

USA - A dangerous, widespread heat wave is predicted to unfold for millions across the Northeast, Midwest and parts of Canada this week with AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures even eclipsing the 100-degree Fahrenheit mark in some cities. "The increased demand for cooling is going to be a problem here. This could have some impacts on the power grid," AccuWeather Chief Video Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said. In the Midwest and Northeast, a heat wave is considered to be at least three days with a high temperature of at least 90 degrees, and for some areas, the mercury will exceed that benchmark for most or all of the week.

CHINA - China has been expanding its nuclear arsenal “faster than any other country” in recent months, an annual report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has claimed. Beijing has supposedly added 90 warheads to its inventory since January 2023. The document does note, however, that other nuclear-armed nations have also been modernizing their weapons of mass destruction and ramping up the number of operational nuclear warheads at their disposal. According to the SIPRI report published on Sunday, the US and Russia are by far the largest nuclear powers, possessing nearly 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons.

NATO - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is facing an unprecedented threat with a nuclear armed Russia and another rising nuclear power in China. To counter the threat and establish deterrence, the alliance is considering moving some nuclear weapons out of storage and making them operational. “In a not-very-distant future,” he said, “NATO may face something that it has never faced before, and that is two nuclear-powered potential adversaries – China and Russia. Of course, this has consequences.” NATO has 32 member countries, but only three of those are nuclear powers: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. America's tactical nuclear weapons are positioned in several other countries: Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey, according to Politico.

MALAYSIA - Malaysia has decided to apply for BRICS membership and will start filing the official paperwork soon, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said. The 77-year-old leader of the Southeast Asian nation mentioned the decision in an interview with the Chinese outlet Guancha published on Sunday. “We have made our policy clear and we have made our decision. We will start the formal process soon,” Anwar said. “We are waiting for the final result and the feedback from the South African government.” Kuala Lumpur’s potential membership in the organization would be of strategic significance, as one of the world’s most important shipping lanes – the Malacca Strait, connecting the Pacific and the Indian Ocean – is located between Malaysia and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

NORTH KOREA - Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for support in his war against Ukraine and vowed to work with the reclusive Communist state against US-led sanctions. Putin’s rare 2-day visit to Pyongyang on Tuesday for a summit with the North Korean leader is his first trip to the communist nation in 24 years. Kim has not hosted another world leader in his isolated country since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Russian president also announced his country will join North Korea in developing trade systems “that are not controlled by the West.”

USA - The current population of Amish folks in America is quickly approaching 400,000, with the largest concentrations of 90,000 in Pennsylvania and 82,000 in Ohio. Amish have settled in as many as 32 US states, and have an average of 7 kids per family, so the population is growing rapidly. In a brand new, comprehensive study (as of June 2023), presented by Steve Kirsch to the Pennsylvania State Senate, it was calculated that for Amish children, who are strictly 100 percent not vaccinated (fully unvaccinated), typical chronic conditions barely exist, if any at all. These chronic conditions, also called preventable diseases and disorders, many vaccinated children and swaths of Americans suffer from, include auto-immune disease, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, ADHD, arthritis, cancer, and of course… wait for it… autism (think ASD and Asperger's Syndrome). Nobody wants to talk about this, except natural health advocates. If you post anything about it on social media, you immediately get banned, blacklisted and labeled "misinformation" or "disinformation."

ISRAEL - Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, a widely expected decision that follows the departure of centrist opposition leader Benny Gantz and his ally Gadi Eisenkot. A government spokesman said the pre-existing security cabinet and the larger full cabinet would make decisions about the war with Hamas in Gaza. Since Mr Gantz quit eight days ago over what he said was the lack of strategy for the war, there have been calls from far-right ministers to take his place. By dissolving the war cabinet, Mr Netanyahu avoids a tricky situation with his coalition partners and international allies. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that, as far as it was concerned, it would not affect the chain of command.

SPAIN - Spain has demanded the UK close its military base in Gibraltar, as political tensions between the two countries threaten to explode. Gibraltar enjoys a strategic location at the western entrance to the Mediterranean, where the straits between Europe and Africa are only 14 km wide. As such, the Overseas territory is routinely used by Royal Navy ships, RAF aircraft and other units that temporarily deploy to conduct training. The MoD also employs 952 personnel in Gibraltar, of which 528 are locally employed civilians. The remainder are military and UK-based civil servants. The presence of the base as well as Gibraltar's status as a British colony have become sources of growing frustration and anger in Spain.

ISRAEL - Hezbollah and Israel could accidentally "trigger" a wider regional conflict despite ongoing attempts to avoid exacerbating tensions in the Middle East, a former Israeli intelligence operative warned. The two sides have been engaging in low-intensity fighting since October when the Lebanon-based militant group declared its support for Hamas and said it would target Israeli forces engaged in bombing the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah has repeatedly targeted Israel's territory with missile strikes, which have been met with a consistent response from Tel Aviv but have not escalated further. However, former officer Avi Melamed told the Daily Express there remains a considerable risk that the "growing crossfire" could accidentally result in a much bigger direct confrontation.

UK - Jeremy Clarkson has claimed it would be near-impossible for farmers to continue feeding the country if the government continues towards Net Zero targets. Ahead of next month's election, political parties are currently gearing up their plans to try and negate the amount of greenhouse gases produced by human activity. Labour has pledged for clean power by 2030 - something critics deem an uphill battle of the steepest sort - while the Tories are aiming for 2035. However, Clarkson has suggested that "strong economic growth and net zero" are mutually exclusive - they cannot work side by side. "It’s very important that we have the ability to feed ourselves, but we simply cannot do that when the main mission is to achieve Net Zero," Clarkson stated in his latest column.

USA - The Post fire, which grew to more than 14,600 acres, is one of nearly a dozen wildfires actively burning in California. Firefighters in California are battling blazes in challenging conditions after several wildfires broke out over the weekend, forcing evacuations and consuming thousands of acres of land. Los Angeles county is dealing with its first major wildfire of the year after a blaze dubbed the Post fire swiftly grew to more than 14,600 acres (5,900 hectares). The fire, which broke out on Saturday, is burning through the mountains along the major Interstate 5 highway, fueled by strong winds that are pushing the flames through dry brush. Firefighters managed to gain ground against the flames on Monday, increasing containment of the fire to 8%.