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Date Sent: 2026-05-02
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Sunday, May 3, 2026 |
They aren't "Calling it" RATIONING | THE SILENT SQUEEZE
Alex Jones' Infowars Officially Shuts Down After 27 Years -- US Mortgage Debt Hits $13.2 Trillion, Average Household Owes Nearly $109,000 -- The Real Reason China Just Banned Companies From Firing Workers To Replace Them With AI -- SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: May 3, 2026 Edition -- Iran Strikes Saudi Oil Pipeline, Disrupting Supply -- Large Banks with Large Exposures to Uninsured Deposits as a Percentage of Liquid Assets -- Infowars Site Goes Offline Amid The Onion's Legal Battle to Secure Control of Right-Wing Outlet -- Energy Lockdowns and the New Era of Government Control -- Every single energy crisis humanity faces right now - fuel scarcity, carbon output, grid failure - -- Israeli Bulldozers Flatten Southern Lebanese Villages, Satellite Analysis Shows Over 1,400... -- Brazil Quietly Shifts Away from the Dollar to Gold -- "The Shocking Story of NIH Secretly Funding COVID" -- Iran Israel War Updates: US redirects 48 vessels in Hormuz to enforce Iran port blockade -- Tucker and Majorie Taylor Greene on Trump betraying his most loyal followers for the neocons. -- "The DUMB Giant Has WOKEN Up" - Imperial Expert UNCOVERS How Trump Ended Britain's... -- Trump and King Charles… What Really Happened? -- SF711 -- Donroe Doctrine is becoming everything China feared -- The USA is the global energy powerhouse -- 'They're going to come for me': Ex-FBI deputy director reveals he's 'living in f -- Did You Notice How Climate Alarmism Just Stopped? -- Trump Pulling 5,000 US Troops From Germany In Punitive Move Amid Merz Spat -- A Robot Economy: Who Gets Rich, Who Gets Left Behind -- This Is The Salary Needed To Live Comfortably In US Cities -- ZeroHedge Fertilizer Debate: Hormuz Closure Could Usher In New Arab Spring -- Is Surveillance Pricing Ripping You Off? How to Stop Your Data from Being Used Against You -- Daniel McAdams - "The War on War Reporting." -- U.S. military runs Bitcoin node, sees crypto as power projection versus China -- A Flashing Red Warning Signal: In California, Gasoline Is Now 6 Dollars A Gallon And Diesel... -- Exposing the Globalist Agenda to Destroy the Family, Sterilize Humanity, and How to Escape It --
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News Link • Food Shortages
They aren't "Calling it" RATIONING | THE SILENT SQUEEZE
05-02-2026
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Yanasa TV - YouTube.com
We explore how the centralization of our food supply accelerates when independent producers are squeezed out, and what this "efficiency" really means for your grocery bill 6 to 12 months down the road.
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News Link • Media: Internet
Alex Jones' Infowars Officially Shuts Down After 27 Years
05-02-2026
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Daily Caller
The closure came after a court receiver halted payments for rent and services, which prompted Jones to move from his studio in Austin, Texas, and operate his independent company, the Alex Jones Network.
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News Link • Housing
US Mortgage Debt Hits $13.2 Trillion, Average Household Owes Nearly $109,000
05-02-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Mary Prenon
America's mortgage debt continues to escalate, hitting the $13.2 trillion mark, according to an April 30 WalletHub report.
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News Link • China
The Real Reason China Just Banned Companies From Firing Workers To Replace Them With AI
05-02-2026
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https://www.youtube.com, Tom Bilyeu
Welcome to another episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, joined by co-host Drew. In this lively and in-depth discussion, Tom Bilyeu and Drew tackle some of the most pressing economic and political issues making headlines today.
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Opinion • Government
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: May 3, 2026 Edition
05-02-2026
John Semmens
Socialist Mayor Unfazed by Departure of Rich
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson laughed off what she termed "their futile effort to escape social justice. They think they will preserve their wealth and their income by relocating to states that respect pri
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News Link • Oil
Iran Strikes Saudi Oil Pipeline, Disrupting Supply
05-02-2026
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Tik Tok
Recent developments in the Middle East have led to a significant disruption in oil supply, with Iran striking key oil infrastructure. The East West pipeline in Saudi Arabia, crucial for rerouting oil around the Strait of Hormuz, has been hit, causing
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News Link • Central Banks/Banking
Large Banks with Large Exposures to Uninsured Deposits as a Percentage of Liquid Assets
05-02-2026
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Linkedin
(Q4 2025 Version). During the past year, I have been posting a screen showing large banks with excessive exposures to uninsured deposits as a percentage of assets.
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News Link • Media: Internet
Infowars Site Goes Offline Amid The Onion's Legal Battle to Secure Control of Right-Wing Outlet
05-02-2026
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https://x.com, Variety
Infowars Site Goes Offline Amid The Onion's Legal Battle to Secure Control of Right-Wing Outlet
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News Link • Energy
Energy Lockdowns and the New Era of Government Control
05-02-2026
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Doug Casey
International Man: Governments learned during COVID that populations will tolerate extraordinary restrictions if they're sold as an emergency. Could an energy crisis become the next excuse for lockdown-style controls?
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News Link • Energy
Every single energy crisis humanity faces right now - fuel scarcity, carbon output, grid failure -
05-02-2026
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Linkedin
...ends the moment fusion power is plugged into the grid.
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News Link • Israel
Israeli Bulldozers Flatten Southern Lebanese Villages, Satellite Analysis Shows Over 1,400...
05-02-2026
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https://www.activistpost.com, Garrison Vance
Israeli Bulldozers Flatten Southern Lebanese Villages, Satellite Analysis Shows Over 1,400 Buildings Destroyed
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News Link • Brazil
Brazil Quietly Shifts Away from the Dollar to Gold
05-02-2026
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https://www.activistpost.com, Martin Armstrong
The Banco Central do Brasil has raised gold's share of reserves from 3.55% to 7.19% in just one year, effectively doubling its exposure and making gold the second-largest reserve asset after the US dollar, while total reserves stand at approximatel
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News Link • Pandemic
"The Shocking Story of NIH Secretly Funding COVID"
05-02-2026
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https://naomiwolf.substack.com, Dr Naomi Wolf
Dr Eric Donaldson's 2019 CV: SARS-COV Research Weaponizing Bat Coronaviruses Was Funded by Dr Fauci IN MULTIPLE SITES AMERICA for 12 Years Before "The Pandemic"
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News Link • Iran
Iran Israel War Updates: US redirects 48 vessels in Hormuz to enforce Iran port blockade
05-02-2026
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https://www.firstpost.com, FP News Desk
US President Donald Trump has said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, as peace talks remain frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire.
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News Link • Trump Administration
Tucker and Majorie Taylor Greene on Trump betraying his most loyal followers for the neocons.
05-02-2026
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https://tuckercarlson.com, The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker and Majorie Taylor Greene on Trump betraying his most loyal followers for the neocons.
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News Link • United Kingdom
"The DUMB Giant Has WOKEN Up" - Imperial Expert UNCOVERS How Trump Ended Britain's...
05-02-2026
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https://www.youtube.com, Valuetainment
"The DUMB Giant Has WOKEN Up" - Imperial Expert UNCOVERS How Trump Ended Britain's 300-Year Empire
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News Link • United Kingdom
Trump and King Charles… What Really Happened? -- SF711
05-02-2026
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https://rumble.com, Russell Brand
A historic royal visit turns into something far more revealing, as King Charles steps onto the American stage with a rare address to Congress, blending diplomacy with symbolism while tensions around global conflict sit just beneath the surface.
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News Link • China
Donroe Doctrine is becoming everything China feared
05-02-2026
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https://asiatimes.com, by Logan McMillen
Donald Trump has shut Hormuz, ring-fenced Latin America and rewritten the global maritime order -- all at China's expense
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News Link • Energy
The USA is the global energy powerhouse
05-02-2026
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https://joannenova.com.au, By Jo Nova
Trump said he wanted Energy Dominance. And now the oil tankers are heading to fill up at the USA.
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News Link • FBI
'They're going to come for me': Ex-FBI deputy director reveals he's 'living in f
05-02-2026
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https://www.dailymail.com, By ALYSSA GUZMAN
'They're going to come for me': Ex-FBI deputy director reveals he's 'living in fear' as he issues astonishing warning
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News Link • Germany
Trump Pulling 5,000 US Troops From Germany In Punitive Move Amid Merz Spat
05-02-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
In a huge late in the day Friday development, the Trump administration plans to pull some 5,000 troops from NATO member Germany, CBS is reporting.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
This Is The Salary Needed To Live Comfortably In US Cities
05-02-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
How much do you need to earn to live comfortably in a major American city? Increasingly, the answer is a six-figure salary.
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News Link • Agriculture
ZeroHedge Fertilizer Debate: Hormuz Closure Could Usher In New Arab Spring
05-02-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
On Friday, ZeroHedge, in partnership with the Macro Dirt Podcast, hosted a debate focused on the implications for agriculture, inflation, and global supply chains given the current situation in Iran.
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News Link • Surveillance
Is Surveillance Pricing Ripping You Off? How to Stop Your Data from Being Used Against You
05-02-2026
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Investopedia, DC News Now and WUSA
Surveillance pricing is the practice by retailers of adjusting prices for individuals based on data collected about that person, including browsing history, location, purchase history, and more.
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News Link • Bitcoin
U.S. military runs Bitcoin node, sees crypto as power projection versus China
05-02-2026
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https://www.activistpost.com, Shaurya Malwa
Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, told two congressional panels this week that the military is running a live Bitcoin node for cybersecurity testing and views the protocol as a tool of national power in competition with China.
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News Link • Oil
A Flashing Red Warning Signal: In California, Gasoline Is Now 6 Dollars A Gallon And Diesel...
05-02-2026
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https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com, By Michael
A Flashing Red Warning Signal: In California, Gasoline Is 6 Now Dollars A Gallon And Diesel Is Now 7 Dollars A Gallon
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News Link • Globalism
Exposing the Globalist Agenda to Destroy the Family, Sterilize Humanity, and How to Escape It
05-02-2026
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https://tuckercarlson.com, The Tucker Carlson Show
Given that on your deathbed the only thing you'll care about is your children, it's kind of weird that our whole society is designed to prevent you from having any. Terry Schilling, the father of eight, just made a film about it, called Fathers W
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News Link • Central Banks/Banking
How Private-Credit Funds Keep Debt Off Their Balance Sheets
05-02-2026
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Wall Street Journal
Publicly traded credit funds have more leverage than they used to, often in ways not visible
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
"YENTERVENTION" ARRIVES AT SCALE
05-02-2026
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Linkedin
"This is what loss of control looks like before it's officially recognized--central banks stepping in, debt spiraling beyond any realistic exit, and the real economy tightening underneath a headline rally.
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
IVERMECTIN DOSING
05-02-2026
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Twitter
A growing number of people are referencing dosing frameworks shared by William Makis for off-label ivermectin use in cancer discussions. Here it is.
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News Link • Central Banks/Banking
Banks are closing down, cash is being removed, digital ID is being introduced, facial recognition...
05-02-2026
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https://x.com, Catherine Austin Fitts
Banks are closing down, cash is being removed, digital ID is being introduced, facial recognition cameras are being enforced and a social credit system is on the horizon. We the people have to stop this.
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News Link • Israel
An All-American Retort to Israel's Invasion of Lebanon
05-02-2026
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https://libertarianinstitute.org, by Jim Bovard
Israel's bombing of Lebanon has reportedly killed more than a thousand civilians this year.
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News Link • Israel - Palestine
Exclusive: Inside Hamas's fight against the armed militias that Israel is using to sow chaos in
05-02-2026
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https://mondoweiss.net, By Tareq S. Hajjaj
Hamas security leaders tell Mondoweiss that the fight against Israeli-armed militias in Gaza is only one part of the broader effort to counter Israel's campaign to sow chaos in the Strip.
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News Link • Courtroom and Trials
Elon Musk clashes with OpenAI attorney during cross-examination ...
05-02-2026
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CBS News
Elon Musk was cross-examined in his lawsuit against OpenAI on Thursday. In testimony on Wednesday, he said he was "a fool" for funding OpenAI. He is accusing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, of betraying him and the public by abandoning its core missi
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News Link • Censorship
Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today--You Might Be Next
05-02-2026
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https://www.fff.org, by John W. Whitehead
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freedom of speech."--Benjamin Franklin
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News Link • Iran
Trump considers unleashing America's £30million Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles...
05-02-2026
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https://www.dailymail.com, By IMOGEN GARFINKEL
Trump considers unleashing America's £30million Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles for the first time as he weighs up new strikes on Iran
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News Link • Investigations
The Justice Department Indicts the Ministry of Love
05-02-2026
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https://mises.org, Wanjiru Njoya
One of the problems with trying to police "hate" is that it gives the Thought Police an incentive to persecute their fellow citizens, and if they do not find a sufficient number of haters lurking in their midst, they invent them.
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Hyperscaler AI Data Centers Reach Saturation As Clients Flee
05-02-2026
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https://www.technocracy.news, By: Tyler Durden
Compass Datacenters has decided to withdraw from its plan to develop a major data-center corridor in Northern Virginia after spending years pursuing approvals and investing tens of millions of dollars, according to Bloomberg.
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News Link • Iran
Two More Executed By Brutal Iranian Regime: A Father Who Dared to Use the Internet...
05-02-2026
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by Margaret Flavin
Two More Executed By Brutal Iranian Regime: A Father Who Dared to Use the Internet and a Wrestling Star
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News Link • Oil
War in Iran? Oil Crisis? Settlement Headaches?
05-02-2026
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Linkedin
Yet Somehow the S&P Just Keeps Hitting Record Highs
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News Link • DOD-Department of Defense
The Bogus Blockade Claim of the US Department of War
05-02-2026
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https://ronpaulinstitute.org, by Larry C. Johnson
Pete Hegseth is lying about the US blockade of Iranian ports. On April 12, after JD Vance announced that talks with Iran had failed, Trump declared a naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas.
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News Link • Oil
Rick Rule And Mike Rothman Say the Oil Market Is About To Break Wide Open
05-02-2026
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In To It To Win It - YouTube.com
In this episode, Rick and Mike into a bold and controversial thesis that the world is not facing an oil glut but a structural supply crisis. Mike brings decades of experience studying oil supply, demand, and geopolitics, while Rick offers a capital a
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Fact-Checking the "Placebo Control" Fact Checkers
05-02-2026
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Informed w/ Aaron Siri Substack
The fact is, not a single routine injected childhood vaccine on the CDC schedule was licensed based on a placebo-controlled trial, nor was any vaccine used as a control to license any such vaccine.
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Robot Dives 1.5 Miles, Maps French Shipwreck With 86,000 Images And Recovers Artifacts
05-02-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
A remotely operated robot has retrieved artifacts from a 16th-century shipwreck more than 1.5 miles beneath the Mediterranean, offering a glimpse into how precision deep-sea robotics is transforming underwater exploration.
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News Link • Transportation Security Agengy/TSA
With TSA Finally Funded, Air Travel Back To Being Awful For The Usual Reasons
05-02-2026
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https://babylonbee.com, BabylonBee.com
Now that the TSA is fully funded thanks to the end of the partial government shutdown, sources confirmed that air travel was already back to being awful for its usual reasons.
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News Link • Australia
Japan-Australia frigate deal about far more than 11 warships
05-02-2026
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https://asiatimes.com, by Ronny P Sasmita
Japan and Australia building defense ecosystem designed to deter China and outlast any lapse in US commitment to the region
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News Link • Voting and Elections
It's all coming to an end...
05-01-2026
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https://rumble.com, Russell Brand
The idea that voting still meaningfully changes anything gets pulled apart here, because once you accept that the same interests sit behind both sides...
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News Link • Oil
UAE's OPEC exit hands Asia a petroyuan moment
05-01-2026
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https://asiatimes.com, by Irvan Maulana
UAE did not leave OPEC to start a currency revolution, but the cartel's loss looks to be Asia's petrodollar-weakening gain
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News Link • Technology: Computer Hardware
Brain-inspired chip could reduce AI energy use by 70%
05-01-2026
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https://newatlas.com, By Etiido Uko
Replicating the brain's capabilities, an impossible task, may theoretically require thousands of H100, one of NVIDIA's most powerful GPUs. At 700 watts per chip, we are looking at power consumption in the megawatt range. The brain runs on 20 watts.
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