by Z Man The most surprising and most consequential event of the President Trump sequel has been the USAID scandal. No one thought that part of his revenge tour would be a direct assault on one of the main centers of the foreign policy hive. Until now, few…
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Trudeau Bends the Knee: Canada Will Send 10,000 Troops to Border, Name Fentanyl Czar to Delay Trump Tariffs
In what is a carbon copy of Trump’s tariff-delaying deal with Mexico, moments ago Canada’s outgoing PM, Justin Trudeau, said that he too had bent the knee, i.e. had a “good call” with Trump, and that US tariffs on Canada would be paused for 30 days after Canada –…
Neo-Con Godfather Bill Kristol: ‘The Deep State is Far Preferable to the Trump State’
by Steve Watson Trump obsessed neocon Bill Kristol fired off a tweet declaring that he’d rather see the Deep State running America than President Trump, and thanks to respondents on X it quickly became apparent why he feels that’s the case. https://modernity.news/2025/02/03/bill-kristol-the-deep-state-is-far-preferable-to-the-trump-state…
AI is a Digital Parrot: Word-Traps, False Logic and the Illusion of Intelligence
by Charles Hugh Smith AI programs parrot content and techniques generated by humans. Since they use natural language, we’re fooled by equivalence into thinking, “hey, the program is as smart as we are, because only we use natural language.” The same conceptual trap opens in every purported equivalence. If an AI program can…
Third World U.S. Cannot Get Its Astronauts Home From Space
by Paul Craig Roberts U.S. Corporations, Universities, and government have driven America so deep into third world existence that Washington is incapable of rescuing its astronauts trapped in space for 200 days. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams made what was supposed to be an eight day trip to the…
Musk on DOGE Cuts: ‘USAID a Ball of Worms, No Apple; Must Get Rid of Whole Thing’
About one day after the US Agency for International Development’s website went dark and its official X account disappeared, President Donald Trump addressed reporters Sunday night, declaring, “It’s been run by a bunch of radical lunatics. And we’re getting them out.” By midnight, Elon Musk—who oversees the government efficiency initiative “DOGE”—provided taxpayers with an…
New Research Identifies More Than 1,100 DEI-Related Jobs at University of Michigan
by Jennifer Kabbany New research has found the number of University of Michigan employees who work either full-time or part-time on diversity, equity, and inclusion-related efforts now tops 1,100. The findings come as the U.S. Department of Education under President Donald Trump has eliminated all its DEI initiatives, including placing…
Karma Finally Comes for Chuck Schumer
Dems are quickly realizing that 2025 is not 2017—the last time President Trump took the White House. Back then, he stormed in like a wrecking ball, but much of his agenda was blocked by traitorous RINOs and left-wing radicals. Back then, the entire tone of the country was different.
The Deportation Revolution Will Be Televised
by Brian Lonergan As Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency promising unprecedented levels of deportation for illegal aliens, critics painted dark scenarios of a nation living in fear as federal agents terrorized people under a shroud of secrecy. Instead, the Trump White House has opted for full transparency, and…
How the Kids Flipped Arizona
by Kelli Buzzard When it came to issues and messaging that missed the mark, the young people I spoke with—college students, young professionals, bartenders, baristas, and Uber drivers—either laughed or cringed at Harris’s campaign themes of “brat vibes” and “joy.” Most found the whole spectacle insulting. Their concerns were…