Oil Down as Trump Awaits Iran’s Response to Peace Plan

Oil fell as a diplomatic push by the US to try to end the war with Iran gathered pace despite the Strait of Hormuz remaining largely shut and news of more US troops being sent to the region. Oil remains on track for a substantial monthly surge after a volatile run of trading as investors tracked the fallout from the war. Bloomberg’s Anthony di Paola reports.

How Do We Hold Them Accountable?

If a criminal-loving, police-hating prosecutor lets a rapist go, and he then rapes another woman, how can we hold that ‘prosecutor’ accountable? One would have thought that Abdimahat Bille Mohamed would have been in a heap o’ trouble when he was arrested on charges of having raped a child and sexually assaulted another woman in …

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The Infamous Zapruder Film And The Issue Of Its Veracity: Why Did The Government Employ Intelligence Resources In A Secret Squirrel Operation To Evaluate The Film? Part 2

The elephant in the room was obvious: somebody-in theory the SS-went to a lot of trouble and intrigue to redo the work that Brugioni did early that Sunday morning 24 November 1963. Using different people and a different film to build a different product without apparently notifying any of the NPIC senior staff except the Military Deputy.

The Raccoon Relief Act

With everything going on in the world, with all the wars, international conflicts, and high-stakes political maneuvers, I’m sure you’re all anxious to hear about what’s going on with the problem of legalized raccoon ownership in Tennessee.

The Fragile Grid: Powered by Electricity, Dependent on Foreign Steel

We all love electricity. Flip the switch, lights come on. Coffee maker fires up. Wi-Fi router blinks happily. Data centers hum. Teslas charge. Life is good. Modern civilization runs on electricity the way the human body runs on oxygen. The only time people think about the electrical grid is when it fails—and then suddenly everyone becomes an expert on transformers, substations, and utility companies. But here’s a fun little detail almost nobody knows: the entire grid quietly depends on a specialized material most Americans have never heard of.