One hundred and twenty-five years ago, the British author Ford Madox Ford wrote a startling departure from all his prior books. His novel, The Inheritors, published in 1901, is part science fiction, part…

By Gloria OgbonnaA new national survey of Republican voters shows that media personalities Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan, and the late Charlie Kirk rank among the most popular and influential voices within…

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Imagine that you were a weakling who kept his cash under his mattress, and you lived in a bad neighborhood that was dominated by the Mafia.  Every year or two, Mafia thugs would come by and threaten to beat you to death, and demand: “Half for us and half for you.”  That is a bit like what it is like to live in an era of mass inflation. But with inflation, the cash extractions are gradual, and almost invisible. No thugs. Just melting purchasing power. Perhaps I chose a poor analogy, but bear with me, while I explain: As a … The post More Inflation Ahead: At Best, Plan on Semi-Retirement appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

February 18, 1678: John Bunyan‘s Christian novel “The Pilgrim’s Progress” was published in London by Nathaniel Ponder.  Pictured is John Bunyan’s Tomb, at Bunhill Field, London. — Today is also the birthday of astronaut Theodore Cordy “Ted” Freeman (February 18, 1930 – October 31, 1964.) Ted Freeman and his wife Faith were friends of my mother and father.  Both my father and Ted Freeman were stationed at Bryan Air Force base in the early 1950s, and they rented houses three blocks apart, in College Station, Texas. (My father was a T-33 instructor pilot.) About ten years later, while training as … The post Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — February 18, 2026 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On Feb. 17, the Department of Veterans Affairs published an interim final rule that changes one deceptively simple question at the heart of disability exams. The VA’s answer will drastically lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, many of whom spent the last 20 years fighting two wars and an untold number of low-level conflicts.Effective immediately, the VA will rate veterans based on how they function with medication and treatment, not based on how the condition actually affects them. In a closed process without input from veterans, and flying in the face of multiple court rulings, the VA moved to modify the way the Department of Veterans Affairs interprets and implements ratings for veteran disabilities. In “Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication,” published in the Federal Register, the VA writes: “If medication or other treatment lessens the functional impairment a disability causes and thereby improves a veteran’s earning capacity, that is the proper disability level for which the veteran should be compensated.” In effect, the VA will now evaluate disabilities for ratings not on the natural baseline of an ailment, but instead on the symptoms resulting from treatment and medication, even if a specific diagnostic code doesn’t mention medication. If taking medications lowers a disability, the disability rating gets lowered along with it. This includes both new ratings and reevaluations of past ratings, and could reduce disability compensation for millions of veterans. The new rule runs counter to at least two prior judicial rulings. In 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ruled in Jones vs Shinseki that unless the rating criteria specifically mentioned medication, the VA could not reduce a rating only because medication improved symptoms. The Court’s 2025 decision in Ingram vs Collins extended the Jones decision to musculoskeletal conditions, and required examiners to attempt to determine a “baseline severity” if the veteran didn’t take medication.Normally, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs would classify the VA’s new rule as “major rule” under the Congressional Review Act, because its estimated annual cost is more than $100 million. Major rules have to be submitted to Congress and the Government Accountability Office and can’t take effect until at least 60 days after submission. But the VA claims it has good cause under 5 U.S.C. 808(2) to forgo the 60-day review and publish an interim final rule, meaning it takes effect immediately. It also means there’s a public comment period, which is open from Feb. 17 through Apr. 20.With an interim final rule, the VA must accept and review public comments. These comments become a matter of record that could be used in court. To make a public comment, visit the rule in the Federal Register. Quick Hits Military News A new VA disability rule may lower millions of veteran disability ratings By Blake Stilwell Feature No, kids are not getting dumber. Here’s the truth about the Gen Z intelligence study. By Blake Stilwell Movies The new Jimmy Stewart biopic depicts his World War II service By Blake Stilwell Military News China is fielding its new anti-ship missile and it’s not just for show By Blake Stilwell Feature A new study says veterans are uniquely positioned for AI-resistant careers By Blake Stilwell The post A new VA disability rule may lower millions of veteran disability ratings appeared first on We Are The Mighty.

OpenAI has renamed its feature in Sora from "Cameo" to "Characters."

The Synagogue of Satan, also known as the Illuminati, introduced the concept of internationalism.  The United Nations was set up as part of the plan to promote internationalism. By placing their trained […] The post Satan, Prince of this World: An overview of Chapter 3 first appeared on The Expose.

by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News: The Zionist Trump Administration and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are now implementing their surveillance state in major cities around the nation, using ICE agents, many of whom were trained by the Israeli IDF, to implement it. In Minneapolis, ICE agents have begun to use facial recognition software to […]

An Argentinian lawmaker set Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York straight when the Democratic socialist spoke longingly about her desire to impose a wealth tax in the United States. A moderator asked Ocasio-Cortez, who made her debut at the Munich Security Conference in Germany over the weekend, “When you run...