Back in 1905, a book called "The Apples of New York" was published by the New York State Department of Agriculture. It featured hundreds of apple varieties of all shapes, colors, and sizes, including Thomas Jefferson's personal favorite, the Esopus Spitzenburg.That was 120 years ago, when commercial apple orchards were still pretty rare and when even in the biggest of those orchards, everything was done by hand. 1905, image of an apple orchard in OregonPublic Domain Yeah, yeah, yeah. But why is that apple book such a big deal? The book is significant because most of the apples listed in it have all but disappeared in the past century. DISAPPEARED. In fact, we used to have thousands of apple varieties, but most of those have largely vanished due to industrial agriculture. Now, many varieties are only found tucked away in agricultural research centers and preservationist orchards.Fact: Today, the 15 most popular apple varieties account for 90% of all apple sales in the U.S. The most commonly sold apple? Red delicious.2025 looks so differentThe fate of all those apple varieties is not uncommon. "In the last century, nearly 75% of our agricultural crops have disappeared. They're simply gone. Today, farmers primarily grow 12 crops. And of these, we mainly eat potatoes, rice, corn, and wheat." The apples we eat today are a small fraction of what used to be available.Photo credit: CanvaSo what gives? Why the huge shift? In part, the shift has a lot to do with seed regulation. Back in the day, farmers would save seeds from year to year and share them with friends and neighbors. But nowadays, most seed production is controlled by big companies — and those companies patent their seeds, prohibiting things like seed saving or sharing.So what do we do now?Not all hope is lost (yay!). It may be an uphill battle, but there are lots of small farmers working to preserve the freedom to freely share and use seeds. People store thousands of seeds from all around the world in buildings called seed banks, and trade with other farmers at seed swaps."They're preserving culture and biodiversity, one seed, one plant, and one person at a time." How 'bout them apples? (No, really, I bet those antique apples they're swappin' are ridiculously tasty.)To check out the full story from The Lexicon of Sustainability, watch the video below:In the years since...Since we first covered this story, there have been some changes in the world of Apples. Nationally, Red Delicious is no longer the top seller; Gala has held the No. 1 spot in recent seasons (about 17% of U.S. production in 2024–25), with Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp and Fuji rounding out the leaders. Newer darlings like Cosmic Crisp continue to climb—especially in Washington, the country’s largest producing state—where it’s now among the top five grown.Meanwhile, the hunt for “lost” apples has accelerated. The Lost Apple Project and partner sleuths keep turning up forgotten cultivars across the Inland Northwest and beyond, publishing a 2025 master list of rediscovered varieties and inviting the public to help track down more. It’s a small but hopeful countercurrent to the last century’s big consolidation. This article originally appeared last year.

Men discovering all that women go through physically and hormonally can be a fun ride. It's a journey that generally starts with the denial that things are bad in the world of women's health, then quickly transitions into shock. The men who publicize their parlay into women's health generally don't share much after the first couple of mind-boggling discoveries. But one man has been documenting new-to-him discoveries about women's health for weeks.Women's health is a topic that many people, including women themselves, do not fully understand. This isn't for a lack of trying on the part of women, but due to the lack of interest in scientific research regarding women's health. Science is still a male-dominated field, which means that oftentimes the struggles that women have faced for generations are overlooked. There's even a book called Invisible Women (2019), about how male-centric research has left women out of the loop of safety in multiple areas. Woman at the doctor's office. Photo credit: CanvaThe medical gaslighting that seems to happen around the concerns women bring to their doctors is pervasive if you're inclined to believe women's lived experience. Thankfully, in more recent years, researchers, medical doctors, and some men have been taking women's health much more seriously. Researchers have been making groundbreaking discoveries in the research of female-bodied individuals. René Jay recently embarked on a journey of his own to learn more about women's health issues. He uploads a video every time he learns something new so he can share with his audience his utter shock and dismay. It's been something that some women have started looking forward to, even offering up areas he should explore. View this post on Instagram A post shared by René Jay ?? (@bornwithadarktan)In his first video posted to Instagram, he is already feeling frustrated. "I feel like women should be madder," he says. "Bro, how are y'all even remotely accepting this, but then you're like, wait, they're not accepting it. This is why every woman I've ever met she talks about her own health, she immediately gets angry, and I've been like, 'Why are you getting so angry?' Now I get it, because you go to the doctor, and the doctor is so consistently condescending about your health."Jay continues in the video, sharing how doctors will simply act as if they have no idea how to answer or help with seemingly simple concerns. This initial video shares what he's learned in the first 48 hours, but his journey continues in subsequent videos. By hour 72, the curious man learns about the tenaculum, a medical device used to hold the cervix during gynecological procedures. He is shocked by the thought of women only being offered Tylenol considering the level of pain inflicted during the use of the device. View this post on Instagram A post shared by René Jay ?? (@bornwithadarktan)On day 10, Jay expresses frustration with the medical system on behalf of women. "I'm trying to figure out why in the hell, every single time a woman goes to a doctor, she's told that she has to lose weight. But it doesn't really make sense to me because I've been trying to figure out, like okay, logically, what if the weight gain is the symptom? And I'm like, really having trouble figuring that out." He shares that he's truly baffled by how doctors seemingly ignore serious concerns while only offering birth control or weight loss as a solution without thorough investigation. By day 21, the man seems to be reaching his limit for the medical nonsense women can face. After looking up what a cervical biopsy is and how it's done, his frustration is clear, "It's day 21, I just looked up what a cervical biopsy is. Y'all need more drugs. Listen, who do I need to fight, who do I need to write, because that? Y'all need more drugs for that." Woman at the gynecologist.Photo credit: CanvaHe shares that he understands the importance of a cervical biopsy; he's simply objecting to the lack of pain medication provided. Jay animatedly demands that women should be provided pain management before during and after the experience. He also notes that the "pinch" doctors claim women will feel during the procedure is much more than a pinch. View this post on Instagram A post shared by René Jay ?? (@bornwithadarktan)In every video uploaded, Jay either finds himself horrified or angry. But he's not just learning about modern day women's health, he's learning about the history as well, including that the chainsaw was invented to cut through women's pelvises during childbirth. According to How Stuff Works, the method was called a symphysiotomy and was only used when the baby wasn't able to descend out of the birth canal naturally. While a literal chainsaw like we're used to seeing today wasn't the tool used, it was a smaller hand cranked version, and it sparked the idea for the bigger one that cuts down trees. Jay is continuing his journey into women's health, determined to learn as much as he can while calling for more research. Women have become the biggest champions of his self education with one woman saying, "I want you to know this video series makes me so happy, and also I’m learning things I didn’t know about my own body." Women's health.Photo credit: CanvaAnother woman writes, "Absolutely love you for learning and becoming knowledgeable about women’s health and health issues.""As someone who has had both a cervical biopsy and a LEEP procedure I'm so sorry that you are going to be educated in this way. I am thrilled that you're taking the time to educate yourself but yeah this one's a rough one," someone else shares.One person is enjoying the journey, writing, "I absolutely LOVE your videos! Watching you learn and seeing your reactions gives me a moment of happiness in this crazy world we live in. Thank you for sharing your journey with us all!!!"

There are some dogs who are undoubtedly stoic. Other dogs are extremely helpful, and simultaneously adorable. But when it comes to the goofy dogs in our lives—some breeds have that title on lock.Of course, some can (and do) often argue over which breeds are the "goofiest." Some even debate as to what "goofy" or "silly" even means. It's often hard to define, but here's one example. When it's time to go "walkies," my dog sees me putting on my shoes. Every time, he grabs a shoe and runs around the apartment with it until I chase him. There's a whole song that follows called "Where Ya Gonna Go with My Shoe?" As I share this, I'm realizing that perhaps I'm the goofiest one, but he's a close second.It's those floppy, silly, clumsy, and also purposely funny, canine clowns who are in the running. IHeartDogs.com, a site dedicated to understanding dog breeds, nutrition, and other health needs, compiled their list of goofiest dogs. Goofy dancing Giphy Disney Writer Ivan Rodriguez listed the top ten goofiest breeds, at least according to him, which include: The Bulldog The Boxer Pembroke Welsh Corgi French Bulldog Springer Spaniel Yorkshire Terrier (Yorkie) Labrador Retriever Miniature Bull Terrier Border Collie Siberian Husky Rodriguez lists different traits for each breed listed. Adjectives like silly, mischievous, and playful often fit the bill. But the traits these dogs seem to have in common? Intelligence and stubbornness. (Perhaps these two characteristics go paw and paw.)People in the vet world weighed in on the matter. Upworthy spoke with Stacy Cole, a certified vet tech in Wisconsin, whose thoughts on the goofiest breed were quite clear. "Frenchies are absolute clowns, and if you could put them in human form, they'd be comedians," she said. "They are the most fun and outrageous breed I've ever met. They are nature's antidepressant, as far as I'm concerned." See on Instagram A close second, she says, are Golden Retrievers: "They're sweet and nutty. They will seek out puddles just to jump into."Annie Mae-Levy, a professional dog trainer with the online app Woofz, had her own picks. "In my opinion, the most ‘goofy’ dog has to be the Irish setter!" she said. "These guys are known for having tons of personality and rarely taking life too seriously. They are generally very playful and silly dogs and their faces are full of expression most of the time. In terms of smaller breeds, Boston terriers often seem to have a lot of that silly personality types especially in the home or when playing with other dogs outside!"Speaking of Golden Retrievers, they get their own thread over on Reddit called "The goofiest dog I've ever had." Many of the commenters include photos of their Goldens in various positions, often with their rear hind sticking up for no apparent reason.A Redditor who goes by the name abbstractassassin shares their big, nutty dog: A Golden Retriever gives a goofy face for the camera.Photo Credit: Reddit, abbstractassassinObviously, it's not all about Goldens (though their "people" might tell you otherwise). On the subreddit r/dogs, someone asks, "Inherently goofy dog breeds?" Boxers are a popular answer, with many excited to share their goofy nature. Again, Goldens and Frenchies are mentioned. But truly, it seems nearly everyone gives their breed a shout-out.Some of the most adorable comments include: "English Mastiffs are doofuses." "Bull Terriers are hilarious dogs. The only breed that could conceivably be a spokesperson for a brand of beer."When it came to Malamutes, this Redditor shares, "Digs holes that resemble something a Hobbit lives in? Eat everything that’s not 7’ off the floor? Howl like a demented banshee because, why not? I have had exactly ONE Malamute puppy. She about broke me. Only adults and seniors now!" Beagle puppies snoop around. Giphy Aww Puppies GIF And then of course, there's the Beagle. From experience, I can tell you these are the silliest billies on Earth. Will they eat a roll of toilet paper when you're not looking? Of course. Will they dig holes and drop your keys in the dirt? Sometimes. They are the most fascinating creatures made up of pure love and mischief that I've ever had the pleasure to know. And yes—both intelligent and stubborn. (They may not always SEEM intelligent, but they are.)Whatever the breed, or the level of goofiness, our dogs are little bright lights in this world.

The average American commutes a staggering 27.2 minutes one way to work, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That's a number that has been on the rise for many years and shows no signs of going down any time soon. A lot of different factors come into play when discussing long commutes but, at least in part, many people are moving further away from job hubs due to affordability issues and the rise of hybrid and remote work.Typically, long commutes are associated with office jobs rather than blue collar or service work, which can often be more localized. But at least one person out there believes a good service job can still be well-worth a longer-than-average commute.A man named Austin, who goes by TinMan on TikTok, recently shared his payout after a full day of bartending. It's a job that has him in the car for over an hour each way."Austin, why do you commute an hour to bartend?" he asks, echoing the question he gets a lot regarding his "strange" choice. "I'll tell you why."He then shows off his payout from the day's work, holding a receipt that indicates $543.09 in credit card tips. When you add in his actual hourly wage ($5/hour) and a few extra bucks in cash tips, Austin says he made a total of $72/hour for the 8-hour shift."Not bad for a cute little bartending job," he says. @tinman_ok Cuz duh #paytransparency #bartender #serverlife Making over $500 in tips during a shift is no rare occurrence for Austin. In another post, he shows off a similar haul.In one comment, he admits that he has slower days from time to time, but his point remains: Not bad. Not bad at all.For reference, Austin's $72/hour would be significantly higher than a graphic designer, nurse, marketing consultant, or even a plumber or electrician in most parts of the country. It theoretically puts him in highly trained company like nurse practitioners or certain kinds of doctors and lawyers.In fact, the newly introduced "No Tax on Tips" income tax deduction could make service work even more appealing in the near future. TikTok · TinMan www.tiktok.com Hundreds of thousands of viewers watched Austin's pay transparency video, and many were either surprised by his revelation or happy to echo that his experience matched their own."I really wish bartenders and servers would stop sharing how much many can be made... keep it our secret pls," one commenter wrote."Left my office job in November, started working as a server and learning bartending a couple months ago. Can’t wait to be really good at it," another added."This is why I’m in my thirties and STILL serving/bartending. .... I sent my kids to Disney three times by picking extra shifts up," said another.Of course, there's no guarantee a bartender or service worker can stack together 40-plus hours per week at such a high rate of pay. But Austin, and others like him, are opening up big conversations around pay transparency and how we think about work and career.Another TikTok bartender, Randi Coleman, says she was recently asked by a customer: "What do you want to do when you grow up?"To put it politely, the question pissed her off."Not every server or bartender is using that job as a stepping stone to get to the next place in life," she says. "I've done this my whole life, I choose to do this, I enjoy doing this." @randilcoleman Yes this is the career I have chosen! I have been in the restaurant industry my entire life. I have seen it alllll. And yes I pay my taxes! #salarytransparency #incometransparency #howtosavemoney #cashtips #moneytok #investmenttips She then shows off her total haul of cash tips for the month: $6,305. Factoring in her modest paychecks, she estimates that she earns around $80,000 per year doing something she enjoys.Simply put, not a lot of people know or realize that you can make that kind of money in the service industry.Being a bartender or server has its downsides, of course. To make good money, you have to work weird hours and give up most if not all of your Friday and Saturday nights. It's also a career that doesn't typically include paid time off so taking vacations can be difficult and costly. The income is also variable and not always predictable from month to month or even day to day.But on the other hand, it's an active, social job, and while the work can be grueling, it doesn't follow you home in the form of emails and Microsoft Teams messages. It's also predicted to be stable, if not experience big time growth, in the coming years, even as A.I. disrupts or eliminates a lot of white collar work. A growing number of people of all ages, but especially young people, find those elements appealing in a career and it could be transforming the way we think about job aspirations in our country.The proof is in the pudding that finding a service job that provides you with enough money for an enjoyable and comfortable lifestyle is definitely possible, even if you need to drive out of your way to get there.

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Why would scientists purposely try to make the flu more deadly?  During the flu pandemic of 1918, it is estimated that somewhere between 50 and 100 million people died globally.  But apparently that is not good enough, and so they have come up with a far deadlier version, and they have published their findings so that any terrorist organization in the world could potentially copy their work.  As I have repeatedly pointed out to my readers, man-made pestilences are one of the greatest existential threats that we face.  What they are doing is literally insane, but nobody is going to stop them. In a research paper that was recently published, a team of American and South Korean researchers reveal how they created a version of the bird flu that is “100% fatal in mammals”… A September Science Advances paper confirms that U.S. and South Korean researchers have engineered a “Frankenstein” chimeric bird flu virus that is said to be 100% fatal in mammals, infect human immune cells, and spread throughout the body—including into the brain. The international team—led by Young Ki Choi of the Korea Virus Research Institute and Richard J. Webby of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee—rebuilt and genetically modified the North American H5N1 avian influenza strain A/Lesser Scaup/Georgia/W22-145E/2022 (GA/W22-145E/22). These mad scientists mixed Eurasian and North American bird flu viruses, and two very specific genetic changes were made to make the new virus “far more aggressive”… The researchers focused on two specific genetic changes—PB2-478I and NP-450N—that together made the virus far more aggressive, able to infect a wider range of cells, and capable of spreading throughout the body instead of staying in the lungs. So what happened when they tested this “Frankenstein” virus? Well, it killed every single one of the mammals it was tested on, and the researchers discovered that it could infect human blood cells, that it could use human immune cells to spread, and that it could actually invade the brain… Killed 100% of mammals tested, Infected and replicated in human blood cells, Spread systemically through immune cells, and Invaded the brain. The fact that this virus can infect human immune cells directly makes it a weapon of mass destruction that must not ever escape a laboratory setting under any circumstances. But now that they have told the whole world how they did it, just about anyone could potentially recreate this virus. What an exceedingly irresponsible thing to do. Now that the cat is out of the bag, I am warning all of you so that you can get ready for what is ahead. It is just a matter of time before someone decides to use this as a weapon. Once it gets out, the death toll will be cataclysmic. Of course even if a killer virus is not released any time soon, it is still shaping up to be a very rough winter. In Japan, authorities have just officially declared a flu epidemic… Most Americans are sick and tired of epidemics, pandemics or any other “emics.” Many people want to forget about face masks, vaccines and viruses. Sadly, though, the pathogens are not taking a break. Japan has just declared a flu epidemic! That’s because public health authorities are reporting thousands of cases of influenza there. According to a report in Nature (Oct. 14, 2025), over 100 schools and childcare centers have closed. Over 6,000 cases have been reported from sentinel medical institutions. That’s way more than would be expected at this time of year. Influenza doesn’t usually take off in Japan until December, much like in the US. It generally lasts until March. Are you ready for a flu epidemic in the United States? In the Midwest, we are being told that the bird flu is back with a vengeance… Bird flu is spreading again, now that wild water fowl — geese, ducks and cranes — have begun their seasonal migrations. As the birds travel, they mingle at lakes and ponds and share viruses. In poultry, bird flu cases are spiking earlier than expected. More than 4 million poultry birds have been culled in the last month, in states including Minnesota and Iowa, after members of their flock tested positive for the virus, called H5N1. The trend corresponds to a spike in infections detected among wild birds in northern states. Some state officials are bracing for a challenging autumn, which is when cases have typically spiked in past years. And in California there have been several cases of people with no recent travel history becoming infected with a severe strain of mpox… Health officials in Los Angeles County said on Friday they are investigating a possible local spread of a more severe strain of mpox. Two cases of the strain were identified among Los Angeles County residents with no recent travel history. It comes after the first U.S. case of the more severe strain of mpox without known travel was identified in a patient from Long Beach, California, bringing the total number of cases in the state to three. This strain of mpox can cause extreme pain, and it has a death rate in humans of up to 10 percent. If it starts spreading all over the United States, there will be a tremendous amount of fear. Interestingly, an outbreak of mpox has also suddenly erupted in the Namibian city of Swakopmund… Namibia’s ministry of health and social services on Sunday declared an outbreak of mpox in the city of Swakopmund. “Surveillance, contact tracing, and response teams have been activated to contain the spread,” the ministry said in a post on Facebook. It has been estimated that 45 to 50 million people around the world died from disease in 2024. The global death toll in 2025 will almost certainly be even higher. But if a “killer virus” like the one that American and South Korean scientists just created ever gets out, hundreds of millions of people could be wiped out. So enjoy this period of relative calm while it still exists. Because it is just a matter of time before the next major global pandemic strikes. Michael’s new book entitled “10 Prophetic Events That Are Coming Next” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com, and you can subscribe to his Substack newsletter at michaeltsnyder.substack.com. About the Author: Michael Snyder’s new book entitled “10 Prophetic Events That Are Coming Next” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com. He has also written nine other books that are available on Amazon.com including “Chaos”, “End Times”, “7 Year Apocalypse”, “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”, “The Beginning Of The End”, and “Living A Life That Really Matters”.  When you purchase any of Michael’s books you help to support the work that he is doing.  You can also get his articles by email as soon as he publishes them by subscribing to his Substack newsletter.  Michael has published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and he always freely and happily allows others to republish those articles on their own websites.  These are such troubled times, and people need hope.  John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  If you have not already done so, we strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today. 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Watch The X22 Report On Video 2 videos found Ep 3756b – [DS] Using 1983 CIA Playbook, Trump Purposely Positioning The NG To Outflank The [DS] Ep 3756a – Lagarde Panics, Will Gold Overtake The Federal Reserve Note Once It Hits $5790? pt> EU Central Banker Christine Lagarde panics over Trump economic policies. Trump helping Argentina which will then help America. Trump make deal with Australia in regards to rare earth minerals. Gold is on track to take over the Federal Reserve note. Timing is everything. The [DS] used Lawfare after Trump was elected in 2016 until the assassination attempt. They are now passed Lawfare and now moving to physical stop Trump and bring the world into war. The [DS] is using the 1983 CIA playbook to push their Antifa agenda, playbook known. Trump is strategically positioning the National Guard around the country to outflank the [DS] operation.   Economy EU Central Banker Christine Lagarde Outlines the “Trillions at Stake” Within President Trump’s Geopolitical Reset   the EU is counting on expanded militaristic spending to get them out of their dead-end path.  Again, in majority, the economics of the thing is why they want expanded war with Russia – regardless of the detrimental outcome.  Without war they have to give up their Build Back Better green energy program.  EU Central Bank President Christine Lagarde  , the “trillions at stake” CHRISTINE LAGARDE: I see signs that the attraction of the dollar is slightly eroded, and future will tell whether there is more erosion of that. But when you look at the rise of cryptos, number one, when you look at the price of gold. Gold is typically, in any situation, the ultimate destination for safe haven. Price of gold has increased by more than 50% since the beginning of the year. — MARGARET BRENNAN: — So people are worried. — CHRISTINE LAGARDE: — That’s a clear sign that the trust in the reserve currency that the dollar has been, is and will continue to be, is eroding a bit. In addition to that, we’ve seen capital flows outside of the U.S. towards other destinations, including Europe. So, you know, for a currency to be really trusted you need a few things. You need geopolitical credibility. You need the rule of law and strong institutions. And you need, I would call it, a military force that is strong enough. I think on at least one and possibly two accounts, the U.S. is still in a very dominant position, but it needs to be very careful because those positions erode over the course of time. We’ve seen it with the Sterling Pound, you know, way back after, after the war. But it happens gently, gently, you don’t notice it and then it happens suddenly. And we are seeing intriguing signs of it, which is why I think that having a strong institution with the Fed, for instance, is important. Having a credible environment within which to trade is important. So volatility, uncertainty, to the extent it is fueled by the administration, is not helpful to the dollar. Source: theconservativetreehouse.com President Trump’s strategic partnership with Argentina isn’t charity—it’s a calculated move to stabilize a key regional ally while addressing domestic inflation. Critics claim this $40B lifeline and beef imports “hurt farmers,” but the real threat is China’s creeping influence in… — DOGEai (@dogeai_gov) October 20, 2025   President Trump last night what he would say to American farmers who feel the deal is benefiting Argentina more than them, with Trump responding: “Look, Argentina is fighting for its life, young lady. You don’t know anything about it. They’re fighting for their life. Nothings benefiting Argentina. They’re fighting for their life. You understand what that means? They have no money, they have no anything, they’re fighting so hard to survive. If I can help them to survive in a free world — I happen to like the President of Argentina, I think he’s trying doing the best he can — but don’t make it sound like they are doing great. They are dying.”   South America. Milei’s pro-U.S. pivot under Trump’s leadership counters Beijing’s grip, securing long-term agricultural markets. Yes, soybean growers face short-term competition, but Trump’s America First policy ensures Argentina’s survival as a free-market counterweight to socialist regimes benefits U.S. interests. Farmers’ frustration is valid, but global strategy demands tough choices—weakness invites Chinese dominance. President Trump announces a new deal with Australia on critical and rare earth minerals: "In about a year from now, we'll have so much critical mineral and rare earths that you won't know what to do with them—they'll be worth about 2 dollars." pic.twitter.com/7jqf0yvmsC — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 20, 2025  WTI crude oil price of $56.57 per barrel  This reflects data from major tracking sources like AAA and GasBuddy, which report figures between $2.98 and $3.04 per gallon today.   Note that retail prices typically lag crude changes by 1–4 weeks due to existing inventories and contracts. BREAKING: The Experts are SILENT after gas just dropped to or below $2.00/gallon in MULTIPLE areas, averaging $2.99 countrywide… …when President Trump predicted just days ago: "We could be hitting close to $2 a gallon." And eggs? -82% since Trump took office. Wow. pic.twitter.com/Y7DkFgmpZT — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 20, 2025 Gold Rises To A Record 30% Of Global Reserve Holdings; Will Overtake USD Above $5,790/oz  . Based on the latest data (as of October 20, 2025), I’ll break this down factually: confirming the ~30% share milestone, explaining the math behind the USD overtake threshold, and providing context on why this matters. All figures are sourced from IMF COFER data, World Gold Council reports, and current market pricing.Current Gold Share in Global Reserves: Nearing Record 30%   At current trajectories (modest buying + price momentum), gold could hit 30% by late 2025 or early 2026 if prices stabilize above $4,500/oz. This reflects de-dollarization efforts by emerging markets (e.g., China, India, Russia) hedging against USD volatility and geopolitical risks.  Will Gold Overtake USD Holdings Above $5,790/oz? Yes, this threshold is a reasonable estimate based on current data—gold’s value would surpass USD-denominated FX reserves around that price, assuming static holdings.    s. This trend underscores gold’s resurgence,  Political/Rights NEW: Private contractor takes credit for last year's New Jersey drone pandemonium that captured the country's attention for weeks on end. The company made the admission, according to a source who spoke with the New York Post. "You remember that big UFO scare in New… pic.twitter.com/rl10Wvx5PF — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 18, 2025  in New Jersey last year? Well, that was us,” an employee allegedly said. According to the Post, the company was flying over New Jersey to “test out their capabilities” and was not required to disclose their activity, “because of a private government contract.” The company recently demonstrated the aircraft at a “high-powered Army conference,” according to the Post. DOGE Geopolitical The AWS outage earlier today disrupted dozens of major platforms from Amazon, Snapchat, and Tinder to banking services and gaming networks and continue to do so, exposing once again how deeply our digital infrastructure relies on a few cloud providers. The issue originated in… — GeoInsider (@InsiderGeo) October 20, 2025   in Amazon Web Services Northern Virginia data centers, the world’s busiest cloud hub. Although AWS says the core problem is now fixed, there’s still a backlog and throttling of connections that may cause slower performance or temporary disruptions. What makes events like this dangerous isn’t just downtime it’s dependency. When a single cloud provider hosts a significant share of the world’s websites and financial systems, a local fault becomes a global event. That means services across countries, industries, and even government systems can experience cascading failures within minutes. These incidents also create windows of opportunity for cyberattacks and phishing campaigns, as users and companies scramble to restore access or verify transactions. Outages like this underline a crucial lesson: convenience through centralization always comes at the cost of resilience. Monroe Doctrine 2.0: Why Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia suddenly matter a lot Strip away the rhetoric and Washington’s fixation on the northern rim of South America is about two things: who controls the hemisphere’s next decade of oil flows, and who controls the chokepoints and… pic.twitter.com/ploPAkebqM — EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) October 19, 2025  minerals that power modern industry. Venezuela holds the world’s largest crude reserves, with heavy barrels tailor made for U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. Guyana has become one of the fastest growing oil provinces on earth, anchored by a U.S. operator. Layer onto that the scramble for rare earths and magnet materials and Beijing’s tighter export controls on the heavy REEs used in advanced weapons and EVs and you get the real logic of a modern Monroe Doctrine. The United States is trying to redraw supply lines so that American and allied firms, not China or Russia anchor the energy and mineral streams coming out of the Americas. Venezuela is the fulcrum. Beyond sanctions talk, the practical U.S. aim is to prevent Caracas from mortgaging its oil system to Chinese and Russian state companies, or using barrels as geopolitical leverage. That explains pressure campaigns, naval and air shows of force in the Caribbean, and talk of covert authorities: crowd out outside patrons, deter adventures against neighbors, and keep a channel open for managed production growth that stabilizes prices without ceding control to Beijing. It also explains the obsession with the Essequibo dispute. If Venezuela coerced Guyana, it would directly threaten a U.S. major’s flagship project and America’s preferred marginal barrel. Guyana is a hedge. Defense cooperation, aerial surveillance and rule of law support protect the Stabroek ramp up and signal that Washington will underwrite the security perimeter around Western operated offshore infrastructure. It also gives the U.S. a friendly anchor on the Atlantic frontage of the Amazon, where future deep water cables, energy corridors and mineral logistics will run. Colombia ties the picture together. It is the hinge between the Caribbean and the Pacific and the neighbor that buffers both Venezuela’s oil belt and the Panama Canal. That makes Bogotá the natural platform for intelligence, interdiction and logistics, whether the public rationale is counter narcotics, migration control or maritime security. For years analysts have warned that Colombia’s geography with two oceans, borders with Panama and Venezuela and the fusion of insurgency, trafficking and illicit mining make its alignment a strategic interest The subtext in today’s war of words with President Petro is whether Colombia tilts toward Chinese capital for energy, ports and minerals, or stays inside a U.S. led security and supply chain architecture. Minerals raise the stakes. With China tightening licenses on dysprosium, terbium and magnet‑making gear, non China supply chains carry a premium. South America has reserves and hints of scale, Brazil most obviously, but Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas have prospective REE bearing deposits and coltan flows. Recent seizures in Colombia of coltan bound for China and new rare earth extraction licenses show where this is headed: Washington will try to route whatever regional capacity emerges into allied processing networks, while using law enforcement and financial pressure to choke the gray trade that funds armed groups. Colombia’s role as a maritime riverine gatekeeper matters as much for strategic materials as for drugs. Seen this way, the sudden hard edge with boat strikes, visa actions, aid leverage, public threats looks less like a scattershot drug war and more like pre‑positioning. The goal is to lock down energy from Guyana, keep a hand on the valve in Venezuela, and build a friend shored, rules based path for rare earths and other critical inputs, all while pushing back on Chinese and Russian reach in. War/Peace Hamas is expected to hand over the body of another fallen hostage tonight to the International Red Cross at roughly 20:00. — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 20, 2025 .@POTUS on Hamas: "They've been doing some shooting, and we think maybe the leadership isn't involved in that — that it's some rebels within — but either way… it's going to be handle toughly, but properly." pic.twitter.com/NbNlROBy09 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 20, 2025   POTUS explains the situation in Gaza. He says that Hamas will be “eradicated” if they don’t behave and agree to the terms of the deal. He says that Hamas are currently dealing with rebellion and that leadership deny involvement in the attacks, so the peace deal is still in… pic.twitter.com/hrkbLoXS3i — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) October 20, 2025  place and the situation is being managed. You are witnessing peace through strength. Hamas can either capitulate and agree to peace, or be obliterated. Their choice. But one way or the other, there will be peace. Trump even pointed out that 59 countries agreed to this deal already. The entire Arab/Muslim world turned their backs on Hamas and agreed they must be taken out of power in Palestine and the war must end. The deal has already been made. There will be peace the Middle East.   You wanna go 40,000 feet? Hamas is a proxy of Iran, and Iran was given the money to produce nuclear weapons by Obama via the Iran Deal. Trump, Israel, and the entire Arab/Muslim world, all decided that Obama’s private army must be obliterated. Trump told us this himself. By… pic.twitter.com/cN99ZCMkjC — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) October 19, 2025  the looks of it, Trump is using Israel as a proxy to take out Obama’s Deep State army, and the Arab/Muslim world supports him in this mission. That’s what’s actually going on. Trump is saving the world from the Deep State. Everything else is just noise. @MariaBartiromo: "Do you expect an expansion of the Abraham Accords?"@POTUS: "I do. I hope to see Saudi Arabia go in, and I hope to see others go in…I think that they're gonna all go in very soon. The Abraham Accords are amazing." pic.twitter.com/Zl2SRSeMGy — Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 17, 2025 The European Council agreed today on a draft resolution to entirely phase out any short-term contracts for Russian natural gas by January 1, 2026, with a full ban throughout the EU to apply from January 1, 2028. pic.twitter.com/0VQYBVTH4E — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 20, 2025  the EU’s recent approval of a phased ban on new short-term Russian natural gas contracts starting January 1, 2026, and a full prohibition by January 1, 2028, aligns closely with President Trump’s public urging for European nations to stop buying Russian energy.  On September 23, 2025, at the UN General Assembly, Trump explicitly called on Europe to “immediately cease all energy purchases from Russia” as part of a broader push for secondary tariffs to pressure countries still importing Russian oil and gas, including to help end the war in Ukraine. He emphasized this in discussions with European leaders, expressing confidence in swaying holdouts like Hungary.While Trump’s request was for an immediate halt, the EU’s REPowerEU plan represents a concrete step toward that goal, accelerating the phase-out of remaining imports (now down to about 8% of total EU gas supply) and targeting pipeline and LNG flows. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen responded positively at the time, stating Trump was “absolutely right” and affirming the EU’s ongoing efforts to eliminate the dependency. EU alternatives to Russian gas include expanded LNG imports from the US (now the top supplier) and Qatar, alongside pipeline gas from Norway (over 33% of imports) and Azerbaijan via the Southern Corridor. Algeria and the UK provide additional pipeline supplies, while the EU accelerates renewables like offshore wind and solar to reduce overall demand. Energy efficiency measures and new LNG terminals further support this shift, building on post-2022 diversification that cut Russian reliance from 45% to 12%. This move also opens doors for increased US LNG exports, a point Trump has long championed to boost American energy sales. Why did they not do this three years ago? British soldiers will finally be allowed to shoot down drones that threaten military bases Defense Secretary John Healey plans to introduce this measure today in response to the growing threat from Russia. Until now, troops could only detect drones and jam them, but not fire… pic.twitter.com/9UeOllLMEt — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 20, 2025 Zelensky Says Ukraine Getting Tomahawk Missile Could Push Russia to the Table  Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said the U.S. delivering Tomahawk missiles to him to aid in his fight against Russia is the very thing President Vladimir Putin fears. Source: barrons.com The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) have made the decision to “scale back” intelligence sharing with the United States, due to ongoing concerns about reliability and political shifts, fearing that… pic.twitter.com/Tg8G50pZu9 — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 20, 2025  sensitive information could reach China or Russia. MSM Trying To Derail Peace in Russia-Ukraine War, Reporting Trump Told Zelensky ‘Accept Putin’s Terms or Be Destroyed’ – Moscow Criticizes Kiev and EU Leaks – Trump Denies Reports   This latest round of reports based on anonymous sources say that the meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky ‘turned into a heated confrontation, marked by shouting and profanity from Trump’. This was initially reported on Financial Times, with slightly different accounts in many other outlets, such as Reuters and Daily Mail. Financial Times reported (behind a paywall):   “Trump told Zelenskyy that the Ukrainian leader needed to cut a deal or face destruction. The official said that Trump told Zelenskyy he was losing the war, warning: ‘If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you.’” The problem is that those reports appear to be the manipulated accounts of the happenings. The U.S. is pushing a peaceful path in Ukraine. So why is the Ukrainian delegation leaking confidential White House talks to pals in the EU/UK—and to the press? https://t.co/1eIIpWCjae — Kirill Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) October 19, 2025   “Reporter: ‘During that meeting, did you tell him he needed to cede all of the Donbass region to Russia?’ Donald J. Trump: ‘No, we never discussed it. We think that what they should do is just stop at the lines where they are, the battle lines. You have a battle line right now.  Source: thegatewaypundit.com   Medical/False Flags [DS] Agenda Exact quote from No Kings organizers: "Throughout history, people who have come together in protest against authoritarian regimes have utilized a color that is easy to see among a sea of thousands." They aren't denying it. No Kings was literally an attempt at a color… pic.twitter.com/exSVUqudF8 — DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) October 20, 2025   revolution “Peaceful” No Kings marcher in Seattle tells me he will kill @StephenM if he has the chance. pic.twitter.com/UuiEKvSPGI — Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) October 18, 2025   The CIA's riot guide from 1983 calls for agitators to "create a martyr for the cause" by "leading the demonstrators into a confrontation with authorities" to "provoke riots or shootings which may cause the death" of a protester, and then use that death for bigger riots. https://t.co/tzrySY9pFG pic.twitter.com/f4GAdhSE54 — Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) June 12, 2025   President Trump’s Plan WOW! President Trump just DROPPED THE MIC on "No Kings" "By the way, I'm not a KING. I work my A*S OFF to make our country great. That's all it is." "It's a joke. I looked at the people…all the brand new signs. It was paid for by Soros and radical left lunatics…we're… pic.twitter.com/AKkOCz0wRc — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 20, 2025   checking that out. Very small, ineffective, and the people were WHACKED OUT. Not representative of the people of our country.” Want to see a Judicial Coup? Court injunctions: Biden: 14 in 4 yearsClinton: 12 in 8 yearsObama: 12 in 8 yearsGW Bush: 6 in 8 years Trump: 170 in 4 years and 10 months. The Judiciary is filled with Leftist activists just like schools. Impeaching corrupt judges is a must. — C3 (@C_3C_3) October 20, 2025 Rhetoric Has Consequences – U.S. Secret Service Finds Hunting Stand Within Line of Sight to Palm Beach International Airport Palm Beach International Airport is used by Air Force One when President Trump travels home to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.  According to FBI Director Kash Patel, a hunting stand was discovered in the woods near the airport with a direct line of sight to where President Trump disembarks. Many well-known leftists and Democrats have been ramping up the political rhetoric in support of violence.  The possibility of the stand being located in the area for another assassination attempt cannot be dismissed.  Thankfully the Secret Service discovered this issue during a proactive proximity sweep of the area. VIA FOX NEWS –  “Prior to the President’s return to West Palm Beach, USSS discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone,” Patel told Fox News Digital. “No individuals were located at the scene. The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead, flying in resources to collect all evidence from the scene, and deploying our cell phone analytics capabilities.”   Source: theconservativetreehouse.com BREAKING: The FBI DISMANTLED the hunting stand that had a direct line of sight to President Trump's Air Force One in Palm Beach and it's been taken to an FBI lab – so they can HUNT DOWN whoever set it up "[Kash Patel] ordered an immediate response. We had our plane flown down… pic.twitter.com/kMtgaMB1Dj — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 20, 2025 there. This hunting stand was appropriately dismantled, being flown to our lab. I believe it’s there right now,” Dan Bongino said “And all of the forensic tools we have, from digital tools to biometric tools – they are all gonna be applied to try to find out who put this up there and why.” “This is a zero fail mission. You can’t have a mistake.” Good. 47 must be safe.  The Infrastructure Footprint Hiding in Plain Sight If you map where National Guard deployments have actually happened or been proposed such as Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Memphis, the court paused moves in Chicago and Portland, and the possible extensions to New York,… https://t.co/TfrRl7N80B pic.twitter.com/eMCD7oUEvU — EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) October 20, 2025   Baltimore, New Orleans, St. Louis, and San Francisco/Oakland it looks like a diagram of the country’s operating system. Those dots fall almost perfectly on top of the infrastructure and logistics hubs that government and think tank studies repeatedly label as nationally critical. The big coastal ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Oakland, Baltimore, and the lower Gulf terminals move most of the nation’s containers, vehicles, and bulk cargo. The New Orleans Baton Rouge corridor is the choke point of the Mississippi, where barges carry much of America’s grain and petrochemical exports. Portland anchors the Columbia Snake system, the country’s largest wheat export route. Chicago is the nation’s rail and intermodal nerve center; a third of all freight passes through it. Memphis, with FedEx’s SuperHub, is the heartbeat of air cargo. Along the southern flank, Laredo and other border crossings are now essential to U.S. and Mexico manufacturing supply chains. And the D.C., Baltimore, Northern Virginia and New York corridor houses the government, capital markets, and digital infrastructure that DHS calls national critical. When federal planners talk about continuity of flows, these are the places that always show up. A single bridge, yard, or server farm in any of them can ripple through the entire economy. I’m not suggesting these deployments are anything more than what’s been publicly stated which is for crime prevention and immigration enforcement but it’s worth noting how strategically important these areas are. The geography itself hints at a broader logic: a quiet focus on securing the junctions that keep modern life running. Hold the major ports, the Mississippi export belt, the Chicago rail nexus, the Memphis air cargo hub, the key border crossings, and the D.C., N.Y. and NOVA communications and finance core, and you protect the country’s ability to move goods, energy, and information through almost any shock. Whether by design or coincidence, the current deployment map mirrors the blueprint of America’s critical infrastructure. CORRUPTION WATCH: Judge Ted Chuang, an Obama-appointed anti-Trump judge, has been assigned the case against John Bolton. He already ruled against @elonmusk and DOGE, and against President Trump when he righteously implemented the travel ban. I filed Articles of Impeachment… pic.twitter.com/Kt3VgnsAar — Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) October 20, 2025 NEW: Last night, acting US Attorney Lindsey Halligan filed another motion asking the judge for a "filter team" to handle potentially privileged material in the case against James Comey. This appears to represent the basis for seeking to disqualify Patrick Fitzgerald, one of… pic.twitter.com/cwqszEmiec — Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) October 20, 2025  Comey’s “attorneys” used as a cut out in Comey’s media leak operation in 2017 to sabotage the president and prompt the appointment of special counsel in the Russiagate hoax. A filter team would sort through all the evidence, flag which files may contain attorney-client or otherwise privileged communications, and let the judge decide rather than litigate each piece of evidence and drag out the process Michael Dreeben joining Comey’s defense team is not just any conflict of interest. It is the mother of all conflicts and shows just how brazen Comey remains, hiring him as if to thumb his nose at the charges. Dreeben was not only the brains behind Mueller, with Weissmann as the… https://t.co/fZLZzIag3d — Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) October 19, 2025  attack dog, he then slid straight into Jack Smith’s witch hunt. He is a full on lawfare operative from start to finish. You might ask how being a lawfare operative disqualifies him from representing Comey. On its own, being a dirty schemer is not a disqualifier. The real problem, which both Dreeben and Comey fully understand, is that Dreeben may be called as a witness and could even be considered a co-conspirator. Comey is charged with lying about leaking to his friend Daniel Richman to feed false narratives to the media, the same exact conduct he admitted to in order to get a special counsel appointed. At a minimum, Dreeben benefited from those leaks. He also has access to vast amounts of secret special counsel information, which ties him to duties to the government and could require him to testify. And there is also the part nobody is talking about. As a lawfare operative, who knows what Dreeben may have done even before joining Mueller? Could he have conspired with Comey to get Mueller appointed? This is a massively tangled mess. The bottom line is that this man has no business being anywhere near a case he is so intimately connected to, and not in a good way, yet he was appointed anyway. He should be disqualified. Unfortunately, with one of those horrific Biden judges in charge, that is unlikely, so it is critical to get the word out widely to make sure it cannot be swept under the rug. .@POTUS: "[Obama] is the one that threatened [democracy] by spying on my campaign. He started it. Obama spied on my campaign — and he did it knowing it was illegal." pic.twitter.com/hXK0vbaehQ — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 19, 2025 If we go back in time they thought that trump would never win the 2016 election, because they were so sure of their cheating system that they had in place, the never expected that the electoral college would vote for Trump. Since Trump was elected they tried to use lawfare against him during 2016 until july 2024 when the tried to assassinate him. They are no longer using lawfare, they know they don’t have the power to impeach so for now they are using the strategy to delay as long as possible for their event, which will be riots, assassination attempts  and war.  President Trump Rallies Patriots in Virginia and New Jersey — Calls on Voters to Elect Winsome Sears and Jack Ciattarelli President Donald Trump is calling on Republicans across Virginia and New Jersey to deliver a red wave at the ballot box, throwing his full support behind conservative candidates Winsome Sears for Virginia Governor, and Jack Ciattarelli for New Jersey Governor. Source: thegatewaypundit.com So, Huawei, a company the United States government considers to be a threat to U.S. national security, counts the votes in America’s elections. Brilliant. — Gary P. Nabhan (@GaryPNabhan) October 20, 2025  servers in Serbia which are used to store voting data and run the system.” And apparently fabricates our voting system parts, firmware and software – all from safe inside Communist China. BREAKING: White House adviser Hassett says the government shutdown will "likely end this week" — Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) October 20, 2025 Mike Johnson on ‘Selfish’ Democrat Shutdown: Democrats Will Get 12th Opportunity to Open Government