The ongoing sabotage or destruction of oil and gas production and refining and transportation facilities worldwide is an important pattern, as are rising costs or renegotiated agreements relating to trade channels and bottlenecks.

Former British diplomat and intelligence operator Alastair Crooke, founder of Conflicts Forum, shares lessons learned from a lifetime spent listening to and negotiating with people the West has decided it does not need to hear from.

Catherine and John frame the week’s news as “Hegemon Cracking,” citing Trump’s openness to declaring a national emergency to impose voting changes, ongoing Iran tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, and Pentagon pressure to accelerate weapons production amid depleted munitions.

This quarter’s Equity Overview with Catherine Austin Fitts and Tim Caban begins with a strategic question: “Which is more important to you—the current value of your assets, or whether those assets will continue to be yours?”

A central question is whether legislative guardrails should depend on assumptions about intent. Even if programmable money is developed with beneficial goals, should reasonable safeguards be established before it becomes part of our financial infrastructure? What protections would be prudent regardless of whether the ultimate outcome is positive or negative?

“Reaching for the scars” is John’s theme this week — most people reach for the stars; the powers that be are reaching for our scars and inflicting fresh ones.

In this powerful Health Series interview, Remnant Healthcare advocates and clients take a hard look at the state of modern healthcare and the vital role that nurse advocates can play in protecting patients.

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Content & Community SurveyFor Solari’s younger members, staff, and community — teens through age 35 We value your opinion, and we’d love to hear it. We’re hoping to learn what would ma…

As a student of the soil for nearly 40 years and someone dedicated to figuring out how to produce the most nutrient-dense food possible, Howard Vlieger shares the knowledge he has gained on how regenerative agriculture benefits health and community.

Catherine Austin Fitts and Dr. Joseph Farrell continue to discuss the top stories of the 2nd Quarter 2026, along with Unanswered Questions and Inspiration.

Rambus Blockbuster Chartology By Catherine Austin Fitts My “go to” website for technical analysis of precious metals, the U.S. dollar, and the U.S. stock market is Rambus Chartolog…

Catherine Austin Fitts and Dr. Joseph Farrell discuss the top stories of the 2nd Quarter 2026, including the changes in digital technology that are upending global financial and military models.

A central question is whether legislative guardrails should depend on assumptions about intent. Even if programmable money is developed with beneficial goals, should reasonable safeguards be established before it becomes part of our financial infrastructure? What protections would be prudent regardless of whether the ultimate outcome is positive or negative?

“Don’t Spy on Me” — a week of surveillance stories that read like satire: Flock cameras swarming an innocent man with armed police, garbage trucks that spy on you (your car already does), AI facial recognition at the grocery outlet, and an AI web where “we’re just rats in the walls.”

What does “building the culture” mean in practice? Dr. Joseph P. Farrell and Elze van Hamelen focus on what can be learned from Poland’s development (while a satellite state of the Soviet Union) of a successful, nonviolent resistance movement that built on Poland’s rich cultural and historical traditions.