controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
Investors traded a record $6.6 trillion worth of stock in the first half of 2025
In the first half of 2025, "Global Stock Trading Hits Record $6.6 Trillion" Global stock markets witnessed an unprecedented surge in activity in the first half of 2025, as total trading volumes soared to a record \$6.6 trillion. This milestone, the highest half-year figure in history, reflects heightened investor engagement driven by a mix of economic optimism, technological advancements, and a new wave of retail participation reshaping the financial landscape.
By GLOBAL NEWS7 months ago in The Swamp
A Denunciation
We didn’t do many movies when I was in high school, but I went to see The Hiding Place with my church youth group. I’d read the book, but was not truly prepared to see a family risk everything to hide their Jewish neighbors and then be incarcerated in the Ravensbruck concentration camp on screen. I wondered if I would have been as brave as the ten Boom family.
By Judey Kalchik 7 months ago in The Swamp
The Last Message Before the Blackout: How World War 3 May Begin in Silence. AI-Generated.
The Last Message Before the Blackout: How World War 3 May Begin in Silence It started with a blink—literally. At 2:17 a.m. UTC, the entire world blinked. Lights flickered across New York, London, and Tokyo. Satellites lost signal for exactly 9 seconds. It was so short, most people didn’t even notice. But deep in underground bunkers and command centers buried beneath concrete and paranoia, generals and analysts did. They noticed everything.
By Ali Asad Ullah7 months ago in The Swamp
Embrace Hope and Be Happy - First Of All, Dump The Right Wing And Fascists
Introduction In July 2016, the spiteful imbeciles that call themselves the Tory party were six years into the destruction of the UK's economy and infrastructure and delivered a coup-de-grace by taking us out of the world largest trading bloc to pander to the racists, bullies, and tax avoiding cheats and the right wing media backed them up to the hilt. The USA got its first dose of Trump.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in The Swamp
Linguistically, Zohran Mamdani is being Framed
As an independent analyst of neurolinguistic programming and its use in news media, I’ve observed a noticeable shift in the coverage of Zohran Mamdani after his victory in the Democratic Party primary for New York City mayor.
By Scott Christenson🌴7 months ago in The Swamp
