Politics

Gold Skyrockets to $3,700: Unmasking the Warning Signs Behind the Surge

Gold Skyrockets to $3,700: Unmasking the Warning Signs Behind the Surge

The world just saw gold breach an unprecedented milestone—$3,700 an ounce. This spike upended decades of financial norms, sending investors, central bankers, and doomsday podcasters into a frenzy. What’s behind this astonishing increase, and what does it mean for the foundations of our global order? The story extends beyond shiny metal or Wall Street’s FOMO. […]

Art Grindstone
Art GrindstoneSeptember 9, 2025
Why U.S. Warships Are Encircling Venezuela: Oil, Geopolitics, and the Return of Gunboat Diplomacy

Why U.S. Warships Are Encircling Venezuela: Oil, Geopolitics, and the Return of Gunboat Diplomacy

Off the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, gray hulls slice the waves—U.S. warships and Marine detachments appear in numbers not seen in decades, dedicated to stemming the narcotics tide from South America. Cynical observers of American power recognize that the currents beneath this deployment run deeper than borderless cartels. This situation draws from history, petro-politics, and […]

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Art GrindstoneSeptember 8, 2025
Seal Team 6’s North Korea Debacle: The Delta of Secrecy, Risk, and Global Fallout

Seal Team 6’s North Korea Debacle: The Delta of Secrecy, Risk, and Global Fallout

In early 2019, U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6—renowned for high-stakes operations—covertly entered North Korea on a winter night. They aimed to plant a surveillance device to intercept Kim Jong Un’s inner circle. What unfolded showcased not Hollywood heroics, but a stark reminder that elite forces can succumb to chaos and uncertainty. Recent in-depth reporting revealed […]

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Art GrindstoneSeptember 5, 2025
Nuclear Brinkmanship in 2024: Trump, Russia, and Canada’s Shifting Red Lines

Nuclear Brinkmanship in 2024: Trump, Russia, and Canada’s Shifting Red Lines

In an era where statecraft flows through social media, governments no longer need to issue declarations or ultimatums to electrify nuclear tensions. A single post from former President Donald Trump amplified nuclear anxieties to the forefront of global politics. His threatening rhetoric toward the Kremlin and rumors about Canada’s military posture in Ukraine heightened fears […]

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Art GrindstoneSeptember 5, 2025
Dark Money, Blackmail & Surveillance: Whitney Webb Unmasks the Epstein Power Network

Dark Money, Blackmail & Surveillance: Whitney Webb Unmasks the Epstein Power Network

The Epstein scandal transcends a single, monstrous man. It reveals the steel cables of power, blackmail, and surveillance that bind together the world’s untouchable networks. Investigative journalist Whitney Webb’s fearless analysis, as highlighted in her interviews (Apple Podcasts interview), makes it clear: Jeffrey Epstein facilitated a criminal consensus protected by billionaire money, state intelligence agencies, […]

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Art GrindstoneSeptember 5, 2025
Kim’s Great Deception: Inside North Korea’s Secret Rocket Rebuild After Trump’s Summit

Kim’s Great Deception: Inside North Korea’s Secret Rocket Rebuild After Trump’s Summit

The world beams with optimism when leaders face cameras—until the handshakes fade, revealing the true events in the shadows. On June 12, 2018, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un showcased a historic encounter in Singapore, filled with smiles and vague promises. Chief among those was Kim’s pledge to dismantle North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching […]

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Art GrindstoneSeptember 4, 2025
High Alert: Trump’s Rhetoric, Putin’s Moves, and NATO’s Strategic Flashpoint

High Alert: Trump’s Rhetoric, Putin’s Moves, and NATO’s Strategic Flashpoint

Buckle in for another ride through the wild world of power politics, where headlines scream of war, airborne B-2 bombers, and market chaos. Recent days featured Donald Trump threatening to “bomb the s*** out of Moscow and Beijing,” targeting Putin due to Chinese aggression. His words rattled enough cages to trigger an emergency NATO meeting. […]

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Art GrindstoneSeptember 3, 2025
Seeing Putin Through a Russian Lens: Why Americans Get Him Wrong

Seeing Putin Through a Russian Lens: Why Americans Get Him Wrong

Vladimir Putin, despite his shirtless memes, remains a puzzle for many Americans. U.S. presidents and late-night comedians struggle to decode the man behind the Kremlin. This confusion could be humorous if it weren’t so potentially catastrophic. Why do Americans misunderstand Putin? The reasons lie in cultural blind spots, geopolitical tunnel vision, and media echo chambers […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 3, 2025
Greenland: The Geopolitical Chessboard and Global Flashpoints Set the World on Edge

Greenland: The Geopolitical Chessboard and Global Flashpoints Set the World on Edge

Ice, ambition, and power moves define global politics. In a jarring week, America rekindled its interest in Greenland, France and Germany strengthened their defense collaboration, Tripoli sank deeper into chaos, and Venezuela escalated tensions over Essequibo. Every thread seemed to tighten globally, igniting old tensions and creating new ones—prompting diplomats, analysts, and survivalists to pay […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 26, 2025
Truth Bombs & Backlash: The High Price of Whistleblower Revelations

Truth Bombs & Backlash: The High Price of Whistleblower Revelations

It always starts with a whisper—an email, a document, or a leak that promises to disrupt everything you thought you knew. Whistleblowers have become icons of truth, wielding information like a weapon to shatter institutional secrecy. When a whistleblower reveals a major disclosure, the fallout reverberates through governments, corporations, and every cubicle in between, dividing […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 21, 2025
The F-55 Fighter Jet: Internet Meme, Political Mirage, or Hidden Prototype?

The F-55 Fighter Jet: Internet Meme, Political Mirage, or Hidden Prototype?

Aviation enthusiasts and defense journalists alike grapple with a specter: the elusive F-55 fighter jet. In the last year, the term ‘F-55’ cropped up everywhere—from presidential speeches to meme subreddits, TikToks, and military blogs. So, is the F-55 real? What ignited this excitement, and why does it persist? Buckle up; this story blends fact, fiction, […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 19, 2025