From the Trenches World Report

Real Clear Policy – by Adam Andrzejewski

The U.S. State Department will give up to $125,000 to nonprofits in Saudi Arabia to encourage women and youth empowerment through sports, according to a grant notice from the U.S. State Department.

The project should involve women and youth from rural areas of Saudi Arabia, and focus on soccer, basketball, motorsports, American football, “or other sports where Saudi women and youth are traditionally underrepresented.” Continue reading “U.S. Giving $125K to Saudi Arabia for Women’s, Youth Sports”

Daily Mail

Russia‘s top diplomat has warned that NATO is now fighting a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine and there is a ‘very serious’ risk the conflict could turn nuclear.

Sergei Lavrov, speaking on Russian state TV last night, accused western leaders of risking a third world war by supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine with the goal of ‘wearing down the Russian army’ – an aim he described as an ‘illusion’. Continue reading “Russia’s Sergei Lavrov warns of nuclear conflict with the West”

Terry Wahls M.D. – by Nicole Apelian, Ph.D.

I was diagnosed with MS over 20 years ago.  At the time, I was completely overwhelmed by the MRI that showed lesions in my brain, by the loss of my eyesight, and by how quickly I went downhill. I was scared, and I followed my neurologist’s orders. Back then, alternative medicine was, well, alternative. My doctor never asked me about my diet or my lifestyle. He simply gave me drugs – and then he gave me more drugs to counteract the side effects. I was on medication to combat muscle spasms and fatigue, and I started daily injections of Copaxone. But I kept getting worse. Continue reading “MS Management and My Medicinal Mushroom Trio”

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted its full approval of the COVID-19 antiviral treatment Veklury (remdesivir) for infants and young children. The treatment was previously under emergency use authorization for children.

According to the news release, FDA would expand the treatment of Remdesivir to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct Covid-19 viral testing, and are either hospitalized or at high-risk of severe illness. Continue reading “FDA Approves First and Only Covid-19 Treatment for Pediatric Patients as Young as 28 Days Old”

The Durango Herald

OMAHA, Neb. – Firefighters across the country are battling growing wildfires as tinder-dry conditions and high winds whip up flames from Arizona to Florida — including a wildfire in rural southwestern Nebraska that has killed one person, injured at least 15 firefighters and destroyed at least six homes, an official said. Continue reading “Wildfires tear across several states, driven by high winds”

Gateway Pundit – by Cassandra Fairbanks

Twitter executives are set up to potentially cash in massively on Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform.

If Musk terminates CEO Parag Agrawal, he is looking at a $38.7 million pay package, according to Hollywood Reporter. Continue reading “Jack Dorsey Could Receive $978M and Parag Agrawal $39M in Elon Musk Twitter Purchase”

Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila

A Trump-appointed federal judge on Monday granted a temporary restraining order to prevent the Biden Regime from lifting Title 42, a Trump-era order blocking asylum seekers at the US border.

Title 42 was used by President Trump in 2020 to expel migrants seeking asylum during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading “Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Barring Joe Biden From Lifting Title 42”

NewsMax

Google is making a push for “inclusive language” with a new writing feature that is designed to guide users away from words it considers politically incorrect.

Introduced this month, Google Docs users will encounter a pop-up warning if they type in words or phrases deemed noninclusive, such as “landlord,” “mankind,” “policeman,” or “housewife,” the New York Post reports.  Continue reading “Google Makes Push for ‘Inclusive Language’ With Writing Feature”

Breitbart – by Kristina Wong

United States Secretaries of State and Defense visited Kyiv, Ukraine, in a surprise trip on Sunday and announced $713 million in military aid for Ukraine and partner nations assisting Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

Of the $713 million, $322 million is earmarked for Ukraine, and the rest will be split among NATO members and other nations supplying Ukraine with weapons, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading “U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense Visit Ukraine, Pledge $713M in Military Aid”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update (1445ET): With earnings right around the corner, and having seen the shares rally all day on leak after leak, Twitter shares were halted ‘news pending’ before new hit that billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk reaches deal to acquire Twitter for approximately $44B. Continue reading “Twitter Board Folds – “Unanimously Approves” Musk Taking Firm Private For $44 Billion”

Fox News

The Washington State Legislature recently passed a bill replacing the word “marijuana” with “cannabis” in all state laws, citing the alleged racist origins of the Spanish word.

“The term ‘marijuana’ itself is pejorative and racist,” said Democratic state Rep. Melanie Morgan claimed during 2021 testimony regarding House Bill 1210, which she sponsored, according to local CBS affiliate KIRO 7. Continue reading “Washington state legislature strikes word ‘marijuana’ from state laws, citing racism”

Markets Insider

The world’s top palm-oil producer announced that it would ban exports of the commodity starting on Thursday, sending the prices of edible oils soaring.

Indonesia accounts for about half of the world’s supply of palm oil, the world’s most widely used vegetable oil. Palm oil is used for cooking and for the production of thousands of consumer products, including biscuits, detergents, and lipsticks. Continue reading “Indonesia, the world’s top cooking-oil exporter, says it’s going to ban exports of the oil this week, and it’s sent the global prices of edible oils soaring”