Daily News Digest - Summary for September 22 2025

Who is at the Top of The Pyramid of Power? - Derrick Broze and Etienne Weigh in

Daily News Digest - Summary for September 22 2025

Who is at the Top of The Pyramid of Power? - Derrick Broze and Etienne Weigh in

The Pyramid of Power Breaks Down the Front Groups and Secret Societies that Inter-Generational Organized Crime is Using to Rob & Control Populations with "Government”

Derrick Broze just published the 17th and final chapter of his docuseries: The Pyramid of Power. The final chapter will be split into two episodes so the video above is the 1st of two with the 2nd episode to premier in November on CiVL, the new streaming platform for voluntaryists, libertarians, and intellectuals.

This 17th episode is arguably the most important and has gotten the most traction with major podcasts like Redacted and Kim Iversen, because it examines who is at the top of the pyramid…


Social Security retirement age could jump as White House considers options

The Social Security Administration commissioner said “everything is being considered" when asked during an interview about raising the retirement age.

By Daniel Mille

The Trump administration is reportedly considering many options to avoid Social Security insolvency, which includes raising the retirement age.

When asked if he would consider raising the retirement age during a FOX News interview on Thursday, Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano said, "I think everything’s being considered, will be considered."


Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.

Tom Homan at the White House last week.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times

By Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, Maggie Haberman and Hamed Aleaziz

Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border czar, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover F.B.I. investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later shut down by Trump administration officials…


No More Masked ICE In LA; Gov. Newsom Signs ‘No Secret Police’ Act In Latest MAGA Rebuke: “Kristi Noem Is Going To Have A Bad Day Today”

ICE agents are going to have to take their masks off in the Golden State at the beginning of 2026 due to a new law Gavin Newsom just signed.

(L-R) Donald Trump; Gavin Newsom

By Dominic Patten

“Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today,” exclaimed Gavin Newsom‘s press office X feed this morning, calling out the South Park–parodied Homeland Security Secretary by name. “You’re welcome, America.”

The taunting post came just a few hours before the California Governor Saturday put pen to paper on Senate Bills 627, a.k.a. the “No Secret Police Act” and 805 a.k.a The “No Vigilantes Act” in a public ceremony in LA…


The science of slumber: How sleep became the ultimate anti-aging treatment

Scientific research confirms “beauty sleep” is a biological reality, directly impacting skin health and aging. During deep sleep, the body repairs skin, produces collagen...

by Willow Tohi

For generations, "beauty sleep" was dismissed as a folk tale, a quaint notion with no basis in biology. But a convergence of clinical research from dermatology and sleep medicine is now revealing a profound truth: the path to radiant, youthful skin is paved with consistent, quality rest. Groundbreaking studies are moving beyond anecdotal evidence, providing scientific validation that sleep is not a passive state but an active, essential repair session for the body’s largest organ—the skin. This new understanding positions sleep as a non-negotiable component of skincare, on par with diet and sun protection, and challenges a culture that often prizes productivity over rest…


Milei Admits "The Market Is In Panic Mode" As Argentine Capital Exodus Accelerates

"...the very essence of his reforms are in jeopardy and with that the unfortunate hopes of Argentinians too used to policy failures..."

by Tyler Durden

Following his government's resounding loss in local elections - seen as a harbinger of next month's congressional races - Argentine President Milei is facing a renewed crisis as the embattled South American country's currency is collapsing amid fears that he will scrap his defense of the peso (which has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars) and let it plunge as so many of his predecessors have done…


Water is Life

by Greg Reese

Hydrogen bonding is what makes water very unique. It is the force of attraction between the partially positive hydrogen atom of one water molecule and the partially negative oxygen atom of another. When it’s within the temperature range of liquid water, the bonds are constantly breaking and reforming. As it freezes, each water molecule forms four hydrogen bonds and a crystalline structure is created that is less dense than liquid, allowing it the ability to float and insulate the liquid water beneath it. And when heated into vapor, there are no hydrogen bonds, until it begins to cool, and the hydrogen bonds return it to a liquid state…


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