Simplicius: U.S. Suffers Worst Day of Air Losses in Decades as Iran Conflict Spirals

The Iran conflict is escalating, with the Trump administration desperate to keep a straight face on things as American casualties and losses begin mounting.

by Simplicius

The Iran conflict is escalating, with the Trump administration desperate to keep a straight face on things as American casualties and losses begin mounting.

Today’s major shock came when not one, not two, but an unprecedented three American F-15E fighter jets were mysteriously shot down over Kuwait. Note the official US military report admits that Iranian aircraft had been engaging them at a time when “air superiority” was allegedly long established…

Meta Workers Say They’re Seeing Disturbing Things Through Users’ Smart Glasses

“In some videos you can see someone going to the toilet, or getting undressed.”

Etienne Note: Reminder... The last attempt to surveil the population with “smart” glasses was the Google Glass project and it died on the vine when people caught wearing the glasses were called: GLASSHOLES! Let’s find something just as catchy for Facebook/Meta’s Ray-ban versions...

By Victor Tangermann

Meta’s Ray Ban AI glasses have shot up in popularity in recent years, selling over seven million pairs in 2025 in a considerable jump over the two million it sold in 2023 and 2024 combined.

While the smart glasses have scored big with consumers, allowing them to record first-person footage through an integrated camera and microphone array, and analyzing the world around them through Meta’s AI model, the hardware has sparked a heated debate. Critics say enabling facial recognition in the glasses’ software could have dangerous implications, especially considering the militarization of law enforcement and Meta’s abysmal track record when it comes to ensuring the privacy of users…

Remembering Harry Browne, 20 Years Later

Jim Babka & Etienne de la Boetie2 Remember the Libertarian Who Changed Our Lives!

Etienne Note: Fun Fact.. Harry Browne changed my life as well! Inspired by Harry Browne, I ended up being the campaign manager for his running mate in the 1996 presidential election, Jo Jorgensen, who went on to be the Libertarian Party's 2020 presidential candidate. Unlike the Republicans and the Democrats, the LP's presidential candidate doesn't get to pick his running mate. You have to run for and win the Party's nomination to be vice president. We campaigned in 22+ states, had to report to the FEC, and did dozens of radio talk show and newspaper interviews educating people about freedom and libertarianism. My takeaway from the experience was the election system was 100% rigged against third party candidates. Third parties had their legs broken at the starting line, while incumbents had a 50-yard head start. I went on to work at one of the "Big Four" think tanks in Washington, DC to try an influence socio-economic progress from a different angle as I do today!

by Jim Babka

Today, we’re remembering Harry Browne, who passed away on March 1, 2006.

Life goes by fast. I’ve noticed this most when an anniversary of the death of a loved one comes around…

Commercial Dog Food - They are Experimenting on Your Dog

Vet Breaks Down What is in Commercial Kibble

By Nick Thompson

You read the labels. You check the ingredients. You avoid seed oils, limit sugar, and side-eye anything with a barcode longer than a haiku. You subscribe to Substacks that dissect institutional capture. You understand, probably better than most, that “the science” can be quietly purchased by the people it is supposed to regulate…

Turbo Cancer Makes Cover of Time Magazine

Reporters and medical community present aggressive cancers in young people oblivious to the oncogenic exposure of the pandemic Spike protein and genetic vaccines

By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH

I have always thought in some way that the cover of Time Magazine marks prominent inflection points in modern history. No surprise, it caught my eye that post-pandemic turbo cancer was presented as the feature article in the February 13, 2025 issue. Alter AI assisted this piece…

Honest Money in Dishonest Hands

For those who would find relief knowing the Bible sanctions a market-derived medium of exchange, Gary North’s Honest Money

By George F. Smith

For those who would find relief knowing the Bible sanctions a market-derived medium of exchange, Gary North’s Honest Money will come as a godsend (no pun intended). Even for those reprobates who forswear a religious worldview, his book will provide a solid grounding in monetary theory and history.

North’s vast understanding of money and banking coupled with his lean, no-jargon writing style takes the labor out of reading. His narrative carries us on a journey from the development of money in its innocent youth, where it was used solely as a means of facilitating trade, to money in its corrupt maturity, where today it also serves to facilitate power and profit for a ruling elite…

CIA Moves To Arm Kurdish Forces To Foment Govt Collapse In Iran: Officials

Here are the most critical developments unfolding in the US-Iran conflict

by Tyler Durden

Here are the most critical developments unfolding in the US-Iran conflict:

• CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say: CNN

• State Department securing military aircraft, charter flights to get Americans out of Middle East

• Iran International is claiming (unverified) Iran’s Assembly of Experts chose Mojtaba Khamenei as new Ayatollah under heavy IRGC pressure to ensure hardline continuity and regime stability after his father’s death

• Drone hits CIA station in Saudi Arabia, also reportedly a consulate in Dubai. WaPo: A suspected Iranian drone attack hit the CIA’s station in Saudi Arabia in what would amount to a significant symbolic victory for the Islamic Republic as it lashes out at U.S. targets and personnel across the Middle East…

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