Corruption in the United States has reached staggering proportions, casting a shadow over the country’s reputation as a global beacon of democracy. The recent pardon of Hunter Biden by President Joe Biden is just one episode in a larger narrative of systemic rot that plagues America’s political system. This situation underscores the audacious premise of Kash Patel’s Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a war on the EU's doorstep. The opponents Vladimir Putin and the Western allies are at odds over how it came about. For Putin, the NATO expansion and the threat it posed to Russia forced the invasion. The Western allies are currently taking massive action against the Russian oligarchs accused of corruption. They would have made their money only with the help of the Russian kleptocracy. However, we must not forget that Ukraine was a highly corrupt state looted by politicians and oligarchs. With the help of the Western allies!
At 11:30 a.m., my stomach is loudly protesting my 16‑hour fast, while Instagram serves me a fourth ad for "fasting‑support" electrolyte powder that costs more per gram than cocaine. My phone wants me to track my ketone levels, my "fasting window," and my "metabolic age" on three different apps. Fasting is less about food than about refusing to let the attention economy feed you—literally and algorithmically.
On January 3, 2026, while most of the world was still hungover from New Year's, the United States military bombed Caracas, extracted President Nicolás Maduro in handcuffs, and flew him to New York to face narco‑terrorism charges. Five days later, the White House announced it would control Venezuelan oil sales "indefinitely" and decide how the proceeds get spent. Call it what it is: regime change as a subscription service.