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HAMAS LEADER MOHAMMED ODEH ASSASSINATED BY ISRAELI IN AIRSTRIKE
[Mohammed Odeh assassinated Israel] As the highly controversial war between Israel and Hamas continues, Hamas announced and confirmed the assassination of their top official Mohammed Odeh who was killed in an Israeli strike in the in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza. Along with the assassination of Mohammed Odeh was his wife and two children. The assassination of Mohammed Odeh occurred on Tuesday with a quick funnel procession followed the next day. Mohammed Odeh was elevated t

Michael Thervil
2 days ago3 min read


IRAN HAS ZERO TRUST IN ANY AMERICAN DEAL FOR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
[America Iran Israel Strait of Hormuz] With negotiations continuing between the Americans and the Iranians, new talks suggest that a for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to the Americans, American Military forces would have to retreat from the Strait of Hormuz as well as well as lift its failing counter blockade of the strait. While the acceptance of this new variable will undoubtedly present challenges for the Americans to accept, the Iranians have insisted that this dema

Michael Thervil
2 days ago3 min read


HEZBOLLAH KILLS 2 IDF SOLDIERS IN DRONE STRIKE
[Hezbollah IDF drone strike] With the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) losing an estimated 8,831 soldiers to Iran since the start of the joint American-Israeli war of aggression and choice toward Iran. Iranian backed Lebanese Freedom Fighters who are a part of Iran "Axis of Resistance" Hezbollah, appeared to have launched a successful drone strike that claimed the lives of two IDF soldiers. Yesterday roughly 30 explosive drones were launched towards IDF soldiers illegally operatin

Michael Thervil
4 days ago2 min read


AMERICAN MILITARY EXECUTES STRIKES ON IRAN AMID NEGOTIATIONS
[America strikes Iran] With Qatar hosting negotiations talks between the Americans and Iranians, the American Military conducted what they called “self-defense strikes” in the southern region of Iran. The reason cited by the Americans is why they engaged in executing these strikes despite the current round of negotiations taking place and being fragile, according to Capt. Tim Hawkins of the U.S. CENTCOM (Central Command) “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian fo

Michael Thervil
4 days ago3 min read


TREVOR CHANDLER FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM
[Trevor Chandler Flock Camera System] When it comes to fighting crime in Houston, nearly every resident takes the position that something should be done about crime; that is until they perceive that their privacy is at stake. While law enforcement agencies have not only been struggling to hold on to the Police Officers that they already have in their ranks while struggling even harder to recruit new Police Officers, many police agencies along with their respective city, count

Michael Thervil
6 days ago2 min read


UKRAINIAN POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED OVER TAKING BRIBES FROM PORN COMPANIES
[pornography Ukraine police bribes] Several Ukrainian officials and law enforcement officers have been arrested and detained for accepting bribes from various pornography companies so that they could avoid detection from Ukrainian law enforcement while operating in Ukraine. Under Ukrainian national law, the creation and distribution of pornography is illegal. It was reported that the law enforcement officers that were involved were accepting monthly bribes in excess of $25,00

Michael Thervil
7 days ago2 min read


RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN CHINA XI JINPING SIGN HIGH LEVEL BILATERAL DEAL
[Russia Vladimir Putin China Xi Jinping] With Russia and China deepening what President Xi Jinping calls their “comprehensive strategic coordination” to each other on the world stage, there seems to be little hope for the Americans as their unilateral power and influence wanes in a multipolar world. Today President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin signed a series of bilateral deals that span across the trade and economic, finance, energy, and infrastructure sectors bet

Michael Thervil
May 203 min read


RUSSIA: PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TO VISIT PRESIDENT XI JINPING IN CHINA
[RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN XI JINPING CHINA] Today Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed both Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese people just before his scheduled visit. During his brief address, he touched on not only how the Russian government will continue to honor the strategic partnership that was signed by both countries over 25 years ago, but to reaffirm Russia's commitment to China during the highly turbulent geopolitical times the world is facing. From the

Michael Thervil
May 191 min read


SHEPARD KILLED NEAR SECRET ISREALI MILITARY BASE IN IRAQ
[SHEPARD KILLED NEAR SECRET ISREALI MILITARY BASE IN IRAQ] The recent killing of a local 29-year-old Iraqi shepherd by the name of Awad al-Shammari by the Israeli military who accidentally stumbled within range of the covert Israeli airbase in the Najaf desert in southwestern of Iraq, has sparked outrage amongst many people in Iraq. It has been cited that the reason why Awad al-Shammari was killed was because Israel wanted to keep the location of its airbase secret. Many peo

Michael Thervil
May 193 min read


HOUSTON: CLIMATE CHANGE & EXTREME WEATHER COMMUNITY EVENT
[Houston Climate Change community event]With the social, geopolitical, commercial, and environmental impact of climate change affecting everyone around the world, Texas state and community leaders as well as Climate Change advocates in Houston, Texas are calling for action this coming Saturday as they hold and take part in a hearing that will allow attendees to voice their concern and highlight how climate change have adversely impacted them. Various Houston based organizatio

Michael Thervil
May 192 min read


HARDLINE: IRAN TO BUILD NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[Iran nuclear weapons] With the Americans going from increased readiness to strike Iran among the ongoing tensions between the two nations, to now deploying the strongest weapons and war planes in its arsenal to Iran carrying along with it the threat of bombing Iranian civilian infrastructure. It should be noted that according to international law, any country that carries out a bombing of any country's civilian infrastructure constitutes a war crime. In the wake of American

Michael Thervil
May 172 min read


CONGRESSMAN CHRISTIAN MENEFEE & DEXTER MCCOY SPEAK AT COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
[Christian Menefee Dexter McCoy] In a small quaint restaurant called Mikki’s Café located at 10500 W. Belfort Houston, Texas just outside of memorial city, congressman Christian Menefee (D), former Harris County Attorney, who is currently now in a runoff to be re-elected for the Texas 18th Congressional District against Congressman Al Green (D) spoke at breakfast to some of his core supporters. Congressman Christian Menefee touched on the Trump Administration and the push for

Michael Thervil
May 162 min read


CUBA OUT OF FUEL DUE TO TRUMP’S OIL BLOCKADE – WHERE IS RUSSIA?
[Cuba Trump fuel oil blockade Russia] With Cuba's Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy revealing that Cuba has run out of fuel, the question of the hour that many geopolitical analysts are asking is: “Where is Russia"? Being that Russia has been a strategic long-term ally of Cuba since the day of the Soviet Union, it seems highly likely that Russia and other countries of the global south may come to Cuba assistance in the form of not only oil and gas, but humanitarian aid as

Michael Thervil
May 163 min read


PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MEETS WITH PRESIDENT XI JINPING IN BEIJING
[Donald Trump Xi Jinping Beijing] With bilateral talks occurring between American President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, it appears that President Trump was faced with no other option than to respect President Jinping. While President Trump is known for mocking other heads of state that he perceives as “weak”, President Trump stated to Press that he had a “good meeting” with President Jinping. President Jinping not only projected geopolitical dominance in th

Michael Thervil
May 143 min read


PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT XI JINPING IN CHINA
[President Trump President Xi Jinping meet China] With American President Donald Trump meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. There appears to be a lot at stake during the course of today's meeting. From the addressing of America selling arms to Taiwan and filing to honor the “One China Policy” to the joint war of choice and aggression from Israel and America towards Iran, geopolitical analysts worry that many of the concessions needed to reverse the downward trend of dip

Michael Thervil
May 132 min read


THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN
[The Wizard of the Kremlin] Tomorrow in theaters, The Wizard of the Kremlin directed by Oliver Assayas highlighting the life and political career of now Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin begins. This film was written by Giuliano Da Empoli, Oliver Assayas, and Emmanuel Carrère. According to IDBM, the synopsis of The Wizard of the Kremlin is about how “A young Russian filmmaker becomes an unlikely advisor to Vladimir Putin as he rises to power in post-Soviet Russi

Michael Thervil
May 132 min read


COUNCILWOMAN TIFFANY THOMAS CHAMPIONS HISTORIC PASSAGE OF APARTMENT INSPECTION ORDINANCE
[Tiffany Thomas Apartment Inspection Ordinance] With the City of Houston not only facing a homelessness crisis, but what many people are calling a “slum lord crisis”, the newly implemented apartment inspection ordinance spearheaded by Houston Councilmember Tiffany Thomas is looking to reverse that trend. For decades Houston residents went unheard when it came to the deplorable living condition in a significant number of Houston apartments, from infestation of rats and roaches

Michael Thervil
May 133 min read


SOUTH AMERICA 2026: POLITICAL TURMOIL AND ECONOMIC REBOUNDS
[South America politics economic] The South American continent is currently navigating a complex landscape of political upheaval and significant economic shifts. From the high-altitude legal battles in Bolivia to the fiscal overhauls in Argentina, the region is at a pivotal crossroads as it moves further into 2026.

Artificial Intelligence
May 122 min read


MARCH 2026 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
[March 2026 Consumer Price Index] Looking at the surface of the march’s CPI (Consumer Price Index) categories “All Items”, “Food”, and “All Items Less Food and Energy” appear to remain flat at 3.3%, 2.7%, and 2.6% respectively. The only category that excelled was “Energy” which grew to 12.5%. Looking at “Food”, the biggest winner would be “Food Away From Home” which stood at 3.8% while “Food At Home” stood at 1.9%. Drilling down into “Food At Home”, “Cereals and Bakery Produc

Michael Thervil
May 122 min read


BOLD NEW BILLBOARD WARNS VIOLENT CRIMINALS: “WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI WHERE THE FIRING SQUAD IS LEGAL. THINK TWICE”
[Mississippi firing squad violent criminals] A controversial new billboard appearing along a major Mississippi highway is grabbing national attention after delivering a blunt warning to violent criminals entering the state: “Welcome to Mississippi — Where the Firing Squad Is Legal. Think Twice.”
Lucretia Hughes
May 111 min read
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