Five Iranian crude oil tankers have been lying as wrecks in the Gulf of Oman and off Kharg since Tuesday. Their names are now known: Kaviz, Charminar, Horizon 1, Riesco, and Derya. The crews had been ordered to abandon ship. Then the US Navy struck. One ship visibly sank. The price of Brent crude climbed toward $100. Iran responded with missiles fired at a US base in… Read more »
Washington (Labnews Media LLC) – As reported by the trade journal Ars Technica, a key attempt by the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers to significantly weaken the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) has temporarily failed. The House vote on bill HR 1897, scheduled for Earth Day (April 22, 2026), was canceled at short notice. The ESA Amendments Act was intended to amend existing… Read more »
In the space of weeks, the second Trump presidency has entered a phase that bears an unsettling resemblance to the final act of Wagner's Götterdämmerung: a once-dominant figure, surrounded by flames of his own making, watches the structures he claimed to command begin to collapse. What began as a calculated show of strength against Iran has metastasized into… Read more »
On March 28, 2026, according to organizers, more than eight million people took to the streets for over 3.300 coordinated "No Kings" events in all 50 states and beyond. The protests targeted President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, the war with Iran, rising living costs, and what they described as authoritarian rule. Read more »
President Donald Trump bears direct responsibility for the escalation that plunged the Middle East into open war on February 28, 2026. Operation Epic Fury—the coordinated US-Israeli attack—began in the midst of ongoing nuclear negotiations and without a UN mandate. Trump himself gave the order from Air Force One. Within hours… Read more »
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has issued a stark warning to the National Science Foundation (NSF) about the consequences of a rapid dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The Trump administration had proposed a restructuring that would effectively dissolve the center as a central institution for US atmospheric research. In an official statement, the AMS speaks of "serious consequences" for weather research, innovation, and… Read more »
The conflict between the Trump administration and the AI company Anthropic has ushered in a new era of confrontation between the US government and innovative industries. On February 27, 2026, President Donald Trump ordered via a Truth social media post that all federal agencies immediately cease using Anthropic's AI technology, with a six-month grace period for critical systems. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth followed suit and classified… Read more »
In the sordid saga of Donald Trump's second presidency, the Epstein files stood as a grotesque starting point—a treasure trove of depravity that ties the commander-in-chief to one of history's most notorious pedophiles. Newly released tapes from author Michael Wolff reveal Jeffrey Epstein boasting that he was “Donald Trump's closest friend for 10 years,” complete with lurid claims… Read more »
Editorial: Donald Trump – The Environmental Destroyer in the White House In his second term as US President, Donald Trump unleashed an unprecedented wave of deregulation that systematically undermines climate protection and revives fossil fuels. After one year of Trump 2.0, observers count 304 climate policy setbacks, from the elimination of emissions standards to the dismantling of research institutes – facts that undermine a policy… Read more »
In the frozen expanses of the Arctic, a bizarre standoff has come to symbolize the reckless trajectory of Donald Trump's second presidency. On a January day in 2026, thousands of Greenlanders took to the streets of Nuuk, waving flags and chanting against American overreach. Their protest was not against some distant aggressor but against the… more… How Donald Trump… Read more »
