USA - Raytheon Chief Executive Greg Hayes admitted last week that Beijing effectively has the US military's supply chain by the b****s thanks to its reliance on rare earths and other materials which come from, or are processed in, China. According to Hayes, Raytheon has "several thousand suppliers in China," because of which "decoupling... is impossible." "We can de-risk but not decouple," he told the Financial Times, adding that he thinks this is the case "for everybody."

UK - Britain's strictest headteacher has said children allowed to self-identify as animals, moons and holograms should be moved to another school by their parents. Katharine Birbalsingh, founder of the Michaela School in west London, said she was aware of a child at one school who identified as a gay male hologram - and at least one school where a group of students identified as cats. She claimed the 'issue' was widespread but that people are unaware because teachers are 'not allowed to tell you'. The headteacher, who said she has no pupils identifying as animals at her own school… 'As a society we have lost our way. Teachers and parents have allowed children to lead the way and adult authority has completely dissolved.’

UK - Seven years later, and Milo has returned to the screen, as a female again, with a YouTube post about bitterly regretting a transition that's left her scarred, hairy and most likely infertile. 'It turned out to be a big mistake,' Milo says in the clip, which went online on Wednesday. 'I keep thinking about how, if I ever want to be perceived by society as a woman, I now have to do vocal training, and I need laser to get rid of my facial hair. But I'm just so tired.'

USA - ‘Town wiped off the face of the earth’. There are reports of catastrophic destruction and multiple casualties in Matador, Texas after a wedge tornado slammed into the town. There are reports of people trapped in their homes and vehicles in the West Texas town. There is also a disturbing report that a number of people sought shelter in a Dollar General store that was completely destroyed…

CHINA - China has demanded Britain hand over the Falkland Islands to Argentina and called on countries to abandon 'colonial thinking' – all while Beijing continues to threaten Taiwan with an invasion. The Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Geng Shuang accused the UK of playing 'power politics' by keeping The Falklands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina, under British rule. The Falklands were the subject of a short but brutal war after Argentina invaded in 1982. Britain drove out the invaders after dispatching a naval armada, but the issue has never been considered settled in Buenos Aires.

UNITED NATIONS - The UN’s New fact-checking system called “iVerify” will be used to crack down on “misinformation” all over the world. Our world is becoming a creepier place with each passing day. Most of us just want to live our lives in peace without excessive governmental interference, but unfortunately the control freaks that are running things just can’t help themselves. Ultimately, they aren’t going to be happy until they are able to watch, track, monitor and control virtually everything that we write, say and do.

USA - Serge Varlay told our journalist that BlackRock manages $20 trillion dollars worldwide. According to him, “it’s incomprehensible numbers.” BlackRock has over $9.5 trillion of assets under management, that’s larger than the GDP of all countries on the globe except the US and China. “The senators… are cheap – you got 10 grand, you can buy a senator,” Varlay remarked in what is arguably the most unabashed description of corruption and bribery from their own company we’ve ever heard. The extended soundbite from Varlay is below:

GERMANY - While the high seas make up over 60% of the world's oceans, they have long drawn less attention than coastal waters. A UN treaty aims to change that by attempting to ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity. The United Nations adopted a "critical" landmark treaty to protect vast swaths of vital ocean ecosystems Monday, in a move that has been welcomed by environmental groups that believe it will help reverse the loss of marine biodiversity and promote sustainable development. "The High Seas Treaty is integral to being able to protect the ocean," Rebecca Hubbard, director of the High Seas Alliance, told DW. The alliance is made up of more than 50 NGOs that want to strengthen ocean governance...

USA - “I wanted my children to not sit at a desk for 7-plus hours each day…” Now, this is a mom that gets it! More and more mothers are understanding their role in the home and the impact it plays on their children and later on in society. One such mother was a school principal, but quit her job in order to invest in her family and, in her word, “raise thinkers.” Merging her children’s learning with their land and home, she has created an immersive “real world” educational experience based on her kids’ unique needs. I wanted my children to focus on progress and not perfection. I wanted to raise thinkers and leaders, not followers and workers.”

USA - At the DC pride parade last weekend, children were watching nearly naked men dressed in fetish gear from a designated family-viewing area. Having a ‘family-viewing area’ at a gay pride parade makes no sense because they are going to see the same thing as everyone else... But this is the agenda of the alphabet mafia. They want to groom children into this garbage so they’ll either think it’s totally normal or something they should pursue. That’s why they are okay with children seeing this filth, just like they are okay with children seeing disgusting drag shows.

USA - O’Keefe Media Group hit by massive DDoS and Email attacks following Blackrock exposé. Tuesday was huge for O’Keefe Media Group. Then, it turned south in a hurry after James O’Keefe and his team ruffled some pretty powerful feathers. Following stunning admissions on undercover video by a recruiter for the most powerful asset management group on the planet, O’Keefe’s video and website were hit with DDoS attacks and their tip email address was flooded.

GERMANY - The tables were packed at the Waldhaus, a restaurant on the wooded outskirts of an east German town, as the regulars — workers shaking calloused hands, retirees clutching purses in their lap — settled in for a pub gathering of the far-right Alternative for Germany. But the die-hards worry Germany’s political leadership less than people like Ina Radzheit. An insurance agent in a flowered blouse, she squeezed in among platters of schnitzel and frothy beers for her first visit to the AfD, the German initials by which the party is known.

USA - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform that would allow various central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to interoperate on a global scale, which comes amid a broader push toward cashless societies and concerns about risks to freedoms. IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva told conference participants on Monday in Rabat, Morocco, that the transnational agency is developing a global platform for central bank controlled digital currencies. “CBDCs should not be fragmented national propositions… To have more efficient and fairer transactions, we need systems that connect countries — we need interoperability,” Georgieva said. “For this reason at the IMF, we are working on the concept of a global CBDC platform.” Georgieva said the IMF wants central banks to reach a consensus on a common global regulatory framework for digital currencies that would give global adoption a major boost.

USA - The US and Russia must find a way to resume dialogue as good bilateral relations are vital for both countries, Suzanne Massie, a scholar of Russian history who advised the administration of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, has told RT. Massie, who is considered to have played an important role in efforts to end the Cold War, said in an interview on Tuesday that her desire is now to help Washington and Moscow start talking again. “I believe that we [the US] need Russia, and Russia needs us,” Massie argued. The two countries “should go and find a way to get back to discussing something else besides war,” the former adviser insisted, referring to the conflict in Ukraine. Russia has described the fighting in the neighboring country as a “proxy war” waged by the Americans and their allies against Moscow. “It’s a lot easier and a lot cheaper [to talk] than to use weapons,” the 92-year-old added.

UK - A teacher who berated a pupil over a classmate who 'identified as a cat' refused to comment yesterday when confronted by the Mail. The video, filmed by a pupil at Rye College, includes a heated exchange in which the disgruntled teacher says the youngster needed a 'proper educational conversation about equality, diversity and inclusion'. It begins with the teacher asking the pupil: 'How dare you? You just really upset someone, saying things like [you] should be in an asylum.'