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2 days ago | shtfplan.com | Michael Snyder

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream. The death of Pope Francis has created a firestorm of speculation about the next pope.  There is no clear frontrunner, and all sorts of names are being thrown around. Many liberal Catholics are hoping for another liberal pope who will be able to continue the legacy of Francis, while many conservative Catholics are desperate for a conservative pope who will move the Vatican in a very different direction.

4 days ago | shtfplan.com | John Whitehead |Nisha Whitehead

This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead at The Rutherford Institute. “This is economic sabotage. Whether through malice or incompetence or, more likely, both Trump is isolating the United States on the world stage, tanking the markets, worsening inflation, and burdening working families with the cost of his 18th-century cosplay. These aren’t policies. They’re performance art.

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has announced it is freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the Ivy League school rejected a list of demands from the White House. The administration requested policy changes with which Harvard refused to comply.

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

The trade war between the United States and China is erupting, and the citizens are going to be the losers of this battle. President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade policies have reignited a fierce U.S.-China tariff war, with American imports of Chinese goods now facing a 145% effective tariff rate, the highest in over a century. To retaliate against the U.S.’s massive tax, China has imposed a 125% tariff on U.S. exports, deepening a rift that threatens global supply chains and consumer prices.

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

The Trump administration has blacklisted the Associated Press, banning its journalists from a press conference with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office on Monday. The White House excluded the media outlet even though a court order commanded that their access be restored. In February, Trump became offended and barred AP from any presidential events he could after the news agency refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in its reporting.