Freddie Ponton
21st Century Wire

The Israeli prime minister reportedly flew to Abu Dhabi to suppress questions about what he knew before October 7. When journalists exposed the journey, Israel’s security establishment turned its attention to them.

About ten days before Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, Mohamed bin Zayed spent 45 minutes on the telephone with Benjamin Netanyahu and warned him that Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major operation, according to a Haaretz investigation. Fearing bloodshed, regional upheaval and damage to the Abraham Accords, the Emirati president reportedly pressed Netanyahu to treat the warning seriously. Netanyahu denies that bin Zayed warned him of an impending attack.

The New York Times later cited two people with knowledge of the exchange, including one who had spoken directly with bin Zayed. Both said the Emirati leader warned Netanyahu that Hamas was contemplating a major attack.

Five former Israeli officials told the Times that the warning never reached Israel’s security chiefs. Minutes from an October 1 meeting on Gaza, reviewed by the newspaper, contained no trace of it. Netanyahu instead urged officials to preserve calm in the Strip, even as some of those present argued for action against senior Hamas figures.

For three years, Netanyahu has placed responsibility for the catastrophe of October 7 on the military and intelligence services. In February, he released a 55-page response to Israel’s state comptroller that again directed blame towards security officials while distancing himself from the failures that occurred under his government. Haaretz’s account, independently corroborated by the Times, says the warning did reach him but went no further.

On Sunday, Netanyahu travelled secretly to Abu Dhabi and spent several hours there, including an hour with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. Channel 12 disclosed the journey that night, before either government had acknowledged it.

Haaretz and Al-Monitor, working from separate sources, reported that Netanyahu asked the Emirati president to deny the account of their September 2023 conversation and reject any suggestion that he had warned Netanyahu before the October 7 incident. His office called the reports “fake news” and said the meeting dealt only with bilateral relations and regional challenges.

Abu Dhabi confirmed the encounter on Monday and almost nothing more. Its brief official statement said the two leaders had discussed relations between their countries and ways to strengthen them. It did not deny the telephone call described by Haaretz or that bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu before October 7.

Netanyahu’s office says Channel 12 reported the visit at 9:38 p.m., while the prime minister, his wife and senior security officials were still outside Israel, and that their aircraft landed at 10:27 p.m. The Shin Bet said the disclosure endangered the delegation and exposed operational methods, while a Mossad assessment described it as a serious security threat.

Channel 12 disputes that chronology, saying it withheld the story until Netanyahu had returned to Israel. The broadcaster maintains that the visit was a political story and therefore fell outside the military censor’s remit.

The precise timing may determine whether Channel 12 violated security restrictions, but it cannot answer why Netanyahu travelled secretly to Abu Dhabi. Nor should a dispute over when the story appeared replace the far more serious question of whether the prime minister sought a foreign leader’s help to discredit evidence about what he knew before October 7.

Netanyahu returned without the Emirati denial. The Shin Bet complaint nevertheless handed his office a new line of attack, replacing questions about the warning with accusations against the broadcaster that exposed his secret mission.

The scandal is not that the flight became known. It is that the truth about what Netanyahu knew about October 7 remains hidden.

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Have you lost your spot in the middle class yet? Most Americans do not aspire to become rich and they certainly do not want to be poor.  Most of the U.S. population just wants to live a comfortable middle class lifestyle just like their parents did. Unfortunately, there is a huge problem. Since the beginning of this decade, virtually everything has been getting a lot more expensive. So even if your income has been going up, if it hasn’t been going up as fast as the cost of living has you are still falling behind. Chasing “the American Dream” has essentially become like playing a really twisted game of musical chairs. Every single month most Americans are just barely scraping by, and every single month more chairs are being removed from the game. If you still have your seat, you should be very thankful, but I wouldn’t get too comfortable because another major economic downturn is rapidly approaching.

If you are going to live a middle class lifestyle, you have got to have a home.

But homes are now more unaffordable than they have ever been before.

According to  the U.S. Census Bureau, the average sales price for a new home in the U.S. was $502,700 as of the second quarter of 2026.

And the national average for a 30 year fixed-rate mortgage is now way over 7 percent.

Who can afford that?

The top 10 percent of all income earners can still afford that, but that is about it.

If you purchased a home prior to the beginning of this current decade, you are in good shape.

But if you are a young adult that is just starting out, you are out of luck.

That is one of the reasons why more than 25 million U.S. adults under the age of 35 are still living with their parents…

A record number of adult children under 35 in the U.S. are moving back in with their parents, either because they can’t afford homes of their own or because they want to save money amid the rising cost of living, according to a recent study.

In 2025, 25.2 million adults under 35 lived at home, according to Realtor.com, which found that the share of adults living with their moms and dads was higher than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many of these adults moving back in with their parents are employed, but their wages aren’t keeping up with inflation. Among the 25- to 34-year-olds living at home, roughly 7 in 10 have jobs, the online real estate firm found.

A lot of those young adults have no hope of buying a home for the foreseeable future.

This is life in America in 2026.

As our standard of living has eroded, more Americans than ever are living in an RV.

In fact, the number of Americans that are living in an RV has more than doubled since 2021…

About 486,000 people live full time in an RV, which appears to be more than twice as many as in 2021, according to survey data from the RV Industry Association. About a third have children, and a vast majority earn less than $75,000 a year.

Of course a lot of Americans can’t even afford an RV.

I asked Google to give me the total number of Americans that are sleeping in their vehicles, and this is what I was told…

An estimated 1 million to 3 million Americans regularly sleep in a car, van, or RV due to housing affordability and the ongoing housing crisis.

The truth is that it is quite difficult to get a really accurate number because a lot of people that are sleeping in their vehicles don’t like to be counted.

But we can all see that the numbers have been growing.

In fact, some major cities now have vast parking lots where people that sleep in their vehicles can rest safely at night.

We never had such a thing when I was growing up.

Overall, the number of homeless in this country has reached a truly frightening level.

According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a total of 1,456,923 Americans “were either homeless or living in taxpayer subsidized/funded housing for the homeless” as of the beginning of last year…

• 745,652 individuals were homeless on a single night in January 2025
• 266,320 individuals were living unsheltered on a single night in January 2025
• 1,456,923 individuals were either homeless or living in taxpayer subsidized/funded housing for the homeless

I am sure that when the final numbers for 2026 are released they will be even higher.

Meanwhile, food just continues to become even more expensive and the number of Americans that are going hungry just continues to grow.

According to the Alliance to End Hunger, 47.9 million Americans live in food insecure households…

• 47.9 million people lived in food insecure households.
• This number reflects that 14.4 % of the population, or roughly 1 in 7 people in the U.S. lived in food insecure households.
• 14.1 million children lived in food insecure households.

Those numbers are a bit old, and so I am sure that they are even higher today.

Every time I go to the grocery store, it seems like more prices have been changed.

I know that all of you are noticing the same thing.

Our ability to feed our families is being eviscerated right in front of our eyes.

One recent study found that it now takes a single person in New York City $158,954 a year just to “afford the basics”…

For example, the median household income across New York City in 2025 was $86,900. However, a SmartAsset study found that single New Yorkers needed to make at least $158,954 that year to afford the basics (such as housing, groceries, utilities, and transportation) and cover the costs of a couple of hobbies.

This is one of the reasons why our young adults are so hesitant to get married and have children.

It just costs so much money.

And now the economy is moving in the wrong direction again.

This month, the Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence “fell sharply”…

Consumer sentiment fell sharply in September as an inflation-weary public took a dimmer view on the labor market and the impact higher prices would have on their finances, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

The board’s Consumer Confidence Index tumbled to 81.9, a decline of 6.7 points and a reading well below the Dow Jones consensus forecast for 89.

Of course this reading is perfectly consistent with other surveys.

Earlier this month, the University of Michigan’s index of consumer confidence fell to the second lowest level ever recorded…

The Conference Board’s reading is in keeping with similar surveys. The University of Michigan’s consumer survey showed sentiment fell 7% in September to its second-lowest reading on record.

The American people hate what is happening to the economy.

Why is that so difficult for “the experts” to comprehend?

Sadly, dissatisfaction with the economy has pushed some Americans toward socialism.

In fact, a recent Gallup poll found that the percentage of Americans that have a positive view of socialism has reached an all-time high…

Forty-three percent of Americans now have a positive view of socialism, marking the first time this figure has exceeded 39% in Gallup’s trend since 2010. Socialism still trails capitalism and free enterprise in public favorability but now ranks ahead of big business. Small business remains the clear leader among the five economic concepts tested, with 95% viewing it positively.

Needless to say, socialism is not the answer to anything.

But most Americans perceive that our current system is deeply broken, and that is because it is deeply broken.

We need to return to the basics.

We need to return to the economic values that were embraced by our founders.

Will that ever happen?

We better hope so, because right now the middle class in this country is steadily shrinking.

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• In laboratory research, suppressing mitochondrial ATP production blocked apoptosis and activated the NLRP3 inflammasome, a key player in inflammation
• Inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) lead to changes in mitochondrial cristae structure and retention of cytochrome c, which is necessary for NLRP3 activation but not sufficient on its own
• Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome requires two signals, one of which is mitochondrial, highlighting the complexity of its regulation
• Diverse NLRP3 activators share the ability to suppress apoptosis, allowing damaged cells to survive — a mechanism researchers are investigating as a contributor to chronic inflammation and cancer
• Mitochondrial dysfunction is closely linked to inflammation and various diseases, emphasizing the importance of understanding these mechanisms for optimal health

Chronic inflammation and cancer are health challenges that affect millions of individuals worldwide. Inflammation is your body’s natural response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, swelling and pain. However, when inflammation becomes persistent, it is associated with tissue damage and with the development of various diseases, including cancer.

Cancer itself is marked by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells, which invade surrounding tissues and form harmful tumors. If left untreated, these conditions significantly impair quality of life and increase mortality rates. Mitochondria, often referred to as the powerhouses of the cell, play a key role in producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency essential for numerous cellular functions.

When mitochondrial function is compromised, ATP production decreases, leading to cellular energy deficits. This reduction in energy impairs the cell’s ability to regulate normal processes, which researchers have linked to conditions that favor chronic inflammation.

According to research published in Immunity,¹ impaired mitochondrial function activates the NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, a key component in the inflammatory response. The researchers propose that this activation sustains inflammation and may create conditions that favor cancer development by allowing damaged cells to survive.

An important note: This work was carried out in cultured cells and in frog tadpoles, so its findings describe a mechanism, not a demonstrated effect in people.

Mitochondrial Function Is Intricately Involved in Inflammation and Cancer

The impact of mitochondrial dysfunction on inflammation and cancer is significant. Studies show that approximately 20% of all cancers are linked to chronic inflammation, highlighting the strong connection between these conditions.² Additionally, individuals with mitochondrial disorders are at a higher risk of developing inflammatory diseases compared to the general population.³

•Millions of Americans are affected by mitochondrial dysfunction — In the U.S. alone, chronic inflammatory conditions affect close to 125 million adults,⁴ while cancer remains the second leading cause of death, accounting for more than 613,000 fatalities each year.⁵ Moreover, research indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to the resistance of cancer cells to conventional therapies, making treatment more challenging.⁶

•Why mitochondrial health is drawing research attention — These figures help explain why mitochondrial function has become an active area of investigation in inflammation and cancer research.

Beyond their direct effects, chronic inflammation and cancer are associated with a cascade of additional health problems. Persistent inflammation is associated with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders, further compounding the burden on affected individuals.

•Mitochondrial dysfunction is under investigation as a factor in cancer — Cancer progression often results in debilitating symptoms such as pain, fatigue and loss of organ function, which drastically reduces life expectancy and quality of life. Understanding the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in inflammation and cancer not only illuminates possible therapeutic targets but also underscores why researchers are examining mitochondrial health across a wide range of conditions.

•Mitochondrial dysfunction is a key player in the development of NLRP3-related conditions — When mitochondria fail to produce adequate ATP, it sets off a cascade of cellular stress signals.

These signals activate the NLRP3 inflammasome, a protein complex that plays a significant role in the body’s inflammatory response.⁷ The activation of this inflammasome is linked to various diseases, including chronic inflammation and cancer, as it is associated with uncontrolled cell death and tissue damage.

What the Study Found About Mitochondrial Function and Inflammation

A 2025 study investigated the intricate relationship between mitochondrial function and the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. The research focused on understanding how the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), the process by which mitochondria produce ATP, affects cell death and inflammation.

The study employed various cell types, including myeloid cells, primary murine microglia, human monocyte-derived macrophages, HCT116 and HeLa cells, as well as conducted in vivo experiments using Xenopus laevis tadpoles.⁸ Note: This is laboratory and animal research that identifies a mechanism in cultured cells and amphibians; it does not measure outcomes in people, and the findings below should be read on those terms.

•The NLRP3 inflammasome negatively impacts mitochondrial health — The population studied encompassed a diverse range of cells to mimic different physiological conditions. The findings revealed that activators of NLRP3 significantly hinder mitochondrial ATP production, which in turn suppresses apoptosis, the process of programmed cell death.

This suppression allows damaged cells to survive longer than they should, which the authors describe as a plausible contributor to inflammation and, over time, to cancer development. The study demonstrated that when OXPHOS is inhibited, mitochondrial cristae — the inner folds of mitochondria — undergo structural changes that trap cytochrome c, a molecule essential for apoptosis.⁹

•Other factors that diminish apoptosis — The research also showed that various NLRP3 activators, such as nigericin, imiquimod and extracellular ATP, inhibit apoptosis not by activating the inflammasome directly, but through their disruptive effects on mitochondrial function. These compounds cause the closure of crista junctions, preventing cytochrome c from being released into the cytoplasm, which is a necessary step for apoptosis to proceed.

•The impact of viral infections on mitochondrial function and apoptosis — It was observed that infections like SARS-CoV-2 could strongly suppress apoptosis by inhibiting the cleavage of caspase-3, an enzyme involved in the execution of apoptosis. This suppression not only hinders the removal of infected cells but also facilitates the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby promoting an inflammatory response.¹⁰

Why Mitochondrial Function Matters Across Chronic Disease

Biologically, the mechanism at play involves the inhibition of mitochondrial ATP production by NLRP3 activators. When OXPHOS is blocked, mitochondria cannot produce sufficient ATP, leading to the rearrangement of cristae and retention of cytochrome c within the mitochondria. This retention prevents apoptosis, allowing damaged cells to survive and multiply unchecked.

•The process of NLRP3 signaling and activation — The suppression of ATP production provides a necessary signal for the activation of NLRP3. However, full activation of NLRP3 requires a second signal, highlighting the complexity of the inflammasome’s regulation.¹¹

The study also compared the effects of different NLRP3 activators and OXPHOS inhibitors, revealing that while all these agents suppress apoptosis, only certain ones could activate NLRP3 without an additional signal.

•What this may mean for future research — This comparison highlights the intricate relationship between mitochondrial function and inflammasome activation, suggesting that modulating mitochondrial processes may warrant further study as an approach to influencing inflammation.¹²

The research provides mechanistic evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction, specifically through the inhibition of OXPHOS, plays a pivotal role in suppressing apoptosis and activating the NLRP3 inflammasome.

This dual action not only fosters a proinflammatory environment but also allows for the survival of malignant cells, thereby linking reduced mitochondrial function to the progression of inflammation and cancer.¹³ As noted on Georgi Dinkov’s blog, the study demonstrates that mitochondrial dysfunction is a key player in both cancer and inflammation:¹⁴

“Yet another study, which demonstrates the inseparable link between metabolism and ‘structural’ problems such as cellular integrity and lifecycle (e.g. apoptosis), as well as mysterious processes of systemic inflammation, often occurring without any cause that medicine can identify.

Both of these processes are highly visible in cancer — i.e., lack of apoptosis in ‘cancer’ cells despite their wrecked genome and metabolic dysfunction, as well as their highly inflamed nature that ‘recruits’ nearby cells to the ‘cancer’ process through the cytokines the ‘cancer’ cells produce and releases in the blood.

In other words, all that takes for systemic inflammation and even cancer (i.e., lack of apoptosis in damaged cells) to form is reduced mitochondrial function, resulting in a prolonged drop of ATP levels.

Thus, chronic stress, inflammatory diet (PUFA anyone?), endocrine disruptors, and the ‘modern’ life characterized by never-ending soul-crushing routines are all direct causes of all our ailments as the one thing all those pathological processes have in common is their profoundly suppressive effects on mitochondria/OXPHOS.”

How to Address Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Reduce Inflammation

Your mitochondria power every cell in your body. When they don’t work properly, inflammation rises and damaged cells multiply instead of dying off naturally. The following are general dietary and lifestyle measures associated with mitochondrial and metabolic health. They are not a treatment for any disease, and they are not a substitute for care from your healthcare provider:

1.Eliminate processed foods and vegetable oils — The modern diet is rife with processed foods and vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid (LA) that damage your gut microbiome and promote harmful bacteria.

Though LA is an essential fatty acid required for normal mitochondrial function, when consumed in excess, it can compromise cellular energy production, so the goal is to bring intake back to historical levels, not to remove it entirely. Aim to keep your LA intake within 2 to 5 grams per day from all sources To help track your LA intake, enter your daily meals into the Food Buddy feature in the Pax health platform, and use its Seed-Oil Sleuth feature to check the LA content of individual foods.

In addition to processed foods, avoid nuts and seeds as well to reduce LA intake. It’s also advisable to avoid dining out, since most restaurants use vegetable oils in their cooking, sauces and dressings.

Additionally, limit your consumption of chicken and pork, which are typically high in LA. Replace processed foods with whole, unprocessed foods and healthy fats such as grass fed butter, tallow, and ghee.

2.Optimize carbohydrate intake — Carbohydrates play an important role in supporting mitochondrial function since glucose is the preferred fuel for energy production at the cellular level. Tailor your carbohydrate consumption to support cellular energy by aiming for at least 250 grams of targeted carbohydrates daily for most adults. Individuals with higher activity levels typically require more.

Introduce carbohydrates gradually to allow your gut to adapt, thereby minimizing digestive issues and endotoxin levels. Begin with white rice and whole fruits to nourish beneficial bacteria before considering vegetables, whole grains and starches. Avoiding high-fiber diets initially is important if your gut microbiome is compromised, as excessive fiber will increase endotoxin levels.

If your gut health is severely compromised, focus on easily digestible carbohydrates like dextrose water for the first week or two. Sip it slowly throughout the day to support gradual gut healing.

3.Reduce exposure to environmental toxins — Exposure to synthetic endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), estrogen and pervasive electromagnetic fields (EMFs) further impairs your cells’ ability to generate energy efficiently. Energy deficit makes it challenging to sustain the oxygen-free gut environment necessary for beneficial bacteria like Akkermansia to flourish.

Further, a lack of cellular energy creates an environment in your gut that favors endotoxin-producing bacteria, damaging mitochondria and creating a vicious cycle of worsening health. By tackling excess LA, estrogens (xenoestrogens found in everyday items like plastic), EDCs and EMFs, you help restore your cellular energy.

4.Support NAD⁺ levels — Niacinamide is a precursor to NAD⁺, which supports mitochondrial energy production. NAD⁺ also enables proper cell death signaling and supports your immune system’s ability to identify and remove damaged cells.

5.Get safe sun exposure — Daily sun exposure is also important, for two reasons: its near-infrared wavelengths are absorbed by mitochondria to support cellular energy production^15,16 and they also stimulate mitochondrial melatonin — a potent antioxidant that neutralizes reactive oxygen species right where they’re generated.^17,18

One caveat: It’s important to avoid direct sunlight during peak hours (from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in most U.S. regions) until you’ve eliminated vegetable oils from your diet for at least four to six months to reduce sunburn risk associated with stored linoleic acid.

Frequently Asked Questions About Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Inflammation

Q: What is the connection between mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic inflammation?

A: When mitochondria underproduce ATP, the body perceives this energy deficit as cellular stress. This stress triggers the NLRP3 inflammasome, a protein complex that amplifies inflammation. Over time, chronic inflammation damages tissues and has been associated with serious conditions including cancer.

Q: How does mitochondrial dysfunction contribute to cancer development?

A: Damaged mitochondria hinder the cell’s ability to undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death). When apoptosis is suppressed, abnormal cells survive longer than they should, which in laboratory models allows mutations to accumulate. Researchers are investigating whether chronic inflammation associated with impaired mitochondrial function contributes to cancer progression.

Q: Why is linoleic acid problematic for mitochondrial health?

A: LA, found in most vegetable oils and many processed foods, is essential in small amounts but problematic in excess. Consuming high amounts has been associated with gut dysbiosis (an imbalance of gut bacteria) and increased inflammation. The recommended range is 2 to 5 grams per day — enough to meet the body’s requirement, without the excess typical of a modern diet.

Q: Can improving carbohydrate intake help restore mitochondrial function?

A: Glucose is a key fuel for energy production (via oxidative phosphorylation) in the mitochondria. By incorporating adequate, easily digestible carbohydrates — such as white rice or whole fruits — you’ll be able to support cellular energy and encourage healthier gut bacteria. This approach is especially important if your gut microbiome is already compromised.

Q: What lifestyle strategies can support better mitochondrial function?

A: Key strategies include eliminating processed foods (especially those high in vegetable oils), optimizing carbohydrate intake, reducing exposure to toxins like endocrine disruptors and heavy electromagnetic fields, getting regular sun exposure, and supporting NAD⁺ levels. These measures are associated with lower inflammation and improved mitochondrial function markers. They are general wellness measures, not a treatment or preventive for any disease.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.

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What if the “8 billion” population figure is a lie? And what if the elite’s eugenics and depopulation plans have been hidden in plain sight.

For over a century, a small circle of families, foundations, and institutions has been remarkably open about wanting fewer people on this planet. They’ve written it in their own books, funded it through their own foundations, and said it, on the record, while almost nobody was paying attention.

In this episode, I sit down with Charlie Robinson, #1 best-selling author, author of The Octopus of Population Control, host of the Macroaggressions podcast, and owner of Activist Post, to unpack his new book that certainly isn’t an easy read for someone now waking up but nevertheless it’s a very well sourced book and connects many dots of this entire scheme.

We start with the 2008 Las Vegas real estate crash that cost him two houses and set him on this path in the first place, then go deep into the American origins of the eugenics movement, why he believes the official global population figures don’t add up, and what he thinks is actually coming by 2027.

In this conversation we cover:

How a 2008 real estate crash in Las Vegas set Charlie on this path
The American origins of the eugenics movement, and who actually funded it
Why he believes the official global population figures don’t add up
Liberpulco, Activist Post, and building an independent media platform bought entirely in Bitcoin
Why he thinks most people still trust a government that hasn’t earned it
What he predicts is coming by the end of 2027

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Damning reports confirm dozens of casualties amongst US navy sailors and marines in Iranian attacks this month, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seize another American unmanned submarine in the Strait of Hormuz. Mint Press News’ Robert Inlakesh looks at the latest blows dealt to Washington across West Asia in this Monday’s episode of The Target.

Nine US marines and a total of twenty-nine sailors have been confirmed injured as a result of the ongoing war on Iran over the past month. What makes these particular figures so significant is that US Central Command is no longer even bothering to engage in tit-for-tat exchanges with the Islamic Republic in order to uphold their image of strength.

On The Target stream we look at the emerging reports that US President Donald Trump’s Ministry of War is set to replace their USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group with the USS Theodore Roosevelt. This comes following Iranian claims that they launched a missile attack that managed to inflict damage to the USS George Washington, along with an accompanying Destroyer.

The Israeli media has also been expressing its concern over the withdrawal of American and NATO alliance forces from Iraqi territory, indicating that the lack of US presence could embolden Iraq’s resistance factions who possess weapons capable of striking Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Iran has been conducting waves of ballistic missile and drone strikes on Israeli-backed Kurdish militant groups in northern Iraq. According to reports, Tehran has conducted over 1,000 strikes on Israeli and US-backed Kurdish militant groups since early March.

Iran’s IRGC also seized a modern US surveillance submarine in the Strait of Hormuz. The REMUS 600 was seized through electronic warfare methods, it is the second unmanned submarine seized this month by the Iranian navy. The first was a DIVE-LD submarine, which was a significant loss for the United States navy as it will now be reversed engineered by Iran’s domestic weapons industry.

Yemen’s Armed Forces continue to deliver blows to Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, conducting routine attacks on military targets located near Riyadh itself, as Saudi-proxy forces continue to suffer major defeats on the battlefield. As a result, the impending capture of the strategically important city of Taiz has resulted in Saudi airstrikes on civilian targets in the city.

The main road connecting Taiz City to the Saudi-proxy stronghold in Aden has been cut. Following this development, Riyadh decided to conduct airstrikes targeting a civilian market place inside the city itself, taking out food storage sites. Robert Inlakesh looks at how the corporate media covered this story, drawing parallels with the coverage of Israel’s assaults on civilian targets in Gaza.
This edition of The Target also covers developments on the Lebanon front, as well as a dive into the issue of sectarian propaganda, while covering the Israeli media revelations regarding a Saudi official meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu in the United Arab Emirates.

We provide the historical context underpinning the rise of sectarian violence across West Asia and how it has been used to achieve US-Israeli led regime change efforts. A new campaign seeking to stir up ethnic and religious animosity is now underway, in an attempt to shield both Tel Aviv and Riyadh from accountability.

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The two top bitcoin treasuries last week spent a combined $232.5 million on BTC.

Bitcoin treasuries are loading up again. 

Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, announced Monday that it had bought 1,665 coins last week for $142.7 million — its second buy in a row after a brief hiatus. 

The Nasdaq-listed company added that it had also bought back $152 million in its preferred stock, STRC. Strategy now holds 847,666 bitcoins worth $70.5 billion, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Elsewhere, the fifth biggest bitcoin treasury, Strive, said it had last week snapped up 1,107 BTC for a total cost of  $94.5 million — bringing its holdings to 27,462 coins. 

The two companies have continued to stack coins despite the bitcoin treasury model taking a hit. Major treasuries like Strategy, Satsuma, Smarter Web Company, Sequans, Nakamoto, and Empery Digital have all sold bitcoin this year to repay debt, fund operations or finance buybacks, while others have folded or pivoted to AI infrastructure as their share prices collapsed. 

Strategy stock (MSTR) has lost over 50% of its value over the past year. Strive (ASST) is down by more than 30% over the same period. 

Still, both Strategy and Strive have reassured investors that it’s just business as usual and bitcoin will bounce back. 

Strive CEO Matt Cole has repeatedly said that the company is debt-free, with zero margin requirements, and zero encumbered bitcoin, calling it a balance sheet built to thrive through volatility. 

Strategy has defended having to sell bitcoin this year, with CEO Phong Le boasting that the company now has a “bullet-proof balance sheet” because of the sales, and that it was the “right trade at the time” to sell when it did.  

The software company last week announced it plans to pay investors daily dividends on four of its preferred stocks — STRF, STRC, STRK, and STRD.

Bitcoin’s price recently stood at close to $83,409, down 3% over the past week. 

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Agent Zero: zero limit, zero manners, zero conscience, zero morals, zero values except for treachery, treason and money, like the rogue government double agents involved in racketeering, breaches of trust and other things that only happen in other countries and fictional planets, never in Canada, right?

Why Does the Prime Minister Like NET Zero?

Why does the prime minister like NET Zero? That is why: zero evidence of evidence in zeros, lots and lots of zeros, billions and trillions….

Oh yes, of course there are 1 and 0, ones and zeros, yeah. Computer on, off, yes, now, if, then, in or out. Got it….

Paradise for algorithm codes and AI candy, lots of ones and zeros. It does not get any better, faster or easier than that….

However, you will notice there are no robots playing blackjack or rolling dice. That is the realm of psychic and telekinesis, mind over matter, a non-starter for robots and open season for the avatars of cards and dice, and many, contrary to popular belief, do not count cards; they simply know….

And no contest for everyone else.

NET Zero, AI and Technocracy

Now, with the global warming climate change hoax of the century and related war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as the magnitude of financial and government fraud, racketeering, breach of trust and related Criminal Code violations, we have even more rampant, diabolical technocratic surveillance and potential for spying and crime, and more arbitrary decrees from hell itself.

Maybe not Dante’s Inferno, nevertheless an infernal machine that represents the capacity for havoc and hell, destruction and ruin of life, freedom, sovereignty, prosperity and fundamental rights to privacy, speech, opinion, conscience, association, religion and so on….

This raises the broader issue of NET Zero and individual freedom and where one ends when the other is imposed through increasingly sophisticated technology.

Digital Surveillance and the Expansion of Control

Of course, more micro-coding of various so-called laws, and especially illegal hate speech laws, and things like having an alternate belief, view or experience of history, or opinion on anything or anyone that does not conform to the official narrative from the goblin supremacy and all those engaged in anti-white ethnocentric genocide and war-vector scenarios.

Bold, treasonous efforts and diabolical machinations such as the Multiculturalism Act of genocide and war, or the UN Global Compact on Migration (enemy invading barbarians), and yes, more technocracy, superimposed anti-nation-state objectives of destruction, and those awarded with the gold-standard badge of honour known as treason, including race treason.

National security threats are real, and the magnitude of the problematic challenges is mind-boggling.

Where do we even start?

The development of an AI surveillance society makes these questions even more important when technology can monitor, classify and potentially influence enormous populations.

Information War, PsyOps and Artificial Intelligence

Understand why it is essential to be able to identify the enemy, the communication and financial infrastructure, weapon systems, tactics, strategies, PsyOps, information war, cyber war, bio-weapons warfare and related terrorism.

Then there is the so-called legal-system war of injustice, tyranny, oppression, terrorism and even the great destruction of endless genocide, war, disease and death, along with the destruction of morals and common civilized discourse and actions.

A lot of war.

And it can be amplified at any time with clever AI, staged events and endless calamity, fake news, AI-rendered illusions of so-called reality, deepfakes and more terrible things than we can imagine, and yet are subjected to incessantly.

Technocracy and Government Control

See technocracy, AI, algorithms, keywords, goblin supremacy in the machine, double agents.

We have our hands full, with either sovereignty, freedom and prosperity or the status to yield, submit and conform into slavery, debt, disease and things worse than death.

The question surrounding technocracy and government control becomes increasingly important as algorithms and automated systems become embedded deeper into society.

What is it going to be for you and the people you know?

Everyone will be required to make a choice, several choices, in fact….

Carbon-Based Life and the War on Carbon

Interesting it is, considering that we are carbon-based lifeforms and the war is from silicon-based lifeforms and digital AI systems that practically live in hyperspace or multiphase reality.

Then we have the war on carbon dioxide.

Plant food.

Yes, plant food.

What kind of genius does it take to convert light into energy, chlorophyll and carbon dioxide and monoxide into oxygen?

Probably, if you look at it, there is nitrogen in there too. That would make sense.

And one of the most fantastic aspects of facts, truth and inconvenient evidence in the global warming hoax and climate change fraud is that, in addition to the reality that the planet has become a lot more green, even as people with greenhouses add carbon dioxide to make things grow more, so does life on the planet….

Shhh, that is sort of classified. I mean censored and suppressed.

But it is not really a total secret, right?

Geoengineering, Weather Warfare and 5G

Furthermore, consider geoengineeringwatch.org and notice who is talking about weather warfare and geoengineering and chemtrails, not to mention heating up the Earth with microwaves that cook from the inside to the outside, and 5G cooking from the outside in, and ultrasound killing off other aspects of healthy life in babies before they are born.

Talk about a homicidal, genocidal society?

What about NEXRAD and DEW direct-energy weapons that are deployable from vehicles, boats, aircraft and space-based satellites, EH?

Any comments?

So anyone who wants to talk about NET Zero and enforcing that will not talk about any of these things, as that would be far from the official narrative and the cut of doom and quest for technocracy and the end-of-the-world extinction event they dream and fantasize about?

Digital Surveillance, Privacy and NET Zero

All part of the empire of crime, AI and war, right?

You do like bad news, right?

You are addicted to that, right?

The continuing expansion of digital surveillance and privacy concerns adds another dimension to the debate over climate policy, technology and centralized systems.

You already know all this, so why do we write that out?

Hmmm, good question….

Perspective, theoretically.

A social experiment of doom and gloom.

Not that you or anyone needs to be validated or hear more of the same. Awareness and understanding are good things. Nothing like having an educated citizenry, like having property rights and the right to self-defence.

We thought you should know.

Not that it is a conspiracy theory, as it is more of the untold truth, facts and inconvenient evidence.

Awareness in an Age of AI

Of course, you already know that it is a very dysfunctional planet, and some good intel and understanding will help you be a lot more up to speed.

Maybe it can save your life.

Of course, nobody here has what may be deemed a saviour complex, although that is not a bad idea. It may be altruistic.

However, you may not read about it as much, as there are better things to do, like build long-range stealth cruise missiles and other useful things that have a lot of value, no pun intended, at least right now….

And right now, you will have a much more comprehensive awareness about climate policy and technocracy and all the related buffoonery, self-deception and hocus-pocus mind-control hypnosis going on….

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“Children were 60% more likely to suffer recurrent respiratory disease with at least double the risk of recurrent ear and strep infections,” said Children’s Health Defense Chief Scientific Officer Brian Hooker, co-author of a new preprint study published last week. “In general, the risk increased in the vaccinated group based on increasing number of vaccines.”

Early childhood vaccination is associated with significantly higher odds of multiple acute and chronic health conditions in children, according to a new study comparing the health outcomes of vaccinated and unvaccinated children.

The study, published last week on the preprint server Zenodo, is co-authored by members of the Children’s Health Defense (CHD) Science Department.

Brian Hooker, Ph.D., CHD’s chief scientific officer and co-author, said the study — which involved the “largest collection of unvaccinated children studied in this context” — found the health outcomes of unvaccinated kids surpassed those of vaccinated children across multiple measures.

“Children were 60% more likely to suffer recurrent respiratory disease with at least double the risk of recurrent ear and strep infections,” Hooker said. “In general, the risk increased in the vaccinated group based on increasing number of vaccines.”

The study’s key findings include:

• Vaccination before 13 months was linked to “significantly elevated odds” of strep throat (130% higher odds), ear infection (100%), rhinitis (80%) and respiratory disease (60%) compared to unvaccinated children.
• Strep infection showed “a clear dose-response gradient” — with odds of contracting the condition rising by as much as 240% as the number of vaccine doses the children received increased.
• Developmental delay did not increase significantly in the overall cohort, but “was significantly elevated in the highest vaccine quartile,” which received over 10 vaccine doses. Members of this group had 40% higher odds of experiencing developmental delay.

Medical researcher Neil Z. Miller, who was not involved with the study, said its findings contribute to growing evidence suggesting that “unvaccinated children may experience better health outcomes than vaccinated children. He said the study’s findings also “provide important signals that warrant further investigation.”

Study examined over 6,000 children — including 3,825 unvaccinated kids

The study examined the records of 6,239 children — including 3,825 who were unvaccinated — from eight pediatric practices.

The researchers examined the children’s health outcomes based on the vaccines they received during their first year of life.

They looked at nine clinical conditions, tracking one-time diagnoses for developmental delay, rhinitis, abnormal breathing, nausea and vomiting, and recurring diagnoses — defined as three separate diagnoses over a 12-month period — for respiratory disease, strep throat, ear infection, skin rash and fever.

The children were divided into two groups: unvaccinated and vaccinated, defined as having received “at least one vaccine before 13 months” — a period during which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends at least 18 vaccine doses.

The study also recorded the number of shots each child received.

Higher vaccination linked to higher odds of onset of multiple conditions

According to the researchers, several of the study’s findings are significant — and provide evidence that vaccination may lead to risk factors for future chronic illnesses.

For example, vaccinated kids had more than double the odds of developing recurrent strep throat, “a finding with clinical significance given the need for repeated antibiotic treatment and the associated risks of antibiotic resistance, microbiome disruption, and rare but serious post-streptococcal sequelae” — a secondary condition or complication from a prior disease.”

The higher risk of ear infection faced by vaccinated children is also “a leading indication for antibiotic use, tympanostomy tube placement, and specialist referral in early childhood.”

The higher risk of respiratory disease for vaccinated kids “suggests that vaccinated children experience substantially greater respiratory morbidity than their unvaccinated peers.”

However, the findings of the study’s dose-response analysis — which looked at the onset of adverse health conditions in relation to the number of vaccine doses the children received — provided “compelling evidence” about potential vaccine risks.

The odds of recurrent strep infections were 50% higher in vaccinated children compared with kids who received between one and three vaccine doses, and 240% higher for kids who received between six and nine doses.

For children who received 10 or more vaccine doses, the odds of experiencing recurrent strep throat decreased somewhat compared to kids who received between six and nine doses, dropping to 170%.

According to the study’s authors, this “may reflect survivor bias — where conclusions are drawn from people who survived or remained in a study, while overlooking those participants who may have died or dropped out due to poor health.

Rhinitis showed a similar pattern, with odds of onset ranging from 30% for children who received between one and three doses, to 130% for kids who received between six and nine doses.

Vaccinated girls had 160% higher odds of strep throat compared with unvaccinated girls

The study found that girls were particularly susceptible to some of the conditions studied, including strep throat, which vaccinated girls had 160% higher odds of developing compared to their unvaccinated peers — representing “the strongest association observed in any sex-stratified analysis” in the study.

“The fact that kids who received at least one vaccine before 13 months were more often coded for several common infectious and respiratory diagnoses suggests an effect on the immune system,” said epidemiologist M. Nathaniel Mead, Ph.D., a McCullough Foundation scholar, who was not involved with this study.

Developmental delay wasn’t significantly linked with vaccination in the overall study, the analysis identified “significantly elevated odds” (40%) of developing such a condition among children who received between six and nine vaccine doses, compared to unvaccinated kids.

Hooker said these results may indicate the “healthy vaccinee” effect, “where parents of children developing more slowly, especially at younger ages, avoid vaccinations.”

The result for the most heavily vaccinated children “appears to be more in line” with past research showing that “higher risk was associated with increasing numbers of vaccines received.”

Recurring conditions may be sign of ‘innate immune suppression’

Hooker said the study provides several significant findings that expand existing knowledge of vaccine risks and can help inform future research.

A key feature of the study is that it directly compared health outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated children, rather than comparing differentially vaccinated groups of kids to each other — which Hooker said is “a methodological choice that systematically masks vaccine-associated morbidity.”

Few studies have previously examined recurring disease in children, or the link between such recurring conditions and vaccination.

“The primary thrust of the study: recurring disease in children has been studied only peripherally in the past, despite strong evidence that vaccines and vaccine components can negatively impact the immune system,” Hooker said.

According to Hooker, such recurring conditions may be a sign of “innate immune suppression.” He said the study’s findings “affirm this evidence as well as the need for additional study to understand the role of vaccines in recurrent infections and the extent that this is harming our population in the U.S.”

“The number of vaccine doses administered to infants and young children has increased dramatically since the early 1990s,” the study states. Yet, “rigorous long-term safety studies comparing fully vaccinated children to genuine unvaccinated controls remain exceedingly rare.”

Hooker said the study “affirms a significant body of literature” regarding the risks of vaccination even for “partially vaccinated children,” including a 2011 Institute of Medicine publication finding that there was not enough evidence to accept — or reject — a link between vaccines and a range of potential adverse events.

Hooker acknowledged certain methodological limitations of the study — including the convenience sample based on eight pediatric officers who were “willing to share deidentified medical data” and an inability to consider the timing of the onset of the conditions measured in relation to the administration of vaccine doses.

The study also does not indicate whether any specific childhood vaccines are linked to a higher risk of any of the conditions measured. Hooker said the current vaccination schedule broadly exposes children to “toxic levels of aluminum,” which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has classified as a neurotoxin.

“The current schedule includes significant exposure to toxic levels of aluminum, which we know can travel to multiple organs in the body, including the brain. In addition, live virus exposure via rotavirus, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) and varicella vaccines occurs throughout the first year of life,” Hooker said.

‘We need to better understand total health impacts of the current vaccine schedule’

Miller said that the study has some limitations, such as not being able to account for possible confounding variables, such as gestational age and birth weight but that overall, “the findings provide important signals that warrant further investigation.”

“Additional studies with larger populations and more robust methodology are needed before firm conclusions can be drawn,” Miller said.

Mead said the study is “timely,” because the National Institutes of Health (NIH) “recently announced plans for intensifying research on autism’s possible causes, without including vaccines as part of that focus.”

“Clearly we need to better understand the total health impacts of the current vaccine schedule,” Mead said.

Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D., CHD’s senior research scientist and one of the study’s co-authors, noted that a small group of scientists was able to conduct research that larger institutions, including the federal government, have neglected — namely, directly comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children’s health outcomes.

“The largest such study was not conducted with millions of taxpayer dollars, HMO data and by decree from the NIH. It was done by a small, unyielding non-profit that had to stitch together medical databases,” he said, referring to CHD.

“Something is very wrong with our national priorities, and our children are suffering because of it.”

Related articles in The Defender

• Are Routine Childhood Vaccines Deadlier Than the Diseases they Target?
• Trump Says He Will Demand Drugmakers Split Some Routine Vaccines Into Five Doses
• New Poll: Americans’ Trust in MMR Vaccine Fades
• Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Reducing Number of Childhood Vaccines
• Dr. Paul Thomas: Why I Don’t Vaccinate Kids — and What Parents Should Know
• $50 Million NIH Autism Study Ignores Link to Vaccines, CHD Scientist Says

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A shortage of available supertankers is raising global oil shipping costs and making some long-distance crude trades uneconomical, according to shipbrokers, traders and industry data cited in a Sept. 19 report. The squeeze arrives as fuel markets remain tight and the geopolitical conflict around the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt seaborne energy flows.

Moving a cargo from Houston to Asia now adds about $26 a barrel, or $52 million a cargo, the report stated, equal to roughly a quarter of the price of West Texas Intermediate futures. That figure represents a cost that traders say can erase the profit margin on a long-haul voyage.

Oil tanker rates have jumped to record highs as escalating risks to shipping in and out of the Middle East prompt traders and tanker operators to undertake inefficient and more expensive trade routes, according to Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com [1]. The report stated that the cost increase threatens long-haul flows as fuel markets remain tight.

Freight Rates Reach Record Levels on Key Routes

Very large crude carriers hauling 2 million barrels from the Persian Gulf to China are earning upward of $1.2 million a day, according to industry benchmarks. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg, more than ten times the rate a year ago [2].

Supertanker owners were getting paid $510,000 per day on some Gulf routes in August, according to Middle East Eye [3].

Suezmax earnings average more than $300,000 a day, rates typically associated with war-zone voyages, traders and shipbrokers said [10]. Ship-tracking data from Vortexa show U.S.-Asia flows have fallen in recent weeks as freight costs roughly tripled, the report stated.

Conflict and Fleet Stretching Drive Supertanker Squeeze

Industry executives and shipbrokers said they have never seen supertanker availability so tight, with few vessels available for hire in some locations. The main drivers are the knock-on effects of the U.S.-Iran conflict and a large wager by a South Korean tycoon that had already lifted shipping rates before the war, according to the report [10].

Vessels shuttling through the strait are switching cargoes near Oman, while other tankers sail around Africa to pick up Mediterranean cargoes, stretching the fleet, the report stated. Offshore Oman, 16 tankers clustered together to transfer millions of barrels of oil that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf [5].

Saad Rahim, chief economist at Trafigura Group, said at the Bloomberg Commodity Investor Forum: “It has never been this expensive to move oil around.” The Iran war has turned very large crude carriers into assets earning more than $650,000 a day, with earnings on the benchmark route surging to a record [2].

Refiners Seek Short-Haul Crude as Costs Bite

European Dated Brent physical crude climbed above $131 a barrel while Brent futures topped out near $110, as buyers sought short-haul cargoes, according to market data. Brent futures rallied almost 4%, topping the $90 handle, and WTI contracts rose above $86 a barrel in late August as the US and Iran exchanged attacks [6].

Saudi Arabia gave no cargoes to European buyers under term contracts for next month, prompting processors to scramble for replacements, the report stated. Asian refiners are booking 700,000-barrel Aframax tankers and two 1 million-barrel Suezmax vessels instead of supertankers, traders and shipbrokers said.

Diesel futures in Europe are near $200 a barrel, a sign processors still need to secure cargoes, according to the report. The cost of moving oil has become a larger share of the delivered price, traders said.

Freight Costs May Self-Limit Long-Haul Arbitrage

Sumit Ritolia, senior manager of modeling at Kpler, said: “Current freight levels can become self-limiting over time — they eventually close arbitrage routes and reduce demand for the most expensive long-haul barrels.”

Xavier Tang, senior market analyst at Vortexa, said: “Freight has never taken a big part of the delivered cost of oil, but it is now playing a much bigger role in oil markets.”

The value of the world’s largest oil tanker equities rose to a record of almost $70 billion this week, according to the report. Oil traders are focused on how long elevated freight rates can be sustained, the report stated.

In past cycles, freight costs have fallen when arbitrage windows closed and cargo demand eased, analysts said.

The broader backdrop remains unsettled. The Iran war has disrupted energy markets and supply chains, raising new questions about the viability of a $1.5 trillion buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure [7]. Global energy supplies rely heavily on seaborne volumes for crude oil [8].

For now, traders said they are watching vessel availability, insurance rates and tanker earnings for signals of whether the long-haul oil trade can return to normal. The report stated that the cost increase threatens long-haul flows as fuel markets remain tight.

References

1. Tsvetana Paraskova. “Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs as Middle East Shipping Risks Soar”. ZeroHedge. September 11, 2026.
2. Julianne Geiger. “The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-A-Day Assets”. ZeroHedge. August 28, 2026.
3. Middle East Eye. “Oil supertankers in Gulf are renting for $500,000 per day: Report”. August 19, 2026.
4. ZeroHedge. “Saudis Offer To Sell Oil Near Oman, A Sign They’re Sailing Dark Through Hormuz”. August 19, 2026.
5. ZeroHedge. “Growing Number Of Oil Tankers Successfully Sneak Through Hormuz, Shrinking Iran’s Leverage”. June 10, 2026.
6. ZeroHedge. “Stock Futures Drop To Close Out August As Oil Jumps On Renewed Iran Hostilities”. August 31, 2026.
7. Sterling Ashworth. “Escalation in Middle East Raises Costs, Uncertainty for Planned AI Infrastructure Investment”. NaturalNews.com. March 24, 2026.
8. Chris Martenson. “The Largest Energy Shock On Record Is Worse Than You Think”. PeakProsperity.com. April 24, 2026.
9. Cassie B. “Former Iranian Minister Warns of 100-Day Oil Blockade in Critical Strait of Hormuz”. NaturalNews.com. June 18, 2025.
10. “World Running Short of Supertankers Threatens Long-Haul Oil Flow”. Finance.Yahoo.com. September 19, 2026.

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The Blackouts Are Coming

I’m going to state this as plainly as I can: by 2029, high-frequency rolling blackouts will be a normal part of American life. Not a rare emergency. Normal. The three major interconnections that keep this country running — the Eastern PJM grid, the Western grid, and the Texas grid — are all straining under load, and none of them are being fundamentally fixed. I’ve watched grid operator PJM warn that spare generation capacity on its network will plummet to just 14% by 2027, far below the 20% safety margin needed to prevent rolling blackouts ^[1]. That’s not a forecast from a doomer, either. That’s the operator’s own math.

The trigger for the next phase of this crisis will be data centers. Under pressure from the Pentagon and the White House — which now frame the AI race against China as a national security emergency — grid operators will designate AI data centers as national security assets and give them power preference over ordinary households. I’ve already documented a preview of this: the Department of Energy issued an emergency order allowing the Southwest Power Pool to draw power from emergency backup generators, including those at technology data centers, to prevent rolling blackouts across the central United States ^[2].

Once that legal and operational precedent is set, ordinary residents become low-priority load. When capacity runs short, you get blacked out while the machines keep running. This is not speculation on my part — it’s the logical endpoint of a system that keeps approving massive new loads while ignoring the fact that the grid cannot carry them. That’s why the blackouts are coming. The only real question is whether you’ll be ready.

The Grid Is Failing — and Data Centers Will Get Priority

Look at the numbers. PJM Interconnection serves 13 states and roughly 76 million people across the mid-Atlantic and Midwest, and its capacity margins are shrinking year after year. In its most recent capacity auction, PJM procured 149,182 MW of supply — still 6.8 gigawatts below the level required to meet its one-event-in-10-year reliability standard, marking the third straight year the operator failed to reach its own requirement ^[3]. The shortfall was driven, in PJM’s own words, by surging data center demand.

The Texas grid nearly collapsed in 2021, and now it faces a flood of data center interconnection requests that the state grid was never designed to absorb. New York is running rolling blackouts because its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act effectively prohibits construction of new fossil fuel power plants, while the old ones are aging and forbidden to be replaced or upgraded ^[4]. Meanwhile, PJM is already warning that by June of 2027, it will run out of emergency peak power — Goldman Sachs projections put spare generation capacity on the Eastern grid below the safety threshold needed to prevent blackouts ^[1]. The pattern repeats everywhere: demand is rising, supply is capped, and the political class has no plan.

What fills the gap? The AI race with China. That competition is being framed as national security, which gives Washington an excuse to commandeer electricity for data centers and treat residential customers as expendable. The DOE has already issued multiple emergency orders authorizing grid operators to dispatch generation units beyond normal operating limits and deploy backup generation as a last resort ^[5], and a federal report from NERC warns that large parts of North America face a heightened risk of blackouts this winter, driven directly by AI data center demand ^[6].

I’ve seen these trends early before. I warned about diesel shortages and rolling blackouts in 2022 when the media was still pretending there was no problem, and now the evidence is undeniable ^[7]. This isn’t speculation. It’s the endpoint of ignoring grid capacity while approving massive new loads. The result: rolling blackouts become commonplace, and American families are told to sacrifice so the AI superintelligence race can be won.

Grid-Tie Solar Is Useless in a Blackout — Off-Grid Is the Answer

Here’s what most people don’t understand about solar: traditional grid-tie systems shut down when the grid goes down. That’s not a design flaw — it’s a regulatory requirement, engineered to protect line workers from backfeed. But it means the solar panels on your roof cannot protect you from rolling blackouts. If the grid goes dark, your inverter turns off, and your house goes dark with it. Thousands of people learn this the hard way after their first outage.

The real solution is an off-grid solar system with its own batteries, inverters, and panels — not connected to the utility at all, so it cannot feed power back upstream and cannot be shut down by the utility. You store and consume your own power, which frees you from the failing grid. The book Cut the Cord: How to Achieve Energy Independence frames this as the solar-powered microgrid revolution, noting that successful microgrid operations have long been driven by necessity in the absence of a grid-tied alternative ^[8]. Author Timothy Benedict makes the same case in Energy Independence for All the Rest of Us, which walks through the 16 pillars of living completely off the grid ^[9].

You can start small if you need to. A 24-hour battery backup with enough solar to recharge in five days is an entry-level system — enough to run lights, communications, refrigeration, and a small medical device. It still costs thousands of dollars, but it’s a decade-long investment. During the Big Freeze in Texas, one of our solar generator units was used to power a diesel heater blower and keep my animals from freezing ^[10]. That’s the kind of practical protection grid-tie solar simply cannot provide.

The key insight is this: an off-grid system isn’t just an appliance. It’s a declaration of independence. When the grid goes down, you either have your own power or you don’t, and no regulator, utility, or grid operator can vote your lights back on.

Cheap Panels, Sodium-Ion Batteries, and the Coming Power Divide

Solar panels are dirt cheap right now — I’ve seen 300-watt panels going for $80, sometimes less by the pallet. That means the main cost of an off-grid system is batteries and installation, not panels. If you’re planning to build, buy your panels now, because the Trump administration has signed a Section 232 executive order creating a minimum import price for polysilicon derivatives and slapping a new 15% tariff on them — a hammer blow aimed squarely at anyone who dares to generate their own electricity ^[11]. The policy will effectively double or triple the cost of solar panels for everyday Americans in 2027.

Sodium-ion batteries from China promise up to 20,000 cycles, better temperature tolerance, and no spontaneous combustion, making them the holy grail for off-grid storage. That’s a step change over lithium iron phosphate, which is already good. Recent battery energy storage diagnostics systems now monitor voltage, temperature, and charge cycles across individual cells and issue risk scores before failures occur — which means battery reliability is improving fast ^[12]. If you can wait a few months, sodium-ion may be worth waiting for; if not, lithium iron phosphate is available today and works.

Installation matters as much as equipment. Ground-mount solar beats rooftop every single time: easier to clean, easier to maintain, easy to tilt seasonally for a 20% boost in winter output. Roofs often face the wrong way, and roof-mounted systems are harder to service, harder to expand, and harder to move if you relocate. On a ground-mount array, you control the orientation and the tilt.

What’s coming is a power divide. Wealthy and middle-class people will finance off-grid systems and enjoy reliable power. The poor will remain grid-dependent and experience third-world reliability — the same pattern we’re already seeing in places where utilities cut neighborhoods off entirely to feed data centers. Fortune reported that nearly 50,000 residents in the Lake Tahoe area have been told their utility will stop providing power after next ski season, while data centers powering the AI boom get first dibs on the grid ^[13]. That’s not a technical glitch — it’s a deliberate choice to serve machines over human beings.

If you want a paradigm-shifting truth, here it is: self-reliance isn’t a hobby anymore. It’s the difference between a warm house and a cold one, between a working freezer and spoiled food, between a functioning home and a dark, silent box.

Conclusion: Prepare Now — Don’t Wait for the Lights to Go Out

My advice is straightforward: buy solar panels and inverters now, while they’re cheap and before the tariffs kick in. You can wait a few months for sodium-ion batteries or buy lithium iron phosphate today. Mount the panels on the ground if you can. Get UL-listed components. Run proper conduit. Don’t skip the disconnects. And start with what you can afford — a small system that runs your critical loads for a day is infinitely better than a perfect system you never build.

This is about self-reliance. When the grid fails, you either have your own power or you don’t. There’s no negotiating with a blackout. There’s no government hotline that will restore your electricity faster because you filled out the right form. The power divide is coming, and the only question that matters is which side of it you’ll be on.

Follow me at BrightVideos.com and NaturalNews.com for updates, and check Sat123.com for power stations and RangerDeals.com for affiliate deals on preparedness gear. I’ll keep documenting what I’m building, what works, and what fails, because the practical knowledge is what will keep families safe. We’re also building free tools to help you learn — BrightLearn.ai is a free book library where you can generate your own books for free, and BrightAnswers.ai is an uncensored AI engine that’s more honest and accurate than ChatGPT, Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot. BrightNews.ai aggregates AI-analyzed news trends from across independent media, and Brighteon.social is a free speech alternative to Facebook and X.

The blackouts are coming. I’ll be off-grid before 2029, and I intend to keep the lights on regardless of what the grid does. The only question is whether you’ll be ready.

References

1. The Eastern Power Grid Will Run Out of Emergency Peak Power in June, 2027 – Here’s Why You Must Prepare for Blackouts NOW. – NaturalNews.com. Mike Adams. June 9, 2026.
2. Energy Department Issues Emergency Order Across 17 States. – NTD.com. July 28, 2026.
3. PJM Auction Falls 6.8 Gigawatts Short of Reliability Target Amid Data Center Demand Surge. – NaturalNews.com. July 17, 2026.
4. Rolling Blackouts Hit New York – City has climate reg that ‘prohibits construction of new fossil fuel power plants…& the old ones are aging & are forbidden to be replaced or upgraded.’ – ClimateDepot.com. July 21, 2026.
5. The Lights Are Going Out: America’s Failing Grid is Pushing Us Toward Off-Grid Solutions. – NaturalNews.com. Mike Adams. August 4, 2026.
6. Winter blackout risk soars as AI electricity demand outpaces grid capacity, NERC finds. – NaturalNews.com. November 20, 2025.
7. The media is mentally preparing the American public for mass fuel shortages and rolling blackouts. – NaturalNews.com. May 12, 2022.
8. Cut the Cord: How to Achieve Energy Independence — Joining the Solar-Powered Microgrid Revolution. Vincent Battaglia.
9. Energy Independence for All the Rest of Us: The 16 Pillars of Living Green and Completely Off the Grid. Timothy Benedict.
10. Mike Adams interview with Tina – March 26, 2024. Mike Adams.
11. Solar Panels Are About to Double in Price: Trump’s War on Your Energy Freedom. – NaturalNews.com. Mike Adams. September 8, 2026.
12. Battery Energy Storage Diagnostics System Predicts Risks Before Failures. – NaturalNews.com. August 31, 2026.
13. Cut Off From the Grid: Why 50,000 Nevadans Are About to Lose Their Power to Data Centers. – NaturalNews.com. May 14, 2026.

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