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Dynasties of minions in service of the Grey Pope
In a world where the facade of democracy masks the omnipotence of oligarchy, a hidden hierarchy allegedly dictates the course of history from the Vatican, with Domenico Napoleone Orsini – the 22nd Duke of Gravina – the grey pope and puppetmaster behind the curtain concealing the spheres of influence that shape our world.
By Steve Harrisona day ago in The Swamp
From Zoroaster to the Saturnalian Brotherhood
There must be a tablet, scroll or tome buried by the passage of time that answers the question of the identity of the 13 bloodlines that allegedly rule the world but in three days of laborious online research and a visit to the library I’m yet to find anything coherent that satisfies my curiosity about the subject.
By Steve Harrisona day ago in The Swamp
Another Election...
Another election, this time for some local talent... Monday, October 5th is the election day here in Québec for the 127 ridings that will be elected into the province's National Assembly.
By Kendall Defoe 3 days ago in The Swamp
The Strait of Hormuz Is Opening Without a Deal
On September 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced a “seven-day plan” at the United Nations in New York. The plan was simple. The United States would carry out, within four or five days, the actions it had already promised in the June memorandum. The Strait of Hormuz would reopen on the sixth day. On the seventh day, the two sides would begin talks on a final agreement. Araghchi said the plan demanded “no new conditions.” It only asked for what Washington had already signed.
By Jin3 days ago in The Swamp
I Remember Y2K. I Think We’re Doing It Again With AI.
I think about Y2K a lot lately. I remember people genuinely panicking as 1999 came to an end. Computers supposedly was not going to understand that the year had changed from 1999 to 2000. Systems would crash! Banks could fail! Everything connected to a computer might suddenly stop working!
By Cadma4 days ago in The Swamp
G7 released 100 million barrels of oil. Diesel is still the problem.
The first 20 days are diesel. The next four months are a political countdown. One line in the G7 statement is easy to miss: during the first 20 days, the group will release diesel reserves in a concentrated way.
By Jin5 days ago in The Swamp
The Trump-Xi Summit
By September 28, Beijing had released more details about the agreements reached during Xi Jinping’s meeting with Donald Trump the previous week. The White House fact sheet had already been online for three days.
By Jin5 days ago in The Swamp
The 6:1 Ratio: Inside the Cabinet Room Where Praise Replaced Policy
One in Six I January 29, 2026. The White House Cabinet Room. The cameras were already in place. Reporters had been allowed into a space that would normally be used for closed-door discussions of sensitive matters. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said to the camera: "What happened in Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine, under President Trump, they would never happen. The tragedy of October 7 in Israel would never have happened either."
By Jin5 days ago in The Swamp
The US Left Iraq After 23 Years. Here’s What It Left Behind.
The last US troops left Iraq on a Wednesday. The date was September 30, 2026. The military presence that began with the March 2003 invasion had lasted 23 years.
By Jin6 days ago in The Swamp
Marina Oswald Deserves an Apology and Compensation
By Elliott J. Schuchardt For more than six decades, the United States government has loudly and officially claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of President John F. Kennedy. This narrative has stood as a monument to governmental convenience over historical truth.
By Elliott Schuchardt8 days ago in The Swamp
Trump Just Renamed AI “Super Intelligence.” Here’s What That Actually Does.
On September 29, 2026, Trump signed an executive order called Launching the Super Intelligence Era . It tells federal agencies to replace “artificial intelligence” with “Super Intelligence” in official communications. The same day, he signed the White House Super Intelligence Accord: Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibility with the CEOs of Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI, and xAI. The accord hands regulatory leadership to the companies themselves.
By Jin8 days ago in The Swamp
Iran Just Stopped Believing in Talks With America
After Talks, Strikes: Why Iran Says It Will Not Talk to Washington Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on the 26th that Iran no longer trusts dialogue with the United States. His reason: after every round of talks, Washington launches attacks and imposes sanctions. He said Qatar and Pakistan are mediating. The talks rest on a previously signed memorandum of understanding. “The U.S. side must clarify its position on this,” he said. Asked whether he would meet President Trump, he replied: “Why should I meet with the U.S. president? For what purpose? We signed an agreement, and they failed to honor their commitments.”
By Jin11 days ago in The Swamp