Ukraine Looks to Increase Western Ties By Joining Northern European Military Alliance and Pursuing EU MembershipThe European Union is aggressively pushing to expand its membership by 2030. In particular, the Union is eyeing Ukraine as a potential member, with its foreign policy chief emphasizing a “very clear-cut” path that should be accelerated due to Russia’s invasion. Proponents of fast-tracking Ukraine’s membership highlight the country’s progress in key clusters like fundamentals, the internal market, and external relations despite ongoing corruption scandals and potential vetoes from Hungary. Other potential new members include low-hanging fruit like Montenegro and Albania, whose addition would require minimal budget impact, while Moldova advances reforms amid hybrid threats; more challenging options include Serbia, which faces criticism for stalling on free speech, and Georgia, which raises concerns over democratic backsliding and protest suppression. This development is critically important, as it could lock Ukraine into irreversible Western absorption (economically as an EU dependency and militarily as a NATO proxy via the Joint Expeditionary Force partnership) fueling endless escalation with Russia, diluting European sovereignty, and solidifying a new Iron Curtain with no diplomatic exit. For those wary of WWIII as a consequence of Russian frustration, these stories will prove quite consequential.
World Bank’s Private Invest Arm Plots Massive Lending Surge in AfricaThe International Finance Corporation, the World Bank’s private-sector arm, is expanding local-currency lending and direct equity investments across Africa to attract global capital, partnering with local banks to provide volatility hedges and deeper market penetration as traditional aid flows diminish. The centerpiece of this agenda is a $2.5 billion blended-finance platform designed to target West and Central Africa, combining concessional funds with commercial money to electrify millions, de-risk private investment, and integrate firms into global supply chains. This shift in priorities among capital is noteworthy because it exposes the desperate rebrand of our current Bretton Woods debt-trap machinery as “empowerment” as a failing strategy. Importantly, true African sovereignty demands rejecting World Bank loans in favor of decentralized options like Bitcoin in order to permanently defund the imperial beast.
China-Russia Partnership Deepens Amid Global Turmoil While Indonesia Joins BRICS’ New Development Bank for Loans and Sanctions-Proof FinancingChinese President Xi Jinping met Russia’s Prime Minister Mishustin to reinforce their unlimited partnership, expanding cooperation in energy, agriculture, aerospace, the digital economy, and green tech, while introducing visa-free travel and joint resistance to U.S. sanctions through new border hubs and BRICS Pay alternatives to SWIFT. Trade volumes are temporarily dipping under Western pressure, but bilateral initiatives are accelerating de-dollarization and infrastructure to bypass sanctions. Meanwhile, Indonesia formally joined the BRICS New Development Bank to access low-cost loans for a rapid renewable energy transition, gaining tech transfers from China and India plus sanctions-proof financing. This is a game-changing milestone in building a fully parallel multipolar financial order that starves dollar hegemony, liberates emerging nations from IMF servitude, and proves BRICS has evolved from rhetoric into the indispensable lifeline for a sovereign, anti-imperialist world.
Democrats Crush Off-Year ElectionsDemocrats secured landslide victories in Virginia and New Jersey governorships by double digits, elected a democratic socialist as NYC mayor, retained Pennsylvania Supreme Court control, flipped Georgia utility commissions, and gerrymandered California for additional House seats in 2026. These wins immediately enable rent freezes, free public transit, and expansive socialist programs in major urban centers while cementing one-party dominance in battleground states. The sweeping triumphs are significant because they empower policies we find inadequate in their ability to limit crime, promote economic prosperity, and protect liberty.
Shutdown Results in SNAP Benefits Slashed and Flights GroundedOur lengthy government shutdown has furloughed 750,000 workers, cut SNAP benefits 35%, grounded flights, and pitted Trump’s filibuster-abolition demand against Democrats withholding ACA subsidies. We’ve hit a very interesting moment in the history of capitalism and American politics, and this shutdown seems to be a pivotal incident reminding us that we sit at the precipice of two irreconcilable visions for the future of the country.
NYC Elects Zohran Mamdani as MayorUnprecedented early voting, driven by voters under 35, propelled Zohran Mamdani to a decisive mayoral victory on promises of rent freezes, free buses, and sweeping wealth redistribution, crushing establishment opponents amid a national Democratic wave. The youth-fueled turnout shattered records and installed unapologetic socialism at the helm of America’s largest city. This election is pivotal because it launches the nation’s boldest real-world test of quasi-communist policies. We fear these reforms will result in catastrophic tax hikes, corporate flight, and public-service collapse; but perhaps in some ways that will serve as evidence to every other metropolis as increasingly American urban centers turn to economic and political leftism to solve their most pressing problems.
Brazil’s President Unveils Proposal for Multi-Billion-Dollar “Tropical Forests Forever” Fund at International Climate ConferenceBrazilian President Lula proposed a $25 billion “Tropical Forests Forever” fund to distribute $4 billion annually to 74 rainforest nations, enforced via a new UN council that phases out fossil fuels, redirects climate finance to hunger relief, and monitors compliance. The initiative launches ahead of Brazil hosting COP30, positioning the country as a global climate leader while simultaneously expanding offshore Amazon oil drilling that endangers ecosystems and indigenous communities. This reveals the grotesque hypocrisy of globalist slush funds that weaponize environmentalism to erode national sovereignty, impose energy dependence, and enrich compliant elites under zero accountability. Efforts like these substantiate concerns that centralized “green” agendas are nothing but Trojan horses for global governance.
Texas Voters Enshrine 17 Constitutional AmendmentsTexas voters overwhelmingly approved all 17 constitutional propositions, explicitly prohibiting noncitizen voting despite existing federal laws and dedicating $20 billion from sales-tax revenue to water infrastructure without raising taxes. The amendments permanently embed election-integrity safeguards and long-term resource security into the state constitution. This landslide is crucially important as a reminder that American citizenship is dual in that we are both subjects of state and federal governments. This maneuver in Texas seems heavy-handed, but much like New York, we must accept that the federalist system allows for high levels of self-governance and that people ought to be able to have a say in how they’re ruled.
Nancy Pelosi Finally Retires After Four Decades in CongressNancy Pelosi has had an illustrative career in which she became the first female Speaker of the House, engineered Obamacare, oversaw multiple impeachments, and trillions in spending. Last week, Pelosi announced her retirement effective 2027 after 40 years, during which her family amassed $59 million through perfectly timed stock trades that later inspired copycat investment portfolios. She disclaims direct involvement in the trades yet now endorses bans, and hopefully her retirement marks the end of an era defined by elite self-enrichment disguised as public service. Her exit is momentous because it removes modern America’s most blatant symbol of institutionalized corruption.
Red-State Culture War Escalates: Oklahoma’s Obscenity Law Targets Drag/Pride Events; Texas Cities Forced to Strip Rainbow/BLM Crosswalks Under Abbott Funding ThreatOklahoma’s HB 1217 redefines obscenity to ban adult performances accessible to minors anywhere, enabling preemptive shutdowns of drag shows and Pride parades under the Miller test with criminal penalties. In Texas, Governor Abbott issued a 30-day ultimatum forcing Dallas to remove rainbow and BLM crosswalks or forfeit $144 million in state funding. These aggressive measures represent the decisive weaponization of state power to purge public spaces of ideological expression that the state deems subversive. However, this effort to purportedly reclaim cultural neutrality through raw policy force has the real possibility of sliding into repression and totalitarian dominance.Thanks for reading! If you find this newsletter useful please share it widely - that’s the only way we can grow.
