USA - American beekeepers are sounding the alarm as honeybee deaths reach unprecedented levels, with commercial operations reporting an average loss of over 60% of their colonies this winter — potentially the worst die-off in US history. The economic fallout is staggering: losses are valued at $139 million, honey prices have surged 5%, and many beekeepers face financial ruin. Scientists are urgently investigating the causes, with pesticides emerging as a key suspect. A recent University of California, Davis study found that bees may need multiple generations to recover from just one pesticide application, raising concerns about long-term damage to these vital pollinators. The crisis became apparent during this year’s almond pollination season in California, where millions of hives are transported annually to support the state’s $11 billion almond industry. Beekeepers reported massive shortages, with some orchards left under-pollinated.

USA - The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has launched an unprecedented clean-up operation targeting jaw-dropping irregularities in the US Social Security database. Over 7 million supposed number holders aged 120 and older have now been officially marked as deceased. The official DOGE X account announced: “For the past 3 weeks, Social Security has been executing a major clean-up of their records. Approximately 7 million number holders, all listed age 120+, have now been marked as deceased. Another 5 million to go.”

ARGENTINE - Argentine President Javier Milei dropped a bombshell at the UN General Assembly on March 24, 2025, accusing the organization of being complicit in "crimes against humanity" for supporting the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Milei, known for his libertarian and anti-left stance, denounced the global measures as a systematic attack on freedom, designed to "appease bloody dictatorships" like that of Venezuela, which even held a seat on the UN Human Rights Council without criticism. The Argentine leader, true to his ideology rooted in the Austrian School of economics, lashed out at the "Leviathan with multiple tentacles" that, according to him, the UN has become, attempting to control not only states but also the life of every citizen in the world.

EUROPE - Europeans should stockpile enough food and water to last 72 hours in case of emergencies, including attack by a foreign power and natural disasters, Brussels has said. On Wednesday, the European Commission said its new EU preparedness strategy would help citizens prepare for risks including geopolitical crises, pandemics, cyber attacks, extreme weather caused by climate change and invasion. The strategy focuses on improving early warning systems, ensuring the continuity of essential services such as healthcare and drinking water and helping citizens prepare for crises. In launching the initiative, its chief said this must be the “new European way of life”. The call to action for the 450 million citizens comes amid persistent fears over Russian aggression, as well as after recent flooding and wildfires.

USA - Donald Trump said Iran could face military consequences if it did not accept a new nuclear agreement with the US within two months. Tensions between the US and Iran have erupted since Donald Trump demanded a new nuclear deal with Tehran within two months, or risk significant consequences. The US president sent a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei laying out the timeline, though it is not certain when the countdown began. If Tehran rejects his proposal and refuses to engage in negotiations, US or Israeli military action against its nuclear facilities would escalate, two sources briefed on the letter told Axios.

TAIWAN - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te oversaw on Thursday the first civil defense drills under his newly created social resilience committee simulating how to respond to a large-scale disaster like a tsunami or attacks on critical infrastructure. The drill, in the southern city of Tainan, was held under the auspices of Lai's new Whole-of-Society Defence Resilience Committee, set up last year to prepare to deal with natural disasters or other emergencies such as an attack by China, which views the democratically-governed island as its own territory. Speaking to participants after viewing some of the drills, Lai said these were the first live drills for the committee and involved around 1,500 people, and there would be more next month. "The aim is to build the resilience of the Taiwanese society to cope with large natural disasters or major accidents that cause a lot of injuries, or regional geopolitical changes. We dare not fail to prepare," he added.

UK - Two in five British people raised as Christians have lost their faith, a report has found. About 58 per cent of those who grew up attending church say they are now atheist, agnostic or have converted to other faiths, while 57 per cent of non-religious British people were brought up as Christians, a report by the US-based Pew Research Centre found. The findings come as weekly attendance at Church of England services continues to decline from 1.6 million in the 1960s to 557,000 in 2023. Andrew Copson, the chief executive of Humanists UK, said: “Religious identity has been worn lightly in the UK for some time. Today’s stats, like those of the Census, show the large population who don’t believe in gods today feel much less tied to the religious label of their family, school, or community.”

USA - Speaker Johnson Issues warning: congress has the authority to defund and disband federal courts. It appears that Speaker Mike Johnson has finally woken up to the threats by radical leftist judges who have taken over the White House and US executive branch of government. Johnson on Tuesday warned that Congress has the authority to defund these radical leftists who are running a legal insurrection against the country today. Since returning to the White House on January 20, 2025, President Donald J Trump has been met with an unprecedented onslaught of legal challenges from far-left activist judges and groups determined to sabotage his second term in power.

USA - Of all the judges in the US, all five foreign-born judges of the DC court managed to get their fingerprints on controversial Trump cases. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the source of many of the cases interfering with President Donald Trump’s authority, has 15 judges, (Counting Chief Judge James Boasberg) and five of them were born outside the United States. While country of origin doesn’t come up in most jobs, it is worth asking if judges with ties to foreign nations and cultures are the right ones to make decisions affecting the US military or immigration.

EUROPE - Europe goes full totalitarian and puts the entire western world at risk. In the EU and UK there has been a slow burn on censorship the past ten years which has recently exploded into a California Palisades level inferno of speech restrictions. Door to door enforcement has increased as the public speaks out against multicultural policies. The excuse is always the same – Native Europeans are not allowed to criticize third world integration because it “might hurt people’s feelings”. Any opposition to mass immigration is labeled “hate speech”.