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Brussels has reportedly quietly restored access to sable pelts, a top‑end fur used by EU fashion houses, citing Moscow’s dominance and the lack of alternative suppliers The EU has rolled back sanctions on Russian sable pelts, easing restrictions on the luxury fur after pressure from heavily dependent member states, Euractiv has reported.The reversal was reportedly included in Brussels’ latest sanctions package, which was agreed upon last week, scrapping a ban on imports of raw Russian sable that had only been introduced in April. The measure was part of the EU’s 21st round of restrictions since the escalation of the Ukraine…

The Gateway Pundit reported that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee,recently released diary entries, Tony’s Diary Package, from former White House COVID advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci. The release shows a bizarre obsession with fame and also indicates he believed the COVID death rate was far lower than what he told lawmakers while under oath. The diaries were public as part of the committee’s ongoing oversight investigation. Senator Paul shared a series of statments X about the diary and the release, “My investigation uncovered that Anthony Fauci kept a diary. What he wrote privately and what he…

SpaceX’s logo is visible on a building at the company’s South Texas facility in Cameron County, Texas, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe share price for SpaceX on the IPO day’s closing was $160.95. On June 16, a few days after the IPO, the price was $201.80. On Friday, July 24, just over a month later, shares closed at $115.07. That’s a drop of 28.5% from the initial price. It also meant a loss of $1 trillion from the peak market capitalization of about $3 trillion, leaving $2 trillion.That’s how Bloomberg got…

Nvidia and dozens of leading technology companies announced the formation of a new AI safety initiative on Monday, focusing on open AI models in the aftermath of a recent cyberattack involving OpenAI systems. CNBC reports that the Open Secure AI Alliance was established by Nvidia, Microsoft, SpaceX, Palantir, and numerous other tech firms from the United States and Europe. The initiative aims to build and share open AI tools while working to identify and address vulnerabilities using open technologies. The formation of this alliance comes in response to a security incident that occurred last week involving startup Hugging Face, which…

Iowa Democrat Senate nominee Josh Turek was absent for votes involving citizenship and residency requirements for public assistance eligibility and verification of voters’ citizenship, drawing comparisons to fellow Iowa Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott’s opposition to similar measures as New Jersey faces investigations over thousands of noncitizens erroneously added to its voter rolls. Turek, an Iowa state representative since 2023, is running against Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) for the open Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). Turek was absent or not voting on March 7, 2024 when the Iowa House considered House File 2608, which concerned “state…

Credit: Wikimedia Commons In August 2025, Cracker Barrel’s CEO, Julie Felss Masino, sparked outrage by changing the restaurant chain’s iconic logo. The company, as part of an attempted $700 million rebrand, announced it was replacing its 47-year-old logo, which featured the restaurant’s name next to a man sitting in a chair and leaning on a barrel. The new, woke rebrand removed the man and the barrel, leaving just the name. She also pushed for changing the eclectic interior, opting for something cold and sterile, and then claimed the public just loved the new logo and look. Her decisions may have…

ToplineLuxury goods mogul Bernard Arnault made his first ever post on social media Monday morning to amplify a three-page letter he addressed to leadership at Le Monde after the French newspaper—largely owned by his son-in-law—published a six-part expose about the billionaire and tensions among his potential heirs as a succession battle reportedly heats up. Bernard Arnault in Paris on Jan. 26, 2023. AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsLe Monde for published a six-day series about Arnault’s luxury empire, his business acumen, political influence, control of media holdings, art patronage, taxation and, in the final piece published Friday, the succession battle among…

The dying throes of a civilization Lindsey Graham died the other day. Suddenly. As in “Trust the Science.” His long career in politics will be remembered for his remarkable reluctance to side with the interests of the People. He never met a war he didn’t embrace. He never married, and he left this world as lonely as one of the countless male Incels our society has created. I was a bit surprised to learn that Graham had a long military career. I mean, when you think Chickenhawk, you think Lindsey Graham. But a closer look reveals that he managed to…

The Wikipedia article on “gender-critical feminism” about feminists like author J.K. Rowling who oppose transgender ideology has been renamed as “trans-exclusionary radical feminism” after a closely-divided debate. Although recognizing the term is seen as pejorative, the discussion was closed by a far-left transgender editor in favor of the change. Many editors pushing for the rename are extreme leftists and the discussion opened by comparing gender-critical feminists to Nazis. The discussion on Wikipedia was initially trending towards a stalemate, but was repeatedly pushed beyond the usual deadline by an editor who also supported an article labeling President Donald Trump’s policies regarding transgender…

The suspected Islamist terrorist who allegedly drove a van into crowds of people at the Berlin Pride Parade on Saturday has been shot and killed by police. According to German daily Bild, the 21-year-old alleged ISIS-inspired terrorist, Abdul Ballut, was shot and killed during a SWAT team operation in the Spandau district of Berlin on Sunday. This came after a manhunt was launched after a van was driven into revellers at Berlin’s Christopher Street Day Pride Parade, killing one and leaving 29 injured.  The paper reported that Special Task Force (SEK) police officers had come under attack from the suspect with a…