politicsFriday, July 17, 2026
Nigel Farage is under financial scrutiny again, this time over a £5m gift from a crypto billionaire. The energy transition might survive without Biden's climate law. And the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed by fear alone.
The Reform UK leader is facing multiple inquiries into his finances, and a by-election challenger is polling ahead of him.
Farage claims a 'coordinated pile-on' after the Guardian revealed a £5m gift from a crypto billionaire. He's facing two parliamentary standards inquiries.
Carole Cadwalladr argues the current scandal is the culmination of years of unreported connections between Farage, dark money, and Brexit funding.
A by-election in Clacton has Count Binface polling 12 points ahead of Farage. It's a symbolic protest, but the numbers are real.
A year after the IRA repeal, market forces and state policies may keep the transition alive.
One year after Trump repealed the IRA, the energy transition may continue anyway, driven by market forces, state policies, and private investment.
The Strait of Hormuz is effectively shut by fear, not mines or formal closure.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed after an Iran MOU fell apart. No mines, no formal closure, just fear.
Serbia, Mauritius Bring Artemis Accords to 70spacepolicyonline.com
RFK Jr.’s Flawed Claims About Sperm Count and Fertilitywww.factcheck.org
John James’ family bought SpaceX stock as he oversees Elon Musk’s companywww.metrotimes.com
4 Food Safety Laws Under Threat from the “Save Our Bacon” Actwww.foodandwaterwatch.org
‘Dark Horse’: The Bolsonaro Biopic You Have to See to Believeartreview.com
Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversingkyivindependent.comHow Videogames Feed the War Machineartreview.com
This article by Lewis Gordon examines the deep historical entanglement between videogames and the military, arguing that the industry's current relationship with defense contractors is not a corruption of gaming but a return to its roots. It traces the military origins of interac
Book Review: "Power and Progress"www.noahpinion.blog
A reposted book review of Daron Acemoglu's "Power and Progress," which critiques the book's central argument about technological "steering" — the idea that technology's impact on society depends on who controls its direction. The reviewer takes issue with this framing, offering a
A New Culture Crackdown in Hong Kong—and Other Art Mattersnews.artnet.com
The Artnet Bulletin daily digest covers five art-world items, leading with the arrest of five people at two Hong Kong bookstores under the city's 2024 national security law banning "seditious content." The piece also touches on other art matters including a museum director who be
Document Declassified by Trump Reveals Russia Tried To Help Him Win the 2020 Electionwww.mediaite.com
President Trump declassified documents alleging election integrity issues, but one of the released intelligence assessments reveals that the Russian government sought to assist Trump in his 2020 reelection bid against Joe Biden. Trump's 26-minute address focused on foreign interf
Yet more Brexit baggage we’re left withwww.thenewworld.co.uk
This article discusses how the EU's new regulation banning airlines from charging for hand luggage will only partially benefit UK passengers due to Brexit. It uses Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's controversial past comments about toilet charges and baggage fees as a framing device
Donald Trump lashed out at ABC and NBC for not carrying his primetime speech live, claiming without evidence that the networks were part of a plot to perpetuate election fraud. During his 25-minute address, Trump made unsubstantiated claims about China obtaining voter registratio
New Kansas law limits efforts to document ICE activity. Video shows how officers utilize the law.kansasreflector.com
A new Kansas law called the Halo Act, effective July 1, criminalizes approaching law enforcement officers or first responders within 25 feet under certain circumstances. The article details how ICE officers used this law against a woman who was recording their activity from her c
Milk prices at an all-time high, but most consumer costs slip in June after months of increaseswww.denverpost.com
Inflation saw its biggest single-month drop in six years in June 2025, with consumer costs decreasing 0.4% month-over-month, driven by falling energy prices (down 5.7% — the most since April 2020), along with cheaper clothes, medical care, and transportation. However, milk prices
Effort in Congress would grant Artemis II astronauts rare honor: Exclusivewww.usatoday.com
The Artemis II crew — the first astronauts to fly near the moon in over 50 years — may receive the Congressional Gold Medal under new bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Mark Kelly (a former astronaut) and Rep. Don Bacon. The bill would honor the four crew members with one
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