Dirty Hands
FARA filings dated June 16 show Victor Mellor, a Jan. 6 rioter and MAGA candidate for Rhode Island, was engaged by Cuba's foreign and interior ministries. The records name Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro and raise fresh questions about weakened FARA enforcement and the safety of U.S. democracy.
A Washington Post scoop shows President Trump’s plan for East Potomac Golf Links would demolish Washington’s oldest cherry trees, planted in 1910, to build a golf practice facility. Conservationists say public access and a living diplomatic gift are at stake as a federal court prepares to rule.
Dirty Hands
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is backing rules to limit citizen ballot initiatives while his own income tax amendment is funded by nearly $2 million from a Delaware nonprofit that hides donors. Voters face two competing changes and a question about who really pays.
History's Teeth
A powerful earthquake in March 1812 shattered Caracas, killed and burned hundreds, and gave conservative clergy and royalist commanders the opening they needed to crush Venezuela’s fragile First Republic. The quake reshaped the war for independence and left wounds that lasted through Bolívar’s long fight to 1824.
A Reddit-based study picked Colombia as the country with the world’s most beautiful women, with voters praising hair, eyes and feminine expressions. The ranking highlights global taste more than it solves local problems.
Ruling Class
A $1.6 billion U.S.-Kazakhstan tungsten deal has raised conflict questions after Donald Trump, his sons and allies took linked stakes. The timing, family ties and strategic stakes in tungsten have sparked calls for oversight and alarm in Washington.
Imperialists
The US on July 2, 2026 labelled Ecuador’s Chone Killers a foreign terrorist organisation, backing President Daniel Noboa’s curfews and military raids. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the gang has carried out killings and helps Mexican cartels move drugs.
History's Teeth
Up to 30,000 people vanished in Argentina’s Dirty War. Mothers and grandmothers have marched since 1977 to force answers. DNA and trials have brought some justice but many wounds remain.
Nature’s Wrath
After twin earthquakes on June 24, 2026, Venezuela faces at least 2,295 dead and more than 11,000 injured. Aid teams and 900 U.S. troops arrived, but crowded shelters, no toilets and broken hospitals risk a widening health crisis.
Venezuela
Venezuela's oil wealth became a trap. Decades of nationalization, price controls and mismanagement shrank GDP, pushed millions into poverty and sparked one of the largest migrations in the Americas.
History's Teeth
In April 1961 a CIA-backed force of about 1,400 Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs. The invasion failed within days, boosting Fidel Castro and embarrassing the U.S. government.
War Zone
Iran has moved much of its propaganda to X, using coordinated accounts and English ready posts to embarrass the president and influence U.S. opinion. The tactic masks a leadership vacuum with a slick online media shop.