Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Panama has declared an emergency in its main banana-producing region, after shops were looted and buildings vandalised in ongoing protests over a pension reform. The government says constitutional rights will be suspended for the next five days in the north-western Bocas del Toro province. The measure restricts freedom of movement and allows the police to make arrests without a warrant. Troubles in the region began a month ago, when the local banana workers union joined a nationwide protest against proposed pension cuts and declared a strike. ‘In the face of the disruption of order and acts of systematic violence, the state will enforce its constitutional mandate to guarantee peace,’ said Juan Carlos Orillac, minister of the presidency. The measure, he added, would allow to ‘rescue the province’ from radicals. Protests across the Latin American nation erupted back in March over the pension reform.” (06/22/25)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql0r430qglo
Source: Hawaii Reporter
by Terra Ann Pracht
“You’ve probably heard the conversations: AI is coming for our jobs. The knowledge economy is shifting. The world is changing faster than we can keep up. But here’s the question I’m more interested in: What becomes of us when the doing is no longer what defines us? For decades, we’ve rewarded those who could outwork, outperform, and stay constantly connected. Busyness became a badge of honor. Success meant being productive, useful, and available. We built lives — careers, businesses, even identities — around being indispensable. But something is breaking open now. Quietly. Universally. People are waking up to the quiet ache that comes from being constantly ‘on’ — yet never quite here. We’re not lazy. We’re exhausted.” (06/21/25)
https://www.hawaiireporter.com/what-if-ai-doesnt-replace-us-but-reveals-who-we-really-are/
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“Do Israel’s supporters know it’s over for them? Like, they know they’re going to be despised for the rest of their lives, right? That they will never, ever live down the fact that they supported a live-streamed genocide? And that it will only get worse for them as history clarifies things? Surely they must realize this by now. Surely they must realize that nothing they do for the rest of their lives will ever be as significant as the fact that they played cheerleader for genocide and all of Israel’s demented warmongering, long after normal people realized it was the wrong thing to do. That in the eyes of the world they will all always be first and foremost someone who supported and defended history’s first live-streamed genocide. I wonder what that’s like, knowing that about yourself?” (06/21/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/06/21/israel-supporters-will-be-despised-for-the-rest-of-their-lives/
Source: United Press International
“North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a bill to require state law enforcement to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in addition to another that would allow [sic] permit-less concealed carry of firearms. The Democratic governor on Friday announced vetoes of the legislation, which had been approved by both legislative chambers.” [editor’s note: He cites the Constitution for the former, but ignores it for the latter – TLK] (06/21/25)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/06/21/NC-Stein-vetoes-bills-cooperation-ICRE/7011750527865/
Source: The Tom Woods Show
“G. Edward Griffin on Finding the Truth in a World of Lies” (06/21/25)
https://tomwoods.com/ep-2657-g-edward-griffin-on-finding-the-truth-in-a-world-of-lies/
Source: Bitcoin.com
by Jamie Redman
“After U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday evening that the U.S. had launched successful airstrikes on Iran, trading activity tied to the Middle East conflict on prediction markets lit up like a pinball machine. … prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have been buzzing with bets on what could unfold next.” (06/22/25)
https://news.bitcoin.com/us-bombs-iran-and-now-everyones-wagering-on-whats-next/
Source: Town Hall
by Brian Darling
“The House and Senate are still working through the budget reconciliation measure, also known as President Donald J. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. There are thousands of moving parts in the tax portion of the bill, but Republicans are in lockstep that they want to continue the tax reform from the Trump 2017 tax measure. One problem is that horse trading has eliminated some good provisions to pay for other provisions that are not necessary to the bill. One provision that has been tossed aside by the Senate is one that would help Americans to have more access to health care while promoting the idea of empowering consumers to shop for the best price and care when making those decisions. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has an opportunity to help Americans who want more options to save to pay for health care expenses.” (06/21/25)
https://townhall.com/columnists/briandarling/2025/06/21/senate-can-save-health-savings-accounts-for-americans-n2659189
Source: Financial Times [UK]
“Japan has cancelled a top-level meeting with the US after the Trump administration abruptly told Tokyo to spend more on defence, sparking anger in Washington’s closest Asian ally. US secretary of state Marco Rubio and defence secretary Pete Hegseth were due to meet Japan’s defence minister Gen Nakatani and foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya in Washington on July 1 for annual security talks known as the ‘2+2.’ But Tokyo scrapped the meeting after the US asked Japan to boost defence spending to 3.5 per cent, higher than its earlier request of 3 per cent, according to three people familiar with the matter, including two officials in Tokyo.” (06/20/25)
https://archive.is/SxAxA
Source: Yascha Mounk
“Peter Hessler on China.” (06/21/25)
https://yaschamounk.substack.com/p/peter-hessler
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil, the governor of Santa Catarina state has said. There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning, Jorginho Mello posted on X. Thirteen people, including the pilot, survived and no one is missing, the state government press office reported. … ‘According to the pilot, who is one of the survivors, a fire started inside the basket, so he started to lower the balloon, and when the balloon was very close to the ground he told people to jump,’ officer Tiago Luiz Lemos, from the Praia Grande police station, told reporters at the scene. ‘They started to jump, but some people did not manage to.'” (06/22/25)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17w04wxwpxo
