Source: Brownstone Institute
by Joseph Fraiman
“The serious-adverse-event signal found in the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA Covid-19 vaccine trials has been in the peer-reviewed literature for nearly four years. Mainstream media outlets, on the rare occasions they address it, have treated it not as evidence to be weighed but as misinformation to be managed — dismissed on the authority of experts without relevant expertise, or simply ignored. A recent BBC Radio 4 broadcast is a near-textbook example. The broadcast aired on Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares, a BBC Radio 4 series hosted by Jamie Bartlett, whose stated purpose is to ask why, in so much of modern life, fakery is no longer punished but rewarded. It is a reasonable question. The most direct answer the series has produced to date appears inside one of its own episodes.” (04/27/26)
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-vaccine-safety-signal-the-media-still-wont-read/
Source: SFGate
“Federal energy regulators have ordered immediate inspections of the Cheboygan Dam powerhouse and other Michigan dams that faced the risk of failure in this month’s historic flooding. Separately, state officials said they plan to inspect dams under their oversight to check for damage from the high waters that nearly overtook several impoundments last week amid spring snowmelt and heavy rains. After similar flooding in 1986, ‘a couple of dams failed weeks later because they sustained damage that didn’t get adequately assessed,’ Luke Trumble, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy’s dam safety chief, told Bridge Michigan. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a Thursday letter ordered Hom Paper XI LLC, the owner of the Cheboygan Dam powerhouse, to file a report no later than May 15 detailing how it will keep operational a powerhouse that was reactivated as an emergency measure April 17.” (04/27/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/feds-order-immediate-inspection-of-cheboygan-dam-22228290.php
Source: National Public Radio [US state media]
“DOJ charges suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.” (04/27/26)
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5800807/doj-charges-suspect-in-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting
Source: Underthrow
by Max Borders
“On the Search for Our Rulers, Descended from Above.” (04/27/26)
https://underthrow.substack.com/p/those-fit-to-rule
Source: Beat the Press
by Dean Baker
“Trump is both an incredibly ignorant person and incredibly dishonest person. As a result, when he claims ignorance of an obvious fact it is difficult to tell whether he really is as ignorant as he claims or he’s just lying. Such is the case with Trump’s claim that he didn’t know Iran might attack its neighbors and close the Strait of Hormuz in response to his joint attack with Israel. Trump insisted that none of the experts thought this possible when in effect just about every expert thought it was both possible and likely. Given Trump’s ignorance and propensity to lie, it is not easy to know whether Trump actually went to war totally unaware of the most likely consequences, or instead went to war anyhow, deciding that he didn’t care about the damage it would cause.” (04/27/26)
https://cepr.net/publications/trumps-ignorance-could-kill-millions/
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“Caitlin and Tim discuss the global consequences the US-Israeli war on Iran is set to have on the weakest members of the poorest countries, the latest Trump assassination attempt, BBC headline shenanigans, and more.” (04/27/26)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/04/27/podcast-this-war-is-going-to-starve-people/
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Mark Nayler
“Despite US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s warning that anyone seeking stronger trade ties with Beijing would be ‘cutting their own throat,’ Donald Trump’s weaponized tariffs are causing many countries to seek closer relations with China. There has been a barrage of diplomacy in the first few months of 2026, especially from European leaders concerned about the effects of Chinese competitiveness on domestic industries.” (04/27/26)
https://fee.org/articles/trade-offensive/
Source: The Daily Economy
by Antón Chamberlin
“A job’s wage is not a measure of dignity — it’s a reflection of economic value. Confusing the two leads to policies that undermine opportunity.” (04/27/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/can-every-job-pay-a-living-wage/
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“After a weekend of co-ordinated attacks across Mali by separatist fighters and Islamist militants, Russian forces who are in the country helping protect the military government have confirmed they have pulled out of the northern city of Kidal. In a series of social media posts, Russia’s Africa Corps said they had ‘left the locality’ along with Malian troops. The separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) group said on Sunday the Russian troops had agreed to withdraw permanently, and claimed control of Kidal, declaring it ‘now free’. Mali has faced insurgencies for years from the separatists in the north, and groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. On Saturday, explosions and sustained gunfire were reported in multiple parts of Mali, including the capital, Bamako.” (04/27/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3wyq4v14o
Source: New York Times
“Who’s Really Running Iran?” (04/27/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bwY5CdqYAs
