This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News.  Introduction: The Fraying Fabric of an Empire I look at the world in 2026, and I no longer see a beacon of liberty, but a dying empire stumbling toward its own ruin. This is not a sentiment born of pessimism, but of cold observation. The American project, hijacked by a nexus of central banking, perpetual war, and crony capitalism, has embarked on a suicide mission. The endpoint, I am convinced, will not be a soft landing into mediocrity. It will be a violent descent into widespread poverty, social chaos, and despair. The evidence is no longer in the periphery; it is the central plot of our national story. Every policy, from the funding of foreign wars to the relentless debasement of our currency, is systematically stripping the American people of their wealth, their autonomy, and their future. The Dollar’s Death Spiral Has Begun The American empire is not dying from an external enemy, but from a self-inflicted currency destruction. We have committed the foundational error of believing endless foreign wars and domestic entitlements can be funded by endless money printing. This is not a remote economic theory; it is…

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Friday morning, news broke that the San Diego Padres organization had officially been sold. And that news effectively ended much of the debate, disagreement, and complaints about the market size disparities in modern Major League Baseball.For over a decade, the Seidler family, primarily the late Peter Seidler, owned and operated the Padres. And they turned a perennially bottom-feeding franchise into a juggernaut. How? By treating a competitive sport like a competitive sport, and investing heavily in the on-field product.Now? It’s been sold to billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife Kwanza Jones, owners of the English Premier League team Chelsea. For a staggering and record-setting $3.9 billion. RELATED: San Diego Padres To Be Sold For Record $3.9 Billion DealNearly $4 billion for a team located in one of the smallest markets in Major League Baseball. A team that’s never once won a World Series, and hasn’t won the National League West in quite literally 20 years. That team sold for $4 billion. Just six years ago, Steve Cohen bought the New York Mets for $2.4 billion.The New York Mets. In New York City. The largest media market in the country. And the Padres just sold for 63% more, six years…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is not expected to step down this term and has already hired all four law clerks for the upcoming annual term, multiple sources said, despite speculation that the high court justice was weighing retirement.Alito “is not stepping down this term and is in the process of hiring the rest of his clerks for the next term,” a source told Fox News Digital. Two other sources told Fox News that Alito is not retiring this term, which lasts until the Supreme Court’s new year kicks off in October.Justices tend to hire their clerks two to three years in advance, although that process is not necessarily indicative of a justice’s retirement plans.The revelation that Alito is reportedly not planning to step down comes after President Donald Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo he is “prepared” to appoint up to three Supreme Court justices if vacancies arise. Trump added that he has a shortlist of nominees in mind, though he did not mention any names.TRUMP REVEALS HE HAS MULTI-PICK SCOTUS PLAN READY AS RETIREMENT SPECULATION HEATS UP “In theory, it’s two or three, they tell me — if you just…

The Marine Corps this week released a video showcasing the design and capabilities of its new Medium Landing Ship, or LSM, a vessel designed to move troops, equipment and supplies to shorelines without relying on established ports.The new LSM is based on the Damen Shipyards Group’s Landing Ship Transport 100, or LST-100, design, which has a range of 3,400 nautical miles and can beach itself to deliver over 800 tons of cargo such as vehicles, embarked forces and long range fire assets, according to the video.The ship, measuring roughly 100 meters, is also equipped with a flight deck that can support operations with unmanned aerial systems.The Marine Corps framed the McClung-class ship as a supplemental asset within the broader fleet, capable of support operations across chains of islands or contested coastal areas, where smaller vessels can move more easily than larger ships. “Crucially, the LST-100 is not a traditional amphibious warfare ship designed for large-scale assault,” the video stated, adding, “it is a complementary asset providing the essential intratheater logistics and maneuver that enable our larger amphibious fleet to do its job.”The emphasis on more mobile platforms also comes as the Navy struggles with readiness challenges among its amphibious warfare…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Houston Texans star defensive end Will Anderson Jr. reportedly agreed to a Texas-sized contract extension on Friday.The Texans and Anderson reportedly agreed to a three-year, $150 million extension, making the 24-year-old the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, according to multiple reports. The deal includes $134 million in guaranteed money.The Texans exercised Anderson’s fifth-year option in April. With the reported extension, Anderson is under team control for five years and will be paid $177 million overall across those seasons. The Texans selected Anderson with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out of Alabama, and the Georgia native has been a star from the moment he touched the field.Anderson made the Pro Bowl and was named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2023 when he recorded seven sacks and 45 tackles in 15 games. In his second season, he ramped up his production, recording 11 sacks and 37 combined tackles in 14 games.RAVENS STAR ZAY FLOWERS SAYS JOHN HARBAUGH MADE PRACTICE TOO HARD: ‘THE LOAD WAS HEAVY’ Last year, Anderson was a centerpiece of the Texans’ excellent defense, which limited opponents to just 17.3 points per game, which…

U.S. Air Force airmen operated a semiautonomous jet-powered combat drone in a series of sorties recently, boosting the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.The force’s Experimental Operations Unit conducted hands-on testing with Anduril’s YFQ-44A aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in an effort to utilize “principles of the new Warfighting Acquisition System,” according to a Thursday Air Force release.Previously, the concept employed by the force was fully human-piloted drones, and now, “there is no operator with a stick and throttle flying the aircraft behind the scenes,” Jason Levin, Anduril’s senior vice president of engineering for air dominance and strike, said in an October 2025 company release.The testing took place sometime last week, according to a Thursday Anduril social media post written by vice president of autonomous airpower Mark Shushnar.Shushnar said in the post that the EOU gained experience launching, recovering and turning the aircraft during the exercise, and it conducted the pre- and post-flight checks and clearances, weapons loading and unloading and direct tasking of the air vehicle during taxi and flight. The EOU operators used a ruggedized laptop to upload mission plans, initiate autonomous taxi and takeoff, task the in-flight aircraft and manage post-flight data, Shushnar said, taking out…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The daughter of the American woman missing in The Bahamas says she thinks Brian Hooker is using his mother’s illness as an “excuse” to leave the island nation after he spent five days in a Freeport jail.Karli Aylesworth told Fox News Digital on Friday that Hooker’s mother has been “terminally ill for a while.” Hooker abruptly left The Bahamas on Wednesday after saying he would remain in the country to search for his missing wife, Aylesworth’s mother, Lynette.He was released from a Bahamian jail on Monday night after five days behind bars, and made that promise in interviews with news outlets on Tuesday morning.”He wants to continue with the search for his wife, because that is his main focus,” his attorney, Terrel Butler, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. “So as long as he can remain in the Bahamas, he’ll remain in the Bahamas.” FRIEND OF BRIAN HOOKER SPEAKS OUT, QUESTIONS DISAPPEARANCE OF WOMAN IN BAHAMAS MYSTERYBut about 24 hours later, Hooker changed his mind.”Following his release from custody without charge, Mr. Hooker is now facing another emergency. In addition to the trauma of his wife of 25 years being missing, Mr.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Americans are being warned to rethink travel to a sunny Caribbean destination as crime and concerns about terrorism rise. The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of State had updated its travel advisory regarding American tourists.The advisory cautions that Americans should “reconsider travel to Trinidad and Tobago due to crime,” citing a “heightened risk of terrorism.”5 DANGEROUS CRUISE PORTS THAT TRAVELERS SHOULD RESEARCH BEFORE BOOKING EXCURSIONSThe Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is authorized to search and enter private and public properties while the State of Emergency (SOE), which was declared March 2, remains in effect.Bail is suspended during this time, meaning that anyone arrested for crimes in the country will be unable to leave local custody. Authorities say the order is due to “a spike in violent criminal activity that could threaten public safety.”The embassy said that “although violent crime in Trinidad and Tobago has dropped greatly since 2024 due to security efforts started during the previous state of emergencies, crime remains a challenge throughout the country” — adding that crime rates are lower in Tobago than in Trinidad.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZThe advisory also states…

United States President Donald Trump made an announcement on Truth Social that a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon had been agreed upon following talks in Washington. Iranian Professor Says Israel Is “Desperate” To Destroy The Ceasefire While speaking to reporters on Thursday,  Trump announced an upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, adding that “they’re going to be having a ceasefire, and that will include Hezbollah.” The official announcement of this ceasefire, however, did not mention Hezbollah, according to a report by RT. But a lawmaker for the terrorist group, Ibrahim Moussawi, reportedly told the media that the group would respect the ceasefire, stressing that Israel must “abide by it completely,” including a “total cessation of hostilities” and withdrawal from the “occupied territories.” Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that the announcement was “welcome” in a post on X, while Netanyahu also reportedly confirmed he had agreed to the truce. More than 2,000 people have been killed and thousands more wounded, including hundreds of women and children, since Israel launched its invasion of southern Lebanon in early March in what it described as an operation against Hezbollah. More than one million people have been displaced – around one…