https://therawbrief.com/ Expert analysis distilled from primary video interviews. Unfiltered intelligence on geopolitics, finance, and technology. en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:49:41 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/trump-twice-asked-about-nuking-iran-says-ex-un-inspector.html Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter said President Donald Trump twice asked military leaders about using nuclear weapons against Iran and was refused both times as the ceasefire approaches its end this week. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:49:40 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/trump-twice-asked-about-nuking-iran-says-ex-un-inspector.html Politics https://therawbrief.com/articles/mysterious-trader-nets-millions-ahead-of-key-iran-policy-announcements.html On the morning of April 17, 2026, before the New York Stock Exchange opened and before any public news had emerged, an unknown trader—or perhaps a coordinated group—made an enormous wager against the stability of global oil markets. Within ... Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:25:54 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/mysterious-trader-nets-millions-ahead-of-key-iran-policy-announcements.html Economy https://therawbrief.com/articles/geophysicist-warns-of-critical-period-for-major-earth-events.html Geophysicist Stefan Burns said multiple cosmic and planetary alignments have created a critical time period with dramatically elevated risk for major seismic or solar events. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:40:44 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/geophysicist-warns-of-critical-period-for-major-earth-events.html Climate https://therawbrief.com/articles/cuba-defiant-amid-blackouts-ready-to-fight-us-invasion.html Ordinary Cubans are prepared to fight a US invasion despite enduring 22-hour daily blackouts caused by halted Venezuelan oil shipments, according to an on-the-ground report. Donald Courter, award-winning journalist and broadcaster and host ... Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:04:48 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/cuba-defiant-amid-blackouts-ready-to-fight-us-invasion.html Conflict https://therawbrief.com/articles/us-navy-disables-iranian-ship-in-first-blockade-enforcement.html US forces disabled and seized an Iranian container ship attempting to breach the naval blockade of Iran on Sunday, marking the first boarding operation since the blockade began. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:44:53 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/us-navy-disables-iranian-ship-in-first-blockade-enforcement.html Conflict https://therawbrief.com/articles/the-global-food-system-is-breaking-under-hidden-pressures.html The modern grocery store, with its year-round abundance and stable prices, represents an anomaly in human history that is rapidly coming to an end. Global food prices have reached their highest levels in years, with staples like eggs, rice,... Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:35:13 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/the-global-food-system-is-breaking-under-hidden-pressures.html Economy https://therawbrief.com/articles/former-ambassador-says-trumps-iran-war-served-israeli-expansion-agenda.html Former U.S. Saudi Ambassador Chas W. Freeman said President Donald Trump's war with Iran was a great mistake that served Israel's expansionist agenda while strengthening Iran's strategic position. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:37:06 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/former-ambassador-says-trumps-iran-war-served-israeli-expansion-agenda.html Politics https://therawbrief.com/articles/analyst-says-elite-plan-exempts-trump-from-deliberate-forced-suffering.html Financial analyst Gregory Mannarino claims a global elite is engineering mass suffering to transfer wealth on an unprecedented scale. He contends this process is a deliberate deconstruction of the existing system to establish a new paradigm... Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:22:55 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/analyst-says-elite-plan-exempts-trump-from-deliberate-forced-suffering.html Economy https://therawbrief.com/articles/trump-threatens-irans-infrastructure-in-72-hour-ultimatum.html President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran's entire infrastructure if the country refuses to sign a proposed agreement within 72 hours as a ceasefire between the two nations approaches expiration. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:07:00 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/trump-threatens-irans-infrastructure-in-72-hour-ultimatum.html Conflict https://therawbrief.com/articles/tehran-professor-says-iran-still-controls-hormuz-access-as-netanyahu-and-trump-p.html Professor Mohammad Marandi from the University of Tehran claims Iran maintains decisive control over shipping access through the Strait of Hormuz, blaming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for preventing its full reopening. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:47:42 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/tehran-professor-says-iran-still-controls-hormuz-access-as-netanyahu-and-trump-p.html Conflict https://therawbrief.com/articles/bilderberg-debated-arctic-war-over-greenland.html The 2026 Bilderberg Group meeting secretly debated Arctic security and Greenland's future, researcher Andrew Gough claims, with the elite gathering discussing potential conflict scenarios in the rapidly changing polar region. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:35:00 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/bilderberg-debated-arctic-war-over-greenland.html Conflict https://therawbrief.com/articles/trump-vows-to-keep-hormuz-blockade-as-iran-fires-on-tankers.html President Trump declared the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will continue despite Iran's official closure of the vital waterway and new attacks on commercial shipping. Iranian gunboats fired on tankers in the strait today as a ... Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:34:31 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/trump-vows-to-keep-hormuz-blockade-as-iran-fires-on-tankers.html Conflict https://therawbrief.com/articles/encrypted-dns-still-exposes-browsing-data-to-uk-isps-expert-warns.html David Bombal has demonstrated that encrypted DNS protocols fail to hide users' browsing history from internet service providers due to unencrypted data fields that leak destination domains. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:02:54 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/encrypted-dns-still-exposes-browsing-data-to-uk-isps-expert-warns.html Technology https://therawbrief.com/articles/silver-could-hit-330-as-banks-face-historic-short-squeeze.html Andy Schectman said that eight Western banks hold the largest concentrated short position in COMEX history, creating a massive paper-to-physical mismatch that could drive silver prices to $330 by the end 2026. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:49:48 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/silver-could-hit-330-as-banks-face-historic-short-squeeze.html Economy https://therawbrief.com/articles/trump-claims-us-seized-strait-of-hormuz-in-denied-speech.html President Donald Trump declared the United States has seized control of the Strait of Hormuz during a Phoenix speech on April 17, 2026, a claim immediately denied by Iran's leadership. "We have now secured the Strait of Hormuz. It is ours,"... Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:58:02 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/trump-claims-us-seized-strait-of-hormuz-in-denied-speech.html Politics https://therawbrief.com/articles/evangelist-claims-alien-narrative-will-mask-biblical-rapture.html Evangelist Billy Crone claims a future mass disappearance of Christians will be falsely presented to the world as an alien abduction event rather than the biblical rapture. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:16:59 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/evangelist-claims-alien-narrative-will-mask-biblical-rapture.html Culture https://therawbrief.com/articles/pollan-says-consciousness-is-under-siege-from-technology.html Journalist Michael Pollan argued that human consciousness is a precious gift facing unprecedented threats from modern technology that requires active protection through "consciousness hygiene." Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:33:23 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/pollan-says-consciousness-is-under-siege-from-technology.html Technology https://therawbrief.com/articles/congressman-says-trump-may-release-ufo-files-after-personal-discussions.html Congressman Tim Burchett said he has personally discussed UFO disclosure with President Donald Trump and believes the president may be ready to release paradigm-shifting information the government has hidden from the public. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:12:34 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/congressman-says-trump-may-release-ufo-files-after-personal-discussions.html Politics https://therawbrief.com/articles/kushi-predicted-human-species-split-by-centurys-end.html Humanity would split into two distinct species by the end of the 20th century, Michio Kushi contended in a 1984 lecture. He argued that technological augmentation and declining natural fertility were creating a fundamental divergence in hum... Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:48:02 +0000 https://therawbrief.com/articles/kushi-predicted-human-species-split-by-centurys-end.html Technology https://therawbrief.com/articles/ivermectin-study-shows-48-tumor-regression-in-cancer-patients.html A new study shows that nearly half of cancer patients experienced tumor disappearance or significant shrinkage after six months of treatment with ivermectin and mebendazole, according to epidemiologist Nicholas Holshire of the McCulla Found... 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