Dmitri Drobnitsky

Dmitri Drobnitsky24.07.2026

More precisely, the administration is reinstating tariffs that had previously been imposed on a temporary basis following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. According to the White House, tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% will be applied to a number of U.S. trading partners. Roughly 60 countries, including members of the European Union, will be affected. […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky16.07.2026

New York becomes the first US State to freeze Data Center construction. The state has imposed a moratorium on new “hyperscale” data centers while it develops new rules and policies governing electricity allocation and grid capacity. The issue comes down to power generation New York already has one of the highest levels of electricity consumption […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky15.07.2026

The order was reportedly issued following yet another fatal encounter involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). During an immigration operation in the town of Biddeford, Maine, ICE officers opened fire while attempting to stop a vehicle driven by 26-year-old Colombian national Sebastián Durán Guerrero. Guerrero was killed The shooting sparked protests, with local residents […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky12.07.2026

Advocates of a hardline policy toward Iran have now identified what they see as a new Iranian threat—this time in Cuba. Speaking at a conference organized by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), the organization’s chairman and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush claimed that Iranian combat drones are now present on the island. Bush said in […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky11.07.2026

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was established in 2025 under the Trump administration, with Elon Musk appointed to lead the initiative. The DOGE initiative In practice, however, the agency once led by Elon Musk had effectively become defunct a year earlier, having fallen well short of its stated objectives. After journalists and lawmakers repeatedly […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky05.07.2026

The Catholics of Europe’s most conservative Catholic society have now officially been declared schismatics. The conflict between the Holy See and conservative Catholics around the world has been simmering for decades. It intensified under Pope Francis, who, in the view of Catholic traditionalists, pushed the liberalization of Vatican policy too far. Conservative Catholics in the […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky03.07.2026

The very USMCA that Trump praised in 2020 is now no longer satisfactory to him. The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaced NAFTA in 2020. At the time, Trump hailed the new deal as a major achievement. However, in 2026, when the agreement came up for its scheduled 16-year review and possible extension, the second Trump […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky28.06.2026

John Bolton pleads guilty to charges of mishandling classified documents. John Bolton—one of Washington’s most prominent hawks, a staunch Russia critic, and a frequent political firebrand—served for a time as National Security Advisor during Trump’s first administration. Shortly after leaving office, he became one of the president’s fiercest critics. He later published a memoir about […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky28.06.2026

The resolution calls for an end to any military action against Iran without congressional approval and for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the conflict zone. The resolution passed by a vote of 50 to 48. Four Republican senators voted in favor: Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Bill Cassidy. Two Republicans were absent: […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky23.06.2026

This fall, the “new blood” could seriously influence both the composition of Congress and political power in major cities. From New York to Los Angeles, the organization Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) continues to promote its candidates for Congress and for leadership positions in cities. In New York, socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier is running for […]

Trump Reimposes Tariffs on 60 Countries

New York to Freeze AI Data Center Construction

ICE Officers Temporarily Barred from Conducting Traffic Stops

A Scaled-Down Second Cuban Missile Crisis

DOGE Officially Ceased to Exist on July 4

The Pope Excommunicates the Bishops of the Society of Saint Pius X

The U.S. Will Not Automatically Renew its Trade Agreement With Mexico and Canada

John Bolton Pleads Guilty

Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution

Socialists Continue to Gain Popularity Within the Democratic Party

The Michael Jackson Biopic is Missing its Most Controversial Story

Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

The Spanish Civil War at 90: the Republic’s Response

Terminator Is about 80 Years Old