Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
The US is paying out 1.2 million dollars in a case it won. This is corruption by the Trump administration–subverting the rule of law for a political ally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ALTLcHufk
Defense contractors are ripping off the taxpayer in multiple ways.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYslK8KCaKo
There is a lack of planning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er43oa4GXyM
Mission creep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E7NMEgPZ_Q
The goal of today’s moon mission is to send astronauts around the moon and have them return alive. It’s a test of life support systems. The long-term plan is to build a moon base where we can mine moon materials, advance science, and test things for Mars missions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdYF4NpO3h0
There are some pipelines that go around the Strait of Hormuz, but they, and the ports they lead to, can’t handle the same load as the Strait. New projects to go around the Strait have been discussed, but are very expensive, while the Strait blockage will likely be temporary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVtq8M_15CM
Satellites make helping an ally with intelligence much more powerful. China is helping Russia against Ukraine with satellite intelligence. The two authoritarian countries are working together to invade a democracy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUOxrj_A3AA
Trump is comically obsessed with his fancy ballroom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJqYSNK-GWg
Some deporters say they are just enforcing the law, but they ignore laws they don’t like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N-qB20rYwA
In the US, it takes twice as long for the average person to earn a dollar compared to the UK, France, and Germany. The US has higher GDP per capita, but it’s so unequal that more of its citizens are worse off compared to Western Europe. In 1990, the US’s time-to-get-one-dollar numbers were comparable to these countries. In the US, the well-off are doing better than ever, but everyone else lives precariously.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlxckSioxY