On a cold night this spring, two of America’s most recognizable voices, Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, stunned their audiences. After years of defending Israel, they reversed course—denouncing the very ally they once praised. It wasn’t a small pivot. It was a full-throated about-face.

Why? That’s the question now echoing in churches, think tanks, and newsrooms.

Some say these reversals reflect a change of conscience. Others point to something larger: a billion-dollar influence war, where foreign governments and extremist groups funnel money, messaging, and theology into the American bloodstream.

A Documented Money Trail

The U.S. Department of Justice’s FARA disclosures show Qatar pays a U.S. consulting firm $180,000 a month to manage “strategic communications.” Those filings confirm the firm even arranged high-profile interviews between Qatari officials and major American media personalities.

Emergency departments (EDs) in the United States are often described as the “safety net of last resort.” Yet, mounting evidence shows that a significant portion of patients who walk through their doors are not facing true emergencies. This mismatch between patient needs and ED resources is straining hospitals, raising costs, and creating risks for patients who truly need urgent care. With new federal payment reforms accelerating, the future of the ED hinges on how well policymakers and health systems balance cost control, patient safety, and equity.

The Current Landscape: How Many ED Visits Are True Emergencies?

National studies vary, but the consensus is clear: a large share of ED visits are non-emergent.

• At least 10% of ED visits are strictly non-urgent.

• Broader analyses suggest 30%–40% could be managed in primary care, urgent care, or telehealth.

• In some systems, the figure climbs above 60% when including all low-acuity cases.

Starbucks recently announced a significant restructuring, including the closure of hundreds of stores, the elimination of about 900 corporate and support roles, and a renewed focus on redesigning over 1,000 remaining cafés to better meet evolving customer needs (Reuters, 2025; Barron’s, 2025).

This wave of closures underscores the challenging environment many organizations face: balancing financial pressures, adapting to shifting consumer expectations, and overcoming cultural resistance to change.

Public rhetoric from the Left is powerful. Words do more than persuade; they shape atmospheres, create norms, and influence behavior. When language crosses into the territory of dehumanization and repeated incitement, it can make violence more likely—even if no one ever gives a direct order. Scholars and security professionals call this process stochastic terrorism.

What “Stochastic Terrorism” Means

The term combines two ideas:

• Stochastic means random or unpredictable in individual cases, but statistically predictable across a population.

• Terrorism refers to the use of fear or violence to advance political goals.

Put together, stochastic terrorism describes a process where inflammatory rhetoric increases the odds that someone—often an unstable or radicalized individual—will commit politically motivated violence. The original speaker or writer can claim plausible deniability because they never explicitly said “go kill.” Yet the probability of violence rises in measurable ways.

Across America and beyond, mega-church pastors and televangelists lead ministries worth millions of dollars. They speak of prosperity, blessings, and abundance—while living in mansions, flying in private jets, and raising funds for luxury assets. To supporters, this demonstrates God’s favor. To critics, it’s a betrayal of the Gospel, manipulation of their followers, and a tax free scam.

This exposé examines the facts: jets, homes, fundraising appeals, and the ethical issues. It also considers what Scripture itself says—and whether these lifestyles align with the teachings of Jesus.

Scam Cities on the Moei River

On the Myanmar–Thailand border, the towns of Myawaddy and Shwe Kokko have become infamous. Behind their gates, tens of thousands of trafficked workers are forced to commit cyber fraud on a global scale—romance scams, fake crypto investments, and online cons that have stolen billions.

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that by early 2025, more than 7,100 people had been rescued from Myawaddy compounds, while tens of thousands more remain trappedInflection_Point_2025.

But how did these scam cities take root? The answer lies in land contracts signed by the very leaders who claimed to represent and protect the Karen people.

The 2020 Contract: KNU Leaders Sign Off

In February 2020, a contract was signed giving 100 acres of land in Myawaddy to the Chinese company Trans-Asia (Huanya) for what became KK Park.

Inside the shadow industry that lures people into white vans, exploits their suffering for billions, and leaves families desperately searching for their missing children.

A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight

“I’ve been covering the opioid crisis for a long time,” says journalist Mariana van Zeller. “And I kept hearing horror stories about rehab.”

Her Trafficked investigation uncovered more than neglect — she found an industrial-scale scheme that turns human pain into profit. In Arizona and California, fraudulent sober living homes and rehab centers target Native Americans as “prizes” because of their access to the American Indian Health Program (AIHP).

During COVID, enrollment rules were relaxed so Native people could be insured almost instantly. What began as an emergency public health lifeline became a loophole worth billions.

“Back in the day, Native Americans had a bounty on their head,” one former recruiter confessed.
“To this day, Native Americans still have money signs on their back. They’re worth something to these operators.”

White Vans and Broken Promises

On reservations across the Southwest, plain white vans circle like predators.

Recruiters promise “free housing, free meals, free treatment” — but the reality is abandonment and exploitation.

Have you ever felt like life just… stopped?

Like the world around you was spinning out of control, but inside, everything went quiet?
You’re watching people celebrate something tragic. Others stay silent. And you’re stuck — not sure what to feel, say, or do.

Maybe this is the first time you’ve seen someone famous, someone everywhere online, be taken from the world in an instant with brutality.
It’s shocking. It’s confusing. And it’s personal.

And right now, deep down, you might be asking yourself questions you’ve never said out loud:

• Where do I belong?

• Do I follow the crowd, even if it feels wrong?

• Who am I becoming?

• Does my life even matter in all this chaos?

Let’s pause together… and breathe.
Because this moment — as painful as it is — might be the exact moment that shapes your future.

The prospect of regaining access to Bagram Air Base (BAB) offers the U.S. strategic reach into Central Asia, western China, Iran, and a critical counterterrorism (CT) posture against ISIS-K. However, a forcible return would reignite war with the Taliban and destabilize the region.
This paper outlines the current operating environment, strategic options, Taliban leverage points, and a phased negotiation framework focused on achieving limited, conditional access without reigniting full-scale conflict.

I. Strategic Significance of Bagram Air Base

• Location: ~40 miles north of Kabul; long runways and hardened infrastructure capable of supporting heavy airlift, ISR, and bomber operations.

• Geopolitical Reach: Enables persistent ISR and rapid strike capabilities into Central Asia, Xinjiang (China), Iran, and Pakistan.

• CT Value: Offers fast-response basing to disrupt ISIS-K, which is actively rebuilding external attack networks.

Key point: Bagram’s value is unmatched by any over-the-horizon platform, but its reoccupation requires overcoming political, logistical, and diplomatic barriers.

Across America, an invisible pipeline is quietly grooming vulnerable young people—often isolated, angry, or simply seeking belonging—and reshaping them into potential future attackers.

This recruitment doesn’t happen in traditional extremist compounds or physical spaces. It happens behind glowing screens, buried in the dark web, private Discord servers, fringe forums, and gaming-adjacent spaces where millions of teens and young adults spend their time.

While politicians argue over who is to blame for rising violence, radical recruiters are busy converting emotionally unstable youth into ticking time bombs.

I. Shadows in Doha: How KSM Slipped Through Qatar’s Hands

In the mid-1990s, the man who would become the mastermind of the September 11 attacks—Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM)—was living comfortably in Doha, Qatar. He had moved there around 1992 and worked as a project engineer in the Ministry of Electricity and Water, securing the position through Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al-Thani, then a senior Qatari official known for Islamist sympathies.

In January 1996, the U.S. indicted KSM for his role in the “Bojinka” plot, a plan to bomb a dozen U.S. airliners over the Pacific. American officials quietly asked Qatar to arrest him. Instead, a senior Qatari official tipped KSM off, and he fled Doha just hours before the FBI arrived. This fateful moment, documented by the 9/11 Commission Report, allowed KSM to disappear, regroup, and later orchestrate the 9/11 attacks that killed 2,977 people.

This episode shows Qatar as a state that shielded a future mass murderer from justice—an early, stark indication that its loyalty to U.S. security interests was paper-thin when it conflicted with Islamist political sympathies.

In 2018, Kentucky enacted House Bill 528, the first statewide law in the nation to create a rebuttable presumption of equal shared parenting—50/50 custody—as the starting point in divorce and separation cases. Judges could depart from this standard only when clear evidence showed equal custody was not in the child’s best interest (for example, in cases of domestic violence or neglect).

The results have been striking. Between 2016 and 2023, Kentucky’s divorce rate fell by 25%, compared to an 18% national decline over the same period (Wall Street Journal, 2024). Advocates argue that when parents know fathers will remain equally involved, incentives to weaponize custody battles diminish, litigation decreases, and families are more likely to reconcile or find cooperative solutions.

In recent years, a common narrative has emerged across media, academia, and entertainment suggesting that progressive or far-left views represent the cultural majority in the United States. However, the data in this infographic tell a very different story: most Americans remain rooted in conservative or moderate values, and the perception of a liberal-dominated culture is more the result of amplification than actual representation.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative and founder of Turning Point USA, sent shockwaves across the country. In a healthy democracy, political violence is expected to trigger universal condemnation, regardless of ideology.

Instead, what followed was division — and for many Americans, disillusionment.

While a few Democratic leaders offered brief, formal statements of condemnation, their words were drowned out by something louder and far more jarring: an avalanche of celebration, mockery, and gloating from democratic leaders, self-identified Democrats and left-leaning voices on X, TikTok, Reddit, and Facebook. Memes, “he deserved it” comments, and outright cheering spread rapidly across social media.

For millions, it wasn’t just the killing that disturbed them. It was the celebration.

In a world marked by rapid shifts and deepening crises, PowerMentor Global Watch provides a weekly glimpse into pressing developments across Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. From armed conflicts and humanitarian emergencies to natural disasters and political turmoil, this brief delivers clear, reliable insights to help you stay informed, advocate strategically, and respond with purpose.

The assassination of conservative Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, during a speaking event at Utah Valley University shocked the nation. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was gunned down with a single shot from a rooftop while answering a student’s question about transgender individuals and mass shootings.

Authorities quickly identified the alleged shooter as Tyler Robinson, 22, and took him into custody. Evidence recovered at the scene and from his residence has fueled intense public debate—not only about his apparent connections over the years to online antifa-type groups as a potential motive, but also about his living situation with a transgender partner, which has become part of a larger national conversation about the role of ideology and identity in recent acts of transgender active shooter violence.

The United States is reeling after the assassination of the beloved conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down during a speaking event at Utah Valley University (UVU) on September 10, 2025. Kirk, 31, was addressing a crowd of more than 3,000 students and community members as part of his “American Comeback Tour” when a single high-powered round struck him in the neck, killing him instantly.

This marks one of the most high-profile political assassinations on U.S. soil in decades, sending shockwaves through political, media, and academic circles and raising grave concerns about the future of free expression.

On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against nine individuals and entities tied to the cyber scam hub in Shwe Kokko, Karen State. This crackdown is part of Washington’s broader campaign to dismantle Southeast Asia’s billion-dollar scam industry that cost Americans over US$10 billion in 2024.

While the sanctions primarily targeted the Karen State Border Guard Force (BGF)/Karen National Army (KNA) and their Chinese partners, a deeper look reveals that the Karen National Union (KNU)—long regarded as the political representative of the Karen cause—has also been entangled in these operations. High-level KNU leaders, including Padoh Kwe Htoo Win and Padoh Roger Khin, were directly connected to KK Park, a project overlapping with the same scam ecosystem cultivated by BGF leader Brigadier General Saw Chit Thu.

Across the United States, law enforcement faces a crisis not only of crime but of confidence. Many officers are hesitant to take proactive enforcement action—not because they lack training or will, but because they fear what may follow. Concerns about departmental support, public trust, and legal repercussions have left officers caught in a dilemma: take action and risk personal and professional fallout, or hesitate and watch community safety decline.

This dynamic has reshaped the way officers work. Where proactive policing once served as a pillar of public safety, today hesitation and disengagement often take its place. The result is a cycle where crime festers in the absence of intervention, communities lose faith in the system, and officers retreat further into self-preservation.

1. Danish Twin Cohort Study (2025) – BMC Public Health

• Title: Tattoo ink exposure is associated with lymphoma and skin cancers – a Danish study of twins

• Key findings: Tattooed individuals had significantly higher risks:

  • Skin cancer risk (excluding basal cell carcinoma): hazard ratio (HR) 1.62 (95% CI: 1.08–2.41)

  • For tattoos larger than a palm of hand: HR 2.37 (95% CI: 1.11–5.06) for skin cancer, and HR 2.73 (95% CI: 1.33–5.60) for lymphoma

  • Cohort study design also showed HR 3.91 for skin cancer and HR 2.83 for basal cell carcinoma
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• Media summary: Reinforced by articles emphasizing increased risks and concerns about ink migrating to lymph nodes; larger tattoos posed especially higher risk ecancerPowers Health.