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In 2024, the Norwegian government, probably a little sheepishly, notified the CIA of the results of a bizarre and highly classified test. One of their scientists had constructed a prototype of a theoretical type of weapon which was, in fact, built specifically to prove its harmlessness, of which he was so confident he tested it on himself. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a great idea. He ended up demonstrating the opposite when, soon after exposure, he started to experience neurological symptoms characteristic of what has become widely known as “Havana Syndrome”.

Havana Syndrome was coined to describe anomalous health incidents (AHIs) in 2016 after a staff member in the US embassy in the Cuban capital suffered unexplained and debilitating symptoms after hearing a piercing noise. Its symptoms include problems with memory and concentration, headaches, persistent pain, nausea and vertigo, and problems with eyesight and hearing.

Drones are increasingly violating American airspace. We know that tens of thousands of drone sightings on our southern border are connected with the Mexican drug and human trafficking cartels. But dozens of other drone sightings at sensitive military installations suggest hostile nation-state actors, most likely China.

As drone operations in Russia’s war on Ukraine show, the threat is no longer hypothetical — it is active and escalating. Unfortunately, a dangerous combination of bureaucratic inertia and misplaced priorities has left our borders and military installations vulnerable.

… “Today, I will sign an order to impose a 10 per cent global tariff under Section 122, over and above our normal tariffs already being charged,” he said, during a press conference at the White House. “And we’re also initiating several section 301, and other investigations to protect our country from unfair trading practices of other countries and companies.”

On Friday morning, the Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump’s broad tariffs, which he imposed through a series of executive orders, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), declaring that the 1977 law does not authorize the president to unilaterally impose sweeping import duties as a tool for addressing trade deficits, national security, or emergencies like fentanyl flows.

CBC – U.S. Supreme Court finds Trump overstepped authority in imposing tariffs under emergency law

BBC – Trump’s sweeping global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court

Telegraph – Trump tariffs illegal, rules Supreme Court