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  Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth High-velocity bursts of debris, or “squibs,” were ejected from point-like sources in WTC 1 and WTC 2, as many as 20 to 30 stories below the collapse front.

  [SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 (11:30 AM PDT)] Welcome back, critical thinkers, Hope everyone had a fun and restful Labor Day Weekend; after taking a pause on news reporting, a few quick links to recent stories before moving forward: Hair Flap NOT What You Think: USA TODAY: Trump Hair Speculation Now About Color Not If Wig CT&Reasoning tries to stay out of pop culture and celebrity news, but I do think this hair controversy is worth reporting as it is further evidence of declining judgement and the president's mental state. As of today, POTUS hair seems to be back to blonde! My take is the blond hair is also a dye-job and they did not get it right and were out of time to correct it (?) Continuing with Mental Health Concerns: THE HILL:  ICELAND SUMMONS AMBASSADOR AFTER TRUMP POSTS US FLAG COVERING ISLAND ALEXJONESLIVE.COM: TRUMP POSTS AI IMAGE OF HIMSELF NUKING PLANET This, after a long tirade of offensive tweets suggesting a feebleminded decline--anything but presidential. THE INDEP...

  [AUGUST 30, 2026 (15:00 PDT)] HEIGHTED TENSIONS: World at Precipice of Meltdown on Multiple Fronts Hormuz Apaches / U.S. Central Command FOX NEWS: IRGC FORCES PREPARED ROCKETS SEA MINES IN STRAIGHT OF HORMUZ Two-hours-ago, according to FOX Radio, US Central Command carried out an airstrike on Iran. Reviewing what was breaking in today's newscycle, a post was overdue on multiple subjects: follow-up on our last post regarding tense preparations for war breaking out between Russia and NATO countries, the coming food supply hyperinflation and lack of production unfolding with the World's food supply, presenting some links on all of these weather catastrophes, and the alarming erratic behavior coming from the executive branch--namely, Trump. As we have been reporting for months, the crucial elements to make fertilizer and other necessary elements for modern production of not just food have been bottled-up from war and the closer of the strait and lack of grain from Ukraine is reac...

  [AUGUST 26, 2026 (11:30 AM PDT) Another news packed day, critical thinkers, Several news stories are dominating the media, yet let us lead with a story flying below the proverbial radar. ZeroHedge: CIA DIRECTOR FLYS ON C-17 FOR SECRET MISSION  (to Russia?) . . . admittedly, if Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge and yours' truly can find it--can not be too "secret." HAL TURNER RADIO SHOW REPORTS: BRITAIN UNDER THREAT OF MILITARY RETALIATION SUPPLYING UKRAINE MISSILES Britain is under threat of military retaliation from Russia on account of the strikes being launched by Ukraine using British-supplied "Storm Shadow" cruise missiles.  We will be back to delve into this and other breaking stories. Here are some links to tide you over: CNBC: META SETTLES SOCIAL MEDIA CASE FOR 16.7 BILLION + 9 View gallery The report described how the President left Air Force One in a catering cart, leaving several Cabinet members behind while taking only his closest aides, including personal...

  [AUGUST 20, 2026 (11:30 AM PDT)] Several stories I have picked-up on this morning which have not peculated into the MSM, critical thinkers, First, while most have been weighing-in on Trump's repeated claims that the Strait of Hormuz was open and tankers flowing through as "delusional," AXIOS has posted this story: US CONDUCTING STEALTH OPERATION TO TRANSPORT OIL THROUGH HORMUZ Under the operation, which has been underway for the last several weeks, 15–20 tankers have entered and exited the strait each night through a southern channel along the coast of Oman.  About 10 million barrels of oil a day — roughly half the pre-war volume — are being transported out of the strait and injected into the global energy market, the officials said. The task force is coordinating with regional Gulf partners. It creates a daily list of ships coming out of the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Arabian Sea, as well as a list of rented empty tankers that travel from the Arabi...

  [AUGUST 17, 2026 (11:00 AM PDT)] Several stories continue to dominate the news cycle the last few days, critical thinkers, First, we have further photo evidence and emails from navy sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72.) Second, further evidence regarding the draining of the strategic petroleum reserve [SPR]. CNBC: SPR CAVERNS FACE PERMANENT DAMAGE HISTORICALLY LOW LEVELS Third, we now have another story concerning a damaged USN Destroyer, USS Benfold, adrift for 4-days in the South China Sea. The USS Benfold sails in the South China Sea, July 23, 2026, a day before a generator problem left the guided-missile destroyer drfting without power, the Navy said. (Andrew Novak/U.S. Navy) STARS AND STRIPES:  POWER OUTAGE AFFECTED SHIP'S WATER A/C TOILETS GALLEY SERVICE . . . and now this: TRUMP: IF OMAN GETS IN THE WAY WE'LL BOMB THE SH*T OUT OF THEM CNN:  TRUMP THREATENS ALLY WHO IS NEGOTIATING ON OUR BEHALF   That’s because Trump, a president who once warned r...