- Iran’s energy crisis reaches a new peak with disruptions causing significant problems for both individual households and industries from manufacturing to education. This story though highlights a greater message, Israel’s war throughout the Middle East is working and is more successful than it could have ever hoped. Israel laid major blows to Iran’s gas transportation infrastructure and additional energy infrastructure. From Palestine to Iran, to Syria, and beyond, Israel with the support of the West is drastically reshaping the Middle East, and the effects will take years to fully understand.

Top Uniformed N.Y.P.D. Officer Resigns After Abuse Allegations| New York Times
- It’s incredible, every single week there is a new corruption headline coming out of New York City. From the mayoral office with Eric Adams to the NYPD and beyond corruption is seeping. Is this a sign that good and significant changes are being brought to NYC and the corrupt are being pushed out, or is it a sign that in recent years corruption has hit an all-time high and the pieces are finally falling apart?

Senate Democrats find many ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices | Washington Post
- The Supreme Court’s approval ratings have been taking a nosedive as divisive opinions and reports of bribery and ethical violations continue to be released every few months, targeting mainly conservative judges but also highlighting violations from democrat judges as well. This report coming out of Congress showcases the lengths justices have gone to underreport their gifts and bribes received and also their unwillingness to change the ethical rules of the Supreme Court to bar circumstances like this happen. If you were receiving millions in gifts would you want to stop that? One can be confident with the Trump administration coming in and the House and Senate in republican hands we won’t be seeing reform anytime soon.