Earthquake rattles the New Madrid fault–could this be a major threat to the USA? Volcanoes? Yellowstone?

(Source USGS via Wikipedia) COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following: Missouri earthquake felt across six states April 24, 2026 The Missouri Bootheel was rattled by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake Thursday. It could be felt across six states! https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/missouri-earthquake-felt-across-six-states/vi-AA21Dil0 4.0 magnitude earthquake reported near Cooter, Missouri on the New Madrid Fault Line, Strongest […]

Europeans want THEIR OWN ‘NATO-style defense treaty–Remember PESCO?

PESCO logo (via Wikipedia) COGwriter European Union leaders are meeting about how to have a more united European military defense strategy: EU leaders weigh a NATO-style common defence clause 23 April 2026 The leaders of the European Union are meeting today in Cyprus for an informal summit that will consider, among other things, how to […]

Europeans want to spend more to prepare for a possible war with Russia–is such a war coming?

(Illustration by ChatgPt for COGwriter) COGwriter EuroNews reported the following: Europe can’t ‘rule out’ a war with Russia, says Sanna Marin 22 April 2026 Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin believes Europe is “vulnerable” without Ukraine and demands the EU to build its “own” military capabilities and increase European nuclear deterrence. https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/22/europe-cant-rule-out-a-war-with-russia-says-sanna-marin Europe reportedly is […]

Norway’s foreign affairs minister says NATO is not an attack alliance, Trump calls NATO useless, and Politico says USA losing influence around the world because of Iran war

(Grok AI illustration) COGwriter We continue to see Europeans distancing themselves from US President Donald Trump as cracks in the NATO alliance grow: 21 April 2026 Norway’s foreign affairs minister Espen Barth Eide says Europe is ‘doing its part’ in the Hormuz Strait but argues NATO ‘is not party to the conflict’ in Iran. Norway […]

RT & WSJ: UAE threat to the Petrodollar; RD: ‘The FINAL PHASE Has Started’

(Illustration by ChatGPT for COGwriter) COGwriter RT and the Wall Street Journal and RT reported the following: Gulf nation warns US it could ditch petrodollar for yuan – WSJ 20 April 2026 The United Arab Emirates has warned the US Treasury that it could be “forced to use Chinese yuan” in oil trade, the Wall […]

60+ nations gather in Brussels for European Middle East peace efforts

Symbol of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process COGwriter The European Union wants more involvement in the Middle East peace process. And while there is a lot of media focus on Iran, the EU is taking steps related to Palestinian issues: EU hosts Gaza peace conference as it seeks greater sway in Middle East April 20, 2026 BRUSSELS […]

BibleNewsProphecy: The Europeans Increasing Trade Presence

Port of Hamburg Eurogate and Burchardkai container terminals  (Photo by Carsten Steger via Wikipedia) COGwriter While the Iran war and related matters dominate much of the news, the European Union continues to work to increase trade with other lands, triggered in part by trade policies of the Trump Administration. Related to European trade, we put […]

Strait of Hormuz again closed: Food, inflation, and other consequences

(ChatGPT illustration produced for COGwriter) COGwriter The Strait of Hormuz is closed again.: Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships April 18, 2026 CAIRO (AP) — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in […]

Europe moving towards a ‘digital gulag’

It is for parents to raise their children. Not platforms. The European Age Verification App is ready ↓ https://t.co/EumEPEJOI7 — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) April 15, 2026 COGwriter Europe continues to take steps towards digitalization of the euro as well as surveillance. ZeroHedge posted the following: The EU’s Digital Gulag Is (Apparently) Ready To […]

Most real Christians have fallen for self-deception

COGwriter Researchers have concluded that there are costs associated with self-deception: The invisible downside of cheating in life People who take shortcuts can trick themselves into believing they are smarter than they are, says Tom Stafford, and it comes back to bite them. … The researchers ran another experiment to check that the effect was […]