# state department (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover state department. Page: Feed: --- ## [Prince Harry, Elton John and others ordered to pay $13M to Daily Mail after losing privacy case](https://www.fox29.com/news/prince-harry-elton-john-others-ordered-pay-13m-daily-mail-after-losing-privacy-case) _2026-08-21 · Catherine.Stoddard@fox.com (Catherine Stoddard) · Latest News | Fox 29_ Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, have been ordered to pay an initial 9.5 million pounds ($13 million) to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper following their failed invasion of privacy case. ## ["Very aggressive" donkey jumps into van, injuring 3 people](https://www.fox29.com/news/very-aggressive-donkey-jumps-van-injuring-3-people) _2026-08-21 · Heather.Miller@fox.com (Heather Miller) · Latest News | Fox 29_ A "very aggressive" donkey on the loose jumped into a van, kicking and biting two motorists and a woman who intervened to try and help. ## [Sen. Darlene Graham Isn’t Wrong](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/sen-darlene-graham-isnt-wrong/) _2026-08-20 · Daniel McAdams · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ ## [Some Shattering Illusions of Our Declining Empire](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/some-shattering-illusions-of-our-declining-empire/) _2026-08-20 · George D. O’Neill, Jr. · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ Now that the lofty 250th-anniversary rhetoric about the greatness of our country has faded, it is time to face the reality of our country’s actual behavior. The US fashions itself as a generous and benevolent world leader enforcing the “rules-based order”—a deceptive construct used by globalist elites to bully other countries. The rules are arbitrarily \[…\] ## [ICE Wants Our Emails](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/ice-wants-our-emails/) _2026-08-20 · Andrew P. Napolitano · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ When a government agency comes to an internet service provider demanding information about Americans because of what they have said on social media, the provider should discard the demand, close the door or hang up the phone. The government is not entitled to rummage through the political opinions, associations, criticisms and angry rhetoric of anyone \[…\] ## [More Parents Obtain Shots Exemptions for their Children](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/more-parents-obtain-shots-exemptions-for-their-children/) _2026-08-20 · Adam Dick · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ Americans this century have moved away from supporting the loudly proclaimed exhortation that it is extremely important that children take a slew of shots states impose for school attendance in vaccine mandates. This changing sentiment is manifesting among parents in their increasingly, where able, opting their children out these shots mandates. Mary Kekatos reported Monday \[…\] ## [Trump teases potential Kim Jong Un meeting later this year](https://www.fox29.com/news/trump-teases-potential-kim-jong-un-meeting-later-year) _2026-08-20 · Latest News | Fox 29_ Kim Yo Jong said the leaders' relationship 'remains excellent' but called US policies toward Pyongyang hostile. ## [Pennies Have Been Abandoned. Now What Will Be Done with Nickels?](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/pennies-have-been-abandoned-now-what-will-be-done-with-nickels/) _2026-08-19 · Adam Dick · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ The United States government minted its final penny in November of 2025. This came after fiat money inflation succeeded in depriving pennies of nearly all their value. Pennies are still circulating, but it is increasingly common for stores to round cost totals to avoid giving pennies in change. Also, people seeing that the metal content \[…\] ## [Pentagon threatens funding for 30 universities over ties to China](https://www.fox29.com/news/pentagon-threatens-funding-universities-china) _2026-08-19 · Daniel.Miller@fox.com (Daniel Miller) · Latest News | Fox 29_ The Pentagon has ordered 30 universities to audit their partnerships with institutions—primarily in China—or face a total loss of federal funding. ## [Americans among those killed in Kenya safari tour helicopter crash, State Department says](https://www.fox29.com/news/five-americans-killed-helicopter-crash-kenya) _2026-08-19 · Chris.Williams@fox.com (Chris Williams) · Latest News | Fox 29_ Americans were among those killed Wednesday when a helicopter carrying tourists on a safari crashed in a remote area of northern Kenya, according to U.S. and Kenyan officials. ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dKxyHdMPCgeu) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [US pauses 50% tariffs on Canadian imports after last-minute deal](https://www.fox29.com/news/us-pauses-50-tariffs-canadian-imports-after-last-minute-deal) _2026-08-19 · Nick.Viviani@fox.com (Nick Viviani) · Latest News | Fox 29_ The proposed tariffs, which would have gone into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, would have covered around 5% of the goods Canada ships to the U.S. each year. ## [Cruise ships with the worst CDC sanitation scores revealed, see which vessels failed inspection](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/cruise-ships-worst-cdc-sanitation-scores-revealed-see-which-vessels-failed-inspection) _2026-08-19 · Latest News | FOX 5 NY_ Norwegian Dawn, Carnival Breeze, Sun Princess and others are among lowest ranking vessels in current reviews. ## [Ohio couple accused of barging into cruise ship cabin, attacking family and 9-year-old](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/ohio-couple-accused-barging-cruise-ship-cabin-attacking-family-9-year-old) _2026-08-18 · Latest News | FOX 5 NY_ An Ohio couple was arrested after authorities said they forced their way into a family's cruise ship cabin and attacked two adults and their 9-year-old child after being asked to quiet down. ## [Trump: Hormuz Is ‘New American Territory’!](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/trump-hormuz-is-new-american-territory/) _2026-08-18 · Daniel McAdams · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ ## [Netanyahu’s Réprise of the ‘Iraq WMD Deceit’ – Re-launched to Promote War on Iran](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/netanyahus-reprise-of-the-iraq-wmd-deceit-re-launched-to-promote-war-on-iran/) _2026-08-18 · Alastair Crooke · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ President Trump took Secretary of War Hegseth’s military cheerleading (“US military potency is awesome”) at face value, only belatedly to discover that the US is out of interceptors in a war that hinges on air defences. “The restock mathematics is just as cold. Four years to refill the stocks (not four months), because components include \[…\] ## [The Rabbi Was Right](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/the-rabbi-was-right/) _2026-08-18 · Eric Margolis · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ Murdering foreign leaders is not something any American president should ever do. How can the US uphold its claim to be a champion of laws and political decency while committing murder and sabotage? Alas, Donald Trump is not the first US president to stoop so low. The Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations enlisted gangsters in attempts \[…\] ## [Covert action diplomacy](https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/covert-action-diplomacy) _2026-08-18 · Jack Poulson · All-Source Intelligence_ The operational arm of the State Department has intertwined its counter-narcotics work with CIA covert action for decades and is openly supporting “clandestine lab raids” in Mexico. ## [Why Most International Affairs and Policy Classrooms Teach Students to Be Spectators & How I See Them as Future Colleagues Across the Table](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/why-most-international-affairs-and) _2026-08-18 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ How a Journey Through Community Organizing, Capitol Hill, and Foreign Service Shaped My Approach to Paulo Freire and the Tradecraft of Power ## [Man busted after customs uncovers bizarre cargo hidden inside 22 pairs of socks](https://www.fox29.com/news/man-busted-after-customs-uncovers-bizarre-cargo-hidden-inside-22-pairs-socks) _2026-08-17 · Latest News | Fox 29_ A man was arrested at a Tokyo airport after authorities discovered about 200 lizards stuffed inside 22 pairs of socks in his suitcase, according to reports. ## [American tourist killed by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna](https://www.fox29.com/news/american-tourist-killed-lightning-while-hiking-sicilys-mount-etna) _2026-08-17 · Latest News | Fox 29_ An American tourist was killed after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, which was recently active, Italian firefighters said Monday. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2RCBiuf1EORg) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Trump To Oman: ‘We’ll Bomb The Sh\*t Out of You!’](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/trump-to-oman-well-bomb-the-sht-out-of-you/) _2026-08-17 · Daniel McAdams · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ ## [Support the Troops: Bring Them Home!](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/support-the-troops-bring-them-home/) _2026-08-17 · Ron Paul · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ Last week we heard that US sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and other ships in the Middle East were being fed food that, from photos that surfaced in the media, looked worse than what you would feed a dog. Parents and spouses of service members risked disciplinary action against their loved ones \[…\] ## [Why Coalitions Drift Into Silos and How True Collective Power Is Built](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/why-coalitions-drift-into-silos-and) _2026-08-17 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ The Architecture of Alignment ## [Trump scales back South Korea military drills, cites 'very good relationship' with Kim Jong Un](https://www.fox29.com/news/trump-scales-back-south-korea-military-drills-cites-very-good-relationship-kim-jong-un) _2026-08-17 · Nick.Viviani@fox.com (Nick Viviani) · Latest News | Fox 29_ President Donald Trump cited his “very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when revealing the U.S. would scale back its role in military exercises with South Korea. ## [It's the last season for legal dog meat in South Korea](https://www.fox29.com/news/its-last-season-legal-dog-meat-south-korea) _2026-08-16 · Heather.Miller@fox.com (Heather Miller) · Latest News | Fox 29_ South Korea’s dog meat restaurants are in the peak of their final busy season as the country’s ban on the slaughter and sale of dog meat takes effect next year. ## [Construction workers uncover $10 million in gold while building sewer under former brewery](https://www.fox29.com/news/construction-workers-uncover-10-million-gold-while-building-sewer-under-former-brewery) _2026-08-15 · Latest News | Fox 29_ Construction workers in Belgium this week uncovered $10.4 million in gold while building a new sewer below a former brewery, according to local police. ## [‘Why I Quit Biden’s State Department.’ With Guest Josh Paul](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/why-i-quit-bidens-state-department-with-guest-josh-paul/) _2026-08-15 · Daniel McAdams · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ ## [Jason Arday found dead after resigning amid plagiarism claims](https://www.fox29.com/news/jason-arday-dead-cambridge) _2026-08-15 · Chris.Williams@fox.com (Chris Williams) · Latest News | Fox 29_ Jason Arday, a British sociologist who became the University of Cambridge’s youngest Black professor in 2023, was found dead Friday at a home in south London. ## [2 American Airlines planes averted potential disaster in Phoenix](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/2-american-airlines-plane-averted-potential-disaster-phoenix-ap) _2026-08-15 · Nicole.Krasean@fox.com (Nicole Krasean) · Latest News | FOX 5 NY_ Multiple media reports state that two American Airlines planes that shared the same flight number almost got into a crash over Phoenix, but some quick thinking from air traffic control managed to prevent a catastrophe. ## [Parallel Systems, CDC Office Closures, and New Offers to Fund Work Others Are Already Doing](https://emilysbass.substack.com/p/parallel-systems-cdc-office-closures) _2026-08-14 · Emily Bass · To End a Plague ... Again_ A three-for-one, pre-hiatus Substack on State Department shenanigans ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TXiIb7soyCdA) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [The Mossadegh Project](https://mossadegh.tumblr.com/post/824807410432688128) _2026-08-13 · The Mossadegh Project_ Iranian Students Association Report: Human Rights In Iran (1976) The Mossadegh Project ## [Actor Kirk Douglas (Spartacus) defied the Red Scare and helped break the Hollywood blacklist. Noting…](https://mossadegh.tumblr.com/post/824689573489754112) _2026-08-11 · The Mossadegh Project_ Actor Kirk Douglas on Red Scare, U.S. History of Foreign Coups Actor Kirk Douglas (Spartacus) defied the Red Scare and helped break the Hollywood blacklist. Noting that history repeats, he reviewed the record of U.S. foreign intervention in countries like Hawaii, Cuba and Iran. The Mossadegh Project ## [The Mossadegh Project](https://mossadegh.tumblr.com/post/824676477566091264) _2026-08-11 · The Mossadegh Project_ Iranian Students Association Protests Shah’s U.S. Visit (1967) The Mossadegh Project ## [• Mossadegh media: newspaper & magazine articles, editorials](https://mossadegh.tumblr.com/post/824675917042450434) _2026-08-11 · The Mossadegh Project_ England Must Trade Oil For Oil | Charles Lee Morgan, June 1951 • Mossadegh media: newspaper & magazine articles, editorials The Mossadegh Project ## [State Department for Transport Invests in Staff Development to Strengthen Service Delivery](https://transport.go.ke/state-department-transport-invests-staff-development-strengthen-service-delivery) _2026-08-11 · Ashira · Ministry of Roads and Transport - SDT/SDT_ State Department for Transport Invests in Staff Development to Strengthen Service Delivery Ashira Tue, 08/11/2026 - 19:26 ## [The Neurological Ceiling: Why Exposure Dictates Ambition](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/the-neurological-ceiling-why-exposure) _2026-08-11 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ Why Exposure Dictates Ambition And How to Break Through It/Why You Can’t Be What You Can’t See ## [Targeting gamers as air traffic controllers highly successful for DOT recruitment](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/targeting-gamers-air-traffic-controllers-highly-successful-dot-recruitment) _2026-08-10 · Nick.Viviani@fox.com (Nick Viviani) · Latest News | FOX 5 NY_ A DOT strategy to target gamers as potential air traffic controllers has proven highly successful. ## [The Mossadegh Project](https://mossadegh.tumblr.com/post/824597179134099456) _2026-08-10 · The Mossadegh Project_ John Foster Dulles: Iran Oil Negotiations To Begin (April 1954) The Mossadegh Project • U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1950-1981 • CIA Documents on Iran | 1950-1981 ## [Cultivating Calculated Risk at the State Department and Learning Control It](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/cultivating-calculated-risk-at-the) _2026-08-10 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ Lessons from the front lines of diplomacy on breaking bureaucratic drift and training a risk ready generation ## [Emergency return: 200 passengers evacuate Delta flight in Atlanta](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/emergency-return-over-200-passengers-evacuate-delta-flight-atlanta) _2026-08-09 · Rey.Llerena@fox.com (Rey Llerena) · Latest News | FOX 5 NY_ An Orlando-bound Delta Air Lines flight was forced to turn back to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday morning after fumes were reported on the flight deck. ## [Thanks for One Whole Year of To End a Plague: Again](https://emilysbass.substack.com/p/thanks-for-one-whole-year-of-to-end) _2026-08-08 · Emily Bass · To End a Plague ... Again_ And a NEW PLAYLIST to get us started on the next one! ## [Beachgoers warned after deadly 'flesh-eating' bacteria kills 5 in southern state](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/beachgoers-warned-after-deadly-flesh-eating-bacteria-kills-5-southern-state) _2026-08-08 · Latest News | FOX 5 NY_ A potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria has killed five people in Louisiana this year, a sharp rise from the state’s typical death toll. ## [US State Dept Causes Closure of CDC Zimbabwe](https://emilysbass.substack.com/p/us-state-dept-causes-closure-of-cdc) _2026-08-07 · Emily Bass · To End a Plague ... Again_ And we're all a little less safe because of it. ## [Former CIA Venezuela chief registers as lobbyist for controversial offshore crypto firm](https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/former-cia-venezuela-chief-registers) _2026-08-07 · Jack Poulson · All-Source Intelligence_ The former CIA Venezuela chief of station Enrique de la Torre registered on Monday as a lobbyist for a Cayman-based crypto firm previously fined $45 million, including regarding sanctions policy. ## [Jetstar to charge for overhead carry-on bags — See what other airlines are doing](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/jetstar-overhead-carry-on-bag-fee-2027) _2026-08-06 · Chris.Williams@fox.com (Chris Williams) · Latest News | FOX 5 NY_ Australian budget airline Jetstar will begin charging passengers to store larger carry-on bags in overhead bins starting in February 2027. ## [CS Chirchir and PS Daghar Attend Stakeholder Meeting on Transport Sector Priorities](https://transport.go.ke/cs-chirchir-and-ps-daghar-attend-stakeholder-meeting-transport-sector-priorities) _2026-08-04 · Ashira · Ministry of Roads and Transport - SDT/SDT_ CS Chirchir and PS Daghar Attend Stakeholder Meeting on Transport Sector Priorities Ashira Tue, 08/04/2026 - 20:44 ## [Hundreds of Conference Panels Later, Why the Passive Panel is a Dead Ting (And How to Fix It)](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/hundreds-of-conference-panels-later) _2026-08-04 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ Why Information Transmission Is the Worst Reason to Gather Smart People in a Physical Room and How to Build Gathering Spaces That Matter ## [Leading on Empty: What Four Pregnancies and a Global Pandemic Taught Me About Command in West Africa](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/leading-on-empty-what-four-pregnancies) _2026-08-03 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ On consecutive tours in Islamabad, four pregnancies in four years, and the intense reality of leading a fifteen-person interagency team through the crucible of West Africa. ## [WestJet flight attendants go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/westjet-flight-attendant-union-strike) _2026-08-02 · Chris.Williams@fox.com (Chris Williams) · Latest News | FOX 5 NY_ WestJet flight attendants went on strike Sunday after contract negotiations failed to produce a new labor agreement, disrupting travel during the busy summer season. ## [Three mistakes that matter more than the State Department's messed-up Africa map.](https://emilysbass.substack.com/p/three-mistakes-that-matter-more-than) _2026-08-01 · Emily Bass · To End a Plague ... Again_ And the 2026 To End a Plague: Again Award for Handsomest Man in the World.