Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Germany’s armed forces have expanded their homeland security division to well over 10,000 soldiers, a buildup the World Socialist Web Site reports serves simultaneous preparation for a comprehensive NATO war against Russia and the creation of an armed structure for deploying the Bundeswehr against domestic opposition. The same drive toward militarization appears in the Pentagon’s concealed casualty toll from Iran strikes, where the Intercept reveals nearly 100 injured soldiers omitted from official counts.

The Trump administration is again floating an overhaul of Social Security benefits, employer taxes and withholding that leans toward mandatory private investment modeled on Australia’s retirement system, an AlterNet report shows — a mandatory savings program.

Federal regulators fined American Efficient $1.1 billion for perpetuating “a scam” they said cost ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Indy Week reports, while The Lever documents Big Tech building AI infrastructure in the world’s most polluting oil field where Americans face mounting exposure to toxic emissions and regulators struggle to keep watch. Republicans are pushing to grant Big Oil immunity for climate chaos, Truthout notes.

Major media outlets are tearing apart progressive presumptive Senate nominee Troy Jackson even as the Trump administration continues to terrorize a pro-Palestine student protester, Zeteo reports.