Autor: Al Punto Hoy from ANASTACIO ALEGRIA

Military superiority is assumed to confer offensive strategic advantage. States with overwhelming military power are considered capable of coercing weaker adversaries. Yet recent conflicts suggest that this assumption is eroding. Precision missiles, mobile launch systems, and large inventories of inexpensive strike drones are spreading across the international system, allowing smaller powers to threaten critical infrastructure far beyond their borders. What is emerging is a new strategic condition that might be called distributed deterrence—a world in which the ability to impose serious costs on an adversary no longer depends on arsenals of a few superpowers but instead arises from precision strike…

Intermittent fasting has gained attention as a flexible way of eating that may support weight management, metabolic health, and overall well-being, and many people look for clear information on intermittent fasting benefits. This article explains how intermittent fasting works, the main potential benefits, and the key risks to consider.What Is Intermittent Fasting and How Does It Work?Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that alternates between periods of eating and voluntary fasting, focusing on when to eat rather than exactly what to eat. Common methods include the 16:8 approach (16 hours fasting, 8 hours eating), the 5:2 method (regular eating five…

The United Farmer Workers union said it will halt celebrations of its founder Cesar Chavez amid what the union described as “troubling allegations” against the iconic Chicano figure.The union, in a statement released Tuesday, did not detail the accusations against Chavez but said they were concerning enough for the organization to take action. Several events around the country honoring Chavez have been canceled in recent weeks.The claims against Chavez “are incompatible with our organization’s values. Some of the reports are family issues, and not our story to tell or our place to comment on. Far more troubling are allegations involving…

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled «Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,» in Cannon building on Wednesday, December 11, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesNational Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent on Tuesday announced he will resign in response to the Trump administration’s war against Iran. «I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war,» Kent said in a letter addressed to President Donald Trump, that was posted on Kent’s personal X account.Kent, a promoter of far-right conspiracy theories whom the Senate narrowly confirmed for the director…

Five years ago, Oklahoma oil regulators took on a project with an impressive name: the Source of Truth. State officials wanted a comprehensive database capturing all vital information about the more than 11,000 wells in Oklahoma that shoot the toxic byproduct of oil production back underground. I’d heard about this project from several people during the 18 months I had spent reporting on the growing number of cases where oilfield wastewater blasted out of old wells, known as purges, after being injected underground at high pressures. State employees also referenced the project in internal communications that I received after filing…

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Martial Arts Release Date: May8, 2026 Director:  Simon McQuoid Cast: Karl Urban, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tati Gabrielle, Jessica McNamee, Mehcad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Joe Taslim, Ludi Lin Plot Summary: The fan favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage himself — are pitted against one another in the ultimate battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

After being linked to a host of fighters following his world title win, WBC welterweight ruler Ryan Garcia now believes he has been left with just one option for his first defence of his new 147lb title.Garcia breezed through Mario Barrios with ease last month and he has since been linked to a grudge rematch with Devin Haney and a move back down to super-lightweight to take on Shakur Stevenson, as well as dust-up’s with Conor Benn and Arnold Barboza Jr.As one of the most high-profile, household names in the sport today, but still relatively too unproven to be a…

Last week, I did a couple of interviews with Brian Edwards-Tiekert of KPFA: one about what the latest BLS employment data is telling us, and one about the Fed’s decision to lower interest rates by a quarter point – in part in response to that data. Having given this some thought for the interviews, I thought it might be worth putting something down in a blog post. I should stress: I am not a labor economist, or an expert on labor-market data. If I add any value here, it’s from applying a more systematic Keynesian perspective. I also know there…

The Virginia man accused of laying pipe bombs at the Republican and Democratic national headquarters on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, said he deserves the same clemency for his actions that rioters at the U.S. Capitol received. Attorneys for suspect Brian Cole said their client fits the narrative the White House used to pardon the roughly 1,500 people charged in the incident more than five years ago. Mr. Cole’s legal team said his alleged actions were based on issues with the 2020 election that motivated those same people during the Capitol attack. “Brian Cole’s conduct is so inextricably and…

WASHINGTON — Republicans are aggressively touting a popular provision in their sweeping SAVE America Act to overhaul elections nationwide: requiring photo identification to vote.It’s a policy long opposed by Democrats in Congress, who liken it to nefarious Jim Crow-era laws aimed at preventing African Americans from voting.But that message is increasingly falling flat with the American public, including Black voters, as photo IDs are increasingly required for common activities, like flying.A Pew Research Center poll in August tested a variety of election rules and found that 83% of U.S. adults support “requiring all voters to show government-issued photo identification to…