Bessent unveils new effort to cripple Iran’s economy - POLITICO

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday unveiled a sweeping new effort to economically isolate Iran, warning foreign governments and companies that they could lose access to the U.S. financial system if they continue doing business with Tehran. 

The new campaign, which Bessent dubbed “Operation Economic Outcast,” however, stops short of immediately imposing penalties against financial institutions located in China and other countries that facilitate trade with Iran for oil and other commodities...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/24/bessent-iran-economy-01047365

This is why Christian homeschooling hurts children

In an essay for the New York Times, Stefan Merrill Block, author of the memoir “Homeschooled,” wrote about why religious homeschooling can be a problem, and how conservative Christians are preventing states from fixing them. 

This is a jaw-dropping look at why so many people are concerned about isolation and indoctrination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHCmHw_nReI

 

The 7 emotional stages you will go through as we enter a lockdown | Condé Nast Traveller India | Insiders

During self-isolation, expect to go through many different emotional stages. Everyone experiences all of these at some point but not necessarily in the same order.....

https://www.cntraveller.in/story/7-emotional-stages-lockdown-coronavirus-india/

Watch This Medical Expert Give A Perfect Explanation Of Why You Should Stay At Home During The Coronavirus Outbreak - BuzzFeed News

"If you are irresponsible enough to think that you don't mind if you don't get the flu, remember it's not about you, it's about everybody else."
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/hugh-montgomery-coronavirus-explanation

The US held a global summit to isolate Iran. America isolated itself instead - Vox

Witness the Trump administration's spectacular failure in Poland. ....
https://www.vox.com/world/2019/2/15/18225218/warsaw-summit-2019-iran-meeting-conference

Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers | UK news | The Guardian

International studies of young Muslim men show that radicalisation follows a sense of isolation from society....
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/06/social-exclusion-radicalisation-brain-scans

Trump’s clownish conduct earns him no respect from U.S. allies or adversaries - The Washington Post: Opinion

He's isolating the United States -- to Putin's delight. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/06/08/trumps-clownish-conduct-earns-him-no-respect-from-u-s-allies-or-adversaries/

White Christians are now a minority — but they’re getting more isolated and less tolerant - Salon.com

Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) put out a new report on religion in America that measured a truly remarkable shift: For the first time, almost certainly in the country’s history, people who identify as white Christians are a minority of Americans. Four out of every five Americans were self-described white Christians in 1976, but now that group only constitutes 43 percent of the U.S. population....
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/11/white-christians-are-now-a-minority-but-theyre-getting-more-isolated-and-less-tolerant/