Even The Mainstream Media Is Admitting That The Coming Global Food Crisis Has Now Arrived

Even The Mainstream Media Is Admitting That The Coming Global Food Crisis Has Now Arrived

Michael Snyder

We have been warned for a long time that a nightmarish global food crisis was coming. We are facing an unprecedented fertilizer shortage, extremely high diesel prices and long-term droughts in many of the most important food producing regions of the world, and now a “Super El Niño” is in the forecast. So a lot of experts have been projecting that we would experience a very serious global food crisis beginning in the second half of this year, but the truth is that it is already here.

In fact, even the mainstream media is openly admitting that it is already here. The following comes from a Telegraph article entitled “The hunger crisis experts warned about is here – and it’s about to get worse”…

Pregnant women in Kabul, sheep-herders outside of Modigushi, the urban-poor in Colombo. As the war in Iran passes 100 days, these are the people on the front line of a new hunger crisis.

Months ago, the UN cautioned that a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz would push millions into hunger; now they say their worst fears are materialising.

A report produced by the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN’s food-assistance branch, found that 45 million additional people now face “critical” levels of food insecurity as a direct result of the war in the Gulf.

Officials with the World Food Program are having an “I told you so” moment.

They warned that if the Strait of Hormuz did not get reopened this would happen, and now they are being proven correct…

“We told the world the closure of the Strait was going to have a massive impact,” Dr Jean-Martin Bauer, the World Food Programme’s director of food security analysis, told The Telegraph.

“There have been impacts on energy markets, on trade, on shipping, and all these are combining to create this cost of living crisis affecting millions of people.”

In impoverished nations all over the planet, hunger is rapidly growing.

For example, just consider what has been going on in Somalia…

The proportion of Somali households that can no longer afford what the UN calls the “basic food basket” – things like cooking oil and grains – has risen from 47 to 60 per cent in late 2025, according to the WFP’s analysis.

It means ultimately an additional 2.5 million people in Somalia could be unable to afford a basic food basket by the end of the year.

Of course this is just the beginning.

Globally, a lot less nitrogen fertilizer will be used this year as a result of the crisis in the Middle East, and one UN official is telling us that the effect this is having on food production is becoming “increasingly visible”…

The greatest risk of the Strait of Hormuz closure for the agri-food industry is not an immediate food shortage, but a fertilizer and production shock. This was the opinion of the UN FAO’s director-general, Qu Dongyu, speaking at the 181st Session of the FAO Council (June 8–12). As the crisis hit its 100-day mark, he said the effects of the crisis on farmers globally are “increasingly visible.”

Dongyu gave recommendations for countries to address the impacts of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, particularly “the urgent need for efficient fertilizer use” as global agri-food systems face “unprecedented challenges.” Farmers across Asia, Africa, and Latin America are grappling with higher production costs and “difficult choices regarding fertilizer use and crop decisions,” he said.

It really doesn’t matter if the U.S. and Iran can reach some sort of an agreement now or not.

The damage that has been done to the spring planting season in the northern hemisphere is irreversible at this stage.

And now a “Super El Niño” is coming.

In fact, the beginning of El Niño conditions has been confirmed in the equatorial waters of the Pacific Ocean…

A long-anticipated and dramatic global climate shift has arrived, federal forecasters said June 11 as they confirmed the start of El Niño conditions.

The announcement also adds to mounting evidence suggesting this El Niño will be unusually strong, potentially supercharging droughts, heavy rainfall events and heat waves.

Now we shall wait to see how strong this El Niño will become.

Many are forecasting that it will be the strongest El Niño of all time, and if that turns out to be the case global food shortages will almost certainly get a whole lot worse.

Here in the United States, “a drier, warmer summer” is expected for the major food producing areas in our heartland…

There is potential for a drier, warmer summer across the Northwest, northern Plains, and the Upper Midwest, prolonging ongoing drought in some areas and increasing wildfire risk, according to AccuWeather. Overall, El Niño increases the chances of above-average temperatures across the northern and western United States.

We are already in the midst of an epic multi-year drought.

How much drier can things possibly get?

Unfortunately, conditions are expected to be exceedingly dry in other “breadbaskets” around the world too.

So brace yourself for much higher prices for wheat, corn, rice and barley in the months ahead.

This will have a dramatic impact in poor countries all over the planet, but it will also significantly affect us here in the United States too.

According to a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, we have already been witnessing a “remarkable increase in food insecurity” among low income U.S. households…

A new economic report identified a “remarkable” rise in food insecurity, potentially explaining gloomy consumer outlooks despite strong economic fundamentals.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report on Wednesday identifying uncertain access to adequate food and consumer pessimism on the rise in certain vulnerable groups across the country.

The report, which relies on newly collected data from the Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE), found a “remarkable increase in food insecurity, particularly among lower-educated and lower-income households and households with young children.”

It also identified “a contemporaneous increase in pessimism among the same groups, along with a sharp decline in job-finding expectations.”

In this generation, we have never seen as much hunger among l0w income U.S. households as we are witnessing now, and the truth is that conditions are going to get a whole lot worse.

The food crisis that we were all warned about has arrived, and the vast majority of the population is completely unprepared for it.

Travelers To Europe Face Up To 6 Hour Lines As New Biometric System Causes Delays

Travelers To Europe Face Up To 6 Hour Lines As New Biometric System Causes Delays

Sean Miller

Despite Europe opening its borders to third world Replacement Migration, the European Union has implemented biometric mandates for travelers from visa-exempt countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

Travelers are reportedly facing lines up to six hours long as they wait to be fingerprinted and face-scanned into the new Entry/Exit System (EES). Some have even been required to get back in line to be fingerprinted and face-scanned again. Others have missed flights due to the delays.

The publication Afar detailed one traveler’s experience, and why the chaos may be the new normal:

British traveler David Newton told the U.K.’s iPaper that he and his family were stuck in a five-hour line at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), causing them to miss their flight back to England this past spring. Forced to book a new return, they waited another four hours to check their bags, then went through the EES process all over again. In total, they spent 11 hours at the airport.

But Newton’s experience may not be an outlier. At the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro this week, Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s regional vice president for Europe, warned that EES could leave passengers facing “challenging waiting times” of “three, four, five, and even six hours.”

The scanning of travelers’ biometrics has replaced physical stamps in passports.

When travelers first enter one of the 29 European countries in the Schengen Area, they must create their biometric digital file at a self-service kiosk by scanning their passport and submitting their facial scan and fingerprints. That record lasts for three years and is then used by the border authorities of each of the 29 countries to verify the passenger’s identity when they enter and exit the country. To pass through the automated border gates, passengers must rescan their passport and resubmit their fingerprints and facial scan.

Scanning travelers’ hands and faces cannot fix Europe’s problems, as the traditional passport stamping method did not create Europe’s problems. Passport stamping did not cause long delays, invasions of privacy, or a massive rate of illegal entry. The open borders Replacement Migration program did.

While tightening border controls and reducing traveler privacy may appear to be a security measure, Europe has never been less secure or have less privacy than it does now.

The Ongoing Charade of Hamas Disarmament

The Ongoing Charade of Hamas Disarmament

Khaled Abu Toameh

• Hamas is not agreeing to disarm. It is bargaining.

• The Cairo meetings reportedly focused heavily on what mediators described as the "restriction of weapons" rather than outright disarmament. Some proposals reportedly envision Hamas and other armed groups "depositing" weapons with Palestinian authorities or placing them under international supervision.

• This brush-off alone should convince Washington that the current strategy of negotiating with Hamas, as with Iran, is failing.

• The notion that Hamas would voluntarily surrender the means that allow it to dominate the Gaza Strip, intimidate Palestinians, and wage jihad (holy war) against Israel is detached from reality. Hamas did not spend decades building a military infrastructure, digging tunnels, stockpiling rockets, and indoctrinating generations of Palestinians only to hand over its weapons because mediators asked politely.

• Any agreement that allows Hamas to survive politically while retaining influence over the Gaza Strip is only postponing the next war.

• That Qatar and Turkey are once again serving as mediators just adds another layer of lunacy to the process. Both countries have long been among Hamas's most important political and financial supporters.

• Expecting Qatar and Turkey to pressure Hamas into disarming is asking sponsors to dismantle the very organization they have spent years supporting.

• For months, Washington has sought calm and stability across the Middle East. America's adversaries, however, increasingly interpret this desire for stability as weakness.

• Hamas sees endless negotiations. Hezbollah, Iran's Lebanese proxy, sees repeated efforts to preserve ceasefires. Iran sees a US administration eager to avoid significant escalation at any cost.

• Instead of complying with American demands, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran are setting conditions and leading the Trump Administration around by the nose.

• For the past few years, every ceasefire has allowed Hamas to regroup. Every negotiation has given it time. Every diplomatic initiative has enabled it to re-entrench itself.

• That is not a sign of diplomatic progress. It is evidence of diplomatic failure.

• At some point, the Trump Administration might confront a simple reality: terrorist organizations do not voluntarily negotiate themselves out of existence.

• For both Hamas and Iran, survival means remaining armed so that they can continue pursuing their ultimate goal: the elimination of Israel, and for Iran, eventually Europe and the US.

• Until this reality is acknowledged, the world will continue to witness the same futile spectacle: mediators begging a terrorist organization to surrender weapons it never intends to give up.

  
  

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Northern Irish have had enough, Government responds by seeking more censorship

Belfast riots: Northern Irish have had enough, Government responds by seeking more censorship

Rhoda Wilson

Violent disorder erupted across Belfast and other parts of Northern Ireland for a second consecutive night on Wednesday, 10 June 2026. The disorder was triggered by the brutal knife attack on a disabled man by a Sudanese refugee.

The UK government’s response?  To amend the Online Safety Act to increase censorship and to further limit what information the public has access to.

Stephen Ogilvie, an Irishman in his 40s, was attacked by Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese national.  It wasn’t just a brutal stabbing incident.  It was something far more horrific. In the video circulating online, the attacker can be seen trying to decapitate his victim.  But the attacker was stopped by three men intervening,  one hitting the attacker with a wooden hurling stick as others kicked him to try to force him to release his victim.

Ogilvie has suffered life-changing injuries, including the loss of his left eye and severe damage to his right eye, face and back.  He remains in the hospital in serious but stable condition.

Alodid has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a knife in a public place and threats to kill.

To bypass UK border controls, people smugglers have been using the Common Travel Area – which allows free movement between Ireland and Northern Ireland without routine immigration checks – to move illegal immigrants into the UK.  Smugglers advertise a “backdoor” route where migrants fly to Dublin, Ireland, often using fake IDs or visas, and are instructed to enter the UK by taking a bus to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to claim asylum. This is how Alodid entered Northern Ireland in 2023. A few months after illegally entering Northern Ireland, Alodid claimed asylum, was given refugee status and leave to remain in the UK.

As Brendan in the video below says, the Northern Irish are “fed up.”

“We know the truth,” he says. “There’s kids getting chased all over the city and raped. There’s an influx of drugs and foreign men and criminals … [We want to see] mass deportations.  If anybody comes in here in the last ten years, it’s not so good for the country, they shouldn’t be here.”

The man in the video below quite rightly blames UK government policies for what’s happened.

Far right or just right? This well spoken local from Belfast is asked who is to blame for last nights unrest. Are you listening @Keir_Starmer ? This is how any sane minded person in Britain feels. 

And the caller in the video below tells TalkTV, “Our government is complicit in bringing these people into the country … Governments in the West are pushing this to push the digital ID through.”

TalkTV caller says what the rest of the country is thinking regarding the Belfast riots: "Our government is complicit in bringing these people into the country." "Governments in the West are pushing this to push the digital ID through." "It's part of [Agenda 2030]." "[Starmer ick off so that he can bring in curfews and lockdowns." "I'm just not going to be part of that again."

Protests are not only happening in various parts of Northern Ireland.  Yesterday, an anti-immigration rally was also held in Dublin.

Jim Ferguson posted a video of the protest, saying, “Footage from Dublin shows protesters expressing solidarity with the people of Belfast as demonstrations continue to spread. For generations, politicians spoke of the divisions between North and South. Today, many are pointing to something different: People on both sides of the border finding common cause on immigration, national identity and the future of their countries,” he said.

SOMETHING HISTORIC MAY BE HAPPENING

Footage from Dublin shows protesters expressing solidarity with the people of Belfast as demonstrations continue to spread. For generations, politicians spoke of the divisions between North and South. Today, many are pointing to something oth sides of the border finding common cause on immigration, national identity and the future of their countries. The old divisions may not be disappearing. But a new unity appears to be emerging. Unity is strength.

As Ferguson noted in another tweet, “What is emerging is bigger than a single protest. Bigger than a single city. And potentially bigger than the politicians who thought they could simply ride out the storm.”

A POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE IS RIPPLING ACROSS IRELAND

From Belfast to Dublin, the mood is changing. A powerful speech today highlighted the growing anger and frustration felt by many who believe their concerns have been ignored for too long. What is emerging is bigger than a than a single city. And potentially bigger than the politicians who thought they could simply ride out the storm. The ground is shifting.

And so, what has the UK government’s response been?  Just as after the horrific Southport murders, the Government’s solution is censorship.  People who are talking about the crime will be targeted instead of the criminals. How?  By using the Online Safety Act … again.

The Labour government has announced plans to amend the Online Safety Act to grant regulator Ofcom enhanced powers to crack down on social media content during “times of crisis,” a move triggered by the unrest following the Belfast knife attack, GB News reportedyesterday.

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall stated the changes will require platforms to take quicker action to remove illegal content that could incite violence or disorder, specifically targeting material amplified by figures like Elon Musk.

The proposal has sparked a censorship row and potential clash over free speech, with critics including Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin arguing ministers should address root causes like immigration policy rather than policing online discourse, the Daily Mail reported.

Noting the Daily Mail’s article, Bernie Spofforth tweeted, “The time between conspiracy theory and fact is now about 6 hours in the UK.”  Hours earlier, she had posted the tweet below saying:

“After what happened in Belfast, the emerging progressive argument seems to be that people are angry because social media allowed too many people to see the video. In other words, people would not be angry if they did not know. And that is exactly the point.

“Without full knowledge and information, people are far easier to control. Net Zero becomes ‘necessary’ because no one sees the cost. Climate change becomes unquestionable because the BBC says so.

“What I take from this is simple: censorship of information is every bit as important as censorship of speech. Because if people cannot compare notes, they cannot form conclusions. And if they cannot form conclusions, they cannot resist.

“This is not a moral stance they have taken. It is a political one. Those who believe their worldview is the only acceptable worldview will always end up justifying oppression, because they convince themselves they are doing it for your own good.

“The danger of the internet was never simply that it allowed people to speak. It was that it allowed people to know. And once the public knows too much, those who want control will conclude that knowledge itself is dangerous.

“That is why the fight for free speech is also a fight for free information.

“The battle now is not only over speech. It is over knowledge, information, and who gets to decide what the public is allowed to understand.”

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Turkey's Ottoman Dreams And Ezekiel's Warning

Turkey's Ottoman Dreams And Ezekiel's Warning

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Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi openly declared his hope that one day Turkey would witness the "liberation of Jerusalem" just as it had supposedly witnessed the "liberation" of Damascus, Aleppo, and Karabakh. He even expressed a desire to become governor of Jerusalem for a day, declaring that lands once controlled by the Ottoman Empire would one day return to Turkish sovereignty.

For Israelis, these comments were not viewed as harmless political theater. They were interpreted as a direct challenge to Israel's sovereignty and a revival of old Ottoman ambitions.

Israel's response was swift and sharp.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar reminded Turkey that "the corrupt Ottoman Empire is gone. Forever."

Defense Minister Israel Katz went even further, declaring that Jerusalem is not Constantinople and that Israel is not some crumbling medieval kingdom waiting to be conquered. Jerusalem, he emphasized, has been the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years and will remain Israel's capital.

Behind the exchange lies a much larger geopolitical story.

For years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has increasingly embraced a neo-Ottoman vision of Turkey's role in the Middle East. While modern Turkey was founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a secular republic following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Erdoğan has steadily moved the nation back toward Islamic nationalism.

Many analysts believe Erdoğan sees Turkey not merely as a regional power but as the natural leader of the Sunni Muslim world.

That helps explain Turkey's growing involvement in Syria, Libya, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, and Gaza.

It also helps explain why Jerusalem occupies such an important place in Turkish political rhetoric.

For nearly 400 years, from 1516 until 1917, Jerusalem was under Ottoman control. The city's loss remains a symbolic wound for many Islamists who view the collapse of the Ottoman Empire as one of the great tragedies of Islamic history.

Today, some Turkish politicians openly speak as though history can be reversed.

But rhetoric about Jerusalem is only one part of the story.

This week Erdoğan also warned that Israeli military actions in Syria and Lebanon threaten Turkey itself. He declared that Turkey's security extends beyond its own borders into Aleppo, Damascus, and Beirut. He further warned that Turkey would respond forcefully if Turkish or Turkish-Cypriot interests were threatened.

Such statements reveal a growing willingness by Ankara to project military and political influence far beyond its borders.

At the same time, Israel increasingly views Turkey's support for Hamas and its close relationship with Islamist movements across the region as a direct threat.

The result is a rapidly deteriorating relationship between two of the most powerful militaries in the Middle East.

For students of Bible prophecy, however, these developments carry an additional layer of significance.

The Bible foretells a future coalition of nations that will one day march against Israel.

Ezekiel 38 describes an alliance led by "Gog of the land of Magog" that includes Persia, Gomer, and Beth Togarmah.

Most prophecy scholars identify Persia as modern Iran.

The names Gomer and Beth Togarmah have long been associated with regions that correspond largely to modern-day Turkey.

This is one of the reasons many prophecy watchers have paid such close attention to Turkey's transformation over the past two decades.

For much of the twentieth century, Turkey was one of Israel's strongest regional partners. It was secular, Western-oriented, and even maintained military cooperation with the Jewish state.

Yet today's Turkey looks very different.

Under Erdoğan, anti-Israel rhetoric has become commonplace. Turkish leaders regularly accuse Israel of aggression while simultaneously defending Hamas and other Islamist causes. The relationship has shifted from partnership to hostility.

Meanwhile, Iran and Turkey increasingly find themselves aligned on key regional issues despite their historic rivalries.

What is becoming increasingly clear, however, is that Turkey's trajectory is moving away from the secular vision of Atatürk and toward a far more assertive Islamic identity.

That shift has profound implications for the Middle East.

It also serves as a reminder that the geopolitical landscape surrounding Israel continues to evolve in ways that many Bible students find strikingly familiar.

The headlines coming out of Ankara and Jerusalem this week may seem like another diplomatic spat. But beneath the rhetoric lies a deeper struggle over history, sovereignty, religion, and regional power.

And for those watching the prophetic stage, Turkey's increasingly hostile posture toward Israel is one development that cannot be easily dismissed.

The Ottoman Empire may never return. But the alliances foretold by Ezekiel appear to be moving closer into focus with each passing year.