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New York Starts Handing Out Prepaid Debit Cards To Illegal Immigrants Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, New York City officials on Monday started handing out pre-paid debit cards to…

One Man Dead After (Yet Another) Shooting At Philadelphia SEPTA Bus Stop Another day, another shooting at or near Philadelphia’s mass transit system.  Just weeks after a deadly shooting near a SEPTA…

Stellar 7Y Auction Sends Treasury Yields To Session Lows After two solid, record-sized coupon auctions, moments ago the Treasury concluded the week’s scheduled issuance when it sold $43 billion in 7Y notes…

Western officials were too quick to distribute blame for the Moscow attack in ways agreeable to their political goals In the wake of the terrorist attack that killed over 140 people in…

Thailand And Philippines “Charging Ahead” With Plans To Embrace Nuclear Power Among the growing list of countries embracing nuclear are now both Thailand and the Philippines, both of whom are “charging ahead” with…

Not sending a delegation to the US was a “message to Hamas,” the Israeli prime minister has said Israel canceled the planned visit of a high-level delegation to the US as a…

Lyusya Stein has been sentenced in absentia to six years in prison for discrediting the Russian army A member of the anarchist punk group Pussy Riot, Lyusya Stein, has been sentenced in…

Biden Vows To Fight Ban On Pride Flags At US Embassies After Signing It Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, Joe Biden was apparently fooled into signing into law a ban…

One Nickelodeon production assistant described himself as a “full-blown” pedophile Nickelodeon employed or worked with five convicted child molesters and two other accused pedophiles, according to court records and news reports reviewed…

The Roberts Court May Force You To Drive An EV Authored by Thomas McArdle via The Epoch Times, The Biden administration has just required that the majority of automotive vehicles manufactured be…

Return Of The ‘Knockout Game’? Women Punched By “Strangers” In New York City Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, The New York Post is speculating that the infamous ‘knockout game’ could…

Gavin Newsom Snipes At Idaho After State Bans Diversity Requirements For Colleges In a trend that’s growing quickly among red states, Governor Brad Little recently announced that Idaho is officially banning DEI…

The level of public confidence in Estonia’s leadership has fallen by 4% this month, a new study has revealed The level of public trust in Estonia’s government is on the decline, as…

The persecution of the publisher has been political from the start, his spouse Stella has said The British legal system has been “hijacked” by the US in order to go after WikiLeaks…

Developers have been urged to avoid negative gender stereotypes, according to updated guidelines US tech giant Microsoft is discouraging using excessively curvy female characters in video games, according to updated guidelines issued…

The British army lacks ammo and equipment, the deputy chief of the Defense Staff has told MPs The British Armed Forces are not prepared for a potential confrontation with an adversary such…

A court has nullified a 2003 decision which allowed the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to take possession of a 12th-century cathedral The government of Ukraine has seized a historic 12th-century cathedral from the…

Disney Reaches Settlement With DeSantis, District Board Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, Disney’s legal battles against its new governing body, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), appear to be…

Five soldiers have died during exercises this month alone The Polish Defense Ministry has suspended almost all military training involving explosives after five fatalities took place this month. In one incident this…

The president has given the government until June to consider the development of a domestically-produced gaming system President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to weigh requirements for organizing production of both…

Kiev’s connections with terrorist groups and Islamists are recognized even in the West. Could Ukrainians be behind the massacre in Crocus City Hall? On March 22, Russia suffered one of the worst…

EU Mulls Restoring Cooperation With Russia On Counterterrorism The Kremlin this week has publicized conditions under which it would enter negotiations with the United States toward restoring relations.  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

The US has extradition treaties with over 100 countries, including popular tourist destinations, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has noted Russian citizens should exercise extreme caution when planning trips outside the country,…

“Western Economy Has Rotted Away To A Tipping Point By A Generation Of Neoliberal Economic Theory” By Michael Every of Rabobank Lemonade or Kool-Aid? “How Lemony Snickets!” So one might think looking…

Argentinian President Javier Milei has announced a plan to axe 70,000 state jobs Argentinian President Javier Milei has unveiled a plan to slash 70,000 jobs from the state sector and terminate over…

WTI Rises After Smaller Crude Build Oil prices are lower overnight following API’s report of a large crude inventory build. API Crude +9.34mm (-1.2mm exp) – biggest build in six weeks Cushing…

New Delhi has summoned a senior US diplomat following comments on opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal’s case India summoned a top US diplomat on Wednesday to notify Washington that it “strongly objected” to…

Forensic testing of explosives is underway to learn more about the bombs used to attack the pipelines, Igor Krasnov has said The Russian investigation into the blasts on the Nord Stream 1…

Bitcoin Slides After Judge Rules SEC’s Coinbase Suit Can Proceed Even As ETF Inflows Jump Bitcoin’s price pumped (up to almost $72,000) and dumped (back below $69,000) this morning after net BTC…

Required Reading For Investors Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, What’s the best way to survive a financial crisis with your wealth intact? The answer may surprise you. Many investors would say,…

Health ministers have also discussed the potential for collaborating in education Russia and Zimbabwe will strengthen their cooperation in a range of medical and healthcare areas, ministers from the two nations have…

GDP is now expected to grow by just 0.1% this year, leading economic think tanks say A group of leading German economic institutes have slashed growth forecasts for the EU’s top economy…

The aging US president has been accused of “inserting himself” into a national tragedy US President Joe Biden has claimed that he traveled by train “many times” over the Francis Scott Key…

Pension savings will run out because people are living longer, Larry Fink has warned  Larry Fink, the head of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, has warned that demographics will inevitably…

“Not So Transitory”: Hershey Hit With Downgrade As Cocoa Crisis Hyperinflates Prices  Cocoa futures in New York reached a new record high this week, exceeding $10,000 per metric ton. Since the start of…

Tucson Faces ‘Catastrophe’ As Funding For Illegal Immigrants Set To Expire Authored by Matthew Lysiak via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Arizona’s city of Tucson may be only days away from a…

Nicole Shanahan has joined the independent presidential candidate in an effort to appeal to voters disillusioned with Republicans and Democrats Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked California-based tech…

Japanic: BoJ, MFA, FSA Hold Emergency Meeting As Yen Hits 34 Year Low Against Dollar Having tumbled to its lowest against the dollar since 1990, Japanese officials started to show signs of…

Washington’s reaction to the Crocus City shooting shows its bias as it seeks to cover up for Kiev, Maria Zakharova claims The US is covering up for Ukraine by denying that Kiev…

Financial Conditions Butt Heads With Borrowing Conditions Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, At last week’s FOMC meeting, Jerome Powell said, “We think financial conditions are weighing on the economy.” His comments…

Futures Rebound Despite $32 Billion In Month-End Pension Selling, Yen Surges Ahead Of Japanese Intervention US equity futures rebounded from yesterday’s 3:30pm pension-selling inspired airpocket, and are higher along with European markets,…

Over 9,000 clients have given back the entire amount they were able to withdraw during a system malfunction on March 16 The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has retrieved 622.9 million birr…

Inmates Run NBC’s Asylum: Former RNC Chief McDaniel Fired After ‘Talent’ Mutiny Just four days after she was hired — and before she even started — former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna…

Dollar Down 20% Since 2020, Biden Blames Greed Via SchiffGold.com, Assuming CPI measurements are not understatements, the dollar’s value has plummeted by a staggering one-fifth since 2020, yet, rather than acknowledging its role…

Moscow and Windhoek also agreed a number of new investment projects, the Russian foreign minister said Russia and Namibia are seeking to increase bilateral trade and investment in various economic sectors, Russian…

The logistics support unit will formulate long-term plans for the purchase of food, clothes, fuels, and other equipment for the military The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has announced the creation of a new…

The French president has forced NATO members to confirm their red lines on Ukraine with a remark about boots on the ground People in the US government are reportedly angry with French…

One of the people who survived last week’s terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall has succumbed to their injuries A person seriously hurt in the terrorist attack near Moscow last Friday…

China’s Xi Meets With US CEOs, Including Blackstone’s Schwarzman, In Bid To Restore Confidence China’s economy is plagued by many problems, including a real estate bust, deflation, debt troubles, demographic winter, foreign investor exodus,…

Moderna Vaccine Recipients Have Greater Risk Of Developing Chronic Condition: Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People who receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine have a greater risk of…

The French leader’s pledge to Kiev has turned into a “budgetary and political headache,” the newspaper has said It is “extremely unclear” how France can fulfill promises by President Emmanuel Macron to…

One of the country’s major ports was brought to a halt due to the accident The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has cut off ocean routes to the city’s…

The country’s president is expected to meet Western diplomats to discuss Kosovo’s bid to join the Council of Europe Serbia is facing several extremely difficult days, President Aleksandar Vucic has said, adding…

Where People See A Terrorism Threat After repeated warnings about potential attacks emanating from the IS in Afghanistan, a deadly shooting and fire at a Moscow concert hall was claimed by the terror group’s affiliate in…

Telegram Scam Exposed Enabling Migrants To Pay For German-Language Test Answers To Obtain Citizenship Authored by Thomas Brooke via ReMix News, For €250, migrants can have the test results to the upcoming…

New Delhi has drawn a strong response from Beijing after reiterating its support for Manila in a territorial dispute India has “firmly reiterated” its support for the Philippines and its “national sovereignty,”…

Nigerien military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani has spoken to the Russian president about security in the Sahel, the Kremlin says Niger’s transitional leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, and Russian President Vladimir Putin have committed to…

Attacks on companies that do business in Russia continue despite Kiev shutting down its list of ‘international war sponsors’ A Ukrainian group in Germany is pressuring retailers in the country to remove…

Police Scotland To Stop Investigating Crimes While Enforcing New Anti-Free Speech Law Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, As it prepares to investigate every report it receives under the new Hate…

Rolex Still Dominates The Swiss Watch Market Swiss watches are renowned for their precision, craftsmanship, and quality. In this visualization, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu ranks the top Swiss watch brands based on…

The Kremlin has previously said Americans should be ashamed of a president who indulges in such remarks US President Joe Biden has disparaged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the second time…

Farmers sealed off streets outside the EU headquarters in protest at the bloc’s agriculture policies, according to local media Belgian farmers sprayed manure at police, threw projectiles, and set hay on fire…

Down The Drain: Wastewater With The Most Cocaine Cocaine use tends to be higher in western and southern European cities, according to the database of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction….

The Foreign Ministry has dismissed a Bloomberg article claiming the Kremlin sees no Ukraine link in the recent terrorist attack A recent Bloomberg article claiming that some people in Russian President Vladimir…

Escobar: The Nuland/Budanov/Tajik/Crocus Connection Authored by Pepe Escobar, Let’s start with the possible chain of events that may have led to the Crocus terror attack. This is as explosive as it gets….

After my latest outline on the looming probability of a dollar based CBDC SEE HERE I found myself saying, “I hate to say this, but most people really don’t care. For some,…

Legendary hedge fund manager Jim Rogers believes the South Asian nation’s economy is in a sweet spot Veteran US investor Jim Rogers, who was previously known as an India skeptic, has made…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

New Details Emerge In Death Of Sen. McConnell’s Sister-In-Law Authored by Steve Ispas and Lear Zhou via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Angela Chao, the sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell…

China’s ‘Unrestricted Warfare’: Is It Here Already? Authored by Pete Hoekstra via The Gatestone Institute, China-linked hackers appear to be looking to attack U.S. infrastructure, especially key components such as the electrical…

Which Countries Are Really The Richest? Ranking countries by the size of their economies and their overall net wealth, the U.S. is usually at the top of the list, followed by countries…

Tucker Carlson interviews his friend Tulsi Gabbard. Those who remember Tucker Carlson’s term on Fox News will remember Gabbard as a frequent guest of his on the show. Within this interview it…

Gov. Al Smith And The Anti-Trump Republicans: Gingrich Authored by Newt Gingrich via RealClear Politics, As I’ve watched some of President Donald Trump’s former appointees and allies say they can’t support him…

Team Of Chinese Engineers Targeted By Suicide Bomber In Pakistan Separatist Islamic insurgents in Pakistan appear to be engaging in all-out war with the government and its Chinese partners who are building…

Chicago Board Of Elections ‘Mistakenly’ Left Out Over 9,000 Mail-In Ballots In Primary Election Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Chicago Board of Elections official said Sunday…

Moscow has enough troops to fulfill its goals, the Defense Minister has suggested Russia does not need to announce another wave of mobilization to replenish army ranks, even if it decides to…

Infrasound From Wind Turbines Could Be ‘A Huge Threat To The Entire Biodiversity’: Doctor Authored by Maurice Forgeng via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), More than 70,000 wind turbines operate across the…

Moscow is ready for all-encompassing dialogue with Washington Russia remains open to negotiations with the United States, but will agree only to a comprehensive discussion of all issues of concern, Kremlin spokesman…

Home-Flipping Plummets As Profits Slump By Michael Tucker of the Mortgage Bankers Association Home flipping fell nearly 30% in 2023 compared to the year before, according to ATTOM. The ATTOM year-end 2023…

Florida Bans Social Media For Minors Under 14 Florida has just passed a new law prohibiting children under 14-years-old from having social media accounts regardless of parental consent. Governor DeSantis was at…

Gen Z Males Are Rejecting Feminist-Friendly Ideologies Authored by John Mac Ghlionn via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In “All the Rebel Women: The Rise of the Fourth Wave of Feminism,“ the…

West Jerusalem has vowed to achieve its “just war objectives” in Gaza The United Nations Security Council has emboldened the Palestinian militants to make unacceptable demands, jeopardizing the prospects of a hostage…

Israel Unleashes Major Airstrikes On Syria & Deep Inside Lebanon The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Tuesday another rare strike conducted deep into Lebanese territory. The strikes targeted “a military compound…

‘Serious Concerns’ Raised About NY Judge’s Trump Judgment Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), After a New York court reduced former President Donald Trump’s bond to appeal his…

Taiwan Conducts Drills Deploying US Patriot Systems In Face Of Chinese Intrusions The Taiwanese armed forces on Tuesday conducted highly provocative anti-aircraft defense exercises in the face of Chinese military “intrusions” which…

The State Of The Media’s Double Standard Authored by Frank Miele via RealClear Politics, I’m sure everyone has heard enough about President Biden’s recent State of the Union address, certainly enough to…

Pump-Prices To Hit $4 A Gallon As “Real Sleeper Risk” For Oil Market Looms US oil prices have recently jumped above the $80 a barrel mark – the highest level since late…

Last Friday, NBC announced they had hired former RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.  Today, after much backlash over her hiring, they fired her. Assuming there is an ordinary and/or reasonable termination clause in…

In an apparent move to stir up greater support from the hardline leftists in the progressive movement, RFK Jr has announced 38-year-old Nicole Shanahan as his Vice-Presidential running mate. The move appears…

Some Ukraine cheerleaders have suggested the Russians had it coming Anyone who rejoices at the terrorist massacre at Crocus City Hall is nothing other than scum, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

“The Squad” Earmarked $224 Million Since 2023 – Led By AOC, It’s Pork Barrel Spending By The Democratic Socialists Authored by Adam Andrzejewski via OpenTheBooks substack, “The Squad’ is a group of…

Paris has always “fought against Islamist terrorism,” President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet said The French National Assembly observed a minute of silence before its session on Tuesday, in a tribute…

Some Russian lawmakers have called for reinstating the death penalty Creativity, humanism and mercy are of special importance in the aftermath of the Crocus City Hall massacre, Russian President Vladimir Putin said…

State Farm Insurance Drops 72,000 California Properties State Farm will not renew approximately 72,000 property and commercial apartment policies, of which approximately 30,000 will be for ‘homeowner, rental, rental, residential community and…

The Predictable 2024 Biden Non-Campaign Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, Joe Biden reportedly is weirdly asking the Ukrainians not to strike Russian oil facilities, despite the military utility of such attacks. Why?…

WTI Extends Losses After API Reports Large Crude Build Oil prices dipped lower today, consolidating just off five-month highs. “WTI crude oil and Brent crude oil front month futures trade steady after…

Activist California Judge Tosses Musk’s X Censorship Lawsuit Against Dark Money ‘Anti-Hate’ Group A California judge has tossed out a lawsuit from social media platform X against the Center or Countering Digital…

Images of bombed buildings have turned the world against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war, the ex-president has declared Former US President Donald Trump has warned that Israel is “losing a lot of…

Global CBDC Rollout Continues Apace Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Terror attacks in Moscow, ongoing genocide in Gaza, and cancer in the Royal family are dominating the headlines. Meanwhile, on the…