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The Russian currency’s rally has been in part driven by geopolitical optimism over a possible peace deal in the Ukraine conflict, analysts say The Russian ruble has climbed to a two-year high…

Why the notorious Soviet leader still matters in modern Russia A monument to Joseph Stalin has been unveiled at Taganskaya station in the Moscow Metro. More precisely, the historical high relief that…

Brussels keeps slapping ever more penalties on Russia, even while Washington holds back What’s going on between the US and the EU right now over Ukraine feels like you and your buddy…

Some 125,000 pounds (62.5 tons) of munitions were dropped by naval warplanes in Somalia, Admiral James Kilby has said The US Navy conducted the largest-ever airstrike from an aircraft carrier during an…

DOGE Damage Deepens As ‘Deep TriState’ Continuing Jobless Claims Highest Since Dec 2021 The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell modestly last week to 227k (below…

Futures, Treasuries Slide After “Big, Beautiful Bill” Passes US stocks and treasuries sold off after President Trump’s signature tax bill passed the House by the narrowest of margins (214-215), sparking fears that…

Oil Prices Dip On Report Of Another Potential OPEC+ Supply Boost  OPEC+ is considering a third straight monthly output hike, departing from the norm of stabilizing oil markets. According to Bloomberg, the…

Death Of The Dollar: An Eternal Tale Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The following paragraph, courtesy of Amazon, reviews the book Death of the Dollar by William Rickenbacker. Death of the…

Unlike the Cold War with the USSR, the competition with Beijing is primarily along “economic lines,” Michael Ellis has said China’s economic might makes the Asian nation a unique challenge as the…

The relocated group includes five families, with ages ranging from a 52-year-old matriarch to a 4-month-old calf A significant conservation effort has been under way at the Addo Elephant National Park near…

The Iskander-M rocket hit the billion-dollar US-supplied air defense system in Dnepropetrovsk region A Russian Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system has destroyed a US-supplied Patriot air defense system operated by the Ukrainian military,…

The South Asian nation’s purchases of Russian crude are set to reach a 10-month high, according to Kpler data India’s imports of Russian crude oil are expected to reach around 1.8 million…

Moscow has repeatedly raised concerns that Kiev could exploit a truce to rearm and replenish its ranks US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected demands by EU officials that negotiations on the…

The US president has hosted his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Washington for talks US President Donald Trump voiced surprise at a visit by Vladimir Zelensky to South Africa during a…

Bitcoin Hits New Record High, Surpasses Amazon’s Market Cap On ‘Pizza Day’ Today, May 22, is a special day for cryptocurrencies. It’s Bitcoin Pizza Day… and the cryptocurrency is making new record…

Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut has confirmed Moscow’s reserves are sufficient to support future relief efforts Russia will supply 709.5 tons of food aid to Burkina Faso this May as part of…

Pope Leo XIV had previously proposed to host the next round of negotiations between Moscow and Kiev There are currently no formal agreements on holding negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in the…

Most countries, including those in the EU, continue to trade with Moscow, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing has noted Beijing has accused the European Union and its allies of “double standards,” following…

Almost All ‘Extreme’ UK Temperature Highs Recorded At Junk Sites with Massive Possible Errors Authored by Chris Morrison via DailyScpetic.org, Over the last few days the UK has experienced balmy spring weather…

The Highest-Paying Industry In The US May Surprise You… The U.S. is one of the highest-paying countries globally, but the average earnings differ significantly between industries. This infographic, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, ranks…

Similar claims following an anti-establishment candidate’s first round win last year resulted in the vote being scrapped Romania’s Constitutional Court has rejected an election challenge filed by presidential candidate George Simion, ruling…

‘Strategic Earthquake’ In Europe Signals Age Of Uncertainty Authored by Alastair Paynter via OilPrice.com, A convergence of crises – geopolitical shifts, energy instability, and economic stagnation – marks the end of a…

Which Nationalities Overstay Their US Visas The Most? The Department of Homeland Security annually releases figures on people who overstay their visas and other legal forms of admissions in the United States.  Total…

Foxconn will increase its production of phones in the South Asian nation to mitigate tariff risks iPhone maker Foxconn will invest $1.5 billion in India in attempt to mitigate tariff risks, the…

Norway Bets Big On Offshore Wind Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com, Norway announced on Monday a tender for three project areas for floating offshore wind in a highly-anticipated first competition for this type…

Leader Kim Jong-un has demanded the ship’s restoration before June, according to state media North Korean state media reported a “serious accident” during the attempted launch of a 5,000-ton naval destroyer on…

A training base for Kiev’s troops in Sumy Region was hit in a missile strike, Moscow has said Up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in a Russian missile strike on…

Air defenses have repelled yet another attempt by Kiev to target the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin has said Two Ukrainian drones have been shot down by air defenses outside Moscow, the Russian…

An MP has accused an influencer of “poisoning the minds of children” by speaking Russian A Ukrainian entertainer is facing multiple criminal investigations, including a treason probe, after being filmed rolling her…

End Of An Era: Kurdish PKK Disbands After 4-Decade Fight Against Turkey Authored by Christian Orr via The Epoch Times, Some rather surprising (perhaps even “shocking” would be an appropriate adjective?) news…

Spain’s Socialist Govt Pours Taxpayers’ Millions Into Equality Plan To Combat Nationalist Surge Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, As nationalist parties surge across Europe, the Spanish Socialist-led government is doubling…

CCP, Russia, Iran Collaborating With Cartels To Smuggle Fentanyl Into US Through Canada: FBI Director Authored by Jennifer Cowan via The Epoch Times, FBI Director Kash Patel says the flow of fentanyl…

Few Americans Enjoy Using AI Tools using artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, are only liked by 22 percent of Americans in their everyday lives. This places the country towards the bottom of the…

What Are The Most Popular Baby Names In The US? Olivia, Emma and Amelia have been announced as the three most popular baby names for girls in the U.S., while for boys,…

The KGB Spy Who Predicted Our Future Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, My dear friends, I think you are in very big trouble. Whether you believe it or not, YOU ARE…

US authorities investigate fatal shooting near American Jewish Committee event in Washington DC Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday…

Put this into two files. (1) The confirmation file that it’s “always about the money;” and (2) The ‘things that make other things’ suddenly make sense file.  Also, I wouldn’t suggest doing much…

Bibi Defiant, Unfazed: ‘All Of Gaza Will Be Under Israel’s Control’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained defiant and came out swinging in a Wednesday press conference amid growing international isolation…

John Stewart Is Right… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Every now and then John Stewart says something that undeniably hits the nail on the head, and he’s done it again while…

Frugality Rules As Americans Start Making The Most In A Hand-Me-Down Market Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), PHOENIX—While many retailers have struggled, business has thrived since Estefania…

USDA Approves Nebraska’s Banning Soda And Energy Drinks From Food Stamps Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a waiver on May 19 restricting the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds…

A Three Step Solution To Rebuild The Marine Corps Authored by Gary Anderson via RealClearDefense, I recently received a call from an old Marine Corps acquaintance who now works for the Corps…

China’s Numerous Aging Dams Pose A Serious Threat To Safety Authored by Wang Weiluo via The Epoch Times, Before 1949, China had only 22 of the 5,000 large dams worldwide. Today, China’s top water resources…

The IDF has accused the international delegation of straying from an “approved route” in the West Bank Israeli soldiers fired shots near a group of foreign diplomats visiting the Jenin refugee camp…

Boys Targeted With Investigation After Complaining About Trans Student In School Locker Room In 2021 Loudon County Schools in Virginia were implementing DEI policies that allowed for trans students to use the…

The bloc pledges emergency aid to the CIA-founded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which has seen its funding cut by the Trump administration The European Union has pledged €5.5 million in emergency funding…

Earlier today President Trump used the Oval Office and the visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to call out the horrific violence taking place against white Afrikaner farmers.  The moment in…

Masked NIH Employees Storm Out Of Meeting After Director Bhattacharya Questions Agency’s Role In COVID-19 Origins Via American Greatness, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), sparked a…

Energy Should Never Be In Question Authored by Gary Abernathy via RealClearEnergy, When our nation’s founders collaborated on a constitution to outline the country’s guiding principles and establish the structure of a…

Watch: Israeli Troops Fire Shots On International Diplomats Visiting West Bank International pressure on Israel and the Netanyahu government is already at a historic high, even from Western allies which have been…

Students Wearing Masks Need Not Apply Authored by Kenneth Tashjy via The Epoch Times, Enough already. It is time for colleges and universities to get tough on student protesters who hide behind…

Watch: Tourists Scramble As Ancient Chinese Tower Partially Collapses  China’s largest remaining drum tower partially collapsed on Monday, and the entire incident was captured on camera.  NEW: The roof of a 650-year-old drum…

Major Papers Publish AI-Hallucinated Summer Reading List Of Nonexistent Books In an embarrassing episode that will help aggravate society’s uneasy relationship with artificial intelligence, the Chicago Sun-Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and other newspapers…

MAGA Think Tank Staffing Trump 2.0: America First Policy Institute Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClearPolitics, Dubbed a White House-in-waiting during his exile, the America First Policy Institute now seems nearly like…

Moshe Kantor has been re-elected to lead the pan-European body after being removed from EU sanctions list Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist Moshe (Vyacheslav) Kantor has been overwhelmingly re-elected as president of the…

The US secretary of state has said the “two biggest nuclear powers” must never stop talking, however different their positions The administration of the previous US president, Joe Biden, acted irresponsibly by…

The restrictions have been hurting the EU country’s firms and should be reassessed, according the group’s president The Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce has urged Rome to start talks on lifting sanctions, saying…

Australia’s old media the ABC, Nine Entertainment’s The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) and News Corp have been sneakily attacking Community Independents which shows their bias towards the Liberal Party / National Party…

The US president has said any decision on additional restrictions will be made solely by him US President Donald Trump has pushed back on calls by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky for tougher sanctions…

Waste Of The Day: Still No CA Rail Line Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Topline: California’s high-speed rail line has more than tripled in price from $40…

Yields Soar, Stocks Plunge After Ugly 20Y Auction Sees Biggest Tail Of 2025 While it wasn’t quite as catastrophic as Japan’s 20Y auction earlier this week which saw the biggest tail since…

SBA Overhauling Biden-Era Loan Program Following High Default Rates Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Small Business Administration (SBA) is overhauling a Biden-era lending initiative, citing its…

China Demands US Scrap Golden Dome Missile Defense System As It Will ‘Turn Space Into A Battlefield’ China has reacted fiercely to President Trump’s newly unveiled plans to develop a cutting edge massive…

FDA No Longer Recommends COVID Vaccine For Healthy Babies Via Headline USA, The U.S. government no longer recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy babies thanks to new guidelines from the Trump administration, which said…

The use of Russian defence technologies gave New Delhi a clear advantage in its recent military confrontation with Islamabad As Operation Sindoor, India’s response to the April 22 terror attack in Kashmir,…

Schiff: Strong Dollar Or Exports? Pick One… Via SchiffGold.com, Last week, Peter joined Glenn Diesen for an interview on the post-trade deal economy. Peter takes on the myths surrounding Trump’s trade war with China,…

Russia’s top virologist says H5N1 bird flu spreading among cats could spark deadly outbreak in humans The head of Gamaleya Research Institute, Alexander Gintsburg, has warned that H5N1 avian flu spreading in…

WTI Erases Israel-Iran Spike As Crude & Gasoline Stocks See Unexpected Build Oil prices are modestly higher ahead of this morning’s official energy inventory and supply data, but have come dramatically back…

Bitcoin Surges To New Record High, ‘Trumping’ Gold Since Election Bitcoin just surge to a new record high, $109,500, extending its recent post-pause recovery and up over 60% since President Trump was…

Russian Strike On Ukrainian Training Ground Results In Mass Casualties Despite ongoing US-backed efforts to get Russians and Ukrainians to the negotiating table again, days after last week’s Istanbul talks, both warring…

US Senate Votes To Move Ahead With GENIUS Act; ‘Legitimizing’ Stablecoins For Global Institutional Adoption The GENIUS Act moved through a procedural vote on Monday (66-32), and has just passed its latest…

Watch: Trump Plays ‘Kill The Boer’ Clip In Front Of South Africa’s Ramaphosa In The Oval Office, Destroys NBC Reporter Update (1300ET): Well, for those who were anticipating a Vance-Zelensky shitshow redux…

Russian air defenses intercepted 18 UAVs approaching the capital on Wednesday, according to Sergey Sobyanin Ukraine targeted Moscow with a substantial drone attack on Wednesday, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has reported. In a…

Mercenary Firm Set To Oversee Gaza Aid For Israel Goes On LinkedIn Hiring Spree Via Middle East Eye The US private military contracting firm set to oversee Gaza aid distribution on Israel’s behalf is actively hiring…

Reports identify the victim as Andrey Portnov, a former Yanukovich aide rumored to possess sensitive information on Zelensky Former Ukrainian lawmaker and presidential adviser Andrey Portnov was fatally shot in a suburb…

The ‘total victory’ the PM has set as his goal is impossible, with or without American support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has trapped himself in a predicament that requires him to…

Dubbed SAFE, the deal will allow bloc members borrow in order to buy defense equipment and send military aid to Ukraine EU ambassadors have approved a €150 billion ($169 billion) debt program…

Newly expanded legislation allows anyone to be designated for assisting foreign organizations which are viewed as threats to national security Russia’s Justice Ministry has said even extraterrestrials could be designated as ‘foreign…

Target Reports Soft Earnings, Slashes Outlook As Consumer Spending Weakens Mega retailer Target slashed its annual sales forecast after reporting weaker-than-expected quarterly results, citing trade tariffs, boycotts, and slumping consumer confidence. A…

Congress To Seize Control Of AI: States Stripped Of Regulatory Power Via JonFleetwood.substack.com, Buried deep in Congress’s 1,116-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is a provision so sweeping, so dystopian, and so…

GLAAD Claims Free Speech Surge On Social Media Undermines LGBT Safety One of the most detrimental self-sabotage efforts of the woke movement was their rabid push to control public speech online.  In…

With Washington leaning toward bilateral diplomacy, Brussels risks becoming an irrelevant – and obstructive – actor The recent conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has clarified the…

Republicans Race to Finalize ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ As Johnson Seeks Memorial Day Deadline After weeks of turmoil and negotiations, House Republicans are inching closer to passing their sweeping domestic-policy package, anchored by…

Is Japan About To Hike Rates AND Restart Yield Curve Control? By Elwin de Groot and Michael Every of Rabobank Iran’s Khamenei said nuclear talks with US are unlikely to “lead to any…

Police also detained a Romanian national in connection with three separate incidents in north London A Ukrainian national has been charged in connection with arson attacks in London targeting a “high-profile public…

The blaze injured 17 workers during maintenance operations, the authorities have reported A fire erupted early Tuesday morning on the Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) offshore oil platform off the coast of…

Kiev is ready to consider potential venues for the talks, Andrey Sibiga has said Ukraine is interested in Russian President Vladimir Putin having face-to-face talks with Vladimir Zelensky, according to the country’s…

Perhaps it is because I understand the journey Shawn Ryan is traveling, but this is an interesting conversation.  Tucker Carlson sits down with Shawn Ryan who is about 5 years into his…

Elon Musk Confirms June Launch For Robotaxis In Austin Tesla stock is up about 2% mid-day after a mid-day interview between David Faber and Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO told CNBC that…

Great News DIYers: Home Depot CFO Reveals No Tariff Price Hikes  Great news for DIYers and contractors alike: Home Depot CFO Richard McPhail told CNBC this morning that the retailer has no…

Futures Slide As 30Y Yield Rises Above 5%, Oil Jumps On Iran War Fears US equity futures and global markets are weaker with both tech and small caps underperforming as yields rise…

Brussels has accused Viktor Medvedchuk of “disseminating pro-Russian propaganda” in his own country and abroad The EU has sanctioned exiled Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk as well as 20 other individuals and…

UnitedHealth Shares Drop After Report Reveals Secret Bonus Payments To Nursing Homes For Cutting Hospital Transfers UnitedHealth Group shares dropped as much as 7.5% in premarket trading Wednesday in New York, following a…

Beijing’s trademark Belt and Road initiative will be expanded into Afghan territory China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan will enhance trilateral cooperation in various sectors, including trade and security, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said…

News outlets have identified the victim as lawyer and former lawmaker Andrey Portnov, once an aide to Viktor Yanukovich Former Ukrainian lawmaker and presidential adviser Andrey Portnov was fatally shot in a…

A civil war of “epic proportions” could erupt within weeks, the top US diplomat has claimed Syria could face a surge of violence and total collapse within weeks, US Secretary of State…

The Russian president has ordered the restoration of all places of worship damaged during Kiev’s incursion Ukraine’s armed forces turned churches in Russia’s Kursk Region into fortresses during their failed incursion, President…

Goldman’s Internet Playbook: Ten Themes Driving US Tech Landscape  We are nearing the tail end of the first quarter earnings season. Excluding Nvidia, which is scheduled to report next Wednesday, the rest of…

Nvidia CEO Calls Biden-Era AI Curbs A “Failure” With China  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence chips to China under the Biden administration’s AI diffusion rule a “failure” that risks ceding…

Air defense systems have repelled yet another attempted Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin has said Three Ukrainian drones were shot down near the Russian capital on Wednesday, Moscow…