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The two countries have sent troops to participate in Brazil’s “Operation Formosa” The US and Chinese navies are taking part in joint military exercises led by the Brazilian Armed Forces for the…

47% Of All Voters Think Harris Is Too Progressive Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The latest New York Times / Siena College poll is a doozie. It has Trump in the…

Brent Tumbles Below $70 As Hedge Funds Least Bullish Oil On Record Oil just had its worst week in almost a year, and the new week is starting off just as bad…

Gov. Gavin Newsom Wants Mandate For Oil Companies To Create Stockpile Of Gasoline Authored by Leslie Eastman via LegalInsurrection.com, Legal Insurrection readers may recall the report about Chevron’s California operations. Chevron had been…

Nonprofits Sue IRS Alleging Political Speech Rules Not Applied Equally Authored by Steven Kovac via The Epoch Times, Two Texas churches and a couple of nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status are challenging…

Ally Financial Craters After Auto Lender Reveals Surging Delinquencies, Charge-Offs Yesterday we said that the latest consumer credit numbers, which saw a bizarre surge in credit card debt as consumers – their…

Goldman’s Take On Energy Markets Ahead Of ‘Rocket Fuel’ In Gulf Propelling Francine Towards Louisiana Tropical Storm Francine churned off the Texas Gulf Coast early Tuesday with sustained winds of 65 mph. The storm is expected…

JPMorgan Tumbles After Bank’s President Says Analysts Are “Too Optimistic” The stock of the largest US bank is tumbling this morning after Daniel Pinto, JPMorgan’s president, said that analysts were too optimistic…

Rickards: The Race Is Anyone’s Call Authored by James Ricjards via DailyReckoning.com, Few events will affect investors more than the U.S. presidential election. The playing out of the campaign between now and…

BMW Shares Tumble After Brake Problem Sparks Outlook Cut  BMW AG shares tumbled in Germany on Tuesday after the company slashed its annual outlook due to a faulty braking system from supplier Continental…

Rahul Gandhi of Indian National Congress party is touring the US and has publicly criticised the Narendra Modi-led government Rahul Gandhi, the leader of Congress, India’s principal opposition party, has triggered a…

For those who have followed my travels, research and granular reviews into the background motives of the multinationals, an article within Politico catches my attention and I hope it may be of…

Bringing ‘Dark Money’ Operatives Out Of The Shadows Authored by Dustin Bass via American Greatness, The term “dark money” gets thrown around a lot, and when politicians make claims about “dark money”…

The move comes as the government faces mounting pressure over its special treatment of Ukrainian refugees Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees lost their temporary protection status in Germany over the course…

According to Fox News the acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe has asked protective operations Asst Director Michael Plati to resign his position. Hopefully this is not just another example of creating…

The emergency measure is aimed at averting a “disaster” amid a jail overcrowding crisis, the justice secretary has said UK prisons have begun releasing offenders early as part of a government scheme…

The South Asian nation has been purchasing power from Indian conglomerate Adani Group, and now owes nearly $500 million  An outstanding bill of nearly $500 million for energy purchased from India is…

Palestinian authorities have blamed the “massacre” on the global community’s failure to restrain the IDF At least 19 people have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a “humanitarian…

Internet sleuths discovered that VP’s website told viewers to “re-elect Joe Biden today” US Vice President Kamala Harris has finally revealed her policy proposals, only for eagle-eyed viewers to discover that her…

The statutory minimum age would likely be as high as 16, the PM says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that his country is considering banning children from using social media…

Two attack helicopters have conducted strikes on Kiev’s troops and armor, according to a clip released by the Defense Ministry Russian attack helicopters have successfully struck Ukrainian invaders in Kursk Region, the…

“Big Win”: EU’s Vestager Celebrates As Apple Loses €13bn Ireland Tax Bill Case Outgoing EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager scored a major victory on Tuesday after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against…

What’s Wrong With Slow Agony By Michael Every of Rabobank Yesterday saw ex-“whatever-it-takes” ECB president/Italian PM Mario Draghi deliver a shocking report on the EU’s future. As Draghi told a journalist in…

The number of babies born in January-June 2024 was down by 16,600 in annual terms, according to Rosstat Russia recorded a historic minimum birth rate in the first six months of this…

China’s Energy Transition Is Slowing Its Oil Demand Growth By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com, China’s oil demand growth has been slowing down due to weaker economic performance and a shift to electric…

Pyongyang must keep improving its military capabilities to check “reckless expansion” of West, leader Kim Jong-un has said North Korea is planning to boost its stockpile of nuclear weapons to counter threats…

The transparency of intent is crystal clear for the non-pretenders.  Ultimately, it’s all about controlling information. The United States Dept of Justice (Lawfare), following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

There have been some subtle shifts in the carefully managed self-brand and personal presentations of First Lady Melania Trump as the 2024 presidential campaign enters the critical ferocity and consequence phase. Following…

CTH has long said the biggest battle would be the ugliest.  Indeed, having spent decades following GOP politics we know exactly what the professional republicans are capable of doing. The Democrats are…

An M270 system as well as auxiliary equipment and Ukrainian troops were eliminated using an Iskander-M, Moscow has said Russia’s Defense Ministry has shared a video purporting to show the destruction of…

Chinese naval ships and aircraft are also taking part in the ‘Ocean-2024’ exercise Russia has launched the biggest naval drills in its modern history, President Vladimir Putin has announced. The ‘Ocean-2024’ exercise…

Democratic governments suppress protests at home but preach human rights abroad, Climate Rights International has said Rich democratic nations are deploying harsh measures against climate change activists, while criticizing states in the…

Liberian authorities have blamed the incident on a breach in the facility’s security system Around 47 inmates have escaped from a maximum-security prison in Liberia’s Margibi County, near the capital, Monrovia, the…

Ivano-Frankovsk will introduce inspectors to force residents to conform to new rules The city of Ivano-Frankovsk in Western Ukraine will soon introduce “language inspectors” to fight against the increasing use of Russian,…

Tehran has denied supplying Moscow with short-range ballistic missiles The US will impose fresh sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s alleged supply of missiles to Moscow, Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

Michigan Supreme Court Blocks RFK Jr.’s Bid To Remove Name From Ballot Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The Michigan Supreme Court has denied Robert F. Kennedy’s request to have…

Police have been given guidelines on dealing with sightings of ‘anomalous’ objects in the sky Police officers across the US have been issued a handbook on how to deal with reports of…

The world cannot rely on the currency of a nation with a multi-trillion-dollar debt, Sergey Shoigu has said Washington’s abuse of the dollar is a major selling point for BRICS, which is…

Drone strikes on apartment blocks have nothing to do with military action, Dmitry Peskov has said Ukrainian drone attacks on residential areas in Russia demonstrate why Moscow must continue its military operation…

Many brands have sold their assets since 2022 but retained a buyback option Western car brands that quit the Russian market following the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict are unlikely to be…

The tax saga involving the US tech giant is part of the bloc’s antitrust crackdown The EU’s highest court has ordered US tech giant Apple to pay €13 billion ($14.4 billion) to…

How Government Debt Is Killing The US Dollar Authored by Daniel Lacalle, «The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring temporary prosperity;…

Five agreements on energy were signed during a visit by Abu Dhabi’s crown prince to New Delhi India on Monday signed five agreements with the energy-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a…

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Crew Now In “Zero-G” Ahead Of Historic Spacewalk  SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission launched at 0524 ET atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida….

US could have turned Russia into a regular, docile client state by dragging it into the EU in the 1990s, Sergey Shoigu has claimed The US and its allies missed an opportunity…

With Just Months Left In His Term, SEC Chair Gensler Will Likely Abandon Nearly All Of His ESG Initiatives In news that should surprise no Zero Hedge readers, SEC Chair Gary Gensler…

Support for negotiations has been “creeping upward” since the failure of Kiev’s counteroffensive last year, the outlet has said An increasing number of Ukrainians want Kiev to find a diplomatic solution to…

The US spends more than a trillion dollars a year on servicing the national debt, according to the tech billionaire The cost of servicing the vast US federal debt now outstrips the…

Kiev reportedly promised to provide Hayat Tahrir al-Sham with dozens of drones in exchange for the release of Chechen and Georgian extremists Ukraine has held secret talks with Syrian terrorists to secure…

Foreigners are treated as second-class citizens in the Ukrainian Army, they said in an exclusive interview Two Colombian nationals have been arrested in Russia on charges of mercenary activity, having fought for…

Latvia Says Russian Shahed Kamikaze Drone Crashed In Its Territory  Latvia said Monday that an Iranian-designed Shahed kamikaze drone has crashed into its territory. Its military said the aerial incursion happened Saturday, and…

By travelling to both Moscow and Kiev, Prime Minister Narendra Modi created a more diplomatic space for New Delhi, allowing it to manage Western pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to…

State institutions have been directed to cut wasteful spending as the government seeks to reduce taxes The Kenyan government will seek suggestions from the public on new legislation aimed at increasing revenue…

Academic writing and research publication have been taught to 1,500 participants from Nigeria and Ghana The Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) has successfully concluded a six-month professional training…

Elon Musk Projected To Be World’s First Trillionaire By 2027, Fueled By Space Race Bets A new report from wealth-tracking website Informa Connect forecasts that Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire by…

The Russian leader won’t travel to the US because it is not fulfilling its obligations as host country, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend this year’s…

Iraq Rejects U.S. Accusations Of Enabling Iran Oil Smuggling By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com, Iraq has rejected allegations made by U.S. Congressmen that it was helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions by channeling…

The “silent tolerance” is explained by geopolitical considerations, Slovakia’s Robert Fico has said People eager to condemn the atrocities committed by the Third Reich are at the same time turning a blind…

Negotiations are impossible with people who target nuclear facilities, former Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said Attempts by Ukrainian forces to target the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant amid their incursion into Russia…

Which EU Countries Are The Most Expensive (And Cheapest)? Which EU countries are the cheapest, and which ones are the most expensive? In this graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Jenna Ross, we look…

Incoming UAVs have been shot down above nine Russian regions, the Defense Ministry has said A total of 144 drones were destroyed or intercepted during a large-scale Ukrainian attack on Russian territory…

CNN Shared A Glimpse Of Just How Bad Everything Has Become For Ukraine Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The Ukrainian Armed Forces are in the midst of converging crises caused by…

DoJ Admits Illegal Immigrant Stole American’s ID, Voted In US Elections Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an illegal immigrant agreed to plead…

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…

China, Russia Set For Series Of Joint Exercises This Month Aimed At Bolstering Pacific Presence China revealed Monday that it plans to hold another major joint military exercise with Russia. It confirmed…

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…

Which Countries Dominate The Supply Chain For Strategic Metals? As the energy transition continues, tapping into the reserves of critical minerals and securing their supply chains is crucial.  For this graphic, Visual…

Professor: People’s “Street Race” Should Be Included In U.S. Census Via The College Fix, A sociology professor at the University of New Mexico believes “how you believe others see you” should be…

Secretary Blinken Visited Haiti As US-Backed Police Fail To Wrestle Control From Gangs Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently traveled to Haiti to show…

Maryland Bill Aims To Protect Farms From Eminent Domain Threat For New AI Data Center Power Lines Powering up America by upgrading power grids for artificial intelligence data centers, onshoring manufacturing trends, and electrifying the…

In “Last Hurrah”, Credit Card Debt Unexpectedly Soars Despite Record High APRs As Savings Rate Hits Record Low One month ago, when multiple discount retailers (here and here) were lamenting the sudden…

The Blair Witch Project: Former UK PM Calls For Global Censorship Authored by Jonathan Turley, In the 1999 cult classic The Blair Witch Project, one character tells his friends “I could help you,…

Has The Electricity Reality Check Arrived? Authored by Todd Snitchler via RealClearEnergy, At meetings of energy regulators, policymakers, consumer advocates, and industry this summer, the content and tone of the conversations around…

The details of the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are now clarified. When is the debate? Harris and Trump will debate on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. ET. The…

McCormick Outlines ‘Playbook’ In Tight Pennsylvania Senate Race Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClearPolitics, With August in the rear-view mirror, Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R-PA) admits he never really made much of…

At least nine UAVs were shot down while approaching the Russian capital overnight Russian air defenses thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow during the night, according to the city’s mayor, Sergey…

One Polish soldier damaged a roof, while another got caught on a power line Around a dozen Polish soldiers descended on a local village during a botched airborne exercise on Monday, just…

Porn Streamer OnlyFans Spews $630 Million In Dividends On Owner Radvinsky Since the start of 2023, UK-based OnlyFans, a major hub for porn content-creators, has paid more than $630 million in dividends…

Does Anyone Else Smell A Market Crash In The Air? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Markets are manipulated, yes, but they’re still structures of tightly bound, self-organizing complexity which…

James Earl Jones, 93, was a powerful presence on both stage and screen James Earl Jones, one of the world’s greatest stage, screen and voice actors, died on Monday at his New…

Goldman Finds “Thrift Trends Outperform” Amid Consumer Slowdown  Goldman cited new data in a note to clients on Monday from Placer.ai, a startup that tracks and analyzes foot traffic from mobile devices at…

VDH: The Biden-Harris World Is Afire Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Somehow the United States ended up this summer with no engaged president and an absent vice president who…

Dodgers Kowtow To Teachers Unions, Honor ‘Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence’ Authored by Brenda Lebsack & Rebecca Friedrichs via RealClearPolitics, The “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” according to Catholic Vote, is “a vile anti-Catholic…

Israeli Strike On Alleged Syrian Chemical Weapons Facility Leaves High Death Toll A late Sunday night apparent Israeli aerial attack on Syria has left at least 18 people dead and 36 injured,…

Draghi Says Europe In Existential Danger Without Massive new Spending And Joint Debt; Germany Immediately Says “Nein” It has been a while since we were reminded that without the ECB’s constant (and…

Stocks Bounce After Brutal Week Despite Apple Unveiling A Dud After the worst week for the S&P since the March 2023 bank crisis… … one which sent the Nasdaq to one of…

The “Russian symbol” was found at several places in a Lithuanian seaside town Authorities in the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda have launched an investigation into disruption of public order after “symbols resembling…

Dmitry Simes claims that the current US government – which he accuses of “lawlessness and blatant lies” – doesn’t believe in the First Amendment The US Department of Justice has accused the…

Footage shows buildings occupied by Kiev’s forces being leveled to the ground The Russian Air Force has successfully destroyed a concentration of Ukrainian troops in Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow…

Latvia accuses Moscow of violating its airspace after a UAV crashed on its territory during the weekend The Latvian military will take additional measures to secure the nation’s eastern border after an…

The supposedly temporary measure is meant to address anti-immigration backlash Germany will reimpose passport controls on its land borders for at least the next six months, in order to curb “irregular migration,”…

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris faces a crucial televised debate with the GOP presidential nominee on September 10 US Vice President Kamala Harris has spent several days intensively preparing for the upcoming presidential…

Inflation Expectations Rise Over Medium-Term As Delinquency Fears Unexpectedly Hit 4 Year High With the Fed now supposedly only focused on the jobs part of its mandate, as inflation has supposedly been…

Watch Live: Apple CEO Tim Cook Unveils iPhone 16 Watch the Live Launch Event “It’s Glowtime” guys…  Apple Park is glowing! #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/gVgtMbZhaM — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 9, 2024 *   *   * …

Embattled Finance Firm B. Riley Looks To Raise Up To $410 Million From Asset Sales Distressed financial firm B. Riley is planning the sale of its majority stake in Great American Group…

With American efforts to mediate a solution going nowhere, Moscow appears the next best option for negotiations with Gaza Following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, diplomatic efforts led…

Austin Tells Zelensky: Long-Range Strikes in Russia Won’t Be A Game Changer In the latest $250 million weapons package for Ukraine approved and released by the Biden administration, noticeably absent were the longer…

Here’s What To Watch For In Congress In September Authored by Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord, Stacy Robinson, Terri Wu, Arjun Singh, Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), WASHINGTON—Lawmakers are returning…