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Washington is not trusted, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran is ready for dialogue with the US, but any talks must be indirect and backed by guarantees, President Masoud Pezeshkian has…

The step is necessary to withstand Russian pressure on the battlefield, according to Aleksandr Syrsky Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Aleksandr Syrsky, has said Kiev must mobilize 30,000 soldiers every month to sustain resistance against…

The recent case of 15 uniformed first responders killed on their way to work is but the latest in a long, long line of similar crimes The Israeli army has executed 15…

Peter Dutton is obviously worried about losing his seat to independent Ellie Smith and has attacked her with lies in a mailout out to all voters in his seat of Dickson and…

The two nations’ space agencies have not yet decided on any concrete date but are working “as a team,” Ken Bowersox has told TASS The Russian and American space agencies are developing…

FOMC Minutes Confirm Fed Members Fear Trade Policy “Uncertainty”, Support QT Taper A lot – and we mean a lot – has happened since the last FOMC meeting on March 19th. Bonds,…

PC Shipments Jumped Most In Years Ahead Of Tariff Blitz A new report from market tracker Canalys shows that PC shipments in the first quarter grew at the fastest pace since the…

Trump’s Economic Revolution: Unraveling A Blessing And A Curse Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Deuteronomy 11:26 – “Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse.”  This biblical…

The US-China standoff risks escalating into an “outright financial war” with no winners, the bank’s head of global FX research warns The global financial system is moving into “unchartered territory,” as the…

Amazon Cancels Orders, Walmart Pulls Forecast As Tariffs Take Hold Amazon has abruptly canceled orders for beach chairs, scooters, air conditioners, and other merchandise sourced from China and other Asian countries hit…

Judge Rejects California’s Attempt To Block City’s Voter ID Law Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A California judge rejected the state’s attempts to shut down a conservative coastal city’s…

Stellar 10Y Auction Prices At 2nd Highest Stop Through On Record Despite Plunge In Directs Well, the 10Y auction is in the bag, and after yesterday’s very ugly 3Y, today’s sale was…

NPR Repeats False Claim That The Court Rejected Claims Of Government Involvement In Censorship Efforts Authored by Jonathan Turley, Leila Fadel and National Public Radio recently interviewed me on free speech. While…

Could Trump Cut China Out Of The Dollar System By Benjamin Picton, senior strategist at Rabobank To whom much is given… US stocks were a rollercoaster yesterday. Having closed at 5062 on…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hold press gaggle outside the White House. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives details on the China tariff increase and the…

“Shark Tank” star and investor Kevin O’Leary says President Trump’s tariffs on China aren’t high enough and calls for a 400% tariff on the country. “It’s time to squeeze Chinese heads into…

The countermeasures, which take effect next week, will reportedly be limited to certain products EU member states have approved retaliatory measures to counter the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on…

The first part of this announcement is clear, Chinese tariffs are now raised to 125% effective immediately.  The latter part of this announcement is less clear; however, it appears that all other…

The decision comes shortly after Beijing retaliated against Washington’s previous tariff rise US President Donald Trump has raised the tariffs on Chinese goods to 125% in response to retaliatory measures imposed by…

They’re messy, risky, and unpopular – but they might be part of a bigger, smarter plan Let me play devil’s advocate for a minute. I’m not here to defend President Donald Trump’s…

The country is facing labor shortages due to the outflow of refugees Most of the Ukrainians living in the West are unlikely to return, MP Nina Yuzhanina has warned. The lawmaker was…

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…

Full dragon, no panda mask.  Beijing begins using war terminology to discuss the trade conflict with the United States. Through a series of cumulative trade tariffs, President Trump has now placed Chinese…

This is an excellent example of what Attorney General Pam Bondi should be focused on instead of her appearances on Fox News. The Federal Housing and Finance Agency has released a public…

Anti-Russian policies have cost the bloc’s economy over $1.4 trillion, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova The EU’s “anti-Russian agenda” has proven to be an “expensive obsession” for the bloc, dealing…

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called the incident “a shameful spectacle” Russia has lodged a formal diplomatic protest against France and summoned its ambassador after a member of Moscow’s official delegation…

Trump Admin Mulls Farmer Bailout After China’s Retaliatory Tariffs Threaten Exports The Trump administration is exploring options to shield American farmers from deepening fallout as its trade conflict with China intensifies, including…

Washington is also considering imposing even higher tariffs on goods from the country, Scott Bessent has said Washington is considering delisting Chinese companies from US markets amid the escalating tariff war, Treasury…

Berlin has halted admitting immigration applicants who claim they need protection, amid government coalition talks, DPA has reported Germany has temporarily suspended its participation in a UN refugee resettlement program, the DPA…

The civil war in Sudan has entered its third year and is still far from over On February 22, a charter was signed in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, establishing a parallel…

WTI Extends Losses After Crude Inventory Build; US Production Dropped Oil prices fell to fresh four-year lows early on Wednesday on expectations economies will slump as China, Canada and the European Union…

Columnist Suggests Big Business Could ‘Put A Hit Out On Trump’ Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, A prominent British newspaper columnist suggested that big business could ‘put a hit out…

“Free Trade Is A Sham!” Tariffs Divide Libertarians And MAGA MAGA and libertarians are ripping each other apart over the tariff debate: Free trade or protectionism? Our livelihood or numbers on a…

Foreign Travelers Boycott USA After Tariff War Erupts From President Trump’s long-threatened trade war on day one to last week’s “Liberation Day” tariff blitz, the escalating trade war with China and other major…

Tariffs On… Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, The “Liberation Day” Tariffs announced at the Rose Garden last week went into effect as of 12:01 am. The tariffs on China have…

Futures Swing Wildly As China Retaliates, Basis Trade Blows Up Sending Yields Soaring The rollercoaster goes on as stock futures continue to swing wildly, and now we have the extra kicker of…

The State Department says “genuine autonomy” under Moroccan sovereignty is the only feasible solution to the conflict over Western Sahara Washington recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and supports the North African…

RBI has reduced its key interest rate to make borrowing cheaper and reduce the impact of US tariffs India’s central bank cut its key interest rate for the second time this year…

The US president has hailed the Russian hockey star after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals total on Sunday US President Donald Trump has praised Russian ice hockey star Alexander Ovechkin,…

The Economic Freedom Fighters accuses the country’s coalition government leader, the ANC, of sidestepping proper legislative processes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has filed court papers in the Western Cape High Court to challenge…

Ukraine has continuously violated the moratorium on strikes on energy facilities, according to the Defense Ministry The Ukrainian military has launched multiple – unsuccessful – drone attacks overnight, targeting a a Russian…

The organization had a huge influence on the relationship between Prague and Moscow, Stanislav Novotny has told RT The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) financed a long-running anti-Russian campaign in…

China Strikes Back: Hikes Tariffs On US Goods To 84% As Trade War Goes Nuclear Update:  After Beijing’s overnight inaction in response to President Trump’s new 104% effective-rate tariff on Chinese goods—and…

The Media’s Piss Stain Starts To Dry Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Over the last few days, I’ve been part of an extraordinarily small contingency of people not freaking out and losing their minds over…

These Are The U.S. States With The Most Criminals Still At Large A study by Spartacus Law Firm ranked U.S. states by the number of criminals still at large, factoring in violent…

Beijing has slapped 84% duties on US goods in retaliation for Trump’s 104% levies on Chinese products China announced on Wednesday that it will raise tariffs on US goods to 84%, up…

President Trump has caused a “serious chasm” in the West, as other nations pursue conflicting goals, Dmitry Polyansky has warned The UK and the EU are pursuing objectives in the Ukraine conflict…

The news agency was barred from the press pool over a dispute over how the Gulf of Mexico is named A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore access for…

The right-wing party has garnered 25% of support, outpacing the conservative CDU/CSU alliance, a new Ipsos survey shows The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has topped a major nationwide public support…

Under Western influence, the nation was plunged into a “social amnesia,” forgetting its Russian roots and ideals, Russian FM has claimed Ukraine has “betrayed” its own history by allowing the West to…

The move comes after President Donald Trump slapped a total tariff of 104% on Chinese imports China has raised its tariffs on American goods to a total of 84%. The measures were…

Crude has dropped below $60 a barrel as markets brace for the fallout of the trade war and weaker global demand Oil prices have dropped to their lowest point in over four…

“We’re Monitoring Carefully”: Emergency 401(k) Early Withdraws Rise Above Historical Norms Financial emergencies have driven more Americans to tap into their 401(k) accounts—a trend already underway before President Trump took office. Much…

Netanyahu Lobbying US Against F-35 Sale To Turkey Via Middle East Eye Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been lobbying US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to block the sale of F-35…

Victoria Spartz has claimed the British paper’s “fabrication” was used by Kiev to smear both her and the US Ukrainian-born Republican Congresswoman Victoria Spartz has accused the Daily Telegraph of distorting her…

The Financial Kessler Effect Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Like orbiting space debris, every loan that has been collateralized by an illiquid asset is a high-speed projectile with the…

The Ukrainian leader has alleged that Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia against Kiev’s troops Beijing has dismissed claims by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky that a significant number of Chinese nationals are fighting…

Over 60% of countries on the continent have reported that skilled health workers are present for more than four-fifths of births, up from less than a third in 2010 The maternal and…

The move comes amid increasingly strained relations with Paris Niger’s transitional government has demoted French and declared Hausa the country’s national language. The move is set out in a new charter recently…

Beijing has urged New Delhi to collaborate in opposing American trade policies, which it considers to be abusive China has called on India to collaborate in opposing Washington’s new trade policies, which…

“The Tyranny Of Red Judges”: The Rationale, Criticisms, & The Politics Of The Le Pen Verdict Authored by Etienne Fauchaire via The Epoch Times, A verdict by the Paris Criminal Court on…

White House Considers Withdrawing 10,000 Troops From Eastern Europe The Trump administration is mulling the potential withdrawal of up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, NBC News reports Tuesday, citing half-a-dozen American and…

Russia has long tried to warn the West against rewriting history, the foreign minister has said European countries have once again “taken up arms” against Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said,…

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted to Trump’s new duties on goods from multiple countries, including China and the EU The new US tariff hikes are a “traditional way of doing…

Several industrial facilities and warehouses were damaged in Dnepr and Kharkov, local officials have said Russian drone strikes hit the Ukrainian cities of Kharkov and Dnepr on Tuesday night, leading to damage…

Tbilisi and over a dozen cities across the post-Soviet republic have been affected Georgian electricity distributor Telmico has confirmed that a major incident affecting the nation’s power grid occurred on Tuesday night….

Five Details That Most Observers Missed From SIPRI’s Latest International Arms Trends Report Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which is regarded as the top…

US Space Chief Warns Congress Of China’s Space Capabilities In Potential Indo–Pacific War Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times, China’s ambitions in space pose a “powerful destabilizing force” to the…

These Are The U.S. States With The Highest And Lowest Tax Burdens A new study looked at the highest and lowest tax burdens, per state, in the U.S. To rank states by…

The president says US trade partners are begging for exemptions as even steeper tariffs go into effect Wednesday President Donald Trump has claimed that dozens of countries are scrambling to negotiate trade…

At Least 12 House Republicans Consider Signing Anti-Trump Tariff Bill: Report At least a dozen House Republicans are mulling whether to sign onto Rep. Don Back’s (R-NE) bill which would restrict the…

This May Not Be What They Were Originally Anticipating, But A “Reset” Of The Global Economy Is Definitely Here Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream log, Over…

Trump Weighs Drone Strikes On Mexican Cartel Terrorists Amid Major Hemispheric Defense Push After two months of U.S. military surveillance flights targeting Mexican drug cartels—with the initial phase focused on gathering signals…

RFK Jr. Says He Will Tell CDC To Stop Recommending Fluoride In Municipal Water Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced…

The US president has vowed to keep levies in place until Beijing makes a “deal” The United States has hiked tariffs on all Chinese imports to a staggering 104%, escalating the ongoing…

The issue of Ukraine will “absolutely not” be discussed, according to the US State Department The next round of talks aimed at improving US-Russia diplomatic ties will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye,…

Why Doubts Over The Fed’s Swap Lines Are Such A Big Deal Over the last few days, we have noted some cracks/leaks (choose your analogy) appearing in the plumbing of the market….

The Pentagon chief has announced a series of “bold steps” to “secure” the crucial waterway The United States has vowed to “take back” the Panama Canal from Chinese influence and has launched…

Trump Wannabe Syndrome Authored by Stephen Soukup via American Greatness, Democrats don’t hate Trump… they want to be him, mimicking his style but failing to connect with voters, exposing their desperation and lack…

Will Trump End The Fed Or Put Himself In Charge Of It? Authored by George Ford Smith via The Mises Institute, On February 18, 2025 President Trump issued an executive order titled, “Ensuring Accountability…

Netanyahu Says Iran Should Blow Up Own Nuclear Sites Under US Supervision Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that if US ‘indirect’ talks with Iran over its nuclear program fail, then…

The Indian Prime Minister was invited to attend the 80th anniversary of WWII victory, Russia’s deputy foreign minister has said Moscow is expecting to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an…

Appeals Court Clears Way For DOGE To Access Data At 2 Agencies Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, A divided federal appeals court panel on April 7 ruled that the…

IRS To Provide Illegal Immigrants’ Data To ICE Under New Agreement The IRS has reached an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to share the personal information of illegal immigrants…

“I hope his legs will be torn off and he won’t succeed,” Eduard Zakharchenko told Ukrainian media last week The goaltender of the Ukrainian national hockey team, Eduard Zakharchenko, wished that Russian…

Micron Prepares To Slap Tariff-Related Charge On Customers  President Trump’s targeted reciprocal tariffs on countries with which the U.S. runs its largest trade deficits will take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday….

The Five-Year Anniversary Of COVID Lockdowns Authored by Jennifer Sey via The Brownstone Institute, We are just at about the 5-year anniversary of lockdowns. In the Bay Area, where I lived at…

Record-Breaking $1 Trillion Defense Budget: Trump, Hegseth Say It’s Happening With much of the globe and American public focused exclusively on tariff mania, President Trump as well as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth…

Russia, China, and the US form a strategic triangle of power The United States still holds a commanding position in global affairs. Its influence – political, military, economic, and cultural – remains…

Tehran could reportedly agree to face-to-face meeting if Washington lifts certain sanctions Iran would want to see a concrete goodwill gesture from the US before any face-to-face talks between the two countries’…

The US president’s wave of duties on imports has roiled stock markets US President Donald Trump’s net worth has fallen by half a billion dollars in less than a week after he…

The decades long relationship between former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump permeates through a recent announcement that Japan will be the first nation to enter the new era…

The Gold Standard Is Back – Stablecoins Need To Rethink What ‘Backing’ Really Means Authored by William Campbell via CoinTelegraph.com, Stablecoins were heralded as a breakthrough in the cryptocurrency space as a…

After previously saying her number one concern about President Trump’s tariff program was Beijing dumping all their excess products into the EU at a discount, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

Many pundits and apoplectic Lawfare leftists are noting a set of four recent Supreme Court rulings favorable to the Trump administration. The most recent ruling [pdf here] said nonprofit groups lacked legal…

“The Avalanche Has Really Just Started” – Credit Market Cracks Raise Fears Of Bankruptcy Wave Just over a week ago, before the proverbial tariff fecal matter struck the rotating market object, we…

Dismal, 3Y Auction Has 3rd Biggest Tail On Record, Only Covid, SVB Worse Ahead of today’s closely watched 3Y auction, many were wondering if we would see the fingerprint of a Chinese…

Attorney General Pam Bondi makes her 75th appearance on Fox News this year to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling generally supporting President Trump’s deportation policy.  WATCH: . Performative.  Oh, and Boasberg…

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appeared on Fox News to discuss the first week impact from President Trump’s global trade reset and implementation of reciprocal tariffs. Director Kevin Hassett notes that…