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By putting their own national interests first, Moscow and its partners work towards a more balanced multipolar reality The year 2023 did not bring any radical changes to Russia’s relations with the…

Dmitry Medvedev has responded to a deadly Ukrainian strike on Belgorod on Saturday, saying that Moscow’s forces do not strike civilian targets Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is “scum” who would love to…

Long-Term Brain Issues In COVID Patients May Be Linked To Disease Severity, Not COVID Itself: Study Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new study reports that brain…

Corn, Wheat Prices Post Largest Yearly Decline In Decade As Hope For Easing Food Inflation Rises Despite the El Nino-related weather disturbances affecting key agricultural areas globally and the disruptions in the Black…

Moscow will resist efforts to falsify history and whitewash Nazism, the Kremlin has said Russia intends to fight foreign cultural expansion against the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the…

The measure is aimed at calming the surge in prices, which jumped nearly 60% in the second half of 2023 The Russian government is allowing duty-free imports of eggs in the first…

Western sanctions have forced the country to focus more on manufacturing than energy exports, and the change has been beneficial, according to Russia’s president The Russian economy is in good shape and…

A 2024 Wish List: Sanity At Home And Stability Abroad Authored by Josh Hammer via The Epoch Times, The calendar turns to 2024, and the world under President Joe Biden’s watch is…

“First Time In Nearly 2 Years”: Snow Drought In Major US Northeast Cities May End Soon  Northeast cities, such as Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, have been locked in…

Ukraine itself is not an enemy, while Western elites backing it are, the Russian president has said Ukraine is a mere tool in the hands of the collective West, which has been…

Moscow will seek the “harmonious integration” of new members and boost internal cooperation and global outreach, he has said Russia has assumed the one-year rotating presidency of BRICS following its groundbreaking expansion…

Police Injured During ‘Diversity Riot’ In London Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, At least four police officers were hurt Saturday in what has been dubbed a ‘diversity riot’ in London. The…

Exports from Latvia have reportedly surpassed those from the world’s biggest producer, Italy Latvia has emerged as Russia’s largest supplier of sparkling wine in the first nine months of 2023, RIA Novosti…

Kiev’s shelling of Donetsk at midnight on Monday killed four people, with 13 injured, according to local officials Only violent savages could stoop so low as to attack civilians on New Year’s…

The EU and G7 restrictions apply to direct imports of non-industrial diamonds mined, processed, or produced in the country Western restrictions on direct imports of Russian diamonds have come into effect. As…

Germany lost its place as the world’s 5th largest economy to Russia, just as the president predicted, Karin Kneissl has said Russian President Vladimir Putin was right on the mark when he…

The peacekeeping mission in Mali was terminated at the request of the local authorities The UN announced on Sunday that it is completing the withdrawal of its peacekeeping force from Mali, with…

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…

The sovereign funds have been seized by the West as part of Ukraine-related sanctions Nearly $300 billion worth of Russian forex reserves have been frozen by Western countries since March 2022. The…

Most analysts polled by the media believe the single currency bloc is already in a recession The 20-nation euro currency bloc is expected to see only moderate economic growth, +0.6% in 2024,…

2024: Where Does The Pendulum Swing? Authored by Amir Taheri via The Gatestone Institute, If there is a pendulum that regulates world affairs, it is important to know which way it may…

America’s Top New Year’s Resolutions For 2024 Bidenomics… Planning to save more money is top of mind for many Americans making resolutions for 2024. As Statista’s Anna Fleck highlights, this is a…

Bezalel Smotrich said that the majority of the Palestinians resettle somewhere else The bulk of the Palestinian Arabs living in the Gaza Strip should be encouraged to emigrate to other countries, Israeli…

2023 has been one heck of a ride.  I mean, wow. This is the year when so many assumptions collapsed because we did not pretend. I will have other thoughts on the…

Blinken Again Bypasses US Congress To Send Munitions To Israel Via The Cradle, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken used emergency authority to approve the sale of $147.5 million of 155 mm artillery shells…

Has Feminism And ‘Hoeflation’ Destroyed Dating In The West? It’s a problem in the western world that is rarely discussed in the media beyond puff-piece articles and glancing polls that avoid connecting…

DeSantis Promises ‘Day One’ Firing Of Special Counsel Jack Smith If Elected Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis told Iowa voters that…

Appearing on Face the Nation, Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson (Chicago, Illinois) and Democrat Mayor Mike Johnston (Denver, Colorado) discuss the ongoing challenges related to Texas Governor Greg Abbott not retaining all of…

Zhui and his partner Dindin became parents to a baby cub earlier this year The Moscow Zoo has released a video of a giant panda male named Zhui opening its New Year…

These Are The Most Popular Wikipedia Articles In 2023 From the CIA‘s fingers to your mind… ChatGPT marked a turning point for artificial intelligence, allowing millions of users to experiment with generative AI. So,…

This is a little funny, but hey… why not? Axios claims to have talked to “sources who talk often with the leading GOP presidential candidate,” which could mean any random Republican, a…

Schwarzenegger Interview Explains California’s Decline Authored by John Seiler via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Arnold Schwarzenegger’s term years in office, 2003–11, remains one of the most consequential for California since 1991….

America’s economy will be wiped out if Joe Biden stays in power, the former president claimed Former US President Donald Trump has warned that the national economy will completely collapse if he…

This Hidden Voting Bloc Could Swing The 2024 Election Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Tina DeMedeiros, 53, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, is a typical “Trump-or-bust” voter. After casting…

Russia Pummels Ukraine’s 2nd Largest City With 50 Drones In ‘Retaliation’ For Attack On Belgorod “This crime will not go unpunished,” Russia’s Defense Ministry had announced Saturday in response to the massive…

The strike on the Russian city of Belgorod was launched by the nationalist ‘Kraken’ battalion, a security source has claimed A massive rocket strike targeting the Russian border city of Belgorod on…

At least three people were killed in the Donbass city during the first shelling of 2024, a top local official said Ukrainian troops have shelled the Russian city of Donetsk, local authorities…

A Clue As To Why AI Is So Dumb Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The New York Times has dropped a major lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright…

It is well known that amid all violent crimes, rape and sexual assault are underreported by victims; so, the latest statistics from Germany are even more alarming than would appear on the…

“We Are Going To See ‘Collisions’ All Over The Planet” – Pushback Against Tyranny & Control Will Accelerate In 2024 Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Catherine Austin Fitts (CAF), Publisher of The Solari Report,…

RT’s audience will be able to hear the Russian president’s voice during his annual New Year’s speech thanks to neural network technology RT viewers can listen to Russian President Vladimir Putin making…

Just one in ten respondents to a survey conducted three years after the UK left the EU said they were better off financially Most UK residents now believe Brexit has been bad…

The leftist LAWFARE effort to use the federal and state court system to keep President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot continues. However, in the most recent example, a Democrat appointed federal…

Russia should not allow a resurgence of the ideology that led to WWII, the former president has said Defeating neo-fascism once and for all should be Russia’s “main goal” in the coming…

Russia has been “steadfast” in defending its freedom and security in 2023, the president has said Moscow’s troops fighting at the front in the conflict with Kiev are “heroes,” President Vladimir Putin…

Norway will deploy armed police to counter unspecified threats to Jewish targets Norwegian police officers will be temporarily armed during New Year’s weekend due to an unspecified “threat” to “Jewish and Israeli…

‘Incompetence Has Consequences’ & Other Lessons From 2023 Authored by Ben Shapiro via The Epoch Times, 2023 was a rather bad year. Not as bad as 2024 is likely to be or…

Repeat Influenza Vaccination Linked To Higher Risk Of Infection: CDC Preprint Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A recent preprint co-authored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…

Watch: Cartel Gunfight Erupts With Mexican Military Near Arizona Port Of Entry A byproduct of President Biden’s radical open-border policies is the rapid deterioration of the southern border. Footage from Friday shows…

London has reportedly drafted a “final warning” to the Yemeni militants, which may be followed by airstrikes Britain is preparing to launch airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi militants in response to a wave…

Trump Warns Of Market Crash And 1929-Style ‘Great Depression’ If He Doesn’t Win Authored by Tom Ozimek vai The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump predicted Friday that if he doesn’t win…

The renowned documentary maker was “one of the greatest journalists in all of history,” Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi has said Investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger died at age 84…

The US president got no New Year’s greetings from the Kremlin as relations are at an all-time low Most Western leaders, including US President Joe Biden, have not received New Year’s congratulations…

The border city was targeted in a massive Ukrainian attack that killed more than 20 people Around a dozen Russian cities have canceled public New Year’s celebrations in the wake of a…

The Chinese president’s comments come after he vowed to prevent the island’s secession “by any means” Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that the reunification of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland is…

California To Give Illegals Free (Taxpayer-Funded) Healthcare Authored by Catherine Salgado via PJMedia,com, The People’s Republic of California will soon be offering lawless illegal aliens healthcare, courtesy of the state’s taxpayers. California…

Maersk Halts Red Sea Transit After Container Ship Hit By Missile Maersk, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, suspended all container ship sailings in the Southern Red Sea after…

Small Slivers Of Hope In The Global War On Cash Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com, 2022: The Year That Many Brits Learnt to Love Cash Again However it may seem, the…

The controversial ruling will allow men to compete against women, provided they’ve had surgery and hormone treatment USA Boxing will allow men who transition to female to fight against biological women under…

Output rose by 6.4% in November year-on-year, official statistics show Russian natural gas production has continued to grow in annual terms for the fourth month in a row in November, reaching nearly…

San Francisco Boasted They Would Hire Thousands Of Sacked Twitter Employees – It Didn’t Happen One of the biggest shock events in the history of digital communications took place in April of…

Consumers Are Rejecting The Great Reset Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A friend got a rental of a Tesla over the holidays. It’s undoubtedly the industry…

Seoul’s policy of “unification by absorption” does not correspond to Pyongyang’s principles, Kim Jong-un has said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said it is impossible to achieve reunification between Pyongyang and…

Bullion finished 2023 at $2,063 an ounce, climbing more than 13% year-on-year Gold prices are expected to rally further in 2024 as lingering uncertainty about the prospects for the global economy spurs…

Border guards are reportedly demanding certificates from recruitment offices even from those permitted to exit Ukrainian men who are allowed to leave the country are finding it increasingly difficult to do so…

The sanctioned countries have agreed to trade in their national currencies Iran and Russia have officially abandoned the US dollar for mutual settlements after the countries finalized an agreement to trade in…

At the same time, Washington is not yet prepared to respect Moscow’s interests, the foreign minister has said The US is wary of burning down relations with Russia “to the ground,” but…

The Indian PM unveiled dozens of projects in Ayodhya, where the Ram temple is being built as his party’s election promise Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched projects worth 157…

Visualizing The Events That Defined 2023 Looking back at 2023, the year was defined by various international geopolitical events while the tech and business world kept a close eye on artificial intelligence’s…

The Rise Of Propaganda-Dependent Elites And Lonely Masses Authored by Robert Malone via Substack, In my opinion, one of the more important speeches provided at the recent Fourth International COVID/Crisis Summit, held…

Holdings grew by $5.5 billion in just one week, official data shows Russia’s foreign currency reserves have continued to grow, surpassing $593 billion as of December 22, the country’s central bank has…

The campaign has been accused of harming the brand in Malaysia by means of defamatory social media posts McDonald’s Malaysia is suing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Malaysia movement for hurting…

The trend should continue once Cairo finalizes a free trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union, Aleksey Tevanyan says Trade between Russia and Egypt is set to top $7 billion by the…

Numerous defense officials who orchestrated Saturday’s missile barrage on Belgorod have been eliminated, the Defense Ministry has said Russia’s military has conducted a string of high-precision missile strikes targeting Ukrainian military facilities…

Russia’s respect for India’s policy of strategic autonomy is the core strength of bilateral ties, as the Indian foreign minister’s latest visit proves Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s five-day official visit…

Manufacturing has surged to its highest level in seven years, according to S&P Global Data on manufacturing activity in Russia during December has shown the fastest pace of growth in almost seven…

The fresh warning comes after an earlier missile barrage killed over 20 civilians, including four children A new missile alert was briefly declared in the Russian city of Belgorod following a deadly…

The attack targeted a Singapore-flagged vessel owned and operated by Denmark, US Central Command has claimed A commercial ship was struck by a Houthi missile fired from Yemen as it passed through…

Ukraine’s shelling of Belgorod has claimed the lives of at least 24 people, with 108 injured Kiev’s brutal attack on Belgorod, which left numerous civilians dead, including several children, shows that Ukraine…

The greenback’s share of global reserves plummeted below 60% in the third quarter of 2023, according to the IMF The US dollar’s share of global central bank reserves has continued to decrease,…

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…

The prime minister says that “demilitarization” of the Palestinian enclave must be ensured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims to take full control of the Gaza-Egypt border zone, arguing that it would…

Former Obama top advisor, David Axelrod, appeared with the sanctimonious CNN crew to discuss the political efforts by Democrats in Maine to keep President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot, and…

The Continuing Plot To Silence Trump’s 2024 Comeback Authored by Sharyl Attkisson via The Epoch Times, Donald Trump has been slandered and libeled thousands of times. Each time a news reporter, media…

2023: The Year Of The ChatGPT Scare Authored by VN Alexander via Off-Guardian.org, 2023 was the year that an artificial intelligence (AI) known as ChatGPT-4 spectacularly passed the Turing Test. For a…

Dmitry Polyansky has accused the Czech foreign minister of cowardice The Czech Republic did not have the courage to publicly respond to Moscow’s claim that Czech-made missiles were used by Ukraine to…

The ‘Living Wage’ Gap – From Maine To Maui According to an analysis from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the minimum wage does not suffice to pay for a typical set of living…

San Francisco Small-Business Owners Calling For Help Authored by Siyamak Khorrami via The Epoch Times, A long-time small-business owner in San Francisco is on the verge of losing his business because, he…

From Ukraine to Israel to China, the chaos of the past year saw the American hold on the reins of the world slip As we conclude the year 2023, we look back…

A Huge Teachers’ Union Battle Underway In Florida, Thank DeSantis Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Once in place, it is nearly impossible to get rid of a public union. Florida governor…

CO, ME Just The Start Of Trump Ballot-Blocking: These 20 States Have Suits In Progress As jarring as it’s been to witness the anti-democratic, one-two punch in which a court in Colorado…

The missile strikes have killed at least 21 and injured 111, according to the Russian officials The UN has condemned Ukraine’s deadly shelling of the Russian border city of Belgorod. The statement…

These guys keep providing me super timely and apropos fuel for my arguments about the structure of the next Trump administration. Appearing on CNN, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper outlines his greatest…

2023 Rearview Awards Authored by Greg Maresca via AmericanThinker.com, As the days begin to lengthen and 2023 is one for the history books, the time for the annual Rearview Awards is upon…

This op-ed published in Politico is intended to sound the alarm about President Donald Trump fundamentally destroying the system of career civil service agents in Washington DC, and it’s also a little…

Russia Says Czech-Supplied Weapons Behind Attack On Belgorod Which Killed 18 We detailed earlier that Ukraine’s major cross-border drone and missile attack on the Russian city of Belgorod Saturday was unprecedented in…

The DC Establishment Is Deeply Concerned That Trump May Have Copies Of His Declassified Binder Authored by Jeff Carlson via The Epoch Times, A recent CNN article titled “The mystery of the…

San Diego-Bound Cargo Ship Hauling Lithium Batteries Reports Fire A fire was reported on a 410-foot cargo ship carrying lithium-ion batteries from Vietnam. The US Coast Guard is assisting the vessel diverted…