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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…

Israel’s Eilat Port Sees 85% Drop In Activity As Mediterranean Imports Also Take Hit This week the chief executive of Israel’s Eilat Port confirmed that Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping has…

Supreme Court Will Reverse Trump Ballot Removal But Dodge Insurrection Question, Expert Predicts Authored by Petr Svab via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to strike down…

A group of men escaped under the pretext of delivering aid amid fears of total mobilization in Kiev A group of volunteers, who had been granted exemptions to temporarily leave the country…

CBS floated some ridiculous story about President Trump asking advisors their opinion of Nikki Haley as a VP option.  That story is nonsense.  Anyone in the orbit of Donald Trump knows Nikki…

The Velvet Fascism Of “Protect Our Democracy” Authored by Thomas Buckley via The Brownstone Institute, Deciding that a person who has not been charged with, let alone convicted of, insurrection is guilty…

These Are The Most Desired Christmas Gifts This Year In The US While it may not seem like the most romantic option, the useful gift of money is the most desired Christmas present in…

Tokyo sends Patriot missiles to the US in another step toward full remilitarization Japan has agreed to supply Patriot missiles to the US after ending a ban on military exports imposed under…

Metropolitan Mark believes medics should refrain from questioning the unborn babies’ “right to live” Russian doctors should drastically change their approach when dealing with pregnant women, Metropolitan Mark of Ryazan Diocese said,…

22-Year-Old Quits Her Job For ‘Tradwife’ Lifestyle, Embraces 1940s—Has Words For Couples Today Via The Epoch Times, Millennial Aria Lewis is infatuated with the 1940s—and has been since she was 15 years…

“I Am Not A Student Of Hitler”: Trump Defends “Poisoning Blood” Comments, Says Illegal Immigration Is “Destroying Our Country” Former President Donald Trump on Friday defended his past comments on immigration amid…

Monika Schnitzer’s call for a “Ukraine surcharge” comes as the German government’s approval ratings hit record lows Berlin should tax citizens’ incomes more in order to strengthen military aid to Ukraine as…

House Judiciary Seeks Documents From Jack Smith Over Trump Cases Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Subcommittee on Crime…

Many Ukrainian officials believe it is “cool” to take bribes, Mikhail Podolyak has said A certain number of Ukrainian public office holders continue to engage in corrupt activities despite the ongoing conflict…

Senator Rand Paul has highlighted such boondoggle outlays as researching Russian cats and monkey gambling From a Pentagon lobster tank to a transgender monkey study, the US government found a wide range…

A Rigged-System From Top To Bottom: George Orwell Meets Lewis Carroll Authored by Donald Jeffries via ‘I Protest” Substack, Just the other day, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a remarkable…

Biden Shafts Kennedy Over Secret Service Protection For 3rd Time The Biden administration has denied political rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr. US Secret Service protection for the third time, according to a…

As the story is told, the “republicans” have the lowest amount of reserve cash on hand in the past seven years. However, as readers here are well aware, it’s not the republicans…

US Attacked 100 Times In Iraq & Syria Since October Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, A Pentagon official said Thursday that US troops in Iraq and Syria have come under attack at least…

Sadiq Khan has changed his mind amid political pressure regarding a request from Kiev’s Vitaly Klitschko London Mayor Sadiq Khan has dropped his refusal to send four-wheel-drive cars and trucks to Ukraine,…

With hopes of a Ukrainian victory fading, Antti Hakkanenn foresees a long face-off against Moscow The West does not have enough ammunition to prop up Kiev’s forces indefinitely, and without a serious…

It has been a good year for the Kangaroo Court of Australia website and YouTube channel and that is as a direct result of you the supporters. The highlight of the year…

‘No, No, No’ – Christmas Vacations Score Low On This Year’s Wishlists While Christmas and the holiday season are usually reserved for spending time at home alone, with friends or visiting family,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin traditionally sends foreign leaders his holiday wishes in December The leaders of nations Moscow considers “unfriendly” will not be sent traditional New Year and Christmas greetings from President…

Dave Collum’s 2023 Year In Review: Down Some Dark Rabbit Holes, Part 1 Authored by David B. Collum, Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology – Cornell University (Email: dbc6@cornell.edu, Twitter: @DavidBCollum),…

Israeli-Linked Tanker Struck By Drone Off India, Signaling Attacks Set To Widen In a truly unprecedented scenario, an Israeli-linked tanker has come under attack not in the Red Sea, but as far…

Next year will be worse for the country than 2022 and 2023 combined, an air defense commander has said Ukraine is likely to resort to “total mobilization” next year in a bid…

Watch: CNN Caught Editing RFK Jr Speech To Mislead Viewers When he appeared on CNN last week, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was confronted with a video from one of…

‘Misery Index’ Near Lowest Level Since Pre-COVID, But Are Americans Happy? Authored by Sam Bourgi via CreditNews.com, Americans should be in a better financial position heading into the holidays, according to a…

US scientists have successfully repeated a historic experiment creating fusion energy, proving the process can be replicated US government scientists have claimed that they can now “consistently” produce fusion energy after successfully…

The “Control System” Is Collapsing – ‘The Great Taking’ Looms As Globalism’s Last Gasp Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, The Great Taking: The Latest “Anti-Mainstream” Conspiracy A new book has exploded…

The new rules aim to curb excessive spending on video games, but the country’s tech giants are unhappy China unveiled new rules on Friday aimed at reducing spending on online video games….

“It’s Disgusting What They’re Doing”: Tucker Carlson Describes Visit With Julian Assange As Julian Assange approaches his ‘final’ appeal against extradition to the United States, where he faces some 18 counts related…

A UN agency employee was among those who perished in one of the deadliest strikes of the ongoing war in Gaza More than 90 Palestinians, including 76 members of one extended family,…

The star reported that the same woman had previously dumped trash on his property and defaced his car Actor Charlie Sheen was attacked by a neighbor at his Malibu home on Wednesday,…

The presidential candidate has said he is willing to go head to head with the incumbent as times as can be organized Former US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he…

A local parliament committee plans to ask the Russian Constitutional Court to review whether the 1954 handover was legal Crimea’s handover to Kiev in 1954, which made the peninsula part of the…

The former president has insisted he wasn’t channeling ‘Mein Kampf’ during a speech on illegal immigration Former US President Donald Trump has defended his assertion that illegal immigration is “poisoning the blood”…

3 Out Of 5 Illegal Alien Households Are Supported By Taxpayer-Funded Welfare Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, A new analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reveals that almost…

Only 30% think Olaf Scholz is doing a good job, according to a new poll German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s approval rating has fallen off a cliff, with more than two-thirds of the…

Washington’s attempt to put together a coalition against the Houthis is attracting almost none of the regional powers In yet another case of blowback, reflecting the failure of Western military interventionism in…

Christmas Comes Early For 1 In 5 American Families Christmas traditions vary greatly across the world. While some countries hold the main celebration on Christmas Eve, others wait until Christmas Day to get…

It Was Meant To Be A Campaign Winner. Has ‘Bidenomics’ Become A Liability? Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden, who has typically refrained from discussing…

White and rosé are now preferred, the food quality regulator has said Russian wine lovers are switching from red wine to white and rosé, Maxim Protasov, the head of Roskachestvo, the food…

In The Wake Of ESG’s Ongoing Death, The Texas-Focused ETFs Have Arrived No sooner have we witnessed the death of ESG investing, including the shuttering of several ESG and “green” themed ETFs,…

Moscow has shipped about 250 million tons of crude this year Russian oil exports this year will be higher than before the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, indicating a failure…

Revised official statistics show a GDP contraction in the third quarter Britain’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter of the year, raising the possibility that the country is already in a…

The mammoth defense bill gives Ukraine a tiny percentage of the military aid promised by the White House US President Joe Biden has signed the country’s largest ever military budget into law….

Britain’s Net Zero Disaster And The Wind Power Scam Authored by Rupert Darwall via RealClear Wire, “This is not about complicated issues of cryptocurrency,” assistant U.S. attorney Nicolas Roos declared in the…

A partygoer who wore only a sock on his penis was fined for propagating non-traditional values Photo and video content from a party with an “almost naked” dress code in Moscow, which…

The seizure of Moscow’s assets would be seen as a “very dangerous precedent” by US partners, Konstantin Kosachev has said A White House proposal to seize frozen Russian funds and use them…

SBF’s Lawyer Says FTX Co-Founder Was ‘Worst’ Witness Ever Stanford Law professor David Mills, who led Sam Bankman Fried’s criminal defense trial, says the FTX co-founder went off the rails when he…

Belarus plans to raise the transit tariff by 10% next year The transit of Russian oil through Belarus will become more costly next year, the Kommersant business daily reported on Saturday, citing…

Estonia’s interior minister said the country’s authorities will have little trouble tracking potential conscripts for Kiev Estonia is ready to extradite Ukrainians who are fit for military duty but are reluctant to…

Washington’s ‘reckless actions’ reinforce the artificial division of the global market, Anatoly Antonov has said US attempts to hamper the development of the Russian economy through sanctions are increasingly damaging bilateral relations and…

Restrictions on the Arctic LNG 2 energy project endanger vital fuel supplies, according to Chinese energy majors China’s state energy majors CNOOC and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) have both asked the…

Tehran has provided tactical intelligence critical to Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, according to the White House The United States has accused Iran of being “deeply involved” in attacks by Houthi…

Berlin has added the sanctioned country to its tax haven blacklist Russia has been added to Germany’s list of “non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes,” according to an announcement published in the Bundesanzeiger…

Some gunners say they fire only 10-20 shells a day, down from 50 earlier, according to the report The Ukrainian army is facing an acute shortage of ammunition, hampering its offensive operations…

Uncertainty over a key route linking Asia and Europe has been pushing shipping costs higher Global logistics companies have been hit with rising ocean and air freight prices and stranded cargo as…

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…

The company’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion has hurt its stock price following a string of box office flops In a surprising disclosure, the Walt Disney Company acknowledges in its latest filing…

Türkiye has been ramping up purchases despite the Western sanctions, according to Reuters Türkiye has become the largest importer of Russian energy in the Western Hemisphere after European countries halted most Russian…

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…

India’s engagement with Africa, backed by the common legacy of a colonial past, aims to create a true multipolar world India’s history with Africa goes back several centuries when Indian traders traveled…

Aleksey Pechiy has claimed he will be better off fighting for Ukrainian cause from abroad Ukrainian TV channel 24 has disowned and accused their presenter, Aleksey Pechiy, of betraying public trust after…

Is It Time To Rethink American Support For Israel? Authored by Joe Buccino via RealClear Wire, In the eleventh week of its war with Hamas, Israel, undeterred by U.S. admonitions, continues to…

Trump Calls Biden An ‘Insurrectionist’ After Colorado Ballot Ban Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump on Thursday denied being an “insurrectionist” while labeling President…

Federal Judge Blocks California’s Concealed Carry Restrictions Banning Firearms In Most Public Places Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A controversial California law that would ban licensed gun…

96% Of Saudis Oppose Ties With Israel, Hamas Grows In Popularity: Poll Via Middle East Eye A new poll has found that 96 percent of Saudi nationals believe that Arab countries should cut ties…

‘Trump Derangement Syndrome Just Became Orwellian’; VDH Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Will Partisan Lawfare Destroy Trump? Trump Derangement Syndrome became Orwellian with the recent ruling of the Colorado…

After Telework Surge, Federal Buildings Remain Largely Empty Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClear Wire, More than two years after the Biden administration called on all federal agencies to create plans to…

Cargo Owners Consider Airfreight Alternative To Red Sea Shipping Delays By Eric Kullisch of FreightWaves Global businesses, uncertain how long the shipping crisis in the Red Sea will last and with a…

Both the United States and Russia abstained, but for opposite reasons The UN Security Council has finally adopted a resolution calling for speeding up aid deliveries to desperate Palestinian civilians in Gaza, after…

Using his Twitter/X platform to promote the 5-minute-long teaser, Tucker Carlson has finally released the interview with Julian Assange that took place on November 2, 2023. Why wait 51 days?  Your guess…

If re-elected as US president, the Republican is reportedly considering abandoning the policy of disarming Pyongyang Donald Trump is already preparing a new foreign policy doctrine should he manage to get elected…

Denmark is adamant that once the conflict ends, the refugees need to go back Ukrainian nationals who sought refuge from the conflict in Denmark won’t be welcome to stay once peace is…

Rumble has refused the South American country’s demands to censor creators The video sharing service Rumble announced on Friday that it would disable access to all users from Brazil pending its legal…

China To Seek Rare Exemption From US Sanctions On Russia’s Latest LNG Project By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Chinese state energy giants plan to ask the United States for exemptions from the…

President Trump’s Plan To Save America’s Cities: Gingrich Authored by Newt Gingrich via RealClear Wire, With all the devastating news about urban crime, drug overdoses, illegal immigration, rampant homelessness, out-of-control budgets, and…

Tesla Launches New Mega Factory Project In Shanghai, Designed To Manufacture 10,000 Megapacks Per Year Tesla has launched a new mega factory project in Shanghai, which will be capable of producing 10,000…

Pentagon Alarmed Over Huge Price Tag Of Countering Cheap Yemeni Drones Via The Cradle, Concerns about the high cost of countering the threat posed by the Yemeni armed forces in the Red…

American Hostage Dies In Gaza – White House Silent, No Plan On Horizon Israeli authorities have announced the death 73-year-old Gadi Haggai while in Hamas captivity, an Israeli-American dual national who had…

Onlookers expressed dismay over the broad-daylight heist, though no one attempted to stop it Two men were filmed removing a sticker-decorated stop sign from a south London street corner less than an…

As we stated yesterday following the Smith request, the Trump attorney response and the Smith re-response, the transparency of the special counsel motive is obvious.  For the Supreme Court to accept the…

Reality is different from public statements, the German journalist who just visited Kiev has said While the Ukrainian government paints a rosy picture of the conflict at press conferences, senior officials admit…

Majority Of San Franciscans Support Testing Cash-Assistance Recipients For Drug Use: Poll Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, Nearly two-thirds of San Francisco voters surveyed say they would vote for…

Large Bank Deposits Rise As Money-Market Outflows Accelerate, Small Banks Still Stressed Yesterday we discovered that Regional bank shares have been soaring towards pre-SVB levels despite yet another huge increase to a…

‘Whatever It Takes’ Won’t Be Enough Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “Like many people, I assumed every impeachment, every indictment, every criminal count would be the end of him.” –…

Certain restrictions must be followed, however The Russian Council of Ulema has adopted a decree allowing Muslims to circulate and invest in cryptocurrency under certain circumstances, Mufti of Moscow Ildar Alyautdinov said…

Israel has reportedly killed more journalists in the last ten weeks than in any country in a whole year anywhere else Reporters covering Israel’s war on Gaza are being killed at an…

Crypto, Crude, & Crap Stocks Rally As Yield Curve Steepens, Rate-Cut Hopes Soar A weird week of macro data – strong jobless claims but weak labor market data from UMich; housing starts…

The court shot down a request by prosecutor Jack Smith to rule on whether the case can go ahead The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to hear a case on whether…

Finland has decided to provide refugees with a financial incentive to leave “as quickly as possible,” its Interior Ministry has said Rejected asylum seekers in Finland might receive a heavy sum from…

Russia Says Oil Exports Rose By 7% in 2023 Compared To Year Before Ukraine War By Michael Kern of Oilprice.com Russia’s crude oil exports this year will be 7% higher compared to…

Passive Investing Has “Gone Too Far”, Elon Musk Tells Cathie Wood In Wide-Ranging Spaces Interview Potentially one of the biggest beneficiaries of indexing in public markets was railing against it yesterday when…

Christmas Gifts: The Newest Target Of Climate Change Activists Authored by Dennis Prager, People need to realize the Left is using the alleged “existential” threat of global warming to wage war against…

Supreme Court Rules Against Special Counsel, Will Not Expedite Trump Immunity Clash The Supreme Court’s new docket just dropped, notably without expedited consideration of Trump’s claim of presidential immunity in his 2020…

Kiev now hopes for a rebellion inside Russia, according to The Times Ukraine’s prospects of a battlefield victory aren’t looking good and the country must prepare for the worst, two lawmakers in…