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The armed suspect claimed he had “top secret” information for a general at the Air Force facility A Florida man has been arrested for trying to enter a military base while armed…

Why Traders Are Refusing To Give Up On The Idea Of A March Fed Rate-Cut Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, Despite pushback from Fed officials, the markets are growing in…

The actor has said “there’s no way that he’s not the guy” to take down the GOP presidential frontrunner US President Joe Biden would be a better candidate than his predecessor Donald…

Police in the Czech capital say that multiple people were killed or injured A gunman has killed multiple people and injured dozens more in the Czech capital of Prague, police said on…

Angola is leaving the alliance following 16 years of membership Angola is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) because membership is not serving its interests, Oil Minister Diamantino Azevedo…

Russia will not collapse, so it would be better if the US and its allies changed their policy, the president has said Western nations that expect Russia to collapse are misguided and…

Billionaires Launch Buyout Bids For SpaceX Rival As Rocket Race Heats Up The space race among billionaires for rocket launches intensified, with news Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and Cerberus, a private equity…

Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant is restricting “legitimate speech” over the crisis in Gaza, according to a report Meta, the social media giant that operates Facebook, Instagram, and other widely used online…

Turley: SCOTUS Should Rule Unanimously Against Trump Ballot Ban Authored by Jonathan Turley, In his book Profiles of Courage, John F. Kennedy discussed figures who answered the call of history and how such…

The package contains over 300 measures to battle the country’s severe economic crisis Argentine President Javier Milei has announced sweeping economic reforms in a bid to combat the worst economic crisis in…

Dublin is taking action over a law that potentially grants immunity for crimes committed during ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland The Irish government is taking legal action against the UK over a…

Futures Rebound From Worst Market Rout In Three Months One of the ironic consequences of yesterday’s sharp, 0DTE-driven 1.5% selloff which was the biggest for the S&P since Sept 26 and which…

Final Q3 GDP, Personal Consumption Revised Sharply Lower As Core PCE Slumped To 2.0% Normally the market could care less about data that is at least 3 months old, like for example…

Philly Fed Flops – New Orders Plunge As Prices Paid Jump The Philly Fed’s latest survey shows that manufacturing activity in the region continued to decline overall in December, printing -10.5, will…

Women are “going to get hurt” if they are forced to compete with former men, a government spokesman has said New Zealand will cut off funding to sporting organizations that allow transgender…

There are fewer people signing up to train in the operation of Leopard 2 tanks, the German paper reports The Ukrainian Armed Forces are reportedly experiencing a shortage of personnel to train…

Markets Go Wild On 3-Month-Old (Revised) Data “Great” news America… economic growth in the 3rd quarter was not quite as hot as the government had previously guessed. ‘Worser-er’ data suddenly supports the…

A diplomatic source has claimed they are IT specialists, not intelligence agents Authorities in Burkina Faso have arrested four French civil servants with diplomatic passports and visas on espionage allegations. They were…

Initial Jobless Claims Near Record Lows, Continuing Claims At 2-Year-Highs After tumbling nears 2023 lows in the prior week, the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose de minimisly from a…

Oil Tumbles After Angola Announces It Is Leaving OPEC Confirming a move which had been widely expected after the internal acrimony at the last OPEC+ meeting, moments ago Angola – also known…

Moscow is ready to boost its wheat exports, the foreign minister said Tunisia is interested in importing more Russian grain, and Moscow is prepared to meet the North African country’s demand, Russian…

Volumes are projected to reach $100 billion by 2030 Trade between India and Russia is expected to reach $100 billion by the end of the decade, Kommersant reported on Thursday, citing analysts…

The US and its allies are deliberately undermining global security, General Valery Gerasimov has warned Western actions directed against Russia are making Europe less safe, according to the head of Russia’s General…

Beijing Imposes Export Controls On Rare-Earth Processing Tech As Mineral War With US Heats Up Following the meeting between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation event…

All Ukrainian men of military-age who have fled abroad will be summoned to recruitment centers, Rustem Umerov has said The Ukrainian government wants all men of fighting age who left the country…

The bloc purchased replacement fuel at higher prices that “others could not pay,” Brussels’ top diplomat has admitted By weaning itself off Russian energy after the start of the Ukraine conflict, the…

The national train driver union threatens to protest with local farmers starting January 8 as labor talks break down The Union of German Train Drivers (GDL) is set to intensify its industrial…

“This Is Off The Charts”: Economist Claims 2024 Will Bring ‘Biggest Crash Of Our Lifetime’ In US Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An economist who focuses on…

Censors and politicians are unhappy about an acclaimed drama that has caused a stir in Kiev. Here’s why. The cultural war between Russia and Ukraine is one-sided. For Russians, it doesn’t exist at…

“Astonishing Audit Failure”: SEC Charges Tingo Group With “Massive Fraud” The SEC charged Tingo Group, a Nigerian “agri-fintech” company with “massive fraud” this week, claiming that almost every aspect of the company…

Putin Seizes Multi-Billion-Dollar OMV And Wintershall Stakes In Russian Ventures By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Germany’s Wintershall Dea and Austria’s OMV are being stripped of their multi-billion-dollar stakes in joint ventures developing…

Most refugees don’t complete government-funded courses, according to a draft report obtained by the news outlet Most of the Ukrainian refugees in Germany who enrolled for government-funded ‘integration courses’ have failed to…

The Supreme Court directed the state government to ensure a dignified burial for the people killed in the clashes Some 87 people from the Kuki and Zomi tribes who died in ethnic…

Ousmane Sonko, who is currently imprisoned, is reportedly being prevented from submitting his candidacy for the 2024 vote Jailed Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko is being illegally prevented from submitting his candidacy…

The bloc has been seeking to tap profits generated from the frozen funds Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has warned that Moscow will respond in kind if the European Union decides to utilize…

Kiev thought its forces could blockade the city of Melitopol within 15 days, according to Valery Gerasimov Ukrainian military planners expected swift progress in their summer counteroffensive, which was to culminate in…

Kiev did not receive enough equipment from the West, Czech President Petr Pavel has claimed Kiev’s much-touted summer counteroffensive operation has failed to produce “expected” results, and instead resulted in heavy casualties for…

Raiffeisen earlier announced plans for its Russian subsidiary to buy a stake in an Austrian construction group Shares in Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) rallied around 12% on Wednesday shortly after the banking…

“I Am Going To Red-Pill You About Vegetable Oils” In a post on X, Sao Paulo-based ‘Dr. Simon Goddek‘ announced, “I am going to red-pill you about vegetable oils.” In a detailed bullet point…

Do Your Part For Global Warming: Stop Breathing! Authored by Pete Colan via AmericanThinker.com, As if we aren’t already incredibly weary of climate hysteria where everything is to blame from cow farts…

The bloc’s top diplomat has admitted that not all member states see Russia as a “strategic threat” Josep Borrell, the top diplomat of the European Union, has emphasized the potentially severe consequences…

Fesco is now shipping cargo between Novorossiysk and Alexandria The FESCO Egypt Direct Line (FEDL) has been launched by FESCO Transportation Group, connecting Alexandria, Egypt, with Novorossiysk, Russia, with no need for…

Volkswagen, Audi, And Porsche Adopt Tesla EV Plug As NACS Becomes Gold Standard The Volkswagen Group announced its brands, VW, Audi, and Porsche, will be integrating Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) plug into…

The French president says the legislation undercuts the right-wing National Rally party, which supported it in parliament The ruling Renaissance Party has joined forces with the right-wing National Rally (RN) in France…

Anticipated rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are fueling investor enthusiasm and boosting the Russian currency In a plot twist to the year-end financial narrative, Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell has delivered…

The Ukraine Situation Is A Failure Of Strategy And Leadership Authored by András László via ReMix News, Additional funding for Ukraine has been delayed both on behalf of the U.S. and the…

Kiev’s manpower is “significantly worn out” as Russia’s “attrition strategy” is taking effect, a former German Air Force Colonel has said Around 800 Ukrainian troops are being killed and wounded daily amid…

West Jerusalem has reportedly proposed to halt its Gaza offensive for a week in exchange for the release of hostages Hamas has rejected an Israeli offer to cease fighting in exchange for…

International Tourism Approaches Pre-Pandemic Levels While few industries have been spared by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past three years, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism…

France’s Le Pen Hails New Immigration Bill As “Ideological Victory” Authored by Denes Albert via ReMix News, Aid to non-EU migrants will be subject to a five-year residency requirement… An ad-hoc committee…

The threat follows news of Washington planning to set up a coalition to stop attacks on cargo vessels US warships will be attacked if Yemen’s Houthis are targeted by Washington, the group’s…

The online accommodation platform has been accused of tricking Australians to pay in US dollars Online accommodation provider Airbnb has been fined by an Australian court AU$15 million (US$10 million) and ordered…

The average customs agent will not be able to distinguish between gems of different origin, the CEO of De Beers says It is almost impossible for customs agents to distinguish Russian diamonds…

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…

Moscow’s soccer authorities have rejected a switch to Asia’s confederation The Russian Football Union (RFU) will “fight” for its membership in European football’s governing body, according to a top sports official. The…

What Donald Trump’s Ukraine Strategy Could Look Like Authored by Lt. General (ret.) Keith Kellogg and Dan Negrea via The National Interest, Far from abandoning Ukraine, a second Trump administration would lift…

China Is Keeping The Lights On The Christmas Tree This Year While Santa’s factories are rumored to be hidden in the mountains of Lapland (or at the North Pole, depending on who…

Straw Poll Shows Young Trump Voters Want Carlson Or Vivek As VP Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClear Wire, Young Republican voters overwhelmingly want Donald Trump to be the GOP nominee in…

What A Load Of Rubbish: The Global State Of Waste Management The safe management of household and commercial solid waste is not yet widespread in many nations in Asia and Africa. The latter…

Jack Smith Requests Written Jury Questionnaire In Trump Classified Documents Case Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), On Tuesday, federal prosecutors asked the Florida judge presiding over former…

The ‘1%’ Are Responsible For 15% Of Global Emissions From a historical perspective, the current demand for natural resources has surged to unprecedented levels and continues to escalate—for both essential needs like…

The Untold Stories About Smallpox Vaccines Authored by Yuhong Dong via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In the rich tapestry of medical science, vaccines stand out as monumental achievements lauded for their…

Throughout the timeline of human endeavors, do you know what the greatest story is?  It’s the comeback story.  From the divinity of the resurrection to the great stories of human achievement; the…

Kim Jong-un said Pyongyang will not “hesitate” to use nuclear weapons, if provoked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has praised the country’s military for the successful test-launch of a long-range intercontinental ballistic…

The Days Of Using Dating Apps For Free Are Long Gone The good ole’ days of using dating apps for free appear to be long gone. Now, such apps are “borderline unusable”…

Biden Vetoes Repeal Of ‘Woke’ Lending Rule Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) small business lending rule will remain in effect…

Where Americans Shop For The Holidays After a year of high prices, high interest rates and high economic uncertainty, American consumers would have been excused for cutting back on their spending this…

Here’s Why Tearing Down Satanic Statues Is Perfectly Acceptable In Our “Constitutional Society” Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, In recent articles I’ve been discussing the ways in which the political left…

Yes, Talking Heads, We ARE Paying Attention Authored by Frank Miele via RealClear Wire, For the last year, ever since Donald Trump announced his run for a second non-consecutive term as president,…

Malaysia has made the move to protest “atrocities” against the Palestinians in Gaza Malaysia will not allow Israeli-flagged ships or vessels headed for Israel to dock or load cargo in its ports,…

San Fran Office Market Has Not Bottomed  The Federal Reserve’s pivot from aggressive monetary tightening to the possibility of (pre-emptice) rate-cuts has spurred talk about whether 2024 will be a ‘no landing’…

There Were At Least 19 Campus Hate-Crime Hoaxes In 2023 Authored by Matt Lamb via The College Fix, Fake racist fans, racist graffiti written by Hispanic students… just a normal year There…

Self-Checkout Kiosks At 4,500 Walmarts Now Offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Loans For Basic Items “Buy now, pay later” (BNPL) loans surged in popularity during Black Friday and Cyber Monday in late November. As…

Letting Kiev into the bloc would mean WWIII, Slovakian PM Robert Fico has said Slovakia will not agree to letting Ukraine become a member of NATO, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said…

In this brief prelude segment, Tucker Carlson discusses the bigger picture of the Colorado Supreme Court decision to block Donald Trump from the 2024 republican presidential primary ballot. {Direct Rumble Link} As…

Pennsylvania Abruptly Cuts Short Contract With Voter Registration Firm Authored by Beth Brelje via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The State of Pennsylvania terminated its contract earlier this month with a firm…

Lack of assimilation threatens the multinational society, Patriarch Kirill has warned Russia will be lost if the current immigration trends continue, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow,…

36 Million Customers Affected In Massive Comcast Data Breach Your holiday present from Comcast has arrived, in the form of a massive data breach that has compromised the personal information of nearly…

Folks, before getting to the substance of what you are about to see and hear, let me point out something very serious. When you listen to the gleeful whispers of demons on…

Understanding Anti-Capitalist Fallacies Authored by Roberto Ledezma via The Mises Institute, Capitalism, defined as a form of social organization in which there are means of production such as private property and wage…

The city of Dnepr has decided to strip Leonid Brezhnev of his honorary citizen title as part of the “de-communization” campaign Authorities of the Ukrainian city of Dnepr on Wednesday revoked the title…

Of Course: Biden Admin Linked To Trump Ballot Ban In Colorado While many are focusing on the Ivy League Democrats on Colorado’s Supreme Court who voted to kick Donald Trump off the…

The Russian president could be invited to the anniversary of the Normandy landings French President Emmanuel Macron has not ruled out the possibility of inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the 80th…

Uber-Hawk Graham Blows A Gasket At Report Xi Warned Biden He Plans To Reunify Taiwan With China Never wanting to waste an opportunity to out-hawk everyone else, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham issued…

The opening of a second front could result in disaster for Western Jerusalem. Then why are politicians even discussing this? Tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border appear to be in serious danger of…

62% Of Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck And The Bottom Of The Economic Food Chain Is Already Collapsing Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Thanks to a soaring stock market, the…

‘Margin Calls & Massive Put-Buying’ – Stocks & Bond Yields Puke As Goldilocks Dies Existing home sales beat (bouncing modestly off record lows), consumer confidence jumped (as inflation expectations declined and labor…

Hostages On The Line. Fears Of Bigger Regional War. Here’s The Commander-in-Chief… One thing that all sides and pundits can universally agree on regarding the Israel-Hamas war is the extreme danger it…

“You Expect Me To Tip For That?”: Americans Are Tired Of Tipflation By Sam Bourgi of CreditNews American tipping culture has spiraled out of control, with more consumers opposed to higher service…

Beijing would like to reunify Taipei with mainland China peacefully, Xi Jinping reportedly told the US president in November China is intent on reunifying with Taiwan, President Xi Jinping openly told US…

General Mills Says “Value-Seeking” Consumers Complicate Outlook General Mills shares fell at the beginning of the US cash session after the package food company reported a decline in quarterly sales. It slashed…

The top diplomat says Washington aims to ensure that continued financial support for Ukraine will not be necessary US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Washington has a clear strategy…

From bases to embedded officers, London is reportedly helping Washington in places like Somalia The British military has quietly played a “significant role” in operations of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) for…

US liberals continue to neglect the age-old truism that “those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it” There are no safe spaces left anywhere in America, especially if you’re an…

“Inaction Is Unacceptable” – California Lawmakers Create First Retail Theft Committee Amid Surging Crime Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, While videos of smash-and-grab robberies in California circulating on social…

Two Former Green Berets Among Americans Freed In Rare Venezuela Deal Major deal-making between Washington and the government of President Nicolas Maduro, long under US sanctions, has clearly been progressing. It follows…

Russian football authorities had been considering a switch to Asia’s 47-member confederation The Russian Football Union (RFU) has voted against pursuing membership in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as it seeks renewed…

Google To ‘Limit’ Answers To Election Queries On Bard AI Tool & Generative Search Authored by Savannah Fortis via CoinTelegraph.com, Google released a blog post on Dec 19 explaining its plans to implement restrictions…

Don’t Get Too Excited Over The Latest Epstein ‘John Doe’ List According to the Daily Mail, a New York federal judge has ordered the release of a cache of documents related to…