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US military personnel have reportedly utilized an early version of the Chinese startup’s AI for months Pentagon staff have been downloading an early version the Chinese startup’s generative artificial intelligence model onto their…

Goldman’s Heat Map For Housing Market Ahead Of Spring Selling Season Sales of US existing homes last year slumped to their lowest level since 1995. With the Federal Reserve expected to slash…

Slash The Fat: 16 Agencies To Terminate Authored by David Stockman via The Brownstone Institute, The following is excerpted from Chapter One of David Stockman’s latest book, How To Cut $2 Trillion: A…

Trump Admin Canceling Funding To NGOs Involved In Illegal Immigration, Noem Says Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Wednesday that the Trump administration will cancel funding to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that…

Classical Education Resurgence Is Shaping School Choice Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Teach them how to learn, not what to learn. That’s the key concept for classical…

Apple Slides After iPhone Sales Miss, China Revenues Unexpectedly Tumble Ahead of earnings of the world’s largest company which however has been going through a painful period of remarkable underperformance vs the…

DOJ May Drop Charges Against NY Mayor Eric Adams: Report Senior officials within the Department of Justice (DOJ) have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping their…

The Panic About Trump’s New Coin Is Overwrought Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Last week saw every manner of wailing and gnashing of teeth about the so-called meme coin…

Ron Paul: To Make America Great Again, Separate Money And State Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute, “Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis”…

Moscow and Washington are cooperating to repatriate the remains of Russian nationals killed in the US airplane tragedy The US government has reached out to Moscow regarding the Russian nationals killed in…

Rheinmetall’s subsidiary in Spain specializes in producing ammunition supplied to Ukraine An explosion at the ammunition factory of Rheinmetall’s subsidiary in the southeastern Spanish municipality of Murcia on Thursday injured six workers,…

… The Intelligence Community and Big Corporate Interests Control Government.  That’s the inescapable conclusion for anyone who watched the grand pantomimes being displayed in the past 24 hours. There’s a debate amid the…

Trump Targets DEI Hiring Practices After Deadly Crash Near Reagan National Airport President Donald Trump on Jan. 30 alleged that the midair crash that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan National Airport…

Mexico – Friend, Enemy, Neutral, Or Something Else? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Mexican nationals, likely cartel members, recently crossed the border and shot and wounded an American hiker….

FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel runs the Senate Judiciary Committee gauntlet. Despite what some may think, there’s a stronger likelihood of Patel having a smooth hearing in the Senate Judiciary from the…

President Trump is delivering remarks from the White House Brady Press briefing room in the aftermath of a terrible aviation disaster. The FAA said the midair crash occurred before 9 pm EST….

NATO report studies rapid growth of RT and Sputnik in Africa and Middle East and suggests new strategies to limit their impact A fresh NATO report highlights a sharp increase in the…

At 55,000 incidents a day, theft and violence are “out of control,” according to latest industry report Retail crime in the UK has reached unprecedented levels, with soaring losses from theft and…

Trump’s DoJ Sues To Halt $14 Billion Hewlett Packard-Juniper Networks Deal Under the Trump-Vance administration, the US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of…

Something Extraordinary Is Taking Place In The Gold Vaults Below Manhattan There was an interesting article overnight in the otherwise conservative and establishmentarian Financial Times, perhaps best known over the past decade…

Russia had warned against the transfer of Patriot interceptors About 90 interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems have been sent from Israel to Poland, from where they will be forwarded to…

Apple Earnings Preview: The Bar Seems Low, Hedge Funds Use It As A Funding Short Here what to expect from what – as of Monday’s Nvidia rout – is once again the…

The lawmaker proposed a new siege of Leningrad, in which over one million people died New EU sanctions on Russia should so strict as to bring about a repeat of the siege…

Jolani Declares Himself President Of Syria After Canceling Elections & Constitution Last month the de facto leader of Syria, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani (aka Ahmad al-Sharaa), told Al Arabiya TV that it would take up…

Peter Schiff: The Fed Is Ignoring Key Data Via SchiffGold.com, Shortly after yesterday’s FOMC announcement, Peter went live to unpack its aftermath. He criticizes the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady,…

“My Favorite Housing Market Graph Right Now” One of the wildest real estate charts we’ve seen in some time—aside from existing home sales plummeting to their lowest level since 1995 and new…

The Green New Deal Is Dead, Even In Europe. Thank Trump Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Accord. And the long-suffering Green New Deal…

The Perverse Incentives Depreciating Your House Via SchiffGold.com, While home prices increase in price exponentially, many worry as to whether they will one day own a home.  For years the American dream consisted…

Asylum seekers in Tunisia have been sold to Libyan traffickers for as little as $12, according to human rights groups A coalition of humanitarian organizations has alleged that sub-Saharan African migrants in…

Local government ramps up crowd management efforts after Maha Kumbh stampede turned deadly, as pilgrims continue to gather A deadly stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela, a religious gathering held in Prayagraj…

Welcome To The DeepSeek Disruption (DSD) Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, In summary: bloated headcounts, no new sources of revenue from AI, and limitless content with no scarcity value….

Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday as part of the ceasefire deal Hamas has released eight Gaza hostages, including three Israelis and five…

Slovakian authorities will expel the individual, according to a police statement cited by media A Ukrainian national has been arrested in Slovakia in connection with a coup threat, local media reported on…

Trump’s Lawyers Ask New York Court To Overturn Business Records Conviction Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump’s attorneys filed an appeal on Wednesday challenging his conviction for…

As the new Damascus authorities strive to restore their country and its diplomatic links, they understand that Moscow is essential to this effort Syria’s interim government faces numerous challenges as it sets about…

UPS Shares Crash Most On Record After Amazon News United Parcel Service (UPS) shares tumbled 15% at the cash open, marking the stock’s largest intraday decline in decades and putting it on track for…

Trump’s Department Of Education Finally Says ‘No’ To LGBTQ Porn In Schools Authored by Andrea Widburg via AmericanThinker.com, One of the biggest battles in the last four years has been over parents’…

The US president has suggested the tragedy was due to human error The collision of a US Army helicopter and a civilian airliner that killed 67 people could have been prevented, President…

The interim government in Bangladesh is aiming to review previous arrangements with New Delhi Bangladesh’s interim government is planning to take a strong stance on border issues with India, local media reported…

A man linked to a banned terrorist organization has been arrested in Stavropol Region, according to the security services A man who was planning to carry out a terrorist attack on a…

A Ukrainian defense manufacturer has suggested protecting drone production by using civilian sites, including school workshops A Ukrainian defense manufacturer has suggested dispersing military production across civilian sites, including to school facilities,…

This Is The Big Picture Behind The “Great Game Of Global Trade” Played By Trump By Michael Every of Rabobank Again, economic statecraft eclipses the market’s desire to just talk economic policy….

Caterpillar Shares Fall On Recalibration To “Slightly Lower” Revenue Outlook Caterpillar reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings per share that exceeded the Bloomberg Consensus. However, the Texas-based company warned that 2025 revenue is forecasted to be…

The experiment will take place this spring at Nevada’s PULSE facility, National Public Radio reports The US is preparing for another ‘subcritical’ nuclear experiment this spring, to test whether the decades-old plutonium…

US Pending Home Sales Plunged In December Following unexpected surges in new- and existing-home-sales, pending home sales in the US plunged 5.5% MoM in December (vs 0.0% exp and below all estimates),…

Kiev is unable to mobilize enough troops to replace those killed and wounded, the Russian Defense Ministry has said Ukraine has been losing around 50,000 servicemen every month during the past half…

German Parliament Debates AfD Party Ban As Mainstream CDU Accepts ‘Far-Right’ Votes On Hard-Line Immigration Bill With Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) polling better than ever before, and Germany’s conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz…

American Students’ Reading Scores Decline, Show Little Improvement In Math Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, American students are performing poorly in reading and math skills, failing to regain lost…

Initial Jobless Claims Tumble Back Near Multi-Decade Lows Initial jobless claims continue to show no signs of labor market weakness whatsoever, tumbling from 225k to 207k last week. Unadjusted claims have reversed…

Q4 GDP Growth Comes In Unexpectedly Light Despite Red Hot Personal Spending Beating Estimates By A Record US growth in the last quarter of 2024 slowed down more than expected, with the…

Slovakia continues to row with Kiev over the transit of Russian gas Slovakia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine’s ambassador, Myroslav Kastran, on Wednesday to protest recent statements made by the Ukrainian leadership, according…

The Bundestag has approved a motion to impose stricter migration measures following a fatal knife attack in Bavaria The German Bundestag has voted to tighten border controls, passing a motion that calls…

Swatch Profit Sinks 75% On China Weakness, Leaving Luxury Bulls Disappointed Swatch Group AG, whose brands include Omega, Blancpain, and jeweler Harry Winston, reported operating profits plunged by 75% to 304 million Swiss…

The freeze on American aid has washed a massive media and NGO hoax up to the surface Apparently, it’s a hallmark of “independent” media if the US President breaks wind and, just…

During Holocaust commemorations at the EU Parliament, Grzegorz Braun called for a prayer for people killed in Gaza Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun called on his fellow legislators to “pray for the victims…

Calin Georgescu anticipates an “inevitable” transition of Ukrainian lands to their historic owners, including Bucharest Calin Georgescu, the politician whose first-round victory in the Romanian presidential election was overturned by the Constitutional…

Active Users On Walmart App Surges As ‘Trade-Down Phenomenon’ Continues We recently spotlighted how Walmart remained America’s “price discount juggernaut” retailer amid an ongoing value war with other supermarket retail chains. The latest high-frequency data…

ECB Preview And Cheat Sheet: How To Trade The 5th Rate Cut Summary The ECB Governing Council is widely expected to cut policy rates by a further 25bp at its January 30…

The two countries are determined to maintain strong relations, according to Dmitry Patrushev Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday to discuss plans to strengthen…

“Disinflation Process Well On Track” – ECB Cuts Rates As Expected The European Central Bank lowered borrowing costs for a fifth time since June, with the region’s economy stalling and the 2% inflation target…

So far, 28 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River, as emergency services assure families that all will be found Emergency crews have recovered 28 bodies from the near-freezing river following…

Futures Rise On Dovish Powell Comments And Solid Tech Earnings; All Eyes Turn To Apple US equity futures and European markets are broadly higher led by Tech/Small-Caps following a dovish Powell press…

Israel is concerned by Washington’s plan, Kan broadcaster has reported White House officials have conveyed a message to West Jerusalem that US President Donald Trump is looking to withdraw American troops from…

The Iraqi refugee was killed in his apartment during a live stream Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee known for publicly burning copies of the Quran in Sweden, has been shot dead in…

Stop The Nonsense And Confirm Tulsi Gabbard Authored by Charlie Kirk via RealClearPolitics, Conservatives of all stripes have enjoyed the first week of Donald Trump’s presidency. The events of the past week…

Inflation Storm Leaves Americans More Reliant On Food Banks Emily Engelhard, Vice President of Research at Feeding America, told Bloomberg that elevated and persistent inflation ushered in a “new era of food…

Trump’s Executive Orders Are Key To DOGE’s Success Authored by Ryan Silverstein via RealClearPolitics, President Trump has just been sworn in, but his administration has already taken steps to promote a robust…

DR Congo’s president Tshisekedi was not present at the virtual East African Community meeting, citing a scheduling conflict The eight-country East African Community (EAC) held an emergency summit on Wednesday to discuss…

The restoration of pipeline deliveries could reportedly form part of a Ukraine peace deal European Union officials are discussing the possibility of resuming Russian gas imports as part of a potential peace…

The US Dominates The World University Ranking The UK’s Oxford University was named the world’s best university in the latest global ranking released by Times Higher Education last week. While the UK features quite heavily…

The country’s space agency has launched its 100th mission since 1969 and aims to send the same number within five years The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning to launch 100…

Vitaly Klitschko has claimed that the administration of the Ukrainian leader is meddling in the capital’s local governance, endangering democracy Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has accused the Ukrainian government of attempting to…

A clip featuring Russian troops interrogating Oscar Jenkins, who fought for Ukraine, surfaced in December Russian authorities have notified Australia that its citizen Oscar Jenkins is alive and in custody, Prime Minister…

Escobar: What Sultan Erdogan Is Really Up To On the table from Pepe Escobar, a geopolitical banquet – served by some of the best independent analytical minds from Bursa to Diyarbakir. ISTANBUL…

Visualizing How Americans Spend Their Money Today, consumer spending represents 68% of U.S. GDP, with much of this used for housing, transportation, and healthcare costs. More than ever, Americans are using debt…

A total of 21 passengers were on board the aircraft that went down in South Sudan, according to the country’s authorities At least 20 people, including Chinese and Indian nationals, have been…

Germany’s AfD Soars To 23% (Greens & SPD Crater) In Aftermath of Aschaffenburg Attack Via Remix News, The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has jumped a massive four points and hit 23 percent…

Chevron And GE Vernova Teaming Up To Build Nat Gas Plants To Power Data Centers Despite the market scare about data centers and AI offered up by Deepseek this week, U.S. based…

Juvenile athletes and coaches were reportedly returning from a championship in Kansas on the doomed flight Several prominent figure skaters and coaches were reportedly on board the passenger plane which crashed into…

Europeans should send funds for at least several months while Washington reviews its assistance programs, lawmakers have said Ukrainian members of parliament have appealed to non-US donors to step in and fund…

The suspect carried out arson attacks against military and civilian infrastructure, the agency has alleged A Russian man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a series of sabotage and terrorist…

“Ukraine Is Running Out Of Time” – Austrian Armed Forces Colonel Issues New Warning Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix News, Markus Reisner, colonel of the Austrian Armed Forces and Head of…

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…

New Delhi has implemented a plethora of laws to combat exploitation but 7.7 million ‘human scavengers’ continue to toil in abysmal conditions On Wednesday, India’s Supreme Court ordered an immediate halt to…

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…

These Are The Best US Cities To Flip Houses In 2025 For those looking to flip houses in the upcoming year, a recent ViewHomes Team study analyzed U.S. cities based on prices,…

Lithium-Ion Batteries, Melted EVs Create New Hazards In SoCal Fire Zones Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), This month’s deadly and destructive Los Angeles fires that claimed 28…

Is Trump Positioning For A “No-Deal” With Russia? Authored by Alastair Crooke, Trump’s rhetoric about Russia having lost 1 million men in the Ukraine conflict is not just nonsense (the real number…

Black Hawk Helicopter Collides With Jet Near Reagan National Airport, Explosion Caught On Camera A mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional jet near Reagan International Airport in DC…

“Hope For The Future”: Newly Discovered ‘Super Earth’ Could Reveal Existence Of Extraterrestrials Despite over 7,000 exoplanets being discovered, the search for extraterrestrial life continues. But now, a nearby “super Earth”, located…

Stolen Valor Bills Seek Harsher Penalties For Falsified Military Service Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), PHOENIX—Of all the schemes and scams that U.S. Air Force veteran Bob…

Ronald Reagan National Airport has suspended operations following an “aircraft emergency” An American Airlines regional jet has collided midair with a helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport…

New White House Press Rules Will Expand Access For ‘New Media Voices’ Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Jan. 28…

Trump Plans To Finally Withdraw US Troops From Syria, Israelis Say Israel and Turkish media reports say that President Donald Trump is planning to finally pull American occupying forces out of Syria….

L.A. Times Columnist Renews Attacks On ‘Lab-Leak Theory’ While Dismissing Criticism Of China Authored by Jonathan Turley, After years of the media demonizing and attacking any scientists supporting the lab theory of…

Ronald Reagan National Airport has halted operations due to an “aircraft emergency” An aircraft collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, leading to the suspension of…

The Russian tech billionaire has warned that DeepSeek’s AI success is just the beginning Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov has attributed China’s rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) to its highly…

Jim Bovard: Trump Freezes Foreign Aid Frauds Authored by Jim Bovard via The Libertarian Institute, The Donald Trump administration suspended top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development earlier this week. The…

Trump Is “Dangerous” & Racist To Keep Men Out Of Women’s Prisons, Professor Says Authored by Matt Lamb via The College Fix, Trump’s executive order is about keeping women ‘pure,’ professor says……

ETF Expert: Why This SEC Approval Would Be A ‘Game Changer’ For Bitcoin The way U.S. financial institutions interact with Bitcoin may be on the brink of a major shift, according to…