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Conflict is bad for Biden’s reelection bid, the White House reportedly fears The US and the EU have abandoned their objective of “total victory” of Ukraine over Russia in favor of a…

Comparing Gaza to the Jewish ghettos created by Nazi Germany has cost Masha Gessen a moment at the Hannah Arendt Award ceremony The well-known Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen – author of bestselling…

Apple Secures Temporary Reversal On Smartwatch Sales Ban By Appeals Court Apple was (temporarily) victorious on Wednesday in its bid to reverse a ruling that had barred the US import of certain…

NY Times Sues Microsoft, Open AI For Alleged Copyright Infringement In a case which could have significant implications for AI, the New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI – the…

Ethereum Nears $2400 As Solana Stalls, DApp Activity Accelerates After a remarkable recovery from the depths of the FTX collapse crisis, with Solana soaring above $100 over the weekend for the first…

Tokyo’s decision to export the munitions to the US has negative consequences for global security, Russia’s foreign ministry said Russia has slammed Japan’s decision to send Patriot PAC-3 anti-aircraft missiles to the…

Trump Jr. Says He’d Go To “Great Lengths” To Stop Haley As VP Pick Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Donald Trump Jr. has expressed strong opposition to…

Many of these trends will continue to shape interactions between Moscow and African partners next year and beyond The year 2023 seems to have been another ‘Year of Africa’, with significant media…

Hapag-Lloyd Warns Red Sea ‘Still Dangerous’ Amid Maersk’s Resumption Plans In recent days, Denmark’s shipping giant Maersk announced it would resume sending container ships through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden…

Nasdaq Will Find Reprisal Of 2023 A Hard Act Despite Fed Stance Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, The Nasdaq has been the gift that’s kept giving this year, but stiff…

Peter Dutton is shooting of his mouth playing the victim and considering filing for defamation again but this time suing a federal Labor MP. Dutton must have a short memory because when…

Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case has crumbled after he was forced to confess in the witness box to lying to the Australian Federal Police and confessing that he instructed his barrister Steve Whybrow…

David McBride pleaded guilty to 3 of his 5 charges after cutting a deal with the prosecutors to end his trial. David McBride didn’t have much choice but to plead guilty given…

Seven federal politicians, which could include the Prime Minister, had complaints of sexual assault made against them in the period from the 24th of February 2021 until the 30th of June 2022…

Rugby League players Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton were saved from criminal convictions because the nightclub they were at in Canberra had CCTV otherwise the perjured evidence of 9 police officers would…

War crimes whistleblower David McBride has written a book to tell his story and help shine a light on government corruption and Amazon are playing politics and undermining the sales of the…

First reports reaching DEBKAfile’s military sources say that a US submarine intercepted a Russian nuclear sub in American waters opposite Alaska. The Russian sub escorting the nuclear submarine responded with a Balkan…

  Trump: ‘Iran made a big mistake’ The United States is likely to take military action against Iran in the coming days for Tehran’s downing a U.S. drone in international airspace on…

  State-controlled media urges fight ’til end,’ calls for sanctions on U.S. companies China’s Communist Party-controlled media stepped up a war of words with the United States recently urging an escalation of…

As previously documented several times and warned about in the past, the threat of China’s rare earth monopol is being weaponized. This wasn’t suddenly an issue that popped up under Trump because…

  Fisherman raised alarm after white whale sporting unusual strapping began harassing their boats Marine experts in Norway believe they have stumbled upon a white whale that was trained by the Russian…

WTF Just Happened? The markets just shit the bed… Gold and Swissy are soaring (ultimate safe-havens) along with USTs as the dollar dives. This looks like some massive capital re-allocation trade away…

Personal details of Colorado judges who deemed Trump unfit for office were posted online in the days after the state’s verdict The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working with law enforcement…

The Defense Ministry has said a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the device blasted off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia The Russian Aerospace Forces (RAF) has deployed a military satellite into orbit, the…

Mounting concerns over energy supply shortages keep shaking markets Natural gas prices in Western Europe rose more than 8% on Wednesday, according to data from the London Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The cost…

Trump Stays On Michigan Ballot After State Supreme Court Ruling The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Donald Trump can remain on the state’s primary ballot, rejecting an attempt to remove…

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey Slumps, Shouts Stagflation For the second month in a row, the Richmond Fed Manufacturing survey tumbled more than expected, sliding from -5 to -11 (considerably worse than the…

Netanyahu Working To Find Countries To ‘Absorb’ Palestinians Who Want To Flee Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told members of his political party on Monday that he’s working to identify countries that…

A Moscow court has found Hilmi Forks guilty of illegally distributing pornographic material Russian transgender blogger Hilmi Forks has been sentenced to three years in prison for illegally producing and distributing pornography…

Why Oil Traders Shouldn’t Discard Israel-Hamas War Risk Authored by Simon Watkins via OilPrice.com, Iran, has been looking to catalyse an expansion of the direct conflict between Israel and Hamas into a…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lauds New Delhi for reflecting the “balance of interests” between member states India’s presidency of the Group of 20, comprising world’s largest economies – which concluded last…

US 30Y Yield Tumbles Back Below 4.00%, Financial Conditions Loosest Since May 2022 Despite resilience in US data, 30Y Yields have plunged back below the 4.00% Maginot Line this morning… Source: Bloomberg…

Kiev is looking to place everyone who is the appropriate age under arms, Nikolay Azarov says Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is looking to mobilize another half a million men so that he…

Wolfgang Schaeuble, the former parliament president who also served as finance minister during the euro debt crisis, has died Wolfgang Schaeuble, the former president of the German parliament, has passed away at…

The EV Graveyard Reckoning, Hardly Anyone Wants To Buy A Used One Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The market for used EVs is plummeting. What will car rental companies do with…

S&P Futures Recharge For Last Santa Rally Push, Less Than 1% Away From All Time High US futures were flat in muted trading following yesterday’s gain which pushed the S&P to within…

Denver Police Investigating ‘Hoax’ Threat To Colorado Justices After Trump Ruling; FBI ‘Aware’ Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Local and federal law enforcement are investigating a “hoax…

The move comes after a Turkish parliamentary committee approved Sweden’s application to join NATO Sweden has lifted an embargo on the export of defensive military gear to Türkiye following a Turkish parliamentary…

There is significant enthusiasm for a new transport link between Russia and India, Moscow’s top diplomat has said A decline in Western economic clout means it is natural for emerging economic powers…

Police were called to search for South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun after a ‘suicide-like note’ was found at his home South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, star of Oscar-winning movie ‘Parasite’, was found…

Washington and other parties must refrain from competing over the area in order to better protect the ocean, Rick Steiner has said The US should stop trying to unilaterally expand its continental…

Ethiopia had until December 25 to make a $33 million coupon payment to bondholders, but failed to do so Ethiopia has become the latest African nation to default in recent years, failing…

The sanctions-hit nation earned nearly $100 billion through sales of oil and gas, Alexander Novak says The proceeds from Russia’s export of oil and gas contributed about $100 billion (nine trillion rubles)…

“Another Masterclass In Can-Kicking”: Europe Reaches Farcical “Debt-Reduction Deal” Which Does Nothing To Reduce Debt One month ago, we reported that Europe, already sliding into a stagflationary recession, was about to unleash…

West Jerusalem has issued a travel advisory recommending increased vigilance Israel has warned its citizens in India to be on “heightened alert in public places” after an explosion near its embassy in…

GOP Legislators In 3 States Seek To Keep Biden Off 2024 Ballot Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Pennsylvania State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, Georgia State Rep. Charlice…

Tallinn is eager to hand over fighting-age men back to Kiev to cut on benefits costs, the Russian Foreign Ministry claimed Estonia will cut spending on Ukrainian refugees by hauling them back…

The child, who traveled alone, ended up some 160 miles from his intended US destination, Spirit Airlines said A six-year-old boy, who was traveling alone to visit his grandmother for the Christmas…

Banks Terminate 60,000 Workers In One Of The Bleakest Years For The Industry Since 2008 The collapse of three US regional banks – First Republic Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank…

Britain’s Net Zero Disaster & The Wind Power Scam Authored by Rupert Darwall via The Epoch Times, “This is not about complicated issues of cryptocurrency,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos declared in…

Moscow-funded cultural events have been held in the North African country’s two largest cities, Casablanca and Rabat The famous Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Chorus has made its first appearance in Morocco, with a…

Russia is expected to exceed contracted amounts by delivering up to 23.2 billion cubic meters of gas Russia’s exports of natural gas to China are expected to see a year-on-year increase of…

Authorities have said several communities in central Nigeria were targeted by gunmen over the Christmas holiday weekend More than 150 people were killed over the weekend in Plateau State in central Nigeria;…

The bloc is allegedly considering a debt structure that doesn’t require the unanimous consent of all member states The European Union is reportedly exploring a way to bypass Hungary’s opposition to continued…

RT campaign challenges mainstream Western media in the Global South and beyond Stepping over sanction lines, RT has already fulfilled prophetic Western fears. New campaigns – from Africa to Asia and Latin…

Iron Ore Futs Hit Ten-Month High On Chinese Stimulus Efforts Iron ore futures hit a ten-month high on Monday, riding a wave of optimism from Chinese policymakers who rolled out new a…

A plebiscite could put pressure on any Argentine lawmakers who oppose changes, President Javier Milei has said Newly inaugurated Argentine President Javier Milei is “on the warpath” against the National Congress and…

Africa Doesn’t Need More Government Aid; It Needs Free Markets Authored by Lipton Matthews via The Mises Institute, With a large regional market and youthful population, Africa should be on the cusp…

Nine Israeli troops were wounded as they tried to evacuate an injured civilian from the religious site, according to Israeli media The IDF has blamed Hezbollah for deliberately targeting an Orthodox church…

A New Solar Powered Desalinization Method Might Have Just Helped Solve Water Scarcity It looks like a step forward has been taken in the longstanding task of figuring out energy and cost…

The operation in Gaza is an act of genocide, according to President Miguel Diaz-Canel Israel is a terrorist state committing genocide in Gaza, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on social media on…

The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has consented to Sweden’s bid to join NATO The foreign affairs commission of Türkiye’s unicameral Grand National Assembly, the nation’s parliament, approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid…

How UNRWA Grooms Terrorists Authored by Bassam Tawil via The Gatestone Institute, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was originally a small agency mandated to provide basic humanitarian relief for…

‘Ballot Banishers’ – 2023 Democrats & 1861 Confederates Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, In the election of 1860, southern Democrats in 10 states of the soon-to-be formalized Confederacy made it almost impossible…

Trade reaches $50 billion as the two countries explore new areas of cooperation Russia’s trade minister has welcomed an upcoming milestone in economic ties with India, while meeting the country’s top diplomat,…

The malfunctioning machine reportedly plunged its metal “claws” into a Tesla employee A Tesla software engineer suffered lacerations after he was mauled by a manufacturing robot at the company’s Texas ‘gigafactory,’ several…

A sharp drop in the saffron harvest saw prices for the most expensive spice in the world skyrocket The global market is facing a deficit of saffron due to a poor harvest…

Expenses include costly missiles for airstrikes in Gaza, the outlet has said Israel is likely to boost its military spending by more than $8 billion next year as the war in Gaza…

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…

China’s Spy Agencies Now Targeting The Country’s Economic Pessimists In a move that we wouldn’t be surprised to see take hold in the U.S., China is now reportedly cracking down on its…

17 Individuals On FBI Terror Watch List Caught Attempting Entry At Southern Border Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, Border Patrol officers in the month of November identified 17 individuals…

“Not A Plan B Person”, Ramaswamy Says On Rejecting The Idea Of Joining Trump Administration Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he…

Bill Barr Calls On Supreme Court To ‘Smack’ Down Colorado Trump Ruling Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former Attorney General Bill Barr said that the U.S. Supreme…

Apparently, the exercise of considering a Trump administration and potential cabinet for 2025 has kicked up quite a conversation.  As an outcome, perhaps some expanded food for thought is worthwhile, and maybe…

The government has accused the global body of assisting Hamas’ “propaganda machine” The Israeli government said it will no longer automatically grant visas for United Nations workers, after claiming that some staffers…

“This Is Our Town” – Inside A Small-Town Battle Against A Giant Chinese Battery Plant Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two common signs stood out on the…

New Headwind For ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ For Children: Soaring Malpractice Insurance Costs Where the controversy over so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors is concerned, government regulation commands most of the attention. However, as any…

India Deploys Three Warships To Waters Near Iran After Tanker Attack Via The Cradle, The Indian Navy has deployed three guided missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea in response to an alleged…

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brandon Williams have been targeted by callers to police falsely reporting shootings at their homes Two US House Republicans, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brandon Williams, have been targeted…

Robert Shiller Warns Of ‘Cataclysm’ For US Dollar Reserve Status If Confiscated Russian Assets Given To Ukraine If the United States shifts frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, it would be cataclysmic for…

The Guardrails That Once Prevented Wars Are Failing Authored by Abishur Prakash via Politico.eu, The Israel-Hamas war is an ominous message to the world: The guardrails that long stopped wars from breaking…

The Chinese leader vowed “complete reunification” ahead of elections on the island Beijing will use “any means” to prevent the separation of Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, adding that…

Navalny ‘Reappears’ At Harsh Arctic Prison In Remote Siberia Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny starting two weeks ago was reported “missing” by his team of lawyers and supporters, as he had disappeared into the…

Israel’s military chief has warned of a long process to thoroughly dismantle Hamas Israel’s top military commander has warned that the war in Gaza will likely drag on for “many more months”…

Targeting of Israel-linked vessels has continued despite US threats Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday that they fired missiles at a cargo ship in the waters of the Red Sea, after it ignored…

Spot Bitcoin ETF Inflows Could Dwarf All 150 Crypto ETPs Today Authored by Tom Mitchelhill via CoinTelegraph.com, Newly compiled data from BitMEX Research estimates there are 150 crypto ETPs available today, with…

South Korea has added nearly 700 items to a list of products banned because of the Ukraine crisis South Korea has stepped up its role in the US-led campaign to punish Russia…

Netanyahu Urges Troops ‘Do Not Stop’ While Calling Biden’s Post-Hamas Plan “A Pipe Dream” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Tuesday visit to troops fighting in Northern Gaza delivered a message…

UFC Fighter Bo Nickal was recently talking to Joe Rogan when the subject of politics and President Donald Trump came up. Mr. Nickal had an interesting story to tell of his encounter…

2024 – The Year Of Our Reckoning Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, We should remember the now modern proverb of Nixon-era economic advisor Herb Stein to the effect that…

The four soldiers were convicted of murdering 12 civilians in Mariupol Four former members of the Ukrainian armed forces have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a dozen civilians in…

‘Biggest Losers’, Bullion, & Black Gold All Bid On Boxing Day The S&P 500 is now up over 15% since October 27th. And the Santa rally markets have been experiencing since just…

Blinken’s Visit To Mexico Focuses On Optics As Migration Crisis Hits Biden’s Polls US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Mexico City on Wednesday to discuss a new agreement with…

This Year, Americans Have Become Hungrier, Lonelier And More Desperate Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The ominous trends that we see all around us are taking us somewhere. …

The government considered the Dutch Auschwitz Committee an extremist group and communist front The Dutch Domestic Security Service (BVD) surveilled Jewish citizens for decades after they returned from Auschwitz and other concentration…

Waning Western support, heavy losses and lack of battlefield gains have apparently hugely dented the hopes of Kiev and its backers Ukraine is heading towards 2024 with mounting battlefield casualties, a lack…

President Joe Biden has ordered strikes against a Hezbollah affiliate after American troops were injured in a drone attack US forces have carried out airstrikes targeting Kataib Hezbollah militants in Iraq after…

Yeah, well, if you want to understand the ideology of the leftists, communists and facists, look no further than this proclamation from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: [Source] This is a completely…

The rapper now legally known as Ye has deleted all his Instagram content aside from an apology post in Hebrew Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, posted a formal apology…