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Negotiations failed to prevent the conflict because the other side was duplicitous, the Russian president has claimed Russia tried to resolve tensions with Kiev and its Western backers peacefully, but the other…

The government is looking to bring public finances under control as it prepares the 2025 budget France’s new government is mulling tax increases on big businesses as it seeks ways to plug…

MOSCOW, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 — RT extends the application deadline for its 2024 Khaled Alkhateb International Memorial Awards till October 15. This annual competition seeks to recognize the best journalism from conflict…

A suspected terrorist cell had a 10kg improvised explosive device and a grenade launcher in its arsenal, the agency has said The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has targeted eight residents in…

Justice Minister Emilie Mehl says Norway may take its cue from neighboring Finland, citing the issue of illegal migration Norway could erect a fence along its border with Russia, Justice Minister Emilie…

The Sudanese Army has repeatedly accused Abu Dhabi of arming militia forces in the country’s brutal civil war The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of attacking…

The core of the Lebanese capital has not been targeted since the 2006 war An apparent Israeli airstrike hit central Beirut on Monday morning for the first time since the 2006 war,…

The security services sifted through vast amounts of data while relying on high-tech intelligence gathering methods, the paper reports Israel was able to assassinate Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah only after overhauling its…

Lithium-Ion Batteries Just Keep Getting Cheaper Battery metal prices have struggled as a surge in new production overwhelmed demand, coinciding with a slowdown in electric vehicle adoption. As Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti details below,…

Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov has expressed hope that his country’s membership application will be approved The next wave of BRICS expansion will be announced at the group’s annual summit in the Russian…

Swedish Foreign Minister Says Country Must Speak Openly Of The Downsides Of Mass Immigration Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix news, In Sweden, the consequences of the policy of opening up to…

Rumors of Kirill Budanov’s potential dismissal began to circulate shortly after the cabinet was purged Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kirill Budanov could soon be forced to resign, and his successor is likely…

Five Lessons That Russia Can Learn From The Latest Israeli-Lebanese War Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack.com, The latest Israeli-Lebanese War and the Ukrainian Conflict are so different from one another as to be practically incomparable, but…

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…

What Are World Leaders Getting Paid? World leaders frequently rub shoulders with the rich and famous, but does that mean they themselves can be counted among this category of people? As Statista’s…

The US Constitution is a barrier to ending “disinformation,” claims the former Obama administration official The freedom for individuals to choose their sources of information makes it difficult to reach consensus and,…

Lebowitz Calls For Biden-Harris To “Dissolve The Supreme Court”: Turley Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, Author and cultural critic Fran Lebowitz added voice to the unhinged calls on the left for…

“We Have Her Underwater”: Michigan Lawmaker Admits Dire Internal Polling For Kamala Harris In a Sunday bombshell, Axios reports that Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) has privately warned donors that Vice President Kamala…

What Will Happen Tomorrow – JPM Collar Trade? Via SpotGamma.com, Equities this past week have been very quiet, with the SPX having a range of only 0.75% over the last 6 sessions.   In…

Will China’s “Whatever It Takes” Moment” Work By Marcel Kasumovioch, Deputy CIO of Coinbase Asset Management “We need to establish a strong benchmark for selecting and employing people, conscientiously implement the ‘three…

At least one person was killed and several injured as the fire engulfed several flats A massive fire broke out in a residential complex in northwest Moscow, forcing at least one resident…

Displaced persons who fail to undergo physical identification risk having their funds confiscated The Ukrainian government has introduced controversial pension provisions that could lead to billions of hryvnias being withdrawn from pension…

This year’s election will be America’s last, if Donald Trump loses, Elon Musk has claimed The Democratic Party could turn the United States into a de facto one-party state if they succeed…

Inside The Biden Admin’s Plot To Destroy Silvergate And Debank Crypto For Good Submitted by Nic Carter New bankruptcy filings and exclusive interviews with confidential sources suggest Silvergate could have survived if…

Musk Warns “If Trump Is Not Elected, This Will Be The Last Election” Elon Musk has argued that the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States, “something that the Democrats are…

Iran Confirms Top IRGC Officer Killed Alongside Nasrallah, Vows Revenge  On Sunday Iran vowed severe revenge against Israel not only for the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah during massive bombings on Friday…

You Don’t Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, Keep a clean nose Watch the plain clothes You don’t need…

China Launches Massive Military Drills In Disputed South Sea Hours After Blinken Tries To “Reduce Regional Tensions” China didn’t just fire the proverbial stimulus bazooka targeting its markets and economy last week:…

The strikes were in response to Houthi missile attacks, the IDF has said Israel launched strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah on Sunday, targeting power plants and oil terminals. The…

The government will pay breeders to shut down their operations ahead of a nationwide ban The South Korean government has announced that it will compensate farmers affected by an upcoming ban on…

Why Another Chinese Gold Mania May Be Starting Authored by Jesse Colombo, A few weeks ago, I published an article where I explored the potential for another China-driven rally in gold, one…

The ‘unreal’ part, is to watch North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper read from a teleprompter –ON DAY THREE– about the devastation in Western North Carolina that is only just now starting to…

The Emperor’s New Clothes Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, The “big” news on the week, at least the news that seemed to move markets the most, was China’s stimulus plans….

Democrats Suddenly Care About Illegal Immigration After Years Of Gaslighting Americans All the surveys show that the immigration crisis is the dominant social concern for Americans in how they will vote in…

Port Poker And The East Coast Dock Strike By Stuart Chris of FreightWaves “The sweetest words are, ‘Here is your end’ (of the bargain),” so a time-honored saying goes. That’s never more…

Donald Trump winning in November would be the preferred outcome for Europe, former Czech premier Andrej Babis says The outcome of the Ukraine conflict will be decided by the upcoming US presidential…

The Freedom Party has won its first ever national vote, but will likely find it difficult to form a government The right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) has won its first ever…

Over the past month, Israel has conducted multiple aerial attacks on Hezbollah, killing the Shiite militia’s leader Hassan Nasrallah  Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah facilities in Lebanon have forced around one million people…

I have tongue-in-cheek called attention to the unstable mindset of the Ukrainian extremists, frequently in alignment with the “alligator emoji” people, by saying “Slava Ukrani.”  At the end of my purposefully Freudian…

The event no longer puts “athletes first,” Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has claimed Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota is officially ending its Olympics sponsorship following the Paris Games, Chairman Akio Toyoda announced in…

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reportedly “lost it” in a phone call with his Israeli counterpart US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was “furious” with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant when he learned…

The decision was long overdue and is a response to reckless agression from Washington Updating Russia’s nuclear doctrine is certainly not a spontaneous step. It is long overdue and is linked to…

Today, President Trump returns to the keystone state for a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania.  Arguably, Pennsylvania represents the battleground state of most focus for both the Trump and Harris campaigns. President Trump…

Washington’s tendency to serve the Jewish state has become “an accepted fact of life,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Israel has been so successful in lobbying the US political establishment that…

The former US president has criticized Washington’s handouts to Kiev and vowed to end the conflict with Russia “in 24 hours” if elected Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky claims that Republican presidential candidate…

How Easy Is It To Become Middle Class Now? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, If we want social / economic renewal, we have to make it straightforward for anyone…

Boeing Union Says “Talks Broke Off” Amid Stalemate Over Pensions & Pay  Nearly 33,000 unionized Boeing factory workers are entering the third week of strikes after negotiations between the union and the aerospace…

Only a “disabled” person would open the US border to tens of thousands of “murderers,” the former president has told his supporters Former US President Donald Trump has labeled Vice President Kamala…

‘Complete Obliteration’: DeSantis Says Hurricane Helene Damage Worse Than Idalia Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis said Hurricane Helene’s “monumental storm surge” caused far…

The organization’s refugee agency has less than half the funds needed for the upcoming winter, a senior official has said The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) lacks the funds to…

Elon Musk sent the entire world a significant and consequential alarm message on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 11:11am. [Here is the LINK] The complete message is below. ELON MUSK – “Very…

The Foreign Ministry in Kiev claimed that showing the documentary ‘Russians at War’ would “ruin” the event’s reputation The Zurich Film Festival has dropped a scheduled screening of a documentary about Russian…

Brace For Layoffs: ING’s New AI Model “Definitely” Outperforming Humans In Pricing Currencies Brace for mass layoffs on Wall Street. It’s becoming evident that ING’s new AI model, which uses “reinforcement learning”, is doing…

Outrage In Vienna As Luxury Apartments For Refugees Spark Protests By Thomas Brooke of Remix News Tensions are rising in Vienna’s 10th district, Favoriten, as local residents express anger over a project…

The former president owed his career to the Clintons and other power-brokers, and did not dare oppose them, his half-brother has claimed Barack Obama courted the ‘deep state’ during his rise to…

Comrades, I’m really glad to see former Secretary of State and Climate Czar, John Kerry, outline the transparent truth of their intention in such a matter-of-fact way.   Trust me, this is a…

The changes to the document were necessary in light of growing Western involvement in the Ukraine conflict, Dmitry Peskov has said The updated version of the Russian nuclear doctrine has been finalized…

Mamuka Mamulashvili has been accused of fraud, as incidents involving stolen humanitarian aid and army donations become more frequent in Ukraine   Ukraine continues to be shaken by corruption scandals and allegations…

The roadmap calls for de-escalation and diplomatic efforts recognized by both Moscow and Kiev Switzerland has voiced support for a joint roadmap by China and Brazil to end the Ukraine conflict. The…

The assassination of Hassan Nasrallah leaves Lebanon, Iran and Israel itself at a crossroads, where a turn toward chaos would be all too easy Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah…

I am certainly no expert on North Carolina politics, but what I can tell you after watching this interview is that North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is completely incapable of dealing with…

Most World Leaders Earn Poor Approval Scores In 2024 Out of the 25 world leaders included in a release by Morning Consult, only eight can currently claim positive net approval ratings – meaning…

NATO Prepares For Mass Transport Of Wounded Soldiers In Scenario Of War With Russia Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, As the North Atlantic alliance ramps up preparations for war…

Moscow’s foreign minister has called it “nonsensical” to try to vanquish a nuclear power such as Russia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned the West against attempting to inflict a “strategic…

Kim Yo-jong, senior official and the sister of the country’s leader, has warned that by giving Kiev more arms, Washington could trigger a global “calamity” The US is taking a dangerous gamble…

The Defense Ministry has reported that another settlement in the Lugansk People’s Republic was taken by the ‘West’ tactical group Russian forces have liberated another settlement in Donbass, the Defense Ministry reported…

Nabil Qaouk served as the commander of the group’s Preventive Security Unit, the IDF has said The Israeli military has claimed to have eliminated another senior Hezbollah official, Nabil Qaouk, who sat…

Washington is bracing for a potential escalation following Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the network says The US is considering increasing its military presence in the Middle East after an…

Despite previous guarantees to lawmakers, the US strategy for Ukraine was both late and totally classified, the paper has said US President Joe Biden has not been honest with the American public…

The Lithuanian minister of internal affairs has said that only “loyal officials” are fit to serve the state Lithuania is actively investigating and dismissing “disloyal” officials who are claimed to be pro-Russian,…

The Democrats’ “Kudzu Economy” Authored by Thaddeus McCotter via American Greatness, As many a Gen Xer will do these days, I dusted off an old compact disc: REM’s album Murmur, which was released…

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…

Fauci’s Inner Circle Shielded US Collaborator At Wuhan Lab Authored by Emily Kopp via The Brownstone Institute, The Wuhan Institute of Virology’s chief American collaborator leveraged connections in Anthony Fauci’s inner circle…

Hillary Says She Didn’t Go Far Enough In Describing Trump Supporters As “Deplorables” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Two time failed presidential loser Hillary Clinton has said that she wishes she’d…

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects RFK Jr. Bid to Get His Name Off State Ballot Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Robert F….

Boris Johnson said he had top defense officials devise a plan to steal AstraZeneca doses from a Dutch plant at the height of Covid Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated that…

The Russian Foreign Minister accused West Jerusalem of transforming civilian technology into a lethal weapon The US leadership was highly likely aware of Israel’s plans to launch a “terrorist attack” on Lebanon…

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement data shows that amid the illegal aliens Biden and Harris have let into the country, among those not in ICE detention, there are 425,431 convicted criminals and…

Trump’s Authentic Anger Versus Kamala’s Phony Joy Authored by Noel Williams via AmericanThinker.com, Harris’s handlers try to portray her as joyful, and Trump as angry.  How dumb can they be?  How dumb…

Airdnc? Trump Group Accuses Airbnb Host Of Eviction On Political Grounds Authored by Jonathan Turley, There is an interesting controversy growing over an alleged eviction by an Airbnb host in Philadelphia of…

The Israeli PM holds up the killing of Hassan Nasrallah as a warning to both Tehran and the wider Middle East The Israeli assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon shows…

Silver Is Starting To Break Out. Here’s What To Watch By Jesse Colombo Two days ago, I published a Substack piece titled “Here’s When Silver Will Surge Like Gold” and followed it…

A senior US official confirmed West Jerusalem’s plans to ABC The Israel Defense Force (IDF) plans to soon enter southern Lebanon, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed senior US official….

♦ The Primanti Brothers restaurant chain is apparently owned and operated by hardcore left-wing activists.  [Details on Restaurant Here] About a month ago, it was reported in the Daily Mail the restaurant…

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch controlled News Corp and Fox News are well known for being propaganda businesses masquerading as news businesses but having that in effect said by Lachlan Murdoch and 2…

DoJ Sues Alabama For Voter Roll Purge Program Targeting Noncitizens Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the State…

Maersk Halts All Bookings To Haiti As Gang Violence Shuts Down Major Container Terminal Maersk, one of the world’s largest container shipping lines, notified clients on Thursday that “recent social unrest in Haiti”…

Biden Signs 3D-Printed Gun Crackdown, School Shooter Drill Executive Order Authored by Jacob Burg and Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sept….

“Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars” Being Awarded For Electric Semi Truck Charging Infrastructure It has been a space in EVs that has been mostly ignored, especially since the auto market is drifting…

Port Employers Seek NLRB Injunction Against Longshore Union By Stuart Chirls of FreightWaves, East and Gulf Coast port employers on Thursday raised the stakes in contract negotiations with the International Longshoremen’s Association,…

The measure is expected to help boost the birth rate and improve the status of families with children, Andrey Kutepov has said A member of the Russian parliament’s upper chamber, Andrey Kutepov,…

The conflict between Moscow and Kiev only benefits Washington, the Belarusian leader has claimed Russia and Ukraine will eventually overcome their animosity after the conflict between the two neighbors comes to an…

Georgia’s ruling party has used pictures of bombed-out Ukrainian cities in its election ads Kiev has lashed out at Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, over its use of campaign videos and images…

Here’s why the US and its allies are afraid of real military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow Recently, the US and its European allies – including the UK, Germany, and France – once…

Sam Altman Just Pitched The Biden Administration On A Massive Build Out Of AI Data Centers While most of the news this week about Sam Altman has been centered around the nearly…

Chinese Financial Executives Resign In Droves Amid Heightened Scrutiny Authored by Lynn Xu and Shawn Lin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), China faces a wave of resignations by chiefs and executives…

US Offers $20 Million For Info On Iranian Accused Of Plot To Kill John Bolton Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday…

Joe Rogan Warns Censorship Will Get Much Worse If Kamala Harris Wins Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Joe Rogan has warned that if Kamala Harris gets into office the First…