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Biden Brags About Defying Supreme Court On Student Debt Cancellation, Claims No Cost To Taxpayers Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), During a speech in Las Vegas on…

The kingdom wants an independent Palestinian state and an end to “aggression” against Gaza Saudi Arabia will not establish formal ties with Israel until it recognizes an independent Palestinian state and ceases…

Several MEPs have called for a travel ban to be imposed on the X host for daring to go to Moscow American journalist Tucker Carlson could be banned from visiting the European…

Sky News Journalist Admits Biden’s Garbled Speech Shows Why Americans Are Concerned About His Cognitive Health Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, A Sky News journalist flagged up the latest example…

The legislation proposed by Speaker Mike Johnson has failed to garner the required two thirds of the vote The US House of Representatives on Tuesday torpedoed a bill aimed at providing $17.6…

WTI Extends Gains After Surprisingly Large Product Draws Oil prices extended yesterday’s gains (helped by EIA’s short-term outlook) after a mixed bag from API with a much smaller than expected crude build….

The WikiLeaks founder faces up to 175 years in prison if his extradition to the United States is approved The United Nations’ special rapporteur on torture has called upon authorities in the…

A bloc-wide wide wave of discontent over high costs, external competition, and red tape in the agriculture sector has reached Spain The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it will pay compensation…

De Beers CEO Declares “2024 Year Of Recovery” As Diamond Prices Stuck At 2004 Low Al Cook, CEO of De Beers, the world’s largest diamond company, appeared on Bloomberg TV Wednesday morning to…

The president’s choice of apparel shows the “sick psychology” of the links between Washington and Kiev, Vivek Ramaswamy says US President Joe Biden’s decision to wear a tie with the colors of…

Russian ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia pointed out that Washington gives target clearances for all of Kiev’s attacks that use HIMARS missiles Washington is partially responsible for Ukraine’s missile strike on…

“Not A Woke Company”: Trump Says Bud Light’s Owner Should Be Given Second Chance Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump said Bud Light’s parent company is…

Cold weather has reportedly caused a surge in energy consumption in the bloc Russian pipeline gas supply to the EU jumped by 41% last month on an annual basis, amounting to 2.52…

Budapest must ratify Sweden’s NATO application “very quickly,” an official has said, according to the news outlet Germany is pressing the Hungarian government to ratify Sweden’s bid for NATO membership, with a…

The proposed legislation enhances Kiev’s draft-program rules and may come into force within weeks Ukrainian MPs on Wednesday approved on first reading a bill that seeks to radically change military mobilization procedures…

Consumption has grown by over 3,000% in two decades, thanks to more Indians traveling to Europe and their discovery of homegrown vintages during the Covid lockdown The minerality of a terroir may…

“Whatever It Takes” – NYCB Shares Drop After Chairman Reassures “Virtually” No Deposit Outflow From Branches NYCB shares puked down to $3.50 overnight after Moody’s downgraded them to junk. This morning, the…

Beijing Appoints Capital Markets Veteran As Regulatory Chief Amid Stock Meltdown China has appointed capital markets veteran Wu Qing to head the nation’s securities regulator just one day after the country’s sovereign…

Nikki Haley Just Lost A GOP Primary To ‘None Of These Candidates’ Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Nikki Haley has failed to win the Nevada primary despite there being no other…

Futures Rebound To Session High After NY Community Bank Reverses Overnight Rout; Record 10Y Auction Looms US equity futures and global markets were mixed, while bond yields rose as the Treasury prepared…

LA Times Tells Angelenos They’re Wrong About Crime, Everything Is Fine Authored by James Breslo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), My family moved to Los Angeles during the 1984 Olympics. “I…

Enjoy Warmth While It Lasts. Meteorologist Warns Of Winter’s Return Next Week Punxsutawney Phil – the famous groundhog weather oracle – called for early spring last Friday, having not seen his shadow….

The True Costs Of Net-Zero Are Becoming Impossible To Hide Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk.com, Our net zero lesson of the day is from the U.K. but it applies universally. It’s…

A spate of similar assaults on citizens from the Asian nation has occurred in American cities in the past month Footage of an Indian student being chased and attacked in Chicago has…

More Dominoes: US CRE Downturn Sends German Lenders Into Turmoil A severe downturn in the US commercial real estate property sector has already sent some banks in New York and Japan into…

Israel is likely to reject the proposal to end the war in Gaza, reports say Hamas has responded to a US- and Israeli-backed ceasefire proposal issued last week by mediators from Egypt…

Metropolitan Eugene has been branded a security threat and denied a residence permit in Estonia Metropolitan Eugene, the head of the self-governed Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, has been denied…

The West should tell its citizens the “bitter truth” about what would happen if the bloc clashes with Moscow, Dmitry Medvedev says A full-scale war between Russia and NATO would leave Moscow…

India to probe fintech giant over money-laundering concerns – reports The Indian government may initiate a formal probe into the operations of one of India’s largest digital payment firms, Paytm, The Economic…

The Yemeni militant group targeted two commercial vessels, causing minor damage and no injuries, according to the Pentagon Houthi forces fired several ballistic missiles at cargo ships off the Yemeni coast on…

JPMorgan Chase Plans Massive Branch Network Expansion While Small Banks Implode Mega bank JPMorgan Chase is plotting a massive expansion of bank branches nationwide. It plans to open as many as 500…

At least 31 captives have perished in the Palestinian enclave, officials have estimated Nearly 25% of hostages still being held by the Palestinian armed group Hamas have been declared dead, according to…

Paul Mackenzie is accused of ordering hundreds of his followers to starve themselves to death Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been charged with murdering 191 children, whose bodies were found buried…

The footage is being prepared for broadcast, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US journalist Tucker Carlson on Tuesday for an interview, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told…

Ethiopia is only interested in peace with Somalia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, addressing fears about a fight over the agreement Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dismissed widespread concerns about a…

mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Caused More Deaths Than Saved: Peer-Reviewed Study Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With considerably lower efficacy rates, mRNA COVID-19 vaccines cause more deaths than…

Helsinki refuses to discuss alleged threats coming from the Russian side of the border, the Foreign Ministry has said Finland’s refusal to reopen its borders with Russia is exclusively political in nature;…

Oil and gas are still reaching the bloc via third countries, a top Russian senator has said EU countries continue to purchase Russian oil and gas despite bold statements about abandoning supplies,…

It will become apparent in the long term that China was the real winner In 2023, the volume of trade between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait was $268 billion. This…

Enterprises producing naval drones and various types of missiles were hit, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Russia has carried out major missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, the…

The former Fox host alleges that the Biden administration wanted to derail his plans to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin Allegations that the administration of US President Joe Biden tried to stop…

The probe has not established any likely suspects, according to prosecutors Swedish prosecutors say they will drop their investigation into the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines…

Japanese Shipping Giant Warns “Historic” Red Sea Crisis Could Last “Six Months Or One Year” President Biden’s Operation Prosperity Guardian to shield commercial vessels in the Red Sea, along with US and…

Russia didn’t collapse under Western pressure and has strengthened relations with China, an adviser to PM Viktor Orban said Europe has been brought to its knees due to the stance taken by…

Turkey Earthquake One Year On: Survivors Still Living In Tent & Container Cities Amid Gov’t Infighting Via Middle East Eye When Turkish soldier Muslum Ozdemir died during a military operation in Iraq last month, a troubling…

Anyone demanding that the journalist be detained for interviewing Vladimir Putin should themselves be arrested, the billionaire has argued Anyone calling for the arrest of US journalist Tucker Carlson over his plan…

Was Zelensky’s Top General Just Whisked Off To Become Ambassador To UK? The near future fate of Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny continues to be subject of rampant speculation, after President Zelensky belatedly…

Polish Farmers Set To Join European Revolt With Mass Blockade Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Polish farmers are set to join the continent-wide revolt against the EU by launching a…

Nine ambassadors in the Indo-Pacific region urge Congress to approve funding for Ukraine and Israel Several US ambassadors have signed a letter urging lawmakers to approve a $118 billion bill with funds…

With Trump not being on the ballot, his GOP challenger lost by double digits to “none of these candidates” in a national first US presidential candidate Nikki Haley has received the support…

Exports had previously dropped due to storms and maintenance works Maritime exports or Russian crude oil saw a strong recovery in the week to February 4 after two weeks of disruptions, Bloomberg…

FX purchases had been suspended last August due to volatility in the ruble Russia’s Finance Ministry has announced the volume of the first purchases of foreign currency under the country’s budget rule…

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…

On The Rising Danger Of Democratic ‘Lawfare’ Authored by Alex Berenson via ‘Unreported Truths’ substack, The New York state fraud case against Donald Trump is absurd; and the White House now openly…

The 5 Global Powers That Vie To Crush Each Other And Their Subjects Authored by Patricia Adams and Lawrence Solomon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In the 1930s, the world had…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled his government’s vision for transforming the country’s energy landscape New Delhi will invest $67 billion in India’s energy sector over the next 5-6 years to meet…

Russia Releases $9M In Frozen N.Korean Assets, Alleged To Be Helping Kim Skirt UN Sanctions Russia-North Korea ties have continued to deepen amid the backdrop of the Ukraine war and corresponding US-led…

Judge Nawaf Salam has previously urged Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian land A Lebanese judge known for past criticisms of Israel has been elected as the new president of the…

Controlled Instability Authored by Robert Gore via StraightLineLogic.com, Would-be rulers embrace a moronic oxymoron… The Houthis stymie 12 percent of the world’s shipping. Israel has bitten off more than it can chew…

Biden Admin Classifies Martha’s Vineyard And Other Elite Enclaves ‘Low-Income’ To Push EV Charger Subsidies Some of the wealthiest liberal enclaves in the country are being classified by the Biden administration as…

Moderna Scientists Warn mRNA Vaccines Carry Toxicity Risks Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The technology used in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine carries toxicity risks, scientists with the company…

The US Justice Department has long warned that the controversial restraint method leads to deaths of suspects in custody The Washington state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would prohibit law…

Biden Barely Loses To Trump, Beats Haley, In Hypothetical Matchup A new survey from YouGov reveals that President Joe Biden would lose in a hypothetical matchup against former President Donald Trump, but…

Seattle Restaurant Has Been Broken Into 5 Times In Past 6 Months Even before Biden took over the White House thanks to millions of mailed-in harvested ballots dropping in at 3am in…

House Fails To Impeach Mayorkas After Four Republicans Join Democrats House lawmakers on Tuesday failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, under whose tenure more than 10 million illegal immigrants have…

The House Republicans have failed to remove Alejandro Mayorkas from office by a razor-thin margin The US House of Representatives has voted against impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday….

New York Community Bancorp Cut To ‘Junk’ By Moody’s: 33% Of Deposits Uninsured Having seen the share price collapse to its lowest since 1997, following the regional lender’s reporting of a surprising…

Kristi Noem: “Somebody’s Running The White House. I Don’t Believe It’s Joe Biden” Authored by Aaron Pan via The Epoch Times, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem said President Joe Biden is not…

WTI Holds Gains After API Reports Crude/Cushing Builds, Distillates Draw Oil prices managed gains today as MidEast risks trumped hawkish sentiment (and may even have been helped by a rise in rate-cut…

Dismal NBC Approval Poll Shows Biden’s Chances Of Reelection Plummeting Did Joe Biden really have the numbers in 2023 to beat Donald Trump as some surveys indicated?  If he did, he certainly…

Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre urged Canada’s PM to resign Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of deceiving the public about his role in the honoring…

MS-13 Gang Members, Al-Qaeda Terrorist Found Living Illegally In US Authored by Alice Giordano via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Members of the notorious MS-13 gang, as well as several terrorists, including…

‘Major Differences From Trump Case’: WaPo Front-Runs DoJ Decision Not To Charge Biden Over Mishandled Classified Docs Who could have seen this coming? The Washington Post reports that the Biden Justice Department…

Three judges from the Washington DC Circuit Court of Appeals have denied the immunity request from President Trump. In a rather stark decision reached by the panel [SEE Ruling Here] “We have…

“You Americans, You’re Fascinated By Power” Authored by John J. Waters via RealClear Wire, In most places around the country, the point of acquiring power is to do something with it. Your…

Israel Demands Lebanon Remove Hezbollah 20 Miles From Border, Beirut Refuses Israel’s military has issued a new assessment which estimates it has launched attacks on some 3,000 Hezbollah sites in Lebanon in…

Trump Calls For “Immediate Debates” Against Biden Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Donald Trump has called for debates between himself and Joe Biden to be held as soon as possible, “for…

The X (formerly Twitter) owner will not censor the American commentator’s much-hyped sit-down with the Russian president Billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter) Elon Musk has pledged not to censor Tucker Carlson’s…

Watch: Chile Debuts All-Female SWAT Team At UAE Competition With Humiliating Results It’s a veritable train wreck.  Keeping in line with the Chilean leadership’s new focus on “gender equality” and President Gabriel…

Exter’s Inverted Pyramid Of Risk Via SchiffGold.com, In the landscape of economic foresight, John Exter, a distinguished hard money advocate and former precious metals expert for The Fed, offers a model that…

I’m not sure what provoked Tucker Carlson to actually follow through on this plan; I know he was deeply worried about being arrested in Russia.  However, Carlson did something every U.S. journalist…

Gina Carano says she was unjustly fired from the hugely popular ‘Star Wars’ spin-off Actress and former martial arts fighter Gina Carano announced on Tuesday that she has filed a lawsuit against…

‘Brace For Impact’ Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “It’s not enough to say it’s nuts, you have to explain why it’s so nuts.” – Terrance McKenna “Joe Biden’s” victory dance…

Bank Blow-Up ‘Butterflies’ Spark Bid For Bonds, Bullion, & Bitcoin No major macro today but more jawboning overnight from Beijing sparked some global gains in stocks. China Small Caps were up 7%…

Javier Milei made the announcement before getting emotional at the Western Wall Buenos Aires wants to relocate its embassy to West Jerusalem, President Javier Milei said on Tuesday while on a visit…

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped last week by seven Egyptian men who’d entered Italy illegally The Deputy Prime Minister of Italy has urged lawmakers to adopt chemical castration as a punishment…

Why Burn Books When You Can Bury Them? The White House Pressured Amazon To Target Dissenting Books Authored by Jonathan Turley, The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Monday revealed yet…

NTSB Finds Alaska Air Boeing 737 Max Jet Had Missing Door Bolts A preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board finds the mid-air incident with an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737…

Millennials Own Less Than Half The Real Estate Wealth Of Boomers… Can They Catch Up? Authored by Dan Runkevicius via CreditNews.com, The dream of homeownership is slipping away for younger generations—thanks to…

The agricultural producers joined farmers in several EU states in protest over restrictive red tape Spanish farmers blocked several major highways nationwide on Tuesday in what is the latest protest by agricultural…

“The clock is ticking,” the US leader has said US President Joe Biden called on the Senate to “immediately” pass the supplemental funding bill that includes more than $60 billion in aid…

Americans are ignorant about Ukraine because their media has lied, the X host has said The Ukraine conflict has reshaped the military and economic balance of power around the world but most…

“Most Americans Are Not Informed… We’re Here Because We Love The US” – Tucker Carlson Explains Why He Is Interviewing Vladimir Putin As the left freaks out about Tucker Carlson’s upcoming interview…

Gold & Silver Fight Tyranny: Austin Fitts Warns “We’re Going To Lose All Our Freedoms” Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Catherine Austin Fitts (CAF), Publisher of The Solari Report, financial expert and former Assistant…

Fani Fudged It: Homewrecking DA Lied About ‘Cohabitation’ — Rented Taxpayer-Funded ‘Safe House’ To Bang Nathan Wade According To Witness The Fani Willis side show in Donald Trump’s Georgia election trial is…

Solid 3Y Auction Sends Yields To Session Lows The results from the week’s first refunding auction are out and they were solid, with the Treasury selling $54BN in 3Y paper at a…

Carefully chosen words and turns of phrase serve as lubricant for US-backed military machines With Israel’s punitive operation against Gaza now in its fourth month, it’s impossible not to compare Western outrage…

Liz Truss labeled LGBT groups and environmentalists as ‘extremists’ who must be opposed Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has accused Rishi Sunak’s government of seeking to “appease” left-wing extremists, which, she…

Trump Planning To ‘Flip’ New York Amid Illegal Immigrant Crisis Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump said he plans to give New York “a…