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Florida Can Enforce Ban On Puberty Blockers, Gender Surgeries For Children: Appeals Court Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court has allowed Florida to enforce a ban…

Venezuelan Migrant Driving For Amazon Hits Mother And 4 Month Old Child, Flees The Scene Today in “the unending successes of migration” news, a Venezuelan migrant working for Amazon drove his truck into…

The Telegram boss has reportedly been accused of violence against his six-year-old son French authorities have launched an investigation into claims that Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov committed “serious acts of…

Unwind Of China’s Great Carry Trade Could Unleash $20 Billion In Monthly FX Sales By Martin Lynge Rasmussen of Money: Inside and Out China’s trade balance reached $852bn in the year to…

Kamala Harris has yet to give a press conference or sit down with any journalist to discuss the construct of a campaign around her.  The media has largely tried to cover for…

Purveyors of “fake news” were among the almost 100 blacklisted Americans The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that it has blacklisted 92 American citizens, including two dozen employees of the Wall…

The two competitors have fulfilled all qualification requirements, according to the Russian Paralympic Committee France has refused to grant visas to two Russian athletes for the Paris Paralympic Games, the Russian Paralympic…

Economic hardship in Europe and military humiliation in Ukraine mean this pivotal event won’t stay on the figurative sea floor forever As we approach the second anniversary of the Nord Stream pipeline…

Mexico Pauses Relations With US, Canadian Embassies Amid Judicial Reform Concerns Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has announced a halt in…

Officers are within their rights to open fire in “self-defense,” a regional enlistment authority has warned Draft officers are within their rights to use lethal force in “self-defense” against citizens, a Ukrainian…

Chinese researchers have urged governments to build a warhead-based planetary defense system to protect against asteroids Nuclear weapons may be the best means of protecting the Earth from asteroids, according to scientists…

The IDF has launched a significant “counterterrorism operation” in response to a failed suicide bombing attempt in Tel Aviv Israel has killed around a dozen suspected militants in a series of airstrikes…

Yields Hit Session High After 5Y Auction Tails After yesterday’s solid 2Y auction, moments ago the US Treasury sold $70BN in 5 year notes, in an auction which saw yields tumble 46.8bps,…

“Please Bring Signs”: Marylanders To Protest AI Data Center Power Lines As Eminent Domain Threatens Small Farms  A power line battle is unfolding across the Mason–Dixon, a demarcation line separating Pennsylvania and Maryland, as…

Binance Defends Seizing Palestinian Funds At Israel’s Request Via The Cradle Crypto exchange platform Binance has seized the accounts of numerous Palestinian users at the request of the Israeli government for allegedly being linked…

US Warns Tanker Hit By Houthis Could Cause Largest Ship Oil Spill In History Via Middle East Eye, The US Pentagon has warned that an oil tanker attacked by Yemen’s Houthis last week is still on…

France is after Telegram’s encryption codes, Aleksandar Pavic has claimed in an interview with RT France is extorting Pavel Durov for Telegram’s encryption codes so they can censor the messaging platform, Serbian…

Bug Diets, Once Labeled ‘Conspiracy Theory’ By MSM, Now Becomes Fact After UK Gov’t Backs ‘Sustainable’ Food Let’s start here.  Earlier this year, NPR’s Code Switch, Gene Demby and NPR reporter Huo Jingnan…

Nassim Taleb says the French president’s words about the arrest of the Telegram founder should be interpreted “in reverse” French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements about the arrest of Telegram founder and CEO…

West Bank Explodes Overnight With Largest IDF Raid In Decades, ‘Evacuations’ Could Be Next The situation in the already restive and tense West Bank has exploded overnight, following major Israeli military raids…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP has called a total strike in West Bengal, where the party is in opposition Chaos erupted in eastern India’s West Bengal state on Wednesday, 24 hours after…

The Republican presidential nominee came within inches of death when a gunman shot at him at a rally in July Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that his Democratic rival and…

The current contract between Moscow and Kiev expires in 2024 The termination of Russian gas transit through Ukraine will seriously hit consumers in the EU, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on…

Court papers contradict claims that the probe against the Telegram CEO was launched in July, Politico has reported France issued arrest warrants against Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and his brother Nikolay, the…

The loan must be interest-free and the funds need to be available for any use, Prime Minister Denis Shmigal has said G7 countries must provide $50 billion in aid to Kiev this…

Several States Refuse To Remove RFK Jr.’s Name From Ballots, Hurting Trump After Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the presidential race last week and threw his support behind former President…

WTI Extends Losses After Smaller-Than-Expected Crude Draw Oil slipped for a second day, extending a bumpy run so far this month, with the market focusing on Libyan supplies, key technical indicators and US…

Drone Strike Hits Russian Oil Depot Which Lies At A Record 1,500km From Ukraine A new wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia has damaged and set alight several more oil depots…

The three are among 51 people arrested in May in connection with a failed military takeover in the DR Congo Prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have demanded…

Yield Curve Shifts Offer Signals For Stockholders Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The level of U.S. Treasury yields and the changing shape of the Treasury yield curve provide investors with critical…

The Telegram CEO had a face-to-face discussion with the French leader in 2018 that was not previously reported, the outlet has said French President Emmanuel Macron had lunch with Telegram CEO Pavel…

Away From Earnings By “The Most Important Company In The World”, A Lot Is Going On By Michael Every of Rabobank Tomorrow, back to only thinking “Rate cuts!” Today, markets are only…

Super Micro Shares Plunge 15% After Company Delays 10-K, One Day After Hindenburg Alleges Accounting Manipulation Shares of Super Micro Computer are down over 15% heading into the cash open after the…

The Ukrainian leader has said that F-16s were deployed to intercept Russian missiles during the massive attack on Monday The Ukrainian Air Force deployed US-made F-16 fighter jets for the first time…

These Are Fastest Growing (And Shrinking) Cities In The US & Canada Despite Canada having a population just 12% the size of the United States, the country was home to a majority…

While the former US president’s statements are “alarmist,” they should be taken seriously, Dmitry Peskov has said Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region has escalated tensions “to the limit,” and former US…

London is reportedly keeping its support out of the public eye in order not to anger Washington The UK is in favor of allowing Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles for strikes…

Rickards Issues Avalanche Warning Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, Remember the Aug. 5 mini-crash? Well, investors apparently don’t. It seems like a distant memory at this point, as the “buy the…

The multi-faceted nature of what started as an Israel-Gaza conflict makes it chaotic, unpredictable, and likely to spread With each passing day, the Middle East inches closer to a full-scale, devastating war….

Futures Flat With Markets On Edge Ahead Of Nvidia Earnings US futures flat ahead of a key earnings release from Nvidia, the $3 trillion stock at the forefront of the global artificial-intelligence…

Warren Buffett Continues Dumping BofA Shares Warren Buffett’s ongoing liquidation of his Bank of America stake comes right before the Federal Reserve’s expected start of the interest rate-cutting cycle in mid-September. Additionally, Buffett has halved his Apple…

The reported strike by Russian marines in Kursk Region blew the turret off the armored vehicle, footage circulating online shows A devastating strike with a first person view kamikaze drone has obliterated…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not propose new peace initiatives following his trip to Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow does not see a way to hold peace talks with Ukraine,…

President Trump confidant Dan Scavino promotes this interview between Dr. Phil McGraw and President Donald Trump. [Twitter Link] The interview begins with a discussion of the assassination attempt against the life of…

The 8 Oldest People In The World Are All Women The world’s oldest man, John Alfred Tinniswood, is turning 112 today at his care home in Merseyside, the United Kingdom. The supercentenarian puts his…

The US Department of Justice has again accused the former president of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss Former President Donald Trump has lashed out at the US administration and the…

The lawyers representing the campaign of Robert F Kennedy Jr have successfully removed RFK Jr from the ballot in Nevada after coming to an agreement yesterday with DNC lawyers who were suing…

The Megaupload founder has urged people to stop buying French products and refrain from visiting the country The founder of the Megaupload file sharing service, Kim Schmitz, more commonly known as Kim…

National security takes priority for Warsaw over further aiding Kiev, the senior official has said Poland has sent to Ukraine all the weapons it can without sacrificing its own security, Deputy Prime…

The agency said it arrested six suspects who intended to commit terror attacks on religious sites and law enforcement Russian law enforcement have broken up a terrorist cell in the Republic of…

Martin Shkreli Must Give Up Copies Of One-Off Wu-Tang Album, Judge Orders Authored by Jesse Coghlan via CoinTelegraph.com, “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has been ordered to hand in any digital copies of Once…

The strike in Ukraine’s Sumy Region reportedly destroyed a HIMARS launcher and munitions for the system A Russian warplane has bombed a location in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, which was used to hide…

French Left Calls For Mass Protest Against Macron After He Blocks Its Choice For French PM Authored by Jake Johnson via Common Dreams, Leftist parties in France on Tuesday accused President Emmanuel Macron of election…

The man was carrying undeclared bullion worth 90 million rubles when he attempted to cross the border Russian customs have apprehended a German national who attempted to bring undeclared bullion worth an…

Finland, as an immediate neighbor of Russia, expressed concern it could be attacked from their side  Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has ruled out supplies of high-precision long-range weapons to Ukraine at this…

Some 42 suspected cases have been detected among nearly 2 million displaced people in eastern DR Congo UN agencies have expressed concern about the spread of the mpox virus, previously known as…

The Air Force has announced that it has reprogrammed electronic warfare systems on Danish- and Dutch-supplied warplanes The US has equipped F-16 fighter jets that other NATO member states have provided to…

Namibia claims the decision aligns with its longstanding support for Palestine and calls for an end to ongoing hostilities in Gaza Namibia has blocked a vessel suspected of carrying explosive materials bound…

Moscow has rejected reports of alleged corruption related to the nuclear power plant it is building in the South Asian nation Moscow will continue to support Dhaka in the international arena, Russian…

WHO Launches Global Monkeypox Strategy, Including Strategic Vaccinations Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a global strategy to halt the transmission…

The drills, reportedly overseen by Kim Jong-un, come as the US and South Korea continue joint military exercises North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the testing of a multiple rocket launcher…

Escobar: EUR To Telegram – We’re Coming To Get You! Authored by Pepe Escobar, The Pavel Durov saga is a gift that will keep on giving for a long time to come….

EU Urges ‘Polio Ceasefire’ In Gaza As WHO Seeks To Vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian Children We reported earlier this month that Gaza recorded its first case of polio since the highly contagious virus was eradicated…

The Ukrainian leader did not give details, but said he wanted the public to appreciate domestic defense producers Ukraine has test-fired its first domestically-produced ballistic missile, Vladimir Zelensky has said. Kiev has…

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…

Recent Events Prove Western Nations Are Highly Vulnerable To Cyber Calamity Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, As most people are aware, this month there was a sweeping internet outage across the…

Delta Air Lines jet maintenance incident reportedly “sent a piece of metal flying like a missile” The explosion of a Boeing jet’s tire killed two workers and injured another at Atlanta’s airport…

Top Defense Firms Set For Another Record Cash Flow Year As Wars Rage In Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, As wars in Ukraine and the Middle…

Americans Are Least Loyal To Their Carmakers In a recent survey by Statista Consumer Insights, almost half of Americans said that they were likely or very likely to change their car make on the…

This Is Not Capitalism Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, The word capitalism has no stable definition and should probably be permanently retired. That won’t happen, however, because too many…

Series Of US-China ‘Cloak & Dagger’ Summits Led To This Week’s Sullivan Trip To Beijing Despite the Biden administration’s recent attempts to talk tough on China, calling it a ‘strategic competitor’, both…

It’s really not Jack Smith, so we should drop the pretenses.  Mary McCord, Norm Eisen and Andrew Weissmann have recrafted a new DC indictment against President Trump by dropping around 10 pages…

Continuing in the series of articles around the challenge to Trump staffing in 2025, we now shift focus to the FBI Director, Deputy Director and Chief Legal Counsel positions. However, in order…

Abbott Says Texas Has Purged Over A Million Ineligible Voters Authored by Rick Moran via PJMedia.com, Purging voter registration rolls should not be controversial. The process is part of ensuring the integrity…

New York State Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty To Chloroforming, Assaulting Kid’s Nanny While She Slept A New York State anesthesiologist has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually abusing his family’s nanny while she…

Baltimore Schools CEO Discusses Why Her Husband Has Not “Punched Out” Fox Reporter Investigative journalist Chris Papst of Fox45 News’ Project Baltimore has spent years exposing grade scandals and corruption within Baltimore…

Latvia reintroduced mandatory service for males last year and now prepares for “public discourse” to draft females Latvia should prepare for the compulsory conscription of women by 2028, Latvian Defense Minister Andris…

Celsius Distributes $2.5 Billion To 251,000 Creditors Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings By Zoltan Vardai of CoinTelegraph Celsius has repaid two-thirds of its eligible customers as part of its long-awaited bankruptcy proceedings. According to…

New Management Won’t Fix A Broken Ivy League Business Model Authored by Lexi Boccuzzi via RealClearPolitics, We should all stop celebrating Ivy League presidents resigning. Last December, Liz Magill, then president of…

President Trump announced via Truth Social that both political campaigns had agreed to terms of a presidential debate on September 10th.  However, according to Politico – the Harris campaign is saying they…

Quinn: Countdown To Crisis, Catastrophe, & Collapse Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, “All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, they must rely…

Special Counsel Smith Files Superseding Indictment In Trump Federal Election Case Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, Special counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment against former President Donald Trump…

Millennials Begin Influencing Classic Car Auctions As Baby Boomers Take Hit On Old Packards  Baby boomers are holding the bag in the classic car market. These folks first began retiring in the…

California Votes To Approve $150K In Taxpayer-Funded Home Loans For Illegal Aliens Update: Big surprise!! They passed it!! BREAKING: The California State Senate just voted overwhelmingly to pass AB 1840, which allows…

Trump Lawyers Urge Appeals Court To Disqualify District Attorney Over Speech At Atlanta Church Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday submitted…

Parents Fight Back With Rising Use Of Religious Vaccine Exemptions For Their Children Summer has officially come to a close. Families wrapped up beach and/or mountain vacations last weekend as kids now…

Kiev is not looking to get draft-dodgers back by force, Ukrainian leader has claimed Some European countries hosting Ukrainian refugees actually want to send the men home to fight and have brought…

The two candidates will be standing and neither will be allowed to use notes, the former president has said Former US President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to…

Gail Furness SC, Inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission received evidence last week of corruption by NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton and the NACC regarding the Robodebt cover-up. Sending the evidence was important…

Dear Democrats, Things Are Not Looking Good… Authored by Jenna McCarthy via Jenna’s Side Rocks blog, Dear Democrats, I hope you’ve got your organic, ethically-sourced stress balls and fair trade lavender calming…

Federal Judge Blocks Biden-Harris Administration’s “Parole In Place” Program For Illegal Aliens Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, On Monday, a federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden-Harris Administration’s attempts to…

Gold Hits New Record High, Bitcoin Battered As NVDA Earnings Loom Consumer sentiment lifted modestly today (headline Conf Board) but under the hood it was a shit-show with labor market weakness accelerating…

Big changes are coming to the global information sphere, and the Telegram founder’s standing is a canary in the coal mine The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, when he had decided…

Will $1 Trillion In Treasury Basis Trades Blow Up The Clearinghouses By Russell Clark of Capital Flows and Asset Markets Reading the excellent article by Brian Meehan of Bloomberg Intelligence, “Basis Trade…

IDF Rescues Hostage, Father Of 11, In Daring Gaza Tunnel Raid Israel’s military has announced another big breakthrough operation on Tuesday, after a small handful of prior hostage recoveries. An Israeli Bedouin…

The Ukrainian leader has once again demanded unrestricted use of US-supplied missiles Washington’s policy on Kiev’s use of American weapons against Russia remains unchanged, the US Department of Defense has said. Ukrainian…

Any talk of using long-range missiles to strike Russian territory is very dangerous, Moscow’s Foreign Minister has warned Ukraine’s demands for Western permission to strike deep into Russia with long-range Storm Shadow…

RNC Sues Detroit, Alleging City Did Not Hire Enough Republican Poll Watchers Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times, The Republican National Committee (RNC) is suing the Election Commission for the…

Goldman Cuts Oil Price Target By $5 To $70-$85 Just As Sentiment Hits All-Time Low In yet another indication that the bottom for oil prices is in, and following a similar move…