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DOGE’d? IRS Sheds 26% Of Staff As Federal Workforce Pared Down Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, A new report from the head of the IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service shows…

The Next Energy Revolution Is Coming. Is The DOE Ready? Authored by Drew Bond via RealClearEnergy, The last energy revolution that changed the world — natural gas fracking — happened in part…

The US president praised the event as the “most productive in history” amid reports that everything was arranged so as not to upset him US President Donald Trump has called NATO’s recent…

Trump Demands Cancelation Of ‘Hero’ Netanyahu’s Graft Trial: ‘US Saved Israel, Now It’s Going To Save Bibi’ Despite earlier reporting during Trump’s opening months in office to the contrary, the US President…

Stellar 7Y Auction Stops Through After Jump In Foreign Demand After two mixed coupon auctions this week (a solid 2Y, a subpar 5Y) moments ago the Treasury concluded the week’s final coupon…

Trump Admin Will Encourage All Americans To Use Wearables, Says RFK Jr. Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will soon…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected US envoy Steve Witkoff’s comparison of the crises Israel’s “unprovoked” attack on Iran bears no comparison to the Ukraine conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on…

Indian Politician Calls For Bitcoin Reserve Pilot As US Embraces Crypto Authored by Ezra Reguerra via CoinTelegraph.com, The national spokesperson for India’s ruling party called on the country to consider launching a…

The US-led bloc is no longer prioritizing Ukraine, the American media outlet reports The recent NATO summit signaled a bleak outlook for Kiev’s hopes of sustained Western support, as the US-led alliance…

After a few insults and some light humiliation, Trump convinced Europe to bankroll his war machine – to the tune of 5% GDP Fresh off dropping an “F bomb” on both Iran…

The suspect faces treason charges for allegedly providing the locations of Black Sea Fleet vessels and air defense sites A Russian woman suspected of treason has been detained in Novorossiysk, a major…

Toxic Fallout: NC Lawmakers Face Fire Over Monsanto ‘Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free’ Provision In a move that has ignited fierce backlash, North Carolina lawmakers attempted a “gut and stuff.” By inserting a last-minute “de facto…

The European Commission president has been under scrutiny over a multi-billion-dollar Covid-19 vaccine deal A group of lawmakers in the European Parliament claim they have secured enough support to initiate a no…

Public spending is funding Ukraine rather than addressing domestic problems, the Russian foreign minister has said EU and British taxpayers are being “robbed” while financing support for Ukraine instead of domestic social…

Treasury Sanctions 3 Mexican Financial Institutions For Aiding Cartels In Fentanyl Trade; Sheinbaum Denies Update (1100ET): Mexican President Sheinbaum has commented on the sanctions, denying any fraud and claiming the Mexican banking…

House GOP Accelerates ActBlue Probe With New Subpoena Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.), Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.), and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)—who chair the House committees probing shady Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue—have issued a subpoena…

Moscow and Kiev have conducted another exchange of prisoners of war, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported A group of Russian servicemen has been returned from territories controlled by Ukraine, Russia’s Defense…

Shadow Fed Chair Waller? By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy at Rabobank European bond yields inched up by several basis points whilst equity markets took a breather following the oil-price…

Republicans Scramble After Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Deep Cuts From ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ It isn’t just rogue judges subverting the will of the people… The Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill was dealt a major…

The Mexican government plans to sue the US company over Starship debris that landed near its northern border Elon Musk’s SpaceX is facing a potential lawsuit after debris from a failed Starship…

The world’s wealthiest have seen their fortunes increase by $33.9 trillion over the past decade, according to the anti-poverty charity The richest 1% of the people on Earth have gained over $33.9…

The US president has called out Natasha Bertrand for a report questioning the effectiveness of America’s recent strikes on Iran US President Donald Trump has demanded that CNN Pentagon correspondent Natasha Bertrand…

Boeing Binge-Buying Sparks Biggest Jump In US Durable Goods Orders In 11 Years Following last month’s plunge in headline durable goods orders, preliminary May data was expected to surge on the back…

Q1 GDP Revised Lower As Personal Spending Unexpectedly Prints Weakest Since Covid Of all the economic reports, the BEA’s periodic update of US GDP is the most useless because not only is…

Biggest Export Decline Since COVID Lockdowns Unexpectedly Widens US Trade Deficit In May The US merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in May (widening 11.1% to $96.6 billion in May, exceeding the $86.1 billion…

Ayatollah Claims ‘Victory’ Over Israel Which ‘Almost Collapsed’ In 1st Public Appearance Since Ceasefire Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday issued his first comments since the Trump-backed ceasefire with Israel took…

BYD Slumps After Scaling Back Production, Rising Inventories, Slower Sales Growth BYD stock and its U.S. listed ADRs slumped about 3% on Wednesday this week, after it was reported the vehicle manufacturer…

RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Lost Member Ahead Of First Meeting Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A doctor who was named to a federal advisory panel has…

Trump Plans Mass Dismissal Of Asylum Claims, Fast-Track Deportations The Trump administration is preparing to dismiss asylum claims for potentially hundreds of thousands of migrants—primarily those who crossed the southern or northern borders illegally…

US Pending Home Sales Rose In May, But Remain Near Record Lows Following last month’s collapse (-6.3% MoM), analysts expected May pending home sales to bounce very modestly (+0.1% MoM). New home…

Western aid could soon dry up, and private investors are wary of making serious commitments, the report says Ukraine’s economy is teetering on the edge of a complete collapse as it faces…

About 150 laborers from northern India were stranded in Israeli cities that were struck by Iranian missiles When sirens wailed across Israeli cities and missiles from Iran struck Israeli territory, about 150…

Millions have voted almost unanimously against the move, in a “consultative” online referendum An overwhelming majority of Hungarians oppose Ukraine’s accession to the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced, citing the…

The fossilized insect was discovered in a piece of amber in Kaliningrad Region   A fossilized cockroach estimated to be 35 to 40 million years old has been discovered in a piece…

Crude has gained momentum as American stockpiles drop and Middle East tensions show signs of easing Oil prices continued to rise on Thursday as investors reacted to the geopolitical tensions in the…

The late Edgar Lungu had reportedly ordered that his successor should not attend his funeral A South African court has blocked the burial of former President of Zambia Edgar Lungu at a…

How To Free America From EU Censorship Authored by John Rosenthal via Clairemont Review, On January 20, 2025, the first day of his second presidential term, Donald Trump signed an executive order:…

Israel’s National Airline Offers ‘Deep Discounts’ To Repatriate Those Who Fled Iran Missiles Via The Cradle El Al, Israel’s national airliner, has introduced heavily subsidized return flights on 25 June aimed at repatriating…

Winnebago Slashes Guidance As RV Slump Deepens; Management Uses Cautious Tone Shares of Winnebago Industries plunged nearly 10% on Wednesday after the recreational vehicle maker—best known for its travel campers—slashed its full-year…

Mexico Uses Biden Regime Playbook In Attempt To Hinder Elon Musk’s Rocket Launches Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, aligned with far-left politics, is using environmental concerns to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX, echoing rogue tactics…

S&P Futures Jump, Set For New Record High As VIX, Dollar Tumble US equity futures extend their torrid short squeeze rally and are set to hit a new all time high for…

The billionaire reportedly met the president at least twice in June with the aim of securing more government contracts for his space company, Blue Origin US billionaire Jeff Bezos is seeking to…

Watch Live: Pentagon Holds ‘Irrefutable’ Press Conference On Trump’s Iran Strikes After blasting the ‘fake news’ and mainstream outlets NY Times and CNN in particular in Wednesday comments at the NATO summit,…

Lukoil will drill six exploratory wells in the North African state under a new exploration agreement Russian oil company Lukoil has signed a new agreement with South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company…

Ayatollah Khamenei says America joined the conflict to rescue the “Zionist regime” after Tehran’s “crushing” retaliation Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday congratulated his nation with what he called a…

Labor Market Creaks… Continuing Jobless Claims Highest Since Nov 2021 The trend of (modestly) rising initial jobless claims stalled last week, dropping from 246k to 236k (below 2435k exp)… Source: Bloomberg But,…

Middle East deescalation could motivate Moscow and Kiev to pursue diplomatic solutions, Steve Witkoff has said A ceasefire between Iran and Israel, declared this week after a brief escalation, could influence the…

The US president is working to satisfy the media’s need for “goddamn headlines,” the Brazilian leader has said US President Donald Trump should focus on running his country instead of spending too…

Andrey Belousov has called New Delhi “a traditional friend” in the military-technical sector Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has stressed the importance of the Russia-India partnership, noting that Moscow’s long-term friendship with…

Slovakia wants its concerns about Russian energy resolved before voting on the new package of restrictions, Robert Fico has said Slovakia will block the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia unless Brussels…

Sara Duterte has condemned the detention of her father Rodrigo Duterte as illegal The International Criminal Court (ICC) was acting outside its jurisdiction when it arrested former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, his…

Kiev’s atrocities have been “elevated to the level of state doctrine,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Ukrainian forces are deliberately committing atrocities against civilians in Donbass, including mass killings of…

These Are The Places That Rich People Are Leaving Newly published data by Henley & Partners shows that while China and India were still losing the most millionaires (or billionaires) to emigration in 2023, the…

“Drag The EU Into A Direct Conflict” – Orbán Confronts Zelensky, Tells Him EU Was Created For Peace, Not War Via Remix News, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is leading an effort…

Over 400 people, including journalists, have sustained injuries, some from gunshots, according to a rights group At least eight people have been killed in Kenya during nationwide protests against police brutality and…

Yaroslav Dronov aka Shaman has been blacklisted over allegedly contributing to Russia’s economic or strategic interests Australia has sanctioned the Russian pop singer Shaman, along with 36 other individuals and seven organizations,…

Garry Kasparov introduced a local activist to an American financier to source weapons for arming rebels, the outlet reports Garry Kasparov, a former world chess champion and Russian opposition figure, has been…

The governor of the Lugansk People’s Republic has branded the satellite system a security threat The head of Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic has banned all products from Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, including…

As ‘Peace’ Breaks Out, Here’s Where US Military Facilities Are In The Middle East Amid a brief pause in proceedings between Iran and Israel, The Pentagon states that the U.S. currently has around…

The War Thunder forum incident reportedly marks the ninth leak of restricted material linked to the game The developer of the War Thunder military simulation game has banned a player from its…

Mark Rutte called the US president “daddy” during the bloc’s summit at The Hague Some EU officials are unhappy with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s use of flattery to win over US President…

The bloc has no wish to arm itself “endlessly” and should negotiate a new security framework with Moscow, the French president has said EU member states should consider resuming contact with Moscow,…

“Vicious Circle”: Immigration Is Costing France 3.4% Of Its GDP Immigration has not delivered the economic benefits long promised in France and may, in fact, be dragging down the country’s economy, according…

Germany’s Fiscal Illusion: How Berlin Is Burying The Debt Brake By Thomas Kolbe Bye-Bye Maastricht: Germany’s March into the Debt State Political failure in a welfare state translates almost immediately into rising…

New Delhi has purchased 80% of the country’s seaborne Urals oil exports this year, according to Kpler data India has purchased 80% of Russia’s seaborne Urals crude exports this year, with two…

Presidential envoy Steve Witkoff deserves a great deal of credit for what followed in the aftermath of President Trump’s final elimination of the Iranian nuclear threat.  Throughout the 12-day war, Witkoff maintained…

President Trump announces via Truth Social: “Secretary of Defense (War!) Pete Hegseth, together with Military Representatives, will be holding a Major News Conference tomorrow morning at 8 A.M. EST at The Pentagon,…

The timing of the Israeli judicial system against the backdrop of recent events seems to highlight the accuracy of our prior presentation about the internal political dynamics at play. [Go Deep] and…

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…

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…

At Least 5 Reasons Why Trump Should Reject A Nobel Peace Prize Submitted by Issues & Insights Editorial Board, For a brief window this week, President Donald Trump was out of the…

The Israeli spy agency promised to “keep a watchful eye” on Iran Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad has thanked the CIA for its close cooperation during attacks on Iran, days after a US-brokered…

ISIS-Inspired Drone War Plans Leaked From US National Security Council Authored by José Niño via Headline USA, According to leaked documents, British and American academics advised the U.S. National Security Council to encourage Ukraine to…

‘Why Not An Islamic Bomb?’: How Israel Planned & Failed To Stop Pakistan Going Nuclear Via Middle East Eye Former CIA Director George Tenet thought him “at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden”…

President Donald Trump earlier accused the media of trying to downplay the effect of US strikes on enrichment centers CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said that it will take years for Iran…

Giant Leviathan Gas Field Offshore Israel Resumes Operations Authored by Tsvetana Paskova via OilPrice.com, The massive Leviathan gas field offshore Israel is resuming production on Wednesday, following two weeks in which it…

Iran Confirms Death Of ‘War-Time Chief Of Staff’ After Israeli Attacks Israel claims that its military campaign against Iran has resulted in the targeted killing of at least 14 scientists. Although these…

Hegseth Readies Presser For “Dignity of Great American Pilots” As FBI Probes Iran Strike Intel Leak Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the FBI is probing the leak of an intelligence assessment indicating…

Martial Law In Mascara: How FDR Hijacked The Constitution And No One Told You Authored by Maureen Steele via AmericanGreatness.com, The Constitution wasn’t suspended… it was sidelined, buried under emergency powers, executive…

New COVID-Wave Scare-Campaign: A Massive Flop… Authored by Rebekah Barnett via The Brownstone Institute, Like the Marvel franchise, with its unlimited instalments and spin-offs, a new Covid scare campaign is underway in…

California Risks Federal Actions Over Transgender Athletes On Women’s Sports Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Education has found California in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws…

“Modern-Day Monopoly”: GOP Senator Sounds Alarm On Mega Corporations Hijacking US’ Beef Supply Republican Senator Josh Hawley slammed the stranglehold four mega-corporations—two of them foreign-owned—have over America’s beef processing industry, calling it…

The US president has denounced the allegations against the Israeli leader as a “witch hunt” US President Donald Trump has called for an end to the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister…

The RFK Effect Authored by Clayton Baker, MD, via The Brownstone Institute, Over the last couple of weeks, a remarkable sequence of events involving two US Senators has unfolded that demonstrates the…

The Persistent Presence Of Absence Authored by Larry Sand via AmericanGreatness.com, The fact that many children are ditching America’s public schools is undeniable. Most recently, Nat Malkus, Deputy Director of Education Policy at…

In Historic Acceptance Of Crypto, FHFA Instructs Fannie, Freddie To Count Crypto Assets As he had hinted on several previous occasions, FHFA Chair Bill Pulte said he had ordered Fannie Mae and…

Fed Moves To Relax Key Capital Rule For Big Banks To Support Treasury Markets Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The Federal Reserve has adopted a draft proposal to ease…

“Substantially In Excess Of $50,000”: Hunter Biden’s Law Firm Sues Him Over Unpaid Legal Bills Hunter Biden, the crackhead son of former President Joe Biden who was sitting in on meetings in…

The president has labeled the Voice of America a “left-wing disaster” US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to support his campaign to dismantle the state-funded news outlet Voice of America…

The Russian president will attend remotely, while Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Russia in person Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Brazil via video link, according…

Trump’s Disbanding Of A Secret “Deep State” Working Group Raises Hopes Of Peace With Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Its inter-agency members sought to sabotage the Russian-US rapprochement… Reuters reported in…

Patriot missile systems are “very hard to get,” and the US needs them too, the president said US President Donald Trump says he will think about whether or not to supply more…

Antoinette Lattouf won her case against the ABC for being unlawfully terminated because “she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza” and “failing to give her an opportunity…

Stockman: Washington’s Fiscal Doomsday Authored by David Stockman via The Brownstone Institute, If you don’t think Washington is in the maws of a Fiscal Doomsday Machine, think again. And the place to…

“Gold Is Money Good” – Ed Dowd Warns “Deflationary Scare” Will Prompt Fed Panic Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Former Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com has been forecasting “Danger…

Activists have been gaslit into believing that protecting labor rights is racist and defending women’s spaces is bigotry What do Greta Thunberg, Simone Biles, and the American anti-ICE protesters have in common,…

Mediocre 5Y Auction Tails As Foreign Demand Tumbles One day after a solid 2Y auction, moments ago the Treasury conducted the second coupon sale of the week when it sold $70BN in…

US Meeting With Iran Next Week, Trump Says, While Suggesting Nuclear Deal Is No Longer Necessary Do the Iranians themselves know this? President Trump says Tehran and Washington will meet next week…

21 States Sue Trump Admin Over Clause Used To Cut Federal Funding Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, A coalition of 21 attorneys general from more than 20 states and…

Putin says the world needs a new growth model. He might be right. When Russian President Vladimir Putin told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week that the world needs “a…