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Who Turned Off The Gaslight? Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “Things were bad, and they knew things were bad, and they knew others must also know things were bad, and…

Bullion & Big-Tech Soar, Treasury Yields Tumble Amid US Macro-Meltdown A wild (holiday-shortened and illiquid) week of dismal macro data and dramatic market divergences. It was 100% – a bad news week…’hard…

Kiev now has 14 underequipped brigades, lacking weaponry due to the slow delivery of Western hardware, Vladimir Zelensky says Ukraine has the “desire” to launch a new counteroffensive push against Russia but…

Hungarian PM clearly decided it was worth offending many of his allies in order to focus minds on possibility of peace The sudden appearance of Viktor Orban in Moscow this week shows…

The recent decision on presidential immunity by the SCOTUS is more than just a victory for Donald Trump The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has handed down a decision in…

Nashville Trans Shooter Left Over 100 GB Of Evidence, All To Be Kept Secret Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Nashville Judge I’Ashea Myles has decided that none of Nashville school…

US Bank Deposits Fell Ahead Of Stress Tests; Fed Bailout Facility Stuck At Massive $107BN Heading into the bank stress tests, money-market fund total assets rose by a de minimus $5BN while…

The Conservative Party has suffered a historic wipeout in Wales, losing every one of its seats The UK Labour Party has won all but five of Wales’ 32 seats in the House…

The right-wing party National Rally will also prohibit Kiev from using French weaponry on Russian soil France’s right-wing National Rally (RN) party will block potential troop deployments to Ukraine and bar Kiev…

Was Tesla’s Cybertruck The Best-Selling US EV Pickup In Q2?  Tesla surprised investors last week with better-than-expected deliveries for the second quarter despite a global electric vehicle market downturn. New estimates from Fed…

McDonald’s Sues Homeless Man For Alleged Customer Attack In Los Angeles Via City News Service, McDonald’s Corp. has filed a cross-complaint against an unidentified homeless man who allegedly attacked a customer at…

Head Of Chase Bank Warns Customers: Era Of Free Checking Is Likely Over The ‘problem-solving’ elites in Washington, DC, who advocate interventionist policies and overregulate the economy into oblivion, often cause unintended…

The Hungarian prime minister unexpectedly traveled to Russia, just days after he visited Ukraine in the same unannounced manner Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban unexpectedly visited Russia on Friday and met with…

Phoenix Police Pull-Over Driverless Waymo For ‘Freaking Out’ & Driving Into Oncoming Traffic Phoenix Police bodycam footage, published online by AZCentral, captures the moment when an officer pulls over a Waymo autonomous Jaguar I-Pace…

Multiple leaders have concluded that Joe Biden “can’t win” in November, sources told the newspaper US President Joe Biden has been displaying worrying signs of “accelerated aging” in recent months and these…

The CEO had already scrapped a plan to visit New Delhi and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi Elon Musk’s Tesla has put on hold its expansion plans in India, the world’s most…

Elderly Tourist Hit With Car, Killed After Being Robbed In Affluent Newport Beach Crime continues to escalate in California and, in turn, so does the collateral damage that comes with it. And…

Mexico Asks US Supreme Court To Allow Its $10 Billion Lawsuit Against US Gun Makers Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, Mexico urged the U.S. Supreme Court this week to…

“It’s Just My Brain”: Biden Defends Health As Dem. Governors Call For Resignation Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, The New York Times published a bombshell scoop Thursday, signaling the end…

The US-led bloc wants Ukraine to “prevail” in the conflict with Russia and fend it off in the future, its secretary general says The US-led NATO bloc is seeking a lasting resolution…

Suspected Chinese Spy Bases In Cuba Have Undergone Expansion By Frank Fang of Epoch Times Cuba has upgraded and expanded four electronic surveillance facilities, including one near the Guantanamo Bay naval base,…

Wisconsin Supreme Court Reinstates Unstaffed Drop Boxes Ahead Of 2024 Election Well, well, well – the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with its liberal majority, issued a ruling on Friday that reinstates the use…

The Net Zero Cure Is Far Worse Than The Disease Authored by David Turver via DailySceptic.org, We hear a lot about how we are supposedly in a climate crisis and how The…

Russia Holds Mobile Nuclear Missile Launcher Drills Days Before NATO Summit In DC Russia’s Defense Ministry (MoD) announced Friday that its forces are in the midst of nuclear drills utilizing Yars mobile…

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Government: Rep. Goldman Insists That The Country Is Safe In The Hands Of Others Authored by Jonathan Turley, Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, wrote…

State corporation Rostec has said Russia will start manufacturing ‘Mango’ missiles for Indian army’s T-72 and T-90 tanks locally Rosoboronexport, Russia’s defense-export agency and part of state-owned Rostec defense corporation, has arranged…

Participants in the legendary off-road race will have to cover more than 3,000 miles of extremely challenging terrain The international Silk Way Rally kicked off in Russia on Friday, with participants from…

The Indian PM is set to embark on his first trip to Moscow since the Ukraine conflict began New Delhi on Friday disclosed key details of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming…

BYD Expands To Thailand, Cuts Prices, In Midst Of Ongoing EV War EV competition in Europe is going from fierce to cutthroat.  BYD, the leading Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, is set to…

Kiev’s leadership understands that the country cannot join the bloc while it is at war, Tomasz Siemoniak has said Ukrainian leaders are aware that they cannot hope to join NATO until the…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan commended Russia for proposing a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict Certain Western powers appear hell-bent on turning the Ukraine conflict into an all-out world war, Turkish…

Disney Heiress Halts Donations To Democrats Until Biden Is Replaced Disney heiress Abigail Disney told CNBC on Thursday, July 4, that she plans to stop making political donations to the Democratic Party…

Payrolls: Goldilocks Or Not? By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities On the surface the NFP data had a “goldilocks” type of character. Establishment jobs at 206k, good, but not too good. The…

Crypto Crashes As Mt. Gox Begins Repayments, Long Liquidations Soar As BTC Breaks Key Technical Support Just over a week after initial rumors – and wallet movements – sent bitcoin prices lower,…

Ukrainian and Russian positions, however, remain far apart, the visiting Hungarian PM has admitted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who surprised many with his visit…

Moscow wants to resolve the crisis for good and not simply establish a ceasefire, the Russian president has said Russia wants to fully resolve the Ukraine conflict, rather than just agreeing a…

Hundreds of officers from the East African nation arrived in the island nation last week to help fight armed gangs Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has hailed the first deployment of Kenyan…

The global majority is increasingly showing its dissatisfaction with West’s rules-based order, but will the Kremlin take advantage of this? The so-called Ukraine “peace summit” held in Switzerland last month, the June…

The Ukrainian authorities have complained that the Hungarian prime minister did not coordinate his trip with them Kiev has expressed outrage over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s surprise trip to Russia, complaining…

June Jobless Rate Triggers Sahm Rule: Recession Imminent? Via The American Institute for Economic Research, In this morning’s US Bureau of Labor Statistics data release, the U-3 unemployment rate increased 4.1 percent…

China’s ‘National Team’ Gets To Work At Key Psychological Level For Stocks  The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite recently dropped below a key psychological level, reflecting the uninspiring economic recovery and muted credit impulse data. With…

Liberty & Inflation For All: Even Fireworks Shows Scaled Down This Year Via SchiffGold.com, While the cost of fireworks is down compared to last year, prices of just about everything else are way…

Airfields, energy infrastructure, and missile depots used by Kiev’s forces have been hit during the past week, Moscow has said Russian forces have carried out 23 combined strikes on Ukrainian targets in…

Payrolls Rise 206K After Huge Downward Revisions As Unemployment Rate Jumps To Three Year High It appears that Biden’s apparatchiks refuse to give up on the myth of a “strong labor market”…

The leaders have met at the G7 summit and ahead of Swiss ‘peace’ talks aimed at wooing the Global South The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Friday said he has…

Watch: Prominent Democrat Donor Unleashes On Biden; “We’re In F**k City” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A major donor to the Democratic Party has torched Joe Biden, declaring that “we are…

US Futures Flat Ahead Of June Job Report; Bitcoin Plunges US equity futures are unchanged for two days in a row – having gone nowhere during the July 4th holiday – erasing…

Beijing will probe brandy imports from the bloc in response to duties on electric vehicles imposed by Brussels  Beijing has announced the next stage in its investigation into EU brandy imports, in…

Tokyo has admitted that it failed to inform local authorities about crimes perpetrated by American troops The Japanese government has pledged to stop withholding information from regional authorities on sex crimes committed…

The 75-year-old independent candidate has beaten his Labour rival in the vote for London’s Islington North constituency Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has retained his seat in the UK parliament after…

The statements by the US presidential candidate are taken seriously in Moscow, the Russian leader has said Donald Trump’s claims that he wants to end the Ukraine conflict deserve Moscow’s attention, Russian…

Incoherence Day: Biden’s Fourth Filled With Flubs Ahead Of Primetime Interview Tonight Seemingly crumbling under immense pressure to undo the damage from a debate performance that showcased his plummeting mental acuity, President…

Labour leader Keir Starmer has formally become the country’s head of government after meeting with King Charles III Keir Starmer has officially become the UK prime minister after his party’s landslide victory…

10 Signs That Global War Is Rapidly Approaching Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantnews.com, Are we on the verge of an apocalyptic global war in which billions of people could die?  Very…

Polestar Says Implementing “Mitigating Measures” To Offset Import Tariff Chaos EV manufacturer Polestar, one of several struggling names at the bottom of the EV barrel, says that new hefty EU and US…

A new offensive by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan has sparked an exodus from the state of Sennar More than 136,000 people have fled the state of Sennar in southwest Sudan,…

The Hungarian prime minister is in Russia, days after he visited Ukraine Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has begun a surprise visit to Russia, his office has confirmed. His trip comes days…

Botswana hopes the Trans-Kalahari project will help bypass South Africa’s crumbling logistics network Botswana’s president has called for expedited work to build a 1,500-km (930-mile) rail line to Namibia, aimed at boosting…

U.S. Government Awards Moderna $176 Million Bird Flu Vaccine Contract Despite what can only be described as a host of looming unanswered questions about its mRNA technology and its Covid vaccines, the…

The Hungarian prime minister has landed in Moscow where he plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine conflict Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has arrived in Moscow…

People who recovered from the disease are at high risk of developing lung fibrosis, pulmonologists say A significant number of Russians who recovered from Covid-19 are suffering from further devastating effects of…

Religious authorities in Karachaevo-Cherkessia have joined those in Dagestan in cracking down on the face-covering Muslim garment Islamic authorities in Karachaevo-Cherkessia, a Muslim-majority region in southern Russia, have banned the wearing of…

The West, Indubitably, Has Lost Russia, And Is Losing Eurasia Too… Submitted by Alastair Crooke, Is not President Putin’s purpose in visiting North Korea and Vietnam now clear in the context of…

The move by the British prime minister comes after the Tories suffered a crushing defeat to Labour in the general election British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that he will be…

Former UK prime minister Liz Truss along with 11 cabinet ministers have been ousted in a historic defeat A slew of UK Conservative big names, including 11 cabinet ministers, have lost their…

Bottom-Fishing: Two Hedge Funds Quietly Buying Physical Cobalt Amid EV Battery Slump  Cautious optimism is creeping back into the cobalt metal market as hedge funds move to physical purchases of the battery metal as prices…

Israel Should Think Twice Before Sending Some Of Its Patriots To Ukraine Via The US Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia warned Israel of “certain political…

Belarus Joins So-Called “Anti-NATO” SCO On July 3, Belarus acceded to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional organization helmed by China and Russia, at its annual summit as a full member after officially…

The Hungarian prime minister has been chastised by the EU’s Charles Michel over rumored plans for a Moscow trip Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has defended his peacemaking efforts after a senior…

Five other people were injured in the attack on Krasnodar Region, Veniamin Kondratyev has said A child has been killed and five other people injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s…

NATO Expected To Tell Ukraine It’s Too Corrupt To Join Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Ukraine will be told that it is too corrupt to join NATO at the alliance’s summit…

Rakesh Sharma, who traveled to outer space on a Soviet spacecraft in 1984, asked whether Earth looks more polluted than before Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, has connected with Russian…

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…

Rishi Sunak has survived the vote, but Tories suffered a historic loss British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized to his Conservative colleagues who lost their seats, taking full responsibility for the crushing…

The Reform UK leader has finally been elected an MP on his eighth attempt The Eurosceptic firebrand who leads the Reform UK party has beat his Conservative challenger for the Essex seat…

Some Thoughts On America For Her 248th Birthday Authored by James Hickman via SchiffSovereign.com, When the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence 248 years ago tomorrow,…

June Payrolls Preview: Another Big Drop US payrolls is expected to once again in June to 190k from 272k in May and after a cycle low 165K in April. Most economic indicators…

The US president continues to stumble over his words while trying to salvage his reelection campaign  US President Joe Biden has made several radio interview appearances and delivered a brief Fourth of…

Labour Set For Crushing 170 Seat Majority In UK General Election, As Conservative Party Suffers Worst Result In Its History The year of record elections continues to serve up dramatic results, and…

Americans Warned To Stop Shopping Via Chinese App Temu Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The top prosecutor in Arkansas warned on July 2 that Americans should be…

Big Mexican Cartels Ramp Up Operations In Hawaii As America’s Fentanyl Crisis Broadens Mexican drug cartels, including Sinaloa and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), are aggressively expanding into Hawaii, flooding the…

16 Things Individuals Can Do To Help Bring America Together Authored by Lawrence Reed via The Foundation for Economic Education, Americans are angry and divided – perhaps more than at any time…

The Russian leader has only seen “some fragments” of the face-off and still prefers a more predictable candidate to win The United States is a major world power, so its internal affairs inevitably…

Dior, Armani Under Investigation For “Made In Italy” Handbags Produced By Migrants Italian prosecutors investigated the local supply chains of two major Italian fashion houses. Their investigation found that some designer handbags are manufactured by exploited…

5 Things You May Not Know About Independence Day Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), On July 4, Americans will observe the 248th birthday of the United States….

Spain has moved to crack down on minors accessing online smut Residents of Spain who wish to access online pornography will soon have to use a government-issued phone application, with a digital…

Orwell Hits The Highway: Starting This Month Cars In Britain Will Have “Speed Limiters” t’s bad enough cars are all basically equipped with GPS homing devices – and some now even with…

The US president reportedly made the admission during a meeting with Democratic governors aimed at bolstering support for his campaign US President Joe Biden has admitted he needs to get more sleep…

Labour is predicted to have won over 400 seats in the House of Commons The UK Labour party is predicted to win a landslide victory in the British general election, according to a preliminary…

Alaska’s Strategic Importance To U.S. Security Authored by Seth Cropsey via RealClearDefense, From grave deficiencies in strategic lift and defense industrial base to submarine repair inadequacies, Yorktown Institute continues to highlight shortfalls…

Inflation Hits The Grill: The Price Of A July 4th Cookout Keeps Soaring Under Biden As memories of COVID restrictions are quickly fading, Americans are looking forward to proper, carefree Fourth of…

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization could play an important role in a nascent security system that emphasizes total development Both of the world’s current major conflicts – Ukraine and Palestine – are continuing…

The president should quit the race and give way to a “vigorous leader” who could beat Donald Trump, according to Netflix’s Reed Hastings Joe Biden should step away from the 2024 US…

The Russia-born American national was handed a lengthy prison term for drug trafficking A Moscow court has convicted Robert Woodland, a Russia-born US national, of drug trafficking charges, sentencing him to 12…

A new multipolar order is in the making, EuroChem founder Andrey Melnichenko told Tucker Carlson US sanctions policies will eventually result in the dollar losing its long-standing dominance in the global economy,…

The fortune of the Tesla and SpaceX founder has taken a hit in 2024 Elon Musk’s net worth has decreased by almost $30 billion, more than any other billionaire in the world…

Reporters Blame “Right-Wing Media” For Their Failure To Disclose Biden’s Infirmity Authored by Jonathan Turley, The media is sorry . . . sort of. After the shocking appearance of President Joe Biden…

Harriet Hageman is on my personal short list of people I hope President Trump is considering for vice president. During a recent interview Hageman shows she is not going along with the…

New Fires Erupt In Israel After Hezbollah Sends 200 Rockets, Drone Swarms Large wildfires are once again raging in northern Israel’s Galilee region after on Thursday Hezbollah launched a particularly intense barrage of…