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The Ukrainian leader questioned the value of peace talks when “the powerful” fail to be tough with Russia Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that there is no value in trying to reach…

Ukraine’s drama can’t derail the talks process The second round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul, and the events leading up to them, offer a clear snapshot of the…

Over the past decade and half, the country has suffered from extremism, the PM’s adviser on foreign affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi told RT Pakistan has lost 90,000 people to terrorists over the…

“I’m Just Here For The Cotton Candy” By Michael Every of Rabobank “I’m just here for the cotton candy” Naturally, the market didn’t Fink about a new globalization yesterday. Rather, it fought…

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Banning China From Purchasing Land In The State Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on June 2 vetoed a bill…

Goldman Delivers Sobering Rates Outlook For Homebuyers Uncertainty is running high among prospective homebuyers as elevated mortgage rates have pushed buying conditions to the worst levels in decades. While many are hoping…

Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen is reportedly seeking to extend the public veil ban to schools and remove campus prayer rooms Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for new restrictions on Islamic practices…

FDA Not Recommending Newly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine: Official Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new COVID-19 vaccine but is not recommending people…

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said that aircraft were damaged and will be repaired None of the Russian aircraft targeted in Ukraine’s recent drone attacks were destroyed, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey…

Both bodies of water are important for Russia’s naval operations and energy exports Secretary General Mark Rutte has stated that NATO now considers the Baltic and Black Seas areas of strategic responsibility….

Bloodthirsty American politicians like Lindsey Graham are eager to drag the war on forever, so they do everything to scupper negotiations The picture of Lindsey Graham, US Senator for South Carolina, and…

New Delhi has stated it will not engage in a dialogue with Islamabad while facing security threats New Delhi will not engage in talks with Islamabad for as long as it poses…

Slovak lawmakers have approved a resolution that criticizes measures against Moscow and obliges officials not to vote in their favor The Slovak parliament has passed a resolution opposing sanctions on Russia. The…

The Washington Capitals captain is reportedly planning to move back to Moscow next year Russian ice hockey legend Alexander Ovechkin visited the Federation Council, the upper house of the national legislature, on…

Harvard’s China Ties Under Scrutiny As US Targets Student Visas Authored by Leo Timm via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Following the Trump administration’s recent action to curb Harvard University’s international admissions…

US Equity Futures Unchanged Ahead Of ECB As Jobs Data Looms US equity futures are unchanged, as they struggle for direction ahead of Friday’s payrolls report, following a series of data releases…

US Jobless Claims Surge To 8 Month Highs The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time jumped to 247k last week (above the 239k expected) – the highest…

US Trade Deficit Shrinks By Most On Record In April As Imports Plunged As the front-running of tariffs abruptly ended, so imports to the US collapsed in April – by the most…

S&P Futures Spike Above 6,000 After Chinese Media Reports Trump, Xi Held Phone Call In keeping with China’s now default lying and obfuscation about anything trade war related, just hours after Bloomberg…

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak earlier estimated the budget shortfall at around $10-12 billion Ukraine does not have enough money to fund its military and will have to overhaul this year’s budget in order…

Dark Irony: 75th Anniversary Edition Of Orwell’s 1984 Comes With Trigger Warnings Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A new 75th anniversary edition of George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 includes ‘trigger warnings’ in the…

Journalist Anatoly Shariy was given 15 years in what he denounced as a political vendetta from Kiev A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced Spain-based journalist Anatoly Shariy, a vocal critic of Vladimir…

Georgia is set to fold a 20-year-old NGO advocating Western integration into the Foreign Ministry The Georgian government is set to fold a media center promoting Western integration into the Foreign Ministry,…

An intelligence officer reportedly shot himself in his car near Paris, following two similar incidents over the past five months A French intelligence officer has been found dead in a parking lot…

US President Donald Trump previously said Vladimir Putin has warned him of an upcoming response Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart, Donald Trump, that Moscow would respond to Ukraine’s recent…

President Donald Trump has imposed full entry bans on citizens of Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia and Sudan US President Donald Trump has imposed a travel ban on nationals from…

British Blasphemy Prosecution: London Man Convicted After Burning Qur’an Authored by Jonathan Turley, We recently discussed how the United Kingdom has continued its erosion of free speech by pushing an effective blasphemy law. Now,…

Fuzes meant for Ukraine’s air defense have been diverted to US units in the Middle East, according to the outlet The Pentagon has redirected key missile components originally intended for Ukraine’s air…

The prosecutor general has designated the organization as “undesirable” for promoting the UK’s interests under the guise of teaching English The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has banned the British Council from operating…

The Next Gold Confiscation: What It Could Look Like… And How To Avoid It Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, On April 5, 1933, under the pretext of a national emergency, President…

The Oxford Russia Fund used professors to spread LGBT material and gather political intel, the Federal Security Service has said Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the UK-based Oxford Russia Fund…

ECB Preview: 8th Rate Cut In A Row As UBS economist Paul Donovan writes this morning, a total of 52 out of 52 surveyed economists – not to mention markets – expect…

Procter & Gamble To Axe 7,000 Jobs Amid “Challenging Environment”  The maker of Bounty paper towels, Dawn dish soap, Pampers diapers, Tide detergent, and Gillette razors—Procter & Gamble—announced a restructuring plan at a…

Dozens were injured as fans attempted to enter a stadium through a small gate At least 11 people died and over 50 have been injured in a stampede at a cricket stadium…

The crew of a locomotive in Voronezh Region managed to halt the train in time to avoid casualties, the FSB has said An explosive device has damaged a railway track in Russia’s…

Leader Kim Jong-un has pledged full backing for Moscow in the Ukraine conflict North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged unwavering support for Russia in the Ukraine conflict during a meeting with…

President Trump and the trade team have made specific requests of Vietnam in order to negotiate a trade agreement.  Unfortunately, just like Canada, Vietnam’s problem is not an unwillingness to comply, it’s…

Today, President Trump signed an executive order [SEE HERE] restricting the entry of foreign nationals from a number of countries identified as national security and public safety risks. The goal is to…

If you have walked the deep political weeds with us, you will likely remember the warnings.  Thomas Massie, Chip Roy, Rand Paul and other fellow republican travelers will join with Elon Musk…

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…

Don’t ask me to encapsulate this interview, I have not watched it yet (I will).  Feel free to provide cliff notes in the comment section if you have. The appearance venue itself…

An interesting interview between Tucker Carlson and Former CIA Counterintelligence Operations Officer John Kiriakou about being targeted by the CIA and FBI after telling the truth about CIA torture ops. Kiriakou outlines…

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…

J.D. Vance Was Right About Censorship Authored by Paul Coleman via The Critic, In February 2025, U.S. Vice President, JD Vance stood before the Munich Security Conference and delivered a stark warning….

The UN says over 70 bodies have been found in Tripoli, including ten charred corpses, at sites operated by a government-linked militia Dozens of bodies have been discovered in detention centers in…

Moscow’s forces have taken several pieces of Western-made weaponry in Sumy Region, the Defense Ministry said Russian forces have seized two Ukrainian US-made M1 Abrams tanks at the border with Ukraine’s Sumy…

The agreement outlines the creation of a joint company, with Moscow holding a controlling stake, a Federation Council official has said Russian lawmakers have approved an agreement with the Republic of the…

One person has been wounded and the crew’s vehicle burned, according to Zvezda TV A Russian press crew from Zvezda TV came under attack by Ukrainian drones while working near the front…

Where US Public Media Relies On Federal Funding Most If the $1.1 billion cuts in funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CBP) materialize, the results will be felt by public radio…

European Industry Under Siege: China Deploys Rare Earths As Economic Weapon Submitted by Thomas Kolbe As U.S. tariffs tighten the screws on China’s export machine, Beijing is striking back—with strategic precision. Export…

The US president believes that the Ukrainian leader “is edging the world to the precipice of nuclear war,” the report says US President Donald Trump is frustrated with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky,…

 US Refuses Air Cover For European ‘Reassurance Force’ In Postwar Ukraine The British and French-led effort to establish a ‘coalition of the willing’ to stand up to Russia and defend Ukraine just…

Mikhail Drapaty’s abrupt return reveals increasing infighting among military leaders, reports have claimed Ukrainian General Mikhail Drapaty has been assigned to a top military post just days after submitting his resignation as…

This Neutered Isle: Britain After Britain Peachy Keenan looks across the Atlantic, to her father’s homeland, for a dire warning of what might befall a country that does not defend its people,…

Low birth rates among indigenous Brits and mass migration are driving the trend, an analysis shows White Britons will become a minority in their own country in less than four decades, a…

Trump Bans Citizens Of 12 Countries From Traveling To The US Having previously hinted he might crack down on foreign visitors, late on Wednesday President Trump signed a proclamation banning nationals from…

The US president wants to know who controlled the autopen, and whether there was a conspiracy to artificially portray his predecessor as fit for office President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping…

Trump To Use Emergency Powers To Boost US Critical Minerals Industry By Charles Kennedy of Oilprice.com In a bid to wean the U.S. critical minerals supply chain off China, U.S. President Donald…

Foreign-Made Explosives Used In Railway Terrorist Attacks: Kremlin Russia’s Investigative Committee chief, Aleksandr Bastrykin, on Wednesday stated that explosives used in the deadly attack on two railway bridges in southern Russia over…

US Warns Britain & France Not To Recognize Palestinian State Via Middle East Eye The US has warned Britain and France against recognizing a Palestinian state at a UN conference later this month, Middle East Eye can reveal. France and Saudi…

A Warrior’s Homecoming: Trump’s Push To End Veteran Homelessness Authored by Stacy Washington via RealClearDefense, During the four years between the end of President Trump’s first term and the beginning of his…

Hegseth Orders Gay-Rights Icon’s Name Erased From Navy Ship In Epic Pride-Month Troll In the latest move to eradicate wokeness from the United States military, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered…

Coming To America: Syrian Islamist Leader Sharaa Will Speak At UN The Islamist group which rules Syria from Damascus, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has long been designated as a terrorist organization by the…

Stablecoins To The Treasury’s Rescue Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Digital Money was the title of TBAC’s April 30, 2025, presentation to the U.S. Treasury Department, and an important topic worth discussing….

Los Angeles Passes New $30 Minimum Wage For Hotel And Airport Workers Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, With benefits, the effective wage is $38.35. This is inflationary… New Minimum Wage AI…

Brussels has loosened conditions for using the remaining €335 billion in the pandemic recovery fund The European Commission has allowed member states to redirect funds they have struggled to claim from the…

Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Set To Blanket New York City A plume of wildfire smoke from ongoing blazes in the Canadian prairies is tracking southeastward, already impacting the Dakotas, spreading across the Midwest…

Federal Judge Dismisses DNC ‘Election Interference’ Lawsuit Against Trump Admin Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali on June 3 dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic…

Ship Carrying 800 EVs Abandoned In Pacific After Fire Breaks Out On Tuesday, the Morning Midas—a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vehicle carrier—was abandoned by its crew in the central Pacific Ocean following an onboard…

Education Department Says Columbia University Fails To Meet Accreditation Standards Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Education said on June 4 that Columbia University violated…

President Vladimir Putin has informed his US counterpart about Moscow’s imminent response to Ukrainian attacks on strategic airbases The US Embassy in Kiev has advised Americans not to ignore air-raid sirens and…

Beer Distribution Data Signals “Rough Start” To Summer Drinking Season The growing prioritization of mental health and wellness—amplified across social media platforms by prominent health influencers—appears to be accelerating a “sobriety revolution”…

Ukraine’s leadership is derailing peace process in order to cling to power, according to the Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine’s leadership of carrying out terrorist attacks on Russian…

Pie-Crust Patriotism: Michael Moore Rewrites The Pledge Of Allegiance Authored by Jonathan Turley, Filmmaker Michael Moore has decided that it is time to rewrite the Pledge of Allegiance in the name of…

US Embassy Tells Americans Be Prepared To ‘Take Cover’ As Kiev Braces For ‘Shock & Awe’ Attack The US Embassy in Kyiv has issued a new Wednesday heightened security alert due to…

Beige Book Finds US Economy Diverging By Party Lines, No Trace Of Runaway Inflation Many were stunned after the latest inflation and core PCE data confirmed that the experts were once again…

Who Really Are The Lawless & The Dictatorial? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, The left is in its usual sanctimonious but schizophrenic mood. The media claims daily that the Trump administration has…

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his wife Therese Rein, Greatest of all time (GOATs) of Labor Party grifting, made their estimated $400 million fortune off government contracts after Wayne Goss was…

It is at moments like this when I wish General Michael Flynn had not comprehensively compromised his ability to provide advice and counsel to President Donald Trump. This is great advice shared…

Cut through all the chaff and countermeasures deployed by the professional DC system intended to convolute and keep Trump and Putin at arm’s length, and you can see the outline of what…

NATO does not consider the upcoming Russian-Belarusian exercises a cause for alarm, Lithuania’s Gintautas Paluckas has said There is no indication that the upcoming Russian-Belarusian military exercises pose a threat, Lithuanian Prime…

Kiev is seeking escalation and targeting civilian infrastructure, the Russian president told the pontiff, according to the Kremlin Ukraine is deliberately escalating the ongoing conflict by targeting civilian infrastructure within Russian territory,…

Watch Live: House DOGE Subcommittee Exposes “Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild”  Around 2 p.m. ET, the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) will hold a hearing titled “Public Funds, Private…

Moscow has insisted that Kiev recognize territorial losses and withdraw troops as a prerequisite for ending the conflict Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has refused to seriously consider Russia’s latest peace proposal, dismissing…

Professor Called ‘Racist’ For Saying ‘Mob’ Can Sue Trustees, Judge Rules Authored by Matt Lamb via The College Fix, A Michigan State University professor can sue two trustees for their role in…

Beijing’s close ties with Islamabad give it a level of influence over dealings with Delhi The recent terrorist attack in India’s Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, which originated in Pakistan and resulted…

Aldebaran, renowned for its androids capable of recognizing human emotions, has accumulated debt exceeding €60 million Aldebaran, a French company that blazed the trail in the field of ‘empathetic’ humanoid robots in…

Ayatollah Rejects US Nuclear Proposal, Vows Iran To Keep Enriching Uranium Iran has finally reacted to the US proposal for a fresh nuclear deal which was submitted Saturday via Omani mediators, and…

Marc Andreessen Predicts ‘Biggest Industry In The History Of The Planet’ Billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen predicts that humanoid robotics will become the most lucrative market in history, surpassing the internet’s economic…

Trump Breaks Silence On Brazen Ukraine Drone Op In Lengthy Putin Call After two days of deafening silence from the White House on Ukraine’s Sunday massive drone assault, dubbed ‘Operation Spider’s Web’…

CBO Finds Big Beautiful Bill Raises US Deficit By $2.4 Trillion, Saddles Next President With Fiscal Drag The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is out with its official scoring of the Big Beautiful…

US Army Hits Annual Recruitment Goals 4 Months Early Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Army has reached its fiscal year 2025 recruitment goal of 61,000 active-duty enlistments—four…

Fink-ing About A New Globalization By Michael Every of Rabobank Fink-ing about a new globalisation In a daily markets update there are many times when all that matters are the economic data….

Rubio Condemns CCP’s Tiananmen Square Massacre, Marking 36th Anniversary Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “brutal crackdown” of…

Bitcoin Becomes Safe Collateral: JPMorgan To Offer Loans Financed With Crypto Assets Less than 8 years ago, when bitcoin was trading at $4,000 (compared to $104,000 today), Jamie Dimon demonstrated once again…

The man now in charge of the republic used to style himself after Bernie Sanders but changed his tune – and has won On June 3, 2025, a snap presidential election was…

The US president has described the phone call as “a good conversation” DETAILS TO FOLLOW

More than 8,000 incidents were recorded in 2024, up 77% from the previous year, according to watchdog RIAS The number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Germany surged by around 77% in 2024…

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…