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Wealth Gap And The Road To Serfdom Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, One of the most interesting conundrums is the surging wealth gap in America. Despite two of the largest bull…

United Airlines Boeing 777 Diverted To Denver After ‘Engine Issues’  The Federal Aviation Administration should expedite its plan to curb United Airlines’ growth, including preventing the carrier from adding new routes, following a…

Unconditional patriotism has surged to 62% since last year Some 94% of Russians describe themselves as patriots, more than at any point since surveys first began, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center…

The Meltdown Of Commercial Real Estate Authored by Peter St. Onge via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In case you’ve still got money in a bank, Bloomberg is warning that defaults in commercial…

West Jerusalem has stuck to its usual policy of silence after allegedly killing 40 Syrian soldiers and Iran-backed fighters The Syrian Defense Ministry has accused Israel of launching a series of airstrikes…

Rishi Sunak has announced a surprise round of honors, including Egyptian-born billionaire Mohamed Mansour UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a backlash and accusations of cronyism for his decision to confer…

At least 20 Poles have died in battle, Piotr Mitkiewicz told RMF radio At least 20 Polish nationals fighting for Kiev have been killed in battle, according to one soldier of Ukraine’s…

Beware Of Squatters Authored by Betsy McCaughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), If you own a home and don’t want to lose it, keep reading. A sign advertises apartments for rent…

Last week’s Crocus City Hall attack was organized anonymously via social media, according to officials The chief suspects in last week’s terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow have testified that their…

Thousands have been affected and displaced in Madagascar At least 18 people have died and thousands displaced in the wake of tropical cyclone Gamane that hit Madagascar this week, Reuters reported on…

The trio of US presidents were interrupted multiple times during a fundraising event in New York US President Joe Biden, along with his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, were heckled by…

Israel Mounts Largest Attack On Syria In Years, Over 40 Dead On Friday Israel conducted its deadliest strikes on Syria in months, or perhaps even years, given the immense death toll is…

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The large-scale attack also targeted anti-aircraft defenses, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Russia carried out a large-scale attack against the Ukrainian energy sector and its anti-aircraft defenses overnight on Thursday,…

The Tajikistani national was detained for violent behavior near Crocus City Hall, one day after the shooting Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has placed a ninth suspect under arrest in connection with last…

Sick Of It All Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Every week, usually once or twice, I sit down to put onto paper my thoughts about the market. And every week, my disgust…

Discussions are ongoing after Niger canceled a military cooperation deal with Washington, spokesperson Pat Ryder has said Washington has not made any decisions regarding the withdrawal of its forces from Niger, where…

German parliamentary experts have evaluated the implications of an attack on NATO troops in Ukraine, according to a report seen by dpa   Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which calls for…

Argentinian President Javier Milei has repeatedly insulted his Colombian counterpart Colombia has expelled all Argentine diplomats from the country’s embassy in Bogota after Argentinian President Javier Milei called Colombian President Gustavo Petro…

Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Speaks With Global Markets Closed With global capital market closed, crypto maybe the only price action to monitor to judge if Fed Chair Powell says anything new…

Russia’s embassy in Seoul had denounced the sketch in the Korea Herald as a vile and offensive joke The Korea Herald newspaper has issued an apology for publishing a cartoon mocking the…

Ukrainian remarks about diplomatic engagement with Moscow don’t make sense, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Ukraine is contradicting itself by claiming that it could hold peace talks with Russia after a proposed…

Kiev’s foreign minister is visiting New Delhi to seek support for a ‘peace formula’ rejected by Moscow Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has claimed India’s ties with Russia have “no future,” unlike…

Kiev has reportedly bolstered its ranks with extremists, several of whom are accused of plotting attacks in Russia and the EU Ukrainian authorities believe that an Australian-Algerian jihadist was responsible for the…

The Crocus Hall terrorist attack rallied world sympathy massively for Russia, while Biden‘s prime concern is to sequester Zelensky so that all is not lost With hindsight, it was not a coincidence…

Improvement Of US-Russia Relations ‘Impossible’ Under Biden, Ambassador Says Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has issued a dire assessment of the current state of US-Russia relations in an interview with…

The detainees were allegedly in contact with the gunmen responsible for the deadly attack at Crocus City Hall on March 22 Nine people with suspected ties to gunmen responsible for last week’s…

The French president’s remarks were intended to serve as a “distraction” for voters at home, the Russian foreign minister believes Remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron that the West could send troops…

Jn 18:1—19:42 Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. Judas his betrayer also knew the place,…

America’s Minsky Moment Approaches Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, Named after American economist Hyman Minsky, the idea behind a Minsky moment is that a financial markets crisis (especially in…

Disinflationary Path Stalls As Non-Durable Goods Prices Spike But Supercore PCE Slides One of The Fed’s favorite inflation indicators – Core PCE Deflator – was flat at +2.8% YoY in February (as…

Asian Stocks Gain With US and Europe Closed Ahead Of Core PCE Print, Powell Speech With US futures and European markets closed for Good Friday, the only markets trading overnight were in…

The new law is necessary to preserve the traditional family, according to Konstantin Tolkachev, chairman of the Bashkiria State Assembly Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan has adopted a new law that would allow…

A man was killed and his wife injured in the latest strike on Belgorod on Friday A Ukrainian kamikaze drone has hit a residential building in the Russian city of Belgorod, killing…

A video shows an ordnance disposal specialist stripping down an intercepted, Western-made Ukrainian projectile A video has emerged of a long-range missile donated to Ukraine by the West being disarmed after it…

One more person wounded in last week’s massacre at Crocus City Hall has died in the hospital   The death toll in last Friday’s terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall outside of…

A Borno State court has ordered their release for lack of evidence, a defense official has said More than 300 people suspected of being involved in the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency in…

With the event just three months away, the attack in Russia has prompted Paris to tighten anti-terrorism measures France has called on its international allies to help enhance security for the upcoming…

The world is now facing the most critical moment since the end of World War II, the Polish prime minister has said Europe has entered a “pre-war era” in which any scenario…

What Will The Fed Do Next? Authored by Louis-Vincent Gave via Evergreen Gavekal blog, So far this year, we have seen US inflation repeatedly beat expectations, US gasoline prices creep higher, gold…

The European rights body is discrediting itself by ignoring last week’s massacre, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said The Council of Europe has disgraced itself by failing to condemn the recent…

10 Easter Traditions Around The World It’s Easter this weekend and while many around the world will be celebrating by eating chocolate easter eggs and setting out on easter egg hunts, some communities will…

Moscow has expressed no interest in the conference, saying it will revolve around Kiev’s ‘peace formula’ that it has long rejected Ukraine could engage in diplomacy with Russia after a peace summit in Switzerland…

Air Tanzania plans to launch direct flights to the UAE four times a week Air Tanzania has confirmed plans to commence direct flights to Dubai from its hub in Dar es Salaam…

Why Morgan Stanley Says To Buy Energy Stocks Right Now By Alex Kimani of OilPrice.com The AI boom and Big Tech might be hogging all the media limelight right now, but the…

America’s Sports Betting Boom Five years after the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), sports betting continues to boom in the United States. As Statista’s Felix Richter reports,…

Heart-Scarring Detected Over 1 Year After COVID-19 Vaccination: Studies Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Heart scarring was detected more than one year after COVID-19 vaccination in some…

Last week’s terrorist attack in Russia has reportedly raised concerns over the event becoming a target French intelligence services have recommended scrapping plans for a grand opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris…

Israel is reportedly standing in the way of discussions for post-war planning in the Palestinian enclave The US has offered funding to partners in the Middle East for a peacekeeping force in…

The PM spoke with the US billionaire in New Delhi about benefits and dangers of AI, technological inclusion, and climate change Indians are not only adapting to new technology but also leading…

Moscow is ready for “serious” talks to end the conflict, the Russian president has said Russia remains committed to engaging in substantive discussions about a political and diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine…

A White House official called Russian claims that the Crocus City attack may have been directed by Kiev “nonsense and propaganda” Russia has hit back after a senior White House official accused…

Property investment has reportedly slowed due to rising rents and daily expenses Russians are scaling back their property investments in Dubai due to a rise in local prices and tighter US sanctions…

Watch: Russian Su-35 Jet Reportedly Shot Down Over Crimea A Russian military fighter jet has crashed into the Black Sea near Sevastopol, Crimea on Thursday, the region’s Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev has confirmed. The…

Fresh measures have become even more vital after the recent Moscow terror attack, officials have said  Russia is calling on the UN to target the use of cyberspace for extremist purposes as…

India Won’t Let Germany, The US, Nor Anyone Else Meddle In Its Internal Affairs Via Andrew Korybko’s Substack, The emerging information warfare narrative being pushed by the West via Germany and the…

The conflict is just one facet of the West’s campaign to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia, the Foreign Minister has said The Ukraine conflict is only one part of a wider…

The combined wealth of the richest people in the US has grown to $44.6 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve The wealthiest Americans got even richer last year and now possess $44.6…

In Historic Reversal, US To Restart A Shut Down Nuclear Power Plant For The First Time Ever Is the long awaited – and overdue – restart of the American nuclear age finally…

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…

What’s Wrong With America’s ‘Elites’? Authored by Laura Hollis via The Epoch Times, It is becoming increasingly clear that some of America’s most serious problems can be traced back to our colleges…

Israel May Cut Off Palestinian Banks From Global Banking System Next Week Via Middle East Eye Palestinian banks could be cut off from the Israeli banking system starting next week following a decision by Israel’s…

CEO Pavel Durov claims to have banned thousands of users for inciting violence after the Crocus City Hall attack Telegram has clamped down on users involved in spreading calls for terrorist acts,…

US Breaks Oil Price Ceiling Of $79 In Latest SPR Purchase By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com The latest crude oil purchase that the Department of Energy made as part of refill plans…

If Americans Just Ate Healthy & Exercised, Then Politicians Wouldn’t Be Clamoring About $1,000 Weight Loss Drugs “Bankrupting” Medicare If the food-industrial complex had not flooded the nation’s food supply with junk, if…

Creating “Good” AGI That Won’t Kill Us All: Crypto’s Artificial Superintelligence Alliance Authored by Andrew Fenton via CoinTelegraph.com, SingularityNET and the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance aim to wrest control of AGI away from…

Chinese Ex-Trade Minister Who Backed Trump Warns US That ‘Dismantling’ Global Trade Is Blowing Back On Ordinary Americans President Joe Biden in late February said “unprecedented action” is being taken in response to an…

On The Brink Of A Dramatic Change: The Digitalization Of Money Authored by Efrat Fenigson via Bitcoin Magazine, The current state of Central Bank Digital Currency Projects globally summarized by Efrat Enigson,…

A military agreement with Washington comes at a cost, Helsinki has said The military cooperation agreement with Washington limits Helsinki’s sovereignty, the Finnish foreign ministry said on Thursday, advising that its ratification…

Putin Threatens To Attack Western Air Bases Hosting Ukrainian F-16s This week Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Torzhok air base in Tver Region which hosts the 344th Training Center for Russian combat…

The Road To A New McCarthyism Authored by Bert Olivier via The Brownstone Institute, I wonder how many people have recoiled with horror at what happened in the House of Representatives recently….

Flip-Flopping Trump Impeachment Witness Registers As Ukraine Foreign Agent, Claims Allegiance “Still 100% To The United States” Former US Ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, who testified for the Democrats against Donald…

Earlier today, President Donald Trump joined grieving family and hundreds of uniformed officers at the wake for slain NYPD cop Jonathan Diller.  President Trump continues to emphasize escalating crime as he campaigns for…

The Human Tragedy In Haiti Authored by Callista L. Gingrich via RealClear Politics, Since late February, gang violence in Haiti has surged, overwhelming government and security forces and plunging the nation into…

Moody’s Warns Bridge Collapse Is “Credit Negative” For Baltimore As Economic Shock Emerges  Instead of the woke Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott utilizing his precious time by going on corporate media’s leftists Joy…

Beijing has complained about Washington’s “discriminatory” subsidies Chinese companies are producing too many batteries, solar panels and electric cars, harming American workers, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said. She intends to…

The intensity of their insistence on Ukraine’s innocence is unusual, the Russian foreign minister has said The US and the EU are downright obsessive in insisting on Ukraine’s innocence in the Crocus…

Bahrain Opposition Activist Arrested For Criticizing McLaren Ownership Via Middle East Eye A leading opposition activist has been arrested and detained in Bahrain for criticizing on social media the island kingdom’s ownership of the…

Russia Announces ‘Substantiated Evidence’ Of Ukraine Link To Crocus Hall Terrorists Russian authorities say they have found a firm link between the suspects in last week’s terror attack on the Crocus City…

DeSantis Signs Property Rights Bill In Florida That Ends “Squatting Scam” Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation into law Wednesday that ends squatters’ rights in the Sunshine…

NYC Delinquent Property Taxes Approach $1 Billion After Expiration of Tax-Lien Punishment While New York City embarks on a program to hand out some $53 million in prepaid debit cards to illegals,…

With famine spreading, the Jewish state must immediately open more border crossing points, the ICJ’s judges have ruled The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to allow uninterrupted shipments of…

Tradition says that Jesus prayed this prayer the night he spent, imprisoned in the custody of Caiaphas the high priest, abandoned by his followers, alone. As we prepare for the suffering of…

The Turkish ruling party’s spokesman pointed to “lobbies” interested in the Ukraine conflict Acts of terrorism such as the Crocus City Hall massacre tend to have state sponsors, Omer Celik, a spokesman…

Piketty’s Inequality Con Via SchiffGold.com, If you ask a liberal politician who their favorite economist is, there are three likely responses. One response is a panicked change of topic. From the slightly…

Trump Overtakes Soros’ Net Worth Former President Donald Trump’s net worth topped $6.4 billion on Monday following the completion of a 29-month-long SPAC deal for his social media company, Trump Media &…

Canadians Are F**ked: Secret RCMP Report A previously secret (and still heavily redacted) RCMP report warns the Canadian government to expect civil unrest once citizens realize how totally screwed the economic situation…

Stocks, Gold, & Crypto Soar In Q1 Despite Rout In Rate-Cut Expectations Q1 macro was characterized by a vast divergence between ‘soft’ surveys crashing as ‘hard’ data drifting higher… Source: Bloomberg The…

Philadelphia Fed Admits US Payrolls Overstated By At Least 800,000 The first red flags emerged in the summer of 2022: that’s when the Biden Labor Department started well and truly rigging the…

Disney Faces Accusations Of Misleading Shareholders With Left-Wing Agenda Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, The Walt Disney Company is facing backlash after critics say it has misled its shareholders by…

Roma and people of African descent face “systemic discrimination” at the hands of the UK justice system, a new report has said The level of racial discrimination in Great Britain is concerning,…

You Can’t Fool All Of The People All Of The Time About Immigration Authored by Simon Hankinson via The Epoch Times, There’s an old saying attributed to Abraham Lincoln: “You can fool all…

The marine mammals should be given inherent human rights, the king of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people has urged The king of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people has signed a ‘Declaration for…

Demand For BlackRock’s BUIDL Means Over $1BN In US Treasuries Have Now Been Tokenized On-Chain More than $1 billion worth of United States Treasuries now exist across Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, and other…

Baltimore Union Warns Of Job Loss Tsunami After Bridge Collapse Paralyzes Port The lengthy disruption at the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest ports on the US East Coasts, will unleash…

Over 20% Of The World’s Oil Refining Capacity Is At Risk Of Closure Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Weakening refining margins and carbon taxes put a fifth of global refining capacity…

Appeals Court Extends Block On Texas Arrests Of Illegal Immigrants Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A divided appeals court has upheld a preliminary injunction against the State…