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Army National Guard Hit With “Aviation Safety Stand Down” After Two Crashes The director of the Army National Guard ordered an “aviation safety stand down” of all helicopter units until a safety review is…

Biden Admin Tax Policy Proposals Hurt US Competitiveness Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, Usually when someone starts to talk about taxes, the eyelids grow heavy and the attention wanes,…

Japan’s Demographic Implosion: Live Births Crash To Record Low, 12 Years Ahead Of Forecast When it comes to monetary and fiscal policy, Japan is doomed. Unfortunately it is also doomed demographically. Extending…

Leaked Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Is US ‘Psychological Warfare’, Hamas Says Via The Cradle Hamas official Ahmad Abdul Hadi stated Tuesday that a leaked proposal for a ceasefire deal in Gaza is part of a…

The transparency of this timing is almost too clear.  A couple of days ago, the Koch network said they were going to drop back to a defensive position and look to retain…

Illinois has joined two other states’ efforts to prevent the ex-commander in chief from vying for the GOP nomination An Illinois judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump can not appear…

The thorough medical examination did not include a cognitive test President Joe Biden underwent his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday, with doctors saying the oldest…

In Blow To Special Counsel Smith, SCOTUS Agrees To Hear Trump Immunity Appeal The Supreme Court granted certiorari of former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim in the federal criminal case charging…

A Moment Of Truth: Five Questions For Hunter Biden Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in the New York Post on the closed door deposition of Hunter Biden.  After years…

Rural America Set To Be Transformed By Up To 55 Million-Acre Federal Solar Plan Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Solar energy’s appetite for vast amounts of land…

There seems to be growing opposition in Washington to funding the conflict indefinitely Several prominent Republicans in the US Senate have openly advised Kiev to negotiate, as the $61 billion in economic…

Stocks Slip As Crypto Rips & Dips On Record ETF Volumes Well that escalated… and de-escalated quickly… but in the end, bitcoin was best… Bitcoin rallied a stunning 13% to with a…

Vitalik: The Application Of Blockchain In Democracy, Consensus, & Government Governance Via Wu Blockchain substack, This article is a text transcription by the Wublcokchain team of the Chinese podcast featuring Ge Rujun…

One American fighter has made that revelation to Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus American spies and special forces operatives are in Ukraine helping its military in the conflict with Russia, according to…

Navalny’s Public Funeral Set For Friday In Small Moscow Church Russian authorities have belatedly given approval for anti-Putin activist Alexei Navalny’s family to hold a public funeral, after his mother alleged she was…

Google CEO Pledged To Use AI To Counter “Fake News”, Racism, & Populism After Trump Victory Authored by Michael Shellenberger via Public Substack, Google CEO Sundar Pichai today addressed public upset with its AI…

GOP Senators Sound Alarm Over CBDCs, Propose Bill To Ban Them Authored by Stephen Katte via The Epoch Times, A group of Republican senators led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has introduced…

All 1/8 final matches in the phygital MOBA Mobile Legends: Bang Bang strategy challenge category have concluded at Games of the Future in Kazan. Turkish team Fire Flux Esports left no chance…

The US-supplied vehicle got hit by a suicide drone into the rear of its turret, sustaining ammunition cook-off, new footage shows New video footage showing the exact moment the first-ever Ukrainian M1…

Scott Morrison’s great legacy will be that he encouraged more Australians to vote for independent candidates then probably any other Prime Minister and the destruction of the Liberal Party which will likely…

Will A Money-Hungry Government Take Away Your IRA And 401K? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, A Bloomberg op-ed proposes the government will kill the 401K, and also that it should. Your…

Analysts: Apple Dropping EV Plans ‘Black Eye’ For Industry, ‘Indirect Nod’ Tesla Is Leader Analysts are just now getting their footing on what Apple dropping out of the EV race means. For…

A German warship fired two missiles at what it thought was a Houthi UAV, but missed The German frigate Hessen, which was deployed to the Red Sea as part of an EU…

Overbought Stock Markets Often Become Even More Overbought Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, When stock indices display signs of overboughtness, they typically go on to outperform. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq…

Breakaway Transnistria Asks Russia For ‘Protection’ – Setting Stage For Military Intervention As previously predicted, things are erupting in Transnistria at a moment Western officials have warned Moscow not to expand its war…

“We Don’t Do That Here”: Former NY Times Editor Blasts The “Gray Lady” For Bias And Activism Authored by Jonathan Turley, Former New York Times editor Adam Rubenstein has a lengthy essay at…

Mitch McConnell – Longest Serving Senate Leader In US History – To Step Down From Position In November Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who turned 82 last week and has suffered multiple public ‘glitches,’…

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky intends to remain in his seat through 2027, however Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the longest-serving Senate leader in US history, announced on Wednesday he will step down…

Russia has pledged to address Transnistria’s plea, while Moldova has condemned the call as a “propaganda declaration” Transnistria, an unrecognized republic that split from Moldova in the early 1990s, asked Russia on…

Problems with Gemini are “completely unacceptable,” CEO Sundar Pichai has said Some of the responses generated by Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence were “problematic” and have “shown bias,” CEO Sundar Pichai said in…

Why a ground operation in the border city would be a violation of the 1979 Camp David peace agreements Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent statement concerning the plan to evacuate civilians…

Cartoon Versions Of Everything By Michael Every of Rabobank Cartoon Versions Of Everything President Macron’s remarkable public speech saying Europe will “do everything needed” to stop Russia winning in Ukraine, and “not…

Here’s What Will Be Affected During Impending Government Shutdown As Congress scrambles once again to avert a government shutdown before a Friday headline, which is looking more and more likely, here are…

Kremlin spokesman has said he’s unaware of US cellphone-tracking operations as described in a recent book by reporter Byron Tau Moscow is unaware of any US tracking operations aimed at Russian President…

Major Shot Across Biden’s Bow: 100,000+ Michigan Dems Vote “Uncommitted” An initiative organized by dissident Democrats outraged over President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Gaza war has sent a powerful shot across the…

Dr. Phil Shocks ‘The View’ Hosts By Slamming Impact Of COVID Lockdowns On Children Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Dr. Phil left The View hosts stunned after revealing the true…

Animal rights activists have been pleading with authorities for over a year to stop using the injured animal for tourist rides A Russian tourist broke her foot after an elephant used for…

Russia doesn’t threaten non-hostile countries, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow has dismissed as “groundless” some concerns voiced by the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban about once-again sharing a border…

OpenAI Accuses New York Times Of Hacking AI Models In Copyright Lawsuit Authored by Amaka Nwaokocha via CoinTelegraph.com, OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of The New York Times’…

The current five-year contract between Moscow and Kiev is due to expire at the end of this year The European Commission is working hard to abandon Russian gas supplies that it receives…

WTI Retraces Gains After Crude Build; Spreads Signal Physical Market Tightening Oil prices are extending gains this morning, reversing earlier losses, as reports suggest OPEC+ will rollover its production cuts. This will…

Two years after the start of the Ukraine conflict, Moscow’s partnerships in the Middle East continue to develop On February 24, 2022, President Vladimir Putin announced the start of Russia’s special military…

Apple’s Magic – Are Buybacks Worth Paying Up For? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Apple’s valuations are near their most expensive levels of the last ten years. Now consider that today’s…

The assessment contradicts earlier claims by Western officials that the loss of the Donbass town was not crucial for Ukraine The White House has sounded the alarm over the Russian military’s continued…

Yellen Wants Frozen Russian Bank Funds To Be Given To Ukraine Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for the US and its allies to hand $300 billion…

US GDP “Grew” $334 Billion In Q4…. That Growth Cost $834 Billion In Debt Moments ago, two things happened: Biden’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released the first revision of Q4 2023 GDP,…

Immigration Surges To Top Of Most Important Problem List: Gallup By Jeffrey Jones of Gallup Significantly more Americans name immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. (28%) than did a…

The leading cryptocurrency has reached a two-year high after several consecutive days of gains The price of Bitcoin, the world’s highest-valued cryptocurrency, surged past the $60,000 mark on Wednesday, according to CoinDesk….

A tech firm devised a new surveillance tool under the auspices of the CIA and Pentagon, the media outlet has claimed, citing a new book A US tech firm with close ties…

The billionaire claimed that his country has been turned into a “refuge for the world’s worst criminals” The fact that illegal migrants can cross the US-Mexico border and claim asylum without any…

Police have not revealed the attacker’s identity or motive A boy and a girl, nine and ten, have been “seriously injured” in a knife attack on Wednesday in the German city of…

“Western patrons” appear to want Ukraine to produce a larger body count, top investigator Aleksandr Bastrykin has claimed Ukraine’s recent deadly attacks on the Russian city of Belgorod had no military purpose,…

New Delhi is seeking to defend a practice of providing subsidies that has proven controversial among developed nations India has defended the rights of its fishing and agricultural communities at a meeting…

Biden Moves To Attach Conditions On Israel Using US Weapons In Gaza  The Biden White House has clearly been struggling to both maintain a coherent Gaza policy that will satisfy Democrats –…

Time To Retire The ‘Magnificent 7’ Moniker Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, According to Google, the MAG 7 are MSFT (+8% on the year), GOOG/GOOGL (both -2%), AMZN (+15%), AAPL…

Bitcoin Breaches $60,000; Hits Record High In A Dozen Other Currencies Bitcoin breached $60,000 for the first time in two years and three months after rising over almost 20% in the last…

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has commented on Baltic states revoking athletes’ status as punishment for participation in Games of the Future, the Russian-hosted international tournament combining videogames and sports. “The…

Future Slide As Hawkish Fed Concerns Return US stock futures slumped, pointing to a weak open on Wall Street with both Tech and small-caps underperforming, as traders braced for today’s revised GDP…

Festival organizer Rosmolodezh says the large attendance at the event in Russia dispels the myth that Moscow is isolated Moscow’s embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has organized a departure…

The French president’s suggestion that defeating Russia may require Western boots on the ground quickly backfired Senior Western officials have rushed to disavow remarks made by French President Emmanuel Macron this week…

Existential threats to endangered animals, forests, and indigenous tribes are swept under the rug in favor of state interests From the US-Mexico border and the Poland-Belarus border to India’s Andaman and Nicobar…

Moscow’s military is adapting and learning during the Ukraine conflict, the American army’s chief of staff has acknowledged Russia should not be underestimated as its military has shown the ability to adapt…

E-Bike Injuries Skyrocket, With 1 In 10 Requiring Hospitalization Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Over 45,000 Americans were injured as a result of e-bike injuries between 2017…

“Bright Future”: Woodside CEO Sees Global LNG Demand Surging By 50% In Next Decade Australia’s top liquefied natural gas exporter’s chief executive told Bloomberg in an interview on Tuesday that the LNG sector is…

How The Economy Changed: There’s No Bargains Left Anywhere Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, What changed in the economy is now nobody can afford to get by on working-class…

Protesting farmers have reportedly offloaded Ukrainian produce from freight cars onto the ground Kiev has demanded compensation from the Polish farmers who dumped onto the ground about 180 tons of Ukrainian grain…

A company sanctioned by for its ties to Russia provides solutions to government clients New Delhi is examining European Union sanctions against the Indian tech firm Si2 Microsystems over its ties with…

Ukrainian people are waking up to the fact that they have been betrayed by the West, Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said The current frontline situation is “monstrous” and “catastrophic” for Kiev…

Europe’s Record Rally Leaves Behind Riskier Firms By Michael Msika, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist Investors are piling up bets into the largest stocks by market value but also into the…

NATO’s Debate Over Direct Military Intervention In Ukraine Shows Its Desperation Authored by Andrew Korybko’s via Substack,  French President Macron hosted over 20 fellow European leaders in Paris on Monday to discuss their next moves…

Rising discontent with the prevailing global order is prompting diverse nations to rally behind Russia, Daher Ahmed Farah said Neocolonialism is doomed to extinction, Djiboutian politician and writer Daher Ahmed Farah has…

Experts from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration say new restrictions won’t stop growth Sanctions on Russia have reached a ceiling and there is hardly anything Western nations…

EU Considers Banning Repairs On ICE Vehicles More Than 15 Years Old Just when you thought the EV lunacy had reached so much of a peak that obvious industry backlash was taking…

White Supremacy Goes Back To “Early Church”: Oxford Professor By Micaiah Bilger of The College Fix White supremacy remains so prevalent in Christianity today because it took root in the early church,…

The 94-year-old politician had resigned his parliamentary position last September Soviet statesman Nikolay Ryzhkov has died aged 94, less than five months after resigning from the upper chamber of the Russian parliament….

The National Labor Congress claims that borrowing from the international financial institutions is worsening an economic crisis Nigerian government workers and several other groups, including traders and students, staged nationwide protests on…

The country has friends who refuse to take orders from Western elites, the top diplomat said Attempts by the US and its allies to impose economic and diplomatic isolation on Russia have…

It makes no sense to forgive Kiev’s troops and security agencies for their crimes, a Russian foreign ministry official has said The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that it’s appropriate to designate the…

Multiple European leaders have denied any official plans to send troops into Ukraine to fight against Russia The unofficial presence of Western special forces in Ukraine is a matter of common knowledge,…

Combatting Slavery In China Authored by Callista Gingrich via RealClear Wire, A report published on February 14 revealed that the Chinese Communist Party is continuing to target and enslave Uyghurs through an…

Trump Scores 6th Straight Primary Win With Triumph Over Haley In Michigan By Nathan Worcester of Epoch Times Former President Donald J. Trump has soundly defeated former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley…

A technical error cost Zurich nearly $200 million Authorities in Zurich paid city workers double their February salary due to a technical mistake, a statement published Monday on the official website of…

The retailers cite the lack of deliveries of goods amid sanctions as the cause for store closures across the country Electronic goods manufacturers LG, Sony and Bosch have started closing their single-brand…

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…

President Joe Biden also won his party’s race in Michigan, despite tens of thousands voting “Uncommitted” Former President Donald Trump has scored a major victory in Michigan’s Republican primary, trouncing his nearest…

While the extension of the bloc’s 2022 emergency demand reduction was framed as a success, the impact has been severe Europeans must maintain the reduced natural gas consumption levels imposed in the…

Women CEOs Outnumber Johns In 2015, an article in the New York Times highlighted the distinct absence of women at the helm of major U.S. companies, using a methodology that was, to…

Majority Of Americans Now Back Trump-Style Border Wall: Poll Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Illegal immigration has become a key concern of voters this election year, with…

These Are The Median Down-Payments For A House In Each US State Since housing costs vary across U.S. states, so too does the income required to buy a house, and the down payment…

Will New Gavin Newsom Recall Effort Backfire Again? Authored by Susan Crabtree viaRealClear Wire, Conservative activists in California hope the seventh time is a charm when it comes to recalling Gavin Newsom….

Yen Doesn’t Buy The BOJ Narrative Just Yet, But It Will By Ven Ram, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist There seems to be growing conviction that Japan will exit negative rates…

The House speaker faces renewed pressure from Democrats to advance $60 billion in military assistance for Kiev Congress will not pass a new aid package for Ukraine without reforms to US immigration…

The General Election Begins: Gingrich Authored by Newt Gingrich via RealClear Wire, The New York Times called President Donald Trump’s victory in South Carolina on Saturday a “crushing home state loss” for…

We’re Gonna Need Another Pandemic!! Zoom Video Communications, the company that rose to fame during the early days of the pandemic, ended fiscal 2024 on a strong note, reporting results for its…

OPEC+ Could Extend Oil Output Cuts Through Year End By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com OPEC+’s voluntary production cuts that were set to expire at the end of the first quarter could be…

Argentina Oil Provinces Rebel Against Milei’s Austerity Plan By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Argentina’s oil-producing provinces have threatened to cut off oil supply to the rest of the country if the government…

The US president has slammed his rival’s “outrageous” demand for NATO allies to pay their bills US President Joe Biden has criticized his predecessor Donald Trump’s comments on NATO as “absolutely bizarre,”…

Yes, There Is A Path For A Third Party Candidate To Win The White House… But It Is Narrow Authored by Jonathan Turley, One of the most interesting dynamics in this election…

Playing With Fire: Zelensky Questions Trump’s Patriotism In CNN Interview Ukraine’s President Zelensky has grown increasingly bold in his criticisms of former US President Donald Trump – a risky move given he’s…