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The Geopolitics Of World War III Authored by Michael Hochberg & Leonard Hochberg via RealClearWire.com, Introduction On January 2, 2024, Foreign Minister Israel Katz proclaimed “We’re in the middle of World War III against…

American lawmakers have spent months wrangling over additional military aid for Kiev Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized US Republicans as senators attempted to block a new $95 billion aid package for…

Why Are Woke Pro Sports Leagues Lobbying Congress For Gun Control? Submitted by Gun Owners of America, As the United States prepares for its most-watched sporting event of the year, anti-gun senators…

“My Memory Is Fine” Biden Fumes, Before Confusing Egypt’s Sisi With The President Of Mexico In less than 15 minutes, President Biden proved Special Counsel Robert Hur right and confirmed all concerns…

Water Level Projections Threaten Future Panama Canal Transits By Tony Mulvey of FreightWaves Dry season in Panama is in full swing, and the impacts to trade through the Panama Canal will remain…

US Trade With Mexico Surges To No. 1 Position Mexico was the biggest trade partner of the U.S. in 2023 and the biggest source of the country’s imports ahead of China. As Statista’s Katharina Buchhoz details…

Aleksandr Syrsky’s family still lives in his native Vladimir region The parents and brother of Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief Aleksandr Syrsky are living in Russia, multiple Russian news outlets reported. On Thursday, President…

South Dakota Forced To Apologize To Transgender Activists, Pay $300,000 Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, South Dakota has issued an apology to a transgender advocacy group and must pay…

The tech giant says it prohibits people with a “violent mission” or those “engaged in violence” Meta has banned multiple Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…

Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Director Calls For Expanding Detection Of ‘Silent’ COVID Vaccine Risks Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Dr. Gregory Poland, the director of Mayo Clinic’s…

US Warns Against Impending Israeli Assault On Refugee-Packed Rafah US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has voiced “concerns” to Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) impending ground operation…

While overt belligerence no longer dominates the discourse over the island, Washington is very much gearing up for a confrontation The year 2024 has been muted when it comes to tensions between…

Pentagon Secretly Institutionalized DEI In Its K-12 Public Schools By Adam Andrzejewski of Open The Books Substack In a Congressional hearing last spring, Gil Cisneros, then-Under Secretary for Military Readiness, announced that…

A Matured MAGA Movement Prepares For Trump’s Return To DC Authored by Nathan Worcester and Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), What would the start of a second Trump term…

Moscow doesn’t want the world slipping into a global war, the Russian leader said Russia has no intention of attacking NATO member states and will retaliate only if attacked first, President Vladimir…

The legislation has cleared a procedural hurdle, heading toward a vote after border-security measures were stripped out US lawmakers have moved closer to approving a new round of military aid for Ukraine…

The country in its current form was created by the late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, the Russian president said Modern Ukraine is a country that was artificially created by the actions of…

US Asset Or US Adversary? Why Qatar Looks Worryingly Like Both Authored by Ben Weingarten via RealClear Wire, After Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, one of the terrorist organization’s chief financial…

Judge Rules Former Trump Advisor Peter Navarro Will Remain In Prison While He Appeals Contempt Conviction Authored by Ryan Morgan via NTD News, A federal judge has rejected a request by former…

The Russian president said the CIA is to blame for blowing up the Baltic Sea gas pipelines in 2022 The US had a clear motive to orchestrate the explosions at the Nord…

Investigators have found that the president’s mishandling of classified documents jeopardized national security US President Joe Biden put national security at risk by “willfully” retaining and disclosing state secrets, a prosecutor has…

Diesel Prices Primed To Rise Sharply In 2024 By John Kemp, senior market analyst Global stocks of diesel and other middle distillates are below normal and prices could start to rise quickly…

Hawaii Ignores US Supreme Court, Strikes Down Right To Carry Firearms In Public Hawaii’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state doesn’t have to adhere to a constitutional right to carry…

Biden To Hold Campaign Fundraiser In NYC With Barack Obama And Bill Clinton Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden is planning to host a reelection…

Money-Market Fund Assets Hit New Record High As Fed’s Bank-Bailout Facility Holds At $165BN Despite a soaring stock market, money-market funds saw $16.7BN of inflows last week, to a new record high…

Irony Alert: “Outlawing” Recession Has Made A Monster Recession Inevitable Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Those who came of age after 1982 have never experienced a real recession, and…

Massive Short-Squeeze Sends Small Caps Soaring; Big-Tech Skids, Bitcoin & Black Gold Bid Jobless claims just won’t quit and were enough to send Treasury yields higher today after ARM and DIS earnings’…

Unnamed officials insisted someone else provided the missile to Ukraine, however The American-supplied Patriot launcher was used in the January 24 shooting down of the Russian Il-76 transport over Belgorod, the New…

The conservative American journalist has visited Moscow to speak with the Russian leader Conservative American journalist Tucker Carlson is about to stream an interview he conducted with with Russian president Vladimir Putin in…

The conservative reporter’s sit-down with the Russian president airs later on Thursday evening American journalist Tucker Carlson has shared the first image from his highly-anticipated interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The…

70 NYCHA Employees Charged In Biggest Bribery Raid In Justice Department History Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Prosecutors said Tuesday that 70 current and former employees of the New…

Bidenomics Failing Farmers As Expected Incomes Crash The Most Since 2006 A new report from the US Department of Agriculture forecasts that US farmers are poised for another year of financial misery, facing the most…

Stellar 30Y Auction Sees Surge In Foreign Demand, Biggest Stop Through In 13 Months After yesterday’s 10Y auction priced well ahead of expectations as a burst of buyers crushed any fears there…

Rep. Matt Gaetz Introduces Resolution Saying Trump Didn’t Engage In ‘Insurrection’ Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution on Feb. 6 to…

Hershey CEO Warns ‘Earnings Limited’ As Cocoa Prices Hyperinflate Cocoa futures in New York soared to a new record high this morning as fears of a global bean shortage worsened. Hyperinflating cocoa…

Are Bank Runs Back On The Menu? Authored by Marty Bent via TFTC.io, Don’t look now, but it seems that the regional banking crisis is beginning to reemerge after almost a year…

The court was highly critical of an effort by Colorado activists to bar the former president from seeking office again US Supreme Court judges appeared ready on Thursday to shoot down a…

General Valery Zaluzhny was relieved of duty earlier today Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky named General Aleksandr Sirsky as the new head of the armed forces on Thursday, after sacking General Valery Zaluzhny…

Russia’s ambassador to London has argued that there is no legitimate threat of a military clash with British forces Russia’s ambassador to London has dismissed warnings of a potential war between Moscow…

It’s no coincidence that Israel found cause to deprive the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency of funding right after the ICJ genocide ruling After more than four months of a bombing campaign that…

Trump Civil Fraud Trial Judge Demands Answers On Rumors Of Perjury Plea Deal Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New York Justice Arthur Engoron pressed former President Donald…

Innocent people in Gaza should not be punished for the actions of Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Israel cannot use the October 7 Hamas attack as a “license to…

A total of 200 captives were traded in the latest swap A total of 100 Russian prisoners who were “in mortal danger” in Ukrainian captivity have been exchanged for the same number…

Calling Biden’s Bluff: Threats Of Open Border Chaos Turn Into Rumors Of ‘Executive Action’ On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre warned that unless the $118B ‘bipartisan’ border security bill (which…

A group of Middle Eastern soccer associations has reportedly demanded that FIFA bar Israeli teams from competition Football federations from a dozen Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United…

The result of the clash of the American political giants will reverberate around the globe for decades The world is watching the US presidential election closely as it will have significant implications…

Red Sea Trouble Threatens US Freight Recovery By Joe Antoshak of FreightWaves Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday his committee is unlikely to consider cutting the federal funds rate at its…

Valery Zaluzhny has been officially sacked as the head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Valery Zaluzhny, who has led the Ukrainian Armed Forces throughout the conflict with Russia, was relieved…

Many units are understrength and dealing with low morale, field commanders have said The Ukrainian Army is facing a “critical” deficit of troops, driving fears that its front may soon collapse, the…

The yuan and ruble are now used in 90% of transactions between the two countries, Yury Ushakov says Russia and China have brought the share of mutual trade settlements in the national…

‘I See Dead People’ – Biden Blunders Again On Deceased World Leader Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, For the second time in a week, Joe Biden claimed that he had a…

Zelensky Fires Top General, Initiates Major Army Shake-Up It’s official: as we predicted even starting last month Ukraine’s top general and commander of the armed forces is now out. President Zelensky has confirmed…

A Latvian lawmaker has denied reports that she met with Russian intelligence “handlers” Latvian MEP Tatjana Zdanoka has denied working for Russian intelligence, telling the European Parliament that she is “an agent…

Slovenia’s Tanja Fajon has called for new measures to “see Putin suffer” EU sanctions on Moscow have failed to cause any significant damage to the Russian economy and have instead put member…

Dejana Radanovic visited the South Asian nation recently for mid-level tournaments Serbian tennis star Dejana Radanovic has sparked controversy online for criticizing living conditions in India after taking part in mid-level tournaments…

“Boy, Markets Do Not Want To Sober Up When They Read The News” By Michael Every of Rabobank I’m going to repeat an old joke I last made years ago in the…

The US journalist is perfectly capable of taking care of himself, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said  US journalist Tucker Carlson does not need Moscow’s protection after he recorded an interview with Russian…

Carlsberg Group had previously announced having de-consolidated Baltika Breweries, its Russian business The financial loss sustained by Danish brewing multinational Carlsberg Group due to its exit from Russia amounted to 40.8 billion…

Bitcoin Surges Over $45,000 As Rising ETFs Inflows Confirm Accelerating Investor Interest Two weeks ago, when the general public was confused by the relentless selling in crypto following the launch of the…

Too many of Boris Nadezhdin’s backers were not deemed valid by the election authority Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian presidential hopeful running on a platform of restoring good relations with the West, has…

Live: Supreme Court Hears Trump-Colorado 14th Amendment Ballot-Ban Case Today, at 10amET, the Supreme Court will rule on Colorado’s efforts to get former President Trump off the 2024 ballot for “insurrection or…

China Double-Ds: Consumer Prices Suffer Worst Deflation Since GFC, Producer Price (Downside) Pressures Persist Overnight saw a Double-Deflation Day in China as both Consumer and Producer Prices continued to deflate (on a…

Powerful programs may even be built without a quantum computer, according to Ruslan Yunusov AI could become self-aware within the next ten years even without the use of special quantum computers, Russian…

If elected, the Republican frontrunner has vowed to put an end to the fighting within “24 hours” Former US President Donald Trump will likely keep his promise to end the conflict in…

Five Marines Aboard Missing Super Stallion Helicopter Confirmed Dead Outside San Diego A search and rescue operation concluded Thursday that the five US Marines who were aboard a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion…

The escalating clashes between DR Congo forces and the M23 militant group have reportedly displaced at least 150,000 people The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has…

Surprising (FCI-Driven) Surge In Growth Means Yields Are Going Up Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Financial conditions are loosening significantly, further fueling a global upswing that began last year. Longer-term…

Watch Live: Senators To Grill Yellen Over Treasury’s “Domestic Spy Games” On Gun Owners Lawmakers at the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee are set to grill Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…

Despite Mass Layoffs, US Jobless Claims Declined Last Week First things first, here’s what’s been reported – in the real world labor market – in 2024… 1. Twitch: 35% of workforce 2….

The Russian energy giant Rosneft’s local subsidiary is currently under a Berlin-appointed trusteeship The nationalization of Rosneft’s assets in Germany would be tantamount to confiscation, and such a step would have far-reaching…

Futures Drop, Yields And Oil Rise Amid Earnings Firehose US equity futures dropped on Thursday after hitting a fresh all time high in the previous session, and bond yields rose as investors…

The two leaders discussed bilateral and international affairs in a phone call on Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on Thursday with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, ahead of…

Red Sea Crisis Sends Maersk Shares Crashing As Outlook Darkens, Buybacks Suspended Shares of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S in Copenhagen plunged on Thursday. This decline occurred after the world’s second-largest shipping company announced fourth-quarter earnings…

Transactions between the two Asian countries are growing despite diplomatic friction Trade between India and China has hit a historic high of $136.2 billion, Beijing’s envoy stated at a function in New…

US Women Have Become More Liberal, Men Remain Stable: Gallup By Lydia Saad of Gallup Highlights: Young women’s, senior women’s liberal identity up 11 points since 1999 Middle-aged women have also become…

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Defends $53 Million ‘Cash For Migrants’ Program New York City Mayor Eric Adams has defended a controversial $53 million ‘cash for migrants’ program that drew fire from many…

The Great Reset Is Dead, Long Live The Great Reset Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, “The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. It failed.”…

Russia does not create divisions in its relations with the continent, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said The fundamental difference between Russia and the West in their approaches to relations with…

Rosneft’s German assets were placed under a trusteeship in September 2022 The German authorities are discussing nationalizing the local subsidiary of Russian state-controlled energy major Rosneft, which has been under a trusteeship…

Lawmakers had reportedly claimed that the bloc could place restrictions on the American journalist for interviewing Vladimir Putin The EU has no plans to sanction American journalist Tucker Carlson over his interview…

These Are The World’s Richest Countries, Across 3 Metrics How do you measure the economic success of a country? By one classic measure, GDP per capita shows individual economic prosperity. But comparing…

Crude will continue to be the main energy source during the transition to renewables, the chairman of a state-owned company has said State-owned energy firm Oil India Limited is interested in joining…

Josep Borrell has said he is surprised by Ukraine’s ability to make UAVs The EU will not help Ukraine obtain drones as the country is already proficient at manufacturing them, the bloc’s…

Brussels is reportedly conducting an assessment of potential economic damage, should the Republican return to the White House The EU is bracing itself for a possible trade war with the US if…

The West must maintain support for Kiev to prevent Russia from winning, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said Ukraine’s ability to fight Russia could soon be compromised, despite the flow of Western-made arms…

British Countryside Is A “Racist And Colonial White Space”, National Trust, RSPCA, & WWF Tell MPs Authored by Will Jones via DailySceptic.org, The British countryside is a “racist colonial” white space, a…

Visualizing Africa’s Population Density Patterns Africa, the world’s second largest continent, spans over 30 million km2, home to the not only world’s biggest desert but also the second-largest tropical rainforest, and of…

The ‘Kinky Party’ project will suspend its activities following a reported warning from authorities over its raunchy events A group that organizes raunchy sex parties has decided to suspend its events in…

The manufacturer of Nokia devices plans to launch its own product line Finnish mobile phone manufacturer HMD Global, the maker of the iconic Nokia cell phones, has announced plans to launch a…

BrahMos Aerospace, advanced cruise missile manufacturers, have $7bn in orders from India and other countries BrahMos Aerospace, a joint India-Russia venture which produces supersonic cruise missiles for maritime, aerial, and land-based platforms,…

The Delusions Of Davos And Dubai, Part Two: Can Wind & Solar Energy Expand 50-100x? Authored by Edward Ring via American Greatness, Wind and solar energy cannot lift humanity into prosperity. But…

Ukraine is reportedly targeting Spanish-speaking mercenaries to bolster its manpower on the battlefield Dozens of Colombian military veterans have been enticed by Kiev to fight against Russia, according to a report published…

Africa’s human resource growth is a major concern for Europe and the US, who struggle to control it. But what are they so afraid of, and what’s their real goal? Africa’s population…

The African nation has not executed anyone in nearly two decades, despite official records showing 62 inmates on death row Zimbabwe’s cabinet has passed legislation abolishing the death penalty, which was inherited…

Ukraine’s security service told the president that the public and military may protest over such a move, Ukrainska Pravda reports Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has yet to sack the country’s commander-in-chief Valery…

Moscow is in contact with Hamas as part of efforts to free more hostages from Gaza, the president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with two leaders of the…

Ukraine’s main goal is to prevent the ammo shortage from turning into ammo starvation, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said The EU’s defense industrial base is lagging behind Russia, which means that…

‘Non, Merci Joe!’ – France Is (Was) The Biggest Importer Of US LNG On January 26, President Joe Biden paused all approvals of new U.S. LNG export plans following increased protests from climate activists…