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No Longer Craving Murder, Rapper Snoop Dogg Now Has “Nothing But Love And Respect” For Trump Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Rap star Snoop Dogg has expressed…

Speaker Johnson Rejects Pending Border Deal: Illegal Crossings “Must Be Zero” After years of insisting otherwise, the White House now calls the situation at the southern border “a crisis.” The administration had…

Things are going to roll out exactly the way they are easily predicted to roll out, as long as people stop pretending. An NBC article highlights South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn as…

Google Tumbles After Ad Revenue, Operating Income Miss As noted in our preview, JPM’s head of TMT trading said that GOOGLe is “probably the most controversial name of the group through our…

The bloc’s chief diplomat called for more weapons for Kiev and more sanctions on Moscow EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has rejected the notion of peace talks and a ceasefire in Ukraine,…

MSFT Shares Unimpresssed By Big Top- & Bottom-Line Beat With Microsoft standing alone above the $3 trillion market-cap level (after AAPL’s recent weakness), all eyes are on tonight’s earnings for any signs…

Yields JOLTed Higher, Stocks Lower Ahead Of Fed/Treasury Higher-than-expected job openings from the JOLTS survey lifted bond yields (optimistically) today but the real story was in the quits – which dropped to…

Can The Fed Cut Rates With Financial Conditions So Easy? Via Global Macro Monitor, The Fed’s attempt to tighten monetary policy is being cannibalized by the private sector’s accelerated easing of financial…

WTI Holds Gains After Another Big Inventory Draw At Cushing Oil prices ended higher after WTI bounced off $76, up to $78, reversing the prior day’s losses from concerns about China’s economy…

People across the country have been experiencing issues with access to websites on the national .ru domain Russia experienced a massive internet outage on Tuesday as people in several parts of the…

Senior US officials have reportedly pressed Beijing on alleged election meddling multiple times in recent months US President Joe Biden asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, not to “interfere in the 2024…

Biden’s Trojan Horse Immigration Deal Would Allow Another 1.8 Million Migrants Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Republican Senators are willing to sell the farm for what would be a terrible deal…

Despite the extremely high level of support for the war in Israeli society, some Israelis advocate peace and condemn their government For more than 115 days Israel has been fighting in Gaza,…

Russia Hit With Widespread Internet Outage Nationwide Russia’s Digital Ministry announced on messenger platform Telegram that a “technical problem” has led to widespread internet outages across the country.  “A technical problem has arisen affecting…

Teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva was banned this week for four years over a doping violation ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympics The United States has replaced Russia as the reigning Olympic…

For-Profit Ed Company Adtalem Shares Fall 20% After Being Targeted By Activist Short-Seller Safkhet Activist short seller Safkhet Capital Management LLC said this morning that it is targeting shares of for profit education…

Struggling For Recruits, US Navy Lowers Education Standard Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Navy said on Jan. 26 that it will start to enlist those…

The US president still has not revealed what form this response will take US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he has decided how to respond to a deadly drone attack…

Kiev will barely be able to fulfill non-military spending obligations without promised Western aid, Politico reported Ukraine will barely be able to continue its conflict with Russia and sustain its economy without…

The agency has stepped up recruitment to counter Russia and China, William Burns wrote in an op-ed The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has admitted that his country no longer…

The Fed Prepares For A Bank Crisis While Telling Americans The Economy Is Strong Authored by Tho Bishop via The Mises Institute, Last Thursday, Bloomberg reported that federal regulators are preparing a proposal…

Only a “miracle” can reverse the problem, the renowned economist believes The burgeoning US debt pile is akin to a “death spiral” that only a “miracle” could extract the country from, economist…

Apple Slides, Drags Tech Lower After Analyst Predicts 15% Plunge In iPhone Shipments Apple stock, which on any given day is either the most or 2nd most valuable company in the world,…

Kiev has asked Berlin to pour funds into its budget instead of spending them on Ukrainians who fled to Germany Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has called on the German government to abandon…

‘Moment Of No Return’ Imminent As Biden Has ‘Decided’ On Response, Says Iran Supplied Weapons Used In Attacks A “decision” has been made, apparently, with CBS reporting: “Biden tells reporters that he…

US EV Sales Climbed 29% In Q4 By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Plug-in electric vehicle sales in the United States rose by an annual 29% in the fourth quarter of the year,…

Reports of Valery Zaluzhny’s dismissal reveal problems with “media hygiene” in the country, state-run censor claims Rumors suggesting Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had fired the country’s commander-in-chief, Valery Zaluzhny, were spread to destabilize Ukraine,…

Hunter Biden Partner Says Payments From China Were Delayed Until Joe Biden Left Office Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A former partner of President Joe Biden’s son…

Job Opening Unexpectedly Rebound Over 9 Million Even As Number Of Workers Quitting Their Job Plummets After declines in job openings accelerated in the latter months of 2023, prompting economists to pat…

Just Months After “Massive Labor Deal,” UPS Announces Massive Layoffs How it started: The most pro-union president in history, President Biden, applauded Teamsters and logistics company United Parcel Service last summer for agreeing…

The country may be downgraded if the war expands beyond Gaza, S&P has warned Global credit rating agency S&P warned on Monday that it could cut Israel’s sovereign credit rating if the…

In Shocking Reversal, Saudi State Unexpectedly Orders Aramco To Drop Oil Capacity Expansion Plans Oil traders were stunned this morning, when – in a huge reversal to its prior plans – the…

The aircraft crashed due to “external factors,” a source has told the news agency Flight recorder data from the Russian military transport plane that crashed while carrying Ukrainian POWs last week has confirmed…

The tech billionaire’s apologetic tour of Auschwitz after an offensive tweet is a massive moral failure The world’s richest man has visited one of the world’s darkest places. Elon Musk has gone…

Three militants were killed in the incident, including one accused of plotting an assault inspired by the October 7 Hamas attack Israeli commandos, some disguised as civilian Palestinian women and medics, conducted…

People need to be given a “political horizon” toward a state of their own, the foreign minister said The UK is considering whether to officially recognize a Palestinian state, British Foreign Secretary…

During the meeting, the foreign ministers talked about the increasing terrorist threat on the African continent Russia and the Gambia held talks on issues in the Sahara-Sahel region, addressing concerns in Mali,…

Conference Board Confidence ‘Revised’ Lower For 3rd Straight Month, Present Situation At Pre-COVID-Lockdown Highs US consumer confidence soared higher again in January according to the Conference Board, with the headline up from…

The dollar-based international financial system is becoming “risky,” the head of Russia’s central bank says More and more countries are looking for alternatives to the Belgium-based SWIFT financial messaging system, the head…

“Path To Profitability”: GM Shares Soar As Higher Profits Forecasted For 2024 Shares of General Motors jumped 7% in premarket trading in New York after the Detroit automaker reported forecast adjusted earnings…

A court in the southern state of Kerala has convicted a group of men linked to the murder of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regional leader A court in southern India’s Kerala…

The Kurils are part of Russia and are a legitimate base for its military, the former president has said Moscow is not against signing a peace treaty with Japan, but Tokyo must…

EU Miraculously Avoids Recession In Q4 As Spain’s Gain Offset Germany’s Drain After Q3’s 0.1% decline, the euro-zone was expected to see a similar economic growth (contraction) of -0.1% in Q4, crystallizing…

The share of the country’s transactions with other bloc members in national currencies has reached 85%, Elvira Nabiullina says The share of Russia’s settlements in national currencies with fellow BRICS countries has…

“Theory Of Reflexivity” And Does It Matter? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, I received an email this past week concerning George Soros’ “Theory Of Reflexivity.” “I am not a fan of Soros,…

US Home Prices Rose For 10th Straight Month In November, But Gains Slow Significantly Home prices in America’s 20 largest cities rose for the 10th straight month in November (the latest data…

Elon Musk Blasts Biden’s Push For Border Deal: “No Laws Need To Be Passed” Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden’s call for a bipartisan Senate…

Futures Dip As Megacap Earnings Begin: Microsoft And Alphabet On Deck After yesterday’s late day meltup, sparked by an overly optimistic forecast of Treasury supply, which sent stocks to a new  all…

The Hungarian leader wants the bloc to dole out annual payments to Kiev rather than a €50 billion windfall Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said he proposed a compromise deal with…

States that acquire arms from Russia have no right to donate them without Moscow’s approval, the foreign minister stressed Moscow has become aware of several cases of Western powers asking certain countries…

Many of Kiev’s soldiers reportedly continue to use Russian despite efforts by the authorities to crack down Special courses will be created for Kiev’s troops so that they can improve their command…

The Fed’s Independence Was Nice While It Lasted Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Born in the 90s and tested to destruction during the Great Financial Crisis, modern-day central bank independence…

Namibia accounted for more than 40% of Russian imports of the delicacy in 2023, according to official data Namibia has become the leading supplier of oysters to Russia, with shipments amounting to…

Boeing Withdraws 737 Max 7 Safety Waiver Request Amid Mounting Pressure From Washington Boeing announced Monday evening that it had withdrawn an application to the Federal Aviation Administration for a safety exemption…

Tax-Cuts, Not Bidenomics Explains Surge In Consumer Spending In 2023 Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, On January 1, 2023, 38 states had noteworthy tax changes. 37 of the changes put extra…

Nigeria claims that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso’s decision to quit ECOWAS was not made in good faith Nigeria has spoken out against a decision by the military governments of Niger, Mali,…

The global pop superstar publicly backed the US leader’s election campaign in 2020 US President Joe Biden is pursuing an endorsement from global pop superstar Taylor Swift ahead of November’s election, the…

More weapons and ammunition to Kiev is the “path to peace,” according to the bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Any negotiations between Moscow and Kiev about a peace agreement are “inextricably” linked…

Moscow is only trying to eliminate “historical injustice” by fighting Ukraine, the foreign minister said Speculation in the West that Russia could attack the Baltic and Nordic states once the Ukraine conflict…

2 In 3 Viewers Would Opt For Ads To Save Money On Streaming Following in the footsteps of Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max, Amazon started including ads before and during playback of…

The bloc had been debating directing the income generated by the reserves to Ukraine for more than a year EU member states have reached an agreement that is expected to allow Brussels…

The Indian government is wary of AI’s potential to stir up problems, a senior figure has told the Financial Times New Delhi has “woken up” to the dangers of AI-generated deepfakes and…

ECOWAS will be worse off after the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Daniel Bwala has told RT The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the Economic Community of…

Following the addition of new members, the group now accounts for 35% of the world’s GDP in PPP terms, Elvira Nabiullina has said The BRICS states have overtaken the G7 in terms…

Watch: UK Cop Orders Christian Singer To Stop Singing ‘Church Songs’ In Public Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Video footage of a police support officer ordering a young Christian singer to…

Biden’s Bumbling LNG ‘Ban’ Profits Putin, Vexes Texas, And Unsettles Europe The Biden administration’s decision to delay the approval of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the United States may have…

Catholic bishops in Africa have rejected a recent Vatican declaration allowing extra-liturgical blessings for same-sex couples Pope Francis has described opposition from Catholic bishops in Africa to his directive permitting priests to…

In its second operation in 36 hours, the INS Sumitra warship thwarted a piracy attempt off the east coast of Somalia The Indian Navy warship INS Sumitra, deployed in the Gulf of…

Europe’s Own Tech Stars Are Leading Index To Record By Michael Msika, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist The Euro Stoxx 50 Index’s multi-year transformation, led by the emergence of tech champions,…

Prosecutors have argued that Imran Khan mishandled a classified cable sent to Islamabad by the country’s ambassador to the US A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to ten…

Citizens of Ukraine in foreign countries are spending $35 million per day, the bank’s deputy head said More money is being taken out of Ukraine by its citizens than is coming into…

Czech President Petr Pavel fears the Republican nominee “looks at a number of things differently” Europe should be prepared for former US President Donald Trump’s possible return to the White House, which…

EU Wants All ‘Gendered Language’ Erased Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A European Union body has called for all ‘gendered language’ to be purged from existence, including completely innocuous sayings such…

The bloc intends to turn the Trans-Caspian transport corridor into a “cutting-edge” route to Central Asia The EU plans to raise up to €10 billion ($10.8 billion) in investment to create a…

Businesses across the economy need both skilled and unskilled workers, surveys have shown Most Russian companies are facing an acute shortage of workers as the country’s job market undergoes a transformation, news…

Early results of the operation have been “promising,” the billionaire entrepreneur said Elon Musk has said his biotech company Neuralink has successfully implanted one of its brain chips in a human for…

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…

Texas Is ‘Prepared’ If Biden Federalizes State National Guard: Gov. Abbott Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Texas National Guardsmen add razor wire and barriers along the U.S.–Mexico…

Kiev lacks the “extensive support infrastructure” needed to maintain the weapon, Foreign Affairs reports Ukraine’s military has lost most of its Leopard 2 battle tanks donated by foreign states, with more than…

Oil Shorts Squeezed As Cushing Inventories Tumble To Historic Low For January With 22-year-old portfolio managers shorting energy stocks and commodities beyond record levels to avoid “career risk” and fund NVDA longs…

Shifting Gears: Dealers Urge GM To Prioritize Hybrids Over EVs  Two months after thousands of US auto dealers warned President Biden to reconsider the pace of electric vehicle mandates, citing waning demand for those…

Ilhan Omar Needs To Be Expelled From Congress & Investigated As An Undeclared Foreign Agent Submitted by Andrew Korybko, Ilhan Omar is an ethno-bigoted warmonger who embodies everything that she claims to…

US Caught Known Terrorist At The Border, Then Let Him Go Due To Clerical Error An unnamed individual identified only as a member of the Somali terror group al-Shabaab, was caught crossing…

The Two Biggest Issues That Will Drive Voters To The Ballot Box In 2024 Authored by Mark Tapscott via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Entrepreneur Juan Pablo Segura looked like the perfect…

First Human Neuralink Implant A Success, Musk Says ‘Initial Results Promising’ Elon Musk on Monday announced that the first human patient has received a brain implant from his startup, Neuralink – which…

Drought Hits Canada’s Hydropower Sector By Tsvetana Paraskova of Oilprice.com Canada’s western provinces have been hit by the worst drought in years and provincial utilities are getting into losses as their hydropower…

The don’t say it the same way as me because they are far more articulate and eloquent, but boy howdy has Carlson and Peterson come to the same conclusion. Four years ago,…

The top diplomat has demanded “full cooperation from our partners” on sanctions against Russia EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that despite the West’s best efforts to help Kiev and…

Our Democracy™: The Democratic Weaponization Of Government And The Need For Decentralization Authored by Roger Kimball via American Greatness, Reading Matt Taibbi’s summary how the Democrats weaponized the government against Donald Trump, starting…

Rumors Swirl That Top Ukraine General Zaluzhny Has Been Sacked Earlier in the day the Financial Times’ Ukraine correspondent highlighted the unconfirmed reports widely circulating that Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Gen. Valery Zaluzhny has been…

India’s oldest Marxist, VS Achuthanandan, devoted his life and energy to fisherfolk, palm-wine labourers and coir workers January 21 marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lenin, the first leader…

“What The Hell?”: Europe Enraged As Biden Trade Policy Risks Maximum Malarkey As the Biden administration risks European energy security with a ‘pause‘ on LNG exports, US foreign trade policy has allies…

Biden To Renew Venezuela Oil Sanctions If Maduro Continues Barring US-Backed Oppo Candidate The Biden administration can’t decide on what to do in Venezuela, though as we’ve noted the priority has clearly thus…

The leftist-media claim a 5-year sentence was harsh.  However, in terms of the violations of privacy and law the sentence was a mere slap on the wrist. Charles Littlejohn (38) previously pleaded…

How Courts Are Reshaping 2024 Congressional Races Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Which party rules the House of Representatives beginning in 2025 could be as much a…

Hamas Increasingly Fighting With Israeli-Made Weapons Hamas has been using Israeli weapons against the Israeli military, finds a new investigation by New York Times. The Sunday piece posed the question, “Where Is Hamas…

Republican Senator Launches Thread To Track Violent Crime By Illegal Aliens Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) has launched a thread on X to…

White Minnesota Farmer Sues State Over Discriminatory Program Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Minnesota farmer is suing the state over an agricultural grant program that discriminates…

My instincts and preferences aside, here’s Dr. Ben Carson being asked directly about the possibility of him being President Trump’s running mate. . Posted in Big Government, Donald Trump, Election 2024 The…