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‘You Could Prosecute Thousands’: Peter Thiel Explains How DOGE Is Exposing ‘Left-Wing NGOs’ Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel detailed that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) exposed rampant federal spending tied to…

Moscow will pause hostilities with Kiev for 30 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced Russia will pause hostilities with Ukraine from 18:00 on Saturday Moscow time until midnight on April 21,…

The White House had sent the university a set of demands it said were aimed at curbing campus antisemitism only to backtrack later A letter outlining sweeping demands on university admissions, hiring,…

Ukraine’s Extension Of Martial Law Exposes Zelensky’s Fear Of Losing Re-Election Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The US might pressure him to assemble a government of national unity on pain of…

The chancellor-in-waiting says he would commit to giving Kiev long-range missiles if London backs him Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz doesn’t officially take office until May 6, but that hasn’t stopped him from…

Chisinau has disrespected the Moldovan people by preventing a bishop from traveling to Jerusalem, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said The authorities in Moldova have launched a deliberate attack on the canonical…

Efforts to intimidate Christian worshipers will fail, Emir Kusturica has said in response to Moldova’s treatment of a bishop The move by authorities in Chisinau to prevent a Moldovan bishop from attending…

The US president has nevertheless claimed that many migrants from the African country are among those entering the US US President Donald Trump has said he has no knowledge about the Democratic…

Critics have called the Easter week timing of ‘Sunny Bunny’ offensive while organizers have defended it as a scheduling coincidence Ukraine’s LGBTQ community has sparked outrage by scheduling its top film festival,…

Bovard Warns Conservatives, Libertarians Over Foreign Student Persecution Cases Authored by Jim Bovard “If it is known that authorities have power to coerce, few people will wait for actual coercion,” economist Friedrich Hayek wrote…

Several parties have demanded an explanation for why a senior cleric was prevented from attending Easter ceremonies Moldova’s opposition parties have accused the pro-EU government of waging a pressure campaign against the…

Extraordinary US-China Cyber Meeting Revealed Authored by John Mills via The Epoch Times, The Wall Street Journal recently revealed an unprecedented meeting that occurred in December 2024, which addressed the ongoing series…

Two hundred fifty years ago tonight Paul Revere rode into history, intent on warning John Hancock and Sam Adams of the British intent to arrest them. Patriots’ Day, April 18/19 1775… A…

Earlier today, President Trump held the swearing-in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services along with Secretary of HHS Robert F Kennedy Jr. …

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The New York Times are claiming the team around El Salvador President Nayib Bukele set up the photo-op with margaritas in order to embarrass Maryland Senator Van Hollen.   Even if they did,…

Ukraine Energy Strike Moratorium Has Ended, Kremlin Declares The Kremlin on Friday confirmed that the US-brokered ceasefire on energy sites has effectively ended. Last month Ukraine and Russia agreed to temporarily pause…

Waste Of The Day: Ex-Speakers Enjoy House Money Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Congressional salaries and office space already cost taxpayers a bundle. Yet few realize that the speaker of…

Former NY Police Sgt. Gets 18 Months In Prison For Acting As CCP Agent Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former New York City Police Sgt. Michael McMahon…

Marina Tauber told RT she blames the government for blocking a senior cleric’s flight to Jerusalem for Easter celebrations Brussels has turned a blind eye to the treatment of the Moldovan Orthodox…

What Every Gym-Goer Should Know About Pre-Workout Supplements Authored by Sheramy Tsai via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), At 6 p.m., caffeine is king. Across the country, gym-goers scoop powder into shaker…

Trump Ready To Recognize Crimea As Russian After Warning He May Walk From Ukraine Peace Deal President Trump warned he could walk way from efforts to end the war in Ukraine if…

US Offers Russia Sanctions Relief For Peace, But Warns Trump Could ‘Move On’  The US is once again pushing a Ukraine peace proposal that would effectively freeze the war, importantly with Ukrainian…

Lab Leak: White House Unveils Massive Report On The True Origins Of COVID 19 The Trump administration on Friday published an in-depth look at how Dr. Anthony Fauci and US intelligence agencies…

The peninsula voted to secede from Ukraine following the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev The US could recognize Crimea as Russian territory as part of a potential peace deal between Moscow and…

US, Ukraine To Sign Minerals Deal Next Week As Rubio Issues Final Ultimatum On Thursday Ukraine confirmed that the US and Ukraine had signed a “memorandum of intent” to move forward with…

Russia Removes Taliban From Terror List Via Middle East Eye Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted its two-decade-old ban on the Taliban, the Tass news agency said, reopening opportunities for business and investment between…

Bishop Marchel has spoken to RT after being repeatedly prevented from traveling to the Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem Bishop Marchel of the Moldovan Orthodox Church spoke to RT late on Friday…

A formal agreement is expected by the end of April, the document says The Ukrainian government has published a memorandum of intent to finalize a formal agreement which would grant the US…

Congress Is Looking At Medicaid – What To Know Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Medicaid, the state and federal program that provides health coverage for millions of…

The US president’s Golden Dome initiative envisions armed satellites designed to neutralize incoming missiles Elon Musk’s SpaceX has emerged as a leading contender to develop a significant portion of US President Donald…

The US state of Virginia’s seal has been pulled from Texas school platforms, according to Axios A US school district has removed an online civics lesson about Virginia and its state flag…

The Remarkable Rags-to-Riches Story Of Stacey Abrams Authored by Paul Sperry via RealClearInvestigations, By her own admission, Stacey Abrams has made a number of “personal financial missteps” in her career. Despite a…

Washington still hopes to see the fighting stop, the US President has stated US President Donald Trump has said that Washington could abandon efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine…

Bishop Marchel was prevented from flying to Jerusalem for the Holy Fire ceremony on supposed grounds that he had arrived late to the airport A senior Moldovan Orthodox Church cleric who was…

US House Committee Urges BofA & JPM To Abandon Chinese Firm’s IPO Deal Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China urged JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Bank of…

Bishop Marchel was prevented from leaving Moldova while making a new attempt to travel to Jerusalem for the Holy Fire ceremony Bishop Marchel of the Moldovan Orthodox Church was prevented from leaving…

Epstein: Mossad or CIA? “If you look at Epstein’s list, he’s not going after Congressmen… They already own Congress with AIPAC” ~Ryan Dawson Last night, we hosted the ultimate panel for those wanting…

Tulsi Gabbard Exposes Alarming Biden-Era ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Strategy Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on April 16 fulfilled her past promise to declassify information…

Videos Confirm Hundreds Of American Troops Exiting Syria The New York Times confirmed Thursday that the Pentagon has begun withdrawing hundreds of troops from Syria but will leave over 1,000 in the…

FSU Shooter: Deputy’s Stepson Used Her Handgun In Attack Caught On Video The man who murdered two people and wounded six others at Florida State University on Thursday is the 20-year-old stepson…

EU states are “hesitant to admit” failure in Ukraine, while the US is in a better position due to Donald Trump’s policies, the Hungarian PM has said The West has waged a…

Narendra Modi said he discussed collaboration in technology and innovation with the tech mogul as Tesla and SpaceX eye entry to the local market Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday…

US Plans Port Fees For Chinese Ships To Revitalize American Maritime Industrial Base The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday to impose new port fees on Chinese commercial vessels—part of a broader…

Do You Have Financial Dysphoria? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Five years ago, we all had a more settled sense of how we were doing financially. Whether rich or…

50% of respondents view the country as hostile, down from 61% in 2024, a survey by the Pew Research Center suggests Americans are equally divided on whether Russia is an enemy of…

The Ukrainian leader has signed legislation which effectively puts off the possibility of holding a presidential vote for another 90 days Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has delayed elections again by prolonging martial law…

President Trump has signed some rather commonsense and yet remarkable executive orders permitting to Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) for fishing.  Effective with the signing of these executive orders, American fishing vessels in…

President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. After initial remarks in the oval office, President Trump and Prime Minister Meloni took questions from the assembled press pool….

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…

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…

There are a ton of geopolitical influences happening in the background and foreground of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Trump voice and envoy Steve Witkoff, and Keith Kellogg meeting in Paris…

The rise of illegal mining in the country has raised human rights concerns and questions about who ultimately benefits The South African government, desperate to deal with powerful illegal mining networks, found…

John 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,…

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified and released two sets of files today. 1. the first tranche of the RFK assassination files (10,000 pages HERE); and 2. The Joe Biden…

“This is not our war.” ~ Secretary Rubio Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in Paris on April 18 about the prolonged peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. However, a…

The tech giant has violated American antitrust laws, according to a court ruling Tech giant Google has violated US antitrust laws by illegally monopolizing the online advertising market, a federal judge has…

The US-led military bloc has reportedly adjusted wording related to gender and diversity, equity, and inclusion in new legislation to appease Donald Trump NATO staff are softening language related to climate, gender,…

The Rearrangement Of The Global Economic Order Authored by Ronnie Stoferle via VonGreyerz.gold, It was a tremor that shook the financial markets in the trading days following Liberation Day, when tariffs were imposed…

Potential Sale Of Americans’ DNA In 23andMe Database May Trigger National Security Review The U.S. Department of Justice submitted a formal notice to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of…

The militant group says it wants a comprehensive peace deal and will not accept any “partial” agreements Hamas is seeking a comprehensive agreement to end the war in Gaza and exchange all…

Panama City Approves Bitcoin And Crypto Payments for Taxes, Fees, & Permits Via BitcoinMagazine.com, In yet another milestone for Bitcoin adoption in Latin America, the Panama City Council has voted to approve…

The attack focused on drone production sites and airfields, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow Russian forces have carried out long-range strikes on Ukrainian drone production facilities and airfield infrastructure, the…

Vladimir Zelensky has accused Beijing of secretly supplying arms to Russia China has dismissed a Ukrainian claim that Beijing has been secretly providing Moscow with weapons as “groundless… political manipulation.” Chinese Foreign…

Washington’s offer also reportedly envisions easing sanctions on Moscow and ending Kiev’s NATO aspirations The US has presented its allies with the details of its peace plan to bring the conflict between…

The office of the human rights commissioner is currently collecting information on the incident The UN has opened an inquiry into the Moldovan authorities’ move to prevent a senior Orthodox Church bishop…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to issue new orders, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The US-brokered 30-day moratorium on strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has officially expired, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

Russia can’t be like Western Europe, the crisis must be stopped before it starts Russia is facing a challenge for which there is little historical precedent. The current and future influx of…

The military-themed confections have been denounced as a symbol of the country’s ‘unhealthy’ political climate A German bakery has dusted off Nazi-era molds to produce Easter sugar bunnies crafted in military-themed shapes….

Igor Dodon has condemned Moldova’s “egregious” and unprecedented move to detain a priest who was travelling to Jerusalem Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon has denounced the government of his successor Maia Sandu…

Kiev has repeatedly violated a moratorium on energy strikes, Russia’s envoy to the UN has said Russia and Ukraine are highly unlikely to agree to a full ceasefire at present, Vassily Nebenzia,…

Beijing’s retaliatory tariffs have made American gas financially unviable, the outlet has said China has “completely” stopped imports of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) for over ten weeks, extending the trade war…

‘Soft-Spoken’ Jolani Makes ‘Time Top 100’ List As Sectarian Massacres Continue In Syria Via The Cradle Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, previously known as the Al-Qaeda chief Abu Mohammad al-Julani, was selected…

How American Life Expectancy Compares To Its Peers For decades, Americans could expect to live about as long as their peers in other wealthy countries… but today, that story is changing. Based…

New Delhi has hit out at Dhaka for making “disingenuous” comments on recent unrest in West Bengal India has accused neighboring Bangladesh of making “disingenuous” comments on recent communal violence in the…

These Are America’s Oldest Companies Did you know that over one in five U.S. companies fail in their first year?  Despite this brutal statistic, a rare few have stood the test of…

The detention of a ‘pro-Russian’ Orthodox bishop before one of the holiest days of the year is a sign of terrible things to come On Thursday, Moldovan authorities chose to detain Bishop Marchel…

The ANC has reaffirmed its commitment to “inclusive and principled dialogue” THE African National Congress (ANC) says it remains committed to fostering “inclusive and principled dialogue” as part of efforts to ensure…

Russia is committed to resolving the crisis, the Kremlin has said, after the US president stated he wanted an answer about a peace agreement this week The ongoing peace negotiations with Ukraine…

Two Belgians, a Vietnamese, and a Kenyan have pleaded guilty to wildlife trafficking and await sentencing on April 23 in Kenya The Kenyan authorities have disrupted a major wildlife trafficking operation involving…

A senior member of the Moldovan Orthodox Church has been prevented from undertaking a ritual visit to Jerusalem Russian lawmakers have denounced Moldovan authorities over their attempt to prevent a bishop from…

“This Is No Longer Immigration, This Is Displacement…” Via Remix News, For the first time, Muslim students are the largest religious group in Vienna’s schools, underlining the incredible demographic transformation taking place…

Cash-Strapped Hamas Can’t Pay Its Fighters  This week, Israeli’s military reaffirmed it is staying in Gaza indefinitely, as its ultra-controversial anti-Hamas operation continues in the civilian-packed Palestinian enclave. “Unlike in the past,” the…

The suspect allegedly intended to detonate a home-made bomb at a military building in a southern port city A foreign national residing in Russia has been apprehended before he could detonate a…

“Uncertainty is costly,” organization chief Kristalina Georgieva has said, citing stalled investment, slower growth, and rising inflation amid trade wars The global economy is expected to grow more slowly this year and…

Police in Chisinau earlier prevented Bishop Marchel of the Moldovan Orthodox Church from undertaking a ritual visit to Jerusalem Moldova’s largest opposition party has accused the country’s government of “an unprecedented act…

Washington is reportedly closing three of its eight bases in the country’s northeast, which have operated since 2014 without Damascus’ permission The US has begun withdrawing troops from Syria, where they have…

The US secretary of state has suggested that the White House could abandon efforts to settle the conflict if it doesn’t see progress in the coming days US Secretary of State Marco…

Moldovan police have stopped a bishop from traveling to Jerusalem hours ahead of the Easter celebration on April 20 The Russian Orthodox Church has condemned Moldovan authorities for blocking a bishop from…

Ronald Lamola has emphasized that dialogue is the only path to lasting peace South Africa maintains that the Ukraine conflict cannot be resolved without Russia’s direct participation in peace talks, Foreign Minister…

The Moldovan authorities have prevented Bishop Marchel from boarding a flight to Israel to receive the Holy Fire Moldovan police have stopped a bishop from traveling to Jerusalem to take part in…

Moscow’s UN envoy has called anticipation of an imminent truce “unrealistic” Senior US officials have told European allies that Washington anticipates a comprehensive ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict within weeks, Bloomberg has…

The final agreement is expected to be sealed next week, US President Donald Trump has said The US and Ukraine have signed a preliminary outline of a rare-earths deal, a senior official…

Former employees claim Tata Consultancy Services unfairly laid them off while retaining their Indian colleagues The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has opened an investigation into allegations by dozens of American…

The NWO Religion: How The Woke Postmodern “Faith” Glorifies Evil Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us It’s not as if it was ever a secret: The very core of the woke movement…

Chinese Satellite Imaging Firm Helping Houthis Target US Warships Washington is now accusing China of getting in bed with the Iran-backed Shia Houthis of Yemen, who have long waged a war against…

The site was used to fund the Houthi “terrorist effort,” the United States Central Command said The US has carried out strikes on the Ras Isa fuel port in a Houthi-controlled area…

“Embarrassed” Reaction To New 45 Foot Naked Woman Statue In San Francisco A towering 45-foot statue of a nude woman now looms over San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza, drawing equal parts awe, ridicule,…

Pentagon Review Of Close Combat Training Standards Is Long Overdue Authored by Elaine Donnelly via RealClearDefense, Ten years have passed since the Department of Defense initiated a social experiment with women in…

Panama Port Deal Drama Reveals The New Great Game Of Ports And Chokepoints Authored by John Mills via The Epoch Times, After decades of being a forgotten relic of American history, Panama…