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Safety inspections of the 737 MAX 9 planes operated by Alaska Airlines have revealed more quality-control failures Alaska Airlines, the US air carrier whose Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet suffered a midair…

Wildest Inflation Red Flag: Vegas Table-Limits Via SchiffGold.com, Anyone who has been to a restaurant, a grocery store, or the car lot during the Biden administration can’t deny the reality of inflation….

Tech Euphoria Sparked By ASML Surge To All-Time High On Flood Of Chinese Orders… There’s Just One Problem Tech stocks are soaring again today in a repeat of last Wednesday’s action, only…

“Seven-Figure Hole”: Democratic Socialists Of America In Financial Crisis, Can’t Afford To Hire “Capable Comrades” Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Marxist caucus of the country’s largest…

Houthis Launch Fresh Attack On US Maersk Vessel, Ignoring Navy Escort Update(11:30ET): As we previously noted, earlier in the morning Sky News reported that Houthi forces fired at least two missiles from Al-Bayda…

A military aircraft carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs fell to the ground in Russia’s Belgorod Region, killing all passengers on board A Russian IL-76 heavy transport plane was carrying 65 captured Ukrainian military…

Kiev’s forces shot down a Russian plane carrying 74 people, including 65 Ukrainian POWs, Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a press briefing at United Nations headquarters in New York…

‘Doomsday Clock’ Calls AI Existential Threat, “Disruptive Technology” To Humankind Authored by Savannah Fortis via CoinTelegraph.com, AI joins nuclear threats and climate change as a key concern on the Doomsday Clock, highlighting…

WTI Extends Gains After Big Crude Draw, Production Slump Oil prices have been chopping around overnight as traders focused on China’s latest efforts to stimulate its stock market economy, and no new…

“Your Short Has Been Rejected”: Massive Stock-Lending Firm Processing Over $2TN In Transactions, Goes Dark In Cyberattack Amid the meltup of most shorted names in the past two days, numerous daytraders were…

The Los Angeles Times will fire at least 115 journalists amid heavy financial losses The Los Angeles Times announced on Tuesday that it would lay off at least 155 employees, or a…

Ukraine tried to set Russia up by sacrificing its citizens, the Foreign Ministry has said Kiev’s downing of a Russian cargo plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war is “an act…

BOC Keeps Rates Unchanged At 5% As Expected, Signals End Of Rate Hikes The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 5% for a fourth consecutive meeting, a pause that was…

US PMIs Unexpectedly Soar In January Amid Manufacturing ‘Renaissance’, But… It’s PMI day!! Australia PMI improved on the back of expansion in manufacturing; Japan Composite PMI improved into expansion overnight; India soared…

Inflation-Risks Upending Trader-Bets Of An ECB Matching Fed-Cuts Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Inflation in Europe is showing signs of becoming entrenched, making it unlikely the ECB will be able to…

Futures Set For 4th Straight Record High On Blowout Netflix, ASML Earnings And China RRR Cut After a three-peat of S&P records, stocks were set for 4th all time high as they…

The next package of restrictions will reportedly coincide with the second anniversary of the Ukraine conflict The member states of the EU are preparing to introduce additional sanctions against Russia as the…

The Harvard-connected researchers copied and pasted images to spoof test results, a British biologist has alleged A US cancer research center linked with Harvard University has retracted six studies and corrected dozens…

High energy prices are dampening production and hurting the region’s competitiveness, data shows Major European trade unions are raising the alarm due to the major downturn in the EU’s industrial sectors. The…

China Expands Tesla Bans From Military Bases To Other “Government Affiliated Venues” At what could be the worst time possible for Tesla, the company’s vehicles are facing additional entry bans in China…

Belgium plans to use interest earned on frozen Russian assets to send military assistance to Kiev, Belga News Agency says Belgium is reportedly set to become the first EU nation to use…

The president of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby, met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday The transitional president of the Republic of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby, described his visit to Moscow as…

Biden Warns Trump: “Don’t Mess With Uhhiminauhwemerica” Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Joe Biden gave a speech during which he warned Donald Trump, “Don’t mess with uhhiminauhwemerica.” Yes, really. “We’ll…

Paris should make greater efforts to dissuade its citizens from fighting in the Ukraine conflict, Dmitry Peskov has said France should strongly discourage its citizens from taking part in Kiev’s criminal actions,…

China “Unexpectedly” Cuts Required Reserve Ratio In Desperate Bid To Contain Market Collapse In a move many said was very long overdue, this morning China which has paradoxically waited too long until…

Russian Plane With 65 Ukraine Prisoners Crashes Near Belgorod Update (0759 ET): The Russian Ministry of Defence claims Russian radar systems detected two Ukrainian missiles in the area before the Russian transport…

Ron Paul: Don’t Tax The Rich. End The Fed! Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, Select politicians, government officials, economic elites, and experts arriving at…

Joseph Boakai has defeated ex-football star George Weah in a fiercely contested November election in Africa’s oldest republic Liberia has sworn in Joseph Nyumah Boakai as president, marking the West African country’s…

74 people, including 65 Ukrainian service members, were killed in the crash in Belgorod Region Ukraine has knowingly downed a Russian plane with its own prisoners of war in order to pin…

Moscow officials have claimed that Kiev downed a plane carrying its own POWs using German or US-made air defense missiles US and German lawmakers must finally realize that by sending weapons to…

The drugs were discovered in a shipment of coffee that arrived in St Petersburg from Belgium Russian customs officials have confiscated over 1.2 metric tons of cocaine that had arrived at the…

New Delhi has effectively managed its oil trade with Moscow without compromising its national security, sovereignty, or alienating other partners India’s oil trade with Russia has undergone a seismic shift in the last one…

Gazans say a near-total communications cutoff has made phones “useless,” as they struggle to contact relatives Gaza continues to struggle with communications blackouts as the Israeli bombardment of the enclave drags on….

The Russian franchise of the fast food chain intends to draw public attention to the problem of animal abuse, according to its marketing director Burger King Russia will stop selling Twix ice-cream…

Kiev’s jab comes after its counteroffensive failed to breach Russian defenses, with heavy losses, according to Moscow Ukraine is constantly suffering a lack of munitions to fight Russia because Western policymakers are…

The island nation will allow the vessel to dock following a request by Beijing, despite Indian concerns The Maldives clarified on Tuesday that a Chinese vessel heading for its chief city and…

An Ethereum ETF May Be Coming Sooner Than You Expect Authored by Lucas Kelly via CoinTelegraph.com, Bitcoin ETFs were delayed because of politics. Now that we have clarity – along with seven…

Citi Slashing Investment Banker Bonuses By 15% To 20% It’s shaping up to be an ugly bonus season for Wall Street bankers, at least when compared to the last few years. As…

Israeli Military Now Says It’s “Impossible” To Destroy Vast Hamas Tunnel Network Via The Libertarian Institute Several sources within the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) say it will be unable to destroy most…

The government in Kiev should also be designated as a terrorist cell, Andrey Kartapolov has said Ukraine should be designated as a terrorist state, and the government in Kiev should be branded…

The country’s labor unions are unhappy with the austerity measures introduced by the newly elected president Argentina’s labor unions have called for a mass strike on Wednesday to protest the economic reforms…

The House of Lords has voted in favor of delaying approval of the pact until ministers demonstrate that the African nation is safe British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has received a setback…

The rally comes as the former US president cemented his place as the frontrunner for the Republican Party’s 2024 nomination Shares of companies linked to Donald Trump have continued to rally this…

The IL-76 military aircraft was transporting 65 captured service members for further exchange, the Defense Ministry has said A Russian heavy transport plane carrying several dozen Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) has…

The Growing Connection Between AI And Cancer Research Cancer research has evolved significantly over time. In 1882, a surgeon performed the first mastectomy to treat breast cancer. By 1950, researchers linked smoking…

Europe’s Top Border Guard Calls For Open Borders Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, The new leader of Frontex, the European Union agency tasked with securing borders, has called for open…

The accident in Mongolia’s capital has killed six and left 14 injured A truck carrying 60 tons of liquified natural gas (LNG) collided with a car and exploded in the Mongolian capital,…

Turkey Approves Sweden’s Accession To NATO After 20 Month Delay After nearly two years of delays, Turkey’s parliament finally agreed to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining…

Bilateral ties were wrecked by those who invented the “Russian threat,” the foreign minister has said Moscow bears no responsibility for US-Russia relations reaching an all-time low, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…

Finance minister stressed that expenses should be fairly split between EU members Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the country can’t keep up Ukraine’s defense capabilities on its own in the long…

7 In 10 French Citizens Opposed To Solving Demographic Decline With Immigration Via ReMix News, At a time when France is experiencing a spectacular demographic decline, an overwhelming majority of French citizens…

Construction and real estate are among the hardest hit sectors, researchers say The number of UK businesses on the brink of bankruptcy skyrocketed by more than a quarter at the end of…

The increase comes as Moscow diverts its supplies away from the EU Exports of Russian coal to countries in Southeast Asia surged last year after supplies to the EU stopped amid Western…

The primary further solidified Trump’s place as the clear Republican frontrunner Former President Donald Trump has won a commanding victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary, scoring an easy win over his…

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…

Conspiracy Theorists Were Right About Climate Lockdowns Authored by Bobbie Anne Flower Cox via The Brownstone Institute, Well folks, I really hate to say this, but it’s another win for the conspiracy…

The reported barrage comes two weeks after Pyongyang tested a hypersonic weapon North Korea has launched several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military reported. The news…

Kari Lake Demands Resignation Of “Corrupt” GOP Chair Caught Trying To Bribe Her Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake called on the state’s GOP chair Jeff DeWit to resign after a recording emerged…

Oklahoma Bill Seeks To Criminalize Sexting Outside Of Marriage Authored by Jonathan Turley, It appears that Anthony Comstock is having something of a revival in Oklahoma. The founder of the New York…

Nikki Haley rushed to the microphones early to declare her second place finish as a victory.   Moments after Haley finished the narrative distribution on behalf of her corporate sponsors, the margin of…

The international health body pointed to a 40-fold jump in cases between 2022 and 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for an “urgent” vaccine campaign to combat measles outbreaks across…

US Gun Demand Hits Highest Level In Eight Months As Protection Needs Persist Fears over the continued lawlessness in Democrat-run cities, President Biden’s southern border invasion, Democrats’ crusade in attempting to ban…

The Bitcoin Halving: Why This Time Could Be Different Authored by ‘Shinobi’ via BitcoinMagazine.com, The fourth Bitcoin halving is almost upon us, and this one has the potential for some very interesting…

Utility Bill Debt For Americans Hits Record As Heating Homes Now Seen As Luxury The Biden administration has whined for months about the public’s negative views on the economy, arguing that people…

Feds Spent $20 Billion On Migrant Refugee Assistance By Adam Andrzejewski of OpenTheBooks substack The U.S. border patrol made 2.5 million migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2023, an…

2024: The Super Election Year According to the Anchor Change Election Cycle Tracker and additional research from Statista, 2024 is seeing national elections in more than 60 countries worldwide. Around 2 billion voters…

Ankara has greenlighted Sweden’s bid to join the US-led military alliance The Turkish parliament voted in favor of Sweden joining NATO on Tuesday, following a 20-month deadlock due to tensions between Ankara…

California Landscapers Brace For Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment Ban Authored by Ethan Brown via RealClear Energy, For Jazz Montgomery, it was a new career path. After opening Heavenly’s Lawn Care in 2020, he built a…

“Only A Matter Of Time” Before US Troops Are Killed In Iraq & Syria, Biden Officials Say White House officials were cited in a New York Times piece describing that it’s “only a matter…

Appeals Court Denies Rehearing For Trump Gag Order Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied former…

AP Calls New Hampshire Primary For Trump Update (2002ET): With just under 20% of the votes counted, the Associated Press has called the New Hampshire primary for Trump – who so far…

Toyota Chairman Says Electric Cars Will Never Dominate Global Market Toyota’s chairman and former CEO, Akio Toyoda, is at it again: providing the public with a dose of reality that electric vehicles…

In Early 2020, A Chinese Source Trusted By FBI Said COVID Leaked From Wuhan Lab, Sources Say Authored by Michael Shellenberger and Alex Gutentag via Public subsatck, FBI’s entire 25-person Chinese intelligence…

21 Israeli Soldiers Killed In Single Deadliest Incident Since Gaza Offensive Began Israel’s military has suffered its single deadliest incident of the Gaza war, which left twenty-one soldiers killed after they came…

Public Education’s Alarming New 4th ‘R’: Reversal Of Learning Authored by Vince Bielski via RealClearInvestigations.com, Call it the big reset – downward – in public education. The alarming plunge in academic performance…

Why Walmart Pays Its Truck Drivers 6 Figures By Rachel Premack of FreightWaves One Walmart truck driver says he has 15 years left of working, and he intends to spend them hauling…

Chicago Public Schools’ Twisted Goal: End Selective Enrollment Schools While Keeping Nearly Empty, Failing Schools Open by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner of Wirepoints There’s little that better highlights the moral bankruptcy…

WTI Steady Near One-Month-Highs After API Reports Big Crude Draw Oil prices ended the day marginally down from one-month-highs, amid some notable swings intraday, after Libya recently restarted production at its largest…

The Soros Of Silicon Valley: Reid Hoffman’s Millions For Democrat Activism Authored by Hayden Ludwig via Restoration of America, There’s no shortage of leftist mega-donors for funding America’s “progressive” revolution. Meet the…

“Texas Will Not Back Down”: Gov. Abbott Slams Supreme Court Order, Reportedly Installs More Razor Wire Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hit back against the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling allowing Biden’s Border Patrol…

Netflix Soars After Subscriber Growth Blows Away Estimates After suffering a historic collapse at the end of 2021, when in the span of five months Netflix lost 75% of its value, the…

Crypto Carnage Continues As Dollar Spikes, Yield Curve Steepens With ‘Soft’ Data Slumping Richmond Fed manufacturing and Phuilly Fed services surveys both disappointed today – both signaling economic contraction, new orders declining,…

Have Our Elites Lost The Mandate Of Heaven? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The top monkeys are doing very well indeed, while the troop is feeling that the Monkey…

L.A. Times Editor Urges “Departees” Not Criticize California On Their Way Out Authored by Jonathan Turley, In an editorial fit for The Onion or the Babylon Bee, Los Angeles Times’ letters editor…

COVID Didn’t Suddenly Become ‘Deadly’ In April 2020 Authored by Bill Rice via The Brownstone Institute, For all I’ve written on my “early spread” hypothesis, I don’t think I’ve done enough to…

Jan. 6 Committee Deleted Over 100 Encrypted Files Days Before GOP Took Majority Nothing says ‘legitimate investigation’ like deleting deposition videos, withholding exculpatory footage, and now – deleting encrypted files. Which is…

Solid 2Y Auction Sees Most Foreign Buyers Since Last Summer With both the FOMC and the Treasury Refunding on deck next week, some were wondering if today’s 2Y auction would hint at…

Profits Do Not Cause Inflation: Causal Fallacies As Economic Disinformation Authored by Peter C. Earle via The American Institute for Economic Research, Economic fallacies are a booming business in an inflationary era. …

Hamas Rejects Major Ceasefire Offer Until Israel Withdraws From Gaza There are widespread reports emerging Tuesday that Hamas has rejected the major Israeli offer of a 2-month pause in fighting, which is…

Washington has targeted Iranian-backed militias in response to attacks that injured American troops The US military announced that it has carried out “proportionate” airstrikes against Iranian-backed militants in Iraq to retaliate for…

Tonight, the republican primary voters of New Hampshire will choose their candidate.  Polls close between 7 pm and 8 pm ET, depending on the city or town.  Results will generally start being…

Frontex head Hans Leitjens wants a more “humane” migration policy The European Union needs to focus on blocking illegal crossings while making it easier for asylum-seekers and economic migrants to come in,…

The Israeli PM has vowed retribution after Hamas killed 21 troops in a single attack, the most since the war began Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to exact retribution…

The Daily Mail is reporting on a story where Arizona Republican Chairman Jeff DeWit is caught on tape offering a bribe to Kari Lake on behalf of “people back east.” {Direct Rumble…

Kiev’s “sponsors” are running out of ammo as Ukrainians question the need for further bloodshed, Moscow said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is “desperately” attempting to return to a situation in which Kiev…

President Trump showed up unexpectedly at a polling site in New Hampshire for today’s primary.  As he greeted and thanked the voters, President Trump paused to deliver impromptu remarks to the traveling…

The bloc stands to lose far more than the US if Moscow retaliates The European Union is “unlikely” to confiscate the Russian Central Bank funds that are currently frozen due to Ukraine-related…

Colonel Meghann Sullivan has reportedly been relieved of her command after allegedly assaulting male underlings A female US Army commander who was accused of sexually assaulting and harassing multiple male subordinates has…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to defy the ruling The US Supreme Court has authorized federal agents to remove razor wire barricades installed along the Mexican border by Texas Governor Greg…