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Nqobile Mhlongo has accused the US of using an ambassadorial appointment to interfere in Pretoria’s politics and sovereignty Pretoria’s diplomatic tensions with Washington have worsened following the nomination of a new ambassador…

Israel Parliament Passes Bill Bringing Judicial Appointments Under Political Control Via Middle East Eye Israel’s Knesset has passed a bill enabling greater political control over the appointment of judges, effectively diminishing the Supreme…

European Force In Ukraine Could ‘Respond’ If Attacked By Russia: Macron A ‘coalition of the willing’ is mulling a European army which would be deployed to Ukraine in a ‘peacekeeping’ capacity, except…

The Fall Of Europe… Authored by Paul Weston via X: A few harsh realities to consider:  1) The hard-left has infiltrated all Western institutions and actively seeks to undermine and subvert all…

The government of Comoros says the move will create new prospects for bilateral cooperation Comoros has agreed to the establishment of a Russian diplomatic mission in its capital, Moroni, local media reported…

European countries must work with Washington to achieve peace between Moscow and Kiev, Giorgia Meloni has said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ruled out the participation of her country’s troops in…

The Ukrainian military has targeted Russian infrastructure in three regions over the past 24 hours, Russia’s Defense Ministry has claimed The Ukrainian military has attacked Russia’s energy infrastructure in three separate regions,…

A skyscraper under construction has collapsed in Bangkok due to the quake, trapping 43 workers, according to police and medics A powerful earthquake has hit Myanmar, with tremors causing destruction across the…

Ferrari To Raise Prices Up To 10% To Offset Auto Tariffs It looks like Ferrari is ready to try and stick it to President Trump and his newly imposed auto tariffs… The…

The US Will Struggle To Get Europe To Abide By Putin’s Demand To Stop Arming Ukraine Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, A compromise is possible whereby the Europeans are pressured by…

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…

Russia could offer its nuclear tech to support US interplanetary ambitions, sovereign wealth fund head Kirill Dmitriev has said Moscow is prepared to contribute a compact nuclear power station and “other advanced…

White House Withdraws Stefanik Nomination To UN Ambassador Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to be…

Federal Judge Denies Trump’s Effort To Ban Transgender People From Military Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge on March 26 denied the Trump administration’s motion…

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Houthis Launch More Ballistic Missiles At Tel Aviv Despite Ongoing US Strikes At a moment Western media has been consumed with ‘Signalgate’ – involving top Trump officials planning and discussing the initial…

CBO Forecasts DOGE And AI Will Be Massive Failures: Sees US Debt Exploding As Productivity Collapses Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative will be an epic failure.  That’s the message from the latest forecast…

Elon Musk and the primary members of the DOGE team gave a behind the scenes review of their mission to Fox News correspondent Bret Baier.  Elon Musk outlines how the Dept of…

Boasberg Orders US Officials To Preserve Signal Messages Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge on March 27 ordered government officials to try to preserve their…

MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — The alleged leader of the violent MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday. Bondi lauded the…

The atomic sledgehammer that President Trump just delivered to the German auto industry simply cannot be overemphasized.  A 25% tariff on imported cars and car parts completely negates hundreds of billions in…

President Donald Trump talks about placing tariffs on Canadian goods.  Ontario Premier Doug Ford talks about “inflicting as much pain as possible on the American people.”  See the difference?   Tell me again…

The Ukrainian people must realize they were duped by the Western dream of inflicting “strategic defeat” on Russia, the president has said President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russian forces are gaining…

Kim Jong Un Unveils Large AI-Equipped Combat Drones North Korea has unveiled a new batch of new AI-equipped suicide and reconnaissance drones which the country is showcasing as part of military modernization…

Moscow believes that the current authorities in Kiev have lost all legitimacy to sign any peace agreements Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed placing Ukraine under a temporary international administration as one…

Five Years Post-COVID: 10 Economic Indicators That Haven’t Recovered Authored by Peter Earle via TheDailyEconomy.org, As we mark five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many headlines trumpet the resilience…

Nevada Investigates Hundreds Of Potential ‘Double Vote’ Cases In 2024 Election Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Nevada’s Secretary of State’s office is investigating more than 300 cases…

“Worst Of The Worst”: Top MS-13 Leader Arrested In Virginia In Joint Operation US law enforcement arrested one of the top three MS-13 gang leaders in the country after a Trump-backed operation…

Some Illegal Immigrants Deported Under Alien Enemies Act Were Returned To US: Filings Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), At least 10 illegal immigrants who were recently deported…

“This Is Existential”: Billionaire Cancer Researcher Says Covid & Vaccine Likely Causing Surge In Aggressive Cancers Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong – a transplant surgeon-turned-biotech billionaire renowned for inventing the cancer drug Abraxane –…

What IT Security? Authored by Karl Denninger via Market-Ticker.org, Oh boy…. President Donald Trump revealed that a staffer with national security advisor Mike Waltz’s office included the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic in a Signal…

Watch: Carney Says Nothing Off Table As “Era Of Close Ties With US Is Over”, But Delays Tariff Retaliation Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a blistering speech on Thursday, declaring that…

The Russian leader has stated that Moscow will no longer tolerate diplomatic deception President Vladimir Putin has emphasized that Moscow’s trust in European capitals has been fundamentally broken, stating that while Russia…

The tensions around the island should not be dismissed as an “extravagant talk” of the US administration, Vladimir Putin says Washington has long harbored plans to get its hands on Greenland, and…

Russian president has reiterated that current authorities in Ukraine are illegitimate as there were no elections held Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested discussing the establishment of temporary governance in Ukraine, under…

Known critic of Moldova’s government Yevgenia Gutsul has been in custody since Tuesday The Kremlin said on Thursday it had reviewed an appeal by Yevgenia Gutsul, the detained leader of Moldova’s autonomous…

VDH: From Profanity-Chic To Terrorist-Porn Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, The Democratic Party is polling about 27 percent approval—and sinking. In 2024, it lost the White House, the House…

Satellite Imagery Confirms Stealth Bomber Buildup At America’s “Unsinkable Carrier” At the start of the week, multiple open-source intelligence accounts on X reported that U.S. stealth bombers were deployed to a strategic island…

The US president’s Greenland aspirations are “escalating tensions,” Troels Lund Poulsen has said US President Donald Trump’s repeated promises to annex Greenland are not appropriate for a close ally and overall are…

Kiev pushed for a deal — now it’s nervous about the outcome A month of intense diplomacy has paid off. Russia and Ukraine, with US mediation, have reached their first formal agreement…

A “reassurance force” could be sent to the conflict zone, President Emmanuel Macron has said France and Britain will continue to push for a deployment of a military contingent to Ukraine, French…

Revelations of high-ranking Israeli officials’ shady connections to Qatar open a new front in the PM and his allies’ fight to retain power A major scandal known as “Qatargate” has erupted in…

A Blueprint For Dismantling The Fed Authored by Alex Younger via The Mises Institute, So much has been written about why we should end the Federal Reserve, and with the recent public…

Judge Declines Trump Admin Request That She Recuse Herself From Perkins Coie Case Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, A federal judge has declined a request by the Trump administration…

Appeals Court Halts Judge’s Order Requiring Musk To Hand Over DOGE Records Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a discovery order from U.S….

The move raises questions whether Britain can contribute to a peacekeeping force in Ukraine should a ceasefire be agreed, according to the outlet Estonian officials are concerned about their national security due…

Ugly, Tailing 7Y Auction Sees Lowest Foreign Demand In 3 Years Moments ago, the Treasury sold the week’s final coupon auction and after a stellar stopping through 2Y sale, a mediocre, tailing…

The Nordic nation’s recent NATO membership could spell catastrophe, Sakari Linden has told RT Finland’s decision to abandon neutrality and join NATO could prove catastrophic, as it risks turning the country into…

Bankrupt 23andMe Cleared By Judge To Sell Americans’ DNA Data To Highest Bidder Let’s start with this week’s chaotic events surrounding the bankrupt genetic testing startup, 23andMe Holding Co.:  Monday: 23andMe Files For Bankruptcy, CEO…

Rep. Goldman: The FBI Investigation Of Tesla Attacks Is “Political Weaponization” Authored by Jonathan Turley, For many of us who were long active in Democratic politics, it is becoming increasingly difficult to…

Waste Of The Day: Boeing Lacks “Trained And Experienced” Employees Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Boeing, the engineering company behind the failed mission that left two astronauts stranded in space,…

Speaking at the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk, the president stressed that the region is strategically vital for Russia Russia must continue to develop the Arctic and improve urban environments in the…

Russia has never threatened anyone in the area, and will uphold its national interests there, president Putin has said The US-led NATO bloc views the Arctic as a “bridgehead” for future conflicts…

Department Of Energy Further Postpones Biden-Era Home Appliance Rules Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said this week that the Department of Energy (DOE)…

“Reducing Bureaucratic Sprawl”: RFK Jr. Cuts 10,000 Jobs From Health & Human Services Department Update: Moments ago, the Department of Health and Human Services released its plan to “save taxpayers $1.8 billion…

The messaging app could be ‘defective’, the US president has claimed in response to the Yemen bombing chat leak US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the Signal messaging platform following…

Ukraine’s leader accused Steve Witkoff of spreading “Kremlin narratives” and “helping” Moscow Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has reproached US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, accusing him of…

US Pending Home Sales Limp Higher In February Off Record Lows After two straight months of sizable declines, US pending home sales were expected to rise modestly (+1.0% MoM) in February and…

States Work To Make Gold And Silver Alternative Currencies To US Dollar Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Those who seethe as their dollars lose value to inflation…

Rutgers University Vs The Libertarian Institute: Capitalism And Socialism Private ownership. Individualism. Property rights. Wealth creation. Equity. Welfare. Eliminating class disparities. To each according to his need… Which way western man? Visit…

Trump Says Government Likely Won’t Be Using Signal After The Atlantic Fallout Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump said on March 25 that government officials…

Europe Rules Out Easing Of Russian Sanctions, Killing Ceasefire Hopes French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting nations in Paris who make up a ‘coalition of the willing’ in their continued support to…

The people “will understand” its significance if the city of Volgograd reverts to its WWII-era name, Gennady Zyuganov has said The leader of the Russian Communist Party (CPRF), Gennady Zyuganov, has called…

A suspect has been taken into custody but investigators have yet to establish a motive A stabbing incident occurred in central Amsterdam, Netherlands on Thursday, leaving at least five people injured in…

Republika Srpska’s Milorad Dodik and Nenad Stevandic have reportedly been accused of violating the constitutional order in Bosnia and Herzegovina Interpol has reportedly issued international arrest warrants for the president and the…

Final, And Completely Meaningless, Q4 GDP Print Revised Fractionally Higher While it is as stale as 3 month old milk, and therefor completely useless especially ahead of tomorrow’s personal income/core PCE report,…

Is DOGE Winning? Continuing Jobless Claims In DC Highest Since 2021 Headline initial jobless claims rose by 224k last week – a very boring, very steady, very non-recessionary signal that the labor…

The Russian president has accepted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation, the foreign minister has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make…

The founder of agricultural major Rusagro, Vadim Moshkovich, has been placed in two-month pre-trial detention over fraud allegations Russian prosecutors have detained Vadim Moshkovich, the billionaire founder of leading agro-industrial firm Rusagro,…

Washington has said that from April 1, its passport holders will no longer be able to visit Namibia without obtaining visa US nationals traveling to Namibia will soon be required to obtain…

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…

Dept of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem goes straight into the heart of the operation where deported criminal gang members are being housed by an agreement with the government of El Salvador….

Wealthy nations will attempt to maintain exports against President Trump tariffs by subsidizing their industries. Corporations have deeper pockets, and the politicians are used to the bribes, we call it “lobbying.” Therefore,…

During an executive order signing session in the White House today, President Trump announced a major change in tariffs on the auto industry.  [Full Executive Order Here] The 25% import duty applies…

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree restoring Ariston’s ownership of a local subsidiary Italian household equipment manufacturer Ariston has announced its return to Russia after exiting the market in 2022, according…

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…

The Ukrainian leader, whose presidential term expired last year, has claimed that resentment fuels his resolve to stay in power Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has admitted that his hatred of Russians is one…

The Mechanics of Silver Price Suppression Authored by Jesse Colombo via The Bubble Bubble Report, Many precious metals investors have heard about silver manipulation or suspected it, but few fully understand how…

Mapping Out Housing Markets With Largest Federal Worker Exposure “It’s beginning to look a lot like 2008—at least for home builders,” Nick Gerli, CEO and founder of real estate analytics firm Reventure Consulting,…

Ukrainian spies, posing as employees of the RAND Corporation, allegedly tried to get Russian servicemen to disclose classified information Ukrainian intelligence services have reportedly been posing as members of a US-based think…

Global Markets Slide Spooked By Trump Auto Tariffs US stock futures faded earlier gains, but were also off session lows after a tariff-driven selloff in equities on Wednesday which hit the Mag7…

The US-led bloc has no intention of protecting its Eastern European members, Valery Zaluzhny has claimed NATO’s Eastern European members are aware that the US-led military bloc has no intention of protecting them…

Goldman Weighs In On Accelerated Copper Import Tariff Timeline  President Trump’s national security probe under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, launched in February to review raw copper, refined copper, copper…

WTF Headline Of The Day: Convicted Pakistani Pedo Avoids Deportation From UK Because He’s An Alcoholic Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A convicted pedophile has escaped deportation from the UK to…

The Defense Ministry has reported three more incidents that breach a US-mediated deal Ukrainian forces have targeted Russian energy infrastructure on three occasions over the course of 24 hours in violation of…

US Intel Report Blasts Jolani’s Forces For ‘Violence, Instability’ In Syria Via The Cradle The US Department of National Intelligence acknowledged in its Annual Threat Assessment of 2025 that Syrian government forces were responsible…

A proposal for the acquisition of the long-range missiles for the army and air force will be discussed at the highest level in Delhi India’s army and air force are set to…

Wall Street Bonus Pool Hits Record On Capital Market Rebound Average Wall Street bonuses have hit a new record high as capital markets—frozen over the past several years—began thawing in 2024, with…

The opposition movement has accused security forces of deploying an LRAD crowd control device during a protest in Belgrade The Serbian government is preparing for a visit from a group of Russian…

Khalid Muhammad has touted independent systems and reduced reliance on foreign humanitarian support The withdrawal of US foreign aid to South Africa is a “wake-up call” and an opportunity for transformation, according…

Yevgenia Gutsul, a critic of Moldova’s pro-Western government, has been taken into custody on arrival in the capital A vocal critic of Moldova’s pro-Western government, who leads an autonomous region in the…

The Sudanese Armed Forces have regained the international airport in Khartoum from militants Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief and de facto leader of the African country, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has declared…

Almost all newborns now receive extensive neonatal screening, the prime minister has said Russia has achieved a historically low rate of infant mortality due to the advancement of the maternal and childcare…

Crypto Fund Manager: This Is The ‘Single Largest Arbitrage In Human History’ Investors from both traditional finance and the crypto world are increasingly aligning on the view that stablecoins represent one of…

TotalEnergies CEO Not Ruling Out Return Of Nord Stream Gas Pipelines By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com, The mothballed Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Germany may return to service at some…

Five Things To Know As BYD’s 5-Minute EV Chargers Juice Up Next Week Less than two weeks after China’s BYD unveiled game-changing EV charging technology capable of delivering 1,000 kW fast charges and…

Serving tours would allow men to earn enough money to attract women, the Defense Ministry has suggested A Ukrainian military campaign targeting young men has claimed that signing a contract with the…

The bloc still hopes to “maximize pressure” on Moscow, a European Commission spokesperson has told the Financial Times The EU will not fulfill Russia’s demand to lift sanctions on the country’s main…

Greenland’s Decades-Long Importance To The US Authored by Mark Hendrickson via The Epoch Times, During my lifetime, dating back to the middle of the 20th century, Greenland was off the radar screen…

Japanese Carmakers Face Catastrophic Profit Hit From Trump’s Auto Tariffs As the fallout from Trump’s tariff plans comes into relief, a harsh truth is emerging for the automotive industry: there are lots…