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2023 Rearview Awards Authored by Greg Maresca via AmericanThinker.com, As the days begin to lengthen and 2023 is one for the history books, the time for the annual Rearview Awards is upon…

This op-ed published in Politico is intended to sound the alarm about President Donald Trump fundamentally destroying the system of career civil service agents in Washington DC, and it’s also a little…

Russia Says Czech-Supplied Weapons Behind Attack On Belgorod Which Killed 18 We detailed earlier that Ukraine’s major cross-border drone and missile attack on the Russian city of Belgorod Saturday was unprecedented in…

The DC Establishment Is Deeply Concerned That Trump May Have Copies Of His Declassified Binder Authored by Jeff Carlson via The Epoch Times, A recent CNN article titled “The mystery of the…

San Diego-Bound Cargo Ship Hauling Lithium Batteries Reports Fire A fire was reported on a 410-foot cargo ship carrying lithium-ion batteries from Vietnam. The US Coast Guard is assisting the vessel diverted…

Kiev’s western allies supply it with weapons and encourage Ukraine to fight at any cost, Maria Zakharova has said The US, the UK and its allies in the EU all bear responsibility…

Legend tells us that Alexander the Great gave his generals three final commands as he lay dying.  #1 Only the best doctors should carry his coffin.  #2 All of his wealth should…

Heavy rainfall across Europe has disrupted the post-Christmas travel rush with flood warnings in effect across the continent Eurostar trains were shut down between London and Paris on Saturday after a tunnel…

American and British “consultants” have helped Kiev to kill civilians in Belgorod, the Russian envoy to the UN has said The US and Britain have helped Ukraine carry out the deadly strikes…

Whistleblower Docs Expose Key Tactics Of The Censorship Industrial Complex: Matt Taibbi Authored by Ella Kietlinska and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Documents recently provided by a whistleblower reveal…

Rather than intercepting Russian missiles, Kiev’s Western-provided systems hit apartment blocks, Russia’s envoy to the UN said Ukrainian air defense missiles were responsible for civilian casualties during Russia’s recent bombardment of Ukrainian…

Pakistan & UAE’s Sharjah Ban All New Year’s Celebrations Amid Gaza War Via Middle East Eye Across the Middle East, Gaza’s deadliest-ever war is casting a shadow over the countdown to the…

The president of Burundi condemned the West for pressuring the continent to embrace LGBTQ practices Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye called for same-sex couples to be publicly stoned during a press conference on…

More than 100 people have also suffered injuries in Belgorod, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said The Saturday strike by Ukrainian forces on Belgorod is the “worst” since the start of the conflict…

The Czech Republic must explain why its weapons were used to kill civilians, Russia’s envoy said Russia has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the Ukrainian missile…

Lindsey Graham Urges Biden To Blow Iran “Off The Map” Over Red Sea Attacks The recent spate of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthis has resulted in…

AI Did It: Disbarred Michael Cohen Admits To Sending Fake Case Citations To Get Early Release From Supervision Authored by Jonathan Turley, Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s onetime fixer and lawyer, has…

Skipping the 2024 Games could result in sanctions on the country, Matvey Bedny has said Refusing to take part in the 2024 Olympics for political reasons might turn out badly for Ukraine,…

Aleksey Arestovich’s latest idea is that the two warring countries should sue the US-led bloc together Ukraine needs to come to an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and then Kiev and…

Uniformed healthcare workers danced in the lobby of the facility during operating hours A video depicting medical personnel dancing to live music against the backdrop of a patient on a stretcher in…

The Foreign Ministry also accused South Africa of collaborating with Hamas The Israeli Foreign Ministry has rejected “with disgust” South Africa’s claim that it is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, which…

Soldiers worked to locate traces of the projectile, even though military authorities said it left Polish airspace The Polish military has called off a search for traces of a missile that allegedly…

ESG, DEI, & The Rise Of Fake Reporting Authored by Paul Frijters, Gigi Foster, and Michael Baker via The Brownstone Institute, We know that the modern West has developed a jaw-dropping degree…

Ukraine Mounts Massive Series Of Attacks On Russian City, Killing At Least 14 Russia’s Belgorod region, which lies just north of Kharkiv in Ukraine, was rocked by Ukrainian drone and missile fire…

France Fears New Year’s Eve Terror Attack Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, French authorities have warned terrorists are planning attacks on New Year’s Eve and has deployed 90,000 police and…

California’s Fecal Fiasco Deepens With ‘Toilet-To-Tap’ Sewage Approval California – known for its poo-lined streets, is one step closer to Soylent Green, after state officials approved new “toilet-to-tap” regulations which would allow…

Ukraine used rockets equipped with cluster bomb warheads to attack Belgorod, officials have said DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Deliveries to Russia and Mexico have reportedly been soaring China is on track to become the world’s top car exporter this year for the first time ever, Nikkei Asia reported on Friday,…

The Ukrainian leader is showing “absolute helplessness,” Oleg Soskin has said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov should quit their posts due to the setbacks suffered by the country…

The reported rise comes amid growth in processing rates by the country’s refineries Russian producers of petrochemicals are planning to ramp up international sales of diesel from the country’s major western ports…

Congressional ‘Cronies’ Saddle The US With NATO Forever Authored by Eve Ottenberg via Counterpunch.org, Nobody in their right mind wants to be obliged to send their kid off to war in Eastern…

The State Department will rush more than 57,000 artillery shells to the Middle East The US State Department has approved the “emergency” sale of artillery ammunition worth $147.5 million to Israel, bypassing…

Western meddling in other countries’ affairs has always left only scorched earth behind, a deputy FM has said Washington has long been eager to open “a second front” against Russia in the…

From being the first nation to land on the Moon’s south pole to hosting a breakthrough G20 summit, New Delhi has scored many points this year – but has also had setbacks…

‘Too Big To Cancel’: Elon Musk Is Once Again World’s Richest Person The 500 billionaires on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index added $1.5 trillion in net worth in 2023, fully recovering $1.4 trillion…

Study Finds COVID Vaccination Independently Associated With Long COVID Syndrome Authored by Megan Redshaw via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People who receive two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine may be more…

The country’s space agency has configured at least 50 units for geo intelligence gathering to be launched in the next five years India is planning to create a layer of satellites in…

At least four people have been killed in Belgorod, Russian media have reported Numerous videos have appeared on social media showing the consequences of a Saturday strike by Kiev’s forces on the…

Western spooks targeting Russian industry have long indulged in a spying orgy among themselves “There is an active hunt not only for promising research, the data and parameters of our weapons, but…

Domestic demand for the sector’s products increased by 11.5% year-on-year in 2023 The chemical industry has significantly contributed to the Russian economy in 2023, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on…

Washington reportedly wants to come up with a plan in time for the group’s February summit The United States has called for working groups from the Group of Seven (G7) countries to…

Speculative Money Dumps Vintage Champagne Bottles As ‘Bubble In Bubbly Pops’ Sentiment around the luxury market quickly turned negative in the second half of this year as elevated inflation, high interest rates,…

The attack, which hit a residential area of Belgorod, has also reportedly left several people killed and injured A Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of Belgorod has killed two children and…

EU Governance Is “Anti-Democratic”: European Lawmaker Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times, A member of the European Union (EU) Parliament asserts that the EU’s way of…

A high-ranking Russian diplomat says he does not expect any “spikes” in deliveries of Western arms to Kiev Ukraine’s stocks of weapons are exhausted and it shows on the battlefield, Konstantin Gavrilov,…

Despite all efforts to defeat Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, the combat-readiness of its army has risen, Anatoly Antonov said The reaction of Washington to Moscow’s recent massive airstrikes on Ukrainian military…

Recruitment centers will take great interest in those celebrating outdoors, a senior Ukrainian official has said Ukrainians who violate an overnight curfew during New Year’s celebrations could be detained by police and…

Russian politics has moved from crisis mode to a new normality. And the divorce from the West is permanent Back in 2022 high stakes were at play. Everyone wanted to know whether…

Moldova had previously announced plans to no longer buy the fuel from Gazprom Gazprom may once again become the only gas supplier to Moldova if the latter can secure a better price…

The man was found during technical checks after the Air Algerie flight from Algeria to France A man, who was not identified, was discovered during technical checks on Thursday in the landing…

The sector is expected to rake in $36 billion in profits by the end of Q4 The outgoing year is set to become the best in history for Russian banks, which saw…

The West must redouble its efforts to provide Kiev with military hardware, Britain’s defense secretary has said London will send 200 air defense missiles to Kiev, the Defense Ministry announced on Friday,…

Despite security concerns, the president doubled down on his pleas that Congress approve more funding for Kiev’s military The Ukraine conflict poses a grave threat to NATO security, US President Joe Biden…

Warsaw claims the violation took place during airstrikes on targets throughout Ukraine on Friday Poland summoned Russian Charge d’Affaires Andrey Ordash and demanded an explanation for an alleged violation of Polish airspace…

Violence in the Palestinian territory has reached “unprecedented levels,” the United Nations body says The UN’s agency for children, UNICEF, has deemed 2023 the deadliest year on record for young people living…

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…

The plaintiffs accused the tech giant of tracking the data of millions of users Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020, claiming its Chrome browser secretly tracked the…

A fifth of global supplies were sold and purchased in other currencies, according to analysts’ estimates Global consumers and exporters of crude are now managing without dollar-denominated trade deals, the Wall Street…

Escobar: How Yemen Changed Everything Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Cradle, In a single move, Yemen’s Ansarallah has checkmated the west and its rules-based order… Whether invented in northern India, eastern…

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US Military Launches Highly Classified Unmanned Space Plane The US Space Force launched a secretive plane on Thursday which has been equipped with heavier boosters that could feasibly send it further into…

Chris Christie said it was wrong to bar ex-President Donald Trump from Maine’s primary ballot Former New Jersey governor and 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie has accused Democrats of helping to turn…

The New Blue Screen Of Death? “Your Vehicle Cannot Be Driven” The more things change, the more they stay the same. Gone are the days of Windows 95; heading into the year…

Over 500 Israeli Soldiers Killed Since October 7: IDF Via The Libertarian Institute,  The death toll for Israeli soldiers continues to grow. Nearly 400 members of the Israeli security forces were killed…

It is impossible to defeat Russia, its envoy told the UN Security Council Ukraine’s ambitious plan to defeat the Russian forces has ended in a “complete fiasco,” Russian envoy to the UN…

Upcoming US Presidential Election Could Fuel Global Instability In 2024 Authored by Fred Fleitz via American Greatness, A failed, last-minute visit to Mexico by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security…

Tesla Cybertruck Vs. Toyota Corolla In Real-World Crash The first real-world accident involving a Tesla Cybertruck occurred in Northern California’s Bay Area this Thursday. Photos of the accident, uploaded on the r/Cybertruck…

China’s New Rare Earth Policy Shakes Global Tech Industry Authored by Kurt Cobb via OilPrice.com, The ban includes technology for making rare earth magnets used in various industries. China, controlling 90% of…

Jamie Dimon, Who “Hates” Bitcoin, Will Be Broker-Dealer On The Bitcoin ETF Of The World’s Biggest Asset Manager Remember when Jamie Dimon was yelling and screaming that Bitcoin is a “fraud that…

“We Have Reached A Breaking Point” Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, If you don’t have a border, you don’t have a country.  It certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to hear me…

Malfunctioning air defense missiles, not Russian strikes, are to blame for residential deaths, Ambassador Nebenzia told the UN Ukraine deploying Western-provided air defense systems in residential areas leads to civilian casualties when…

I’m very serious when I share with people that almost everything we understand about the geopolitical purposes and impacts of sanctions against Russian economic interests is entirely fabricated.  However, because the scale…

Belarus has decided a storage facility matters more than survey satellites The government of Belarus has decided to pay for a new potato storage facility from the space exploration fund, according to…

Top 10 COVID Events Of The Year: Revealing The Facts Unspoken And Unknown Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), COVID-19 in 2023 has been full of revelations and…

At least one person was killed in a “massive barrage,” Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said Ukrainian troops have launched rockets and drones at Russia’s Bryansk and Belgorod regions, the Russian Defense…

Israel Rejects “With Disgust” South Africa’s Gaza-Related Genocide Case At World Court Israel is seething with outrage after South Africa has formally asked the International Court of Justice (or “World Court”) to open…

What’s Behind Biden’s Sliding Poll Numbers? Authored by James Piereson via RealClearPolitics.com, President Biden’s sliding poll numbers have set off alarm signals among Democrats who are beginning to see that he might…

US Banks Suffer Trillion-Dollar Deposit Loss In 2023, Small Bank Capitalization Remains Problematic On a non-seasonally-adjusted basis (why adjust when we are looking at annual changes), US domestic banks saw a stunning…

2024: Good-Times, Weak-Men, & The ‘Secret Sauce’ Of Globalist Wickedness Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, Do You Dare Even Look? – Forecast 2024 “I’ve also lost patience with the Sharia…

Almost 11,000 men have been detained while trying to escape across the border Ukrainian border guards have detained almost 8,000 men who tried to sneak out of the country over the course…

Blanchard’s conspiracy to kill her own mother was documented in multiple true-crime series Gypsy Rose Blanchard, whose plot to kill her own mother spawned multiple true-crime series, has been released from prison…

Powell’s Pivot Adds $20 Trillion To Global Debt/Equity Markets In 2023; ‘Fiat Alternatives’ Fly Global bond and stock markets added almost $20 trillion in capitalization during 2023… and all of that gain…

“We’re Headed To A System Where The Elites Pick Our Leadership”: RFK Jr. Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, Facing a monumental challenge to get on the ballot in all…

We all know the routine. Water-saving toilets that don’t flush (flush twice), water/energy-saving dishwashers and clothes washers that don’t clean (run two cycles), lightbulbs that don’t light, dryers that don’t dry (run…

Are You In An Anti-Free-Speech State? We Now Have The Definitive List Authored by Jonathan Turley, For years, we have discussed the alarming shift in the Democratic party on free speech with candidates…

“Biden Destroying America” As Invasion Of Southern Border Hits Record; DoJ Plans To Sue Texas The Biden administration is the king of spreading misinformation. These radicals in the White House have tried…

COVID Mask Mandates Return Across US Hospitals Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Hospitals in places across the United States have reimplemented mask mandates because of what officials say is…

Treasuries Tumble After $1 Trillion Reverse Repo Drains $190BN In Liquidity, Index Change Earlier today, when discussing the sudden spike in the SOFR rate to an all time high 5.40% and which…

Naftali Bennett called on the US to help his country “take on Iran directly” Israeli forces carried out a drone strike on an Iranian military base and assassinated a senior Iranian commander,…

A total of ten people were found guilty of working for Israeli intelligence, Iranian state media has said Four people linked to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad have been sentenced to death…

South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice to intervene in Gaza conflict South Africa has filed an appeal before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, alleging that…

The latest move to bar the former President from a state primary ballot is “hyper-partisanship on full display,” an official said A Republican representative has filed impeachment proceedings against Maine Secretary of…

One area in the UK has seen a 2000% increase in anti-Semitic incidents, according to a British media report Data obtained from UK police forces has reflected a surge in anti-Semitic and…

The Goading Authored by Eric Peters via EricPetersAutos.com, What are they up to? It is obvious that the Left is doing its damndest to goad the not-Left (it isn’t the Right, at…

Shock Veto: Ohio’s RINO Governor Nukes GOP Bill Banning Sex Changes For Children ‘Republican’ Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio stunned state Republicans on Friday, vetoing a bill that would ban doctors from…

Romania and Bulgaria will become part of world’s largest borderless area, with free movement allowed only by air and sea for now Romania and Bulgaria have reached a political agreement with Austria…

A Free And Open Internet Is An Existential Threat To The Establishment Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, Last week, a video clip of Francis Fukuyama went viral. In the clip, the…

Harvard Academics Were Slamming Scandal-Plagued Claudine Gay Long Before Plagiarism Accusations The Wall Street Journal just published a sympathetic piece on Harvard President Claudine Gay, painting her as the victim of a…

The aide to Kiev’s top general has made a novel argument for mobilization A death in battle is preferable to a car crash, Alla Martinyuk, an aide to the supreme commander of…