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The possible plans are reportedly part of the president’s efforts to improve ties with Moscow and end the Ukraine conflict The White House has directed the State and Treasury departments to draft…

Rickards On Gold’s Historic Rally Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, Even casual observers know that gold has been trading near all-time highs lately. The dollar price of gold has been trading…

The ‘Best Picture’ Is Rarely A Box Office Hit “Anora”, a comedy drama telling the story of a stripper who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, was the biggest winner at…

Oil Prices Plunge As OPEC+ Confirms Output Hikes Amid Trump Pressure Update (1345ET): It’s real this time… While we have seen numerous examples of ‘strawman’ headline leaks from OPEC meetings in the…

PM Keir Starmer has announced he is ready to deploy “boots on the ground and planes in the air” for securing peace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the UK is…

An anonymous source has told the outlet it is a precondition for resuming talks on a US-Ukraine minerals deal If Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky wants to resume negotiations with the US on…

19 out of 31 Abrams tanks have been destroyed or damaged in combat, the newspaper has reported The Ukrainian army has lost the majority of the M1 Abrams tanks supplied to it…

From brain death to obedience, the French leader is overseeing a geopolitical retreat When Western European commentators claim that “Europe” needs a leader to stand up to the United States or Russia,…

The two nations will work side by side on missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, Oleg Artemyev said after meeting India’s PM India and Russia have been cooperating in space for…

Singapore Probes Nvidia AI Chip Shipments By Middlemen To Malaysia Amid DeepSeek Scrutiny One month after US officials launched an investigation into whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek acquired Nvidia AI chips through shell companies in…

Putin-Trump Summit Being Expedited In Wake Of Zelensky White House Row CNN reports that a summit between Presidents Trump and Putin is now being fast-tracked in the wake of the explosive row…

Atlanta Fed Slashes GDP Forecast (Again) After Small Dip In ISM Manufacturing Survey In the peace of two business days, The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNOW forecast for Q1 2025 has collapsed from +2.33%…

Pentagon Deploys Mechanized Infantry And Air Support To Secure Mexico Border, Including Team Of 4,400 Soldiers The Pentagon is deploying a Stryker Brigade Combat Team and a General Support Aviation Battalion to…

The US president has vowed to impose 25% levies on all imports from the bloc US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on EU imports could deal a significant blow…

The magazine’s source cited the Ukrainian leader’s 2023 demand that Kiev be admitted into NATO Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has the mind of a child, several anonymous former and current officials from…

Berlin had previously voted to tighten border controls following a spree of violent crimes committed by foreign nationals Germany, which has been the primary destination for asylum seekers in the EU, has…

Zelensky Rejects Calls For Immediate Ceasefire & Won’t Apologize To Trump: ‘Ukraine Not For Sale’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has remained defiant in the wake of Friday’s explosive confrontation with President Trump…

“Which Country Is He Loyal To?”: Democrats Go Full McCarthy In Attacks On Musk Authored by Jonathan Turley, This month, 75 years ago, Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-Wisc.) gave his infamous speech denouncing disloyal Americans…

US Manufacturing Survey Signals Continued ‘Expansion’ But Inflation Fears Soar After Friday’s (tariff-front-running-import-surge-driven) tumble in Atlanta Fed’s GDPNOW accelerated growth scare anxiety in bonds (and stocks), this morning we see US Manufacturing…

Key Events This Week: Tariffs, Payrolls, ISMs And Powell Speaks This week’s economic calendar is packed with important events, including potential US tariff actions as the White House weighs tariff actions on…

Peace For Our Dime By Michael Every of Rabobank I’ve said it before recently, but there are decades where nothing happens and weeks where decades happen: this is not one of those…

US Reportedly Halts Offensive Cyber Ops Against Russia As Trump Pulls World Back From Brink In the latest indication that we’re entering a new, less adversarial era of US-Russia relations, Defense Secretary…

Le Pen Blasts Brussels Over Power-Grab, Says Peace Is The Only Option While Downplaying Zelensky-Trump Spat Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix News, After a conference of pro-war leaders in London, Marine…

Elena Blinovskaya was arrested in 2023 while attempting to flee the country Russian lifestyle coach and blogger Elena Blinovskaya has been sentenced to five years behind bars for large-scale tax evasion and…

Intel Jumps After Nvidia, Broadcom Test Chips On Intel 18A Process; Taiwan Semi To Invest $100BN In US Chip Plants Update: (10:30am ET): In related news, the WSJ reports that taiwan chip…

The French president has said relations between the US and Ukrainian leaders can be mended following a disastrous meeting French President Emmanuel Macron has said he has every confidence that relations between…

The Ukrainian leader has insisted that ousting him would be a formidable challenge Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has reiterated his offer to NATO to resign in exchange for the opportunity to join…

Bosch has reportedly signaled that up to 10,000 positions could be at risk Bosch, the world’s biggest automotive supplier by revenue, is planning additional job cuts at several locations amid stagnating global…

The US president has publicly acknowledged having positive communication and a good relationship with the Russian leader President Donald Trump has stated that the US should prioritize domestic issues, such as migrant…

The patience of the American people is not unlimited, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has warned US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has warned Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky not to test the…

‘Spoiling For A Fight’ – Judge Blocks Trump’s Firing Of Head Of Office Of Special Counsel Authored by Jonathan Turley, Late Saturday, D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that President Donald…

The country has seen a string of vehicular attacks associated with migrants, including those with confirmed terrorist motives German police have arrested the driver of a vehicle which drove into several pedestrians…

Futures Rebound As Powerful Short Short Squeeze Kicks In Futures are higher with both tech and small caps outperforming as investors look for Canada/Mexico tariffs to be adjusted lower or delayed again…

Bessent “Shocked” By Scale Of Fraud Already Uncovered By DOGE, Mocks MSM’s Biden “Vibecession” Narrative US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did the mainstream media press tour this weekend, clarifying two critical bullshit…

A 50-hour rescue operation has concluded in India’s northern Uttarakhand state, with 46 workers saved An avalanche in northern India Uttarakhand has resulted in the loss of eight lives, with rescuers recovering…

EU Defense Promises Soar, “Turbocharging” Aerospace & Defense Stocks European markets opened higher on Monday, with the Euro Stoxx 50 gaining nearly 1%, while defense stocks erupted amid expectations of increased military spending….

The order was reportedly given before last week’s Trump-Zelensky disastrous meeting at the White House The Pentagon has ordered a halt to offensive cyber operations against Russia, multiple media outlets reported on…

The move comes amid reports of leaked official documents outlining tough measures by Paris against the former colony The wife of Algeria’s ambassador to Mali has been denied entry to France for…

Trump Moves To Bolster Nation’s Lumber Supplies & Address National Security Risks President Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to end the Biden-Harris regime’s “inflation nightmare,” sparked by out-of-control government spending, has signed…

“Europe Is Falling” – Martin Armstrong Warns “That’s Why They Need War” With Russia Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong is back with a new warning about…

Four Indian citizens were attempting to illegally cross into the Jewish state from Jordan, allegedly on false promises of jobs A 47-year-old native Indian citizen has reportedly been shot dead by Jordanian…

Kiev has repatriated 33 individuals from occupied parts of Kursk Region, according to Moscow’s human rights commissioner Kiev has handed over 33 civilians from Ukrainian-controlled parts of Russia’s Kursk Region, Moscow’s human…

The national intelligence chief has suggested that many of Zelensky’s actions in recent years go against the ideas of freedom and democracy Ukraine and many of its European backers may not be…

Citizens of a number of African states can now fly to Moscow visa-free, while Russian tourist figures on the continent are also on the rise Tourism from African countries to Russia has…

Trump’s envoy has reportedly traveled to Switzerland to negotiate the restoration of the pipeline connecting Russia and Germany US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Richard Grenell has made multiple trips to Switzerland…

FedEx Unable To Provide Answers For Woman Who Shipped $20K Worth Of Gold And Silver That’s Gone Missing A North Carolina woman is searching for answers after a $20,000 shipment of gold…

Global Implications Of Chinese Shadow Police Operating In US And Abroad Authored by Charles Davis via The Epoch Times, The exposure of China’s secret police stations abroad highlights a significant threat to…

Here’s why Russia and the US can’t force the Ukrainian leader to resign – at least for now For a long time, discussions about elections in Ukraine were hypothetical, a distant prospect….

European Reality Check: Without The US There Is No NATO And No Ukraine Is the rest of the world entitled to US money and US security?  This is the question that’s never…

Kiev’s stance makes it very difficult to move towards a resolution of the conflict, Dmitry Peskov has said The public dispute between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky at…

An official at the University of Namibia says the country is a top producer of uranium, but “foreigners” come and “take everything” Namibia considers Russia a reliable partner and is interested in…

Waste Of The Day: Congo Splurged At Davos On USAID Dime Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) sent $1.3 billion in foreign assistance to…

Paris and London want to stop the fighting between Moscow and Kiev, but not at any cost, the president has said A plan developed by France and Britain to end the Ukraine…

The man was killed after opening fire at officers who were trying to detain him, the agency has said Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said its operatives have killed a member…

PM Justin Trudeau’s proposal to put troops in Ukraine would leave his country vulnerable to US encroachment, according to a senior Russian diplomat Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has derided the…

Why’s Israel Reportedly Lobbying The US To Keep Russia’s Bases In Syria? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Reuters cited unnamed sources to report that Israel is lobbying the US to keep Russia’s…

Since Modi took power in 2014, a Western ecosystem of governments, media, and think tanks has consistently targeted the country through influential narratives The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) established by US…

The US-based billionaire has accused the Ukrainian leader of letting “men die in trenches” instead of seeking a peace deal Tech billionaire Elon Musk has lashed out at Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky…

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…

On The Brink Of A Multipolar World, India’s Grand Strategy Is Largely Defined By China, Analysts Say Authored by Venus Upadhayaya via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), This article is the second…

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears on Fox News to discuss the goal of the Trump administration toward Russia and Ukraine. Within the discussion DNI Gabbard draws attention to the hypocrisy…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues to shine as he speaks through the issues of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and speaks commonsense to the dynamic the western media pretends not to know. Appearing…

Citi Does It Again, Mistakenly Credits Client Account With $81 Trillion Instead Of $280 Five years after Citi triggered the biggest fat finger of all time when it mistakenly sent $900 million…

Following a widely watched assembly of EU leaders, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces that Britain will lead a “coalition of the willing” and the U.K. will put boots on the ground…

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz appears on CNN to outline how the U.S. team no longer sees Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a man who can lead his nation to a place of peace….

Putin Ally In Secret Talks With Trump Admin To Restart Nord Stream 2 A close friend of Vladimir Putin – and like the Russian president, also a spy – has been engineering…

US Gives Israel Green Light To Stay In Lebanon ‘Indefinitely’ Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, Israel’s decision to continue to occupy territory in southern Lebanon beyond the prior February 18 deadline…

Musk Is A Special Government Employee – What Is That? Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer  via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Some noteworthy figures in the Trump administration fall under the category…

The German chancellor has dismissed Moscow’s key demand in potential peace with Kiev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has claimed that European security must center around a “strong” Ukraine, rejecting Russia’s position on the…

Iran Sacks Economy Minister As US Sanctions Persist, Crisis Worsens Via The Cradle Iran’s Minister of Economy Abdolnaser Hemmati was impeached on Sunday after the Iranian parliament gave a vote of no confidence, coming…

“Needs To Be Torn Down”: LA Fire Stations Are In Total Disrepair LAFD fire stations are in disrepair, with firefighters often funding and handling repairs themselves, according to The Free Press.   At…

Kieran Culkin outshines Yura Borisov, the first Russian-born performer nominated for an Academy Award, to win Best Supporting Actor Russian actor Yura Borisov, 32, has missed out on making history at the…

Can Europe Ever Catch Up On Defense Spending: US Spent $8.4 Trillion In Past Decade… Rest Of NATO Just $3.8 Trillion By Chris Marsh of Money: Inside and Out Europe has to…

Moscow wonders if Ottawa has enough forces to protect its own borders Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has claimed that his country is considering all possible options and is not ruling out…

United Nations Chief Warns Of Global Funding Crisis Due To US Cuts The Trump Administration’s agency audits and funding cuts have a wide spectrum of people in a panic, not just in…

The Most Difficult Question: Where Is The Economy Headed? By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Where Is the Economy Headed? In hockey, they always say skate to where the puck will be,…

Former envoy to Kiev, Vasilios Bornovas, claims to have witnessed the Ukrainian army hitting DPR and LPR positions revealed by the observers During the armed standoff between the Ukrainian government and the…

DOGE Makes ‘5-Bullets’ Email A Weekly Task, Sparking New Turf Battle, Employee Confusion After the first attempt turned into a messy turf war with uneven compliance, the Department of Government Efficiency has doubled down,…

Oklahoma School District Mismanaged Millions Of Dollars, Audit Finds Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A recent audit of Oklahoma’s Tulsa Public Schools reported financial mismanagement, noncompliance with…

France’s Macron seeks a temporary truce to send soldiers in while it’s safe British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that the UK and France are ready to lead a “coalition of…

Partisan and generational divides shape US public opinion on Russia and Ukraine, a CBS News/YouGov poll shows Americans are sharply divided over their perceptions of Russia, with a third of them claiming…

Trump Declares Border ‘Invasion’ Is Over as Apprehensions Plunge To Historic Low Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump on Saturday said the “invasion of our country” is…

The Russian foreign minister has accused the Ukrainian leader of abandoning his earlier peace platform in favor of hardline nationalism Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelesnky, who is ethnically Jewish, is a traitor to…

With US Back Turned On Ukraine, Rubio Expedites Delivery Of $4BN In Military Aid To Israel Zelensky got his dressing down on Friday for basically never being satisfied even after the billions…

UK, France, Ukraine Agree To Work On Cease-Fire Plan To Present To US Update: perhaps in response to the latest toothless European summit, which Poland’s PM summarized best as follows… *TUSK REITERATES…

Throwing billions upon billions of cash at Kiev turned out to be such a massive scam no one seems to even know the exact amount Donald Trump is pulling Ukraine aid numbers…

Texas Company Lands On Moon In “First Successful Commercial Landing”  Firefly Aerospace’s “Blue Ghost” lander became the first private spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon after descending from lunar orbit early…

Trump made clear that Ukraine’s military funding is tied to its willingness to engage in talks, his commerce secretary has said Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky was given a clear message during his…

Addressing the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto reportedly cited a recent foiled Ukrainian UAV attack on the TurkStream pipeline Hungary has accused the European Union of failing to…

VDH: 10 Takeaways From The Zelenskyy Blow-Up Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via X, 1. Zelenskyy does not grasp—or deliberately ignores—the bitter truth: those with whom he feels most affinity (Western globalists,…

Israel Blocks All Humanitarian Aid To Gaza As Ceasefire Could Collapse Regional Mideast sources are widely reporting that Israel’s military has halted the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip…

110 Year Old Filmmaking Company Technicolor Shutting Down, Laying Off 217 Employees Technicolor, the iconic 110-year-old company that transformed filmmaking, is reportedly shutting down. Known for classics like The Wizard of Oz…

The Original Matrix – What They Don’t Teach You About Money Via Santiago Capital, “You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever…

Three Ways To Restore Housing Affordability Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The choice is simple: housing is either shelter for citizens, or it’s just another interchangeable speculative asset in…

Ukrainian reactions run contrary to those of US officials as Secretary of State Rubio has described Zelensky’s trip as a “fiasco” Politicians in Kiev have rallied behind Vladimir Zelensky after his public…

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says Washington wants to see a leader in Kiev who can “deal with the Russians and end this war” Washington is unsure whether Vladimir Zelensky is the…

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has commented on the Ukrainian leader’s health prior to his White House dispute with Trump and Vance Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky appears visibly unwell, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has…

The US VP defended the president during a spat with the Ukrainian leader in the Oval Office US President Donald Trump was impressed with how Vice President J.D. Vance handled himself during…

A joyful and happy Dept of Justice Attorney General Pam Bondi appears with Mark Levin to discuss her role in supporting the administration and her “great joy” in working with “great friends”…