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Could Trump Reverse Engineer ESG And Use It For Good Instead Of Evil? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us With the death of the woke movement well underway and most mainstream discussion…

DOGE Makes Math Great Again Authored by J. Peder Zane via RealClearPolitics, President Trump is slapping America in the face. If we’re lucky, it will revive our sleepwalking nation. Illustration by Doug…

Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban On “Chemical And Surgical Mutilation” Of Children A Biden-appointed Judge on Thursday blocked parts of two executive orders issued by President Trump banning or restricting various forms of…

All currently serving individuals with gender dysphoria will be treated with “dignity and respect,” the military has promised The US Army has announced an immediate ban on transgender individuals joining the force…

4th Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order To End Birthright Citizenship Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to…

Kamala Harris Is Frontrunner To Become California’s Next Governor: Poll A new poll reveals that former Vice President Kamala Harris would be the Democratic frontrunner for governor of California if she were…

Just In Time For Valentine’s Day, Hegseth Takes The Romance Out Of NATO Authored by Justin Logan via Cato Inst/AntiWar, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a terrific, bracing speech yesterday to the Ukraine Defense…

The pink heart-covered card says “come here illegally, and we’ll deport you” The White House has issued a blunt Valentine’s Day message to deter illegal entry into the United States, sharing a…

Hochul’s Former Aide Faces New Charges In Chinese Spy Case Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Linda Sun, former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy…

Buffett Did Not Sell Any Apple This Quarter, Sold More BofA & Citi, Exited Ulta And Entered Constellation Brands: Full 13F Earlier this week, and ahead of this week’s 13F filing deadline…

The US vice president spoke about the real “threat from within” at the Munich Security Conference US Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a fiery speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday,…

European Leaders ‘Horrified’ After JD Vance Slams Censorship Laws To Their Faces Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, In his first major speech on the international stage, Vice President JD Vance…

First Photo Of USS Truman Carrier Shows Extensive Damage After Collision With Tanker How is that two massive ships, one a US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, crash into each other on the…

Chicago Mayor’s “Gift Room” Stocked With Jewelry, AirPods, Designer Handbags, And Luxury Shoes Chicago released a video of its “gift room” and announced new protocols for receiving gifts after a watchdog group…

A Weaponized FBI: It’s Real, Whistleblowers Testify, Boasting Scars To Prove It Authored by Ben Weingarten via RealClearInvestigations, Democrats have cast the Trump administration’s ouster of eight senior FBI leaders as a “purge” and…

Moscow has denounced the attack in Russia’s Kursk Region as yet another Kiev’s “bloody crime” against civilians A camera operator with Channel One Russia, Yury Sholmov, was wounded in a Ukrainian drone…

Cash For Migrants: FEMA Isn’t The Only Agency Spending Big Via Open The Books, Elon Musk reported that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spent $59 million last week alone – all…

President Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s natural resources in exchange for the US aid   Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has declined to sign an agreement that would give the…

DOGE Descends On IRS As Musk Prepares To Audit Agency A top staffer of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arrived at IRS headquarters on Thursday ahead of a planned audit announced…

“We’re Very Tight”: Western Cocoa Stockpiles At Record Low As Valentine’s Day Arrives Valentine’s Day has arrived, and near-record high cocoa prices mean consumers can expect to pay significantly more this year…

The move follows a 90-minute phone talk between the US and Russian leaders on Wednesday Saudi Arabia said on Friday it commended the phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald…

Vice President JD Vance could make such an announcement during the ongoing Munich Security Conference, the event’s head suggested US Vice President J.D. Vance could soon announce a large-scale withdrawal of American…

The Exorcism Of The USA Just Keeps Revving Up… Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Darkness Dying “The nature of the NGO scams is to have a cause that sounds philanthropic, like ‘Save…

What Snapped? OJ Futures Crash Most Since 1968 Orange futures in New York are on track for the sharpest weekly drop in 57 years. Over the past several weeks, the market has…

Ukraine is the ally Sen. Lindsey Graham has been “hoping for” all his life, since “not one American” has been killed in the conflict Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham showered praise on…

Musk’s xAI Reportedly In Talks For $10B Raise At $75B Valuation As Grok 3 Launch Nears Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is reportedly seeking to raise more than $10 billion in…

The US Vice President has claimed that newspaper misrepresented his remarks, denying he threatened “military action” against Russia US Vice President J.D. Vance has criticized the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for what…

Warsaw has been a “model” NATO ally, Pete Hegseth has said US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said he would personally welcome having more American troops in Poland as the final shape…

The US president has warned of severe tariffs if the geopolitical bloc pursues a common currency US President Donald Trump has declared the BRICS trade and development group “dead” and threatened to…

Three Things To Love About Bond Markets This Valentine’s Day Authored by Jack Ridge via BondVigilantes.com, This time of year is for thinking about the ones we love. For those of us…

Treasury Inspector General Launches Audit Of “Fraudulent Payments” Found By DOGE The US Treasury’s Department of Inspector General is launching an investigation into “alleged fraudulent payments” found by Elon Musk’s DOGE team,…

Gold-Silver Ratio: Silver Breakout Incoming? Via SchiffGold.com, Gold has reached new all-time highs, and the gold-to-silver ratio now exceeds 90:1.  Such a high ratio has often signaled an impending breakout for silver…

High-Explosive Drone Pierces Shell Of Chernobyl Nuclear Plant At Very Moment Trump Pushes Ukraine Toward Peace On Friday just prior to high-level meetings among Western security officials and Ukrainian leadership commencing in…

The Ukrainian leader says he is ready to negotiate with President Vladimir Putin once Kiev and its Western backers have a “common plan” Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has stated that President Vladimir…

Only Ukraine’s Zelensky Can Negotiate With Putin, Must Avoid ‘Capitulation’: Macron French President Emmanuel Macron just ahead of the start of Friday’s Munich Security Conference, which will run through the weekend, declared…

Artificial intelligence is being weaponized across all facets of life, and Google’s recent change of principles is a sign of things to come Last week, Google revised its artificial intelligence principles, removing…

A little detail from behind the wire.  I was asked very recently for my thoughts on why President Trump is a giant of influence in world leadership, my response was simple:  President Trump’s…

India’s PM is in Washington to discuss domestic concerns about a looming tariff war and the repatriation of migrants Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held talks at…

Shortly, Vice-President JD Vance is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Germany, at the Munich Security Conference. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place this morning, however, a…

The Trail Of The Valentine’s Day Rose Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times, From bud to bloom, harvest to vase, the trail of the rose that ends on Valentine’s Day…

Harnessing Volatility: Trades From The VIX Gurus Last night’s volatility roundtable was a no-life trader’s paradise and a must-see crash course in all things options. MacroTourist Kevin Muir hosted former Merrill Lynch…

The Big One By Bas van Geffen, senior macro strategist at Rabobank He may not like the Fed’s policies much, but President Trump sure seems to like the central bank’s methods. Yesterday…

The chancellor has spoken in favor of relaxing the constitutional ‘debt brake’ mechanism to continue supporting Ukraine German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on the country’s parliament to declare a state of…

The group no longer represents drivers of global economic growth, according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov The Group of Eight (G8) has become obsolete because it no longer represents the world’s economic growth…

Europe must help Ukraine beef up its military until it joins NATO, the country’s leader has told the Munich Security Conference Vladimir Zelensky has issued a new demand to Ukraine’s western backers, after…

Meta Plans For New AI Humanoid Robot For “Household Chores”; Headline Fuels Stock Rally For Meta Platforms’ multi-week stock rally to continue the upward momentum and achieve a near-term $2 trillion market…

The US president will ultimately decide the matter, according to his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth The final decision on whether to provide nuclear weapons to Ukraine rests with US President Donald Trump,…

January US Retail Sales Tumble Most In Almost 2 Years After four months of strong gains, US retail sales were expected to decline in January data released this morning (-0.2% MoM exp)…

S&P Futures Drop As China AI Frenzy Sends Hong Kong Tech Soaring Us equity futures are slightly lower with yields flat and the dollar lower as traders appear exhausted at the end…

Lesetja Kganyago says that populist movements, which have grown in Western countries, endanger institutions The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Governor Lesetja Kganyago has warned South Africans against the rise of populist leaders and…

Vance Warns US Could Use Sanctions, Military Action If Russia Doesn’t Agree To End Ukraine War Now that Trump and Putin have agreed to organize a summit in hopes of fast-tracking Ukraine…

Trump Effect? US Industrial Production Surges Most In 4 Years Since Election In the two months since President Trump won the US election, US industrial production has jumped by the most since…

The US vice president has said neither China nor Russia are the most serious challenge to the continent, but its retreat from core values Europe faces its greatest threat from within rather…

Western European leaders are having a meltdown because shutting them out from talks is the only way to peace The European Union was never in the driver’s seat on the Ukraine conflict….

The US vice president has cited the cancelled Romanian presidential elections as an example US Vice President J.D. Vance has criticized European leaders for fearing their own voters and failing to uphold…

The Kremlin has asked Washington to explain Vice President J.D. Vance’s comments The Kremlin has requested clarification from the US after Vice President J.D. Vance suggested American troops could be sent to…

Moscow’s reentry into Western energy and security systems will deliver “massive” benefits, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said Russia will be “reintegrated” into the world economy and the European energy system…

From powerhouse to pawn, the region has slowly descended under American rule The biggest obstacles to a rational European foreign policy are American pressure, the internal crisis of Western European elites, and…

The US president has targeted Reuters, Politico, and the New York Times amid the government’s cost-saving push and funding controversy US President Donald Trump has demanded that media outlets including Reuters, Politico,…

House Republicans Strike Deal To Cut $1.5 Trillion From Budget, Paving Way for Trump’s Legislative Agenda Days after Democrats threatened to shut down the government in response to Elon Musk and DOGE…

Best Week For Intel On Record Fueled By VP Vance’s US Chip Pump, Potential JV With TSMC Intel shares are on track for their strongest weekly gain on record, based on Bloomberg trading data…

Tensions between South Africa and the US have revealed deep and fundamental contradictions At the start of 2025, tensions between South Africa and the US sharply escalated. It all started when the…

The African nation’s president says the affected public servants will not be paid until they have declared their wealth Liberian President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has suspended more than 450 top officials in…

Walmart Is Gaining Market Share Among Affluent Shoppers Walmart has secured its position as America’s “price discount juggernaut” retailer as the Biden-Harris inflation storm sparked a scramble by big box retailers, supermarket retail…

Elliott Wants Big Asset Sales at BP After Building $4.75-Billion Stake By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Elliott Management is pushing for major asset sales at BP to address the undervalued shares of…

The US vice president has argued censorship disguised as a fight against disinfo is not a solution for shifting public sentiment US Vice President J.D. Vance has blasted mainstream politicians in the…

Senior political figures have convened to discuss the Ukraine crisis and other issues at the annual meeting The 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) has officially begun at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in…

The Ukrainian leader said it was “not pleasant” that the US President spoke with his Russian counterpart before speaking with him and has warned against talks without Kiev Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has…

Diplomatic missions across the globe directed to trim workforce by 10% amid restructuring efforts The US State Department has directed embassies worldwide to prepare for staff reductions, ABC News and Reuters reported…

The US leader has claimed Washington will substantially increase its military sales to New Delhi during talks with PM Narendra Modi  US President Donald Trump has said his country will offer F-35…

Today, President Donald J Trump signed an executive order triggering the first ever system of “reciprocal trade tariffs,” a seismic change in U.S. trade policy that will also consider the respective nation’s…

President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a joint press conference after their bilateral meeting in Washington. Modi has heaped praise on Trump and is hoping to avoid tariffs…

Earlier today the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Robert F Kennedy Jr 52-48, with Senator Mitch McConnell (U-DC) the lone Republican joining all 47 Democrats to vote against him. Kennedy made pledges…

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…

With a party-line 12-10 vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director nominee Kash Patel is now set for the next phase of two votes in the full Senate. Majority Leader John…

If you read the Zelenskyy statement yesterday following the phone call with President Trump, you would notice the seemingly detached nature of his comments.  Almost as if Zelenskyy was a bystander awaiting…

Nigeria’s national security adviser has denounced the visa refusal as “disrespectful” Nigeria’s defense chief, General Christopher Musa, has said the Canadian Embassy in the West African country has denied him and other…

Retired Russian Colonel Claims Trump “Has Dirt” On Zelensky That Will Force Him To Compromise Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix News, Retired Russian Armed Forces Intelligence Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk has come…

Less Than Half Of Americans Use A Credit Card In Brazil, it is common for shoppers to use a card that works both as a debit card and a credit card, with…

Renewed contacts between Moscow and Washington have left the Ukrainian government “hysterical,” Rodion Miroshnik has claimed The Ukrainian government may resort to extreme actions, including terrorist attacks, in an effort to sabotage…

The alleged drone incident at the facility could have been a Ukrainian provocation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The Russian military does not target any elements of nuclear infrastructure, including what…

The French president has called US diplomacy a “strategic wake-up” and urged the bloc to stop being so dependent French President Emmanuel Macron has compared Donald Trump’s return to the White House…

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has confirmed extra funding to combat an outbreak in Uganda World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced the allocation of an additional $2 million to strengthen…

Russia has said that liquified gas supplies to the South Asian country could increase despite sanctions Russia is increasing liquefied natural gas production and exports despite sanctions and could expand shipments to…

The exchange itself is not a breakthrough in relations but may help gradually rebuild trust, Moscow has stated Russian media have published footage showing the departure of American citizen Marc Fogel from…

Shipping Rates Of Russian Crude To India Surge 20% Amid Sanctions By Alex Kimani of OilPrice.com Freight rates to ship Russian urals from Baltic ports to India jumped 20% in February to…

Here’s What Comes Next After Putin & Trump Just Agreed To Start Peace Talks Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, 12 February 2025 will go down in history as the day when…

Parties attributing electoral defeats to Moscow are disconnected from their constituents, the US vice president has said Western mainstream political parties blaming Russian meddling for electoral failures are increasingly out of touch…

Washington has punished the Hague-based court’s Karim Khan for issuing charges against Israeli political leaders The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan over arrest warrants for…

Two Alarming Truths: Family Farms Vanishing & Centralized Beef Industry For RFK Jr. To Fix On Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Director of Health and Human Services, taking control…

How To Forge The Spectator Class Authored by Josh Stylman via The Brownstone Institute, My father could disassemble and rebuild a car engine in our garage. I, like many of my generation,…

USS Harry S. Truman’s nuclear propulsion systems are “safe and stable,” according to the US Navy The USS Harry S. Truman, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, collided with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M in…

14 States Sue To Block DOGE From Uncovering Government Abuses, Slashing Waste We are now firmly in the lawfare stage of the second Trump presidency, with Democrats filing a flurry of lawsuits…

FDA Misled The Judiciary About Pfizer’s Vaccine Documents Authored by Maryanne Demasi via The Brownstone Institute, On December 6, 2024, a federal judge ordered the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release documents…

Broken Beyond Repair? Barely Anyone Trusts Politicians Arguably the biggest driver behind Donald Trump‘s political rise in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election and his recent return to power is the…

China’s Coal Power Construction Is At A Decade-High Despite Renewables Boom Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Despite soaring solar and wind power installations, China launched construction of as many as 94.5…

The US Secretary of State was en route to the Munich Security Conference when his plane abruptly turned back US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was en route to Germany on Thursday…

The US president has shared more details and thoughts about a phone call with his Russian counterpart US President Donald Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday evening, a…

Musk Says DOGE Providing Tech Support To White House, Improving Outdated Technology Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Elon Musk said on Feb. 12 that he is providing tech support…