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Yen Plummets On Report BOJ Will Not Hike Rates Any Time Soon Last week, when the yen saw its biggest one-day gain in years amid a burst of speculation that the BOJ…

The new vessels are set to join Russia’s Pacific Fleet, the president announced during a flag-hoisting ceremony Russian President Vladimir Putin inaugurated two brand-new fourth generation nuclear-propelled submarines in the northern shipyard…

Hungarian haulers have followed their Polish and Slovakian colleagues by demanding that the EU stops favoring Ukrainian firms Hungarian truckers staged a demonstration on Monday near a checkpoint at the border with…

“Resign In Disgrace!” – Ackman Takes Aim At Harvard President As PhD Plagiarism Allegations Appear “It can be, depending on the context.” Those seven words could be the undoing of Harvard University…

Biden Pressures The Allegedly Independent Fed To Stop Rate-Hikes Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, It’s a “living hell” for the Fed… Biden Says Jobs Numbers Should Deter More Fed Rate Hikes…

New Huawei Phone Shows China Continues Bypassing Biden’s Chip Embargoes Research firm TechInsights reports Huawei Technologies Co.’s Mate 60 Pro smartphone continues to “bypass technological embargos” by Washington. Further examination of the smartphone has…

Peter Schiff: Just One More Hyped-Up Jobs Report Via SchiffGold.com, According to the latest non-farm payroll report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the US economy added 199,000 new jobs in November and…

Futures Flat As Yields Jump And Yen Plunges US equity futures are flat while global markets posted only modest moves at the start of a busy week of economic data and central bank meetings that will…

Uralchem reports that Russian fertilizers have been shipped to Zimbabwe Over 23,000 metric tons of bulk potash and NPKS fertilizer intended for Zimbabwe have been fully loaded onto a vessel in the…

The federal government was told to conduct assembly elections in the territory bordering Pakistan and China India’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a decision made by the government of Prime Minister Narendra…

The European Commission chief said the bloc’s upcoming summit will merely consider starting accession talks, not Kiev’s admission Ukraine’s possible accession to the EU will not be on the agenda at the…

Tepco Soars To 2015 Highs On Speculation Japan’s Nuclear Winter Thaws The decade-long nuclear winter is thawing in Japan after the 2011 Fukushima disaster froze the country’s nuclear power industry. Now, government authorities…

The former president says Democrats’ warnings over his candidacy for a second presidential term are a “hoax” Former US president Donald Trump has brushed aside warnings from the Democrats over his potential…

The Demise Of The Dollar Isn’t Destiny: Policy Can Respond, But That Requires Admitting There Is A Problem By Marcel Kasumovich, Deputy CIO, Coinbase Asset Management Can bitcoin play the role of…

Aleksey Arestovich believes the president’s cultivated “hero” persona has locked Kiev into conflict Now is the time to start thinking about negotiating peace with Russia, with the situation looking more hopeless on…

Expenses incurred by mass immigration to the Netherlands have averaged €17 billion per year over a quarter-century The Dutch government’s spending on migrants exceeds the average outlay on education, social security and…

The formation of a multipolar world is the objective course of history, the Russian foreign minister said The 500-year-long dominance of the West is coming to an end, being replaced by “a…

US F-16 Crashes In Yellow Sea After “In-Flight Emergency”  A US General Dynamics F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Yellow Sea near South Korea’s southwestern coast on Monday, as reported by officials…

Kiev has expressed outrage over the IOC’s decision to allow Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag Ukraine plans to assess whether or not participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics is…

IRS Expansion Led To 53% Increase In Prosecutions: Report Authored by Mark Gilman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Additional staffing and a post-pandemic focus on tax fraud have led to the…

Geopolitical conflicts have sparked unprecedented demand, according to Vista Outdoor A scarcity of global gunpowder supplies could trigger a substantial increase in ammunition prices, US company Vista Outdoor has warned, according to…

The battlefield situation remains difficult for Kiev, Colonel General Aleksandr Syrsky has said Russian troops are attacking Ukrainian positions in all areas along the front line, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces,…

Households will be forced to cut spending on presents to afford essentials, according to the UK’s National Debtline The worsening cost-of-living crisis will force UK families to tighten their belts this Christmas,…

Hamas Warns No Hostage Will Leave “Alive” If Demands Aren’t Met Hamas says it’s ready and willing for another temporary truce and hostage/prisoner deal exchange with Israel, while issuing a new warning…

Some COVID Vaccines Produce ‘Unintended Immune Response’ In Recipients: Study Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Researchers in a landmark new study have discovered a sequence within the…

American leadership is needed to end the fighting instead of writing “blank checks,” J.D. Vance says The United States needs to accept that Ukraine is going to “cede some territory” to Russia…

The Indian Foreign Ministry has dismissed claims by The Intercept as part of a “sustained disinformation campaign” India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday dismissed a report published by US-based outlet The…

Talks with Kiev’s Western “puppeteers” on coexistence with Moscow will happen eventually, Rodion Miroshnik has predicted A senior Russian diplomat has commented on the Ukrainian government’s confirmation that it adheres to the…

“Get Tough On Immigration Or Risk Radicals Taking Charge”, Warns Merkel’s Former Health Minister Via ReMix News, Germany is facing an unprecedented influx of illegal immigration from predominantly Islamic nations that hate…

The space-grown fruit mysteriously disappeared eight months ago Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have announced the discovery of an elusive space-grown dwarf tomato that went missing over eight months ago….

Escobar: Moscow On The Rocks Authored by Pepe Escobar, Russia will not initiate a diplomatic dialogue. A sense of threat is very real in Russia. Diplomatic channels conveyed this message to the…

Over 40 tons of the precious metal were added to state reserves in October, according to the World Gold Council Central banks have continued their gold buying spree, with reported net monthly…

The animosity created by the violence in Gaza will haunt the Middle East for generations, Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has warned Jordan’s foreign minister has claimed Israel cannot achieve military victory in…

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…

A growing share of US voters say their country is spending too much on Kiev, polls have shown Americans are increasingly turning against funding Ukraine’s conflict with Russia, two recent opinion polls…

Hundreds of projects are expected to be implemented in the region The launch of a special economic zone with a wide range of tax breaks and other business incentives in the Russian…

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 pilot escaped the Monday morning incident, sources told Yonhap news agency An F-16 fighter jet operated by US Forces Korea (USFK) crashed during a training exercise over the Yellow Sea on…

Alex Jones did not warrant the scale of deplatforming and censorship that he received.  In the free market, independent people can choose not to engage with, tune out or block anyone they…

Trauma Nation Authored by Todd Hayen via Off-Guardian.org, We now are all suffering from acute trauma, in a trauma nation. I would venture to say in a trauma world, but I am…

USA Is Not #1! These Are The Top-Performing Countries For Education Singapore has topped the latest world education ranking informally known as PISA, the Program for International Student Assessment, run by the OECD. The…

FDA System Unable To Identify Risk Of Heart Inflammation After COVID-19 Vaccination: Agency Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Food and Drug Administration could not provide…

Hong Kong Slump Sparks Wave Of Brokerage Closures By John Cheng, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist A historic slump in Hong Kong’s $4.6 trillion stock market is rippling through the city’s…

Japan Approves World’s First ‘Self-Amplifying’ mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Without Published Efficacy Or Safety Data Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Japan has approved the world’s first self-amplifying mRNA…

If You Didn’t Like The First Term, Just Wait For The Second Authored by Ron Faucheux via RealClear Wire, Second presidential terms are like half-chewed gum – the zest and flavor are…

Watch Live: SpaceX Launches Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane Into Orbit The US Space Force’s Boeing X-37B unmanned, reusable space plane will be launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida,…

Biden Wants To Seize Patents Of Pricey Drugs And Use Government To Make Them Cheaper Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Biden administration has proposed a new…

A 1934-Style Packard Motor Car Will Soon Be Rolling Off A Production Line In Ohio Again The little known Packard Motor Company, previously known for high-quality, luxury automobiles manufactured before World War II,…

Cigna Ditches Mega-Merger Plans With Humana, Opts for Stock Buybacks, Report Says Healthcare and insurance provider Cigna Group has ditched its proposed merger with health insurer Humana, according to sources from the Wall Street Journal. Initially…

“Sticker Shock”: Washington Governor Inslee’s $100 Million Gamble To Address Homelessness Crisis Washington Governor Jay Inslee is doubling down on the state’s efforts to address its out-of-control homelessness epidemic. Inslee’s latest maneuver…

In his inaugural speech on Sunday, Javier Milei announced that tough austerity measures will be needed to help tame inflation and tackle debt In his first speech as Argentina’s president, Javier Milei…

Trump Has Good Shot With Supreme Court To Get DC Case Tossed, Experts Say Authored by Petr Svab via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump has several viable avenues…

Moscow is maintaining contact with the militant group’s political office in Qatar, where many of the hostage negotiations have been conducted Russia’s contact with Hamas is limited to the Palestinian militant group’s…

Refugee agency chief Philippe Lazzarini has accused West Jerusalem of seeking to drive Palestinians out of their homeland The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are setting the stage for the mass expulsion of…

Troops have hoisted the tricolor on the western outskirts of Maryinka, drone footage obtained by RT shows Russian forces have unfurled the country’s flag on the outskirts of Maryinka, a key town…

Irish rulers have tried to discredit and silence public outrage after a stabbing attack stoked anger over their policies The ongoing ruling-class meltdown over the recent Dublin riots tells us a lot…

Court Ruling Shakes Up New York’s Concealed Carry Law Landscape In a ruling that has both sides claiming victory, a federal appeals court upheld some parts of New York State’s Concealed Carry…

The two leaders will discuss joint military projects, the Ukrainian president’s office announced Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky will pay a visit to the US on December 12, his office has announced. He…

California Facing Record $68 Billion Deficit, Potential ‘Fiscal Budget Emergency’: Legislative Analyst Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Because of a “severe revenue decline,” California is facing a…

The growing alliance is forcing neocolonial powers to rethink their “parasitic” relationship with the Global South, Jackie Shandu told RT The West views the expansion of BRICS as an existential threat because…

A critic of the Kiev government, Gonzalo Lira is now awaiting trial in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov US-Chilean journalist and filmmaker Gonzalo Lira has been in pre-trial detention in Ukraine since…

Trump Warns Of Business Exodus from New York Amid Fraud Case Fallout Former President Donald Trump has warned that if he loses his real estate fraud case in New York, businesses will…

Right-wing figure has become the latest exile to be permitted to return to X by platform owner Elon Musk Elon Musk has confirmed that the right-wing US media personality Alex Jones is…

Al Gore Warns: People Having Access To Non-Mainstream Information “Threatens Democracy” Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Al Gore says that people having access to information outside of mainstream media sources…

These Are The Richest ‘Politicians’ In The US Entering politics doesn’t require a specific income, yet many politicians are multimillionaires. At some of the highest echelons of U.S. politics are federal and…

A new study has claimed that Covid-19 lockdowns exacerbated wealth gaps and left many Brits poorer, sicker and more hopeless Covid-19 lockdowns have left many UK residents poorer, more economically hopeless and…

The Ukrainian leader has been seen talking to his Hungarian counterpart at the inauguration of Argentine President Javier Milei Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has seized an opportunity at the inauguration of Argentina’s…

Britain’s Ministry of Defense plans to hand over two Royal Navy mine countermeasure vessels as part of a new maritime coalition Britain will provide Ukraine with two mine-clearing navy vessels as part…

It’s a “serious problem” if Gonzalo Lira had been jailed simply for criticizing the Kiev government, SpaceX and Tesla CEO said Elon Musk has addressed US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian…

The president also said that Ukraine “has no future” as it is overly reliant on outside support Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of trying to “crush” Russia, saying that…

Washington has been ignoring Gulf nations’ aspirations, so now they are looking for more mutually beneficial partnerships Russian President Vladimir Putin made a one-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates and…

Farmers Are Turning To An Ancient Practice To Improve Agriculture Authored by Steve Gillman via RealClear Wire, From ancient Egypt to medieval England, cultivating one or more crops in the same field…

More than 120,000 new vehicles were sold in the country in the first 11 months of the year Sales of new trucks in Russia have been skyrocketing this year, with sales topping…

The PM of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines says the presidents of Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to meet on December 14 The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana – Nicolas Maduro and…

The bloc’s financial resources to support Kiev are limited, according to Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares The EU may not have sufficient funds to continue its financial support of Ukraine, Spanish…

“No NATO” For Ukraine, Ukrainian Politician Says Authored by Uriel Araujo via InfoBRICS, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressuring European diplomats to cease any talks about Ukraine joining NATO, according…

The former US president holds an advantage over Joe Biden despite being viewed by a cohort of voters as “corrupt,” a poll says Former US President Donald Trump has nudged ahead of…

“People Have Spoken”: Elon Musk Restores X Account Of Alex Jones After User Poll “The people have spoken, and so it shall be,” Elon Musk posted on X in reply to a…

Excess returns are among the key factors contributing to global consumer price rises, a study has found Big businesses fueled inflation in 2022 by passing on greater cost increases than needed to…

The US president’s son called the billionaire the “dumbest smart person” ever Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, has raised doubts about Elon Musk’s intellectual acumen, claiming the billionaire lacks…

The Netherlands reportedly purchased over 200 million cubic meters of Russian LNG in September, RIA Novosti has reported The Netherlands continues to import Russian gas despite earlier pledges to stop buying the…

Prices could go on a strong run amid growing global demand and tight supply, a dealer forecasts Silver still has significant upside and is a bargain at current prices even as it…

Last month, the country’s Supreme Court banned the LGBTQ movement, labeling it as “extremist” A controversial member of the Russian parliament, Vitaly Milonov, has proposed a ban for organizations promoting so-called childfree…

In the last two years, Russian export revenue has seen unprecedented growth, Grigory Yavlinsky has said Russian income from oil sales is booming, despite sanctions imposed by the West, Grigory Yavlinsky, the…

Gospel MK 1:1-8 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;…

The annual rating is led by a dynasty from the UAE for the first time The Bloomberg ‘World’s Richest Families 2023’ list, published earlier this week, revealed how the global wealth distribution…

A fair world is impossible with America in it, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday, stating that it…

The cryptocurrency has rallied by more than 150% since the start of this year Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin is expected to continue its surge into 2024, and could hit fresh all-time highs of…

Diesel and gasoil supplies have increased after Moscow lifted restrictions Russian fuel exports rebounded in November following the easing of export restrictions and the end of the refinery maintenance season, Bloomberg reported…

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 Venezuela-Guyana Dispute Explained In 3 Charts In a territorial dispute spanning nearly two centuries, tensions between Guyana and Venezuela have once again reached a boiling point. As Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti…

Long-Term ADHD Medication Use May Increase Heart Disease Risk: Study Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new study indicates that long-term use of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication…

Guess What Industry Dominates 2023’s Top TV Advertisers In 2023, advertising spend is projected to reach $61.3 billion on U.S. broadcast and cable TV. Despite declining viewership, traditional TV has been found to be…

The New York Young Republican Club is hosting special guest President Donald J. Trump as the keynote speaker for their 111th Annual Gala.  President Trump is expected to deliver remarks at 10:00pm…

Elon Musk has polled the users on the Twitter/X platform about reinstating Alex Jones’ account. So far, 70% of the 1.8 million responses have been yes, reinstate the account. [POLL HERE] Alex…

How The Federal-Private Speech Police Operated In Election 2020: With Radar Highly Attuned To The Right Authored by Ben Weingarten via RealClear Wire, During the 2020 election, the Department of Homeland Security’s…

Number Of Attacks On US Bases In Iraq & Syria Pushes Past 80 US military bases in the Middle East reportedly came under Fresh attack again on Friday, pushing the total number…

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Mike Turner is celebrating the passage of HR 6611, the 2023 FISA reauthorization bill. Chairman Turner would have granted a clean FISA renewal, he’s…

Gun Owners Of America Defeats Hidden Gun Control In Military Funding Bill Submitted by Gun Owners of America, When laws are debated in Congress that are too controversial to pass on their…