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Numerous publications will struggle to stay afloat after Donald Trump suspended most foreign aid Elon Musk has derided pro-Western Russian and Ukrainian media outlets over their degree of perceived “independence,” as the…

Those who dared to speak out uncovered a disturbing pattern of institutional neglect and misplaced priorities that allowed abuse to persist unchecked For decades, the exploitation of thousands of young British girls…

What Business Leaders Need To Know About Trump Tariffs Authored by Joseph Lai via RealClearPolitics.com, President Trump says what he means and means what he says.  Global business leaders would be well…

Baltic Sea Cable Incidents Pile Up In the three months between November and January, three incidents of damage to Baltic Sea underwater cables have taken place, severing at least partly seven different…

DOGE’s Targets… Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As the second Trump administration nears the end of its first three weeks leading the federal government, Elon Musk’s advisory…

One of the suspects in the attack in Dagestan had previously been convicted on terrorism charges, according to media reports Three people have been detained after attacking a police officer and firing…

The Grocery Store Hack That Helps You Avoid Ultra-Processed Foods Authored by Sheramy Tsai via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Walk into any grocery store, and chances are, most of what you…

Designating Cartels As Terrorists Will Have Huge Consequences, Say Analysts Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times, On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that started a process…

Applicants from the country are reportedly among those most frequently denied, only second to Syrians Nearly one in five applicants rejected asylum status in Germany during the second half of last year…

Liberals hail the explosive growth of gambling in the US. Their deregulation advocacy reveals patterns used to justify other evils, too According to George Bernard Shaw, the most popular method of distributing…

The raid is proof that Kiev’s forces are committing war crimes, Russian Senator Dmitry Rogozin has said A Ukrainian kamikaze drone attempted to dive into a civilian car on a road in…

Unquestioning support by France has led to far-right forces embracing terrorism, the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman has said The French authorities have unquestionably supported the rise of neo-Nazism in Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman…

‘Red Line’: Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan Has United The Arab World More Than Ever As predicted, President Trump’s controversial calls for the US to ‘takeover’ the Gaza Strip is for the first…

Russia’s Foreign Spy Agency Claims That NATO Wants To Depose Zelensky Through New Elections Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Russia’s foreign spy agency (SVR) claimed last week that it’s received information alleging that…

Constant shelling has complicated a probe into alleged atrocities against civilians by Ukrainian forces, a Russian diplomat has said The Ukrainian military is trying to destroy evidence of its war crimes in…

Russia and the US use multiple channels to maintain contact, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The Kremlin cannot confirm whether a direct phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US…

The bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas cheers on the Baltic states’ newfound dependence on the US It’s a big day for the EU, says the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas. All because…

A court in Germany has reportedly barred a local newspaper from spreading misinformation about Alisher Usmanov Russian metals and telecoms tycoon Alisher Usmanov has won another lawsuit in his sizable legal wrangle…

The president has said that his predecessor allowed the Ukraine crisis to spiral out of control US President Donald Trump has berated his predecessor Joe Biden as “an embarrassment” to the US…

CTH readers are several years ahead of the current news cycle, and I doubt any of the recent revelations about USAID spending and objectives are surprising to most readers here.  What we…

In a stunning and sweeping emergency injunction that has even stunned the people who demanded it, a Manhattan-based District Judge has just removed Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent from his authority over…

Tucker Carlson sits down with Mike Benz, one of the prominent voices who was speaking out about the corruption within the USAID, NED and CIA operation.  WATCH: Chapters: 0:00 The USAID Rabbit…

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…

Before getting to the announcement, let me first answer a repeated question. “Why is it so easy for DOGE to identify wasteful spending?” ..in simple form. When the trillion-dollar American Recovery and…

Washington has reportedly blacklisted Karim Khan in retaliation for a war crimes probe International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan will become the first individual sanctioned by the United States under President…

Rostelecom has named “external influence” as the cause of the incident Russia’s leading telecommunications provider, Rostelecom, has confirmed that one of its underwater cables in the Baltic Sea has been damaged due to…

The New York Post hasn’t provided any quotes from the reported phone call in its interview with the US president US President Donald Trump has claimed to have discussed the Ukraine conflict…

What Does National Security Have To Do With Soaring Defense Spending? Authored by Casey Carlisle via AntiWar.com, Paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson, the natural progress of things is for prices to yield and for…

Sam Nujoma led the country’s 24-year-long war for independence from South African rule between 1966 and 1989 Sam Nujoma, a guerrilla leader who became the first president of Namibia after it gained…

CDC Reports ‘Unknown’ Illness Outbreak on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Nearly 100 people were sickened by an outbreak of an unknown gastrointestinal…

Lebanese PM Forms New Government, Includes Hezbollah, Rejecting Trump Envoy’s ‘Red Lines’ Via The Cradle Prime Minister Nawaf Salam officially announced the formation of a new government for Lebanon on Saturday, naming 24 ministers…

Him & Hers Superbowl Ad Hijacks “MAHA Messaging” The Hims & Hers Super Bowl advertisement is “illegal” due to the lack of a required disclaimer, according to a former consultant for major food…

Bipartisan Bill Would Ban DeepSeek AI On US Government Devices Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A bipartisan pair of congressmen are introducing a bill to prohibit the…

Powerful Earthquake Rattles Caribbean Sea Near Cayman Islands A powerful earthquake has been reported in the Caribbean Sea. According to USGS data, the 7.6-magnitude quake struck about 125 miles southwest of the…

Contrasting DEI With Equality Of Opportunity Authored by Christian Milord via The Epoch Times, Folks with common sense likely were pleased when a recent executive order came down from the Trump administration…

The US president has accused Pretoria of “fueling” violence against “racially disfavored landowners” US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing government agencies to prioritize refugee assistance to white South…

Three Gaunt-Looking Israelis Freed By Hamas After “491 Days Of Hell” At this point the Hamas-Israel truce has held since January 19, and several successful rounds of hostage/prisoner exchanges have followed since. The…

The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel US Department of Defense announced on Friday that the State Department has approved…

The Rise And Rise Of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, There is much to learn about the way the world works today by watching the…

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has slammed DEI initiatives and announced the termination of identity month celebrations US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke out on Friday against diversity initiatives in the armed…

Newsom Approves $50 Million To Help Migrants, Boost California’s Legal Defense Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Friday that would set aside…

Former ABC Chair Ita Buttrose will be on the witness stand in the Federal Court next Tuesday or Wednesday and she’ll need to either perjure herself like no tomorrow or admit to…

USAID Funded Massive ‘News’ Platform, Extending ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’ To Billions Worldwide Tl;dr: Elon Musk summed up the whole f**king farce succinctly: We wonder how the American taxpayer feels about their hard-earned…

Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump Admin Officials’ Access To ‘Sensitive’ Treasury Records, Cites “Cybersecurity Risk” Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge has temporarily barred the Department…

It’s fun to watch “independent” media and NGOs get outed, but Washington will always find ways to manipulate others The catastrophe of the Ukraine War will leave a long trail of painful…

Russian law enforcement believes that an embassy staff member attacked a female reporter in October Moscow expects the UK to provide all necessary assistance to Russian law enforcement investigating an assault involving…

When The FAA And DEI Don’t Mix Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), I’d like to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). [President] Donald Trump caused a firestorm in…

The warning comes after the group released three Israeli hostages held in the enclave A senior Hamas official has warned that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza is at risk of “collapse,” Agence…

2 Decades Ago, A Senator’s Probe Of USAID Funding Led To Government Transparency Reform Revelations that USAID officials are spending hundreds of millions of U.S. tax dollars overseas for controversial projects such…

A child is among the injured in the attack on the Donetsk eastern suburb of Makeevka, the region’s head, Denis Pushilin, has said The Ukrainian military has launched a missile strike targeting…

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has finalized his cabinet amid an ongoing economic crisis and regional tensions Lebanon has formed its first full-fledged government since 2022, as the country works to rebuild its…

Welcome To The Executive Presidency Authored by John Waters & Adam Ellwanger via RealClearPolitics, “I would support you to be spokesperson for the Pentagon,” Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal acidly told Pete Hegseth…

Bureaucratic hurdles and logistical chaos are crippling “military mobility,” the European Court of Auditors has said The EU would be unable to move a major military force within the bloc’s territory in…

These Are Google’s ‘Thirstiest’ Data Centers This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao, locates Google’s data centers that consume the most water in America. Why do data centers need water? It’s because…

The Economics Of Super Bowl LIX: Philadelphia Looks To Dethrone Kansas City Authored by Charlie Doughtry, Jackie Benson, and Ali Hajibeigi via Wells Fargo, Summary  Eagles vs. Chiefs in SBLVII Redux  The…

USAF Spy Jet Flies Second SIGINT Operation On US Border With Focus On Narco Hub Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 shows a US Air Force RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft conducted its…

Strike Looming, Chicago Can’t Afford To Dance To All That Lefty Teacher Union Jazz Authored by Vince Bielski via RealClearInvestigations, After nasty clashes involving character assassinations and a mass resignation, a showdown…

Western Jerusalem has freed 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three hostages Hamas has released three more Israeli hostages captured during its October 7, 2023 incursion as part of a ceasefire deal,…

The Russian Mission to EU expects the move to send energy prices in the bloc soaring The decision of Baltic nations to disconnect themselves from the unified energy system with Russia and…

The much-maligned ideology is not “radical” or “left-wing” – it’s a tool of elitist control In a recent post, right-wing social commentator and former academic Matt Goodwin announced that he had “just…

“Believe In AI, Believe In Copper, Believe In Glencore” Goldman Sachs analyst James McGeoch published a note on Friday, informing clients that commodity mining and trading giant Glencore could be one of the most…

The rapper made dozens of offensive anti-Semitic posts on X, coming under a storm of criticism US musician and fashion designer Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, found himself at the center…

The Canadian PM believes that the US president wants the country’s mineral resources, the Toronto Star has reported Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been caught on a hot mike telling…

Medical aid must be provided with or without an ID or a registered address, according to the president Russian President Vladimir Putin has tasked the government with providing homeless people across Russia…

Another Key Donbass Town Captured By Russia As Pressure Grows On Zelensky Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Friday that its forces had captured the coal mining town of Toretsk amid the slow but…

Turkey Is Mulling Permanent Military Bases In Syria Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, With Turkey focused on long-term goals in Syria that involve continuing to oppose Kurdish autonomy in the northeast,…

As China advances its air capabilities, New Delhi faces tough choices buying advanced warplanes while pushing for indigenous solutions With China having recently unveiled two new sixth-generation fighter jets, India’s neighbor Pakistan…

The US departments of defense and education are next in line for budget reviews, President Donald Trump has confirmed Elon Musk, as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has…

The order comes as the agency’s more than 2,000 employees fight to prevent it from being shut down A federal judge has temporarily barred the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington’s…

The US president has announced a bid to take over the enclave and relocate its Palestinian population elsewhere President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and move the Palestinians out to…

The agency spent around $100 million in Russia alone in 2023, the paper reports RIA Novosti and Russia Today have been spreading their message despite competition from media outlets funded by USAID…

The Mirage 2000 is “significantly inferior” to modern Russian aircraft, the defense conglomerate has said The Mirage 2000 fighter jets that France has delivered to Ukraine will be swiftly destroyed by the…

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…

Days Of Work To Afford A Monthly Mortgage, By State Thinking of buying your first home?  Here’s some useful data to see how much work it will take to make that a…

How USAID And Its $50 Billion Budget Became A Target For Reform Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was a little-noticed…

14 States To File Lawsuit Against DOGE Access To Government Payment Systems Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A coalition of 14 state attorneys general said on Thursday…

If you thought the USAID revelations were alarming sunlight, just wait until you see the apoplectic fits of rage about to come out from the Democrats, the DNC affiliated community activist groups,…

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hold a press conference in the White House at the conclusion of their bilateral meeting.  Livestream Links Below: . . . Posted in…

This is a big one, and well worth the November vote all by itself. President Trump has announced his intention to Make Straws Great Again, by signing an executive order reversing the…

I don’t know about you, but I’m running low on winnamins.  Almost too much winning.  Almost. Citing prior evidence of “memory” issues, it looks like President Trump just eliminated a national security…

Switching attack vectors, President Trump moves to the culture war.  In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump announces a shakeup of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees and appoints himself…

This is cool.  The U.S. Debt Clock tracking system is now also monitoring the savings generated through the Dept of Govt Efficiency (DOGE). $68 Billion and growing. [LINK HERE] Posted in Big…

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was asked for his first impression of President Donald Trump at the conclusion of their first meeting.  You could hear a pin drop as the White House…

Netanyahu Suggests Palestinians Can Have A State In Saudi Arabia Via Middle East Eye Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on Thursday that Palestinians should establish a state in Saudi Arabia, rather than in their homeland,…

‘Worse Than World War II’ – Visualizing US National Debt (As A Percent Of GDP) Since 1900 This year, U.S. national debt is set to approach 100% of GDP, up from 36%…

“Recycling” Makes Plastic Pollution Worse Via Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities If you’re like many people, you’ve always thought a numbered-triangle symbol on the bottom of a plastic container tells you it’s…

Trump Says He Will Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Project Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that his administration will investigate the long-delayed California high-speed…

Trump Envoy Demands Hezbollah Be Booted From Lebanese Govt In ‘Red Line’ Trump’s newly appointed regional diplomat, United States deputy envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, is in Lebanon where she’s…

Death And Taxes: A New Take On An Old Problem Authored by Robert F. Mancuso via RealClearMarkets, Death and taxes. They are often called the only two certainties in life.  Yet for…

More Government Workers Accept Trump Admin Buyout Offer, Official Says The number of workers who have decided to accept the buyout offer from the Trump administration has risen by about 25,000, according…

Trump Signs Order Sanctioning The Hague’s ICC Over Treatment Of Israel President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the Hague-based court targeted…

The US president has called for the agency to be shut down The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is riddled with almost unprecedented levels of corruption, and should be shut down,…

Syria’s New HTS Government Clashes With Hezbollah On Lebanese Border In First For the first time since Assad’s ouster in early December, Syrian Army under the new Islamist government of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham…

DOJ Issues Directive Ending Biden-Era Task Force Aimed At Seizing Assets Of Russian Oligarchs Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) disbanded a program started under…

Diplomacy with Pyongyang is key to stability, according to the US president US President Donald Trump has expressed his desire to reestablish relations with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, highlighting their past…

America’s Electric Grid Is At Risk – And We Need Coal To Save It Authored by Emily Arthun via RealClearEnergy, A recent report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) sounds…

California Town Explores Installing Cameras To Monitor Migrant Boat Arrivals Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A recent uptick in the arrival of smuggled migrants landing on Southern California shores…

Dzerzhinsk has been liberated after five months of intense fighting The Russian Defense Ministry has released a compilation video on Saturday, highlighting moments from the five months-long battle for the town of…