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US Home Prices Surge To New Record High (Except In Tampa) US home prices in America’s 20 largest cities rose 0.41% MoM in November (far better than the 0.3% MoM expected) according…

The White House also plans to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals and steel in a bid to bring production back to the US US President Donald Trump has said he plans to impose…

Zombie Foundations Threaten The Nation And All Of Creation Authored by Michael Kochin via American Greatness, As the tide of totalitarian wokeness recedes from the swamp, some of its ugliest and most…

Trump Effect: NATO Chief Pleads For Members To Quickly Step Up Defense Spending NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday spoke in Lisbon, Portugal alongside the country’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro. The Portuguese…

Kiev’s power grid is reportedly “on its knees” following recent Russian strikes, and will cost billions of dollars to repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is reportedly nearing collapse following sustained Russian attacks, according…

The US president has described the Pentagon’s dismissal policies in 2021-22 as “unfair, overbroad, and completely unnecessary” US President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to reinstate military personnel who were discharged…

Moscow is seen as a more friendly ally by African nations that treats them as equals in a multipolar world The burden of tough economic sanctions by Western states and a lingering…

Will Trump’s Coal Comments To Davos ‘Greenies’ Revive US Miners? President Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency to boost fossil fuel power generation amid surging load demands on the grid via…

The culprit was arrested by the Swedish police, with no major damage to the mission Swedish police have arrested a Ukrainian national who tried to force his way into the Russian Embassy…

Ties between the two countries have gained momentum despite Western pressure, Arvind Gupta of the Vivekananda Foundation has told RT India and Russia will continue to deepen their strategic and trade relations…

Students have reportedly complained to the Security Service of Ukraine that their teachers “support aggression” A prominent Ukrainian drama school has come under scrutiny by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) after…

Users will see the new name once a federal mapping database updates the changes, the tech giant has said Google Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America…

The rise of China’s DeepSeek AI assistant has sent shares of Western tech companies tumbling The world’s 500 richest people lost a total of $108 billion in wealth on Monday amid a…

Chlorate was detected in the company’s beverages, a chemical that can cause kidney failure at high levels Coca‑Cola Europacific Partners has recalled a number of products in several European countries after detecting…

Green Deception: Environmental Activists Serve China’s Energy Agenda Authored by Joe Buccino via RealClearDefense, American energy independence is under attack from a shadowy alliance that threatens the foundation of our national security…

Nissan Planning To Cut Up To 2,000 U.S. Jobs And Reduce Production By 25% Nissan plans to cut 1,500–2,000 U.S. jobs and reduce production by 25% as part of a strategic review,…

A region which once ruled the world has now become a geopolitical black hole There are two major fears for Western European elites when dealing with the new American administration. Surprisingly, the…

The American journalist denounced the alleged plan as “insane,” citing concerns about the fate of Russia’s vast nuclear arsenal The administration of former US President Joe Biden tried to assassinate Russian President…

The Biden-era initiative, which surpassed its target in 2023, has now been halted under Trump The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has suspended a program offering immigration services to Ukrainians, following…

Moscow says it is concerned about militant assaults in DR Congo targeting soldiers and UN peacekeepers Russia has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR…

Vincent Karega has pointed to historical injustices and marginalization as drivers of conflict The resumption of dialogue and a long-term political solution are essential to achieving peace in the Democratic Republic of…

The US president has said there’s “great interest” among American investors in buying the app US President Donald Trump has said Microsoft is among the companies considering the purchase of TikTok’s US…

Trump’s 90-Day Suspension Of Foreign Aid Might Counterintuitively Bolster Washington’s Influence Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, One of the Executive Orders that Trump just signed suspends some foreign aid for 90 days,…

Rustem Umerov could be guilty of abuse of power for meddling in the procurement system, the organization has said Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is under investigation for alleged abuse of power,…

Tesla Hits Brussels With Lawsuit Over Tariffs On Made-In-China EVs Elon Musk’s Tesla filed a lawsuit against the European Commission in Luxembourg, challenging tariffs imposed on imported made-in-China electric vehicles. The lawsuit marks…

What Happens If Ukraine Collapses? Authored by Tuomas Malinen via substack, The situation is developing rapidly in Ukraine. Many of the key towns and cities to Ukrainian defence seem to be falling…

DeepSeek’s rise should prompt American companies to come up with cheaper, faster artificial intelligence, the US president has said President Donald Trump has described China’s DeepSeek AI as a significant “wake-up call”…

Indonesia is in talks for supplies of supersonic missile systems co-developed by India and Russia India and Indonesia are close to finalizing a $450 million deal on the supply of BrahMos cruise…

People with gender dysphoria are to be excluded according to a new executive order US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at removing “radical gender ideology” from the US…

How A Montana Community Learned To Live With The Bomb Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The landscape is stark and unforgiving, typical of deep winter in rural…

How Widespread Is Holocaust Denialism? On this day, January 27, 1945 – 80 years ago today – the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by Soviet forces. At this milestone, with adult survivors…

President Lula da Silva plans to visit Moscow for the Victory Day celebrations in May, expressing commitment to peace efforts Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced plans to visit…

House GOP Could Grant Concealed Carry Reciprocity For 22 Million Gun Owners Nationwide Authored by Bronson Winslow via American Greatness, House Republicans and President Donald Trump are sponsoring legislation to dismantle 50…

Ali Abunimah was reportedly held in a solitary cell without being charged with any crime Swiss authorities have expelled the executive director of еhe Electronic Intifada media outlet after detaining and holding…

Federal Agencies Made Over $161 Billion In Improper Payments Last Year: Watchdog Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. government made billions of dollars worth of improper…

The foreign minister previously claimed she knew how to deal with her US counterpart because she used to study in Florida The European Union, and Berlin in particular, is ready to work…

Scott Bessent Confirmed As Treasury Secretary, Pushes For Gradual Universal Tariffs Up To 20% Late on Monday, the Senate confirmed Scott Bessent’s nomination for Treasury Secretary in a 68–29 vote, putting him…

Missouri Takes CCP To Court For $25 Billion Over Hoarding Of COVID-19 Protective Equipment Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be on…

House Republicans Huddle With Trump At Miami Resort House Republicans are gathering at President Trump’s National Doral in Miami, Florida this week for their annual policy retreat, where they will golf, talk…

Medicare Isn’t Broke – Yet Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Medicare has a money problem. Or it will in about 10 years. It’s the sort of problem…

The selloff was triggered by the Chinese challenge to US dominance in the AI industry Nvidia’s stock plummeted 17% on Monday, erasing approximately $589 billion from its market capitalization and marking the…

Iran’s IRGC Confirms Purchase Of Russian Advanced Sukhoi-35 Jets In First The Islamic Republic appears to be gearing up for four years of the new Trump administration, as the US President carries…

Activism, Uncensored: A Clash Of Inauguration Protests Authored by Ford Fischer & Matt Taibbi via Racket News, An accidental street collision in 1981 caused “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter,”…

7 Charged In America’s Biggest COVID Tax Credit Fraud Scheme Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A group of seven who allegedly sought to steal hundreds of millions…

Ukraine needs a full mobilization of its society for the war effort, hardline nationalist Dmitry Korchinsky says Ukraine must become a military dictatorship, diverting any resources it still has toward the conflict…

The incident in south Texas comes amid ramped-up deportations US Border Patrol agents have reportedly come under fire from suspected Mexican cartel members in southern Texas during an attempted illegal border crossing….

Pardoned J6 Protestor Says He Has Proof Police Incited Riots At Capitol Virginia Beach resident Jacob Hiles is a charter boat captain arrested for crimes related to the protests on J6.  He…

Trump & His New Frenemies, Abroad And At Home Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, President Trump recently gave a video talk to the World Economic Forum (WEF) assemblage in…

New Delhi and Beijing have agreed to restart direct flights after a five-year hiatus caused by Covid and diplomatic tensions following the 2020 border clashes  India and China have agreed “in principle”…

Rep. Fallon To New USSS Director: Make Swift Reforms Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, Less than 48 hours into the job as Secret Service director, Sean Curran is getting an earful…

Glug, Glug… Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “. . .once Trump runs out of easy ways to unfuck the federal government, his administration will hit a crossroads moment, probably sooner rather than…

DeepSeek Hit By “Large-Scale” Cyberattack Chinese AI company DeepSeek reminded Western investors about global competition in the artificial intelligence race, particularly in China, where large language models can be developed and trained at a…

Wave Goodbye To Biden’s Minimum Global Effective Tax Rate Of 15% Deal Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Trump is doing many good things by executive order. Here’s another one. Flashback June…

Trump Lifts Biden’s Pause On 2,000-Pound Bomb Shipments To Israel President Trump has hailed that the Gaza ceasefire is holding, but simultaneously suggested that Israel should ‘clean out’ the Gaza Strip. It…

Economic Black Hole: Here Are 25 Signs That The US Economy Is Dying After 4 Years Of ‘Bidenomics’ Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, The damage caused by 4 years of “Bidenomics”…

Marc Andreessen Roasts BlackRock’s Larry Fink For Backpedaling On ‘Retarded’ ESG Policies Billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen mocked BlackRock CEO Larry Fink for spearheading Wall Street’s push into adopting Environmental, Social, and…

Is (Chinese) Software Suddenly Eating The World? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, I’m not sure that “software will eat the world,” but it could consume the stock market bubble…

“Gigantic Rat’s Nest”: Taibbi Hints FBI Communications With COVID Scientists Will Be Exposed Award-winning independent journalist Matt Taibbi revealed in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that communications between FBI officials…

DeepSeek has had to pause new user registrations as a result of the incident Chinese AI startup DeepSeek reported a major attack on its servers on Monday, as global tech stocks shed…

Police are searching for a gang of criminals who stole a Romanian national treasure from a Dutch museum Thieves have blasted open a museum in the Dutch city of Assen and escaped…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth started his first official day on Monday morning, by answering a few questions from the media on the steps of the Pentagon. Hegseth committed to supporting President Donald…

The Georgian national, who had served in Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov unit, was captured early in the conflict A court in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) sentenced a Georgian mercenary to life in…

Kirill Budanov reportedly warned the country could cease to exist if it does not agree to peace talks with Russia Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense (HUR) has…

The House GOP is holding their planning conference in Doral, Florida.  President Trump is anticipated to attend and deliver remarks at 3:30pm EST.  Livestream Links Below: . Posted in Legislation, Live Streaming,…

There are three big Senate confirmation hearings this week, starting with HHS nominee RFK Jr on Wednesday, and then DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard and FBI nominee Kash Patel on Thursday. Robert F…

The Russian president took part in a commemorative ceremony and met living veterans of the Second World War Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the 81st anniversary of the breaking the siege of…

The UK’s Royal Navy reportedly mistook a marine mammal for the ‘Red October’ British ships spent several days tracking down a suspected Russian stealth submarine before concluding the suspicious sonar signature may…

5Y Auction Stops Thorugh With Largest Direct Award In 12 Years 90 minutes after a mediocre 2Y auction hit the tape, the Treasury sold $70BN in 5Y paper in the day’s second…

Officers have been discouraged from using certain phrases to avoid racial insensitivity British police officers have been told to avoid using phrases such as “black sheep” and “blacklisted” due to concerns about…

Is “Cheap AI” A Black Swan Event? Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, At the start of the year, we are always asked about “Black Swan” events. Given Academy Securities’ Geopolitical…

Europe Sneers As Lukashenko Boasts Of ‘Dictatorship Of Kindness’ After Securing 7th Term European leaders aren’t happy that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has once again been reelected on Sunday, which secures him another…

Soft 2Y Auction Tails As Foreign Bid Tumbles With markets focused on the tech rout, it is easy to forget that ahead of the Wednesday FOMC there is not one but two…

A growing trend of revising World War II history risks erasing the immense sacrifices made by the Soviet Union in the fight against Nazi Germany Russia’s exclusion from the commemorations marking the…

The Most Important Chart In The World Right Now Anyone active on X over the weekend undoubtedly saw the growing chatter around Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek. Its meteoric rise to the top…

Congress Investigating ‘Numerous Instances’ Of Banks Blacklisting Conservatives The House Oversight Committee is now investigating ‘numerous instances’ of US banks discriminating against conservatives, after Bank of America denied a claim by President…

Key Events This Extremely Busy Week: Fed, ECB, Inflation, GDP, And Earnings Galore One week down, 207 to go of Trump 2.0 and what have we learnt so far? According to DB’s…

A phone call between the Russian and US leaders hasn’t been planned yet, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov Moscow is open to dialogue with the new US administration but no…

“2025 Is Going To Be Great” – Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey Soars Near 4-Year-Highs Three succinct responses sum up the Dallas Fed Manufacturing survey results in January: “Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs.” “Inflation is…

“Blood, Feces, & Terror”: The Trump Pardons Trigger Judicial Rage Authored by Jonathan Turley, Even though President Trump had made it a campaign pledge to pardon those involved in the Jan. 6,…

Donald Tusk’s government has accused its predecessor of using Israel’s Pegasus program against political opponents A Warsaw court has ordered the arrest of former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, unless he testifies before…

Not inviting the country to the ceremony marking the liberation of Auschwitz risks fostering “new evil,” Aleksandar Vulin has warned Excluding Russia from the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation…

The breakthrough treatment is expected to get regulatory approval by August, according to the head of the Gamaleya Research Institute A breakthrough personalized cancer vaccine developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute could…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri have discussed improving bilateral ties in Beijing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on India and China to enhance trust…

The number of respondents supporting peace talks has been steadily rising, according to the survey Half of Ukrainians now favor a compromise to end the conflict with Russia through peace negotiations involving…

US New Home Sales Rise For Second Straight Year In 2024 Sales of new US homes ended 2024 on a high note in December as customers took advantage of incentives from builders,…

Trump Says He ‘Immediately Halted’ Hiring Of New IRS Agents Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has halted any new hires…

The ring of drug addicts committed some of the most depraved acts of child abuse, police said Seven Scottish pedophiles have been handed stiff prison terms for committing what authorities described as…

Fearing being excluded by Trump, Kiev’s European backers see ‘boots on the ground’ as a political foothold in the crisis Nothing is certain regarding the Ukraine conflict. Except two things: Russia is…

The new US president reportedly represents “a radical shift” from the previously “friendly” policies of Joe Biden, the outlet has claimed European Union officials are increasingly concerned that the administration of US…

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…

An interesting interview between Maria Bartiromo and recently confirmed CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Within the interview Director Ratcliffe outlines the big picture instructions and direction he has received from President Trump during…

DeepSink: Global Markets Crash On Cheap China AI Panic US equity futures and global markets are tumbling as rising weekend fears that China’s DeepSeek’s R1 AI platform could lead to a collapse…

President Donald Trump recently decreed that only two genders would be officially recognized The US State Department has suspended processing passport applications that select ‘X’ as the gender identifier, several American news…

Nine of Pretoria’s soldiers were killed in the Central African state last week as rebel attacks escalated The South African National Defence (SANDF) says its members are safe in their bases, amid…

Sweden Seizes Bulk Carrier After Suspected Baltic Sea Undersea Fiber Cable Sabotage Following Sunday’s undersea cable incident, in which a bulk carrier damaged a fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish…

Hedge Fund CIO: If Trump’s Agenda Succeeds, It Will Force Foreign Leaders To Adopt Pro-Growth Policies By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management Hope all goes well… “Builders make the…

The libertarian has labeled the West’s left-wing ‘woke’ ideology a “cancer we need to get rid of” Argentine President Javier Milei has criticized European leaders and condemned “woke ideology,” branding it an…

Kristi Noem has pledged to overhaul immigration and secure the southern border Former South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the head of the US Department of Homeland Security following…

The 76th Republic Day parade showcased New Delhi’s defense capabilities, featuring an array of military equipment and stunts The special corps of the Indian Army, known as the ‘Daredevils’, dazzled spectators on…