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SBA’s Disaster Loan Program Runs Out Of Money As Hurricanes Drive Demand Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) disaster assistance loan program is out of…

WTI Rallies After API Reports Across-The-Board Inventory Draws Oil prices dipped very marginally today (with WTI holding above $70), down for the fourth day in a row as traders focused on an…

Doug Casey’s Top 3 Predictions for Post-Election America Via International Man, International Man: In the 2020 Presidential elections, there were allegations of cheating, voter fraud, and all sorts of shenanigans. What do you…

Beware Of War Hawks In “America First” Clothing Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, For the past eight years, the two major political parties have been gripped by a messy…

The US Democratic presidential candidate said that Biden still has the necessary “judgment” to perform his duties Vice President Kamala Harris has defended the mental fitness of US President Joe Biden during…

Where Americans Should Retire Vs Where They Actually Retire This chart, via Voronoiapp.com, compares the top states for retirement (based on five metrics analyzed by experts), with those states where retirees are actually…

Pollster Predicts ‘Biggest Mental Health Crisis In American History’ If Trump Wins Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via modernity.news, Pollster Mark Halperin predicts that America will experience the biggest mental health crisis…

President Biden has promised to send additional anti-air missiles and other ammunition to Kiev US President Joe Biden has unveiled a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $425 million, promising more…

A UNIFIL observation post in southern Lebanon has been shelled by an Israeli Merkava tank, according to the contingent An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank has fired at a UN peacekeeping outpost…

Australia will donate more Abrams tanks to Kiev than the US has given Australia has announced it will donate most of its retired M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, after months of Kiev…

The classified component details attack plans on Russia and a weaponry wish list, according to Mikhail Podoliak The secret component of the “victory plan” unveiled by Vladimir Zelensky on Wednesday includes Kiev’s…

It should not come as a surprise given the volume of examples that have been presented in the last several years; however, according to Gallup polling, amid all the top national civic…

Former ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold has had a big win as complaints against him, based on findings Walter Sofronoff made in his ACT Inquiry Report, where dropped by the…

Is The Harris Media Blitz Backfiring Or Is Her Slippage Due To Something Else? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The polls and election odds are breaking for Trump. Why? Sky News…

Israel’s Iran Attack Plan ‘Ready’ & Will Happen Before US Election: Officials Following Tuesday widespread reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu will heed the Biden administration’s plea to avoid targeting Iranian oil and…

Gold, Bitcoin, & The Dollar Surge Ahead Of Retail Sales; Markets “Very Convinced” Of Trump Victory VIX remains ‘sticky’ above 20… even as stocks manage gains… Source: Bloomberg The short-term vol market…

“Probably Worse Than It Looks”: IMF Sounds Alarm Over Government Spending Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about the rising…

NYPD Admits Armed Migrant Kids From Gov’t-Funded Roosevelt Hotel Terrorizing Times Square The Biden-Harris administration misled the public with phony FBI crime statistics, pushing the narrative that far-left policies were actually making America safer. Weeks…

Nevada Governor Backs Female Volleyball Players Boycotting Game Over Male Player Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Nevada’s governor on Oct. 15 said he supports female volleyball players refusing to…

Ken Griffin’s Ritzy Chicago Penthouse Under Contract For Big Loss  Citadel founder Ken Griffin has gradually withdrawn from Chicago’s real estate market after relocating his hedge fund from the lawless city run by far-left Democrats…

Relations between Ottawa and New Delhi soured after the death of a Sikh independence activist Canada may have received evidence from ‘Five Eyes’ allies that India was behind the killing of a…

Some US customers are reportedly still using the Russian company’s anti-virus software despite ‘security risk’ warnings by their government Some Americans are still using anti-virus software made by the Russian cybersecurity company…

Kiev fears what is to come after the American elections in November Admitting Ukraine into NATO before the end of the year could be a major part of Joe Biden’s legacy as…

Kiev recently claimed that Pyongyang has been supplying soldiers to fight with Russian forces against Ukraine NATO cannot confirm reports about North Korean military personnel allegedly fighting alongside Russian forces in the…

Joining the US-led military bloc is not a “short-term” matter, Julianne Smith, Washington’s permanent representative to the organization, has said Kiev’s accession to NATO is not a “short-term” matter, Washington’s permanent representative…

Israel Hurriedly Sends 50 Aid Trucks Into Gaza After Scathing US Letter Israel is trying to show its powerful backer Washington that it is taking urgent action over the spiraling humanitarian crisis…

Mark Halprin gives his prediction about what will happen when President Trump wins the election.  Tucker Carlson plays along, with both pretending not to remember what happened in 2016. What Mark Halprin…

The Ukrainian leader’s proposal is a set of “incoherent slogans,” according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Moscow has dismissed Vladimir Zelensky’s much-touted eight-point ‘victory plan’ as nothing but a “plan…

The desire of the US and UK to conduct a proxy war destroyed the Istanbul+ process In February 2022, Russia started its military operation against Ukraine to impose a settlement after a…

Regional rivalries among campaign staff could reportedly spell trouble for Kamala Harris Some of the top Democrats in Pennsylvania are reportedly unhappy with the way Vice President Kamala Harris has run her…

Liz Cheney Under Fire For Allegedly Improper Contacts With Cassidy Hutchinson Authored by Jonathan Turley, Former J6 Committee Co-Chair and Rep. Liz Cheney has long been criticized for her role in creating…

Ukraine Fatigue ‘Real & Increasing’, Admits NATO’s Newest Member State One of NATO’s two newest members has issued a warning about war fatigue related to Ukraine. Asked in an interview in FT…

The Most Beautiful Word In The Dictionary By Michael Every of Rabobank The Most Beautiful Word in the Dictionary Donald Trump sat down for an hour long interview with Bloomberg Editor in…

Vladimir Zelensky’s “victory plan” boils down to more bloodshed, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The so-called “victory plan” unveiled by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky on Wednesday is merely a roadmap for the continuation of the conflict between Moscow and…

Georgia reported more than double the number of ballots cast on the first day over the 2020 figure Early voting in the US presidential election in the critical battleground state of Georgia…

Ebrahim Rostami has suggested that the munitions have already been used in the past but that information about them is top secret Tehran possesses weapons that are “superior” to nuclear bombs, Iranian…

Can We Rein In The Excesses Of Financialization Without Crashing The Economy? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Or we can let the bubble implode under its own weight and…

In this interview Tucker Carlson talks with Mark Halprin, a well-connected journalist that Tucker Carlson cites as the epicenter of all political power and journalistic knowledge since the mid-1980’s. Accordingly, the magnanimous…

ASML CEO Apologizes For Leaked Earnings Report That Sparked Crash In Shares ASML Holding (ASML) shares crashed the most in 26 years on Tuesday after the Dutch semiconductor giant accidentally posted its third-quarter…

US Drinking Rates Hit Highest Level Since 1970s Inflation Storm As Tequila Demand Soars A broad overview of America’s beer, spirits, and wine consumption reveals a steady increase since the Dot Com…

The issue is expected to be discussed at the European Council meeting this week, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday that he believes…

The bloc “lures” countries to join it only to “absorb and subjugate them,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has likened the EU to a…

After polls were held in Kashmir for the first time in a decade, the scion of the valley’s oldest party takes the reins under scrutiny from New Delhi Elections have successfully concluded…

The warning comes after China staged large-scale drills around the island Beijing will not reject the possibility of using force over Taiwan if it “dares to take risks” and declare independence. However,…

The billionaire has confirmed his contribution to America PAC, becoming one of the top donors supporting the Republican nominee Elon Musk has donated $75 million to a pro-Donald Trump group in recent…

Prediction markets are surging, enabling wagers of up to $100 million on either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump Election betting using so-called ‘prediction markets’ is skyrocketing in the US after a ban…

The bloc is prepared for a zero-transit scenario, its energy chief has claimed Any new deal to keep Russian gas flowing to the European Union through Ukraine would be a “dangerous” choice,…

The US-led bloc’s strategy involves supporting Kiev until it can negotiate with Russia from a “position of strength,” Mark Rutte has said NATO will continue to provide Kiev with large amounts of…

The VIX And Market Climb: Should We Care? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The financial media frequently opines on what the daily gyrations of the VIX (implied volatility index) signal regarding…

Futures Flat Near All Time High As ASML Sends Global Shockwaves Futures are mixed as chip stocks recover partially from Tuesday’s rout and as traders looked ahead to more major earnings. As…

According to Nigerian authorities, locals were collecting fuel spilled on the road by the crashed vehicle when it blew up More than 100 people have been killed and over 50 others injured…

The Indian foreign minister stressed the need for peace and security as he addressed a summit in Pakistan The goal of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to promote “mutual trust, friendship, and…

Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearInvestigations, When the FBI originally released the “final” crime data for 2022 in September 2023, it reported…

Vladimir Zelensky’s “victory plan” boils down to more bloodshed, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The ‘victory plan’ that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky unveiled to the public on Wednesday would merely lead to…

Amazon To Invest More Than $500 Million In Small Modular Nuclear Reactors To Power AWS It’s starting to feel like every single day the embrace of nuclear to power the future of…

The Ukrainian leader demanded an immediate invitation to join NATO Vladimir Zelensky presented his much-hyped “victory plan” to the Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday, suggesting it could help bring the conflict with Russia…

While the methods former colonial powers use are softer, their agenda remains the same In late August, the revolutionary government of Burkina Faso nationalized two gold mines, reclaiming them from the London-based…

Belgrade has recently accused Brussels of issuing new conditions for accession to the bloc BRICS is a more welcoming and member-oriented group than the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said,…

BMW Says EU Ban On Gasoline Cars From 2035 Is “No Longer Realistic” By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Germany’s car manufacturing giant BMW is warning that an EU ban on the sale…

Orange Juice Prices Near Record Highs Amid Fears Of Worst Florida Harvest In A Century Frozen concentrated orange juice futures on the Intercontinental Exchange in New York are nearing new record highs….

These 3 Conditions Must Be Met Before Silver Surges Like Gold Authored by Jesse Colombo via Substack, Just two months ago, the precious metals community was growing frustrated with gold after its…

A hegemonic power tends to create chaos and violence as it is being replaced, Vaclav Klaus believes Veteran Czech politician Vaclav Klaus expects Ukraine and Russia to remain locked in armed conflict…

Berlin is ready to negotiate peace in Ukraine with Moscow, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said DETAILS TO FOLLOW

The Georgia state election rule is simple. Remove the paper ballots from the containers after voting and hand count the number of paper ballots. The number of paper ballots must match the…

An attack on an apartment block in the north of the country on Monday reportedly claimed 23 lives, with six more injured An Israeli airstrike on northern Lebanon on Monday killed 23…

Ukraine has reportedly been pushing the Financial Action Task Force to rank Moscow as a high-risk jurisdiction The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will consider whether to place Russia on its blacklist…

The drought caused by El Nino has left over 27 million people in danger of hunger, according to the World Food Program Southern Africa is currently in the grip of its worst…

The West is doing too little to undermine Russia’s military efforts, Mikhail Podoliak has complained Ukraine is unlikely to see the opening of a “second front” against Russia, a top adviser to…

Vladimir Zelensky is meanwhile preparing to make public his ‘victory plan’ for the conflict with Russia Behind closed doors, the British military has grim expectations for the Ukraine conflict and believes that…

Shell exited the Sakhalin-2 LNG joint venture in Russia’s Far East in 2022   The Russian Prosecutor General’s office is seeking over €1 billion ($1.09 billion) in damages from UK-based energy giant…

Ten vehicles, including tanks, were destroyed in the missile strike, the ministry has reported A Ukrainian facility involved in the production and repair of armored vehicles in the port city of Nikolaev…

Officials have warned that escalating conflicts between nations could threaten the continent’s development African defense ministers are meeting in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, for a conference on security and peace at a…

Satellite Constellation Projects Ready For Takeoff International competition is intensifying for the deployment of satellite constellations into orbit, notes Statista’s Katharina Buchholz. Satellite constellations – the most well-known being SpaceX’s Starlink –…

Louis Vuitton Owner LVMH Sinks As Luxury Demand Cools For Handbags, Wine, & Watches The world’s largest luxury goods company reported third-quarter organic sales that missed the average analyst expectations tracked by Bloomberg. This…

Kiev is trying to provide alternative solutions to cities particularly vulnerable to Russian strikes, Denis Shmigal has said Almost all of Ukraine’s thermal power generation capabilities have been destroyed by Russian long-range…

The French leader has said the Jewish state was “created by a UN decision” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after being angered by his…

Alex Proyas has implied that Tesla’s androids and cars are derived from his ‘I, Robot’ sci-fi action film Movie director Alex Proyas has accused billionaire Elon Musk of reusing designs shown in…

Berlin Freezes School Budgets While Allocating Billions For Migrant Housing Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Berlin’s public schools are facing a budget freeze that has halted spending on key activities,…

Synthetic Versus Natural Caffeine And How Each May Affect Aging Authored by Vance Voetberg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), From Starbucks to Red Bull to Coke, caffeine has become an energy…

As Morale Hits Rock Bottom, UK Police Exodus Throws Planned Expansion Into Disarray Britain’s Labour party’s ambitious plan to put 13,000 extra police officers on the streets is “unobtainable” – as officers…

People have become increasingly disillusioned with supporting refugees from the neighboring country, polls suggest Taxpayers in Poland are outraged when they see Ukrainian refugees living luxury lifestyles, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has…

London has urged West Jerusalem to combat violence against Palestinians in the West Bank The UK has imposed sanctions on several Israeli settler outposts and organizations in the West Bank, calling on…

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…

73% Of Mexicans Own A Dog Data from a Statista Consumer Insights survey reveals that dog ownership varies greatly around the world. Where as many as seven in ten respondents said they had…

FEMA Still Paying $9,000 For COVID Funerals, Billions On Pandemic Payouts By Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities As the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) carries out widely-criticized responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton,…

Canada Expels 6 Indian Diplomats For Alleged Involvement In Murder Of Sikh Separatist Via Middle East Eye Canada expelled six top Indian diplomats and consular officials on Monday, including India’s high commissioner,…

Home Prep Guide: What You Need To Last 2 Weeks In An Emergency Authored by Mikai Allbert via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two hurricanes have barreled through the Southeast in just…

Questions, Outrage After Israel Attacks Northern Lebanese Christian Stronghold Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, On Monday, Israeli warplanes carried out an attack on a small apartment building in the northern Lebanese village of…

It’s Obvious Why Chicago Politicians Hate What Donald Trump Says About The City Authored by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner via Wirepoints.org, Presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump is in Chicago…

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, And Natural Approaches Authored by Mercura Wang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or just autism, is a neurological and developmental condition…

The attention has been diverted from the conflict in Europe to the war in the Middle East, Finland’s top diplomat has said Western countries are increasingly feeling tired in terms of supporting…

Where Trump And Harris Stand On China Policies Authored by Terri Wu and Lily Zhou via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The next president will likely preside over one of the most…

2024 Campaign: Too Much Negativity, Not Enough Policy With just three weeks until election day, a long and often tumultuous campaign is approaching the home stretch. For months the race between Donald…

India Plans $109 Billion Of Grid Investments To Boost Renewables By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com, India plans a massive upgrade and expansion of its power transmission system, expecting investment opportunities of $109…

Iranian TV Shows Quds Force Chief After Deemed ‘Missing’ For Two Weeks The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s (IRGC) Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, has been spotted at a military funeral in…

Israel’s Supply Of Interceptor Missiles Under Strain Amid Daily Assaults Israel has been at war on several fronts for more than a year at this point, and is rapidly expending ammo and…

Monkeypox: Evidence Of The “Pandemic Preparedness” Lie Authored by Clayton Baker via The Brownstone Institute, This article was co-authored by Brian Hooker, PhD and Heather Ray. “Pandemic Preparedness,” and the gain-of-function research…

Trump Pulls Ahead In Battleground States As of Oct. 14, 2024, polling averages aggregated by website RealClear Polling show that Republican candidate Donald Trump has caught up in battleground states ahead of the U.S. presidential…

Georgia Judge Rules County Officials Can’t Delay, Decline To Certify Election Results Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Georgia judge has ruled that county election officials must…