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Special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has previously called for sanctions on Israel’s prime minister Israel has slammed Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, for “anti-Semitism” after she endorsed…

The three suspects were also plotting to assault police officers in the southern Russian city of Kaspiysk, the agency has said Russian law enforcement has foiled a string of potential terrorist attacks…

The Eritrean Civil Aviation Authority has halted all routes of the neighboring country’s flagship carrier Ethiopian Airlines announced on Wednesday that Eritrean aviation authorities have decided to suspend all flights by the…

Moscow has repeatedly said the military enjoys a steady stream of volunteers Russian authorities are not even remotely considering a new wave of mobilization in support of the Ukraine campaign, Kremlin spokesman…

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…

Biden And The Media’s ‘Anti-Disinformation’ Campaign Authored by Andrew Lowenthal via The Brownstone Institute, “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most…

Does Disney’s Dramatic Decline Reflect Growing Public Opposition To Woke Activism? The participation of major corporations in the molding of cancel culture should not be overlooked.  While many people assumed that companies…

The relationship between President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is much cooler than it was in 2020. After Joe Biden’s team assembled and scanned more 2020 ballots than President Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu was…

“A Crisis Of Extremes”: Behind The Homeless Surge In California’s High Desert Authored by Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In the scrubby Mojave desert north of Los Angeles, a…

Former Aide To NY Governor Hochul’s House Raided By FBI A home of a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was raided by the FBI earlier this week, according to NBC. …

“Fight, Fight, Fight!” Those were the last words from a wounded President Trump before he was rushed from the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. Today, President Trump announces his intention to return to…

Tehran is also planning “terrorist attacks” at the Games, the Israeli foreign minister said Iran has orchestrated vandalism attacks against the French high-speed rail network, which paralyzed traffic ahead of the 2024 Summer…

FBI Director Debunks Biden’s Claim That J6 ‘Gallows’ Were Designed To Hang Mike Pence Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, President Joe Biden said in a recent speech that the infamous…

Trump Tells Netanyahu A ‘Third World War’ Is Likely If He Loses In November Former President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Friday, just after the…

The FDA’s Disastrous War Against Sleep Authored by ‘A Midwestern Doctor’, Story at-a-glance The power of sleep — Proper sleep is essential for our health, and disruptions can lead to severe issues…

On Kamala’s “Inspiring” Backstory & The Big Lie About “Unity” Authored by James Hickman via SchiffSovereign.com, The year was 1994. Former NFL superstar OJ Simpson has just fled from police in the…

22 Year Old Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Seattle Fire Truck A 22-year-old man was arrested this week after allegedly stealing a Seattle Fire Department truck, according to KOMO.  On Wednesday morning, the…

Manhattan DA Argues Trump Case Not Affected By Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has argued in a new court filing that former President Trump’s criminal case and guilty…

Lies… Authored by W.J.Astore via BracingViews.com, They’re Everywhere in America Soon after Joe Biden took office as president in 2021, I remember hearing that his VP, Kamala Harris, was put in charge…

Arizona State Senator Claims “Political Persecution” After Ticketed Doing 71 MPH In A 35 MPH Zone After being caught driving 71 in a 35 mph zone, Arizona State Senator Justine Wadsack is claiming…

The flooding sparked evacuations from several villages Torrential rains have caused a dam collapse in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region, local authorities said on Friday. They explained that a reservoir has become overfilled due…

In Defense Of Standardized Testing Authored by John Hilton-O’Brien via The Epoch Times, There’s been a lot of noise about getting rid of standardized exams. Supposedly, minorities are at a disadvantage with them….

Narendra Modi is reportedly planning a trip to Kiev in late August Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit Ukraine sometime in August, media outlets in New Delhi have reported citing…

A new artificial intelligence model developed in Russia is said to be capable of learning new actions all by itself A group of Russian scientists has developed a new artificial intelligence model…

At a meeting in Brazil, the US led the campaign against a minimum levy on the world’s richest 3,000 people The finance ministers of the world’s 20 leading economies have failed to…

Rate Of Shoplifting Spikes Across US Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, The rate of shoplifting saw a noticeable increase in the first half of 2024, even as the rates of…

WTF Is Going On With The Fed’s Reporting Of US Bank Deposits The last two weeks have seen US bank total deposits rise by $33BN (on a seasonally-adjusted basis)… Source: Bloomberg But…..

Saving Our Democracy… Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “Being insane is the new normal.” – Aimee Terese on “X” However it happened this week, “Joe Biden” passed the blowtorch to…

Two Trillion & Counting… The Mega-Cap Meltdown Continues Since peaking on July 10th, the market cap of the Magnificent 7 stocks has dropped a mind-numbering $2 trillion… Source: Bloomberg As another week…

US Maternal Mortality Rates Remain the Highest Among High-Income Countries: Research Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The United States continues to lead developed nations in maternal deaths,…

The process will be regulated by the country’s central bank Russia’s parliamentary financial committee has approved experimental exchange trading in cryptocurrencies that will be regulated by the country’s central bank, Interfax reported…

Praise for victories over Napoleon and Hitler aside, the Republican is still a Russophobe, Dmitry Peskov has said Donald Trump may be clear-minded when it comes to Russian history, but he started…

Navy To Expunge Records For SEALs, Sailors Who Refused COVID Vaccines Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Navy has agreed to correct the records of SEALs and sailors…

Racism And Sexism: The Campaign Theme Of The Harris-Whoever Ticket Authored by Richard Truesdell and Keith Lehmann via American Greatness, Is Kamala Harris the quintessential DEI hire? It’s a legitimate question, given that…

I’m going to just drop some analysis and research material quickly because the previously sparse pixels are rapidly collating into a visible picture. Many people are well aware of that the Dept…

“There is no evidence” that the former US president was hit by anything other than a bullet, his physician has stated The New York Times and Donald Trump’s personal physician have both…

Moscow and Beijing said the patrols were in line with international law and did not violate foreign airspace Russian and Chinese bombers jointly operating in international airspace near the coast of Alaska…

Fair Share? Yellen Says US Opposed To Global Wealth Tax On Ultra-Rich Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, A proposal for a worldwide tax on the assets of the ultra-wealthy…

Bidenomics Failure Worsens As Credit Card Delinquency Rate Hits 12-Year High   Whatever happened to the ‘Bidenomics’ propaganda pushed by the White House and amplified by leftist corporate media outlets? Well, that narrative quickly imploded, just…

President Biden Claims The US Isn’t At War As He Bombs Yemen Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, On Wednesday night, President Biden falsely claimed in an address to the nation that…

Boeing, Money Printing, & The Military-Industrial Complex Via SchiffGold.com, Boeing’s commercial jets struggle, but its military machines thrive, all fueled by endless fiat money… Not-so-mysteriously, none of the problems now associated with…

Berlin has denied any knowledge of the types of weapons America transports through the country The US military delivers several types of cluster munitions to Germany and stores them on its territory…

The Pentagon reportedly created hundreds of fake social media profiles to convince Filipinos that the Sinovac shot was “fake” The US military has admitted that it ran a clandestine campaign aimed at…

Russia turned back a RAF reconnaissance flight for the second time this week A British reconnaissance aircraft accompanied by two fighters approached Russian territorial waters near Crimea but turned back after a…

New Delhi and Beijing have resolved to improve relations amid an ongoing border dispute The foreign ministers of India and China have spoken in favor of stabilizing ties at a meeting of…

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the dire effects that “fossil fuel-charged” climate change has on humanity UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the global community to take steps to battle…

Sorry Liz; Cash – Not Crypto – Still Top Funding-Choice For Terrorists Authored by Arijit Sarkar via CoinTelegraph.com, Singapore’s internal investigation into nationwide terrorism threats has revealed a significant reliance on cash…

Netanyahu Angry After Meeting With Vice President Harris Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was angered by Vice President Kamala Harris’ on-camera statement following their Thursday meeting, and he now says the words threaten to sabotage…

Full Bodycam Footage From Trump Assassination Attempt Released Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Senator Chuck Grassley Has Released the full video taken by a police bodycam on the rooftop from which…

The transfer to Ukraine of €1.5 billion in proceeds from frozen funds will not go unanswered, Dmitry Peskov has said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned that Russia will retaliate against the…

Apple’s iPhone Falls Out Of China’s Top Five As Domestic Brands Soar In Popularity  New quarterly smartphone shipment data in China reveal that domestic handset makers have secured all five top spots, pushing Apple from…

Former Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov oversaw the logistical support for the army for more than a decade Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained former Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov as…

The first tranche from the interest generated by confiscated assets is set to boost Ukraine’s military, EU officials have said The EU announced on Friday that it had made available the transfer…

NYU Prof: Trump, Like Hitler, Will Use Assassination Attempt For ‘Authoritarian’ Goals Authored by Matt Lamb via The College Fix, Being almost killed ‘can cause a wave of sympathy,’ professor says President…

The Bureau is too busy being improperly political, the former president has suggested Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has slammed the Federal Bureau of Investigation as being politicized…

Benjamin Netanyahu’s entourage reportedly asked lawmakers for seven weapons systems this week Israeli officials handed US lawmakers a list of weapons they want fast-tracked during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington,…

Depressed Democrats Drag UMich Consumer Sentiment Survey To 8-Month-Lows UMich Consumer Sentiment slumped further in July with Current Conditions plunging to their weakest since Dec 2022… Source: Bloomberg Confidence among Republicans picked…

The former secretary of state wants his old boss to offer Kiev half-a-trillion dollars and NATO membership Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that Donald Trump would be open…

Discount Retailer Big Lots To Close More Than 50 Stores In California Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Discount retail chain Big Lots is shuttering more than 50…

Moscow recently identified what it sees as the barriers to a diplomatic solution Kiev is ready for peace negotiations with Moscow on “fair” terms, Vladimir Zelensky’s top aide, Mikhail Podoliak, said on…

Here we go, the manufacturing of Madame President continues. As if the last four days were not enough pop culture to elevate Kamala Harris into the beloved Megan Markle position, here comes…

As the Third Assault Brigade continues its European PR journey, its roots in the radical Azov Battalion are conveniently forgotten “Four soldiers from Ukraine’s popular Third Assault Brigade kicked off their meet-and-greets…

Employees at the Hotel du Collectionneur, where members of the IOC are staying, have staged a protest hours before the start of the Games Staff at a five-star hotel in central Paris…

Overly-Optimistic Investors Face Potential Disappointment Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Overly optimistic investor expectations of market returns may be a problem. To wit: “While consumers are not very confident about the economy,…

Hacktivists have leaked the personal data of hundreds of foreigners allegedly fighting on behalf of Kiev A hacker group has leaked a purported database of more than 3,200 Western mercenaries fighting for…

Prosecutors Charge Short Seller Andrew Left Of Citron Research With Fraud For “Misleading Statements” Federal prosecutors charged short seller Andrew Left with fraud on Friday, accusing him of making misleading statements about…

Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Unexpectedly Jumped In June; Savings Rate Slumps The broadly weak trend of US macro data was jolted yesterday by a hotter than expected GDP print – which prompted…

Algeria has claimed Paris’ decision to recognize an autonomy plan for Western Sahara “within Moroccan sovereignty” will worsen a decades-long conflict Algeria has condemned France for an alleged decision to explicitly endorse…

Sinaloa Drug Cartel Co-Founder Tricked Into Flying To Small US Airfield, Greeted With Handcuffs In a story destined to be dramatized on the big screen, a major Mexican drug lord was tricked…

ChatGPT Launches AI-Powered Search Engine Prototype Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, According to OpenAI, SearchGPT will give users a more intuitive search experience, allowing them to ask questions to refine a…

The Basel-Mulhouse air hub was shut down early on Friday, hours after sabotage disrupted the France’s high-speed rail network An airport on the Franco-Swiss border was temporarily evacuated early on Friday, French…

The Oropouche virus, which is spread by infected mosquitoes, has killed two women, the health ministry said Brazil has recorded the world’s first deaths from the Oropouche virus after two women died…

Futures Rebound From Thursday Rout Ahead Of Core PCE One day after closing at the lowest level in more than a month, US equity futures have rebounded led by small-caps with tech…

“Coordinated Sabotage” Paralyzes France’s Rail Network As Olympics Begin  A “coordinated sabotage” has paralyzed France’s high-speed train network, impacting a quarter million travelers. The number is set to rise to 800k by the…

‘Bank Failures Are Almost Certain To Follow’: The CRE Crisis Has Gone Nowhere… Authored by Mate Suto and Tuomas Malinen via GnS Economics Substack, Commercial real estate (CRE) issues have been getting…

“She Has Our Full Support”: Obamas Endorse Kamala Harris For President With the Democratic corporate media machine fully propping up Vice President Kamala Harris (see: here & here & here) following President Biden’s…

Hungary risks depleting its reserves due to an oil transit spat with Ukraine, a top official has said Hungary will face a fuel shortage by September if a solution to the oil…

An Iskander has hit a warehouse of artillery and armored vehicles in Kramatorsk, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has destroyed a Ukrainian warehouse in Donbass storing several multiple launch…

The first increase since December comes amid growing inflationary pressure, according to the regulator The Bank of Russia has raised its key interest rate from 16% to 18%, citing inflationary pressures. Domestic…

The latest data shows that gas shipments to the EU rose by nearly a quarter in the first half of the year Dutch Parliament members have addressed the minister of foreign affairs…

How Freight Fraud Became The Perfect Crime By Grace Sharkey of Freightwaves Freight fraud has become an all-too-familiar term in the transportation and logistics sectors in recent years. Although fraud has long…

Train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics High-speed train traffic in France was disrupted on Friday, just hours before the…

Washington sees nothing wrong in engaging in deceptive behavior to achieve its selfish aims, the Defense Ministry has said The United States long ago became an “empire of lies” as it continues…

African Countries Are Turning To Gold Authored by Mike Maharrey via MoneyMetals.com, A growing number of African countries are turning to gold to hedge geopolitical risk and protect against currency losses. Nigeria,…

These Are America’s Cheapest Sources Of Electricity In 2024 In the evolving global energy landscape, renewable sources are becoming increasingly cost effective. Even without subsidies, renewables are often the cheapest option available….

Women who have three or more children are “heroes,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia’s fertility rate is “catastrophically low” and is a threat to the country’s future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

Dmitry Peskov has rebuked Russian Muslims who don’t treat women of other faiths with the same courtesy as their own A spokesman for the Kremlin has rebuked Russian Muslims who don’t treat…

A Russian citizen claims that Kiev promised him a reward of up to $20,000 A Russian citizen suspected of carrying out a car bombing in Moscow has told Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)…

Responding to Washington’s remarks on Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow, New Delhi insisted it has “freedom of choice”  New Delhi has called on its Western partners to appreciate the realities of multipolarity,…

So far, 257 bodies have been pulled out of mud mounds in the African nation’s Gofa Zone The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia’s southern region of Gofa could reach 500, nearly…

Kiev’s Western backers also believe the country should make its own decisions, Dmitry Kuleba has said No one can compel Ukraine to hold peace talks with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba…

Artificial Intelligence Is Sparking A Copper-Boom In Zambia Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com,  Zambia’s copper reserves, boosted by AI-driven exploration, are set to play a crucial role in meeting the surging…

The government has reportedly ordered police and intel forces to increase protection for “high risk dignitaries” The Indian government has reportedly directed states to ramp up security for “high-risk dignitaries” during public…

To Hell With The Will Of The People… Via ReMix News, The globalist left is increasingly unscrupulous in its disregard for the voters’ choice. The third-strongest faction, the Patriots for Europe, will not…

Eight EU Countries Urge Renewed Ties With Assad To Stem Syrian Refugee Tide The last two years have seen a handful of regional Middle East countries reestablish official relations with Syrian President…

Georgia Is The Next Country That Might Face A High-Profile Assassination Attempt Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) informed the public that they’re investigating a criminal group linked to…

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…

Ben-Gvir Endorses Trump, Says He’s More Likely to Back War On Iran Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir endorsed former U.S. President Donald Trump—the 2024…