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US Establishes New Stockpile In Australia To Prepare For War Over Taiwan Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The US created a new stockpile of military equipment during drills in Australia last…

New York could flip to Republicans due to migrant-related problems, the former president has claimed Donald Trump has praised former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower for his mass deportation of illegal immigrants…

Michelle O’Neill has declared that the state is facing into ‘a decade of opportunity’ Michelle O’Neill, the only Irish nationalist to have ever been appointed first minister of Northern Ireland, has said…

Polish Farmers Plan General Strike, Blockade Of Ukraine Border Authored by Ella Kietlinska via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A aerial view shows trucks and tractors blocking the E40 highway during a…

Many small companies have been struggling to repay pandemic-era government support, according to Reuters Thousands of small businesses in Canada face the risk of closing down after the government ended pandemic-era support…

Households have been snapping up bullion despite record prices Chinese investors and households were major gold consumers in 2023 amid strong global demand for the safe-haven metal, the World Gold Council’s quarterly…

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…

“Inevitable Fire Sale” Of 23andMe To “Overseas PE Firm” Could Be National Security Risk Several years ago, DNA-testing company 23andMe began publicly trading on Nasdaq following a deal to merge with VG…

US Cattle Herd At 73-Year Lows As Retail Beef Prices At Record Highs Readers have been well informed about ‘beeflation’ and why it’s happening:  Dwindling US Cattle Herd Implies Supermarket Beef Prices…

The Resistible Rise Of The New Normal Reich Authored by C.J. Hopkins via Consent Factory, So, the German authorities have filed an appeal to overturn my acquittal in criminal court last week….

Poor Oral Health Speeds Up Irreversible Lung Disease: Study Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (SciePro/Shutterstock) That persistent cough and wheezing is bad enough without gum disease making…

Kiev may get three times more cash than allocated for US border security The United States Senate released the text of the long-awaited national security supplemental that pairs provisions for tougher border…

Senate ‘Deal’ Allows 1.5 Million Illegals Per Year, Slides Up To $2.3B To NGOs Trafficking Them, And Gives $60B To Ukraine While the House has gone full ‘Israel or Bust’, the Senate…

Powell Tells 60 Minutes Fed “Not Likely” To Cut In March, Calls Americans Lazy In his highly anticipated 60-Minutes interview, Jerome Powell did not deliver any new shocks, and unlike the Fed’s…

Itamar Ben-Gvir accused President Biden of not giving West Jerusalem enough freedom to fight Hamas Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has criticized US President Biden’s approach to Israel’s war in Gaza,…

Zelensky Visits Front Line Troops Amid Brewing Split With His Top General President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Ukrainian troops along the frontlines of fighting with Russia on Sunday, on the southeastern front, according…

Dark Money Group Plows Millions Into Biden Campaign Authored by Austin Alonzo via The Epoch Times (Emphasis ours), President Joe Biden answers media questions while departing the White House in Washington on…

These Are The Most Common Types Of Cancer In The US Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide among middle-aged adults. However, deaths from cancer are catching up in some developed countries…

Hungary’s Viktor Orban believes time is on Russia’s side in the Ukrainian conflict Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has expressed hope that the newly-approved €50 billion ($54 billion) package of aid will…

The rift between the Ukrainian president and his top general has grown over the failed counteroffensive and Zaluzhny’s perceived political ambitions President Vladimir Zelensky is planning a “serious” overhaul of the country’s…

Escalation And Expansion By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Escalation and Expansion It isn’t often that one title can encompass geopolitics, the economy, and markets, but “escalation and expansion” covers all three…

Denver Starts Booting Migrants From Shelters As City Nears ‘Breaking Point’ Denver, Colorado is reaching a breaking point as migrant arrivals continue to overwhelm the self-proclaimed sanctuary city. As a result, Mayor…

President Vladimir Zelensky apparently believes that inflicting a defeat on Russia is a viable option, Tarik Cyril Amar says The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine would have never happened without the…

Scientists Warn: Declining Academic Standards Mixed With DEI Recipe For Disaster By Daniel Nuccio of The College Fix The continued embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM combined with a broad…

Are Bankruptcies Of Some US States In The Future? Authored by Stephen Anderson via The Mises Institute, Bankruptcy is a developing twenty-first century theme in America. We see bankruptcy in federal government…

DOE To Push Forward $1.2 Billion Biden Plan To Expand Federal College-Prep Aid To Illegal Immigrants By Emily Sturge of CampusReform.org A Feb. 9 Federal TRIO Programs Subcommittee meeting could push the Biden…

HMS Queen Elizabeth will be replaced by its sister ship during the exercise, the UK military has announced The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to skip the upcoming…

Former US President has said his running mate must be a capable leader in case of an “emergency” Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner to battle likely Democratic candidate Joe…

Mechanical Issue Dooms One Of Two UK Aircraft Carriers Ahead Of Massive NATO War Drill Ahead of the largest Nato exercise since the Cold War, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth experienced an “issue”…

In my recent visit, I met with people who once fought a bitter war against Moscow, but are now the country’s fiercest defenders Over the course of 24 days – from December…

Ex-Trump Official Dies After Being Shot In Violent DC Carjacking Spree Former Trump administration official Mike Gill, 56, died on Saturday after being critically wounded this week in an 11-hour crime spree…

More than 35 million cases are expected in the next quarter-century, a new study warns Global cases of cancer will surge to 35 million by the year 2050, the World Health Organization’s…

The Dissatisfaction Of Young Voters Authored by Adeline Von Drehle via RealClear Wire, Four years ago, Generation Z, or those born from 1997-2012, broke the record for young voter turnout. Their champion?…

Talk about imminent war with Russia helps EU nations divert attention from their domestic troubles, spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Recent statements by EU politicians about the possibility of a war with Russia…

The US president had lobbied to have South Carolina hold the Democrats’ first nominating contest US President Joe Biden handily won the Democratic Party’s first primary in South Carolina on Saturday, sweeping…

The Ninth Circuit: Enemy Of Cities Trying To Shut Down Homeless Camps Authored by Charlotte Allen via The Epoch Times, Nearly half of America’s homeless population – some 42 percent – lives…

The bird was detained last May after being discovered with suspicious words affixed to its wing A pigeon suspected of conducting espionage operations on behalf of the People’s Republic of China has…

US Coalition Has Attacked Nearly 40 Houthi Sites In Yemen This Weekend On Sunday the Pentagon said its forces again struck an anti-ship cruise missile launch position in Yemen. A US Central…

Trump Spent Nearly $50 Million In Legal Fees In 2023, Filings Show Authored by Austin Alonzo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump used more than $47 million in…

The authorities said a lack of doctors willing to assess patients means euthanasia will not be made available to the mentally ill yet Canada has frozen a plan to expand its assisted…

Oleg Kononenko has now spent more time than anyone else in orbit Russian сosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new record for spending the most time on the International Space Station (ISS),…

These Were The Best- (And Worst-) Performing IPOs Of 2023 In 2023, there were 154 IPOs on the U.S. stock market. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu, highlights the best U.S….

A deep dive into the history of the iconic Russian film studio Mosfilm is not only Russia’s main and largest film studio; it’s the historical birthplace of Soviet and Russian cinema. This…

Warning Issued After Researchers Link Energy Drinks To Suicidal Thoughts In Children Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New research revealed that energy drinks could pose a greater…

A dangerous pest was found in fruit shipments from five Ecuadorian companies The Russian food safety regulator, Rosselkhoznadzor, has partially banned imports of bananas from Ecuador, the world’s largest exporter of the…

A draft agreement has already been prepared, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung claims Germany and Ukraine may seal a security cooperation agreement at the Munich Security Conference, which will take place from February…

An employee of the Indian Embassy in Moscow allegedly provided Pakistan with sensitive information The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has apprehended an employee of the…

Senior BBC Employee Branded White People A “Parasitical Deviant Breed” Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, A senior BBC employee described white people as a “barbaric bloodthirsty rapacious murderous genocidal thieving…

The EU Has Already Provided $96 Billion In Aid To Ukraine Earlier this week, EU leaders came together in Brussels to discuss a new €50-billion aid package for Ukraine, which had previously…

The move ends two years of political gridlock in Belfast’s legislature Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has hailed a “new dawn” in Northern Irish politics after becoming the province’s first-ever nationalist…

Some board members felt pressured to consume illegal substances with the CEO, according to sources Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been taking illegal drugs for years, on many occasions alongside…

UK’s “Online Safety Act” Officially Grants MSM Premission To Publish Lies Via Off-Guardian.org, Welcome to the UK where it’s now official government policy that you CAN’T publish “misinformation”, but The Guardian, the BBC, Disney and Netflix CAN……

As Brussels becomes more alienated from realities on the streets, the union’s forthcoming elections might serve as a wake-up call The European Union held a summit this week at which it aimed…

The company’s capitalization surged by 20% on Friday following a blockbuster earnings report US tech giant Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has posted its largest-ever one-day jump in…

Major shippers have stopped using the vital maritime route due to the ongoing Houthi attacks The Houthi rebel attacks on vessels in the Red Sea have spurred burgeoning interest in alternative routes…

Sunday has been declared a day of mourning in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic The death toll from a Ukrainian missile strike on the city of Lisichansk in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR)…

Maria Zakharova reacted to the Ukrainian shelling of a bakery in Donbass that allegedly involved Western weapons The West is complicit in the Ukrainian military’s killing of civilians in Donbass, Russian Foreign…

A Pakistani court ruled that the former prime minister’s 2018 marriage violated Islamic law Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to seven years in…

KaDeWe says soaring rents have harmed its profitability despite booming sales KaDeWe Group, which runs the eponymous retailer in Berlin and two other high-end outlets in Hamburg and Munich, has filed for…

The Swedish furniture-making giant exited Russia amid Western sanctions, but it still has assets in the country The Russian Federal Tax Service has filed a legal complaint with the Arbitration Court of…

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…

Investment will be driven by demand from the EU, a climate NGO has claimed The fossil fuel industry is expected to spend more than $1 trillion globally over the next decade 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…

Progressive Dems In Congress Move To Block Funding For Israeli Weapons Via Common Dreams, Calling on the United States to “end its complicity in the nightmare unfolding in Gaza,” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on…

France Caves To Farmers As Ireland ‘Solidarity’ Protests Kick Off Two of France’s main farming unions on Thursday agreed to suspend protests and lift road blockades across the country after the government…

Former CIA Coder Sentenced To 40 Years For “Vault 7” WikiLeaks Breach, Child Porn Charges Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A former software engineer for the Central…

The 82-year-old leader passed away soon after receiving novel cancer therapy in the US Namibian President Hage Geingob has died in a hospital in the capital Windhoek, where he was receiving treatment…

Russia Calls Urgent UN Security Council Meeting To Condemn ‘Illegal’ US Strikes Russia has condemned the Friday night large-scale US strikes on Syria and Iraq, saying it was an illegal ‘aggression’ and…

Oregon Supreme Court Blocks 10 Republicans From Running For Reelection Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Ten Republican senators in Oregon cannot run for reelection, the state’s top…

President Biden struggles to secure a $60 billion funding package for Ukraine The speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson announced on Saturday that he will hold a vote…

“Tax Relief Act” Exposed: Something Ominous Lurks Inside… Authored by Peter Reagan via Birch Gold Group, As it stands right now, it appears like Biden’s entire first term will have been plagued…

Ukraine Drone Reaches Deep Into Russian Territory, Damaging One Of Its Largest Refineries There’s been yet another major attack against a Russian oil refinery. In this fresh Saturday incident, a drone launched…

House GOP Propose $17.6B For Israel, With No Offsetting Cuts To IRS Next week, the GOP-led House will vote on a new, $17.6 billion Israel aid package that won’t include IRS funding…

Is A Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Imminent? Authored by Tarik Solmaz via RealClear Wire, The recent victory of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Lai Ching-te in Taiwan’s presidential election has heightened tensions…

It remains unclear what business the conservative commentator had in Russia American journalist Tucker Carlson has spent several days in Russia and even took in a ballet performance at the iconic Bolshoi…

The new bombing follows a series of airstrikes on Iraq and Syria The US and UK have carried out a series of combined air- and sea-launched strikes against at least 36 targets at…

Helsinki is seemingly ready to violate any principles to follow the collective West’s drive against Russia, Maria Zakharova says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned Finland’s plans to impose a…

Globalists Will Use Carbon Controls To Stop You From Growing Your Own Food Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, In early 2020 in the midst of the covid lockdowns, blue states run…

Police have ruled out terrorism as a motive in the stabbing spree allegedly committed by a homeless man from Mali Three people were injured in a stabbing attack allegedly committed by a…

Things are getting very interesting in the EU, specifically the nations with significant uprisings of farmers and truckers. What I find interesting in this Reuters story, is the first time one of…

Corrupt police officer Daniel Keneally, who is the son of former NSW Premier and federal Senator Kristina Keneally, has avoided jail after being found guilty of fabricating evidence which led to Luke…

A Bitcoin Standard Unleashed Authored by Michele Uberti via BitcoinMagazine.com, INTRODUCTION The transition from Fiat Standards to the Bitcoin Standard, though highly desirable, is not inevitable or necessarily imminent. The timing and…

RNC Reports Worst Fundraising Year In A Decade Authored by Austin Alonzo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Republican National Committee (RNC) in 2023 raised its lowest amount of money since 2013,…

US Strikes Killed At Least 39, Including “Many Civilians,” As Iraq Warns Stability Is On “Brink Of The Abyss” Widespread reports say at least 39 were killed in the Friday US airstrikes on…

Visits of the top US official never mean anything good for Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov says US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland’s visits to Ukraine have always been an…

California Bill Would Give Unemployment Benefits To Illegal Immigrants Authored by John Seiler via The Epoch Times, On Jan. 1, illegal immigrants in California received free medical care. That was thanks to…

Visualizing Past Interest-Rate-Cut Cycles & 2024 Forecasts A key question mark for the U.S. and global economy is around when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in 2024 and by how…

Despite its population falling off a cliff since independence, Latvia is trying to drive out even more people Latvia has been persecuting its Russian-speaking residents for many years. Today, thousands of of…

Will The Fed Elect Biden? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The Federal Reserve guards its independence with indefatigable ferocity. It is so intent on keeping it that it will…

Yulia Timoshenko has predicted that a proposed mobilization measure could lead to “public confrontation”   A reworked draft mobilization bill presented to Ukrainian MPs on Tuesday is more “repressive” and “unconstitutional” than the…

Washington State Democrats: Using Ammo A ‘Privilege’ That Needs To Be Taxed Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The first month of the Washington Legislature’s 2024 session is…

Andrzej Duda has expressed doubts Kiev will be able to seize the peninsula The Crimean Peninsula was historically part of Russia “for most of the time,” Polish President Andrzej Duda has said,…

At least two people were killed and six injured as Kiev’s forces shelled a civilian site in Lisichansk Ukrainian forces on Saturday targeted a bakery located in the Russian city of Lisichansk,…

Tehran’s foreign ministry has commented on recent operations targeting militia groups in Syria and Iraq The US has made a huge blunder by attacking targets in Iraq and Syria, as it will…

8 Signs That Demonstrate How Truly Bizarre Our Society Is Becoming Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, In “The Wizard of Oz”, at one point Dorothy tells her dog that she has…

Tourist arrivals to the country more than tripled last year Russia saw a surge in foreign tourism in 2023 despite Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, which affected air traffic with the…

Done With Orban by Maartje Wijffelaars, Senior Economist at Rabobank As widely expected, the Bank of England kept its Bank rate unchanged yesterday, at 5.25%. Just like the US Fed did on…

German President Compares AfD Supporters To “Rats” Authored by Robert Kogon via DailySceptic.org, Barely two weeks after a leading member of a party in Germany’s governing coalition compared supporters of the opposition…

Top Ukrainian General’s Conflict With Zelensky On Display In CNN Op-Ed Amid persistent more-than-rumors that Ukraine’s President Zelensky is trying to fire his defense chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhny, CNN has given the embattled…