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To Join California’s Top 1-Percent, A Household Must Earn More Than $1 Million Per Year Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), To rank in the upper echelon of…

Former ultranationalist politician Irina Farion was assassinated outside her home last week A man suspected of assassinating former ultranationalist politician Irina Farion has been detained, Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klimenko confirmed on…

Unpopular at home, the prime minister has made every effort to convince his American allies he is indispensable Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made his first trip abroad since the events…

The volunteers are all dead or wounded, while their replacements are “useless,” one unit said Most of the forcibly recruited soldiers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine would rather not be at…

Some people struggle to understand the relationships of the IC silo operation in Washington DC.  That struggle is completely understandable, because the modern functioning doesn’t come as an outcome of any constitutional…

Illinois’ Out-Migration Losses: Measuring The Destructive Impact On The State’s Tax Base Authored by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner via Wirepoints.org, One of the most damaging impacts of Illinois’ people loss to…

Supreme Court Decisions Have Restored Balance Between Public And Private Interests Authored by Richard Trzupek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A group of recent rulings by the Supreme Court have led…

Coup Upon Coup Upon Coup Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, In March 2020, all the major Democratic primary candidates abruptly, mysteriously, and in near unison withdrew from the presidential race,…

The US, UK, and South Korea have issued an advisory about the Andariel group A North Korean hacking outfit has targeted organizations around the world to steal sensitive and classified information, British,…

Poof! GovTrack Scrubs Kamala Harris ‘Most Liberal’ Senator Ruling From 2019 It’s amazing to watch the real-time memory holing going on with Kamala Harris. On Wednesday, we noted that the media (and…

Mega-Cap Meltdown Continues As ‘Good News’ Sends Rate-Cut Hopes Reeling KC Fed survey joined yesterday’s Regional Fed surveys in the doldrums (as did today’s plunge in durable goods orders) but of course,…

The video-hosting platform’s load speed will reduce by 70% starting next week, a senior Russian lawmaker has said YouTube’s speed on desktop computers in Russia may drop by around 40% by the…

Wow, Dr Ben Carson completely understands the scripted and controlled “manufactured enthusiasm” behind Kamala Harris.  In this interview with Tucker Carlson the former HUD Secretary has exceptionally clear eyes about the ideology…

The Future Of Bitcoin In America Will Be Decided At The Ballot Box Authored by Senator Bill Hagerty via BitcoinMagazine.com, As Americans head to the polls this fall, their decision regarding who…

Sharpshooting teams have performed two successful missions over the past day, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage showing the work of snipers in Donbass, where they…

The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule Is A Dark Cloud Over Energy Abundance Authored by Stone Washington via RealClearEnergy, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate disclosure rule posts real problems for public…

US Doctors Stunned By Number Of Gaza Children With Headshot Wounds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Israel the “most moral army in the world,” but a high volume of deeply…

Sixty percent of low-income countries have been economically punished by the US, the Washington Post has claimed A third of the world’s nations are under some form of US sanctions, and bureaucrats…

Beijing’s right to normal trade and economic cooperation should not be undermined, an embassy spokesperson has said Washington should not undermine the economic and trade cooperation between Beijing and Moscow, which is…

Trump: Israel Needs To End War Quick & Have Better ‘Public Relations’ The day before Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-A-Lago, the former…

“Little Cash On The Sidelines” May Indicate Firepower To Sustain Equity Rally Diminishes While Goldman Sachs flow of funds expert Scott Rubner issued a ‘correction watch‘ on major US equity indexes ahead of…

A Lot Of Moving Parts… Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, As stocks resumed their sell-off on Wednesday, with the S&P finally closing 2% lower in a single session, there are…

Kiev’s former commander-in-chief, now ambassador to the UK, has given a speech that was half crowd-pleasing, half terrifying Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, has given his first public speech in his new…

Will Trump Tariffs Fund Large Tax-Cuts For Lower-/Middle-Class Americans? Authored by Michael Every via Rabobank, Aye: we got a rate cut – or rather two. First, the Bank of Canada (BoC) cut 25bp…

The agency has become openly partisan and serves political ends, whistleblowers have said Many US state and local law enforcement agencies are refusing to share vital information with the Federal Bureau of…

US Hits Record High Electricity Generation From Natural Gas Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, Natural gas power generation hit a record high in the US on July 9th due to extreme…

Nestle’s Guidance Downgrade Adds To Rough Start For Consumer Earnings Season  Just over a month ago, Goldman advised clients to begin shorting stocks with exposure to middle-income consumers. This came just a month after analysts targeted…

Newsom Issues EO For California Cities To Remove Homeless Encampments After Supreme Court Ruling After years of encouraging rampant crime and degeneracy among the homeless population, and just in time for an…

Kiev’s military is constantly seeking new ways to replenish its ranks Kiev has sent its first seven female prisoners into the army, the Ukrainian Justice Ministry said on Thursday. The women expressed…

Southwest Airlines Is Abandoning ‘Free-For-All’ Boarding Policy For Assigned Seats  Passengers familiar with Southwest Airlines know the sometimes chaotic free-for-all boarding policy has been around for decades. However, this policy is ending as…

The panel will investigate security failures leading up to the attempted assassination of the Republican presidential candidate US lawmakers have authorized the formation of a bipartisan task force to probe the attempted…

The US Republican presidential candidate is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday Former US President Donald Trump has urged Israel to bring about a “fast” end to its…

The current White House is an embarrassment to America, the Republican nominee has said US President Joe Biden’s speech announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race was embarrassing for the country, according…

Schoolchildren from Ethiopia will spend two months in Moscow and Ivanovo Region Fifteen schoolchildren from Ethiopia arrived on Tuesday in Moscow to participate in an education program sponsored by the International Cooperation…

Reliance Industries could soon restart purchasing crude from Venezuela, according to a report India’s largest privately owned refiner, Reliance Industries, has secured US approval to resume importing crude oil from Venezuela despite…

STMicro Slashes Full-Year Outlook For Second Time Amid Auto Market Slowdown Shares of chipmaker STMicroelectronics tumbled in Europe after the company slashed its full-year revenue and margins guidance for the second time (the…

Gold: A Winning Investment In An Uncertain World Authored by Daniel Lacalle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Why is the price of gold rising if the global economy is not in…

The billionaire has suggested that criticism of Israel amounts to open bigotry against Jews The US Democratic Party has become “openly anti-Semitic,” SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed, after Democrat…

93% Of Top-Ranked University Presidents Donate To Democrats Authored by Kate Roberson via The College Fix, About 93 percent of the 25 top-ranked U.S. universities’ presidents donated to Democrat campaign funds, according…

A Chinese carrier sailing near Mumbai requested help after a crew member was injured The Indian Navy airlifted a Chinese sailor who was critically injured aboard the Zhong Shan Men, which was…

NORAD Jets Make Rare Intercept Of Russian & Chinese Bombers Near Alaska Russian bombers showing up in skies off Alaska on occasion has become something to be expected, and the US military…

Judge Refuses To Dismiss Trump Defamation Lawsuit Against ABC, Stephanopoulos Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, On Wednesday, a federal judge rejected a motion by ABC News and George Stephanopoulos to…

Israel Warns That ‘Iranian Terrorist Proxies’ Plotting Attack On Israelis At Olympics The 2024 Paris Olympics will officially open on the night of Friday, July 26 – but already there are warnings that…

The president’s aides did not “cover up” any medical condition, his spokeswoman has said US President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek a second term in office had “nothing to do with…

US Continuing Jobless Claims Hover At 32-Month Highs Initial jobless claims dropped modestly (SA) from 245k to 235k last week (while on an NSA basis, claims crashed back to earth after last…

White House Approves Nearly $3 Billion Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, The State Department approved a proposed sale of military technical equipment to Saudi…

The rating agency has lowered the country’s credit rating over its $20 billion debt US-based credit rating agency Fitch has warned of an imminent default in Ukraine, announcing in a statement on…

Western interference and the Ukrainian leader’s expired term pose problems for the diplomatic process, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is open to peace talks with Kiev but there are numerous issues…

The 3rd Assault Brigade has canceled events in Berlin, Rotterdam, Brussels and Cologne for “security reasons” after a public outcry Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade, which is closely linked to the neo-Nazi Azov…

A political party has launched a nationwide self-defense project, citing domestic abuse statistics Activists have launched a self-defense project aimed at women in Russia, citing high rates of abuse. The initiative comes…

This presidential race will be watched closely around that world, not least in Southeast Asia, where the Democratic candidate and the wife of Donald Trump’s running mate both have roots Back in…

The ruling comes as the African state awaits a verdict on a new bill that will toughen a crackdown on LGBTQ activities Ghana’s top court has upheld a six-decade-old law that criminalizes…

Kiev reportedly objected to Bulgaria’s proposed envoy to the country for having a “pro-Russian bias” Bulgaria was unable to appoint a new ambassador to Ukraine allegedly due to objections from Kiev to…

Poland is expecting a new wave of migrants in the autumn, amid polls suggesting shifting attitudes towards them Poland must prepare for another wave of refugees from Ukraine in the coming months,…

De-centralization would boost the economies of other regions, the president believes Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered plans to be developed for major state-run companies to relocate their headquarters from Moscow to…

Futures Drop As Japan, European Stocks Tumble On AI Bubble Bursting Fears US equity futures are lower but well off their worst levels, after a rout in Japan sent the Nikkei tumbling,…

The scheme aimed to allow both Russian and foreign investors to free up funds immobilized by Western sanctions Individuals and legal entities from the EU are prohibited from participating in a frozen…

“Create Some Unwelcome” Noise: Universal Music Crashes 30% On Streaming Revenue Woes   Shares of Universal Music Group plummeted up to 30% in Amsterdam on Thursday after the world’s largest record label, representing top…

Q2 GDP Unexpectedly Soars To 2.8%, Crushing Estimates As Core PCE Prints Hot After yesterday’s panicked oped by idiot Bill “recession is here, so cut rates before Trump is elected” Dudley, expectations…

“All Men Are Created Equal”: University Of Oregon Loses Key Motion In Free-Speech Case Authored by Jonathan Turley, We previously discussed the free speech lawsuit of Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley who was…

US Durable Goods Orders Plunged In June As Non-Defense-Spending Crashed The headline US durable goods new orders print for preliminary June data was a disaster – plunging 6.6% MoM (vs expectations of…

The National-Socialism / White Power organization released a video purporting to show the attack on Irina Farion in Lviv A neo-Nazi group called National-Socialism / White Power (NS/WP) has claimed responsibility for…

Rosie The Riveter Is Back. New Ad Campaign Entices Gen-Zers To Quit Gig Economy For Welding Career We’ve all heard the liberating stories about the ‘gig economy’—breaking free from nine-to-five jobs and offering flexibility….

The Percentage Of Americans That Worry They Won’t Be Able To Pay Their Bills Is Higher Than It Was During The Great Recession Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse, Do…

More Guns, Less Butter: How Will The EU Wed Austerity To Militarization? Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, US President Joe Biden, long showing signs of decline, is now officially done for…

The attack destroyed a deployment point near Kharkov, killing over 100 fighters, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow The Russian military has destroyed another deployment point housing Ukrainian soldiers and foreign…

Anti-government protesters have accused the opposition of accepting bribes to join William Ruto’s “broad-based” administration Kenya’s president, William Ruto, has appointed members of the country’s largest opposition party in fulfillment of a…

George Orwell Is Being Cancelled Authored by Paul Sutton via DailySceptic.org, Orwell observed how some writers are so important that cultural and political “ownership” of their work is fiercely contested. He said…

The Israeli PM addressed Congress, seeking to bolster support for the war in Gaza  Around half of House and Senate Democrats opted to stay away from a speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Ukraine has cut supplies of Russian oil to Slovakia and neighboring Hungary Ukraine’s blocking of oil supplies from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia is unacceptable and amounts to blackmail, Slovak Interior Minister…

Swiss Chocolatier Warns High Cocoa Prices Resulting In Global Slowdown In Chocolate Market Chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli AG has warned the global chocolate market is under strain due to high prices. Reducing demand is necessary to…

Moscow is ready to invest in the East African country’s agricultural development, Andrey Avetisyan has said Moscow is ready to share its agricultural expertise with Tanzania and increase its investment in the…

The 3rd Assault Brigade’s trip across Europe aims to revive Third Reich ideology, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The ongoing European PR tour by Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade is further…

Claims that Moscow is trying to interfere with US elections are false, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has said The FBI is using the ‘threat’ to American democracy posed by Russia as a diversion…

The Russian president shared his concerns with his counterpart during a meeting in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Bashar Assad of his concern over growing tensions in the Middle East…

Chargé d’affaires Roman Babushkin lauded New Delhi’s “diverse and sovereign foreign policy” in an interview with RT The West is denying “the multipolar reality” and making “a very big mistake” by putting…

Kiev Mayor Klitschko Speculated That Zelensky Might Agree To Territorial Compromises With Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, who’s emerged as one of Zelensky’s top rivals over the past…

These NATO States Are Embracing Conscription, Eyeing Future War With Russia Authored by Connor Freeman via The Libertarian Institute, As NATO escalates its proxy war in Ukraine and inches closer to fighting…

All the crew on board the Mi-28 died in the incident near Kaluga, the Defense Ministry has said A Russian military helicopter has crashed in the western part of the country, killing…

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…

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…

Amazon Will Reportedly Start Charging $10 A Month For Premium Alexa AI Features All we’ve got to say is, good luck with that. According to The Verge, Amazon is planning to release…

Blood Proteins Can Predict The Risk Of Developing More Than 60 Diseases Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Over 60 diseases can be predicted just by looking at…

NIH’s Latest Desperate Attempt To Incite Fear Authored by Ian Miller via The Brownstone Institute, The response to the Covid-19 pandemic revealed many concerning aspects of how government functions and how committed individuals and…

Escobar: China Designs An Economic Road Map All The Way To 2029 Authored by Pepe Escobar, There can hardly be a better place to track the four-day, twice-a-decade plenum of the Communist…

The Salary Needed To Buy A Home In 50 US Cities In 2024 In 2024, the median salary for the typical American home buyer has risen to $104,339 – up from $88,000 just…

The Cost Of A Hoax Authored by Wendy McElroy via The Mises Institute, The scandal surrounding Canada’s Kamloops Indian Residential School (1890-1969, British Columbia) is an ultracautionary tale about the damage inflicted…

Watch: President Biden Hails “Capable” Kamala In Resignation Speech Decrying “Tyrants & Dictators” Update (2020ET): To be frank, he didn’t sound great at all. Speaking quietly in his new ‘hoarse’ voice, President…

Newsmax Carl Higbie has done a deep dive on FEC reports using the “number of donations” as the datapoint to track.  What he discovered about donations to Act Blue might surprise the…

California’s Danger Zones: 5 Counties With Highest Homicide Rates Authored by Sophie Li via The Epoch Times, Alameda County, home to Oakland, ranked No. 1 in homicides in the state per capita…

“We Don’t Live In Dictatorship”: Black Lives Matter Blasts Democrats For ‘Anointing’ Harris Without Vote  The radical left-wing Black Lives Matter group demanded on Tuesday that the Democratic National Committee host an informal, virtual snap…

A Harris Presidency Would Be The Final Death Blow To US Border Security During the first three years of Joe Biden’s presidency one issue was dodged and deflected more than any other…

Net-Zero Targets Could Double Yearly Copper Demand By 2035 Authored by Sohrab Darabshaw via Metal Miner, The global demand for copper is projected to increase by 40% by 2040, driven by the adoption…

It doesn’t really matter much, but if you watch the oval office speech that Joe Biden just gave you might notice he is showing signs of a facial injury. Look Closely: ♦…

The US president said that he ended his reelection campaign to “save democracy” The upcoming election in November will be “an inflection point” for the country, US President Joe Biden said in…

The Ukrainian leader’s status could potentially be an obstacle for future peace talks, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s dubious status could pose a problem when Moscow and Kiev…

Tonight at 8:00pm ET, Joe Biden will deliver his first remarks to the nation following his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.  Joe Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris to…

Pentagon’s New Arctic Strategy Aims To Counter China–Russia Partnership Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Pentagon leadership is unveiling its latest strategy for the Arctic region as competition…

The Hubris Of Central Planning: A Lesson From Jim Grant Via MoneyMetals.com, In the latest episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey delved into the perils of central planning…

Russia Could Ban Diesel Exports Again Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via Oilprice.com, Russia is considering banning the export of diesel if prices rise further, Russian daily Kommersant reported on Wednesday, citing several sources. The…