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Illinois Is A Drag On US Economy, Continues To Be A ‘Taker’ From Federal Govt; New Report Shows Authored by Mark Glennon via Wirepoints.org, If you think Illinois’ problems only amount to…

WTI Lifts Off One-Week Lows After API Reports Bigger Than Expected Crude Draw Oil prices dropped today as traders hung on every word from Fed Chair Powell prompting some wild intraday swings….

Health Officials Confirm Human Case Of Plague In Colorado Authored by Lorenz Duchamps via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Health officials in Colorado are investigating a human case of the plague in…

The US and UK had wanted to confiscate the frozen sovereign funds The Group of Seven “likely” abandoned the US plan to expropriate Russia’s frozen central bank assets due to a “veiled…

This is so typically DC; the irony is a little grimacing on many levels.  Apparently a not very smart carjacker pulled a gun and tried to steal a car belonging to a…

Bidenomics? Business Bankruptcies Jump 34% In First Half Of 2024 Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Bankruptcy filings by commercial entities grew by more than a third this year as…

Crypto Bid, Crude Skids, Stocks & Bonds Sluggish As CPI Looms Somehow, Small Business Optimism rose in June (for the third straight month) to its highest since Dec 2023 despite aggregate economic…

Speaker Johnson Presses NATO To Meet Spending Goals As DC Summit Kicks Off The annual NATO summit 2024 began Tuesday in Washington D.C., and House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson used the opportunity to…

Worst Of All Worlds… For Democrats Authored by Christopher Roach via American Greatness, The time for a political party to deal with a decrepit, elderly figurehead is not after the primaries, in…

Yulia Navalnaya has been charged with being a member of an extremist organization, according to a press release issued by the city’s judiciary Moscow’s Basmanny Court has issued an arrest warrant for…

AriZona Iced Tea CEO ‘Fights Hard’ To Keep Prices At 99 Cents AriZona Beverages first debuted its 99-cent cans at retail brick-and-mortar shops in 1992. Thirty-two years later, the price has yet to…

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Online Commentator’s Censorship Suit Against California Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Supreme Court denied commentator Rogan O’Handley’s bid last week to appeal…

Zelensky & Biden Blast Modi’s Visit To Moscow, Warm Embrace Of Putin On Monday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo near Moscow. Modi declared that…

Four Unbelievable Narratives Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, Everyday Americans and investors in particular are confronted with “narratives” daily. Many include hidden agendas that are politically, ideologically or financially driven. The…

Human rights experts have alleged a “targeted campaign” of starving the Palestinians Israel has rejected the allegations by a group of independent UN human rights experts that it has targeted the Palestinians…

If a Russian missile actually struck the clinic, there would be nothing but rubble left, Vasily Nebenzia has told the UN Security Council Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, has…

A controversial protocol reportedly allows the Israeli military to prevent kidnapping by any means necessary The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) authorized strikes on Israeli soldiers – and possibly civilians – to prevent…

Authorities Are Literally Losing Control Of The Streets As America’s Societal Collapse Accelerates Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, In a civilized society, authorities are able to maintain at…

Stellar 3Y Auction Stops Through With Highest BId-To-Cover Since January With Powell giving off strongly dovish hints today and Thursday’s CPI expected to come in soft for the 3rd month in a…

Joe Rogan Explains The Border Crisis It’s a simple 5-step plan that is becoming more and more obvious (to all but the blinkered – who also didn’t see Biden’s senility for three…

What Is Happening To Incomes? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Yesterday I paid a visit to my favorite local grocery, a family-owned boutique with wonderful products from around the…

The people behind Joe Biden that used illegal voter registration, subsequent ballot harvesting, and ultimately corrupt ballot counting to install Biden into office, have threatened to veto any legislation that would impede…

‘Veiled Threat’ – Saudis Warned G-7 Against Russian Asset Seizure Plan In a fascinating geopolitical shift, Bloomberg reports that, according to people familiar with the matter, that Saudi Arabia privately hinted earlier…

Nearly three dozen people have been detained over ties to a supposed criminal group operating out of neighboring Florida Cuban authorities have foiled a suspected terror plot involving weapons smuggled from the…

Viktor Orban’s visit to Russia has reportedly ruffled too many feathers in Brussels The European Union could revoke Hungary’s presidency of the bloc over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s trip to Moscow, Politico…

Robusta Rockets To 16-Year High After Major Grower Vietnam Records Export Plunge The global robusta coffee shortage continues unabated, with prices reaching new highs in London trading on Tuesday. The surge, according to…

US officials privately believe it will be impossible for Kiev to win back its lost territories, according to the outlet Kiev’s forces are stretched thin and its foreign backers believe that Ukraine…

Scene Of Misery By Michael Every of Rabobank Today’s market action is obviously going to be Fed Chair Powell’s first round of semi-annual Congressional testimony. The expectation is that recent US data…

2024 Hurricane Season Predicted To Be Particularly Active Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday, moving inland after having torn across the eastern Caribbean last week, killing 11 people. According to…

‘Not Allowed Off The Hook’: Purdue Creditors Ask Court To Sue Sackler Family Members Nearly two weeks after the US Supreme Court tossed out a $6 billion bankruptcy settlement agreed upon by the…

Robert Fico survived after being shot four times at close range in May Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, has taken part in his cabinet’s meeting for the first time since the…

Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi have agreed to boost mutual trade to $100 billion within six years Russia and India have set a goal of reaching $100 billion in bilateral trade by…

Senile, Drooling, But Mostly Fabulous Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, n’ Guns blog, Well, here we are.  It’s a full blown panic. It is now obvious that President Biden lacks…

Removing statues to the likes of poet Alexander Pushkin would be like burying your head in the sand, the Odessa mayor has said The Ukrainian port city of Odessa needs the monuments…

Attracting participants, exhibits and visitors from all over the country and abroad, the grand exhibition and forum showcased many of Russia’s finest achievements The Russia EXPO international exhibition and forum, which started…

Turnover amounted to $333 billion last year, the Russian trade minister says Mutual trade between Russia and the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) surged by 25% in 2023, amounting to…

The embattled president still “has all the power,” his Republican rival has told Fox News US President Joe Biden “doesn’t want to quit” and “may very well stay” in the race for…

Private Equity – Do You Feel Lucky? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Lately, I have been getting many questions about investing in private equity. Such is common during raging bull markets, as individuals…

In his attempt to prevent a Le Pen victory at all costs, Emmanuel Macron has empowered the other anti-establishment force Mad political scientist Emmanuel Macron’s little experiment blew up in his face….

Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Testifies In Senate – “Inflation Not The Only Risk We Face” Update (1000ET): Fed Chair Powell’s prepared remarks have dropped and are dovish at the nuanced margin:…

Consumer Slowdown Spreads: Helen Of Troy Shares Crash After Big Earnings Miss, EPS Outlook Cut Consumer products company Helen of Troy crashed in premarket trading in New York after missing earnings expectations and slashing…

Antifa Radicals Elected To The French And European Parliaments Authored by Jonathan Turley, For many years, I have testified and written about Antifa and its growing anti-free speech philosophy. Some Democratic leaders…

Paul Mackenzie stands accused of ordering hundreds of his followers to starve themselves to death Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie went on trial on Monday on terrorism charges over the deaths of…

Some nominees from Reform UK reportedly had no online presence and used digitally rendered campaign photos Nigel Farage’s Euroskeptic, anti-immigration Reform UK party is under pressure to prove that none of its…

Private message exchanges “touched on” tropes that disparage Jews, Columbia University has said Three top members of the administration at Columbia University in New York have lost their jobs over “anti-Semitic” statements…

Bitcoin Rebounds After ETF Investors BTFD! Inflows Surge Near $300M So much for the Mt.Gox/Silk Road FUD pressure… It seems bitcoin spot ETF investors were able to see through the coordinated (US…

Bank Hedges Have Rarely Been Cheaper Before Earnings By Bre Bradham and Cecile Vannucci, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and Citigroup Inc. are kicking off the US banks’ earnings…

The finalization of the cooperation agreement was paused due to death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last May Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that…

The Indian Prime Minister has repeatedly called for dialogue to find a peaceful solution to the conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his continued attempts…

US Futures Hit 36th Record High Of 2024 As AI Bubble Grows Bigger Ahead Of Powell Testimony There is apparently nothing that can stop this relentless tech momentum juggernaut: after the S&P…

The US president is facing mounting calls to quit the election race after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump US President Joe Biden should “do the right thing” and drop out…

India has become one of Russia’s biggest trade partners and is continuing to strengthen ties Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has expressed “huge” disappointment following a visit to Russia by Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

The ECOWAS has mandated Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its representative to negotiate with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Senegalese President…

As Political Parties Fall, Gold & Silver Will Rise Authored by Egon von Greyerz via VonGreyerz.gold, With the collapse of the Western financial and political systems now happening before our eyes, wealth…

The US-led bloc is hostile to Russia and is fueling the Ukraine conflict, so its decisions matter, Dmitry Peskov has said The Russian government will pay “maximum attention” to whatever decisions are…

English and German were reportedly offered as options, but pro-Kiev protesters were left “outraged” German police banned Ukrainians protesting outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin from delivering speeches in Ukrainian, citing the…

Washington is preparing major protests in the former Soviet republic, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service believes The US is looking to achieve regime change in Georgia by fomenting large protests around the time…

Junior Bankers Are Working 100 Hour Weeks Again We’ve come a long way since Covid, when disgruntled Goldman Sachs junior bankers made the infamous PowerPoint presentation that forced banks on the street…

During the talks in Moscow, New Delhi is expected to negotiate for higher oil discounts Against a backdrop of intricate geopolitical dynamics, India’s unwavering commitment to strong ties with Russia becomes evident…

Russian forces do not target civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stressed Moscow has vehemently denied responsibility for the tragedy at the Okhmatdet children’s hospital in Kiev, after a missile…

The End Of The Olympics? Authored by Laura Arce via The American Institute for Economic Research, Everyone seems to like the Olympics. Every two years, people rally behind their country’s athletes and…

Rwanda has taken note of the British plan to terminate the agreement, a government spokesperson has said Rwanda has said it has fully honored its commitments under a migrant resettlement agreement with…

A probe has reportedly been launched into the politician’s allegedly “illegal” financing of her presidential campaign in 2022 French prosecutors have launched an investigation into “suspicious or illegal financing” by Marine Le…

An ammo dump and 20 vehicles were hit, along with up to 65 military personnel, the Russian Defense Ministry has said A Russian missile strike has inflicted extensive damage on a Ukrainian…

BBC Chooses ‘Racially Diverse Cast’ To Play Characters In Drama About 1066 Battle Of Hastings Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, The BBC has chosen a “racially diverse cast” to play…

Zelensky: Poland Has Committed To Shooting Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine Territory Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Warsaw on Monday, where he signed a new security agreement with Polish Prime Minister…

Critics have urged Washington to ditch the “expensive, dangerous, and unnecessary” project The US Department of Defense will continue developing its new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) despite an 81% increase in…

Southern Europe Leads The Way In Tourism Recovery As the Northern Hemisphere’s summer holiday season is in full swing, millions of tourists are heading towards Southern Europe to spend their summer vacation on the…

Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law is “incompatible” with the bloc, the EU ambassador in Tbilisi has said The European Union has suspended the process of Georgia’s accession to the bloc, the EU’s ambassador…

Battles for a small settlement with an unusual name are part of Moscow’s grand strategic plan. Recently, reports from the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine have included references to a…

The US-led bloc will use the incident to justify continued arming of Ukraine, the Russian ambassador has claimed A deadly missile incident at a prominent children’s hospital in Kiev will be used…

Public remarks do not fully correspond to discussions taking place in private, a US official has insisted The White House has urged the public not to read too much into statements by…

Labour’s Net Zero Mandate Presages Economic Failure Authored by Rupert Darwall via RealClearPolitics, “We did it,” Sir Keir Starmer told cheering Labour supporters at a 4 a.m. victory rally. “Change begins now….

North Korea Is A ‘Distinct Threat’ To Europe, President Yoon Tells NATO South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has announced that he plans to discuss a security topic which is somewhat unusual for NATO…

Soccer Star Toni Kroos: Germany’s No Longer The Country It Was 10 Years Ago Thanks To Mass Migration Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news Football star Toni Kroos told a ZDF…

The Indian prime minister was reelected for a third consecutive term earlier this year Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership skills as the pair met…

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…

Fox News host Sean Hannity conducted a telephone interview with President Donald Trump about the prior presidential debate with Joe Biden. . Posted in Election 2024 The post Sean Hannity Interviews Donald…

Edith Wilson Biden (Née Jill Giacoppo) Authored by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, This is not the first time that an invalid has occupied the Oval Office. After apparently exhausting himself…

You Can Soon Bid On Kevin Spacey’s Baltimore Mansion  Actor Kevin Spacey, known for his lead role as Frank Underwood in the Netflix series “House of Cards,” is facing numerous sexual assault accusations,…

2 Years After Burn-Pit Law, Veterans See Improvements But Challenges Persist Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It’s been nearly five years since Gina Cancelino lost her husband—U.S….

We Were “Deceived & Gaslit For Years”, All In The Name Of “Democracy”; Then “Poof”, It Collapsed Overnight Authored by Alastair Crooke, The Editor at Large for the Wall Street Journal, Gerry…

Svetlana Petriychuk and Evgenia Berkovich were convicted of “justifying terrorism” in the play about jihadists’ brides A Russian military court has found a playwright and a theater director guilty of working on…

No Remedy For Censorship: The Perils Of Murthy Authored by Philip Hamburger via RealClearPolitics, Last week, in Murthy v. Missouri, the Supreme Court hammered home the distressing conclusion that, under the court’s…

‘Bring A Trailer’ Data Shows Early Adopters Of EV Trucks Hammered By Price Plunge Some early adopters of electric vehicle trucks who bought on secondary markets during the EV mania in recent years have…

The U.S. Department of State (DoS), the umbrella agency for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), outlines their policy toward the American public through CNN.  This truthful perspective is why all foreign governments…

Dark Side Of ‘The Next AI Trade’: Seizing Private Property For Transmission Lines  There’s a dark side to ‘The Next AI Trade’—at least for some landowners. Powering up America and upgrading power…

Some prominent Democrat donors reportedly believe that “dropping out sooner is better” Major donors to the US Democratic Party are discussing ways how President Joe Biden could drop out of the 2024…

Who’s Running The Country? Authored by Daniel Greenfield via The Gatestone Institute, The 2016 presidential election was going to come down to two candidates, Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton, whose ‘turns’ had…

A facility has been found near the Donbass town of Avdeevka that was used to produce the highly toxic hydrogen cyanide, Moscow has said Russia has found evidence that Ukraine has violated…

Battery Majors Suffer Profit Drop On Lower-Than-Expected EV Sales By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com LG Energy, one of the biggest players in the EV battery space, reported a 58% drop in operating…

Post-Debate USA Today-Suffolk Poll Has Grim News For President Biden Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, I created some charts from a new post-debate poll that shows Biden is weakening fast. I…

Another Extended July 4th Weekend Of Historic Violence In Chicago: 109 Shot, 19 Fatally In what could come close to a record-setting weekend of Chicago violence, 109 people were shot over the…

Joe Biden has been hiding in the bunker. He did a phone call with MSNBC, but Jill has been doing the campaigning while exit negotiations are ongoing. However, someone controlling the schedule…

New York City Hotels Housing Illegal Aliens Receive Over $1 Billion In Taxpayer Funds; Report Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, In New York City, hotels that have converted into shelters…

“Our Finest Hour”: Democratic Insiders Support “Blitz Primary” After Blocking Primary Competition Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, A proposal is circulating in Washington to dump President Joe Biden and hold a…

US Farmers Hoard Corn Like It’s 1988  Corn has recorded six consecutive quarters of declines, marking the longest losing streak since 1959, according to Bloomberg data. Increased plantings and another abundant harvest outlook have pressured…

In It To Spin It! Authored by James Howard Kusntler via Kunstler.com, “… [W]e’re done accommodating you lunatics. it’s time for actual adults to return to the room and supplant the squalling…

100 Miles South Of Salt Lake City, A New Type Of Off-Grid Community By Allan Stein of The Epoch Times The big pickup truck went rolling down the dirt road, kicking up…