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A single organization would streamline Moscow’s international promotion efforts, the president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he fully backs the idea of creating a centralized organization to promote and…

Phone calls from the Tesla Board, Peter Thiel and especially Larry Ellison, tend to change things. Remember, Bill Ackman is the billionaire who constructed the SPARC (special purpose acquisition rights company) to…

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…

Senior White House official Taylor Budowich, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, and James Braid discuss the details of President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill….

Is DEI DOA? Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Added Burden For Whites In Discrimination Lawsuits Authored by Jonathan Turley, Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down three major cases with unanimous decisions. One, Ames v….

RV Downturn Drags On: Winnebago Issues Profit Warning Winnebago Industries issued a profit warning ahead of its presentation at the Baird 2025 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference on Thursday, citing weakening…

May Payrolls Rise By 139K, Beating Estimates, But Report Shows Sweeping Labor Market Weakness With the jobs whisper number of 110K flirting dangerously close with a sub 100K print, one which both…

Friends With Benefits: Stacey Abrams Funneled $20 Million To Her Lawyer Authored by Paul Sperry via RealClearPolitics, A nonprofit founded by Georgia Democratic politician Stacey Abrams to protect voting rights paid more…

Rate-Cut Odds Plunge After Payrolls Beat; Trump Demands “Full Point Cut” From Powell A better than expected headline payrolls print has sparked a surge in stocks and bond yields this morning as…

The “bromance” between the leading US conservative figures has imploded in a public spat US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who just months ago celebrated the Republican candidate’s election victory…

The US president has said he would act if a peace deal proves impossible, adding that the “deadline” is in his “brain” US President Donald Trump has signaled that Washington could impose…

The Day After: Trump ‘Not Interested’ In Talking As Musk Continues To Make Case Against BBB After Thursday’s grand meltdown between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump over the Big Beautiful Bill,…

Support for continuing to fight has reportedly risen to 60%, despite earlier signs of fatigue, according to pollsters A majority of Ukrainians are prepared to endure the conflict with Russia for “as…

The Georgian prime minister has accused Brussels of meddling and “lies” during the country’s frozen accession process Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused the EU of inciting and financing extremism in…

Doug Casey On Silver: Money, Markets, & The Metal’s Role In The Coming Chaos Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: What is it about silver that makes it viable as a monetary metal—that is, something…

Do We Really Need Home Robots? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Maybe there was a time—when I was a kid watching “The Jetsons”—when I fantasized about a walking, talking,…

Trump Nominates Slew Of New Generals To Command Europe, Mideast & Africa The Trump administration has just nominated a slew of new generals to head up top US military commands in the…

Japan’s iSpace Spacecraft Crashes On Moon, Shares Crater Back On Earth Tokyo-based ispace Inc.’s second uncrewed lunar landing attempt ended in failure on Friday, as its Resilience lander crashed during the final…

Futures Rise On Easing Trump-Musk Spat As Payrolls Loom S&P 500 futures rose 0.4% as Tesla shares rebounded 4% in premarket on signs that the spat between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk is…

Goldman Slashes Tesla Delivery Estimates On Weak Monthly Trends Goldman Sachs analysts cut Tesla’s delivery forecasts, slashed earnings estimates, and scaled back expectations for brand momentum across key markets. The message is…

Digital forum delegates from Mozambique, Kenya, and Zimbabwe have stressed the need for locally relevant and cooperative solutions Global Digital Forum guests from several African nations emphasized the need for more inclusive,…

ProtonVPN and NordVPN have reported massive demand as top adult websites restricted access over new rules Virtual private network (VPN) services have seen a sharp increase in demand in France after Pornhub…

Targets of overnight strikes included drone assembly sites, training centers, and weapons repair facilities, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has said its forces carried out large-scale overnight strikes against…

Lawmakers are only allowed to use Latvian in the Saeima, according to the legislature’s new rules A Latvian MP has been kicked out of a parliamentary session and could face further punishment…

Soldiers in the Sahel state have reportedly uncovered Ukrainian documents and drones in the possession of militants Ukrainian military instructors are training and arming al-Qaeda-linked militants in Mali, according to local outlet…

Bridge bombings in Bryansk and Kursk regions were designed to force Moscow to withdraw from negotiations, Rodion Miroshnik has told RT Ukraine is using terrorist tactics at a state level to derail…

Narcotics Dark Web Donation Scandal Weakens Czech Ruling Party Authored by Bart Marcois via American Greatness, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala built his political brand on being the ethical alternative to his…

Greater global cooperation is needed as conflicts escalate across the continent, Tom Fletcher has said Russian food aid to Africa is arriving at a critical moment, the head of the UN Office…

Trust In News Ticks Up In 2025 Trust in the news was down to the lowest point on record last year in the United States, with only 31 percent of U.S. adults…

Kiev did not reject limitations on its armed forces in the text provided to Moscow DETAILS TO FOLLOW

These Are The 20 Worst College Degrees For Finding A Job As students weigh their post-secondary options, job prospects remain a key consideration. Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti reports that new data from…

Sweden Urged To Halt International Adoptions After Decades Of Child Trafficking Uncovered Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Swedish government commission has recommended halting all international adoptions…

Germany Considers Implementing Retirement Accounts For Kids As Young As 6 Years Old Because what six-year-old doesn’t want to start planning for retirement? Germany’s government is floating an “early start pension” for…

An explosion has halted train traffic for hours in Russia’s border Belgorod region A diesel locomotive derailed in Russia’s Belgorod region on Friday morning after an explosive device planted under the tracks…

Peter Daszak’s Smokescreen Attack on Dr. Bhattacharya Authored by Randall Bock via The Brownstone Institute, Peter Daszak’s recent X posts (June 2, 2025) labeling Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the new NIH Director, an “anti-science…

US Energy Strategy Hinges On Mexico Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, The United States and Mexico have a vital energy trade relationship, with U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico increasing dramatically…

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously tossed out Mexico’s 2021 lawsuit against seven U.S. gunmakers and one wholesaler, ruling that firms like…

Judge Says Education Department Remains Barred From Canceling COVID-19 School Aid Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal judge issued an order on June 3 preserving a previous preliminary…

Bayer’s Push For State-Level Roundup Immunity Sparks Backlash In The Heartland In a brazen bid to shield itself from a tsunami of lawsuits over its toxic Roundup herbicide, Monsanto (acquired by Bayer…

A point to emphasize. Current Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, Marco Rubio, was chair of the senate select committee on intelligence (SSCI) and a Gang of Eight member since day…

How Stop-And-Go Motion Supercharges Your Metabolism Authored by Sheridan Genrich via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Most fitness advice focuses on structured workouts, but most of our daily movement occurs in small,…

America’s Energy Shift: From Coal To What? (1950–2024) This animated chart, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, uses data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration to illustrate how the country’s energy generation landscape has evolved…

US Power Grid “Getting Critically Tight” — Time To Consider Backup Power At Home A new Goldman report paints a very troubling picture of the U.S. power grid, which appears to be entering a…

California Senate Passes Bill Allowing Parole For Some Serving Life Without Parole Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, A California bill that would allow individuals sentenced to life in prison…

Ghost Of Ghosn? New Nissan CEO Pitches Massive Restructuring That Will Slash 15% Of Global Workforce Nissan’s newly minted CEO Ivan Espinosa wasted no time making waves, bluntly admitting at a recent…

The SpaceX CEO said he would decommission the only US spacecraft certified to fly American astronauts The SpaceX CEO has claimed that his company “will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately,” after…

The tech billionaire has also floated the idea of a new political party amid his escalating feud with the US president Former White House government efficiency czar Elon Musk has claimed that…

Earlier today President Trump held a press availability in the oval office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.  The topics of conversation surrounded trade, NATO funding, Ukraine, Russia, President Trump’s conversation with Chairman…

To understand the dynamic, it is necessary to remain elevated and unemotional as the confrontation takes place. The U.S. Senate currently has two issues of great importance to President Trump within their…

You Treepers know my top two priorities in the world of politics: Economic Nationalism (MAGAnomics), and capital letter Liberty, the fight against the surveillance state.  In these endeavors the “Tech Bros” are…

Biden’s Border Nihilism Will Live Long After He Is Gone Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, The spiteful open-borders legacy of Joe Biden will plague America for generations to come,…

It was always going to be thus. However, some who do not carry the mental fortitude to withstand the TRUTH, will proclaim they are witnessing some pre-scripted game of chess or something,…

China Automakers Are Overtaking Japanese Competitors In Thailand Japan’s hold on Thailand’s auto market is quickly slipping as Chinese brands make big gains. Japanese automakers’ market share fell to 65% in April—down…

The invitation was extended during a phone conversation, which the US president described as “very good” US President Donald Trump has said that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, invited him to visit…

Lululemon Craters 20% After Slashing Guidance Lululemon shares cratered after the ridiculously overpriced maker of butt pushup tights cut its profit outlook for the full year and projected lower-than-expected sales for the…

Air Force Commander Prepares California Desert Community For Pearl Harbor-Like Strike By China Authored by John Mills via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Last month, the commander of Edwards Air Force Base,…

The Federal Judiciary’s War On Trump Is Not About Protecting Us From Gov’t Overreach Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, So far, in his second term, Donald Trump’s biggest headaches…

Restrictions have been imposed on four ICC officials over “illegitimate actions” targeting the US and its “close ally Israel” The United States has announced sanctions on four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges…

Zelensky Takes Swipe At Trump For Putin Phone Call: ‘Russia Giving The Finger’  Ukraine’s President Zelensky has yet again taken a swipe at President Trump, this time voicing his frustration at the…

Mark Rutte has said he will propose a target of 5% of member states’ GDP at the bloc’s upcoming summit NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced that he will propose a…

Dem Rep. Balint: We Need Undocumented Immigrants To “Wipe Our A$$es” Authored by Jonathan Turley, There is a curious narrative emerging from Democratic politicians and pundits in support of the millions of…

Moscow’s foreign policy enters the post-Western era The world – including Greater Eurasia – has become a more comfortable environment for Russia to pursue foreign policy objectives. Today, the balance of investment…

The White House has proposed a 25% year-on-year increase in 2026 for the development of seven new versions of the B61-13 gravity bomb The White House has proposed a spending increase on…

In an escalating feud with the US president, the tech billionaire has stated it’s “time to drop the really big bomb” Elon Musk has claimed that US President Donald Trump’s name appears…

Netanyahu’s Rule In Peril As Ultra-Orthodox Move To Dissolve Knesset Over Conscription Of Haredim Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling government coalition is under a new threat of being toppled after the…

“Thousands” Of Empty Units After LA Wastes $1 Billion On Homeless Housing Once hailed as a fast-track solution to California’s homelessness crisis, Project Homekey now looks like a billion-dollar boondoggle littered with…

Coal Is The New Bridge Fuel Authored by Bernard L. Weinstein via RealClear Energy, Once again, the consensus of government and private weather forecasters is that this coming summer will witness above-average temperatures in…

Trump ‘Purges’ Israel Hardliners In Overhaul Of Mideast Policy Via The Cradle Between late May and early June, in what insiders are calling an “America First” course correction, US President Donald Trump has been…

The US president has reacted to the billionaire’s disapproval of his tax and spending bill US President Donald Trump has said he is “very disappointed” with Elon Musk following the tech billionaire’s…

The measures are meant to protect the country from “foreign terrorists,” the US president has claimed US President Donald Trump has barred citizens of 12 countries from entering the country, including nationals…

Risk of Escalation With Russia ‘Going Way Up’ Due To Ukrainian Attacks: Kellogg Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Ukraine conflict said that recent Ukrainian attacks…

Insisting the bloc is a “defensive alliance,” Mark Rutte has urged member states to pour more money into making it “more lethal” NATO is the “most powerful alliance” in global history, Secretary…

Ukraine’s drama can’t derail the talks process The second round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul, and the events leading up to them, offer a clear snapshot of the…

Over the past decade and half, the country has suffered from extremism, the PM’s adviser on foreign affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi told RT Pakistan has lost 90,000 people to terrorists over the…

The Ukrainian leader questioned the value of peace talks when “the powerful” fail to be tough with Russia Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that there is no value in trying to reach…

Goldman Delivers Sobering Rates Outlook For Homebuyers Uncertainty is running high among prospective homebuyers as elevated mortgage rates have pushed buying conditions to the worst levels in decades. While many are hoping…

“I’m Just Here For The Cotton Candy” By Michael Every of Rabobank “I’m just here for the cotton candy” Naturally, the market didn’t Fink about a new globalization yesterday. Rather, it fought…

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Banning China From Purchasing Land In The State Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on June 2 vetoed a bill…

Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen is reportedly seeking to extend the public veil ban to schools and remove campus prayer rooms Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for new restrictions on Islamic practices…

FDA Not Recommending Newly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine: Official Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new COVID-19 vaccine but is not recommending people…

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said that aircraft were damaged and will be repaired None of the Russian aircraft targeted in Ukraine’s recent drone attacks were destroyed, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey…

Both bodies of water are important for Russia’s naval operations and energy exports Secretary General Mark Rutte has stated that NATO now considers the Baltic and Black Seas areas of strategic responsibility….

New Delhi has stated it will not engage in a dialogue with Islamabad while facing security threats New Delhi will not engage in talks with Islamabad for as long as it poses…

Bloodthirsty American politicians like Lindsey Graham are eager to drag the war on forever, so they do everything to scupper negotiations The picture of Lindsey Graham, US Senator for South Carolina, and…

Slovak lawmakers have approved a resolution that criticizes measures against Moscow and obliges officials not to vote in their favor The Slovak parliament has passed a resolution opposing sanctions on Russia. The…

The Washington Capitals captain is reportedly planning to move back to Moscow next year Russian ice hockey legend Alexander Ovechkin visited the Federation Council, the upper house of the national legislature, on…

Harvard’s China Ties Under Scrutiny As US Targets Student Visas Authored by Leo Timm via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Following the Trump administration’s recent action to curb Harvard University’s international admissions…

US Trade Deficit Shrinks By Most On Record In April As Imports Plunged As the front-running of tariffs abruptly ended, so imports to the US collapsed in April – by the most…

US Equity Futures Unchanged Ahead Of ECB As Jobs Data Looms US equity futures are unchanged, as they struggle for direction ahead of Friday’s payrolls report, following a series of data releases…

US Jobless Claims Surge To 8 Month Highs The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time jumped to 247k last week (above the 239k expected) – the highest…

S&P Futures Spike Above 6,000 After Chinese Media Reports Trump, Xi Held Phone Call In keeping with China’s now default lying and obfuscation about anything trade war related, just hours after Bloomberg…

Dark Irony: 75th Anniversary Edition Of Orwell’s 1984 Comes With Trigger Warnings Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A new 75th anniversary edition of George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 includes ‘trigger warnings’ in the…

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak earlier estimated the budget shortfall at around $10-12 billion Ukraine does not have enough money to fund its military and will have to overhaul this year’s budget in order…

Journalist Anatoly Shariy was given 15 years in what he denounced as a political vendetta from Kiev A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced Spain-based journalist Anatoly Shariy, a vocal critic of Vladimir…

Georgia is set to fold a 20-year-old NGO advocating Western integration into the Foreign Ministry The Georgian government is set to fold a media center promoting Western integration into the Foreign Ministry,…

An intelligence officer reportedly shot himself in his car near Paris, following two similar incidents over the past five months A French intelligence officer has been found dead in a parking lot…

US President Donald Trump previously said Vladimir Putin has warned him of an upcoming response Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart, Donald Trump, that Moscow would respond to Ukraine’s recent…

President Donald Trump has imposed full entry bans on citizens of Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia and Sudan US President Donald Trump has imposed a travel ban on nationals from…

British Blasphemy Prosecution: London Man Convicted After Burning Qur’an Authored by Jonathan Turley, We recently discussed how the United Kingdom has continued its erosion of free speech by pushing an effective blasphemy law. Now,…