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BYD Is Expanding Into Japan’s Mini-Car Market Chinese EV giant BYD is already expanding outside of China, into South America and…well, all over the world. It’s next stop looks like it’s going…

The US presidential envoy will reportedly skip the meeting with Ukrainian officials in London US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is heading to Russia for another meeting with President Vladimir…

High-Ranking Democrat Hints At Revenge Against Countries Working With Trump Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has threatened nations that, in his words, “enabled authoritarianism in our country,” warning that Democrats will not view…

Harvard Law School Professors Politicize The Rule Of Law Authored by Peter Berkowitz via RealClearPolitics, A camp counselor picks favorites by lauding some campers regardless of how ordinary or even counterproductive their…

Andrew Cuomo Referred To DOJ For Criminal Prosecution Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Last October, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department,…

How Fragile Is The US Economy? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The U.S. economy is complex. So is the global economy. They are not just complicated but complex, and…

Defy, Deny, Defund, Deport, Destroy Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, I must have dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the…

Tesla Misses Across The Board; Slams “Uncertainty” In Automotive Market, But Affirms Affordable Model “Remains On Track” For H1 2025 With everyone’s attention turning to Mag7 heavyweight Tesla after hours (full preview…

US presidential envoy Keith Kellogg will represent Washington instead US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend the upcoming Ukraine talks in London, despite earlier plans to participate, the State Department…

Democrat County Attorney Lets Anti-Tesla Terrorist Off the Hook Authored by Matt Margolis via PJ Media, So an unhinged leftist goes through downtown Minneapolis, casually walking his dog and keying Teslas as…

A lot of fake news is being published on the subject, even by respectable outlets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has recommended that people go to primary…

The pontiff’s body will lie in state in St. Peter’s Basilica until Saturday, the Holy See Press Office has said The funeral Mass for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April…

A garden without a gardener, Western Europe drifts as the world rebuilds The defining trait of today’s Western Europe is not unity or strength – it is the complete absence of a…

The International Monetary Fund has slashed its 2025 outlook for global growth The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its global growth forecast, saying that the global economic system is undergoing a…

A visual journey through the colossal creations of Zurab Tsereteli, the man who turned cities into galleries Renowned sculptor and president of the Russian Academy of Arts, Zurab Tsereteli, passed away on…

Terrorists have gunned down a large group of tourists in the northern state of Kashmir Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed his condolences to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi…

Container Orders Plummet – Trade Deals Now Or Economic Depression Soon Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Global container booking volumes fell by 49% between the last week of March and the first week…

Gold-Backed Vs USD-Backed Stablecoins: Key Differences Authored by Dilip Kumar Patairya via CoinTelegraph.com, What are gold-backed stablecoins, and how do they work? Gold-backed stablecoins are digital currencies pegged to physical gold reserves…

Buyers Strike Arrives: Foreign Demand For 2Y Treasury Auction Craters To 2 Year Low For much of April, and certainly following the vomit-inducing surge in 10Y yields two weeks ago, the biggest…

Goldman Finds First Solar “Well-Positioned” To Benefit From US Tariffs On Asian Panel Producers With the Trump administration preparing to impose new tariffs on U.S. solar imports from four Southeast Asian nations,…

‘Building 7 Controlled Demolition?’: Republican Senator Plans Shock 9/11 Hearings, Says ‘My Eyes Have Been Opened’ Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is raising eyebrows after revealing on Benny Johnson’s conservative podcast that he’s…

Putin Offers To Halt Fighting Along Current Front Lines In Ukraine: Report In a huge development, President Vladimir Putin has offered to halt his invasion of Ukraine across the current front line…

‘Soft’ Data Slaughter Continues As Richmond Fed Manufacturing New Orders Expected To Be The Worst Ever… In yet more confirmation that propaganda works, two ‘soft’ data surveys this morning signal the end…

The Bundeswehr has reportedly approached key companies to speedily move troops and equipment if an emergency arises Germany’s military, the Bundeswehr, has reached out to major logistics and defense companies to prepare…

The 8 Narrative Fallacies That Drive American Politics Authored by Allan Feifer via AmericanThinker.com, We live in a world rife with narrative fallacies intended to herd Americans and other Westerners towards Marxism. …

The two-day international event aims to commemorate the 1945 victory against Nazi Germany, the organizers have said An international conference to mark the upcoming anniversary of the end of World War II…

Nearly Half Of US Home-Sellers Are Offering Buyer Concessions Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, Nearly half of U.S. home sellers gave concessions to buyers in the first quarter of…

Wells Fargo Analysts Say Amazon Paused Some Data Center Lease Commitments First came China’s “Deep Seek” moment at the start of the year. Then TD Cowen’s Michael Elias told clients Microsoft was…

Stocks Soar, Reverse All Of Yesterday’s Losses On Bessent China Comments, Short Squeeze US equity markets were already ramping higher, as yesterday’s massive short pile up reversed and transformed into a squeeze…

Supreme Court Hears Major Parental Rights Case Over LGBT Readings Authored by Jonathan Turley, Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a major parental rights case in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a challenge…

Massive ‘Mystery Explosions’ Rock Ammo Depot Outside Moscow, Resulting In Mushroom Cloud A ‘mystery explosion’ has rocked a munitions depot in Russia’s Kirzhach district (Vladimir region) outside of Moscow on Wednesday, resulting…

A settlement will be complicated and should not be rushed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia does not believe that a peace deal with Ukraine can be concluded in an expedited…

The Trump administration “seeks to rebalance global trade” with “friends like India,” according to the American vice president US Vice President J.D. Vance has announced that the US and India have agreed…

The late Catholic leader was humble and always supported the abused and the downtrodden – except in one very sad case When a great man and leader of the Roman-Catholic Church –…

The Crimean Peninsula officially joined the Russian Federation after an overwhelmingly positive vote in 2014 Kiev refuses to discuss recognizing Crimea as a Russian territory, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky told journalists on Tuesday,…

Kiev and its European backers will be meeting with Washington officials in London this week Washington will propose a peace deal recognizing Russian sovereignty over Crimea and freezing the front lines in…

Gunmen opened fire from close range at a large group of tourists in the northern Indian state At least 27 people were killed in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on…

Ronen Bar claims he was fired by Israel’s PM for not displaying unconditional loyalty The head of Israel’s Shin Bet, its domestic intelligence agency, has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of firing…

Ukraine has not yet lifted its self-imposed ban on negotiating with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Kiev needs to scrap its own self-imposed ban on talks with Russian President Vladimir…

The levies target products manufactured in Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam Washington has set tariffs of up to 3,521% on solar imports from Southeast Asia, according to information published by the US…

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…

4 More Democrats Travel To El Salvador To Push For Alleged Wife Beater’s Release Authored by Rachel Acenas via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Four more Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El…

Ukraine Finally Squeezed Out Of Kursk As Russian Army Retakes Key Monastery Tass news agency is reporting that Moscow forces are poised to liberate the last village still held by Ukraine forces…

DOJ Announces RICO Charges Against 27 Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 21 announced that 27 alleged members or…

The fuel that the country purchases from the EU is “most definitely” supplied by Moscow, Aleksey Kucherenko has claimed Kiev is buying Russian gas that is being supplied to Western Europe via…

Authorities have announced a state of emergency as a huge cloud of smoke has risen over the Kirzhach district Massive explosions have been reported on Tuesday near the town of Kirzhach in…

Hyundai pulled out of the Russian market in 2022, citing supply problems caused by Ukraine-conflict related sanctions South Korean auto giant Hyundai has registered at least eight new trademarks with Russia’s intellectual…

Pete Hegseth faces accusations of mishandling classified information tied to Yemen bombings The Pentagon is at war with its own chief, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt….

Stealth Bomber Costs Sink Northrop Grumman Shares Most In Years Northrop Grumman shares plunged in premarket trading—much like the U.S. MQ-9 drones downed by Iran-backed Houthis—after the aerospace and defense contractor posted…

Will The EU Join The Economic War Against China? Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, As the US goes down the trade war route with China, it’s looking for others to join…

Beijing has said it is sending a signal not to interfere in Hong Kong Beijing has decided to sanction individuals in the US as retaliation for Washington’s recent measures against six Chinese…

Steve Witkoff will arrive in Moscow later this week, a diplomatic adviser to President Vladimir Putin has said US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will visit Russia later this week,…

The line connecting the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk to Nigeria is expected to boost trade with the region, including with landlocked Mali Russia is set to launch a direct shipping route…

IMF Slashes Global GDP Forecasts, Warns Of Trade War Fallout For China, US The International Monetary Fund slashed its growth forecast for 2025 and 2026, and said the latest escalation in the trade…

Ker-Powell! To The Liberal World Order Authored by Michael Every via Rabobank, President Trump just landed another comic-book punch on Fed Chair Powell:  “”Pre-emptive Cuts” in Interest Rates are being called for…

AI Power Demand Is Remaking Our Energy Ecosystem, While Painting A Target On Its Own Back Authored by Harry Krejsa and Markt Montgomery via RealClearWire, Even in its most conservative projections, AI-driven…

Making Sense Of Discretionary Retail Math As EPS Risks & Price Hikes Loom Morgan Stanley analysts have released a report that drills into the “tariff math” for clients, outlining how President Trump’s…

Just 30% Of Illinois 4th Graders Read At Proficiency Standards Authored by Glenn Minnis via The Center Square, Illinois Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste is speaking out against a “nationwide literacy crisis”…

Trump Meets Walmart, Target Bosses Amid Tariff War Anxiety With U.S. tariff rates now at their highest levels since President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inauguration, executives from Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and…

As families beg for answers, fraudsters pose as spies, doctors, and even dead troops – all while bureaucrats look the other way or cash in themselves Tens of thousands of families across…

Futures Rebound On Trade Deal Optimism, Gold Hits Another Record US equity futures are higher, attempting to pare back some of the sharp losses from Monday’s prior session and extending yesterday’s late…

These Parents Removed Their Kids From School. The Supreme Court Is About To Hear Why Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An interfaith group of parents says forcing…

The French luxury brand reportedly plans to sell jewelry in the country French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has registered up to six new trademarks in Russia, according to media reports citing records…

Beijing has denounced the exercises as destabilizing and warned against provocations over Taiwan China has vehemently condemned joint US-Philippines military drills that kicked off on Monday, accusing Manila of colluding to undermine…

Zurab Tsereteli, creator of Moscow’s Peter the Great monument and the UN’s Good Defeats Evil, has passed away Prominent Russian-Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who was the epitome of Russian sculpture, has died…

Washington officials have had “very good meetings” with leaders in both Moscow and Kiev, according to the US president US President Donald Trump has said that he will reveal his plan to…

The late pontiff was a “disciple of Putin” rather than of God, MP Elizaveta Bogutskaya has said A Ukrainian lawmaker from Vladimir Zelensky’s ruling party and numerous Ukrainian social media users have…

The request is part of the Department of Justice’s antitrust case to “remedy” the tech giant’s monopoly in the online search market The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up its…

Deficient Handbag Security: DHS Sec’y Noem’s Purse With $3K, Badge Stolen At DC Eatery An Easter dinner out with family turned into a big embarrassment for Kristi Noem and the Secret Service,…

New Delhi’s move comes as Trump’s tariffs threaten to prompt East Asian exporters to redirect US-bound shipments India has imposed a 12% duty on steel imports in an effort to counter a…

There Is A Growing Plot Against Dogs Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, At the airport, the staff now offers comfort dogs, gorgeous Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds available for…

The late pontiff will be remembered as a man who sought dialogue, justice, and peace, Albir Krganov has said The mufti of Moscow, Albir Krganov, has expressed his condolences to all Catholics…

Visualizing Global AI Investment By Country Countries are investing heavily in artificial intelligence to position themselves for a future that could look significantly different from today. Greater investment in AI typically translates…

With Eye On Iran, US Sends More Bunker-Busting Bombs To Israel Authored by Kyle Anzalone via AntiWar.com, Nine plane loads of bunker-busting bombs were shipped from the US to Israel. The munitions are…

Studios retreat from LGBT themes amid regulatory pressure in a silent exodus The conservative winds that have swept across America since January 20, 2025 have reached all the way to California. Hollywood,…

Any resolution to the fighting between Moscow and Kiev must take into account Russia’s security concerns, Putin has insisted Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with his South African counterpart, Cyril…

The Ukrainian leader has the means to rig the ballot, according to his 2019 presidential campaign chief Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has the ability to manipulate the outcome of a presidential election under…

‘Hotheads’ in European capitals should be aware that Moscow’s navy would be able to protect its shipping, Nikolay Patrushev has said The EU and the UK are gearing up to impose a…

Houthis Claim Attacks On Two US Aircraft Carrier Groups Off Yemen Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for attacks on two US aircraft carrier groups currently patrolling the Red Sea and areas…

Is Europe Still Fighting Lost Energy Wars? Authored by Drieu Godefridi via The Gatestone Institute, The news came down like a thunderbolt. In a spectacular decision, the Morton County courthouse in Mandan, North…

Manhattan Congestion Toll Remains In Effect Despite Trump Admin Deadline For Removal A Trump administration deadline to remove a toll charged to drivers in Manhattan, New York City, by April 20 has…

Exposing Beijing’s ‘Gray Trade’ Tariff Avoidance Scheme Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, Is a new boom in deceptive trading practices taking shape in many parts of the world? As…

Dhillon Promises Action To Enforce Trump’s Executive Orders On Civil Rights Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Harmeet Dhillon’s decision to step down as the CEO of the…

The Russian president attended the “Small Homeland – the Strength of Russia” forum on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin touched on a wide range of challenges facing Russia, particularly its new and…

We Took The Buyout: Federal Employees On Why They Accepted The Offer To Quit Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Shortly after taking office, the Trump administration offered…

Former State Department Official Warns Of Deep State’s ‘Undeclared Second Cold War’ On Populism Mike Benz, the former State Department official who would later shed light on the Government-Big Tech censorship complex,…

Mississippi Supreme Court Shuts Down Teen’s Bid For Masculine Name Amid Gender Transition The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled this week that a 16-year-old biological female undergoing gender transition procedures cannot legally change…

Air Cargo Faces $22BN Revenue Hit When China Tariff Exemption Ends By Eric Kulisch of FreightWaves U.S. plans next month to cancel tariff-free access for low-value parcel shipments from China and Hong…

Kremlin Hails US Proposal To Deny NATO Membership To Ukraine, Awaits Official Word On Crimea The Kremlin has belatedly reacted to Washington proposals toward ending the war in Ukraine, by praising and…

Drugged Into Oblivion: More Than 60% Of US Adults Admit That They Are Taking Pharmaceutical Drugs Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Americans watch more television than anyone else…

Chinese Plastics Factories Face Mass Closure As US Ethane Disappears Previously we explained that the US-China trade war has been unique in that the US was hit fast and hard, mostly through…

Protectionism Is Good Authored by Josiah Lippincott via American Greatness, Independence is freedom. Dependence is slavery. The more independence you have, the more choices you can make and the freer you are….

Ron Johnson suspects “an awful lot” is being covered up about the attacks Republican Senator Ron Johnson has suggested that new congressional hearings into the September 11 attacks may be forthcoming, citing…

The Holy See also unveiled the pontiff’s final testament Pope Francis died from a stroke followed by heart failure, the Vatican has confirmed, outlining the health complications that led to the pontiff’s…

Do Elite Universities Really Wish To Fight The Federal Government? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Harvard has refused to accept the orders of a Trump administration commission concerning its…

The Great Consternation Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “Due process is when only one side has to follow the law and if you point out that this is a suicidal standard you’re…

President Trump and First Lady Melania participate in an annual tradition at the White House, the Easter Egg Roll. . *Travel day tonight.  See you in the morning. :)) /SD   Posted…

Why More People Are Testing Their Blood Without A Doctor Authored by Sheramy Tsai via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The scale doesn’t lie—but it doesn’t tell the whole story. You might…

What American Hardline Retailers Are Saying about Tariff Fallout Goldman analysts met with management and investor relations teams from specialty hardline retailers (BBY, BJ, DG, DKS, FL, OLLI, RH, TGT, ULTA, WMT,…