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The plane was reportedly en route from Azerbaijan to Russia when it went down near the Kazakh city of Aktau A passenger plane has crashed near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, on…

Local officials have said a massive wave of strikes targeted the country’s energy infrastructure Russia launched a powerful wave of airstrikes across Ukraine overnight, local officials and media have said. Authorities have…

Another American Given Lengthy Prison Sentence By Russian Court For Espionage Another American has been slapped with a lengthy prison sentence in Russia. On Tuesday a Moscow court ruled that Gene Spector,…

Five football fans were found guilty of attacking Israelis following a game in the Netherlands An Amsterdam court has handed down sentences to five people in connection to last month’s clashes between…

What If The Baby Jesus Had Been Born Into The American Police State? Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “When the song of the angels is stilled, when…

Christmas Eve Asteroid Alert: 120-Foot Space Rock Racing Toward Earth Via The Mind Unleashed, As Christmas Eve approaches, the sky above promises more than twinkling stars and festive cheer. A massive celestial…

American Families Find Joy In Simple, Traditional Christmas Celebrations Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Every year, it got more intense. The advertisements started earlier and earlier. The…

Hungary and Slovakia have become increasingly “pro-Russian,” Mikhail Podoliak has claimed Hungary and Slovakia are tarnishing the EU’s public image by throwing a wrench in the bloc’s stance against Russia, Ukrainian leader…

24 Things That You Will Desperately Need In A Post-Apocalyptic World Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, What would you do if a great cataclysm brought a sudden end…

NORAD Santa Tracker Continues To Bring Magical Tradition To Kids Across The World Authored by Elma Aksalic via The Epoch Times, For children across the globe, one of the many joys of…

In a just and righteous world, otherwise known as the sunny side of my best-life dream state, political satirist, author and eloquent assembler of word thoughts, Mark Steyn, would be filling the…

Setting aside the assembly of research notes for topics and issues I am following; I turn to send a simple message on this holiest of holy nights. I am thankful for you…

The White House granted clemency to the “worst killers in the country,” the US president-elect said US President-elect Donald Trump has promised that his administration would continue to “vigorously” pursue capital punishment…

This is a repeat post from years past. I like to post it on Christmas Eve, a place to share our own best memories of Christmases past. The Secret Sam was my…

Is Trump Looking For A Grand Bargain With China? Authored by Gordon Chang via The Gatestone Institute, “China and the United States can together solve all of the problems of the world,…

Church Vs Pub On Christmas Day Roughly one in five adults in the United States say they plan to go to church on Christmas Day this year. Some people, however, intend to…

These Are The Most Desired Christmas Gifts In The US This Year While it may not seem like the most romantic option, the useful gift of money is the most desired Christmas present in…

Wishing For A Christmas Truce In Ukraine Authored by Ted Snider via AntiWar.com, On December 11, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that, as one of the last things he would do at the end…

Trump Vows To Expand Death Penalty After Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Row Sentences Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, President-elect Donald Trump said on Dec. 24 that he plans…

The End Of The Age Of Scientism Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Communities throughout the United States are debating the pros and cons of fluoridated water. It’s a bit…

A missile cruiser reportedly targeted two of its own F/A-18 jets during an operation against Yemen’s Houthis A second US Navy jet narrowly escaped a friendly missile during this weekend’s airstrikes against…

Vibrant northern lights will likely be on display Wednesday People in the northern hemisphere will be treated to dazzling displays of the aurora borealis on Wednesday, as a coronal mass ejection from…

Operation Choke Point 2.0: How The Feds Are Seeking To ‘Debank’ Targeted Industries Via American Greatness, A federal initiative that began during the Obama administration with the goal of debanking certain industries…

A Debt Jubilee Of Biblical Proportions Is Coming… Are You Ready? Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, Four thousand years ago, the rulers of ancient Babylon discovered a technique to stave off…

The EU has failed to provide genuine political support to Syria’s Christian community, according to abbess Agnes Mariam de la Croix Syria’s Christian community has never received political support from the West,…

Drones and dog sled teams will be deployed to the frozen island, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has said Denmark will spend more than $1.5 billion on the defense of Greenland, Defense…

The US Minimum Wage By State California voters last month rejected a ballot measure to increase the state’s minimum wage from $16 to $18 an hour. The question was posed during the…

A breakthrough in treating the deadly disease is nearing completion, according to the head of the Gamaleya Research Institute Russian scientists are finalizing work on a new, groundbreaking cancer vaccine due to…

The US has repeatedly insisted that Kiev start mobilizing 18-year-olds There are no proposals to lower the mobilization age before the Ukrainian parliament or the relevant committees, a senior lawmaker said on…

The Joy Is Gone: A Liberal Hate-Fest For The Holidays Authored by Jonathan Turley, From looking forward to harassment at restaurants to the purchase of Antifa-themed Christmas gifts, some appear to be…

More people than ever need food but the top donors seem to have other priorities Over 100 million people around the world will miss out on humanitarian aid next year as the…

Saudi Arabia Becomes Top Buyer Of Russian Fuel Oil Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, Saudi Arabia was the leading buyer of Russian seaborne fuel oil in November. Asian countries have become…

Solid 5Y Auction Stops Through With Yields At 6 Month High After yesterday’s stunner of a 2Y auction, with most trading desks vacant and manned by interns on Christmas Eve even as…

Saudi national Taleb al Abdulmohsen, known to the authorities since 2015, was interviewed weeks before the incident A man who was allegedly behind the deadly attack at a Christmas market in the…

China To Issue Record 3 Trillion Yuan In Special Treasury Bonds To Boost Economy It may not be the bazooka, but it’s a start. Less than a week after we showed the…

Nikita Vasilenko had previously suggested that foreign peacekeepers would “solve” the demographic problem in Ukraine Journalism students in Kiev have called for the dismissal of philology professor Nikita Vasilenko over controversial remarks…

Russia Bans Crypto Mining For 6 Years In 10 Regions Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, The Russian government approved a list of regions and territories where cryptocurrency mining will be banned…

Higher demand due to colder weather and lower LNG imports are reportedly behind the bloc’s increased reliance on storages The EU has increased withdrawals from its gas storage facilities, the Financial Times…

The move was prompted by a flaw in the tire pressure warning system Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is recalling 700,000 vehicles in the US due to a malfunction in the tire pressure…

The South Asian country imported agricultural products worth $2.3 billion in the first 11 months of this year   Food exports from Russia to India skyrocketed by over 100% during the first…

Kiev remains unwilling to start any diplomatic engagement, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Ukraine has shown no sign that it is ready to hold peace talks with Russia, Kremlin spokesman…

The billion-dollar tranche is just the beginning, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal The first $1 billion installment of a $20 billion US loan backed by impounded Russian assets has been…

Türkiye and Syria will try to “remove” Kurdish units from border areas unless they lay down their arms, Hurriyet has reported Türkiye and the new leadership in Damascus may launch an offensive…

Exports of crab have soared amid Western sanctions Russia has continued to increase fish and seafood exports to China, boosting crab sales to a record $148.7 million last month, RIA Novosti reported…

The Hungarian PM has accused the bloc of ignoring the reality of the conflict and urged for diplomacy over military aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused the European Union of…

TSMC Is Partying Like It’s 1999 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company shares are on track to record their strongest annual performance since the Dot Com bubble, as the world’s largest contract chipmaker ramped up production…

Cadbury has lost the favor of the British royal family for the first time in 170 years Britain’s King Charles has stripped Cadbury of its royal warrant, meaning the iconic chocolate brand…

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Pentagon is testing “dangerous pathogens” in over a dozen countries across the continent The US is growing increasingly concerned about joint efforts by Russia and…

Christmas Miracle: Dave Portnoy Saves Struggling Veteran-Owned Pizza Shop In Baltimore Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports delivered a Christmas miracle for a veteran-owned, mom-and-pop pizza shop in Baltimore City that was on the verge of…

“B*tch, New Laws!”: California’s Tougher Shoplifting Law Receives Curious Endorsement Authored by Jonathan Turley, Proposition 36, which increases punishments for some retail theft and drug possession offenses, overwhelmingly passed in California despite…

11 Signs That The Slow-Motion Collapse Of The US Economy Is Far More Advanced Than Most People Think Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, The fact that economic conditions are getting worse…

The perpetrator of the Christmas market car attack was not an Islamist, but he had raised a forest of red flags that went unaddressed At 19:02 on December 20, a man named…

The trial of Eugene Spector has taken place behind closed doors due to the classified nature of the materials in the case A Moscow court has sentenced US citizen Eugene ‘Gene’ Spector…

The company could not predict when operations would resume Every single American Airlines flight in the US has been grounded due to a “technical issue,” the company said in a statement on…

Democrats More Likely To Cut Off Relatives Over Political Differences; New Study Finds Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, A new study found that Democratic voters are more likely than Republican…

The messenger is the only one of Meta’s three major services that is still allowed to work in the country The Russian authorities are not considering blocking access to Meta’s WhatsApp, the…

10 New Ideas To Make America’s Economy Great Again In 2025 Authored by Stephen Moore via PJMedia.com, Here’s my wish list for the incoming Trump administration to make America healthy and prosperous…

The new link is expected to save travel time and help boost trade turnover between the countries Russia and Pakistan will launch the first direct freight train between the two countries next…

Futures Flat With Many Markets Around The World Closed US equity futures traded flat in muted pre-holiday trading, signaling another subdued open on Wall Street after Monday’s tech-led rally. As of 8:00am,…

IRS Reminds Taxpayers Of Key Tax Updates As 2025 Filing Season Nears Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is recommending taxpayers prepare…

Kiev’s unwillingness to negotiate has necessitated the continuation of hostilities, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia has always been willing to achieve its goals in the Ukraine conflict diplomatically and has only…

Most members will find it impossible to contribute 3% of their GDP to the US-led military bloc, according to diplomatic sources A number of NATO members are reportedly concerned they will be…

There will be peace in Europe next year, possibly after “one party” is destroyed, Hungary’s Viktor Orban has said The Ukraine conflict will be resolved one way or another next year, Hungarian…

Christmas Eve Nightmare: American Airlines Grounds Flights Nationwide American Airlines experienced a “technical issue” early Tuesday morning, forcing the carrier to ground flights nationwide. The timing could not be worse, as Christmas Eve…

Zombified: 42% Of US Small Caps Still Have ‘Negative Earnings’ Amid robust consumer demand and U.S. economic resilience, only a fraction of America’s largest companies have negative earnings this year. In 2024,…

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The government will impose restrictions on the digital currency industry in areas with power shortages The Russian government has approved a list of regions where crypto mining will be limited or completely…

The suspect is facing treason charges for aiding and abetting Kiev, the agency has said A Russian national employed by a company producing classified goods for the military has been caught selling…

The new rules will take effect in April 2025, according to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko Russia will start checking the children of foreign nationals who enroll in Russian schools for basic…

Historic memos about brainwashing “Russian agents” and drugging US inmates with LSD have been put online Documents shedding light on the CIA’s notorious mind control program decades ago are being published by…

Robert Fico has said he rejected a payment of €500 million to back Ukraine’s NATO bid Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has confirmed that he offered money to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico…

Righty Tighty: A Simple Way Donald Trump Can End The Ukraine & Israel Wars Authored by Adam Dick via The Ron Paul Institute, Upon his inauguration as president, Donald Trump will become…

Two crew members are missing after an engine room explosion caused the Ursa Major to capsize in the Mediterranean Sea The Russian cargo vessel Ursa Major has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea…

American Holiday Essentials While every family celebrates the holiday season a little differently, each with its own sets of customs and traditions, there are things that most celebrants can agree on, things…

The continent is the new focus of American biolab activities, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has claimed The US is significantly expanding its military-biological presence in Africa, raising concerns about sovereignty and…

The US president-elect does not want the settlement to collapse like the 2014 ceasefire agreement, Keith Kellogg says A sustainable peace between Russia and Ukraine is one of President-elect Donald Trump’s top…

Hungary maintains “constant contacts” with Moscow as part of its strategy, its foreign minister has said Hungary is interested in expanding cooperation with Russia in areas that are not subject to Western…

Bethlehem Cancels Public Christmas Celebrations Amid Ongoing Gaza War In better times the West Bank city of Bethlehem, where Christ was born, is festive and bustling with locals and international tourists and…

High Electricity Taxes Are Crippling European Industry Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, European countries need to work out ways to lower taxes on electricity to revive the competiveness of Europe’s energy-intensive…

A lawmaker has cited an increased risk of genetic mutations specific to aging as the government tries to reverse a demographic slump Russian women should have children before 35, according to the…

According to Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov, Uganda has confirmed its readiness to join the group’s new category Uganda will officially become a BRICS partner state on January 1, Yury Ushakov, an…

Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an explosive device in Tehran in July Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has acknowledged for the first time that West Jerusalem was responsible for the assassination of…

Marcel Ciolacu has emphasized Romania’s commitment to regional stability, as the nation navigates a volatile political landscape ahead of a presidential election re-run Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has pledged to support…

Washington’s system of managing biological risks in other countries was tested in Ukraine and Georgia, the Russian military says Africa has become a focal point of interest for the US government, which…

The US House Ethics Committee has claimed Matt Gaetz used illegal drugs and paid tens of thousands of dollars for sexual favors, including to a 17-year-old There is “substantial evidence” that former…

Eric Trump took some time to share a picture of his dad doing some last-minute Christmas shopping: Gifts for the American people…. lol [Source] MAGA Funny!  We are so back! Posted in…

Remarkable video shows three people surviving after a 15o foot portion of the Santa Cruz Pier collapses.  Two engineers and a project manager from a construction team fell into the ocean with…

The House Ethics panel does not release investigative findings after a member leaves the House. However, leaning on past precedent, the panel’s report said it “determined that it was in the public…

“This was no small thing, to restore a republic after it had fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may have been…

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 the nation of Moldova, the left bank of the Dniester (Nistru) River is home to 360,000 citizens in the Russia-controlled region of Transnistria. To the right side of the dividing line…

Apparently, the professional handlers at the RNC Convention wanted to control what Teamsters Union President Sean O’Brien said at the convention.  O’Brien called President Trump about it, and Trump told him to…

Cargo Ship Hauling Russian Weapons Paralyzed By Engine Failure Near Portugal, Ukraine’s Intel Claims  In a Telegram post on Monday, Ukraine’s main intelligence directorate reported that a cargo ship, sent to Syria to…

German Minister Says Suspect In Christmas Market Attack Does Not Fit ‘Any Existing Mold’ Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Germany’s interior minister said a Saudi national, accused…

Chris Wright Is Perfect Pick To Lead Trump’s Department Of Energy Authored by James Taylor via RealClearPolicy, How do you restore a bloated and misdirected U.S. Department of Energy to its originally…

DEI & The Death Of Effective Military Command Authored by Cynical Publius via American Greatness, The U.S. military’s growing DEI policies are creating a climate where fear of unfounded accusations erodes leadership…

How Stanford’s Garry Nolan Came To Research UFOs Authored by Ilene Eng via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Garry Nolan, a prominent Stanford professor and inventor in DNA gene therapy, is also…

Leftists Hate Santa Claus And It’s Not Only Because He’s White Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us It happens every year around December, a predictable flurry of pseudo-psychology articles from low-IQ progressives…

China’s GDP Growth Is Now Lagging The Rest Of Asia China’s economy is facing a series of significant challenges, including a property crisis and high youth unemployment. After decades of rapid growth, the…

The chief Islamic body originally endorsed having multiple wives, which is banned under national law Russia’s top Islamic body has withdrawn a controversial document permitting Muslim men to have multiple wives. The…