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A Plan To Tame Inflation Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, There is finally some chance for honesty now, after four years of gaslighting, especially when it comes to economic…

Israel & US Ramp Up Airstrikes On Syria As ‘Counter Iran’ War Expands Israeli attacks on Syria have become daily, and now the United States is ramping up its own attacks in…

In the eyes of many, the Islamic Republic remains the last bastion in the Muslim world against unchecked Israeli aggression Apart from flexing its military muscle as a power to reckon with…

Paulina Brandberg has said that she is receiving “professional help” for her bananaphobia Swedish Gender Equality Minister Paulina Brandberg has such an acute phobia of bananas that her staff must work around…

The bloc’s foreign policy chief cited human rights violations in Gaza as the reason, reports say Israel has disregarded EU concerns about possible human rights violations committed by the Israel Defense Forces…

In Historic First, Pennsylvania Introduces Bill For Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Back in May, when it was still unclear what Trump’s crypto position would be, we were the first to make a modest…

Over the past couple of months, the Russian army has taken several major settlements, and Ukraine has moved even closer to collapse The 2024 military campaign in Ukraine is coming to an…

Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Attempts To Cement His Inflation-Fighting Legacy On a day when producer prices confirmed what consumer prices warned yesterday – that the inflation genie is not back in…

Insurance Mogul Greg Lindberg Pleads Guilty To $2 Billion Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Insurance mogul Greg Lindberg has pleaded guilty to conspiracy…

Israel Said Seeking Lebanon Ceasefire By January As ‘Gift’ To Trump It is no secret that Israeli leaders are overjoyed both at Donald Trump winning the US Presidency, and especially many of…

Europe Will Draw The Short Straw In The Next Trade War By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy The Short Straw? That Europe will probably draw the short straw in a…

Pennsylvania Senate Race Heads To Recount, Despite Clear Lead For McCormick Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, The last race for the United States Senate in the 2024 cycle that has…

Cellphone radiation has led to changes in the brain tissue of lab rats Controlled exposure to the 5G radiation spectrum has resulted in changes to the brain tissue of laboratory rats, according…

Trump Team To Nuke EV Tax Credit As Musk’s Price-War Endgame Looms The final chapter of the electric vehicle price war, sparked by Tesla’s Elon Musk, hinges on President-elect Donald Trump’s plan…

Statements by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on the Ukraine conflict are “unacceptable,” the Foreign Ministry has said The Russian Foreign Ministry has rebuked the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency…

Advance Auto Cuts Outlook, Prepares 700-Store Closure  Advance Auto Parts reported a third-quarter loss, slashed its full-year outlook, and announced plans to close stores and distribution centers by summer 2025. The top automotive aftermarket…

Silk Road Founder Trusts Trump To ‘Honor His Pledge’ For Commutation Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, currently serving life in federal prison, posted on X for…

CFPB May Place Google Under Federal Supervision Washington Post reports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is moving to place Google under federal supervision, potentially subjecting the tech giant to strict monitoring similar…

Jon Stewart Refuses To Admit That Woke Politics Broke The Democratic Party Despite the total collapse of progressive Hollywood or the total collapse of the Democratic Party, the political left is loathe…

Sandy Hook families and Everytown for Gun Safety helped The Onion buy the outlet Satirical outlet The Onion has teamed up with US gun control group Everytown to place the winning bid…

The offer could convince President-elect Donald Trump to continue supporting Kiev, Mikhail Podoliak has claimed Ukraine could offer to partially replace American troops stationed in Europe, as well as providing exclusive access…

WTI Dips After Crude Inventories Build To Highest In 3 Months Oil price are trading higher this morning after treading water for two days (lower than pre-election) following API’s report of a…

The tech giant has been ordered to pay over $800 million for breaching the bloc’s antitrust rules The European Commission has fined Meta Platforms a total of €797 million ($842 million) over…

More than 6 million permanent-type migrants reportedly arrived in developed countries last year Permanent migration to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries has continued to grow, setting a new…

Cooperation with Moscow has averted a global energy crisis and could help end the Ukraine conflict, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar claimed Friendly relations between Moscow and New Delhi are an important element of international…

Masked men have disrupted talks on a severance plan for staff at a factory in Brussels the German carmaker intends to shut down Police were forced to disperse protesters after riots erupted…

The betting platform claims the move was political retribution by Democrats following Donald Trump’s election victory The FBI has raided the home of the chief executive and founder of the betting platform…

Yoon Suk Yeol reportedly believes that golf is the key to a productive relationship with the US president-elect South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has taken up golf again after an eight-year…

Ukrainian officials have told the outlet that territorial issues would be secondary in any peace negotiations with Russia Kiev would consider security guarantees its top priority issue during potential peace negotiations with…

International observers, including myself, noted that the electoral process in Georgia adhered to democratic standards, despite unfounded accusations We have witnessed a strong reaction from the United States and the European Union…

EM Assets Hit By Negative Macro Backdrop Amid Trump’s Expected Tariff Flurry Sparking Strong Dollar A Republican sweep has been priced into core markets – stronger US equities, higher Treasury yields, and…

Waste Of The Day: DOE Paid For Useless Asbestos Training Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: The Department of Energy spent $153,616 to train employees in asbestos safety between 2015 and…

A potential conscript fled a roadblock in Kharkov despite being surrounded by service members A Ukrainian man has escaped a group of conscription officers by speeding away from a roadblock, with one…

PPI Unexpectedly Prints Hotter Than Expected Across The Board After yesterday’s in line – but really cooler than whispered – CPI which restored hope in a December rate cut, all eyes are…

Federal Judge Reverses Retirement Plan So Trump Can’t Fill Seat Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley will remain an active judge, he has…

Futures, Dollar Gain Ahead Of PPI, Powell US equity futures have reversed the weakness of the prior two days and are higher, led by small caps as bond yields stabilize after the…

The incoming president, however, has lavished praise on the entrepreneur SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is overstaying his welcome at US President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and “behaving as if he’s…

It would offer consumers better quality goods for less money, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated The Russian government would welcome a return of foreign auto makers that left the country due to…

Not Funny: The Onion Buys Infowars In Bankruptcy Auction The leftist-satirical rag The Onion announced on Thursday that it had won a bankruptcy auction to acquire Infowars – the website founded and…

The African state’s interior ministry says it has revoked Acted’s license but has not provided a reason for the action Niger’s military government has banned French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation…

LNG terminals have reportedly been ordered to reject planned shipments from the sanctioned country The German Economy Ministry has instructed state-owned gas terminals to reject Russian cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG),…

Initial Jobless Claims Drop To The Lowest In 6 Months At the exact same time that the latest PPI print came in well hotter than expected, Biden’s outgoing Dept of Labor came…

Israel’s defense minister recently hinted at plans to strike the country’s installations, calling them an “existential threat” The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has warned Israel against…

Matt Gaetz has been tapped for attorney general, while Tulsi Gabbard will get the top intel post As US President-elect Donald Trump gears up for a second term in office following his…

Bolivia has “responded positively” to the offer, Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda has said Bolivia has received an invitation from Russia to become a partner country of the BRICS economic group, the…

Trump Will Be The Nail In ESG’s Coffin ESG is already dead, as we have been noting over the last couple of years. But with Trump taking office, it’ll officially take custody…

Three Key Energy Moves Trump Plans For His First 100 Days Authored by Simon Watkins via OilPrice.com, Trump plans to prioritize increasing U.S. oil and gas production by removing federal drilling restrictions,…

The suspect was allegedly collecting information on a military plant for Kiev’s military intelligence agency, the HUR A Ukrainian military intelligence asset has been detained in central Russia, the security agency FSB…

The president-elect has tapped Kristi Noem to head the US Department of Homeland Security US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to head the…

Ron Paul: Make Money Free Again Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute, Two days after Donald Trump became the first American since Grover Cleveland to win nonconsecutive presidential elections,…

The Barcelona-based La Vanguardia says Elon Musk’s platform has become a “disinformation network” Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia has announced that it will stop publishing on Elon Musk’s X and will suspend its…

Donald Trump’s victory has made it less likely that Seoul will supply weapons, the news agency has said Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election is affecting South Korea’s calculations on…

New 401k ‘Super Catch-Up’ Contribution Available In 2025 In a significant new wrinkle in retirement savings rules, some older workers will be able to put several thousand more dollars into 401(k) and…

The proposal follows a rise in violent crime on the transport network in the German capital Berlin should introduce women-only carriages on the subway and trains due to a rise in violent…

CACI Premier Technology is responsible for the inhumane treatment of three men held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, a jury has found A jury in Virginia has found a US defense…

Newly elected Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), held a press conference today to answer questions and introduce his leadership team: Assistant Majority Leader, also called the Republican “whip” John Barrasso (R-WY), Republican…

I’m not going to dwell too much on this announcement, because it has already been discussed. President Trump has announced his nomination of Florida Senator Marco Rubio for the position of Secretary…

Appearing on Fox News, DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard discusses her perspectives on the position and her anticipation of the nomination process moving forward.  As a DNI nominee Mrs Gabbard will have to…

In what can only reasonably be described as a MOAB targeted directly to Main Justice, President Trump has nominated Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz to be United States Attorney General. [Source] Making the…

In this position Tulsi Gabbard will be able to find out why she was put on the DHS “watch list” within the TSA.  Additionally, I note that all of the nominations and…

Machiavelli’s Sage Advice To Transformational Leaders Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Machiavellian has negative connotations–cynically unscrupulous scheming to gain or maintain power–but this misses the mark of Machiavelli the man who…

Zelensky Likely To Face Power Struggle At Home During First Year Of Trump Things have looked bleak for Ukraine’s chances on the battlefield, but The Economist has forewarned that a political struggle…

“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…

With long-term aid from the West, Ukrainian forces could claim back lost territories, Mark Rutte believes NATO member states must provide long-term assistance to Kiev, so it will eventually win back territory…

A fisheries deal with Senegal expires on Sunday, but the bloc says it will not be renewed because of “shortcomings” on Dakar’s part The European Union has decided not to renew a…

African nations are on their way to economic sovereignty, which Moscow fully supports, the Russian foreign minister has said There is a “second awakening” taking place across Africa as the continent seeks…

Washington will always seek to control everything that happens in the areas bordering NATO territory, the Russian foreign minister has said The power shift in the US following Donald Trump’s election victory…

Matt Gaetz has previously voiced concern over the supply of US military aid to Kiev US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general. The Republican representative…

Sergio Mattarella has criticized the tech billionaire for commenting on the country’s immigration policies Italian President Sergio Mattarella has hit out at Elon Musk after the tech mogul weighed in on the…

Countries realize that the West is abusing the global mechanisms it established, the Russian foreign minister has said The BRICS group of countries does not aim to divide the world, but instead…

The former leader of the right-wing National Rally has rejected claims of embezzlement, calling the case politically motivated French prosecutors have asked a judge to slap former National Rally party leader Marine…

The Times earlier reported that Kiev was considering building a bomb similar to the one the US dropped on Nagasaki Ukraine has denied having any plans to develop a nuclear arsenal to…

Billionaire Gautam Adani has pledged to create jobs for thousands of Americans Indian tycoon Gautam Adani has announced plans to invest $10 billion into energy and infrastructure projects in the US that…

The man, who was stationed overseas, allegedly exposed plans for an attack on Iran The FBI has arrested a CIA official accused of leaking classified documents on Israel’s preparations for a strike…

Erdogan Hails Russia & China For Backing Arms Embargo On Israel Earlier this month Turkey submitted a letter to the United Nations calling for a complete arms embargo on Israel, charging that…

Russian Nuclear Weapons Are Keeping NATO Troops Out Of Ukraine: Top Admiral Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, A top NATO military official said that NATO forces would have deployed to Ukraine…

Remember Peanut: A Treatise On Evil And Why The State Killing Of A Squirrel Matters So Much Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, What is evil? For the average person it’s a…

West Bank Annexation ‘Of Course’ A Possibility, Says Trump’s Israel Envoy Pick Huckabee Mike Huckabee, announced Tuesday as the incoming Trump administration’s designated US Ambassador to Israel, spoke to Israel’s Army Radio in…

Peter Schiff: The Fed Is Trying To Save Itself At Your Expense Authored by Peter Schiff via SchiffSovereign.com, Well, inflation is up again. You’re probably not surprised, and neither are we. Over…

Dear Border Czar: This Nonprofit Boasts A List Of 400 Companies That Employ Migrants President-elect Donald Trump made public safety and national security a central element of his campaign, ensuring the American people that…

Mosfilm has given T-55s and PT-76s from its stocks to the Russian Army Russia’s largest film studio has donated dozens of its Soviet-era tanks, which were previously used as props on film…

Virginia Family’s EZ-Pass Charged $576 After Driving RV Just 45 Miles On State Toll Road It’s easy to laugh off people who constantly complain that the government is watching their every move…

Did Trump Really Call Putin Late Last Week? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, There are reasons to doubt WaPo’s report… The Washington Post’s (WaPo) report alleging that Trump called Putin the Thursday…

OpenAI, Google, & Anthropic Face Hurdles In Advancing AI Models, Casting Doubt On Near-Term AGI Tech companies focused on chatbot development, like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, have faced significant near-term headwinds in advancing large language models. Despite…

Why Roger Ver Deserves A Presidential Pardon Authored by Aaron Day via The Brownstone Institute, The US government is attempting to imprison Roger Ver for 109 years for the crime of following…

Southwest Airlines Offering “Voluntary Separation Packages” Due To “Overstaffing” We just saw the ‘success’ of the Biden administration not allowing M&A in the airline industry when Spirit, once slated to merge with…

Doug Casey On Trump’s Second Term: What It Means For America And Investors Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: What are your overall thoughts on Trump’s second term? How do you expect it to differ…

Fight! Fight! Fight! …For The Truth Authored by Robert Gore via Straight Line Logic, The alternative media is the media. Donald Trump would not have won three elections without the alternative media…

Why Many Working Class Voters Shifted Rightward This Election Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times, President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election in part because working-class voters continued their migration…

Schoolhouse Limbo: How Low Will Educators Go To ‘Better’ Grades? Authored by Vince Bielski via RealClearEducation, Maryland’s new education chief, Carey Wright, an old-school champion of rigorous standards, is pushing back against…

Ethnic Ukrainian activists have lobbied Ottawa to keep a list of people who collaborated with Hitler’s Germany secret Jewish groups in Canada have denounced the government’s decision to keep secret the names…

US Deficit Explodes: Blowout October Deficit Means 2nd Worst Start To US Fiscal Year On Record It is only fitting that the twilight days of the Biden admin would exhibit more of…

The officers dispersed an illegal gathering on the city’s Dam Square on Wednesday Pro-Palestinian activists have clashed with police in the Dutch city of Amsterdam as officers broke up an illegal demonstration….

If confirmed by the Senate, the former Democrat will oversee the work of the CIA US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national…

As scheduled, President Donald Trump and Joe Biden meet in the Oval Office to discuss the transition of power.  Joe Biden delivers remarks, including “welcome back.” President Trump thanks Joe Biden for…

Bitcoin, Big-Tech, & Bond Yields Blow-Out After CPI Resurgence While this morning’s CPI all printed in line with expectations, it is clear that the narrative that “inflation is headed in the right…

School Districts That Spent COVID-19 Money Hiring Now Grapple With Layoffs authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Around this time last year, Franklin Central School in upstate New…

DC In Full Blown Panic After Trump Picks Matt Gaetz For Attorney General The hits to the establishment keep on coming – as President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)…

[Now we must focus on the very important chairmanships of the senate committees that John Thune will decide.] In the first ballot the results were: Thune 23, Cornyn 15, Scott 13. Scott…