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President Lula da Silva has called for action to prevent gambling from turning into a ‘disease’ Brazilian President Lula da Silva has pledged to ban online sports betting if recently introduced regulations…

The Mullahs Don’t Want Trump II… Bibi Sure Does, MBS Too! By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management “Whether he is trying to influence the election, I don’t know but…

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…

New Mexico’s Nuclear Town Has Big Housing Problem Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Weekends bring a brief respite and slower pace to the Los Alamos townsite in…

The IDF have struck several targets in Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon on Sunday The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that they have hit Hezbollah’s intelligence compound in Beirut during the latest…

A Historic Short Squeeze In Oil Has Only Begun Last weekend, we warned readers that according to the latest data from Goldman Sachs,  a massive short squeeze in energy stocks was on…

Misinformation Doesn’t Kill People – People Kill People Authored by Todd Hayen via off-guardian.org, This title is intentionally a play on the pro-gun faction’s slogan “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People.”…

‘Black & Indigenous Folx’ Only: Taxpayer-Funded Minneapolis Food Pantry Comes Under Fire For Discrimination A food pantry in Minneapolis has come under fire for explicitly barring white people from accessing its services….

Robert Fico said argued that the West’s current treatment of Moscow would fail The West is deliberately fueling the fighting in Ukraine because its ultimate goal is to weaken Russia, Slovak Prime…

War, Inflation And The Neutral Rate By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities War, Inflation and the Neutral Rate The probability that we see oil production targeted as part of the escalating fighting…

The first of the Dutch-donated jet fighters have arrived in Ukraine, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has said Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has confirmed that the first batch of the F-16 fighter…

Admitting Kiev into the Western alliance could trigger a global war, Slovakia’s prime minister said Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has said that his country would not allow Ukraine to join NATO…

Mortgage Rates Undergo One Of The Biggest Single-Day Jumps: Report Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Mortgage rates jumped by more than 0.25 percent on Friday after a…

Biden Urges Congress To Act Quickly As Disaster Relief Funding Runs Low Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden urged Congress on Friday to expedite funding…

Home Depot Hastily Exiting Warehouse Space, Scaling Back More Than 3 Million Sq. Feet In A Month File this under news that isn’t going to help the commercial real estate bubble collapse…

On The Jobs Report And Recession Submitted by Eric Hickman of Lantern Capital The strong jobs report today (+254k) caused the dam to break on what I’ve been writing about for weeks…

There is a certain level of media bias that exceeds even what is sickeningly visible amid expected media bias. That level of bias should be called Welker-level. Seriously, in this Meet the…

The Israeli leader’s disregard for American advice has been a source of anger in Washington US Vice President Kamala Harris has refused to say whether she considers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

Will Ubisoft’s creative bankruptcy turn into a fiscal one? All is not well at Ubisoft. Since the start of 2024, its stock price has dropped by half. And in the last five…

6 Things to Watch In The Upcoming Supreme Court Term Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Supreme Court is expected to start its 2024–2025 term after a…

Want To Win An Election? Run On Cheap Energy Authored by Michael O’Sullivan via RealClearEnergy, Ah, election season. That festive time when politicians suddenly have new ideas about how to make our…

Yulia Vavilova has said she found out she was pregnant when the Telegram CEO was already in custody in Paris The girlfriend of Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov’s, has claimed that she lost…

The Ukrainian military has suffered 200 casualties in the past 24 hours alone, the Defense Ministry has said Kiev’s total losses in its incursion into Russia’s border region of Kursk have surpassed…

As anticipated, Tropical Storm Milton is now Hurricane Milton with top winds of 80 mph.  In the past 24 hrs., Milton slowed down a bit, wobbled a little south, and gained strength…

Did Biden-Harris Divert FEMA Funds For Luxury Migrant Apartments With Flat-Screen TVs? FEMA’s entanglement with the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous open southern border policies by diverting storm relief funds ($1.4 billion, according to NYPost) for illegal and…

The Debate Around Fluoride Is Changing: What It Means For Your Drinking Water Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), More regulations on fluoride in drinking water may be…

The vessel was unloading Western-supplied war materiel in a port in Odessa Region, the Defense Ministry has said Russian forces have destroyed a Ukrainian ship carrying Western-made ammunition docked in Odessa Region,…

Today, President Trump heads to Juneau, Wisconsin, for another battleground state rally.  The anticipated start time for this rally is 3:00pm ET with livestream links below. RSBN YouTube Livestream – RSBN Rumble…

As we enter Day #10, Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham appeared on Fox News this morning to discuss the scope of the crisis in Western North Carolina. According to Graham, the two…

Valentina Alekseeva from the Republic of Chuvashia has been declared the most beautiful woman in the country  A student from the Republic of Chuvashia has taken top prize in this year’s Miss…

Nondisclosure: Vaccine Ad Blitz Sidestepped Transparency Rules Authored by Lee Fang via RealClearInvestigations, “A bun in the toaster oven,” a woman exclaims off-camera, handing an ultrasound image to family members who erupt…

“The 40-Year Bull Market In Bonds Ended”: Exclusive ZH Debate With Fleckenstein, Rosenberg, Bianco Even for dollar bears, U.S. Treasury Bonds – now yielding over 4% on the 1-year – are beginning…

Uncertainty Clouds North Carolina’s 2024 Election After Helene: Here’s What We Know Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Officials in North Carolina warned that voting in some parts…

The former Russian president was commenting on skiing champion Elena Vyalbe’s suggestion to ‘drop a bomb’ on London Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council and former president, has suggested…

Vital Beirut Airport Road Bombed In Heaviest Night Of Israeli Strikes To Date Israeli airstrikes continued to hammer Beirut through the overnight hours and into Sunday, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…

First, we need background context. The latter part of 2010 through 2011 was a key period in the Obama presidency.  On the cusp of a midterm election shellacking, with domestic focus on…

Fear And Loathing In New Normal Germany Authored by CJ Hopkins via The Consent Factory, The first rule of New Normal Germany is, you do not compare New Normal Germany to Nazi…

Schiff: Gold’s Potential Is Wildly Untapped Via SchiffGold.com, Yesterday Peter joined Michael Gayed and Will Rhind on the Lead-Lag Report. They cover a variety of topics, including the future of the dollar, China’s…

A few not-to-be-missed segments from President Trump’s historic rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last night. The Paramedic who treated President Trump after he was shot in a failed assassination attempt, was Sally Sheri….

Criminals Rake It In As Violent Crimes Soar In Sweden Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix News, Economic crime has grown strongly in Sweden in recent years, and Swedish society is paying…

A 25-year-old woman has succumbed to her wounds after being assaulted in the city of Beersheba At least one person is dead and several others are injured following a terrorist attack in…

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Takes Up GOP Challenge To Defective Mail-In Ballot Curing Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge from the…

Poland Now Has More Gold Reserves Than The UK Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix News, Adam Glapiński, president of the National Bank of Poland, announced at a press conference on Thursday…

His supporter Elon Musk has argued that government regulations are the main obstacle to space exploration Former US President Donald Trump has pledged to “reach Mars” before the end of his term…

Media reports earlier suggested that the West might tacitly agree to Moscow controlling some of Ukraine’s former territories Kiev has no plans to cede any territories to achieve peace in the conflict…

His words follow a recent call by a Kiev MP to “move the war to Belarus” Minsk will have “full grounds” to hit Kiev with nuclear weapons if Ukraine moves to attack…

These Are America’s 10 Dirtiest Cities From poor air quality to the presence of unwanted litter and pests, living in dirty and polluted cities can have detrimental effects on quality of life….

The Roots Of The UK Implosion And Why War Is Inevitable Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, In a lot of my commentary I give the UK a…

The viral trend spreading among Russian youth is seen as destructive by the State Duma Education Committee A law on prohibiting the promotion of destructive ideology in Russia is currently in the…

Iran’s supreme leader has vowed retaliation for West Jerusalem’s incursion into Lebanon and siege of Gaza The surprise attack on Israel launched by Hamas last year was a “logical and legal” step…

The tycoon hailed the Republican presidential candidate as a champion of democracy and the US Constitution Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made an appearance at a Donald Trump rally on Saturday,…

The Al-Aqsa Mosque and Ibn Rushd school sheltered hundreds of displaced people, the local authorities say At least 24 Palestinians were killed in two Israeli strikes in Gaza that hit a mosque…

All 197 people aboard the Las Vegas-bound aircraft have been rescued, the airline says A Frontier Airlines passenger plane caught fire during an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport in Las…

The new surveyor vessel has struck a reef and caught fire in the Pacific Ocean A Royal New Zealand Navy ship has capsized and sunk in the Pacific Ocean after hitting a…

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…

Concerns Raised About Toxic Exposure In Aftermath Of Helene Floodwaters Authored by Edward Carver via Common Dreams, Local officials, academic researchers, and volunteer responders have raised concerns about chemical and biological contamination…

The US has squandered respect on the world stage, becoming a laughing stock, former President Donald Trump said at a campaign event in the swing state of Pennsylvania. Trump held a rally…

As Unrest In Communist China Grows, So Does Its Aggression On The World Stage Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, At this point, China’s declining economic situation is well documented….

The diplomat is leaving Washington during the period of historically fractured ties between the two countries Anatoly Antonov has finished his tenure as Russia’s ambassador to the US, the Russian Foreign Ministry said…

A Comprehensive Guide To Choosing The Right Protein Powder Authored by Jennifer Sweenie via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), From hemp to pea to whey—protein powders are a staple for many people…

Mexico Is Still Blaming Americans For Mexico’s Gang Violence Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, This week, the US Supreme court announced that it will consider throwing out the Mexican government’s…

Israel has invaded southern Lebanon earlier this week to fight pro-Palestinian militants The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they have killed some 440 Hezbollah members since the start of a ground operation…

Unfortunately, as the Northwest coastal area of Florida continues to recover from Hurricane Helene, the National Hurricane Center is now warning of a tropical storm in the western gulf, heading East, that…

The Israeli PM has rejected the “shameful” calls for arms embargoes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron for calling to stop the arms supply to…

The FOIA Lady Pleads The Fifth Authored by Maryanne Demasi via The Brownstone Institute, A relatively unknown public records officer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now at the centre…

Should Social Security Payments Be Taxed? Submitted by Brenton Smith, Back in August, former President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to voters on Truth Social, “seniors should not pay tax on social security!” …

The IDF continued its bombing campaign in the early hours of Sunday The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped more bombs on Beirut on Sunday, causing a large explosion in the Lebanese capital.  …

Visualizing US Net Immigration By President Ahead of the U.S. presidential election, immigration policies are top of mind for American voters. But how has immigration to the U.S. looked over the past two decades…

Valentin Bogdanov, the head of state broadcaster VGTRK’s New York bureau, was later restored to his previous status The head of Russian state VGTRK broadcaster’s New York bureau, Valentin Bogdanov, had his…

Among those targeted was a man described by the IDF as the Palestinian group’s top official in Lebanon The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has killed two high-ranking members of Hamas in separate…

What Would World War III Really Look Like? It’s Already Starting… Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, One of the most common assumptions I come across in the survival-sphere is the idea…

The outcome of the American election won’t change anything, because the course is already set The American presidential campaign of 2024 has been marked by a series of unprecedented events. These include…

NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton gave a speech where he in effect defended the decision not to investigate the Robodebt 6, defended NACC’s secret hearings and seems to be under the delusion he…

Netanyahu Rips France’s Macron For Urging Arms Embargo On Israel: “A Disgrace” On Saturday French President Emmanuel Macron called for a halt to arms shipments to Israel for use in Gaza. He told national…

Dubai’s Emirates Airlines Bans Pagers & Walkie-Talkies For All Flights Dubai’s Emirates Airlines is the first major carrier outside of Lebanon to ban all passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on its…

Study Confirms The Truth About Masks And Children Authored by Ian Miller via The Brownstone Institute, It’s late 2024, and masking has managed to remain a contentious issue. Years of misinformation from…

The majority of Georgians oppose homosexuality, the country’s Orthodox Church argues The Georgian Orthodox Church has praised the country’s parliament for passing a law restricting the spread of LGBTQ content and banning…

FEMA Issues Warning On False Helene ‘Rumors’, Launches Response Page Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a “rumor response” page…

Slovakia’s Robert Fico says the celebration should have nothing to do with present-day conflicts Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday announced his intention to visit Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary…

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico talks sense to a deranged West addicted to ‘collective solipsism’ Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has done something very normal that in today’s West is highly unusual…

West Jerusalem has not revealed when retaliatory strikes will take place The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it is preparing to launch a “serious and significant” strike against Iran,…

The US-led bloc seeks to increase the number of ground-based air defense units by five times to counter Moscow, according to the outlet NATO is planning to dramatically increase the number of…

Homeschooling Numbers Continue To Climb After COVID-19 Pandemic: Report Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, New data from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy’s homeschool research lab show…

Israel Strikes Lebanon’s Northernmost City For First Time Of War An Israeli drone bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, killing a Hamas leader and three members of…

IRS Vows Tax-Enforcement Crackdown After Audit Reveals $1.4 Billion In Unpaid Taxes From Gambling Winnings Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The IRS said it is preparing a…

American casino operator Wynn Resorts says it has received the necessary approval from the USE’s gaming regulators US hotel and casino operator Wynn Resorts has obtained the first commercial gambling license granted…

FEMA’s relief efforts in North Carolina have become a political flashpoint SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has accused US President Joe Biden’s administration of “actively blocking” the supply of Starlink internet terminals and…

Hashem Safieddine, along with several Iranian aides and other Hezbollah commanders, was eliminated in a strike on Beirut, Al Arabiya claims Hashem Safieddine, the man rumored to have succeeded Hezbollah’s late chief…

The Ukrainian leader spent days in a bunker hiding from supposed Russian assassins, Jens Stoltenberg has claimed Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky spent days hiding when the Ukraine conflict broke out in 2022,…

Today, President Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was shot during an assassination attempt on his life. President Trump remarked during an interview that he would like to begin remarks…

Alex Jones Creditors Target Future Assets – Which Could Include His Name Lawyers targeting Alex Jones over a $1.4 billion judgement to Sandy Hook families have asked a Texas court to appoint…

In Attack Targeting Civilians, Rampaging Haitian Gang Slaughters 70, Including Women, Infants A blood-drenched, fiery horror scene played out in Haiti on Thursday, as a rampaging gang killed at least 70 people…

Iran’s Oil Tankers Flee Biggest Export Terminal Fearing Israeli Attack By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Iranian oil tankers have moved away from Kharg Island, Iran’s biggest oil export terminal, amid fears of…

“Considerable trophies” were left behind by Ukrainian troops in Ugledar, the Defense Ministry has said Russian troops have seized a large stockpile of NATO-supplied weapons and ammunition in the Donbass stronghold of…

The issue was recently debated by MPs amid government efforts aimed at boosting the birth rate  The Russian State Social University (RSSU) has outlined a draft framework for a tax on childless…

Solar And Wind Energy Prices Plummet To Record Lows By Felicity Bradstock of OilPrice.com Europe has experienced negative energy prices several times this year, as the rapid pace of development of solar…

The movement’s leader Yahya Sinwar is reportedly betting on West Jerusalem getting distracted and scaling back operations in Gaza Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wants Israel dragged into a wider regional conflict, The…

Spanish club Fenix FC has become the first all-trans squad to join a soccer federation in Europe A football team consisting entirely of transgender men has begun playing in a regional league…