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Walz Under Fire: Appointee To State Board Has Deep Connections With CCP-Linked Group Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, has come under fire for appointing a Chinese lawyer with longstanding…

YIelds Hit Session High After Tailing 30Y Auction After two stellar auctions, where both Tuesday’s 3Y and yesterday’s 10Y sale may have been two of the best auctions in history for the…

Moscow has issued arrest warrants for journalists from CNN, RAI and DW Moscow has issued arrest warrants for  seven journalists who illegally entered Russia’s Kursk Region with Ukrainian troops last month. Ukraine…

Activist Chris Rufo has offered $5,000 for proof that Haitians were eating pets in Ohio Republican activist Christopher Rufo has offered a $5,000 reward in order to fact-check claims that Haitian immigrants…

Declining economic growth and the rise of other manufacturing centers in Asia are slowing investment, lobby groups claim China is gradually losing its appeal as an investment destination for Western companies, according…

Economic security is the foundation of national security.  When government takes action that destabilizes our economy, every element of national security is put at risk.  We are experiencing that problem right now…

Kamala Harris will likely be the only U.S. presidential candidate in history to never hold a press conference. Just as her campaign was constructed without her campaigning in a primary, so too…

The president has lauded the ‘privileged’ partnership with the South Asian nation Relations between Moscow and New Delhi are gaining momentum and developing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at a…

The “world’s majority” shares the approach of Moscow and Beijing to international affairs, the Russian president has said Russia and China are helping build a more just international system, President Vladimir Putin…

Some detainees were paraded before foreign journalists, according to a Russian government report seen by RIA Novosti Ukrainian troops operating in Russia’s Kursk Region rounded up local civilians and placed them in…

The president has expressed hope for further improving cooperation with Tehran and signing a new strategic partnership agreement Relations between Moscow and Tehran have picked up pace in recent years, Russian President…

New Delhi sees progress in negotiations with Beijing, despite concerns about border militarization and trade imbalances There has been “some progress” on India’s border dispute with China, with around 75% of the…

Texas City Shuts Down Hotel Occupied By Venezuelan Gang After 693 Police Calls Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Texas authorities say they are shutting down a…

The 32-year-old man was struck while recording a video on a pier in the Black Sea resort of Batumi A Russian tourist has survived a lightning strike in the Black Sea resort…

Another Season Of Shutdown Theater Is Upon Us, And Republicans Are Already Cucking Out Another season of shutdown malarkey is upon us – this time with a deadline of October 1st before…

You can make the argument that Frank Luntz is drunk and simultaneously accurate, that part might be true. However, failing to notice the transparency of his repeated drunkenness, while putting any weight…

The group will discuss a new pathway to membership at its upcoming summit in Russia, the president has said Members of BRICS are planning to deepen their partnership within the organization, Russian…

Kamaflage: The Harris Policy Dump Authored by Richard Porter via RealClearPolitics, The Harris-Walz campaign has been vibe-a-licious and content-free; its positions on domestic and foreign policy have (with apologies to Hollywood) essentially…

Gold Hits New Record High As ING Says Rally Is “Just Getting Started” With gold hitting a new record high this morning (above $2550) after hot PPI… …and, as UBS trading desk…

Moscow and Kiev could have settled the conflict at talks in Istanbul, but have since lost that opportunity, Aleksandr Chaly has said The Ukraine conflict could have been stopped back in 2022…

One of the women claimed that a prominent lawyer has evidence that Brigitte Macron underwent a sex change A court in Paris has fined two women and ordered them to pay €8,000…

Those who believe in such stories are “afraid of truth” and are shielding the Kiev regime, the Russian foreign minister said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has laughed off “ridiculous” claims by…

The Defense Ministry says ten border settlements have been captured in the last 48 hours Russian troops have pushed back Ukrainian forces in Kursk Region, liberating several settlements, the Defense Ministry in…

Buffett’s Vice Chairman Dumps Over Half Of His Berkshire Shares One of Buffett’s top lieutenant, and Berkshire’s vice chair of insurance operations, Ajit Jain, has sold $139 million worth of his Class A…

207 Chinese Ships Spotted In West Philippine Sea In New Record-High By Michael Delizo of ABS-CBN news The Philippine Navy on Tuesday said it recorded at least 207 Chinese ships in the…

WTF Chart Of The Day: Initial Jobless Claims Continue To Confuse Having torn apart the “official” BLW labor market data earlier in the month, this morning’s jobless claims data remains a mystery….

Zelensky Disappointed After Blinken Visit, Despite Getting $1.5 Billion More… The end result of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kiev Wednesday alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy was… (big surprise) Ukrainian…

Producer Prices Rose More Than Expected In August After a mixed (to hotter than expected) CPI, this morning’s Producer Prices also surprised to the upside with headline PPI rose 0.2% MoM (vs…

The president was heckled by firefighters until he wore the ‘Trump 2024’ hat US President Joe Biden was filmed trying on one of Donald Trump’s campaign hats at a 9/11 memorial event…

The West should not subsidize draft-dodgers with refugee benefits, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has said EU members should reduce social benefits given to Ukrainian refugees to encourage them to go back to…

Budapest wants reimbursement for money spent on border protection against illegal immigrants, a senior official has said Hungary could sue the European Commission to be compensated for the money spent on border…

Germany’s lame-duck chancellor appears to have had a moment of lucidity about engaging in diplomacy with Russia Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, has caused a stir. Not by some kind of success,…

Moderna Shares Tumble As R&D Cuts Follow COVID Business Slump Moderna’s post-pandemic future remains highly uncertain. The company revealed new plans to slash $1.1 billion in expenses by 2027 to steer toward profitability….

Ukrainian leader claims loss of territory in Kursk Region is part of his strategy to defeat Russia Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has downplayed the Russian counteroffensive in Kursk Region, claiming that what…

Kim Jong Un Vows To Exponentially Boost Nuclear Arsenal In Response To US Escalation While on Tuesday VP Harris and former president Trump were squaring off in a debate which only touched…

Watch Live: SpaceX Polaris Dawn Astronaut Embarks On Historic Private Spacewalk Watch Live:  Watch Dragon’s first spacewalk with the @PolarisProgram’s Polaris Dawn crew https://t.co/svdJRkGN7K — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 12, 2024  Update (0656ET):…

Moscow is using Soviet-era soft power tactics to win hearts and minds in the region, the Wilson Center claims Russia is winning support for its foreign policy among academics and intellectual elites…

46% Of Americans Didn’t Read A Book In 2023 September 6 was National Read a Book Day in the United States. But, as Statista’s Anna Fleck details below, the promotion appears not to…

Enabling A “Brutus” To Slay The Elon Musk “Caesar” Submitted by Alastair Crooke In the Washington Post on Monday, the headlines read: Musk and Durov are facing the revenge of the regulators. Former US Labor…

The two countries had previously called for an international peace conference with participation of both Moscow and Kiev Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has criticized China and Brazil for “taking Russia’s side” and…

​​​​​​​Goldman Remains “Negative” On Lithium Cycle Following Report Of CATL Mine Cuts Goldman analysts Trina Chen and Joy Zhang explained in a client note Thursday that reports of Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex…

Moscow says the incursion into Kursk Region alone which started last month has already resulted in over 12,000 troops lost for Kiev A CNN feature report about Ukraine’s hospital trains used “to…

Bad Data And Bad Models: How The Fed Has Shattered Confidence Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals, The Federal Reserve boasts of its data dependence. But what if it’s relying on…

ECB Cuts Rates By 25bps (As Expected); Projects Worsening Stagflation As expected, The ECB cut rates by 25bps today to 3.50%. In its statement (below), the central bank confirmed it will continue…

Futures Gain As Post-Nvidia Tech Rally Goes Global, ECB Cuts Futures are trading higher ahead of today’s PPI report, extending on yesterday’s post-NVDA rebound momentum, as a rally that started in the…

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a staunch critic of the Narendra Modi-led government Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has triggered an angry response from members of the…

The program will model a scenario in which the region faces an atomic disaster, documents show The US Defense Department has ordered a study which would simulate the impact of a nuclear…

Security chief Sergey Shoigu noted an “effective political dialogue” during his meeting with counterpart Ajit Doval  New Delhi and Moscow have “effective and trust-based” relations, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said…

Study Links Children’s Skin Care Products To Hormone-Disrupting Chemical Authored by Huey Freeman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new study found for the first time that common skin care products used by…

How Does One Hedge Against Open Stupidity? Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, How To Hedge Anti-Heroes? How does one hedge against open stupidity? Left, right or center, our policy makers –…

The rock legend has given an interview about his music and politics to a teen literary prodigy from Donbass British rock star Roger Waters has said he would perform in Russia and…

Washington’s only goal is to ensure it dominates the global arena by weakening Russia, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has said Reports that Ukraine may soon be allowed to strike deep into Russia using…

Venezuela’s Plight By The Numbers… Tensions remain high in Venezuela following a disputed presidential election on July 28. According to Human Rights Watch, at least 24 people have been killed, including protesters and…

Warsaw has no intention of sending its own troops to fight Russia, Radoslaw Sikorski has said in a prank video call Poland has “zero willingness” to send troops to defend Ukraine, Foreign…

The latest airstrikes in Gaza have reportedly claimed the lives of at least 34 people The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says six of its staff members were killed on Wednesday in…

Krasnodar Region shipped 14.8 million tons of grain to the continent over eight months this year Wheat exports from Russia’s Krasnodar Region to 25 African countries increased by 14.4% between January and…

Under Secretary of State John Bass says the US faces competition from Russia and China on the continent The US State Department does not have enough personnel or financial resources to promote…

Germany Suspends Schengen, Immigration Repercussion Across The Entire EU By Mish Shedlock of MishTalk For the first time in EU history, Germany is at the forefront of immigration suspension. Other EU countries…

Turkey’s Erdogan Demands Russia Must Return Crimea To Ukraine While some people think Turkey is an ally to Russia, the reality is that this “friendship” is more often shaky and could perhaps even…

Vehicles had to be redirected and boats stopped after a section of the Carola Bridge fell into the Elbe River A 100-meter section of a bridge in Dresden, Germany collapsed in the…

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…

The suspect was detained after a five-hour standoff with Warsaw police A distressed man barricaded himself in his Warsaw apartment on Wednesday, throwing flaming objects from the seventh-floor balcony and even firing…

The Sun Is Doing Something That It Is Not Supposed To Do, And That Could Mean Big Trouble In The Months Ahead Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The…

42 Attorneys General Demand Surgeon General Warnings On Social Media In a move that’s undoubtedly going to be used to justify more censorship, 42 state and U.S. territory attorneys general are urging…

House Pushes Back On China’s Infiltration Of American Campuses With New Bill In a move aimed at curbing China’s growing influence on American soil, the House of Representatives passed a bill aimed…

New Scandal: Watch Tor These Bullion Dealer And Depository Red Flags Authored by Clint Siegner via Money Metals, One of the best tips anyone can offer when it comes to investing in…

NYC Mayor Adams Compares Himself to the Bible’s Job Amid Federal Probes Via Headline USA, New York City Mayor Eric Adams compared himself to Job, a biblical figure who experienced severe suffering,…

‘Suspicious’ Attack Hits US Base At Baghdad Airport Ahead Of Iranian President’s Visit Via The Cradle The US embassy’s logistical support center at Baghdad International Airport came under attack late Tuesday. “The shelling, the…

Study Claims Banks “Greenlaunder” Trillions of Dollars of Fossil Fuels Funding By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Trillions of U.S. dollars are being “greenwashed” by banks extending loans and credit lines to subsidiaries…

In First, US Alleges China Directly Supporting Russia’s ‘War Machine’  Throughout most of the Russia-Ukraine war, Washington’s constant complaint has been that China has ramped up supplies of dual use items and…

Open Letter To Ajay Banga, President Of The World Bank Authored by Robert Hargraves via RealClearEnergy, World Bank policy states: “WBG will not finance nuclear power generation or provide specific technical assistance for…

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut are expected to spend more than 200 days in orbit conducting scientific experiments The Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft has successfully brought its crew of two…

Goldman Predicts Iron Ore ‘Short Covering Rally’ Amid Structurally Bearish Outlook Despite Goldman analysts highlighting the latest gloomy high-frequency economic data out of China, and others at the bank noting that iron…

Western media are manufacturing public consent for the move, according to a Russian senator Washington and London may have already decided to let Kiev use long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia…

The population of Springfield, Ohio was 59,000 just before Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sent 15,000 Haitian migrants there.  Now, with 25% of the community throwing juju bones, eating cats, dogs, swans,…

Government resources are at a breaking point, Interior Minister Faeser has said Berlin has no choice but to bolster border controls, as state and federal resources have been “almost exhausted” on refugees…

Falling Chinese Steel Prices Send Ripples Through Global Markets Authored by Jennifer Kary for Metal Miner via oilprice.com, Weak domestic demand in China has led to a significant drop in steel rebar…

SpaceX Astronauts Reach Farthest Distance From Earth Since Apollo An all-commercial group of four civilian space astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule via the Polaris Dawn mission has just achieved a significant milestone. “Polaris Dawn…

Leftist Kamala Supporter Suggests Taking An Endorsement From HITLER Would Be Fine Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, In a remarkable exchange, a leftist Kamala Harris supporter argued that her accepting an…

Appeals Court Upholds NYC’s Controversial ‘Good Moral Character’ Gun Permit Law A federal appeals court has upheld New York City’s contentious gun permit law, which allows officials to reject applications based on…

In a political culture where rational arguments hardly get you anywhere, what’s the value of a rhetorical square-off? The outcome of American presidential elections rarely turns on the performance of candidates in…

The existing doctrine is outdated and does not serve as a deterrent, Sergey Karaganov has said Russia’s nuclear doctrine urgently needs to be revised to allow a nuclear response to any major…

When the NACC confessed Commissioner Paul Brereton, to The Guardian on the 15th of August 2024, that he had “retained visibility of significant steps taken” in relation to the Robodebt Royal Commission…

Zuckerberg Regrets Silencing Speech. I Say ‘Prove It’ Authored by Rebecca Friedrichs via RealClearPolitics, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerburg now admits in writing that he was manipulated by the Biden administration into suppressing…

Jensen Saves The Day: Nvidia CEO Sparks Market Meltup, Sends NVDA $250 Billion Higher After yesterday’s lethargic sideways move, where traders sat on the sidelines waiting for the outcome of the triple…

2023 Bodycam Footage Reveals Officers Questioning Teen Accused In Georgia School Shooting The 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school earlier this month had…

Biden Says ‘Working Out’ Letting Ukraine Hit Russia With US Long-Range Missiles President Joe Biden’s latest words to reporters related to the Ukraine war strongly suggest the US could be close to…

The top US diplomat has repeated Washington’s talking points while visiting Kiev Washington wants to see Kiev win the conflict against Moscow and join NATO, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has…

Kiev has reportedly been told it must abandon its hopes of defeating the Russian military Ukraine’s Western backers have told Kiev that they can’t hand over enough money and weapons to defeat…

Beijing will continue promoting a diplomatic settlement between Moscow and Kiev, according to the Chinese foreign minister China will continue promoting an imminent ceasefire and a political settlement of the Ukraine conflict,…

Uranium Stocks Ignite After Putin Asks Gov’t To Weigh Export Restrictions On Critical Commodities  Uranium stocks jumped in the early US cash session after Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to…

If Russia Takes Pokrovsk The Rest Of Eastern Ukraine Will Fall After many months of propaganda from the western media asserting that Russia’s military capacity had been shattered by the brutal “meat…

Conservative Billionaire Wants To ‘Crush’ Leftist Media Authored by Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov via Headline USA, Leonard Leo, a conservative billionaire activist who was responsible for the driving force behind the conservative movement…

Balazs Orban has accused the Democrats of trying to jail their political opponents and import migrant voters Failed US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should look in the mirror before accusing Hungarian Prime…

A third of the region’s major car plants are currently operating at half capacity or less, according to a report European auto makers are facing more plant closures as they struggle to…

Peace in Ukraine requires recognition of reality, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said Any Ukraine peace process must proceed from the reality on the ground, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has…

Such a move could affect the supply of nickel, titanium, and uranium to the rest of the world Russia could place restrictions on the supply of certain strategically important raw materials to…

Yields Jump Despite Stellar 10Y Auction After yesterday’s stellar 3Y auction, moments ago the Treasury sold $39BN in a 10Y reopening of 9Y-11M cusipg LF6, which for the second day in a…

Israel Offers To End War: Hamas Leader Sinwar To Be Given Safe Passage If All Hostages Returned Israel’s top official who is overseeing the (so far) failed truce talks with Hamas has said…