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Five Things To Know About Labor Day Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Highlighted by parades and backyard barbecues, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer in…

Eric Weinstein: ‘I Don’t Know Whether Trump Will Be Allowed To Become President’ Eric Weinstein told Chris Williamson on the “Modern Wisdom” podcast that Donald Trump’s presidency has disrupted the old “rules-based…

Turkey Formally Requests To Join BRICS, Citing Frustration In EU Bid Via The Cradle Turkey has formally requested to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, Bloomberg cited informed sources as saying on Monday.  Ankara “seeks…

These Were The Best And Worst Performing Assets Of August, And YTD August was rollercoaster month in financial markets – at least in the beginning – with the VIX briefly spiking to…

Ulaanbaatar will face “consequences” for letting the Russian president “escape justice,” Kiev warned The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has threatened Mongolia with “consequences” for not arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival…

Chidimma Adetshina, who was born to a Nigerian father, faced hostility in South Africa after questions arose about her nationality A South African beauty pageant titleholder, forced last month to withdraw from…

We have often said the American people are in an abusive relationship with our government; meaning the priorities and important policies of the majority of Americans (specifically immigration, economic nationalism, Ukraine spending,…

Poland has suggested such a move would be its “duty” but the bloc appears to disagree NATO does not want to become directly involved in a conflict with Moscow, the US-led bloc…

“The United States Hates Women”: ASU Event Offers Dystopian, Anti-Capitalist Vision Of America Authored by Jonathan Turley, In my new book and prior columns I have described a “radical chic” in academia,…

Oil Tanker & Merchant Ship Hit By Projectiles As Another Tanker Burns, Risking ‘Worst Spill This Century’  As the Greek-flagged oil tanker MV Sounion burns in the southern Red Sea, Iran-backed Houthi militants targeted two…

David Stockman On The Mother Of All Housing Bubbles Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, America’s bubblicious economy will soon hit another milestone of sorts—-the $50 trillion mark with respect to the…

The West should open its doors to artists from Russia, Xander Parish has said British ballet star Хander Parish has said that Ukraine’s ban on the works of Russian classical composers such…

Work on the comprehensive inter-state agreement is almost complete, according to the foreign minister Moscow and Tehran will complete work on a comprehensive inter-state agreement in the very near future, Russian Foreign…

Happy Labor Day, Scruffnecks! …. and that has nothing to do with the color of your collar. I’ve sent this message before, and I repeat it because the one consistency in this…

Watch: US Soldiers Assaulted By Turkish Mob After Navy Ship Makes Port Call At Izmir  On Monday a mob of Turkish men attacked American soldiers who had been walking the streets of…

The Failure Of Economics Statistics Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, There is the reality all around us – restaurants struggling to survive, bills eating household income, jobs ever less…

The decision only applies to around a tenth of London’s military sales to the country The UK has suspended around 30 arms export licenses to Israel over concern that the equipment in…

The jet was allegedly used by President Nicolas Maduro The US government has confiscated an airplane reportedly used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for allegedly violating Washington’s sanctions against Caracas, CNN reported…

Selling real estate to citizens of the neighboring country presents a national security risk, the defense minister has claimed Most Russian citizens will be prohibited from buying property in Finland under a…

Human Rights Watch has called on Mongolia to either deny the Russian president entry or arrest him The George Soros-funded organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the government of Mongolia…

Russia Updating Nuclear Weapon Doctrine Due To Western ‘Escalation’ Of Ukraine War In the latest worrisome saber-rattling sparked by the US-led proxy war in Ukraine, Russia announced it’s revising its doctrine on…

The car giant has cited tough economic times as the reason for cost-cutting measures Volkswagen may close down at least two factories in Germany and end job security schemes as part of…

A review of the software responsible for compiling voter lists in New Hampshire reportedly revealed that it was connected to servers outside the US The Ukrainian anthem has been found embedded in…

Budapest does not have a suitable alternative to Moscow’s supplies, Peter Szijjarto has insisted Hungary cannot survive without Russian oil, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has warned, stressing that Ukraine’s decision to suspend…

Key Events This Week: Payrolls, JOLTS, ISM And Fed Speakers Galore Welcome to September although as Jim Reid writes this morning, given the track record of recent years, perhaps we should say…

The West is trying to break up the Russian state because it is too strong and independent, the foreign minister has said The West has always wanted to dismantle Russia and has…

Kerrisdale Offers Tongue-In-Cheek Disclaimer Updates On First Short Following Andrew Left Indictment Short seller Kerrisdale Capital raised eyebrows this past week, not just for a well reasoned take on why they were…

Military action in Palestine unites Arab countries of the Middle East in righteous anger towards their common enemy During Arbaeen, Iraqis traditionally dress in black. This Shiite religious ritual marks the end…

The former president has claimed that the national store of ammunition that was restocked during his term has run dry US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that the United States…

A petition to decrease the upper age of mobilization from 60 to 50 has passed the threshold for mandatory consideration Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is now obliged by law to consider whether…

US Schools In Mad Dash To Spend COVID Cash As Deadline Looms School districts across the country are in a mad dash to spend their remaining post-COVID relief grant money, or they…

The country has ‘lifted’ 250 million people out of poverty by giving them access to technology, the prime minister said India is “filled with a new belief” following the economic landmarks that…

A NASA astronaut has alerted the agency to sonar-like echoes coming from Boeing’s Starliner, which is docked with the ISS Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has begun to emit an unusual pulsing noise, NASA…

The Rise Of Global Conformism Authored by Bruce Davidson via The Brownstone Institute, At a formal ceremony for retiring professors at my university, each retiree got an opportunity to make a short…

Global Markets Slump, China Tumbles To 7 Month Low, In Ugly Start The Worst Month Of The Year Global equities began September on the back foot as investors prepared for what’s typically…

“Rifts” with NATO over Ukraine are one reason for Ankara’s reported bid to join the Russia-chaired group Türkiye has formally asked to join the BRICS economic bloc, as it seeks to forge…

Like in France, there is an open and crude effort to deny voters their democratic choice At least have enough class to wait more than five seconds after the election you just…

The Russian military took out three rocket launchers in Sumy Region, the ministry reports The Russian military has identified and destroyed three US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and several accompanying vehicles, the…

Warsaw has a right to “self-defense,” despite conflict escalation concerns, Radoslaw Sikorski has said Poland and other NATO members bordering Ukraine must be able to shoot down Russian missiles and drones that…

European countries are turning to New Delhi for petrochemicals after US-led sanctions cut them off from Russian energy supplies India’s exports of refined oil products to Europe have surged by 2,539 times…

Kyle Bass Says ‘Green’ War To Blackball Oil Was Doomed To Fail  Hayman Capital Management founder and CIO Kyle Bass explained in a Bloomberg interview that the mounting backlash against environmental, social, and…

Military facilities where aircraft and missiles are produced and repaired have also been struck, the ministry in Moscow reported Russia’s Armed Forces have carried out a massive strike on a number of…

The country’s trade unions are aiming to promote a deal to free hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza Israel’s trade unions staged a mass strike on Monday to pressure the country’s…

Egypt and Ethiopia have been at odds for years over the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile Egypt has filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),…

Ukraine Presents White House With List Of Targets Deep Inside Russia Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has revealed to CNN that the Zelensky government has presented a list of significant targets which…

1.6 Million Migrants In UK Are Unemployed, Costing Taxpayers £8.5 Billion: Report Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Almost 1.7 million foreigners residing in the U.K. are out of work or “economically inactive,”…

Up to 12 million doses are expected by 2025, depending on production capacity, to combat the disease The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has initiated an emergency tender to procure mpox, formerly…

Getting the device to show off among peers is no achievement, unlike becoming really good at something, the Russian president said Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned school children against falling for…

Why Did Zuckerberg Choose Now To Confess? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, Consider Mark Zuckerberg’s revelation and its implications for our understanding of the last four years, and what…

The Hungarian foreign minister complains of being “stigmatized” for seeking an end to the Ukraine conflict Hungary will continue to insist on a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict as soon as…

Fentanyl Responsible For 81% Of Overdose Deaths Under-24 In 2022, an estimated 292 million people worldwide were using illegal drugs, with 60 million consuming opioids such as morphine, codeine, or heroin, according…

The recent discovery of the bodies of six hostages reportedly “increased the sense of urgency” among the US President’s top aides US President Joe Biden is considering presenting Israel and Hamas a…

The platform has been accused of abetting the distribution deepfake pornography, a week after its CEO was detained in France South Korean police are investigating messaging platform Telegram in connection with online…

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party must be kept out of government despite scoring a historic victory in Thuringia, Olaf Scholz has said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the right-wing…

Three dozen others in the Russian city will be closed down for a week due to Kiev’s attacks, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said A kindergarten was irreparably destroyed in a large-scale Ukrainian shelling…

ICC Informs Mongolia It Must Arrest Putin When He Arrives  The International Criminal Court is seeking to remind its members state Mongolia that it must detain Russian President Vladimir Putin when he arrives in…

Moscow will deal with the “Ukrainian bandits” who tried to destabilize the situation in Kursk Region, the Russian president said Ukraine’s incursion in Russia’s Kursk Region was intended to halt the advance…

Algeria says its admission is a significant step toward further integration into the global financial system Algeria has been granted membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), the institution’s president, Dilma…

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says Washington’s foreign policy gives no cause for optimism A reported US decision to change its nuclear doctrine could severely undermine global security, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister…

The country once again ranks second only to Norway among the bloc’s natural gas suppliers, replacing the US, a top think tank estimates Russia has overtaken the US to once again become…

The “destructive strategy of the West” to paint Russia as the enemy is to blame, the president has said The Ukraine conflict stems from long-standing Western ambitions to control the country, Russian…

Stillwater – Sept. 1, 2024 “It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith…

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…

UK’s Online Safety Act May Be Canary In The Coalmine For Canada Under Online Harms Act Authored by Pete Menzies via The Epoch Times, We need to talk about Julie Sweeney. She’s…

Mapping Where Journalists Disappear August 30 marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Enforced disappearances are the arrest or abduction of a person by or on behalf of the…

The Russian President has commented on the balance between the freedom of the press and national security Russian media are trying to convey Moscow’s point of view on global issues and processes,…

“Brawl” Breaks Out At Philly Area High School Football Game, Forcing Cancellation It must officially be fall in the United States…after all, what’s more American than leaves falling, sweatshirt weather, pumpkin spice…

Representing Hamas and Kamala Harris respectively, NBC host Kirsten Welker invited Senator Tom Cotton to a debate.  Ms Welker asked Senator Cotton questions from a position of support to both Hamas terrorists…

Black Swan Catalysts And A Significant Change In Sentiment Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance What an interesting way to end the third quarter of 2024. The yen carry trade chaos looked like it was going…

Two senior US military officials and other sources now insist it is “far too soon to speculate” Ukraine lost its first Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet last week but has yet to name…

Jack Cashill is an extraordinarily good research author, who invests his time getting an accurate sense of the details that most avoid. When Cashill assembles his information and puts thoughts to typeset,…

The Fog Of War, The Economy And Markets By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities I could be extremely lazy this weekend and just repost (with an updated chart) the Heads I’m Smart,…

Trump To Vote ‘No’ On Florida Pro-Abortion Ballot Initiative Former President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would vote no on a Florida amendment that would guarantee the right to abortion…

Trump Endorses Florida Marijuana Measure, Calls For Public Smoking Ban Former President Donald Trump says he supports a public ban on smoking marijuana, but that people shouldn’t be criminalized for carrying “small…

Walzin’ Out A Fake War Hero Authored by Chase Spears via RealClearDefense, There is a saying among veterans that we’re hard on one another, but that we’ll circle the wagons when civilian…

Alternative for Germany (AfD) has claimed more that 33% of the votes in Thuringia, according to exit polls The Alternative for Germany (AfD) appears to be on course to win its first…

IRS Lagging In Complying With Order Not To Raise Audit Rates For Under-$400,000 Earners: Watchdog Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The IRS has made little progress in…

Government overspending is to blame for inflation in America, the tech billionaire has argued The US is rapidly moving towards bankruptcy because the government in Washington is spending too much money, Tesla…

Berkeley Law School Dean: Constitution “Outdated”, “Threatens The United States” Authored by Ben Bartree via Armageddon Prose, Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, promoting his very patriotic book “No Democracy Lasts Forever:…

Georgia Election Workers Seek Control Of Giuliani’s Assets After Defamation Suit Two Georgia election workers who won a $146 million defamation judgement against Rudy Giuliani have asked a federal judge to grant…

Waste Of The Day: Unscrupulous NGOs Rake In Billions For Foreign Assistance Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Between 2013 and 2022, 15 nonprofits each received over $1 billion from the…

Dmitry Peskov indicated there were no foreseeable prospects for a recovery in ties between the nations Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that Russia-US relations are at a historic low, dismissing the…

Climate change could bring the country’s economy an additional $6.5 billion every decade, researchers have found Russia’s GDP could grow by 1.2 trillion roubles ($13 billion) if an average annual temperature across…

More High-Profile Retail Stores Are Getting Kicked In The Teeth Authored by Mark Gilman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Lackluster consumer confidence is negatively affecting discount retailers such as Dollar General…

“Not The Type Of Character You Want” In High Office – Tim Walz’s Brother Slams VP Candidate The eldest brother of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz threw his sibling under the…

Israeli-American Among Six More Hostages Found Dead In Gaza Tunnel There’s outrage, frustration, and sadness in Israel as the bodes of six hostages who were kidnapped on October 7 have been recovered…

Aggressive anti-Russia policies will ultimately cost European countries dearly, Dmitry Peskov has warned The EU will pay a high price for confronting Russia on the orders of Washington, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry…

Kamunism Is The Perfect Recipe For Economic Collapse Authored by Rob Smith via RealClearMarkets, Last Friday, Kamala Harris opened her mouth and almost magically raised the price of housing and food at …

Where Are Nuclear Weapons Stationed In Europe? Every year since 2010, August 29 has been observed as the International Day against Nuclear Tests. In its resolution establishing the day, the United Nations…

Escobar: How Telegram Is Geopolitcs Authored by Pepe Escobar, From Trump to Crash Test Dummy, Hegemon’s “policies” have managed quite a feat. It must have taken eons of Taoist patience for President…

Aleksandr Lobanov, a father-of-two, was abducted in Israel by Hamas on October 7 Russian-Israeli dual citizen Aleksandr Lobanov has been identified among the six hostages found dead in a tunnel in the…

According to the Russian government, young people are susceptible to foreign concepts such as cosmopolitanism and individualism Cosmopolitanism and individualism among young people could become an obstacle to Russia’s further development and…

The Euro Is A Frankenstein-Currency Authored by Thorsten Polleit via The Mises Institute, In 1818, the English writer Mary W. Shelly (1797-1851) published her gruesome novel Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, which became world famous….

The captives were killed shortly before they were found in a tunnel, the IDF says The bodies of six hostages captured by Hamas militants on October 7 have been retrieved from a…

The Indian film world’s predators are getting their comeuppance thanks to a survivor’s persistence and the delayed results of an official probe In 2017, popular TV anchor Johnny Luckose asked Mohanlal, superstar of…

Incoming UAVs were shot down above more than a dozen Russian regions, the Defense Ministry has said A total of 158 drones were shot down or intercepted by electronic warfare during 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…

Globalists Are Trying To Escalate The Ukraine War Into WWIII Before The US Election Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, The purpose of NATO involvement in the Ukraine War has, to me,…