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Iran’s former first lady has given her first interview since Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash The late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi managed to achieve exceptional things through honesty and empathy,…

Oil Giant Halliburton Reportedly Hit By Cyberattack, Disrupting Houston Operations Halliburton Company, the world’s second-largest oil service provider and a major player in global fracking, has reportedly fallen victim to a cyberattack,…

“Must Have Been Tipped Off”: Jack Daniel’s Cuts Woke Training Ahead Of Robby Starbuck’s Next Exposé Hiding behind the veil of “progressivism,” the toxic woke mind virus has infected corporate America, transforming companies into left-wing…

Maybe, just maybe, political reality is starting to permeate Chris Cuomo. Or it could be that Chris Cuomo is attempting to shape-shift by dropping pretenses. Whatever it is, this encapsulated segment by…

India’s PM has reiterated his country’s commitment to a “diplomatic resolution” of the Ukraine conflict ahead of his trip A senior US official has expressed “delight” at Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to…

Secret Service Agents (Finally) Placed On Leave After Trump Assassination Attempt Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, Three weeks ago, Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe angrily pushed back on senators’ calls…

Up to 5,000 troops will be stationed in Finland about 90 miles from the countries’ border, according to newspaper Iltalehti NATO is planning to deploy an armored brigade in Finland to serve…

A firefighting train has been dispatched to the port of Kavkaz in Krasnodar Region to extinguish the burning tanks following Kiev’s missile strike, local officials report Kiev’s forces attacked a railway ferry…

Who Wins And Who Loses When The Housing Bubble Pops? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, This time around, the Fed may not be able to “save” the bubble from…

Ukraine Confirms Use Of US-Provided HIMARS Inside Russia Ukraine’s military has for the first time openly acknowledged it is using US-provided HIMARS rocket systems to attack Russia and destroy its major infrastructure, especially…

Gullible CNN ‘Journalist’ Dragged For Fact Checking JD Vance Joke About Tim Walz Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Earlier this week, JD Vance cracked a joke about Democrats holding their convention…

Existing Home Sales “Still Sluggish” – Weakest July Since 2010, Record Low Affordability US Existing Home Sales rose (+1.3%MoM) for the first time in five months in July, but remain down 2.5%…

The former US leader has denied claims made in a new biography of the late monarch that she found Trump “very rude” Former US President Donald Trump has insisted that he was…

The Greek-flagged vessel was on its way from Iraq to Athens when it was allegedly targeted by Yemen’s Houthis A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea caught fire on Wednesday…

‘Soft Landing Scenario Less Convincing’: US Manufacturing PMI Plunges To 8-Mo Lows S&P Global’s Flash PMI data for August signals the continued divergence between US manufacturing (slump) and Services (survive). Flash US…

“If Trump Wins, The Fed Will Stop Cutting At 4.50%” By Michael Every of Rabobank We need it like a Jackson Hole in the head Unlike the key BLS revisions to April…

Global Stocks Hit All Time High With J-Hole Expected To Preannounce Rate Cuts Just over two weeks after the VIX almost touched 70, the market’s freakout is completely forgotten as futures continue…

Russians could face deportation from Latvia following Riga’s extraordinary amendments to legislation Moscow has condemned as “lawlessness” the recent toughening of residency-permit application procedures for Russian citizens in Latvia, and has warned…

Mogadishu’s aviation authority has accused Ethiopian Airlines of failing to address sovereignty concerns Somalia’s Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) has threatened to ban Ethiopian Airlines from its territory, claiming that Africa’s biggest flight…

The South Asian country recorded $2.63bn in international military sales during the last financial year India sends half of its arms exports to the US, The Print reported on Wednesday, citing sources….

Reinforcements don’t want to fight and cannot follow orders, the news agency was told Newly conscripted Ukrainian soldiers providing reinforcements on the eastern front often lack training and the will to fight…

Canadian company Lucara Diamond has announced the discovery of a 2,492-carat gemstone, one of the largest ever mined on Earth Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond says it has uncovered the second-largest diamond…

The IAEA has been notified of the attempted strike on the facility in the Kursk Region, the president has said Ukrainian forces have attempted to strike the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)…

Ukraine Tried To Attack Kursk Nuclear Plant To Stage Provocation: Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused Ukraine of attempting to attack the Kursk nuclear power station, which is one of…

Continuing Jobless Claims Hover Near 33-Month Highs Initial jobless claims continues to drift along in the same range it has been in for three years (with NSA claims literally near record lows)……

25% Of Brits Consider Turning Off The Heat In Winter As Power-Bills Soar Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, About a quarter of British households are so worried about their electricity bills…

Goldman’s Key Takeaway From Call With Foxconn Mgmt: “AI Servers Continue To Ramp Up” The management team of Foxconn Technology Group, formerly known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, responsible…

The agreement is among numerous others sealed during a meeting between the two countries’ prime ministers in Moscow Russia and China have agreed to step up cooperation in the video game industry…

The footage was reportedly filmed in Kursk Region amid the Ukrainian incursion A video circulating online shows a Russian soldier cheering up two elderly women as he evacuated them to safety from…

The founder of Ola, a ride-hailing startup turned EV maker, has vowed to introduce affordable electric cars for the Global South   Indian billionaire Bhavish Aggarwal, the founder and CEO of Ola,…

More and more young people are being radicalized, the head of the Swiss Intelligence Service has warned The threat of Islamic terrorism in Switzerland is on the rise and minors are increasingly…

Canadian Freight Rail Shuts Down As Labor Talks Collapse: Strike Declared, “Members Head To Picket Lines” An unprecedented rail stoppage is underway after Canada’s largest railroads, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas…

News outlets have sent crews to Kiev-controlled Sudzha for tours organized by the Ukrainian military Foreign journalists who crossed the Russian border illegally to report from parts of Kursk Region controlled by…

The Czech Republic’s Petr Pavel went too far by claiming the Nord Stream pipelines were a “legitimate target” for Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said Czech President Petr Pavel sounded like…

The government of the former Soviet republic has accused its rivals over the 2008 war with Russia Georgia’s ruling party Georgian Dream has vowed to outlaw the main opposition party, the United…

One of the nation’s key political forces, the SVP, has criticized Bern’s decision to join EU military projects The Swiss People’s Party (SVP), a major political force and the largest group in…

Israel Diamond Exchange In Crisis As Exports Plummet In 2024 Via Middle East Eye The Israel Diamond Exchange has reported a drop in its exports and membership in 2024, according to Israel media outlet Ynet…

The explosion in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has been blamed on a vapor leak The death toll from an explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in India has risen to at…

1 Million Square Foot Office Building In Center City Philly Appraised For 25% Less Than 2021 The 1 million square foot office building just blocks from City Hall at 18th & Market…

PCR: The Western World Has Succumbed To Tyranny Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, We can add Richard Medhurst to Tulsi Gabbard, Scott Ritter, Amb. Craig Murray, Julian Assange, and many others who…

Godrich Gardee has called for a united approach to challenges on the continent The former secretary-general of the South African Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, Godrich Gardee, has urged Western powers to…

Mali’s air force chief has accused Ukraine of aiding rebels in recent deadly clashes with Bamako’s forces Mali’s defense cooperation with Russia has helped the West African nation regain control of large…

Met Office Records Hottest Day Of The Year At A Weather Station Next To A Massive Heat-Generating Electricity Sub-Station Authored by Chris Morrison via DailySceptic.org, Earlier this month the Met Office declared…

Pipelines will always be attacked during conflicts due to their strategic importance, the Czech Republic’s Petr Pavel has said The Nord Stream pipelines were a “legitimate target” for Ukraine during its conflict…

EU Mulls Open-Ended Immobilization Of Russian Assets Authored by RFE/RL via OilPrice.com, The EU and G7 are exploring ways to use frozen Russian assets to financially support Ukraine, potentially through a $50…

The agency is targeting people who could allegedly influence the US presidential election in Moscow’s favor, sources have said The FBI is targeting American citizens linked to Russian media in a bid…

How The World Listens To Music IFPI’s landmark Engaging with Music 2023 report provides insight to the music industry from the perspective of fans, with survey data of over 43,000 internet users across 26…

The billionaire ran his own “super unscientific” vote on his social media platform Former US President and Republican nominee Donald Trump has resoundingly trounced his Democrat competitor for the November election, Kamala…

The latest case of sexual assault on a female doctor in Kolkata, West Bengal has led to nationwide uproar, reminding the public that India remains unsafe for women A brutal rape and…

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…

The Political Matrix Sustains The Illusion Of Freedom Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as 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…

The Pentagon has dispatched the USS Abraham Lincoln and several destroyers in the region amid the fears of a broader conflict between Israel and Iran The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike…

Beijing Rips Biden For ‘Peddling China Nuclear Threat Narrative’ China has responded to the fresh NY Times revelation that President Joe Biden recently (and secretly) approved a new nuclear strategic plan that…

Diversity Is A False Religion To Destroy America Authored by Teresa Manning via American Greatness, This week, the National Association of Scholars (“NAS”) and the Heritage Foundation are sponsoring a panel discussion on diversity ideology in higher…

Staggering Incompetence: Biden’s Commerce Secretary Is “Not Familiar” With The Bureau Of Labor We are too speechless to even offer any snarky, sarcastic commentary because, frankly, this is beyond idiotic. Asked about…

Don’t Expect A Radical Response From Russia To Washington’s Involvement In Ukraine’s Invasion Of Kursk Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Russia’s foreign spy agency SVR revealed that “the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ operation in…

China’s CDC Reports New COVID-19 Cases Hit Nearly 20 Percent Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times, The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that new COVID-19 infections…

Wall Street Outraged Over Latest Epic F*ck Up By Biden’s Labor Department It’s delightfully fitting that on the day the entire financial world was holding its breath for Biden’s highly politicized and…

Fascism 2.0 – The Changing Face Of Social-Media Censorship Authored by Paul Lancefield via Off-Guardian.org, Facebook make only about £34 a year from the average customer in the UK – a little…

China has accused the US of falsely portraying it as a “nuclear threat” Washington’s fear-mongering over China’s nuclear arsenal is completely unfounded, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning has said. Her comment…

Northwestern Implements ‘Mandatory Anti-Hate Trainings’ Following Chaotic Gaza Campus Protests Higher education is nothing more than leftist indoctrination camps, costing students (or taxpayers, in some cases) tens of thousands of dollars per…

Supreme Court Urged To Overturn Federal ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, A former police officer challenging the federal government’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can…

Ford Ditches Plans For Electric SUV As Industry Continues To Backpedal From EVs The trend of legacy automakers ditching their plans and investments in EVs continues, with Ford reportedly the latest to…

The incursion has been thrwarted by border guards and regular troops, Aleksandr Bogomaz has said The Russian forces have repelled a cross-broder attack by Kiev’s troops on the Bryansk Region, Governor Aleksandr…

President Donald Trump has a sit-down conversation with Theo Von at Trump’s country club in Bedminster, New Jersey to discuss reforming healthcare, border security, his friendship with Dana White and why he…

Harris’s Kamunist Agenda Faces Harsh Reality Authored by Roger Kimball via American Greatness, Don’t cry for me, Argentina. Cry for Kamala the Kamunist. It took them a while, it’s true, but at least…

Israeli Assassinations Are Near-Daily In Lebanon, Airstrikes Reaching Deeper The past several days have seen a significant uptick in rare Israeli airstrikes deep into Lebanese territory, with multiple airstrikes having hit the…

Earlier today the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) revised the annual jobs report to remove 818,000 previously recorded jobs. […] “The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down its total tally of…

The deadly contamination at Camp Lejeune could be the biggest case in history More than half a million people have sought compensation from the US military for damages caused by contaminated water…

Top Biden-Harris Official Calls For ‘Queering Nuclear Weapons’ A recent Biden-Harris administration Department of Energy high level hire is attracting controversy, as well as appropriate widespread mockery, for publishing formal articles calling…

Weight Loss Drug Linked To 45% Higher Suicidality; WHO Data Shows Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times, A new study has linked semaglutide, the active drug ingredient in weight-loss and…

It appears that all the rumors of this Friday for RFK Jr to make an announcement are accurate.  The campaign sends the following information: Kennedy24 – “Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy…

Berlin was not told of Kiev’s offensive in advance, the German chancellor has said The Ukrainian government did not consult with Germany before launching its incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region, Chancellor Olaf…

It started with Senator Lindsey Graham previously saying that perhaps electronic encryption programs needed a legislative ban as an outcome of the Trump assassination attempt. The “never let a crisis go to…

Exposing The Leftist Projectionistas: VDH Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, Projectionism Projection is a Freudian psychological term. It describes a particular defensive mechanism, when people, often unconsciously, attribute their own (usually undesirable)…

Mike Lynch, his teenage daughter, and four other people had been missing since the tech mogul’s yacht sank on Monday morning Five bodies have now been found in the wreckage of British…

Dovish Fed & Dismal Job-Revisions Send Bonds, Big-Tech, Bitcoin, & Bullion Higher ‘Bad news’ – a record downward revision in payrolls – combined with a strongly ‘dovish’ bias to the FOMC Minutes…

44 DNC Delegates Snub Harris With ‘Present’ Vote 44 delegates at this week’s Democratic National Convention voted “present” during the roll call vote – a symbolic protest following Harris’ official nomination during…

Former Assistant AFP Commissioner Leanne Close is due to give evidence on Thursday (22/8/24) at Linda Reynolds defamation case against Brittany Higgins and part of that evidence are notes Leanne Close made…

Return To Sender: Panama Starts Flying Migrants Home… At US Taxpayer Expense The Republic of Panama on Tuesday initiated a new program by which illegal immigrants transiting the country are flown back…

Bad weather and an overloaded helicopter reportedly doomed Ebrahim Raisi The helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was caused by bad weather and the aircraft having two more passengers than…

Every time I gently send the warning signal about Donald Trump Jr, I get blasted with hate mail that essentially says Trump Jr must not be criticized because he is the heir…

Trump Endorsement? RFK Jr To “Address The Nation” Friday Morning Amid a flurry of speculation that he will endorse Donald Trump (following news reports – which he since denied – that he…

Judge: Virginia School District Must Allow Transgender Student On Girls’ Tennis Team Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, A federal judge has ruled that a Virginia school district may not…

‘The Descent Is Upon Us’: Forget The Sahm Rule, This Indicator Has Perfectly Predicted Every US Recession Since 1930 Authored by Joe Sullivan-Bissett via BondVigilantes.com, The Sahm rule has triggered: markets, please…

FOMC Minutes Preview: Any Hints For Powell’s J-Hole Address? Via Newsquawk, JULY MEETING: The FOMC left rates unchanged, but it made tweaks to its statement that appeared to leave the door open…

Trump, Vance Pledge To Reduce Crime, “Re-Fund Police Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), took their “Make America…

20Y Auction Sees Lackluster Demand Despite 6th Consecutive Stop Through In a day when the markets have tried to make sense of today’s near record downward revision to payrolls, moments ago the…

California Wants To Reward Illegal Aliens With Zero Down, No Payment Home Loans Progressive lawmakers in California have pushed forward a bill that prioritizes illegal aliens over veterans and hardworking citizens by…

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented in light of reports that Mongolia did not include Power of Siberia 2 in its national plans for 2028 The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline to…

FOMC Minutes Show “Vast Majority” See September Cut As Appropriate Since the last FOMC meeting on July 31st, bonds and bullion have soared while the dollar and oil have floored, with stocks…

Shut Out In Chi-Town: Jewish Groups Blocked From Marching During The DNC Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, citizens will gather in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention to voice their support for Israel…

Berlin has not shared information about the pipeline probe, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said Berlin has not provided Moscow with any actual information about the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream…

Cyberattack Hits US Defense Supplier Of Critical Chips, Impacting “Ability To Fulfill Orders” US chipmaker Microchip Technology disclosed that an “unauthorized party” had compromised “certain servers and some business operations.” This cyberattack raises…

The US secretary of state has said that Washington would not accept a long-term occupation of the Palestinian enclave Israel has agreed to withdraw its troops from parts of Gaza as part…

Jordan Peterson’s Free Speech Battle Authored by Barry Bussey via The Epoch Times, Since 2016, when Jordan Peterson criticized amendments to Canada’s Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code to include “gender…

WTI Extends Gains As US Crude Inventories Tumble To 6-Month Lows Oil edged higher following a short run of declines as traders readied for weekly stockpile data in the US and Washington continues…

Surge In Derivative Bets Leaves Bitcoin “Ripe For A Short Squeeze” As ETF Inflows Accelerate Traders aggressively betting on further moves south for Bitcoin could be caught unawares in the coming days and weeks,…

Lithuania has an agreement in place with its NATO ally whereby Berlin will deploy 4,800 troops and various weapons systems to the Baltic state Lithuania has begun building a military base between…