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An opinion poll conducted earlier this month indicated that public support for Olaf Scholz had fallen to record lows German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has denied claims that he is considering stepping down…

UK Piano Player Threatened By CCP Agents For Filming Their Faces In Public In an event that has now become an international debate and diplomatic snafu, a popular YouTube piano player by…

The shop is located in the capital Riyadh and will serve only non-Muslim diplomats Saudi Arabia has opened its first liquor store in over 70 years, several news outlets reported on Wednesday,…

Porsche’s Ferrari Dream Shattered As Early Buzz Fades By Alexandra Muller, Bloomberg Capital Markets Watch reporter Porsche AG’s celebrated market debut in September 2022 was built on investor enthusiasm for rival Ferrari NV’s…

Moscow promised to send 200,000 tons of the grain to six African countries last year A second shipment of Russian wheat has arrived in the port of Mogadishu, Somalia as part of…

Russian Seaborne Crude Shipments Drop To Seven Week Low After it appeared that Russia was flooding the world with its oil exports, things reversed sharply in recent weeks when Russia’s seaborne crude…

Why Is The West’s Mainstream Media Ignoring Europe’s Farmers’ Revolt? Via ReMix News, Although the global media used all its weapons of opinion to make the “peasant war” that shook Germany seem nonexistent, the…

The West is waging an “information war” to dissuade the Kremlin from pushing on against Ukraine, Sergey Naryshkin has said Western speculation about a potential Russian attack on NATO is aimed only…

Eritrea refused to provide clearance for a flight to Djibouti by Berlin’s foreign minister, according to the aircraft’s captain A German air force plane carrying Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has been denied…

New Delhi is being probed by Ottawa over allegations of meddling in the 2019 and 2021 votes Ottawa is investigating India as part of a probe into suspected “foreign interference” in the…

ITV News footage shows a civilian brandishing a white flag being shot dead British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been questioned over an ITV News video which shows a civilian being shot…

US ‘Deplores’ Israeli Shelling Of UN Shelter In Gaza, Mass Casualties Reported The Biden administration has issued a statement saying the US “deplores the deadly attack on a UN shelter in Gaza.” Earlier…

The FAA has imposed a series of restrictions on the company’s 737 MAX jets after a mid-air blowout incident this month The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily prohibited Boeing from…

Maersk has suspended operations in the region after militants fired at two of its vessels The US branch of Danish shipping giant Moller-Maersk has said it will follow its parent company and…

Escobar: The Ukraine Charade, Revisited Authored by Pepe Escobar, Even if country 404 is utterly defeated in 2024, once again it’s imperative to stress it: this is far from over… Selected players…

Domestically made goods in the segment are now sold to 60 countries Russia’s exports of dairy products increased by 18% year-on-year in 2023, the head of the National Union of Dairy Producers,…

Total household energy debt in the UK has reached nearly $3.8 billion and continues to grow, according to Citizens Advice More than 1.4 million people in the UK have been disconnected from…

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…

Beattie: Pretext For A Fedsurrection Authored by Darren Beattie via The American Mind, The Big Lie of the January 6 “insurrection” is falling apart before our eyes… With over three years having…

MUFG Warns “Higher Friction Geopolitics” Puts These Global Maritime Chokepoints At Risk With the US Department of Transportation and one of the world’s largest shippers, Maersk, warning about prolonged turmoil across the Red Sea…

Baghdad has pushed for an end to the US-led coalition and condemned recent strikes on Iraqi territory The United States is set to hold talks on the future of its military presence…

Rand Paul Rages ‘Half The GOP Wants To Sell Out The US Border To Fund Ukraine War’ Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, During an interview with Tucker Carlson on X, Senator…

Saudi Regime Opens First-Ever Liquor Store… For Non-Muslim Foreigners Only Saudi Arabia has since its birth as a modern nation-state been known for its especially rigid form of Islam, called Wahhabism, which…

War Is Always Inflationary Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, While the United States is ostensibly not at war with anyone, our government is spending taxpayers’ money as if it…

Justin from Canada and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, used the invocation of the Canadian Emergency Powers Act to seize Truckers’ and their supporters bank accounts, block mortgages, eliminate loans and credit cards,…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg always reminds me of former ODNI James Clapper. Both men, a little ordinary, had a tendency to say the obvious non-political ordinary thing accidentally, and that would…

Who Will Be Trump’s VP Pick? While Trump looks like the likely challenger to President Joe Biden (after dominating Nikki Haley in New Hampshire overnight), the question of who will be his…

Gender-Appropriation ‘Good’; Cultural-Appropriation ‘Bad’ Authored by Roger Simon via The Epoch Times, Many of us remember “Four Legs ‘Good’; Two Legs ’Bad’” from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” In its proclaimed superiority of…

“My Party Is Completely Delusional”: Dean Phillips Destroys Democrat Demagoguery Of Republicans After Attending Trump Rally 2024 Democratic hopeful Dean Phillips attended a New Hampshire Donald Trump rally this week, where he…

How To Thwart The Nefarious Propaganda Technique Of Projection Authored by James Agresti via The Epoch Times, One of the most effective and devious methods of mass deception is falsely accusing others…

The two countries are holding talks on reviving the Eastern Maritime Corridor, which should boost exports of Russian hydrocarbons and other commodities to India Moscow and New Delhi on Wednesday held detailed…

The pontiff acknowledged he had personally been a victim of AI-generated hoaxes Pope Francis has issued a warning about the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence, saying the rapidly advancing technology could…

SHOT Show Day 2: Best Gear & Equipment For Special Forces Operators Welcome to day two of the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show), the world’s largest shooting sports, hunting, and…

Michael Patrick Leahy appears on Steve Bannon War Romm discussing, in part, the Jeff DeWit message to Kari Lake and who from “back east” was the originator of the message to bribe…

The 9th Circuit Is Wrong: There’s No Homelessness Protection Clause In Constitution Authored by Paul Larkin and Zack Smith via The Epoch Times, Once upon a time, constitutional interpretation actually involved interpreting…

Fed Suddenly Kills Banks’ ‘Free Money’ Bailout-Fund Arbitrage Scheme The arbitrage of The Fed’s various balance sheet facilities – which we have exposed in detail for weeks – first appeared after The…

Andrew Yang: Joe Biden Can’t Defeat Trump In November Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said on Monday that President Joe Biden…

Transgender Golfer Wins Women’s Tournament In Florida, Aims For LGPA Tour A man transgender golfer has stepped into win a women’s tournament in Florida, bringing with him her “dreams of making it…

Türkiye has ratified Sweden’s membership application, leaving Budapest as the last holdout The Hungarian government is in favor of Sweden joining NATO and will soon schedule a ratification vote in the parliament,…

The Ukrainian leader has called for an international probe into the downing of the Russian Il-76 Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Wednesday disagreed with Moscow’s claim that Kiev’s air defenses shot down…

In 2024, Americans Must Decide What Energy Costs Means To Their Vote Authored by David Holt via RealClear Wire, As 2024 unfurls, it’s worth putting a few things in context. While we…

Texas Defies ‘Lawless’ Biden, Invokes Right To Self-Defense From ‘Invasion’ With More Razor Wire Texas Governor Greg Abbott just drew a hard line in the sand, putting the Biden administration on notice…

Global Nuclear Power Generation To Hit An All-Time High In 2025 Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, The comeback of nuclear power in many countries is expected to drive a record-high electricity…

Cracking Down On Looters And Thieves In PA Authored by Dave Argall via RealClear Wire, Retailers across the nation are under siege, with some struggling to stay afloat amid a rising tide…

SHOT Show Surprise: Bloomberg Leaks Biden Draft Rule On Gun Export Restrictions ZeroHedge is boots on the ground (Read: Day 1 SHOT) at the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show), the…

Tesla Misses On Top, Bottom Line But Margin Beats; Warns Volume Growth “May Be Notably Lower” Due To Next-Gen Vehicle Launch As noted earlier, with all eyes on Tesla when the company…

Biden’s New Houthi Strategy Is “Like Trying To Find A Needle In A Haystack, While Eating Truffles And Foie-Gras” By Michael Every of Rabobank The New Hampshire Republican primary saw Donald Trump…

The Yemeni group said it had scored a “direct hit” on an American warship At least one of the missiles fired from Yemen on Wednesday afternoon struck an American warship and forced…

Greg Abbott has vowed to keep fighting an illegal alien “invasion” despite a US Supreme Court ruling backing Washington Texas Governor Greg Abbott has refused to back down in his border-security row…

Kiev is not prepared to resolve the conflict with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said A promise by US presidential candidate Donald Trump to put a swift end to the…

US Launches Airstrikes In Somalia For First Time This Year Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The US launched airstrikes in Somalia on January 21, US Africa Command announced on Tuesday, marking the…

Moscow and Tehran’s relationship is reaching a “whole new level,” the two sides have agreed The secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolay Patrushev, held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Ali…

Big-Tech Bid, Bonds & Bullion Battered As ‘Better’ Data Made Doves Cry European PMIs screamed stagflation (weaker growth and rebounding prices) but US PMIs unexpectedly ripped (for all the wrong reasons –…

Reid Hoffman Pulls Out Of Nikki Haley After New Hampshire Pounding Following Tuesday’s massive loss to Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary, Republican candidate Nikki Haley has lost a major Democrat…

Dotcom History Rhymes For Nasdaq As Fed Cuts Loom Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, History shows that stocks are well poised to gain before the Federal Reserve starts slashing rates,…

NATO Admits ‘No Direct Threat From Russia’ As UK Army Chief Tells Citizens Prepare For Massive War On Tuesday NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued a surprising statement which drastically contradicted the…

General Patrick Sanders’ comments were interpreted as a call for conscription The UK’s Chief of the General Staff, Patrick Sanders, has said that civilians should be “trained and equipped” for a potential…

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is likely the most corrupt Prime Minister this country has ever had, is set to cash in $millions from his time in parliament after he retires…

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on Texas’ constitutional right to defend and protect itself as President Joe Biden continues to attack Texas and refuse to perform his duties to secure the border….

The Pentagon has claimed that reports suggesting it may withdraw troops from the Middle Eastern country are “erroneous” The US Department of Defense has dismissed media reports suggesting that Washington may end…

France has refused to call an emergency session over Ukraine shooting down a plane with its own POWs Paris is copying London and abusing its powers at the UN to protect Kiev,…

Khaled Mashaal has insisted that Palestinians won’t recognize Israel and that their nation will extend “from the river to the sea” Senior Hamas official Khaled Mashaal has rejected calls for the negotiation…

Tesla Earnings Preview: 2024 Guide, Mass Model Rumors, Musk’s Musings And Margins All eyes are going to be on Tesla after the bell today, with the company slated to report earnings and…

Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against US Gun Manufacturers To Proceed, Appeals Court Rules Authored by Naveen Athrapully via The Epoch Times, A $10 billion lawsuit by Mexico against U.S. gunmakers, alleging that…

Yesterday and audio recording of Arizona GOP Chairman Jeff Dewit was released that shows him attempting to bribe and coerce republican senate candidate Kari Lake into backing away from the contest.   Today,…

One of the soldiers about to be exchanged had testified about Kiev’s disdain for its troops One of the Ukrainian prisoners who died on Wednesday had spoken to RT in 2022 about…

Peter Schiff: ‘Bidenomics’ Has Been A “Disaster” For The US Economy Via SchiffGold.com, Peter was recently featured on Real America hosted by Dan Ball. It’s no secret that the government has been…

The IL-76 Shootdown By A US Patriot Missile Could Lead To Zaluzhny’s Replacement With Budanov Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, All things considered, blaming Zaluzhny – perhaps by claiming that he…

Catastrophic 5Y Auction Tails Most Since Sept 2022, Sends Yields Surging After yesterday’s solid 2Y auction, many were confident (certainly Bloomberg’s Market Live commentators who are the kiss of death for auctions)…

In U-Turn, Orban Backs Sweden’s NATO Bid After ‘Overplaying Hand’ With Exasperated Allies “I reaffirmed that the Hungarian government supports the NATO-membership of Sweden,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he assured NATO Secretary…

Fox News host Charles Payne was on a panel discussion about USA politics and the Trump support in New Hampshire.   After some back and forth about MAGA voters, Charles Payne unloads on…

The bloc must adopt the tools of Russian media if it hopes to win the “battle of narratives,” its top diplomat has said The EU’s media outlets should take notes from RT…

Republicans are rallying to The Donald against what they see as an assault on the US from all directions Coming off of a resounding victory in the New Hampshire primaries, former US…

Kiev initially reported that the targeted Il-76 was transporting missiles for strikes on Kharkov Ukraine has used “measures of destruction” against Russian transport aircraft in Belgorod Region and will continue to do…

‘Enabling Putler?’ – UK Firms Have Insured Over €120 Billion In Russian Oil Authored by Maria Ward–Brenna and Jessica Frank-Keyes via City A.M., A former Cabinet minister has called on the insurance…

Tesla Prepares For New Mass-Market EV Codenamed “Redwood” At the opening of the US cash market, Tesla shares were marginally higher following a Reuters report that the company is in talks with suppliers regarding…

Safety inspections of the 737 MAX 9 planes operated by Alaska Airlines have revealed more quality-control failures Alaska Airlines, the US air carrier whose Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet suffered a midair…

Wildest Inflation Red Flag: Vegas Table-Limits Via SchiffGold.com, Anyone who has been to a restaurant, a grocery store, or the car lot during the Biden administration can’t deny the reality of inflation….

Tech Euphoria Sparked By ASML Surge To All-Time High On Flood Of Chinese Orders… There’s Just One Problem Tech stocks are soaring again today in a repeat of last Wednesday’s action, only…

“Seven-Figure Hole”: Democratic Socialists Of America In Financial Crisis, Can’t Afford To Hire “Capable Comrades” Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Marxist caucus of the country’s largest…

Houthis Launch Fresh Attack On US Maersk Vessel, Ignoring Navy Escort Update(11:30ET): As we previously noted, earlier in the morning Sky News reported that Houthi forces fired at least two missiles from Al-Bayda…

A military aircraft carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs fell to the ground in Russia’s Belgorod Region, killing all passengers on board A Russian IL-76 heavy transport plane was carrying 65 captured Ukrainian military…

Kiev’s forces shot down a Russian plane carrying 74 people, including 65 Ukrainian POWs, Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a press briefing at United Nations headquarters in New York…

‘Doomsday Clock’ Calls AI Existential Threat, “Disruptive Technology” To Humankind Authored by Savannah Fortis via CoinTelegraph.com, AI joins nuclear threats and climate change as a key concern on the Doomsday Clock, highlighting…

WTI Extends Gains After Big Crude Draw, Production Slump Oil prices have been chopping around overnight as traders focused on China’s latest efforts to stimulate its stock market economy, and no new…

“Your Short Has Been Rejected”: Massive Stock-Lending Firm Processing Over $2TN In Transactions, Goes Dark In Cyberattack Amid the meltup of most shorted names in the past two days, numerous daytraders were…

The Los Angeles Times will fire at least 115 journalists amid heavy financial losses The Los Angeles Times announced on Tuesday that it would lay off at least 155 employees, or a…

Ukraine tried to set Russia up by sacrificing its citizens, the Foreign Ministry has said Kiev’s downing of a Russian cargo plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war is “an act…

BOC Keeps Rates Unchanged At 5% As Expected, Signals End Of Rate Hikes The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 5% for a fourth consecutive meeting, a pause that was…

US PMIs Unexpectedly Soar In January Amid Manufacturing ‘Renaissance’, But… It’s PMI day!! Australia PMI improved on the back of expansion in manufacturing; Japan Composite PMI improved into expansion overnight; India soared…

Inflation-Risks Upending Trader-Bets Of An ECB Matching Fed-Cuts Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Inflation in Europe is showing signs of becoming entrenched, making it unlikely the ECB will be able to…

Futures Set For 4th Straight Record High On Blowout Netflix, ASML Earnings And China RRR Cut After a three-peat of S&P records, stocks were set for 4th all time high as they…

The next package of restrictions will reportedly coincide with the second anniversary of the Ukraine conflict The member states of the EU are preparing to introduce additional sanctions against Russia as the…

The Harvard-connected researchers copied and pasted images to spoof test results, a British biologist has alleged A US cancer research center linked with Harvard University has retracted six studies and corrected dozens…

High energy prices are dampening production and hurting the region’s competitiveness, data shows Major European trade unions are raising the alarm due to the major downturn in the EU’s industrial sectors. The…

China Expands Tesla Bans From Military Bases To Other “Government Affiliated Venues” At what could be the worst time possible for Tesla, the company’s vehicles are facing additional entry bans in China…

Belgium plans to use interest earned on frozen Russian assets to send military assistance to Kiev, Belga News Agency says Belgium is reportedly set to become the first EU nation to use…

The president of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby, met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday The transitional president of the Republic of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby, described his visit to Moscow as…

Biden Warns Trump: “Don’t Mess With Uhhiminauhwemerica” Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Joe Biden gave a speech during which he warned Donald Trump, “Don’t mess with uhhiminauhwemerica.” Yes, really. “We’ll…