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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…

Americans Are Fighting For Control Of Federal Powers That Shouldn’t Exist By Brian McGlinchey via Stark Realities It’s no secret that politics in the United States is growing increasingly acrimonious — to…

Slovakia banned contacts with Russian and Belarusian cultural institutions two years ago The new Slovak minister of culture Martina Simkovicova has reversed the order prohibiting cultural cooperation with Russia and Belarus, which was…

India Set To Cement Role As New GDP Growth Champion The growth of most highly developed economies has tapered off since the turn of the century due to an already high level of economic…

David Frum And The Axis Of Errors Authored by Francis P. Sempa via RealClear Wire, Writing in The Atlantic, David Frum, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and cheerleader for endless…

Landmines around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant pose danger only to rats and saboteurs, according to Moscow Senior Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov has argued that there is nothing “sensational” or new about…

The incident comes amid reports of yet another Ukrainian drone raid on Russian infrastructure A fire has erupted at the export terminal of Novatek, Russia’s second-largest natural gas producer, the governor of Leningrad…

The incident comes amid reports of yet another Ukrainian drone raid on Russian infrastructure A fire has erupted at the export terminal of Novatek, Russia’s second-largest natural gas producer, the governor of Leningrad…

“Easy Decision”: Trump Believes Supreme Court Will “Intervene” Soon Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump said he believes the U.S. Supreme Court will “intervene”…

Help Wanted WHO: Fat Lady WHERE: South Carolina WHEN: Soon WHAT: Sing According to numerous meatball sources, somebody sneezed.  DeSantis has cancelled Sunday media appearances. It looks like the end is nigh, Armageddon…

Furries Are Infiltrating Our Schools Authored by Nicole James via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As I sat at the Christmas dinner table, my fork poised over a baked potato crisped to…

Kiev is offering Washington the “best deal” possible, the Ukrainian FM has claimed The price of supporting the Ukrainian troops as a proxy force against Russia is miniscule compared to the overall…

Good grief, talk about burning cash….  According to Politico, the three corporate super PACs and the Nikki Haley campaign have spent almost $30 million in New Hampshire on ad buys. Three super…

‘Not Tough, Smart, Or Respected Enough To Be My VP’ – Trump Taunts Haley, Dominates New Hampshire Polls Despite MSM Onslaught The mainstream media appears to have got the message from the…

Hiring by quota and diverting hours of education to ‘social justice’ strips US workplaces of professionals Once a nation built on the foundation of meritocracy, where the most qualified people – regardless…

This evening, President Donald Trump begins putting his foot on the gas, expanding his polling lead in New Hampshire, and holding a rally ​at the SNHU Arena in Manchester. Similar to Ron…

Alec Baldwin Indicted By Grand Jury In ‘Rust’ Shooting Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Actor Alec Baldwin was indicted by a New Mexico grand jury over the…

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu openly contradicted his US counterpart’s insistence West Jerusalem will allow the Palestinians a state Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to compromise with Washington on a potential two-state…

US Mulls More Aggressive, Stepped-Up Measures Against Houthis On Saturday the Pentagon conducted yet another round of airstrikes on Houthi positions in Yemen, which marks likely the seventh round of such Western coalition attacks….

National Security Experts Raise Alarm Over Biden’s EV Push Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A coalition of 17 retired military officials led by retired U.S. Army Maj….

A pet cat ended up dead after getting thrown off a train by an attendant, the whole affair triggering a major scandal in Russia Twix the Cat, a pet feline thrown off…

Earnings Call Sentiment: “Red Sea” Mentions Hit Record High As Fears Mount Of Snarled Supply Chains Earnings-call mentions of “Red Sea” surged to record highs in recent weeks as the fourth-quarter earnings…

Rupert Murdoch and Prince Andrew both continued their relationship’s with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell after Epstein’s jailing for being a paedophile in 2008. But only Prince Andrew has been held accountable,…

Advocates Outraged That Feds Asked Banks To Search Customers’ ‘Religious Texts’ Purchases Authored by Mark Tapscott via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Faith leaders and religious liberty advocates are up in arms…

Prediction Consensus: What The ‘Experts’ See Coming In 2024 As we look ahead to 2024, there is no shortage of expert forecasts and predictions for the world’s economy, markets, geopolitics, and technology…

The US Air Force fighter jet’s $14-million engine was destroyed by the device after it was run without proper safety procedures One of the $14-million engines on a US Air Force F-35A…

A member of the Iraqi security forces was also badly injured in the attack, reports say Several US troops sustained minor injuries and one member of the Iraqi security forces was badly…

Decode Your Hospital Bill To Catch Overcharges Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Millions of Americans are trapped in a maze of inflated hospital fees and opaque billing…

Slovakia will veto a bid by Ukraine to join NATO should one ever materialize, Prime Minister Robert Fico says Bratislava will block Kiev’s bid to join the US-led NATO alliance and will…

Israeli Airstrike Kills Several High-Ranking IRGC Officers In Damascus Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, Four members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) serving in an advisory capacity were killed Saturday in…

The Fundamental Value Of Bitcoin Authored by Kane McGukin via BombThrower.com, It’s the second layer of the internet and more valuable than price In this piece, I will explain how Bitcoin is…

Massive Deficit Spending Keeping The Economy Out Of Recession (For Now) Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Economic growth continues to defy expectations of a slowdown and recession due to continued increases…

The Emmy Award-winning actor fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set in 2021 A grand jury in the US State of New Mexico on Friday issued a fresh manslaughter charge…

For Beijing, it’s not so much about replacing the greenback within the current system but creating an entirely separate alternative Barely a day goes by without a headline about the Chinese yuan…

An unmanned craft has made a soft landing on the lunar surface despite reported telemetry issues Japan has become the fifth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon, achieving a…

European Banks Cut Banker Bonuses, U.S. Firms Expected To Follow Suit The Covid stimulus gravy train has officially ended, as it was reported this week that top investment banks in Europe are…

How To Navigate Our Low-Trust, Increasingly Dysfunctional Society & Economy Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Politicians and corporate managers have an enviable record of self-enrichment but very little to…

Senior adviser Mikhail Podoliak also clarified there is no talk among Western backers of Kiev about sending troops to Ukraine Western efforts to isolate Russia have failed to produce any results so…

The new law extends the period of custody for failed asylum seekers to make it harder to evade deportation Germany’s parliament has passed legislation that facilitates the deportation of failed asylum seekers….

The US tech giant said cybercriminals got ahold of access to e-mail accounts of the company’s management The presumably Russia-linked group Midnight Blizzard attacked Microsoft’s corporate e-mail system, including accounts of the…

Kiev’s much-hyped counteroffensive has yielded decent results given the limited resources it has been given, Andrey Yermak has claimed The Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces, launched early last summer, was “quite successful,”…

The former US president says he ‘probably’ wouldn’t select Nikki Haley as his running mate if he secures the GOP nomination Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley does not have…

Export revenues dropped 30% compared to an all-time high recorded in 2022, the regulator estimated Russian export revenues saw a notable drop by almost a third in 2023, according to the preliminary…

Senior NATO Official Says There Will Be A Hot War With Russia Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A high ranking NATO official has stated that people in Europe should prepare for…

Several Iranian advisers were killed in the attack, SANA news agency said An Israeli airstrike has hit a residential building in the Syrian capital, killing several people, the state-run SANA news agency…

Maersk Warns “Significant Disruptions To Global Shipping Network” As Red Sea Attacks Persist President Biden’s second week of military strikes against Iran-backed Houthi anti-ship missile bases and continued attacks on commercial vessels in the…

Thousands of jobs will be axed at the country’s biggest steelworks as part of a major green restructuring Steel producer Tata Steel plans to close blast furnaces at its Port Talbot plant…

Was 2023 Really The Second-Hottest Year Since 1884? Authored by Iain Davis via Off-Guardian.org, According to the UK Met Office, 2023 was the second hottest year in the UK since 1884. Quite obviously,…

The Indian foreign minister has warned against the Israel-Hamas war spilling into other parts of the Middle East New Delhi on Friday stressed that the “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza, currently under siege…

France Angrily Denies Russian Claim Of Mercenaries In Ukraine France has rejected Russian defense ministry statements saying that a missile strike on Kharkiv took out a unit of French mercenaries earlier this…

Traces of the drug were discovered in bathrooms inside the Riksdag building in Stockholm, according to a local newspaper Traces of cocaine have been discovered during a narcotics analysis of bathrooms inside…

Escobar: How The West Was Defeated Authored by Pepe Escobar, Emmanuel Todd, historian, demographer, anthropologist, sociologist and political analyst, is part of a dying breed: one of the very few remaining exponents…

Sarah Wagenknecht’s new outfit looks set to rival the establishment as disaffected citizens turn to its sensible platform Germany is in severe crisis. Between a tanking economy and an increasingly unpopular government,…

Former UK prime minister also predicted that the Republican would keep US defense aid flowing to Ukraine, and may even ramp it up Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the…

Washington shouldn’t send any more money to Kiev amid the fighting with Russia, Marjorie Taylor Greene said It’s Washington, not Kiev, that’s interested in the continuation of the conflict between Ukraine and…

Power consumption has been driven up by the metals, machinery, rail and shipping sectors Russia’s electric power usage rose 1.4% in 2023 compared to the previous year, exceeding 1.121 trillion kilowatt hours,…

The discovery could help fulfill the Southeast Asian country’s goal of becoming a regional hub for electric-vehicle production Thailand has found nearly 15 million tons of lithium resources in its southern province…

Thousands of dignitaries and celebrities will attend a major inauguration event in Ayodhya along with PM Modi The Indian temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state is abuzz with frantic activity…

Netanyahu has vehemently denied such claims, blaming Iran for the flow of arms and funds to the Palestinian group EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has openly accused the Israeli government of…

The Ukrainian leader says he wants to hear how the former US president would end the conflict with Russia in 24 hours Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has invited former US president and…

Houthi rebel attacks on container ships have reduced traffic through the Suez Canal The ongoing disruption to shipping in the Red Sea is more damaging to global supply chains than the impact…

The bloc is broadening anti-money laundering measures to include cryptocurrency, luxury goods, and football The European Union has put together a preliminary agreement that includes a €10,000 cap on cash payments to…

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…

Reviving ISIS: A US Weapon Against The Resistance Axis Via The Cradle, Is it a coincidence that the world’s foremost terror organization is being revived just as the US struggles under a…

EVs In Chicago Are No Match For Polar Vortex Average temperatures across the Chicago metro area plunged below zero this week.  Resulting in a double whammy for electric vehicle owners: paralyzed charging networks…

Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent Authored by John and Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “No president from either party should have the sole power to shut down or…

Members of the tech giant’s cybersecurity team were also affected in the breach Microsoft has claimed its corporate system was hit by a “nation-state” cyber attack allegedly launched by Russian-backed actors, saying…

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Ayodhya for the historic inauguration of the Ram Temple, people living near the site allocated for a new mosque can only hope for an equal…

Let’s all have a big smile as we finally put this continued “media narrative” away. Speaking at a rally in Concord, New Hampshire, President Donald Trump said Nikki Haley “is not presidential…

Judge Orders Wind Farm Dismantled In Win For Tribal Sovereignty Authored by Bonner Russell Cohen Via RealClear Wire, Capping a legal battle that had raged for over a decade, a federal judge…

Global Warming? North America Snow Coverage Hits “Decadal Highs” Americans suffer from climate catastrophe fatigue after leftist corporate media outlets push endless climate doom headlines that seemingly never come true. Another round…

Rufo: “The Only Hope For A Diverse Nation Is…” Authored by Christopher Rufo via City-Journal.org, A New Civil Rights Agenda The only hope for a diverse nation is a regime of colorblind…

The smash-up inflicted significant damage on one ship, with a large hole seen punched into its hull Two UK Royal Navy minesweeper vessels collided while docking in Bahrain, with one ship caught…

Most Young Voters Want Abortion Limits, Say Legal Rights Begin In Womb: Poll Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A majority of Gen Z and millennial voters say…

Houthis Declare Safe Passage For All Russian, Chinese Ships In Red Sea In a remarkable development, and at a moment European retailers and factories are beginning to bear the brunt of the…

DEI Destroys Excellence, Military Cohesion At Service Academies Authored by Bruce Fleming via RealClear Wire, Applicants who self-identified as a member of a race the Academy wished to privilege—at the time I…

Boy howdy… when things get interesting, they REALLY get interesting. In an effort to deflect attention from the gross corruption she initiated in the prosecution of Donald Trump, Atlanta District Attorney Fani…

Obama DOJ Wants To Jail Peter Navarro For 6 Months For Same Thing Eric Holder Got Away With Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro – the only guy who openly stood up…

Economic Results Of California Banning Gas Vehicles Authored by Anne Johnson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As a result of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order, gas-powered vehicles will be banned…

Sebastien Lecornu has admitted that some “French civilians” are fighting against Russia Some French nationals have in fact enlisted to fight in the Ukrainian military, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu acknowledged on Friday,…

Multiple countries have urged the International Criminal Court to investigate West Jerusalem’s violence against civilians Washington has seen no evidence that Israel deliberately committed war crimes in Gaza, US National Security Council…

New DNC Pipe-Bomb Video Can “Utterly Demolish The Jan6 Narrative”: Darren Beattie “If the Republicans step up, if the speaker steps up, if the relevant congressional figures step up, this is the…

Biden Won’t Be Removed For Corruption In Ukraine But New Allegations Can Still Have An Impact Authored by Andrew Korybko, The Republicans could make support for more Ukrainian aid conditional on a…

Fani Fingered: Jilted Wife In Trump-Georgia Fiasco Drops Bank Statements Revealing Lavish Vacations Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. The jilted wife of DA Fani Willis’ alleged lover and outside…

At least six people were wounded by NATO-supplied cluster munitions in Gorlovka Ukrainian artillery struck the city of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic shortly after midnight on Saturday, according to Mayor…

Ukraine is a proxy in a new “crusade” against Russia, Viktor Medvedchuk has said President Vladimir Zelensky is serving the interests of the collective West and not Ukraine, effectively conducting a modern…

Tonight, President Donald Trump will be turning up the heat on corporate candidate Nikki Haley with remarks from Concord, New Hampshire.  The professional political class has fallen back upon Haley as their…

National Self-Reliance Is On The Rise: China & The US Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Balancing globalized trade and capital flows with domestic self-reliance and control of credit and…

Majority Of Biden’s $136 Billion Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme Going To “Public Servants” President Joe Biden is heaping another $5 billion onto a $136 billion pile of taxpayer-funded student loan debt forgiveness,…

FBI, CISA Warn Of Risks Posed By Chinese-Made Drones Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new DJI Mavic Zoom drone flies during a product launch event at…

Scuttling ‘Chevron’ Precedent Will Put Ship Of State Back On A Constitutional Course Authored by Mark Chenoweth via RealClearPolitics.com, Like North Atlantic squalls pounding away at the New England shoreline, judicial deference…

Fed F**kery Is Back: ‘Adjustment’ Turns $108BN Bank Deposit Outflow Last Week Into Nothing… With The Fed having practically lost control of their bank bailout facility (BTFP) due to banks pilings 10s…

The Goddess Of The WEF & ‘The Most Dangerous Thing In The World’ Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “What has been the number one theme of the World Economic Forum…

Senator Tim Scott is a professional Republican club member. The New York Times is reporting that Senator Scott plans to endorse former President Donald Trump tonight at a rally in New Hampshire….

The newly-appointed defense minister of Slovakia has called those previously in charge “people with qualities of pugs rather than wolves” Slovakia’s continuous military aid to Ukraine under the previous government has left…

Some things are far more important than EU funding, Viktor Orban has said Hungary will not change its mind about immigration, gender issues, and the Ukraine conflict no matter what, Prime Minister…

S&P 500 Surges To New All-Time High Despite Wrecked Rate-Cut Hopes ‘Good news’ was initially ‘bad news’ for stocks to start the week, but as ‘hard’ data surged, ‘soft’ data slumped… Source:…

$2 Billion In Subsidies, Only 2 EV Stations Opened, The Holdup Is ‘Social Justice’ Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, In yet another example of Biden incompetence, the administration is setting up…

Congressional Tax Deal Will Boost Deficit By $140 Billion: Here’s What’s In It A bipartisan group of top Republicans and Democrats from the tax-writing committees in Congress reached agreement this week on…