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The authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have reportedly stripped Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik of his mandate The election authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have revoked the mandate of Republika Srpska President…

Steve Witkoff is visiting Moscow to discuss the Ukraine conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of US President Donald Trump, according to footage released…

The late LDPR leader is being tried posthumously for alleged terrorism financing A Ukrainian court has moved to prosecute late Russian politician and nationalist firebrand, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who died three years ago, local media has…

The US has become “the hottest country anywhere in the world,” the president has claimed US President Donald Trump has claimed that NATO leaders are now completely aligned with his agenda, and…

Sudan says it has submitted evidence to the UN Security Council to prove the Gulf nation’s involvement in acts of aggression Sudan’s government says it has “irrefutable” evidence confirming that the United…

Armenia & Azerbaijan To Ink Peace Memorandum Under Trump Mediation Via Middle East Eye Azerbaijan and Armenia are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in Washington on Friday, committing to the…

Moldova Jails Popular Pro-Russian Governor, Outraging The Kremlin Just over two weeks ago Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) issued a statement accusing the West, under US leadership, of turning Moldova into a military…

The US president has increasingly threatened secondary sanctions on Russia’s trading partners to pressure Moscow to take a peace deal The US is working hard to withdraw itself from the “mess” of…

The US president has hinted that Vice President J.D. Vance is the “heir apparent to MAGA” US President Donald Trump has suggested that Vice President J.D. Vance is “most likely” the favorite…

Men often seek to show off to escorts and let information slip, Kirill Budanov has said Kiev employs prostitutes to gather information from men, Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence…

Steve Witkoff is expected to discuss the settlement of the Ukraine conflict with senior Russian officials Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, has arrived in Moscow to discuss the settlement…

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has issued a series of subpoenas for records and testimony from former government officials that pertain to Jeffrey Epstein. The House Oversight Committee is usually the…

Within this interview, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard states she has met with the assigned federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice to hear their requests for information as the investigation…

The entire grand jury process is extremely protected as the 5th amendment requires. Fullstop. Unfortunately, we have a long and painful history with the Trump-era Main Justice system, intentionally leaking information to…

Who Are The ‘Fuqing’ Group And Why Are They Mobilizing To Influence Australian Leaders Authored by Cindy Li via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Council debates rarely echo through international politics. But…

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…

One Of The World’s Oldest Asset Classes Just Hit Record Highs Farmland is one of the oldest asset classes, rivaling precious metals in its ability to preserve generational wealth. Unlike stocks or…

Beware The AI Industrial Complex By John deVadoss What makes an industrial complex is frontier technology, with feedback loops powerful enough to steer both markets and public policy. Economists describe five telltale traits:…

Trump Accumulates Wins On Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket – Key Takeaways Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda has been met with order after order from…

Brazil’s Lula Defiant: ‘I Will Not Call Trump, Am Not Afraid’ President Trump has sent a message to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva saying the Brazilian leader could “call him anytime”…

Arson Attack Hits ICE Field Office In Washington State Amid Dangerous Rhetoric From Democrats Over the weekend, a federal building housing an ICE field office in Yakima, Washington, was firebombed, yet another violent…

Taibbi Obliterates Dean Of Columbia Journalism School In Open Letter Authored by Matt Taibbi via Racket News, Letter to Bill Grueskin, former Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, on his recent article…

Democrats Pledge A Gerrymander War Authored by Jonathan Turley, Democrats are struggling to convince the public that they are outraged that there is gerrymandering afoot in Texas. It is no easy task,…

Lott: Another Armed Civilian Saves The Day Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearPolitics, Over the last few days, Americans have witnessed two attacks that ended very differently. A stabbing at…

Sydney Sweeney, Justin Bieber Ignite Early Innings Of Cultural Reversal With Badass Guns  Just days after Sydney Sweeney hit the range with Taran Tactical for close-quarters handgun drills, and a week after she flaunted her…

‘1619 Project’ Is Brazen Deception In The Service Of Statism Authored by George Leaf via TheDailyEconomy.org, It is useful to have frequent reminders that people often resort to deception to peddle their…

Supreme Court Killed Universal Injunctions In Name Only Authored by Benjamin Weingarten via RealClearInvestigations, On June 27, the Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump what he hailed as a “GIANT WIN,” finding that lower…

Border Encounters, Apprehensions Hit Record Low In July: Homeland Security The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said preliminary data from July 2025 show that for the third time this year, the agency…

12-Year Cattle Cycle Bottoms: Tyson CEO Predicts Rebuild Phase Beginning Next Year Ground beef prices are at record highs, while the U.S. cattle and calf herd has fallen to its lowest level in…

Taibbi: No Doubt Left… Russiagate Was A Cover-Up Authored by Matt Taibbi via Racket News, The most infuriatingly complex scandal of all time has just been reduced to a page or two,…

Never-Before-Seen Photos Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Creepy Mansion The New York Times published never-before-seen photos from inside Jeffrey Epstein’s erie seven-story Upper East Side townhouse on Tuesday, revealing surveillance cameras placed in bedrooms…

DARPA’s Theory Of Mind Warfare Authored by Matt Smith via InternationalMan.com, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has an initiative called the Theory of Mind program. This effort is designed to…

Western backers are turning the nation into a ‘disenfranchised colony,’ according to Yulia Timoshenko Western control over Ukraine has reached “unacceptable” levels, according to the country’s former prime minister, Yulia Timoshenko. The…

Shocking, Record Explosion In Student Loan Delinquencies Marks The Start Of Next Debt Crisis Total household debt rose by $185 billion in the second quarter of 2025, a 1% rise from Q1…

The Israeli military did not stop the attack despite being present at the scene, according to the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman A Russian diplomatic vehicle was attacked last week by Israeli settlers in…

Iranian Nuclear Scientists In Clandestine Visit To Russian Atomic Sites, Alarming West Iranian nuclear scientists made a covert trip to Russia in the summer of 2024 to inspect facilities involved in technologies…

Crude Jittery As Trump Mulls New Sanctions On Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Oil prices remain jittery today as the market digests yet another sanctions-threat targeting Russia. President Trump is said to be mulling new…

Titan Sub Implosion That Killed 5 People Was ‘Preventable’: Coast Guard Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The 2023 implosion in the Atlantic Ocean of a submersible, which killed five…

One Chart To Kill The Medicaid Lies For Good Via Issues & Insights, Can anyone guess what is wrong with the following headline? “Democrats use new tactic to highlight Trump’s gutting of…

Waste Of The Day: Senate Furniture Is Missing Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Over the last decade, more than half the Senate office furniture purchased have some unanswered question attached…

Karim Khan has faced obstacles virtually every time he’s tried to move forward with the Israeli war crimes case, Rachel Marsden has said The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Karim Khan,…

With the US deploying intermediate-range systems in Europe and Asia, Russia says it’s done waiting – and begins reshaping its own arsenal On August 4, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Moscow…

Francois Bayrou is urging the public to accept his sweeping budget cut plan French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is urging the public to back his drastic public spending cuts, warning that the…

Top US officials have been ordered to testify in an oversight probe involving late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein The US House panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has subpoenaed former President…

Changes in currency exchange rates have discouraged American and Chinese travelers from spending, the paper writes Luxury brands have reported declining sales in Europe and Japan as American and Chinese tourists, once…

How Moldova turned a regional mandate into a prison sentence – all in the name of ‘European values’ On August 5, 2025, the drawn-out political struggle between Moldova’s central authorities and the…

The US President has claimed he rejected an offer of zero tariffs from the South Asian nation over its purchases of Russian oil US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he…

Clintons Subpoenaed By House Amid Probe Of Epstein’s ‘Horrific Crimes’ The House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas for former President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton as part of the probe’s investigation into…

The Fed Says It Is “Data-Driven”… But The Data Isn’t Any Good Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, It’s been a big week for “the data.” At Wednesday’s FOMC press…

Rep. Ramirez Under Fire After Declaring “I’m A Proud Guatemalan Before I’m An American” Authored by Jonathan Turley, Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez (D., Ill.) is locked into a fierce fight with the…

“Russia’s Economy Stinks”: Drop In Energy Prices Will Make Putin “Stop Killing People”, Trump Says “If energy goes down enough, Putin is going to stop killing people,” President Trump said in a…

Swiss President Rushes To Washington In Last Ditch Attempt To Appease Trump And Lower 39% Tariff Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter (yes, president Karin) and her economy minister Guy Parmelin scrambled to fly…

Ugly, Tailing 3Y Auction Sees Worst Foreign Demand Since 2023 One week after the Treasury’s refunding announcement unveiled no major changes to the coupon auction schedule for the next few months, instead…

Evgenia Gutsul, the head of Gagauzia, has condemned her seven-year prison sentence as a politically motivated crackdown and a “blow to democracy” Jailed Moldovan regional opposition leader Evgenia Gutsul, the head of…

The New Governor By Rabobank The 10 year US treasury yield fell back yesterday afternoon, after a modest rebound earlier in the day after Friday’s plunge due to the downward revisions to…

The Aalborg Zoo has sparked backlash after inviting owners to donate their healthy animals for feed A zoo in northern Denmark has sparked public outrage by encouraging people to donate their unwanted…

President Donald Trump called in to CNBC for a discussion of current events and factors impacting the economy. It is a lengthy interview and there’s a very interesting part at 23:07 when…

After Initial Frenzy, American Eagle Store Traffic Drops Amid Sydney Sweeney Backlash American Eagle’s sexually charged ad campaign featuring “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans” has triggered outrage among liberals across the Western world, furious…

President Trump was reviewing the symmetry of architecture as the plans for the White House ballroom are being finalized.  Apparently, President Trump wants to make sure the details on both wings of…

Boom.  Tick Tock.  The walls are closing in. A very excited Sean Hannity opened his broadcast on Monday night leading off the news by announcing “justice is coming” to those who perpetrated…

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…

Moscow has slammed the sentencing of regional leader Evgenia Gutsul to seven years in prison on charges of illegally financing a Euroskeptic political party Tuesday’s sentencing of Moldovan regional leader Evgenia Gutsul…

Former House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes appeared for an interview with Grant Stinchfield and walks through the timeline of the Russiagate hoax. Within the interview, Devin Nunes makes…

US Services Surveys Plunge… And Soar In July As Prices Paid Spike Following the significant weakness exhibited by the Manufacturing surveys (and worsening ‘hard’ data), Services data  S&P Global US Services PMI…

Pretoria’s international relations minister says ambassadors are not responsible for trade negotiations South African International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has said Pretoria’s current lack of an ambassador to the US has not…

Demands for sovereign states to halt economic ties with Moscow have no legal basis, Dmitry Peskov has said US threats to impose secondary sanctions on Russia’s trading partners are illegal and a…

Senate GOP Could Bring Down Adam Schiff And Letitia James With LETITIA Act Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, It looks like Senate Republicans aren’t just talking tough on corruption – they’re…

The statue has become the latest victim of Kiev’s drive to erase its Soviet and Russian heritage Ukrainian authorities have dismantled the country’s last statue of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, authorities and…

Russia can deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles wherever it deems necessary, the Kremlin spokesman has said Russia has the right to deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles “when deemed necessary,” following the collapse of the 1987…

The move is part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, which many warn could hurt the economy The US is launching a pilot program that will require foreign nationals from…

Futures Rise Again Because Why Not Risk is mostly higher again this morning, last Friday’s selloff long forgotten, with equity futures and macro credit opening stronger while the yield curve is bear…

US Trade Deficit Shrinks To 2-Year Lows The US trade deficit narrowed in June to the tightest since September 2023 as companies scaled back on imports after a massive tariff-front-running surge earlier…

UBS Reacts To Palantir Earnings: “No Cracks In The Story” “This is still only the beginning of something much larger and, we believe, even more significant,” Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp wrote…

Trump Administration To Fast-Track Lunar Nuclear Reactor With an eye on beating Russia and China to the punch, the Trump administration is about to announce plans to fast-track the building of a nuclear…

DOJ Ends 44-Year-Old Race-Based Hiring Decree Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Aug. 4 that it has ended a decree initiated more than…

The Defense Ministry is pushing for early paramilitary education amid struggles to maintain recruitment levels Ukraine is set to introduce a national program of military instruction targeting teenagers as young as 14,…

White House Order To Punish Banks That Discriminate Against Conservatives, Crypto Companies The White House is about to unveil a new executive order that would punish big banks who discriminate against conservatives and…

The suspect, who has been charged with high treason, also admitted to spying on army units and coordinating artillery strikes Russian agents have arrested a man accused of plotting to assassinate a…

The High Court immediately suspended the dismissal of Gali Baharav-Miara The Israeli government voted unanimously on Monday to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who is currently prosecuting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for…

The forum is expected to host over 7,000 international experts tackling various challenges of the modern day In Moscow, registration has begun for participants of the ‘Inventing the Future’ expert forum, which…

The country’s National Oil Corporation says a new deal will allow ExxonMobil to study four offshore blocks for potential hydrocarbon resources ExxonMobil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Libya’s National…

Home-Sellers Outnumber Home-Buyers By The Most In Over A Decade Lance Lambert, co-founder and editor of ResiClub, posted on X, highlighting an ongoing and record-breaking trend in the housing market: sellers now…

Fighting has erupted in the town of Bariire as part of ongoing operations to retake territory from an Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has…

Mercenaries from over ten countries entered Kursk Region with Kiev’s forces, a senior investigator has said Foreign nationals from over ten countries took part in Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region, according…

New Delhi and Manila have agreed to boost their defense and security cooperation, in addition to focusing on trade India and Philippines announced the establishment of a strategic partnership, following talks between…

“Difficult Quarter”: HIMS Plunges On Weak GLP-1 Sales Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), the telehealth platform known for selling compounded GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, tumbled in premarket trading in New York after missing Wall Street’s revenue…

The Real Russiagate Scandal Blows Away Watergate For Crimes And Treason By US Establishment Via SCF, So the hoax is finally officially acknowledged. “Russiagate” – the mainstream narrative, that is – is…

Donald Trump’s tariffs and immigration policy are pushing the American economy toward a downturn, teh agency’s chief analyst has warned US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and immigration policy are pushing the economy…

It’s a partnership built on pragmatism and a sober understanding of the emerging geopolitical reality After the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, 2024, Syria underwent a sharp shift in…

Several high-ranking suspects pocketed up to 30% in kickbacks on drone and electronic warfare contracts, anti-corruption watchdogs claim Several senior Ukrainian officials have been detained on suspicion of receiving up to 30%…

Brussels is reportedly acting on a media report accusing China of aiding the Russian military, which Beijing has denied The EU is considering imposing sanctions on China over its alleged support for…

Critics have questioned the handling and timing of allegations against Karim Khan after he pursued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders The International Criminal Court’s handling of a sexual misconduct investigation into chief…

Deal Or Collapse: The EU-US Deal Is Positive & The Only Realistic Alternative Authored bv Daniel Lacalle, The agreements the United States has signed with its main trading partners are both positive…

Moscow has long argued that Western sanctions are illegal and counterproductive in resolving the Ukraine conflict Targeting Russia’s partners with sanctions and tariffs is the “obvious next step” in US efforts to…

A Rwandan official has said approved deportees will receive support to rebuild their lives and contribute to the country’s economy Rwanda has agreed to receive migrants deported from the US, Reuters reported…

A new NASA directive seeks to place a nuclear reactor on the Moon before possible attempts by Russia and China The US is accelerating plans to build a nuclear reactor on the…

The head of the autonomous region of Gagauzia, Yevgenia Gutsul, has been sentenced to seven years after being accused of illegally financing the banned Euroskeptic SOR party A Moldovan court has sentenced…

The West’s main goal is to ensure that the country remains independent, Czech leader Petr Pavel has said Ukraine does not have enough strength to retake its former territories in the near…