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Bulgaria has prematurely scrapped its exemption from the EU ban, which allowed the country to continue buying crude through 2024 Bulgarian lawmakers have approved a motion that bans purchases of Russian oil…

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…

Why The Pentagon Is A Multi-Trillion Dollar Fraud Authored by Scott Ritter, The US Department of Defense has failed its sixth annual audit in a row, but taxpayer money will keep going…

Oh snap, this is buckets of funny.  The DeSantis influencers are having major ‘splodey heads right now.  The meltdowns are too funny.  What makes this even more hilarious is that DeSantis online…

Applesauce Pouches May Have Been Intentionally Contaminated With Lead: FDA Authored by Lorenz Duchamps via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. health officials are investigating whether three brands of recalled cinnamon apple…

3-Way Gone Wrong? Florida GOP Suspends Chairman Over Rape Allegations By Woman Shared With Wife The Florida Republican Party has suspended its chairman, Christian Ziegler, after a a woman who was in…

Truth Is The Biggest Threat To Democracy In DC Authored by James Bovard via The Mises Institute, Early this year, Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member, was arrested and…

The headline is the non-pretending reality.  Now that Joe Biden has designated EPA mandates for U.S. automobiles that include having at least 50% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030…

“Worst-Case Scenario” Volcano Erupts In Iceland Near Power Plant A volcano in the southwestern region of Iceland erupted on Monday, sending geysers of hot lava as high as 330 feet. The eruption…

Smoking Shrinks The Brain, And Quitting Doesn’t Restore Size: Study Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Smoking cigarettes shrinks the size of the brain, and stopping doesn’t reverse…

Authorities deployed hundreds of rescuers to the disaster area Hundreds of people have been injured and killed after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern China a minute before midnight on Monday, according…

Victor Davis Hanson: We Are Well Beyond Hypocrisy Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, The abject narcissism of the insular Left is startling. They apparently believe the American public is…

In the world of tracking geopolitical maneuvers closely, particularly as it relates to military intervention, it becomes critical at a certain point to get more deliberate. Two fronts seem like they are…

Over 80,000 Israelis Near Lebanese Border Are Refugees In Their Own Country Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hangebi has said that Israel may have to go to war against Hezbollah, as he…

Which Cars Depreciate The Fastest? It’s a fact of life that vehicles depreciate – some say by almost 50% as soon they’re driven out of the lot. Some depreciate less, but which…

The Multifront Attack On Elon Musk Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, Elon Musk is the world’s richest man but also the number one target of the world’s richest governments…

A US-led coalition has come together to respond to Houthi rebel attacks that have disrupted shipping traffic through the Red Sea The Pentagon has turned to the UK, France and other allies…

Orange Juice, Cocoa, Coffee Are The Hottest Commodities  Futures for orange juice, cocoa, and coffee have surged well into double-digit territory this year, standing out in contrast to the broader commodity market…

Media Matters Sues Texas AG in Maryland Over Investigation Of Its Report On Musk’s X Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Media Matters for America is suing Texas…

“Reality Is At Fault”: Tucker Sits Down With Babylon Bee’s Seth Dillon Tucker Carlson sat down recently with Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon – whose unfair ban at the hands of woke…

Ilya Medvedev was among the 61 individuals added to the bloc’s blacklist Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s son Ilya found himself among the nationals of Russia and Belarus sanctioned on Monday as…

US Nuclear Sub Arrives In South Korea For 3rd Time This Year Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, An American nuclear submarine arrived in South Korea for the third time this year….

Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Sends National Guard To Border, Citing Feds’ Inaction On Migrant Influx Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order…

China’s Securities Regulator Warns Companies To Increase Dividends & Buybacks… Or Else Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Hoping to boost stock market prices, China mandates more dividends and buybacks… Increase Dividends…

Given Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign finance laws and limits therein, any outside superPAC is forbidden from coordinating with the official campaign of the candidate.  Over the years the use of SuperPAC’s…

A new poll has shown that just 34% of Americans approve of the US president’s performance Only three out of ten Americans believe that US President Joe Biden is giving adequate attention…

Kiev has struggled to mobilize enough men for frontline duty The Ukrainian government should consider the possibility of drafting women if that is deemed necessary in the conflict with Russia, member of…

“America’s Dictator” Sweeps To 3rd Term As President Of Egypt With Nearly 90% Of Vote In the Middle East region, Israel has for decades been the biggest recipient of US foreign aid,…

Not-So-Scary Truth About Climate Change Authored by John Stossel via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says it will take trillions of dollars to…

Watch: Gaza’s Terror Tunnels Big Enough To Drive A Truck Through Gaza’s ‘terror tunnels’ are in some instances literally big enough to drive a truck through, as several social media clips to…

The new president has moved to discourage demonstrations against his “shock therapy” plan Argentinians who participate in road closures will be punished by loss of social benefits, President Javier Milei’s government announced…

Japan’s Nippon Steel has agreed to buy US Steel in a takeover valued at $14.9 billion US Steel, a symbol of American industrialization and once the largest corporation on the planet, has…

US Space Command Reaches Full Operational Capability Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Space Command, the Pentagon’s newest and 11th combatant command, has reached full operating…

Pope Francis Approves Blessings For Same-Sex Couples In Win For Progressive Catholics Traditional and conservative Catholics worldwide are stunned and outraged in the wake of another ‘victory’ for the progressive wing of…

The Democratic ‘Party Of Chaos’ Has Two Reasons To Be Really Afraid… Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, In the Game of Strip Poker, Someone Ends Up Naked “Time for Us…

Goolsbee Grounds Bond-Bulls But Bitcoin, Black Gold, And Big-Tech Bounce Having had the weekend to soak up the good-cop (Powell), bad-cop (Williams et al.) routine of last week, futures pushed higher overnight…

The Fed Pivots To What? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Whether it is real or not, the messaging of the Federal Reserve over the last week has been gravely…

IDF Chief Reminds Troops Not To Shoot Shirtless People Waving Surrender Flags Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Israeli’s army is “the most moral army in the world,” yet somehow IDF…

As the fighting approaches its third year, Russia has the upper hand but there is no immediate conclusion on the horizon The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) spent the summer trying to…

Newest Ukraine-related measures include keeping deceased individuals on the blacklist The European Union intends to continue freezing the assets of blacklisted Russian nationals even if they have died, the bloc announced on…

Valery Zaluzhny has reportedly admitted that the president’s firing of recruiting chiefs undermined mobilization efforts Ukraine’s highest-ranking general has reportedly claimed that President Vladimir Zelensky’s decision earlier this year to fire the…

The Truth About The Economy That The Mainstream Media Is Not Telling You Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, If it seems to you that the economic headlines that we are being…

Watch: YouTuber Suffers Catastrophic Failure While Testing Rocket Launcher Don’t let anyone tell you being a guntuber is easy.  US Army veteran Adam Knowles experienced the danger first hand while testing a…

The White House has warned that the money will run out after another round of weaponry is announced later this month The administration of US President Joe Biden has warned that it…

The former president’s comments came a day after he said undocumented immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country” Former US President Donald Trump has said he will oversee the largest mass…

Central Banks Brought Excessive Inflation; Now They Bring Stagnation… Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Although the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank’s message regarding interest rate cuts seems clear, reiterating their commitment to reducing inflation, the…

Loyal appointees would enable the Republican to rule more effectively than the first time Donald Trump’s potential second term in the White House might see Washington stop funding Ukraine, withdraw from NATO,…

West Jerusalem has displayed “an appalling lack of distinction” in its war in Gaza, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell condemned what he described as…

Trump Attorneys Ask Fulton County Judge To Dismiss Indictment Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Former President Trump’s Georgia attorneys submitted a court filing on Dec. 18 arguing that the…

Faith in President Vladimir Zelensky has also greatly deteriorated among the country’s residents, according to a new survey Ukrainians are losing trust in the country’s public institutions, a new poll conducted by…

Nikola Founder Milton Sentenced To 4 Years After Invoking Cherokee Heritage, Mother’s Cancer, At Bizarre Hearing Update 1338EST: Milton has been sentenced to four years.  AUSA Podolsky: We can have it out…

The move is part of a renewed effort to “broaden” the appeal of the Roman Catholic Church The Vatican has said in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic…

Ripple, Coinbase, a16z Invest $78 Million In Pro-Crypto PAC Ahead Of US Elections Authored by Gareth Jenkinson via CoinTelegraph.com, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has publicly announced the company’s intent to support “pro-crypto’…

Kiev’s Western benefactors have reportedly turned from optimism to seeking a “new theory of victory” over Russia Discouraged by Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive and no longer seeing a “convincing theory of victory” over…

A Shocking 40% Of Student Loan Borrowers Missed First Payment After Pandemic-Era Freeze Expired In October, the number of Americans delinquent on subprime auto loans hit the highest rate on record, amid…

West Jerusalem must work towards a two-state solution or risk the conflict spiraling out of control, Ben Wallace has warned Israel’s heavy-handed approach to its war against Hamas is weakening its position…

How about a thread for party food and treats? Lots of people are entertaining in these last days running up to Christmas. Sometimes in our family we just have a night or…

Eric Swalwell And The Politics Of Contempt Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in The Hill on the bizarre scene last week in front of the Capitol when Rep. Eric…

The Israeli Defense Force says it wants to drive the Hezbollah militant group out of the southern part of the country The Israeli military has developed plans to invade neighboring Lebanon with…

US Defense Chief In Israel Pressuring Netanyahu Govt To Scale Back Killing Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is the latest high-ranking US official to visit Israel on Monday, where he’ll get a closer…

Peter Schiff: Fed Tries To Temper Rate Cut Enthusiasm Via SchiffGold.com, After the Federal Reserve effectively surrendered to inflation at its December meeting, projecting three rate cuts next year, New York Fed President John…

Centuries after the Netherlands colonized South African lands, the indigenous people feel neglected There were extraordinary scenes in October outside the Slave Lodge in Cape Town when King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima…

“Business Climate Remains Much Worse Than Normal”, Tri-State Leaders Warn Activity continued to decline in the Tri-State region’s service sector, as executives from New York, northern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut warn…

The restrictions will start applying on January 1, 2024, according to a press release The EU will impose a ban on the direct or indirect import, purchase, or transfer of diamonds from…

“We Sold Over $100 Million Of Gold During The Quarter”: Costco CFO Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Wholesale retailer Costco sold more than $100 million worth of gold in…

High Immigration Linked To Worsening Inflation, Bank Of Canada Deputy Governor Says Well here’s an inconvenient talking point for Justin Trudeau and his staff: Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle gave a…

Researchers say ‘neural network’ has dominated search engine queries and gained prominence in the press and on social media The Russian Language Pushkin Institute has ruled ‘neutral network’ as its word of…

The platform has been accused of violating the terms of the bloc’s sweeping Digital Services Act The European Union announced on Monday that it was taking “formal infringement proceedings” against Elon Musk’s…

Cause Of Professional Soccer Player’s Sudden Collapse Remains A “Mystery” Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news What caused a fit, healthy, young footballer to suddenly collapse in the middle of the…

Key Events This Pre-Holiday Week: BOJ, PCE, Durables And A Some Other B-List Things With all major macro events for 2023 now in the rearview mirror as trading desks empty out and…

The proposed agreement reportedly faced opposition from US lawmakers The US will not go through with plans for a “foundational” trade agreement with the UK, Politico reported on Monday, citing sources close…

Foreign interventions cannot solve security problems in Haiti, as long as they remain the main reason for insecurity in the country Last month Kenyan lawmakers approved a plan to send 1,000 police…

Efforts to rebuild the Kakhovka Dam could be based on blueprints preserved in state archives, the leader of Kherson Region said The Kakhovka Dam, destroyed amid the Ukraine conflict, could be rebuilt…

Seaing Red By Benjamin Picton, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank The NASDAQ closed at a record high on Friday evening. This came as the US 10-year yield fell another basis point to…

AAPL Tumbles After Halting Watch Sales In The US After taking a late-Friday punch in the face from China – which reportedly announced a more widespread ban on iPhones across government and…

Wikipedia Does Fire Drill To Downplay Harvard’s Gay Plagiarism/Antisemitism Scandal Wikipedia’s woke editors are scrambling to downplay recent scandals involving Harvard President Claudine Gay. In recent days, editors have removed mention of…

The defense ministers of Berlin and Vilnius have signed a plan for a major military deployment Germany and Lithuania on Monday signed a roadmap for what is set to become the largest…

India has intensified studies in the region, which it believes holds the key to global climate, sea levels, and biodiversity India is sending its first-ever winter expedition to the Arctic to conduct…

The PM’s speech was for the first time interpreted in real-time by the government-developed language technology, ‘Bhashini’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public speech on Sunday at Varanasi, a holy site for…

Those affected will be given 30 days to leave Latvia, the Baltic state’s migration chief has said Latvia is planning to expel more than 1,000 Russian citizens, the head of the national…

Global Trade At Risk As Shippers Shun Red Sea Over Houthis Attacks Amid further attacks and reroutings… Suez update: 46 container ships now have diverted around the Cape of Good Hope rather…

EU Hits Musk With X Probe On Possible ‘Disinformation’ European Commissioner Thierry Breton announced an investigation into Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ social media platform X for failure to combat ‘illicit content and disinformation.’ This…

Risk-Asset Tailwinds Grow As Global Liquidity Ends Year On High Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Global liquidity is ending the year on a very strong footing, supporting risk assets. Liquidity…

Futures Rise After 7 Weeks Of Gains, Oil Jumps As Shippers Halt Red Sea Crossings After 7 consecutive weeks of gains, US equity futures edged higher, and traded near session highs even…

Japan’s Nippon Steel To Buy US Steel For $14 Billion  Nippon Steel Corp., Japan’s largest steel production company, announced Monday morning that it will acquire Pittsburgh-based US Steel in an all-cash deal,…

An AfD candidate has been elected as town mayor for the first time The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won a mayoral election for the first time, with candidate Tim…

The bloc’s member states should further strengthen economic ties, according to FM The sustainable development of financial relations and settlements within the BRICS organization is very important for all member states, Russian…

The Russian president has only been put forward as a party nominee once in his more than 20-year political career Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek reelection for a fifth term in…

The reported attempt to eavesdrop on Valery Zaluzhny has sparked speculation over who was behind it The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has confirmed that a listening device has been found in an…

BP Halts All Tanker Sailings Through Red Sea; UK Navy Receives Report Of Possible Explosion Near Yemen The number of major shipping firms halting all commercial sailings through the highly trafficked Red…

We Don’t Need To Fix FDIC, We Need A Genuinely Safe Bank Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, An article in the Wall Street Journal wants to add discipline to deposit insurance….

The long-range missile test comes after Pyongyang said US-South Korean drills were a “preview of a nuclear war” North Korea has test-fired a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is capable of…

The West African nation’s leader has called the incident a tragedy At least 11 people have been killed and more than 80 injured in an explosion at a fuel depot in Conakry,…

The plans are contingent on the launch of Sibur’s new Amur GCC production facility Russian petrochemicals major Sibur International is planning to significantly increase polymer exports to India, company CEO Andrey Frolov…

Most of Moscow’s exports are going to China, according to Anton Siluanov Russia is rerouting most of its exports from the EU to Asian countries, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at a…

The activation of Article 7 was reportedly floated after Budapest blocked a massive financial support package for Kiev The possibility of Hungary temporarily forfeiting its voting rights within the European Union is…

Over 200 million coronavirus jabs were reportedly sent to landfills simply because they were no longer needed The EU has reportedly sent at least 215 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the…

It Would Be The Ultimate Irony – A Gold Standard Returning Through The Backdoor Of Crypto Markets By Marcel Kasumovich, Deputy CIO, Coinbase Asset Management Markets forced crypto to clean up, inviting…

The agreement will see Lada vehicles assembled in Ethiopia Ethio-Engineering Group (EEG) and Russian carmaker Avtovaz have signed an agreement to produce Russian Lada vehicles in Ethiopia, local media reported on Sunday….