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Trump’s “Major Statement” On Russia Is A Clumsy Attempt To Thread The Needle Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, His threatened secondary sanctions could majorly backfire by harming the US’ own interests….

DoJ, CFTC End Biden-Era Probe Into Polymarket Nine months after what Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan called a “last-ditch effort” to go after companies deemed to be associated with President Biden’s political opponents, the Trump…

The US president sees Russia’s larger economy and military as decisive factors in the Ukraine conflict, according to a White House official US President Donald Trump believes that Russian victory in the…

Bessent Says “Formal Process” To Find Successor To Jerome Powell Has Begun U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on Tuesday that a “formal process” is underway to find a potential successor to…

New York Man Charged With Stealing Half A Million Dollars Worth Of Gold Bars Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A New York man was charged for allegedly being involved…

By rejecting the Istanbul format, Kiev is displaying “disregard for its own citizens,” according to Sergey Lavrov Kiev is derailing peace efforts by rejecting the Istanbul negotiations format, which Moscow still considers…

Phoenix Taco Shop Owner Busted For Hiring Illegals – Time To Crack Down On Employers Knowingly hiring illegal aliens is a major crime, and under President Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan, the…

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said the bloc’s push to phase out Russian energy imports jeopardizes his country’s economy Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has slammed the EU’s plan to phase…

Ukraine’s cabinet reshuffle may be a cover-up for a graft scandal surrounding the unity minister, Andrey Telizhenko told RT Ukraine’s embattled national unity minister, Aleksey Chernyshov, has struck a deal with the…

Congressman Faces Eviction Over $85k Back-Rent For Luxury DC Penthouse Florida Republican Congressman Cory Mills is being sued over his alleged failure to pay $85,009 in rent for his Washington DC luxury…

Jamie Dimon Says Private Credit Is Dangerous But Allocates $50 Billion Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, JPMorgan puts $50 Billion on riskier companies to get in on the action. Jamie Dimon…

Charting The U.S. Pharma Supply Chain As Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs  President Trump’s proposed 200% tariff on the pharmaceutical industry would not take effect immediately, instead allowing for a 1 to 1.5-year…

Ron Paul: Mistrusting Government About Epstein And More… Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute, Last week the Department of Justice announced that Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client…

Bud Light Still Struggling Years After Dylan Mulvaney Nuked Brand On TikTok  Beer sales over the July 4th holiday weekend came in stronger than previously expected, prompting distributors to raise their outlook for the…

Russia can withstand further Western sanctions, the foreign minister has said US President Donald Trump is facing “improper pressure” from the European Union and NATO leaders to adopt a hardline stance on…

Kiev previously used ATACMS against civilian targets US President Donald Trump is considering allowing Ukraine to launch long-range strikes into Russia using US-made ATACMS missiles, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing…

Beijing has slammed Washington’s “long-arm jurisdiction,” calling the proposed 500% tariffs “illegal” China has blasted US plans to hit Russia’s trade partners with steep secondary tariffs, calling the proposed 500% duties “illegal…

A judicial commission has been established to investigate Senzo Mchunu’s alleged ties to criminal syndicates The African National Congress (ANC) has backed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister…

The US president’s tariff threat if no peace deal reached is a “positive” step, Brussels’ top diplomat Kaja Kallas has claimed EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has welcomed US President Donald…

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…

Russia can withstand further Western sanctions, the foreign minister has said US President Donald Trump is facing “improper pressure” from the European Union and NATO leaders to adopt a hardline stance on…

Earlier media reports claimed that four service members were killed during the bombardment of a training ground Moldova has denied media reports that it covered up the deaths of several Moldovan soldiers…

Budapest has accused Kiev’s recruitment officers of beating Jozsef Sebestyen to death for resisting conscription The Hungarian government has called on the EU to sanction officials in Kiev over the death of…

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Russia prefers diplomacy but is prepared to achieve its goals in the Ukraine conflict militarily Russia expects the US and NATO to treat its position on…

JPMorgan Beats Top And Bottom Line On Solid Investment Banking, Trading Results Q2 earnings season has officially begun as the big banks start reporting results, and the first one as usual is…

Nvidia, AMD Get Green Light To Restart Certain AI Chip Sales To China Update (0805ET): Bloomberg reports, “AMD received similar assurances from the US Commerce Department and plans to restart shipments of…

Drone Attacks On Northern Iraqi Oil Field On The Rise Amid Iran Tensions On Monday an explosive-laden drone sought to target vital infrastructure in northern Iraq, in an area known to host…

Futures Rise, Nvidia Spikes After Trump Greenlights Selling Some Chips To China US equity futures are higher, led by Tech with the biggest overnight news being that Trump is allowing NVDA to…

Defense chief Thierry Burkhard said the Russian leader had named his nation as Moscow’s primary adversary in Europe France’s top military officer falsely claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin labeled the country as…

Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group have reportedly driven government-allied forces out of Tardo in Somalia Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab terrorists have captured the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region and are…

Tariff-ic! Core Consumer Price Inflation Cooler Than Expected In June Will the dreaded tariff-flation show up this time? Or will the excuse factory be required to spin the Trump-policy-driven price hike expectations…

DOGE Announces Billions Of Dollars In Federal Contracts Terminated Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said over the weekend that agencies have…

Lawmakers will wait as US President Donald Trump considers his own sanctions, John Thune has said The US Senate has paused a bill from hawkish Senator Lindsey Graham that proposes imposing 500%…

A large part of the cyber fraud originated in Southeast Asia, according to the Home Ministry Indians lost about $820 million to online scams in the first five months of 2025, the…

The Air Force employee has pleaded guilty to leaking top secret data to an unknown woman on a foreign dating platform A retired US Army officer has admitted to leaking classified information…

The US president used a White House meeting to showcase his shift in policy from foreign aid to direct trade and private investment On July 9, 2025, the White House hosted a…

A raid involving multiple kamikaze aircraft has left 24 injured, the regional governor has said Two videos circulating online appear to show the moment a Ukrainian drone struck a residential building in…

Ukraine perceives the US leader’s comments as “a signal to continue the war,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia needs time to assess US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose severe sanctions…

China’s 373MPH Maglev Train Debuts, Slashing Travel Time Between Cities A Chinese-built maglev train, set to become the country’s fastest ground transport vehicle, was publicly unveiled this week at the 17th Modern…

A new defense review lists Russia as a top threat, alongside Iran, China, terrorism, separatism, and cybercrime France expects a “major war” in Europe by 2030, according to the new Strategic National…

8 Chinese Nationals On Student Visas Charged In Computer ‘Pop-Up’ Scam Targeting Elders Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Eight Chinese nationals on student visas in the United…

From skepticism to strategic recalculations, Russian analysts interpret Washington’s new pressure campaign – and its limits On Monday, July 14, US President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum: Russia has 50 days…

MP Materials Surges 10%, Apple To Announce $500 Million Partnership, Joining Pentagon As Investors Apple is reportedly set to join the Pentagon as an investor in MP Materials and announce a $500…

China Q2 GDP Drops To 5.2% But Beats Expectations Thanks To Subsidies And Tariff Frontrunning China’s GDP grew 5.2% on the year in the second quarter, just fractionally above expectations (as is…

The Bijagos Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau and Tiwai Island in Sierra Leone have gained international recognition for their ecological value The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added two West…

Senzo Mchunu stands accused of sabotaging investigations and dismantling a task force probing politically motivated killings South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the country’s minister of police, Senzo Mchunu, over allegations…

Syria Signs $800M Tartous Port Deal With Dubai-Based Company Via The Cradle Syria has signed an $800-million agreement with Dubai-based DP World to redevelop the Tartous Port, state media reported on Sunday. The…

The European Surprise – Why We Misread The Continent’s Shifts Authored by Tamuz Itai via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Europe’s political landscape continues to defy expectations, leaving analysts and policymakers scrambling…

NATO Turning Moldova Into ‘Cannon Fodder’ To Confront Russia: Kremlin Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on Monday issued a rare statement accusing the West, under US leadership, of turning Moldova into a military…

State-run Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders is aiming increase its capacity to construct and repair warships and submarines India is planning to invest up to $588 million in its shipbuilding infrastructure in Mumbai, India…

The potential purchase of the Typhon system bears parallels to the European missile crisis during the Cold War Germany has asked to purchase Typhon medium-range missile launchers from the US amid tensions…

The US president has announced increased arms support for Ukraine and issued an ultimatum to Russia US President Donald Trump has said he remains open to diplomatic engagement with Russia despite expressing…

The president is considering renaming the sport as ‘football’ in the US as America gears up for the 2026 World Cup US President Donald Trump suggested that he might issue an executive…

The president is considering renaming the sport as ‘football’ in the US as America gears up for the 2026 World Cup US President Donald Trump suggested that he might issue an executive…

The attack damaged residential buildings and set several vehicles on fire, according to the local authorities and footage from the scene Several civilians have been injured and residential buildings damaged in a…

How The Epstein Debacle Has Overshadowed Historic Success At The DOJ Authored by Julie Kelly via ‘Declassified’, As I reported on X on Sunday, it appears Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI…

No amount of Western military aid will solve Kiev’s main problem, Anna Skorokhod has claimed Kiev’s greatest challenge in the ongoing conflict with Moscow is not a lack of Western weapons, but…

Trump Wants Gaza Deal ‘Straightened Out’ Within The Next Week President Trump on Sunday said he hopes a ceasefire deal in Gaza can be finalized within this week, in comments made to…

Orange Juice Futures Squeeze On Trump’s Brazil Tariff Threat  President Trump fired off a flurry of trade warning letters last week to countries including South Korea, Brazil, Europe, Mexico, and Canada. In…

“The Numbers Don’t Lie”: Most California Voters Say Special Interests Have Too Much Influence On Policy: Poll Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A poll by the Berkeley…

Zuckerberg “Focused” On Building Mega Gigawatt-Size Data Centers Meta shares rose during the U.S. morning cash session after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Threads that the company is building several massive data centers to…

Supreme Court Allows Trump To Fire Education Department Employees Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court on July 14 allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with dismantling…

ICE Detains 361 Illegal Immigrants, Finds 14 Minors In Operation At California Marijuana Farms Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Administration officials on July 13 defended President Donald…

Boris Pistorius has said the delivery of Patriot missile systems could still take months German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has pledged to finalize a deal to supply Ukraine with additional US-made Patriot…

In a 6-3 Supreme Court decision today, the majority have blocked a lower court ruling that stopped the Trump administration Dept of Education from downsizing the federal agency. The justices apparently voted…

As expected, no one in the media pool asked the key question.  If Ukraine is not a NATO member, and Russia is not a NATO member, then why is NATO even involved? …

Good job here by John Thune.  Let President Trump work on the Russia-Ukraine problem and await his request for more legislative tools.   A refreshing change in the Senate leadership approach. WASHINGTON DC…

Leaked Messages Reveal Andreessen’s Fury: ‘Universities Declared War On 70% Of The Country’ Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen warned that universities engaging in discriminatory practices against students and faculty will face significant consequences,…

China-Linked Tech Tycoon Neville Roy Singham’s Niece Backs NYC’s Next Marxist Mayor Submitted by Jason Curtis Anderson of One City Rising,  There’s a new political trend sweeping New York City, and it’s as cynical…

Cuomo “In It To Win It”, Staying In NYC Mayoral Race As Independent Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, Former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on July 14…

The outgoing defense chief, Rustem Umerov, will reportedly serve as ambassador to the US Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has named the country’s longest-serving prime minister, Denis Shmigal, as the next minister of…

White House Unveils Sweeping MAHA Changes In Nation’s Food Supply Chain  Months after President Trump released a report titled “The MAHA Report: Make Our Children Healthy Again,” outlining America’s childhood chronic disease…

Why AI’s Siren Song Is So Hard To Resist Authored by J.Peder Zane via AmericanGreatness.com, Should we say please and thank you to Siri and Alexa? Sure, it sounds a little nutty…

Tensions between the long-time allies are not solely over tariffs and could have security implications, according to the outlet Relations between the US and Japan, America’s key ally in the Asia-Pacific region,…

Summer Storms Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “It’s dark on the Left now. They’ve reached that predictable moment where inflicting pain is all they have left.“ – Sasha Stone Theories on the…

The Systematic Unraveling Of The Administrative State Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, In 1883, when the Pendleton Act was passed, creating the US civil service, it must have seemed…

Berlin’s forces are ready to take lethal action against Russian troops, German defense minister has said Germany is becoming “dangerous again,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, responding to remarks by…

Puerto Rico Faces Blackout Threat After New Fortress Halts LNG Shipment Weeks after New Fortress Energy rallied on news of a temporary contract extension for LNG supply to Puerto Rico, Bloomberg now reports…

Adobe Digital Price Index Torpedoes Democrats’ Inflationary Tariff Storm Propaganda  Ahead of Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) print—which could determine whether rate traders price in a September cut—new data from one of the…

The US-led bloc lacks both the funds and weaponry to prop up Kiev, Francois Chauvancy says Washington’s plans to funnel more military aid to Ukraine through NATO may run up against a…

Forget détente, Moscow must fight to the end Many now speak of humanity’s drift towards World War III, imagining events similar to those of the 20th century. But war evolves. It will…

Boris Titov has called for urgent easing in monetary policy as investment climate worsens The Russian economy is showing signs of strain and monetary policy must be eased quickly to avoid further…

What Seinfeld Teaches Us About Memecoins Authored by Omid Malekan, The 90s TV show Seinfeld — which is widely considered one of the greatest comedies of all time — was famously “a show about…

Boris Akunin, who has publicly advocated for the government’s overthrow, has been sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison A court in Russia has sentenced in absentia writer Grigory Chkhartishvili, known…

Lithuanian organizers have banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from representing their countries Organizers of the Vilnius Marathon in Lithuania have barred Russian and Belarusian nationals from representing their countries in the…

His ministry is expected to be dissolved in the ongoing government reshuffle, however On Monday, Ukraine’s Cabinet backed an initiative to create a network of so-called ‘unity centers’ to support Ukrainians abroad,…

Pounce! Democrats Suddenly Care About Epstein Files, Move To Force Disclosure And just like that, Democrats suddenly care about the Jeffrey Epstein… with House reps. preparing to introduce measures this week aimed…

Will John Brennan Ever Tell The Truth? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, When asked why the current Department of Justice might be investigating him, former CIA Director John Brennan…

Estonia’s government ordered the playhouse to adopt a ‘neutral’ name Estonia’s historic Russian Theater has been renamed by government order, local broadcaster ERR reported on Monday. The move comes as part of…

Inflection Time? Authored by Russell Clark via Capital Flows & Asset Markets, A well spent youth travelling around the world in my early 20s meant that I was very old to join…

The department tasked with bringing Ukrainians home was dismantled after Aleksey Chernyshov allegedly fled the country to avoid a corruption probe The Ukrainian government has dismantled the Ministry of National Unity, which…

Behind the quiet gains and flanking maneuvers, a bigger shift may be underway Over the past month, Russia’s summer campaign has maintained the methodical pace set in May and June – deliberate,…

The Pentagon Just Took An Equity Stake In A Goldman Idea Dinner “Consensus Short” Not that long ago, when looking at the stock most likely to benefit from the US government’s transition…

Relative Returns Or Absolute. What’s More Important? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, A couple of years ago, I wrote about absolute versus relative returns. Given the latest market run, I am…

The King Of Fedsailles By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Team Trump has not lessened their attacks on Fed Chair Powell. Last week, the Director of the Office of…

‘Cascade Of Preventable Failures’ Contributed To Trump Assassination Attempt: Senate Report Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, The Senate released a report on July 13 detailing the critical missteps that…

Government insiders are resisting efforts to rein in their power, the US director of national intelligence has said US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has voiced frustration over what she described…

Next Auto Revolution: Tesla Integrates Grok AI Chatbot In Vehicles  Elon Musk’s xAI team recently unveiled its latest Grok model—one Musk called both “remarkable” and “a little terrifying“—as AI chatbot development accelerates…

Trump’s party could lose up to 40 US House seats and the presidency over the backlash to the Epstein files debacle, the former strategist has said Republicans could lose 40 US House…