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Teachers and pupils have uncovered high bacterial contamination in tanks, taps, and rivers A South African environmental organization has found that 43% of schools participating in a testing project reported water samples…

Six Million Student Loan Borrowers On Track To Have Wages Garnished Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, It’s 2 million now with another 4 million projected. And jobs are harder to find….

U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, who was appointed by Joe Biden, has departed her position in Moscow as U.S. Ambassador to Russia.  There has been no announced name for replacement. [¹Get…

The 18th package was reportedly removed from the agenda of the EU leaders’ summit due to resistance from Hungary and Slovakia EU leaders have opted to postpone discussion of a new package…

The former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who became Deputy Chief of Staff to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Linda Sun, has been indicted on a…

The Daily Mail has confirmed that Blaise Metreweli’s grandfather was a war criminal, while claiming this has no bearing on her service The Daily Mail has revealed that the grandfather of Blaise…

Beijing had suspended exports of a broad range of critical minerals and magnets in response to Washington’s tariff hikes The US and China have finalized a trade understanding first brokered last month…

Choosing a military solution over a negotiated one in dealing with Iran is is a throwback to US unilateralism and regime change policies The US seems to have learned no lessons from the…

Russia must watch the fallout of Israel’s wars – especially in its backyard The war in the Middle East poses a growing threat to Central Asia. If Iran undergoes a radical change…

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…

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…

More than 280 others have been injured in the incident at an exam center in the Central African Republic At least 29 schoolchildren have been killed and more than 280 others injured…

The US president is eyeing several incentives to convince Tehran to agree to walk back from uranium enrichment, the network claims The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering a $30…

Hungary has vetoed a joint EU statement ordering the start of negotiations with Kiev on membership Hungary has vetoed a joint EU statement on Ukraine at the bloc’s Foreign Affairs Council in…

Law enforcement is raiding a local seat of the national church, which has protested territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Armenian police have attempted to raid the seat of the country’s Apostolic Church, the…

The White House has accused the opposition of selective disclosure of a classified document for political gain US President Donald Trump has called for the prosecution of members of the opposition he…

Kremlin Condemns White House Envoy’s Comparing Iran & Ukraine Wars Moscow has reacted angrily to fresh words of Trump special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, who has also been working…

UK To Buy US F-35s As Starmer Signals NATO Commitment The UK will purchase at least 12 U.S.-made F-35A stealth fighter jets, restoring the Royal Air Force’s nuclear strike capability for the…

Only Political Engineering Can Restore Russian Language Rights In Ukraine Like Lavrov Wants Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Only the US is capable of pulling this off since Russia lacks influence…

Berlin To Build New Asylum Complex For Over 1,000 Migrants While Locals Face Housing Crisis Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Amid a continuing housing shortage for locals, Berlin’s state government…

Chinese Influence In Climate Change Lawsuits Threatens To Derail U.S. Energy Industry A new op-ed from oil services CEO Dan Eberhart in Forbes makes the case that climate change litigation is a…

VDH: In the End, Everyone Hated The Iranian Theocracy Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via AmericanGreatness.com, It is hard even to digest the incredible train of events of the last few days…

Cancer Patients Recover By Taking Repurposed Anti-Parasitic Drugs Authored by Huey Freeman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Joe Tippens never planned to discover a potential remedy that he credits with saving…

West Jerusalem wouldn’t have needed US permission for such a move, Israel Katz says Israel would have targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei if it had the opportunity, Defense Minister Israel Katz…

Responsible fiscal policies and strategic resource management have kept the country self-sufficient, Anton Siluanov says Russia has managed to adapt to foreign pressure and expand its economy, despite being the world’s most-sanctioned…

Confusion As Trump Says Deal With China “Signed” Yet Both Sides Violate Terms Of Ceasefire There was a burst of confusion late in the day when Donald Trump said that the US…

Offshoot Of Syria’s Ruling HTS Claims Credit For Damascus Church Bombing Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, On Sunday, a massive suicide bomb attack tore through the important Greek Orthodox church Mar Elias…

Drag Queen Weather Hour On NBC’s News Center Maine Ends With 404 Error Months before President Trump officially began his second term, the cultural tide shifted. The era of toxic wokeism and DEI propaganda—pushed…

Why Processed Foods May Be Secretly Raising Your Blood Pressure Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Common phosphate additives that keep your packaged foods fresh and flavorful may…

“Train Wreck”: Extreme Measures Being Taken To Battle Biden’s ‘Green’ Energy Grid Crisis Energy Secretary Chris Wright warns that the U.S. power grid is nearing its capacity limit, as his department urgently…

Tehran must not withdraw from the global nuclear non-proliferation pact, Macron says French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the international community must act to prevent Iran from leaving the Treaty on…

How To Minimize Your Estate Taxes Authored by Anne Johnson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The estate tax is a tax on your right to transfer property at the end of…

‘War Industry’ Silenced Democrat Opposition On Iran Strikes: Sen. Murphy A leading Democratic senator has offered a frank and rare explanation for why many in his party are disconnected from everyday Democratic…

The Legitimacy Of South Korea’s Election Called Into Question Authored by Mina Kim via AmericanGreatness.com, South Korea held its presidential election on June 3. The leader of the left-wing Democratic Party, Lee…

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez urges suspension of trade agreement with West Jerusalem over Gaza war Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has accused the EU of double standards, noting that the bloc imposed multiple…

More Fetal Losses Than Expected After Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination In Israel: Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A higher-than-expected number of miscarriages and other forms of fetal…

Moscow has accused Kiev’s forces of deliberately targeting reporters covering the conflict Chinese journalist Lu Yuguang was injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s western Kursk Region, officials have said. The…

Feminists Are Begging For Men To Come Back But Still Blame Them For Everything Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us One rule has remained true for generations when it comes to the…

Homan Reveals ICE Rescuing Migrant Children Trafficked To Pedos Under Biden, Lives Apart From Wife Due To Death Threats President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, revealed that ICE has rescued migrant…

Officials in Washington are reportedly concerned about potential spies and terrorists US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested 130 Iranian nationals over the past week, as Washington grows concerned about possible…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Could Soon Become A World Traveler (Again) Federal prosecutors informed a judge earlier today that they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia—an illegal alien and suspected human trafficker—again, following his…

Big Data Centers Are Booming, But Secret Deals Draw Local Opposition Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), From Georgia to Oregon, New England to New Mexico, data center…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine hold a press briefing at the Pentagon, to cover the NATO meeting and the…

Last night on CNBC Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff hinted that some stunning revelations around expansion of the Abraham Peace Accords would likely surface in the next week.   Immediately thereafter, President Trump sent…

The US-led bloc’s members have agreed to more than double military expenditures NATO’s recent decision to significantly boost military spending won’t have a meaningful impact on Russia’s security, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…

New Texas Law Prevents Land Sales To CCP Members Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Texas will ban individuals and companies with ties to the Chinese Communist Party…

President Trump takes part in a White House event to promote the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as he pushes lawmakers to pass the megabill before the July 4th recess. The anticipated…

Seizing the frozen funds would hasten the shift to regional payment systems, the president has said Any attempt by the West to seize Russia’s frozen reserves would set off an irreversible shift…

Hollowed Out Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The status quo has pushed everything to an extreme of hollowed-out instability to maintain a superficial appearance of normalcy and stability. But…

DOGE’d? IRS Sheds 26% Of Staff As Federal Workforce Pared Down Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, A new report from the head of the IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service shows…

The Next Energy Revolution Is Coming. Is The DOE Ready? Authored by Drew Bond via RealClearEnergy, The last energy revolution that changed the world — natural gas fracking — happened in part…

Information from the IAEA was used to bomb Iranian facilities, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said The US and Israel have undermined the credibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…

Trump Demands Cancelation Of ‘Hero’ Netanyahu’s Graft Trial: ‘US Saved Israel, Now It’s Going To Save Bibi’ Despite earlier reporting during Trump’s opening months in office to the contrary, the US President…

The US president praised the event as the “most productive in history” amid reports that everything was arranged so as not to upset him US President Donald Trump has called NATO’s recent…

Trump Admin Will Encourage All Americans To Use Wearables, Says RFK Jr. Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will soon…

Stellar 7Y Auction Stops Through After Jump In Foreign Demand After two mixed coupon auctions this week (a solid 2Y, a subpar 5Y) moments ago the Treasury concluded the week’s final coupon…

Indian Politician Calls For Bitcoin Reserve Pilot As US Embraces Crypto Authored by Ezra Reguerra via CoinTelegraph.com, The national spokesperson for India’s ruling party called on the country to consider launching a…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected US envoy Steve Witkoff’s comparison of the crises Israel’s “unprovoked” attack on Iran bears no comparison to the Ukraine conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on…

The US-led bloc is no longer prioritizing Ukraine, the American media outlet reports The recent NATO summit signaled a bleak outlook for Kiev’s hopes of sustained Western support, as the US-led alliance…

After a few insults and some light humiliation, Trump convinced Europe to bankroll his war machine – to the tune of 5% GDP Fresh off dropping an “F bomb” on both Iran…

Toxic Fallout: NC Lawmakers Face Fire Over Monsanto ‘Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free’ Provision In a move that has ignited fierce backlash, North Carolina lawmakers attempted a “gut and stuff.” By inserting a last-minute “de facto…

The suspect faces treason charges for allegedly providing the locations of Black Sea Fleet vessels and air defense sites A Russian woman suspected of treason has been detained in Novorossiysk, a major…

Public spending is funding Ukraine rather than addressing domestic problems, the Russian foreign minister has said EU and British taxpayers are being “robbed” while financing support for Ukraine instead of domestic social…

The European Commission president has been under scrutiny over a multi-billion-dollar Covid-19 vaccine deal A group of lawmakers in the European Parliament claim they have secured enough support to initiate a no…

Treasury Sanctions 3 Mexican Financial Institutions For Aiding Cartels In Fentanyl Trade; Sheinbaum Denies Update (1100ET): Mexican President Sheinbaum has commented on the sanctions, denying any fraud and claiming the Mexican banking…

House GOP Accelerates ActBlue Probe With New Subpoena Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.), Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.), and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)—who chair the House committees probing shady Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue—have issued a subpoena…

Moscow and Kiev have conducted another exchange of prisoners of war, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported A group of Russian servicemen has been returned from territories controlled by Ukraine, Russia’s Defense…

Republicans Scramble After Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Deep Cuts From ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ It isn’t just rogue judges subverting the will of the people… The Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill was dealt a major…

Shadow Fed Chair Waller? By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy at Rabobank European bond yields inched up by several basis points whilst equity markets took a breather following the oil-price…

The world’s wealthiest have seen their fortunes increase by $33.9 trillion over the past decade, according to the anti-poverty charity The richest 1% of the people on Earth have gained over $33.9…

The Mexican government plans to sue the US company over Starship debris that landed near its northern border Elon Musk’s SpaceX is facing a potential lawsuit after debris from a failed Starship…

The US president has called out Natasha Bertrand for a report questioning the effectiveness of America’s recent strikes on Iran US President Donald Trump has demanded that CNN Pentagon correspondent Natasha Bertrand…

Boeing Binge-Buying Sparks Biggest Jump In US Durable Goods Orders In 11 Years Following last month’s plunge in headline durable goods orders, preliminary May data was expected to surge on the back…

Q1 GDP Revised Lower As Personal Spending Unexpectedly Prints Weakest Since Covid Of all the economic reports, the BEA’s periodic update of US GDP is the most useless because not only is…

Ayatollah Claims ‘Victory’ Over Israel Which ‘Almost Collapsed’ In 1st Public Appearance Since Ceasefire Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday issued his first comments since the Trump-backed ceasefire with Israel took…

Biggest Export Decline Since COVID Lockdowns Unexpectedly Widens US Trade Deficit In May The US merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in May (widening 11.1% to $96.6 billion in May, exceeding the $86.1 billion…

Trump Plans Mass Dismissal Of Asylum Claims, Fast-Track Deportations The Trump administration is preparing to dismiss asylum claims for potentially hundreds of thousands of migrants—primarily those who crossed the southern or northern borders illegally…

RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Lost Member Ahead Of First Meeting Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A doctor who was named to a federal advisory panel has…

BYD Slumps After Scaling Back Production, Rising Inventories, Slower Sales Growth BYD stock and its U.S. listed ADRs slumped about 3% on Wednesday this week, after it was reported the vehicle manufacturer…

US Pending Home Sales Rose In May, But Remain Near Record Lows Following last month’s collapse (-6.3% MoM), analysts expected May pending home sales to bounce very modestly (+0.1% MoM). New home…

Western aid could soon dry up, and private investors are wary of making serious commitments, the report says Ukraine’s economy is teetering on the edge of a complete collapse as it faces…

About 150 laborers from northern India were stranded in Israeli cities that were struck by Iranian missiles When sirens wailed across Israeli cities and missiles from Iran struck Israeli territory, about 150…

The fossilized insect was discovered in a piece of amber in Kaliningrad Region   A fossilized cockroach estimated to be 35 to 40 million years old has been discovered in a piece…

Millions have voted almost unanimously against the move, in a “consultative” online referendum An overwhelming majority of Hungarians oppose Ukraine’s accession to the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced, citing the…

Crude has gained momentum as American stockpiles drop and Middle East tensions show signs of easing Oil prices continued to rise on Thursday as investors reacted to the geopolitical tensions in the…

The late Edgar Lungu had reportedly ordered that his successor should not attend his funeral A South African court has blocked the burial of former President of Zambia Edgar Lungu at a…

How To Free America From EU Censorship Authored by John Rosenthal via Clairemont Review, On January 20, 2025, the first day of his second presidential term, Donald Trump signed an executive order:…

Israel’s National Airline Offers ‘Deep Discounts’ To Repatriate Those Who Fled Iran Missiles Via The Cradle El Al, Israel’s national airliner, has introduced heavily subsidized return flights on 25 June aimed at repatriating…

Mexico Uses Biden Regime Playbook In Attempt To Hinder Elon Musk’s Rocket Launches Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, aligned with far-left politics, is using environmental concerns to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX, echoing rogue tactics…

Winnebago Slashes Guidance As RV Slump Deepens; Management Uses Cautious Tone Shares of Winnebago Industries plunged nearly 10% on Wednesday after the recreational vehicle maker—best known for its travel campers—slashed its full-year…

S&P Futures Jump, Set For New Record High As VIX, Dollar Tumble US equity futures extend their torrid short squeeze rally and are set to hit a new all time high for…

Watch Live: Pentagon Holds ‘Irrefutable’ Press Conference On Trump’s Iran Strikes After blasting the ‘fake news’ and mainstream outlets NY Times and CNN in particular in Wednesday comments at the NATO summit,…

The billionaire reportedly met the president at least twice in June with the aim of securing more government contracts for his space company, Blue Origin US billionaire Jeff Bezos is seeking to…

Ayatollah Khamenei says America joined the conflict to rescue the “Zionist regime” after Tehran’s “crushing” retaliation Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday congratulated his nation with what he called a…

Lukoil will drill six exploratory wells in the North African state under a new exploration agreement Russian oil company Lukoil has signed a new agreement with South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company…

Labor Market Creaks… Continuing Jobless Claims Highest Since Nov 2021 The trend of (modestly) rising initial jobless claims stalled last week, dropping from 246k to 236k (below 2435k exp)… Source: Bloomberg But,…

Middle East deescalation could motivate Moscow and Kiev to pursue diplomatic solutions, Steve Witkoff has said A ceasefire between Iran and Israel, declared this week after a brief escalation, could influence the…

The US president is working to satisfy the media’s need for “goddamn headlines,” the Brazilian leader has said US President Donald Trump should focus on running his country instead of spending too…

Slovakia wants its concerns about Russian energy resolved before voting on the new package of restrictions, Robert Fico has said Slovakia will block the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia unless Brussels…

Andrey Belousov has called New Delhi “a traditional friend” in the military-technical sector Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has stressed the importance of the Russia-India partnership, noting that Moscow’s long-term friendship with…