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WTI Rebounds From Overnight Dip But ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Remains Elusive Oil prices are marginally lower this morning after four straight sessions of gains driven by tariff optimism, following a bigger than expected…

Animal Spirits By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist At Rabobank Animal Spirits The NASDAQ and S&P500 pumped higher yesterday as trade war détente and a lower-than-expected US CPI print fuelled optimism. The…

Dhaka has said the disqualification of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League is necessary to protect national security and sovereignty Bangladesh’s interim government has decided to ban former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League…

How Do US Universities Make Their Money? The cost of funding American universities is huge – covering everything from faculty salaries and special departments to laboratories. Not only that, government funding for…

Futures Rise After Erasing 2025 Loss As Meltup Just Won’t Stop US equity futures are modestly in the green with tech/AI stocks leading and small caps lagging as equities may see some…

BlackRock Flags Quantum Computing As Risk For Bitcoin ETFs Authored by Alex O’Donnell via CoinTelgraph.com, Emerging technologies, including quantum computing, could potentially render the cryptography securing Bitcoin and other blockchain networks ineffective,…

Nvidia, AMD Secure Saudi AI Data Center Deals During Trump’s Gulf States Tour  Several U.S. tech companies announced big AI deals in the Middle East after the White House announced the kingdom’s…

Coming “Back To Life”: Burberry On Track For Best Weekly Performance Since Early 2009  Burberry’s earnings report, released Wednesday, indicates modest but encouraging progress in its strategic turnaround. One Wall Street analyst remarked…

Violence flared again in Tripoli late on Tuesday, despite authorities declaring an end to military operations Armed clashes erupted overnight in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, less than 24 hours after the North…

Trump To Scrutinize Pardons Biden Issued Before Leaving Office Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump’s newly tabbed pardon attorney said on May 13 that his work will…

The US president has claimed that the super-luxury Boeing 747-8is a “gift from a Nation” to the federal government US President Donald Trump has defended a gift of a $400mn million luxury…

New Delhi agreeing on ceasefire with its troubled neighbor poses many going ahead – due to Islamabad’s risk-taking, military control, and proxy tactics Following four days of intense hostilities, India and Pakistan…

Moscow and Kiev have not held direct negotiations since meeting in Istanbul in April 2022 The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years are scheduled to take…

The US will be “less and less” interested in the EU and UK in the coming years, the French president has warned Western Europe must work to obtain strategic independence from the…

International order is losing its meaning – just like multipolarity The day is not far off when the very notion of “international order” will lose its former meaning – just as happened…

Caracas has hosted a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II A monument commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over…

Wait,… wha?  Prices were supposed to skyrocket, so said the experts, pundits, Wall Street analysts and all the ‘talking heads.’  Alas, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) releases the April consumer…

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted today by a grand jury on charges of obstruction and concealing an individual from arrest. These are the same charges originally outlined in the…

This Deep State cleanout move is coordinated by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. News is coming out about DNI Tulsi Gabbard taking the National Intelligence Council…

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…

The new head of the DOJ Weaponization Working Group, current USAO Ed Martin, holds a press conference to discuss the transition to his new role as Judge Jeanine Pirro is scheduled to…

The US president’s love for the Big Mac has long been documented Saudi Arabia has rolled out a mobile McDonald’s truck outside the Royal Court ahead of US President Donald Trump’s arrival…

The Ukrainian leader has demanded a meeting with Putin despite a 2022 decree barring negotiations Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that a law he signed banning negotiations with Russia does not apply…

The Income Needed To Buy A Home In Every US State As home prices continue to climb and mortgage rates remain elevated, buying a home in the U.S. has become increasingly out…

The names of the officials representing Moscow will be announced in due time, Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow will be sending a delegation for direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday…

Florida Troopers Now Federally Credentialed To Arrest Illegal Immigrants On Their Own Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Florida officials announced that 1,800 state Highway Patrol troopers…

Ibrahim Traore has outlined his country’s growing partnership with Moscow, noting progress in economic, scientific, and humanitarian cooperation Russia and Burkina Faso are entering a new phase of strategic cooperation, particularly in…

Russian exports to the East African state have climbed by a quarter this year, as both sides pursue new agreements in agriculture, aviation, and healthcare Trade between Russia and Tanzania has increased…

Bad Day Sunshine? Climate Dimwits Declare War On The Sun Authored by Thaddeus McCotter via American Greatness, “Here comes the sun, and I say, it’s all right” – Wrong, Mr. Harrison! “Good…

Self-declared monarch Peter Fitzek led a far-right group which opposes the country’s constitutional order German authorities have banned an extremist group known as the “Kingdom of Germany” and arrested four of its…

Sending more would compromise NATO members’ defenses, the president has said France has reached the limit of its military support for Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. In a televised interview…

Pop Star Ed Sheeran Admits “Every Area Of London” Is Dangerous Now Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, According to British pop star Ed Sheeran, “every area” of London is “dangerous”…

Military contingents from France, Germany, the UK, and Poland may be involved, Keith Kellogg has said Washington is in talks with its European NATO allies about deploying military contingents to Ukraine as…

Asians Work From Home The Least Asians work from home the least in a global comparison, while college-educated workers from English-speaking countries and Africa do so more frequently.  These are the results from a…

How China Is Reusing Its Dying EV Batteries And Solar Panels China is ramping up efforts to build a circular economy around its booming clean energy sector, as retired batteries and solar…

EPA Targets Engine Start-Stop Systems In Cars Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Trump administration is taking aim at automatic engine start-stop systems—technology installed in millions of…

Supreme Court Chief Justice: Critique Our Rulings, Not Our Justices Authored by Jack Philips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Supreme Court’s chief justice on Monday told an event that…

The US president said the step would help the new government in Damascus “stabilize” the situation in the country US President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Syria, reversing…

Harvard Hammered: Feds Yank An Additional $450 Million In Grants Harvard University is facing another crushing financial blow – this time losing an additional $450 million in federal grants – as the…

Trump Admin Targets Journal’s “Proximal Origin” Paper Which Dismissed Possible Wuhan Lab Accident Authored by Paul D. Thacker via the DisInformation Chronicle, A brief flurry of media reports last month criticized letters…

Kiev has no capacity to reclaim the regions that became part of Russia since 2014, the French president said The Ukrainians are well aware that they do not have the means to…

Federal Judge Says Trump’s Invocation Of Alien Enemies Act Was Legal Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, A federal judge in Pennsylvania has said that President Donald Trump validly invoked…

Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Would Slash Suppressor Transfers To Zero In just a few weeks, House Republicans aim to finalize the details of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which seeks to fulfill…

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Wisconsin Judge Accused Of Helping Illegal Immigrant Evade ICE Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted by a federal grand…

Turmeric Lowers Blood Pressure-How To Get the Most Out Of It Authored by Zena le Roux via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), If you’ve cut salt, eased up on caffeine, and tried…

Student Loan Delinquencies Surge, Hammer Credit Scores – Southern States Hit Hardest The party is over for millions of Americans who paused payments on their federal student loans over the last several…

The Deep State Goes Viral Via The Brownstone Institute, The following is Jeffrey Tucker’s Foreword introduction to Debbie Lerman’s new book, The Deep State Goes Viral: Pandemic Planning and the Covid Coup. It…

Taiwan’s Legislature Passes Bill Easing Restrictions On Nuclear Power It looks like nuclear power is once again becoming popular not just in the U.S., but globally. This morning it was reported that Taiwan’s…

The Manipulators’ Playbook Authored by Gigi Foster via The Brownstone Institute, [Here is the text of my TedX talk in Australia, October 2024, which the sponsor refused to post] Every four years,…

The investigation into the shootdown of the passenger airliner in Ukrainian airspace in 2014 was biased against Russia, the Foreign Ministry said Russia has rejected the UN civilian aviation agency’s claims that…

The parade, the past, and the rise of a post-Western world The 9th of May Victory Day celebrations in Moscow once again captured international attention – despite the many other global events…

President Donald J Trump arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for his first official U.S. foreign visit and his second visit to the kingdom. President Trump was greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin…

Saudi Arabia is the first of three stops President Donald Trump will make on his four-day tour. He’ll also visit the lavish wealthy nations of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. In…

Celebrating a close and mutually beneficial relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, President Trump delivers remarks to an audience of both American and Saudi business leaders.  WATCH: WHITE HOUSE – Today…

Nodule Found In Biden’s Prostate During Routine Exam Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A small nodule was found in former President Joe Biden’s prostate during an exam, a spokesperson…

‘Biggest Untold Story in Tech’: Explosive Book Reveals How Apple Sold Out America To China Financial Times journalist Patrick McGee has released a gripping new book that meticulously exposes Apple’s deeply troubling…

This is something you don’t see every day….  lol At the conclusion of his speech, President Trump was joined by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, as…

Ukraine’s inability to negotiate, however, makes it hard to predict if the meeting will yield results, Russia’s deputy FM has said Moscow wants to discuss a “sustainable settlement” with Kiev during possible…

DOGE’s Second Act Via OpenTheBooks.substack.com, As Elon Musk steps back, Congress, agencies and We the People need to step up… When Elon Musk announced on a less-than-stellar Tesla earnings call that “starting…

US Fast-Tracking Uranium Mine Permit To Meet “Urgent Energy Demands” Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Department of the Interior (DOI) is expediting environmental permitting review of the Velvet-Wood…

Bitcoin Treasury Exposure Goes Mainstream As Coinbase Soars On Joining The S&P 500 On May 19, 2025, Coinbase will officially join the S&P 500 – widely regarded as the most trusted, most tracked…

Moscow can’t trust Kiev to live up to its part of any agreement, and a third-party guarantor is needed, Sergey Ordzhonikidze has told RT Vladimir Zelensky’s regime enjoys relative stability only because…

The US president has warned of crippling sanctions on the Tehran’s oil industry if it rejects Washington’s “olive branch” US President Donald Trump has threatened to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero…

Dozens of Kursk Region residents were captured by Ukrainian forces during a cross-border incursion last year Ukraine is stalling the return of civilians captured in Russia’s Kursk Region to use them as…

US Unveils $1.4BN Weapons Sale To UAE Just Before Trump Visit Oil, weapons, the United States, and the Gulf Arab monarchies… the foundation of relations, the ‘bread and butter’ going back at…

“A Complete Surrender” – Germany Stops Spying On AfD Party After US Pressure Via Remix News, Germany’s domestic spy agency has suspended authoritarian surveillance methods of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD)…

WH Correspondents Seethe Over ‘New Media’ Policies, Lack Of Wire Reporters On Air Force One Legacy media representatives are frustrated and angry over the Trump administration’s new media policy, and the fact that…

‘Dark Stablecoins’ Could Emerge As Regulations Tighten Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, Censorship-resistant “dark stablecoins” could come in increasing demand as governments tighten their oversight of the industry.  Stablecoins have been…

Trade Truce Set To Ignite “Red Hot” Front-Running Of Chinese Exports To US; Goldman The so-called “breakthrough” trade deal between the U.S. and China on Monday slashes reciprocal tariffs and sets off…

Moscow will act pragmatically, evaluating the pros and cons to its economy in each case, the Russian president has said Russia is ready to welcome back some of the Western companies that…

A prominent Jewish restaurant in Berlin chose to celebrate Israel Day with a joke about the slaughter of Palestinians A single, small, low-quality do-it-yourself poster recently displayed in the center of Germany’s…

Russia, on the contrary, experiences no shortage of army volunteers, the president has said Ukrainian recruitment officials have been catching would-be soldiers “like dogs” in the country’s streets, Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Trump Not Going To Istanbul, As Kremlin Downplays ‘Direct’ Ukraine Peace Talks The Kremlin on Tuesday affirmed that “the Russian side continues to prepare for the negotiations that are scheduled to take place…

The Merch-Can-‘Til-Lists By Michael Every of Rabobank The Merch-Can-‘Til-Lists Equity markets soared, as did bond yields and the US dollar, while gold and Bitcoin dropped following the US and China taking down…

The ex-Philippines president is currently facing trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has won a mayoral race in his home city, according to…

The US president has also offered to personally attend the potential peace negotiations in Istanbul US President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to send his senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg…

Aimed At Pressuring Big Pharma; Goldman Says Trump’s Drug Exec. Order “Symbolic, Not Substantial” On Monday, President Donald Trump signed the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Executive Order on drug pricing, aiming to…

Ex-banking magnate Sergey Pugachev was convicted in absentia for embezzlement and abuse of authority A Moscow court has sentenced former banking magnate Sergey Pugachev to 14 years in a penal colony on…

Microsoft Reportedly Slashing 3% Of Global Workforce A new report hit the wires late Tuesday morning in New York, revealing that Microsoft plans to implement “organizational changes” impacting about 3% of its…

Hollywood Unions Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Movie Tariff Proposal Authored by Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), After the initial shockwaves subsided over President Donald Trump’s May 5 announcement that he intends…

It is “shameless” for the US president to threaten American ally Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said US President Donald Trump should drop his plans to take control of Greenland as its…

The decision includes potential delivery of Taurus cruise missiles, a government spokesman has said Germany wants to maintain a “low profile” on future arms deliveries to Ukraine and has refused to publicly…

UnitedHealth Group Shares Plunge On Abrupt CEO Exit, Suspends 2025 Outlook Shares of UnitedHealth Group tumbled in premarket trading after the insurer announced the sudden resignation of CEO Andrew Witty and the…

Despite Mainstream Panic, US Consumer Price Inflation Tumbles To Lowest In Over 4 Years While today’s CPI will be far less relevant now that the entire macro picture has been reset after…

Futures Dip As Torrid Squeeze Pauses Ahead Of CPI Report US equity futures are modestly lower ahead of today’s CPI report, but well off session lows, as markets take a slight pause…

Court Order Blocking Trump From Targeting Perkins Coie Is Overreach Authored by Kenin Spivak via RealClearPolitics, Federal District Court Judge Beryl Howell’s injunction prohibiting the implementation of Donald Trump’s executive order restricting…

TikTok Illegally Sent Europeans’ Personal Data To China, EU Regulators Claim Color us not surprised… TikTok has been fined €530 million by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for illegally transferring Europeans’ personal data…

Forty-nine members of South Africa’s white minority recently emigrated to the US amid allegations of persecution at home President Cyril Ramaphosa is planning a meeting with United States President Donald Trump regarding…

Officials in Brussels have been enraged by the diplomatic outreach to Russia, Cypriot politician Fidias Panayiotou has claimed A member of the European Parliament claims he and other lawmakers who recently traveled…

Clashes erupted in the city on Monday night, with no official casualty figures released Libya’s Defense Ministry under the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) said Tuesday it has “successfully concluded” a…

Edan Alexander has been reunited with his family after the Palestinian group let him go as a “goodwill gesture” to Trump The last US citizen held hostage by Hamas, Edan Alexander, has…

The 76-year-old film star has been found guilty of groping two women in 2021 French actor Gerard Depardieu was convicted on Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women during the filming of a…

Kiev intensified its strikes on border regions ahead of the 72-hour ceasefire, a high-ranking Russian official has said Six Russian civilians were killed and 23 others wounded in Ukrainian attacks during the…

China Reverses Ban On Boeing Jet Deliveries After Trade Breakthrough With US China lifted a month-long ban on Boeing jet deliveries for all domestic carriers just one day after a breakthrough in…

Steve Witkoff has called efforts to isolate the Russian president counterproductive for resolving the Ukraine conflict Isolating Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to help resolve the Ukraine conflict, senior US negotiator…

Taliban Bans Chess In Afghanistan: ‘Means Of Gambling’ We weren’t aware that the game of chess could lead to a raging gambling addiction, but apparently the Taliban thinks so… “The Taliban government…

The Ivy League institution has responded to the US government’s anti-Semitism concerns Harvard University will not compromise its “core, legally protected principles,” despite a looming grant suspension by the US Department of…

These Are America’s Fastest-Growing Counties On average, U.S. counties grew by 1,000 people from 2023 to 2024.  But the level of population growth varied widely from place to place.  This chart, via…

FBI Deputy Director Says Illegal Immigrant Criminals, Child Predators Are Top Priority Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI is prioritizing removing illegal immigrants with criminal records…