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Number Of Jailed Journalists Remains High 361 journalists were imprisoned as a result of their work as of December 1, 2024, according to data from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).  Statista’s Anna Fleck…

As Friedrich Merz limps into the chancellor’s office on his second try, his term is already starting worse than his predecessor’s ended It seems long ago already, but politically speaking, it was…

The Russian president praised Victory Day guests as true “leaders by character” unafraid to stand for their beliefs Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the Ukrainian government of attempting to intimidate foreign…

States Sue Trump Admin Over Termination Of Funding For EV Charging Stations The Trump administration is being sued by a coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia over claims it…

The Louisiana Purchase And Pragmatic Presidential Power Authored by Frank Cogliano via RealClearHistory, On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase the Louisiana…

FDA To Deploy Artificial Intelligence Across Agency Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to roll out artificial intelligence across the…

The Russian president has held a series of meetings with foreign heads of states who visited Moscow to attend the Victory Day celebrations Russian President Vladimir Putin is addressing journalists following a…

Deputy U.S Attorney General Todd Blanche, United States Solicitor General D. John Sauer, and Dept of Justice Investigative Lead, Attorney Ed Martin, are very serious people in Main Justice. The deliberate nature…

The decision now rests with Kiev and its Western backers, the Russian president has said

America’s Largest Grid Operator Warns Of Summer Power Shortages When America’s largest power grid operator warns of “growing risks” of summer power shortages, people pay attention—especially now, after witnessing Spain’s brief brush with…

Pope Leo Warns Over AI As MIT Researcher Finds 90% Probability Of ‘Existential Threat’ In his first formal audience as the newly elected pontiff, Pope Leo XIV identified artificial intelligence (AI) as…

DOGE Announces Deactivation of 500,000 Federal Credit Cards Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on May 7 that it has canceled…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have signed a multitude of cooperation documents Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow was a complete success, proving that China-Russia relations…

A Venus probe re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after 53 years in orbit A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 has crashed into the Indian Ocean, according to Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. The Kosmos 482…

President Donald Trump is confronting the dragon behind the panda mask with precision. It’s very obvious the prior reconnaissance, trade probes and tariff tests of ’17, ’18, ’19, are paying dividends. President…

Earlier today the Dept of Homeland Security released body camera footage showing Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and three congressional representatives, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and LaMonica McIver, instigating a violent confrontation…

Slovak PM Robert Fico called his trip to the Russian capital a manifestation of the sovereignty of his country’s foreign policy despite EU pressure Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has hailed his…

Angus Taylor and Jacinta Price both have numerous fraud allegations against them, yet it is no barrier for them to run for Leader and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. In fact,…

Tesla Scraps Cybertruck Range Extender Tesla has reportedly scrapped plans for a bed-mounted battery pack designed to boost the Cybertruck’s range to nearly 500 miles—up from its current 350 miles, depending on…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has questioned Kiev’s silence on Russia’s three-day Victory Day ceasefire The Kremlin has rejected what it describes as external pressure surrounding the 30-day truce demanded by Ukraine’s Vladimir…

FBI Has Launched 250 Probes Tied To Online Networks That Prey On Minors Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI has been investigating at least 250 subjects…

Washington has not allocated new arms supplies to Kiev in months, the newspaper wrote Ukraine’s European sponsors lack the manufacturing capacity to replace US arms supplies to Kiev, the New York Times…

Federal Judge In San Francisco Halts All Large-Scale Firings By The Trump Administration Authored by Jonathan Turley, Many of us have been waiting for the arguments on May 15th before the Supreme…

Diddy Trial Drama: Star Witness Vanishes Ahead Of Explosive Testimony The high-profile sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs has taken a stunning turn; one of the prosecution’s key witnesses has mysteriously…

It’s Donald Trump’s Economy Now Authored by William Galston via RealClearPolitics, When the Commerce Department released a report on April 30 showing that the economy had shrunk during the first quarter of…

Western Allies Pressure Russia To Accept 30-Day Ceasefire Starting Monday Pressure is mounting on Moscow to take it’s offerings of short, three-day ceasefires (there have been two thus far) to the next…

Moscow has long adapted to the West’s policies and knows how to minimize the negative effects, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is used to Western pressure and is not concerned about…

The Ukrainian leader has pressed for a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire, warning Moscow of new EU sanctions Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has demanded that Russia agree to a full and unconditional ceasefire…

Explore the forgotten heroes of the Soviet Air Force who turned the tide of WWII from the skies above Moscow to the fields of Stalingrad In the smoke-filled skies of World War…

President Trump’s Stake In Europe’s Mauling Of Apple Authored by Robert Bork, Jr, via American Greatness, The European Commission’s half-a-billion-euro fine slapped on Apple—and a €200 million fine on Meta—is a reminder…

Chipotle Will Try Expanding To Mexico, Where Taco Bell Once Failed Miserably Chipotle Mexican Grill announced plans this week to enter the crowded Mexican market, partnering with local firm Alsea—which operates brands…

The former US president believes he could have beaten his successor in last year’s election had he not dropped out Former US President Joe Biden has criticized the first 100 days in…

North Korea earlier helped Moscow expel Ukrainian troops from the border Kursk Region North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid a visit to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang on Friday to mark the…

President Aleksandar Vucic thanked Moscow for the favorable conditions under which the country is able to secure reliable gas supplies  Serbia hopes to maintain the current terms for future Russian gas supplies,…

The AfD’s Views On Nationality Actually Aren’t Extremist At All Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, They’ve been shared by the vast majority of humanity throughout history in their own contexts… Germany’s…

The agreement was reached following a “long night of talks” mediated by Washington, the US president has said India and Pakistan have agreed to cease hostilities, US President Donald Trump has said,…

Trump Says India And Pakistan Agreed To “Full & Immediate Ceasefire” India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed nations, appeared to be spiraling toward broader conflict on Saturday, setting the stage for another day of scary…

Killing Democracy To Save ‘Democracy’ Authored by Kurt Schlichter, Britain started arresting people for tweeting unapproved things, and France decided to arrest its leading opposition politician, so what happened in Germany was not…

Moscow earlier accused Kiev of continuing attacks despite Russia’s proposal for a 72-hour truce Ukraine is ready to declare a 30-day “full unconditional ceasefire” in the conflict with Russia beginning Monday, Foreign…

War Is A Growing Concern Across Europe VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, is celebrated on May 8 each year to mark the formal end of World War II in Europe. …

Kiev was never promised accession to the US-led military bloc as part of a peace deal with Moscow, Mark Rutte has said NATO has never offered Ukraine the prospect of joining the…

The country’s domestic intelligence agency has suspended its ‘extremist’ designation for the party following legal and public backlash Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has temporarily suspended its classification of the Alternative for Germany…

Robert Fico has said Slovakia will oppose an EU-wide energy embargo on Russian fossil fuels Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico pledged to block any European Union attempt to impose a full energy…

Continued European support for Kiev will only bring more victims, destruction, and lost territory, Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev has said Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has openly criticized the EU’s continued military support for…

Islamabad has said the move is in retaliation for New Delhi’s strikes on its territory and the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir Pakistan has announced the launch of a large-scale military operation against…

Russia hopes Donald Trump will help bring more “wisdom” in discussions with Kiev, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “doing whatever is possible” to pursue peace in the…

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller held an impromptu press availability at the White House to discuss ongoing immigration enforcement and the deportation program repatriating illegal aliens. Miller also discusses…

Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka and three congressional representatives, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and LaMonica McIver attempted a political stunt at a local ICE detention facility in Newark.  Mayor Ras…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a $1.375 billion settlement from Google as a result of the state suing the tech company for continued privacy violations. [Press Release Here] TEXAS –…

Previously we watched Brussels organize pro-EU rallies in Great Britain (they lost), Hungary (they lost), the Netherlands (they lost), Poland (they won), Georgia (they lost), Moldova (they won) while Germany & France…

White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett gives an update on the current status of trade negotiations around the world.  After finishing a CNBC interview (also linked below) Director Hassett noted that Asia…

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…

Most US States Return To Population Growth According to the latest data released by the Census Bureau, most U.S. states have returned to population growth in 2024.  While in 2023, eight states…

America Humbled Authored by Arthur Schaper via American Greatness, The United States, the American people, Donald Trump, and even myself: we have all been humbled over the last four years—or the last…

US Defense System Fails For 2nd Time This Week Amid Houthi Missiles On Israel In a potential sign of more escalation to come, Yemen’s Houthis (Ansarallah) have fired another ballistic missile directly…

Controversial Aid Plan For Gaza Revealed In New Document, Includes American CEOs & Banks Via Middle East Eye The organization set to administer Israel’s controversial plan to take control of humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza will…

US-Sanctioned Zombie Tanker Exposes Dark Trade Between Tehran And Beijing Just over a week after Bloomberg exposed the rise of “zombie” or “phantom” oil tankers—cargo ships that hijack the identities of scrapped…

Leaked: Science Mag’s Batsh*t Insane Interview With NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya Authored by Paul D. Thacker via The DisInformation Chronicle, “Jocelyn, you know, I just, I’m really uncomfortable with this conversation because…

Where The Money Went: USG Funding To Counter-Mis/Disinformation Initiatives Authored by Andrew Lowenthal via The Brownstone Institute, Last week, my non-profit liber-net unveiled a new database of US government awards to mis-dis-and-malinformation (MDM) and other content…

Robert Fico was the only EU state leader to defy Brussels’ pressure and visit Moscow on Victory Day Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin after attending…

China Auto Part Makers All Of A Sudden Triple In Thailand Chinese auto parts makers have tripled their presence in Thailand with the arrival of BYD and other car brands, transforming the…

Would The Left Finally Explain The Inexplicable? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Somewhere between 10 and 12 million illegal aliens were invited into the United States by the Biden…

Magnesium Could Relieve Fibromyalgia And Migraines, And How It Works Authored by Zena le Roux via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Fibromyalgia is a difficult condition to diagnose and even harder to…

FAA Greenlights 5x More Starship Launches As Mars Mission Looms  The Federal Aviation Administration has approved 25 Starbase launches for SpaceX in 2025, clearing the way for the world’s largest rocket to…

The 3 Pillars Of The American Idea Authored by Robert Curry via RealClearHistory, Unalienable rights and self-evident truths are the two core ideas of the American founding.   Expand the number of core ideas…

Going Around… Coming Back Around Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “I hope Ed Martin’s 1st assignment at DOJ is to investigate Thom Tillis’ corruption.”  – Rogan O’Handley (aka’ DC Draino’ on X)…

The Trump Administration’s Biggest Wins And Biggest Fails So Far Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, Back in 2016 I predicted a resounding win for Donald Trump in his election campaign against…

NIH and CMS To Study Autism Using Medicare And Medicaid Data Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Medicare…

War Between India & Pakistan Would Be ‘None Of Our Business’: Vance Vice President J.D Vance has weighed in on the escalating fighting breaking out between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India over the…

India-Pakistan Fighting Suddenly Escalates To Most Expansive In Decades Friday has seen the border conflict between India and Pakistan escalate once again, with The New York Times describing that it has escalated…

Russia remains an unbreakable barrier against Nazism, Russophobia, and anti-Semitism, the president has said The entire nation supports the troops taking part in the military operation against the Kiev regime, Russian President…

Jaguar Begins Search For New Ad Agency After Woke Disaster Five months after Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) effectively “Bud Light’d” itself with a woke social media campaign, the British automaker is reportedly…

Kiev’s troops have committed over 5,000 attacks during the ceasefire, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Ukrainian forces have attempted four cross-border incursions into the Russian regions of Kursk and Belgorod…

The Russian president called the country one of Moscow’s “key partners in Africa” Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized wartime ties and soaring trade figures during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah…

A detailed look at the military vehicles and weapon systems showcased on Russia’s Victory Day Parade – and how they’re performing on the battlefield This year’s Victory Day parade was quite a…

$373M In DEI Funding At US Universities In Four Years Authored by Catherine Salgado via PJMedia.com, Educayshun has become mere propaganda at hundreds of American schools and universities. In fact, Defending Education…

Fear Of Economic Collapse Forced China To Negotiate With Trump, Quietly Reach Out First: Reuters Report Three weeks ago, when we first reported that as a result of the ongoing Trump trade…

Kari Lake Strikes Deal For OAN To Provide News Content To Voice Of America Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) will…

Soviet flags and symbols were banned at memorials marking Nazi Germany’s defeat Hundreds of people took to the streets of Berlin on Friday to commemorate those who fought for the Soviet Union…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing from the Brady Room at the White House.  Anticipated start time 1:00pm ET. Livestream Links Below. . Posted in Press Secretary –…

Russian AI technology was used to recreate an image of Yuri Levitan and to have him read the now iconic message RT has released an AI-generated video of legendary Soviet radio announcer…

One of the least understood dynamics about how the DC silos operate, pertains to review and investigative work done by government officials into government misconduct.  In essence, special counsels, special investigators and…

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…

Watch: Anti-Musk Activists Crush Tesla With Tank In Politically-Motivated Stunt Unhinged activists from the British political group “Led By Donkeys” took their anti-Tesla hate campaign to a disturbing new extreme—renting a tank…

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…

Inside CBDC’s Anti-Trump Rebrand Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, The planned rollout of a planet-wide network of “interoperable” digital currencies has shifted gears this year. Digital Currency is still the endgame,…

White Smoke All Around By Elwin de Groot, Rabobank head of macro strategy White smoke! We have a new *American* Pope, the first, Leo XIV. And we also have the first trade…

Trump Delinks Saudi Nuclear Energy Deal From Israel Normalization The United States is no longer linking negotiations for a Saudi nuclear energy program with a normalization deal for Riyadh to recognize Israel…

The Serbian and Slovak leaders came to Moscow despite “frenzied” EU pressure, Dmitry Peskov has said The Kremlin has praised Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for defying…

Ground Stop Issued At Newark Airport  New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) has again been thrown into turbulence. Earlier, air traffic control radar screens briefly went dark—for the second time in weeks—and…

The country’s security service claims it dismantled a Hungarian spy network in the westernmost region of Transcarpathia The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has said it dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network…

The parade on Red Square finished with Su-25 jets painting the sky above in the colors of the Russian flag The Victory Day military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat…

Now Trump Says GOP ‘Probably’ Shouldn’t Tax The Rich, But Would Be ‘OK’ If They Do On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that President Donald Trump has been urging GOP lawmakers to raise taxes…

The elderly woman was accused of wearing Soviet symbols banned by Kiev as she brought flowers to a WWII memorial Ukrainian police have detained an elderly woman who went to lay flowers…

It is Kiev and Washington that must decide that they want the conflict to end, the Belarusian leader has said Russia has long been ready not only for a truce, but also…

With views spanning the political spectrum, the new pontiff may frustrate culture warriors on both sides of the Atlantic For the first pope in history from the United States, only his citizenship,…

Trump Appoints Judge Jeanine Pirro As Interim US Attorney For DC Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that Judge Jeanine Pirro, best known…

Trump Says “80% Tariffs On China Seems Right” Ahead Of Weekend Trade Talks Update (0745ET): President Trump posted on Truth Social, “80% Tariff on China seems right!” while noting that the final…

FBI Investigating Alarming Incidents Amid “Poor Culture Of Safety” At NIH’s High Security Pathogen Lab Authored by Paul D. Thacker via The DisInformation Chronicle, The FBI launched an investigation last week into…