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Ukraine Scales Back Operations Due To Ammo Shortage As Troops Complain Of “Suicide Mission” A top Ukrainian commander has admitted in fresh statements that the national military’s ammunition supplies are running so…

Peter Schiff: Bidenomics Is Putting Lipstick On A Pig Via SchiffGold.com, Peter Schiff recently appeared on Real America with Dan Ball to talk about the state of the US economy. He described it as…

Tucker Carlson: “I Kind Of Like Vivek” For VP While many on the right see Tucker Carlson as a slam-dunk VP candidate for Donald Trump in 2024, Tucker – who we suspect…

Banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church might violate human rights, the intergovernmental organization has said Kiev’s push to outlaw the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) would violate freedom of religion, the UN High Commissioner…

No, Senator Warren, You Won’t Get A Wealth Tax From The Supreme Court Authored by J.G.Collins via The Epoch Times, On Dec. 5, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a tax…

Houthis Vow To Keep Up Attacks After US Unveils Details Of Ten-Nation Naval Force Houthi attacks out of Yemen on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and vital Bab al-Mandab Strait has become…

Stockman: How The Fed Wrecked The Dream Of Homeownership Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, Recently, the Wall Street Journal pulled no punches with respect to the soaring cost of homeownership: Homeownership has become…

Russia’s forces have repeatedly reported destroying or capturing tanks and fighting vehicles donated to Kiev Ukraine is facing significant battlefield losses, and its counteroffensive has failed to impress Kiev’s foreign backers, according…

Red Sea Blockage Means A New Round Of Surging Cost-Push Inflation By Maartje Wijffelaars, Senior Economist at Rabobank Rerouting Yesterday, BP and Norway’s Equinor ASA joined the slew of vessel owners that…

Watch: Powerful Windstorm Sends Parked Boeing 737 ‘Crashing Into Ground Equipment’ ​​​​​​​ A wild video from the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires shows a parked Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing B737-700 aircraft spun around…

Technology Companies Brag About Pornification Of AI Girlfriends Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Technology companies are bragging that they have created AI girlfriends which can engage in “immersive” NSFW live…

Residents and sex workers alike have opposed plans to develop a purpose-built ‘Erotic Center’ in the Dutch city Officials in Amsterdam have revealed plans to relocate its infamous ‘red light district’ to…

Russia’s goals in the conflict remain unchanged, President Vladimir Putin says Russian President Vladimir Putin attended an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry’s Board on Tuesday. The meeting was hosted by Defense…

Moscow and Beijing have switched to settlements in national currencies, according to the Russian PM Western currencies have almost been completely phased out in Russia-China trade, as nearly all payments between the…

Sell Cash, Buy Stocks As Powell Pivots? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, A recent warning by YahooFinance warns investors to sell their cash and buy bonds and stocks now as the…

Yen Plunges After BOJ’s Ueda Admits It’s “Difficult To Exit Negative Rates”, Shattering Normalization Hopes Ahead of today’s BOJ decision, the latest “big” announcement by a major bank, expectations were hot and…

Sectors like automobile parts and tourism infrastructure remain unexploited despite all-time high bilateral trade Officials acknowledged during an event held in Moscow on Tuesday the significant increase in bilateral transactions between Russia…

Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has claimed that US, UK, and Polish military personnel are operating air defense and multiple launch rocket systems Several NATO member states have boots on the ground in…

The ban can be circumvented, spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia will bypass EU restrictions on the export of the country’s diamonds, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday. Responding to questions…

Fed’s Monumental Gamble Ensures Inflation’s Return Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Follow the money. That’s how to explain the Federal Reserve’s extraordinary dovish swing last week. The government’s soaring interest-rate…

Elon Musk Will Offer New “Mod Package” For Amphibious Cybertruck In a new episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Tesla VP Lars Moravy has kept Elon Musk’s dream alive to transform the Cybertruck…

Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu says Kiev has lost more than 383,000 troops, either killed or wounded, since February 2022 Ukraine’s total losses since the start of Moscow’s military campaign are approaching 400,000…

Protesters fear the German government’s austerity measures will force farms to shut down Farmers from across Germany descended on Berlin in their tractors on Monday, protesting against the government’s plans to slash…

UK Navy Alerted To Incident Near Djibouti As Houthis Paralyze Red Sea Shipping International shipping in the Red Sea and vital Bab al-Mandab Strait is grinding to a halt with tankers, container ships, and…

Capitol Police say they’re “looking into” the incident after a graphic video leaked online last week US Senator Ben Cardin has said he is “angry” and “disappointed” after one of his staffers…

The exodus of major global automakers from the Russian market has opened the door for alternative brands Russia has become the top importer of Chinese cars amid growing bilateral cooperation between Moscow…

South Africa has presented all the necessary documentation to the ICC South Africa has submitted all necessary paperwork to the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing war crime charges against Israel over its…

The Liberal Democratic Party has announced that its leader, Leonid Slutsky, will represent them in the upcoming presidential race The head of the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Leonid Slutsky,…

Graham Says The ‘Biden Knew Nothing About His Son’s Activities’ Narrative Is Falling Apart Authored by Stephen Katte via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) believes the narrative being…

Single-Family Housing Starts Exploded Higher In November As Mortgage Rates Tumbled Despite a small bounce in homebuilder sentiment (and a tumble in mortgage rates), analysts expected housing starts and building permits to…

Nasdaq Set For 3rd Consecutive Record High As Year-End Meltup Accelerates S&P futures continue their seasonal year-end meltup following 0.3% gain in Estoxx 50 where utilities and industrials outperform and a surge…

Britain will reportedly try to help Kiev reinforce its presence in the Black Sea The UK will try to help the Ukrainian Navy boost its presence in the Black Sea as part…

The two guided missile destroyers were tasked with patrolling the waters near Aden amid disruptions involving Houthi rebels India has reportedly deployed two naval destroyers in the Gulf of Aden, which connects…

Soaring interest rates and the end of Covid subsidies have had a big impact on businesses, the outlet reports The world’s corporate sector has been hit by a wave of bankruptcies occurring…

Leo Varadkar stressed that Kiev would have to meet specific standards before becoming a part of the bloc Ukraine becoming a full-fledged member of the European Union anytime soon is “not very…

2024 Markets: The End Of A Crappy Year, The Beginning Of A Worse One Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via GoldSwitzerland.com, As my last report for 2023, I wanted to hit the big…

Tennessee Slaps BlackRock With First-Of-Its-Kind Consumer Protection Lawsuit Over ESG Sham Tennessee State Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed the first-of-its-kind consumer protection lawsuit against BlackRock, accusing the world’s largest ‘woke’ money manager of making…

Peter Schiff: Dow Jones Still Far From Record When Priced In ‘Real Money’ Via SchiffGold.com, The Dow Jones index hit record highs last week. But when you price the index in real…

The overall figure is approaching $34 trillion, according to the Treasury US national debt has continued to mount, jumping by $2.6 trillion in the six months through December to reach $33.8 trillion,…

Moscow’s ultimate goals remain unchanged, the president has said Russia has the initiative in the Ukraine conflict and is at liberty to conduct military action as it sees fit, President Vladimir Putin…

Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu says Kiev has lost more than 383,000 troops, either killed or wounded, since February 2022 Ukraine’s total losses since the start of Moscow’s military campaign are approaching 400,000…

It’s a loss for the World Economic Forum, not for Moscow, the Russian envoy in Switzerland says Russia will again be absent from the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF)…

These Are 2023’s Top Global Financial Centers For centuries, global financial centers have served as a linchpin for capital market activity. These hubs share important features, from the infrastructure to facilitate billions…

The German industrial giant took a €600 million hit, according to its annual report German multinational conglomerate Siemens has revealed it suffered losses of €600 million ($650 million) as a result of…

Liberia voted against a ceasefire in Gaza a week ago, along with the US, being the only African country to do so The president of Liberia, George Weah, instructed Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell…

The thwarted attack caused no casualties or damage, Sergey Sobyanin said, citing preliminary reports Russian air defense forces have stopped an attempted drone attack on Moscow, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported on social…

Climate Groups Sue The UK Over North Sea Oil Project Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Two environmental groups have challenged in court the UK’s approval of a major new oil project…

Russia is counting on Donald Trump’s return, President Petr Pavel has claimed, disputing Moscow’s public position The Ukraine conflict may experience a “significant shift” next year, and not “in the good sense…

Abdel Fatah el-Sisi says the elections’ outcome indicates the citizens of the African nation have rejected the “inhumane” Israel-Hamas war Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has won a third term after defeating…

Rolls-Royce In Talks To Build Mini-Nuke Plants In Ukraine While Germany shuttered the last of its nuclear power plants this year, like idiots, British aerospace and defense company Rolls Royce is in…

Imran Khan wrote a script that was turned into a four-minute speech with the help of a tool capable of mimicking a person’s voice Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is…

Icelandic musicians say the country should face the same treatment as Russia after it launched its military operation in Ukraine A group representing musicians in Iceland has called on the Nordic country’s…

About 70% of the country’s petrol stations were reportedly paralyzed on Monday A hacking group widely reported as being linked to Israel has taken responsibility for a cyberattack that crippled Iran’s consumer…

A new bill targets ‘extremism’ and ‘discrimination’ by international officials, following a rise in anti-Russian sentiment The Russian government has backed draft legislation that would introduce harsher penalties for actions and statements…

Over Half Of Italian Women Struggle With Sleep More than four in ten Italians are struggling to sleep, according to data from a Statista Consumer Insights survey. The new data casts light on the…

EU-China Summit Goes Nowhere And Frustrates Beijing’s Plans Authored by Milton Ezrati via The Epoch Times, China and the European Union (EU) recently held their first in-person summit since 2019. The tone…

The Ukrainian tax service has imposed a $5,543 penalty on PornHub for failing to pay what it owes the country Ukraine has fined Canadian adult content giant PornHub $5,543 for refusing to…

BP has said it’s pausing all shipments over increased safety risks British energy giant BP is temporarily suspending all crude shipments through the Red Sea due to recent attacks in the region,…

Some 74% of men and 65% of women said they would opt to give up their passports in Facebook surveys A majority of Ukrainians responding to a Facebook poll by a leading…

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…