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Poland’s Security Chief Shares Some Interesting Insight About The Ukrainian Conflict’s Endgame Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, He said that nobody in Europe knows what Trump’s plan actually is, they’re unable…

G7 Weighing Tightening Russian Oil Price Cap At War’s 3-Year Mark The Group of Seven is looking to send a big anti-Russia message on Feb. 24, the three-year anniversary of Putin’s invasion of…

The immigration authorities are reportedly investigating beneficiaries of Biden-era programs for potential fraud The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reportedly halted the processing of applications for benefits by migrants who…

A “half-baked negotiator” could have settled the conflict years ago, the US president has said US President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment with Ukraine’s leadership over its complaints that it was not…

Beijing Underground Command Center Signals Preparation For Conflict Authored by John Mills via The Epoch Times, The media recently reported that China’s People’s Liberation Army is building the world’s biggest military base underground…

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…

China FX Outflows Soar As Beijing Prepares For Next Currency Devaluation, Priming Next Bitcoin Doubling Back in October 2023, when we pointed out that China’s FX outflows had just hit a whopping…

US Flies Bomber Group Over Middle East In Warning To Enemies The Pentagon has confirmed that it deployed a pair of strategic bombers over the Middle East on Tuesday, accompanied with fighter…

Is Our Five-Year Nightmare Finally Over? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s confirmation as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the US is the…

The Ukrainian leader has delayed his visit to Saudi Arabia following US-Russia talks in Riyadh Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has postponed his visit to Saudi Arabia after learning that Russian and US…

Woman Robs Princeton TD Bank Of More Than $60,000 Using Painted Water Gun After 4 years of Soros-funded DAs and a soft-on-crime administration, it’s just getting too bold, brazen and downright easy…

How A US Iron Dome Could Reshape Global Nuclear Relations Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is already searching for cutting-edge missile defense…

Destroyed Home Among Pacific Palisades Fire Rubble Receives More Than 60 Offers It turns out that one person’s fiery rubble and personal tragedy is another’s treasure… That seems to be the case…

ESG And DEI Are Down But Not Out, Analysts Say Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Despite recent eulogies for the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement, as…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was ready to mediate the next round of negotiations between Kiev, Moscow and Washington Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country would…

The meeting in Riyadh was an important milestone for achieving peace in Ukraine, Donald Trump’s spokeswoman said The Russian-American talks in Riyadh were a “truly monumental step” towards ending the Ukraine conflict,…

Bird Flu Is A Rerun Of The COVID Playbook Authored by Clayton Baker, MD, via The Brownstone Institute, Bird flu can be very confusing. This is true because, as is so often…

CIA Reportedly Flying MQ-9 Spy Drones Over Mexico As Cartel Fight Nears US Air Force spy planes have recently conducted signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations along the US-Mexico border, while Green Berets from…

Education Department Cuts $600 Million From Ideological Training Programs For Teachers  Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Education Department on Monday said it has canceled $600…

Goldman Turns Bullish On Starlink Satellite Parts Supplier As Space Race Accelerates The space race to connect the world to the internet is led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starlink, alongside competitors like OneWeb,…

The president he is even more confident about brokering a deal to end the Ukraine conflict President Donald Trump spoke to reporters hours after high-profile US-Russia talks on how to end the…

In Dealing With China, Trump May Have A Trick Up His Sleeve Authored by Bonner Russel Cohen via RealClearEnergy, China is the only country in the world that can seriously challenge America’s…

BLM “Activist” Who Shot Disabled Veteran Released After Serving Just 3 Years Of 11 Year Sentence BLM activist and Alamosa attorney James Edward Marshall IV, 33, who shot a disabled veteran during…

Alleged DOGE Imposters Demand Records From San Francisco City Hall Authored by Rahel Acenas via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Authorities in San Francisco are looking for three men who entered San…

Trump Warns 25% Tariffs On Cars, Drugs And Chips Coming In April With Wall Street growing more confident by the day that Trump’s tariffs are nothing but hot air, and pushing stocks…

Pete Hegseth Says Biden’s IRS Targeted Him With “Total Sham” Audit On Their Way Out The Door Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday accused…

The US president has said that Vladimir Zelensky is deeply unpopular US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine may have to hold new elections and insisted that its de facto leader,…

Relief And Joy As Volunteers Help Freed Jan. 6 Prisoners Get Home Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With a stroke of the presidential pen, people charged in…

Hochul Scrambles To Oust Adams After NYC Mayor Starts Working With Trump If a Democrat in power jumps off the Democrat plantation, they better watch their back. Case in point, NY Mayor…

Make Quizzes Great Again: Trump Sends Europe 6 Questions To Answer By Michael Every of Rabobank There are days and weeks where it’s all about the data. Not this week. A 3D-printed…

DOGE Says Cost-Cutting Efforts Have Saved An Estimated $55 Billion So Far Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by SpaceX CEO Elon…

The recently targeted Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station is operated by a consortium partly controlled by American companies Repairs to an oil pumping station in southern Russia damaged by a Ukrainian drone strike…

The EU’s illusions have been shattered as the US moves on This year’s Munich Security Conference attracted as much attention as it did 18 years ago. Back then, it was Vladimir Putin…

According to Senator Markwayne Mullin, the Senate is anticipated to hold a confirmation vote for U.S. Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick later today. Immediately following the Lutnick vote, in this executive…

The US has recognized Russia’s “interests and concerns,”Valdai analyst Dmitry Suslov has told RT The meeting between Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia has demonstrated a fundamental change in Washington’s approach…

Lawyers Mark Leibler and Jeremy Leibler have been using social media to menace, harass and offend supporters of Palestine while at the same time Australia is introducing new hate speech laws. The…

The Ukrainian leader has rejected an “excellent opportunity” by refusing to sign a “rare earths” deal with the US, a spokesman has told AP The White House has criticized Ukrainian leader Vladimir…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described the meeting with the US delegation as “useful” as both sides look to re-establish contacts Russia and the US have taken the first steps towards…

Russian Air Base In Syria Hit With Overnight Drone Attack: Reports At a tense diplomatic moment where Russia is trying to negotiate with Syria’s new rulers in order to keep a military…

A Million Things To Parse By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities A Million Things to Parse? Given the nonstop barrage of headlines, it might seem like there are a million things to…

Orban Issues ‘WARNING!’ Over ‘Soros NGO Network Fleeing To Brussels’ After USAID Funding Freeze With the Trump administration cutting off billions of US taxpayer funding for the USAID international slush fund, formerly…

Kiev has attacked internationally operated energy infrastructure in “latest tantrum”, according to Russia’s top diplomat Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky needs to be “brought to his senses” and reprimanded in response to Kiev’s…

“Things Are Going To Change. It’s Just When And How” By Michael Every of Rabobank Summit… and nothin’? Monday’s US Presidents Day was also European Presidents and Prime Ministers Day, the latter…

The leaders of the two countries have elevated ties to a “strategic partnership” with a focus on energy and investments India and Qatar have elevated bilateral relations to a “strategic partnership,” focusing…

Gen Z Faces A Difficult Labor Market Due To AI And Their Own Bad Habits Can incoming youth prospects handle the workaday world?  It’s a question that is plaguing economists and researchers,…

Major Drop In Daily Encounters With Illegal Immigrants, Border Czar Says Authored by Rachel Acenas via The Epoch Times, Daily encounters at the southern border have significantly plummeted, according to President Donald…

Ending the conflict could open up “historic” opportunities for US-Russian relations, the US secretary of state has said The United States and its allies would have to address the sanctions imposed on…

In the midst of the Cold War against Russian culture, an American philanthropist donated a digital copy of the autograph manuscript of the great composer for publication in a scholarly edition Russian…

Moscow has previously warned that any foreign contingent entering the country would represent a “legitimate target” Moscow firmly rejects NATO troops being deployed in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cancelled his planned trip to Saudi Arabia, citing his anger that he was not a participant in the U.S-Russia discussions which took place in Riyadh, earlier today….

The past has shown that temporary measures are insufficient, Mike Waltz has said The conflict in Ukraine requires a lasting resolution, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has said following high-level talks…

What To Know About The White House’s Dispute With AP Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration has announced that it was restricting Associated Press journalists’ access…

Rheinmetall’s CEO has urged the bloc to ramp up weapons spending amid the alleged Russia threat The EU has depleted its arms stockpiles due to the Ukraine conflict, leaving it exposed to…

The US has spent over $300 billion on aid to Kiev, according to President Donald Trump The American people do not want to see their taxpayer dollars endlessly being spent on the…

With Russia and the US finally sitting down for negotiations, we now live in a slightly more normal world It is already certain that the high-level Russian-American meeting in the Saudi capital…

Moments ago, 900+ career DOJ lawyers signed an open letter in support of ongoing Lawfare operations against President Trump and the American judicial system. [SOURCE – w/ pages of signatories] Put another…

The Russian market is “interesting, large, and promising” for American companies, Igbal Guliyev has told RT The re-entry of American companies to the Russian market will be challenging, but it remains feasible,…

Rachida Dati’s “unwelcome” trip to Western Sahara reflects the “detestable” action of a former colonial power, according to Algeria French Culture Minister Rachida Dati has paid an official visit to disputed Western…

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Empire State Manufacturing Survey Surges Higher On Heels Of Soaring Inflation Fears Business activity in NY State has been volatile (according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey) in the last few months….

Zelensky Abruptly Cancels Planned Saudi Visit After Being Sidelined From US-Russia Talks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Tuesday he is cancelling his scheduled state visit to Saudi Arabia following the conclusion of…

DOGE Finds $4.7 Trillion In Virtually Untraceable Treasury Payments The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Monday revealed its finding that $4.7 trillion in disbursements by the US Treasury are…

The new agreement simplifies logistics and cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries for joint military activities Russia and India have inked a new defense logistics pact that aims to…

Some $4.7 trillion in federal payments remained untraceable, as the Treasury did not enforce a tracking code Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claims has uncovered a massive gap of nearly $5…

A high-level diplomatic meeting between USA and Russia has not happened in more than three years.  The first goal was to figure out how to talk to each other again, what processes…

The State Department has called talks in Saudi Arabia “an important step” towards resolving the Ukraine conflict The US State Department has hailed Tuesday’s high-level discussions between American and Russian officials as…

Broadcom, TSMC Weigh Deals To Split Intel; Activist Hedge Funds Ready To Pounce? Intel shares climbed 5% in premarket trading (extending gains from last week’s pump) following a report from The Wall…

Washington should not take Kiev’s NATO membership bid off the table, the Ukrainian leader has insisted Seeking a swift peace deal to end the Ukraine conflict at the cost of Kiev’s “key”…

US-Russia efforts are about peace, while the bloc’s politicians want the conflict to continue, Peter Szijjarto has said Russia and the US have been right not to invite the EU to talks…

Elon Musk’s company is considering setting up a plant in the country to diversify from China Tesla has reportedly begun the hiring process in India, signaling its plans to start operations in…

The US-led military bloc should retract the promises made to Kiev during the 2008 Bucharest summit, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated NATO membership for Ukraine remains unacceptable to Russia, Foreign Ministry…

The head of the Russian sovereign wealth fund has called for revival of economic cooperation between Moscow and Washington Russia and the US should work on all areas of economic cooperation, including…

The bloc can help end hostilities by ceasing military support for Kiev, Russia’s Deputy FM Aleksandr Grushko has said The European Union has no place at the negotiating table to resolve the…

The bloc is reportedly ready to provide Kiev with security guarantees it needs to settle the conflict The EU does not want Ukraine to announce a ceasefire with Russia before a comprehensive…

Moscow and Washington have agreed to start the conflict settlement process, according to the Russian foreign minister Russia and the US have agreed to establish a framework for ending the Ukraine conflict…

Kiev is free to shape its own economic policy, but military alliances remain off-limits, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated The Kremlin has no objections to Ukrainian integration with the EU, as long…

The Russian delegation is ready to work intensively to prepare the talks, Yury Ushakov has said Moscow and Washington will work to create the conditions for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir…

The Bubble Indicator: Is The Stock Market Overheating? Today, the S&P 500’s cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio (CAPE) is nearing historic highs, signaling market valuations may be in overheated territory. In December 2024,…

Judge Declines To Block DOGE’s Access To Student Financial Aid Data Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, A federal judge declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from…

US Futures, Global Markets Rise As Russia-US Talks Seek End To Ukraine War US equity futures and global markets are higher as Russian and US officials met to negotiate an end to the three-year…

The Fed Has Stopped Pretending That Price Inflation Is Going Away Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, At its September 2024 meeting, the Fed’s FOMC cut the target federal funds…

The bloc is working on the next package of restrictions, Valdis Dombrovskis has said The EU has no plans to lift sanctions against Russia even if the US decides to do so,…

Russia and the US have met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for negotiations, while Kiev and Brussels have not been invited China has expressed hope that all parties involved in the Ukraine conflict…

The former Ukrainian president has claimed that his successor evaded conscription four times Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky evaded conscription on four separate occasions, former President Pyotr Poroshenko has claimed in an interview…

The bloc’s under-investment in defense led Washington to stop seeing it as an equal partner, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger has suggested The EU should blame itself for being excluded from US-initiated Ukraine…

What Sports Do Americans Bet On? 30 percent of people in the United States surveyed for Statista Consumer Insights in 2024 had bet on a sporting event in the last twelve months.  As Statista’s…

The West Faces Uranium Shortage Amid Competition From China And Russia By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com American and European companies in the nuclear energy supply chain have become increasingly vulnerable to a…

Moscow has never opposed peace, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia remains committed to a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict and is ready to hold direct talks between President Vladimir Putin…

The use of proceeds generated by frozen Russian assets is reportedly on the table EU lawmakers are set to discuss the creation of a new fund aimed at raising money for more…

The US wants its European allies to serve as Kiev’s security providers after a potential peace deal with Russia German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ruled out any “division of security and responsibility…

Macron’s Emergency Ukraine Summit A Gathering Of ‘Warmongers’: Hungary French President Emmanuel Macron’s informal emergency meeting Monday in Paris with the leaders of Germany, Britain, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark, and…

An organization of Islamic scholars in the country has denounced Muhsin Hendricks’ murder The shocking murder of openly gay imam Muhsin Hendricks in Gqeberha, after travelling to officiate a same-sex wedding over…

More than 1,500 people in Cameroon will benefit from boreholes funded by the patriarchal exarchate The patriarchal exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa has launched a project to provide clean…

The African nation’s foreign minister believes the talks could help resolve the Ukraine conflict Nigeria welcomes a potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, as an…

Estonian Cell has suspended production after electricity prices hit record highs last week, Delfi has reported Estonia’s largest pulp mill has halted production due to skyrocketing electricity prices after the Baltic nation…

EU Needs A Permanent CBDC, Deutsche Börse CEO Authored by Arijit Sarkar via CoinTelegraph.com, The CEO of German securities marketplace Deutsche Börse, Stephan Leithner, is calling for financial reforms in the European…

Damaging the pumping station undermines Donald Trump’s presidential agenda, the senior Russian official has said A Ukrainian drone strike on an internationally operated oil pumping station in Russia was an attack against…

The West’s sanctions war has backfired on American companies, the head of the Russian sovereign wealth fund has said US companies lost more than $300 billion by leaving the Russian market amid…

The European Welfare State Is Collapsing Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Politicians in Europe are using the JD Vance and Trump external enemy excuse to disguise the existential problem of a system that is crumbling….