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Nigeria says its forces have killed dozens of terrorists in a nationwide campaign Nigerian troops have killed 86 terrorists and arrested 101 in a series of raids across the country over the…

If agreed, the European operation could be launched in February, Euractiv reported The EU is considering sending a naval mission to the Red Sea to protect key shipping routes from attacks by…

Bombing a country a ‘thousand miles from one’s own borders’ is not consistent with the right to self-defense, Russia’s envoy to the UN said Strikes by the United States and its allies…

Mexico denounces Greg Abbott’s “aggressive insinuations” toward immigrants The Mexican Foreign Ministry has accused the Texas governor of advocating “violent acts” against migrants attempting to reach the United States. Last week, Greg…

Thieves used to sell their illicitly obtained vehicles in Ukraine and the Baltic countries before borders closed, an insurance lobby says The number of car thefts in Russia dropped sharply in 2023,…

The country’s holdings rose by more than $5 billion over a two-week period, official data shows Russia has continued to boost its foreign currency reserves, which reached $598.5 billion as of January…

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…

After 20 Years, It’s Time For American To Leave Iraq Authored by James Durso, op-ed via The Hill, It seemed like a good idea at the time…  On Jan. 4, 2024, the…

These Are America’s Worst Drivers (By Car Brand) Car insurance costs are up 30% since the pandemic but some drivers are getting hit with even higher premiums because of bad, or reckless, driving. But…

US Officials Concerned About Tense Split Between Zelensky & Military Chief Via The Libertarian Institute,  As the Ukrainian war effort has faltered, fractures have begun to emerge in Kiev between top officials….

Visualizing The Top Global Risks In 2024 What is the global risk landscape in 2024? Record global temperatures are leading to increasingly harmful impacts, a cost-of living crisis is making everyday life…

The Orwellian Assault On The Past Continues Authored by Roger Kimball via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” That…

Beijing reiterated its goal of “complete reunification” with the self-governing island The Chinese military has warned that it would “crush” any attempt by Taiwan to formally declare independence, saying that nothing would…

President Trump will be traveling to Iowa tomorrow night (Saturday) for scheduled events on Sunday and Monday.  The weather is predicted to be a significant issue this year as blizzard conditions might…

Where Cocaine Is Produced (And Where It’s Consumed) Although cocaine is consumed in every part of the world, its base, the coca plant, is mainly cultivated in three Latin American countries: Peru, Bolivia…

The Homeless Camps’ Disease Trifecta Authored by Charlotte Allen via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Portland, Oregon, area is currently experiencing an explosion of shigellosis, a highly infectious, often antibiotic-resistant intestinal…

“If Truth Shall Prevail, Here Is How History Will Remember ‘January 6’…” Authored by Paul Ingrassia via American Greatness, The following commentary was adapted from remarks I delivered at an event held…

After outlining the fraud behind the election of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, and after telling the truth about events inside Ukraine during the conflict with Russia, American journalist Gozalo Lira was arrested…

Turkey, Russia Condemn Strikes On Yemen: West Turning Red Sea “Into A Bloodbath” The international reaction to the Thursday night US-UK coalition bombing of Houthi positions in Yemen continues to come in,…

Wisconsin Judge Rules Use Of Mobile Vans In Absentee Voting Violates State Election Law Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Wisconsin judge ruled this week that the…

The world’s largest multinational corporations, bankers and finance agents are meeting in Davos at the World Economic Forum next week; gathering together with their political beneficiaries. However, as noted by Reuters the…

Yellen Boasts About Clean Energy Tax Break Success Despite $1.7T Deficit And $34T In Debt Despite the fact that the country is running record deficits, has just passed $34 trillion in debt…

The reported action comes one day after the Western coalition attacked the Houthis Washington conducted more strikes in Yemen on Friday night, targeting a Houthi-operated radar facility, CNN reported, citing a US…

O, Wonder! Take A Moment To Smell The Roses Authored by J. Peder Zane via RealClear Wire, Ever since Henry Ford worked his wonders, most Americans have been able to afford a…

Some have accused Beijing of trying to score political points in the Global South by not supporting Israel A recent Foreign Affairs article purports to expose “China’s game in Gaza,” accusing Beijing…

“Disinformation Doomsday Scenario”: AI-Powered Propaganda Is The Latest Threat To Humanity (That Must Be Censored) The Trump-Russia hoax was one of the most notable disinformation operations in modern history. A major component…

State AGs Blast Biden, Wall Street Plan To Sell Rights To America’s Public Lands Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The current plan by the New York Stock…

Zelensky Hails ‘Unprecedented’ $3BN+ Arms Deal With UK As US Supplies Have Stopped White House national security spokesman John Kirby in a Thursday briefing confirmed that at this point US military supplies…

Watch: Bill O’Reilly’s Epic “Get Out Of My House” Rant Goes Viral Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A rant about the state of Joe Biden’s America by Bill O’Reilly has gained…

A Finnish MEP wants to invoke Article 7 and suspend Viktor Orban’s voting rights to ensure the bloc can continue supporting Ukraine About 120 members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg have…

SETI Overtaken By Woke Ideologues More Interested In Debating Transphobia & Whiteness Than Searching The Stars Authored by Steven Tucker via DailySceptic.org, Last time around, we considered NASA’s recent attempts to build outer space…

Journalist Gonzalo Lira Reported Dead In Ukrainian Custody According To Father Journalist Gonzalo Lira has died while in Ukrainian custody, according to his father. “Gonzalo Lira, Sr. says his son has died…

The state has blamed the federal government for allowing illegal migrants enter the country The administration of US president Joe Biden appealed to the country’s Supreme Court on Friday, after Texas blocked…

“The Deep State Is Terrified” – Dr. Ben Carson Warns Iowa Trump Supporters “Be Looking For Dirty Tricks” Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Dr. Carson has advice…

2024 Starts With Deposit Flight From Large Banks, Loan Volumes Shrink; But Trouble Is Brewing For Small Banks Bank reserves at The Fed rose considerably last week expanding The Fed’s balance sheet…

Ray Epps’ ‘Sentence’ Is “A Thunderous F**k You” To Half Of America Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, Poison Spiders At The Center Of The Web “The same people accusing Trump…

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves…

Yield Curve Dis-Inverts As ‘Ummm-flation’ Sparks Surge In Rate-Cut Odds, Ethereum, & MAG7 Stocks ‘Cooler-than-expected’ PPI (along with lower inflation expectations from NYFRB’s survey) trumped ‘hotter-than-expected’ CPI this week and opened the…

US Didn’t Track Over $1 Billion In Arms To Ukraine, Inspector General Says Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, More than $1 billion in weapons that were shipped to Ukraine have not been…

Watch Live: Rollout Of Supersonic Plane At Skunk Works Factory Lockheed Martin Corp. and NASA will roll out the X-59 Quesst supersonic aircraft from the defense contractor’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale,…

Blue State AGs Tell Biden To Block Sale Of Lake City’s 5.56 Ammo To Civilians Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New York Attorney General Letitia James calls…

Airlines Hit Turbulence After Delta Trims 2024 Earnings Forecast Airline stocks hit turbulence Friday after Delta Air Lines trimmed its full-year adjusted EPS forecast for 2024, which was below the “more than…

Discussions about outright seizure of Moscow’s withheld assets have recently become more frequent in Western capitals Russia is preparing to mount a legal battle to prevent its reserves frozen in the West…

Everything about the case in New York City against the Trump organization business operations is ridiculous.  There are no victims.  There was no fraud.  All of the lenders did their own due…

No, Democracy Is Not On The Ballot In 2024 Authored by Jonathan Turley, “It may well be the last real vote you ever get to cast.” Those words from former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., capture…

The military assistance was announced by PM Rishi Sunak during a visit to Kiev on Friday UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed during a visit to Kiev on Friday that his government…

Hunter Cracks, Will Sit For Closed-Door Deposition After All Hunter Biden has reversed course, and will sit for a closed-door deposition with House GOP lawmakers. WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 10: Hunter Biden,…

Hindenburg Founder Warned Deloitte 11 Times In 5 Months About Tingo’s “Massive Fraud” Before SEC, DOJ Action As we wrote back in December, the SEC charged publicly listed company Tingo Group, a Nigerian…

Sergey Udaltsov ended up in custody after rallying support for fellow leftists, suspected of plotting terrorism and insurrection A Moscow court on Friday authorized the arrest of Sergey Udaltsov, the founder of…

RFK Jr. Ramps Up Quest For Nationwide Ballot Inclusion Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the 2024 independent presidential candidate, is continuing the daunting task of…

China Pummeled By Dire Deflation, Trade And Credit Data As Labor Strikes, Protests Explode While most western markets are at or near all time highs (that includes most European bourses as well…

Jim Rogers remains positive on the country’s potential and ruble’s resilience despite sanctions As the world embarks on the new year of 2024, characterized by heightened geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties, legendary…

Gonzalo Lira’s relatives blamed his death on Washington and Kiev Chilean-American blogger Gonzalo Lira has died in a Ukrainian prison, his family said on Friday.  DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Washington has told Belgrade it would sell Javelins to Kosovo Albanians Belgrade is not happy with Washington’s decision to sell anti-tank missiles to the breakaway province of Kosovo and intends to strengthen…

Johns Hopkins Rescinds DEI Memo Calling White, Christian, English-Speaking People ‘Privileged’ Via The College Fix, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on Wednesday rescinded an email sent recently from its diversity, equity…

The decision was slammed by Israel as “discriminative” and will be appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed that Israeli teams will not…

Former Ukrainian MP Derkach may be a source with an agenda of his own but that doesn’t make his recent interview any less real At first it feels like a blast from…

Bitcoin Bloodbaths, Ethereum Outperforms As BlackRock’s Fink Backs Ether ETF ‘Sell the news’ hit bitcoin after all following the much-anticipated launch of a spot ETF yesterday after the SEC’s begrudging approval on…

Kiev’s language ombudsman has called for strict measures to combat the smuggling of Russian literature into the country The illegal import of Russian literature poses a threat to Ukraine, the country’s language…

Powerful Winter Storm Grounds Chicago O’Hare Air Traffic As Flight Cancellation Sparks Travel Chaos Legacy media spent this week pushing out climate doomsday propaganda about how 2023 was allegedly the hottest year…

A large number of prospective conscripts are dodging military service on medical grounds, new data shows Ukrainian anti-corruption officials have reported an increase in the number of potential recruits deemed ineligible for…

Migrant Crisis Motive Revealed Authored by Martin Armstrong via ArmstrongEconomics.com, Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke is running for re-election this year in New York’s 9th District to FINISH THE JOB of utterly destroying New York….

Fresh Attack On US Base At Syrian Oilfield After Coalition Bombs Yemen: Reports Emerging reports in Iranian state media and from Iraqi and Russian sources have indicated the US base at Syria’s…

Full-Time Jobs Suggest Recession Risks Higher Than Thought Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In the most recent BLS employment report, the percentage of full-time jobs relative to the population dropped sharply….

Seoul’s intelligence agency has apparently suggested that Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, will probably take over the reins South Korea’s intelligence agency has speculated that Kim Jong-un’s daughter, believed to be named…

Boris Naroditsky was responsible for creating the adenovirus vector platform that served as the basis for the Sputnik-V shot One of the lead developers of the Russian Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine, Boris Naroditsky,…

Dozens of people have drowned or died of cold while trying to cross into Romania amid Kiev’s conflict with Russia, the newspaper said More than 20 Ukrainians have died while trying to…

Burberry Crashes Most Since 2012 As Luxury Downturn Accelerates Shares in Burberry Group Plc crashed as much as 15% in UK trading, hitting lows not seen since the early days of the…

New Delhi and Tehran share common goal of “mitigating global concerns” about the Middle East as conflict there escalates Foreign Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is planning to visit Iran in the…

The former US president’s potential return to the White House in 2025 is a source of concern, according to Christine Lagarde Donald Trump’s potential election as US president in 2024 is “clearly…

A Moscow-based electric car producer is set to build a components plant in Giza Egyptian real estate major GV Investments and Russian electric vehicle producer Concordia have struck a deal for the…

Gluttony is “killing the planet,” the Catholic leader has said in a sermon Pope Francis has singled out gluttony as possibly the most serious sin of all, citing its destructive impact on…

The European Commission is reportedly willing to allow the Hungarian leader to opt out of the funding deal after one year European officials are reportedly prepared to bow to the demands of…

The Ukrainian president has vowed to personally compensate American aid skeptic Ron DeSantis “once Kiev has won the war” Ukrainian pensioners will die without social benefits financed by Western aid, President Vladimir…

Risk-On Moment For China Yet To Come After Still-Weak Data Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Money and inflation data released overnight in China continues to show scant signs of an…

Outlays accelerated while receipts fell in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, Treasury data shows The US federal budget deficit reached half a trillion dollars in the first three months…

Yield-Curve Dis-Inverts After ‘Cool’ PPI, Bullion & Bond Prices Bounce ‘Cooler-than-expected’ PPI apparently trumps ‘hotter-than-expected’ CPI and the markets are reacting ‘dovishly’ with rate-cut expectations soaring. The odds of a March rate-cut…

Core Producer Prices At Record High In December, Up 17% Since Biden Elected Following yesterday’s hotter-than-expected CPI, this morning’s Producer Price Index was expected to accelerate (headline not core). However, it did…

JPM Reports Mediocre Q4 Earnings But Impresses With Stellar 2024 Forecast (Which Is Based On 6 Fed Cuts) As happens every quarter, moments ago JPM – the largest US bank – officially…

New Protests Threaten to Take Key Libyan Refinery Offline Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Just days after similar protests shut down the country’s largest oilfield, Sharara, new protests against corruption and distribution…

The two Western nations launched a series of strikes on Friday in response to attacks on vessels in the Red Sea Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the joint US and…

Logistics emerged one of the key issues discussed by Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and Russian officials on his visit to Moscow, and it’s good news for bilateral ties As expected, Indian…

Mass unrest has gripped the Pacific nation over a public sector pay cut, later blamed on an administrative error Soldiers and police patrolled the streets of the Papua New Guinea capital on…

Burundi accuses Rwanda of hosting and training a rebel group that has been carrying out deadly cross-border raids Burundi has announced the closure of its border with Rwanda, while suspending diplomatic relations…

Lloyd Austin suffered complications after treatment for cancer, but did not inform the White House of his whereabouts US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered and oversaw the overnight strikes on dozens of…

The loan is aimed at funding rural road projects in Gujarat The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has announced the approval of a $500 million loan to fund rural road projects in…

The former Russian president was reacting to the imminent signing of a security agreement between London and Kiev Moscow would consider the open deployment of British troops to Ukraine as a “declaration…

Futures Slide As Earnings Season Begins, Oil Surges After US Strikes Houthi Rebels In Yemen US equity futures are muted on the last day of the week, as investors mull the impact…

Fanigate Goes Full Jerry Springer: DA’s Alleged Lover Left Wife ‘In Dire Need’ After Failing To Disclose $700K According To Divorce Docs Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis – who has charged…

Andrzej Duda has reportedly vowed not to pass any bills put forward by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s new cabinet Polish President Andrzej Duda is reportedly planning to launch an all-out offensive against…

Manhattan Apartment Hunters Get No Relief Ahead Of Spring Season Manhattan’s rental market showed no signs of easing, with prices climbing higher in December. This indicates that apartment hunters will face near-record-high…

Nikhil Gupta is accused of being linked to a plan to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent Sikh activist based in New York The US has refused to produce evidence against an…

There is no justification for the US-led military action under international law, Russia has stated The overnight airstrikes conducted by the US and its allies against targets in Yemen were illegal, Kremlin…

The West owes oppressed nations apologies, but those seem to be part of the same old colonial system These days in Africa, we often hear calls for reparations for the three Western…

The Soviet leader’s depiction contradicts historical facts, the Georgian Orthodox Patriarchate has said The Orthodox Church of Georgia has ordered changes to an icon featuring Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Its presence in…

There is no organization that can end war alone, Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter has told RT While hearings in The Hague on South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice…

60% Of Global Economy Is In For A ‘Lost Decade’ Due To Record Debt Authored by Sam Bourgi via CreditNews.com, The World Bank has issued a grim warning to developing countries: Sort…

Washington and London have retaliated against Houthi attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea Crude oil prices have gained more than 2% on Friday after the US and UK carried out…

Will Direct Lithium Extraction Disrupt The $90B Lithium Market? Current lithium extraction and refinement methods are outdated, often harmful to the environment, and ultimately inefficient. So much so that by 2030, lithium…