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Trump Will Be “The Winter Coat” – Charles Nenner Warns “The Cycle Is Turning Down Very Fast” Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner has been warning of…

EU Watchdog Mulls Probe On Microsoft’s OpenAI Partnership Over “Competition Issues” OpenAI’s drama last year caught the attention of government regulators on both sides of the Atlantic. More specially, Microsoft’s $13 billion…

The Ministry of Emergency Situations has been ordered to ensure the uninterrupted supply of heat and electricity to affected regions Thousands of residents in several Russian regions have been left without heating,…

The American military is facing a drop in recruitment and risks getting spread too thin in its drive to dominate the globe Amid hopes that the 2024 US National Defense Authorization Act…

Crude will shed 20% of its value this year, Oleg Deripaska warns Global oil markets are heading for a crash that will slash 20% off of the crude price this year, Russian…

Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said Kiev lost more than 215,000 troops last year Ukraine lost over 215,000 troops and 28,000 units of military hardware in 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu…

Despite mounting pressure from Republicans, President Joe Biden has reportedly decided to stand by his missing defense secretary US Representative Matt Rosendale announced on Monday that he would file articles of impeachment…

The attack in Oryol caused a fire which has since been contained, Governor Andrey Klychkov has said Two Ukrainian drones have crashed into an oil facility in the western Russian city of…

Openly gay Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest-ever French premier and is tipped to revitalize the presidency of Emmanuel Macron Gabriel Attal has become the youngest-ever prime minister of France after President Emmanuel…

Logical Bullish View On US Stocks Is Flawed Authored by Tatiana Darie, Bloomberg, It’s valid to forecast that stocks will rally yet again in 2024. It’s also a deeply vulnerable view. When…

The US aerospace giant’s shares have taken a hit after an emergency landing led to the planes being temporarily removed from service Boeing shares plummeted 8% on Monday after the US Federal…

Salem Mohamed had been detained, along with his father and others, by Niger’s coup leaders since July 26 Niger’s military court has granted a provisional release from house arrest to Salem Mohamed,…

Attacks by the Houthis are driving up shipping rates and causing a drop in deliveries India could lose billions in exports this fiscal year due to threats to cargo vessels posed by…

Some Belarusian journalists have complained their stories are “failing to reach target audiences,” the outlet reports EU policymakers are urging Google and other tech giants to promote anti-government Belarusian media outlets at…

Futures Fall As Tech-Led Rally Fizzles, Yields And Oil Rebound US stock futures dropped amid a risk-off tone as Monday’s tech-fueled bounce fizzled and investors turned their attention to this week’s inflation…

Atlanta Trump Prosecutor Accused Of Secret, Disqualifying Romance With DA Fani Willis Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hired her secret lover to serve as special prosecutor in the Georgia racketeering case…

Buckle Up For A Bumpy 2024, Economists Warn Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. economy embarked on a rollercoaster ride in 2023, grappling with high inflation,…

The 11 men sentenced to life in prison and released last year have been ordered to surrender to authorities India’s Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the early release of 11 men convicted…

African countries are able to meet the EU’s growing need for energy only at the cost of their own interests The energy crisis in the European market continues. It has been caused…

The KPRF’s Nikolay Kharitonov has been validated by the top election authority for the March ballot Russia’s top election authority greenlit Nikolay Kharitonov on Tuesday to run for president on the Communist…

Tinder Owner Match Jumps On Report Elliot Investment Takes $1 Billion Stake Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has plowed a billion dollars into shares of Match Group Inc., the owner of Tinder,…

The Israel Defense Forces has claimed reporter Hamza Dahdouh and a colleague were traveling in the same vehicle as a terrorist operating a drone An Israeli airstrike killed two journalists and seriously…

Bear Market: Used Car Market Gives More Breathing Room For Fed Wholesale used vehicle prices, tracked by Cox Automotive, peaked nearly two years ago and have since plunged into a bear market. The…

More Golden (And Black-Gold) Proof: The Dollar Is Totally Screwed Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via GoldSwitzerland.com, Ever since day-one of the predictably disastrous and politically myopic insanity of weaponizing the world reserve…

Vision Loss Predicted To Surge 55% By 2050 With World Braille Day having just passed, according to the ‘Vision Atlas’ report by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), vision loss is…

Maxim Tesli was reportedly detained following backlash against celebrities who participated in a controversial “naked party” The lead singer of the rock band Schenki (Puppies), Maxim Tesli, has reportedly been arrested at…

A US-China clash over the self-ruled island would cost the world some $10trn, the business news outlet estimates If the US and China were to have a military showdown over the island…

Parishes of the Russian church operate in more than 30 African countries For the first time, Zimbabwe’s Orthodox community attended a Christmas service, TASS reported on Sunday.  The service was conducted by…

Beijing has been actively investing in manufacturing to support the economy in light of the real-estate crisis China’s decision to focus its economic efforts on manufacturing could provoke a new trade war…

The German Chancellor’s plea comes amid warnings that his country’s own military has been stripped to the bone German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has appealed to other EU member states to step up…

One of Kiev’s troops compared Moscow’s strikes using half-ton glide bombs to “the gates of hell” The Russian military is increasingly using ‘glide bombs’ to destroy strong Ukrainian fortifications, some of which…

The Geopolitics Of Gas: Turkmenistan’s Westward Push Authored by EurasiaNet’s David O’Byrne via OilPrice.com, Turkmenistan, eyeing to export its vast natural gas reserves, considers Iran as a strategic but complex Plan B…

China Sanctions 5 US Defense Firms In Strong ‘Message’ Ahead Of Taiwan Election In a major move by Beijing which appears timed to send a strong message just ahead of Taiwan’s presidential and…

He claimed there was no consultation prior to the agreement between the split African state and its landlocked neighbor Somaliland Defense Minister Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye has resigned in protest over the breakaway…

The envoy to New Delhi says Moscow hopes the two Asian powers will normalize relations Russia’s envoy in New Delhi has expressed hope that China and India will normalize relations, which have…

Mass protests are testimony to Berlin’s misguided spending priorities, Dmitry Medvedev has argued German Chancellor Olaf Scholz risks being forced out of office by mass protests, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has…

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has announced the purchase amid a struggle to mobilize enough men for the front The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense says it has purchased 50,000 sets of women’s…

Electricity usage has increased by 13% as the country enters a period of extreme cold, the national grid operator has said Ukrainian authorities have asked citizens to conserve energy, warning that a…

French Legislation Weakens Clean Energy Commitments And Favors Nuclear Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Cheers to France if pending legislation passes as currently written. It effectively scraps most hard commitments and…

EU Data Protection Fines Hit Record High In 2023 In 2023, approximately €2.1 billion in fines were imposed in the EU due to violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according…

Geopolitical pressure speeds up transition to multipolarity, the Valdai Discussion Club expert Ivan Timofeev said Politicization of international commerce by the West incentivizes other nations, including Russia and India, to speed up…

New Zealand Fudged The Data On How Kidneys Fare After COVID Vaccines Authored by Colleen Huber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In a January 2023 preprint in The Lancet, the New…

A senior Israeli military spokesman says the conflict will soon enter a new stage Israel’s military has said it will transition to a less intensive phase in its war against Hamas, suggesting…

The country will nearly meet its consumer price index target in 2024, economist Aleksander Isakov forecasts Inflation in Russia will be lower this year, as the government will nearly meet its 4.0…

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…

CNN Admits All Gaza Coverage Is Run Past Team Under Israeli Military Censor Authored by Julia Conley via Common Dreams, CNN has long been criticized by media analysts and journalists for its deference…

Secretary Of Defense Lloyd Austin Must Resign Authored by Joe Buccino via RealClear Wire, The news that the U.S. Department of Defense failed to inform the American public that its Secretary of…

3-In-4 Asians Expect China To Keep Slowing, & An End To Japan’s NIRP In 2024 A survey among Nikkei Asia readers shows what events respondents from the region find most likely to occur…

IRS: Venmo, PayPal And CashApp Freelancers Face 2024 Reporting Requirements After delaying for two years, the IRS is planning to finally start implementing its new 1099-K reporting requirement for anyone earning income…

Jim Bovard: Biden Says Vote For Me Or Hitler Wins Authored by Jim Bovard, “Endless hysteria will keep you free,” said none of the Founding Fathers. But President Joe Biden missed that…

As the DNC is telling New Hampshire Democrats the upcoming primary is “meaningless,” the background Democrat control officers like David Plouffe are telling them to vote for Nikki Haley.  The New Hampshire…

The controversial influencer is seeking to reclaim property taken by Romanian authorities as part of a human trafficking probe A Romanian court will reconsider the seizure of assets from controversial ‘manosphere’ guru…

The Nordic state must brace for a possible confrontation with Russia, a top official in Stockholm said Sweden’s top officials have urged their people to prepare for a possible war, amid the…

Once you see the strings on the marionettes, you can never return to that moment in the performance when you did not see them.   The cold, stark reality of the thing just…

Family Of Ashli Babbitt Files $30 Million Wrongful-Death Action Authored by Jonathan Turley, The long-awaited tort action from the family of Ashli Babbitt has now been filed in Southern California. Babbitt was…

Shale Tycoon Harold Hamm Wants To Lure Gen Z To The Oil Industry By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Shale tycoon Harold Hamm and U.S. and European supermajors are looking to support university…

Well, well, well… isn’t this interesting.  In a court filing today [SEE pdf HERE], one of the co-defendants in the Fulton County election case against President Trump is presenting very specific details…

These Are The Best US Cities For Entry-Levels Jobs The anxieties around a first-job are immense: fear of the unknown, performance pressure, and the need to navigate new professional environments. But good…

Former NRA Executive Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Agrees to Testify In NY Civil Trial Authored by Allan Zhong via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A settlement was reached on the same day…

Here’s Where COVID Mask Mandates Are Coming Back Across The US Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Some hospitals and local governments have opted to reimpose mask mandates…

Let The (Political) Games Begin Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “To an authoritarian ruling elite insane narratives serve as both loyalty test and humiliation ritual.” – Kit Knightly The ordeal…

Fascist gestures are unacceptable in modern Italy, the government has said Hundreds of neo-fascist activists have performed Nazi salutes during a ceremony in Rome, sparking outrage across the country. On Sunday evening,…

US officials have been targeted by heavily armed raids based on fake police reports Police in the US capital announced on Monday that someone had falsely reported a shooting at Judge Tanya…

United Airlines has revealed that inspections following a rival’s midair blowout found that door plugs weren’t properly secured United Airlines has discovered inadequately secured door plugs on the Boeing 737 MAX 9…

Victor Davis Hanson: A Culture In Collapse Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, In the last six months, we have borne witness to many iconic moments evidencing the collapse of…

Activists demanding a ceasefire heckled the US president at a black church Pro-Palestinian activists interrupted US President Joe Biden’s campaign speech at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina…

You will likely hear the term “farm subsidies” as Western media claim the German farmers are protesting the decisions by government. However, what they are protesting is not a hand-out of government…

What Is Happening To College Sports? Authored by William Anderson via The Mises Institute, On Monday night, January 8, the University of Michigan and the University of Washington football teams will vie…

End The Cuba Embargo? Biden Begs Mexico To Stop Migrant Flows, But There’s A Price As Joe Biden continues to poll in the toilet – in no small part to the border…

CJ Hopkins Warns Americans: The 1st Amendment Will Not Save You Authored by CJ Hopkins via Substack, So, I’m getting my German ducks in a row in advance of my appearance in…

A new survey has shown that US voters of all political stripes believe their country is being overrun by illegal aliens Nearly two-thirds of US voters see the record influx of illegal…

The city of Belgorod has been repeatedly targeted with NATO-supplied missiles At least three civilians were wounded on Monday by a Ukrainian artillery attack on the city of Belgorod, according to the…

No one will help Africans but themselves to make a name in the world, Nike Davies-Okundaye has said Africans need to stop chasing foreign lifestyles and instead focus on their own creativity…

Trump Rips Austin For ‘Improper Professional Conduct & Dereliction Of Duty’ After Secretive Hospital Stay Leading Republican presidential contender Donald Trump was never too keen on Biden’s Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin…

Supreme Court Declines X’s Challenge To Surveillance Gag Order Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal by social media company…

Israel’s prime minister allegedly wanted the UAE to pay welfare benefits to Palestinians he put out of work UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed shot down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request…

Bitcoin & Big-Tech Burst Higher Amid Bloodbath In Boeing & Black Gold A quiet macro day (though we did see NYFRB inflation expectations plunge!), but some ‘good’ news from Washington reduced the…

The measure will be discussed as part of a new mobilization law Kiev is prepared to consider the possibility of slapping banking restrictions on Ukrainians who evade military service, said the head…

Peter Schiff: The Fed Will Bank On Biden In 2024 Via SchiffGold.com, The Federal Reserve will play a pivotal role in the upcoming election and aim to boost President Biden or another…

Consumer Credit Shocker: November Debt Soars After Second Biggest Surge In Credit Card Debt On Record We, and many others, were wondering how it was possible that US consumers – already tapped…

Elisabeth Borne has quit as prime minister, clearing the way for President Emmanuel Macron to pick new cabinet members French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has stepped down, setting the stage for President…

Modern Monetary University Plagiarism Theory Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance The bad news is that it has taken decades to expose the rot that has been making its way through Ivy League…

Israeli Airstrike Kills Senior Hezbollah Special Operations Commander On Monday a high-ranking Hezbollah commander was killed by an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, the paramilitary group backed by Iran confirmed in a…

These Are The Most (And Least) ‘House Poor’ States Authored by Sam Bourgi via CreditNews.com, Housing affordability is one of the biggest issues facing Americans today. Although much has been written about…

The fighter jet flyover was supposed to show Washington’s commitment to Bosnia-Herzegovina Two F-16 fighter jets practiced airstrikes over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday, in what the US embassy in Sarajevo described as a…

Fauci Sits For Testimony On Mask Mandates And Covid Origin; Here’s What Congress Should Ask Anthony Fauci is sitting for testimony in front of Congress on Monday and Tuesday to answer questions…

An increasing number of voices are acknowledging that the conflict won’t end on Vladimir Zelensky’s terms We are hearing more and more suggestions that Kiev should get ready for a compromise peace….

Prosecutor On Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Team Shut Down FBI Investigation Into Clinton Foundation In 2016 Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, A top prosecutor on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team…

The group has claimed that an Israeli airstrike took out a senior leader of its elite commando unit A senior commander of Hezbollah’s elite special forces unit has been killed in an…

Democrats ‘Weaponizing’ Weaponizing Against Republicans Authored by Eric Utter via AmericanThinker.com, After an improbable — O.K., nearly interminable — amount of time, (former) Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned her post last week after…

Almost 70% do not want to see the current chancellor remain in office, a survey has shown Public support for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fallen to record lows, the tabloid Bild…

27 States File To Oppose Colorado’s Disqualification Of Trump Under The 14th Amendment Authored by Jonathan Turley, The majority of Americans oppose the decisions in Colorado and Maine to disqualify former President Donald Trump…

Lloyd Austin kept his recent hospitalization secret from the public and even the White House US President Joe Biden won’t fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for hiding his hospitalization from both the…

Berlin had previously blocked the sale of Eurofighter jets to Riyadh over the war in Yemen Germany has dropped its opposition to the sale of nearly 50 Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes to Saudi…

Inflation Expectations Tumble To Lowest Since Jan 2021, As Do Wage And Spending Growth, In Latest NY Fed Survey After a few months of late summer increases in the 1-Year inflation expectation…

Treasury Option Positioning A Lot More Balanced As Bonds Correct Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, The recent correction in the bond markets is being reflected in options positioning, with sentiment…

Berlin should not increase its support for Kiev only for other members to do less, Finance Minister Christian Lindner has said The EU member states should contribute more to the bloc’s assistance…

Hunter Biden Contempt Resolutions Introduced In House House Republicans on Monday introduced contempt resolutions against Hunter Biden, recommending that he be held in Contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas…

TikTok Doctor Says “It’s Okay To Be Fat” And Obesity Should Be “Normalized” Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, A doctor at Cedars-Sinai posted a TikTok video saying “it is okay…