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LA Sheriff Investigated, “Urged” AG To Prosecute Reporter Who Leaked List Of Problem Deputies After the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department leaked a list of problem deputies to Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau, it…

San Diego’s 1,000-Bed Shelter Proposal Stirs Concern Over Costs Authored by Sophie Li via The Epoch Times, San Diego’s mayor announced July 17 a lease deal to convert a commercial building near…

Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) questions Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle in a House Oversight hearing Monday on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in…

‘Pure Blood’: Dating Divide Over Vaccination Status Splits Those Looking For A Partner Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Courtney Furlong, 36, had always considered modern dating a…

Alsu Kurmasheva has been found guilty of spreading “false information” about the Russian army A Russian court has sentenced an editor of the Prague-based, US state-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) to…

Israel Gives 400,000 Palestinians Minutes To Flee Khan Yunis Before Fresh Blitz Via The Cradle The Israeli army ordered the sudden evacuation of over 400,000 Palestinians taking shelter in eastern Khan Yunis…

A Decade Of Conspiracists? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Who has most peddled conspiracy allegations the last nine years—all of them false and nearly all of them influencing national…

Chaos Ensued The Last Time A US President Bowed Out Only Months Before An Election Joe Biden’s sudden (though widely expected) announcement that he would be dropping out of the 2024 election…

Police Departments Advertise Six Figure Salaries , Better Quality Of Life, To Lure New Recruits Big cities are struggling badly to hire police. And, in the day and age of “all cops…

California To Launch ‘Hydrogen Hub’ To Expand Zero-Emission Technology Authored by Summer Lane via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), California will have the nation’s first so-called hydrogen hub—a network that produces hydrogen…

Dearborn, Michigan Is “America’s Jihad Capital” And Has Descended Into “Civil War” The city of Dearborn, Michigan has been bestowed with the title of “America’s Jihad Capital”, and has fallen into civil…

Environmental campaigner Paul Watson has been detained in Greenland and is now facing extradition to Japan Anti-whaling campaigner and Greenpeace co-founder Paul Watson was arrested on Sunday on an international warrant issued…

Russia Considers Building Oil Refinery In Cuba Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Russia and Cuba have discussed the idea of building an oil refinery in Cuba with the help of Russian…

Sen. Ron Johnson Reveals Preliminary Findings From Attempted Assassination Of President Trump U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) posted on X the preliminary findings of his investigation into the attempted assassination of former…

The deeply unlikeable Kamala Harris has been tapped to get the Democratic nomination. Can her victory be ensured behind the scenes? The 81-year-old US head of state has endorsed Vice President Kamala…

Liberal College Professors Get On The Kamala Bandwagon: She Is “Engaging And Energetic”, “Has A Good Record” By Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix It appears professors are getting on the Kamala…

“Only Half Gone!” Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “The Democrats are self-immolating on the altar of their own tenuous relationship with common decency.” – Tom Luongo “Life imitates art,” Oscar…

“Wolf Of Airbnb” Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison The self-proclaimed “Wolf of Airbnb” was sentenced by Judge Lorna G. of the Southern District of New York to 51 months in prison for defrauding New York City…

Biden Ouster Sparks Some ‘Trump Trade’ Unwind, Big-Tech & Bond-Yields Bounce President Biden’s removal from the ticket for the 2024 election sent Kamala Harris odds of winning in November soaring (but we…

The former House Speaker reportedly played a key role in pushing Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi played an instrumental role in pressuring President…

Biden’s designated heir is unlikely to change US policy, however Having Kamala Harris as president could lead to a change in tone towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but is unlikely to…

Musk Says “Take Away Subsidies” As EV Price-War Enters Final Chapter With Trump Win The final chapter of the electric vehicle price war ignited by Tesla’s Elon Musk could hinge on the…

It’s not impossible that the US president’s party could eventually come to regret forcing him out Back in July 2022, when US President Joe Biden was last struck down with Covid, a…

MilkBarTV generates some amazing video content on a variety of timely political topics. For this video MilkBarTV collaborates with footage from CP3Meme and the end result is really something remarkable. In the…

US Subsidiary Of Chinese EV Manufacturer BYD Donated Hundreds Of Thousands To Democrats Well you can add this to a list of reasons Democrats just can’t seem to stomach Elon Musk any more. The…

Succession By Defenestration: How Biden’s Withdrawal May Trigger A 25th Amendment Fight Authored by Jonathan Turley, President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw as the Democratic Party’s nominee solved an immediate problem for his party….

There were a lot of political and campaign soundbites generated by the testimony, non-testimony, of Secret Service Direct Kimberly Cheatle today; however, one exchange between Cheatle and Representative Raja Krishnamoorhi is worth…

Satellite Images Show Massive Extent Of Israel’s Attack On Yemen Key Port New satellite images show the massive extent of the Saturday airstrikes by Israel on the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida in…

The electric-vehicle maker will use the robots internally first before producing them for other companies, according to the CEO Electric-vehicle manufacturer Tesla plans to introduce humanoid robots for internal purposes starting next…

No one has been fired or disciplined for the security lapse at the Pennsylvania rally The attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump was the biggest Secret Service failure in decades,…

Duke Report Tying “Individualism” To “White Supremacy” Uncovered Amidst Increasing Scrutiny Of DEI By Patrick McDonald of CampusReform Scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education has been increasing…

India’s economy grew by 8.2% in the 2023-24 financial year, exceeding analysts’ expectations The Indian economy is set to grow by between 6.5% and 7% during the current financial year and by…

Zelensky Risks ‘Political Suicide’ If He Negotiates Peace With Moscow, Ukraine Official Warns We reported earlier that the Ukrainian side seemed to react positively to former President Donald Trump’s phone call with President Zelensky…

Kiev’s forces have conducted drone strikes on multiple civilian targets across Belgorod Region, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov says Russia’s Belgorod Region on Monday came under a fresh series of Ukrainian drone attacks, with…

Majority Of Americans Support Reduction Of Immigration Levels; New Poll Finds Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, According to the latest polling, a clear majority of Americans want to see immigration…

“Joe Biden’s F**k You”: Biden Megadonor Refuses To Fundraise For Kamala Harris While America digests the unprecedented social media resignation of Joe Biden from the 2024 race, megadonor John Morgan on Sunday…

Bye, Then By Stefan Koopman, Senior Macro Strategist of Rabobank In a move reminiscent of a failing bank, President Biden belatedly terminated his reelection bid over the weekend, succumbing to unrelenting pressure…

ETH Is The High-Quality Liquid-Asset Of Crypto Authored by Omid Malekan via Medium.com, Satoshi Nakamoto had multiple insights, but the most profound may have been the use of circular logic to address…

Kiev’s sanctions on Russian oil have impacted Slovakia and Hungary Hungary and Slovakia have requested that the European Commission intervene over Ukraine’s decision last week to block the pipeline transit of Russian…

Kamala’s Coronation As The De Facto Democrat Nominee Dispelled Illusions About Democracy Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Biden’s X account shared a letter that he supposedly signed on Sunday announcing that he’s…

The US president was reportedly reluctant to step down as the Democratic Party’s nominee amid concerns over VP Kamala Harris’ chances to defeat Donald Trump US President Joe Biden was reluctant to…

Watch Live: Kamala Harris Delivers First Words Since Biden Leaving Race This should be good… Vice President Kamala Harris will speak publicly for the first time since President Biden decided not to…

Authorities in the Russian Republic of Dagestan say a blaze broke out in a basement where the event was being held; the girls succumbed to their burns later Two young women have…

Cash-Strapped Consumers Flock To McDonald’s On $5 Meal Deal  Let’s begin with our note from early May titled “McDonald’s Admits Consumers Are Broke With Planned Reintroduction Of $5 Meal Deal.” Four weeks after the meal…

The Impact Of Presidential Attacks & Assassinations On America Submitted by Brent Johnson of Macro Alchemist In the labyrinth of American history, certain events have thrust an indelible blade into the fabric…

The Russian Defense Ministry has shared footage of a ballistic missile strike on a hangar housing the system The Russian Defense Ministry has shared footage purporting to show the destruction of another…

Key Events This Week: Core PCE, GDP, And Lots Of Earnings As we head into another week full of unknowns, DB’s Jim Reid notes this morning that one question that we don’t…

Dramatic Footage Shows Ukrainian Drone Striking Russia’s Major Black Sea Refinery  Early Monday, Ukraine succeeded in its first successful drone attack on a major Russian refinery since mid-May. Dozens of drones were launched from Ukraine with…

China Unexpectedly Cuts Rates In Bid To Boost Economy, But Much More “Heavy Lifting” Needed Just days after Beijing concluded its Third plenum with no major announcements, disappointing markets, early on Monday…

Central Banks Purchase Gold To Offset Their Own Money Destruction Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Why is the price of gold rising if the global economy is not in recession and inflation is…

Several major world powers are attempting to broker peace in the Middle East, but internal divisions are just too deep The new wave of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that erupted following…

Today, the House Oversight Committee [aka ‘Chaff and Countermeasures Committee] is questioning Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, on the “Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald…

Efforts to suppress the blaze on a Maersk vessel sailing from India’s Mundra port to Colombo have entered their third day Indian Coast Guard ships and helicopters have been battling a fire…

Moscow has repeatedly reported knocking out Leopard-type armor supplied to Ukrainian forces by West The Russian Defense Ministry has reported its forces destroyed a German-made Leopard tank supplied to Kiev. On top…

The National Unity Platform’s leader says troops have surrounded its headquarters after the African nation’s president warned of protests Ugandan police and army officers have besieged the headquarters of the African nation’s…

Foreign bondholders have accepted a 37% haircut on outstanding bonds Ukraine has reached an agreement in principle with a group of foreign investors to restructure its $20 billion debt, as Kiev tries…

Member of Zimbabwe’s ruling party believes TV debate might have been planned by the establishment to expose and then remove American leader In an exclusive interview with RT, a member of Zimbabwe’s…

The attack took place in a small spa town in Croatia Five people have been killed in a shooting at a nursing home in Croatia, local media have reported. The attack in…

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Ukraine “peace mission” has outraged the bloc’s leaders The European Union is looking for ways to remove Hungary from the bloc’s presidency over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Ukraine…

Kiev is trying to kick out the language of Pushkin, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, used by most of its people every day More than ten years have passed since the 2014 coup d’état…

Futures Jump Led By Megacap Tech As Trump Trades Reverse Global markets are relatively muted after a second consecutive historic weekend for US politics, one where Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign…

CrowdStrike Extends Decline As Several Wall Street Analysts Warn About Global Outage Fallout  Shares of CrowdStrike are lower in premarket trading after several Wall Street analysts revised their ratings and lowered price targets….

Officials in Berlin had reportedly been in denial about the GOP frontrunner’s growing chances of becoming the next US president The German Foreign Ministry has created a “kind of informal crisis group”…

Republican Party Outraises Democratic Party For Second Straight Month Authored by Austin Alonzo via The Epoch Times, The Republican Party outraised the Democratic Party in June and entered July with more money…

No, America Does Not Have The World’s Highest Adult Obesity Rate Between 1990 and 2022, worldwide adult obesity rates more than tripled from 5% to nearly 16% of the global adult population….

Oil’s Physical Market Signals Break To The Upside By Grant Smith, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist Oil prices may have been confined to a tight range this month, but an array…

Washington DC Most Vulnerable US City For Grid Failure During Geomagnetic Storm We have previously noted the early indicators of the sun’s upcoming 11-year solar cycle. Currently, Solar Cycle 25 is at…

Ethereum ETFs Are Coming – Here’s What You Need To Know Authored by Alex O’Donnell via CoinTelegraph.com, After years of regulatory pushback and countless amended registration filings, spot Ether  exchange-traded funds (ETFs)…

Joe Biden has endorsed his vice president after announcing on Sunday that he will not seek reelection in November Moscow cannot predict what Kamala Harris’ approach to Russia will be if she…

Over 4,500 from India, Nepal and Bhutan were flown out amid violent riots over hiring quotas New Delhi is helping thousands of students return home from violence-hit Bangladesh, India’s Ministry of External…

Some Republican-aligned lawyers claim she can’t touch the millions that had been raised for the president’s 2024 bid Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been tapped by US President Joe Biden to…

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, & Uzbekistan Forge Green Energy Export Alliance Authored by Almaz Kumenov via Eurasianet.org Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan are collaborating to create a green energy export infrastructure, prioritizing wind energy and aiming…

Nigeria’s $20 billion Dangote plant has had to increase imports due to insufficient domestic supplies Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery is in negotiations with Libya to secure crude oil for its 650,000 barrels per…

The US president is well-known for his love of the frozen dessert  US President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will no longer be pursuing a second term came on American National Ice…

The activist has called for increased efforts to ban Israel from the Paris Olympics In an exclusive interview with RT, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, has called for a…

Understanding Lab Tests For Optimal Health Authored by Emma Tekstra via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Study Challenges ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Label For LDL (IvanRiver/Shutterstock) Annual Lab Tests Are a Good Idea Maybe…

The US Vassal State Of Germany Comes Apart Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, “Germany must remain an anchor of stability in Europe,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said after his coalition finally passed…

Anti-Free Speech Laws Hit New Heights In Italy: Reporter Fined For “Body Shaming’ PM Meloni Authored by Jonathan Turley, I have long been critical of the erosion of free speech in Italy and other…

A few datapoints are starting to align in a specific direction. Let’s look at the data, then see if a possibility holds merit. (1) Barack Obama did not endorse Kamala Harris. Given…

The former US president also once contributed to the Clinton Foundation Former US President and Republican nominee Donald Trump appears to have previously donated to the campaign of Kamala Harris, who is…

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…

The “monumentally unpopular” Kamala Harris is just the easiest way to secure the war chest, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused the Democratic…

These Are The Largest Religious Groups In Each Southeast Asian Country A 2014 Pew Research study found that two of the most religiously diverse countries (Singapore and Vietnam) are in Southeast Asia. At the…

Dersh: The Secret Service Must Be Revamped Authored by Alan Dershowitz via The Gatestone Institute, Now that the Republican convention ended without incidents, we must get back to considering the implications of…

The heir to George Soros’ philanthropic empire has urged Americans to “unite around Kamala Harris” Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has mocked George Soros and his son for quickly endorsing Vice…

Alberta Fires Threaten 350,000 B/D Of Oil Production Alberta’s oil patch faces a worsening wildfire threat heading into the new week as temperatures rise, according to Alberta Wildfire and Alberta Emergency Management….

In an interview recorded prior to the withdrawal announcement by Joe Biden, which will air on Monday, serendipitously Fox News host Jesse Watters asked President Trump about the possibility of a non-Biden…

Hurricane Hunters Brace For A Summer Of Flying Into The Eye Of The Storm Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), They didn’t need to chase this storm, hunt…

The Israeli PM is set to address the US Congress and is also expected to meet Kamala Harris The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, set…

Republican lawmakers are urging the US leader to resign after dropping out of presidential race US President Joe Biden has declared that he plans to serve out the remainder of his term,…

Meet The Harris Campaign’s New Deputy Press Secretary For Swing-State Pennsylvania Eric Lipka, who recently worked for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), has been appointed as the Biden-Harris campaign’s deputy press secretary for Pennsylvania. According…

Study Challenges ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Label For LDL Authored by Sheramy Tsai via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For decades, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol has been commonly referred to as “bad cholesterol” due…

“First Traces” Of Solar Cycle 26 Detected On Sun  Scientists from the University of Birmingham in England have detected the “first rumblings”—or first indications—that the sun’s next 11-year solar cycle, Cycle 26, will…

La Ñina Boosts Panama Canal; Houthi Threat Drives Up Shipping Costs Through Suez By Stuttgart Daily Leader While La Ñina is helping ease the traffic knots at the Panama Canal, repeated attacks by Houthis…

The US president’s condition goes back years, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has claimed There needs to be an investigation into a possible conspiracy among American political circles and the media to…

In Defense Of Bitcoin Culture Via BitcoinMagazine.com, A response to the recent piece “Reflections on Bitcoin Culture” by Margot Paez, by Joakim Book. Bitcoin changes our lives. It’s an almost spiritual observation…

DHS Officials Defend Women In Law Enforcement After Trump Assassination Attempt Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, alongside other senior officials and agency leaders,…

This is almost too much fun to watch unfold.  It was always going to be thus. President Obama releases a statement praising the decision of Joe Biden but holding back from an…

You don’t have to always agree with the datapoints, but don’t discount them either. As I wrote at the time. The JP Morgan 5 Year Strategic Plan 2024 – Considering that CEO…