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Key Events This Week: CPI, US-China Trade Talks, Treasury Auctions The highlight this week will be US CPI on Wednesday and a resumption of trade talks between the US and China today…

Vladislav Loginov has been taken into custody in Krasnoyarsk over allegations that he improperly awarded city contracts Russian authorities have arrested the mayor of Krasnoyarsk on charges of large-scale bribery. The head…

Russian forces have destroyed 26 of 31 units provided to Kiev, according to the outlet The Russian military has reportedly destroyed the majority of US-supplied M1 Abrams tanks delivered to Ukraine, with…

Greta Thunberg Claims She’s Been ‘Kidnapped’ By Israeli Forces Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Climate alarmist turned humanitarian activist Greta Thunberg said Sunday that she’s been “kidnapped” after she and the rest of the crew…

Stock Market Performance As Summer Arrives Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.cm, Breakout! Next Stop, Previous Highs Last week, we discussed the successful test of the 200-DMA. “Most notably, this past week was…

Beijing’s envoy has expressed confidence in revitalizing bilateral ties with New Delhi The Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, has expressed optimism for strong diplomatic relations between the two nations. Speaking to reporters…

US, China Gear Up For High-Stakes Meeting In London U.S. and Chinese delegations have arrived in the U.K. for talks aimed at patching up a fraying truce in an ongoing trade war…

Rwanda accuses ECCAS of denying it the opportunity to assume the rotating chairmanship Rwanda has announced its withdrawal from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) as tensions rise over its…

US Electric Vehicle Adoption Plummets Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, EV interest among U.S. drivers has dropped to 16%, the lowest since 2019. Key deterrents include high upfront costs, limited charging…

US Manufacturing By State: Who Gains Most From ‘Made In America’? President Trump has championed the idea that a key part of making America great again is bringing back industries that left…

Security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets as anti-immigration raid rallies continue for a third day Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has denounced the violent protests raging for a…

The Defense Ministry earlier reported that Russian tank units had entered Dnepropetrovsk Region Russia’s recent advance into Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk Region is part of the push by Moscow to establish a “buffer zone”…

The attack was described as part of Moscow’s retaliation for Kiev’s “terrorist” acts against national air forces Russian forces have conducted overnight strikes on a Ukrainian airfield in the western Rovno Region,…

The Defense Ministry in Moscow did not disclose the exact number of POWs involved DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Two lawyers have been warned after submitting arguments generated by artificial intelligence A judge of the High Court of England and Wales has issued a formal warning to legal professionals, cautioning lawyers…

An attempt to smuggle Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopter parts worth $5 million has been foiled, the Federal Security Service has said The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced that it has…

‘No ID, No Nudes’: Pornhub Pulls Out Of France In Spat Over Age Checks Vive la resistance – in reverse. Pornhub and its sister sites YouPorn and RedTube have gone dark in…

The Fed Is Very Worried About Tariff Passthrough Onto Prices Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The Fed, businesses, and consumers are all concerned over price hikes. Worried About Prices? Please consider…

Kiev supports terrorists in the Sahel region and arms paramilitary forces in Sudan, Muhammad Al-Sirr has claimed Ukraine is carrying out the West’s “dirty work” by backing armed groups behind terrorist attacks…

Kiev has complained that it lags behind Moscow in terms of long-range strike capacity Russia’s air defense systems intercepted 49 Ukrainian fixed-wing kamikaze drones overnight, its Defense Ministry said Monday. Moscow continues…

The burials range from small clusters to sites containing dozens of bodies, an anonymous Sudanese official has said At least 117 mass graves have been discovered across the Sudanese capital Khartoum, amid…

The recreational facility was 50 km from the border in Kursk Region, according to Aleksandr Khinshtein One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a Ukrainian strike on…

Bulgaria Set To Join Eurozone In 2026 Authored by RFE/RL staff via OilPrice.com, The European Commission has given Bulgaria the green light to adopt the euro as of January 1, 2026, following…

A government “deradicalization” program lists “cultural nationalism” as a potential extremist ideology A UK government training guide has labelled concerns over mass migration as an extremist ideology which could warrant outside intervention…

The US president has labeled protesters “paid insurrectionists,” blaming local authorities for a violent escalation US President Donald Trump has called on California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass…

EU Farmer Protests Far From Over As They Battle Threats From Mercosur Trade Agreement And Ukraine Via Remix News, Farmers in Spain and France were again protesting agricultural imports from Ukraine and…

73% Of Indonesian Men Smoke… In 2025, smoking remains a persistent public health concern, with sharp disparities visible not only across countries but also between genders. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco use…

In 72 educational institutions in the country there are no white British pupils at all, The Telegraph has reported White British children are currently a minority in one in four schools across…

MOSCOW, JUNE 9, 2025 — On June 9th, RT will be premiering a new program, The Sanchez Effect, hosted by renowned American journalist Rick Sanchez. Over the course of his career, Sanchez has worked…

New Delhi believes secessionists are using the country as a base India is expected to urge Canada to expedite the extradition of 26 alleged terrorists, who government officials in New Delhi have…

After agreeing to pay $15 million to President Trump from a previous lawsuit, apparently ABC executives are not in the mood for more anti-Trump bias revelations within their ranks.  ABC News has…

The blood slowly drains from the face of Margaret Brennan as she faces the indefatigable smiling truth that Kevin Hassett represents. The furrowed brows deepen, the lips pulsate to a purple posture,…

The implication of the remark, as President Trump says, “a better security” venue, is that something of much greater significance than traditional White House operations is in need of attention. To such…

President Trump and Secretary of State/National Security Advisor Marco Rubio depart New Jersey en route to Camp David for a principals group meeting, discussion and strategy session.  As President Trump notes, there…

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…

I know no one likes to watch the Republican warmongers advocate for expanded intervention, conflict and escalated global violence as a means for them to retain power.  However, this is one of…

According to most media estimates, there are over a million illegal aliens in the greater Los Angeles area with many of them currently in a state of uprising against the United States…

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…

At least four people were injured at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, on Monday An explosion rocked a storage depot used to temporarily house unexploded munitions at the US Kadena Air…

Restoring American Maritime Dominance: A National Imperative Authored by Andy Thaxton via RealClearWire, As a career Naval intelligence officer, I spent years observing China’s maritime ascent. Briefing after briefing warned of China’s increasingly…

Washington DC Dominates The US Gun-Deaths League Gun violence remains one of the most pressing public health issues in the United States. But as Visual Capitalist;s Bruno Venditti shws in the following…

The Freedom Flotilla vessel was intercepted before it reached the Palestinian enclave Israeli naval forces have intercepted and detained the crew of the Gaza-bound civilian boat Madleen, which was attempting to deliver…

AI Is Taking Thousands Of Jobs; Is Yours At Risk? Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times, Just as the internet radically changed how America conducts business, artificial intelligence (AI) is…

Lost To History: The Forgotten Thermonuclear Near-Disaster On Big Savage Mountain Six decades ago, in a near-nuclear disaster erased from public memory, a U.S. Air Force B-52D Stratofortress—carrying two thermonuclear bombs—was torn apart six…

Belarusian leader wants to honor his “trusted friend” and the Chinese people for gifting a sports complex to Minsk Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has proposed installing a monument to Chinese leader Xi…

The French Defense Ministry has asked Renault to set up military production lines for Kiev Paris is pushing France’s largest automaker, Renault, to establish a military drone production operation in Ukraine, the…

We Need A ‘Kill Switch’ On Foreign Powers Tampering With Our Electric Grid Authored by Gary Abernathy via The Empowerment Alliance, It has long been acknowledged that the United States’ energy infrastructure…

Civil defense chief seeks $10 billion by the time officials want Berlin to be “ready for war” with Moscow Germany is accelerating plans to expand and modernize its civil defense infrastructure amid…

California governor has pushed back against the US president’s move to suppress pro-immigrant riots in his state President Donald Trump has directed top federal officials to take “all such action necessary” to…

These Are The Worst States To Be A Gun Owner Does your state support your 2nd Amendment rights or make it exceedingly difficult to keep and bear arms? Here’s your chance to…

Data Center Construction Boom Faces Local Resistance In 28 States Authored by John Haughley via The Epoch Times, The need for data centers to drive 21st century cloud computing and win the…

The previous administration spent $300 billion on the Ukraine conflict, the US vice president has said Washington was spending “crazy” amounts of money on Ukraine under the administration of former President Joe…

Make It Make Sense: Why Are We Punishing The Farmers Doing The Right Thing? Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times, Why is it that the organic apple must wear a…

Tens of thousands of anti-drone missiles were promised to Ukraine by the Biden administration, Vladimir Zelensky has said US President Donald Trump’s administration has diverted a large military aid package his predecessor…

Rickards: The Truth About Fort Knox And Gold Leasing Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, Whatever happened to the Donald Trump and Elon Musk visit to Fort Knox? You’ll recall the buzz…

Some officials in the EU harbor an irrational dislike of Moscow, Fernand Kartheiser has told RT Anti-Russian sentiment in Brussels verges on “war hysteria,” Fernand Kartheiser, a Luxembourgish MEP recently expelled from…

When Diversity Divides Authored by Kenneth Tashky via The Epoch Times, When it was recently reported that protesters disrupted Columbia University’s graduation ceremony, one might ask: which one? In addition to its…

Congresswoman Harriet Hageman from Wyoming outlines background and perspective on the Big Beautiful Bill in a brief statement uploaded to her social media accounts.  Rep Hageman walks through the important aspects of…

Where Are We Now? By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities (full pdf available here) Just last weekend, we discussed Confusion versus Uncertainty. We have a long list of potential market moving-events, many of…

Kiev’s forces have attacked a substation in Kursk Region with drones, Aleksandr Khinshtein has said Ukrainian forces have left tens of thousands of people without electricity in a drone strike targeting a…

Dept of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears on Fact the Nation to discuss the escalation of violent protests in Los Angeles, California. As President Trump called for the National Guard to…

Ten UAVs were intercepted over the Russian capital’s suburbs overnight An elderly woman has been hospitalized following a drone attack on Moscow Region on Sunday, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyov. The woman…

The IAEA’s chief has warned of dire consequences as West Jerusalem considers a strike on fortified Iranian nuclear sites Israeli threats against Iran’s nuclear program have the potential to escalate into a…

Musk Hit Bessent ‘Like A Rugby Player’ In White House Fight, Bannon Claims Long-simmering tensions between Elon Musk and other members of the Trump administration exploded into physical violence in mid-April, with…

Chinese-Owned Firm Halts Construction On Battery Plant In America’s EV Heartland Chinese-owned AESC has halted construction of its $1.6 billion battery plant in America’s emerging “Battery Belt,” citing economic uncertainty tied to…

Billions Spent On Data Centers – But Where Is The AI Adoption Rate? This week, readers were given fresh insights from UBS (read: here & here), highlighting the explosive surge in data center…

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Limits On Florida Drag Show, Including No Minors Rule Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court has ruled that the city of Naples,…

Violence erupted when anti-LGBTQ protesters clashed with pride demonstrators in the Ukrainian capital A soldier marching against a gay pride parade in Kiev has been detained for assaulting a police officer, the…

Kiev considered targeting the Pacific Fleet with unmanned surface vessels, according to the paper Ukraine planned to strike Russian warships in the Asia-Pacific with drones similarly to how it attacked airbases hosting…

The senators behind the “bone-crushing” legislation are not willing to challenge the White House, according to the outlet The latest drive in the US Congress for more sanctions on Russia, spearheaded by…

FTC Warns Of Rising Student Loan Scams, Says Fraudsters Took Millions From Borrowers Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning borrowers to…

Citigroup Reverses Course On Controversial Firearm Policies Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Citigroup reversed its policy requiring retail business clients to refrain from selling firearms to those who haven’t…

Bank Connected To Left Wing Billionaire Giving Loans To Illegal Immigrants To Fight “Systemic Racism” A bank connected to leftwing billionaire Tom Steyer is giving loans to illegal immigrants using a financial…

Will Beijing De-Dollarize Or Dump US Treasury Debt? Authored by Milton Ezrati via The Epoch Times, Anticipating what tactics Beijing might use against U.S. President Donald Trump amid trade negotiations, several media…

Why Fishermen Are Catching Fewer Lobsters In Maine Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), STONINGTON, Maine—For veteran lobsterman Travis Dammier, it was the end of another trip at…

US President Donald Trump’s administration may leave the new legislation “toothless,” according to the outlet US President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to dilute a stringent Senate bill aimed at imposing harsh…

Kiev has stepped up attacks on the Russian capital in recent weeks Ten Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow were shot down by air defenses overnight, according to the Russian capital’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin….

Some units are reportedly being forced to procure UAVs with their own funds and to scavenge wreckage for parts Ukrainian forces are facing a critical shortage of drones, the BBC has reported,…

UK Makes Solar Panels Mandatory On Most New Homes Authored by Carl Deconinck via Brussels Signal, The “vast majority” of new homes in England will soon be fitted with solar panels as…

The demonstrators have accused the Labour government of deepening poverty while ramping up military production Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday to protest the UK government’s deepening militarization at…

America has lost the top spot in the list for the first time in 13 years, according to a poll Russians do not consider the US “the most unfriendly country” anymore, and…

Kiev had refused to accept the bodies of its dead soldiers on Saturday, claiming it did not agree on the date of the transfer The first batch of 1,212 bodies of dead…

Vice President JD Vance joins Theo Von to talk about the Elon Musk fallout, the debate over what’s actually in the “Big Beautiful Bill” and the night he watched Gladiator 2 in…

Anyone who was following politics in 2007 and 2008 knows exactly what role the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) played in supporting candidate Barack Obama. As Obama and Hillary Clinton battled for…

Currently only DNI Tulsi Gabbard and Sec of State/Nat Sec Advisor Marco Rubio are rising to the challenge.  As collaborating NSA and DNI, they are slowly -but effectively- deconstructing the corrupt Intelligence…

After President Trump had a direct telephone call with Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping, President Trump announced from the Oval Office that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer would…

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced it is not his job to enforce the law, protect the citizens of California or provide for domestic tranquility.  He is giving the rioting mob carte…

This is super interesting on multiple levels.  Several key issues are rapidly approaching an inflection point at the same time.  Urgency scale 1-10: Trade deals (5), BBB (9), Russia-Ukraine conflict (9) and…

With California Governor Gavin Newsom willfully and intentionally abdicating his responsibility to ensure law and order in Los Angeles, President Trump authorizes the National Guard, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Dept of…

The crowd erupts into cheers as President Donald Trump arrives to enter the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J, to attend UFC 316.  WATCH: . No Elon. No JD.  But Marco Rubio is…

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…

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…

Families deserve to know the fate of their loved ones, Zaporozhye governor Evgeny Balitsky has said Russian officials have unveiled the identities of nearly 100 slain Ukrainian soldiers, part of over 6,000…

President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to quell violence against federal border patrol agents California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision…

Wood Pellets: America’s Underrated Power Play Authored by Darrell Smith, Executive Director of the U.S. Industrial Pellet Association via RealClearEnergy, In an energy conversation dominated by buzzwords and breakthroughs, it’s easy to overlook…

These Are The U.S. States With The Most Drug Use Drug abuse has long been a serious issue in the United States, with the so-called “War on Drugs” dating back to 1971…

Karol Nawrocki has vowed to prioritize Warsaw’s national interests over Kiev’s Poland’s newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki, has stressed that Warsaw’s continued support for Kiev in its conflict with Russia does not…

Trump To Deploy National Guard In Los Angeles As Anti-ICE Demonstrations Turn Violent The Trump administration will deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles following several violent confrontations between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Republican Lawmakers Tee-Up Battle Over Transgender Sports In Oregon Authored by Scottie Barnes via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Oregon House of Representatives rejected a bill on June 5 that would…

U.S. Auto Sales Mostly Steady In May As Incentive Spending Drops: Deutsche Bank In a new report out last week Deutsche Bank analysts led by Edison Yu provided an update on the…