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Tehran remains ready to negotiate in good faith, its consul general in Mumbai, Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh, has told RT India A breach of trust by the US led to the collapse…

Rapes In Germany Soar To Nearly 14,000 Cases In 2025, Migrants Vastly Overrepresented Via Remix News, German police statistics for 2025 reveal that the number of reported rapes in Germany has reached…

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…

Mark Carney’s Tough Talk On The US Is Rooted In The Liberal Reset Agenda Are Canadians being primed for an open conflict with the US?  The rhetoric coming from the nation’s liberal…

How Iran’s Mosaic Doctrine Is Fracturing Authored by Zineb Riboua via Beyond the Ideological, Following President Trump’s announcement of a cease-fire, US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Admiral Brad Cooper stated: “Iran has…

US-Sanctioned Tanker Signaling Chinese Ownerships Test Trump Blockade With Hormuz Crossing Following news that two tankers, one of which indicated China as its destination, had turned around earlier in the day after…

Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzalez to step down after allegations of misconduct involving staffers Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzalez have said they will resign from the US House of Representatives…

The 5 Places In America You Don’t Want To Be When Society Collapses… Authored by Milan Adams via preppgroup.home.blog, There’s a strange kind of comfort people have when they think about disaster….

Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts GOP “Slaughter” In November After six years as one of Donald Trump’s most reliable foot soldiers, Marjorie Taylor Greene has made it clear that she’s done – not…

Virginia Governor Signs Law Banning ‘Ghost Guns’ Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill to ban so-called “ghost guns,” another making it easier to…

New York Versus The Nuns: The Dominican Sisters Face Penalties For Refusing To Yield On Religious Values Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, New York has been a godsend for gun rights…

Hong Kong And The Quiet Rewiring Of The Dollar System Authored by Peter C. Earle, Ph.D, Hong Kong’s decision to move forward with its first stablecoin issuer licenses may prove to be…

Masters Prize Money Soars To Record High: Here’s What Golfers Actually Earned The 2026 Masters delivered golf’s richest payday yet, with a record-shattering $22.5 million purse at Augusta National. This year’s champion,…

Orbán’s defeat will saddle EU taxpayers with over €100bn in short order – yet this is but the tip of the iceberg. The speechwriter of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

I’m going to try and keep this short. You can tell from the transcripts of the testimony from ICIG Michael Atkinson that at the time of his testimony, September 19, 2019 and…

Tehran said Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan are complicit in “unlawful” US-Israeli attacks Iran has demanded that five Arab states hosting US bases pay reparations for American and Israeli…

California Lawmakers Introduce The “Stop Nick Shirley Act” It would appear that independent journalist Nick Shirley’s expose on medical subsidies fraud in California, largely perpetrated by immigrants, was more devastating to Democrats…

Taking a break from the DC hate mail, to review other current events. [SOURCE] He’s “deeply sorry.” Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Dem Hypocrisy, Dept Of Justice, Legislation, Notorious Liars,…

The Israeli prime minister accuses European NATO members of forgetting the lessons of the Holocaust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Europe has forgotten the lessons of World War II and…

A generally good summary into some of the financial issues happening in the background of the dire Straits of Hormuz. Susan Kokinda highlights UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer declining to join an…

Biden FDA Knew About COVID Vaccine Stroke Risk And Kept Americans In The Dark Senate investigators spent months reviewing roughly 2,000 pages of federal records. What they found is damning. FDA and…

Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Birthday Letter Report A federal judge in Miami dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal…

Despite all the drama, Viktor Orban’s successor is still a conservative and will carry many of his promises forward into a new era In politics, as in physics, every action has an…

Pope Leo Says ‘I Am Not Afraid Of Trump’ – Amid War Of Words Over Iran Conflict An open public clash between the Pope and President Trump was perhaps bound to happen…

‘Door Is Not Closed’: Mediators Still Press For Iran Deal After US Demanded 20-Year Halt To Nuclear Program There’s currently some consensus among international reports that the weekend US-Iran peace talks in…

It’s worth remembering how the IC silo process was used to manipulate proprietary claims by government agencies. These setups are intentionally designed this way, and none of the reasons behind them are…

Welcome To The Theater Of The Absurd Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The real world no longer matters, what matters is the performance on stage. Welcome to the Theater…

YouTube Removes Pro-Iran Channel Producing Anti-Trump Videos Via Middle East Eye Google, the owners of YouTube, has removed a channel on the platform belonging to a pro-Iran group producing Lego-themed videos mocking Donald…

The Case Against Public-Sector Unions Authored by Aaron White via RealClearPolicy, America’s public-sector unions have a problem they can’t explain away: Workers are leaving. Ask a public employee when they joined their…

The German chancellor is closely followed by French President Emmanuel Macron, a Morning Consult survey suggests German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has become the world’s most unpopular leader, according to US-based opinion research…

The Strait Of Hormuz Crisis Exposes A Fatal Flaw In Economic Thinking Authored by Kurt Cobb via Resource Insights, Even a 4–5% loss in global energy supply could translate into a comparable drop…

Moscow and Beijing have been rapidly developing unmanned combat aircraft that identify and strike targets without human command The US has fallen behind Russia and China on the development of AI-powered drones,…

As The Worms Turn… Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “They’re holed up in a bank demanding three large pizzas, a helicopter, and a personal phone call from Sydney Sweeney…” – Greg Gutfeld…

Navy’s Green Laundry Initiative Weakened A $15 Billion Carrier Authored by Mike Fredenburg via The Epoch Times, The $15 billion USS Ford was forced to cut short its deployment due to a…

The pontiff is visiting four countries across the continent from April 13 to 23, with a focus on issues including peace and the family Pope Leo XIV has begun an 11-day tour…

Bernstein Says Bitcoin Market Already Priced In Quantum Risk Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, Bernstein said Monday that Bitcoin’s selloff has already priced in much of the market’s fear around quantum…

Bank Lobby Fires Back At White House, Saying Stablecoin Study Ignores Community Bank Threat Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, The American Bankers Association is warning that the White House’s latest stablecoin…

The global shock from energy, food, and trade disruption threatens the well-being of people in 162 countries, according to a UN report The US-Israeli war against Iran could push up to 32…

Oil Tanker Going To China Forced To Reverse Course Before Crossing Hormuz Under US Blockade One day after a burst of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, when according to Bloomberg 19…

Following Orbán’s defeat, Hungary’s course remains uncertain The defeat of Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party in Hungary’s parliamentary election shouldn’t be seen as a shock. Opinion polls had long pointed in…

Moscow hopes to establish dialogue with the next prime minister, Dmitry Peskov has said Russia expects to maintain “pragmatic” relations with Hungary after Peter Magyar’s Tisza party defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s…

US Property Taxes Rose 3 Percent On Average In 2025, Outpacing Inflation Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Property taxes are rising across the United States and, on…

Too few people are volunteering to join the army, Andre Denk has said Compulsory military service could be reinstated in the EU, Andre Denk, the head of the European Defense Agency (EDA),…

Buried For 7 Years: Declassified Transcripts Blow Up Trump Impeachment Story In a long-awaited release that sent ripples through Washington on Monday, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has declassified…

Key Events This Week: PPI, Industrial Production, Q1 Earnings, Iran War When it comes to the week ahead, clearly the Iran conflict will be the main focus, but there are a few…

Master And Commander-In-Chief By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank April – 2026. The IRGC is master of the Strait of Hormuz. Only the American fleet stands before them. Oceans are…

Wolfram Weimer’s appearance at the commemoration of the site’s liberation was disrupted by protesters and victims’ relatives German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer was roundly heckled by protesters and victims’ relatives during a…

Federal Court Strikes Down 158-Year-Old Home Distilling Ban Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal appeals court on April 10 declared a nearly 158-year-old ban on home…

US Allies Loudly Reject Trump’s Scheme To Blockade Hormuz: ‘Not Getting Dragged In’ The United Kingdom and several other countries rejected Washington’s plan to impose a blockade on Iranian ports and target…

Washington should accept Tehran’s terms or face a stalemate after the failed talks, Ebrahim Azizi has told RT Iran will levy tolls on ships from ‘hostile’ countries crossing the Strait of Hormuz…

Taiwan Helium Imports Rapidly Shift From Qatar To U.S. As Global Energy Flows Are Rewired We’ve been tracking the global rewiring of energy flows from the start, including identifying who stands to…

Rheinmetall’s FV-014 loitering munition is reportedly behind smaller rivals despite preferential government treatment German defense giant Rheinmetall is reportedly falling behind smaller competitors in the race to develop a new kamikaze drone,…

Mapping The Hormuz Blockade: At Least 15 US Navy Ships Are In Place President Trump is once again engaged in a high risk bet in hopes that Iran will buckle to US…

Critics have slammed government’s ads urging drivers to remove roof racks and use public transport to save petrol A multimillion-dollar Australian government advertising campaign urging motorists to inflate tyres and remove roof…

After defeating Orbán’s Fidesz, Péter Magyar must confront economic strain and competing global alliances European liberal elites are rejoicing: Viktor Orban’s conservative government has fallen. Peter Magyar, viewed as a ‘pro-Brussels’ candidate,…

Maria Borisova topped reigning Olympic champion Darya Varfolomeeva in the all-around in her first outing in the event Russian rhythmic gymnasts competing under a neutral flag have won four medals at the…

Goldman Stock Slides After FICC Unexpectedly Misses Despite Highest Overall Profit In 5 Years Goldman Sachs reported its highest quarterly profit in five years, as the bank’s equities traders beat their own previous…

Existing US Home Sales Plunged In March, Despite Falling Mortgage Rates Affordability-aiding lower mortgage rates battled a sentiment-sapping surge in geopolitical panic in March, with analysts expecting the latter to outweigh the…

Congress Returns From Recess – Here’s What’s On Its To-Do List Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, Lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill this week with a long to-do list…

The US can no longer control the narrative as social media exposes “raw, unfiltered truth” about the conflict, Mahdi Hemmat says The US is losing the information war against Iran, as social…

Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has retrieved, reviewed, declassified and forced the release of internal background documents related to the Intelligence Community’s collaborative effort to impeach President Donald…

Facing serial accusations with multiple victims alleging sexual assault and rape, California Representative Eric Swalwell has announced he is dropping out of the California governor’s race. Swalwell did not announce an exit…

Russian forces continue to advance and are nearing the Donetsk People’s Republic’s borders, Dmitry Peskov has said Russian forces only have a few kilometers left before Donbass has been liberated, Kremlin spokesman…

Will Quantum-Safe Cryptography Slow Ethereum Down? The Performance Tradeoff Explained… Authored by Dilip Kumar Patairya via CoinTelegraph.com, The quantum threat: Real, but not immediate Ethereum relies on cryptographic systems that remain secure…

Britain has said it won’t implement the Chagos deal without US support  The United Kingdom has halted a plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, an Indian Ocean archipelago, to Mauritius. British…

Futures Slide But Off Session Lows As Oil Spikes Above $100 Ahead Of Trump’s 10am Hormuz Blockade Stock futures are lower, but off their worst levels of the session, as Brent crude…

Netanyahu Says Iran Ceasefire Could End At Any Moment, Backs Trump’s Blockade – Tehran Blasts ‘Piracy’ Summary Iran’s military says the planned US blockade on Gulf ports will be an “illegal” act…

Gunfire Strikes Sam Altman’s San Francisco Home Days After Molotov Cocktail Attack Just two days after a Molotov cocktail was hurled at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Russian Hill residence in San Francisco,…

 The military personnel and aircraft have arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base Pakistan has sent troops and fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to boost security, the Gulf nation has said. Pakistani military…

Arriving at Joint Base Andrews, President Trump delivers remarks to the assembled press pool and answers questions from the media. WATCH: . Posted in Big Government, Donald Trump, energy, Iran, NATO, President…

Events took place in Tanzania, the Central African Republic, Mali, Madagascar, South Africa, Benin, Cameroon, and Kenya African countries marked Orthodox Easter this weekend, with celebrations taking place in Tanzania, the Central…

“Muthaf***in’ Robot Dog In The Muthaf***in’ Hood” Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Residents in Atlanta are staring down robot dogs patrolling their own apartment parking lots — with live foreign operators…

Benjamin Netanyahu’s military secretary has won approval from a split committee despite previous controversy An Israeli general linked to a controversy over the use of a teenager in an online influence campaign…

Trump Reportedly Planning Mass Pardons Of Administration Officials Before Leaving Office Donald Trump has reportedly promised to pardon virtually his entire White House staff before leaving office, and the radius keeps growing….

The US president portrayed himself as a holy healer, while some noted a similarity between the man being healed and Jeffrey Epstein US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated image of…

Key Aluminum Spread In London Hits Biggest Backwardation Since 2007 Aluminum futures in London surged to a four-year high on Monday as President Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade, set to take effect…

Most incidents involved short-range FPV drone strikes, the military says Ukrainian forces violated a 32-hour Easter ceasefire more than 6,500 times over the weekend, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. Russian President…

PJM Targets 15 Gigawatts Of New Power To Feed Data Center Boom PJM Interconnection, operator of the largest power grid in the United States spanning 13 states and serving more than 65…

Ismail Omar Guelleh obtained 97.81% in the April 10 presidential election, according to provisional results announced by the authorities Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh has won reelection, according to provisional results, securing…

ISIS Calls On Muslims To Murder UK’s Tommy Robinson Authored by Robert Spencer via PJMedia.com, English freedom fighter Tommy Robinson on Friday posted on X an article from the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), detailing…

The Aswan Dam transformed Egypt from an agrarian nation into a regional industrial hub This year marks the 55th anniversary of the opening of the Aswan High Dam – one of the…

UK Bans Pretend “Stepsister” Porn Months After Actual Muslim Incest Protections Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, The British government has banned “step” porn, where the porn stars pretend to be related…

The billionaire weighed in on Viktor Orban’s defeat in the parliamentary election The pro-EU Tisza party’s victory over Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Hungarian election means that the country has essentially…

$92 Million In Banned AI Chips Went From Super Micro To Little Known Chinese Tech Company A little-known Chinese tech company saw its stock drop sharply after U.S. authorities charged a co-founder…

The tech entrepreneur has accused WhatsApp of ‘consumer fraud’ over its backup practices Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has accused WhatsApp of misleading users about privacy, arguing that Telegram offers stronger…

The seventh edition of the exercises focuses on special operations and counter-terror coordination India and Uzbekistan have kicked off the seventh edition of their annual joint military exercises. Launched in 2019, the…

France’s Gig-Economy Built On Migrant Labor As 99% Of Surveyed Delivery-Riders Are Foreign-Born, Two-Thirds Are Illegal Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A major new study has found that France’s food…

The US president has rebuked the pontiff over his criticism of the Iran war US President Donald Trump has criticized Pope Leo XIV, calling him “weak” and saying he should be grateful…

Washington, D.C. Will Feel Like June Next Week. Cue MSM Climate Doom Propaganda After a stretch of roller-coaster temperature swings across the Mid-Atlantic in March and early April, the midpoint of the…

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…

Half Of US Data Centers Scheduled To Start In 2026, Will Be Canceled Or Delayed Just over two years ago, we first penned our views on “The Next AI Trade“, which looked…

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…

Massie For Governor? GOP’s Libertarian Firebrand Talks Political Future On Friday the Ron Paul Institute (RPI) has highlighted an important and fresh interview touching on the Republican Rep’s political future: Governor Thomas Massie? –…

Pelosi’s Monster: The Creation And Destruction Of Eric Swalwell Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, In Mary Shelley’s famous work, Dr. Frankenstein is asked, “Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster…

All High Earners Need To Know About The Mega Backdoor Roth Authored by Javier Simon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), If done the right way, a mega backdoor Roth can allow…

Treasury, IRS Propose Rules For 1 Percent Remittance Tax On Some Money Sent To Foreign Countries Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Internal Revenue Service and the…

Oil Jumps, Stocks Dump As Peace Talks Fail, Hormuz Blockade Looms Before the ‘official’ futures markets opened, the risk-off tone (due to the failed peace talks and Trump’s threat to blockade Iranian…