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The Mighty Return Of Columbus Day Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, This weekend, gleeful people all around were wishing each other a happy Columbus Day. What a wonderful thing…

US Intelligence Has Been Enabling Ukraine’s Destruction Of Russian Energy Sites Fresh reporting in the Financial Times offers more confirmation that the Trump administration has been escalating the proxy war in Ukraine…

The US military is reportedly seeking to purchase up to $1 billion worth of minerals that are vital for the production of weapons The US Department of Defense is scrambling to stock…

Big Government, No Growth – The Implosion Of Statism Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Rising government spending and public debt create economic stagnation and declining living standards. Many citizens believe that the state will give…

Princeton Joins Move Back To Standardized Testing Authored by Jonathan Turley, Princeton University announced this week that it will be reinstating the requirement for undergraduate applicants to submit standardized test scores in the 2027–28…

JPMorgan Commits $1.5 Trillion To Strengthen America’s Industrial Base JPMorgan Chase announced a sweeping $1.5 trillion, decade-long initiative to finance and invest in industries central to U.S. economic and national security, committing…

The Russian president has repeatedly dismissed such speculation as “nonsense” Germany’s new foreign intelligence chief has described Russia as a direct threat to the EU, warning its “icy peace” with the bloc…

Beyond Meat Crashes On Debt-Swap Plan As Fake Food Trend Goes Bust  Fake food company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) crashed the most on record today after it announced that nearly all creditors agreed…

Victor Hanson: The Pieces Of Trump’s Peace Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, What did Donald Trump do differently to obtain at least temporary calm in the Middle East compared…

The Netherlands has seized control of chipmaker Nexperia amid growing global trade tensions The Dutch government has taken control of a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, citing risk to the EU’s…

Mark Cuban-Backed Startup Lets ‘Low FICO’ People Tap Used Car Equity – Even If Not Paid Off – For 30% APR While Mark Cuban may be a ‘benevolent pill merchant’ – providing…

Will the US leader will opt for military intervention over cool diplomacy after being snubbed for the prestigious Norwegian award? With global hotspots still simmering around the planet, it remains to be…

The Asia Cooperation Dialogue intends to ramp up partnership with BRICS and other regional groups, Nasser Al-Motairi has told RT Russia has always been a force for “constructive dialogue” in the international…

Authorities in Kiev have officially reduced the heating season by one month due to gas shortages Dnepr Mayor Boris Filatov has described Ukraine’s heating situation as dire, while authorities in Kiev have…

India Funds Halt Silver ETF Investment Amid Unprecedented Global Shortage Amid the unprecedented shortage in the physical silver market (that we detailed here), a number of Indian asset managers have halted all…

The Next Nuclear Story Stock: ASP Isotopes Shares Surge After Supply Contract For Silicon-28 And U.S. Radiopharmacy Acquisition ASP Isotopes, a name we pointed out to our subscribers about one week ago,…

MIT Says It Will Not Sign Trump Admin’s Higher Education Compact Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has declined to sign onto…

Bubble Creation – Friday’s Crypto-Carnage As A Canary Authored by Tuomas Malinen via gnseconomics.com, On Friday, the largest market liquidation in crypto-market history occurred after President Trump posted on social media, threatening China with…

A video of President Trump standing center stage to greet each of the world leaders who have travelled to Egypt to participate in the historic Mid East peace summit. The summit to…

Heavily-Shorted Grindr Erupts On Take-Private Report  Shares of the LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr surged around midday in New York after a Semafor report, citing company insiders, said they are “discussing taking the…

Trump White House Could Soon Pardon Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao: Report Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, People close to Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance better known as ‘CZ,’…

President Trump delivers remarks during a historic peace agreement signing ceremony in Egypt.  WATCH: . Posted in History, Islam, Israel, President Trump, Press Secretary – Trump, USA The post President Trump Delivers…

During the inaugural ceremony, Spanish anti-establishment influencer Alvise Perez called for a mass deportation campaign targeting illegal migrants A new right-wing, anti-establishment party has entered Spain’s political landscape, with prominent influencer Alvise…

Celebrating the holiday should be outlawed as it undermines traditional values, according to Mikhail Ivanov Halloween should be banned in Russia, according to a lawmaker in Bryansk Region who associates it with…

The Myth Of Falling Crime: Why Americans Don’t Trust The Numbers Authored by Armstring Williams via The Epoch Times, Every election season, mayors and governors step before cameras to boast that crime…

After departing the celebratory festivities in Israel, President Donald Trump now travels to the other side of the conflict equation, a meeting with Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi, European leaders and Mideast stakeholders….

For Many, This Recession Will Feel Like A Depression Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The conventional means to drag the economy out of recession have all reached their limits…

Patients in the Far East are being forced to travel thousands of kilometers for diagnostics as radiopharmaceutical supplies are suspended Cancer patients in Russia’s Far Eastern Primorsky Region are losing access to…

Broadcom Shares Soar On 10-Gigawatt Chip Deal With OpenAI  Shares of Broadcom surged early in the U.S. cash session after the chip designer signed a multiyear agreement with Sam Altman’s OpenAI to co-develop…

Rare Earth Stocks Go Vertical After Report Pentagon To Go On $1 Billion Critical Mineral “Buying Spree” We’ve been bullish on rare earth miners for over three months— long before the mainstream…

Dutch Govt Suddenly Seizes Control Of China-Owned Chip Maker As Trump cranks up (and then walks back) rhetoric towards China, the Dutch government just turned up the Beijing-baiting amplifier to ’11’. In…

Andry Rajoelina’s location remains unknown as protests and a military mutiny escalate The president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has been flown out of the country on a French military aircraft amid escalating…

The former Syrian leader and his family are safe and living in the Russian capital without any issues, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has rejected rumors…

Columbus Day Celebrates Western Civilization Authored by Daniel McCarthy via RealClearPolitics.com, Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all — they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey carried…

Trump Urges Pardon For Netanyahu At Knesset: “Cigars & Champagne, Who The Hell Cares?” “Hey, I have an idea Mr President: Why don’t you give him a pardon? Give him a pardon,…

Pretoria has urged Madagascar’s authorities to open dialogue with protesters and avoid actions that risk escalating tensions The South African government has expressed deep concern over the unfolding political crisis in Madagascar, calling…

Vladimir Zelensky must be urgently pressured to engage in peace talks, the Belarusian president has said Ukraine could cease to exist as a state if there is no diplomatic settlement to the…

The final settlement would require a two-state solution, Russia’s foreign minister has said US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is “the best thing on the table” at the moment, but…

Beijing’s rejection of a special trade status signals both ambition and restraint in shaping the global economic order When Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced in late September, on the sidelines of the…

Futures Jump After Trump Softens China Rhetoric; Gold, Silver Soar US markets closed last week with the largest one-day loss in six months, with Asian overnight futures pointed to a sharp downdraft…

Patrick Herminie has secured 52.7% of the vote in the Seychelles, defeating President Wavel Ramkalawan The leader of Seychelles’ main opposition party has won the East African country’s presidential elections, denying incumbent…

The French president treated his latest ex-PM like a booty call and now they’re married again This is some real Fatal Attraction stuff going on right now in France. Sebastien Lecornu, please…

Yulia Timoshenko has previously claimed she was contacted by the Trump administration about replacing Vladimir Zelensky The conflict between Kiev and Moscow could soon come to an end, former Ukrainian Prime Minister…

“The Stakes Are Enormous”: Intel’s Bet On Its New “18A” Process Could Make Or Break The Company Intel has begun large-scale production at its new $32bn, 700-acre chip factory in Chandler, Arizona,…

JP Morgan’s Biometric Mandate Signals New Era Of Workplace Surveillance In Finance Authored by Anthony Kimery via BiometricUpdate.com, When employees begin reporting to JPMorgan Chase’s new Manhattan headquarters later this year, they…

Macron Unveils New French Cabinet, Rejects Resignation Calls Amid Political Crisis President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new cabinet on Sunday after reappointing Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, an urgent maneuver to stabilize what…

A local synagogue has described the alleged incident as a “targeted, cruel, and premeditated act of anti-Semitism” A Jewish worshiper has been attacked in Kiev after confronting a group of young men…

The government of Israel is smartly leveraging all of their political will and praise to build influence with President Trump as he becomes the fulcrum, the Solomon of sorts, for the future…

The annual exercise involving around 70 aircraft is underway as Moscow accuses the bloc of fueling tensions and anti-Russian hysteria NATO kicked off its annual nuclear exercise in the Netherlands on Monday….

Mali has accused Washington of violating decades-old agreement that allowed long-term and multiple-entry visas between the two countries Mali has imposed visa bond requirements on US citizens in retaliation for Washington’s decision…

The airline has suspended its Madagascar route as a coup threat escalates Air France has suspended flights between Paris and the Madagascan capital Antananarivo from October 11 to 13, as security concerns…

A jihadist operative allegedly staged a bombing attempt against a senior Russian officer, security officials have said Ukrainian intelligence services collaborated with the international terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in…

The killing of the Venezuelan leader could be part of US President Donald Trump’s war on drug cartels, sources have said The US could attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after…

Kirill Dmitriev says Moscow’s engagement with Trump’s team is ongoing, dismissing claims that negotiator Steve Witkoff’s influence has waned Moscow and Washington continue to engage based on the agreements reached at the…

Vance, Musk Rebuke Graffiti Exhibition In UK’s Canterbury Cathedral Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The decision to mark the walls of the UK’s historic Canterbury Cathedral with…

The US president is considering invoking the statute in response to judges blocking National Guard deployments US President Donald Trump is exploring all options, including invoking the Insurrection Act, following legal challenges…

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Israel and addresses the Knesset after brokering a historic Gaza ceasefire deal. President Trump travelled from the airport in Tel Aviv together with Israeli Prime Minister…

Wave Of Antifa Terror Continues In Germany: Hamburg AfD Politicians’ Home Addresses Doxxed, State Security Services Investigate Via Remix News, The far-left extremist portal “Indymedia,” associated with Antifa, was used to target three politicians…

New Delhi is reportedly putting in place measures to ensure availability of the metals due to China’s trade tensions with the US India is putting together a stockpile of rare earth elements…

Overnight in USA, early morning in Israel. President Trump arrives in Israel as a massive delegation welcomes him with full red-carpet diplomacy.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu together with dignitaries from Israel…

China holds a monopolistic level of control on the industrial processing of rare earth minerals.  The minerals themselves are not rare; it’s the processing of them into refined elements used in industrial…

President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One as he heads to Israel and Egypt to participate in a historic ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. WATCH: . Posted in…

Where Beer Prices Have Risen (And Fallen) The Most Since 2020 In Boston, the price of beer has shot up 43% since 2020, the fastest jump in America. Not only that, beer…

UK Digital ID: The BritCard Bait And Switch Authored by Iain Davis via Off-Guardian.org, In my previous article I suggested that the UK’s proposed “mandatory” digital ID, called the BritCard, was a bait and…

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…

White Powder Sent To Epoch Times Amid Escalating Intimidation Campaign Authored by Eva Fu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Epoch Times on Oct. 7 received an envelope containing a white…

Interstellar Object Is Spraying Something Weird, Scientists Find Authored by Frank Landymore via Futurism.com, A new analysis of our solar system’s interstellar interloper, 3I/ATLAS, reveals that it’s spewing huge amounts of water…

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Cushy Minimum-Security Stay Sparks Uproar On a sweltering mid-August weekend, hundreds of women at Federal Prison Camp Bryan were locked in their dorms, missing family time and fresh air. All…

Under a US-brokered ceasefire deal, 20 Israeli hostages believed to be alive are expected to be freed The first stage of the long-awaited hostage swap between Hamas and Israel is expected to…

‘Darker The Better’: Daily Cocoa Slows ‘Inflammaging’ By 70% Authored by Rachel Ann T. Melegrito via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Your daily hot cocoa might do more than warm you up…

Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers Ask Judge To Dismiss Federal Charges In Assassination Of UnitedHealthcare CEO Lawyers for accused assassin Luigi Mangione asked a Manhattan federal judge Saturday to throw out some of his…

Trucking Industry Advised To Audit All Drivers To Limit CDL Liability By John Gallagher of FreightWaves, Trucking and logistics companies should be taking immediate steps to mitigate increased exposure to drivers with…

Holdfast Alaska: The Family That Chose To Homestead In The Alaskan Wilderness Authored by Ryan Cashman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It had already been a long journey by the time…

Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect Wants To Wear Plain Clothes In Court To Gain Sympathy Among Potential Jurors Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Defense attorneys representing the man…

Goldman Highlights Top Defense Picks Ahead Of Q3 Earnings Goldman analysts led by Noah Poponak released their 3Q25 Aerospace & Defense (A&D) earnings preview that points to continued strength in commercial aerospace (both…

President Trump delivered brief remarks from Joint Base Andrews as he departs the U.S. to attend events around the brokered peace agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. [Itinerary Below Video]. ….

The US President has talked to journalists before heading to Israel for hostage releases US President Donald Trump declared to reporters on Sunday that the war in Gaza “is over.” He has…

In the fall of 2022, Christopher Harborne transferred £1million to the ex-UK PM, who has been an ardent backer of Kiev, the newspaper claims A shady donor accompanied the former UK prime…

US president has admitted that sending the weapons to Kiev will be a “step of aggression” towards Russia US President Donald Trump has said he might talk to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir…

How Did Energy-Rich Pennsylvania Screw Up So Badly? Authored by Athan Koutsiouroumbas via RealClearPennsylvania, Pennsylvania was supposed to be the energy state that got it right. Thanks to the Marcellus Shale formation,…

The move is “temporary” as Tehran is ready to return to its agreements with IAEA, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stressed Iran has suspended the implementation of the Cairo agreement with the…

With Egypt controlling the critical southern border with Gaza, and with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi playing a critical role in facilitating the peace agreement, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty appears on…

Biden Gets Radiation, Hormone Treatment For Prostate Cancer Former President Joe Biden has begun receiving a combination of radiation and hormone treatments for the ‘aggressive‘ stage-4 prostate cancer that the best medical care on…

The level of animosity toward Moscow is such that even the US cannot nudge the bloc toward a more reasonable approach, Yury Ushakov has said European nations appear to be united in…

Homan Says DOJ Probing Funding Behind ‘Organized’ Attacks On ICE Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Trump administration’s border czar, Tom Homan, said that the Justice Department…

The US president has also accused former vice chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, of dishonesty and corruption US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he hopes “necessary authorities”…

Libertarian Realism: A Challenge To Empire Authored by Joseph Solis-Mullen via The Libertarian Institute, When the late Justin Raimondo, co-founder and longtime editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote in 2011 that the anti-interventionist…

Amid all of this derision and division, a few people have asked for perspective.  So here it is – my review in brutally drilled down simplicity. Back in ’23/’24, the plan of…

IRS Releases 2026 Tax Adjustments, Changes Under ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ The IRS on Thursday released its annual inflation adjustments for various tax provisions, as well as guidance regarding changes made under the One Big…

The number of suicides among people tied to the Nova music festival carnage continues to grow An Israeli man who survived the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel hast taken his own…

They’re Baaack By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities They’re Baaack… While not as catchy or creepy as “They’re Heeere” (remember when TVs were tubes and had “snow”?), Poltergeist II tried to expand…

Vice President JD Vance appears on Face the Nation as part of his Sunday talk circuit.  The video and transcript of the discussion is below. [Transcript] MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome…

Vice President JD Vance appears on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the Israel/Hamas peace agreement over Gaza and other regional issues. As noted by Vance, the Gulf Arab states are…

What Will Friday’s Market Meltdown Mean For Monday Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance If you’ve been a long-time follower of mine, you know that I’ve consistently made two points over the last…

President Donald J Trump has a remarkable schedule for the next 36 hours. Posted in Islam, Israel, President Trump, Press Secretary – Trump The post The Next 36 Hours of Great Consequence…

The banishing of militants from Gaza under the US president’s plan is “absurd,” a spokesman for the group has told reporters Hamas representatives will not attend the signing ceremony for the US-mediated…

The establishment’s “firewall” against opposition parties creates a new East-West divide and a two-tier society It’s been more than a third of a century since the German unification of 1990. Between Hamburg…

Washington expects strikes on civilian infrastructure to push Moscow towards a diplomatic settlement, sources have said The US has been assisting Kiev in carrying out drone attacks on energy facilities inside Russia…