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“Freedom” Shirts Reportedly Banned In Kansas Elementary Public School Authored by Jonathan Turley, An elementary school in Kansas has raised a novel question under the First Amendment: whether the freedom of speech…

Wall Street Slaughtered On Its Consensus Yen Long As Traders Position for Much More Losses Versus Dollar After this weekend’s victory of Japan’s first soon-to-be-female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi – which came…

British streets have been turned into “theaters of intimidation” by anti-Israel demonstrators, Kemi Badenoch has claimed The leader of the British Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has lashed out at activists protesting against…

Supreme Court Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Appeal For Sex Trafficking Minors The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal to overturn her 2022 conviction for sex trafficking minors with Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell,…

Illinois Sues Trump Admin to Halt National Guard Deployment; FBI Arrests Border Patrol Ramming Suspects By Matthew Vadum of Epoch Times The state of Illinois filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration…

Latvia and Lithuania are reportedly considering remote participation in the Climate Change Conference in Brazil due to high hotel prices Latvia and Lithuania may skip this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference…

Jens Stoltenberg said the bloc was on the verge of dissolving during the American president’s first term US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which would…

Investigators have found no signs of a struggle or traces of medication or narcotics in the room of the late ambassador to France The family of the late South African Ambassador to…

The Cold, Hard Airport-Floor Truth By Michael Every of Rabobank There is some irony that this Global Daily author, who has written about geopolitical events such as drone incursions into Europe regularly,…

Pete Hegseth has said he may order take-out at random to foil speculation that delivery spikes occur during military operations US War Secretary Pete Hegseth has said he may start having large…

WaPo Admits Internal DC Police Scandal Over Manipulated Crime Stats Five weeks ago, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller announced that there was an ongoing DOJ investigation into whether Washington D.C. officials manipulated crime…

At Valdai, Moscow laid out not a challenge to the West, but a blueprint for a world of equals – where balance replaces control Every year, Vladimir Putin’s address at the Valdai…

Futures Jump On Latest Burst Of AI Euphoria Amid Global Political Turmoil Stock futures are higher again as traders stay positive on the upcoming US earnings season, ignore the government shutdown (though federal unions…

Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch As Justices Reconvene Authored by Sam Dorman and Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court is set to return on Oct. 6 for its…

Warsaw annulled the visas of Russian experts right before an OSCE conference in the Polish capital Poland decision to prevent Moscow’s delegation from attending a conference by the Organization for Security and…

All seven attackers from the militant group Al-Shabaab are dead after a six-hour standoff in Mogadishu Somali government forces have successfully repelled a six-hour siege by Al-Shabaab militants at the high-security Godka…

CDC Says 98 People Sickened In Norovirus Outbreak On Royal Caribbean Ship Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An outbreak of norovirus sickened 98 people on a Royal…

French Prime Minister Abruptly Resigns After Just Three Weeks As Local Politics Enters “Very Dangerous Territory” French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu abruptly resigned on Monday morning, just three weeks after his appointment, preempting what…

AMD Soars After Striking Multi-Billion Chip Deal With Nvidia The epic “circle jerk” continues (read how this works at the end of the note )… Shares of Advanced Micro Devices surged in…

Samsung’s Smart Fridge Turns Your Kitchen Into An Ad Billboard Samsung Family Hub refrigerators are being transformed into a digital ad billboard right in your own kitchen with a new software update, according to a…

Serbia is facing a fuel crisis as a new last-minute waiver on Russian ownership of the NIS company is unlikely, Aleksandar Vucic has said Serbia is unlikely to receive another US waiver…

Britain has neither defeated nor isolated the country and is planning a new provocation, Moscow’s intelligence service has said Britain is “furious” over its failure to achieve Russia’s “strategic defeat” and is…

Senior Vice President John Ternus is reportedly seen as a potential chief as the tech giant prepares for “a broad changing of the guard” Apple is set to undergo a “broad changing…

Cairo has linked recent flooding in Sudan to “illegal” GERD operations Egypt has accused Ethiopia of “reckless management” of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River, alleging that its…

Many Western European politicians tend to blame Russia for everything without any grounds or justification, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Western European officials should “broaden their horizons” when it comes to drone…

The Uncertain Future Of UK Oil And Gas Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com, Labour is raising taxes and environmental standards on North Sea oil and gas while refusing to issue new…

The lawsuit from California and Oregon seeks to stop a federal order deploying troops to Portland amid nationwide protests The US states of California and Oregon filed a lawsuit on Sunday seeking…

Rescue efforts are reportedly underway at 5,000 meters after a snowstorm cut off roads to the campgrounds Nearly a thousand hikers have been stranded on the eastern slopes of Mount Everest after…

An international terrorist organization is attempting to incite religious hatred in the country, the agency has warned Two separate plots targeting synagogues in Russia have been foiled, according to law enforcement. The…

Well, number five didn’t last long. Now French President Emmanuel Macron will be looking for Prime Minister #6. France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned only a few weeks after his…

How Europe’s Cities Have Grown Since 1975 Europe’s cities have changed dramatically in size and shape since 1975. Urban areas across the continent have sprawled outward, merging into large corridors of continuous…

Investigators are looking into the possibility of arson as Diana Goodstein had reportedly received multiple death threats A $1.5 million beachfront home belonging to South Carolina Judge Diane Schafer Goodstein has burned…

The bloc’s leaders want a prolonged conflict with Russia despite widespread fatigue, Peter Szijjarto has claimed Hungary’s pro-peace stance on the Ukraine conflict is quietly gaining sympathy among other EU members, although…

Sebastien Lecornu has stepped down after 27 days, marking his tenure the shortest in French history French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced his resignation less than 12 hours after appointing a…

Geopolitical Risk Rises Globally According to a newly released report by Aon, geopolitical volatility – together with AI-related issues – was the fastest-growing business risk in the world.  As Statista’s Katharina Buchholz details below,…

Germany In Shock: Merz’s Media Show Vs. Economic Collapse Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The collapse of the German economy is now becoming visible even in the labor market. Yet instead of pushing for…

Friend of the Treehouse John Spiropoulos has put together a series of videos explaining how President Obama, FBI Director James Comey and CIA Director John Brennan constructed a coverup to hide their political…

Supplying Tomahawk Missiles To Ukraine Will Destroy US-Russia Relations, Putin Warns Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any Washington decision to supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles for strikes deep into…

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 ministers will have to find compromises with the opposition, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu unveiled his cabinet on Sunday, tasking it with passing the budget…

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…

Cracker Barrel Dumps Woke Agency Responsible For Logo Change Amid Exec Departure Cracker Barrel has fired the marketing agency responsible for its controversial woke logo design, which the company quickly backtracked on…

Newsom Says Trump Is Sending 300 California National Guardsmen to Oregon Submitted by Jacob Burg of  Epoch Times Immigration protestors confront federal agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles, on June…

The conflict led more countries to recognize Palestinian statehood, the top US diplomat said The war in Gaza has strained Israel’s public image, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. He…

Students Hold Walk-Out Protest Over California School Bathroom Policy Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), About 60 students walked out of morning classes on Oct. 1 to protest…

Missouri Governor Authorizes National Guard To Assist ICE Operations Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said on Sept. 30 that he has authorized the…

Nearly 40,000 people in the Belgorod region have been left without power Ukrainian strikes have caused a massive blackout in Russia’s western Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said. Nearly 40,000 residents…

Three-Dimensional Geopolitical Chess Authored & Submitted by Terry Cowan Okay, reach for your tin foil hats and let’s stroll down the Conspiratorial Rabbit Trail. Ready, Everyone? Here goes: When the Special Military…

Unplanned Flaring Event Reported At Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery Following Explosion Chevron’s 285,000 b/d El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles County suffered a major fire late Thursday, the cause of which remains…

The president argued that the operation saves lives by stopping the flow of drugs into the country US President Donald Trump has described the recent strikes on alleged drug cartel-operated vessels off…

Nearly One-Third Of EV Charging Attempts Fail, Report Finds By Thomas Wasson of FreightWaves A newly released report by ChargerHelp! shows that while 64% of Americans now live within two miles of…

“We’re At A Tipping Point” – Trucking Industry Facing “Horrible” Rates, Tariffs, Werner CEO Says By Noi Mahoney of FreightWaves, At the WEX OTR Summit, Derek Leathers, chairman and CEO of Werner…

The shooter indiscriminately targeted vehicles and nearby buildings from his apartment window A gunman opened indiscriminate fire on a busy shopping street in Sydney from his apartment window on Sunday, injuring 17…

All Talked Out? By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities This is not something I can say every day, but I feel “all talked out.”  We just concluded our annual Annapolis Geopolitical Summit….

The US president has criticized the Israeli prime minister on Gaza peace talks, according to the outlet’s sources US President Donald Trump has harshly rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his…

Goldman On NatGas: “From US Congestion Concerns To Tight 2026”  U.S. natural gas futures surged 17.3% last week, the largest weekly gain since early May. Goldman Sachs analysts offered context for the rally,…

Members of local committees in Syria have selected representatives to a transitional parliament The first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government concluded in Syria on Sunday. Between 7,000 and…

The Hungarian prime minister has accused the bloc’s leaders in Brussels of conspiring with Kiev to install a pro-Ukrainian government in his country Senior EU figures are conspiring with Ukraine to interfere…

The Palestinian militant group has denied media reports claiming it will surrender its weapons to an international body The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday denied media reports suggesting it was ready…

The current leadership in EU nations has destroyed all the benefits that the bloc used to offer, Milorad Dodik has alleged The heads of EU countries are preparing for war with Russia…

A statement from the organization later denied “fabricated claims” reported in media Hamas has agreed to implement US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including disarmament, Al Arabiya wrote on Sunday, citing…

Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman and current chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, Devin Nunes, appears on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the upcoming court appearance of former FBI…

US Postal Service Mail Carrier Shot By Amazon Driver By Eric Kullisch of FreightWaves A U.S. Postal Service worker was shot in the face during an altercation Friday afternoon in Everett, Washington,…

Newly-emerging global autocratic alliances are conspiring to attack “liberal democracy as a way of life,” the German chancellor has claimed The West is losing its global eminence as autocracies wage a crusade…

Oil Prices Set To Jump After OPEC+ Raises Output By Far Less Than Expected OPEC+ will raise oil output from November by 137,000 barrels per day, it said on Sunday, opting for…

Is Nuclear The Key To Powering The Data Center Boom Nainish Gupta is director of renewable energy certificate portfolio and regulatory compliance at POWWR. The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on…

As a U.S. delegation arrives in Israel to coordinate the ongoing effort to end the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, Marco Rubio, appears on Face the…

Voters have dealt a sharp blow to Petr Fiala’s government – but no “regime change” looms on the horizon The long-anticipated parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic are over. They brought several…

Palantir and Signal have expressed concerns over European censorship efforts and “undemocratic” practices Two major US-based tech firms, Palantir Technologies and Signal Foundation, have sounded the alarm over rapidly growing state surveillance…

According to activists, the Swedish climate campaigner was harshly dealt with after being arrested en route to Gaza Israel has rejected claims that it mistreated Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other…

The Russian president has proposed extending New START for another year US President Donald Trump has reacted positively to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s proposal to prolong the last remaining arms control…

Friend of the Treehouse John Spiropoulos has put together a series of videos explaining how President Obama, FBI Director James Comey and CIA Director John Brennan constructed a coverup to hide their…

President Trump pauses to answer press pool questions as he departs the White House to attend a Navy celebration event in Virginia. President Trump took questions on Ukraine, Russia, Gaza, Chicago ICE…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune appears on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the current status of the government shutdown.  As noted by Senator Thune, he will bring the Continuing Resolution…

Stablecoin Market Boom To $300B Is ‘Rocket Fuel’ For Crypto Rally Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, The record $300 billion stablecoin market capitalization may signal that more investor capital is flowing…

Today, Naval Station Norfolk is hosting America’s Navy 250: Titans of the Sea, marking 250 years of unbroken sea power and global dominance. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, along with Secretary of…

Fear as governance: how elites distract voters from economic failure The West has mastered one art above all others: Manufacturing fear. Where once it was pandemics or migrants, now the supposed threat…

Relations between Moscow and Washington would be ruined, should the latter give the long-range missiles to Kiev, the Russian president has said US President Donald Trump would deal a major blow to…

Dating App Fatigue Emerges  For half a century, how couples met in America was primarily shaped by family and friend networks, communities, churches, colleges, and workplaces – you know, just the traditional fabric…

Chicago is well known as a safe haven for domestic communist activity. Radical political groups, the Weather Underground, Revolutionary Communists, Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn and their Chicago Alinsky disciples all have called…

Can Private Investment Unlock A New Nuclear Energy Era Submitted by OilPrice.com, As several governments aim to battle climate change by shifting away from fossil fuels and pursuing a green transition, many…

The Israeli PM’s comments came after Hamas had agreed to free its captives and negotiate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held…

The former German chancellor has said she wanted the EU to negotiate directly with Moscow on Ukraine in 2021 Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she proposed that EU members adopt…

Saudi Arabia’s Spending Spree Meets Oil Price Reality Submitted by Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com, Saudi Arabia’s grand Vision 2030 ambitions may be colliding with a colder fiscal reality. Fitch Ratings warned Friday…

A disturbing set of text messages from Virginia Democrat nominee Jay Jones has recently surfaced.  The text message exchange shows Mr Jay Jones openly advocating for shooting then Republican speaker of the…

Trump’s quick fixes to the Middle East conflict reward violence, leaving Palestinians’ historic grievances unresolved. “Peace is not a plaster for a wound; it is the remedy for the illness.” (The author)…

In addition to the Japanese election victory of Sanae Takaichi, now positioned to be the first female Prime Minister of Japan, both the Czech Republic and nation state of Georgia held elections…

Was Scandinavia’s Russian Drone Scare A False Flag To Crack Down On Russia’s Shadow Fleet? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, It’s highly suspicious that Zelensky just claimed without any evidence that…

The attack involved missiles, including hypersonic ones, and drones, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said The Russian military has carried out a large-scale strike overnight against Ukraine’s arms production facilities and…

If the world is to endure, ancestral values must burn away liberal insanity In his recent Valdai speech, President Vladimir Putin declared that the age of a single model for all has ended,…

Andrej Babis has reiterated his campaign promise that Prague will stop providing direct assistance to Kiev Ukraine is currently not ready to become an EU member, billionaire Andrej Babis has said after…

Jay Jones has apologized for the leaked messages but refuses to drop out of the race Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general Jay Jones has apologized for fantasizing about killing a Republican…

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…

Hegseth Removes Another Top Pentagon Official Friday saw more of the expected house-cleaning and reshuffling at the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth, as Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison has been fired. “Jon Harrison…

Deterring The Next Quasi-World War: China–Russia–North Korea Versus US Authored by Joseph Yizheng Lian via The Epoch Times, Russian planes recently flew into Polish and Romanian airspace to test NATO’s resolve while…

Five pro-EU politicians have been detained after Saturday’s riots in Tbilisi Opera singer Paata Burchuladze and four other pro-EU protest organizers have been charged with inciting a riot and attempting to overthrow…

“Shock Outcome:” Japan Hardline Conservative Takaichi Elected Party Leader, Set To Become First Female Prime Minister Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new…

Pakistan Offers Washington New Arabian Sea Port To Tap Critical Minerals Via The Cradle Advisers to Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir proposed to US officials the construction of a new…

Trump To Slash Refugee Admissions By 94% From Biden Levels The Trump White House is poised to dramatically reduce the number of refugees that will be accepted into the United States over…