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President Andrzej Duda has argued that the Western military bloc should raise its spending guideline to at least 3% of GDP Polish President Andrzej Duda has revealed a major goal for his…

A man has received a five-year prison term for interfering with the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ conscription efforts A security guard for an apartment complex in Kiev has been sentenced to five years…

Defiant Netanyahu Vows To Cross Biden’s Rafah ‘Red Line’: “We Are Not Getting Off The Gas” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit back at Biden after the US president issued a “red line”…

Twilight Of The Blobs Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “Respect the blob, learn from the blob, love the blob.” – Robert Kagan, Arch Blob Monster, Brookings, 2020 HG Wells concocted…

Beijing has called for the world’s largest nuclear-armed states to negotiate a new treaty Proposals regarding international security should be considered in the context of global realities, Moscow has said, after China…

Kiev’s military intelligence has produced a TV documentary about “victories at sea” Actions by Kiev’s special forces in the Black Sea region are preparations for an attack on Crimea, the head of…

The Grinch Who Stole Freedom Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, the pundit class was predicting that he…

How Shadowy Network Of NGOs Supplies Mega-Corporations With Migrants To Exploit Cheap Labor One week ago, we wrote a note describing how illegals are obtaining jobs through a federal government loophole enabled by the…

Expect Another Surge In Food Prices Fueled By ‘Dynamic Pricing’ Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Restaurants are moving towards dynamic menu prices. Expect big surcharges for peak times. Don’t expect off…

NY Fed Finds Medium, Long-Term Inflation Expectations Jump Amid Surge In Stock Market Optimism One month after the inflation outlook tracked by the NY Fed Consumer Survey extended their late 2023 slide,…

The incident occurred during a regional flight in Indonesia in late January A preliminary investigation has revealed that both pilots were asleep at the same time for almost half an hour during…

The numbers have flipped from 2021, when 58% felt he was held in high esteem The majority of Americans do not believe that President Joe Biden is held in high esteem by…

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has offered to help Berlin avoid “problems preventing a Taurus delivery” to Ukraine Germany could accept the UK’s offer to supply missiles to Ukraine in exchange for…

Two people accused of corruption have been acquitted after showing a British court they acted with London’s blessing Senior British Defense officials knowingly continued highly “anachronistic” payments to the son of a…

The Tesla CEO replied to tech investor David Sacks, who believes Washington’s policies have actually made Moscow stronger  Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has agreed with investor David Sacks’ view…

Gabon was suspended from the economic union last September to force coup leaders to restore constitutional order The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has decided to lift sanctions imposed on…

Vladimir Putin has transformed the economy faster than the US and its allies could, the news network was told Russia is producing three times more artillery shells than Kiev’s military sponsors, CNN…

Kiev will only receive six out of the 45 fighter jets promised by the end of spring, the paper reports NATO member states will not be able to fulfill their pledge to…

“Trump Just Sold Out”: Bizarre TikTok Flip-Flop Followed Meeting With Hedge Fund Manager Who Has $30 Billion Investment Donald Trump is now to the left of President Biden when it comes to…

Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI And Retail Sales As Fed Enters Blackout Period With 10yr US yields around -10bps lower, and the S&P 500 around +2% higher than where they were…

High import duties have dissuaded the EV maker from launching production in the country New Delhi will not change the rules for Elon Musk’s Tesla so it can make its long-awaited foray…

Nikkei Plunges As Yen Soars Ahead Of BOJ Policy Change In the past several months, we had been shocked by how much digital ink was spilled to praise Japan’s “stock market revival”,…

Over 140,000 Farms Lost In 5 Years By Daniel Munch of Farm Bureau Between 2017 and 2022, the number of farms in the U.S. declined by 141,733 or 7%, according to USDA’s…

Washington is allegedly seeking to reduce the turnout at the upcoming presidential vote, according to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service The administration of US President Joe Biden has allegedly tasked its NGOs with…

The agreement had allowed British vessels to operate in the Barents Sea Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that ends a longstanding agreement with the UK allowing British vessels to…

Missouri Teen Arrested After Footage Shows Her Brutally Beating Girl Into A Seizure Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Police in St Louis, Missouri have arrested a teenage girl after footage emerged…

CNN’s claim that Russia entertained the use of nukes in Ukraine doesn’t deserve an official response, Dmitry Peskov says A CNN report suggesting that Russian officials discussed the use of nuclear weapons…

The blaze was the latest in a long line of malfunctions to befall the HMS Queen Elizabeth Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth has caught fire while docked in Scotland to unload ammunition prior…

The former UK PM met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the newspaper has claimed Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson secretly flew to Venezuela last month to conduct unofficial talks with the…

FDNY Chief Vows To ‘Hunt Down’ Own Employees Who Booed AG Letitia James A New York Fire Department (FDNY)’s top official has vowed to “hunt down” pro-Trump staffers who were caught on…

Futures Drop As Nvidia Extends Slide, Japan Stocks Tumble, Bitcoin Hits $72,000 US equity futures are poised to open lower on Monday, extending Friday’s slide into this data-heavy week after pulling back…

Biden Agrees To Sign Bill That Could Ban TikTok If Congress Passes It Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden is expressing support for a bipartisan…

The number of people willing to serve in the IDF is decreasing every year, but will this change the militaristic nature of the country? Over the years, the number of people who…

Turnout for the upcoming presidential election in Russia is expected to top 70%, according to a new study Russia’s incumbent president, Vladimir Putin, is expected to win the upcoming presidential election by…

Gold Spurred By Fed Pricing Still Below Inflation-Adjusted Peak Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, Gold is still hovering near a nominal record, but the scope for further gains from here…

The leading cryptocurrency surged above the $72,000 mark on Monday Bitcoin, the world’s highest-valued cryptocurrency, hit a new record on Monday as it surged above $72,000. The token soared to a fresh…

The “detailed” scheme involves cutting Kiev off from US aid, the Hungarian PM said Donald Trump intends to end the Ukraine conflict, if reelected as US president, and has a “detailed plan”…

The country will reportedly be unable to reach NATO’s military spending target next year Germany’s current military budget for 2025 is below NATO’s defense spending targets, the news outlet Bild reported on…

New Delhi will reduce import tariffs on goods from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland as part of the agreement New Delhi has signed a deal with a bloc of four European nations…

Pretoria will block any attempts at interfering in the upcoming elections, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri has told RT South Africa will protect its hard-won democracy despite any attempts at meddling, the spokesperson for the…

Gold & Bitcoin At Record Highs Are “Huge Dollar No-Confidence Vote” – Rubino Warns US Financial Death Spiral Is “Inevitable & Imminent” Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com. Analyst and financial writer John Rubino warned…

An elite unit tried to launch a raid into Belgorod Region but was foiled, according to a report The Russian military has repelled a largescale attempted Ukrainian incursion into Belgorod Region, Evgeny…

The African country has been in turmoil since the NATO-backed overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi more than a decade ago Libyan leaders have agreed to form a unified government that would supervise long-delayed…

Russia shares the pontiff’s desire for peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Comments by Pope Francis about launching peace talks to end the Ukraine conflict is something…

Jericho has named a street after Aaron Bushnell, who local officials said had “sacrificed everything” for their cause     The Palestinian city of Jericho has named a street after Aaron Bushnell, the…

Vehicles with Russian plates must have left Lithuania by a designated date, the Baltic nation’s customs service has said Owners of Russia-registered vehicles in Lithuania will either be fined or have their…

Crews are complaining about the Challenger 2’s weight and reliability, The Sun reported A Ukrainian tank crew got their UK-donated Challenger 2 stuck in a bog during a special demonstration for a British…

What’s So Great About NATO? Authored by Christopher Roach via American Greatness, Donald Trump resumed his role as the “wise fool” in recent, off-the-cuff remarks about NATO. He suggested that free-riding NATO members who…

Without US money the conflict between Moscow and Kiev would end, the Hungarian PM has said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that Donald Trump promised to cut US funding for…

China’s EV Market Starts 2024 With BEV Sales Slowing And Even More Price Cuts Just when you thought the EV market couldn’t get more saturated or competitive in China, sales have once…

What The Western Press Didn’t Say About The Leaked Luftwaffe Conversation Authored by Eduardo Vasco, What if a conversation between Russian officials discussing the explosion of a bridge in Germany had been…

The senior Russian official has mocked the US leader’s latest gaffe US President Joe Biden’s recent blunder in which he mixed up Ukraine and the Middle East sums up his poor mental…

Biden Issues ‘Red Line’ For Israel Over Rafah, But Won’t Do Anything About It The Muslim fasting period of Ramadan has begun, and the feared large-scale Israeli ground offensive on Rafah has…

The man’s decision to fight for Kiev was prompted by ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss, an inquest has heard Harry Gregg – a 25-year-old man from Norfolk, UK who was inspired by former…

DELHI, MARCH 11, 2024 — Anupam Kher, an internationally acclaimed Indian actor, best-selling author and motivational speaker, will be hosting an India-focused program, “Let’s Talk Bharat with Anupam Kher,” for RT International. His…

Are France & The UK Plotting A Ukrainian Power Play Right Under Germany’s Nose? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, There are indeed plans for a conventional Western intervention in Ukraine despite…

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…

Societal Self-Regulation Authored by Todd Hayen via Off-Guardian.org, Any group of human beings who are supposedly in a free society and who have a leader (or a council of people who lead),…

Survey Shows Declining Concerns Among Americans About COVID-19 A new survey reveals that only 20% of Americans view covid-19 as “a major threat” to the health of the US population – a…

Hedge Fund Icon: “We’re Just Two Years Away From A US Debt Sustainability Crisis, Sparking A Major Global Market Event” By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management “The last time…

Gary Cohn appears on Face The Nation to discuss the finance, the economy and the pain felt by consumers.  He won’t say it directly, for obvious reasons, but what Cohn describes in…

President Emmanuel Macron said terminally ill patients will be allowed to request “help to die” French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to expand the existing euthanasia laws to allow more patients to…

The Big Con In The California Housing Mandate Authored by Tony Hall via The Epoch Times, Anybody who has ever observed and studied the homeless situation in California will readily see how…

Our own analysis of U.S. consumer prices in 2019 showed that prices of imported goods actually declined despite the tariffs. A recent report from CPA takes a look at the impact to…

By now, most intellectually honest American observers have accepted the United States intelligence apparatuses are  the most political and dangerous institutions of government. All recent history shows how the Intelligence Community (IC),…

No Borders? No America Authored by Justin Smith via The Burning Platform blog, Americans had better act soon, with or without Congress and with or without the Border Patrol to stop the…

The MI5 chose to turn a blind eye of some of the crimes during the Troubles, a state-appointed investigator says British security forces had knowingly failed to prevent several murders of UK…

The Great Replacement Loophole: Illegal Immigrants Score 5-Year Work Benefit While “Waiting” For Deporation, Asylum Over the past several months we’ve pointed out that there has  been zero job creation for native-born…

The Vatican should avoid repeating the mistakes of the past when talking about the conflict in Ukraine, the foreign minister said Pope Francis was wrong to suggest that Kiev should restart negotiations…

“Made By China” Is Possibly The Biggest Risk To The Economy, And It Is Staring Us Right In The Face By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities The Threat of “Made by China…

There are more obese people in the world than hungry ones – which may sound like a good thing, but it really isn’t World Obesity Day was marked this week and, with…

David Sacks: “Biden’s Big Backfire” Is Ukraine, Warns Of “Woke War III” Venture capitalist David Sacks, who also hosts the All-In Podcast, sat down with Saagar Enjeti, a political commentator and podcaster from Breaking Points,…

The Israeli leader has vowed to assault the Palestinian city of Rafah against the direct wishes of the US president Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that his maximalist war aims…

Britt Busted For Misleading Sex-Trafficking Story In Bizarre SOTU Response Already the subject of bipartisan ridicule for the jaw-droppingly strange persona she displayed in her Republican response to the State of the…

Ukrainian border guards have detained 34 men seeking to cross into Romania to allegedly avoid being drafted into Kiev’s army Ukrainian border guards and domestic security officers detained dozens of men seeking…

The non-pretending reality behind this duo is that Marco Rubio knows Mark Warner participated in an illicit and unlawful effort to target Donald Trump using the intelligence community and the national security…

SpaceX-Backed Flying Car Startup Gets FAA Nod Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com, Alef Aeronautics, based in San Mateo, California, has seen an impressive number of pre-orders for its two-seater eVTOL vehicle,…

The US president was apparently unaware that he was on a “hot mic” when he made the remark US President Joe Biden was overheard this week stating that he’d told Israeli President…

Pope Francis Urges Ukraine To Have ‘Courage Of The White Flag’ & Negotiate End To War Pope Francis has sparked fresh controversy after he said in a new interview published Saturday that…

The average Briton is less happy than someone from Yemen or Ukraine, a new survey has found The UK has been named the second-most unhappy country in the world in a survey…

Anti-School-Choice GOPers Massacred In Texas Primary – Vouchers Enacted In Alabama The school choice movement, which wants families to be able to use public money to send their children to the public,…

The US president has again confused Washington’s Eastern European ally with Iraq In another of his gaffes, Joe Biden has said that Washington made a mistake by going into Ukraine. The US…

The court also sentenced the elderly woman, who left the country years ago, to four years in prison A court in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsa has mandated the confiscation of the…

Sending NATO troops into Ukraine would block any diplomatic efforts to stop conflict between Kiev and Moscow, Rome has warned Paris and Warsaw have no right to speak for all NATO members…

Peter Schiff: Price Controls Are Coming Via SchiffGold.com, This week, Peter reacts to politicians’ sophomoric views on inflation and explains the recent surge in the price of gold. He also comments on…

From Pioneer To Fallen Giant: How Hewlett Packard’s Long List Of Failed Acquisitions Cost Its Reputation, Part 2 Part 2 in the series “From pioneer to fallen giant: How Hewlett Packard’s long…

NXXT Golf Bans Transgenders From Female Competitions Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Major professional women’s golf tour NXXT Golf made it clear on Friday that individuals who were born…

Recent massacre of civilians lined up for food aid highlights deliberate nature of humanitarian catastrophe inflicted on Palestine Following the February 29 Israeli slaughter of at least 115 starving Palestinians lined up…

What A Trip: Psychedelic Medicine Company MindMed Shares Rocket 50% After Positive Data Shares of clinical stage biopharmaceutical company MindMed will once again be on watch Friday after rocketing higher during Thursday’s cash…

The GOP’s latest proposal is designed to appease hardline conservatives who oppose additional funding for Kiev US Republican lawmakers are drafting a bill that would dole out some non-military aid to Ukraine…

Conspiracy theorists have claimed that Brigitte Macron was born male under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux French President Emmanuel Macron has hit back at a long-standing conspiracy theory that his 70-year-old wife Brigitte…

Medicaid Expansion Was Supposed To Pay For Itself, Instead Hospitals Are Closing Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, 10 states did not fall for the Medicaid expansion trap under Obamacare. The rest…

Türkiye is the world’s largest supporter of terrorism due to its backing of Hamas, Israel Katz has claimed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ranks among the worst anti-Semites in history because of…

Trump Meets With Hungarian Leader Viktor Orban, Discussions Focus On Border Security Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump met with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at…

‘Madness!’: West Is Conducting ‘All-Out Militarization’ To Defeat Russia, Serbian President Warns Last week we detailed that during Ukrainian President Zelensky’s visit to Albania where he appealed for more weapons from Balkan countries,…

Thieves absconded with nearly 50 gold sculptures and pieces of jewelry Almost 20 statues and 30 pieces of jewelry worth €1.2 million ($1.3 million) have been stolen from an exhibition near Lake…

US Proxies Fear ‘Afghanistan-Style’ Withdrawal From Syria Via The Cradle The US military’s Kurdish proxies occupying northeast Syria fear an “Afghanistan-like pullout” of US forces that would leave them at the mercy…

Washington has reportedly warned Austria’s banking giant Raiffeisen over its operations in Russia Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International, the biggest foreign lender in Russia, risks “being cut off from the US financial system”…

A shell directly hit a residential building in one of the villages in Kursk Region, Roman Starovoyt has said One person was killed and another seriously wounded in the Ukrainian shelling of…