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Moscow would like to reach an agreement with Washington on bringing home two US nationals accused of espionage, the Russian president has said Russia has never refused to hand over Wall Street…

An administration official accidentally sent invitations for an “Electeds of Color Holiday Party” to all city councilors A holiday party exclusively for nonwhite elected officials roiled Boston City Council after a staffer…

Billionaire Adar Poonawalla is set to pay $175 million for a house near Hyde Park in the UK’s biggest property deal this year  Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India…

Washington or its allies are the probable culprits in the sabotage of the Russian gas pipelines, the president has claimed The bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines was most likely carried…

Maersk Ship Attacked Off Yemen As Danish Liner Giant Orders Tankers To Avoid Red Sea Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are determined to disrupt all international shipping through the Red Sea as retaliation for Israel’s…

He dismissed rumors that he uses doppelgangers during a live Q&A event, telling an audience he prefers to be one of a kind There should only be one person who looks and…

$15,000 Gold Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, I continually remind gold investors, whether in bullion or mining shares, not to get too euphoric when gold rallies and not to get too…

Tired Of Decoding Fed Speak? Check Out These Markets Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, This week’s central-bank bonanza brings with it the usual set of ambiguous and often impenetrable statements…

Ed Snowden Sounds Alarm Over Warrantless Spying Loophole As Senate OKs Massive $886 Billion NDAA At a moment Republicans are continuing to hold out on their refusal to support a massive $111…

Initial Jobless Claims Tumble Near 2023 Lows, But… The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell to 202k last week (lower than all expectations) – practically 2023…

Buffett Buys Another $590 Million In Occidental Stock, Backs Acquisition Of CrownRock By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought close to $590 million worth of Occidental Petroleum stock this…

Some 617,000 soldiers and officers are fighting Kiev in some capacity, the Russian president has said Russia has deployed more than half a million service members, including many volunteers, in the combat…

Adopting the US currency would lead to a “significant” loss of sovereignty, the Russian leader has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized his Argentine counterpart’s plan to ditch the national currency,…

The religious leader, who has had to reschedule multiple international trips this year, says he’s already preparing for his passing  Pope Francis is already planning for his funeral by simplifying the rites…

A Russian official at the UN Security Council has called for international financial assistance to aid the continent’s efforts to overcome instability Moscow has requested increased support from the UN Security Council…

Nudity in a classic painting has triggered accusations of Islamophobia in a suburban Paris school A teacher in suburban Paris is being accused of Islamophobia for showing her class, for the purpose…

Santa Powell Unleashes Global “Buy Everything” Frenzy As Dollar, Yields Tumble Virtually every risk asset across the globe is rallying this morning, as the dollar and interest rates get whacked after the…

The Russian president blamed Washington for masterminding the 2014 coup in Kiev, which led to the current conflict The US was responsible for orchestrating the 2014 coup in Ukraine that overthrew President…

ECB Preview: Will Lagarde Follow Powell Into Early Dovish Capitulation Expectations are for the ECB to keep rates unchanged for a second consecutive meeting after halting its hiking campaign in October. As…

BoE Holds Rates At 15 Year High, Warns “Still Some Way To Go” But… The Bank of England – as was expected – held interest rates steady at 5.25% (in a 6-3…

Nothing in Russia’s battle with its neighbor resembles the bloodshed in the Middle East, the president has said The Ukraine conflict, which will soon enter its third year, has resulted in far…

KISS With Bonds Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The average 2024 Wall Street S&P 500 forecast is for a gain of 6.50% next year. In the past, a 6.50% expectation, while…

Restrictions have effectively led to Russia increasing its sovereignty, the president has said Western countries are damaging their own economies when they limit Russia’s ability to use their currencies through multiple sanctions,…

World Could Be At The “Foothills Of The Next Copper Cycle”  The world is sliding into a copper deficit over the next couple of years as one of the world’s largest copper…

Inflation In Real Life Much Worse Than In Government Fantasy World Via SchiffGold.com, Inflation is dead! At least that’s what you would think if you listen to government officials and talking heads…

Bratislava will work to restore relations with Moscow, Lubos Blaha has said Slovakia seeks peaceful relations with Russia and will not play any part in escalating the conflict in Ukraine, the vice…

Retail Sales Unexpectedly Surged In November Having surprised to the downside (-0.1% MoM) in October, analysts expected another small decline (-0.1% MoM) for November as the resumption of student loan payments (in…

ECB Holds Rates Steady, Cuts Growth & Inflation Outlooks But… As completely expected, The ECB held policy steady, reiterating its guidance on future moves unchanged: “Based on its current assessment, the Governing…

The Canadian PM said he publicly linked New Delhi to the killing of a Khalistan activist to protect the Sikh community Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the safety of the…

Russians and Ukrainians are a single people and what is happening now is a great tragedy, said the president Russia has been trying for decades to build normal relations with Ukraine “at…

EU Moves To Sanction ‘Extremist’ Israeli Settlers, Following Biden Administration The European Union is moving toward imposing sanctions against “extremist” Israeli settlers who are caught waging attacks on Palestinians in the occupied…

80% Of French Support Ban On More Immigration, Two-Thirds Back Referendum Authored by Thomas Brooke via ReMix News, An overwhelming majority of French citizens do not think their government should welcome any…

Global EV Sales Surge Higher By 20% In November, Market Research Shows Sales of EVs and plug in hybrids were up 20% globally in November, according to market research firm Rho Motion….

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has proposed dropping unanimity voting requirements for EU enlargement and aid to Kiev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blasted Hungary for stalling the EU’s Ukraine aid efforts and accession…

Anton Siluanov has outlined Moscow’s financial priorities for 2024-2026 Russia’s main focus for the next three years will be on funding its military to help it achieve victory in the Ukraine conflict,…

The emergency law was drafted in response to UK court concerns about the safety of migrant resettlement in the African country British lawmakers have endorsed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s proposed emergency legislation…

The project’s aim is to increase collaboration between Russian and Malian educational organizations A Russian language and culture center was launched at the University of Literature and Humanities (ULSHB) in Bamako, Mali…

About 244,000 reservists are currently in the conflict zone, in addition to contract troops and volunteers, the Russian President has said Russia does not need to announce another wave of mobilization to…

The organization’s budgets for 2024 will be boosted by between 12% and 30%, it has announced NATO members have agreed to significantly increase the organization’s civil and military budgets for 2024. The…

The president has praised the country’s economic performance in his annual address The Russian economy has shown strength and stability in the face of outside pressure, with GDP expected to reach 3.5%…

More than 2 million texts and calls have been submitted by people for the ‘Results of the Year’ event with the president Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting a marathon press conference…

The areas where Moscow’s forces will break through Ukrainian defenses have already been decided, Andey Gurulev has claimed Russia is preparing a major offensive against Ukrainian forces, to be paired with a…

Nigel Farage Now Far More Pupular Among UK Conservatives Than PM Sunak Nigel Farage’s decision to take part in reality TV show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here has proven to be…

Kiev will run out of resources soon, sealing its fate by next spring or summer, the Chechen leader has predicted The Ukraine conflict will likely be over by the spring or the…

How Dangerous Are Germany’s ‘Reichsbürger’? German prosecutors filed terrorism charges against 27 people yesterday for an alleged plot to topple the government which came to light last December. Among the accused are…

Around 96% of the authorized funds have been used up, with the rest to be spent this month, Karine Jean-Pierre has said The administration of US President Joe Biden is running out…

Napoleon: Europe’s First Egalitarian Despot Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, With the release of Ridley Scott’s new film Napoleon, viewers encounter a cinematic version of Napoleon caught up in a tumultuous…

Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer had previously expressed concerns about the nation’s war readiness The German army has neither the strength nor the equipment required to effectively defend the nation, the tabloid…

The leader was asked to address charges that he has worked to consolidate power Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has urged his detractors to “go to the front line” instead of “crying” about…

Russian air defenses downed two UAVs near the city, according to Sergey Sobyanin Ukrainian forces made another attempt to attack the Russian capital with two UAVs, which were hit outside of the…

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…

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…

Reverse engineering products and improving their designs is the way to enhance international competitiveness, Aleksandr Shokhin said It is not sufficient for Russia to simply reverse engineer the products of foreign firms…

As expected, the Senate dropped all the woke restrictions from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and added $300 million for Ukraine along with a four-month extension of the FISA 702 authority…

Signatories Of Hunter Biden Laptop Letter Now Demand Greater Domestic Surveillance Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, A handful of the 51 signatories of the debunked letter which falsely called Hunter…

Self-driving tractors have tilled over two million hectares of land in 2023, according to Cognitive Pilot The mass introduction of AI-based (artificial intelligence) autonomous tractors into the Russian agro-industrial sector has begun,…

The downturn is due to geopolitical tensions and export underperformance from developing nations, according to a report Global trade will contract by 5% in 2023 compared to last year, the United Nations…

Trump Demands Action After 20% Of Mail-in Voters Admit To Fraud In 2020 Election Survey Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump issued an urgent…

In a three-page opinion and order [pdf Available Here], DC District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan outlines that she may be forced to pause the case against President Trump until the appellate court,…

Unlike in previous years, the Russian president will be holding a Q&A session for both journalists and the public at once Russian President Vladimir Putin will answer questions from members of the…

NYC Finance Jobs Hit Twenty-Year High  A new report from the New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli reveals that the number of securities-industry workers in New York City has hit a twenty-year high…

The group’s political chief said any post-war plan that excludes Hamas would be a “delusion” The head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, has said the militant group is open to negotiations…

Biden Scores Win As Supreme Court Throws Out Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Cases Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Supreme Court on Dec. 11 threw out three…

“Most Of The World Was Against Me”: Djokovic Says He’s Not Anti-Vaccine, But ‘Pro-Freedom To Choose’ The world’s #1 tennis player Novak Djokovic says that he’s not against vaccination – he’s for…

Florida High School Fined For Letting Boy Play On Female Sports Team Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Florida high school has been fined for letting a…

Tech Bros Fight Back Against Democrat Socialist Who Blames “Capitalism” For Poop-Covered San Fran Streets  The CEO of startup incubator Y Combinator, a registered Democrat, has had enough of radical progressive lawmakers in…

70% Of Deaths From Pfizer Vaccine In Japan Reported Within 10 Days Of Jab: Study Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Around 70 percent of people who died…

DC Transit Could Become “Unrecognizable” With Drastic Service Cuts, Layoffs Amid Deficit Millions of metro riders in crime-ridden Washington, DC, could face hellish commutes in the coming months as the district’s public transportation…

Peter Schiff: Joe Biden Doesn’t Have Anything To Take Credit For Via SchiffGold.com, Most mainstream pundits characterized the November jobs report as a “Goldilocks” report. Job growth was strong enough to support the “soft…

President Trump is talking at a Commit to Caucus Event in Coralville, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. ET.  Livestream Links Below RSBN YouTube Livestream – RSBN Rumble Livestream…

Ford CEO Says Video Of Stuck Cybertruck Was Not Intentionally Staged For PR Purposes  Ford CEO Jim Farley made an odd comment on ‘free speech’ social media platform X, stating that the video…

Two of the charges against Donald Trump are centered around 18 U.S. Code § 1512(c)(2), part of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As noted by Julie Kelly, “The statute was meant to close…

Final Batch Of Pfizer Documents Released By FDA Authored by Megan Redshaw via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Marco Lazzarini/Shutterstock) The FDA released the final batch of documents it relied upon in…

Pentagon Seeks EMP Weapon To Eliminate Drone Swarms  Faced with the reality that drones are reshaping the modern battlefields in Ukraine and Gaza, the Pentagon has been tasked with finding a budget-friendly…

How Tax-Exempt Nonprofits Skirt U.S. Law To Turn Out The Democrat Base In Elections Authored by Steve Miller via RealClear Wire, Even as Democrats such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse warn of “right-wing…

Could This Supreme Court Case End Government Overreach By Three-Letter Agencies? Submitted by Gun Owners of America, What do fishing, Three Letter Agencies, and gun rights all have in common? Well, thanks to…

Let The Games Begin: Biden Impeachment Inquiry Authorized By House The House on Wednesday approved the launch of a formal impeachment probe into President Biden, just hours after Hunter Biden ditched Congressional…

US Blocks Transfer Of Over 20,000 Rifles To Israel Over Settler Violence There’s been some serious mixed messaging and contradictory signals coming from the White House of late regarding Israel and the…

The GOP-led House has passed a Republican resolution to formalize an impeachment inquiry against the president The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to formalize the party’s ongoing impeachment probe…

The Trojan Horse That Would Force Your Barista To Spy On You Authored by Gene Schaerr via RealClear Wire, It was T.S. Eliot who coined the phrase “wilderness of mirrors” in his…

Boston Boondoggle: Sanctuary City May Grant Voting Rights To Noncitizens For Local Elections In a controversy-sparking move, Boston, a self-proclaimed sanctuary city, is weighing a resolution to allow immigrants with “legal status”…

The decision comes just a day before the bloc is set to discuss new aid to Kiev and accession talks opposed by Budapest The EU Commission announced it was releasing billions of…

Israel Orders Ports To Hide Online Shipping Schedules Due To Yemen Threat Via The Cradle, Israel’s National Security Council issued an “urgent instruction” on Tuesday ordering Israeli ports to remove information on…

The Awakening: Donors Are Finally Seeing The Radicalization Of American Higher Education Authored by Jonathan Turley, “How many lives are 1200 Israelis worth?” That chilling question was put forward by a Rhode…

Powell “Pivots”, Sends Dow To Record High With Election-Year Rate-Cut Projection Did Powell get a ‘Biden-esque’ tap on the shoulder? The Powell pivot begins. Dec 1: “It would be premature to ……

The Fed Is “All Over The Place & Just Guessing” Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, Let’s start with the dots. So year-end 2024 is “only” back to where it was…

The elimination of Hamas will make the region a safer place for both Israelis and Palestinians, Israeli politician Sharren Haskel says Israel’s operation in Gaza has entered its third month. The campaign…

Someone asked: …”[Alex] Jones’ theory of the “massive cyber-attack” that requires a lockdown of the internet, followed by a limited access/controlled access internet where only approved (“safe”) sites can be accessed is…

Jim Grant: We’ve Yet To Feel The Full Consequences Of The “Era Of Free Money” Via SchiffGold.com, In a recent interview with Forbes, economic commentator and historian Jim Grant warned that we haven’t fully…

When questioned the man said he couldn’t recall how he’d traveled to the United States A man who said he couldn’t recall how he bypassed security and flew from Denmark to Los…

British systems are in danger due to a chronic lack of investment, according to a government study The United Kingdom is vulnerable to a “catastrophic” cyber attack that could cripple large sections…

Biden Meets With Families Of 8 American Captives Still Held In Gaza President Biden says he’s looking to restart Israel-Hamas negotiations in order to gain the freedom of the several Americans still…

Fed ‘Dovish Pivot’ Sparks Panic-Bid In Bonds, Stocks, & Gold Between the ‘dovish’ dots and the optimistic inflationary comments (and SEP), The Fed delivered more than the doves could have hoped… Looking…

Watch Live: Will Fed Chair Powell Unleash The Hawknado? So, as expected, The Fed did nothing on rates, adjusted its dots dovishly (more than expected), and the market kneejerked exuberantly… Gold, bonds,…

Fed ‘Dots’ Signal Major Dovish Pivot For Election Year Tl;dr: Powell “pivoted”. Instead of the old mantra of “don’t fight The Fed”, it appears The Fed’s new mantra is “don’t fight the…

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Germany’s parliament to bypass the national debt threshold for the sake of helping Ukraine Germany might have to declare an emergency at home just to provide…

You might be having a bad week if you are touting yourself as the next best hope for Casey’s tiara and you find yourself losing by 41 points to the guy you…

Moscow slammed the removal of the Red Army statue in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, as “rehabilitation of Nazism” The dismantling of a 37-meter tall monument honoring the Soviet Army soldiers who liberated Bulgaria,…

The IT systems of Ukraine’s largest telecommunications operator have been partially destroyed Ukraine’s primary mobile network provider, Kyivstar, has been brought down by what is described as one of the biggest cyberattacks…

A US senator said last week that governments have been monitoring smartphone users Tech giant Apple now requires a court order to disclose data about users’ push notifications, making it more difficult…