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Court Upholds $7.8 Million Verdict For Transit Workers Fired For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Court Upholds $7.8 Million Verdict For Transit Workers Fired For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge in California has rejected an effort…

WTI Holds Near 3-Month Highs As Cushing ‘Tank Bottoms’ Loom

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

WTI Holds Near 3-Month Highs As Cushing ‘Tank Bottoms’ Loom Oil prices kicked off 2025 with strong gains as WTI pushed above $73 – its highest since October – as it broke…

Kiev faces $1 billion in annual losses after halting Russian gas transit – Reuters

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Ukraine plans to make up the revenue by raising tariffs on local industries, the news agency has said Ukraine’s decision to cease transit of Russian natural gas to Europe will cost up…

“Another ESG Rat Jumps Ship”: Morgan Stanley Quits Net-Zero Banking Alliance Ahead Of Trump 2.0

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

“Another ESG Rat Jumps Ship”: Morgan Stanley Quits Net-Zero Banking Alliance Ahead Of Trump 2.0 The US could be in the very early stages of recovery after a decade of toxic ESG and Net Zero…

Musk calls for snap UK election in attack on Starmer

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The US-based tech billionaire has lashed out at the British prime minister in a string of tweets SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has slammed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and called…

NATO member bans TikTok for ‘perversity’

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Critics have accused the Albanian government of political censorship Albania is about to enact a year-long ban on TikTok in the name of protecting children and teens. However, critics of Prime Minister…

Biden To Award Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson With Medals For J6 Witch Hunt

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Biden To Award Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson With Medals For J6 Witch Hunt President Joe Biden will award two members of the January 6th Committee – Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson…

Hindenburg Research Latest In A Long Line Of Short Sellers Critical On Carvana

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Hindenburg Research Latest In A Long Line Of Short Sellers Critical On Carvana Shares of Carvana are on watch after short seller Hindenburg Research joins what can only be described as a…

Georgia Judge Found Dead In Courthouse

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Georgia Judge Found Dead In Courthouse Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A state court judge in Georgia was found dead in a county courtroom on Tuesday morning…

Chinese hackers broke into US sanctions department – WaPo

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Beijing denies any involvement in the alleged cyberattack Chinese hackers targeted the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) in a “major incident” that took place last month, the Washington…

Key Moments From The 118th Congress

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Key Moments From The 118th Congress Authored by Joseph Lord, Jackson Richman & Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The 119th Congress of the United States will officially sit for…

Euro falls to two-year low against dollar

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Economic and political instability has battered the Eurozone currency The euro has fallen to its weakest level against the US dollar in more than two years, reaching EUR/USD 1.03. The slump comes…

Fyodor Lukyanov: Western Europe risks losing everything. Here’s why

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The global order born in 1985 is unraveling – from Perestroika to Trump, power now replaces rules By 2025, the global development paradigm that began 40 years ago has reached its natural…

The Political Consequences Of Ukraine’s Decision To Cut Off Russian Gas To Europe

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The Political Consequences Of Ukraine’s Decision To Cut Off Russian Gas To Europe Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Russia and the EU will manage the latest phase of their US-instigated divorce…

Tesla Stock Dips After Vehicle Sales Decline Annually Despite Record Q4 Deliveries

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Tesla Stock Dips After Vehicle Sales Decline Annually Despite Record Q4 Deliveries Tesla stock is selling off prior to the cash open on Thursday after the company missed on its Q4 and…

Palestine blocks Al Jazeera

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The Palestinian Authority has accused the Qatar-based network of “stirring strife” in the West Bank The Al Jazeera news network has been temporarily banned from operating in the West Bank by the…

Asian LNG prices to rise because of Ukraine – Bloomberg

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Kiev ended the transit of Russian gas to the EU on January 1 after refusing to extend a five-year contract with Moscow The cessation of natural gas flows from Russia to European…

Why Dostoyevsky is trending on TikTok

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

How Russia’s darkest writer became trendy among British teenagers Throughout December, the internet buzzed with surprise over the sudden popularity of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella White Nights among British youth. Thanks to viral posts…

White House Calls For Syria Elections ‘As Soon As Possible’ In Response To Jolani’s 4-Year Timeline

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

White House Calls For Syria Elections ‘As Soon As Possible’ In Response To Jolani’s 4-Year Timeline Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, A US official explained that the Joe Biden…

Soldiers sentenced to death to enforce military discipline

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

13 servicemen in the DR Congo have been convicted on charges including murder and cowardice Thirteen soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sentenced to death in an effort to…

Finland Imposes Travel Ban On Crew Of Cable-Cutting Tanker, Prepares To Inspect

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Finland Imposes Travel Ban On Crew Of Cable-Cutting Tanker, Prepares To Inspect Following the seizure of the Eagle S, an oil tanker that departed from the Russian port of Ust-Luga on Christmas…

Initial Jobless Claims Tumble To 8-Month Lows To End The Year

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Initial Jobless Claims Tumble To 8-Month Lows To End The Year The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time tumbled to 211k in the last week of 2024…

“A Bit Troubling” – Chinese Stocks Suffer Worst Start To A Year Since 2016 As ‘Trump Effect’ Looms

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

“A Bit Troubling” – Chinese Stocks Suffer Worst Start To A Year Since 2016 As ‘Trump Effect’ Looms China’s market turmoiled overnight after the Caixin Manufacturing PMI fell to 50.5 from 51.5…

US Futures Rebound To Start 2025 Even As China Crashes

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

US Futures Rebound To Start 2025 Even As China Crashes US equity futures rebounded strongly on the first trading day of 2025 after 4 straight days of losses, ending 2024 on a soggy…

China slaps dual-use export ban on US corporations

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Boeing, Lockheed Martin and other defense contractors have been targeted China has banned sales of dual-use products to 28 American military suppliers over increased concerns about national security, the country’s Commerce Ministry…

India begins clearing toxic waste 40 years after gas tragedy linked to US company

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Hazardous material from the 1984 Bhopal leak that killed tens of thousands is finally being removed Authorities have begun clearing approximately 377 tons of toxic waste from the site of a gas…

Azerbaijan rebukes Iran over ‘insult’

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Tehran’s charge d’affaires was summoned by the Foreign Ministry in Baku after comments made during a religious ceremony in Iran sparked widespread condemnation Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires in…

The Factors That Will Drive Oil Prices In 2025

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The Factors That Will Drive Oil Prices In 2025 Authored by Irina Slav via Oilprice.com Focus on China’s oil demand, predicted to peak in 2025 or 2027, is expected to keep a…

These Are The US Government Agencies With The Highest Paid Employees

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

These Are The US Government Agencies With The Highest Paid Employees Today, some of the highest paid U.S. federal agencies are financial regulators overseeing multi-trillion dollar asset markets. While the median pay…

World’s top earners break wealth record – Bloomberg

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The combined net worth of the 500 richest people surpassed $10 trillion last year Last year witnessed an unprecedented surge in the wealth of the world’s richest individuals. According to the Bloomberg…

Populism To Protect American Workers

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Populism To Protect American Workers Authored by Steve Cortes via RealClearWire.com, Time to prioritize the citizens and taxpayers of our homeland… When considering immigration policy, we must first affirm that America is…

Is 2025 Going To Look Like A Hollywood Disaster Movie?

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Is 2025 Going To Look Like A Hollywood Disaster Movie? Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, What kind of year is 2025 going to be?  If you ask 1,000…

Beyond China: Which Countries Hold The Key To Future Rare Earth Supplies?

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Beyond China: Which Countries Hold The Key To Future Rare Earth Supplies? Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, Rare earth elements are crucial for clean energy, advanced technology, and modern warfare, making…

Clean Energy Benchmark Is Natural Gas: Today And For The Future

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Clean Energy Benchmark Is Natural Gas: Today And For The Future Authored by The Empowerment Alliance via RealClearEnergy, Much has been said in recent months about America’s energy production and consumption. Specifically,…

Tesla Cyber Truck that Exploded in Front of Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Linked to Truck Used in New Orleans Terror Attack

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The messaging within the attack in Las Vegas is very clear.  A Tesla Cyber Truck (Elon Musk) was used to attack the Trump Hotel.  Obviously, a targeted attack messaging the incoming presidency…

Suspect behind Cybertruck explosion named – media

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The driver was reportedly an army veteran, similar to the perpetrator of the New Orleans terrorist attack Investigators have identified the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International…

January 2nd – 2025 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 1445

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

“This was no small thing, to restore a republic after it had fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may have been…

Thursday January 2nd – Open Thread

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

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…

Hanukkah lights vandalized in Ukraine amid neo-Nazi march (VIDEO)

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

A menorah in Lviv was damaged as Ukrainian nationalists celebrated the birthday of Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera A Hanukkah menorah in Lviv, Ukraine was vandalized by an unknown perpetrator as nationalists celebrated…

Trump Should Terminate The Bilateral Security Agreement Between The US & Ukraine

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Trump Should Terminate The Bilateral Security Agreement Between The US & Ukraine Authored by Andfrew Korybko via substack, New York Times contributor Rajan Menon wrote in a mid-December op-ed that Trump is unlikely to…

Hungary loses EU funding amid rule-of-law dispute

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Brussels claims the country has failed to tackle corruption and implement reforms, while Budapest says it has met all requirements Hungary has officially lost access to over €1 billion ($1.04 billion) in…

Scholz ally warns US of strained relations over Musk’s jabs

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The tycoon’s remarks targeting German leaders are “crossing a line between friendly states,” the SPD’s Rolf Mutzenich says Elon Musk’s verbal attacks on German leaders risk straining relations between Berlin and Washington,…

Orban rival calls for early Hungarian elections

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Peter Magyar has demanded a snap vote, slamming the current prime minister’s rule as ineffective and divisive Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s rival for the 2026 election, Peter Magyar, has demanded that…

Escobar: 2025 – A Second Renaissance, Or Chaos?

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Escobar: 2025 – A Second Renaissance, Or Chaos? Authored by Pepe Escobar, It’s a dazzling Tuscan winter morning, and I am inside the legendary Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, founded in…

UN slams Ukraine’s crackdown on Christian church

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Kiev’s restrictions on religious institutions could undermine basic freedoms, the organization’s human rights watchdog has said Kiev has failed to justify its persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), the UN Office…

A U.S. Marine And An American Hero

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

A U.S. Marine And An American Hero Authored by Breck Henderson via RealClearDefense, When I woke up on the morning of November 6, I felt that America had changed.  A new spirit…

Waste Of The Day: Highly Paid Boston Official Can’t Afford Attorney

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Waste Of The Day: Highly Paid Boston Official Can’t Afford Attorney Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: When Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson faces trial on public corruption charges, she’ll…

New Orleans terrorist attack: What we know so far

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The New Year’s car-ramming and shooting left 15 dead and dozens injured as authorities search for possible accomplices US federal authorities are investigating the attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, as an “act…

Read Between The Lies: A Pattern Recognition Guide

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Read Between The Lies: A Pattern Recognition Guide Authored by Josh Stylman via The Brownstone Institute, When Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, announced during Event 201’s pandemic drill in 2019 that they would…

“What Is The Biggest Risk For 2025” And 13 Other Highlights From DB’s 2025 Market Survey

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

“What Is The Biggest Risk For 2025” And 13 Other Highlights From DB’s 2025 Market Survey The Deutche Bank 2025 global financial market survey had 471 responses from around the world, and…

The Senselessness Of Certain Wars: Reflections From Vietnam To Ukraine

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The Senselessness Of Certain Wars: Reflections From Vietnam To Ukraine Authored by Hans Mahncke via Truth Over News, I have been a huge fan of Vietnam and its people ever since my…

Biden confirms probe into ‘possible connection’ between New Orleans attack and Cybertruck blast

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Federal authorities probe potential links between a terror attack in New Orleans and a Cybertruck explosion outside a Las Vegas hotel US President Joe Biden addressed the nation Wednesday night, outlining federal…

Former CIA Officer Warns: 1,000 Al-Qaeda Fighters In US For Next Homeland Attack

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Former CIA Officer Warns: 1,000 Al-Qaeda Fighters In US For Next Homeland Attack  In a recent discussion on the Shawn Ryan Show, former CIA targeting officer Sarah Adams warned of a potentially devastating attack…

Gunman kills 10 in Montenegro mass shooting

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Two children lost their lives after a bar brawl in Cetinje escalated into a shooting spree At least 10 people, including two children, were killed in a shooting rampage on Wednesday in…

Top DOJ Officials Leaked Non-Public Info To Media “Days Before An Election”: Inspector General

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Top DOJ Officials Leaked Non-Public Info To Media “Days Before An Election”: Inspector General Not content to The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) revealed this week that…

A Roadmap For DOGE’s 30 Percent Budget Cut

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

A Roadmap For DOGE’s 30 Percent Budget Cut Authored by Nikolai Wenzel via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy laid…

Musk calls Cybertruck explosion ‘likely act of terrorism’

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

The billionaire also suggested a possible link between the Las Vegas incident and the deadly car attack in New Orleans The explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in…

Ukrainians hold torchlit march to honor WW2 Nazi collaborator (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Crowds in Lviv carried nationalist flags and shouted slogans in tribute to Stepan Bandera Hundreds of Ukrainians marched through the center of Lviv bearing torches, flares and red and black neo-Nazi flags…

Moscow Fumes, Vows Response, After State Media Telegram Channels Blocked In EU

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Moscow Fumes, Vows Response, After State Media Telegram Channels Blocked In EU Moscow is fuming after at the start of this week several Russian state media outlets were blocked for EU-based users of…

Appeals Court Upholds Deal That Removes Death Penalty For Alleged 9/11 Mastermind

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Appeals Court Upholds Deal That Removes Death Penalty For Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of Defense’s appeals court has turned down…

Jack Be Gone: Special Counsel Withdraws From Classified Documents Case Against Trump Co-Defendants

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Jack Be Gone: Special Counsel Withdraws From Classified Documents Case Against Trump Co-Defendants Special Counsel Jack Smith has withdrawn from the classified documents case against two of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the…

Reminder: Elon Musk Gave DOJ the User Data of Every MAGA Account on Twitter

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

There are many people who only became aware of Elon Musk after he dropped Ron DeSantis and took up a position in support of President Trump. Most of those people do not…

12 Dead, Dozens Injured as Truck Runs Through Crowd in New Orleans, Bourbon Street

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

“The 8th District is currently working a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street. There are 30 injured patients and 10 12…

On The Way Out The Door, Biden Is Emptying The Coffers

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

On The Way Out The Door, Biden Is Emptying The Coffers Authored by Lawrence McDonald via The Bear Traps Report, The Legendary “W” Games Over the last 250 years of American political…

Tesla Cybertruck catches fire outside Trump hotel (VIDEO)

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Footage has surfaced on social media showing the vehicle parked just outside engulfed in flames A Tesla erupted in flames outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, forcing an evacuation…

Americans’ Top New Year’s Resolutions For 2025

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Americans’ Top New Year’s Resolutions For 2025 Planning to save more money is once again top of mind for many Americans making resolutions for 2025. As Statista’;s Anna Fleck shows in the…

End Of An Era: Ukraine Halts Transit Of Russian Gas To Europe

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

End Of An Era: Ukraine Halts Transit Of Russian Gas To Europe An era came to a close in Europe on the first day of 2025. Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines…

Ukraine must be held accountable for ‘stealing’ US aid – The Hill

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Zelensky’s government should answer for its massive misuse of aid, a piece published by the Washington-based outlet demands Vladimir Zelensky’s government in Ukraine must answer for the corruption and theft of Western…

MEP claims Russia ready for peace talks

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Bratislava can “only support” Moscow’s pursuit of peace, Katarina Roth-Nevedyalova has told TASS Bratislava is well aware that Moscow is striving for peace, Slovak MEP Katarina Roth-Nevedyalova told TASS on Wednesday. The…

Putin calls for AI alliance with China

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Beijing has developed some of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence technology Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government and Sberbank, the country’s largest bank and a tech innovator, to team…

Cybertruck “Blew Up” Outside Trump Hotel In Vegas

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Cybertruck “Blew Up” Outside Trump Hotel In Vegas  With everyone on edge after the New Orleans ‘terrorist attack‘ on Bourbon Street early this morning, reports flooded X moments ago of a ‘boom’…

Unless Something Changes, 4 Years From Now We Will Be 51 Trillion Dollars In Debt

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Unless Something Changes, 4 Years From Now We Will Be 51 Trillion Dollars In Debt Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, The U.S. government is currently constructing the most colossal monument in…

Historic first: Two chess players crowned world blitz champions

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

The historic solution occurred after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi played seven games that ended without a final victor Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi were jointly awarded the World Blitz Championship…

Gold In 2025? Tragically Predictable

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Gold In 2025? Tragically Predictable Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, Another year is ending, which means it’s time to look back in order to better look forward. For 2025, I see…

EU state to open Nazi collaborators archive to public

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Documents scheduled for release contain data on more than 400,000 Dutch people, The Guardian has reported A trove of data on suspected WWII Nazi collaborators in the Netherlands is scheduled to become…

Asia Dominates The World’s Most Economically Optimistic Countries

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Asia Dominates The World’s Most Economically Optimistic Countries Over the last year, the future strength of the global economy has been a mixed picture amid rising protectionism and geopolitical conflict. In the…

Mexico faces tequila overproduction crisis

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Industry experts link the trend with lower demand in the US, its key consumer Mexico is grappling with an overproduction of tequila, with more than 500 million liters in inventory, the Financial…

New Orleans massacre is ‘act of terrorism’ – FBI

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

The lead agent on the case initially stated the incident was not a terror attack The FBI has said that it is investigating the killing of ten people in the US city…

How Africa Became A Key Link For Mexican Cartels In Fentanyl Production

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

How Africa Became A Key Link For Mexican Cartels In Fentanyl Production Authored by Darren Taylor via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Mexican organized crime group accused of fueling the United…

Russia strikes Ukrainian naval drone assembly site – MOD

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

The wave of attacks has also damaged military airfields and an energy facility, according to the Defense Ministry Russia has carried out a wave of strikes aimed at a Ukrainian energy facility,…

Foreign Jihadists Appointed To Senior Positions In New Syrian Military

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Foreign Jihadists Appointed To Senior Positions In New Syrian Military Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Foreign jihadists have been appointed in senior positions in the new Syrian military, which is now led by…

German energy official asks citizens to save gas

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Consumption jumped by almost 6% in the final three months of 2024, according to grid chief Klaus Muller German households and businesses should save gas to avoid shortages, the country’s energy regulator,…

Polish FM slammed for celebrating gas cutoff

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Radoslaw Sikorski has been criticized online for declaring the end of Russian gas imports via Ukraine a “victory” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has celebrated Ukraine’s decision to halt the flow of…

Putin’s New Year’s Speech Marks Exactly 25 Years In Power: ‘Russians Should Be Proud’

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Putin’s New Year’s Speech Marks Exactly 25 Years In Power: ‘Russians Should Be Proud’ President Vladimir Putin has issued a traditional New Year’s Eve speech on Tuesday, which marks exactly 25 years of…

At least ten killed as car plows into crowd in New Orleans: LIVE UPDATES

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

After running people over, the driver got out of the vehicle and opened fire at police, witnesses have said At least ten people have been killed and dozens more injured after an…

Zelensky accused of lying in New Year’s address

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

The Ukrainian leader has received flak for allegedly misrepresenting South Korean weapons as domestically produced Sapsan missiles Vladimir Zelensky has been accused by several media outlets of presenting South Korean missiles as…

‘We, the brave British, now building concentration camps’: How liberation movements in Africa were labelled ‘terrorist’

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Western colonizers for years depicted themselves as saviors protecting locals from ‘satanic and barbaric terrorists’ who were actually fighting for their freedom For centuries, African countries fought for freedom from the shackles…

Taliban orders NGOs to fire female workers

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Women have been largely erased from public spaces since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 The Taliban government has said it would close all national and foreign nongovernmental organizations in…

The Deep State’s Triumph: 2024 & The Erosion Of Liberty

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

The Deep State’s Triumph: 2024 & The Erosion Of Liberty Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “Everyday the future looks a little bit darker.” – Alan Moore, Watchmen We…

France Launches First Air Raids Over Syria Since Assad’s Overthrow

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

France Launches First Air Raids Over Syria Since Assad’s Overthrow Now France is getting in on the Syria action in the wake of President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow on December 8. Currently the…

10 Dead, 30 Injured After Truck Plows Into Crowd On Bourbon Street

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

10 Dead, 30 Injured After Truck Plows Into Crowd On Bourbon Street Watch Live:   *   *   *  Update (0730ET): Local media outlets have published an image of the truck involved in…

Russia-Ukraine gas transit deal ends: Why it matters

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Kiev has refused to prolong its five-year contract with Moscow despite appeals from EU states whose energy security is now in jeopardy Russia has officially stopped supplying gas to the EU through…

EU state’s PM warns of ‘severe consequences’ over Russian gas halt

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Slovakia’s leader has blasted “nonsensical geopolitical goals” within the bloc and warned of severe impacts on smaller nations Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has expressed deep concern over the cessation of Russian…

Beijing dismisses cyberattack accusations as ‘politically motivated’

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

The US Treasury has said it suffered a major data breach, accusing state-sponsored Chinese hackers of responsibility China has strongly denied it conducted a state-sponsored cyberattack on the US Treasury Department, following…

Halting Russian gas transit to EU is ‘historic event’ – Ukraine

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Kiev allowed the five-year contract with Moscow to lapse on January 1, jeopardizing energy supplies to the bloc The halt of Russian natural gas supplies to the EU through Ukraine marks a…

Transnistria switches off heating after gas supply via Ukraine stops

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Only medical facilities will be kept warm in Moldova’s breakaway region, the local energy company has said Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has halted heating and hot water supply to households on…

Ten Russian regions ban crypto mining

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Areas with power shortages are subject to the restrictions until 2031 Crypto mining in ten Russian regions is limited or completely banned starting Wednesday. The restrictions introduced in areas facing electricity shortages…

Court denies Pentagon chief’s attempt to revoke 9/11 plea deals – media

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

The agreements reached in summer could see the suspects acknowledging responsibility for the attacks in exchange for avoiding the death penalty A military appeals court decided on Monday that US Defense Secretary…

A New Year Awaits

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

2024 has been one heck of a ride.  I mean, wow. This is the year when so many assumptions collapsed because we did not pretend. I will have other thoughts on the…

Trump eager to settle Ukraine conflict – Zelensky

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

The US president-elect understands what it takes to achieve lasting peace, the Ukrainian leader has said US President-elect Donald Trump is fully capable of achieving peace in Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky has said,…

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