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At the same time the Colorado Republican Party files a petition to the United States Supreme Court to overturn a disqualification ruling issued by the Colorado Supreme Court {link}, a challenge that…

Democrat Secretary Of State Kicks Trump Off Maine Ballot A day after former president Trump’s lawyers demanded the Maine secretary of state recuse herself from her upcoming decision on the former president’s…

The former president has been disqualified in Maine Maine has become the second US state to officially disqualify Donald Trump from seeking a new term as president in 2024. He was previously…

Propaganda of the termination of pregnancy is unacceptable, the largest church is Russia has said The deliberate termination of pregnancy is tantamount to murder, the Russian Orthodox Church said in a statement…

“They’re Openly Telling Us They’re Going To Brainwash The Next Generation Of Americans…” Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Award-winning journalist Alex Newman, author of the popular book “Deep State,” is back from the recent…

“Expect To Be Shot”, Ohio Prosecutor Tells Would-Be Store Looters Hamilton County Ohio Prosecutor Melissa Powers was forced to weigh in on the issue of self-defense during robbery attempts after indicting a…

Dmitry Kuleba derided the EU for not making enough weapons to give Kiev Western Europe isn’t producing enough weapons and ammunition to supply either Kiev or itself, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba…

Leprosy, Polio, Malaria, TB, Measles… And Massive Unscreened Illegal Immigration Authored by James Varney via RealClear Wire, Successful public health campaigns and medical advances have enabled the United States to conquer a…

First Costco, Now Walmart? Major Retailers Now Offer Gold Bars X users report that Walmart is the latest major retailer to offer a variety of gold products in its online store. This…

Is The US Ready For China’s Mass-Produced Humanoid Robots? Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Chinese regime has unveiled plans to mass produce humanoid robots in an…

Caracas says London’s move violated the deal with Guyana over the disputed Essequibo region Britain’s decision to dispatch a warship to Guyana breaches the “spirit” of the agreement to resolve the Essequibo…

Venezuela Launches 5,000+ Troop Exercise In Response To UK Warship’s Approach Just on the heels of the recent panic over the risk of a Venezuela invasion of its neighbor Guyana, fears which finally subsided over…

“Entire society” must be ready “when thing go wrong,” General Martin Wijnen has said The Netherlands should urgently get ready to face a security challenge posed by an “increasingly assertive” Russia, the…

The Chicago Mayor’s Hat Trick Of Dreadful Policies Authored by Charles Lipson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), When your city elects a mayor whose main job qualification is “organizer for the…

Bank Bailout Fund Usage Soars To Another Record High As 2023 Sees Greatest Annual Money-Market Inflows Ever After two weeks of outflows, money-market funds returned to inflows in the week ending 12/27,…

Victor Davis Hanson Exposes “Our Razor’s Edge” Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, At the end of the year, we are on the razor’s edge of many things that soon…

Crude, Crypto, & Credit Crumble As S&P Nears Record High The penultimate trading day of the year was ‘mixed’ with Small Cap stocks and Treasury Bonds down; The dollar and The Dow…

Rash Of Swatting Targeting Conservatives Could Have Deadly Consequences Authored by Matthew Lysiak via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A growing trend of conservative politicians and thought leaders being targeted by 911…

US Beer Industry Faces “Five-Alarm Fire” As Sales Plunge To 25-Year Low The American beer industry is facing a “five-alarm fire,” Craig Purser, president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, warned in…

The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, The real minimum wage is always zero… Restaurant workers in California are about to find that out the hard…

The US has pushed for a “stabilization phase” and ending military operations The Israeli war cabinet intends to discuss a post-war plan for Gaza on Thursday, for the first time since October…

The failed Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Israel-Hamas war, and other events have marked a turn away from US hegemony The year 2023 was a banner year for change, underscoring the reality of a…

The celebrity gossip outlet has claimed 85% likelihood that the AI actually wrote the statement Rapper Kanye ‘Ye’ West’s Hebrew-language apology for anti-Semitic comments appears to have been generated by the ChatGPT…

With elections across the world, a lot could be about to change and the position of the minority has never looked so perilous This year began with one fierce military confrontation of…

Kansas School Approves ‘Satan Club’ Over Objections Of Students, Parents Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times, “High School Satan Club” will now be included among the extracurricular offerings at Olathe…

Boeing Urges Airlines To Inspect 737 Max After “Possible Loose Bolt” For Rudder System The clowns running the Boeing 737 Max program face another quality control issue: “A possible loose bolt in…

US Republicans are “distancing” themselves from America’s international “obligations,” The Greens co-chair Omid Nouripour warns The loss of Washington’s military and financial support is likely to be critical for Kiev as America’s…

Lindsey Graham wants the IRGC headquarters “blown off the map” The US should bomb Iranian oil fields and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps HQ in retaliation for Houthi attacks on Red Sea…

Closing Out 2023 With A Very Ugly, Tailing 7Y Auction It’s only appropriate that a year which saw 10Y rates soar above 5%, the most in 16 years, before sliding on fears…

Argentina’s President Javier Milei Signs Decree Slashing 5,000 Government Jobs Authored by Katabellla Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, has revealed plans to lay off an…

Heritage Foundation Sues CIA Over Alleged Lab-Leak Bribes The Heritage Foundation has sued the CIA for records related to allegations that the agency’s COVID Discovery Team received ‘monetary incentives‘ (bribes) to change…

Chicago City Council Blocks Effort To Allow Citizens To Vote On Sanctuary City Status Authored by Jonathan Turley, When my family and I were driving back from Chicago, a vote of the…

Tesla’s Q4: Analysts Expect Record Deliveries, But Miss On 2 Million Vehicle Delivery Target Tesla deliveries are expected to hit another record for the fourth quarter, but will fall short of the…

Peter Schiff: This Will Send Gold Off To The Races Via SchiffGold.com, Peter Schiff recently appeared on the Commodity Culture podcast to talk about gold. He said that while gold has done relatively well this…

“People Care About Prices, Jobs, & Mortgage Rates” – Art Laffer Blows Up ‘Bidenomics’ Bullshit “They care about prices, jobs and mortgage rates.” Well known economist Art Laffer is astonished by the…

Illegal Immigrants With Anchor Babies Using Up More Welfare Than American Citizens: Report Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Households that are headed by illegal immigrants and have U.S.-born children…

WTI Holds ‘Death Cross’ Losses After Unexpected & Large Crude Draw Oil prices have extended their losses from yesterday with WTI back below $74 following last night’s unexpected crude inventory build reported…

The fight against Nazism is what historically unites Russia and the Middle Eastern country, the foreign minister said The goals declared by Israel for its ongoing operation against Hamas militants in Gaza…

The ECHR gives priority to anti-Russian complaints while “censoring” Moscow’s concerns, Russia’s deputy foreign minister says The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been reduced to the role of a Western…

An investigation has been launched after three people were found dead, having been taken in for questioning by the security forces Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has promised “justice” amid an investigation…

The appellate court has commuted the death sentence to ex-navy officers 1.5 years after they were detained, the government has said The appellate court in Qatar has commuted the death sentence earlier…

The former US president briefly appeared in the 1992 box-office smash alongside Macaulay Culkin Donald Trump has rejected a claim by movie director Chris Columbus that he “bullied” his way into his…

The New Year will be celebrated 11 times at the expo RUSSIA EXPO, an international exhibition and forum, invites guests to celebrate the New Year with a festive array of entertaining events,…

Under the current circumstances, demands for Ukraine to reclaim its 1991 borders are a call “for genocide,” Sergey Lavrov argues Ukraine’s conditions for ending the conflict with Russia, as declared in the…

The woman who became a nightmare for the architects of Western sanctions against Russia gives her first interview in two years The head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, has held…

The Energy Transition Is Not Just About EV Batteries Authored by Tom Albanese via RealClear Wire, The world is becoming increasingly electric and connected, transitioning towards a future powered by batteries and…

US Pending Home Sales Index Slumps To New Record Low In November With new home sales plummeting (playing catch-down to reality) and existing home sales bouncing very modestly off record lows (SAAR),…

The US currency is used to undermine the competitive rights of other countries, Russia’s foreign minister says The US dollar is being used as an instrument for regime change and interference in…

Kiev, Odessa and Kharkov are Russian cities, the country’s former president has said The removal of the Western-backed government of Vladimir Zelensky is an undeclared but a “most important and inevitable goal”…

Federal Judge Rejects Press Freedom Claims By Project Veritas In Ashley Biden Diary Case Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that…

The most popular countries for Russian travelers are Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa The Association of Russian tour operators (ATOR) reported on Tuesday that sub-Saharan African countries are now in high demand…

The Currency Narrative Has Changed On A Dime Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, What could the difference of a couple of quarters make to the overall year’s scorecard? Well, a…

Democratic Mayors Of New York, Chicago, Denver Plead For Help As Migrant Storm Worsens The Democratic mayors of three sanctuary cities, Chicago, New York City, and Denver, warned their metro areas are…

The first passengers have traveled from Ekaterinburg by ‘Finist’, an analog of the ‘Lastochka’ train made by German firm Siemens Russian Railways (RZD) put its first fully “import substituted” train into service…

This year alone 288,000 people applied to sign deals with the armed forces, according to defense ministry report cited by media More than 640,000 people are currently serving on contract in the…

Jacques Delors headed the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 and served as France’s finance minister Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, who is regularly described as the creator of the EU…

The West must be convinced that their policies are reckless and could have consequences, says Sergey Karaganov Russia should revise its nuclear doctrine and lower its nuclear threshold in order to deter…

The Myth Of A Goldilocks Outlook, No Recession, Low Inflation, & Positive Growth Authored by Law Ka-chung via The Epoch Times, Since the assertion by the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jay…

Kiev wants to coerce draft dodgers to return home and fight Russia with various restrictions Media reports indicate a surge in attendance of Ukrainian consular offices in some European nations, as Kiev…

Continuing Jobless Claims Hover Near Two-Year Highs At End 2023 The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose from 206k to 218k in the week ending 12/23…

The diplomatic mission in Burkina Faso had been closed since 1992 The Russian embassy in Burkina Faso has officially resumed operations after being closed for over three decades. The move on Thursday…

Nasdaq Futures Hit Recorder Highs As Santa Rally Just Keeps Going The relentless Santa rally can’t stop, won’t stop, and while S&P futures swung between modest gains and losses, Nasdaq 100 index futures edged…

Fetterman To Carville: ‘Shut The F*** Up’ Over Biden’s Sagging 2024 Prospects Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman spontaneously ripped into fellow Democrat James Carville, telling the seasoned pundit and former Bill Clinton ’92…

The Banks Are Not OK Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, It has been nine months since the spectacular and sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. After witnessing three of…

21 SPAC Companies Go Bust, Wiping out $46 Billion In Equity An increasing number of startups that have merged with special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are running out of cash and…

Kim Jong-un said Pyongyang would expand ties with “anti-imperialist countries” in response to aggression from the US and its allies North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that Pyongyang must increase its…

January Historically A Strong Month For Gold Via SchiffGold.com, If history is any indication, January will be a good month for gold. According to analysis by the World Gold Council, gold tends to…

Visualizing The Growth Of New Car Prices In The US New car prices have soared in recent years. As a result, those looking for a cheap new car have very few options…

Hostilities will likely end by late spring or early summer, the head of Zaporozhye Region has predicted By spring or summer 2024, the Ukrainian army will likely no longer be a credible…

Huawei has become one of the world’s largest chip manufacturers Huawei’s chipset subsidiary HiSilicon has become world’s fifth largest chipmaker, with a 3% share of the global chipset market, according to the…

The country’s economy would go into “survival” mode without foreign aid, its deputy prime minister has said The Ukrainian government could be forced to delay paying pensions and salaries to millions of…

Kiev should mobilize the entire country instead of the proposed additional 500,000 people, Vitaly Kim argues Ukraine should mobilize its entire population to fight against Russia instead of the 500 thousand recently…

The latest arms package confirms that Washington wants to fight Russia “to the last Ukrainian,” a senior diplomat has said The Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, has criticized Washington for…

Beijing’s food safety watchdog previously lifted a 15-year ban on imports Russian pork exports to China are set to resume for the first time in 15 years, Sergey Dankvert, head of national…

Congress Party’s Rahul Gandhi will embark on a tour from east to west of the country ahead of the 2024 general election Rahul Gandhi, the prominent leader of India’s oldest political party,…

Helsinki hurt itself when it abandoned decades of neutrality and allowed US troops on Finish soil, a senior Russian diplomat has argued Finland’s geographic location would make it Russia’s first target in…

Niger’s coup leaders claim the move is part of a commitment to protect sovereignty and the national interest Niger’s newly formed leadership has announced plans to reassess military agreements, signed by previous…

Europe Eyes Venezuelan Oil In Diversification Drive By Cyril Widdershoven of OilPrice.com Summary: Legal settlements involving PDVSA pave the way for increased oil production and export, particularly to energy-needy Europe. Venezuela’s strategic…

Uralchem reports that free fertilizers have been shipped to Nigeria A vessel has been loaded with more than 34,000 metric tons of potash at the port of Ventspils, Latvia, and it is…

And The World’s Biggest Quaffer Of Champagne Is… With Christmas and New Year’s celebrations upon us, many people currently stock up on their favorite drinks. And what better way to toast on…

Multiple Financial Executives Commit Suicide Amid China’s Financial Crisis Authored by Kane Zhang and Angela Bright via The Epoch Times, As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to purge its financial system,…

EU Readies €20BN Back-Up Plan To Fund Ukraine & Sidestep Hungary The European Union has prepared a €20 billion back-up plan (or $32.3 billion) in order to bypass objections of Hungary’s Viktor Orban over keeping…

More preparation is needed for talks between the leaders of Hungary and Ukraine to take place, Budapest has said The conditions are not yet in place for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…

The arming of the “Zelensky regime” will continue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has predicted The US and its allies will continue sending arms to Kiev since its goal of hurting Russia…

The Terrorism Dog That Didn’t Bite: A Look Back At Violent Extremism In 2023 Authored by Phil Gurski via The Epoch Times, Yes, I know this is the Christmas season and that…

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…

Avon has suspended plans to sell its plant and withdraw from the country, the outlet has reported International direct-sales cosmetics brand Avon has halted plans to sell its Russian business due to…

Exports to the bloc have plummeted following Western sanctions, Deputy Prime Minister Novak says Russian oil sales to the EU have shrunk to a tenth of their former level due to Western…

Lavrov denounced both terrorist acts and “collective punishment” as unacceptable It is necessary to break the vicious circle of violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an…

Escobar: Russia-China Are On A Roll Authored by Pepe Escobar, While the dogs of war bark, lie and steal, the Russia-China caravan strolls on… 2023 may be defined for posterity as The…

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…

A Shrunken Arsenal: The Alarming Decline Of U.S. Munitions Authored by Joe Buccino via RealClear Wire, As fighting rages in the Middle East and Europe and China looms as a threat, America’s…

Visualizing The Global Distribution Of Wealth, By Region The distribution of wealth provides insight into a region’s stage of economic maturity. As economies grow, they are more likely to have a higher…

New California Law Requires Stores To Carry “Gender-Neutral” Toys Authored by Jonathan Turley, There are a number of new laws that will kick in in 2024, but one of the most interesting…

Russia Warns Japan Against “Hostile Actions” Of Exporting Patriot Missiles For Ukraine Russia and Japan historically were enemies but in recent decades moved to being ‘frenemies’ given improved relations but also the…

An interesting set of details amid a few reports on Ukraine, with one very interesting White House announcement under section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). First, as previously…

The Fear Factor And Winning The Independent Voter Authored by Adam Brandon via RealClear Wire, Voter trust and fear over the 2024 election are driving unprecedented interest in independent voters. The candidate…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is discussing the impact of illegal alien arrivals in his town.  “We have reached a critical point in this mission that absent real, significant intervention immediately, our local…

A multipolar world is needed to ensure peace and stability, the Russian foreign minister says The West is sowing chaos around the world, fueling conflicts to satisfy its own needs at the…

The Worst ‘Candyflation’ Is Yet To Come As Cocoa Prices Near Record Cocoa prices Wednesday hit $4,285 per ton in New York, the highest level since 1978, as the outlook of poor…