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Ukraine’s central bank is seeking to replace ‘kopiyka’ with ‘shag’ as part of a major de-Russification campaign The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has proposed renaming the country’s smallest currency unit, the…

The banking regulator is reportedly interested in joining Russia’s financial messaging system in the push towards de-dollarization The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering the use of Russia’s alternative to the…

The International Criminal Court should consider the consequences if someone dared to enforce the order, the ex-Russian president has said The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Carmaker Chery became the largest foreign company in Russia by revenue in 2023, according to Forbes Chinese car manufacturer Chery became the largest foreign company in Russia by revenue in 2023, according…

Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe has been accused of allegedly killing his girlfriend in 2023 Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe, a Kenian citizen wanted in Massachusetts for murder, has been extradited nearly a year…

The head of the streaming platform in the country has been summoned by New Delhi over a controversial TV series New Delhi has accused US streaming giant Netflix of hurting national sentiments…

The appointment of the monetary institution’s governor has sparked disagreement between the African country’s rival governments The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSML) has held talks in Tripoli to resolve a standoff…

Hungary Is First Central Bank To Pause Rate Cuts As Inflation Suddenly Jumps While the Fed has made it abundantly clear that it will officially end its hiking cycle in just over…

Nuclear Fusion, A Perpetually Distant Dream, Moves Closer To Reality Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Generating nearly limitless, clean, carbon-free energy from nuclear fusion—a vision that seems…

If Western weapons are used deep inside Russia, the consequences will affect both sides of the Atlantic, the ambassador has said The US will be directly impacted if its plans to further…

Relations between Moscow and Ulaanbaatar are developing in all areas, the Russian leader has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited his Mongolian counterpart, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, to attend the BRICS summit in…

Caracas has accused Washington of flouting international law, warning that it reserves the right to retaliate The US decision to seize a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is blatant “piracy,”…

China’s Expanding Illicit Drug Networks Raise Challenges For US Policy Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden signed a proclamation in August commemorating Overdose Awareness Week,…

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…

Sunday’s regional elections are a rebuke to Berlin’s disastrous policies, Vyacheslav Volodin has said The elections in Germany’s states of Saxony and Thuringia have clearly shown that voters reject the ruinous policies…

Kamala Harris Is But A Cog In The Democrats’ Machine Authored by J. Peder Zane via RealClearPolitics, Our fixation on what Kamala Harris knows and believes is rather quaint. It reflects a…

Super Micro Anticipates No Material Changes In 2024 Form 10-K After Delay & Hindenburg Short Report Server-maker Super Micro Computer, which has been among the biggest beneficiaries of the AI euphoria over the…

Book Publishers Sue Florida Over Law Banning Sexually Explicit Books From Schools Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, A coalition of book publishers and individual authors have filed a lawsuit against…

UK Announces Partial Ban On Arms Exports To Israel The United Kingdom has announced it will suspend a portion of its current arms and defense sales to Israel, citing a “clear risk” to…

D.C. Court Cancels Three Approved LNG Projects Over “Environmental Justice” Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk.com, Kamala can hide behind her newfound support (lie) for fracking as long as she has “environment…

RFK Jr: There Has To Be “A Reckoning” For “Immoral, Homicidal” COVID Criminality Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that individuals who engaged in “criminal” behaviour…

As we continue referencing the key staffing challenges and positions for Trump 2025, in part to frame a proactive outline and in part to highlight the challenges within several positions that have…

“An Outlaw”: Brazil’s Full Supreme Court Upholds ‘Darth Vader’ Ban On Elon Musk’s X Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on Monday ruled to…

American Workers Talk About What Drives Them Authored by John Haughey, Nanette Holt, Michael Clements, Darlene McCormick Sanchez, Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, Work defines us. It shapes our days, fills…

Customers Are “Falling Out Of Love” With Airbnb As the number of fees for booking Airbnb’s rise, more and more consumers are questioning whether or not it just makes sense to book…

The Russian president will attend celebrations of the great WWII victory at Khalkhin Gol Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia on an official visit, landing at the Ulaanbaatar airport to…

US Seizes Venezuelan President Maduro’s Plane, Flies It To Florida In a surprise and unusual escalation of Washington’s actions against Venezuela, the Unites States has seized President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane on allegations its acquisition…

The Pink Floyd co-founder has recognized the USSR’s role in defeating Adolf Hitler The world owes the Soviet people a debt of gratitude for defeating the Third Reich, musician Roger Waters has…

Five Things To Know About Labor Day Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Highlighted by parades and backyard barbecues, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer in…

Eric Weinstein: ‘I Don’t Know Whether Trump Will Be Allowed To Become President’ Eric Weinstein told Chris Williamson on the “Modern Wisdom” podcast that Donald Trump’s presidency has disrupted the old “rules-based…

Turkey Formally Requests To Join BRICS, Citing Frustration In EU Bid Via The Cradle Turkey has formally requested to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, Bloomberg cited informed sources as saying on Monday.  Ankara “seeks…

These Were The Best And Worst Performing Assets Of August, And YTD August was rollercoaster month in financial markets – at least in the beginning – with the VIX briefly spiking to…

Ulaanbaatar will face “consequences” for letting the Russian president “escape justice,” Kiev warned The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has threatened Mongolia with “consequences” for not arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival…

Chidimma Adetshina, who was born to a Nigerian father, faced hostility in South Africa after questions arose about her nationality A South African beauty pageant titleholder, forced last month to withdraw from…

We have often said the American people are in an abusive relationship with our government; meaning the priorities and important policies of the majority of Americans (specifically immigration, economic nationalism, Ukraine spending,…

Poland has suggested such a move would be its “duty” but the bloc appears to disagree NATO does not want to become directly involved in a conflict with Moscow, the US-led bloc…

“The United States Hates Women”: ASU Event Offers Dystopian, Anti-Capitalist Vision Of America Authored by Jonathan Turley, In my new book and prior columns I have described a “radical chic” in academia,…

Oil Tanker & Merchant Ship Hit By Projectiles As Another Tanker Burns, Risking ‘Worst Spill This Century’  As the Greek-flagged oil tanker MV Sounion burns in the southern Red Sea, Iran-backed Houthi militants targeted two…

David Stockman On The Mother Of All Housing Bubbles Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, America’s bubblicious economy will soon hit another milestone of sorts—-the $50 trillion mark with respect to the…

The West should open its doors to artists from Russia, Xander Parish has said British ballet star Хander Parish has said that Ukraine’s ban on the works of Russian classical composers such…

Work on the comprehensive inter-state agreement is almost complete, according to the foreign minister Moscow and Tehran will complete work on a comprehensive inter-state agreement in the very near future, Russian Foreign…

Happy Labor Day, Scruffnecks! …. and that has nothing to do with the color of your collar. I’ve sent this message before, and I repeat it because the one consistency in this…

Watch: US Soldiers Assaulted By Turkish Mob After Navy Ship Makes Port Call At Izmir  On Monday a mob of Turkish men attacked American soldiers who had been walking the streets of…

The Failure Of Economics Statistics Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, There is the reality all around us – restaurants struggling to survive, bills eating household income, jobs ever less…

The decision only applies to around a tenth of London’s military sales to the country The UK has suspended around 30 arms export licenses to Israel over concern that the equipment in…

The jet was allegedly used by President Nicolas Maduro The US government has confiscated an airplane reportedly used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for allegedly violating Washington’s sanctions against Caracas, CNN reported…

Selling real estate to citizens of the neighboring country presents a national security risk, the defense minister has claimed Most Russian citizens will be prohibited from buying property in Finland under a…

Human Rights Watch has called on Mongolia to either deny the Russian president entry or arrest him The George Soros-funded organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the government of Mongolia…

Russia Updating Nuclear Weapon Doctrine Due To Western ‘Escalation’ Of Ukraine War In the latest worrisome saber-rattling sparked by the US-led proxy war in Ukraine, Russia announced it’s revising its doctrine on…

The car giant has cited tough economic times as the reason for cost-cutting measures Volkswagen may close down at least two factories in Germany and end job security schemes as part of…

A review of the software responsible for compiling voter lists in New Hampshire reportedly revealed that it was connected to servers outside the US The Ukrainian anthem has been found embedded in…

Budapest does not have a suitable alternative to Moscow’s supplies, Peter Szijjarto has insisted Hungary cannot survive without Russian oil, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has warned, stressing that Ukraine’s decision to suspend…

Key Events This Week: Payrolls, JOLTS, ISM And Fed Speakers Galore Welcome to September although as Jim Reid writes this morning, given the track record of recent years, perhaps we should say…

The West is trying to break up the Russian state because it is too strong and independent, the foreign minister has said The West has always wanted to dismantle Russia and has…

Kerrisdale Offers Tongue-In-Cheek Disclaimer Updates On First Short Following Andrew Left Indictment Short seller Kerrisdale Capital raised eyebrows this past week, not just for a well reasoned take on why they were…

Military action in Palestine unites Arab countries of the Middle East in righteous anger towards their common enemy During Arbaeen, Iraqis traditionally dress in black. This Shiite religious ritual marks the end…

The former president has claimed that the national store of ammunition that was restocked during his term has run dry US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that the United States…

A petition to decrease the upper age of mobilization from 60 to 50 has passed the threshold for mandatory consideration Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is now obliged by law to consider whether…

US Schools In Mad Dash To Spend COVID Cash As Deadline Looms School districts across the country are in a mad dash to spend their remaining post-COVID relief grant money, or they…

The country has ‘lifted’ 250 million people out of poverty by giving them access to technology, the prime minister said India is “filled with a new belief” following the economic landmarks that…

A NASA astronaut has alerted the agency to sonar-like echoes coming from Boeing’s Starliner, which is docked with the ISS Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has begun to emit an unusual pulsing noise, NASA…

The Rise Of Global Conformism Authored by Bruce Davidson via The Brownstone Institute, At a formal ceremony for retiring professors at my university, each retiree got an opportunity to make a short…

Global Markets Slump, China Tumbles To 7 Month Low, In Ugly Start The Worst Month Of The Year Global equities began September on the back foot as investors prepared for what’s typically…

“Rifts” with NATO over Ukraine are one reason for Ankara’s reported bid to join the Russia-chaired group Türkiye has formally asked to join the BRICS economic bloc, as it seeks to forge…

Like in France, there is an open and crude effort to deny voters their democratic choice At least have enough class to wait more than five seconds after the election you just…

The Russian military took out three rocket launchers in Sumy Region, the ministry reports The Russian military has identified and destroyed three US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and several accompanying vehicles, the…

Warsaw has a right to “self-defense,” despite conflict escalation concerns, Radoslaw Sikorski has said Poland and other NATO members bordering Ukraine must be able to shoot down Russian missiles and drones that…

European countries are turning to New Delhi for petrochemicals after US-led sanctions cut them off from Russian energy supplies India’s exports of refined oil products to Europe have surged by 2,539 times…

Kyle Bass Says ‘Green’ War To Blackball Oil Was Doomed To Fail  Hayman Capital Management founder and CIO Kyle Bass explained in a Bloomberg interview that the mounting backlash against environmental, social, and…

Military facilities where aircraft and missiles are produced and repaired have also been struck, the ministry in Moscow reported Russia’s Armed Forces have carried out a massive strike on a number of…

The country’s trade unions are aiming to promote a deal to free hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza Israel’s trade unions staged a mass strike on Monday to pressure the country’s…

Egypt and Ethiopia have been at odds for years over the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile Egypt has filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),…

Ukraine Presents White House With List Of Targets Deep Inside Russia Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has revealed to CNN that the Zelensky government has presented a list of significant targets which…

1.6 Million Migrants In UK Are Unemployed, Costing Taxpayers £8.5 Billion: Report Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Almost 1.7 million foreigners residing in the U.K. are out of work or “economically inactive,”…

Up to 12 million doses are expected by 2025, depending on production capacity, to combat the disease The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has initiated an emergency tender to procure mpox, formerly…

Getting the device to show off among peers is no achievement, unlike becoming really good at something, the Russian president said Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned school children against falling for…

Why Did Zuckerberg Choose Now To Confess? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, Consider Mark Zuckerberg’s revelation and its implications for our understanding of the last four years, and what…

The Hungarian foreign minister complains of being “stigmatized” for seeking an end to the Ukraine conflict Hungary will continue to insist on a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict as soon as…

Fentanyl Responsible For 81% Of Overdose Deaths Under-24 In 2022, an estimated 292 million people worldwide were using illegal drugs, with 60 million consuming opioids such as morphine, codeine, or heroin, according…

The recent discovery of the bodies of six hostages reportedly “increased the sense of urgency” among the US President’s top aides US President Joe Biden is considering presenting Israel and Hamas a…

The platform has been accused of abetting the distribution deepfake pornography, a week after its CEO was detained in France South Korean police are investigating messaging platform Telegram in connection with online…

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party must be kept out of government despite scoring a historic victory in Thuringia, Olaf Scholz has said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the right-wing…

Three dozen others in the Russian city will be closed down for a week due to Kiev’s attacks, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said A kindergarten was irreparably destroyed in a large-scale Ukrainian shelling…

ICC Informs Mongolia It Must Arrest Putin When He Arrives  The International Criminal Court is seeking to remind its members state Mongolia that it must detain Russian President Vladimir Putin when he arrives in…

Moscow will deal with the “Ukrainian bandits” who tried to destabilize the situation in Kursk Region, the Russian president said Ukraine’s incursion in Russia’s Kursk Region was intended to halt the advance…

Algeria says its admission is a significant step toward further integration into the global financial system Algeria has been granted membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), the institution’s president, Dilma…

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says Washington’s foreign policy gives no cause for optimism A reported US decision to change its nuclear doctrine could severely undermine global security, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister…

The country once again ranks second only to Norway among the bloc’s natural gas suppliers, replacing the US, a top think tank estimates Russia has overtaken the US to once again become…

The “destructive strategy of the West” to paint Russia as the enemy is to blame, the president has said The Ukraine conflict stems from long-standing Western ambitions to control the country, Russian…

Stillwater – Sept. 1, 2024 “It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith…

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…

UK’s Online Safety Act May Be Canary In The Coalmine For Canada Under Online Harms Act Authored by Pete Menzies via The Epoch Times, We need to talk about Julie Sweeney. She’s…

Mapping Where Journalists Disappear August 30 marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Enforced disappearances are the arrest or abduction of a person by or on behalf of the…

The Russian President has commented on the balance between the freedom of the press and national security Russian media are trying to convey Moscow’s point of view on global issues and processes,…

“Brawl” Breaks Out At Philly Area High School Football Game, Forcing Cancellation It must officially be fall in the United States…after all, what’s more American than leaves falling, sweatshirt weather, pumpkin spice…

Representing Hamas and Kamala Harris respectively, NBC host Kirsten Welker invited Senator Tom Cotton to a debate.  Ms Welker asked Senator Cotton questions from a position of support to both Hamas terrorists…

Black Swan Catalysts And A Significant Change In Sentiment Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance What an interesting way to end the third quarter of 2024. The yen carry trade chaos looked like it was going…

Two senior US military officials and other sources now insist it is “far too soon to speculate” Ukraine lost its first Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet last week but has yet to name…