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Aluminum Foil: Convenient In The Kitchen, But Is It Safe? Authored by Sheramy Tsai via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Aluminum foil, a kitchen staple used by millions for baking, grilling, and…

Which US Industries Spend The Most On Lobbying? In the United States, companies, unions, trade associations, and other organizations invest billions of dollars each year to lobby Congress and federal agencies. In…

Moscow has previously dismissed the plan as entirely “detached from reality” The European Union currently views Vladimir Zelensky’s so-called “peace formula” as the only viable option to achieve a “just” resolution to…

Led By Gen X, 401(k) Millionaires At Fidelity Hit A New All Time High Bear witness to one of the miracles of inflation: it won’t be long until everyone is a millionaire…one way or…

Israel Agrees To Phased Pauses In Gaza Fighting To Allow Polio Vaccination It appears Israel has given into US and international pressure, including from global health organizations, to allow for a phased…

Just In Time, They Are Really Ramping Up The Fear For 3 Different Very Frightening Diseases Authored by Michael Snyder via The Most Important News, Why are there suddenly so many stories…

Mariana Bezuglaya believes the military may be hiding the true cause of the incident The Ukrainian military has officially confirmed the loss of a Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet along with its pilot…

Sarah Palin Prevails In Getting New Defamation Trial Against NY Times Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been granted a new trial…

In California roaming groups of military-aged illegal migrants have been caught trying to take control of school busses full of children [STORY HERE].  Parents of the children formed defensive perimeters to block…

US Ramps Up Military Support For Kenyan Operations In Haiti Via The Libertarian Institute The White House is upping its support for the Kenyan operations in Haiti by sending an additional two…

Pyotr Poroshenko has delivered donated supplies to troops near Pokrovsk Kiev should urgently reinforce the frontline in the Donbass, which lacks both fortifications and supplies, former Ukrainian president Pyotr Poroshenko has said….

Lawsuits Pile Up After Company Confirms Social Security Numbers Were Hacked Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), More lawsuits have been filed against background check company National Public…

Tonight, President Trump holds a Town Hall event in La Crosse, Wisconsin, at 7:00pm EDT. The recent emphasis of the Trump campaign has been to highlight the contrast between candidate Donald Trump…

Lulu Prints Lemons, Ulta Gets Ugly As Shawties Spend Less On Plumage In what should hardly be a surprise after today’s record plunge in Dollar General, which is where the lower, pardon…

From what I am hearing, the interview did not go well.  Total tape time with takes and edits will be less than 18 minutes.  CNN will not provide a transcript of the…

The mixed martial art is too violent and incompatible with Islamic law, the authorities have said The Taliban has prohibited mixed martial arts (MMA) in Afghanistan, claiming the sport is too violent…

Nvidia Dumps, Gold Pumps As Dollar General Craters Most On Record It was all about Nvidia’s earnings, and how the market would react to them, and… well, it left a bit to…

IDF Fires Missiles On West Bank Mosque, Killing Top Terror Commander, In Day 2 Of Incursion Thursday marks day two of the Israeli military and security forces’ large-scale raid into the West…

Is the success of Black Myth: Wukong a sign of China‘s grip on modern media or another symbol of hope for gamers? In all industries, there are companies that challenge the status…

The French president has denied inviting the Telegram founder to dinner French President Emmanuel Macron has denied any advance knowledge of Pavel Durov’s trip to Paris or any role in his arrest…

Two-Thirds Of Americans Now Believe That The American Dream Is Unattainable Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, When we were young, most of us believed that we would achieve…

China Is Rethinking Its Russian Pipeline Plans Via Eurasianet.org, China appears to be reconsidering the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline project with Russia, as indicated by Mongolia’s exclusion of funding for…

Subpar 7Y Auction Tails As Direct Bidders Tumble To Lowest Since March 2020 In the week’s final coupon auction, moments ago the US Treasury sold $44 billion in 7Y paper in what…

Apple, Nvidia Eye Investments In OpenAI As ChatGPT Hits $100 Billion Valuation Update: Bloomberg now reports that Nvidia has discussed investing in Microsoft-backed OpenAI through a new funding round. This comes one hour after…

First US-Made F16 Jet Downed In Ukraine During Combat, Pilot Killed US and Ukrainian officials have revealed to The Wall Street Journal that a F-16 fighter jet has crashed during combat in…

Peter Schiff: Fed’s Pivot Is Misguided Via SchiffGold.com, In this episode, Peter analyzes the Fed’s conference in Jackson Hole and the pivot Jerome Powell signaled in figure monetary policy. He also dives into the…

AI SPAC iLearningEngines Plunges 55% After Hindenburg Alleges “Artificial Partners And Artificial Revenue” Shares of SPAC iLearningEngines, Inc. are down more than 50% heading into the cash open after short seller Hindenburg Research…

Western media had previously reported a fighter jet had crashed, citing anonymous sources Ukraine’s General Staff has confirmed that a Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet has been lost along with its pilot. A…

The Republican presidential candidate has promised to unveil his bold plan in the coming hours US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has promised to unveil a plan that will make America the…

President Donald Trump will be delivering remarks on the economy, Biden inflation, and domestic manufacturing from Potterville, Michigan, today at 3:30pm ET.  Livestream Links Below: RSBN YouTube Livestream – RSBN Rumble Livestream…

The US-made jet reportedly crashed, killing the Western-trained pilot One of the handful of F-16 fighters that NATO donated to Ukraine has already been lost, multiple US outlets reported on Thursday, citing…

Goldman Says Five Below’s Earnings Indicate “Core Customer Pressured & Is Reducing Discretionary Spending”  Highlighting mixed consumer trends, discount retailer Five Below reported a smaller-than-expected decline in second-quarter comparable sales, beating analysts’ projections…

President Trump was asked his opinion about Kamala Harris refusing to answer media questions, appear for press conferences, or sit down for media interviews. President Trump immediately pointed out the negotiated terms…

Hindenburg Target Tingo Mobile Found Liable For “Brazen” Fraud By Federal Judge After Ignoring SEC Lawsuit Nigerian “agri-fintech” company Tingo Mobile – targeted by short seller Hindenburg Research barely a year ago,…

Apple Boosts iPhone Orders By 10%, Betting On AI Upgrade Supercycle  Tech giants recognize a massive opportunity with artificial intelligence, leading them to integrate AI features into their devices. This move towards AI-enhanced…

$1.5 billion in interest earned from immobilized funds are being used to aid Kiev, the bloc’s foreign-policy chief has announced The EU has made its first transfer of interest earned on Russia’s…

The plotters were arrested before they could carry out an attack on the pop star’s show in Vienna earlier this month Terrorists aimed to kill “as many people as possible” using homemade…

Oil Jumps As Libyan Oil Shutdown Deepens With Loading Halt At Five Main Terminals The daily oil rollercoaster continues, and one week after tumbling to the lowest price of the year, oil…

Washington only favors the right of nations to defend themselves when it’s convenient, Russia’s deputy envoy to the UN has said Washington only cares about a nation’s right to defend itself when…

New Delhi has been prioritizing expanding its naval capabilities to match those of China India commissioned its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), the INS Arighaat, at an event in the port…

US Geopolitical Hubris Presents Terrifying Fat Tail Risks By Michael Every of Rabobank Invidious Headlines today are of disappointing earnings at NVIDIA. Yet somehow world markets –and the world economy aside from…

OpenAI Agrees To Run GPT Models Past US Government To ‘Evaluate’ For Safety AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to run their new AI models past the US government’s AI Safety…

Palin Wins Appeal On Defamation Case Against New York Times Authored by Jonathan Turley, Over the years, I have written repeatedly (here, here, here, here, and here) about the interesting defamation case brought by Sarah Palin,…

“A Sales Recovery Did Not Occur”: Pending Home Sales Crash To Record Low After tumbling in April, and rebounding modestly in June, analysts expected a continued gain in pending home sales in…

PLA Will ‘Reunify’ Taiwan: Chinese General Confronted Sullivan Just Before Surprise Xi Meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday at the end of the…

‘Vladimir Z’ left Poland in a diplomatic vehicle, the German outlet has claimed The Ukrainian diver allegedly behind the sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines managed to escape a German arrest warrant with…

People should stop calling children ‘son’ and ‘daughter’ to promote “health equity,” according to the Vermont Department of Health The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) published advice encouraging parents in the northeastern…

The Mediterranean Sea has become a “cemetery,” the pontiff has said Those who refuse to offer aid to migrants attempting to cross into Europe are committing “a grave sin,” Pope Francis has…

RFK Jr did a solid interview with Dr. Phil that deserves some attention for a few reasons.  The interview is about a week old and took place immediately following RFK’s announcement to…

Cairo had warned in January that it would not tolerate anyone invading Somalia’s territory amid tensions with Ethiopia Egypt has delivered military aid to Somalia for the first time in more than…

Dmitry Kuleba has cited Kiev backers’ reluctance to provide long-range weaponry and allow strikes deep inside Russia The blame for any military setbacks suffered by Kiev lies squarely with Ukraine’s Western donors,…

Q2 GDP Unexpectedly Revised Higher On Bizarre Surge In Personal Consumption Just two hours after (ultra) discount retailer Dollar General reported catastrophic earnings, moments ago the Biden Bureau of Economic analysis decided…

Houthis To Allow Salvage Crews To Access The Oil Tanker They Hit In The Red Sea By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com The Iran-aligned Houthis have agreed to allow salvage crews including rescue…

The funds are to come from interest garnered by Russian assets immobilized in the West, a move that Moscow calls illegal Washington is behind a delay in finalizing a G7 plan to…

Initial Jobless Claims Drop Again As Labor Market Sends Mixed Signals Initial jobless claims continue to drift along in the same range it has been in for three years, with unadjusted claims…

The Ukrainian leader’s interview following his meeting with Modi in Kiev came as a diplomatic ambush for New Delhi and changed the whole narrative of the PM’s visit Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

Ukraine has access to a trove of commercial satellite images, according to the head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Kiev had access to a wide array of commercial satellite images for planning…

The US Republican presidential candidate has attributed his surviving last month’s assassination attempt to divine intervention US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said it was God who spared his life in…

Futures Rebound From NVDA Earnings Slide Tech stocks recovered from the knee-jerk selling of Nvidia, which plunged as much as 8% after the company’s Q3 guidance disappointed some even as Q2 results met…

Russia views Narendra Modi’s trip as a contribution to the settlement of the crisis, the foreign ministry says Moscow will continue dialogue with New Delhi following a visit to Kiev by Indian…

The Telegram CEO cannot be involved in crimes that have nothing to do with him, David-Olivier Kaminski says Charges against Telegram CEO Pavel Durov alleging that he was complicit in a litany…

Dollar General Shares Crash After Earnings Miss & Outlook Slashed On “Financially Constrained Core Consumer”  Shares of Dollar General Corp. crashed 23.5% to hit levels not seen since 2018 in premarket trading in…

The US must stop providing weapons to the Taiwanese army, a top Chinese military official has said Washington should stop collaborating with the Taiwanese military and must respect China’s core interests, Chinese…

General Pavel Popov is being investigated for allegedly grifting off a state-owned military exhibition in Moscow Region Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov was taken into custody and is being investigated…

The West’s “ostrich-like stance” on Kiev’s “recklessness” is a threat to Europe, the Russian deputy envoy to the UN has warned The refusal to hold Ukraine accountable for attacks on the Zaporozhye…

The group is encouraging countries of the continent to challenge Western influence, Samsondeen Olagunju has said BRICS has become a significant source of motivation for many African countries, encouraging them to assert…

Italy Ramps Up Punishment For Boats Rescuing Illegals In Mediterranean In a sharp escalation of Italy’s ongoing crackdown on illegal migration across the Mediterranean, the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has…

48% Of NYC Bus Riders Don’t Pay Fares As New York City and the MTA devises their next plan to tax or hike prices on everything from owning a vehicle to ‘congestion’…

Access to US markets will be easier for British companies under a “pro-business” Republican president, experts have told the outlet British business would prefer to see Republican nominee Donald Trump prevail over…

Hungary’s criticism of the restrictions would reportedly make it impossible to agree on a new package in the near term The EU will likely have a hard time agreeing on a new sanctions…

Support For AfD Surges In Germany After Knife Attack Leaves 3 Dead Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, In the wake of three fatal stabbings by a Syrian immigrant whose asylum was…

The US wants to use the conflict to consolidate the West and contain Moscow, Numan Kurtulmus says Russia and Ukraine were close to agreeing peace terms during the Istanbul talks in the…

The country’s eastern government has rejected its rival’s unilateral appointment of a new governor for the monetary institution Libya’s eastern government has vowed to maintain a blockage on oil production and exports…

Peter Szijjarto has criticized Josep Borrell’s remarks on the use of Western-supplied weapons for strikes deep into Russia Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has slammed the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, over…

Study Quantifies Germany’s Disastrous Switch Away From Nuclear Power Authored by Ross Pomeroy via RealClearScience, At the dawn of the millennium, Germany launched an ambitious plan to transition to renewable energy. “Die…

NATO still denies killing civilians in Libya, but victims’ families are not giving up This August marks 13 years since the bloodiest month for Libyan civilians in the NATO air campaign against…

Thoe foreign nationals will be held accountable for the crimes they have committed, Rodion Miroshnik has said Moscow has the names of thousands of foreign nationals employed to fight for Ukraine, a…

Saudi Arabia Outraged At Ben-Gvir’s Call To Build Synagogue Over Al-Aqsa Mosque In recent years Saudi Arabia and Israel have been moving remarkably fast toward the restoration of official relations, in what’s been…

Russia often loses all contact with local residents forcibly taken by Kiev troops in an unknown direction, the Foreign Ministry has said Ukrainian troops occupying part of Russia’s Kursk Region have been…

Ukraine’s New Long-Range Weapon Won’t Be The Wunderwaffe That Some Imagine Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The Associated Press reported that “Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions…

These Are The Countries With The Highest Wealth Per Person In 2023, global wealth increased by 4.2% as global stock markets rebounded and inflation eased. While Europe, the Middle East, and Africa achieved the…

The new smart cities will position the country as a strong player in the global value chain, New Delhi has said The Indian government on Wednesday approved the creation of 12 industrial…

The encrypted app was the “darling of the CIA,” according to ex-State Department diplomat Mike Benz The US and its CIA-controlled “soft power” arm utilized the encrypted social media app Telegram to…

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…

The Western Way Of War – Owning The Narrative Trumps Reality Authored by Alastair Crooke, War propaganda and feint are as old as the hills. Nothing new. But what is new is…

Deputy CIA Director David Cohen hopes Kiev’s troops will put up a “difficult fight for the Russians” Ukraine’s ongoing cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region will likely continue “for some period of…

China Dominates Global Coal Consumption Despite many nations transitioning away from fossil fuels, in 2023, world coal consumption reached a staggering 164 exajoules (EJ) of energy, a record high for any year.  For this…

An Amazonian Superfruit May Reverse Fatty Liver Disease, Study Finds Authored by Cara Michelle Miller via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Camu camu, a small yet powerful berry from the Amazon rainforest,…

Gavin Newsom Considers Plan To Force Public Colleges To Hire Illegal Immigrants Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, California lawmakers passed a bill Aug. 26 that would prohibit colleges and…

Zelensky Claims West-Supplied F16s Successfully Shot Down Russian Missiles This week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that for the first time Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets have been engaged in combat against the Russians, and…

Underreported Polling Suggests Trump Is Poised To Win PA Authored by Athan Koutsiouroumbas via RealClearPennsylvania, If past is prologue, Donald Trump will win Pennsylvania. Eight years ago this week, Hillary Clinton led…

Indian Hindus And Muslims See Neighbors Negatively Indians tend to perceive their neighbors much more negatively than they are perceived themselves. This is according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. Interestingly,…

Toxic Homes For Sale: How California’s Illegal Marijuana Industry Ruins Houses Authored by Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), LOS ANGELES—On a recent summer morning, a caravan of unmarked state…

Visualizing US Election Contributions By Corporate Employees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a tightly matched race, with political donations now leaning in the Democratic party’s favor. Since President Joe Biden…

Russian tech billionaire Pavel Durov was detained in Paris and formally indicted on multiple charges Footage of Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov being released from French custody late Wednesday has been…

Shall Not Be Infringed: Massachusetts Supreme Court Strikes Down Switchblade Knife Ban Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Massachusetts Supreme Court on Aug. 27 struck down the…

Is Tesla At Risk From Marco Rubio’s Push to ‘Blacklist’ Chinese Battery Firm CATL? US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and US Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI) penned a letter to US Department of Defense…

Turley: Zuckerberg’s Censorship Admission Is More Contrived Than Contrite Authored by Jonathan Turley, “I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it.” Those…

What Sanctions? China Imports Record Amount Of Iranian Oil China’s imports of Iranian oil are poised to reach a record 1.75m b/d this month, data from Kpler show. That will surpass the previous peak of…