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WTI Extends Gains As US Crude Inventories Tumble To 6-Month Lows Oil edged higher following a short run of declines as traders readied for weekly stockpile data in the US and Washington continues…

Surge In Derivative Bets Leaves Bitcoin “Ripe For A Short Squeeze” As ETF Inflows Accelerate Traders aggressively betting on further moves south for Bitcoin could be caught unawares in the coming days and weeks,…

Lithuania has an agreement in place with its NATO ally whereby Berlin will deploy 4,800 troops and various weapons systems to the Baltic state Lithuania has begun building a military base between…

Biden Approved Secret Nuclear War Strategy Focused On Simultaneous Conflicts Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, President Biden approved in March a new nuclear strategic plan that includes preparations for a simultaneous…

US Jobs Revised Down By 818,000 In Election Year Shocker, Second Worst Revision In US History Back in March, when most of Wall Street and economists still believed the lies spewed forth…

Azerbaijan, a new Russian ally, is in position to play a crucial role in an emergent Eurasia President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Azerbaijan can rightfully be described as historic. This marks…

The Washington Post has admitted that claims about the US president’s health were right all along US President Joe Biden should not have sought reelection to begin with, but his staff concealed…

Macy’s Plunges On “Sharp Cut” To Full-Year Forecast; Goldman Expects Consumer Weakness To Persist Department store chain Macy’s missed analysts’ estimates for its quarterly revenue and lowered its outlook for sales for the…

Rabobank: Kamala Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Risk Mass Sale Of US Assets And The Rich Fleeing By Michael Every of Rabobank On the border, Nietzsche “Cruisin’ down the centre of a two-way…

Traders Consistently Underestimate The Fed Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Profitable bond trading opportunities arise when your expectations about Fed policy differ from those of the market. Therefore, with the Fed…

A clip shared by Platon Mamatov shows at least four bodies in the aftermath of the incursion Ukrainian soldiers operating in Kursk Region have killed several civilians, a Russian volunteer has claimed,…

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev has highlighted the project’s significance for the fishing industry The Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo) has launched a major research initiative aimed at studying the marine…

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin promoted the goal of creating a multipolar world during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang Moscow and Beijing are on the right path in their fight against…

Justice Department Steps In For Trump In George Floyd Protests Case Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, The Justice Department has intervened for former President Donald Trump, asking a federal…

Gabon’s government members will spend their weeklong vacations in the country and become acquainted with locals, the nation’s military ruler has ordered Gabon’s transitional leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has barred members…

Ukraine Sends One Of Largest Ever Drone Attacks On Russian Capital Russia on Wednesday says its anti-air defenses have successfully thwarted a major Ukrainian drone attack against the capital of Moscow, having…

Matteo Salvini has said that giving Ukraine weapons to strike targets on Russian soil could lead to a global war Ukraine’s Western backers could trigger WWIII by providing Kiev with weapons that…

Refugees who came from areas seen as unaffected by the conflict with Russia will now have to pay for accommodation in Hungary Hungary has tightened restrictions for Ukrainian refugees seeking free housing….

“The Torch Has Been Passed” – Protests Escalate As Obamas & RINOs Take The Stage On DNC Day 2 Democrats saw continued momentum during day two of their convention in Chicago on…

Futures Rise Ahead Of Payroll Revisions, FOMC Minutes Global markets and US equity futures rose as investors awaited the annual BLS payrolls revisions – where as many as 1 million jobs can…

The Czech Republic’s Senate Security Committee says the intelligence services must rule out any Russian influence Czech intelligence services must investigate the country’s Orthodox churches for signs of Russian influence, the head…

Commercial Vessel “Not Under Command” After Red Sea Attack  A commercial vessel in the southern Red Sea has been hit by “two unidentified projectiles” and “hit by a third projectile,” according to…

No, The Biden And Harris’ Border Crisis Is Not Over Authored by Mark Green via RealClearPolitics, Ever since early 2021, Americans have watched as illegal aliens have flooded across the Southwest border…

The Indian prime minister has embarked on a trip to Poland and Kiev as part of New Delhi’s careful balancing act Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will share “perspectives”…

Wall Street On Edge: Election Talk In Earnings Calls Up ‘More Sharply’ Than Past Political Cycles With 93% of S&P 500 companies reporting, Goldman analysts have found a sharp increase in earnings calls mentioning…

Goldman Says European NatGas Price Rally “Overdone” As Flows Continue Through Ukraine Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region earlier this month rattled the European natural gas market, pushing prices above 40 euros per…

The platform switched back from a toy pistol to a realistic firearm last month Elon Musk has explained the decision to bring back the gun emoji to X (formerly Twitter), saying the…

Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, alleged to have killed 42 women, broke free along with a dozen other detainees A suspected serial killer and 12 others escaped from a police station in the Kenyan…

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled in late June that there was no legal ground for conscription exemptions for the religious community Israeli police in Jerusalem have used force to break up a demonstration…

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned Latvia over its decision to send 500 combat drones to Kiev Latvia is fueling the Ukraine conflict by supplying Kiev with hundreds of drones, Russian…

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger insist that remarks by officials in Kiev after the killing of Malian soldiers indicate support for jihadists in Africa Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have written to…

Several cases, including murder, have been registered against the former leader of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina  The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the principal opposition in the South Asian country – which saw a…

Biden’s VP is a candidate with power, for which Donald Trump was not prepared – and that speaks volumes about his own popularity Within just a month of becoming the Democratic Party…

WHO Official: Monkeypox Is Not The New COVID-19, Lockdowns Not Likely Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An official with the World Health Organization (WHO) said that mpox…

Eleven UAVs have been downed in the vicinity of the Russian capital overnight, according to the Defense Ministry Russian air defenses have prevented “one of the largest” Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow,…

Kiev’s incursion and ‘terrorism’ in Kursk Region make untimely peace negotiations impossible, Dmitry Medvedev has said Kiev’s decision to launch an offensive on Russian soil has benefited Moscow, since it can no…

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline statements have reportedly been criticized by diplomats in Washington and his homeland US officials believe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “maximalist statements” are hindering ceasefire talks over…

“Legal But Harmful” – Keir Starmer’s Authoritarian Slippery Slope Crackdown On Dissent Authored by Owen Ashworth via The Mises Institute, It’s not unfair to say that the current unrest and rioting in…

Ukraine Adopts Bill Banning Orthodox Church For Spiritual Ties With Moscow Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday voted to approve a bill outlawing religious organizations linked with Russia. But it has been clear from the…

Germany To Extend Border Controls To Combat Illegal Migration Authored by Grzegorz Adamccyk via ReMix News, External border controls will continue around Germany until the number of illegal migrants drops significantly, German…

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…

From Agrarianism To Transhumanism: The Long March To Dystopia Authored by Colin Todhunter via Off-Guardian.org, “A total demolition of the previous forms of existence is underway: how one comes into the world,…

They Truly See Their Corruption As Heroism Authored by J. Peder Zane via RealClearPolitics, Most of us get the big things right: Don’t touch fire, wrestle alligators, or play in traffic. But…

Democrats Are Desperate To Keep Red Flag Laws As Legal Opposition Grows If one was to describe the nature of the anti-gun movement, they would probably use the analogy of the frog…

Inflammation: The Body’s ‘Fire’ Burns Threats, But Things Go Wrong When It Smolders Authored by Flora Zhao via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Many people experience chronic inflammation without even knowing it,…

J.D. Vance’s Promise: Economic Mobility And Wealth Creation Authored by Terrence Keeley & Jim Sorenson via RealClearPolitics, The election of J.D. Vance to the vice presidency could usher in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…

Washington has reportedly updated its nuclear weapons guidance with the focus on China US President Joe Biden approved a highly classified nuclear strategy aimed at deterring Russian, China and North Korea, the…

Lobster-Chasers Gather In Florida For The Thrill Of The Early Hunt Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), “The Turk” was anchored off near the southern tip of Florida,…

Distorting Biden’s Foreign Policy Record To Promote Harris’ Candidacy Authored by Francis P. Sempa via RealClearDefense, The great James Burnham in The Machiavellians distinguished between the “formal” and “real” meaning of political…

The US, Britain and Poland have trained the units that broke through the Russian border earlier this month, the SVR said NATO countries have helped Ukraine to plan and carry out the…

University Of California Bans Encampments, Face Masks Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The president of the University of California (UC) said on Monday that the 10-campus university…

The media attempted to paint President Trump into a corner created by Brian Fallon and the Harris campaign, accusing President Trump of visiting a racist community in Michigan – quite silly really. …

Democrat operatives in key blue states are trying to keep RFK JR off the ballot (support Kamala).  Republican operatives in key red states are trying to keep REF JR on the ballot…

Numbers Don’t Lie: Women Thrived Under Trump, Suffered Under Harris Authored by Elise Stafanik via RealClearPolitics, Of the countless lies about Kamala Harris perpetuated by Democrats and their loyal stenographers in the…

US, Allies Condemn China’s Actions Against Philippine Vessels In South China Sea Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The United States and several of its allies condemned China…

What’s Really Happening With Monkeypox Authored by David Bell via the Brownstone Institute, The World Health Organization (WHO) acted as expected this week and declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International…

WTI Extends Losses After API Reports Small (Surprise) Crude Build Oil prices limped lower once again today (5th decline in the last six days) as stocks stalled and a potential cease-fire in…

What Has The Fed Done To Our Lives? Authored by George F. Smith via LewRockwell.com, The following is derived from a speech in my novel, The Flight of the Barbarous Relic Wars must…

The Russian president visited the Special Forces University in Gudermes Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Special Forces University in Chechnya, praising the trainees who volunteered for service as protectors of…

China On The Verge: Welfare State Crumbles, Explosion In Social Unrest As Youth Unemployment Soars, Strikes Surge In retrospect, it was clear that the bottom was falling out of China’s economy (the…

The Israeli PM had reportedly previously endorsed a US plan to end the fighting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out accepting a ceasefire proposal that includes ending the war in…

Gold Hits New Record High As Kamu-nism/Growth-Scare Spoils Stocks’ Party The S&P 500 has not had a nine-day win-streak since 2004 and it appears Kamu-nism was enough to stop stocks doing it…

Harris Proposes Raising Corporate Tax Rate To 28 Percent Authored by Stephen Katte via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is proposing to increase the corporate tax rate…

​​​​​​​Industry Groups Urge Trudeau ‘Take Action’ As Inflation-Reigniting Canadian Rail-Strike Looms  Top industry trade groups have warned in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to avert a rail strike that could snarl…

Krugman: Harris Hasn’t Proposed Price Controls… But It’s Good That She Did Authored by Jonathan Newman via The Mises Institute, In Paul Krugman’s latest column, he claims that Kamala Harris hasn’t advocated for…

By remaining in the race, Kennedy is hurting the Republican nominee’s chances of winning, his vice presidential candidate admitted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is weighing whether to end his third-party presidential campaign…

U. Illinois Has 42 “Illegal” Race-, Sex-Based Scholarships: Federal Complaint Authored by Matt Lamb via The College Fix, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has 42 “illegal” scholarships that discriminate against applicants…

A Kamala Harris campaign surrogate has targeted J.D. Vance A prominent Democrat has wished for Republican nominee Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance to have to deal with a pregnancy resulting from…

$1 Million Gold Bars For The First Time Ever! Authored by Mike Maharrey Via Money Metals, For the first time ever, a 400-ounce bar of gold is worth $1 million. No wonder…

RFK Jr Campaign Mulling “Joining Forces With Trump” Because We ‘Run The Risk Of Enabling A Harris/Walz Presidency’ Just days after refuting reports that RFK Jr approached Harris for a cabinet position,…

As Israel Recovers Bodies Of 6 Hostages, Victims’ Families Blast Netanyahu For No Deal The Israeli military (IDF) on Tuesday announced the recovery of six hostage bodies from the Gaza Strip. They…

The wait for retaliation by Tehran over the killing of a Hamas leader could be long, according to the Revolutionary Guards Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that Tehran’s retaliation over…

Robert F Kennedy sent the following tweet message earlier today: [Source Link] It looks increasingly like Robert F Kennedy notices the sand within his influence clock is running out fast.  At the…

Commander-in-chief Aleksandr Moiseev is in New Delhi for a visit   Russian Naval Commander-in-Chief Aleksandr Moiseev has met with his Indian counterpart, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, and other military officials, during a…

Trump Vows To Slash Energy Costs By Half If Elected Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Donald Trump has pledged to reduce energy costs by half within his first year in office…

Harris’ DNC Platform Calls For ‘Radical’ Mass Amnesty For Millions Of Illegals The official Democratic party platform calls for the passage of the US Citizenship Act – which the Trump campaign on…

Dormant For Decades, US Uranium Producers Are Regaining Traction Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times, Since the Senate unanimously passed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act and President Joe Biden…

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The disease can be controlled without plunging Europe into lockdown, Hans Kluge has said at a briefing Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, does not pose the same public health threat as Covid-19,…

What Milton Friedman Said 5 Decades Ago About Government Spending Still Holds True Today Authored by John Robson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A friend’s mother was fond of saying there’s…

Did Kam-unism Send Philly Fed Business Survey Crashing To COVID Lows? Everything is awesome, right? Well something just hit the wall in the Philly Fed’s region… and the timing is awkward for…

The fate of a Gothic cathedral in upstate New York has become a viral issue online The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York has commented on the sale of a historic…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Washington’s charge d’affaires over an American PMC taking part in Kiev’s cross-border assault The US charge d’affaires in Moscow, Stephanie Holmes, has been summoned to Russia’s Foreign…

The Zelensky regime is running incalculable risks by weaponizing a nuclear power station in its information war, and its Western backers won’t even call it out Recently, Zaporozhe nuclear power station has…

Footage shows numerous Russian civilians being executed at a point-blank range, Major General Apty Alaudinov has claimed The Ukrainian forces that have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk Region have committed atrocities against…

The policy document still includes a host of promises for Joe Biden’s “second term” Democratic delegates have voted to approve the party’s 2024 platform. The 94-page document still states that President Joe…

Russian Army Captures New York Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has once again admitted the situation in Ukraine’s east is “difficult” amid a continuing Russian troop advance in the Donetsk region. He said…

Pity Those Having To Make Forecasts For The Global Economy Right Now By Michael Every of Rabobank Breaking With Convention Pity those having to make forecasts for the global economy right now….

Lowe’s Cuts Full-Year Outlook On “Challenging Macroeconomic Backdrop” Hitting Homeowners  Home improvement retailer Lowe’s beat second-quarter earnings expectations but fell short on sales, slashing its full-year outlook due to “lower-than-expected DIY sales”…

The GOP presidential nominee said he wasn’t surprised by his rival’s decision not to take part in a planned September 4 showdown on Fox News Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said…

Deutsche Welle has engaged in “subversive activities,” according to the State Duma Russian lawmakers have proposed a ban on the activities of German media corporation Deutsche Welle (DW) in the country. The…

The Scottish foreign secretary’s recent actions were criticized as the “normalization” of ties with the Jewish state Scotland said it has suspended all meetings with Israeli officials until there is “real progress”…

Senegal’s president has been keen on renegotiating deals with foreign operators since taking office in April Senegal’s new government has established a commission to begin reviewing various gas and oil contracts signed…

The shelter pets appeared to have brought FC Rotor good luck, judging by the squad’s win on its home turf Russian First League football team FC Rotor Volgograd took the pitch with…

Riga’s Edvards Ratnieks says he has applied to the Latvian Justice Ministry to restrict the use of Russian in public spaces Riga Vice Mayor Edvards Ratnieks has officially called on the Latvian…

Harris Polls “Much Less Rosy” Than Reported, SuperPAC Admits The founder of the main outside spending group backing Kamala Harris for president says their own internal opinion polling is “much less rosy”…

The ruling comes amid nationwide protests over the rape and murder of a trainee in the state of West Bengal The Supreme Court of India set up a national task force of…

CCP Conducts Emergency Drills For ‘Pneumonia Of Unknown Cause’ Across China Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In recent months, local health authorities have conducted emergency infection disease…

The latest reported failure comes less than a month after the company pleaded guilty to criminal fraud over 737 Max crashes US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has halted test-flights of its 777X twin-engine…