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US Living Standards In Grave Danger Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, “Inflation cooled, lower than expected,” read the financial press on the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

Defense Firm Unveils Cybertruck For Special Forces, Able To Survive “IEDs”  It was only a matter of time before a defense company introduced a complete armor package for the Tesla Cybertruck, given…

Four US-made air defense launchers were reportedly taken out by Russian Iskanders Russian missiles have destroyed two batteries of US-made ‘Patriot’ air defense systems and a German IRIS-T in two regions of…

Washington seeks to “intimidate the world” with its nuclear powers, the defense ministry in Beijing has said America poses the greatest danger to the world when it comes to the risks of…

A refreshing idea has emerged from the American policy establishment, but it should only be the first step Foreign Affairs has published a remarkable article. Under the title, “A Post-American Europe: It’s…

US Reaches Deal To Cut Prices On 10 Medications Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it has…

Money-Market Fund Assets Hit Record Highs, Banks See Large Deposit Outflows As Stocks Crashed As stocks continued to crash last week, money-market funds saw a second week of significant inflows (+$28.4BN) which…

Welcome To The ‘Take No Prisoners’, ‘End Of The Road’ Election Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “It’s all projection of their own bad desires, bad actions, personal afflictions to the…

The FBI allowed the cremation of the alleged shooter’s body, a US Congress member has said The remains of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who tried to kill Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump last…

“Margin Calls, Death, Divorce & Bankruptcy”: Art Lending Market Booms As Rich Americans Scour For Liquidity  “If you’re an owner and need liquidity now, you pause on selling and instead borrow against your…

With the announcement of the 2025 transition team well in advance, you might note that President Donald Trump is taking a much more aggressive stance on the vetting of potential members of…

Gold Soars To Record High, Dollar Dumps As Kamala Unveils ‘Populist’ Economic Plan We are sure it’s just a coincidence… …but on the day that Kamala Harris unveils her price-fixing, vote-buying agenda…

The Jewish state must “win fast” against Hamas, former US president Donald Trump has insisted US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will support the Israeli government in its war…

A false flag operation using radioactive warheads is reportedly aimed at spent nuclear fuel Ukrainian forces have begun preparations to target nuclear waste storage sites at a Russian power plant with radioactive…

Operation ‘Harris For President’ Is One Of The Shadiest In Media History Authored by David Harsanyi via PJMedia.com, The past month has likely been the most eventful in American political history. Yet…

San Francisco City Attorney Sues Sites That “Undress” Women With AI Authored by Jesse Coghlan via CoinTelegraph.com, San Francisco’s City Attorney has filed a lawsuit against the owners of 16 websites that…

Scholars Create App To Track “Offensive,” “Harmful” Street Names By Micaiah Bilger of The College Fix ‘Discriminatory beliefs are woven into everyday spaces,’ professors say A group of Spanish scholars has created…

The White House has tried to walk back the president’s remark, insisting that it was already “abundantly clear” who won the vote US President Joe Biden has said that he supports Venezuela…

Washington is “worried about escalation,” Defense Department’s deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh has said The US will not allow the Ukrainian military to use American longer-range missiles for strikes deep into Russia, including…

Snarled Supply Chain Paralyzes Rivian Delivery Van Production For Amazon Shares of Rivian Automotive dipped slightly in premarket trading after a Bloomberg report revealed that production of its electric commercial van had been paused due…

Republican Party nominee has pledged to build a good relationship with Islamic Republic of Iran if he’s returned to Oval Office US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he hopes Washington…

China Launches Own Version of Starlink To Challenge US Dominance In Space Authored by Jon Sun and Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In its latest attempt to challenge the…

The Winners And Losers Of The AI Power Boom Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, AI technology is causing a surge in US power demand, especially from data centers. This is pushing…

A ruling party MP has attacked an opposition colleague during a heated debate Dozens of lawmakers in Ankara brawled during a tempestuous session of the parliament on Friday, after a ruling party…

Trump: I Told Netanyahu ‘Win Fast’ Because ‘The Killing Has To Stop’ Former US president Donald Trump’s consistent message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the ongoing Gaza war has been that…

CNN Loses Another Motion In Defamation Case As Court Orders Tapper To Appear Authored by Jonathan Turley, We previously discussed the defamation lawsuit against CNN and the curious effort to use Taliban law to…

These Are The Biggest Company PAC Donations For The 2024 Presidential Election Political action committees, or PACs, rake in a lot of money from companies and individuals. In just the first 12…

Most of the Republican US presidential candidate’s income still comes from Mar-a-Lago Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump has made $300,000 from ‘Greenwood Bible’ sales and owns up to…

New Delhi has shared concern that neighboring country could become breeding ground for Islamist radicals if opposition takes power Indian officials lobbied Washington to be lenient on former members of the Bangladeshi…

Man With $132 Million Activist Stake In JetBlue Made His Money On GameStop The days of Carl Icahn taking over airlines and waging proxy battles in expensive suits, in person, are over….

Will The Fed Get Kamala Elected? Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, The Aug. 5 mini-crash was a potent reminder to investors that stock markets aren’t a one-way street. It wasn’t the…

The new British government’s relations with Moscow remain at a “crisis” level, Andrey Kelin has claimed The new Labour government in the UK is not ready for a meaningful dialogue with Moscow…

Collective Obliviousness By Bas van Geffen, senior macro strategist at Rabobank Just two weeks have passed since the sharp deterioration in the US employment report sparked a sharp sell-off, but concerns seem…

US Lying About Non-Involvement In Kursk Attack: Kremlin A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of lying when it says it had no foreknowledge of the…

9 States Sue Biden Admin To Block Voter Registration Executive Order Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Mississippi and eight other states have sued the Biden administration to…

The bloc’s foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned attacks “terrorising” Palestinian civilians EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the latest attack by Israeli settlers on a Palestinian village in the West…

British instructors showed Kiev’s troops how to raid high-rise buildings, the paper has reported Some of Kiev’s troops underwent training in the UK shortly before the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region,…

Moscow’s “high-quality” military equipment is “perfect” for countering Sahel’s security challenges, Mali’s air force chief told RT Mali is seeking greater autonomy in the defense and security sectors, the Chief of Staff…

Democrats’ Consumer Confidence Rebounded Post-Biden, Buying Conditions Crashed UMich sentiment survey shows that preliminary August data shows a small rebound in consumer confidence, driven entirely by hope, as Current Conditions tumbled to…

Harris Unveils Plan To Fix Last 4 Years Of Economic Destruction With the election right around the corner and the average American choking on inflation, Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled several…

Futures Rally Fizzles As Dollar, Yields And Oil Slump US equity futures erased earlier gains and were trading with modest losses as dollar, oil and yields all slumped entering the US session….

The Global Attack On Small Business Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, There was a highly conventional travel piece in The New York Times of the sort that such venues…

Draftees will undergo two-month training courses starting next year, Croatian Defense Minister Ivan Anusic has announced Croatia will bring back mandatory military service next year, the country’s Defense Minister Ivan Anusic has…

Ukrainian drones illegally crossed into Belarus last week, President Alexander Lukashenko previously said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said Minsk will have “no choice” but to respond instantly to any violation of…

The incident in Kharkov Region reportedly claimed the lives of two men trapped in a zone where there was fighting Ukrainian troops have allegedly bombed two of their own citizens, a pair…

Hackers May Have Stolen Every American’s Social Security Number From Background Check Firm Billions of records that purportedly contain personal data of every American, Canadian and Briton has reportedly found its way…

Peter Schiff: More Disastrous Rate-Cuts On The Horizon Via SchiffGold.com, Peter’s back in Puerto Rico for this episode. He explains his theory behind the market’s bounce back last week, notes why last…

Housing Starts & Building Permits Plunged To COVID Lows In July After an unexpected jump in June, housing starts and building permits were expected to decline MoM in July (as homebuilder sentiment…

Economic Growth Myth & Why Socialism Is Rising Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, I was recently asked about the seemingly strong “economic growth” rate as the Federal Reserve prepares to start cutting rates. “If…

Kazakhstan has vowed to put its own national economic interests first Kazakhstan will not “blindly follow” anti-Russian sanctions, especially when they affect the economic interests of its businesses, Serik Zhumangarin, the country’s…

Kiev is free to use donated Leopard tanks and other combat vehicles during its incursion into Kursk Region, Ottawa has said Ukraine has been given approval to use Canadian-donated tanks and armored…

Moscow previously said that peace talks were impossible as long as Kiev continues its assault on Kursk Region of Russia Two of the most vocal supporters of a diplomatic solution to the…

Big Tech Uses More Electricity Than Entire Countries Big Tech’s AI dreams are coming with a big energy price tag—technology companies and their data centers are consuming more electricity than countries with…

One of the great mysteries about the January 6, 2021, events is the lack of curiosity by the FBI about who planted the pipe bombs at the DNC and RNC headquarters.   Amid…

SLB previously stated it has no plans to quit the country despite Western sanctions American oilfield servicing giant SLB (formerly Schlumberger) is expanding in Russia despite its main rivals having pulled out…

A growing amount of video evidence from Kursk Region has shed light on the disturbing actions of Kiev’s forces Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk Region are subjecting civilians to a campaign of…

Russia’s Defense Ministry has not confirmed fighting in the region Ukrainian forces attempted to attack Russia’s Belgorod Region simultaneously with their incursion into Kursk Region, but were met with stern resistance and…

Bayer Shares Soar After Roundup Weedkiller Legal Victory In Philadelphia Court Shares of Bayer AG have been pressured over the years after a tidal wave of litigation over its Roundup weedkiller. The company settled much of the Roundup litigation…

China Home Prices Just Plunged The Most Since 2015 By George Lei, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist Home Prices to Slide Amid Elusive Stimulus China’s new home prices in July plunged the most…

The family of Dimitri Simes is being subjected to government intimidation, his son has claimed The FBI has executed a search warrant at the home of Russian-born US political pundit and author…

Up to 100 people are believed to have been inside the mall when it came under attack A massive fire has broken out at a shopping mall in the Russian city of…

President Trump is bringing a few additional resources to the final months of the 2024 campaign. Former 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is returning to the 2024 campaign in an advisory capacity….

The deputy leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters has quit, to join former president Jacob Zuma’s party The deputy leader and founding member of the South African opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)…

Ksenia Karelina was found guilty after donating to a charity that supports the Ukrainian army Dual Russian-US citizen Ksenia Karelina has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after a court in…

Representative Clay Higgins is a member of the congressional investigative task force looking into the assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks against President Trump.  Rep Higgins was also doing independent research prior…

Barclays To Withdraw From Israel Bond Auction Amid Pro-Palestine Backlash Via Middle East Eye British banking giant Barclays is planning to withdraw from new Israel government bond auctions amid pressure from pro-Palestine activists, the Financial Times…

Where Crime Is Seen As A Major Issue (And Where It Isn’t) Data from the 2024 Global Peace Index released by the Institute for Economics and Peace shows that the world has become increasingly…

US Defense Firms Reluctant To Cooperate With Ukraine Due To Safety, Corruption Authored by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher, via  InfoBrics.org, US military contractors are concerned about corruption and…

Global Debt Hits A New High Of $315 Trillion The global debt stock hit a new record in the first quarter of 2024, increasing by $1.3 trillion in just three months. This…

Washington’s reluctance to comment on reports of Ukraine’s involvement in the Nord Stream attack is indicative, Russia’s envoy has said Russia’s ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, has accused the US of trying…

France: Political Chaos Authored by Guy Millière via The Gatestone Institute, Paris. June 9. 8pm. The results of the European Parliament elections were made public. In France, the party of President Emmanuel Macron garnered…

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…

A government inquiry suggests expanding the “voluntary repatriation” scheme to include naturalized Swedes Stockholm may reform the program under which migrants struggling to integrate into society are encouraged to leave the country,…

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…

10 Things To Know About Afghanistan On The Third Anniversary Of The Taliban’s Return To Power Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The Taliban returned to power three years ago on 15 August 2021…

Two Illegal Aliens Steal $1 Million Patek At Gunpoint In Beverly Hills Hotel In Broad Daylight Up until now illegal aliens mostly raped and/or killed country bumpkins from the flyover states, so…

States Need To Make It Easier To Evict Squatters, Report Says Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, States that have permissive policies on squatting—a growing phenomenon in the United States—need…

Coming To San Fran? Viral Video Shows ‘Sub-Lethal’ Remote Gun Protecting Commercial Building South Africa ranks third in Africa on the Global Organized Crime Index. Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban are among…

The Overclass Exposed Authored by Robert Gore via StraightLineLogic.com, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” -Upton Sinclair The overclass…

Wealthy Chinese National Engineered “Bogus Raid” To Strongarm Business Partner Out Of $37 Million Four former law enforcement and military officers are being accused of conducting a raid in 2019 that they…

10 Things To Know About Tim Walz And His Ties To Communist China Authored by Sasha Gong and Bradley Thayer via American Greatness, Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Governor Tim…

CIA Sees Kursk Raid As Having ‘Punctured The Hubris’ Of Putin President Joe Biden said this week that he was in “constant contact” with the Ukrainians related to the ongoing invasion of…

Fake Images Are Everywhere Now—Here’s How To Spot Them Authored by Andria Pressel via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop, it’s getting harder and harder to…

Western intelligence services helped Ukraine plan the raid, Nikolai Patrushev has insisted Kiev would never dare to stage a large-scale incursion into Russian territory without Washington’s blessing and NATO support, former Russian…

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Resigns Authored by Stephen Katte via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik has resigned from her post effective immediately following months of…

California Democrat Revives Bill To Release Longtime Convicts Who Have 2 Murder Convictions How many murders is too many to get out of prison? Apparently three, according to a California Democrat who…

Palm Beach Officials Mull Closing Mar-a-Lago Amid Heightened Security Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Heightened security protocols at and around former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club have…

Couple That Earns $250,000 A Year Says They Can’t Find A House In Their Budget Entitled millennials or out of control inflation in the housing market? You be the judge. Samuel and…

Russian Tu-22M3 aircraft came down during a routine flight in Irkutsk Region A Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic long-range bomber belonging to Russia’s Air Force has crashed in the Irkutsk Region of southeastern Siberia,…

A mpox patient who got infected in Africa has sought treatment in Sweden The first case of Clade 1 monkeypox outside Africa has been recorded in Sweden, the health authorities in Stockholm…

VDH: The Weird, Creepy, Surreal (And Dangerous) 2024 Campaign Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, The already-long 2024 presidential campaign has become the strangest in modern history. Here are ten…

US Government Asks Supreme Court To Reinstate Student Loan Relief Plan Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The federal government urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 13 to reinstate a…

Over 100,000 LA Residents Could Be Homeless By 2028 Olympics With the Paris 2024 Olympics having come to a close, the countdown has started once more for the next Summer Games, set to take…

Kamala: The NPC Candidate Authored by John Wilder. “This isn’t a video game.  There are no extra lives.” -Edge of Tomorrow Kamala Harris has invented a new type of presidential candidacy –…

Western Battle Tanks Are Invading Russia: Sky News In a first which hasn’t been witnessed since World War 2, Western battle tanks have been operating inside Russian territory. Sky News is reporting…

Want More Freedom Of Speech? Try Less Government! Authored by Jonathan Turley, It is time to get the United States out of the censorship business for good… In the last three years,…

New ‘Grading For Equity’ System In Some California Schools Gets Mixed Reviews Authored by Sophie Li via The Epoch Times, As California students return to school, the debate over a new grading…

Megaupload founder has faced copyright infringement charges since 2012 The government of New Zealand has signed extradition orders for Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom, ending a decade-long legal battle and clearing the way…

The Pentagon is reportedly already working through the details of a potential transfer of JASSM missiles The White House is “open” to sending long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, which could give previously…

Stocks Soar, Bonds & Bitcoin Battered On ‘Fake’ Data As VIX Plunges At Record Pace …no, Goldilocks is not back! Retail Sales soared in August… thanks to massive historical revisions and a…