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Investors Flooded Into Money-Market Funds & Bank Deposits As Markets Crashed Money-market fund assets rose to a fresh record ($6.19TN) as a global selloff in risk assets earlier in the week sent…

I’m only posting this because there are so many voices that keep talking about Donald Trump needing some version of Steve Bannon to assist him in the election or White House. This…

Even if Maduro stole the election, no one would believe the US anyway The 2024 presidential election in Venezuela, held on July 28, has stirred international concern – much like the preceding…

Denmark is seeking to contain the spread of disorder from neighboring Sweden Denmark will strengthen border controls with Sweden following a resurgence of gang violence that has spilled over into the country…

Harris/Walz Are “Levitating In Fake Polls On Gusts Of Idiot Wind” Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “Who Elected YOU Boss of This Outfit?” “There’s some perversion that’s happened in our…

Stocks Erase ‘Black Monday’ Losses As Vol Tumbles; Bond Yields & Black Gold Surge If you took the week off and are just now looking at your book, you could be forgiven…

CBP Agents Snag Record $48 Million In Meth Hidden Inside Lettuce Shipment At Southern Border By Caleb Revill of FreightWaves U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced several large drug busts this week…

Virginia Mandates Paper Ballots, Tracking, And Proof Of Residency For 2024 Election Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) on Wednesday signed an executive order to implement various security measures ahead of the November…

Recession-Risk Reality-Check Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Greg Ip says the conditions for recession are not in place. I disagree. And I show where and how he went wrong. The chart…

Cadbury Doubles Prices Of Candy Bars For ‘First Time In Decade’ This year, an increasing number of the world’s top candy companies have been sounding the alarm about skyrocketing cocoa prices, leading them to…

Donald Trump Jr. Is Launching A Crypto-Platform To “Take On” The Banks Authored by Martin Young via CoinTelegraph.com, Donald Trump Jr. has announced plans to launch a new decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency…

Machiavelli said, “It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of…

Cisco Prepares Second Round Of Layoffs Amid Increasing AI Skepticism; Report The potential of generative AI to transform companies, industries, and societies has been widely touted around the clock by Wall Street…

An Open Letter To UK PM Keir Starmer Dear Prime Minister, Your condemnation of everyone as Far Right suggests a misunderstanding of the phrase. Left wing means Big Government or Constructive Rationalism,…

Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Voting Rights For Felons On Probation Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 2023 state law…

Roskomnadzor cited terrorism concerns as the reason for the ban The Russian internet watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the messaging app Signal, citing legal issues. Signal has long been promoted as…

Discussions focused on ensuring the long-term “safety of space activities,” according to foreign ministry in Moscow Russia and China have held talks on a wide range of issues relating to the use…

One case of shoddy welding set production back seven months, the agency’s inspector general found NASA’s inspector general has issued a damning report on Boeing’s rocket division, stating that the aerospace giant’s…

It’s The Positioning, Stupid! By Maartje Wijffelaars, Senior economist at Rabobank US jobless claims were down by 17,000 to 233,000 in the week that ended 3 August. The drop was largest in…

Kiev had launched sea drones at Crimea and a landing force near Kherson The Russian military has intercepted an attempted landing by Ukrainian marines near Kherson and destroyed a group of sea…

One of Kiev’s formations in the region shares its name with a German special operations unit that was active during World War II One of Kiev’s battalions involved in the cross-border attack…

Firm used fictitious transactions and overestimated the cost of produce it purchased to get tax credit, authorities have said Ukrainian law enforcement officials have seized more than $5 million from a company…

Universal Basic Income – Tried, Tested, And Failed As Expected Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, A Universal Basic Income (UBI) sounds great in theory. According to a previous study by the Roosevelt Institute, it…

China Inflation Unexpectedly Hits Five Month High Driven By Soaring Pork Prices China’s consumer prices rose faster than expected in July, driven mostly by a surge in food/pork prices, even as core…

Reports of violence against minorities have surfaced in the wake of the PM’s departure New Delhi has appointed a high-level committee to monitor the safety of Indians and Hindus in Bangladesh, Home…

Washington strategically pressured Sheikh Hasina, fully aware that her potential successors might be less democratic and have stronger Islamist ties The forced ouster of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power by…

White House Speaks Of ‘Finalizing’ Gaza Deal While Diplomats Admit It’s ‘Hail Mary’ Time With the Middle East on the brink of a possible major war between Iran and Israel, also involving…

RFK Jr. Cancels Iowa State Fair Appearance Citing Increased Security Concerns Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, Almost a month after a gunman shot and injured former President Donald Trump…

Chicago Fed Head Says The Quiet Part Out Loud In Fox News Interview The Fed’s constant narrative shield of its ‘apolitical-ness’ took a battering this morning when Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee…

Additional troops and equipment have been deployed to the border area amid an attempted incursion by Ukraine, the MOD has said Russia’s Defense Ministry has announced the deployment of additional weapons and…

The bloc’s preliminary ruling on import duties “lacks factual and legal basis,” Beijing has argued China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the European Union’s imposition of…

The move comes as part of a broader strategy aimed at boosting the country’s defense industry, Handelsblatt reports The German federal government is considering taking a stake in arms manufacturers and defense…

Rheinmetall has boosted its sales by a third this year Rheinmetall, Germany’s leading arms manufacturer, has announced that it almost doubled its operating profit in the first half of 2024, and now…

Kiev is facing condemnation after officials appeared to claim credit for an ambush that killed local soldiers and Wagner contractors Ukraine is at the center of a diplomatic storm in Africa after…

Su-34 supersonic jets are being used to hit high-value targets with powerful gliding munitions, according to the military Russia is using Sukhoi Su-34 multipurpose fighter jets to fend off the Ukrainian incursion…

Canberra is losing its strategic autonomy due to its security pact with the US and UK, Paul Keating has argued The US is surrounding Australia with military bases under the AUKUS pact,…

Washington has given Reliance Industries its approval to restart oil transactions with the sanctioned South American nation India’s Reliance Industries is planning to pay for Venezuelan oil partly with naphtha supplies and…

Large parts of the Sahel could fall under the “effective control” of the jihadist group, a top counterterrorism official has warned A vast territory stretching from Mali to northern Nigeria could fall…

The thieves allegedly used the bodies to produce biomaterials such as bone grafts, according to reports Chinese prosecutors are reportedly investigating a criminal network which allegedly stole thousands of bodies from crematoriums…

California Power Bills Are Soaring Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, California residents face the second-highest average electricity bills in the U.S., driven by investments in wildfire mitigation, grid upgrades, and renewable…

A high-level government commission has made the decision due to the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk Region A federal emergency has been declared in Russia’s Kursk Region amid a cross-border incursion by Ukrainian…

G7 countries set a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian crude two years ago as part of Ukraine-related sanctions Several Western insurance companies are continuing to provide cover for tankers shipping Russian oil,…

Futures Flat In Muted Trading As Sentiment Remains Extremely Fragile With both Goldman and JPMorgan asking the question on everyone’s lips, namely whether the market has bottomed, so far the answer remains…

The authorities in a Western Ukrainian region have ordered the demolition of dozens of Soviet monuments The Russian Foreign Ministry has denounced the reported demolition of a Soviet war memorial in a…

Watch: Explosion Rocks Container Ship At China’s Top Port  A massive explosion rocked a container ship loaded with hazardous goods at the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, China’s busiest port by cargo tonnage. The port is situated…

Are We Being Watched? Authored by Freddie Attenborough via The Critic, A shadowy state agency with no statutory footing, previously used to monitor perfectly lawful yet dissenting speech during the Covid lockdowns,…

“It is not up to us,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said The President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has rejected a request by Ukraine to arrest Vladimir Putin, if…

A militant force accused of torturing and murdering Russian POWs is reportedly taking part in the incursion Members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary force backed by Kiev, are reportedly taking part…

The Venezuelan leader has accused Elon Musk of “inciting civil war” in the country after the recent election Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a temporary ban on X (formerly Twitter) in…

Production may be halted due to soaring flour and manufacturing costs, the head of the country’s bakers’ association has warned Ukraine is running the risk of facing a deficit of bread, the…

Putin Signs Law Legalizing Cryptocurrency Mining In Russia Authored by Nik Hoffman via BitcoinMagazine.com, Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially signed a law that legalizes cryptocurrency mining in Russia. According to a report by…

WADA and USADA have traded blame for cover-ups of violations by competitors The international anti-doping agency and its national counterpart in the US have accused each other of shielding cheating athletes from…

Gazprom Exports To Europe Via Ukraine Continue Despite Fighting Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Russian gas exports to Europe have continued despite reports of Ukrainian forces seizing a key gas metering…

Australian hockey player Tom Craig tried to flee from police after purchasing the drug Australian Olympic hockey player Tom Craig has been issued with a public reprimand for trying to buy cocaine…

Kiev has lost nearly 1,000 soldiers and over 100 armored vehicles over the past several days, Russia’s Defense Ministry has said Russian forces continue to inflict heavy losses on Ukrainian troops that…

The African nation aims to make a new gold-backed currency the sole legal tender ahead of a 2030 timeline Zimbabwe’s government has approved a roadmap to transition from using US dollars to…

Tanks and howitzers sent by Kiev to attack Russia’s Kursk Region are met with Lancet kamikaze drones, according to footage Videos released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday morning showcase the…

The government is targeting Scott Ritter and other critics of America’s endless wars, the former aide to Joe Biden has said You’re only free to speak your mind in the US if…

Officials in Kiev reportedly believe easing restrictions on the use of ATACMS missiles could give them leverage in talks with Moscow Kiev wants the US to allow it to use long-range ATACMS…

Ford Files Patent For System To “Automatically Snitch” On Speeders Ford has filed a new patent called “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” that reveals the company is looking at ways to…

Five Lessons For Russia To Learn From Ukraine’s Sneak Attack Against Kursk Region Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Ukraine’s sneak attack against Russia’s Kursk Region appears to have successfully penetrated the border according to…

Oslo and Brussels have condemned the “extreme action” of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government The Israeli government has expelled eight Norwegian diplomats, who served as Oslo’s interface with the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the…

Kiev’s forces have reportedly used Marder infantry fighting vehicles their cross-border incursion German-made heavy armor pieces are rolling through the fields of Russia’s Kursk Region again, some 80 years since one of…

Bulgaria Bans LGBT Propaganda In Schools Authored by Grzegorz Adamczyk via Remix News, The Bulgarian parliament has passed an amendment to the preschool and school education law, which bans the “promotion of…

Kiev’s troops have been deliberately targeting civilians and medics, Russian officials have said At least 66 civilians including nine children have been wounded by Ukrainian artillery strikes in the past few days, amid…

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…

2024 Echoes ‘1984’ Authored by Victor Joecks via American Greatness, The book “1984” is supposed to be a warning. Today’s leftists are using it as an instruction manual… George Orwell’s classic novel…

Every Second American Buys Food Online According to Statista’s Consumer Insights, more than half of Americans have ordered groceries online for delivery in the past 12 months before the survey was carried out between…

The 1948 Irgun Re-Born? Submitted by Alastair Crooke, The signposts are there for all to read: The West — in deliberately overlooking such explicit markers — cannot then complain, or escape, the ensuing consequences.  …

Moscow’s military has published a video of glide bomb strikes on Kiev’s troops foraying into Russian territory The Russian Defense Ministry has released drone footage showing FAB-500 glide bombs hitting Kiev’s forces…

Kiev has conducted “massive” drone attack on multiple targets across Lipetsk Region, in the latest series of attempted strikes Ukraine has fired multiple drones at the city of Lipetsk in central Russia,…

Yet Another Cargo Theft From A Refrigerated 18 Wheeler In Philadelphia Cargo thefts are becoming a trend in Philadelphia…and it doesn’t look like the swearing in of new Mayor Cherelle Parker –…

Nevada Agrees To Purge 90K Ineligible Voters From Election Rolls Authored by Luis Cornelio via HeadlineUSA.com, Nevada has agreed to purge over 90,000 ineligible voters from its rolls following a legal battle…

Neuroscientists Blame Racism For Black Women Aging Faster Authored by Micaiah Bilger via The College Fix, Stress on the body caused by racism may cut African American women’s lives short, according to…

US Hints At Regime Change In Tehran If Israel Is Attacked The US is preparing to play Air Force for Israel’s skies as it deploys a dozen F-22 stealth raptor jets to…

“Progress” – NIH Brags About Using Tax Dollars To Fund More Research By Black Scholars Authored by Micaiah Bilger via The College Fix, Even as diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts draw increased…

Value Of US Housing Hits Record $50 Trillion, Up 7% In Past Year, Just In Time For Fed Rate Cuts The Fed’s rate hikes were supposed to slow down the economy and,…

How Chinese Traders & Miners Got Around China’s Crypto Ban Authored by Yohan Yun via CoinTelegraph.com, Chinese investors are finding innovative ways to tap into the digital assets markets and participate in…

Earlier today, President Trump gave a press conference from Mar-a-Lago in Florida.  Unlike the Kamala/Walz heavily controlled and scripted relationship with their allies in media, President Trump and JD Vance will take…

When reviewing the conversation, I note a lot of this sentiment… KT Says – “Trump staffing? He hasn’t even won. Harris polls are rising as long as she’s kept on teleprompter (like…

Exiled Catalan politician Carles Puigdemont has managed to evade authorities Carles Puigdemont has returned after seven years in self-imposed exile to crash the vote for the new president of Spain’s Catalonia region,…

50 Years On… The Bait-And-Switch Behind Post-Watergate “Reforms” Authored by Stephen Anderson via The Mises Institute, Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the resignation of President Richard Nixon, who later was pardoned…

Over 150,000 children in England are homeless, according to official statistics The UK is facing a housing crisis as more than 150,000 children live in temporary accommodations, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has…

LA County To Extend Guaranteed-Income Plan To 2,000 Foster Dependents Via City News Service, The Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 6 to expand its “Breathe” guaranteed-income program to provide financial stipends to…

UK Authorities Now Arresting People For Posting “Inaccurate Information” On Social Media Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Authorities in the UK are now arresting people for posting “inaccurate information” on…

“I F**king Told Them!”: Enraged Butler Cop On Bodycam Says He Told Secret Service To Cover Warehouse Used By Shooter, And They Agreed Bodycam footage from local Pennsylvania police reveal that in…

Big-Tech, Bond Yields, Bitcoin, & Bullion Bounce But Rate-Cut Hopes Fade A de minimus improvement in (the incredibly noisy) initial jobless claims was all it took to enable the machines to run…

Apple Revises EU App Store After ‘Anti-Steering’ Probe Following the European Commission’s announcement in June that Apple violated the Digital Markets Act with its App Store anti-steering rules, the world’s most valuable…

‘Dubious About A Soft Landing’: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Warns Of Possibility Of Stagflation Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan…

Whether the WSJ reporter was a CIA asset or not, Washington had no qualms when pursuing another publisher for the same activities While the jury remains out as to whether Evan Gershkovich,…

The US president’s son accepted money from a Romanian businessman facing corruption charges, according to prosecutors Federal prosecutors in the criminal tax case against Hunter Biden have accused him of accepting payments…

The prime minister has congratulated Muhammad Yunus, who has been sworn in as head of the interim government in Dhaka Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the “safety and protection”…

Kursk Region intrusion has disrupted the gas flow, Slovakia’s former economy minister has said The volume of natural gas flowing through the Druzhba pipeline has already decreased, as Ukrainian troops allegedly took…

An amendment to Bulgaria’s education law bans the “propaganda or incitement” of ideas relating to “non-traditional” relationships The Bulgarian parliament has approved an amendment to the national Education Act that would ban…

“Numbers Aren’t Jiving To The Real World” – Huge Revisions Leave Traders Questioning Biden Admin’s Energy Data Just over a year ago, we commented on the “massive” revisions that the statistical arm…

Buy The Dip… Or Embrace The Rotation? Authored by Louis-Vincent Gave via EvergreenGavekal.com, Back in 2000, when technology stocks hit the wall, one of Gavekal’s first clients told us: “It’s OK. Bear…

Investors Pull $2.2 Billion From ARKK In 2024 As Cathie Wood Underperforms Nasdaq By -30% YTD Cathie Wood appears to be doing what she does best: buying the ‘dip’ in an overvalued…

Majority Of Americans Oppose Using US Troops To Defend Israel: Poll Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The majority of Americans oppose the idea of US troops being used to defend Israel if it…

Ugly 30Y Auction Has Biggest Tail Since November After yesterday’s dire 10Y auction, which sent yields surging and stocks tumbling, the last thing the market needed was another debacle of an auction,…