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Train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics High-speed train traffic in France was disrupted on Friday, just hours before the…

Washington sees nothing wrong in engaging in deceptive behavior to achieve its selfish aims, the Defense Ministry has said The United States long ago became an “empire of lies” as it continues…

African Countries Are Turning To Gold Authored by Mike Maharrey via MoneyMetals.com, A growing number of African countries are turning to gold to hedge geopolitical risk and protect against currency losses. Nigeria,…

These Are America’s Cheapest Sources Of Electricity In 2024 In the evolving global energy landscape, renewable sources are becoming increasingly cost effective. Even without subsidies, renewables are often the cheapest option available….

Women who have three or more children are “heroes,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia’s fertility rate is “catastrophically low” and is a threat to the country’s future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

Dmitry Peskov has rebuked Russian Muslims who don’t treat women of other faiths with the same courtesy as their own A spokesman for the Kremlin has rebuked Russian Muslims who don’t treat…

A Russian citizen claims that Kiev promised him a reward of up to $20,000 A Russian citizen suspected of carrying out a car bombing in Moscow has told Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)…

Responding to Washington’s remarks on Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow, New Delhi insisted it has “freedom of choice”  New Delhi has called on its Western partners to appreciate the realities of multipolarity,…

So far, 257 bodies have been pulled out of mud mounds in the African nation’s Gofa Zone The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia’s southern region of Gofa could reach 500, nearly…

Kiev’s Western backers also believe the country should make its own decisions, Dmitry Kuleba has said No one can compel Ukraine to hold peace talks with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba…

Artificial Intelligence Is Sparking A Copper-Boom In Zambia Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com,  Zambia’s copper reserves, boosted by AI-driven exploration, are set to play a crucial role in meeting the surging…

The government has reportedly ordered police and intel forces to increase protection for “high risk dignitaries” The Indian government has reportedly directed states to ramp up security for “high-risk dignitaries” during public…

To Hell With The Will Of The People… Via ReMix News, The globalist left is increasingly unscrupulous in its disregard for the voters’ choice. The third-strongest faction, the Patriots for Europe, will not…

Eight EU Countries Urge Renewed Ties With Assad To Stem Syrian Refugee Tide The last two years have seen a handful of regional Middle East countries reestablish official relations with Syrian President…

Georgia Is The Next Country That Might Face A High-Profile Assassination Attempt Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) informed the public that they’re investigating a criminal group linked 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…

Ben-Gvir Endorses Trump, Says He’s More Likely to Back War On Iran Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir endorsed former U.S. President Donald Trump—the 2024…

Civil Unrest Is The Next Most Predictable Crisis For America Now Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, For the past six months I’ve been writing about the clear uptick in civil war…

These Are The American Jobs With The Highest Union Membership In 1983, one-in-five American adults (20%) were in a union. By 2023, only one-in-ten (10%) were in a union, a record low for the…

Bucharest said that pieces of a Russian military UAV were discovered on Romanian soil The Romanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian charge d’affaires on Thursday, after accusing Moscow of flying a military…

An Empire Of Lies Authored by Brian Maher via DailyReckoning.com, Why does government lie so repeatedly — and so atrociously? Why does it fear truth as the vampire fears garlic? The answer,…

Major American Cities Facing ‘Day Zero Water’ Crisis, Say Experts Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The term “day zero water” has become synonymous with a worst-case scenario…

Tesla And BYD Claim A Third Of Global EV Market In the second quarter of 2024, Tesla’s gross margin dropped to a new low after declining every quarter since Q1 2022. Thanks to an…

Federal Judge Overturns ATF Ban On Trigger Devices That Enhance Firing Speed Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, A federal judge in Texas has ruled in favor of gun rights…

Miranda Devine has an interesting op-ed today in the New York Post, sharing information gleaned from a group of law enforcement who are no longer cooperating with what they see as a…

Utah Attorney Catches FBI Deception In OKC Bomb Records Case Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Last month, the Justice Department asked a judge to pause a lawsuit seeking records about…

Gain Of Function, Loss Of… Everything Else Authored by Martin Hoyt via RealClearHealth, It did not have to be this way. The COVID-19 pandemic cost American citizens their lives, their livelihoods, education,…

Chief University Diversity Officers Are Not Very Diverse… Authored by Emily Fowler via The College Fix, Chief diversity officer positions at major universities primarily go to black males and females, according to…

The US-led alliance is sowing chaos around the world, Beijing has said NATO countries are profiteering from the conflict in Ukraine, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang told reporters on Thursday. Zhang…

Former ultranationalist politician Irina Farion was assassinated outside her home last week A man suspected of assassinating former ultranationalist politician Irina Farion has been detained, Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klimenko confirmed on…

To Join California’s Top 1-Percent, A Household Must Earn More Than $1 Million Per Year Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), To rank in the upper echelon of…

Unpopular at home, the prime minister has made every effort to convince his American allies he is indispensable Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made his first trip abroad since the events…

Some people struggle to understand the relationships of the IC silo operation in Washington DC.  That struggle is completely understandable, because the modern functioning doesn’t come as an outcome of any constitutional…

The volunteers are all dead or wounded, while their replacements are “useless,” one unit said Most of the forcibly recruited soldiers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine would rather not be at…

Illinois’ Out-Migration Losses: Measuring The Destructive Impact On The State’s Tax Base Authored by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner via Wirepoints.org, One of the most damaging impacts of Illinois’ people loss to…

Supreme Court Decisions Have Restored Balance Between Public And Private Interests Authored by Richard Trzupek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A group of recent rulings by the Supreme Court have led…

The US, UK, and South Korea have issued an advisory about the Andariel group A North Korean hacking outfit has targeted organizations around the world to steal sensitive and classified information, British,…

Coup Upon Coup Upon Coup Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, In March 2020, all the major Democratic primary candidates abruptly, mysteriously, and in near unison withdrew from the presidential race,…

The video-hosting platform’s load speed will reduce by 70% starting next week, a senior Russian lawmaker has said YouTube’s speed on desktop computers in Russia may drop by around 40% by the…

Mega-Cap Meltdown Continues As ‘Good News’ Sends Rate-Cut Hopes Reeling KC Fed survey joined yesterday’s Regional Fed surveys in the doldrums (as did today’s plunge in durable goods orders) but of course,…

Poof! GovTrack Scrubs Kamala Harris ‘Most Liberal’ Senator Ruling From 2019 It’s amazing to watch the real-time memory holing going on with Kamala Harris. On Wednesday, we noted that the media (and…

Wow, Dr Ben Carson completely understands the scripted and controlled “manufactured enthusiasm” behind Kamala Harris.  In this interview with Tucker Carlson the former HUD Secretary has exceptionally clear eyes about the ideology…

Sharpshooting teams have performed two successful missions over the past day, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage showing the work of snipers in Donbass, where they…

The Future Of Bitcoin In America Will Be Decided At The Ballot Box Authored by Senator Bill Hagerty via BitcoinMagazine.com, As Americans head to the polls this fall, their decision regarding who…

US Doctors Stunned By Number Of Gaza Children With Headshot Wounds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Israel the “most moral army in the world,” but a high volume of deeply…

The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule Is A Dark Cloud Over Energy Abundance Authored by Stone Washington via RealClearEnergy, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate disclosure rule posts real problems for public…

Sixty percent of low-income countries have been economically punished by the US, the Washington Post has claimed A third of the world’s nations are under some form of US sanctions, and bureaucrats…

Beijing’s right to normal trade and economic cooperation should not be undermined, an embassy spokesperson has said Washington should not undermine the economic and trade cooperation between Beijing and Moscow, which is…

Trump: Israel Needs To End War Quick & Have Better ‘Public Relations’ The day before Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-A-Lago, the former…

Kiev’s former commander-in-chief, now ambassador to the UK, has given a speech that was half crowd-pleasing, half terrifying Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, has given his first public speech in his new…

A Lot Of Moving Parts… Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, As stocks resumed their sell-off on Wednesday, with the S&P finally closing 2% lower in a single session, there are…

“Little Cash On The Sidelines” May Indicate Firepower To Sustain Equity Rally Diminishes While Goldman Sachs flow of funds expert Scott Rubner issued a ‘correction watch‘ on major US equity indexes ahead of…

Will Trump Tariffs Fund Large Tax-Cuts For Lower-/Middle-Class Americans? Authored by Michael Every via Rabobank, Aye: we got a rate cut – or rather two. First, the Bank of Canada (BoC) cut 25bp…

The agency has become openly partisan and serves political ends, whistleblowers have said Many US state and local law enforcement agencies are refusing to share vital information with the Federal Bureau of…

Kiev’s military is constantly seeking new ways to replenish its ranks Kiev has sent its first seven female prisoners into the army, the Ukrainian Justice Ministry said on Thursday. The women expressed…

Newsom Issues EO For California Cities To Remove Homeless Encampments After Supreme Court Ruling After years of encouraging rampant crime and degeneracy among the homeless population, and just in time for an…

Nestle’s Guidance Downgrade Adds To Rough Start For Consumer Earnings Season  Just over a month ago, Goldman advised clients to begin shorting stocks with exposure to middle-income consumers. This came just a month after analysts targeted…

US Hits Record High Electricity Generation From Natural Gas Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, Natural gas power generation hit a record high in the US on July 9th due to extreme…

Southwest Airlines Is Abandoning ‘Free-For-All’ Boarding Policy For Assigned Seats  Passengers familiar with Southwest Airlines know the sometimes chaotic free-for-all boarding policy has been around for decades. However, this policy is ending as…

The US Republican presidential candidate is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday Former US President Donald Trump has urged Israel to bring about a “fast” end to its…

The panel will investigate security failures leading up to the attempted assassination of the Republican presidential candidate US lawmakers have authorized the formation of a bipartisan task force to probe the attempted…

The current White House is an embarrassment to America, the Republican nominee has said US President Joe Biden’s speech announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race was embarrassing for the country, according…

Schoolchildren from Ethiopia will spend two months in Moscow and Ivanovo Region Fifteen schoolchildren from Ethiopia arrived on Tuesday in Moscow to participate in an education program sponsored by the International Cooperation…

A Chinese carrier sailing near Mumbai requested help after a crew member was injured The Indian Navy airlifted a Chinese sailor who was critically injured aboard the Zhong Shan Men, which was…

93% Of Top-Ranked University Presidents Donate To Democrats Authored by Kate Roberson via The College Fix, About 93 percent of the 25 top-ranked U.S. universities’ presidents donated to Democrat campaign funds, according…

The billionaire has suggested that criticism of Israel amounts to open bigotry against Jews The US Democratic Party has become “openly anti-Semitic,” SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed, after Democrat…

Reliance Industries could soon restart purchasing crude from Venezuela, according to a report India’s largest privately owned refiner, Reliance Industries, has secured US approval to resume importing crude oil from Venezuela despite…

Gold: A Winning Investment In An Uncertain World Authored by Daniel Lacalle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Why is the price of gold rising if the global economy is not in…

STMicro Slashes Full-Year Outlook For Second Time Amid Auto Market Slowdown Shares of chipmaker STMicroelectronics tumbled in Europe after the company slashed its full-year revenue and margins guidance for the second time (the…

The president’s aides did not “cover up” any medical condition, his spokeswoman has said US President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek a second term in office had “nothing to do with…

Israel Warns That ‘Iranian Terrorist Proxies’ Plotting Attack On Israelis At Olympics The 2024 Paris Olympics will officially open on the night of Friday, July 26 – but already there are warnings that…

Judge Refuses To Dismiss Trump Defamation Lawsuit Against ABC, Stephanopoulos Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, On Wednesday, a federal judge rejected a motion by ABC News and George Stephanopoulos to…

NORAD Jets Make Rare Intercept Of Russian & Chinese Bombers Near Alaska Russian bombers showing up in skies off Alaska on occasion has become something to be expected, and the US military…

White House Approves Nearly $3 Billion Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, The State Department approved a proposed sale of military technical equipment to Saudi…

US Continuing Jobless Claims Hover At 32-Month Highs Initial jobless claims dropped modestly (SA) from 245k to 235k last week (while on an NSA basis, claims crashed back to earth after last…

Western interference and the Ukrainian leader’s expired term pose problems for the diplomatic process, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is open to peace talks with Kiev but there are numerous issues…

The rating agency has lowered the country’s credit rating over its $20 billion debt US-based credit rating agency Fitch has warned of an imminent default in Ukraine, announcing in a statement on…

The 3rd Assault Brigade has canceled events in Berlin, Rotterdam, Brussels and Cologne for “security reasons” after a public outcry Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade, which is closely linked to the neo-Nazi Azov…

A political party has launched a nationwide self-defense project, citing domestic abuse statistics Activists have launched a self-defense project aimed at women in Russia, citing high rates of abuse. The initiative comes…

This presidential race will be watched closely around that world, not least in Southeast Asia, where the Democratic candidate and the wife of Donald Trump’s running mate both have roots Back in…

Kiev reportedly objected to Bulgaria’s proposed envoy to the country for having a “pro-Russian bias” Bulgaria was unable to appoint a new ambassador to Ukraine allegedly due to objections from Kiev to…

The ruling comes as the African state awaits a verdict on a new bill that will toughen a crackdown on LGBTQ activities Ghana’s top court has upheld a six-decade-old law that criminalizes…

Futures Drop As Japan, European Stocks Tumble On AI Bubble Bursting Fears US equity futures are lower but well off their worst levels, after a rout in Japan sent the Nikkei tumbling,…

De-centralization would boost the economies of other regions, the president believes Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered plans to be developed for major state-run companies to relocate their headquarters from Moscow to…

Poland is expecting a new wave of migrants in the autumn, amid polls suggesting shifting attitudes towards them Poland must prepare for another wave of refugees from Ukraine in the coming months,…

The scheme aimed to allow both Russian and foreign investors to free up funds immobilized by Western sanctions Individuals and legal entities from the EU are prohibited from participating in a frozen…

“Create Some Unwelcome” Noise: Universal Music Crashes 30% On Streaming Revenue Woes   Shares of Universal Music Group plummeted up to 30% in Amsterdam on Thursday after the world’s largest record label, representing top…

Q2 GDP Unexpectedly Soars To 2.8%, Crushing Estimates As Core PCE Prints Hot After yesterday’s panicked oped by idiot Bill “recession is here, so cut rates before Trump is elected” Dudley, expectations…

The National-Socialism / White Power organization released a video purporting to show the attack on Irina Farion in Lviv A neo-Nazi group called National-Socialism / White Power (NS/WP) has claimed responsibility for…

US Durable Goods Orders Plunged In June As Non-Defense-Spending Crashed The headline US durable goods new orders print for preliminary June data was a disaster – plunging 6.6% MoM (vs expectations of…

“All Men Are Created Equal”: University Of Oregon Loses Key Motion In Free-Speech Case Authored by Jonathan Turley, We previously discussed the free speech lawsuit of Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley who was…

The Percentage Of Americans That Worry They Won’t Be Able To Pay Their Bills Is Higher Than It Was During The Great Recession Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse, Do…

Rosie The Riveter Is Back. New Ad Campaign Entices Gen-Zers To Quit Gig Economy For Welding Career We’ve all heard the liberating stories about the ‘gig economy’—breaking free from nine-to-five jobs and offering flexibility….

More Guns, Less Butter: How Will The EU Wed Austerity To Militarization? Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, US President Joe Biden, long showing signs of decline, is now officially done for…

The attack destroyed a deployment point near Kharkov, killing over 100 fighters, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow The Russian military has destroyed another deployment point housing Ukrainian soldiers and foreign…

Ukraine has cut supplies of Russian oil to Slovakia and neighboring Hungary Ukraine’s blocking of oil supplies from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia is unacceptable and amounts to blackmail, Slovak Interior Minister…

Anti-government protesters have accused the opposition of accepting bribes to join William Ruto’s “broad-based” administration Kenya’s president, William Ruto, has appointed members of the country’s largest opposition party in fulfillment of a…

The Israeli PM addressed Congress, seeking to bolster support for the war in Gaza  Around half of House and Senate Democrats opted to stay away from a speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

George Orwell Is Being Cancelled Authored by Paul Sutton via DailySceptic.org, Orwell observed how some writers are so important that cultural and political “ownership” of their work is fiercely contested. He said…