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When disease and hunger are taken into account, researchers have argued that the conflict could claim nearly 200,000 Palestinian lives The true death toll in Gaza could exceed 186,000, five times higher…

Quinn: Nothing Else Matters! Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, Never cared for what they say Never cared for games they play Never cared for what they do Never…

Warsaw says the details of the new security pact with Kiev need to be cleared with NATO partners A newly signed pact between Warsaw and Kiev contains provisions that would allow Poland…

Short-Term Inflation Expectations Slide In NY Fed Survey Despite Earnings Growth Optimism Inflation expectations at the one-year horizon dropped for the second month in a row, sliding to 3.02% in June from…

The exhibition showcasing the country’s achievements was held at the VDNKh exhibition center in Moscow The Russia EXPO international exhibition wrapped up with a grand closing ceremony at the All-Russian Exhibition Center…

Boris Pistorius has received €5 billion ($5.4 billion) less than he had requested for his ministry German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is dissatisfied with the results of recent talks among the ruling…

MSNBC Host Calls For Biden Aides To Be Allowed ON STAGE With Him At Next Debate Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell has called for allowing Joe Biden…

The Israeli prime minister’s statement comes after Hamas accepted a key part of a ceasefire proposal Any potential ceasefire deal in Gaza must allow Israel to resume fighting until all of its…

Key Events This Week: CPI, Powell Speaks And Earnings Season Starts Usually the macro calendar goes quieter the week after payrolls but that’s not the case now as there’s a lot to…

Up to ten foreign specialists operating HIMARS were also eliminated, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has destroyed three US-supplied Ukrainian High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) along with some…

The 81-year-old president reportedly needs detailed illustrated instructions to enter and exit rooms US President Joe Biden’s every movement is planned by his assistants, with photos showing the elderly leader exactly how…

Team Biden Goes On Monday Offensive, Declares “Firmly Committed To Staying In This Race” Much to the chagrin of panicked Democrats, President Joe Biden isn’t going anywhere. “I want you to know…

“A Death Squad Ruling”: The Press And Pundits Make Wild Claims In The Wake Of The Court’s Immunity Decision Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in The Hill on the…

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian has urged the US-led military bloc to stop “messing up” Europe and the Asia-Pacific NATO is a threat to global peace and stability because of its “deep-rooted…

Milan’s biggest airport will be renamed to honor the late prime minister, the government has announced Italy is set to rename Milan Malpensa Airport after the country’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi,…

Tehran has cautioned West Jerusalem against “reckless” actions at the border Iran has pledged to come to Lebanon’s defense if Israel takes any “reckless” actions against it, Iranian media have reported. Clashes…

Common currency reform aimed at reducing French influence in West and Central African countries is facing delays As the Sahel states Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso – which formed the new AES…

Newsom’s California: Delivery Drivers Now Being Accompanied By Armed Guards Due To “Crime Concerns” Things have gotten so utopian in the state of California, delivery drivers are being accompanied by armed guards…

It’s All MMT: The Fraud Of ‘Monetary Policy’ Authored by Joshua Mawhorter via The Mises Institute, Modern monetary theory (MMT) is not convincing to most trained economists of various schools of thought. This causes…

Futures Rise To Fresh All Time High As Tech-Led Meltup Just Won’t End Futures are mixed with small-caps leading as calm returned to markets after traders focused on the positive implications from…

Two Americans have told a court in DR Congo that they were forced to take part in an armed uprising in May Two US citizens have told a court in Kinshasa, capital…

Gabriel Attal should remain in office temporarily to ensure stability after shock elections, the Elysee Palace has said French President Emmanuel Macron has refused to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel…

Damage in Kiev was due to errant air defense, not a Russian missile strike, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Claims by Ukrainian officials that Russia deliberately attacked civilian targets in…

Kiev will “have to accept whatever is offered” by the bloc short of full-fledged membership, the agency reports NATO will clearly signal to Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky that his country will not become…

Authorities in Punjab have proposed blocking YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for six days Pakistan’s largest province, Punjab, is planning to ban all social media platforms for six days, citing security…

Cat. 1 Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall In Texas  Hurricane Beryl, the first Atlantic hurricane of the year to strike the US, made landfall in eastern Texas as a Category 1 storm in the…

Biden Campaign Gives List Of Approved Questions For Two Radio Interviews Authored by Mike Shedlock via MIshTalk.com, The Biden campaign learned nothing from the debate about coverups. This is not confidence inspiring….

Tesla’s Furious Rally Is Another Massive Short Squeeze One month ago, when momentum-chasing market pundits and other fair-weather experts were quick to throw Tesla out of the Mag7 and forecast that the…

Estonian authorities are planning to build a defensive line along the border with Russia by 2025 Estonia is preparing to test a series of prototype bunkers, set to be part of a…

The Indian prime minister will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for the 22nd bilateral summit between their nations Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Russia for his first bilateral…

The US plane-maker will pay a fine of $243.6 million in relation to the fatal 737 MAX crashes, the Department of Justice has said US plane-maker Boeing has agreed to plead guilty…

Six AFU combatants were reportedly killed by a serviceman who threw an explosive into a building in a Donbass settlement A video has circulated online in which a Russian soldier single-handedly blows up…

The Ukraine conflict cannot end in Kiev’s favor on the battlefield, the Hungarian prime minister has said The balance of military strength in the Ukraine conflict is so much in favor of…

UK’s New Leftist PM Kills Illegal Immigrant Deportation Scheme On Day One Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The new leftist British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has on day one of…

Patriots for Europe has reportedly been joined by 30 MEPs from the National Rally An alliance of conservative anti-immigration parties in the European parliament, launched last month by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor…

Burberry’s Turnaround Plan Falters, Prepares Job Cuts; Goldman Believes Brand In “M&A Sweet Spot” Burberry struggles to revitalize its business through a turnaround plan. The high-end, UK-based luxury clothing company, known for its signature beige check…

Nothing can reverse the damage inflicted by Biden’s disastrous debate performance, lawmakers reportedly believe  A growing number of senior Democrats want Joe Biden to withdraw from the US presidential election race by…

Mali has taken over the role as chair of the triple alliance for the next year The military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger established a confederation alliance by signing a…

Rahm Emanuel has expressed regret over the incidents but fell short of apologizing, according to media reports US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has expressed regret over sex crimes committed by American…

Chinese Ship Suspected Of Raiding World War II Wrecks Detained By John Grady of USNI News The Chinese dredger suspected of plundering two World War II Royal Navy shipwrecks last year has…

WURD Radio has said it is no “mouthpiece” for any administration and refuses to engage in access journalism A US black-owned radio station has fired one of its hosts, who had agreed…

Kiev must win in the conflict with Moscow in order to join, the bloc’s secretary-general has said No one can guarantee that Ukraine will join NATO within the next decade, Secretary-General Jens…

The bilateral summit between the Russian and Indian leaders is of great significance, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stressed The West is “jealously” monitoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia, Kremlin…

China’s Rapid Renewables Rollout Hits Grid Limits By John Kemp, senior energy analyst at Reuters China’s record-breaking deployment of wind and solar capacity has worsened regional power imbalances, forcing the country to…

Escobar: Why The SCO Summit In Kazakhstan Was A Game-Changer Authored by Pepe Escobar, It’s impossible to overstate the importance of the 2024 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) this week…

Over 81% of German voters have expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s work Not a single German national appears to be fully satisfied with their government, the latest ARD-DeutschlandTREND survey has revealed. The…

Kiev’s spies tried to bribe the pilot of a Tu-22M3 aircraft, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said An attempt by Ukraine’s intelligence services to hijack a Russian Tu-22M3 nuclear-capable strategic bomber…

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 Chinese leader has welcomed Viktor Orban to Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is currently in Beijing on what he previously dubbed…

For decades, New Delhi and Moscow have enjoyed a special bond. As leaders meet for the bilateral summit this week, they will discuss diversifying the relationship in line with each nation’s interests…

This Is Democracy And This Is What It Looks Like Authored by Lawrence Kadish via The Gatestone Institute, Democracy and American politics are chaotic, unpredictable, and a mystery to our enemies. In…

Ammo Vending Machines Arrive At Grocery Stores In Red States  Nothing says ‘Merica like supermarkets with automated vending machines stocked with ammunition. A select number of supermarkets across Alabama and Oklahoma have these…

Nature Sets Barriers To Risky Viruses, While China’s Gain-of-Function Study Is Breaking Them Authored by Yuhong Dong M.D., Ph.D. via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), We’re not afraid of the tigers in…

Mapping Hurricane Risk On America’s Eastern Seaboard Hurricanes are a fact of life for people living along America’s Atlantic Coast. Of course, the risk of a hurricane making landfall varies depending where…

Californians Will Decide On Minimum Wage, Rent Control, Slavery, & More In November Authored by Sophie Li via The Epoch Times, California voters will decide on 10 ballot measures in November, addressing…

“Overlapping Emergencies” Pushes Countries To Bolster Food Supply Stocks  A new report warns that “the world entered an age of overlapping emergencies” and indicates the need for a new stabilization approach involving a…

Western Elites Have A Reality Problem Authored by Richard Porter via RealClearPolitics, Joe Biden’s debate performance is not, and should not be seen as, a personal failure, but as another example of…

Murthy: Gun Owners Are A Disease Authored by Mike McDaniel via American Thinker, Until 1996, one of the primary tactics of anti-liberty/gun cracktivists was to treat criminal misuse of guns, as well…

These Are The Hottest (And Coldest) Temperatures Ever Recorded In America The United States has experienced severe heat waves this summer, breaking daily temperature records and causing dangerous consequences like wildfires nationwide. This graphic,…

A short clip demonstrates the Hungarian prime minister’s surprise trip and meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, published a short video showing his visit to Russia on…

WURD radio in Philadelphia, bills themselves as the only black-owned and run talk radio station in Pennsylvania, according to its website. According to WURD, radio host of “The Source,” Andrea Lawful-Sanders, was…

Budapest has yet to confirm the Prime Minister’s travel plans following his surprise visits to Kiev and Moscow last week Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is reportedly on his way to China…

The Grim Reaper: Biden Declares Two Justices Will Be Gone In Four Years Authored by Jonathan Turley, One of the least discussed aspects of the interview with President Joe Biden last night…

Comer Seeks Docs, Interview With White House Physician Who Obviously Lied White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor – who for years has been giving President Biden a clean bill of health despite…

How Do Americans Prepare For Retirement? While the U.S. has no mandatory retirement age and forcing older workers to retire is, in fact, illegal according to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the OECD’s…

We knew it was going to happen this way, that’s why CTH didn’t join in the initial celebration when French President Emmanuel Macron announced the snap election.  France is ground zero in…

Building The Case For Rate Cuts By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities A month ago we published our Updated Rate Outlook. As we start turning our attention to the Fed announcement on…

Ukrainian Air Force commander has claimed that Moscow struck dummies instead of military hardware in this week’s attacks Kiev’s claims about this week’s Russian strike on a Ukrainian airfield missing its target…

“The Sh*t Is Going To Hit The Fan On Monday”: DC In Turmoil As Biden Says Only ‘Act Of God’ Will Dislodge Him After years of feigned outrage every time conservative media…

Again, I refrain from too much speculation about the process of replacement, but I solidly affirm my 3-year-old prediction that Biden was always going to be replaced. In this article, talking about…

The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) appears to have come out on top, but only by a small margin, in the landmark contest France faces a hung legislature, with no party set…

Leftist Coalition Set For Shock Victory In French Election; Le Pen Limps To 3rd Behind Macron! Well, no one saw that coming… The last-minute-arranged broad left-wing coalition known as The New Popular…

Federal Court Blocks Title IX Expansion to Include Gender Identity In Texas And Montana Authored by Matt McGregor via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A district judge has granted Texas and Montana’s…

“Getting Fully Valued”: Nvidia Receives Rare Downgrade  Nvidia’s price surge over the past 18 months mirrors the exuberance of the ‘Roaring Twenties,’ particularly the bull market of the late 1920s, and is…

Play this at the opening of the RNC convention! “Now that Former President Trump is the Republican nominee for President in 2024, it’s time for Republicans, including those who doubt him or…

GM To Pay $146 Million In Penalties For Emission Violations On 5.9 Million Older Vehicles As if the labor unions weren’t extorting the Detroit auto manufacturers enough, the government is joining in…

Flashback: White House Panned Theories That Harris Would Replace Biden Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClearPolitics, The White House did not appreciate the repeated assertions from Nikki Haley earlier this year that…

The conflict is about NATO and its expansion, and Moscow seees Kiev as a proxy for the bloc Political realism is commonly and mistakenly portrayed as immoral because its principal focus is…

The Degenerative Disaster Of Medicare Via SchiffGold.com, In 2023, the U.S. spent 1.04 trillion dollars on Medicare, which is over $3,000 per citizen. For an inefficient, problem-ridden program, that number is difficult for Americans…

Four servicemen have used makeshift rafts to traverse the river and reach Russian positions, RIA Novosti has reported A group of Ukrainian soldiers have braved the waters of the Dnieper River in…

Watch: Klaus Schwab Says Humanity Must Be “Forced Into Collaboration” With Globalist Elites Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab told delegates at a conference in China…

Introduction of a new single currency is also on the table, Russia’s envoy to Beijing says Countries of the BRICS economic bloc are currently working on the launch of a financial system…

Mega-Donors Cut Off Biden, Prepare PACs To Fund ‘Mini-Primary’ And New Candidate On Saturday, a fifth Democratic member of Congress called for embattled, enfeebled President Biden to quit the 2024 presidential race. Minnesota…

Bombshell NYT Expose Details War Crimes By American-Led Volunteer Force In Ukraine The last many weeks (or even months) of Ukraine coverage by mainstream media has seen a major shift. One might…

Have We Been In Recession For Years? Via Money Metals, Have we already entered recession? Worse, have we been in a recession for years now? Recently I joined Jeff Tucker of the…

Are US Presidents Getting Older? After the first presidential debate featuring both incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden and his challenger, former President Donald Trump, the topic of Biden’s age – currently 81 – has…

The world’s second-heaviest land animal briefly detaches from the ground while running, British scientists have discovered Hippos, which weigh around 1.5 metric tons, are capable of getting airborne – but only for…

The vessels would help Kiev expand its capabilities throughout the Black Sea, the navy chief claims Ukraine needs Western submarines to bolster its military capabilities in the Black Sea, Navy chief Admiral…

Beijing Targets EU Pork And Brandy As Tariffs On Chinese EVs Take Effect Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, China is proceeding with anti-dumping investigations of EU imports, targeting brandy and pork…

How Much Does The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Contribute To The World’s GDP? In 2023, Belarus had a population of 9.5 million and a GDP of 71.8 billion in current U.S. dollars, according…

If you thought the Western establishment was done shifting blame for its own fiascos, think again It is perfectly predictable and yet a sorry spectacle every time it happens: the great big…

NATO To Unveil ‘Bridge To Membership’ For Ukraine: US Official Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A NATO flag is displayed at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a…

Meta’s messaging service is “not secure at all,” the tech billionaire has said Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), has again attacked WhatsApp over its handling of personal data. On Saturday,…

The upcoming summit between the Indian and Russian leaders will be followed closely by investors on both sides Russia, currently grappling with unprecedented Western sanctions, is eagerly awaiting the arrival of its…

Someone noted last year that after my research trip my tone changed. Perhaps becoming a little more deliberate, perhaps becoming a little more stern. It is an accurate sense, and there is…

It’s odd how no one in the American media seems to ask how Obama and Biden went from a friendly “reset” with Russia in 2009 to full geopolitical antagonism in 2011. ♦…

The US president’s team has said “it is not at all uncommon” for guests to share topics they would prefer to discuss with journalists Two radio hosts who conducted the first interviews…

Presented with a certain amount of reserved, perhaps pragmatic & cautious optimism. I have made no secret of my preferred candidate to run with President Trump as his vice-president nominee.  For a…

The New York Times has revealed multiple atrocities allegedly committed by Western mercenaries against Russian POWs Russia’s Investigative Committee has said it will probe war crimes allegedly committed by a mercenary unit…