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The former US president is now free to accept the Republican nomination New York Judge Juan Merchan has rescheduled the next hearing in the case against former US President Donald Trump to…

The highest turnout in forty years demonstrates the electorate’s desire and hope for change. But voters are very unlikely to get what they want. The first round of snap elections for the…

A full ceasefire in Gaza would compel the Lebanese armed group to cease the fighting immediately, its deputy leader has told AP The only way to stop the escalation on the Israeli-Lebanese…

The right-wing National Rally party posted a strong showing in the first round of the parliamentary elections last Sunday As many as 200 candidates from President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance Party and a…

Does Justice Sotomayor Write Her Decisions In Crayon? Authored by Tho Bishop via The Mises Institute, Following last week’s decisions, which represented a significant blow to the American administrative state, yesterday, the…

Bonds & Stocks Bid As Government Job Openings Suddenly Surge Despite the near-perfect track record of downward revisions over the last 17 months, the market seemed buoyed today by a better than…

Democrats should ask whether the president’s debate-night fumble was a sign of a serious “condition,” the former house speaker has said Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that questions about…

The bankrupt platform is expected to start distributing assets stolen from clients in a 2014 hack, according to a report The price of Bitcoin could be affected by the upcoming repayments to…

Vilnius is reportedly developing fortification and evacuation plans Authorities in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, have developed a plan to ring the entire city with anti-tank obstacles before the end of the…

James Clyburn and Barack Obama are the two democrats who could unilaterally remove Joe Biden by withdrawing their support.  It must frustrate Jill Biden to know The Lightbringer and the Ballot Master…

At Least 116 People Dead In India After Stampede At Religious Event A stampede at a large religious event in northern India has resulted in the deaths of at least 116 people, and…

WEF Kingpin Klaus Schwab Accused Of Sexual Harassment Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Several former female staffers at the World Economic Forum have accused founder Klaus Schwab of sexual harassment and…

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge To Illinois Ban On ‘Assault Weapons’, Other Gun Appeals Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court declined on July 2 to take up…

Biden Admin Sells 1 Million Barrels Of Gasoline Ahead Of July 4th Holiday, But… Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, The federal government completed the sale of 1 million barrels…

Discontent over the president’s debate performance “appears to be turning into a full-blown party revolt,” the Daily Mail has reported A growing number of top Democratic donors are fuming over US President…

The tip of the Lawfare spear consists of a small group of former DOJ attorneys and Main Justice leftists who helped AG Eric Holder create the DOJ National Security Division (DOJ-NSD) when…

Earnings Bar Lowered As Q2 Reports Begin Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Wall Street analysts continue significantly lowering the earnings bar as we enter the Q2 reporting period. Even as analysts…

Trump Moves To Overturn Manhattan Conviction After Supreme Court Immunity Decision Hours after the US Supreme Court granted Donald Trump immunity for official acts committed in office, the former president began an…

Move Over, Disaster Capitalism… Make Room For Addiction Capitalism Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, That monkey on your back comes in many forms. We’ve all heard of Disaster Capitalism: the…

The rapper’s unexpected appearance in the Russian capital over the weekend sparked rumors about a possible show American rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, will not perform in Russia, TCI concert agency…

Former Hillary Aide Claims Debate Setup Was “Soft Coup” By Democrats To Replace Biden Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Sources close to the Democratic Party have claimed that the debate last…

The French president has been using his powers to make last-minute appointments, according to the former leader of the National Rally party French President Emmanuel Macron is undertaking a last-minute reshuffling in…

The IDF doesn’t have enough troops or ammo to fight in Gaza and Lebanon simultaneously, officials have told the New York Times Dozens of senior Israeli generals want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

Kiev does not agree with a Hungarian plan to stop the conflict, Zelensky’s deputy chief of staff has said Ukraine is not interested in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s proposal to halt…

  It’s the time of year when we think of feasting at backyard cookouts, picnics down at the lake, or my favorite, out in the woods. I also crave the great summer…

Policymakers Get A Pep Talk By Bas van Geffen, CFA, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Yesterday evening, President Lagarde opened the ECB’s annual policymaking conference. Unsurprisingly, the this year’s theme revolves around…

Job Openings Unexpectedly Surge, Driven Entirely By Government Jobs After two months of sharp declines in the number of job openings, moments ago Biden’s highly politicized Department of Labor reported that in…

During a surprise trip to Kiev, the Hungarian prime minister argued that a truce would “speed up” peace negotiations Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has urged Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky to halt military…

Preparations for an official trip to Russia by the Indian leader are in their final stages, according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov Preparations for an official visit to Russia by Indian Prime Minister…

Five athletes have declined invitations to compete as neutrals, according to the International Olympic Committee Several Russian tennis players will not compete at this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris despite receiving invitations,…

WTI Trades At Multi-Month High On Middle East, Hurricane Concerns   Hurricane Beryl strengthened overnight to a powerful Category 5 storm as it churned in the Caribbean Sea. The Cat. 5 storm is the earliest on…

If The High Cost Of Groceries Makes You Feel Sick, You Are Not Alone Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, If you are really struggling with the high cost…

IDF To Re-Invade Khan Younis, Issues New Evacuation Orders The Israeli army issued a new order for Palestinians to evacuate from the eastern portion of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan…

Greece is trying to tackle shrinking productivity amid an exodus of skilled workers  The Greek government has allowed more businesses to impose a six-day working week on their employees in a bid…

SEBEX 2 can be used in artillery shells, aerial bombs, and conventional warheads A private company in India has developed a new explosive that is more than twice as powerful as standard…

Italy’s UniCredit has asked the bloc’s top court to review the ECB’s request UniCredit has appealed to the EU’s top court to clarify an order issued by the European Central Bank (ECB)…

TSLA Shares Soar After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Deliveries Despite the downbeat talk about the EV market globally, Tesla found a way to surprise investors with better than expected deliveries data for Q2 The…

William Ruto declined to sign the 2024 Finance Bill last week after several protesters were killed in clashes Kenyan President William Ruto says his government will need to borrow more to make…

The Vast Majority Of Professional Investors Own Some Gold Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals Exchange, Despite the generally negative attitude toward gold you hear in the mainstream financial media, the…

Hundreds of civilians, mainly fishermen, have been arrested by New Delhi and Islamabad for crossing the maritime border India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen who are…

The situation along the country’s borders with NATO and Ukraine is “very serious,” Alexander Lukashenko has warned Western countries “can’t wait” to drag Belarus into their “military squabbles,” Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko…

US Futures Slide As European Relief Rally Reverses, Oil Hits 2 Month High US equity futures are sliding, reversing all of Monday’s gains and then some, with tech and small-caps stocks underperforming…

The Russian military also intercepted several Western-made missiles and scores of drones, the defense ministry has reported The Russian military has destroyed nine fighter jets operated by the Ukrainian Air Force in…

Aydos Sadykov has passed away in the Ukrainian capital after spending nearly two weeks in a coma following an assassination attempt Kazakh opposition figure and blogger Aydos Sadykov has passed away in…

Zambia’s central bank has introduced a ban on foreign currency in domestic transactions The Bank of Zambia has drafted new rules aimed at curbing the use of foreign currencies in local transactions,…

While the environment was never previously a priority in ties, today Moscow and New Delhi are focused on developing innovations for emerging markets India was one of the early and unwavering promoters…

Trump Organization Announces New Tower In Saudi Arabia Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The Trump Organization confirmed it will construct a new Trump Tower in Saudi Arabia, according to…

Britain would be barely able to defend itself, let alone mount a foreign campaign, a former official has warned Britain’s military is in such a bad state that it may not be…

US, Mexican Truckers Unite To Protest Low Wages, Poor Working Conditions By Noi Mahoney of FreightWaves A cross-border trucker-led convoy will be rolling through parts of West Texas on Monday to spotlight…

The comment came after the Republican presidential frontrunner was granted immunity by a US Supreme Court ruling BBC presenter David Aaronovitch has called for the “murder” of former US President Donald Trump…

However, Tehran is “not interested” in expanding the Middle East conflict, an adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran will throw all of its military power behind Hezbollah if Israel launches a…

The Turkish foreign ministry has initiated negotiations between Somalia and Ethiopia to resolve a port deal conflict Somalia and Ethiopia have agreed a peaceful resolution to diplomatic tensions that arose when Addis…

The exhumed remains could reportedly be reburied without identification Estonia has started removing gravestones at the tombs of Soviet soldiers at the Tehumardi cemetery on the island of Saarema, the state-run broadcaster…

European Youth Have Had Enough Of Brussels’ Politics Authored by Denes Albert via rmx.news, In Germany, France, and even Belgium, the EU election results have created internal political crises. In some countries, new…

Where Do People (Dis)Trust News Media The Most? The rise of mis- and disinformation on social media and an increasing perception of bias in the reporting of legacy media outlets has led to trust…

The president of the South American nation has agreed to Washington’s proposal to re-start negotiations Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pledged to resume talks with the United States, which reimposed sanctions on…

The new government will update MPs confidentially as the move progresses, Kajsa Ollongren has said The caretaker Dutch government had finalized preparations for the expected transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine…

The launch sought to verify flight characteristics of a new type of projectile with a 4.5-ton payload, KCNA has said North Korea has tested a ballistic missile carrying a heavy warhead, the…

Analyzing The Alleged J6-Like Plot That Was Just Foiled In Kiev Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The Ukrainian Prosecutor General revealed on Monday that the SBU foiled an alleged J6-like plot to seize…

You’ll Never Guess Which Nation Has The Most ‘Feminists’… If you think feminism is a firmly established and respected concept globally, think again. In a recent survey by Ipsos, only 39 percent…

Ballistic missiles apparently carrying cluster munitions were used in the barrage, according to footage A Russian missile strike has destroyed five Ukrainian military jets and damaged two more, the Defense Ministry in…

Do not let it go unnoticed that foreign leaders are watching the USA President give a national address shouting about a need to “save democracy” while simultaneously trying to jail his political…

Hungary’s Orbán Announces New ‘Patriots For Europe’ Alliance With Austrian & Czech Nationalists Authored by Dénes Albert via rmx.news, Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ), Czechia’s ANO, and Hungary’s Fidesz have formed a new right-wing…

The remnant DNA from Jake Tapper’s White House correspondent job at ABC, seemingly had an unexpected synaptic firing last night before shutting down forever.  It was, essentially, the last wisp of Tapper’s…

The Long Sordid Career Of Creepy Joe Biden Authored by Donald Jeffries via substack, I get complaints from people that I concentrate too much on Donald Trump. Basically, the message is, “But…

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…

These Were The Best And Worst Performing Assets Of June, Q2 And The First Half Today was the start of the second half of the year, and Deutsche Bank’s thematic research team…

Even Nigeria Plans To Bring Gold Reserves Home To Minimize Risk Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals Exchange, Nigeria is bringing its gold reserves home to keep it safe. According to a…

Cruise Ship Stocks Slide As Powerful Hurricane Beryl Churns In Caribbean Shares of Carnival Corp, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise Line fell in New York on Monday after reports of a record-breaking hurricane sweeping…

Federal Government To Pause Student Loan Payments, Interest For 3 Million Borrowers Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, In response to court rulings blocking key elements of the federal government’s…

Tennessee Law Allowing Death Penalty For Pedophiles Goes Into Effect – Only Democrats Oppose It Tennessee has joined states like Florida, Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma and South Carolina in making the death penalty…

China Stops Reporting Renewable Energy Utilization Data By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com China didn’t include figures on utilization rates at power plants by source in its May monthly data series, following the…

House Republicans Sue Garland For Tapes Of Hur Interview With Biden Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, House Republicans filed a lawsuit on July 1 against Attorney General Merrick Garland,…

West Jerusalem’s potential transfer of Patriots could backfire, Moscow’s ambassador to the UN has said Israel must be ready to face certain consequences, should it move forward with the alleged plan to…

The US leader has accused the Supreme Court of setting a “dangerous precedent” President Joe Biden has attacked the Supreme Court, urging American citizens to “dissent” against its ruling that American presidents…

The Modern Myth Of “Wage Slavery” Via SchiffGold.com, The idea of ‘wage slavery’ unfairly compares today’s suffering job market to historical chattel slavery, using outdated 19th-century arguments to criticize modern work. This oversimplification overlooks…

These Are The Countries Sending The Most Remittances Abroad Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao charts the top 10 countries by the most remittances sent, in current U.S. dollars, based on 2022 data from Knomad….

US Energy Production Chalks Up Another Record Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, EIA: U.S. Energy production rose 4% to nearly 103 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2023. Dry natural gas…

The Democratic Party is reportedly seeking to “further coalesce” around their candidate after his poor debate performance The Democratic National Committee could formally nominate Joe Biden as their presidential candidate as early…

Americans Set To Travel In Record Numbers For July 4th Fourth of July holiday travel is expected to reach a new record high in 2024, as more than 70 million Americans are…

Seattle Woman Charged After Trying To Bribe Juror With $120,000 Cash To “Inject Racism” For Non-Guilty Verdict A woman from Seattle has now officially been charged with trying to influence the outcome…

VDH: The Lies We Have Lived Through Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some…

Visualizing US Wealth By Generation In 2023, American Baby Boomers owned 52% of the country’s net wealth despite comprising only 20% of the population. Based on Federal Reserve data, this graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s…

The Great Exodus Continues: Fresh IRS Data Shows Illinois Loses Residents To 40 Other States Authored by Tad Dabrowski via Wirepoints.org, The latest state-to-state migration numbers from the Internal Revenue Service confirm…

Seaborne Trade Set For Largest Increase Since 2010 After Red Sea Crisis Missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have disrupted crucial maritime…

Moscow’s economic growth has defied Western sanctions The World Bank’s annual national income rankings, released on Monday, showed that Russia has advanced from “upper middle” to “high” category on the strength of…

The move comes days after a series of deadly terrorist attacks in Dagestan Dagestan is about to ban the niqab on religious grounds, the head mufti of the Russian republic announced on…

Steve Bannon Surrenders To Prison For Contempt Sentence Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Steve Bannon on July 1 reported to a federal prison in Connecticut to begin a four-month…

Poultry Lovers Might Be In For ‘Sticker Shock’ Ahead Of July 4th BBQ  Tens of millions of Americans will be firing up the barbecue grills this week, especially on July 4, to…

Kiev is reportedly in no shape for offensive operations and has turned to recruiting from prisons The government in Kiev can’t hope to launch offensive operations without more manpower, but even prison…

Waste Of The Day: Congressional Expenses Are On The Honor System Authored by Adam Andrzejewski via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Under new rules passed with bipartisan support last July, federal lawmakers can charge their…

“Joe Biden Is The ‘Walking’ Embodiment Of The Exhausted American Establishment…” Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, Surprise, Surprise! “Joe Biden is the walking embodiment of the exhausted American Establishment. More…

Treasuries Trounced As Trump Triumph Looms, Crude & Cryptos Soar Politics and macro data dominated flows/technicals today as weak macro weighed on stocks but political ‘wins’ for Trump/Republicans weighed on bonds. The…

The fallout from the American president’s addled performance shows the real nature of Washington’s “democracy” and its empire There is very little to say about the content of the recent televised debate…

Lufthansa attributed the decision to the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah Germany’s Lufthansa airline has announced a suspension of night flights to Lebanon, owing to the conflict between…

The wheels on the bus go thump, thump, thump…. just ask the three debate officials who are now being blamed for the disastrous performance by Joe Biden in Atlanta last week. According…

The pilot scheme for potential “humanitarian enclaves” will soon be launched in the strip’s northern neighborhoods, according to a report Israel is preparing to test an experimental model for running postwar Gaza…

Cocoa Prices Fall To Critical Technical Support Level On Improving Ivory Coast Outlook  Commodity traders are closely watching a triangle pattern forming in New York cocoa prices. According to Bloomberg, top grower Ivory Coast’s…

OPEC: The World Cannot Run On Renewable Energy And EVs By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Proponents of critical minerals as the way to have a world running solely on renewables and electric…