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Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the big picture of what is possible and what challenges remain as President Trump tries to negotiate a peace deal between…

Texas Is Preparing To Cut Off Power To Data Centers During Grid Emergencies By Georg Rute of UtilityDive Texas is preparing to cut off power to data centers during grid emergencies — a…

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is interviewed by Furrowed Brow.  Within the first question, Tapper asks for an example of a concession that Russia agreed to.  Witkoff outlined a major set of concessions,…

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…

Considering that Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been called a “puppet” for various western interests, the reports of Zelenskyy bringing EU leaders along for his meeting with President Trump strikes as a little ironic….

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…

European Leaders To Join Monday’s Zelensky-Trump Talks, Want ‘Article 5-Type’ Security Guarantees Ahead of the planned Monday meeting between President Trump and Ukraine’s Zelensky in the Oval Office, which will also have…

EU President Ursula von der Leyen appears with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to outline terms for a peace negotiation with Russia.   Ursula gives Zelenskyy the specific rules and conditions; a new suit…

Amid DC Takeover, Trump Eyes Crime In Other Cities – Here’s What To Know Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), While federalizing the local police and deploying the…

President Trump special envoy, Steve Witkoff, outlines elements of the talks between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin in advance of a meeting tomorrow with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EU leaders….

Israel Bombs Power Plant Near Yemeni Capital After Houthi Ballistic Missile Launch The Israeli navy launched strikes on a key power plant near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Sunday. The Israeli military claimed the…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears on CBS to debate the ever-insufferable Margaret Brennan. The dramatic acting by the newscaster is off-the-charts.  Both the video and the transcript are below. . [Transcript]…

Secretary of State/National Security Advisor Marco Rubio hit the Sunday news circuit to expand on President Trump’s peace initiative and meeting with Russian President Putin. Appearing on NBC, Rubio outlines the results…

‘Hilarious’: White House Mocks NPR Over Alaska Summit ‘Security Breach’ Story The White House on Saturday dismissed and mocked a report by National Public Radio (NPR) that claimed US government documents containing…

The planned visit comes after Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and several Western European leaders are due in Washington on Monday for talks…

The Ukrainian leader has again claimed that a ceasefire is needed to negotiate an end to the conflict with Russia Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has rejected US President Donald Trump’s call for a…

Is The EU Preparing For Regime-Change In Hungary? Authored by Lucas Leiroz de Almeida via GlobalResearch.ca, Apparently, the EU is planning to further tighten its interventionist measures in the internal affairs of…

Golden Visa: Where You Can Buy Residence Permits After its unveiling in April and a highly popular waitlist launch in June, the Trump administration’s proposed golden visa program seems to be stalling….

Two Tier UK: ‘Cut Throats’ Councilor Freed, While Mother Who Tweeted Still In Prison Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A leftist councillor in the UK who called for “cutting the throats”…

German Air Traffic Remains Far Below Pre-COVID Levels Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Germany’s Air Traffic Falters: Ryanair Cuts Flights Air traffic in Germany remains far below 2019 levels. Expensive regulations and the…

The leaders of France, Germany, and Britain plan to back Zelensky in talks with Trump, according to reports Ukraine’s backers in the EU and UK are “in a panic” after the Alaska…

Another eight people were wounded as shots were fired in Brooklyn, police have said At least three people have been killed and several others wounded in a mass shooting at a restaurant…

The US will play the main role in peace talks with Russia, the German chancellor has said The EU and UK should not overestimate their influence on the settlement of the Ukraine…

The trilateral meeting could reportedly take place if Monday’s encounter with the Ukrainian leader is successful US President Donald Trump is seeking a trilateral summit with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and Russian…

The Ukrainian leader has claimed there should be tougher penalties if no peace talks happen Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has urged stronger sanctions against Russia if no three-way meeting is held between him,…

Assuming The Worst Authored by Todd Hayen via Off-Guardian.org, I used to think that people were pretty smart. Meaning if I were walking down the street, or through a crowded mall, I…

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has discovered a massive network of Chinese shell companies, set up in Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia, specifically to avoid U.S. tariffs. …”Investigations into transshipping are…

Russian foreign minister sported Soviet-themed apparel on arrival for Alaska summit Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has sparked a shopping frenzy after he was seen arriving in Alaska in a white sweater…

Fox News Digital exclusively obtained the “peace letter” the first lady penned to Putin, which President Trump hand-delivered to the Russian leader before their summit in Alaska. [story] [SOURCE] Posted in Melania…

Doug Casey On The China Hysteria: Manufactured Threat Or Inevitable Rival Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: Recently, we’ve seen the “Yellow Peril” escalate across media and politics. What’s your take on the sentiment towards…

Indians Are The Most Positive On AI; Americans The Most Negative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, governments, and societies—but how do people around the world actually feel about that? In this…

How To Think About Bitcoin Treasury Companies: A Bitcoiner’s Dilemma In The Age Of Rampant Speculation Authored by Joakim Book via BitcoinMagazine.com, With bitcoin treasury companies bringing Wall Street into hype mode…

These Are The Best US Colleges For High-Paying Finance Jobs AI is disrupting the job market, especially for new college grads. Yet if you’re a finance grad from a prestigious college, you…

What’s Standing In The Way Of A Grand Compromise On Ukraine? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The onus is now on Zelensky to reciprocate Putin’s widely perceived willingness to compromise for…

For months, the so-called “coalition of the willing” led by Great Britain, France and Germany, have been proposing a multinational group of peacekeepers on the ground in Ukraine – supported by U.S….

Comrades, I am sure Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump had a good snicker over the optics presented.  “Subtle”, like a brick through a window. Good stuff. . The…

The BRICS economic partnership was formed during the Obama administration.  Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) watched U.S. President Obama subcontract U.S. trade policy to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce…

California Democrats Unveil Proposed Congressional Map To Counter Texas Redistricting California Democratic lawmakers unveiled on Friday a proposed redrawn state congressional map they intend to place on the November ballot amid a…

Average American To Receive $3,752 Tax Cut In 2026 Due To OBBBA Authored by Thérèse Boudreaux via The Center Square, The White House is touting a new economic analysis that estimates taxpayers will see an…

Escobar: Putin-Trump Summit Went Much Better Than Expected There are few details about what exactly was discussed in the meeting, but Russian officials have made it clear that they’re pleased with how…

Child Gender Clinics Are Shutting Down Across US Authored by Kurt Miceli via RealClearWire, Here’s some good news you may not have heard. From coast to coast, child gender clinics are shutting…

The gathering, which is planned for Monday, comes on the heels of the Alaska summit US President Donald Trump has invited European leaders to join Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky at a meeting at…

Two Charts Of Extremely Perverse Incentives Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, As a thought experiment, consider these changes to our economy’s incentive structure. Warren Buffett’s partner Charlie Munger had…

Fleeing High-Cost Blue States? Here’s Where Bills Are Lowest The U.S. consumer landscape remains mixed. Recent datapoints have painted a softer macroeconomic backdrop, with subpar jobs reports with downward revisions, a pullback in personal…

Sussan Ley has only been the Leader of the Opposition for just on 3 months but already the Murdoch media and people in the Liberal / National Party coalition are openly calling…

WhatsApp and Telegram refuse to comply with Russian law while cooperating with foreign agencies, officials say The messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp refuse to share data with the Russian authorities on fraud…

Here’s Where ChatGPT Is Currently Banned Governments around the world are taking different stances on artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. While some embrace the technology, others have restricted or outright banned access…

Trump Says Xi Assured Him China Will Not Invade Taiwan During His Presidency Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised him that…

Direct dialogue with Moscow is crucial, Slovak PM Robert Fico has said, urging Brussels to take its cue from Washington The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald…

Moscow shares Washington’s desire to end the conflict as soon as possible, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed cautious optimism that the Alaska summit brings “us closer”…

WoodMac Sounds Alarm On Transformer Shortage Amid AI Data Center Boom The AI data center boom could soon face some serious headwinds, and the problem isn’t a shortage of Nvidia GPUs, but…

Boiled Frogs: AI Slop, Phishing, Deep-Fakes, & Spam, Spam, Spam Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, We’re frogs in a pot that’s being heated so gradually that we no longer…

RT has compiled the reactions of Russian experts to the summit and what it means for Washington, Moscow, and the global balance of power The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and…

Sanctions Are Just As Deadly As War: Lancet Study Via The Libertarian Institute Ron Paul, the libertarian leaning former Texas congressman and GOP candidate for president, has always maintained that sanctions are acts of war. The…

DOGE’s AI Tool ‘SweetREX’ Set To Take Buzzsaw To Federal Regulations Following Elon Musk’s exit from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Democrats and mainstream media have largely turned their attention elsewhere….

Washington Cancer Patient Has Car Stolen On First Day Of Treatment On what should have been a day focused solely on fighting prostate cancer, Washington state resident Val Mohney got blindsided by…

Merz’s Germany: 100 Days Of Economic Deep Freeze Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The German federal government is already staggering into its first major crisis just months after its election. That it also…

Western European leaders intend to send more military aid to Kiev and keep the NATO door open Western European leaders have issued a statement backing US President Donald Trump’s diplomatic push to…

New Delhi has said it appreciates the progress made in the talks in Anchorage on Friday India has praised Friday’s meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump,…

The rally in Chisinau, Moldova aimed to support jailed local Euroskeptic leader Evgenia Gutsul Police have detained supporters of the political opposition in the Moldovan capital Chisinau after they attempted to hold…

France’s Debt Time Bomb Is Ticking Beneath The Summer Calm Submitted by Thomas Kolbe France remains a politically immovable monolith. A toxic mix of a ballooning budget deficit, an overgrown welfare state,…

This is the moment when the US has to stick to a course of normalization with Russia no matter what the EU and Kiev want Do not expect Western mainstream media, NATO-EU…

A hostile U.S. media is chomping at the bit to begin belittling Vladimir Putin, creating division and making themselves the center of the geopolitical universe.  President Trump is not going to like…

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…

After speaking with President Trump about the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy provides the following statement via Twitter: [Volodymyr Zelensky via Twitter] – “We had a long…

Fox News host Bret Baier was given exclusive access to President Trump during the much-anticipated summit in Alaska. Baier interviewed President Trump on Airforce One going to Anchorage and during the day’s…

The US president has called for moving toward a permanent settlement of the Ukraine conflict rather than a mere temporary ceasefire The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Vladimir…

The documented murders are part of Kiev’s wider push to wipe out the population in the border Donetsk region, Rodion Miroshnik has said Ukrainian troops have over the course of the conflict…

The conflict should be resolved directly with a permanent agreement, the US president has said The Ukraine conflict should be ended through a permanent agreement rather than a mere ceasefire, US President…

The young male is recovering well after treatment and remains in rabies quarantine as a precaution, veterinarians have said A young Cape fur seal is recovering at Durban’s uShaka Sea World, South…

Paul Mashatile has said domestic manufacturers exporting to the American market could face production cuts, putting jobs and investment at risk Serious economic repercussions across South Africa’s automotive sector will occur if…

The US Senate has announced an investigation after the tech giant’s rules were found to allow chatbots sensually communicate with minors US Senators will probe Facebook’s parent company Meta after revelations that…

A formation guarded the Russian president as he departed Alaska following his summit with Trump The Kremlin has shared footage of US fighter jets flanking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plane as it…

The Ukrainian leader’s previous meeting with President Donald Trump on US soil in February ended in a heated spat Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has claimed to have spoken with US President Donald Trump…

The US president has said he and his Russian counterpart “agree on a lot” US President Donald Trump has described his summit in Alaska with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as a…

Israel Alarmed Over Suspected Chinese Support For Iranian Missile Program Via The Cradle Israel is concerned about a surge in military cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and China, according to…

The US president signaled he was ready to facilitate talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian leader Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky should “make the deal” to settle Kiev’s conflict with…

The Butker Principle: Is America Better Off Without Women In The Workforce? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us Some readers might recall a year ago the internet was in an uproar about…

U.S. SOUTHCOM Deploying 4,000 Troops To Latin American Waters As Counter-Narco-Terror Operations Loom The Trump administration is preparing for a large force projection across the Latin American and Caribbean theater. U.S. Southern…

Deep Throat For The Deep State Authored by Sasha Gong via American Greatness, By any normal standard, the recent filing from Voice of America (VOA) Director Michael Abramowitz – alleging the U.S….

After 18 Years Without A Voice, AI-Powered Brain Implant Helps Stroke Survivor Speak Again At age 30, Ann Johnson’s life in Saskatchewan was full. She taught math and physical education at a…

Fewer Women Are Using Birth Control Pills In The US Fewer women in the United States are opting for birth control pills than before, according to KFF data. Where 33 percent of women…

Why The Government Is Not The Answer To Urban Planning Via SchiffGold.com, City planning is a task that is often seen as a unique realm of governmental necessity. The existence of externalities…

Joby Aviation Makes “Aviation History” With First Piloted eVTOL Flying In FAA-Controlled Airspace Joby Aviation shares rose in premarket trading after news that one of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis…

Gerrymandering, Race-Pandering, & Political-Meandering Authored by Arthur Schaper via American Greatness, Gerrymandering, the political practice of carving up awkward-looking legislative districts to benefit one party’s political power, has slithered into the public…

Hezbollah Chief Threatens ‘No Life In Lebanon’ If Government Moves To Disarm It Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has warned that if the Lebanese government moves to disarm Hezbollah, which is the large…

The Russian president switched to English to pitch the idea to his US counterpart at the press conference following the summit Russian President Vladimir Putin switched to English in a rare move…

Indonesia Will Play A Key Role In Russia’s Asian Balancing Act Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was Putin’s guest of honor during mid-June’s St. Petersburg International Economic…

The negotiations in Alaska were held in an atmosphere of mutual respect, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin called his talks with US President Donald Trump in Anchorage on…

All of the root causes of the hostilities must be addressed for a sustainable resolution to be achieved, the Russian president said For a lasting resolution to the Ukraine conflict, all of…

China Rushes To Buy Russian Oil As India Pulls Back While Trump has been raging in the past month at India for buying Russian oil (then processing it and reselling it to Europe…

The Death Of The Small Farm Is The Death Of Rural America Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times, Modern farming is destroying small communities as we move more and more…

Moscow has restricted voice calls on Telegram and WhatsApp over fraud concerns and non-compliance with Russian law Russia’s curbs on certain functions in messaging apps are aimed at protecting its people and…

MAHA Advocates Urge Trump To Block Immunity For Pesticide And Chemical Manufacturers Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, As anticipation builds about the upcoming Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission…

I Challenged Duke’s DEI Dogma – And Paid With My Job Authored by Dr. Kendall Conger via RealClearInvestigations, I was heartened to see my former employer, Duke University Health System, quietly reverse…

One person was killed and three more injured in an attack on two apartment blocks in the city of Donetsk, according to local officials Ukraine has shelled several apartment blocks in the…

The body language, the facial expressions, the tone of their interactions, all of it frames the visual of two men of consequence meeting to discuss consequential things. Having spent a considerable amount…