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Lockdown’s Fourth Birthday Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Last weekend marked four years to the day since the UK went into “lockdown” for the first time. What an exciting time that…

$300 million allocated for Kiev in a stopgap US spending bill last week won’t go to new arms shipments, the outlet has said A $300 million spending package for Ukraine approved by…

Nissan Aims To Cut Costs By 30% Simply To Remain Competitive In EVs Nissan is the latest manufacturer to aim to cut EV costs in order to keep up with an increasingly…

The bloc should aim to create “a European pillar inside NATO,” the top diplomat has said The EU must increase its military strength and internal cooperation, but that does not mean it…

Footage of the incident shows cars falling into the water A large section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after being hit by a ship, according to videos…

France Raises Security Risk To Highest Level After Moscow Terror Attack Starting Sunday night, France raised the nation’s threat level awareness to its highest level of “emergency attack” – which comes two…

German Doctor Refuses To Treat AfD Politician Via ReMix News, A doctor in the German state of Baden-Württemberg refuses to treat one of his patients because he is a local politician in…

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…

Election 2024: It’s The Psychopathology, Stupid Authored by Roger L. Simon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The deeper we get into the 2024 presidential election, the more pathological, in the psychological…

Traditional families with multiple children should become a fashionable social norm, Dmitry Peskov has said Improving the demographic situation and achieving a sustainable growth of birth rates is a matter of life…

Baltimore City Implodes: Police Force Collapses, Only Three Officers Patrolled Major District  How it started.  How it’s going…  Baltimore is now facing apocalyptic levels of policing shortages. Last week, THREE police officers…

Republicans Sound Alarm On DOJ’s ‘Red Flag’ Initiative Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Republicans issued a warning over the weekend after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced…

Retirement Goes Rural: More Retirees Ditching Florida For Southern Appalachia Despite the fact that Florida has always been “retirement country”, those who have the means to move out of the state to…

This Is How You Can Get Frothy Markets At A Time When Rates Are At 5% By Rabobank Economists and strategists tend to look at everything through the lens of interest rates,…

If you followed my research on banking and the reality of the Russian sanction regime, this report from Reuters today takes on an entirely new dimension. ME: …”The same way the Patriot…

Harvard Prepares To Screen “Domestic Ecoterrorism” Movie About Blowing Up American Pipelines The nation is already on alert for terrorist attacks after radical leftists in the White House facilitated the greatest-ever migrant invasion…

Warsaw claimed that a Russian projectile violated Polish airspace, but refused to provide evidence, according to the diplomat The Polish Foreign Ministry has summoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Andreev over yet another alleged “missile…

CCP’s Military Growth ‘Largely Funded’ By US: Ret. Navy Capt. Authored by Dorothy Li and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Chinese Communist Party has aggressively built up its…

Mark Zuckerberg’s New Diesel-Powered Mega-Yacht Moored In Fort Lauderdale Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, an outspoken climate alarmist, has a new $300 million mega yacht dubbed “Launchpad.” The billionaire’s ‘big boy’ toy collection continues…

AI’s Left-Wing Bias On Crime And Gun Control: Lott Authored by John Lott Jr. via RealClear Politics, Some 20 artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are currently available for general use. Students, reporters, and…

UK Court To Issue Ruling On Julian Assange Extradition Tuesday Morning On Tuesday London’s High Court will finally rule on the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The court is expected to deliver…

Most Americans Believe US Will Be In World War Within Next Decade Via The Libertarian Institute The majority of Americans believe it is likely that the US will be involved in a…

Israel Angrily Halts Delegation To D.C. After US Allows UN Ceasefire Resolution To Pass In a Monday vote, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted for the first time a resolution that…

From Riot To Insurrection To Terrorism: January 6th Continues To Be A Tragedy In The Eye Of The Beholder Authored by Jonathan Turley, For years, I have maintained that January 6th was…

Not a spoof. It’s a classic case of disparate impact lawfare at work.  Auto manufacturers must be held accountable for making cars that black people want to steal. It’s real.  He really…

President Trump delivered remarks and took questions from the narrative engineers following a day in court defending against another Lawfare case. Each case is intended to bleed the candidate of financial resources,…

“It’s A Far Deeper Recession Than Publicized…” Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey Screams Stagflation “Many good things may happen, but the actual occurrence remains to be seen…” That’s about as rosy a picture…

Will DEI End America… Or America End DEI? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, At the nexus of most of America’s current crises, the diversity/equity/inclusion dogma can be found. The…

The conflict is about preserving the US role in the world, the EU’s top diplomat has said The US and the EU support Ukraine not because they love the Ukrainian people, but…

The New York State appeals court waited until the last minute to intervene and rule substantial modifications to the lower court ruling. [SEE pdf Here] The timing here is transparently political.  The…

Another Silly Progressive Idea: New Green Deal For Public Housing Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Progressive nonsense is incessant. My hoot of the day is AOC and Bernie Sanders have teamed…

The Israeli PM has manufactured an artificial crisis by venting differences in public, according to the outlet The White House has been “perplexed” by what several US officials called an overreaction by…

Bitcoin, Bond Yields, & Black Gold Bounce Amid Big Auction & Bad Data A quiet day with some uglier than expected housing data (new home sales miss) and manufacturing (Dallas Fed survey…

Hysterical Harvard Protesters Throw Fit Over Concert By Israeli Singer Authored by Amanda Meyer via Campus Reform, A concert by an Israeli singer close to Harvard’s campus triggered an anti-Israel protest. The…

Former Defense Secretary Says Jan. 6 Committee Issued “Latent Threat” To Keep Quiet Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A former Trump secretary of defense revealed that he…

West Jerusalem has denounced Francesca Albanese’s report as outrageous Israeli actions in Gaza qualify as genocide on at least three grounds, according to a report by Francesca Albanese, the UN Human Rights…

The Norwegian Illusion: EVs Are Not More Energy Efficient Via Goehring & Rozencwajg, “Electric vehicles (EVs) are pilling up on lots across the country as the green revolution hits a speed bump,…

Not-So ‘Broke’ Don: Trump Net Worth Tops $6.4 Billion On SPAC Deal Former President Donald Trump’s net worth has topped $6.4 billion on Monday following the completion of a 29-month-long SPAC deal…

In Blob We Trust Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “In terms of the Moscow terror attack, the fact that those who carried out the attack were captured is now causing…

Many of the responses to the tragedy betray both the narrow-mindedness and meanness of some of West’s Russophobes Only a few days ago, one of the worst terrorist attacks in recent history…

A high-level mission was due to travel to Washington to discuss planned Israeli military operation in southern Gaza city of Rafah Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that now he…

ISIS bears “sole responsibility,” the US has insisted There is no evidence the Ukrainian government was involved in the Crocus City massacre, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday….

Our Economy And Politics Are Broken Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Awakening from the dream of painless financial / political solutions, we find the status quo is not the…

Tonight At 7pm, The Next ZeroHedge Debate: “Should Trump Be The Next U.S. President?” Tonight at 7pm ET – on the day that NY Attorney General Lettita James said she was prepared…

Stellar Foreign Demand For Record Big 2Y Treasury Auction Despite Modest Tail Moments ago, the Treasury concluded the first of this week’s front-loaded auctions when it sold $66BN of 2-year notes, the…

Thiel, Bezos, & Zuckerberg Dump Shares Amid Surging Insider Ratio: An Ominous Sign For Bull Market A number of structural themes have been driving US asset markets higher, including artificial intelligence, GLP-1, cloud, and…

Dave Calhoun will depart at the end of 2024 Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun has announced he will step down by the year’s end as the US aerospace giant grapples with…

Two Tajik nationals who lived in Ukraine are accused of plotting attack on a Vienna cathedral, Austria’s Heute news outlet claims Ukraine may have become a convenient passageway for violent extremists seeking…

The gunmen were identified as ‘radical Islamists’ but Moscow is searching for who gave the order The deadly terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall was a clear attempt at intimidating Russia…

75 of the Crocus City fatalities have already been identified, according to the senior investigator The death toll in last Friday’s terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow Region has grown…

The Russian president still suspects that Ukraine was complicit in the tragedy Russia knows who carried out the Crocus City attack but is now investigating who gave the order, President Vladimir Putin…

Why Is The National Guard Being Deployed During The Great American Eclipse On April 8th? Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, The National Guard is only supposed to be deployed in emergency…

Peter Schiff: Inflation Bloodbath On The Way Via SchiffGold.com, This time Peter tackles Jerome Powell’s speech from Wednesday, in which he announced that the Fed is holding the federal funds rate between 5.25…

Never Ever Forget Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via DailyReckoning.com, Beware the Ides of March,” Shakespeare quotes the soothsayer’s warning Julius Caesar about what turned out to be an impending assassination on March…

Oil Surges As US Production Unexpectedly Tumbles After Shale Merger Wave Fizzles; Russia Orders Companies To Cut Production A few weeks ago we looked at the current state of M&A play in…

South Africa is hosting a bilateral trade event this week, organized by the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), a leading Russian business conference, is set…

RFK Jr. Issues Dire Warning Over CBDC Adoption Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) pave the…

Washington and London were too quick to pin the blame on Islamists, George Galloway has said The claim by the US, UK and their Western allies that the deadly terrorist attack at…

Security services had detained 11 persons during the weekend in connection with the deadly shooting spree Moscow’s Basmanny Court has arrested three more suspects allegedly connected to Friday’s deadly terrorist attack on…

Brussels has sought to deflect blame for the Crocus City massacre away from Kiev The EU rejects the suggestion that Kiev had anything to do with last Friday’s Crocus City massacre in…

Marco Rubio suggests that the Moscow terrorist attack is a sign that Islamic State has regained its footing in Afghanistan Last Friday’s terrorist attack at the Crocus City music venue outside Moscow…

Washington is trying to hide its own activities by blocking Moscow’s push for tougher controls, a diplomat claims The US continues to operate 30 biolabs on the territory of Ukraine as part…

Trump Bond Reduced To $175 Million At 11th Hour A New York court of appeals has significantly reduced the bond required to stop his properties from being seized by authorities from $464…

Double-Bottom? European NatGas Jumps On Russia Missile Attacks On Ukraine’s Energy Grid European natural gas prices have constructed what appears to be a double-bottom, around the 25 euros a megawatt-hour level. Prices…

Easing In The Middle Of Persistent Inflation May Worsen Stagflation Risk Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Thirty major central banks are expected to cut rates in the second half of 2024, a year…

US New Home Sales Unexpectedly Dropped In Feb As Prices Tumbled After a big surprise surge in existing home sales, new home sales in February disappointed, dropping 0.3% MoM (vs an expected…

A large crowd reportedly gathered to receive $3.70 donations at an event that descended into chaos on Sunday At least seven people were killed in a stampede that occurred during the distribution…

The former Russian president has vowed to “avenge each and every” victim of the Crocus City Hall massacre The perpetrators and masterminds of Friday’s deadly terrorist attack at a Moscow concert venue…

14 members of the Security Council voted for the resolution, while the US abstained DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Hungary can increase imports through the TurkStream pipeline, Peter Szijjarto has said Hungary no longer needs Ukrainian infrastructure for the supply of Russian natural gas thanks to the TurkStream pipeline, Foreign Minister…

“As A Trader It’s Not Your Job To Be Right, It Is To Figure Out What Others Will Do” By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management “Why do people feel…

Futures Slump, Dragged By Semis As Global Chip War Escalates Futs are lower following the S&P’s best weekly performance of the year (sparked by dovish comments by Fed chair Powell during the…

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun Plans To Step Down Following 737 Max Crisis  After a series of aviation mishaps, including the door plug that ripped off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet earlier…

NYC Mayor Adams Abruptly Cancels Border Trip After DHS Warns Of “Safety Concerns”  Mayor Eric Adams abruptly canceled his trip to the southern border on Sunday after the US State Department flagged…

Key Events This Week: Core PCE Released When Markets Are Closed After last week’s central bank fireworks, the most exciting event of the otherwise quiet and holiday-shortened week will happen once markets…

Foreign minister has signaled Islamabad could be willing to revitalize business ties with New Delhi, in deep-freeze since 2019 Pakistan will “seriously examine” restarting trade ties with India, acting on sentiments expressed…

A UN agency believes those buried had died while being smuggled across the desert A UN agency has reported the discovery of a mass grave in Libya, believed to contain the bodies…

Jordan Subpoenas Biden’s Ghostwriter In Continuing Classified Records Probe Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) subpoenaed President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter, Mark…

Their deployment is a direct violation of international law, Moscow’s envoy to the OPCW has said Ukraine has repeatedly used chemical weapons provided by the US against the Russian military, a senior…

Japan’s Top FX Official Threatens “Appropriate Action” Against ‘Short Speculators’ As Yen Craters After Rate-Hike A quick glimpse at the the Japanese Yen’s price action (against the USD) since the BoJ ‘s…

Students from Guinea continue to receive scholarships from Moscow, Sekou Traore has said Guinea’s teaching and research sector is dominated by professionals who received their training from Russia, a senior official from…

The tech mogul has announced his support for the Republican Party in the upcoming US presidential election The US needs a red wave and will be finished if the Republican Party does…

Citizens who criticize conscription efforts are playing into Russia’s hands, Land Forces Commander Aleksandr Pavlyuk has claimed A senior Ukrainian military commander has lashed out at sections of the public and media…

The Kremlin is not discussing the potential reinstatement of capital punishment, the Russian president’s spokesman said The Kremlin is not involved in any talks on lifting Russia’s moratorium on the death penalty…

Rescuers are working around the clock to reach the workers following the collapse of the mine, Amur Region’s authorities have said An operation to rescue 13 people trapped underground following the collapse…

The Indian Navy apprehended the raiders, who had hijacked a Bulgarian bulk carrier for use attacking other vessels A court in Mumbai, India placed over 35 pirates from Somalia in police custody…

SEC Urges Supreme Court To Reject Elon Musk’s First Amendment Appeal Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Attorneys representing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have urged the…

China Blocks Use Of Intel, AMD Chips In Government Computers: Report After the US took several steps to prevent Chinese companies from acquiring both the latest Nvidia AI chips as well as…

IRS Reveals Suspicious Signs It Looks For To Flag Incorrect Or Fraudulent Tax Credit Claims Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed a series…

Antonio Guterres says keeping thousands of aid trucks away from the Palestinian city of Rafah is a moral outrage UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and…

The US has reportedly urged Kiev to refrain from drone raids due to fears of a gas price surge The head of Ukraine’s domestic security service (SBU) has claimed credit for a…

Abiy Ahmed has unveiled plans to liberalize the country’s economy Foreign nationals will be permitted to buy real estate in Ethiopia in a major change to the country’s laws, Prime Minister Abiy…

Which Global Brands Are Most Associated With Ramadan? Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. And despite…

Russian foreign policy could change significantly, depending on the results of the investigation into the atrocity The heinous act of terrorism at the Crocus City Hall concert venue just outside Moscow on…

Rivals have conceded defeat in Senegal’s election, congratulating previously imprisoned Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his ‘victory’ Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is being hailed as the winner in the West African…

Those Who Are ‘Vaxxed And Boosted’ May Have ‘Immune Imprinting’ That Ignores New Jabs Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People who have taken at least three doses…

Manilla and Beijing have traded accusations over a naval incident near the Spratly Islands Chinese patrol boats used water cannons on Saturday to disrupt an attempt by the Philippine military to deliver…

Germany: 5 Pakistani Family Members Arrested After Setting Fire To Their Own Home And Then Blaming ‘Nazis’ Authored by John Cody via ReMix News, The Pakistani family was described as “well-integrated” by…

Kiev has also halted electricity exports after a series of attacks on its energy system Ukrainian electricity imports have risen almost threefold, according to the Energy Ministry in Kiev, which also said…