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AG Merrick Garland Calls Voter ID Laws ‘Unnecessary’ Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Attorney General Merrick Garland on March 3 declared that efforts by states to implement…

Bitcoin & Bullion Hit Record Highs As “FOMO, YOLO, MOMO Stocks” Slump The big headlines for today were good (Gold bulls happy as the barbarous relic hit record highs), bad (bitcoin bulls…

Musk Dethroned As World’s Richest Person After Two-Day Tesla Spill A series of headlines from China and Germany sent Tesla shares in New York down 11% in March, evaporating about $76 billion…

DNC Accuses RFK Jr.-Aligned Super PAC With Violating Campaign Finance Law…Again Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, A super PAC aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not disclose $10…

Some “indirect signs” of sabotage were left by the perpetrators, SVR head Sergey Naryshkin has said Washington and London were behind the explosions that destroyed the two Nord Stream gas pipelines, the…

It Wasn’t Me: Biden Activates FTC-DOJ Task Force To Peddle ‘Corporate Greed’ Conspiracy Theory As the 2024 election approaches, the Biden administration has gone into overdrive to try and convince the general…

The Supreme Court Resets The Game For Trump’s Vice-President Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, Now that the Supreme Court has unanimously destroyed the dreams of Davos to use January…

The bloc’s envoys have refused to meet with Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, the foreign ministry has said Ambassadors from EU member states in Russia have “completely discredited themselves” and failed their own citizens,…

Britain’s commitment to free speech is a farce, George Galloway has claimed Fresh from his election to parliament to the British parliament, MP George Galloway spoke with RT on Tuesday about the…

The French president has argued that Ukraine’s European backers will have to summon the “courage” to stand up to Russia French President Emmanual Macron has called on Ukraine’s European allies to show…

Ukraine Overnight Sea Drone Attack Sinks Another Russian Ship In Black Sea Ukraine is claiming another major successful operation in the Black Sea, with its military intelligence agency announcing that the large…

The potential confiscation of funds would violate international law and ultimately weaken Europe, the French president has warned French President Emmanuel Macron has warned against the expropriation of frozen Russian assets, claiming…

Geopolitical Breakdowns Spur Talk About A New Monetary Golden Age… Or A Digital One By Michael Every of Rabobank The End/Beginning of a Golden Age The Fed’s Bostic, an FOMC voter, just…

TMI… If George Soros and Madeline Albright had a love child, it would be Victoria Nuland. Victoria Nuland, the third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and one of the principal agents responsible for attempted…

It Takes Ever Smaller Flows To Cause Outsized Impacts On Stock Prices By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Wall Street’s Trillion Dollar Mistake(s) Sometimes we learn more from our mistakes than from…

Today is officially Super Tuesday in primary voting. Consider this an open discussion thread specific to what is taking place at the precincts where you are voting. Specifically, it is interesting to…

VA Denies Removal Of Iconic WWII Kissing Photo After Rogue Woke Memo Circulates The top official at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has denied rumors that an iconic WWII of a…

Boeing, Boeing, Gone: US Factory Orders Plunge Most Since COVID Lockdowns In January US factory orders crashed  3.6% MoM in January, notably worse than the 2.9% MoM decline expected and worse still…

Watch: Kirby Refuses To Explain Why Biden Has Never Spoken To Border Patrol Heads Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, White House National Security Communications director John Kirby refused Monday to provide…

Victoria Nuland Leaving Post While Ukraine On The Ropes, US Policy In Shambles Ukraine forces are in retreat and the war is going badly from NATO’s perspective, Biden’s $60+ billion for Kiev…

“While The Market Is Not Yet In Bubble Territory, Tech May Already Be” By Simon White, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist Fearlessness Is Carelessness in This Bull Market It’s getting a…

The lifestyle choice poses a threat to the country’s traditional values, Dmitry Deulin says Russia should revive a tax on childlessness which existed during the Soviet era, Dmitry Deulin, the dean of…

US officials reportedly tweaked prepared remarks by Kamala Harris out of concern she might be too “harsh” on Israel White House national security officials reportedly watered down a recent speech written for…

The event shows many young people reject a Russophobic point of view, the foreign ministry’s spokeswoman has said The collective West has tried to thwart Russia’s World Youth Festival 2024 (WYF), yet…

The country has been stepping up shipments abroad thanks to bumper harvests, according to the Russian president Russia is now one of the major agricultural exporters in the world, President Vladimir Putin…

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who now advises Ukraine, has lashed out at Berlin Germany needs a stronger leader, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz is too slow and timid, former Danish PM and NATO Secretary-General…

“Treason!”: Bombshell Report Reveals Biden Has Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegals INTO The United States A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit has revealed that the Biden administration has flown at least 320,000 migrants…

Moscow has told Berlin it will face a reciprocal response if it expels Russian journalists German authorities should think twice about expelling Russian journalists as such actions would result in its own…

The 63-year-old retired Army lieutenant colonel is accused of transmitting confidential information to a person claiming to be a woman living in Ukraine A civilian US Air Force employee has been charged…

The victory brings the former president closer to becoming the Republican nominee to challenge Joe Biden in November’s election Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley – his last remaining rival for this year’s…

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban also said that countries striving to remain sovereign are facing growing pressure to join various blocs The era of Western domination has ended and a new world order…

The funds belonging to Moscow’s central bank have accrued nearly €4.4 billion in interest over the past year The EU is discussing the option of using profits generated by frozen Russian assets…

US Services Surveys Signal Stagflation In Feb: Higher Prices, Slower Growth After the mixed Manufacturing survey picture (ISM puked, PMI spiked), who knows what we’ll get from the Services surveys today. S&P…

The returning politician’s recent electoral win on the back of the Gaza-Israel debate is rightfully alarming for both Labour and Tories Last week’s exchange of insults between newly elected MP George Galloway…

Nearly $7 billion worth of aid could be jeopardized if the legislation is signed into law Ghana could lose $3.8 billion of World Bank funding if its anti-LGBTQ legislation is signed into…

US Gov’t Reportedly Blocks AMD From Selling AI Chip To China The United States continues to restrict China’s capabilities in obtaining and manufacturing advanced semiconductor technologies, presenting significant challenges for Chinese firms…

She will be out from the US State Department within several weeks, Antony Blinken has said US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland is poised to leave her post soon, Secretary of…

The measure has been proposed in a funding bill unveiled by lawmakers in Washington China could be banned from buying oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) under new provisions in…

‘We Have Liftoff!’ – Spot Gold Takes Out Record High Extending their run of the last few days, spot gold prices just exceeded their all-time highs, topping $2140 for the first time…

Valuation Metrics And Volatility Suggest Investor Caution Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Valuation metrics have little to do with what the market will do over the next few days or months….

Super Tuesday Kicks Off Super Tuesday, the biggest primary day of the political year, is here.  Trailing her Republican rival by hundreds of delegates, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has ignored…

Bubbly Parts Of The Market Might Get Bubblier Still Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, The tech sector continues to drive returns in US stocks. Multiples are high, but still not quite…

Futures Fall As Apple China Sales Tumble, China Congress Forecast Disappoints And just like that the momentum-driven buying frenzy is over: S&P 500 futures are down 0.3%, and Nasdaq 100 futures slide…

Now The Robots Are Coming For Your Opinions Authored by Will Johnson via RealClear Wire, We’ve long been warned about robots taking our jobs, but now they’re coming for our opinions as well. Caller…

Estonian PM Kaja Kallas has shared a veiled rebuke after claims that she is too hawkish to lead NATO Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has disputed claims that she is too hawkish…

The 2024 GDP target has been set at around 5%, despite economic challenges at home and worldwide Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday unveiled the country’s economic development program for 2024, promising…

Participating in a youth forum in Sochi is paving the way for other entrepreneurs from the country, Tumelo Ramaphosa told RT Organizers of an ongoing international youth festival in Russia have created…

The Hague-based institution, which is not recognized by Moscow, has targeted the two men over alleged war crimes The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for Lieutenant-General Sergey…

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius put the incident down to an oversight on the part of one Air Force officer A lapse by a senior German Air Force officer led to the recent…

Plunging Tesla stock has seen the EV maker’s CEO dethroned by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Elon Musk has lost his title as the world’s richest person, being replaced by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos,…

Gloom, Doom: Apple’s iPhone Sales In China Plunge 24% Just days after Goldman removed Apple from its “Conviction List” and Evercore ISI dropped Apple from its “Tactical Outperform” list, which both banks cited mounting concerns about…

Rome fell after its legions became dominated by non-citizens, the journalist said, likening it to the migrant crisis in America Allowing illegal migrants into the US military as a means of granting…

NATO officials are reportedly concerned about Berlin’s carelessness and incompetence Several of Germany’s allies have urged Berlin to drastically improve security measures after audio of Bundeswehr military officials discussing an attack on…

Air National guardsman Jack Teixeira has struck a plea deal with prosecutors Jack Teixeira, a former member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, has agreed to accept a 16-year prison term after…

Pyongyang claims an invasion is being planned, while Seoul says the exercises are purely defensive The Defense Ministry of North Korea has strongly condemned what it described as “reckless” military drills that…

Global Markets Are Not Partying Like It’s 1999 Yet Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Global equity markets are not yet as overbought as they were through much of the 1990s…

EU nations are pledging more lethal weapons to Ukraine while refusing to accept Moscow’s insistence that it harbors no intention to attack NATO into their comfortable war narrative. This could be a…

The US-led bloc believes it’s infallible and that increases the chances of a calamitous mistake In peacetime, when Russian experts regularly took part in pan-European events, this author’s favorite place was the…

Over 100 Inuit claim they were forcibly fitted with contraceptive devices, local media have reported A group of indigenous women in Greenland have sued Denmark over an involuntary contraception campaign aimed at…

The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a viral campaign in response to an opposition leader’s jibe Officials from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s largest political group, have started identifying as members…

The French president has said his suggestion that he did not rule out such a deployment merely aimed to “open a debate” Paris does not intend to send military personnel to Ukraine…

Peter Schiff: Bitcoin Lives And Dies By ETFs Via SchiffGold.com, On this year’s Leap Day, Peter analyzed another round of inflation data and the economic factors at play in the quickly approaching…

The sport risks losing its Olympic status due to the leadership’s manipulation, the RWF has said The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is going through a deep crisis caused by the corruption and…

US Includes Nuclear-Capable Assets In Large Military Drills Aimed At North Korea It’s very likely that the government Kim Jong Un will soon ramp up its provocative missile tests once again, given…

Houthi Missile Hits Swiss-Owned Container Ship Near Aden The Red Sea has transformed from one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes into a warzone. Iran-backed Houthi rebels have withstood dozens…

The measure would be in line with the group’s plans to cut reliance on Western currencies and financial mechanisms The BRICS group of emerging economies plans to create a payment system based…

March 3 marks the end of the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War, which paved the way for the Balkan country’s independence Russian diplomats and citizens have joined Bulgarians in celebrating the Balkan nation’s Liberation…

Swiss Voters Give Themselves Extra Month Of Pension, Reject Raising Retirement Age Dear lazy Americans: this is how the Swiss do it… Over the weekend, Swiss voters gave themselves an extra month’s…

The US has always used corruption as a key issue to assert its control, Richard Mahomva has told RT The US and its Western allies are using allegations of corruption and human…

A government directive has been issued days after Google’s Gemini landed in hot water over controversial remarks about Modi Big Tech companies will now have to receive the Indian government’s permission to…

Russia’s security service claims to have arrested a man who was planning an attack in Zaporozhye Region The West is secretly supplying Ukraine with prohibited chemical warfare agents, Russian Deputy Minister of…

The African Union, which suspended the member state in 2021 after a coup, is seeking to bring an end to the ongoing war in the country Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah…

Disparity persists in many areas but gender-equality could be fast-tracked through reforms, a report says Closing the gender gap could boost global GDP by over 20%, doubling the world’s growth rate over…

Ingrida Simonyte had to change her presidential campaign slogan, which resembled the one used by the Russian leader in 2018 A presidential candidate in Lithuania has had to change her campaign slogan,…

Resveratrol: A Powerful Polyphenol That Slows Cellular Aging Authored by Allison DeMajistre via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Resveratrol is one of the most studied natural polyphenol compounds and is found in…

UAVs have reportedly been intercepted in several parts of the country Ukrainian drones targeted several Russian regions overnight, officials have said. One attack resulted in a fire in Belgorod Region, local media…

Moscow has fulfilled its first large-scale humanitarian aid initiative, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev has said Moscow has successfully completed delivery of 200,000 tons of food aid to six African nations under a…

Berlin should go ahead and donate Taurus missiles to Kiev despite the intercepted call involving top military brass, London believes The UK has urged Germany and other Western nations to donate long-range…

Poll: Nearly Half Of Young People Won’t Spend $10 Monthly On Climate Action Radical climate change warriors in the White House have made it their mission to destroy the fossil fuel industry…

The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are similarly antagonistic, Sergey Ivanov has claimed The UK is the most hostile Western state in terms of its policy toward Moscow, former Russian Defense…

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Singapore’s defense chief earlier claimed that Washington had used the jets to spy on Russian surface-to-air missile sites The US has denied flying F-35s over Ukraine after Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng…

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…

Fed Bubble Ignites “Great Retirement” Wave As Baby Boomers Party Like It 1999 As the Magnificent 7 tech stocks and home prices grind higher, there has been a massive surge in the number…

Last year’s accident in which 14 people died was caused by human error, the government has revealed The driver of a train and his assistant were busy watching cricket on their mobile…

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…

US Profits Outshine Europe By The Most Since 2020 By Sagarika Jaisinghani, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist Europe Inc. just reported its worst earnings season relative to the US in three…

China Sets Economic Growth Target At Around 5% This Year, Will Boost Defense Spending By 7.2% China will target economic growth of “around 5%” this year as it works to transform its…

These Four Themes Will Define The Next Decade Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via Substack, Morgan Stanley recently came out with their 3 Themes that will impact markets for many years: longevity, AI tech…

Amid Debate Over Rail Safety Concerns, Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails By John Kingston of FreightWaves With a Norfolk Southern derailment in Pennsylvania on Saturday that sent diesel fuel into a Lehigh…

The Nuclear Boom Is Here: Uranium Projects Jump Back On Line As Price Soars It’s been a long time coming, but the bulls are finally back in uranium. And with them comes…

Former Twitter CEO, Three Other Fired Officials, Sue Musk For $128 Million In Severance Instead of giving him a medal for demonstrating that their censoring, woke, CIA-controlled bloated media platform can operate…

How The Government Used ‘Track F’ To Fund Censorship Tools: Report Authored by Mark Tapscott via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Officials from the National Science Foundation tried to conceal the spending…

Argentina’s President Javier Milei Suspends State-Run Leftist News Agency For ‘Propaganda” The chainsaw-wielding Argentine president Javier Milei has consolidated eighteen government ministries into nine, fired 5,000 government workers, devalued the peso near market…

VDH: American Paralysis & Decline Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, “We can bear neither our diseases nor their remedies.” So shrugged the ancient historian Livy (59 B.C.- A.D. 17) of the long…

Wall Street Scrambles To Abandon DEI As “Legal Assaults” Mount We’ve been stating for months that both the DEI and ESG gravy trains on Wall Street are finally coming to an unceremonious…

The diplomats must be punished for refusing to meet with Russia’s foreign minister, Dmitry Medvedev said Ambassadors from the European Union member states should be expelled from Russia, former President Dmitry Medvedev…

Replacing Ukraine’s commander-in-chief was “a mistake,” Vitaly Klitschko said President Vladimir Zelensky was wrong to fire the popular commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has said.  Zelensky dismissed General…

“Nothing Will Make Sense To You Unless You Accept That The 2020 Election Was Stolen…” Original by Drew Allen: During the debut of his new Saturday show on the General Michael Flynn-backed Patriot…

More Than $11 Million In Fentanyl Pills Seized In Massive Bust At U.S./Mexico Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBP) at the San Ysidro Port of Entry made a massive bust…