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Instacart Doomed? Goldman Sees Millions Of Prime Members Flocking To Amazon’s Same-Day Grocery Amazon CEO Andy Jassy took to X this morning to promote new plans to expand the company’s same-day grocery delivery service…

AI-Powered Radar Can Now Spy On Your Phone Calls From 10 Feet Away Oh great, more surveillance! A team of Penn State computer scientists has cooked up a chilling new way to…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Bessent notes the backseat demands from EU leaders with…

The Ukraine conflict is expected to be the central topic in the talks Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Friday in Alaska. The summit is…

Is Bitcoin Going Cheech And Chong A Bad Sign By Michael Every of Rabobank Stocks are at record highs again. Yet there are good and bad reasons for them, and other assets,…

Beijing has sanctioned two Lithuanian banks, fulfilling a promise to retaliate after the bloc targeted Chinese lenders over the Ukraine conflict Beijing has announced that it has blacklisted two banks in the…

The Russian president is set to meet with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska to discuss resolving the Ukraine conflict The US is making a genuine effort to stop the fighting…

Russiagate Redux: Can’t Keep A Good Hoax Down Authored by Frank Miele via RealClearPolitics, When intelligence czar Tulsi Gabbard released her report last month accusing major players in the Obama administration of…

Progress on the Ukraine conflict could pave the way for strategic arms dialogue, the Russian president has said Russia and the US could reach a deal on strategic nuclear arms if the…

Futures Flat, Global Stock Rally Fizzles Ahead Of PPI Report The global market rally stalled and US equity futures are flat with small caps underperforming (SPX and NDX made new ATHs yesterday…

Producer Prices Spike Most In 3 Years In July As Services Costs Soar Following the ‘mixed’ message from CPI earlier in the week (which the market perceived as dovishly cooler than expected),…

Putin Hints At Expected Nuclear Arms Treaty Breakthrough With Trump At Summit Russian President Vladimir Putin is due in Anchorage, Alaska for the much anticipated bilateral summit with the US President and…

Initial Jobless Claims Unchanged Since 2021 Initial Jobless Claims remain muted, at the same level (224k) they were at in Nov 2021 (with non-seasonally adjusted claims hovering near record lows)… Source: Bloomberg…

Britain has reportedly given up the idea of a large troop deployment, proposing air patrols and training support instead British military chiefs have “given up” on plans to deploy around 30,000 troops…

Red Or Blue: AI is Coming For You Authored by Athan Koutsiouroumbas via RealClearPennsylvania, Is artificial intelligence coming for your job? It may depend on who you voted for in the 2024 presidential…

Power-Bill Crisis Spreads From Maryland To New Jersey, May Doom Democrats As ‘Green’ Implodes A power bill crisis is gripping parts of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and is set to worsen, threatening to financially…

The sides have exchanged 84 prisoners each, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow Russia and Ukraine exchanged more prisoners of war on Thursday, with 84 captives swapped on each side, the…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt appears on Fox News morning show to preview one of the most important geopolitical meetings in the last decade. President Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold…

A probe into the conduct of forces stationed in Kenya uncovered more than 30 cases of “transactional sex” over a two-year period British soldiers at a base in Kenya continue to engage…

Zelensky’s power is contingent on the war continuing, so he’s trying his best to derail or sour any negotiation that could lead to peace On August 14, 2025, Russian officials reported Ukrainian…

Rise Mzansi has criticized the alleged failure of the police to track and remove illicit weapons from circulation South African opposition party Rise Mzansi has warned that an estimated two million illegal…

AfD Tops Poll As Germany’s Most Popular Political Party Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the most popular party in the country,…

U.S. Retail Clothing Stores Lost 300,000 Jobs In Five Years Since The Pandemic The U.S. retail clothing industry has shed hundreds of thousands of jobs in recent years. According to the U.S….

Agriculturalists oppose Washington’s demand that American food and dairy products be exempt from tariffs in India Farmers groups in India have called for a boycott of certain US products over Washington’s latest…

Authorities in Belgorod have canceled public events and asked residents to stay indoors amid more UAV strikes on the city The southern Russian border region of Belgorod has faced a new wave…

Multilingual guides and themed transport cards are set to make travel easier for Arabic-speaking tourists RT Arabic and the Moscow Department of Transport have launched a new campaign to welcome Arabic-speaking tourists…

More than 60 supporters of the ruling party and 16 police officers were injured in a standoff in Novi Sad, officials say Violent clashes have broken out across Serbia between anti-government protesters…

At least 13 people were injured after a UAV slammed into an apartment complex in the city of Rostov-on-Don A wave of Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don, a bustling…

Rare Earths Rally After Department Of Defense Sets A Price Floor By Metal Miner The global rare earth metals market has seen a whirlwind of developments in the past few weeks, sending…

Police In Southern California Find $30,000 Worth Of Labubus Stolen From Warehouse A police department in Southern California recovered about $30,000 worth of Labubu dolls that were stolen from a warehouse, the…

Multilingual guides and themed transport cards are set to make travel easier for Arabic-speaking tourists RT Arabic and the Moscow Department of Transport have launched a new campaign to welcome Arabic-speaking tourists…

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone Flies Rare Drug-Cartel Hunting Mission In Mexico Last week, The New York Times reported that President Trump issued a directive authorizing the Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct…

Senior defense officials highlighted shared values and strategic priorities during a meeting in Tehran South Africa and Iran have pledged to strengthen bilateral military cooperation following a high-level meeting between defense officials…

I am writing this outline because we have many new readers and also to keep everyone on the same page, so to speak. There is a reason why information held within an…

Several apartment buildings have been damaged by UAVs in Rostov-on-Don At least 13 people have been injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Thursday, local…

The Alaska talks will focus on a broad range of issues and will be followed by a joint press conference, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said The summit between Russian President Vladimir…

South Sudan says the reports are “baseless” and do not reflect the government’s official position or policy South Sudan has denied claims that it is in talks with Israel to resettle Palestinians…

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Ups Its Indirect Exposure To Bitcoin Authored by Vince Quill via CoinTelegraph.com, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest state-directed wealth fund in the world, increased its indirect Bitcoin exposure…

‘Mired In Soviet Decision-Making’: Report Pins Immense Losses On Zelensky’s Firing Of Gen. Zaluzhny  The Western mainstream media continues the trend of turning on Ukraine, now that it’s clear that it cannot…

On The High Seas, The Navy Is 3D-Printing Its Way Out Of Supply Chain Delays The United States Navy is testing industrial-scale 3D printing systems it says could reshape the way it…

Warsaw has halted payments to investigate the reported misuse of multimillion-euro grants Poland has suspended the distribution of EU funds intended for post-Covid pandemic recovery in the hospitality, tourism, and culture sectors,…

Wang Yi and India’s national security adviser are expected to hold the latest round of border negotiations Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India next week for the latest round of…

During the Kennedy Center event, President Trump took questions from the assembled media pool. . Posted in Big Government, President Trump, Press Secretary – Trump The post President Trump Takes Questions from…

Apparently, Kash Patel just discovered Daniel Richman, the guy who leaked information on behalf of James Comey; and along with that name from the past, someone in the Kash Patel office decided…

I’m trying to present both sides of what I believe to be a political game being run by Pam Bondi and Kash Patel. In this interview with Chris Cuomo, journalist Matt Taibbi…

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…

Former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper was always a doofus, sticking his foot in his mouth about all kinds of Intelligence Community stuff.  It was his doofusness that led to…

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…

Moscow’s forces have struck industrial sites producing Ukrainian Sapsan long-range missiles, the agency said Russian forces have struck four Ukrainian defense industrial facilities producing long-range missile systems, causing “colossal” damage and stalling…

Stirrings Of Rebellion In Unhappy Britain Authored by Niall McCrae via Off-Guardian.org, I read it right, the first time. An ‘elite police division’ has been assembled by the Home Office to monitor…

The US Treasury Department has temporarily lifted some restrictions placed on Russia to facilitate the Alaska meeting The US Treasury Department on Wednesday issued a temporary waiver for some sanctions against Russia,…

Escobar: The Bear & The Eagle Face-Off In Alaska Authored by Pepe Escobar, All eyes on Alaska. The Bear-Eagle face-off is part of an astonishing acceleration of history in the summer of…

Over 20,000 Arrested In Iran On Suspicion Of Espionage During War With Israel Via The Cradle Iranian police arrested around 21,000 people on various charges during the 12-day war with Israel, Iran’s…

Latest Global Nuclear Project Snapshot Shows China Still Dominates Nuclear has been a core investment theme since December 2020, followed by the launch of “The Next AI Trade” in April 2024 and the…

Russia’s Fuel Exports Plummeted in July By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Shipments of refined petroleum products out of Russia declined by 6.6% in July from the previous month, Reuters estimates showed on…

The shooting incident has triggered a massive emergency response, footage circulating online suggests A shooting incident unfolded in the town of Gretna, southern Virginia, on Wednesday, according to US Rep. John McGuire,…

Lithuania has imposed the nationwide measure after months of anomalously heavy rainfall Lithuania has declared a state of emergency after torrential rains this summer devastated much of the Baltic country’s agricultural harvest….

The Boomer Mirage Authored by Josh Stylman via Substack, One Chart. Three Generations. Total Extraction. I saw this chart making the rounds on Twitter this week, and it stopped me cold. While the specific…

French Fries Versus Baked Potatoes: One Raises Diabetes Risk 20 Percent, The Other Doesn’t Authored by Rachel Ann T. Melegrito via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Potatoes have long had a bad…

Stopping aid to Israel would prompt God to “pull the plug” on the US, Lindsey Graham has claimed US Senator Lindsey Graham has called against any weakening of American aid to Israel,…

Sex On The Moon: Inside NASA’s Most Unusual $21 Million Heist In July 2002, 24-year-old NASA intern Thad Roberts — a triple major in physics, geology, and geophysics at the University of…

Financial WMD: How Iran Could Trigger A Global Economic Collapse Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, Warren Buffett once referred to derivatives as “financial weapons of mass destruction.” He wasn’t being dramatic—he…

Netanyahu Says He Backs ‘Greater Israel’ – Drawing Outrage From Arab States Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unleashed fresh controversy and anger among Arab countries and leaders by suggesting a huge land…

“Price-Spikes & Blackouts”: America’s Power Crisis Is Just Getting Started The epicenter of America’s power crisis appears to be on the PJM Interconnection grid, with the Mid-Atlantic area at ground zero. Power bills in…

US Reactivates Military Intelligence Unit On Korean Peninsula In Latest Build-Up Via The Libertarian Institute The Pentagon activated a military intelligence unit in South Korea. The move comes after the US established…

Is The AI Mania A Psy-Op? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Let’s summarize our thought experiment: the AI Mania scores 100% on all eight metrics of a Psych-Ops. Before…

U.S. Customs Snag Could Push International Mega-Bridge Opening To 2026 The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, planned for fall 2025, may slip into early 2026 due to possible delays at…

India Defied US Pressure To Dump Russia For These Five Reasons Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The common denominator is India’s rivalry with China… Trump recently made a show of doubling…

Such behavior is “shameful” and “scandalous” regardless of the circumstances, Karol Nawrocki believes Any Ukrainians involved in glorifying Ukrainian Nazi collaborators such as Stepan Bandera should face prosecution, Polish President Karol Nawrocki…

Hungary has criticized Kiev for targeting the vital distribution station of the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia Hungary has lashed out at Ukraine over a drone strike on Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline…

Trump: 1, USAID: 0 After Appeals Court Lets Admin Block Billions In Foreign Aid The Trump administration scored a major victory on Wednesday after a US appeals court ruled that they can cut…

This Is A RINO Market: ‘Recession In Name Only’ CPI Completed? Check! ATH Equity? Check! US equity markets remain resilient, underpinned by strong cross-asset flows. The rally appears set to extend through…

The Trump-Putin Meeting: How We Got Here Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, This Friday, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to sit down together in what…

Malifornia: Millennials Are Fleeing The State In Massive Numbers Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness, In a stunning report, StorageCafe reveals that California remains the “undisputed leader in outbound migration nationwide, with nearly…

Mexico Extradites 26 Alleged Cartel Leaders To US Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Mexico extradited 26 alleged cartel members to the United States on Aug. 12, including…

Former High Court of Australia judge Geoffrey Nettle, after being appointed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to review the Robodebt corruption evidence, told the NACC “that each of the 6 referrals…

A new round of talks could follow on the heels of the Alaska summit, according to the US president US President Donald Trump has suggested holding a “quick” second round of talks…

Washington is reportedly concerned about firms bypassing its export restrictions on advanced semiconductors US authorities are secretly embedding tracking devices in shipments of chips they deem at high risk of being sent…

The current line of contact should be the starting point in any talks, the German chancellor has said Kiev is ready to discuss “territorial issues” with Moscow, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said…

The Russia-US summit could reshape the Ukraine war – and leave Europe watching from the sidelines On Friday, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in Alaska. This will be the first…

Amazon Launches Same-Day Grocery Delivery: Instacart, Doordash, Supermarket Stocks Tumble Home delivery services Instacart (CART) and Doordash (DASH) saw their stocks tumble after Amazon announced that it is now offering same-day grocery…

Grok AI Briefly Suspended On X After Gaza Genocide Posts Authored by José Niño via Headline USA, X’s moderation systems briefly removed Grok from the platform after mass reports targeted the AI’s responses on the…

Trump Tells European Leaders He’s Seeking Ceasefire At Alaska Summit, But Zelensky Insists Putin ‘Bluffing’ “As of today, there are no serious territorial exchange plans on the table,” President Emmanuel Macron of…

FBI Ignored Dem Whistleblower On Schiff’s Alleged Criminal Leaks To Smear Trump Authored by Luis Cornelio via HeadlineUSA, A former Democratic intelligence official warned the FBI that in 2017, then-Rep. Adam Schiff…

Black Cincinnati Community-Leaders Demand Arrest Of Beatdown Victim Who Allegedly ‘Incited’ Mob Violence Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Black community leaders in Cincinnati held a press conference on Monday to demand the…

Beijing’s strategy blends technology, governance, and diplomacy to reshape the global digital future Global artificial intelligence development has reached a decisive inflection point. Since 2023, China has accelerated its AI outreach and…

Men under the age of 22 will only be allowed to leave Ukraine if they have a foreign-issued study visa, Sergey Yevtushok believes The relaxation of Ukraine’s ban on traveling abroad for…

Today the leaders from Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Poland, Finland, the E.U. and NATO will be holding a conference call with President Trump and Vice-President Vance to give instructions in advance of…

“A Failure To Communicate”: Democrats Face Costly Calls On Texas Redistricting Bluffs Authored by Jonathan Turley, In Cool Hand Luke, Paul Newman’s character famously bluffs in a hand of poker and later explains,…

The legal team of regional leader Evgenia Gutsul will include an attorney who defended former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont High-profile Western lawyers have joined the defense team of the jailed Euroskeptic head…

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…

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…

Futures Trade At All-Time High As Global Market Euphoria Goes To 11 US equity futures are higher led by small caps (again) as the CPI print induces further short covering ahead of…

Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Largest Crude Export Pumping Station Near Border Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence in coordination with the military have claimed a direct major hit on yet another site within Russia’s…

CoreWeave Rally Hits Wall As Goldman Says “Execution Bar Was Quite High” Shares of CoreWeave fell in premarket trading on Wednesday after the provider of artificial intelligence infrastructure reported solid revenue growth…

Yes, We Need Serious Economic Data. And No, We Don’t Have It By Michael Every of Rabobank In British English there’s a pejorative noun, “jobsworth”, for those who uphold petty rules at…

New Details Emerge About Golden Dome’s Four-Layer Missile Defense Shield The “Hemispheric Defense” theme is gaining momentum with new details emerging that the Golden Dome missile defense system will comprise of four…

Air Defenses Drastically Expand Around Putin Residence Where Rumored Girlfriend, Sons Live Various media reports in Europe as well as US state-funded publications have observed and reported on an unusually high number…

These Drug Prices Won’t Soon Go Down – Here’s Why Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Pharmaceutical companies can continue to charge the federal government—and Medicare beneficiaries—full price…