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Houthi rebel attacks on container ships have reduced traffic through the Suez Canal The ongoing disruption to shipping in the Red Sea is more damaging to global supply chains than the impact…

The bloc is broadening anti-money laundering measures to include cryptocurrency, luxury goods, and football The European Union has put together a preliminary agreement that includes a €10,000 cap on cash payments to…

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…

Reviving ISIS: A US Weapon Against The Resistance Axis Via The Cradle, Is it a coincidence that the world’s foremost terror organization is being revived just as the US struggles under a…

EVs In Chicago Are No Match For Polar Vortex Average temperatures across the Chicago metro area plunged below zero this week.  Resulting in a double whammy for electric vehicle owners: paralyzed charging networks…

Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent Authored by John and Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “No president from either party should have the sole power to shut down or…

Members of the tech giant’s cybersecurity team were also affected in the breach Microsoft has claimed its corporate system was hit by a “nation-state” cyber attack allegedly launched by Russian-backed actors, saying…

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Ayodhya for the historic inauguration of the Ram Temple, people living near the site allocated for a new mosque can only hope for an equal…

Let’s all have a big smile as we finally put this continued “media narrative” away. Speaking at a rally in Concord, New Hampshire, President Donald Trump said Nikki Haley “is not presidential…

Judge Orders Wind Farm Dismantled In Win For Tribal Sovereignty Authored by Bonner Russell Cohen Via RealClear Wire, Capping a legal battle that had raged for over a decade, a federal judge…

Global Warming? North America Snow Coverage Hits “Decadal Highs” Americans suffer from climate catastrophe fatigue after leftist corporate media outlets push endless climate doom headlines that seemingly never come true. Another round…

Rufo: “The Only Hope For A Diverse Nation Is…” Authored by Christopher Rufo via City-Journal.org, A New Civil Rights Agenda The only hope for a diverse nation is a regime of colorblind…

The smash-up inflicted significant damage on one ship, with a large hole seen punched into its hull Two UK Royal Navy minesweeper vessels collided while docking in Bahrain, with one ship caught…

Most Young Voters Want Abortion Limits, Say Legal Rights Begin In Womb: Poll Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A majority of Gen Z and millennial voters say…

Houthis Declare Safe Passage For All Russian, Chinese Ships In Red Sea In a remarkable development, and at a moment European retailers and factories are beginning to bear the brunt of the…

DEI Destroys Excellence, Military Cohesion At Service Academies Authored by Bruce Fleming via RealClear Wire, Applicants who self-identified as a member of a race the Academy wished to privilege—at the time I…

Boy howdy… when things get interesting, they REALLY get interesting. In an effort to deflect attention from the gross corruption she initiated in the prosecution of Donald Trump, Atlanta District Attorney Fani…

Obama DOJ Wants To Jail Peter Navarro For 6 Months For Same Thing Eric Holder Got Away With Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro – the only guy who openly stood up…

Economic Results Of California Banning Gas Vehicles Authored by Anne Johnson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As a result of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order, gas-powered vehicles will be banned…

Sebastien Lecornu has admitted that some “French civilians” are fighting against Russia Some French nationals have in fact enlisted to fight in the Ukrainian military, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu acknowledged on Friday,…

Multiple countries have urged the International Criminal Court to investigate West Jerusalem’s violence against civilians Washington has seen no evidence that Israel deliberately committed war crimes in Gaza, US National Security Council…

New DNC Pipe-Bomb Video Can “Utterly Demolish The Jan6 Narrative”: Darren Beattie “If the Republicans step up, if the speaker steps up, if the relevant congressional figures step up, this is the…

Biden Won’t Be Removed For Corruption In Ukraine But New Allegations Can Still Have An Impact Authored by Andrew Korybko, The Republicans could make support for more Ukrainian aid conditional on a…

Fani Fingered: Jilted Wife In Trump-Georgia Fiasco Drops Bank Statements Revealing Lavish Vacations Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. The jilted wife of DA Fani Willis’ alleged lover and outside…

At least six people were wounded by NATO-supplied cluster munitions in Gorlovka Ukrainian artillery struck the city of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic shortly after midnight on Saturday, according to Mayor…

Ukraine is a proxy in a new “crusade” against Russia, Viktor Medvedchuk has said President Vladimir Zelensky is serving the interests of the collective West and not Ukraine, effectively conducting a modern…

Tonight, President Donald Trump will be turning up the heat on corporate candidate Nikki Haley with remarks from Concord, New Hampshire.  The professional political class has fallen back upon Haley as their…

National Self-Reliance Is On The Rise: China & The US Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Balancing globalized trade and capital flows with domestic self-reliance and control of credit and…

Majority Of Biden’s $136 Billion Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme Going To “Public Servants” President Joe Biden is heaping another $5 billion onto a $136 billion pile of taxpayer-funded student loan debt forgiveness,…

FBI, CISA Warn Of Risks Posed By Chinese-Made Drones Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new DJI Mavic Zoom drone flies during a product launch event at…

Scuttling ‘Chevron’ Precedent Will Put Ship Of State Back On A Constitutional Course Authored by Mark Chenoweth via RealClearPolitics.com, Like North Atlantic squalls pounding away at the New England shoreline, judicial deference…

Fed F**kery Is Back: ‘Adjustment’ Turns $108BN Bank Deposit Outflow Last Week Into Nothing… With The Fed having practically lost control of their bank bailout facility (BTFP) due to banks pilings 10s…

The Goddess Of The WEF & ‘The Most Dangerous Thing In The World’ Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “What has been the number one theme of the World Economic Forum…

Senator Tim Scott is a professional Republican club member. The New York Times is reporting that Senator Scott plans to endorse former President Donald Trump tonight at a rally in New Hampshire….

The newly-appointed defense minister of Slovakia has called those previously in charge “people with qualities of pugs rather than wolves” Slovakia’s continuous military aid to Ukraine under the previous government has left…

Some things are far more important than EU funding, Viktor Orban has said Hungary will not change its mind about immigration, gender issues, and the Ukraine conflict no matter what, Prime Minister…

S&P 500 Surges To New All-Time High Despite Wrecked Rate-Cut Hopes ‘Good news’ was initially ‘bad news’ for stocks to start the week, but as ‘hard’ data surged, ‘soft’ data slumped… Source:…

$2 Billion In Subsidies, Only 2 EV Stations Opened, The Holdup Is ‘Social Justice’ Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, In yet another example of Biden incompetence, the administration is setting up…

Congressional Tax Deal Will Boost Deficit By $140 Billion: Here’s What’s In It A bipartisan group of top Republicans and Democrats from the tax-writing committees in Congress reached agreement this week on…

Trust Us, We’re The Media: Hunter’s Laptop Confirmed Authentic As Past-Deniers Double-Down On Censorship Authored by Jonathan Turley, After years of suppressing the story and casting doubts over its authenticity, many in…

The Turkish leader has called out the Israeli PM over the Gaza conflict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has committed “genocide” against the Palestinians of Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…

Texas Begins Arresting, Charging Illegal Immigrants In Eagle Pass As Border Feud With Biden Admin Intensifies Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Texas authorities began arresting illegal immigrants at Shelby…

A Pentagon program to replace the 1970s-era Minuteman missiles is estimated to be running at least 37% over budget The US’ Sentinel nuclear missile program, a planned upgrade to the 1970s-era Minuteman…

Several members of the Paris-based Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia have been reportedly jailed Algeria has put dozens of members of the separatist Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia (MAK) on…

The resolution of multiple regional problems hinges on whether the Israel-Gaza conflict can be de-escalated More than 100 days have passed since the latest major escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. On October…

North Korea Tests Exotic Underwater Nuclear Drone, Claims It Can Create “Radioactive Tsunami” North Korea says it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, which some analysts have dubbed an ‘exotic system’…

The Indian Youth Bulge And Demand For Gold Via SchiffGold.com, When a country starts to develop economically, a few things tend to happen: the death rate falls, workers become more productive, consumers…

“We Have To Make Tough Choices”: After Already Laying Off Thousands, Google Prepping For More Layoffs The illusion of a booming labor market may not last for much longer. At least if…

A $60-billion aid package for Kiev is being held up by Republicans in Washington’s legislature The Biden administration is keen to quickly approve its latest Ukraine aid package amid fears in Washington…

A man who completed the race while smoking cigarettes displayed “uncivilized behavior,” race organizers have said A 52-year-old athlete, identified in media reports as ‘Uncle Chen’, who chain-smoked his way through an…

Watch: “You Are The Problem” – Conservative Speaker Slams Davos Globalists To Their Faces Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Kevin Roberts, President of the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation, spoke…

The bloc’s industry and civilians alike must prepare for an all-out conflict within the next 20 years, a top NATO official has said The US-led NATO bloc must prepare for a major…

A long-shot lawsuit over the 2010 presidential plane crash was purely political, Warsaw has said Warsaw does not intend to pay a million zloty to a British barrister for a futile case…

Elevated interest rates, political turmoil, and economic uncertainty portend a crisis on the horizon in 2024 The EU is poised for a delicate balancing act in 2024 as it grapples with escalating…

China Stocks Hit Rock Bottom: After $6.3 Trillion Market Loss, Brokers Suspend Short-Selling Amid ‘snowball derivative liquidations‘, China’s stock market is falling faster than its population. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index…

The GOP frontrunner’s team has told the US Supreme Court his possible removal from Colorado’s ballot would have dire consequences Donald Trump’s lawyers have warned that the entire entire US could be…

“I Was Wrong”: Trump Adviser-Turned-Critic Backs Trump Again, Loomer Savages Authored by Catherine Young via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Steve Cortes, a former Trump advisor who campaigned for Florida Gov. Ron…

Russian engineers have created a system of highly effective fortifications, according to a top military official Russian defensive fortifications have proven to be highly effective against Ukraine’s hardware, including Western-supplied equipment, the…

Unlike the US and China, the bloc doesn’t have the money to pursue innovation, Oleg Deripaska has said   The European Union looks particularly “sad” amid the ongoing global economic slowdown due…

Houthis Attack US-Owned Tankers, 3rd Time This Week, As Biden Admits Failure To Stop The Pentagon has revealed than an American-owned commercial vessel has come under attack in the Red Sea. It happened…

The Intrinsic Value Of Bitcoin And Gold By Dhaval Joshi of BCA Research The Intrinsic Value Of Bitcoin And Gold, Finally Explained The US Securities and Exchange Commission approval last week for…

The numbers are among revelations contained in a newly-unsealed court filing Facebook and Instagram users sexually harass about 100,000 children there daily, according to a legal filing reportedly unsealed Wednesday from a…

Ford Prepares To Cut F-150 Lightning Electric Truck Production Ford Motor’s electric vehicle sales are running out of juice as the company plans to slash production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning in…

Unlikely Duo Of AI And Government Keeping US Recession At Bay Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, The AI boom is helping drive a US and global cyclical upturn in growth…

2023 Was The Worst Year On Record For Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales fell 1.0% MoM in December, worse than the +0.3% expected, leaving sales down Source: Bloomberg Total Existing Home…

UMich Inflation Expectation Plunges To Lowest Since 2020, Sentiment Soars After soaring in October and November, and crashing back to earth in December, consensus estimates for UMich inflation expectations in preliminary January…

The verdict is a “historic victory,” according to an Italian neo-fascist movement spokesman The act of performing a fascist salute is not a crime, a ruling from Italy’s top court has said,…

The Yemen-based militant group has said vessels from all countries except Israel and its allies will be allowed to pass through the Red Sea Houthi militants in Yemen have promised safe passage…

Baltika is trying to reclaim the rights to use Carlsberg’s flagship brands The legal battle between Russia’s Baltika Breweries and Danish beer giant Carlsberg is gaining momentum as the Russian brewer now…

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Paris says it has no fighters on Kiev’s side – after all, plausible deniability is the whole point of guns for hire It used to be a point of pride for Western…

Bannon Predicts Trump’s First 100 Days Will Set 50-Year Agenda Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, Steve Bannon laid out…

Boris Pistorius says donating too many weapons to Kiev would weaken Berlin’s own forces Germany should exercise some caution in supporting Ukraine, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has told the newspaper Der Tagesspiegel….

New York Stock Exchange Abandons Plan To Control America’s Natural Resources Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times, The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Jan. 17 withdrew its proposal to…

French fighters killed in Ukraine could have been clandestine weapons specialists, Larry Johnson has said Ukraine is probably experiencing a shortage of soldiers who can handle complex Western weapons systems, former CIA…

Ex-IRS Consultant Took Job With Intention Of Stealing Trump’s Tax Returns: DOJ Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Justice told a sentencing judge on Wednesday…

S&P Futures Approach All Time High As Tech Meltup Goes Full-Tilt After starting off the week with whimper, renewed hopes for a soft Goldilocks landing as well as two consecutive upgrades of…

The State Duma will formally address Paris after the reported deaths of foreign fighters in Ukraine, Vyacheslav Volodin has said The French public and lawmakers should be aware that their compatriots are…

Terrifying Footage Shows Boeing 747 Engine Fire Over Miami Footage shared on social media platform X shows what appears to be an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 with flames shooting out one of…

The military and political configuration in Europe has changed “radically,” Belarus’ defense minister has said The confrontation between the West and the East has entered a “hot phase,” Belarusian Defense Minister and…

The Ukraine conflict is only the first phase in the new struggle between Moscow and Washington Relations between Russia and the United States have entered a prolonged phase that can be described…

Cameroonian port has received shipment of humanitarian grain destined for the Central African Republic Some 50,000 tons of Russian grain, a humanitarian gift from the Russian people to the Central African Republic…

Rishi Sunak is prepared to defy European human rights laws to deport migrants to Africa British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has refused to back down over the controversial policy of sending illegal…

The countries’ foreign ministers have discussed Malé’s move to end New Delhi’s military presence in the archipelago India and Maldives are in talks to find “mutually workable solutions” to Malé’s demand for…

Central Banks Will Keep Gobbling Gold In 2024 Via SchiffGold.com, The first half of 2023 was a record-breaking moment for central bank gold buying, led by none other than China and Russia. Organizations…

The incompetence of officials stands in the way of the war-crucial industry, the CEO has claimed The Ukrainian drone industry, which country’s leadership touts as being cutting-edge, is suffering from government red…

“Worried About Next Two Months”: Solar Firms Running Out Of Cash In California The solar industry in California is facing significant headwinds following the implementation of a new policy in April, which…

Budapest will continue negotiating with the European Commission, but it’s unclear how fast an agreement can be reached, said Gergely Gulyas Hungary and the European Commission remain far apart on a multi-billion…

What’s Ailing Spotify? Authored by Omid Malekan via Medium.com, The Wall Street Journal had a piece yesterday exploring Spotify’s struggles to turn a profit, prompting a more philosophical question: why should a platform like…

The more expensive alternatives to Russian supplies have driven the country’s energy costs up Germany has been hit hard economically over the past two years, including by the loss of cheap energy,…

This story seems to start in an existing conversation. That’s because it actually does. This was my reply in a conversation over at Stella’s Place last April. One of our Treeper’s was…

The Republican frontrunner has also publicly lauded Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban as a “tough” and a “smart guy” Former US president and Republican Party frontrunner in the race for the Oval…

The state should punish a spouse responsible for the breakup of a marriage, Vitaly Milonov has said The divorcees in Russia should face repercussions in the form of a fine or deployment…

Paul Mackenzie is accused of ordering hundreds of his followers to starve themselves to death A doomsday cult leader has been charged with terrorism offenses and the murder of 191 children following…

Russia’s Oil Revenues Slump To Six-Month Low By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Widening discounts for Russian grades and lower international benchmark prices dragged Russia’s oil export revenues down to a six-month low…

Somalia has insisted on Ethiopia terminating its “illegal” agreement with Somaliland Somalia has rejected mediation in a dispute with Ethiopia, insisting that resolution is only possible if its landlocked East African neighbor…

These Are The Countries Trusting The Government Most (And Least) A new report sheds light on the level of trust – or in many cases distrust – in governments around the world. As Statista’s…

“It Feels Like Something Has Gone Terribly Wrong” – 5 Swedish Cops Forced To Pay Fine To Convicted Syrian Migrant Who Brutally-Attacked Them Authored by John Cody via ReMix News, In a…

With Ecuador “In A State Of War”, Prison Overcrowding Soars In Latin America After several days of violence perpetrated by criminal gangs, in which at least fourteen people lost their lives, Ecuadorian…