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A Singapore-flagged containership, Maersk Hangzhou, was struck by projectile fired by Houthis from Yemen on Saturday Two global shipping firms, Denmark’s AP Moller-Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, have extended their decision to not allow…

Somalia has rejected a port agreement signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland, claiming it “violates” the sovereignty of the country Somalia has rejected an agreement on port access signed by Somaliland and Ethiopia,…

American Weakness On Display In The Red Sea Authored by Christopher Roach via American Greatness, The United States used to be the undisputed international shot caller. Twenty years ago, we were number…

BYD Surpasses Tesla In Fully Electric Vehicle Deliveries For The First Time Ever For the first time ever, BYD has passed Tesla as the world’s most popular electric vehicle. As we noted…

The defense ministry said its forces had intercepted several missiles targeting Belgorod Region Russia’s Belgorod Region, which borders Ukraine, has come under attack after Kiev’s forces launched a dozen missiles. The Russian…

Australia and Qatar are also in the top three, data shows The US emerged as the globe’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the global market in 2023, Reuters reported…

‘Nothing’ Left In UK’s Military Stockpiles After Arming Ukraine: Times Of London In part of a continuing trend of major Western publications belatedly admitting that all is not well with Ukraine policy and the…

The Lebanese armed group has said it has “its finger on the trigger” in response to the killing of Hamas’ deputy leader The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the…

Seven Indian security personnel were wounded during a gun battle with suspected insurgents near border with Myanmar on Tuesday New Delhi is considering ending the Free Movement Regime (FMR) at the Indo-Myanmar…

Hamas In London Authored by Robert Williams via The Gatestone Institute, The pro-Hamas protests in London are not, apparently, as organic and spontaneous as their organizers would like them to seem. At…

This is really odd, if you understand the role Qatar plays for the USA.  If you think of Ukraine as a money laundering operation where U.S. Senators, families or business interests, get…

The growth of the EU’s economic powerhouse has continued to slow as a result of the energy crisis Germany’s economy is expected to continue to slow in the coming years; the country…

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…

2024: The Year Global Government Takes Shape Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Global government is the endgame. We know that. Total control of every aspect of life for every single person…

Influential Israeli Politician Urges Army Occupation Of Southern Lebanon For 50 Years Israel’s influential former defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, who has long been known as an outspoken hawk aligned with the hardline political…

When Killing The Enemy Wasn’t Enough Authored by John J. Waters via RealClear Wire, I wrote earlier this month about the “final class” of Marine Corps Scout Snipers. The Marine Corps is…

Paris has promised to maintain contacts with NGOs on the ground, after pulling out troops and diplomats from Niamey The French government has closed its embassy in Niger “until further notice,” the…

US Debt Hits A Record $34.001 Trillion The US Treasury has a morbid habit of revealing big, round numbers of debt around major calendar milestones, and the new 2024 year was no…

How Can The U.S. Political Class Build Trust With Young Americans? Submitted by James Durso, a regular commentator on foreign policy and national security matters. Mr. Durso served in the U.S. Navy…

Who Are America’s Most Popular CEOs? What do the employees at America’s largest companies think of the leadership? To answer that, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu and Pallavi Rao visualize CEO approval ratings…

FDA Identified Problems At Moderna Plant Making Substance For COVID Vaccine: Document Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors uncovered problems at…

Survivors Of Oct. 7 Music Rave Massacre Sue Israel For Negligence Dozens of injured survivors of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre at a music festival close to the Gaza Strip have filed…

NYC & SF Dominate The US Cities With The Heaviest CRE Office Debt-Loads With a combination of high interest rates and a slow return to office towers, the commercial real estate sector…

Just 3.4 Percent Of American Journalists Identify As Republican: Survey Authored by Aaron Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The percentage of full-time U.S. journalists who identify as Republicans has dropped…

Watch: Trash-Talking Female Boxing Champ Gets Knocked Out By Average Male Fighter The root origin of the controversial inclusion of trans (male) athletes in women’s sports was the argument by third-wave feminists…

Ex-US presidential candidate wants no more aid to Benjamin Netanyahu’s “right-wing” government Israel should not get $10 billion in “unconditional military aid” to wage a “brutal war” on the Palestinians in Gaza,…

California Hospitals Slammed As Illegal Immigration Costs Soar Authored by Brad Jones and John Fredricks via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Some hospitals in Southern California are struggling with an influx of illegal…

The former president has filed a legal appeal challenging the Maine secretary of state’s decision to keep him off the ballot Former US President Donald Trump has begun a court fight to…

Catherine Englebrecht and True The Vote (TTV) announces a major court victory in Georgia for their efforts to ensure voting integrity. HOUSTON, TX, January 2, 2024 – True the Vote (TTV) declares a…

Congress Has Not Looted Social Security Authored by Bill King via RealClear Wire When I write on Social Security, I regularly have readers write and tell me the “real” problem with Social…

Washington’s borrowings have reached $34 trillion for the first time, up by over $6 trillion since President Joe Biden took office US government debt has breached an unflattering milestone, topping $34 trillion…

DHS Joins With Woke Universities To Label “Manosphere” A Terror Threat Since at least the year 2020 the Department of Homeland Security has been funding a series of woke university programs across…

In order to believe the Republican politicians support border control, you would simultaneously have to believe that congress couldn’t shut down government until President Biden takes action. You would have to believe…

Repairman Who Disclosed Hunter Biden’s Laptop Says His House Was ‘Swatted’ Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Delaware computer repairman who disclosed the contents of Hunter Biden’s…

US envoy’s reported remarks come after massacre of Russian civilians in Belgorod The decision on how to use the American-supplied missiles for HIMARS launchers will be up to the Ukrainian military command,…

Baptism By Fryer: North Carolina Pastor Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting McDonald’s Cook Who ‘Disrespected’ Wife A North Carolina pastor was arrested for assault and battery after allegedly walking into a McDonald’s and…

Over 200 Service Members, Veterans Pledge To Hold Military Leaders Accountable For Vaccine Mandate Authored by J.M. Phelps via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), More than 200 active service members and veterans…

Your Guide To The 2024 Presidential Primary Season Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times, As the new year kicks off, political campaigns hit top gear to keep their candidate in…

A State Department spokesman insisted the Palestinian enclave “will remain Palestinian land” The US State Department condemned Israeli proposals to remove the Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza en masse in a post on…

Turkey Arrests 34 Suspected Mossad Spies Over Abduction Plot Aimed At Hamas Leaders Turkey has busted up what it says is a major Israeli spy plot on its soil, having arrested 34…

Ukraine has been targeting civilians in the border region for severals days now Russian air defenses in the Belgorod Region shot down nine missiles launched from Ukraine on Tuesday evening, according to…

The ‘Beneficial Ownership Information’ Reporting Rule & The Surveillance-State Authored by Bob Bishop via AmericanThinker.com, The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act created the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting rule to ostensibly target money laundering. Beginning January…

The Utter Insanity Of Joe Biden’s Open Border Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, If the amorality of illegal immigration were not so deleterious to Americans, its absurdity would be…

2024 Starts With Bitcoin Breakout, Crude Collapse, Mega-Cap Meltdown Weaker than expected construction spending data and a dismal (final) Manufacturing PMI print for December suggested 2024 is not off to the ‘goldilocks’…

BYD has overtaken the longtime industry leader as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles China’s BYD sold more than 526,000 electric vehicles in 2023’s fourth quarter, the Chinese company announced on…

Multiple sources blamed Israel for the attack, which Hamas called a “cowardly assassination” A drone strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri. The Palestinian militants…

The defeat of Kiev’s offensive means a tough year ahead, Lithuanian PM Simonyte has said Lithuania may have been too optimistic about Ukraine’s chances in the conflict with Russia, Prime Minister Ingrida…

The group has welcomed five new members, with further expansion expected later this year Saudi Arabia on Tuesday officially announced that it has joined the BRICS+ group, with the news carried by…

Destroying Democracy To Save It: Maine Shows The Danger Of Zealots In Our Legal System Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in the Hill on the Maine decision and how…

Only 62% of Americans believe the president was legitimately elected, a new survey has shown Only about six in ten Americans believe that Joe Biden was fairly elected as president in 2020,…

There are times when the words that come from the mouth of the Moonbats in CNN just need to be emphasized so we can all laugh.  This is one of those times….

The VA’s Role In Illegal Immigrant Health Care Has Veterans Groups And Legislators Up In Arms Authored by Mark Gilman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

With allegations piling up, Claudine Gay accused her opponents of racism as she stepped down Claudine Gay announced in a statement on Tuesday that she has resigned from her post as Harvard…

The ‘swatting’ incident was one of several to befall prominent US figures around the holidays Law enforcement officers were called to billionaire currency speculator George Soros’ Long Island home on Saturday by…

2023: The Fed Declares Victory; 2024: The Year Of Hubris And Nemesis Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via Substack, Are the crowds ready for the curtain of Fed omnipotence to be pulled…

There is only one reasonable way to look at this, the Lightbringer, Teh One, the messiah of all progressive enlightenment, must have changed his mind and acquiesced to the reality that his…

New Jersey Mayor Boots Bussed Migrants Over ‘Major Security Risk’ While Biden Busted Giving Chinese Illegals Huge Break Edison, New Jersey’s Democrat Mayor Sam Joshi (D) says he turned a bus full…

With Elections Looming, Taiwan Battles Massive Cyber Threat: Cybersecurity Expert Authored by Venus Upadhayaya via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With Taiwan’s elections just two weeks away, concerns about Chinese interference in…

A woman has ended up in hot water after a video of her New Year’s debauchery went viral A Russian Instagram blogger is under criminal investigation after burning her passport amid the…

Aid will now focus on boosting domestic weapons production, Gael Veyssiere has said Paris intends to bolster Kiev’s own military industry rather than continue sending it equipment, the French envoy to Ukraine,…

China Reinstates Coal Tariffs, Impacting Global Suppliers By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com China has reinstated tariffs on coal imports from the start of this year in what could be a blow to…

Thankfully the 379 people on the Airbus 350 survived. Unfortunately, 5 of the six people in the coast guard plane were killed. CCTV Video from the airport shows the stunning moment that…

“Not In The Database… I Don’t Know Why” – Tucker Carlson Exposes Epstein Brother’s Battle For ‘Basic’ Records With the imminent release of roughly 10,000 pages of documents (originally scheduled for Jan….

Why Biden’s Approval Rating Is Miserable In One Economic Chart Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Income is rising and so are wages. Even real income is up. But real wages are…

Citing international law, Türkiye said it will block the vessels from entering the Black Sea The Turkish government said on Tuesday that it will not allow minesweeping vessels that the UK donated…

Treasuries Priced For Imminent Fed Cuts Face Correction One week ago we explained why the “most consensus trade” of 2024 – namely long Treasurys in expectation of lower yields – will blow…

Israel Conducts Large UAV Strike Against Beirut Suburb, Multiple Dead & Injured There are breaking reports via Lebanese state media and AFP saying that Israel has conducted a strike against a Hamas…

At least two armored vehicles have been hit by high-precision strikes in Donetsk, according to a video released by the Defense Ministry The Russian military has knocked out several of Ukraine’s German-made…

Israel has pledged to hunt down Hamas officials far outside its own borders Türkiye arrested 33 people suspected of spying for Israel on Tuesday and is pursuing another 13 believed to be…

Pyotr Poroshenko vowed to bankroll repairs to a site dedicated to Roman Shukhevich in Lviv, which was destroyed by Russian strikes Former Ukrainian president Pyotr Poroshenko has vowed to fund the restoration…

UK Church Replaces “Husband And Wife” With More “Inclusive” Terms Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The Methodist Church in the UK has issued an ‘inclusive language’ guide, advising followers to refrain from…

Apple Tumbles on Barclays Downgrade Over Cooling iPhone Demand Apple shares fell in the early US cash session following a downgrade by Barclays analysts, who are cautioning about a slowdown in the…

A lack of spare parts has left Kiev’s Leopard 2A6 tanks stuck in a repair shop, Green Party politician Sebastian Schafer said Very few of the Leopard 2A6 battle tanks given to…

Harvard’s Gay Hit With New Plagiarism Allegations As Egregious Double-Standards Exposed At More Than A Dozen Universities Scandal plagued Harvard President Claudine Gay has been hit with an additional six allegations of…

The feline, who seemed unusually indifferent to passing vehicles, turned out to have been hit by one, and had sustained serious injuries A video clip showing a rare Amur tiger lying in…

January Stats & New Year Investing Resolutions For 2024 Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, With 2023 behind us, what does a stellar “Santa Claus” rally tell us about what to expect? What about…

US Manufacturing Sector Slump Accelerates In December: Orders Down, Prices Up US Manufacturing saw only two months in 2023 that were not in contraction and ended on a decidedly poor note with…

Key Events In The First Week Of 2024: Payrolls And ISM The holidays are over and the grind is back. And with that, we look to the first economic data releases of…

Nicolas Maduro has criticized his Argentinian colleague Javier Milei for “stupidly” deciding to opt out of the bloc The BRICS bloc represents “humanity’s future” due to its sheer economic power, Venezuelan President…

More than 30 years after the assassination of the president of Burkina Faso, some of those responsible for his death have still not been punished On August 4, 1983, Marxist revolutionary Thomas…

The End Of Money As We Know It – What To Expect in 2024 Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Markets closed 2023 with the strongest rally for equities, bonds, gold, and cryptocurrencies in…

Tesla Delivers Record Q4 Deliveries But Falls Short Of 2 Million 2023 Delivery Goal For Q4, Tesla announced this morning it had “produced approximately 495,000 vehicles and delivered over 484,000 vehicles”, putting…

“Not Buying Dips Here… Yet” – Starting The New Year “Mildly Bearish” Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, Starting The New Year As we start the first trading day of the…

The billionaire’s New Year prediction has arrived amid the conflict in Ukraine and ahead of a contentious election in the US SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has predicted that 2024 will be “even…

The fortunes of the country’s top billionaires grew by billions of dollars last year The combined net worth of Russia’s wealthiest people jumped by $50 billion in 2023, according to the Bloomberg…

The Defense Ministry claims to have shot down 17 missiles in three hours The Russian military has repelled three Ukrainian attacks on the border region of Belgorod, days after a wave of…

Futures Stumble On First Day Of 2024 As Oil, Yields, Dollar Jump After a blockbuster year for stocks, one which saw an $8+ trillion surge in the S&P 500 and a 55%+ explosion…

ASML Shares Fall As Netherlands Blocks Some Chip-Making Machine Exports Shares of ASML Holding NV fell in premarket trading in New York on the decision by the Dutch government to block the…

Sanctuary Cities Seek More Money For Migrants, But Is Money The Problem? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Chicago, New York, and Denver all seek more money to address the surge of…

Former Ambassador Michael McFaul has come under fire for criticizing the recent visit of New Delhi’s top diplomat to Moscow Michael McFaul, the US ambassador to Russia from 2012-14, has come under…

The long-range attacks were aimed at the country’s military-industrial base and ammunition stocks, the Russian Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has conducted another wave of strikes on Ukrainian military facilities;…

12 (Or More) Reasons To Expect A Prosperous 2024 Authored by Gary Alexander via The Epoch Times, On the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

Visualizing Tesla’s Global Sales By Model & Year In the last five years, Tesla stock has exploded upwards more than 800%. From a company that was perpetually on the verge of bankruptcy, Tesla has…

Diamond Prices Are Going To Collapse Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, What is the modern world’s most powerful and successful industrial cartel? You could say it is pharma today…

The measure approved by Kazakhstan’s authorities early last month came into force on January 1 Kazakhstan has raised the tariff on the transit of Russian oil by some 20% from January 1,…

Disney’s copyright on its signature character expired on January 1 One of the most recognizable fictional characters ever, Mickey Mouse, has entered the public domain, with the Walt Disney Company losing exclusive…

Moscow had promised retaliation for Kiev’s “terrorist attacks” on Belgorod and Donetsk that left many civilians dead Powerful explosions have rocked several Ukrainian cities, local officials have said. The apparent strikes came…

The Japanese media has reported that the plane may have collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft A passenger jet has caught fire on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Japan Airlines…

“No Stomach” In US To Keep Funding Ukraine As ‘War Is Over’: Ex-Pentagon Official Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof is predicting that Congress and the Pentagon are in for a “tumultuous” start…