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Victor Davis Hanson: Civilization Versus The New Nihilists Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Nihilism is the religion of the Left. Anarchy is now at the core of the new…

Washington Lawmaker Wants To Toss People In Jail For Using Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Because They “Contribute To Climate Change” Democrat lawmakers in Washington State want to jail residents for using gas-powered landscaping…

West Virginia Secretary Of State Insists CIA Robbed Trump Of 2020 Election Win Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, a Republican…

Ukraine is “mindlessly” forcing its servicemen to hold a tiny foothold on the Russian-controlled bank of the Dnieper River, the president has said The Ukrainian leadership has grown desperate in the wake…

Gosha Rubchinskiy has previously collaborated with Comme des Garcons, Burberry, Levi’s, and other iconic brands Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy has joined Yeezy, the fashion brand founded by rapper Ye – the artist…

The Baltic state’s theaters claimed that the film’s distribution company is tied to Moscow Every single cinema in Lithuania will boycott the latest anime film from legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki over…

Crude Oil, ‘Crap Stocks’, & Credit Soar Amid Hedge Fund Carnage Ahead Of “Largest OpEx In History” Where to start… US Macro is surging The S&P is incredibly overbought Hedge Fund bloodbath…

Biden Administration Runs Record November Budget Deficit Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, The Biden administration just ran the largest November budget deficit in history. And it managed this feat even with…

The Russian president said he would have warned himself against trusting the West Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that he should not have put so much trust in Washington and its…

European states have to show that they are sticking to supporting Kiev if they want Washington to do so as well, the Swedish PM has said The results of the European Council…

IEA Raises Its 2024 Oil Demand Growth Forecast By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Global oil demand growth is materially slowing down this quarter compared to the third quarter, the International Energy Agency…

A last-minute climbdown by Hungary’s Viktor Orban opened the door for Kiev to start accession talks with Brussels EU leaders agreed on Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, after…

“F*** You, Chris! Butter Your Own Biscuit, Fat Ass!” – Cuomo Cursed Out By Girl With Tourette’s Former CNN star Chris Cuomo interviewed a TikTok star with Tourette’s syndrome on Tuesday night, and…

Republican Senator Calls Out Companies For Remaining On TikTok While Boycotting X Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized companies including Comcast and Disney for having…

Eggflation Returns As Top Producer Hit With Bird Flu In Kansas America’s top egg producer and distributor revealed on Tuesday that its egg-laying hens at a mega-industrial farm in Kansas had been infected…

The Fed Is Far More Reluctant To Trigger A Recession During An Election Year By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Unthinking The Fed There has been a lot to process since 2…

As Ireland begins to cut benefits for refugees, one lawmaker complained that €145,000 homes aren’t good enough for them Irish MP Verona Murphy has declared that Ukrainians in Ireland deserve better than…

Methane and nitrous oxide found in human exhalations are worse for the environment than carbon dioxide, scientists say Human breathing contributes to global warming, according to a study published Wednesday in PLoS…

Over two million questions were submitted to the head of state for his ‘Results of the Year’ event Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on key international issues during a marathon Q&A on…

Manhattan Apartment Rents Record First Year-Over-Year Decline Since 2021 November marked the first annual decline in Manhattan rental prices in over two years, indicating the apartment market faces sliding demand and increased supply…

FDA & HHS Sued Over Docs Revealing Suppression Of HCQ And Ivermectin Authored by Megan Redshaw via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), America First Legal (AFL) is suing the U.S. Food and…

The actions of international officials in relation to Russian sports go against the core idea of the Games, the president has said Sports officials have distorted the original concept of the Olympic…

Schiff: The Fed Surrenders To Inflation! Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, The Federal Reserve just surrendered to inflation. Fed officials won’t call it a surrender. They’re claiming victory. But surrender is…

NatGas ‘Widowmaker’ Spread Goes Negative As Supply Glut Forms Due To El Nino  The Northern Hemisphere winter has been mostly mild so far, driven by a weather phenomenon known as “El Niño.”…

Michael Cohen’s Former Attorney Ordered To Explain Citing Cases The Judge Believes Don’t Exist Authored by Jana Pruet via The Epoch Times, A lawyer for Michael Cohen appears to have cited non-existent…

Now It All Makes Sense One day after the Fed’s bizarre, unexpected pivot, many are struggling to wrap their heads around what happened: what exactly changed in less than two weeks for…

The sector has not collapsed as the West had expected, according to the president The exodus of Western car brands has provided Russian manufacturers with an opportunity to take back the domestic…

People in the Palestinian enclave are “desperate, hungry, and terrified,” the organization’s refugee chief has warned Nine weeks of war have left Gaza unfit for human habitation, the head of the UN’s…

Moscow fulfills its gas export obligations, including transit through Ukraine, the president has insisted Accusations that Russia has stopped natural gas supplies to the EU are “complete nonsense,” President Vladimir Putin stated…

Moscow would like to reach an agreement with Washington on bringing home two US nationals accused of espionage, the Russian president has said Russia has never refused to hand over Wall Street…

An administration official accidentally sent invitations for an “Electeds of Color Holiday Party” to all city councilors A holiday party exclusively for nonwhite elected officials roiled Boston City Council after a staffer…

Billionaire Adar Poonawalla is set to pay $175 million for a house near Hyde Park in the UK’s biggest property deal this year  Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India…

Washington or its allies are the probable culprits in the sabotage of the Russian gas pipelines, the president has claimed The bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines was most likely carried…

Maersk Ship Attacked Off Yemen As Danish Liner Giant Orders Tankers To Avoid Red Sea Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are determined to disrupt all international shipping through the Red Sea as retaliation for Israel’s…

He dismissed rumors that he uses doppelgangers during a live Q&A event, telling an audience he prefers to be one of a kind There should only be one person who looks and…

$15,000 Gold Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, I continually remind gold investors, whether in bullion or mining shares, not to get too euphoric when gold rallies and not to get too…

Tired Of Decoding Fed Speak? Check Out These Markets Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, This week’s central-bank bonanza brings with it the usual set of ambiguous and often impenetrable statements…

Ed Snowden Sounds Alarm Over Warrantless Spying Loophole As Senate OKs Massive $886 Billion NDAA At a moment Republicans are continuing to hold out on their refusal to support a massive $111…

Initial Jobless Claims Tumble Near 2023 Lows, But… The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell to 202k last week (lower than all expectations) – practically 2023…

Buffett Buys Another $590 Million In Occidental Stock, Backs Acquisition Of CrownRock By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought close to $590 million worth of Occidental Petroleum stock this…

Some 617,000 soldiers and officers are fighting Kiev in some capacity, the Russian president has said Russia has deployed more than half a million service members, including many volunteers, in the combat…

Adopting the US currency would lead to a “significant” loss of sovereignty, the Russian leader has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized his Argentine counterpart’s plan to ditch the national currency,…

The religious leader, who has had to reschedule multiple international trips this year, says he’s already preparing for his passing  Pope Francis is already planning for his funeral by simplifying the rites…

A Russian official at the UN Security Council has called for international financial assistance to aid the continent’s efforts to overcome instability Moscow has requested increased support from the UN Security Council…

Nudity in a classic painting has triggered accusations of Islamophobia in a suburban Paris school A teacher in suburban Paris is being accused of Islamophobia for showing her class, for the purpose…

Santa Powell Unleashes Global “Buy Everything” Frenzy As Dollar, Yields Tumble Virtually every risk asset across the globe is rallying this morning, as the dollar and interest rates get whacked after the…

The Russian president blamed Washington for masterminding the 2014 coup in Kiev, which led to the current conflict The US was responsible for orchestrating the 2014 coup in Ukraine that overthrew President…

ECB Preview: Will Lagarde Follow Powell Into Early Dovish Capitulation Expectations are for the ECB to keep rates unchanged for a second consecutive meeting after halting its hiking campaign in October. As…

BoE Holds Rates At 15 Year High, Warns “Still Some Way To Go” But… The Bank of England – as was expected – held interest rates steady at 5.25% (in a 6-3…

Nothing in Russia’s battle with its neighbor resembles the bloodshed in the Middle East, the president has said The Ukraine conflict, which will soon enter its third year, has resulted in far…

KISS With Bonds Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The average 2024 Wall Street S&P 500 forecast is for a gain of 6.50% next year. In the past, a 6.50% expectation, while…

Restrictions have effectively led to Russia increasing its sovereignty, the president has said Western countries are damaging their own economies when they limit Russia’s ability to use their currencies through multiple sanctions,…

World Could Be At The “Foothills Of The Next Copper Cycle”  The world is sliding into a copper deficit over the next couple of years as one of the world’s largest copper…

Inflation In Real Life Much Worse Than In Government Fantasy World Via SchiffGold.com, Inflation is dead! At least that’s what you would think if you listen to government officials and talking heads…

Bratislava will work to restore relations with Moscow, Lubos Blaha has said Slovakia seeks peaceful relations with Russia and will not play any part in escalating the conflict in Ukraine, the vice…

Retail Sales Unexpectedly Surged In November Having surprised to the downside (-0.1% MoM) in October, analysts expected another small decline (-0.1% MoM) for November as the resumption of student loan payments (in…

ECB Holds Rates Steady, Cuts Growth & Inflation Outlooks But… As completely expected, The ECB held policy steady, reiterating its guidance on future moves unchanged: “Based on its current assessment, the Governing…

The Canadian PM said he publicly linked New Delhi to the killing of a Khalistan activist to protect the Sikh community Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the safety of the…

Russians and Ukrainians are a single people and what is happening now is a great tragedy, said the president Russia has been trying for decades to build normal relations with Ukraine “at…

EU Moves To Sanction ‘Extremist’ Israeli Settlers, Following Biden Administration The European Union is moving toward imposing sanctions against “extremist” Israeli settlers who are caught waging attacks on Palestinians in the occupied…

80% Of French Support Ban On More Immigration, Two-Thirds Back Referendum Authored by Thomas Brooke via ReMix News, An overwhelming majority of French citizens do not think their government should welcome any…

Global EV Sales Surge Higher By 20% In November, Market Research Shows Sales of EVs and plug in hybrids were up 20% globally in November, according to market research firm Rho Motion….

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has proposed dropping unanimity voting requirements for EU enlargement and aid to Kiev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blasted Hungary for stalling the EU’s Ukraine aid efforts and accession…

Anton Siluanov has outlined Moscow’s financial priorities for 2024-2026 Russia’s main focus for the next three years will be on funding its military to help it achieve victory in the Ukraine conflict,…

The emergency law was drafted in response to UK court concerns about the safety of migrant resettlement in the African country British lawmakers have endorsed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s proposed emergency legislation…

The project’s aim is to increase collaboration between Russian and Malian educational organizations A Russian language and culture center was launched at the University of Literature and Humanities (ULSHB) in Bamako, Mali…

About 244,000 reservists are currently in the conflict zone, in addition to contract troops and volunteers, the Russian President has said Russia does not need to announce another wave of mobilization to…

The organization’s budgets for 2024 will be boosted by between 12% and 30%, it has announced NATO members have agreed to significantly increase the organization’s civil and military budgets for 2024. The…

The president has praised the country’s economic performance in his annual address The Russian economy has shown strength and stability in the face of outside pressure, with GDP expected to reach 3.5%…

More than 2 million texts and calls have been submitted by people for the ‘Results of the Year’ event with the president Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting a marathon press conference…

The areas where Moscow’s forces will break through Ukrainian defenses have already been decided, Andey Gurulev has claimed Russia is preparing a major offensive against Ukrainian forces, to be paired with a…

Nigel Farage Now Far More Pupular Among UK Conservatives Than PM Sunak Nigel Farage’s decision to take part in reality TV show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here has proven to be…

Kiev will run out of resources soon, sealing its fate by next spring or summer, the Chechen leader has predicted The Ukraine conflict will likely be over by the spring or the…

How Dangerous Are Germany’s ‘Reichsbürger’? German prosecutors filed terrorism charges against 27 people yesterday for an alleged plot to topple the government which came to light last December. Among the accused are…

Around 96% of the authorized funds have been used up, with the rest to be spent this month, Karine Jean-Pierre has said The administration of US President Joe Biden is running out…

Napoleon: Europe’s First Egalitarian Despot Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, With the release of Ridley Scott’s new film Napoleon, viewers encounter a cinematic version of Napoleon caught up in a tumultuous…

Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer had previously expressed concerns about the nation’s war readiness The German army has neither the strength nor the equipment required to effectively defend the nation, the tabloid…

The leader was asked to address charges that he has worked to consolidate power Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has urged his detractors to “go to the front line” instead of “crying” about…

Russian air defenses downed two UAVs near the city, according to Sergey Sobyanin Ukrainian forces made another attempt to attack the Russian capital with two UAVs, which were hit outside of the…

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…

Reverse engineering products and improving their designs is the way to enhance international competitiveness, Aleksandr Shokhin said It is not sufficient for Russia to simply reverse engineer the products of foreign firms…

As expected, the Senate dropped all the woke restrictions from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and added $300 million for Ukraine along with a four-month extension of the FISA 702 authority…

Signatories Of Hunter Biden Laptop Letter Now Demand Greater Domestic Surveillance Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, A handful of the 51 signatories of the debunked letter which falsely called Hunter…

Self-driving tractors have tilled over two million hectares of land in 2023, according to Cognitive Pilot The mass introduction of AI-based (artificial intelligence) autonomous tractors into the Russian agro-industrial sector has begun,…

The downturn is due to geopolitical tensions and export underperformance from developing nations, according to a report Global trade will contract by 5% in 2023 compared to last year, the United Nations…

Trump Demands Action After 20% Of Mail-in Voters Admit To Fraud In 2020 Election Survey Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump issued an urgent…

In a three-page opinion and order [pdf Available Here], DC District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan outlines that she may be forced to pause the case against President Trump until the appellate court,…

Unlike in previous years, the Russian president will be holding a Q&A session for both journalists and the public at once Russian President Vladimir Putin will answer questions from members of the…

NYC Finance Jobs Hit Twenty-Year High  A new report from the New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli reveals that the number of securities-industry workers in New York City has hit a twenty-year high…

The group’s political chief said any post-war plan that excludes Hamas would be a “delusion” The head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, has said the militant group is open to negotiations…

Biden Scores Win As Supreme Court Throws Out Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Cases Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Supreme Court on Dec. 11 threw out three…

“Most Of The World Was Against Me”: Djokovic Says He’s Not Anti-Vaccine, But ‘Pro-Freedom To Choose’ The world’s #1 tennis player Novak Djokovic says that he’s not against vaccination – he’s for…

Florida High School Fined For Letting Boy Play On Female Sports Team Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Florida high school has been fined for letting a…

Tech Bros Fight Back Against Democrat Socialist Who Blames “Capitalism” For Poop-Covered San Fran Streets  The CEO of startup incubator Y Combinator, a registered Democrat, has had enough of radical progressive lawmakers in…

70% Of Deaths From Pfizer Vaccine In Japan Reported Within 10 Days Of Jab: Study Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Around 70 percent of people who died…

DC Transit Could Become “Unrecognizable” With Drastic Service Cuts, Layoffs Amid Deficit Millions of metro riders in crime-ridden Washington, DC, could face hellish commutes in the coming months as the district’s public transportation…

Peter Schiff: Joe Biden Doesn’t Have Anything To Take Credit For Via SchiffGold.com, Most mainstream pundits characterized the November jobs report as a “Goldilocks” report. Job growth was strong enough to support the “soft…

President Trump is talking at a Commit to Caucus Event in Coralville, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. ET.  Livestream Links Below RSBN YouTube Livestream – RSBN Rumble Livestream…

Ford CEO Says Video Of Stuck Cybertruck Was Not Intentionally Staged For PR Purposes  Ford CEO Jim Farley made an odd comment on ‘free speech’ social media platform X, stating that the video…