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Pierre de Gaulle reportedly announced his intention during a meeting with speaker Vyacheslav Volodin Pierre de Gaulle, the grandson of the late French leader General Charles De Gaulle, intends to move to…

Group chief Oliver Blume has defended job cuts, citing the ‘serious’ economic situation, according to German media The situation at the Volkswagen Group is alarming and major changes are needed for the…

Abdelmadjid Tebboune has, however, denounced a “contradiction” in results from the top electoral authority Algerian leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been declared the winner of presidential elections held on Saturday. However, Tebboune and…

The US presidential candidate has pledged 100% tariffs on countries that are seeking to replace the greenback in international transactions Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has claimed that dumping the US dollar…

Ukraine-Russia talks fell apart after Kiev asked foreign backers for advice, the former US deputy secretary of state has said Kiev consulted with the US, UK and other allies during the 2022…

Germany Rejects Carbon Credit Certificates Over Alleged China Fraud Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, The German Environment Agency on Friday said it had rejected carbon credit certificates from eight projects over concerns about…

Indonesia Is The Most Charitable Nation In The World Indonesia is the world’s most charitable country, according to the Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) World Giving Index 2024. Based on surveys by Gallup, the…

Zahi Hawass has launched a petition demanding the repatriation of historical artifacts from Europe Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass has started a petition demanding the return of three historical artifacts, including the iconic…

The European Commission could freeze billions of euros in assistance over a controversial criminal justice reform The EU is reportedly moving forward with its threat to withhold funds from Slovakia in retaliation…

A complete ban on the use of artificial intelligence during election campaigning may be necessary, a senior lawmaker has said Russian lawmakers are preparing to tackle the issue of AI-generated content, including…

High-Frequency Indicators Provide Clear Snapshot Of China’s Dismal Recovery  A deepening property crisis and sluggish consumer spending derailed China’s economic recovery by late summer. Last week, Bloomberg Market Live reporters noted that soft…

The attack reportedly targeted the country’s Hama province More than a dozen people have been killed and many others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Syria, the state-run Sana news agency has…

German Politician Threatens X, Telegram With Bans Two weeks ago, we suggested that the stunning arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France was a trial balloon for how Europe will go…

Professor Warns Of “European Christian Imperialism” In Outer Space Authored by Dave Huber via The College Fix, One of the sillier aspects of DEI/critical theory is the erosion of reason and rationality…

Children forced to grow up in war conditions will hate Russia and help their nation to survive, Dmitry Korchinsky has claimed Ukraine should ban children from leaving the country, so that they…

Mongolia’s Embrace Of Putin Despite His ICC Warrant Exposes South Africa’s Political Cowardice Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, President Putin was greeted with an honor guard after arriving in Mongolia for his trip…

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…

Mapping The Shocking Purchasing Power Disparity Of $100 In Each US State While $100 may seem like it holds the same value across the U.S., that’s far from the reality. The purchasing…

Do Americans Prefer Equalizing Outcome Or Opportunity In 2024? Authored by Gonzalo Schwarz via RealClearPolitics.com, The American Dream was built on a promise of equality – a promise of equality in terms…

Zurich councilwoman Sanija Ameti has used a Christian painting for target practice A Muslim member of the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (GLP), Sanija Ameti, has apologized for using an image of…

A Post-Google World Authored by Matt Stoler via TheBIGNewsletter.com, “The essence of antitrust law is to try to keep the system working by recognizing that, at certain points, some companies may get…

China Faces Worst Deflationary Streak Since 1999 By John Liu and Zheng Wu, Bloomberg markets live reporters and strategist Three things we learned last week: 1. China’s former central bank chief made…

Is Artificial Intelligence The Next Easy-Money Bust? Authored by Justin Murray via The Mises Institute, Since early 2022, the big buzz in the tech industry, and among laymen in the general public,…

First Fridays And Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities First Fridays & Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect Last weekend’s Fog of War T-Report listed “lack of liquidity” as our number one…

Elon Musk Says First Starship Mars Mission In Two Years; Make America Healthy Again To Ensure Space-Bearing Civilization SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said via X on Saturday evening that the Starship mega…

The Torture Of Government Statistics Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Ever since I started writing about fishy government economic statistics, I’ve been flooded with a fun series of letters…

A Harris Victory In 2024 Makes The US A One-Party State Authored by James E. Fanell and Bradley A. Thayer via American Greatness, The election of 2024 will be epochal for the…

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO is already the richest man with an estimated wealth of $237 billion Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027,…

The Ukrainian leader reportedly hopes that Rome could help him secure additional Patriot batteries Ukraine wants Italy to use its presidency in the G7 to pressure the US to deliver more Patriot…

“Can’t Take It Anymore”: Residents Of Springfield Ohio Beg For Help After 20,000 Haitians Overwhelm City, Eat Local Wildlife The city of Springfield, Ohio – population 60,000, has been overwhelmed by roughly…

Was the satirical planet-hopping shooter’s enormous success too big for its creators to handle? In 2011, a small, independent Swedish developer, Arrowhead Game Studios, released a game about a group of wizards…

The time has come for discussions about ending the Ukrainian conflict as soon as possible, Chancellor Olaf Scholz says A renewed effort to try and bring an end to the enduring conflict…

Senator Tom Cotton appears on the CNN show State of The Union with Dana Bash.  Apparently, the joint U.S. State Dept./CNN production team in control of setting election year objectives have decided…

Macy’s Set To Close 55 Stores By The End Of 2024 By Bernadette Giacomazzo of RetailWire Macy’s has announced that it is closing a total of 55 stores by the end of…

Post-X Ban, Beware The Brazilian Model Of Institutional Mistrust Authored by Diogo Costa via RealClearPolitics, As democracies grapple with misinformation, Brazil’s hardline approach is seen by some as a potential model. The…

Tulsi Gabbard Destroys Cheney Endorsement: “A Vote For Kamala Harris Is A Vote For Dick Cheney” Tucker Carlson’s Live Tour show in Colorado Springs, CO on Saturday featured Tulsi Gabbard among his many…

House GOP Introduces Stopgap Bill To Avert Government Shutdown, Block Non-Citizen Voting Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, House Republicans have introduced a stopgap spending bill designed to avert a…

CFTC Submits Emergency Motion To Block Kalshi’s Election-Betting Contracts Authored by Ciaran Lyons via CoinTelegraph.com, The United States regulator has urgently filed an emergency motion to block Kalshi, a US prediction market,…

Jordanian National Guns Down Three Israelis At Popular Border Crossing Among the most frequented land border crossings to get into Israel and the Palestinian territories used by tourists, backpackers, and religious pilgrims…

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The Obscure State Department Bureau That Fosters Global Illegal Migration By Phillip Linderman, via The Center for Immigration Studies It is remarkable how many well-informed conservative foreign policy strategists have never even…

The broadcaster allegedly breached its own guidelines more than 1,500 times at the height of the Gaza conflict The BBC has displayed a “deeply worrying pattern of bias” against Israel while covering…

Edmundo Gonzalez, accused of multiple crimes in Venezuela, has been granted safe passage out of the country Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez, the main rival to President Nicolas Maduro in the recent…

Harris Campaign Has No Time To “Think About Why Certain Things Have Happened” In Past 4 Years Authored by Steve Watsom via Modernity.news, The Harris campaign declared Thursday that they don’t have…

Bolstering the country’s naval force is an urgent task, DPRK leader Kim Jong-un said during site visit North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has visited the construction site of a new “modern naval…

Pakistani Arrested In Plotting “Largest Attack On US Soil Since 9/11​​​​​​​” The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that a Pakistani citizen living in Canada has been arrested and charged with plotting…

Key Recession Indicator Gives Stronger Recession Signal In August Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, A modified McKelvey recession indicator with no false positives or false negatives since 1953 suggests we are…

The Indian official will arrive in Moscow in the coming week, according to India Today Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss New Delhi’s efforts to settle the conflict between Moscow and Kiev…

The world is tired of American “attacks” and is looking for new forms of interaction, such as BRICS, FM spokesperson has said Many countries are seeking membership in BRICS because they are…

“It’ll Crater The Market”: Andy Schectman On Kamala Harris’ Tax Policy Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance I was incredibly honored to welcome my good friend Andy Schectman of Miles Franklin Precious Metals…

Only blood relatives are exempt from the new rules China has officially shut down its international adoption program, the Foreign Ministry has announced.  The move comes at a time when hundreds of…

Historian Allan Lichtman boasts having accurately predicted the outcomes of all but one US presidential election since 1984 Historian Allan Lichtman, widely acclaimed as the ‘Nostradamus’ of US presidential elections, has predicted…

The IDF has launched a new operation against Palestinians, but as civilian suffering mounts, Hamas appears undeterred Having failed to eradicate Hamas in Gaza, Israel on August 28 began a war on…

The Peculiar Relationship Between Oasis & Periods Of Extreme Market Volatility Authored by Joe Sullivan-Bennett via BondVigilantes.com, News on Tuesday 27th August took the music industry by storm: Oasis are doing a reunion…

Here Are The 10 Worst US States To Retire In Where to retire is one of the most significant decisions one can make – and requires one to consider numerous factors such…

The US and UK spy bosses have named China and Russia as the main challengers to the status quo The global order is under threat from a number of state actors, the…

The problems plaguing the main city cannot be solved, Masoud Pezeshkian has said The Iranian capital should be transferred from Tehran to a city closer to the south coast, President Masoud Pezeshkian…

X Complies With EU Data Laws, Stops AI Chatbot Data Collection Authored by Savannah Fortis via CoinTelegraph.com, The European Union’s investigation into social media platform X has officially concluded after the platform…

Erdogan Calls For Greater Islamic Alliance To Combat Israeli ‘Expansionism’ On Saturday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a blistering speech at an Islamic schools’ association event near Istanbul once again condemning…

The founder of SpaceX had previously said he wants to take one million people to the Red Planet, claiming that he is working on a “game plan” to achieve this SpaceX will…

President Trump sends out a “cease and desist” message that absolutely nails the institutional origin of the voter fraud process as it is permitted and facilitated. Although slightly using a coded message,…

Kiev’s “fire-spewing” UAVs put a modern twist on historic thermite munitions, according to the broadcaster Ukraine has begun flying UAVs that drop thermite, a molten metal, on the front line with Russian…

Protesters have urged the president to resign, after he picked Michel Barnier to lead the government, rejecting the left’s choice Mass unrest swept France on Saturday over President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to…

Olaf Scholz’s remark comes amid public debate over providing refugees with government handouts German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged Ukrainian refugees in the country to more actively seek employment. He also called…

Both colonizers, despite their differences, aimed at squeezing profit for their imperial centers The colonial footprints in Africa paint a bitter picture of socioeconomic exploitation and political repression, and at its heart…

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…

Russia & China’s US-Provoked Payment Problems Caught Most BRICS Enthusiasts By Surprise Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, RT published a feature analysis on Friday asking, “Has the US finally succeeded in…

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…

Bugs And Goo: Welcome To “Alternative Protein” Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Sometimes it feels like writing for OffG has fallen into a recognizable pattern the last two years, one that…

These Are The Biggest Armies In The Middle East The Israel-Hamas war has raised fears that the conflict could spread to other parts of the Middle East. While Israel has the support of the…

Time To Rebel: We Are Now Entering The Total Censorship Stage Of Global Tyranny Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, The authoritarian regimes of the past century have all followed a pattern…

Silver: The Unsung Hero Of The New Economy Silver demand continues to surge, driven by technologies like solar power and AI. In 2023 alone, the silver market experienced a 15% supply deficit….

The US presidential candidate has said that he doesn’t know why Putin had “endorsed” his rival Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he was “very offended” when Russian President Vladimir…

IRS Plans Changes To Boost Retirement Savings With $1,000 Saver’s Match Program Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury are preparing…

Paris will use the proceeds from the frozen assets to buy artillery shells and air defense equipment for Kiev France has announced that it will use a share of the proceeds from…

When Car Shopping, Baby Boomers Prefer To Buy American; Here’s Their Favorite Brands By State A new study from GoBankingRates.com has revealed the most popular vehicles among the baby boomer generation in each…

What Is The Impact Of RFK Jr. Remaining On The Ballot In Swing States? Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, For months, Democratic National Committee-backed lawsuits were focused on preventing…

Kamalanomics Means More Inflation For America Authored by Daniel Lacalle via The Mises Institute, In a recent interview with CNN, Kamala Harris said that Bidenomics is working and that she is “proud…

Kiev is sitting on a “trillion dollars’ worth of minerals” that are “good” for the US economy, US Senator Lindsey Graham says US Senator Lindsey Graham has openly said Washington needs Ukraine’s…

Tucker Carlson, Vivek Ramaswamy and RFK Jr appear in Anaheim, California as part of the Tucker Carlson road show tour. The three friends discuss current political events, social media, Brazil, Big Tech,…

This is an interesting aspect to the latest school shooting in Georgia, and I’m not sure exactly what to think of this new approach. The father of the 14-year-old shooter Colt Gray,…

“Plagiarism Is Plagiarism” Says Scholar Whose Work Was Lifted By Critical Race Theorist By Ann Daily Moreno of The College Fix A recent complaint filed with the University of Washington alleges that…

US Food Insecurity Surged Under Biden/Harris Admin During the pandemic year of 2020, food insecurity had already ticked up in the United States. Now, the inflation crisis under the Biden-Harris administration has…

Fake news has been around at election time for decades, it not centuries, but Senator David Pocock makes a valid point that improvements in Artificial intelligence (AI) will take fake news at…

Washington demands proof that the Venezuelan president really won the election – why should he bother? The West wants recently re-elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to prove that he actually won. He…

Playing It Safe Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Violent crashes followed by equally violent rip-your-face-off rallies as we experienced in August are not signs of a healthy, stable stock…

Nation’s Largest Police Union Endorses Trump Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump gained the endorsement of the national Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), America’s biggest and…

Türkiye’s president said creating such a bloc is the only way to stop what he called Israeli “state terrorism” and “banditry” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the creation of…

Over half of the country’s ministers have been dismissed. Why did Vladimir Zelensky decide to gut his team during an ongoing conflict? A series of high-level resignations has taken place in the…

A SWAT Team Destroyed Their Home, Now This Family Is Going To The Supreme Court Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Vicki Baker was ready to close the…

Berlin must tackle “online radicalization” and further tighten control over social media, the legislator said Germany must act to stop the dissemination of extremist content online and block major social media platforms…

“Thousands” Of Elevators Across New York City Need To Be Updated And Modernized Elevators. They get us from here to there in buildings across cities all around the country. But other than…

In Historic Ruling, US Prediction Market Kalshi Scores Huge Win Against CFTC Late on Friday, a judge ruled in favor of the US-based predictions market Kalshi, overruling the CFTC, and allowing the…

Today President Donald Trump heads to Wisconsin for a rally in Mosinee.  The anticipated start time is 2:00 p.m. EDT with livestream links below. RSBN YouTube Livestream – RSBN Rumble Livestream –…

Tuesday’s Debate Looms Large For Both Candidates Authored by Ron Faucheux via RealClearPolitics, For six weeks, Kamala Harris’ campaign has been running circles around Donald Trump’s efforts. Democrats have raised tons of…

Kirill Budanov says he doesn’t advocate banning the messaging app but rather wants to deanonymize people behind popular channels Telegram poses a real threat to Ukraine’s national security, the chief of that…

US Intel Undercuts DOJ’s “Foreign Interference” Claim Used To Smear Conservative Pundits Authored by Luis Cornelio via HeadlineUSA.com, The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) announced Friday that it has…

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has labeled Donald Trump the biggest threat to America in its history Former US Vice President and lifelong Republican Dick Cheney has said that he is…

The Russian military has destroyed another M777 howitzer in Ukraine’s Kharkov region The Russian Defense Ministry has released a new video showing the destruction of a US-made M777 howitzer in Ukraine. The…