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America Must Lead On Seafloor Mineral Development Authored by Alina Voss via RealClearEnergy, An untapped energy savior might just be sitting on the ocean floor. From AI to defense to clean energy,…

The Kids Are Not Alright Authored by Jason Strecker via The Brownstone Institute, This was another week in what has become a regular occurrence: being contacted by concerned parents seeking advice on…

Philly Trash Standoff Ends As City’s Largest Municipal Union Reaches Tentative Agreement, Ending Strike After more than a week of stalled trash collection, closed libraries, and disrupted city services, the City of…

Patriot Missile Stockpile A Fraction Of What Pentagon Needs As Trump Arms Ukraine Via The Libertarian Institute The ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine have depleted US stockpiles of missile…

Daniil Kasatkin is accused of being a member of a ransomware gang Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin has been detained in France at the request of the US on suspicion of being…

“Vindicated”: Man Charged By Biden’s DOJ For Posting A Meme Has Conviction Overturned Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, An appeals court has overturned the conviction against Douglas Mackey, who was…

Amazon Prime Day Sales Plummet On First Day  New data from Momentum Commerce shows that Amazon’s decision to extend Prime Day from two to four days backfired—Day 1 sales plummeted, marking a…

The US President has said he will “have to take a look” at a Ukrainian request for another unit of the US-made air defense system US President Donald Trump has said that…

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has cited two wars and a trade dispute as the reason for his delay Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has lamented that he is overwhelmed by international…

BioSig, Streamex Target Gold Tokenization With $1.1B Financing Authored by Christopher Tepedino via CoinTelegraph.com, BioSig and Streamex have secured $1.1 billion in growth financing to support their pivot into onchain commodities, starting with gold….

Have Markets Lost Faith In The Fed’s Reaction Function? Authored by Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com, Markets are once again high on ‘hopium’. Despite a still-strong labour market, sticky inflation, and an economy…

FOMC Minutes Show ‘Divided’ Fed Fears Stagflation, Clueless On Actual Tariff Impact Since the last FOMC meeting (June 18th), which saw a hawkish tilt to the dots (with Fed members notably divided…

Trump Says BRICS Members Will Get Additional 10% Tariffs Over De-Dollarization Attempt Authored by Lily Zhou via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated a previous warning to BRICS nations…

The move is intended to demonstrate “necessary flexibility” and ensure the success of ceasefire talks, the Palestinian group has said The Palestinian militant group Hamas announced on Wednesday it would release ten…

Waste Of The Day: Puerto Rico, Guam, Others In Debt Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearWire, Topline: The five inhabited U.S. territories are collectively $57.8 billion in debt and have issues with…

For Moscow, the real war is global, and it’s just begun The trademark style of the current US president, Donald Trump, is verbal spectacle. His statements – brash, contradictory, sometimes theatrical –…

Kiev’s forces deliberately attacked civilians at a public beach in the city of Kursk A five-year-old boy has died from wounds he suffered in a Ukrainian drone strike on a public beach…

CNN state media narrative engineers (think State Dept. in all things CNN) are running with a story to promote a new book by Josh Dawsey (Wall Street Journal – Author), Tyler Pager…

Members of a would-be “anti-government militia” had been amassing arms to seize land in Quebec City, police have said Canadian police have detained two active servicemen and two other individuals with links…

The expected influx comes amid ongoing labor shortages, according to business chamber leader Andrey Besedin Up to one million Indian nationals could immigrate to Russia by the end of 2025 to help…

Ex-CIA Boss John Brennan, Ex-FBI Boss James Comey Under Criminal Investigation Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Fox News Digital reported Tuesday that former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey are both under investigation…

Shipments are reportedly being rerouted through Thailand and Mexico American companies are skirting China’s export ban by rerouting critical mineral shipments through third countries, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday. Beijing…

The Russian military attacked multiple recruitment centers across Ukraine over the past few days Ukrainian citizens have provided Russia with the coordinates of local enlistment offices on multiple occasions, Andrey Kovalenko, the…

Biden’s White House Doctor Invokes 5th Amendment, Refuses To Answer House GOP Questions After requesting to delay his testimony, Kevin O’Connor – former President Biden’s White House doctor, refused to answer questions during a…

If Brussels followed its professed ideals, the European Commission and its head would fall Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission that runs the EU is finally facing a…

Kiev can’t be expected to both demilitarize and forgo NATO membership, the French MoD has said Demilitarizing Ukraine and leaving it without NATO membership, as Russia demands, is a red line for…

Berlin will continue to supply Kiev with weapons despite domestic opposition, Friedrich Merz has insisted There are no viable diplomatic options remaining to settle the Ukraine conflict, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has…

Paris must immediately disengage from Kiev both financially and militarily, Florian Philippot has said The reported plans by the French government to replace US investment holding BlackRock in Ukraine are “unacceptable” for the EU…

Federal Crackdown Puts Harvard’s Accreditation Status In Jeopardy The Trump administration has significantly escalated its confrontation with Harvard University, warning that the institution may face the loss of its accreditation and moving…

Retail Drives Nvidia To Become World’s First $4 Trillion Market Cap Company For the first time ever, a company has achieved a market capitalization of $4 trillion. And that company is none…

Donald Copperfield By Michael Every of Rabobank “As I think I told you once before,” said I, “it is you who have been, in your greed and cunning, against all the world….

Chancellor Merz has previously praised West Jerusalem for doing the “dirty work” of the West Israeli and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last month were likely in breach of international law,…

By recognizing Afghanistan, Moscow confirms its central role in Eurasia Russia’s recent decision to officially recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan marks a pivotal moment in regional diplomacy. It not only breaks…

The National Rally has denounced the action as “a new harassment campaign” by the government French financial investigators raided the Paris headquarters of the right-wing National Rally (RN) party on Wednesday. Its…

WTI Slides After Biggest Crude Build Since January Oil prices are down this morning as signs of a large gain in US crude stockpiles undermined comments by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi…

The Hungarian PM mocked the EU chief ahead of Thursday’s no confidence vote over her handling of vaccine deals Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for the resignation of European Commission…

The continent’s resources must benefit its people, South Africa’s international relations minister has said Pretoria’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has called for a fairer, more equitable global order…

Futures Rise With Trump Tariff Updates, FOMC Minutes On Deck US equity futures inch higher as the market tries to regain some losses a day after President Donald Trump escalated his trade…

Watch: Investigative Journalist Explains Why Epstein Case Will Never Progress… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Journalist Nick Bryant notes in this viral clip from the Shawn Ryan podcast that the Jeffrey…

The suspect was shot dead after as he opened fire at officers during the arrest, the Russian security agency has said A Ukrainian terrorist plot to blow up a railway bridge in…

Red Sea Chokepoint Crisis: Houthis Release Dramatic Footage Of Cargo Ship Attack Iranian-backed Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb/Southern Red Sea corridor have intensified following U.S. airstrikes on three…

Moscow has accused Berlin of comparing Soviet and Nazi symbols The German Embassy in Moscow has apologized after sharing a map that altered the Soviet flag into a symbol resembling that of…

Trump’s Truth Social Files S-1 For ‘Crypto Blue Chip’ ETF Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accepted Trump Media’s application for a Bitcoin and Ethereum…

Meta Takes $3.5 Billion Stake In EssilorLuxottica To Accelerate AI Smart Glasses Push Meta Platforms has reportedly acquired a nearly 3% stake in EssilorLuxottica (ESLX)—the world’s largest eyewear maker and parent company of…

“Unprepared And Entitled”: College Grads Unpopular With Hiring Managers, Survey Finds Authored by Seth Rosevear via The College Fix, A recent survey from Intelligent found that “1 in 4 hiring managers say…

China’s Mysterious “Bohai Sea Monster” Spotted For First Time China’s mysterious “Bohai Sea Monster” wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft has been seen in full for the first time, according to a report. Via…

A public petition to decriminalize pornography has been forwarded to parliament after gathering over 25,000 signatures A petition demanding the legalization of pornography production in Ukraine has been forwarded to the country’s…

Kerala has taken MSC to court for damages as a result of a tanker capsizing in the Arabian Sea in May The Indian state of Kerala has filed a lawsuit against Mediterranean…

Texas AG Issues Warning On Scammers Targeting Flood Victims Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that scammers are targeting people by taking…

They are not really good at this. According to Fox News, “two sources described the FBI’s view of the duo’s interactions as a “conspiracy,” which could open up a wide range of…

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…

The Supreme Court has approved a request for intervention by the high court and blocked a lower level court ruling that stopped the Trump administration from reducing the size of government.   In…

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…

The International Criminal Court has long been accused of giving Western crimes a free pass with selective justice The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban…

Russia is well aware that it is the US president’s style, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia takes the harsh recent rhetoric by US President Donald Trump calmly and intends to continue…

A special fund is being considered in the bloc’s next seven-year budget, insiders have told the news outlet European Union officials are weighing a proposal to provide Ukraine with another €100 billion…

Central-Planning Car-Production In Italy Blows Up Spectacularly, US Next Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Stellantis agreed to build 1 million cars in Italy. It’s on a pace for 440,000… Who Is…

Is The US Dollar Primed For A Digital Rebound? After decades as the world’s unrivaled reserve currency, the U.S. dollar’s dominance is eroding in traditional financial systems. The U.S. dollar now accounts…

New Delhi is considering importing uranium from the African nation and hopes to expand trade India is considering importing uranium and other critical minerals from Namibia, while pursuing a wider trade partnership…

Officials in Moscow have urged diversification beyond wheat and oil Africa is becoming an increasingly important market for Russian exporters, offering vast untapped potential for trade expansion and investment, the vice president…

The administration in Benghazi says it has declared the bloc’s migration chief and ministers from Greece, Malta, and Italy persona non grata Libya’s eastern government has barred the European Union migration commissioner…

Berlin Summons Chinese Ambassador After Warship Targeted German Plane With Laser Germany is blistering angry, and has summoned the Chinese ambassador, after its military alleged that a China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…

Kiev and its Western European backers cannot fight Moscow endlessly, Petr Pavel has said The EU should engage in talks with Russia on European security and restoring business ties once the Ukraine…

BRICS’ Condemnation Of The Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Proves That China Politicized The SCO Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The Rio Declaration that followed the latest BRICS Summit in that coastal Brazilian city saw…

Vestas Wind Power CEO Urges EU To Sharpen Its “Fragmented” Energy Policy Henrik Andersen, CEO of Danish wind turbine giant Vestas Wind Systems A/S, has issued a stark warning to European policymakers:…

A survey has indicated rising pessimism amid the conflict with Russia and uncertainty over US support Nearly half of Ukrainians believe their country could be ruined and largely emptied of its population…

The manufacturers have filed lawsuits following a hike in the fees they must pay to recyclers Multinational companies, including South Korea’s LG and Samsung and US-based air conditioning giant Carrier have taken…

Do They Deserve It? Mexico Is Collapsing As The US Deports Illegals Back Home Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us Oh, the delicious irony. For many years I’ve been writing about the…

Israel Defense Minister Unveils Plan For ‘Concentration Camp’ In Gaza With Gaza ceasefire negotiations under way and President Trump raising hopes of a deal being reached by week’s end, Defense Minister Israel…

The European Commission president has accused Beijing of helping Moscow’s “war economy” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned that ties between the EU and China could further deteriorate if…

New ‘Mind-Reading’ AI Predicts What Humans Will Do Next Via StudyFinds, MUNICH — An artificial intelligence system can now predict your next move before you make it. We’re not just talking about…

Moscow accuses the Ivy League school of attempting to destabilize the country Russia has banned Yale University from operating within its territory, accusing the Connecticut-based institution of meddling in domestic affairs and…

Syria’s Sharaa Met With Top Israeli Officials In ‘Quiet’ Normalization Effort: Reports A Syrian newspaper as well as several Israeli media sources are reporting that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who previously went by…

Deep Staters On Edge As DOGE’s DoD Strike Team Hits Pentagon With Sweeping Contract Cuts The U.S. Department of Defense has failed every single financial audit since audits began in fiscal year…

‘Green’ China Runs On Dirty Coal Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, In 2020, China announced its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, with peak emissions expected to occur in 2030 and then…

The imposter reportedly contacted three foreign ministers, a US senator and a governor An imposter attempted to contact US and foreign officials using artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…

Tuition Hikes And Spending Cuts – What’s Behind The Financial Woes Of US Universities? Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Colleges and universities across the country, both public…

Peace In Ukraine Won’t End The West’s Hybrid War On Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Their refined Hybrid War model will involve efforts to win the “tech race”, a new…

Iconic Port Au Prince Hotel That Hosted Kennedys, Mick Jagger, Burns Down During Gang War Things aren’t exactly going splendidly in Haiti… Case in point? A historic hotel in Port au Prince, once…

White House Report Reveals Top Earners, Staffers Working For No Salary Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Trump administration on Thursday released its yearly report that shows…

Conservative influencers have accused President Donald Trump’s attorney general of mishandling the investigation into the disgraced financier’s last hours The 11-hour surveillance video recorded near Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell contained a minute-long…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference after meeting with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.  As Netanyahu remarked, “President Trump’s decision to act with us …. has made a…

The Term-1 effect of deflation created by tariff policy is resurfacing in Term-2 even with larger tariff impacts across the network of global manufacturing exports. [DATA SOURCE] In essence, there is little…

I’ll put the entire cabinet meeting in another post.  It is interesting that RFK Jr. was not present (?). For this outline, let’s focus on the issue that is exploding the MAGA…

Israel’s Army Still Taking On Mass Casualties After 640 Days Of War In Gaza Over 630 days of war later and much of Hamas’ top command has been wiped out, and large…

President Trump holds an almost two-hour cabinet meeting in front of the media where he and other cabinet secretaries take questions from the assembled press pool in the cabinet room.  Full video…

Why Metal Recyclers Are Optimistic About Tariffs Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours) The recycled metals industry is growing domestically and internationally, in part fueled by the rapid…

33 Tons Of Gold, Silver Concentrate Hijacked In Mexico Armed thieves in Mexico hijacked a truck transporting 33 tons of gold and silver concentrate belonging to the Mexican mining firm Grupo Minero…

DoE Warns Of 100x Increase In Black-Out Risk By 2030 On Same Day As Trump Energy Security EO Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The planned retirement of more than…

Trump Extends Federal Hiring Freeze Until October President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on July 7 extending the federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, while maintaining exemptions for positions related to the…

Saudi Arabia Keeps Executing Foreigners On Drug Charges At ‘Horrifying’ Rate Via Middle East Eye There has been a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia, particularly in relation to drug offences, a new…

Kiev’s forces attacked the city of Kursk in western Russia on Tuesday, Aleksandr Khinshtein said A Ukrainian drone struck a public beach in the city of Kursk in western Russia on Tuesday,…

Iran ‘Rapidly’ Beefs Up Air Defenses With Chinese Help After Israel Ceasefire Via Middle East Eye Iran has taken possession of Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries as Tehran rapidly moves to rebuild defensives destroyed by Israel during their…

Ugly, Tailing 3Y Auction Sees Record Directs As Foreign Demand Slides With bond long-ends blowing up across the globe, driven by among other things, justified fears of a looming surge in supply,…

Amazon Prime Day Kicks Off With Disappointing Early Sales U.S. consumer health remains a mixed picture. Goldman Sachs sees signs of cautious optimism, while UBS highlights a rebound in confidence among low-income…

Oil Markets Are Tighter Than They Look Authored by Neil Crosby via OilPrice.com, Diesel spreads and refinery margins are no longer reliable on their own for gauging oil demand, as extreme weather…

BlackRock’s ETF Holdings Top 700,000 Bitcoin; Far Above Saylor’s ‘Strategy’ BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has just crossed over 700,000 BTC in assets under management, far surpassing Michael Saylor’s stash at (Micro)Strategy……

US Moves To Ban Chinese Purchases Of US Farmland Over National Security Concerns Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on July 8 that the…

“Around Lia, I Wasn’t Going To Risk Anything”: UPenn Swimmer Breaks Silence Authored by Matt Lamb via The College Fix, A former teammate of William “Lia” Thomas praised the University of Pennsylvania…

Iran Bats Down Trump’s Claim It Asked For Relaunch Of Nuclear Talks Washington and Tehran continue their tit-for-tat he said/she said exchanges of statements and accusations, but at least they are not…