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Slovakia Sides With Hungary Against Trump’s Russian Oil Phase-Out Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, Slovakia has pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands to curb Russian oil imports,…

“Worst Thing I’ve Ever Seen”; Trickle-Down Terror Of Tricolor Trouble Hits Alts Last week we asked (and attempted to answer) whether a medium-sized canary just croak in the coalmine of consumer credit?…

HSBC Achieves Quantum Computing “Sputnik Moment” In Bond Market  HSBC Holdings Plc has achieved a “Sputnik moment” with the first real-world trial of quantum computing in bond markets, delivering up to a 34%…

Moscow wishes to share its unique expertise and help partners build independent nuclear industries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow aims to share its innovative atomic energy technology but does not strive…

Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of criminal conspiracy over Libya campaign funds Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after a Paris court found him guilty…

Moscow has said American LNG would be much more expensive for European consumers The US stands ready to substitute all Russian gas and oil going to the EU, Energy Secretary Chris Wright…

Preferential access to the US market is vital not only for Pretoria but also for American companies reliant on imports, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged…

Bosch intends to terminate a “five-digit number” of employees in a bid to trim costs, Handelsblatt has reported Leading German automotive supplier Bosch is set to slash a “five-digit number” of jobs…

Accommodative Or Restrictive? Decoding The Fed’s Latest Move Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Some Wall Street pundits believe that the recent Fed rate cut makes its policy too accommodative, and they…

Futures Slide As Record-Breaking Rally Cracks US equity futures are lower after giving up overnight gains with bond yields reversing earlier losses and rising by 1-2bp and the USD is at session…

Migration Leads To Terrorism, Says Hungary’s Foreign Minister Via Remix News, Hungary’s foreign minister made the connection between mass immigration and terrorism while speaking in New York on Tuesday at the United…

U.S. Expands National Security Probe To Medical Devices, Equipment Amid Urgent Push To Reshore At the start of the month, Trump administration officials initiated national security investigations into imports of personal protective…

Durable Goods Orders Rebound Bigly In August Amid all kinds of front-running and subsequent hangover swings in durable goods orders surrounding the tariffs, preliminary data for August shows a major rebound (+2.9%…

Initial Jobless Claims Tumble Back Near YTD Lows The brief hysteria of a surging pace of initial jobless claims is now well ans truly back in the dustbin of data-driven-drivel history as…

Q2 GDP Revised Sharply Higher To 3.8%, Best Quarter In Two Years It started off as 2.960%; one month later it was revised higher to 3.290%, and moments ago the Bureau of…

French Ex-President Sarkozy Given 5-Years In Prison For Libya Campaign Financing Scandal Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison and a €100,000 fine after being found…

The US president has said Secret Service is looking into equipment mishaps during his visit on Tuesday US President Donald Trump has claimed his address to the UN General Assembly this week…

Trump To Sign ‘TikTok US’ Deal Today Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump will sign an executive order approving a new TikTok U.S. joint venture on Sept….

US Jets Scrambled To Intercept Russian Warplanes Off Alaska Amid Growing Incidents  Amid ongoing soaring tensions between the West and Russia, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled American fighter jets to…

The Ukrainian leader has told Axios he would call an election in the event of a truce with Russia, amid concerns he’s becoming authoritarian Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has said he is ready…

The US president earlier urged the global community to end the development of biological weapons Russia would gladly endorse US President Donald Trump’s idea to ban the development of biological weapons worldwide,…

Despite changing his rhetoric on Ukraine, the US president still wants a deal to make money with Russia, Kurt Volker has said US President Donald Trump’s description of Russia as a “paper…

The US leader is believed to be “building an off ramp” for himself by providing encouragement to Kiev European officials believe US President Donald Trump is scaling back Washington’s role in the…

The US leader has called Russia a ‘paper tiger’ that can be defeated by Kiev US President Donald Trump’s sudden shift in tone on the Ukraine conflict – asserting this week that…

White House Orders Agencies To Prepare Mass Layoff Plans In Event Of Shutdown The White House budget office has instructed federal agencies to prepare to fire a ton of people (aka ‘reduction-in-force’ plans) that…

New Delhi has accused a well-known activist of guiding a mob by making provocative statements in Ladakh India has imposed a curfew in Leh, the capital of its union territory of Ladakh,…

The value-added tax rate could be raised to 22% next year to boost revenue for defense and social spending The Russian Finance Ministry has proposed raising the value-added tax rate in 2026…

Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski reportedly discussed offering protection to Ukrainian national Vladimir Z Poland was ready to grant asylum to a suspect in the Nord Stream bombing, the newspaper Rzeczpospolita has reported,…

Official results show Malawi’s leader, Lazarus Chakwera has obtained 33% of votes, while over 56% were cast for his rival, Peter Mutharika Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has conceded defeat after losing his…

After Historic Lull In Atlantic Basin, Twin Storms At High Risk Of Intensifying The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season was observed around Sept. 10, with the season running through Nov. 30….

Chevron Strikes Deal With Israel To Build Natural Gas Supply Pipeline To Egypt Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) has signed a deal with Israel Natural Gas Lines, Israel’s state-owned pipeline operator,…

An EU court previously admonished the European Commission for its failure to submit its president’s messages for public scrutiny The European Commission is under a new investigation over its failure to record…

The new sanctions package would ban services tied to travel, the outlet has claimed The proposed new EU sanctions package against Russia would target tourism by banning services linked to travel to…

The deputy president has stressed that remains are “locked away as prisoners of science” in museums across the world, awaiting repatriation South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called for the repatriation…

The platform has acknowledged that it faced censorship pressure under the administration of former US President Joe Biden YouTube will restore accounts it banned under its Covid-19 and 2020 election misinformation rules,…

The Russian foreign minister and officials from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held…

Digital Euro Unlikely To Launch Before 2029, ECB Board Member Says Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, The digital euro, the European Union’s long-planned central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, is facing…

The draft budget outlines a new gambling tax and higher VAT to fund state spending The Russian Finance Ministry has proposed a 5% tax on all gambling stakes under a new budget…

Europe’s Top Causes Of Death, Ranked; Cancer Is #2 More than 5 million people died in the EU in 2022. The infographic, via Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao, breaks down top causes of…

Modibo Keita, the first president of Mali, believed in combining local traditions with socialist principles Mali just celebrated its 65th year of independence from French rule, and the man behind that historic…

The US Is Expected To Tacitly Back Poland’s Nuclear Weapons Plans Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Polish President Karol Nawrocki told French media during his trip to Paris that “I believe that Poland…

Which Cities Have The Most Expensive Rent In The World? Across major cities worldwide, the cost of rent has climbed sharply in recent years. Record-high housing prices, paired with a wave of…

The US president earlier claimed that Sadiq Khan is “terrible” at his job, particularly in tackling migration London Mayor Sadiq Khan has fired back at US President Donald Trump, after he called…

The rejection of Ukraine peace deal in 2022 is a failure of Western diplomacy, the prominent US economist has said European NATO members’ increasing hostility toward Russia is undermining the possibility of…

The Agni-Prime, which has a range of 2,000km, can be launched from a moving train India successfully launched the Agni-Prime intermediate range missile using a rail-based mobile launcher system, Defense Minister Rajnath…

Be thankful that God has allowed you to see what is unfolding. Others that remain asleep are not as lucky as you. Ask yourself in prayer, why you. Why now? Then, think…

Joshua Jahn, 29, is identified as the suspect in the Dallas ICE facility shooting that left one dead and two injured. He died by self-inflicted gunshot. [Graphic Image Here] Local police and…

Attorney Lindsey Halligan, a White House adviser and former Trump defense attorney, was tapped as the interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday. The EDVA office has been…

Hours after a violent left-wing activist opened fire on a Dallas, Texas, ICE facility killing two, Vice President JD Vance appeared for a previously scheduled speech on safety and security in Concord,…

Randi Weingarten’s Fallacious Fascist Finger-Pointing Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten has written Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy, a book…

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…

India, China, Europe, & The US Are On Very Different Population Paths This chart, via Voronoiapp.com, tracks the UN’s latest demographic projections for four large populations: India, China, Europe, and the United…

Hegseth To Axe Committee Due to Feminist Agenda Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, War Secretary Pete Hegseth has terminated a 74-year-old military advisory committee for women as it harms…

Establishment Fears About Trump’s Focus On The Fed Are About Optics, Not Policy Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, After the Federal Reserve’s board voted to cut interest rates by…

Washington Forcing Speeding Offenders To Install GPS Speed Limiters Our nation’s complete loss of freedom is, for sure, progressing on or ahead of schedule. The latest example? Washington is now forcing repeat…

Denmark’s dual-use Aalborg airport and military base was also briefly closed over the sightings authorities have failed to identify Denmark briefly shut down air traffic at Aalborg Airport after unidentified “drones” were…

The shooting at the ICE Field Office in Texas left no agents harmed, but one detainee dead and two critically injured President Donald Trump has vowed to crack down on what he…

Oklahoma To Establish Turning Point USA Chapters In All State High Schools Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, Oklahoma has struck a deal with the conservative group Turning Point USA…

Court Records Reveal FBI Did Seize Classified Docs At John Bolton’s Office Back on August 22, federal agents raided former national security adviser John Bolton’s office and his home in Bethesda, Maryland,…

Iran Rapidly Rebuilding Missile-Production Sites Struck By Israel Via The Cradle Iran has begun reconstructing missile-production facilities damaged during its 12-day war with  Israel in June, though analysts caution that the planetary mixers –…

On The One Year Anniversary Of China’s Stealthy But Stunning Stock Market Rally One year ago to the day, China’s top financial regulators and central bankers appeared together in an unprecedented press…

The US and Brazilian leaders have exchanged jabs at the UN General Assembly Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to act with greater responsibility…

This Is The Number One Challenge That Americans Believe They Are Facing In 2025 Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, We sure have seen a lot of really crazy…

How Many Immigrants Have Left The Country? Authored by Bill King via RealClearPolitics, About a month ago, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference to announce that about…

​​​​​​​Dems’ NGO Empire Cracks: First Gates Foundation Dumps Arabella Network, Then The Atlantic Forced To Admit Left-Wing Terror A Few Questions Worth Asking: Why did the New York Times suddenly report that…

NATO chief previously clarified the bloc’s engagement rules, after Poland and UK issued similar threats European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the option of shooting down Russian aircraft…

Peter Szijjarto discussed oil and Ukraine with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has reaffirmed that Budapest will prioritize its “national interests” in energy and foreign policy after…

Houthi Drone Slams Into Hotel In Southern Israel, Wounding Over 20 Israeli media is reporting that over 20 people were wounded, including two in serious condition, after a drone launched by Houthis…

NASA Announces New ‘All-American’ Astronaut Candidate Class Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), One of the first Americans to set foot on Mars may have made his or…

The top Russian and US diplomats discussed the Ukraine conflict and bilateral ties Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held closed-door talks on the sidelines of…

Transgender Leftist Sentenced To 19 Years In Prison For Terror Attacks For every terror attack by a transgender leftist or Antifa militant that you hear about in the news, there’s many attacks…

Former FBI Director James Comey To Be Indicted ‘In Days’: Reports With a five-year statute of limitations about to expire next Tuesday, Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted…

Intel Seeking Investment From Apple As Part Of US-Backed Comeback Now that it is literally a ward of the state,  the once iconic chip giant Intel – which was so close to…

A statement condemning Russia was supported mainly by the EU and ten other countries, out of the 193 UN members A joint statement by Ukraine and the EU condemning Russia has received…

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a defamation complaint to YouTube regarding a video I published on Sunday (21/9/25) titled “Jeffrey Epstein’s connection to US Ambassador Kevin Rudd and his boy Friendlyjordies”…

“A Black Swan Event”: Copper Prices Soar After FCX Declares Force Majeure At World’s 2nd Largest Mine In what Goldman’s commodity team dubbed a “black swan event”, copper mining giaint Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)…

Why Western recognition of Palestine won’t change the conflict Several leading Western countries – Britain, Canada, Australia, and a group of EU members led by France – have announced their recognition of…

California’s Desperate Bid To Charm Oil Companies Is Doomed To Failure The state of California has projected an image of economic superiority for many years that is simply a facade.  Much of…

A UN panel had urged the suspension of Israeli national teams and clubs over the “ongoing genocide” in Gaza The European football governing body UEFA will not suspend Israeli national teams and…

Trump Admin Has Revoked Over 6,000 Student Visas Authored by Nancy Bareham via The College Fix, More than 6,000 foreign students have lost their visa under the Trump administration, according to State…

The EU Won’t Be Able To Keep Its Promise To Buy “Vast Amounts” Of US Weapons By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy at Rabobank Geopolitics has taken precedence over economics….

Russia Mocks Trump’s ‘Paper Tiger’ Remark, Says Ukraine Cannot Take Back Territory  Russia has mocked President Trump for being too much under the influence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s perspective on the ongoing…

Ugly 5Y Auction Tails As Foreign Demand Shrinks After a rather forgettable 2Y auction yesterday, moments ago the Treasury sold $70BN in yet another subpar coupon auction.  The auction stopped at a…

CFTC Set To Allow Stablecoins As Collateral In Derivatives Markets Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking to allow tokenized assets, including stablecoins, to be…

The Eurasian Economic Union and Tehran have expanded economic ties since signing a free trade deal in May, Mohammad Atabak has said The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is helping shape a multipolar…

Strzok Strikes Out As Court Dismisses Former FBI Agent’s Constitutional Challenge To His Termination A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by former FBI agent Peter Strzok related to…

Ukraine Launches Huge Daytime Attack On Russian Black Sea Fleet At Novorossiysk Port On Wednesday a major daytime drone attack from Ukraine rocked the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, which reportedly…

The ill-fated offensive only resulted in a Russian advance, former chief of the armed forces and current ambassador to the UK, Valery Zaluzhny, has claimed The Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region…

Tyler Robinson is in custody, but the case has roiled the blogosphere and social media On September 12, Utah Governor Spencer Cox held a press conference at which he announced the capture…

The Kiev regime has refused to accept the status of Crimea and three other regions that voted to join Russia in referendums A growing number of Poles believe Ukraine should give up…

A sniper positioned on an adjacent building, opened fire on Immigration and Customs Enforcement early this morning. However, apparently instead of hitting ICE agents, the gunman ended up hitting detainees within the…

Rodrigo Duterte’s uncompromising “war on drugs” led to thousands of deaths, ICC prosecutors claim The International Criminal Court (ICC) has charged former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte with “crimes against humanity.” The prosecutors…

New $100,000 fee for work visa applications shocks Indian families, but the true impact may hit the US economy hard Families rushed off flights from New York to New Delhi. Ticket prices…

The village of Kirovsk has been liberated in a rapid strike, paving the way to the town of Krasny Liman The Russian military has mounted a surprise attack on Ukrainian positions in…

Trump Says NATO Should Shoot Down Jets That Breach NATO Airspace During a busy day at the UN Tuesday where he at one point voiced a dramatic shift in perspective on Ukraine,…

Stablecoins Vs Credit Cards: The Coming $100B US Payments Battle Authored by Dilip Kumar Patairya via CoinTelegraph.com, Key takeaways Stablecoins reduce settlement time, cross-border costs and enable programmable rewards. They outpace traditional…

Bessent Signals Big Beautiful Bailout For Argentina In Vote Of Confidence For Milei Yesterday, as we detailed here, Argentina assets soared on the heels of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling the…

William “Bill” Aldenberg was the lead investigator for John Durham in 2020.  Bill Aldenberg was also a plaintiff in the case against Alex Jones in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting 2012,…

Trump Will “Test ABC Out” After Kimmel’s Surprise Return Amid Ratings Slide Let’s remind everyone that we live in a capitalist system, and Disney was selling a failing entertainment product called Jimmy…