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Austin Tells Zelensky: Long-Range Strikes in Russia Won’t Be A Game Changer In the latest $250 million weapons package for Ukraine approved and released by the Biden administration, noticeably absent were the longer…

Here’s What To Watch For In Congress In September Authored by Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord, Stacy Robinson, Terri Wu, Arjun Singh, Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), WASHINGTON—Lawmakers are returning…

A Jordanian trucker targeted Israeli civilians at Allenby Bridge crossing A Jordanian man has fatally shot three Israeli civilians at the border crossing between Jordan and the occupied West Bank. This is…

The West’s insistence on sticking to the Ukrainian leader’s peace plan indicates it doesn’t want to negotiate honestly, the Russian foreign minister said Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s peace initiatives have become an…

Limits have been set on purchases of gemstones and metals as well as overseas real estate operations Ukraine’s central bank has tightened its rules on citizens purchasing precious metals and certain luxury…

Cheney Reaction By Benjamin Picton, senior macro strategist at Rabobank Cheney Reaction Friday’s US payrolls report was supposed to settle the question of whether the Fed would be cutting by 25bps next…

The Paris mayor’s proposal to leave the iconic logo on France’s landmark tower has sparked a public row The descendants of the engineer who designed the Eiffel Tower say they will fight…

Leaked US Army Documents: Thousands Of Violent Venezuelan Prison Gang Members Run Amok Across America Investigative reporter James O’Keefe published unclassified information from the US Army North Division on X, revealing that the Venezuelan…

If The Fed Cuts Rates A Half-Point, Should Trump Complain, Rejoice, Neither, Or Both? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Think carefully. I will grade your answer… The current odds suggest only…

Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI, Presidential Debate, And Fed Blackout The week after payrolls is often quiet, but as DB’s Jim Reid notes, with the 25bps vs 50bps Fed debate for…

Boeing Shares Rise On “Historic Contract Offer” With Union, Potentially Averting A Crippling Strike  Boeing shares rose in premarket trading after the US aerospace giant reached a tentative agreement with the union representing 33,000 of…

Russia has consistently been the top target for hackers in recent years, according to Kaspersky Lab Russia has been subjected to more cyber attacks than any other country over the past two…

The bloc needs ‘unprecedented’ investment in defense and other sectors, former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said The European Union needs a massive increase in investment to meet its goals,…

A former ECB chief says the lack of access to cheap energy from Russia has undermined the bloc’s competitive advantage The global economic competitiveness of the European Union has been substantially eroded…

Kiev has lost thousands of troops and military hardware during its incursion into Russian territory, the Defense Ministry in Moscow says Ukraine has lost around 11,400 troops since it launched an incursion…

A Bradley infantry fighting vehicle was caught by a Russian drone in Kharkov Region, Moscow’s military has said Russian forces in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region have tracked down and destroyed a US-made Bradley…

Texas Man Sentenced 14 Years For Running $110 Million Tax Refund Scheme Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Texas man was sentenced to more than 14 years…

Ethiopia is locked in a dispute with Somalia and Egypt over a maritime deal and a hydroelectric dam project Ethiopia will “humiliate” any nation that attempts to threaten its sovereignty, Prime Minister…

Futures Rebound From Worst Weekly Rout Of 2024; Yields, Dollar Rise Futures are higher in a modest relief rally following the worst weekly loss of the year, triggered by cooling US jobs…

Oil Rises As Major US Refineries In Path Of Strengthening Gulf Storm Oil and gasoline futures moved higher early Monday as the National Hurricane Center tracked a potential tropical system that threatened parts of…

The platform’s archive footage was used in a show that landed in hot water over Hindu names being used for Muslim terrorists Asian News International (ANI), one of the largest media outlets…

Illinois Trucking Company With 480 Drivers Abruptly Ceases Operations By Clarissa Hawes of FreightWaves, An Illinois-based trucking and logistics company, which contracted with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail has notified…

Toyota Slashes EV Output By 30% For 2026 In keeping with innumerable automakers that are cutting back investment and production into electric vehicles, Toyota has become the latest to slow its EV…

Yaroslav Oleynik was responsible for boosting Ukraine’s UAV manufacturing for further attacks against Russia An adviser to Ukraine’s former Strategic Industries Minister Aleksandr Kamyshin was killed in a car crash during the…

The army has beefed up security in Jammu and Kashmir, bordering Pakistan, ahead of state-level elections Indian security forces thwarted a terrorist infiltration attempt in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region,…

Professors Rally Academics Around “Less Bad” Candidate Trump By Will Caldwell of The College Fix University professors have started a petition for academics to rally behind Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential…

The president rushed and “picked optics over security” in 2021, a partisan report has concluded US House Republicans issued a scathing report on Sunday blaming the administration of President Joe Biden for…

Kiev’s new Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has reportedly dismissed the diplomat because it was considered inappropriate to buy home appliances Ukraine’s new Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has reportedly fired the country’s temporary…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

“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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…