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The escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict poses serious radioactive contamination risks, Dmitry Medvedev says Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities could result in a nuclear disaster akin to the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown,…

While it is a strong win, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to fully stay the lower court order was not unexpected.  The temporary restraining order issued by District Judge Charles…

NATO Is The United States Authored by Vijay Prashad via Consortium News, On June 24 and 25, the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will strut around the streets of…

The White House is now saying Iran has everything they need to build a nuclear weapon, the only remaining factor is when to assemble it. “Iran has all that it needs to…

As President Trump is known to say, “don’t make it complicated.”  Just look at things as they are, as they present themselves to be, and ask the most obvious questions. Consider Antifa….

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…

Kremlin Hawks Frustrated That Putin Still Has Not Declared Formal State Of War Russian hardliners are urging President Vladimir Putin to officially declare war on Ukraine, arguing that the current “special military…

Liquidity Floodgates Open As 3 Central Banks Unexpectedly Cut Rates In Under 24 Hours Trump has repeatedly expressed his displeasure with the ECB cutting rates 8 times since the end of the…

The Iran Trap: Everyone Wants Americans To Fight Their Wars For Them Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us One of the defining aspects of Ukraine’s strategy in the war against Russia is…

US Attorney Announces Largest-Ever, $225 Million Cryptocurrency Seizure Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said her office has seized more…

Cannabis, Smoked Or Eaten, Linked To Tobacco-Like Blood Vessel Harm Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Long-term marijuana smoking and THC edible use may harm the blood vessels…

Will The Hawks, The Doves, Or The Cuckoos Win By Michael Every of Rabobank The hawks and doves are split. Tehran rejected US calls for its unconditional surrender while insulting President Trump,…

The Cost Of Restoring Order In Los Angeles Via Open The Books, Following a week of protests that have given way to rioting in Los Angeles, Open the Books is taking a…

President Trump is reportedly relying on a small group of lower-profile aides as he weighs military intervention in the Middle East President Donald Trump has excluded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director…

Washington’s military involvement would be a “wrong move,” Dmitry Peskov told RT Washington would make a serious mistake by deciding to attack Iran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RT. Direct involvement by…

“No Kings”, Except For The Bureaucrats Via The Brownstone Institute, Over the weekend, thousands of anti-Trump advocates gathered for “No Kings” protests across the country, but their aims were not directed at…

Moldovan businesses want to return to the Russian market, a Moldovan MP said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum The policies of President Maia Sandu’s pro-EU government are hurting Moldova’s economy,…

NIRP Is Back As Swiss National Bank Cuts Rates To Zero, Introduces Stealth Negative Rates Five years after covid sparked a once in a generation inflationary surge and forced all central banks…

How To Destroy A State: Swap Out The Wealthy For Illegal Immigrants Submitted by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner of Wirepoints Whether they’re doing it on purpose or out of just plain…

Netanyahu Threatens Assassination Of ‘Modern Hitler’ – Iran’s Ayatollah After on Thursday more ballistic missiles and drones struck Tel Aviv and various parts of Israel – including Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba – the Israeli Health…

Israel reportedly lacks the means to take out some of Iran’s nuclear sites without US military involvement President Donald Trump has secretly approved plans for a direct US attack on Iran but…

It is, and has always been, about regime change and breaking the Axis of Resistance The claim that has been adopted by the United States, Israel and its European partners, that the…

Waste Of The Day: $140 For Taxi Ride Across Parking Lot Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Massachusetts’ Emergency Assistance Family Shelter Program recently funded what might just be history’s most…

Two US Soldiers Die In Non-Combat Incidents In Middle East As Region On Edge While the globe’s attention has been focused almost entirely on the near week-long Iran-Israel war, and as the…

The French outlet has identified hundreds of soldiers in Kiev’s 3rd Assault Brigade who publicly display neo-Nazi emblems Ukrainian soldiers continue to publicly display neo-Nazi symbols – including swastikas, SS tattoos, and…

General Mills Announces Removal Of Synthetic Food Dyes, Starting With Cereals Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), General Mills, which owns a wide range of snack and baked…

Kremlin Warns Against US Intervention In Iran, Tells Israeli Leaders ‘Come To Your Senses’ Moscow has warned Washington against getting involved in military actions targeting Iran, saying that such interference could lead…

Interior Dept. Proposes Opening Up 82 Percent Of Alaskan Petroleum Reserve Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Interior (DOI) released a draft analysis that proposes…

US Starts Evacuating Diplomats From Embassy In Israel, As Prospect Of US Entry Into War Lingers As tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, and the prospect of direct Pentagon involvement against Iran…

The West’s proxy state is burning out Israel has now been at war with its neighbours for nearly two years. The latest round began with the Hamas-led terrorist attack on 7 October…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will be holding a press briefing today at 1:00pm ET.  Livestream links below. . . . Posted in President Trump, Press Secretary – Trump The post…

Tehran says Rafael Grossi’s “biased report” has helped justify Israel’s attack Iran has accused International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi of distorting facts in a past report that led to…

The Telegram founder says he left the French leader’s last message unanswered when discussing the Romanian election Pavel Durov says he stopped replying to French President Emmanuel Macron after receiving a message…

In the beginning of this discussion we might discover the deeper motive for President Trump to support Israeli strikes against Iran. Remember, President Trump proactively diffused any reactionary Russian response by talking…

The Russian president has affirmed Moscow’s willingness to mediate between Israel and Iran, according to the Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Moscow is ready…

Moscow sees an opportunity in thawing India-China ties, but distrust, trade imbalances, and Western pressure complicate a RIC comeback India is still in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, in which it watched as…

The billionaire’s more than 100 children will not have access to his fortune until at least 2055, the Telegram founder has said Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has announced plans to…

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…

Grassley Probing Withheld FBI Records On Alleged Chinese Election Interference Authored by Eva Fu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), WASHINGTON—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is asking the FBI for additional records regarding…

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…

Futures Tumble, Oil Soars On Mounting Fears US Will Strike Iran US equity futures tumbled amid mounting speculation the US will join Israel’s war against Iran some time this weekend, fueling uncertainty…

Matt Gaetz, Dave Smith To Clash With Iranian Regime-Change Hawk As missiles rain upon both Tel Aviv and Tehran on a nightly basis, the world is watching President Trump for whether the…

The Jewish state has given security assurances for Russian personnel working at Iran’s nuclear power plant, the Kremlin spokesman has said Israel has assured Russia it will guarantee the safety of Russian…

The Dangote Refinery, accounting for over a quarter of all refining capacity in Africa, is set to solve problems with the struggling Nigerian petroleum market The Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Nigeria, one…

Sergey Tsivilev has called for global resource accessibility and affordability The world is witnessing the emergence of an entirely new energy order, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev said on Thursday. Speaking at…

The UK PM/Keir Starmer greeted the wrong man at the G7 summit in Canada, while Lee Jae-myung stood behind him UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have mistaken an interpreter with…

US Asked Ukraine Not To Attack Russian Energy, Zelensky Complains Via The Libertarian Institute Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that he was told by the US not to attack Russian energy infrastructure shortly after…

Travel will be facilitated via land borders and then by air, the Indian Foreign Ministry has said India has decided to evacuate all of its citizens “who wish to leave” Israel in…

Maria Lvova-Belova says the list will be presented at the next round of direct talks between Moscow and Kiev Russia is working on a new list of children it will submit to…

Defense Minister Israel Katz says that Ali Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, “can no longer…

The exchange is part of deal struck by Moscow and Kiev in Istanbul earlier this month Russia and Ukraine have carried out another prisoner-of-war swap under terms agreed at talks in Istanbul…

Ted Cruz has described Israel’s bombing campaign as an American proxy war Israel’s strikes against Iran amount to US military action despite official denials from Washington, US Senator Ted Cruz has suggested….

Missile Causes ‘Extensive’ Damage To Israeli Hospital – IDF Bombs Inactive Iranian Reactor As Israel’s war with Iran nears the end of its first week, each side continued to inflict destruction from…

Watch: SpaceX’s Starship Static Rocket Test Suffers “Major Anomaly”  During a late-night static-fire test at Starbase, Texas, a SpaceX Starship rocket slated for Flight 10 suffered a “major anomaly” and exploded on a…

The stealth fighter made an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday A British F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet has been grounded at the Thiruvananthapuram Airport in southern India since making an…

The Turkish president says Israel has surpassed the Nazi dictator in committing crimes of “genocide” in Gaza Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel’s aggression in Gaza and ongoing attacks on…

The agreement marks an important milestone in deepening ties between Moscow and Burkina Faso, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev has said Russia and Burkina Faso have formalized a deal to expand peaceful nuclear…

Senator Mark Warner says President Donald Trump is ignoring spy agencies’ data on Iran, which still shows no move toward nuclear weapons US intelligence still assesses that Iran, despite stockpiling enriched uranium,…

Sergey Lavrov discussed joint initiatives in trade, energy, agriculture, science and healthcare with his Ugandan counterpart Jeje Odongo Russia welcomes Uganda as a BRICS partner country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said…

US–UK Trade Deal Highlights Gap In Agricultural Practices Authored by Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The first trade deal to emerge from the Trump administration’s global tariff blitz is…

“Irrational” politicians who hate Russia don’t deserve its kindness, Karin Kneissl has said Western European policymakers are often “ahistorical” and possess a “visceral hatred” of Russia, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl…

The official suggested that if “another country” joined the conflict on Israel’s side, Tehran would only have more “targets to destroy” Iran intends to continue its military response against Israel and could…

Too Much Bad News? News Avoidance On The Rise The war in Ukraine, tensions in the Middle East, tariffs, inflation and so on and so forth. It sometimes feels like there’s no…

Germany’s Mildly Restrictive Immigration Policies Are Paying Off Via Remix News, For the first time in almost two decades, Germany has a negative net immigration rate, according to a new graph out…

Asim Munir has credited the US president for preventing a nuclear war in South Asia Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir has called for US President Donald Trump to be awarded the Nobel…

Officials from Pretoria have met with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and discussed strengthening bilateral ties South African Vice President Paul Mashatile has invited Russian companies to invest in his country as part…

The head of the Ukrainian “regime” can finalize peace talks but cannot sign a peace treaty, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he could meet with Ukraine’s…

The vast majority of American businesses view Russia as a strategic market, Chamber of Commerce chief Robert Agee has told RT American businesses welcome the Trump administration’s efforts to renew dialogue with…

China Auto Industry On Verge Of Collapse As Six Major Cities Run Out Of Car-Buying Subsidies China auto industry was already on the rocks. Recall, in late May we reported that a…

The Russian president held a late-night press conference on the sidelines of the SPIEF 2025 forum Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon a wide range of topics – from Europe’s military posture…

When The U.S. Army Occupied PA’s Anthracite Coal Region Authored by Jake Wynn via RealClearPennsylvania, In October 1862, Irish mineworkers in the rural coal mining villages of western Schuylkill County rose up…

Washington Should Stay Out Of Israel’s New War Authored by Alexander Langlois via RealClearPolitics, Israel conducted an unprecedented attack on Iranian leadership, its military, and its nuclear program in the early hours of June…

President Trump participated in a flagpole raising celebration earlier today at the White House.  During the installation, President Trump delivered remarks to the media and took questions from the assembled press pool. …

During an oval office event to celebrate the Juventus team, President Trump took questions from the assembled press pool.  The questions begin at 01:44 of the video below – prompted. President Trump…

President Donald Trump participates in the first raising of the U.S.A. flag at the White House. President Trump commissioned the two new flagpoles carrying our nation’s colors at the White House last…

Texas Senator Ted Cruz came from the Bush administration following his legal work on the Florida electoral challenge to George W Bush.  As Karl Rove notes in his book, Courage and Consequence,…

Average Age Of US Women Giving Birth Increases To Nearly 30: CDC Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The average age of women giving birth in the United…

US Organizing Cruise Ship Evacuations Of Americans From Israel  The US Embassy in Jerusalem is working on dispatching evacuation flights and cruise ships for American citizens who are seeking to leave the…

For the sake of urgency I’m going to talk in direct and bold terms about the targeting of Tulsi Gabbard.  The IC system is attempting to remove her as a disruptive influence…

Demystifying The Dirty Dozen: Why Some Fruits and Vegetables Carry More Pesticides Authored by Cara Michelle Miller via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Every year, the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) new list…

How Representative Is The G7 Of The World It’s Trying To Lead? The leaders of some of the world’s wealthiest countries traveled to Kananaskis in Alberta, Canada this week, where the 51st…

LA District Attorney Announces Charges Against 30 People Over Anti-ICE Protests Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said on June 17 that charges…

U.S. Reportedly Scrapping Alcohol Limits In Favor Of Vague “Drink In Moderation” Guidance A new report from Reuters, citing multiple sources, reveals that the upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines may drop the long-standing…

Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman is optimistic that the US president will restore “normalcy” in his country The United States faces a “colossal” number of internal problems, and President Donald Trump is the…

Homeowners Worried About Chemicals Being Spread In Sewage Fertilizer Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Rural landowners say America’s farms have become dumping grounds for sludge from the…

Only 16% Of Americans, 19% Of Trump Voters Want US To Join Israel’s War On Iran As President Trump reportedly considers issuing an unconstitutional order to commit the US military to Israel’s…

Waste Of The Day: Unused COVID Quarantine Pods Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Nashville spent $1.2 million to buy 108 quarantine housing pods in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, but…

The Russian president has dismissed Western rhetoric about an alleged threat posed by Moscow to the US-led military bloc as an “inconceivable lie” Moscow does not consider any NATO rearmament to be…

The Russian president has touted the growing cultural exchanges between the two nations Interest in the Chinese language is growing in Russia, President Vladimir Putin told journalists on the sidelines of the…

“They Have No Humanity” – Martin Armstrong Slams Neocons “Trying To Drag Trump Into World War III” Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Two weeks ago, legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong was signaling…

​​​​​​​Strait Of Hormuz Tanker Collision Caused 10 Square-Kilometer Oil Spill Two crude oil tankers collided and caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz energy chokepoint, triggering immediate concern across global energy and shipping…

American Bar Association Sues Trump Admin Over Alleged Campaign To Intimidate Law Firms Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The American Bar Association (ABA) has filed a federal…

Watch: Bibi Warning Iran Nuclear Bomb Capability ‘Imminent’ – Spanning 30 Years According to a Tuesday CNN report issued as bombs fly between Israel and Iran, US intelligence assessed that Iran was…

The Sour Aftertaste Of The Digital Age Authored by Mark Bauerlein via The Epoch Times, As one state and school district after another bans cellphones in classrooms, we should pause for a…

The Antoinette Lattouf v ABC unlawful termination judgment will be handed down next Wednesday, 25th of June 2025, at 10.15am and straight after that at 11.30am journalists, editors, the head lawyer, The…

Washington is reportedly considering aiding the Jewish state in striking Iran, which has warned it would retaliate Israel’s air defenses can intercept Iranian ballistic missiles at its current pace for less than…

“Stupid” Powell Does Not Cut Rates (As Expected) Despite ‘Diminished Uncertainty’, Worse Stagflation Tl;dr: The Fed held rates flat as expected, which will likely upset Trump even more, amid growing fear of…

Mike Lindell Escapes Massive Damages In Dominion Defamation Case My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell was found liable last week for defamation by a federal Jury in Colorado in a case brought by…

Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Explains Why He’s Not “Stupid” Having been accused of being “stupid” and “too late”, Fed Chair Powell’s decision to hold rates (not cut as Trump is demanding),…