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SBA Overhauling Biden-Era Loan Program Following High Default Rates Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Small Business Administration (SBA) is overhauling a Biden-era lending initiative, citing its…

China Demands US Scrap Golden Dome Missile Defense System As It Will ‘Turn Space Into A Battlefield’ China has reacted fiercely to President Trump’s newly unveiled plans to develop a cutting edge massive…

FDA No Longer Recommends COVID Vaccine For Healthy Babies Via Headline USA, The U.S. government no longer recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy babies thanks to new guidelines from the Trump administration, which said…

The use of Russian defence technologies gave New Delhi a clear advantage in its recent military confrontation with Islamabad As Operation Sindoor, India’s response to the April 22 terror attack in Kashmir,…

Schiff: Strong Dollar Or Exports? Pick One… Via SchiffGold.com, Last week, Peter joined Glenn Diesen for an interview on the post-trade deal economy. Peter takes on the myths surrounding Trump’s trade war with China,…

Russia’s top virologist says H5N1 bird flu spreading among cats could spark deadly outbreak in humans The head of Gamaleya Research Institute, Alexander Gintsburg, has warned that H5N1 avian flu spreading in…

WTI Erases Israel-Iran Spike As Crude & Gasoline Stocks See Unexpected Build Oil prices are modestly higher ahead of this morning’s official energy inventory and supply data, but have come dramatically back…

Bitcoin Surges To New Record High, ‘Trumping’ Gold Since Election Bitcoin just surge to a new record high, $109,500, extending its recent post-pause recovery and up over 60% since President Trump was…

Russian Strike On Ukrainian Training Ground Results In Mass Casualties Despite ongoing US-backed efforts to get Russians and Ukrainians to the negotiating table again, days after last week’s Istanbul talks, both warring…

US Senate Votes To Move Ahead With GENIUS Act; ‘Legitimizing’ Stablecoins For Global Institutional Adoption The GENIUS Act moved through a procedural vote on Monday (66-32), and has just passed its latest…

Watch: Trump Plays ‘Kill The Boer’ Clip In Front Of South Africa’s Ramaphosa In The Oval Office, Destroys NBC Reporter Update (1300ET): Well, for those who were anticipating a Vance-Zelensky shitshow redux…

Russian air defenses intercepted 18 UAVs approaching the capital on Wednesday, according to Sergey Sobyanin Ukraine targeted Moscow with a substantial drone attack on Wednesday, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has reported. In a…

Mercenary Firm Set To Oversee Gaza Aid For Israel Goes On LinkedIn Hiring Spree Via Middle East Eye The US private military contracting firm set to oversee Gaza aid distribution on Israel’s behalf is actively hiring…

Reports identify the victim as Andrey Portnov, a former Yanukovich aide rumored to possess sensitive information on Zelensky Former Ukrainian lawmaker and presidential adviser Andrey Portnov was fatally shot in a suburb…

The ‘total victory’ the PM has set as his goal is impossible, with or without American support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has trapped himself in a predicament that requires him to…

Dubbed SAFE, the deal will allow bloc members borrow in order to buy defense equipment and send military aid to Ukraine EU ambassadors have approved a €150 billion ($169 billion) debt program…

Newly expanded legislation allows anyone to be designated for assisting foreign organizations which are viewed as threats to national security Russia’s Justice Ministry has said even extraterrestrials could be designated as ‘foreign…

Target Reports Soft Earnings, Slashes Outlook As Consumer Spending Weakens Mega retailer Target slashed its annual sales forecast after reporting weaker-than-expected quarterly results, citing trade tariffs, boycotts, and slumping consumer confidence. A…

Congress To Seize Control Of AI: States Stripped Of Regulatory Power Via JonFleetwood.substack.com, Buried deep in Congress’s 1,116-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is a provision so sweeping, so dystopian, and so…

GLAAD Claims Free Speech Surge On Social Media Undermines LGBT Safety One of the most detrimental self-sabotage efforts of the woke movement was their rabid push to control public speech online.  In…

With Washington leaning toward bilateral diplomacy, Brussels risks becoming an irrelevant – and obstructive – actor The recent conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has clarified the…

Republicans Race to Finalize ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ As Johnson Seeks Memorial Day Deadline After weeks of turmoil and negotiations, House Republicans are inching closer to passing their sweeping domestic-policy package, anchored by…

Is Japan About To Hike Rates AND Restart Yield Curve Control? By Elwin de Groot and Michael Every of Rabobank Iran’s Khamenei said nuclear talks with US are unlikely to “lead to any…

Police also detained a Romanian national in connection with three separate incidents in north London A Ukrainian national has been charged in connection with arson attacks in London targeting a “high-profile public…

The blaze injured 17 workers during maintenance operations, the authorities have reported A fire erupted early Tuesday morning on the Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) offshore oil platform off the coast of…

Kiev is ready to consider potential venues for the talks, Andrey Sibiga has said Ukraine is interested in Russian President Vladimir Putin having face-to-face talks with Vladimir Zelensky, according to the country’s…

Perhaps it is because I understand the journey Shawn Ryan is traveling, but this is an interesting conversation.  Tucker Carlson sits down with Shawn Ryan who is about 5 years into his…

Elon Musk Confirms June Launch For Robotaxis In Austin Tesla stock is up about 2% mid-day after a mid-day interview between David Faber and Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO told CNBC that…

Great News DIYers: Home Depot CFO Reveals No Tariff Price Hikes  Great news for DIYers and contractors alike: Home Depot CFO Richard McPhail told CNBC this morning that the retailer has no…

Futures Slide As 30Y Yield Rises Above 5%, Oil Jumps On Iran War Fears US equity futures and global markets are weaker with both tech and small caps underperforming as yields rise…

Brussels has accused Viktor Medvedchuk of “disseminating pro-Russian propaganda” in his own country and abroad The EU has sanctioned exiled Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk as well as 20 other individuals and…

UnitedHealth Shares Drop After Report Reveals Secret Bonus Payments To Nursing Homes For Cutting Hospital Transfers UnitedHealth Group shares dropped as much as 7.5% in premarket trading Wednesday in New York, following a…

Beijing’s trademark Belt and Road initiative will be expanded into Afghan territory China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan will enhance trilateral cooperation in various sectors, including trade and security, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said…

News outlets have identified the victim as lawyer and former lawmaker Andrey Portnov, once an aide to Viktor Yanukovich Former Ukrainian lawmaker and presidential adviser Andrey Portnov was fatally shot in a…

A civil war of “epic proportions” could erupt within weeks, the top US diplomat has claimed Syria could face a surge of violence and total collapse within weeks, US Secretary of State…

The Russian president has ordered the restoration of all places of worship damaged during Kiev’s incursion Ukraine’s armed forces turned churches in Russia’s Kursk Region into fortresses during their failed incursion, President…

Goldman’s Internet Playbook: Ten Themes Driving US Tech Landscape  We are nearing the tail end of the first quarter earnings season. Excluding Nvidia, which is scheduled to report next Wednesday, the rest of…

Nvidia CEO Calls Biden-Era AI Curbs A “Failure” With China  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence chips to China under the Biden administration’s AI diffusion rule a “failure” that risks ceding…

Air defense systems have repelled yet another attempted Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin has said Three Ukrainian drones were shot down near the Russian capital on Wednesday, Moscow…

Ousmane Sonko has urged other African countries to stand firm in asserting their sovereignty Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has declared that all foreign military personnel stationed in the country must withdraw…

Nike Is Still America’s Favorite Apparel Brand There are few markets where brands matter more than in fashion and apparel.  You can sell a white t-shirt for $10 dollars, or you can put a brand…

Breaking Down Global Military Spending By Country In 2024 In a world where superpowers are defined by economic and military stature, countries continue to invest hundreds of billions in military and defense…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Pretoria of going against Washington on “issue after issue after issue” The US will not participate in upcoming G20 events hosted by South Africa, Secretary…

The Dark Side Of Denmark’s Welfare State Authored by Alyssa Serebrenik via the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), For the past three months, I’ve been living in Denmark, and I genuinely loved…

UK Space Ambitions Clash With NATO Airspace Concerns Via CityAM, The UK’s new vertical launch spaceport at Saxa Vord poses risks to Icelandic airspace and territorial waters, potentially disrupting transatlantic flights and…

Tea Or Coffee? Today, May 21 marks International Tea Day.  With a global market valued at nearly $50 billion in 2023, tea is said to be the second most consumed beverage in the world. …

People who topple WWII memorials are revealing their true colors, the Russian president has said Radical Ukrainians are idiots for targeting Soviet monuments to World War II heroes, Russian President Vladimir Putin…

The Russian president has toured the construction site of a new nuclear power plant and spoke with local officials DETAILS TO FOLLOW

… And Director Gabbard may not know they exist. If you have followed the construct of the Trump-Russia collusion story, you are likely outraged that accountability has not followed.  There’s a very…

In order to understand where we are today, we must understand our journey by remembering its origin. Context is needed in order to truly appreciate events soon upon us.  A Big Hat…

As President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson departed a Republican conference meeting covering the pending legislative vote on the Budget and Tax bill proposal, they paused to talk to media…

For seven straight minutes Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat and listened to criminal alien apologist Chris Van Hollen blast him for enforcing immigration laws, supporting MAGA foreign policy and revoking the…

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…

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…

“I’m Always In Pain”: Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Announces He Has ‘Same Cancer As Biden’ And Has Months To Live Scott Adams, the prolific cartoonist behind the ‘Dilbert’ comic who was canceled…

The US president aims to deploy space-based missile interceptors by the end of his term US President Donald Trump has announced the formal launch of a new nationwide missile defense initiative dubbed…

Trump Allows Massive New York Offshore Wind Project To Restart After NatGas Compromise The Trump administration has lifted a month-old stop-work order on Empire Wind, a $5 billion wind farm project off…

Tulsi On Fauci’s Role In Funding COVID Pandemic: “Is It Any Wonder He Sought A Preemptive Pardon?” Via American Greatness, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Megyn Kelly that one reason…

Watch: Inside The Secret Illegal Antifa Headquarters From Portland to Washington, D.C., and across Europe, the far-left extremist movement known as Antifa has unleashed years of orchestrated chaos driven by a radical,…

The top US diplomat has urged lawmakers to focus on a potential “much more cataclysmic confrontation in the Indo-Pacific” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended President Donald Trump’s foreign policies…

US Veteran Freed From Venezuelan Prison After Latest Trump Diplomacy With Maduro In another diplomatic win for the Trump administration, a US Air Force veteran unlawfully imprisoned in Venezuela has been released on…

How Hackers Can Control Your Phone With “Zero-Click” Attack Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In 2025, most people are inseparable from their laptops and smartphones. With that…

David Sacks’ Lieutenant Explains The Real Reason Why Trump’s AI Deal With UAE Is A Yuge Win For America Sriram Krishnan, Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, joined the Monday…

Trump Unveils $175 Billion Plan For “Golden Dome” Missile Defense System By Ryan Morgan of Epoch Times The Department of Defense has selected a design for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile…

Washington allegedly obtained new intelligence suggesting ongoing preparations for such an attack The chance of an Israeli military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities “has gone up significantly” in recent months, CNN reported…

After Credit Downgrade, Maryland’s Leftist Governor Torpedoes Reparations Bill To Avoid Political Blowback The optics are grim for far-left Maryland Governor Wes Moore. As the state grapples with a fiscal crisis (deficit…

Experts Warn Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Codify Big Land Grabs Agricultural advocates and lawmakers are sounding the alarm this week, as section 41001 of the proposed Budget Reconciliation Act (the Big…

The US president has claimed that aides took advantage of his “cognitively impaired” predecessor US President Donald Trump has accused senior aides to his predecessor of committing “treason at the highest level”…

NH’s First Black Sheriff Jailed For Blowing Public Money On Travel With Women A New Hampshire man who was heralded as the first black sheriff in the state’s history was sentenced on…

Boomers, Let’s Face It: The Math Doesn’t Work Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, There are many consequential things we can’t discuss factually because the topic upsets everyone. And since getting…

Pavel Durov has pledged to testify on the country’s election after defeated candidate George Simion asked to annul results over alleged fraud Telegram founder Pavel Durov has promised to come to Romania…

‘I’m Still A No’: Battle Over SALT Holding Up ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ As Trump Demands Progress While Republicans hash out the details on the path to passing President Trump’s 1,116-page ‘Big, Beautiful…

Working Out Is Right Wing, And That’s A Good Thing Authored by Braeden Sorbo via American Greatness, The media has a new villain: fitness… According to recent articles, engaging in physical exercise…

Over 40 nations from the continent have confirmed that they will attend to discuss security cooperation and geopolitical challenges The majority of African countries will take part in Russia’s annual global security…

As mainstream Australian conservatives become indistinguishable from their Labor opponents, a split in the coalition may give them hope Political developments over the past few weeks in Australia suggest that we may…

Thomas Roeper, who the EU has accused of “destabilizing activities,” says the bloc may soon target any critic, even without a court ruling The European Union’s decision to sanction two German nationals…

“Today I Will Show My Naked Body”: Rep. Nancy Mace Combats Voyeurism During Oversight Hearing Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) showed ‘photos of her naked body’ during a House Oversight meeting on Tuesday…

US Attorney’s New Program Sidesteps California’s Sanctuary Laws Shielding Illegals From ICE Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times, In what could be a game changer for the Trump administration’s…

No Trial Data, No Vax: FDA Demands Gold Standard Testing For Any New COVID-19 Vaccines Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will…

Jill Biden should face charges if she pushed her husband to run for the presidency despite knowing about his cancer, Leo Terrell says Jill Biden should face ‘elder abuse’ charges if she…

Moscow is prepared for unconditional negotiations with Kiev based on realities on the ground, the former president has said Authorities in Kiev have one last opportunity to preserve some kind of statehood…

The bloc is “the champion of meaningless measures,” Rostec told RIA Novosti Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec has dismissed the latest EU sanctions as ineffective, calling the bloc “a champion of meaningless…

US Shale Output Nearing Peak As Oil Prices Stagnate Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Low oil prices and economic uncertainty are causing U.S. oil production, particularly in shale basins, to plateau…

The 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues will be held from May 27-29 More than 125 delegations from over 100 countries across the Global South and East, along with…

Coinbase Data Leak Could Put Users In Physical Danger; TechCrunch Founder Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, A recent data breach at crypto exchange Coinbase has raised concerns about user safety after…

The Red Line: Democratic Officials Claim A Dangerous License For Illegality Authored by Jonathan Turley, Across the country, a new defense is being heard in state and federal courtrooms. From Democratic members…

US Should Never Have Gotten ‘Entangled’ In Ukraine ‘Death Trap’: Trump President Trump following Monday’s phone calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said that the United States should have never…

Big Reset? Is UK About To Sign A Series Of Conflicting Bilateral Trade Deals By Bas van Geffen, CFA, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank President Trump has handed Putin a bit of…

Schiff On Gold In A Multipolar Currency Regime Via SchiffGold.com, For now, the U.S. dollar still reigns supreme as the world’s reserve currency. But cracks in this hegemony are widening, and in…

Israel Subject To Unprecedented Pressure From Allies Over Gaza Escalation The United Kingdom on Tuesday suspended its free-trade agreement negotiations with Israel over the growing Gaza crisis, and after British Prime Minister Keir…

The Russian president told his US counterpart that Kiev tried to intimidate foreign leaders visiting Moscow on Victory Day, Putin’s aide has said Russian President Vladimir Putin informed his US counterpart, Donald…

An Indian official has dismissed American claims of mediation in the recent military standoff The US was “neither involved nor informed” about the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, a top Indian bureaucrat…

Comey Peddles Unbelievable Excuse For His ‘8647’ Sea Shell Post… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey is playing dumb and innocent after essentially calling for President…

Another suspect in the case is a Ukrainian national who reportedly has similar career aspirations A Ukrainian-born male model has become the second suspect to be charged in a UK arson investigation…

As the cognitive incapacity of Joe Biden gains increased scrutiny, it is well worth remembering the efforts of the team behind Joe Biden, which includes team Obama, went through in order to…

A 16-year-old suspect has been taken into custody after a knife attack on female students at a school in southern Finland Three schoolgirls have been injured in a stabbing rampage at a…

In addition to being the President Trump appointed lead investigator of the newly formed “Government Weaponization Working Group,” former DC U.S. Attorney Ed Martin is now, not accidentally, the DOJ lead in…

Renewable Stocks Jump After Trump Allows New York Offshore Project Resumption Shares of European renewable energy companies surged Tuesday after New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that, following weeks of negotiations with…

Biden’s Was The First Fully Deep-State Presidency Authored by Jarrett Stepman via The Daily Signal, Biden’s Presidency Is a Scandal of Historic Proportions The “presidency” of Joe Biden is one of the greatest scandals…

A Djiboutian team member has said working with an unfamiliar plant species made the experience especially enriching A team of students from Djibouti has won a gold medal at the Open International…