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US Unveils $1.4BN Weapons Sale To UAE Just Before Trump Visit Oil, weapons, the United States, and the Gulf Arab monarchies… the foundation of relations, the ‘bread and butter’ going back at…

‘Dark Stablecoins’ Could Emerge As Regulations Tighten Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, Censorship-resistant “dark stablecoins” could come in increasing demand as governments tighten their oversight of the industry.  Stablecoins have been…

WH Correspondents Seethe Over ‘New Media’ Policies, Lack Of Wire Reporters On Air Force One Legacy media representatives are frustrated and angry over the Trump administration’s new media policy, and the fact that…

Trade Truce Set To Ignite “Red Hot” Front-Running Of Chinese Exports To US; Goldman The so-called “breakthrough” trade deal between the U.S. and China on Monday slashes reciprocal tariffs and sets off…

Moscow will act pragmatically, evaluating the pros and cons to its economy in each case, the Russian president has said Russia is ready to welcome back some of the Western companies that…

A prominent Jewish restaurant in Berlin chose to celebrate Israel Day with a joke about the slaughter of Palestinians A single, small, low-quality do-it-yourself poster recently displayed in the center of Germany’s…

Russia, on the contrary, experiences no shortage of army volunteers, the president has said Ukrainian recruitment officials have been catching would-be soldiers “like dogs” in the country’s streets, Russian President Vladimir Putin…

The Merch-Can-‘Til-Lists By Michael Every of Rabobank The Merch-Can-‘Til-Lists Equity markets soared, as did bond yields and the US dollar, while gold and Bitcoin dropped following the US and China taking down…

Trump Not Going To Istanbul, As Kremlin Downplays ‘Direct’ Ukraine Peace Talks The Kremlin on Tuesday affirmed that “the Russian side continues to prepare for the negotiations that are scheduled to take place…

The US president has also offered to personally attend the potential peace negotiations in Istanbul US President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to send his senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg…

The ex-Philippines president is currently facing trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has won a mayoral race in his home city, according to…

Aimed At Pressuring Big Pharma; Goldman Says Trump’s Drug Exec. Order “Symbolic, Not Substantial” On Monday, President Donald Trump signed the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Executive Order on drug pricing, aiming to…

Ex-banking magnate Sergey Pugachev was convicted in absentia for embezzlement and abuse of authority A Moscow court has sentenced former banking magnate Sergey Pugachev to 14 years in a penal colony on…

Microsoft Reportedly Slashing 3% Of Global Workforce A new report hit the wires late Tuesday morning in New York, revealing that Microsoft plans to implement “organizational changes” impacting about 3% of its…

Hollywood Unions Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Movie Tariff Proposal Authored by Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), After the initial shockwaves subsided over President Donald Trump’s May 5 announcement that he intends…

It is “shameless” for the US president to threaten American ally Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said US President Donald Trump should drop his plans to take control of Greenland as its…

The decision includes potential delivery of Taurus cruise missiles, a government spokesman has said Germany wants to maintain a “low profile” on future arms deliveries to Ukraine and has refused to publicly…

UnitedHealth Group Shares Plunge On Abrupt CEO Exit, Suspends 2025 Outlook Shares of UnitedHealth Group tumbled in premarket trading after the insurer announced the sudden resignation of CEO Andrew Witty and the…

Futures Dip As Torrid Squeeze Pauses Ahead Of CPI Report US equity futures are modestly lower ahead of today’s CPI report, but well off session lows, as markets take a slight pause…

Despite Mainstream Panic, US Consumer Price Inflation Tumbles To Lowest In Over 4 Years While today’s CPI will be far less relevant now that the entire macro picture has been reset after…

Court Order Blocking Trump From Targeting Perkins Coie Is Overreach Authored by Kenin Spivak via RealClearPolitics, Federal District Court Judge Beryl Howell’s injunction prohibiting the implementation of Donald Trump’s executive order restricting…

TikTok Illegally Sent Europeans’ Personal Data To China, EU Regulators Claim Color us not surprised… TikTok has been fined €530 million by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for illegally transferring Europeans’ personal data…

Forty-nine members of South Africa’s white minority recently emigrated to the US amid allegations of persecution at home President Cyril Ramaphosa is planning a meeting with United States President Donald Trump regarding…

Officials in Brussels have been enraged by the diplomatic outreach to Russia, Cypriot politician Fidias Panayiotou has claimed A member of the European Parliament claims he and other lawmakers who recently traveled…

Clashes erupted in the city on Monday night, with no official casualty figures released Libya’s Defense Ministry under the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) said Tuesday it has “successfully concluded” a…

The 76-year-old film star has been found guilty of groping two women in 2021 French actor Gerard Depardieu was convicted on Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women during the filming of a…

Edan Alexander has been reunited with his family after the Palestinian group let him go as a “goodwill gesture” to Trump The last US citizen held hostage by Hamas, Edan Alexander, has…

Kiev intensified its strikes on border regions ahead of the 72-hour ceasefire, a high-ranking Russian official has said Six Russian civilians were killed and 23 others wounded in Ukrainian attacks during the…

Steve Witkoff has called efforts to isolate the Russian president counterproductive for resolving the Ukraine conflict Isolating Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to help resolve the Ukraine conflict, senior US negotiator…

Taliban Bans Chess In Afghanistan: ‘Means Of Gambling’ We weren’t aware that the game of chess could lead to a raging gambling addiction, but apparently the Taliban thinks so… “The Taliban government…

China Reverses Ban On Boeing Jet Deliveries After Trade Breakthrough With US China lifted a month-long ban on Boeing jet deliveries for all domestic carriers just one day after a breakthrough in…

The Ivy League institution has responded to the US government’s anti-Semitism concerns Harvard University will not compromise its “core, legally protected principles,” despite a looming grant suspension by the US Department of…

FBI Deputy Director Says Illegal Immigrant Criminals, Child Predators Are Top Priority Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI is prioritizing removing illegal immigrants with criminal records…

These Are America’s Fastest-Growing Counties On average, U.S. counties grew by 1,000 people from 2023 to 2024.  But the level of population growth varied widely from place to place.  This chart, via…

New Delhi has approached the WTO to impose retaliatory duties on Washington, in response to tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump India has approached the World Trade Organization (WTO) with a proposal…

President Putin will decide when the lineup of Moscow’s delegation for the negotiations will be announced, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul later this week…

Health Agencies Unveil New Nutrition Program To Further RFK Jr.’s Agenda Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health…

Net Deadly: Europe’s Blackouts Are A Warning For Americans Authored by Jonathan Miltimore via the Washington Examiner, A massive blackout crippled Spain and Portugal on Monday, April 28, grounding flights, halting transport, and leaving millions…

Angie Motshekga has emphasized the need for global unity, mutual respect, and historical truth There must be a renewed global commitment to peace, mutual respect, and historical memory, South African Defense Minister…

The wife of ousted Ali Bongo had been in detention since the 2023 military coup Gabon’s government has transferred former First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and her son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, to…

Appearing on CNBC this morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives an outline of the discussions between the USA and China.  Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held meetings with the Chinese…

Earlier today President Trump was questioned about the current status of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, as contrast against the upcoming meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin in Turkey this Thursday. President Trump…

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…

It is “sad” that Western European leaders chose such a destination to mark Victory Day, the Venezuelan president has said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned the leaders of France, Britain, and…

New Delhi has rejected the US president’s assertion that he issued a trade threat in order to bring about a ceasefire Indian Foreign Ministry sources have dismissed claims that the US threatened…

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 EU may alter its legal framework in order to extend the penalties without unanimous backing The European Commission intends to employ legal tricks to prevent Hungary from blocking the prolongation of…

Is Britain On The Brink Of Civil War? Authored by Joe Baron via DailySceptic.org, According to David Betz, Professor of War in the Modern World at King’s College London, many of the…

Le Pen Urges Unified Nationalist Front In European Parliament, Slams Warmongering Franco-German Axis Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix news, Marine Le Pen used a visit to Rome on Saturday to denounce…

Trump’s Rift With Bibi Might Be Irreconcilable Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, That would be a nightmare scenario from the perspective of Israeli interests… A report circulated last week alleging that Trump cut…

The UK, Germany, and France have failed to subdue Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Grushko said Ukraine’s European backers have failed to defeat or weaken Russia, yet still want to prolong the…

What Scrooge Effect? Americans Keep Giving, Despite The Welfare State Authored by Paul Mueller via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) We just made it through another tax season. Congress has…

US Treasury Shocks With Second Biggest Budget Surplus In History Two weeks ago, as part of its quarterly refunding announcement, the Treasury surprised the market when it unveiled a funding need for…

DHS Investigates Los Angeles For Allegedly Providing Federal Benefits To Illegal Immigrants Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Homeland Security has issued a subpoena to…

Psych Meds And Veblen Goods Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Commentary In high school in West Texas in the late 1970s, psych meds were Veblen goods; that…

President Donald Trump has accused Pretoria of “genocide” The first group of white South Africans arrived in the United States on Monday after President Donald Trump offered them a safe haven from…

The “Digital Gold” Narrative Sells Bitcoin Short Authored by Isaiah Austin via BitcoinMagazine.com, Humans like to make analogies to understand new things better. It makes complete sense why we would look for…

1,000 Troops Who Identify As Transgender Being Discharged: Pentagon The U.S. Department of Defense on May 8 confirmed that approximately 1,000 service members who have identified as having gender dysphoria will begin…

A Six-Figure Income Is Considered Low In Some Bay Area Counties An income of more than $100,000 a year for a single person is now listed as low income in four San…

Why Elon Musk Is Right: The Case Against Subsidizing Amtrak Authored by J.D.Wong via The Mises Institute, Founded 54 years ago, Amtrak set out on a bold adventure to see if passenger trains…

Trump Seeking $1 Trillion In Saudi Investment, Air Force One En Route Via The Cradle US President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking $1 trillion in investments from Saudi Arabia in an upcoming…

Maia Sandu has been pushing for Moldova’s membership despite growing opposition Moldova’s President Maia Sandu has said her country could join the EU by 2028, despite growing opposition to her pro-Western policy….

Bitcoin Now Deflationary Due To Strategy’s BTC Purchases Authored by Vince Quill via CoinTelegraph.com, Strategy, a Bitcoin treasury company, is accumulating Bitcoin at a faster rate than total miner output, giving the…

Trump To Turkey? President Floats Joining Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks It yet another Ukraine peace talks related surprise, President Donald Trump on Monday floated the possibility of him traveling to Turkey to personally mediate…

Coincidence? Top Two MMR-Vaccinated States Lead In 2025 Measles Cases Via JonFleetwood.com, Texas and New Mexico have had the sharpest increase in measles (MMR) vaccination so far in 2025 – they’ve also…

US Crypto Funds Smash Old Record Amid 4-Week Inflow Streak Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, Cryptocurrency investment products continued receiving healthy inflows last week, attracting $882 million as global crypto funds…

MAHA: Fighting The Biomedical War On The American Public Authored by James Howard Kunstler, MAHA Hugger Mugger “Those who perpetrated the greatest ruse in American presidential history by staging the Biden presidency…

The US president has called the potential negotiations in Istanbul a “very important” event US President Donald Trump has said he expects a “good result” from possible direct talks between Moscow and…

First Group Of White South Africans Depart For US Under Trump Admin’s Refugee Plan Dozens of white South Africans departed their country for the United States on May 11 after being granted…

Companies are struggling to break even and facing difficulties replacing equipment due to falling oil prices and tariffs, according to the outlet The US oil industry is growing increasingly disenchanted with President…

Trump Moves To Rescind Appliance Efficiency Standards President Donald Trump on May 9 moved to rescind appliance energy efficiency standards, calling them “unnecessary radical green agenda policies.” In a memo to the…

Trump Rallies GOP To Back ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ As House Releases 389-Page Text President Donald Trump on Monday called on congressional Republicans to unify behind what he hailed as his “ONE, BIG,…

The US president accused the bloc of unfair trade practices, including barriers to American car exports and shifting pharmaceutical costs US President Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of the European Union,…

The Decivilizing Of America Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Secure borders and stationary populations were considered the mark of emerging civilization by classical historians. In contrast to nomadism and…

When I first read the headlines on social media claiming the Episcopal Church had announced it was against the doctrine of their faith to help white refugees, I will admit I thought…

President Donald Trump is going to sign an executive order today aiming to dramatically lower prescription drug prices in the U.S. by tying them to the lowest price paid by any country…

President Vladimir Putin has proposed direct negotiations with Kiev without preconditions Egypt has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to hold direct talks with Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced…

Iran Rejects ‘Unacceptable’ US Demand To Dismantle Nuclear Sites Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has thrown cold water on the possibility of dismantling its nuclear facilities, which Tehran maintains are only for peaceful…

Republicans Push $1.3 Billion Bill To Refill The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, The proposed bill allocates $1.321 billion to refill the SPR and $218 million for maintenance…

Mexico Sues Google Over ‘Gulf of America’ Label As Sheinbaum Pushes Back On Trump Renaming Order The Mexican government has filed a legal complaint against Google after the tech giant adopted U.S….

Kurdish Militant Group PKK Disbands After 40-Year Conflict With Turkey Via Middle East Eye The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Monday announced its decision to disband and end its armed struggle, following a call…

Residents of areas along the de facto border between India and Pakistan recalled the horror they experienced as drones and missiles pierced the skies Shazia Mir, 42, says she, along with her…

The “language of ultimatums” is unacceptable for Russia, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is determined to find a long-term solution to the Ukraine conflict but will not allow itself to be…

Judge Allows CIA To Fire Doctor Who Helped Enforce Military COVID Mandate Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge has denied an emergency bid by Dr….

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has mandated that admission be based strictly on merit US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a directive ordering all military service academies to stop considering diversity,…

Kiev’s potential membership in the bloc would escalate the conflict, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned Admitting Ukraine into the EU would only prolong the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev and risk…

Still Living In Interesting Times By Benjamin Picton, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank “May you live in interesting times” is a phrase sometimes erroneously attributed as an ancient Chinese curse. The general…

A Moscow court has handed Pyotr Vrublevsky a six-year prison sentence A Moscow court has sentenced a former Ukrainian ambassador to Kazakhstan, Pyotr Vrublevsky, to six years in prison in absentia over…

The US president mentioned the possibility of taking part in the Moscow-proposed talks himself US President Donald Trump has reiterated his hopes that direct talks between Moscow and Kiev as proposed by…

Apple May Hike iPhone Prices For First Time Since 2017 Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup on September 9, with pre-orders likely to open later that week—consistent with the…

The country has commended Moscow’s proposal, backing a diplomatic settlement to the Ukraine conflict Vietnam welcomes the proposal made by Russian President Vladimir Putin to resume direct peace talks with Ukraine without…

The British government “will take back control” of the borders, PM Keir Starmer has said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to reduce immigration as sentiment in the country turns…

Pope Leo Calls For Peace In Ukraine, Gaza While Warning Of WW3 That Is ‘Fought Piecemeal’ Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end…

Leonid Slutsky has urged the Ukrainian leadership to rescind a 2022 order banning direct negotiations with Moscow A senior Russian MP has blasted Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky for continuing to block peace negotiations…

China’s Keynesian Model Is Crumbling. It Needs a Trade Deal, Fast… Authored by Daniel Lacalle, In the past decade, the Chinese economy has expanded its central-planned neo-Keynesian model that simply cannot survive…

Affirm Your Kid’s Chosen Gender Or Lose Custody? Colorado’s Chilling New Bill Authored by Julian Adorney via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Colorado state legislature is considering a bill that would…

Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales And Nonstop Fed Speakers With markets euphoric over the US-China trade war truce, which in turn has made all economic data meaningless as all…

Indian Stocks Log Best Day In 4 Years As Ceasefire With Pakistan Holds, Airports Reopen The ceasefire between India and Pakistan which ended nearly a week of intense border fighting which included…

The EU’s annoyingly fake ‘unity’ is as brain-rotting as any illicit substance A brief scandal erupted last weekend during a visit to Ukraine by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz,…

Authorities in Kharkov insist that the civilian – who wasn’t seen resisting – “provoked” the incident A Ukrainian military recruiter has been filmed punching a man twice in the stomach, according to…