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Moscow’s Defense Ministry has published a clip showing a UAV hitting a Ukrainian tank The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage showing the destruction of a Ukrainian T-72 tank in Kharkov Region,…

DAY 100 Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Unleashing Economic Greatness. Inbound Investments So Far: Project Stargate, led by Japan-based Softbank and…

The former president has given an address outlining Moscow’s current foreign policy priorities Moscow’s victory in the Ukraine conflict will lay the groundwork for a more just world based on mutual respect…

​Putin Thanks Kim For ‘Heroic’ North Korean Troops That Helped Liberate Kursk For the first time the governments of Russia and North Korea have issued coordinated statements of high-level confirmation that North…

Have You Built Your “Grid” Correctly? By Michael Every of Rabobank Delusions of Homo Economicus aside, we each see the world differently via the unconscious cognitive ‘grid’ we all impose on it….

US Home Prices Hit A New Record High In February… Except In Tampa US home prices hit a new record high in February, according to the latest data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller,…

GM Pulls Guidance And Pauses Buybacks Amidst “Tariff Uncertainty” GM stock dipped slightly Tuesday morning after the company pulled its annual profit forecast, citing significant uncertainty created by President Trump’s evolving trade…

Conference Board Consumer Expectations Plunge To 14 Year Lows; Inflation Expectations Soar Another day, another sentiment measure disappoints… US consumer confidence fell in April to an almost five-year low on growing pessimism…

“Never A Consideration” – Amazon Denies Media Claims Of ‘Tariff-Tracker’ Update (1020ET): Well that didn’t take long… Amazon has just issued a statement denying PunchBowl’s reporting and explaining that showing tariffs costs…

After spending three months riding his bicycle in slow circles at the bottom of the White House driveway while staring in the windows, it was reported this morning that a frustrated Jeff…

After losing to far-left, WEF controlled Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre swore to stand firm as the leader of the conservative party in Canada.  However, as dawn breaks it is revealed that Poilievre…

Deep State JOLTED: Government Job Openings Plummet To 5 Year Low As Total Hires, Quits Jump One month after the BLS reported that in February the labor market reverted to its deteriorating…

“Nothing Is Getting Better” – Texas Services Sector Outlook Slumps, Prices Soar Following yesterday’s slump in a survey of Texas Manufacturing firms, the Dallas Fed released their survey of Texas Services sector…

The US president has claimed he is “saving that nation” by trying to mediate between Moscow and Kiev Ukraine could face a significant defeat in the near future if it does not…

Compromise is sometimes necessary for survival, Alexander Stubb has told The New York Times Finnish President Alexander Stubb has argued that Ukraine has to make certain concessions to Russia in order to…

The Arab-mediated proposal would allow the group to “rearm,” according to officials Israel has rejected a proposed five-year ceasefire with Hamas, claiming that a long-term truce would allow the Palestinian group to…

The Interior Ministry is reportedly proposing a new legal framework for foreigners seeking shelter, including during emergencies such as war The Russian Interior Ministry has reportedly drafted a law overhauling the country’s…

Gideon Saar has lashed out at the global body, as the International Court of Justice begins hearings over Gaza Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has demanded that the United Nations and its…

The National High Court will investigate the possibility of a cyberattack being behind this week’s massive blackout Spain has launched an investigation into this week’s widespread power outage to determine whether a…

The Indus Water Treaty has withstood wars, border skirmishes, and diplomatic breakdowns. Following the Kashmir attack that killed 26 people, tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad risk spiraling into a full-blown water…

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters claims the country could fall under the leadership of DA chief John Steenhuisen due to the ANC’s attitude EFF leader Julius Malema has warned that South Africa…

Michael Waltz has urged Washington to closely monitor how Kiev is spending the financial aid it receives US National Security Adviser Michael Waltz has called for proper oversight of the financial assistance…

Tariff-Frontrunning Sends US Trade Deficit To New Record High In March The US merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in March to a record as companies continued importing goods to get ahead of tariffs….

Futures Flat As Markets Brace For Earnings Tsunami US equity futures were unchanged, erasing a modest gain and loss earlier, after General Motors pulled earnings guidance for 2025 and put share buybacks on hold…

California Just Became The World’s Fourth-Largest Economy In 2024 Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on April 23 that California had the fourth-largest…

Resuming direct negotiations with Kiev is a primary priority for Moscow, according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov The issue of whether Vladimir Zelensky is the legitimate ruler of Ukraine remains a secondary concern…

Him & Hers, Novo Nordisk Partner To Sell Heavily Discounted Wegovy Novo Nordisk is teaming up with major telehealth companies to sell its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy directly to U.S. consumers at…

The West has mocked Beijing’s military for decades – it may soon regret it The internet is flooded with quotes attributed to Chinese philosophers. Who hasn’t seen a meme with a “Confucius”…

Lawyers say they are preparing a legal challenge to stop the exploitation of workers in Ghana by the US tech giant and its French subcontractor Meta has moved its African content moderation…

Domestic avionics, power supply, air conditioning, and other devices were tested on board the MC-21, Rostec has said The latest prototype of Russia’s domestically built MC-21 aircraft, assembled using entirely Russian-made components,…

The Parable Of Goldfinger Authored by Alexander Zemek-Parkinson via BondVigiliantes.com, Is there a relationship between the price of gold and bonds? Most vigilantes would agree that there is some correlation based on…

Intense anti-militancy operations have been launched at various locations in Kashmir India has launched extensive counter-terrorism operations across various locations in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to reports in…

Trump Moves To Ease Automaker Pain With Tariff Relief On Foreign Parts Global stocks were steady overnight, with U.S. equity futures marginally higher, as sentiment improved following reports that President Trump plans…

Apartment Sizes Are Still Shrinking…Except In These Key Cities As the 2025 rental season kicks off, square footage is becoming the new currency for renters. After a decade of shrinking apartments, new…

The Winners And Losers In 21st Century America Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Statistical games can be played to mask the realities of our neofeudal economy, but “narrative control”…

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was reportedly undertaking evasive manoeuvres when the towed jet fell overboard The US Navy has lost an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet and a tow…

London Is Losing Its Millionaires Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), London is losing its richest residents. The British capital has seen more than 30,000 millionaires vanish over…

Visualizing AI vs. Human Performance In Technical Tasks The gap between human and machine reasoning is narrowing…and fast. Over the past year, AI systems have continued to see rapid advancements, surpassing human…

A regime similar to Kiev’s must not be allowed to take root in any nation, the former Russian president has said The rebirth of Nazism cannot be allowed in any nation, and…

The struggle will continue even after the US leader puts the EU and UK in their place, Dmitry Medvedev has said Western European leaders are waging a “quiet war” against US President…

USAID has played a significant role in political manipulations across the Global South, David Hundeyin believes Western non-governmental organizations (NGO) have long served as instruments of influence, even when ostensibly operating outside…

The US president has said bypassing the constitutional limit in 2028 would be a “hard thing to do” US President Donald Trump has ruled out seeking a third term, despite previously hinting…

The militant attacks in Borno and Adamawa states have revived fears of a resurgent Boko Haram in the African state At least 22 people have been killed and several others wounded in…

Nearly 60% of those surveyed negatively assessed the billionaire’s role in US President Donald Trump’s administration The majority of Americans disapprove of Elon Musk’s performance of his role within the US government,…

The US president could use a lack of progress in peace talks as an “excuse” to walk away, unnamed officials in the bloc have told the paper EU officials are worried that…

The leaders of European NATO members can’t accept their declining relevance, Nikolay Patrushev has said European NATO members are risking nuclear war by escalating military tensions with Russia, according to Nikolay Patrushev,…

Bezos-Backed Startup Debuts Pickup Truck Reminiscent Of 1980s Toyota Hilux A Jeff Bezos-backed startup unveiled on X a cheap electric truck priced at roughly half the cost of the average new American…

Eco-Extremists Should Be Tried Under Terror Laws, Sweden Democrats Say Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The Sweden Democrats have called for climate activist groups to be convicted under terrorism laws,…

Citi Closing Málaga Office That Once Offered “Better Work-Life Balance” The good news is that without the work, former employees are going to have plenty of time to spend on their lives. The bad news…

A UAV deliberately targeted a moving passenger vehicle in Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said Two civilians have been killed and three others have sustained injuries in a Ukrainian drone strike…

The Next Pope: Kerygma Or Catechism? Authored by Amir Taheri via The Gatestone Institute, In 2013 when a little-known cardinal from Argentina was elected the Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the…

Attorney General Pam Bondi makes her 79th appearance on Fox News to outline the current DOJ results from the ongoing illegal alien deportation operations, border security operations and drug enforcement operations. Within…

If you never followed how President Obama constructed and influenced the rise of Justin Trudeau in Canada, then it might seem perplexing when President Donald Trump stands generally ambivalent to the outcome…

Celebrating the first 100-days, the White House will be hosting cabinet members each day this week to highlight their specific accomplishments in the first 100-days of the Trump presidency. Today, on Day…

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…

Hat Tip very dear friend of the Treehouse, Zurich Mike. Switzerland is in a conundrum. More specifically, the Swiss National Bank is stuck betwixt two points that are also playing out in…

Only President Trump could get the Canadians to vote for an exit to the USMCA, and he did it brilliantly. To understand President Trump’s position on Canada, you have to go back…

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…

Make America Healthy Again Movement Extends Beyond Its Architect Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For avid supporters, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement itself is not…

The contentious campaign was dominated by the trade war with the US and Donald Trump’s “51st state” claims Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals are projected to form their fourth consecutive government in…

Supreme Court’s “Ghost Gun” Ruling Accidentally Paves Way For Next-Gen 80% Firearms In late March, the Supreme Court upheld a Biden administration rule regulating so-called ghost guns — unserialized firearms — delivering…

David Sacks Warns DOGE Will All Be For Nothing, Unless… AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks warns that Elon Musk’s efforts to expose waste and abuse at the Department of Government Efficiency…

Closing An Illegal Immigration Loophole: Should Anchor Babies Be Deported? The establishment media this week is awash in stories about the Trump Administrations “frightening” deportations of at least three young children from…

The Existential Threat Of The Existential Threat Authored by Thomas Buckley via The Brownstone Institute, Climate change is an existential threat. Misinformation is an existential threat. Inequality is an existential threat. The…

Vladimir Zelensky’s presidential term has been extended indefinitely under martial law The US is no longer pushing for Ukraine to hold elections, the US state-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has reported,…

How America Funded China’s Rise Authored by Spencer Morrison via American Greatness, The free trade brigade obsesses over economic minutiae – they cry that tariffs will raise the cost of plastic spatulas…

West Africa-Linked Auto Theft Gang Busted In New Jersey A gang of car thieves — attempting to copy the Nicolas Cage film “Gone in 60 Seconds” — burglarized homes and stole luxury vehicles across…

Canadian Election: Poilievre Odds Fall After Early Gains Despite ‘Larger Than Expected’ Conservative Turnout Update (2127ET): After some momentary excitement based on a reported ‘larger than expected’ turnout at Canadian polls, betting…

Moscow wants the Ukraine conflict to end, Pierre de Gaulle has told RT The three-day ceasefire next month could pave the way to peace between Russia and Ukraine, Charles de Gaulle’s grandson…

Iran Says Port Blast Was ‘Negligence’ Amid Reports Missile Fuel Stored Improperly  As of Monday an Iranian official in Bandar Abbas has said that the major Iranian port fire is 90% extinguished, which…

Leftism Is Killing Chocolate Authored by Andrew Widburg via AmericanThinker.com, After years of writing about politics, I’m a pretty hardened character. I’m cynical, pessimistic, and, while I’m often disgusted, I’m seldom shocked…

“ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE”: Trump Rages After Negative Polls, Demands Investigations President Donald Trump on Monday said that pollsters reporting a recent slide in approval ratings should be investigated for “election fraud”…

“The Federals Are Coming!” Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com, Americans were taught about Paul Revere’s ride in school. He was said to have ridden from his home in the North End…

It is a “weird idea” to expect Russia’s collapse, the US vice president has said Ukraine is not poised to win the conflict with Russia, US Vice President J.D. Vance has said….

On Elites’ Batshit-Crazy Dedication To Ideas Bent On Destroying The American Republic… Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Now You Know “Being mean or telling the truth is indistinguishable to far too many…

Fighter Jet Falls Overboard As USS Truman Evaded Inbound Houthi Fire A $60 million fighter jet has been “lost” at sea at a moment American naval assets under US Central Command have…

Trump, Tariffs, Trade… And A Taboo? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, After only a hundred days, the Trump counterrevolution has made quite miraculous progress on the border, illegal immigration,…

House GOP Gears Up For Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Budget Brawl House Republicans have returned to Washington after a two-week break, laser-focused on assembling the “big, beautiful bill” that’s set to carry President…

The US president has admitted he enjoys his new term more than his first tenure when he had to deal with “crooked guys” US President Donald Trump has claimed he is now…

The Great Spillover Hoax Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, Why precisely were Anthony Fauci and his cohorts so anxious to blame SARS-CoV-2 on bats and later pangolins in wet…

Generative AI Could Be Supercharging Freight Industry Fraud Authored by Mark LaBrosse via FreightWaves.com, We’ve all heard how emerging AI technologies will optimize the freight industry in ways we can only dream…

Soldiers and staff have been told what to do if they encounter the infamously aggressive birds, which have overrun the defense HQ in Ottawa The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has…

China Extends Its Suspension Of US LNG Imports Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, China has not imported any liquefied natural gas from the United States since early February, data from Kpler cited by…

US Treasury Unexpectedly Reports Sharp Drop In Debt Borrowing Needs, Rates Slide In our preview of today’s Treasury borrowing estimate release, we said that we expect the Treasury to announce $507bn in…

Unhinged Billionaire Democrat Gov. Calls For “Mass Protests” & “Mobilization For Disruption” Against Republicans Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker — a far-left billionaire born into wealth as an heir to the Hyatt hotel…

The declaration allows for deploying the military to maintain public order Spain declared a state of emergency on Monday after a massive power outage plunged the entire Iberian Peninsula into darkness. Authorities…

Ukraine’s leader has branded the truce a “manipulation” attempt, calling for at least 30-days instead Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has apparently dismissed a 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Kiev will continue assassinating Russian officials long after the conflict is over, Roman Kostenko has said Ukrainian intelligence services plan to continue to assassinate Russian officials and public figures for decades to…

Tensions have been rising between the nuclear-armed neighbors following a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir Pakistan is expecting an Indian military incursion following last week’s deadly attack in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir…

Trump Pinpoints Biden Operative Who Most Of All “Should Be In Jail…” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, President Trump has called for the person who was operating the autopen that signed…

Actor Jon Voight To Tell President Trump How To “Fix” Hollywood Actor Jon Voight and his manager, Steven Paul, are preparing to present President Donald Trump with proposals to boost U.S. film…

Over $2.7 trillion was spent on the sector in 2024, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Global military spending increased more year-on-year in 2024 than at any time since the…

Putin Declares Surprise 3-Day Ceasefire In Ukraine For WW2 Victory Day In an unexpected development on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on the occasion of Russia’s Victory Day celebrations,…

The 51st State Goes To The Polls By Philip Marey, senior US strategist at Rabobank For now, Trump’s advisors seem to have talked him out of firing Powell, easing market stress last…

“Please Lower Interest Rates” – Texas Manufacturing Survey Collapses, Respondents Decry “Chaos At The Federal Level” The ‘soft’ data decoupling from strengthening ‘hard’ data just went to ’11’ as this morning’s Dallas…

Trump Pledges To Bring Columbus Day Back “From The Ashes” Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said on April 27 that he would bring Columbus Day back…

‘They Lied To Us About Iraq’s WMDs, But They’ve Taken It To Another Level With Ukraine…’; Hitchens Authored by Peter Hitchens via The Daily Mail, In my trade I have long grown…

Amid mounting casualties and fleeing citizens, Ukraine faces the grim option of forcing more of its population into military service As Ukraine’s manpower crisis deepens, Kiev is resorting to increasingly desperate measures…

The US president has repeated his claim that the neighboring country would be better off it became the 51st state US President Donald Trump has encouraged Canadians to vote for him as…

Five Significant Disagreements Account For Trump’s Newfound Anger With Putin Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The peace process might go kaput if they can’t resolve these issues… Trump speculated that Russia’s bombing of…