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Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, had become a symbol of globalization Klaus Schwab has stepped down as chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), ending more than five…

The US currency has been under pressure from President Trump’s tariff policy and his standoff with the Federal Reserve chairman The US dollar tumbled to a three-year low on Monday as market…

This One Weird Trick Let D.C. Judges Stage A Coup Authored by Daniel Greenfield, The Supreme Court’s ruling in J.G.G. v. Donald J. Trump was not an unqualified triumph for the Trump…

Miami Housing Market Hit By “Breathtaking” Collapse In Demand Nick Gerli, CEO and Founder of real estate analytics firm Reventure Consulting, has issued another troubling update on Florida’s housing market—this time sounding…

El Salvador Offers To Swap Venezuelans Deported From US For Political Prisoners Held By Venezuela El Salvaror’s President Nayib Bukele has offered to swap 252 Venezuelans deported to his country for “political…

Democrat Judge Caught Harboring Suspected Tren de Aragua Gang Member Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, A county judge in New Mexico has reportedly resigned after Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested a suspected Tren…

5,000 graduates from Soviet and Russian universities are making a difference back home in Tanzania There are many facets of the friendship between Russia and Tanzania, but perhaps the most significant is…

The US vice president has held talks with the Indian leader in New Delhi as part of his first official visit to the country US Vice President J.D. Vance met Indian Prime…

Sergey Sternenko once headed the ultranationalist Right Sector movement in Odessa A right-wing Ukrainian activist and military blogger, who was once reportedly offered a job by Vladimir Zelensky, has apparently mocked the…

The controversial rapper had previously professed his love for Adolf Hitler and made numerous anti-Semitic statements Ye, the controversial US musician and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West, recently disavowed his…

Divisions Remain As Republicans Steam Ahead With ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Authored by Jackson Richman, Arjun Singh, and Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, As Republicans barrel full steam ahead with President Donald…

Sentiment & Stock Prices Spark Biggest Plunge In US Leading Economic Indicators In 17 Months Since December’s Trump-optimism-driven surge in Leading Economic Indicators (the first since last February), The Conference Board’s headline…

Key Events This Week: Global PMIs, US Durables, IMF Meeting And Earnings Galore The key data release this week is be the global flash PMIs for April on Wednesday. In addition, in…

The Russian president has addressed a suggestion to broaden and extend the Easter ceasefire Russia targets Ukrainian and foreign troops regardless of whether they are located in civilian facilities, President Vladimir Putin…

Putin Confirms End Of Easter Truce, Large-Scale Fighting Resumes Russia has confirmed the end of its 30-hour Easter truce, which reportedly had some success as areas across the frontlines saw guns and…

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has claimed officials are prioritizing “political one-upmanship” at the expense of resolving national issues Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba used his Easter sermon to not only preach about the…

El Salvador Works With Nvidia To Develop Sovereign AI Infrastructure Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, El Salvador, the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, is working…

Moscow and Tehran have pledged to oppose foreign pressure while enhancing cooperation Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified parliamentary approval of a crucial treaty with Tehran, which he originally signed with his…

The European aerospace giant has suspended plans to deliver flagship zero-emissions commercial aircraft by 2035, according to a report European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is scaling back its hydrogen-powered jet project after spending…

“He Who Has The Gold Makes The Rules” President Trump Proclaims Over Easter Weekend While many are still wondering about whether or not the audit of Fort Knox is happening, it doesn’t…

Washington reportedly plans to pressure nations seeking tariff relief to reign in their turnover with Beijing Beijing has issued a warning to countries considering limiting their trade with China in hopes of…

China’s Oil Supertankers Slammed With $5.2 Million Fee Per U.S. Port Call Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, The U.S. is introducing fees on operators of China-built vessels calling at U.S. ports….

US Stock Futures, Dollar, Treasuries Tumble On Powell Punt Panic; Gold, Bitcoin Soar With most global markets still closed for Easter holiday, US equity futures start the week sharply lower while the…

Abrego Garcia Moved To Lower Security Detention Facility, Given Own Room: State Department Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant who was deported to El…

Wedbush’s Dan Ives Warns About “Code Red” Situation Unfolding At Tesla Just weeks after Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives slashed his Tesla price target by 43%, citing a brand crisis fueled by…

Claims from anonymous sources lack reliability, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Anonymously sourced media reports regarding efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict should be taken with a grain of salt, Kremlin spokesman…

An air force officer selected for the country’s first human spaceflight mission will travel to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft India has announced that it will send an astronaut to…

Vladimir Zelensky’s first reaction to Moscow’s Easter ceasefire proves Kiev’s lack of commitment to peace, the Russian president has said Russia has resumed military action against Ukrainian forces after a 30-hour Easter ceasefire,…

The Failure Of The Expert Class… Again Authored by Stephen Soukup via American Greatness, This past week, The Atlantic ran an excellent, helpful, and important piece by David Zweig, excerpted from his forthcoming book An Abundance of…

Knives Out For Hegseth: New Allegations Of OPSEC Failures, Pentagon Mismanagement Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is taking heavy fire once again. In what looks like a coordinated attack, Sunday brought a sensational…

Pope Francis Dead At 88 Vatican News reports that Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at 7:35 a.m. local time (1:35 a.m. EST). Earlier this year, he experienced a severe…

How Might Washington’s Relations With Ukraine & Russia Change If It Abandons Its Peace Efforts? Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The US might cut off military aid to Ukraine while suspending…

Giving unhoused individuals the deadly synthetic opioid could eliminate vagrancy, Rex Parris reportedly claimed A mayor in Southern California is facing a backlash after suggesting the city of Lancaster could address homelessness…

The partnership with two Russian corporations comes as Sudan seeks deeper ties with Moscow Two Russian companies, including state-owned Zarubezhneft and Al-Rassi International Services (LLC), have signed a memorandum of understanding with…

“Trump-hating media” is trying to smear the US defense secretary, the agency’s spokesman has said The Pentagon has rejected reports that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about American strikes…

There was a lull in hostilities, but Kiev’s forces did not fully adhere to Moscow’s proposed truce, the Defense Ministry has said There was a marked decline in the intensity of Ukrainian…

Joseph Kabila has been accused of high treason and direct participation in rebel aggression against the African state’s government The government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has banned…

China Is In Economic Dire Straits And They’re No Longer Able To Hide It Official economic data from any government is always treated with suspicion by anyone with common sense.  The US,…

Tesla To Offer “Company Update” With Tuesday’s Earnings Report: What To Watch Tesla has set its Q1 2025 earnings call for Tuesday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. CT / 5:30 p.m. ET….

The UK Is Doubling Down On Wind Energy Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com, The UK is expanding its wind energy capacity, particularly offshore, with the approval of the Rampion 2 project….

Washington reportedly seeks US control over Europe’s largest nuclear power plant The US intends to assert control over the Russian territory surrounding Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as part of a mediated…

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 pontiff has passed away at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has…

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…

Minerals In Hand, Africa’s Trade Envoys Head For The US Authored by Darren Taylor via The Epoch Times, Mcebisi Jonas doesn’t usually suffer from nerves. If he did, he wouldn’t have survived…

The ambassador to the US has urged a balance of yin and yang in Sino-American relations, but warned that Beijing is ready to fight China’s envoy to the US has urged Washington…

The Indian government has reportedly questioned the treatment of those studying in US whose visas have been revoked New Delhi has reportedly voiced concerns about the revocation of visas of Indian students…

Ukrainian troops fired US-made HIMARS rockets instead of observing the ceasefire, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Ukraine failed to uphold the 30-hour Easter ceasefire that expired on Monday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman…

The left-wing politicians described the restriction as “collective punishment” Israel has revoked entry visas for left-wing French lawmakers who supported the recognition of a Palestinian state. The move comes shortly after French…

Japan Posts Record Population Drop, Shrinking For 14th Year, As Demographic Crisis Deepens Japan’s already collapsing population just posted its biggest annual drop on record, falling by 898,000 people as of last…

Defund The Cartels: A Smarter Plan For The Border Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times, I don’t fit neatly into a political box, especially when it comes to immigration. I’m…

Visualizing America’s $19 Trillion Consumer Economy In One Chart To no one’s surprise, the world’s largest economy is also the world’s largest consumer economy. But how much do Americans collectively spend on the goods…

US Housing Market May Finally See Relief As Foreign Buyers, Illegals And Airbnbs Disappear One of the most detrimental consequences of the stagflationary surge in the US since 2020 was the meteoric…

The countries have accused each other of violating the Easter truce US President Donald Trump has expressed hope that Russia and Ukraine could reach a peace agreement within days, suggesting that both…

Dollar Crashes On Powell Speculation, Gold Soars To All Time High And Bitcoin Suddenly Spikes What was a miserable shortened week for the USD has gone from bad to worse in early…

ACLU Sues Trump Admin Over Revocation Of International Student Visas Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Four American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates filed a lawsuit on April 18 asking…

Inflation Risk Is Subsiding Rapidly Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Inflation risk has been a significant topic of discussion in the mainstream media for the last few years. Such is unsurprising…

China Tests Novel Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb – Generates Intense Fireball Chinese scientists successfully detonated a powerful and innovative non-nuclear hydrogen-based bomb that produced an enduring, intensely-hot fireball, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday,…

Berlin must send a “warning signal” to Russia, says Andrey Melnik Germany should donate 30% of its available armored vehicles and military aircraft to Kiev, according to Andrey Melnik, Ukraine’s envoy to…

Moscow has announced a surprise 30-hour ceasefire to mark Easter This week in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has seen active combat at multiple locations along the front line, with the hostilities continuing in…

Alito Calls Supreme Court Block Of Venezuelan Gang Deportations “Legally Questionable” Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito filed a strongly worded dissent from the court’s…

Japan Considers Easing Car Safety Standards As Part Of Potential New Trade Deal It looks as though trade progress is being made with Japan, as concessions about automobiles were reported on this…

A broadcast from a “secret Ukrainian military camp for children” featured a child wearing an eagle patch German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has broadcast Nazi insignia in what it claimed was…

A Conspiracy Theory That Is Being Pushed By The Left Claims That Something Really Big Is Going To Happen Today Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog,…

Explosion Rocks Northrop Grumman Solid Rocket Facility In Utah Northrop Grumman’s mission to design and build the world’s largest and most advanced solid rocket motors may have been derailed last week after…

FDA Removing Pharmaceutical Representatives From Advisory Panels Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is removing pharmaceutical company representatives from advisory committees in…

The South China Morning Post has cited researchers as saying the 2kg magnesium hydride device generated a 1,000 degrees Celsius fireball Chinese researchers have successfully tested a non-nuclear hydrogen bomb that created…

When did citizens of other nations gain USA constitutional rights? According to Senator Van Hollen discussing illegal alien Abrego Garcia has U.S. “Constitutional Rights.”  Van Hollen claimed on CBS, “I want to…

At 1:00am on Saturday, the Supreme Court of the USA issued an injunction [SEE HERE] blocking President Trump from deporting illegal aliens identified under the Alien Enemies Act.  It was/is a bizarre…

Switching From The Tariff Phase To The Deal Phase By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Dealpalooza It was a relatively quiet week on the tariff front. Last Friday night we had more…

The truce is set to end at midnight on April 21, and the Russian leadership has not given an order to extend it, Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has…

Earlier this month, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he could ditch his predecessor’s policy and give Kiev long-range Taurus missiles Germany has announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine, which…

Hamas Video Shows Israeli Hostage Urging Trump To Gain His Release On Saturday the armed wing of Hamas, known as the Qassam Brigades, issued a ‘proof of life’ video showing Israeli hostage Elkana…

HHS Stops Funding For Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has stopped funding for a next-generation COVID-19…

Moscow is now busy with Ukraine, but it is “investing heavily” in its military, Estonia’s foreign minister has warned NATO still has several years to prepare for a Russian invasion, Estonian Foreign…

The Family Home: From Shelter To Asset To Liability Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The deflation of asset bubbles and higher costs are foreseeable, but the magnitude of each…

The Global Safe Haven Is Slowly Breaking: Why Central Banks Are Turning To Gold Authored by Alex Deluce via GoldTelegraph.com, The global financial system is not just shifting, it is starting to…

Hakan Fidan pointed to the bloc’s silence in the case of arrested Moldovan governor Yevgenia Gutsul Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has accused the EU of applying double standards by remaining silent…

LA County Quality Of Life Index Stuck At A 10-Year Low; New Survey Finds Los Angeles County residents have plenty to worry about amid a wildfire recovery effort, federal immigration crackdowns, and…

The former US president’s April speech has sparked a backlash even among former loyalists, the outlet claims Democrats are expressing frustration over former US President Joe Biden’s re-emergence in the public spotlight,…

The Numbers Behind The Government’s Anti-Misinformation Explosion Authored by Greg Collard via Racket News, You likely already know from reading Racket that the Biden administration was very active in targeting misinformation and…

Moscow’s move may pave the way for something bigger, pundits say, while others see it as a ruse to win Donald Trump’s favor Multiple pundits and commentators, Western, Russian and those from…

The channel erroneously displayed a graphic during its Easter broadcast showing Ukraine’s capital as located in Russia Ukraine has demanded an apology from Fox News after the New York-based broadcaster erroneously labeled…

Americans Are Searching “USA Products” Like Never Before Tariffs are designed to shift consumer demand toward domestically produced goods. As foreign products become increasingly expensive, driven by levies such as the Trump…

Europe, You Can’t Sit On The Sidelines Anymore Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via The Daily Signal, I’d like to talk today about the role of China, the United States, and the…

The number of left-leaning Americans who favor unrestricted exports and imports has spiked by 20%, according to a survey Support for free trade among American liberals has more than doubled since Donald…

Identity, not supremacism: to affirm one’s people is to affirm all peoples. To be White in America is to hold a name carved by wind and migration, shaped by soil and scripture,…

Cocoa: The Global Trade Of “Brown Gold” Last year, a cocoa shortage drove up prices for European chocolate makers and consumers.  This was largely due to an exceptionally wet rainy season as well as…

Germany Deploys Troops To Lithuania In First Permanent Foreign Deployment Since World War II Authored by Sarah Kuehberger and Wilson Beaver via The Daily Signal, a publication of The Heritage Foundation, Germany has…

Why Orthodox Christians and Catholics celebrate Easter on different days It is Lent in the Christian world, but in reality, it only alters the lives of monks and Moscow restaurateurs, who rush…

Russian positions have been attacked numerous times by the Kiev’s forces, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has been targeted more than 1,300 times by Ukrainian forces in the less…

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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…

Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heaven, exult, let Angel ministers of God exult, let the trumpet of salvation sound aloud our mighty King’s triumph! Be glad, let earth be glad,…

  Reading 1 Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Peter proceeded to speak and said: “You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed…

China’s Workers, Companies Fear Economic Crisis As Beijing Vows To ‘Fight To The End’ On US Tariffs Authored by Leo Timm via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People and businesses across China…

West Jerusalem reportedly continues to craft attack plans despite US President Donald Trump’s reliance on diplomacy Israel is considering a “limited strike” on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months, despite Washington’s…

Western Europe is predisposed to tyranny and “global conflicts,” Moscow’s foreign intelligence service says The US and Russia are natural allies against “Eurofascism” and the tyrannical tendencies prevalent in Western European countries,…

Biden Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Ending ‘X’ Gender Marker On Passports Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration’s executive order banning…