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The US president has called the Ukrainian leader a “dictator” over his refusal to hold elections European leaders, including those from the UK, Germany, and the Czech Republic, have rallied behind Ukrainian…

“And Just Like That” – Does NATO Even Exist Any More? By Michael Every of Rabobank Even shrugging off three-plus weeks of shocking headlines, some in markets must surely wake up today…

In Ominous Post, Leftist MEP Verhofstadt Says Trump Is “NATO’s Greatest Threat” Via Remix News, In an incendiary post on X, Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt called U.S. President Donald Trump the “greatest…

Druckenmiller Piles Into US Airline Stocks With Hopes Of Smooth Takeoff In Trump Era Duquesne Family Office Chairman Stanley Druckenmiller told CNBC last month that “animal spirits” have returned to the market,…

Trump’s Goal Is To ‘Abolish The IRS’ As Layoffs Loom: Lutnick Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Wednesday that President Trump’s goal is to abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg…

The bloc is paralyzed by fear of the US, and everyone knows it The uproar over the transatlantic rift on display at the recent Munich Security Conference will linger for some time….

The reported pursuit of softer wording marks a stark shift in Washington’s stance The US is objecting to the term ‘Russian aggression’ in the upcoming G7 statement marking the third anniversary of…

Can We Really Cut Half Of The Military Budget? Ron Paul Says “You Bet!” Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute, The wailing sound you heard last Thursday was the…

WTI Holds Gains Despite Bigger Than Expected Crude Build, No SPR Addition Oil extended a string of small gains as uncertainty over global supplies lingered, offsetting API’s report of another increase in US…

US Abruptly Cancels Media Conference After Zelensky Met With Trump’s Ukraine Envoy Retired US Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, is in Kiev where on Thursday he had…

Crude processed underground can drastically boost production, according to researchers A team of Russian and foreign experts and scientists at Kazan Federal University have developed and started to successfully apply the revolutionary…

Tournament Tensions Mount As US-Canada Hockey Rivalry Mixes In Politics Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, It is more than just a hockey game. On Feb. 20, the National Hockey League’s…

The Senate will vote today on Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI. If confirmed, Patel will be the 18th Cabinet official approved by lawmakers since President Donald Trump’s inauguration one month…

The agreement could reportedly be part of a broader accord negotiated directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump is seeking to strike a broad agreement with China that includes…

The US president has proposed new duties on pharmaceutical imports A proposed 25% tariff hike on pharmaceuticals imported into the US could impact Indian companies, potentially leading to supply chain disruptions and…

Saudi Arabia has maintained a neutral stance, promoting dialogue based on the pragmatic interests of all participants Since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Middle Eastern countries have frequently been mentioned in…

Non-civilian gas infrastructure has sustained damage in the attack, according to the Russian military Russian forces conducted long-range strikes targeting Ukraine’s military-linked gas infrastructure overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow confirmed on…

Mercedes Slides On Profit Plunge, Weak Car Guidance Mercedes shares declined in Germany on Thursday after the struggling automaker reported a nearly one-third drop in 2024 profits, pressured by softening demand in…

Any stationing of militaries from NATO countries would be unacceptable, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow is concerned by reports that NATO member states are considering deploying troops to Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman…

Futures Fall On Tariff, Walmart Concerns; Gold Hits Another All-Time High US equity futures slide from the latest record high as concerns around trade tariffs and a disappointing outlook from Walmart weighed…

Trump Signs Executive Order Terminating All Federal Taxpayer Benefits Going To Illegal Aliens Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, President Trump signed his executive order, PRESERVING FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS,…

‘Pure Evil’: Hamas Hands Over Remains of Dead Israeli Mother, Toddler & Infant Thursday was a somber and tragic day for Israel as the bodies of four slain Israeli hostages were returned…

DOGE Deep-State Demolition Path Evident In Soaring DC Jobless Claims The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose very modestly to 219k last week – still hovering…

The effectiveness of a potential truce is uncertain, but peacekeepers are unlikely to guarantee Kiev’s security, Kirill Budanov has said A ceasefire in Ukraine could be reached this year despite the “diametrically…

The move in Ivory Coast comes just a week after Paris agreed to withdraw troops from neighboring Senegal by the end of the year France has handed over its only army base…

Trump could reshape the global order, and Moscow will be hoping he succeeds The reopening of US-Russia dialogue has triggered alarm, especially in Western Europe, where many see it as a potential…

The Pentagon insists the Minuteman III “is not a response to current world events” The US military has test-fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of carrying nuclear warheads,…

Robert Fico has denounced the bloc’s attempts to play “peacemakers,” accusing it of fueling the Ukraine conflict Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized the EU for trying to act as “peacemakers”…

Walmart Plunges Most In Year On Dismal Earnings Forecast Walmart exceeded Bloomberg analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter US comparable sales and adjusted earnings per share. However, its first-quarter and full-year profit guidance missed, citing ongoing…

Trump Cannot Allow A Declining Europe To Drag The US Down Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, Last week, leaders of European governments got very upset with the new Trump…

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has accused US President Donald Trump of believing Russian “disinformation” Ukrainian officials including Vladimir Zelensky are making increasingly “unacceptable” statements about other countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on…

The company has touted Majorana 1 as a technological breakthrough, with the research attracting attention from the US government Microsoft has unveiled its new Majorana 1 stable quantum processor, touting it as…

A road map agreement has been signed with Ethiopia Russia and Ethiopia have agreed to develop cooperation in the use of nuclear technologies for “peaceful purposes,” according to a statement posted on…

Candace Owens has published an interview with Xavier Poussard, who claims French media have hid the truth about Brigitte Macron for decades US journalist Candace Owens has claimed that Brigitte Macron, the…

Washington’s actions have betrayed American values in its anti-Russian pursuit, Robert Amsterdam has said Washington has been funding a crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), the country’s largest religious denomination, its…

How USAID Assisted The Corporate Takeover Of Ukrainian Agriculture Authored by John Klar via the Brownstone Institute, A recent essay titled “The Real Purpose of Net Zero” by Jefferey Jaxon posited that…

Shipments of goods using the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) reportedly increased substantially last year Trade between India and Russia using the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) almost doubled last…

“A Sinister Goal”: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright Lashes Out About UK’s Unrealistic Net Zero Targets U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday condemned the 2050 net-zero emissions pledge as a “sinister…

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent was treated badly on his recent visit to Kiev to negotiate a minerals deal, the president has claimed US President Donald Trump has accused the Ukrainian government…

The Ukrainian leader could resort to a provocation in an attempt to hinder peace talks, the former Russian president has warned Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky could resort to using a “dirty bomb”…

AfD-Supporting Lawyer Fined €3,000 For Criticizing German Govt, Has Gun License Revoked, Faces Disbarment Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The debate over free speech in Germany has taken a new…

The German chancellor has slammed the US president for questioning the Ukrainian leader’s legitimacy German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused US President Donald Trump of making “wrong and dangerous” remarks after the…

Moscow aims to strengthen ties with the continent, including opening new embassies and supporting anti-colonial initiatives, the foreign minister has stated Russia sees significant opportunities for strengthening cooperation with Africa, Foreign Minister…

Last weekend French President Emmanual Macron organized an emergency meeting in Paris with leaders from the European Union to address the unfolding crisis of President Trump organizing a ceasefire and peace in…

There are some contextual comments from President Trump that are never reported, this is one of those examples.  Within these impromptu press remarks aboard Air Force One, President Trump gives context for…

President Trump delivered the keynote address at the Future Investment Initiative Institute (FII Summit) in Miami, Florida. Remaining in a rapid response forward footing in case events unfold quickly, President Trump’s key…

A notice in the federal register [SEE HERE] scheduled to be published on February 20, 2025, outlines how the U.S. State Department under Marco Rubio intends to designate Tren de Aragua, the…

According to the New York Times, the IRS will begin laying off up to 6,000 staff this week. (New York Times) – The Internal Revenue Service will begin laying off roughly 6,000…

How To Fix Europe’s Securitization Market Submitted by Huw Van Steenis, Europe has a financial plumbing problem.  Nothing illustrates this better than its securitisation markets. This is such a big issue that a…

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…

The Russian diplomat is expected to speak on issues such as Moscow’s opposition to trade wars and unilateral restrictions Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa to attend a…

A Kamala Harris administration would have sparked a global conflict within a year, the US president has claimed US President Donald Trump has argued that his electoral victory was critical in preventing…

Poland Revives ‘Fort Trump’ Idea In Effort To Keep US Troop Presence Poland is reviving the idea of creating a large military base called “Fort Trump” as European allies walk a diplomatic…

What the country has is “scorched earth; what it doesn’t have is rare earths,” columnist Javier Blas has said Ukraine has vastly and deliberately overstated its rare-earth mineral reserves in an attempt…

Visualizing Every US State Resized Based On Population The U.S. is the world’s fourth-largest country by total area, third by land area, and is home to around 340 million people. But nearly one-third…

Why Stablecoin Growth Thrives Globally… And Will US Now Follow Under Trump? Authored by David Feliba via CoinTelegraph.com, While the Trump administration lays the preliminary groundwork for crypto industry regulations in the US —…

USAID, Soft Power, And How Solzhenitsyn Predicted This Crisis Via OneLeggedParrot.com, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) existed to fan America’s post-World War II brand as the guardian of democracy…

Charting America’s Single Mothers By Ethnicity There are 7.3 million single mothers in the U.S., as well as 1.9 million single fathers. Single parents often face the dual challenge of being both the primary breadwinners and…

US-Backed Kurdish SDF Agrees To Integrate Into Jolani’s Syrian Army Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, A major agreement has reportedly been reached between the Kurdish SDF and the post-Assad Syrian government,…

Nobody can force Kiev to “give up” the fight against Russia, Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has said Ukrainian officials have rushed to defend the country’s de facto leader, Vladimir Zelensky, after US…

Will China Throw BRICS At The Dollar? Authored by Jame Gorries via The Epoch Times, As the Trump administration’s America First policy continues to unfold, the globalist policies of the prior administration…

The Ukrainian leader has “killed” Gonzalo Lira, a key ally of President Trump claimed Billionaire Elon Musk, a major ally of US President Donald Trump, has blamed Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky for…

Trump, Musk To Discuss Sending US Taxpayers $5,000 Checks Using DOGE Savings Billionaire Elon Musk said on Feb. 18 that he will discuss with President Donald Trump a proposal to send U.S….

Conspiracy Theorists Were Right About Everything – Now What? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, For many years alternative economists and “conspiracy theorists” have argued that, according to the evidence, there has…

US Designates Mexican Cartels As “Foreign Terrorists,” Signaling Financial Warfare Looms The US State Department has designated eight Latin American drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, setting the stage for a series…

The troops are advancing in all sections of the front line, the president has said Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Region for the first time since 2022, President Vladimir Putin…

“We Are The Last Humans In World History Who Remember What Life Was Like Before” AI Oliver Anthony, a former factory worker who emerged from the woods of Virginia, gained national attention…

Paging DOGE: Study Finds 28% Spike In Corruption When Feds Shower Local Governments In Cash Federal grants are a crucial funding source for local governments, growing from $135 billion in 1990 to…

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill To Expedite Ballot Counting In Swing State Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday vetoed a bill aimed at speeding up…

Trump Could Be About To Ban COVID Vaccines; Report Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Trump health officials could be about to recommend a complete stop to covid vaccines for all age…

Putin: ‘I Will Meet Donald With Pleasure’ “I will meet Donald with pleasure” – that’s what President Putin expressed Wednesday in a brief televised interview with RT. He further outlined some conditions…

“We’re Winning Across The Board”: Raskin Takes Premature Victory Lap Just Before Slew Of Court Losses Authored by Jonathan Turley, On CBS’s Face the Nation, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D., Md.) repeated the…

Trump Praises $4.5 Trillion Tax Cut In House Budget, Wants Senate R’s To Get With The Program President Donald Trump threw his support behind a House budget plan calling for a $4.5…

The Ukrainian leader has claimed that the US president was trafficking in Russian “disinformation” Attacking US President Donald Trump will not do Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky any favors in the White House,…

India’s Tata Consultancy “Gaming The US Visa System” And Falsifying Applications, Former Workers Allege In 2017, as Donald Trump took office with a crackdown on employment visas, former Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)…

American AI Should Be Quintessentially American Authored by Richard Porter via RealClearPolitics, The United States and Europe have long shared a common political culture rooted in the ideals of the Enlightenment. These…

RFK Jr. Lays Out His HHS Agenda: ‘Nothing Is Going To Be Off Limits’ Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, In his first address to staffers at the Department of Health…

Schiff: Wall Street Is Clueless About Gold Via SchiffGold.com, Gold Stocks vs. Bullion: Why the Lag? You might think that the price of physical gold and the performance of gold mining stocks…

“Ukraine Has Scorched Earth; What It Doesn’t Have Is Rare Earths” In recent weeks, discussions have emerged around President Donald Trump’s proposal for a deal that would grant the US exclusive access to…

The US and Russia have taken the “first step” towards working together in a variety of areas, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has shared his perspective on Tuesday’s…

Miller Embarrasses CNN Over Absurd Trump-Musk DOGE Question Authored by Luis Cornelio, via Headline USA, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on Thursday turned a CNN interview on Tuesday into a civics…

Libra, Solana Drama: Meteora Co-Founder Resigns, Jupiter Begins Probe Authored by Tom Mitchelhill via CoinTelegraph.com, The launch of the highly controversial LIBRA memecoin, which Argentine President Javier Milei briefly promoted, has embroiled the…

The US should prioritize its military focus on China while maintaining diplomatic efforts to avoid war, the president’s son says Donald Trump Jr. has called for the US to strengthen its military…

The president promoted a memecoin that collapsed, inflicting losses on its investors Argentine President Javier Milei has rejected accusations of fraud and calls for his impeachment over his promotion of a cryptocurrency…

It was inevitable. We have been together from the outset of the conversation where we admitted to ourselves that sooner or later the pretending was going to have to stop. Well, here…

FOMC Minutes Confirm Fed ‘Pause’, Potential QT Taper; Officials Blame Trump Policies For Uncertainty Since the last FOMC meeting – on Jan 29th – the market has coped admirably well with the…

Quantum Computing Stocks Soar After MSFT Unveils “Majorana 1” Quantum computing stocks surged in late-morning trading after Microsoft unveiled its first quantum computing chip. The rally is a welcome boost for the…

Soft 20Y Auction Tails As Foreign Buyers Shrink In a day seeing another push higher in yields, moments ago the Treasury concluded the week’s lone coupon auction and it could have been…

EU leaders essentially interfered in the 2024 US elections with their statements, Vladimir Putin has said US President Donald Trump has shown remarkable restraint in dealing with EU leaders who spoke out…

The EU Can Back Ukraine If It Wants To: It Just Has To Overhaul Its Political Economy, Military And Markets By Michael Every of Rabobank The US-Russia Ukraine War ceasefire talks in…

FOMC Minutes Preview: Wither Tariffs By Newsquawk Summary The Minutes to the January FOMC meeting will be read to asses the range of views among the FOMC, particularly in regards to future…

Trump Admin Set To Axe NYC’s New Congestion Toll, DOT Secretary Duffy Confirms It’s the end of an era, albeit an extremely short one. It seems only fitting that an administration focused on…

Trump Views Boeing As “Lost Cause”, Empowers Elon With “Drastic Options” To Ensure Faster Air Force 1 Delivery: Report Is Trump about to cancel Boeing’s iconic Air Force 1 contract? According to…

Moscow’s diplomatic missions in Germany, the Baltic and Nordic nations are the most likely targets, according to the SVR spy agency Ukraine’s leadership could authorize terrorist attacks against Russian diplomatic missions in Europe…

Cleaning House: Trump Orders All Biden-Era US Attorneys Fired “Immediately” President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice to fire all US attorneys left over from the Biden administration. According to a…

Trump Trounces “Modestly Successful Comedian… Dictator” Zelenksy After Ukraine Leader Revives Debunked Russiagate Narrative President Trump has absolutely excoriated Zelensky in a growing tit-for-tat which is fast turning into an exchange of…

Nikola’s Wild Ride Ends: Shares Halted Following Bankruptcy Filing Short seller Nathan Anderson, founder of Hindenburg Research, was one of the first to expose electric vehicle and energy company Nikola Corporation’s deceptive 2020 promotional…

Ukraine had enough time to make a deal with Russia, the US president said in response to Kiev’s complaints about being sidelined from Riyadh talks US President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian leader…

Hungary alone is expected to contribute over $500 million a year if Washington cuts aid for Kiev, the country’s leader has warned Brussels could force EU member states to provide financial assistance…