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What Happens If Ukraine Collapses? Authored by Tuomas Malinen via substack, The situation is developing rapidly in Ukraine. Many of the key towns and cities to Ukrainian defence seem to be falling…

DeepSeek’s rise should prompt American companies to come up with cheaper, faster artificial intelligence, the US president has said President Donald Trump has described China’s DeepSeek AI as a significant “wake-up call”…

Indonesia is in talks for supplies of supersonic missile systems co-developed by India and Russia India and Indonesia are close to finalizing a $450 million deal on the supply of BrahMos cruise…

People with gender dysphoria are to be excluded according to a new executive order US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at removing “radical gender ideology” from the US…

How A Montana Community Learned To Live With The Bomb Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The landscape is stark and unforgiving, typical of deep winter in rural…

How Widespread Is Holocaust Denialism? On this day, January 27, 1945 – 80 years ago today – the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by Soviet forces. At this milestone, with adult survivors…

President Lula da Silva plans to visit Moscow for the Victory Day celebrations in May, expressing commitment to peace efforts Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced plans to visit…

House GOP Could Grant Concealed Carry Reciprocity For 22 Million Gun Owners Nationwide Authored by Bronson Winslow via American Greatness, House Republicans and President Donald Trump are sponsoring legislation to dismantle 50…

Ali Abunimah was reportedly held in a solitary cell without being charged with any crime Swiss authorities have expelled the executive director of еhe Electronic Intifada media outlet after detaining and holding…

Federal Agencies Made Over $161 Billion In Improper Payments Last Year: Watchdog Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. government made billions of dollars worth of improper…

The foreign minister previously claimed she knew how to deal with her US counterpart because she used to study in Florida The European Union, and Berlin in particular, is ready to work…

Scott Bessent Confirmed As Treasury Secretary, Pushes For Gradual Universal Tariffs Up To 20% Late on Monday, the Senate confirmed Scott Bessent’s nomination for Treasury Secretary in a 68–29 vote, putting him…

Missouri Takes CCP To Court For $25 Billion Over Hoarding Of COVID-19 Protective Equipment Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be on…

House Republicans Huddle With Trump At Miami Resort House Republicans are gathering at President Trump’s National Doral in Miami, Florida this week for their annual policy retreat, where they will golf, talk…

Medicare Isn’t Broke – Yet Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Medicare has a money problem. Or it will in about 10 years. It’s the sort of problem…

The selloff was triggered by the Chinese challenge to US dominance in the AI industry Nvidia’s stock plummeted 17% on Monday, erasing approximately $589 billion from its market capitalization and marking the…

Iran’s IRGC Confirms Purchase Of Russian Advanced Sukhoi-35 Jets In First The Islamic Republic appears to be gearing up for four years of the new Trump administration, as the US President carries…

Activism, Uncensored: A Clash Of Inauguration Protests Authored by Ford Fischer & Matt Taibbi via Racket News, An accidental street collision in 1981 caused “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter,”…

7 Charged In America’s Biggest COVID Tax Credit Fraud Scheme Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A group of seven who allegedly sought to steal hundreds of millions…

Ukraine needs a full mobilization of its society for the war effort, hardline nationalist Dmitry Korchinsky says Ukraine must become a military dictatorship, diverting any resources it still has toward the conflict…

The incident in south Texas comes amid ramped-up deportations US Border Patrol agents have reportedly come under fire from suspected Mexican cartel members in southern Texas during an attempted illegal border crossing….

Pardoned J6 Protestor Says He Has Proof Police Incited Riots At Capitol Virginia Beach resident Jacob Hiles is a charter boat captain arrested for crimes related to the protests on J6.  He…

Trump & His New Frenemies, Abroad And At Home Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, President Trump recently gave a video talk to the World Economic Forum (WEF) assemblage in…

New Delhi and Beijing have agreed to restart direct flights after a five-year hiatus caused by Covid and diplomatic tensions following the 2020 border clashes  India and China have agreed “in principle”…

Rep. Fallon To New USSS Director: Make Swift Reforms Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, Less than 48 hours into the job as Secret Service director, Sean Curran is getting an earful…

Glug, Glug… Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “. . .once Trump runs out of easy ways to unfuck the federal government, his administration will hit a crossroads moment, probably sooner rather than…

DeepSeek Hit By “Large-Scale” Cyberattack Chinese AI company DeepSeek reminded Western investors about global competition in the artificial intelligence race, particularly in China, where large language models can be developed and trained at a…

Wave Goodbye To Biden’s Minimum Global Effective Tax Rate Of 15% Deal Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Trump is doing many good things by executive order. Here’s another one. Flashback June…

Trump Lifts Biden’s Pause On 2,000-Pound Bomb Shipments To Israel President Trump has hailed that the Gaza ceasefire is holding, but simultaneously suggested that Israel should ‘clean out’ the Gaza Strip. It…

Economic Black Hole: Here Are 25 Signs That The US Economy Is Dying After 4 Years Of ‘Bidenomics’ Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, The damage caused by 4 years of “Bidenomics”…

Marc Andreessen Roasts BlackRock’s Larry Fink For Backpedaling On ‘Retarded’ ESG Policies Billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen mocked BlackRock CEO Larry Fink for spearheading Wall Street’s push into adopting Environmental, Social, and…

Is (Chinese) Software Suddenly Eating The World? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, I’m not sure that “software will eat the world,” but it could consume the stock market bubble…

“Gigantic Rat’s Nest”: Taibbi Hints FBI Communications With COVID Scientists Will Be Exposed Award-winning independent journalist Matt Taibbi revealed in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that communications between FBI officials…

DeepSeek has had to pause new user registrations as a result of the incident Chinese AI startup DeepSeek reported a major attack on its servers on Monday, as global tech stocks shed…

Police are searching for a gang of criminals who stole a Romanian national treasure from a Dutch museum Thieves have blasted open a museum in the Dutch city of Assen and escaped…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth started his first official day on Monday morning, by answering a few questions from the media on the steps of the Pentagon. Hegseth committed to supporting President Donald…

The Georgian national, who had served in Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov unit, was captured early in the conflict A court in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) sentenced a Georgian mercenary to life in…

Kirill Budanov reportedly warned the country could cease to exist if it does not agree to peace talks with Russia Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense (HUR) has…

The House GOP is holding their planning conference in Doral, Florida.  President Trump is anticipated to attend and deliver remarks at 3:30pm EST.  Livestream Links Below: . Posted in Legislation, Live Streaming,…

There are three big Senate confirmation hearings this week, starting with HHS nominee RFK Jr on Wednesday, and then DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard and FBI nominee Kash Patel on Thursday. Robert F…

The Russian president took part in a commemorative ceremony and met living veterans of the Second World War Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the 81st anniversary of the breaking the siege of…

The UK’s Royal Navy reportedly mistook a marine mammal for the ‘Red October’ British ships spent several days tracking down a suspected Russian stealth submarine before concluding the suspicious sonar signature may…

5Y Auction Stops Thorugh With Largest Direct Award In 12 Years 90 minutes after a mediocre 2Y auction hit the tape, the Treasury sold $70BN in 5Y paper in the day’s second…

Officers have been discouraged from using certain phrases to avoid racial insensitivity British police officers have been told to avoid using phrases such as “black sheep” and “blacklisted” due to concerns about…

Is “Cheap AI” A Black Swan Event? Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, At the start of the year, we are always asked about “Black Swan” events. Given Academy Securities’ Geopolitical…

Europe Sneers As Lukashenko Boasts Of ‘Dictatorship Of Kindness’ After Securing 7th Term European leaders aren’t happy that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has once again been reelected on Sunday, which secures him another…

Soft 2Y Auction Tails As Foreign Bid Tumbles With markets focused on the tech rout, it is easy to forget that ahead of the Wednesday FOMC there is not one but two…

A growing trend of revising World War II history risks erasing the immense sacrifices made by the Soviet Union in the fight against Nazi Germany Russia’s exclusion from the commemorations marking the…

The Most Important Chart In The World Right Now Anyone active on X over the weekend undoubtedly saw the growing chatter around Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek. Its meteoric rise to the top…

Congress Investigating ‘Numerous Instances’ Of Banks Blacklisting Conservatives The House Oversight Committee is now investigating ‘numerous instances’ of US banks discriminating against conservatives, after Bank of America denied a claim by President…

Key Events This Extremely Busy Week: Fed, ECB, Inflation, GDP, And Earnings Galore One week down, 207 to go of Trump 2.0 and what have we learnt so far? According to DB’s…

A phone call between the Russian and US leaders hasn’t been planned yet, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov Moscow is open to dialogue with the new US administration but no…

“2025 Is Going To Be Great” – Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey Soars Near 4-Year-Highs Three succinct responses sum up the Dallas Fed Manufacturing survey results in January: “Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs.” “Inflation is…

“Blood, Feces, & Terror”: The Trump Pardons Trigger Judicial Rage Authored by Jonathan Turley, Even though President Trump had made it a campaign pledge to pardon those involved in the Jan. 6,…

Donald Tusk’s government has accused its predecessor of using Israel’s Pegasus program against political opponents A Warsaw court has ordered the arrest of former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, unless he testifies before…

Not inviting the country to the ceremony marking the liberation of Auschwitz risks fostering “new evil,” Aleksandar Vulin has warned Excluding Russia from the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation…

The breakthrough treatment is expected to get regulatory approval by August, according to the head of the Gamaleya Research Institute A breakthrough personalized cancer vaccine developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute could…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri have discussed improving bilateral ties in Beijing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on India and China to enhance trust…

The number of respondents supporting peace talks has been steadily rising, according to the survey Half of Ukrainians now favor a compromise to end the conflict with Russia through peace negotiations involving…

US New Home Sales Rise For Second Straight Year In 2024 Sales of new US homes ended 2024 on a high note in December as customers took advantage of incentives from builders,…

Trump Says He ‘Immediately Halted’ Hiring Of New IRS Agents Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has halted any new hires…

The ring of drug addicts committed some of the most depraved acts of child abuse, police said Seven Scottish pedophiles have been handed stiff prison terms for committing what authorities described as…

Fearing being excluded by Trump, Kiev’s European backers see ‘boots on the ground’ as a political foothold in the crisis Nothing is certain regarding the Ukraine conflict. Except two things: Russia is…

The new US president reportedly represents “a radical shift” from the previously “friendly” policies of Joe Biden, the outlet has claimed European Union officials are increasingly concerned that the administration of US…

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…

An interesting interview between Maria Bartiromo and recently confirmed CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Within the interview Director Ratcliffe outlines the big picture instructions and direction he has received from President Trump during…

DeepSink: Global Markets Crash On Cheap China AI Panic US equity futures and global markets are tumbling as rising weekend fears that China’s DeepSeek’s R1 AI platform could lead to a collapse…

President Donald Trump recently decreed that only two genders would be officially recognized The US State Department has suspended processing passport applications that select ‘X’ as the gender identifier, several American news…

Nine of Pretoria’s soldiers were killed in the Central African state last week as rebel attacks escalated The South African National Defence (SANDF) says its members are safe in their bases, amid…

Sweden Seizes Bulk Carrier After Suspected Baltic Sea Undersea Fiber Cable Sabotage Following Sunday’s undersea cable incident, in which a bulk carrier damaged a fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish…

Hedge Fund CIO: If Trump’s Agenda Succeeds, It Will Force Foreign Leaders To Adopt Pro-Growth Policies By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management Hope all goes well… “Builders make the…

The libertarian has labeled the West’s left-wing ‘woke’ ideology a “cancer we need to get rid of” Argentine President Javier Milei has criticized European leaders and condemned “woke ideology,” branding it an…

Kristi Noem has pledged to overhaul immigration and secure the southern border Former South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the head of the US Department of Homeland Security following…

The 76th Republic Day parade showcased New Delhi’s defense capabilities, featuring an array of military equipment and stunts The special corps of the Indian Army, known as the ‘Daredevils’, dazzled spectators on…

State officials have authorized a campaign dubbed “Calexit” for a possible secession vote in 2028 Activists in California seek to put the state’s independence from the US on the ballot, hoping to…

Moscow may be unwilling to hold talks over Ukraine as it is already on a steady path to total victory, Tommy Tuberville says Russian President Vladimir Putin may have little incentive to…

The bloc’s foreign ministers have agreed to keep the economic penalties in place for another six months EU foreign ministers have agreed to extend the bloc’s economic sanctions on Russia, after Hungary…

Morgenstern is under criminal investigation for allegedly violating the law on foreign agents Russia’s Investigative Committee has placed rapper Alisher Morgenstern on a wanted list, TASS news agency has reported, citing sources…

Sales surged by 30% year-on-year in 2024 as numerous countries rushed to replenish their stocks after sending weapons to Kiev US arms exports hit a record-high in fiscal year 2024, driven by…

Kiev must start peace talks before summer or its very survival will be at stake, Kirill Budanov has reportedly warned Ukraine could face collapse by summer if it does not agree to…

The US president has called for addressing concerns over the agency’s disaster response and alleged political bias US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a review council to evaluate…

Niger’s minister of interior and public security has called for increased vigilance to deal with the alleged threat France is deploying underhanded methods in its attempt to destabilize Niger, the West African…

Davos: UN Introduces AI As “The Next Existential Threat” Authored by Eric Worrall via WattsUpWithThat.com, Climate crisis move aside, there is a new fake emergency in town. At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding…

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has won a seventh term, promising order and stability while dismissing Western criticism Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared his vision for the country as a “dictatorship of…

DeepSeek Pulls Rug Out On Nvidia, ASML There is only one topic on traders’ minds this morning that threatens to upend the multi-year AI bull trend driving chip stocks to record highs: the…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri have discussed improving bilateral ties in Beijing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on India and China to enhance trust…

As many as 38% of Russians have encountered the issue, according to a recent poll Russian lawmakers will consider a draft bill aimed at tackling bullying in schools, Vedomosti has reported. A…

The Russian and US leaders will meet when they deem it appropriate, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, Kremlin…

Revealing classified procurement goals to manufacturers could lead to an investment boost, sources have said NATO members will soon share classified procurement plans with arms makers in an effort to encourage a…

Border Wall Construction Resumes As DHS Starts Filling Gaps The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun filling gaps left in the nation’s border wall left by the Biden administration. In a…

The tech sector has plunged after China released a free ChatGPT rival operating on cheaper and less advanced chips Chinese AI startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves through global tech stocks on Monday, causing…

DOGE Seeks To Shed Vast Amounts Of Government Office Space Authored by Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET, The DOGE people in the Trump administration are considering shedding a big portion of the massive office…

Tether USDt Tops Salary Payments & Savings In EU In 2024; Brighty Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, Tether USDt, the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, was the most widely used…

The incident involved 17 vehicles in Enugu state in Nigeria A devastating fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria’s southeastern Enugu State claimed the lives of 18 people and left 13 others injured on…

Peace on the continent requires breaking the imperialist legacy Any outcome of the Ukraine conflict framed as a ‘compromise’ would be celebrated in the West as a victory and perceived as a…

European Leaders Double-Down On Stagnation At Davos Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Many market participants appeared astonished to learn that Von Der Leyen and Scholz in Davos were steadfastly pursuing the policies that have severely damaged the EU. However,…

The publication of archive files coincides with the anniversary of the liberation of the death camp by Soviet troops Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has released declassified documents describing the involvement of…

The vice president has called for “big change” in the Pentagon, citing systemic cost overruns and recruitment issues The US has failed to win a single war in several generations despite spending…

Copenhagen says it will boost its military presence on the island, while reminding Washington “how good an ally” the country is Denmark is not capable of adequately protecting the strategically important territory…