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Department Of War? Authored by Ron Paul via the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Last week President Trump took steps to re-name the Department of Defense the “Department of War.” The President…

Pentagon’s Bloated, Opaque And Undisciplined Budget Undermines US National Security Submitted by Open The Books The Pentagon has an annual budget approaching a trillion dollars ($824.5 billion in 2024). While the United…

Billionaire Airbnb Co-Founder Reveals Why He Abandoned Democrat Party For Trump Billionaire Airbnb Joe Gebbia has opened up about his decision to abandon the Democrat Party and join with the Trump administration,…

New Apple TV Show Glorifies Liberal Woman Profiling “Right Wingers” For The FBI Leftist organizations like the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center have been saying for decades that “conservative…

A 31-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia allegedly pushed his 16-year-old victim under an oncoming train, the authorities have said An Iraqi migrant in Germany is suspected of murdering a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl,…

Emmanuel Macron’s approval has sunk to its lowest since he was first elected president in 2017, according to a survey French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest since…

Is The Fed Setting Up Trump To Be The Scapegoat? Submitted by Shanmuganathan Nagasundaram, In Greek mythology, Scylla and Charybdis are two mythical sea monsters guarding a narrow strait. Navigating the sail…

UAE Warns Israel’s West Bank Annexation Is ‘Red Line’ – Would Destroy Abraham Accords The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first Arab country to warn Israel over the “red line”…

An unscripted exchange in Beijing featured the leaders talking about life expectancy, biotech, and immortality Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have been caught…

The self-proclaimed Neo-Nazis that assaulted Indigenous Australians in Melbourne on Sunday, after the March for Australia Rally, didn’t wear their regular attire of masks to hide their identities. Why? Not wearing their…

The Russian president says he has been “satisfied” with the performance of the country’s negotiators in the Istanbul talks Moscow is open to bringing the direct negotiations with Ukraine to “a truly…

Valuations Are Extreme: Navigating A Bubble Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Some pundits warn that, given extremely high stock valuations, one should sell everything. Yet, despite having the same information, other…

Crypto Yield Products Keep Disappointing Investors Authored by Shaaran Lakshminarayanan via CoinTelegraph.com, DeFi gold products are fundamentally broken.  Despite Tether Gold having more than $800 million locked in tokenized gold with Paxos Gold sitting…

Moscow could double deliveries to its Asian neighbor by the 2030s, shutting out US exports, Bloomberg has warned Russia’s announcement this week of expanded pipeline gas exports to China could shake the…

The desperate search for a “Russian footprint” in the murder of Ukrainian politician Andrey Parubiy is a symptom of terminal self-delusion Power and truth are not natural allies. Indeed, every person and…

Beige Book Sees “Little Change” In Econ Activity: Notes Rising Wages As Immigrant Labor Shrinks While “Inflation” Mentions Tumble Many were shocked (again) after the latest CPI and PPI data confirmed that…

The Russian president has held a major press conference concluding a four-day visit with his Chinese counterpart and numerous world leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded his four-day visit to China….

Florida To End All Vaccine Mandates Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, announced on Sept. 3 that he was working to eliminate…

The Russian president has said he has nothing against providing Ukraine with security guarantees, as long as they are not at Moscow’s expense Wrapping up a four-day visit to China, Russian President…

The German chancellor tried to divert the responsibility for the Ukraine conflict away from the West, the Russian president has said Chancellor Friedrich Merz sought to shift the responsibility for the Ukraine…

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Schumer, Jeffries Call For Bipartisanship To Avoid Government Shutdown Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Democratic leaders in the Senate and House are calling for bipartisanship to avoid…

ConocoPhillips To Slash Up To 25% Of Workforce ConocoPhillips, one of the largest independent exploration and production (E&P) companies in the U.S., told employees earlier that it plans to reduce its overall…

Several laser systems have been tested and are being manufactured in limited numbers, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has said Russia is planning to actively deploy anti-drone laser systems in the…

The US president has said he plans to discuss the Ukraine conflict with his Russian counterpart US President Donald Trump has said he plans to hold a phone call with Russian President…

IAEA Discovers Traces Of Depleted Uranium At Syrian Sites Bombed By Israel Via The Cradle The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has detected uranium traces in Syria during inspections of a site…

Kiev was instructed by its backers to keep fighting, according to the Russian president Kiev was open to withdrawing its troops from Donbass and ending the conflict in 2022, but ultimately changed…

Polymarket Cleared For US Adoption After CFTC Ruling, CEO Says Just weeks after Donald Trump Jr. invested in Polymarket and joined the advisory board, the crypto-based prediction markets platform – that rose to prominence during the…

Moscow has expressed skepticism that the West is capable of causing any such outcome Ukraine’s Western backers should accept that military efforts against Russia are failing and should instead focus on undermining…

Ukraine is struggling to hide its involvement in conflicts in Africa Alexandr Ivanov, the director of Russia’s Officers Union for International Security (OUIS), recently told Russian media that Ukrainian intelligence agencies are…

Finland’s Alexander Stubb rejects the multipolar world order being pursued by Russia and China, and insists on preserving a multilateral approach Finnish President Alexander Stubb has warned that Western countries could “lose…

The summit in Alaska showed that Steve Witkoff conveys Moscow’s position accurately, the Russian president has said US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff ‘accurately’ conveys both Moscow’s and Washington’s positions on…

Behaviors promoting same-sex practices are now punishable with up to five years in prison in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso’s lawmakers have passed a law on marriage and family values, effectively banning homosexuality…

A preliminary agreement been signed between business chambers of the two countries, setting out a framework for partnership The India-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (ISACC) and the India Commonwealth Trade Council (ICTC)…

Appeals Court Blocks Trump Deporting Illegal Venezuelan Immigrants Under Alien Enemies Act Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump had…

Labor Market Crosses Critical Threshold: For First Time Since 2021 There Are More Unemployed Than Job Openings Ahead of today’s JOLTs reported, which as usual lags the monthly jobs report (due Friday)…

German Elections Thrown Into ‘Immense Chaos’ After Wave Of AfD Deaths Rises To Seven German elections in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia have been thrown into chaos ahead of a Sept….

Appeals Court Allows EPA To Cancel $16 Billion In Climate Grants Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A divided federal appeals court on Sept. 2 ruled that the…

New Card Data Shows Exactly Why Cracker Barrel Pivoted Back To Old Logo  Shareholders of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store learned very abruptly last month just how toxic wokeism – what many…

The US president made the remark in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s four-day visit to Beijing US President Donald Trump has said he is not worried about China-Russia ties, insisting that…

Such a meeting, however, must have a meaningful agenda, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his readiness to host Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky in Moscow. Holding meetings for…

The Russian president said the initiative is aimed at fostering positive collaboration between countries that attended the latest SCO summit Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his support for China’s proposed global…

The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline will help boost supplies to over 100 bcm of gas a year, according to the Russian president The Power of Siberia 2, a major gas project…

US Factory Orders Dropped Again In July As Tariff Front-Running Hangover Lingers While US Manufacturing PMIs improved in August (after falling in July), today’s ‘hard’ data for US Manufacturing (for July) was…

White House Has Backup Strategy If Trump’s Tariffs Are Overturned: Bessent Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the White House has plenty of…

Kiev should commit to bloc neutrality and acknowledge the new territorial reality, the foreign minister has said Ukraine must recognize its territorial losses, guarantee the rights of the Russian-speaking population, and agree…

US Tariffs Top $31 Billion In August, A New Record High Authored by Victoria Freedman via The Epoch Times, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Sept. 2 in a post on X…

Pentagon Taps 600 Military Lawyers To Serve As Temporary Immigration Judges For DOJ  According to a federal government memo reviewed by The Associated Press, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the branches…

The Quiet Rebranding Of CBDCs As “Digital-ID” Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, Let’s call them for what they are: Social Credit systems. We know that “CBDC” stands for Central Bank Digital Currencies –…

The Cold War ended on Washington’s terms, the post-Cold War won’t “There won’t be a war, but the struggle for peace will be so intense that not a stone will be left…

Futures Rebound As Google Jumps On Court Ruling, Bond Selloff Fades US equity futures are higher following a two-day slide, led by Tech with a favorable court ruling boosting GOOG (+5.7% pre-mkt)…

Protesters have marked the 80th anniversary of WWII’s end with criticism of Tokyo’s stance on the Kurils and Ukraine A group of demonstrators gathered outside Japan’s embassy in Moscow on Wednesday to…

Deporting migrants to third countries shifts responsibility abroad and increases the chance of rights abuses, the organization has warned What began as “discreet” migration deals between Washington and a handful of African…

Google’s Android Lockdown: Are You Really In Control Of Your Phone? Authored by Juan Galt via BitcoinMagazine.com, Android’s new rule requires all app developers to submit personal information to Google, even for apps…

Germany Says Russia Using ‘Disposable Agents’ To Conduct Sabotage The German government has launched a public campaign warning about Russian attempts to recruit so-called “disposable agents” through social media for espionage and…

London maintains a colonialist-like grip on Kiev in order to extract wealth, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has told RT The British establishment views Ukraine as a source of cheap resources that can…

The Russian president has described Brazzaville as a priority partner in Africa, while Sassou Nguesso welcomed the countries’ growing ties Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the Republic of the Congo as…

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. James Comer (R-KY) spoke to reporters and took questions after a House Oversight Committee meeting with victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Additionally, the House…

Speaking to reporters in Miami, Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed the shift in drug enforcement that will now use the full weight of the United States military to “wage combat” level…

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…

According to John Solomon speaking with Devin Nunes recently, there is likely nothing much left from the files of Kash Patel at the FBI to disclose to the public, perhaps moving to…

German Union Demands Climate Policy U-Turn Submitted by Thomas Kolbe For far too long, entrepreneurs and employee representatives have silently accepted the ecological crash course of politics. Now, the chemical union IG…

Cambodian Solar Industry Whipsaws From Boom To Bust Thanks To U.S. Tariff Policy Cambodia’s solar industry rose quickly but has collapsed just as fast. At its peak in 2023, solar exports to…

New Delhi remains committed to the principles of free trade, Russia’s foreign minister has said Moscow appreciates the fact that India has not caved in to US demands to stop purchasing its…

Was Greta Thunberg A Globalist Propaganda Weapon  For years, globalists pushed “climate crisis” propaganda across Western countries, directly attacking the fossil-fuel industry in favor of unreliable “green” energy, while orchestrating a heist on the…

Putin aide Yury Ushakov said he hoped the US president was joking when he suggested the three nations were plotting against Washington Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Wednesday he hoped…

Any settlement of the conflict must eliminate its root causes and address Moscow’s security concerns, the foreign minister has said Moscow and Kiev maintain “direct contact,” and the Kremlin is open to…

Pyongyang previously deployed troops to assist in repelling a Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Region North Koreans view Russians as their brothers and see it as a fraternal duty to help the neighboring…

Islamabad has expressed interest in expanding its relationship with Moscow in multiple areas Islamabad respects Moscow’s relationship with New Delhi, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday….

Moscow is also looking to sell Su-57 fighter aircraft to the South Asian nation, Dmitry Shugayev has said Moscow and New Delhi are negotiating the supply of more S-400 surface-to-air missile systems…

EU Accelerating Toward Collapse: Merz, Draghi, And Lagarde Reveal Europe’s Crisis Path Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The Chancellor seems to have collided with reality during the summer break. Merz sees the German…

The president said the troops sent by Kim Jong-un to Kursk Region demonstrated courage and heroism Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his gratitude to North Korean soldiers who helped Moscow’s forces…

Introducing Vexillophobia: Fear Of The Flag Is Britain’s Greatest Madness Authored by Laura Dodsworth via DailySceptic.org, I recently returned from holiday. The segue from hot dry days oiled with rosé and factor…

Escobar: The Tianjin Show – Let’s Dance To The Multipolar Groove Authored by Pepe Escobar, Oh, what a show that was. A pan-Asia, pan-Eurasia, crossover Global South ball, with glittering dynamo Tianjin…

Russia will continue to resist attempts to distort the legacy of World War II, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said Moscow is committed to countering the xenophobia promoted by the West, Russian…

‘Trump Zone’ Would See South Lebanon Depopulated For Qatari, Saudi-Bankrolled Projects Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, The more information we get about the “Trump economic zone” proposal in southern Lebanon, the…

30-Year Gas Export Deal, Power of Siberia 2, Belatedly Inked Between Russia & China Among the major agreements to come out of President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to China, hosted by President…

Enough Is Enough: What A CDC Resignation Letter Reveals Authored by James Lyons-Weiler via The Brownstone Institute, When Demetre Daskalakis resigned as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases…

Whiskey Business: Suntory CEO Quits Over THC Probe In a stunning shake-up at one of Japan’s biggest beverage giants, Suntory Holdings Chairman and CEO Takeshi Niinami has resigned after being questioned by…

Ukraine Urges China To Pressure Putin As War Overshadows SCO Summit Authored by RFE/RL staff via OilPrice.com, Ukraine called on China to take a more active role in pressuring Russia toward peace…

The US president made his remarks in the wake of WWII victory celebrations in Beijing President Donald Trump has accused China, Russia and North Korea of conspiring against the United States. He…

Korea’s Momentum Traders Sour On Tesla, Turn To Crypto It has long been one of Wall Street’s unspoken rules that whoever controls Korea’s mob of momentum-chasing fanatics, controls price manipulation discovery. And…

Woke Rats Jump Ship As Trump Puts CDC Under A Microscope The covid pandemic was an exceptional example of the abuse of government power and the classic error of putting blind faith…

The SCO Finally Condemned The Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The recent Sino-Indo rapprochement, which was inadvertently brought about by the US, accounts for why this year’s Chinese…

Allies are looking for the US to lead on Ukraine matters, Matthew Whitaker said European NATO members are indecisive when it comes to the Ukraine conflict, US envoy to the bloc Matthew…

Schools Make Kids Crazy Authored by James Bovard via The Brownstone Institute, Almost one-third of government schools nationwide are now surveilling the mental health of students. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed…

Trump To Deploy National Guard To Chicago, Baltimore; Maryland Gov. Caught “Half-Naked” On Clooney’s Yacht President Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that he will deploy federal law enforcement to crime-ridden, far-left-controlled Chicago and Baltimore…

Kennedy Derangement Syndrome Running Rampant Authored by John Klar via AmericanThinker.com, Sufferers of Kennedy Derangement Syndrome (KDS) pathologically reject beneficial policy prescriptions if they are recommended by Health and Human Services Secretary…

President Trump has scheduled a 2:00pm ET announcement from the White House.  The president has not been seen in several days as he took a Labor Day weekend holiday. While the topic…

Slovak prime minister has said his country will be the bloc’s lone representative at China’s WWII commemoration Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized other EU countries for skipping China’s World War…

Dystopian Rollout Of Digital IDs & CBDCs Is Happening Authored by ‘Camus’ via X, (emphasis ours) Whitney Webb breaks down the coordinated global push for a new, dystopian system of control, marrying digital…

“Plaintiffs Over-Reached”: Alphabet Shares Soar After Judge Rules In Antitrust Case Alphabet, the parent of Google, shares are soaring after hours following a favorable ruling from the federal judge in its anti-trust…

Dem Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Net Worth Soars To As Much As $30 Million While Preaching Anti-Capitalism Democrats have mastered the art of deception, selling working-class Americans on promises of a utopian progressive future, while advocating…

Unqualified Secret Service Snipers Protected President, Inspector General Finds Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Secret Service snipers who worked at events involving President Joe Biden in 2024 failed to…

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church was previously designated an entity linked to Russia, but has refused to “correct violations” Ukrainian authorities have filed a case with the country’s top administrative court to have…

Some 40,000 reservists are reportedly expected to be called up for the offensive Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have begun reporting for duty as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepares for…

Trump Must Finish Off The National Endowment For Democracy Authored by Roger Kimball via American Greatness, Writing elsewhere last month, I suggested that Donald Trump end the National Endowment for Democracy once and for…

Putin Hits Back At Germany’s Merz: ‘Stoking Hysteria’ With ‘Unfounded Nonsense’ President Vladimir Putin while in China vehemently denounced and condemned Western assertions that Russia seeks to expand its special military operation…