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Erdogan Slams US For Blocking Palestinian Leaders At UN; Belgium Sanctions Israel Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fuming after the Trump administration blocked Palestinian Authority (PA) leaders from attending the upcoming…

‘Worst-Smelling Man In Congress’ Announces His Retirement Via Headline USA, Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York says he will not run for reelection next year, according to an interview published Monday night by The…

West Jerusalem used to have the “strongest lobby,” but its power has dwindled, the US president has said Israel previously had “total control” over the US Congress, and it was impossible for…

US Revokes Taiwan Semi’s Waiver For China Shipments Of Chip Supplies Following Trump’s decision to take a 10% stake in Intel, many were wondering just how the US government could steer business…

Markets, AI, & The Great Dumbing Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, With a NASDAQ and S&P 500 (narrowly driven by seven, mega-cap monopoly powers) enjoying a seemingly immortal ride North, all…

Kraft Heinz Board Greenlights Breakup Into Two Public Companies “To Maximize Value” Kraft Heinz will split into two publicly traded companies, separating its faster-growing condiments and meals brands from the slower grocery…

Gold Hits New Record High As Dalio Fears Trump Stoking Imminent “Debt-Induced Heart Attack” The real ‘fear’ index – of fiscal folly – hit a new record high overnight following its breakout…

Large US Companies Are Going Bankrupt At The Fastest Pace Since The Global Financial Crisis Authored by Michael Saylor via The Economic Collapse blog, Is the fact that large companies are filing…

Self-obsessed establishments can live in their illusory worlds all they want – it won’t change the fact that a new world is upon us Oswald Spengler, eccentric German arch-conservative, brilliant author of…

Alexander Stubb has claimed that despite losing territory in the conflict, Helsinki came out the victor Finnish President Alexander Stubb has claimed that his country “won” its war against the Soviet Union…

The Slovak PM has said he “doesn’t understand” some of the decisions made in Brussels Brussels is out of touch with global realities and often fails to adapt to a changing world,…

Ankara is in contact with both Moscow and Kiev and hopes to build on progress made at past Istanbul talks, the Turkish leader has said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir…

With one deal in Beijing Russia redirected energy flows that had run to the West for fifty years, eastward The EU’s cheap-gas lifeline just got handed to Beijing instead. With three signatures,…

Democrat Judge Rules Trump Deployment Of National Guard Troops To Los Angeles Was Illegal A federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump violated a 19th century law when…

Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Goes Activist On Pepsi  Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has amassed a $4 billion stake in PepsiCo, as shares of the beverage and snack giant have declined by more…

Trump To Award Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Highest Civilian Honor Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would honor former New York…

Massie Calls For Repeal Of Gun-Free School Zones Act Following Minnesota School Attack Via American Greatness, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) has introduced HR 5066 the Safe Students Act which would repeal the…

EU Says Von Der Leyen Plane’s GPS Was Jammed; Russia Blamed The GPS of the airplane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was jammed while she was en route to…

Far-right politician Andrey Paribuy was killed not by a Russian agent, but by a grieving father desperate for justice When the news broke that a suspect had been arrested in the assassination…

The 1985 expedition to the sunken ocean liner was a front for testing a new deep-sea imaging system, the head of the mission has said The 1985 discovery of the sunken RMS…

The military bloc should have been dissolved after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US economist has argued NATO has outlived its purpose and should have been dissolved decades ago, prominent…

A one-year trial will start on September 15, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing has said China will grant visa-free entry to Russian citizens on a one-year trial basis to further facilitate travel…

Violence Is Back As A Tool Of National Policy By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank Flying Blind News broke yesterday that a jet carrying European Commission president Ursula von der…

US Manufacturing Surveys Surged In August As New Orders Jumped After tumbling in July, expectations for August’s US Manufacturing surveys were optimistic (with both ISM and S&P Global both expected to tick…

Russia sees shared investments in the region as both economically and politically beneficial, Kirill Dmitriev has said Russia views both the US and China as potential partners for future oil and gas…

The move follows President Donald Trump’s order last month ending duty-free entry for parcels valued at less than $800 The South African Post Office (SAPO) has announced the immediate suspension of all…

The assassination of Andrey Parubiy was an act of “personal revenge” against the country’s authorities, the suspect has claimed The suspected killer of prominent Ukrainian far-right politician Andrey Parubiy has denied any…

Brace For Another Huge Negative Payrolls Revision, Greenlighting A 50bps September Rate Cut It was almost exactly one year ago that the constant stream of BS coming out of the BLS (Bureau…

White House ‘Very Optimistic’ Supreme Court Will Strike Down Tariff Ruling, Navarro Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said that an Aug….

Tesla’s European Sales Slump Continues Into August Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Tesla’s sales slump in Europe extended into August, with sharp declines in key markets underscoring the U.S….

“Quite Dangerous”: Gilt Yields Hit Highest In 27 Years As UK Budget Bungle Rattles Investors UK capital markets are creaking once again as investors’ confidence in the Starmer government is crushed amid…

Futures Tumble As Yields, Dollar Spike; Gold Hits All Time High Following our warning that September tends to be the worst month for the S&P by a wide margin… September is by…

J.K. Rowling Completely Obliterated Her Critics With One Powerful Post Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter films, has declared that a reunion of…

Slovakia could cut energy supplies in retaliation for Kiev’s disruption of oil deliveries, the Russian president has said Bratislava could retaliate against Ukrainian attacks on its oil deliveries by cutting off energy…

Nestlé Fires CEO Over “Undisclosed Romantic Relationship With Direct Subordinate”  Nestlé shares are lower in Switzerland after the company abruptly terminated its CEO, Laurent Freixe, for an undisclosed relationship with a direct subordinate. “The…

Scott Bessent has said economic restrictions against Moscow are still on the table and will be closely examined this week US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that Washington could still impose…

The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army says only one person survived the disaster in Tarasin A huge landslide in remote western Sudan triggered by days of heavy rain killed up to 1,000 people, a…

Russia is prioritizing energy supplies to Asia since the EU has cut itself off from Russian fuel under pressure from the US Russia and China have advanced plans for the construction of…

China Expected To Unveil “World’s Most Powerful Laser,” New Hypersonic “Eagle” Missiles At Military Parade Beijing is set to display a range of previously unseen advanced weaponry during a military parade in…

The Russian president has hailed the US shift towards dialogue under Donald Trump Global powers can reach a consensus on providing security guarantees to Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. He…

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China to discuss bilateral issues and the Ukraine conflict Ukraine is free to pursue EU membership, but it cannot…

Pretoria has warned of a worsening crisis and spoken of the need for humanitarian access South Africa calls for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan and is urging both sides to resume talks….

Lagarde’s Hypocrisy: ECB Vs Fed Autonomy Submitted by Thomas Kolbe ECB President Christine Lagarde has warned the U.S. Federal Reserve not to lose its independence to politics. A transparent maneuver, considering the…

The Congo River Alliance, which includes M23 fighters, claims state forces are attacking South Kivu in defiance of ceasefire efforts A coalition of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

Peter Navarro, President Trump’s top trade and manufacturing policy advisor, speaks to pool reporters outside the White House. Within his remarks about the economy overall, Navarro then breaks down the issues soon…

Novo Shares Gain As Wegovy Shows Big Edge Over Lilly’s Tirzepatide In Heart Study   Novo Nordisk shares rose in Copenhagen trading on Monday after the pharmaceutical giant reported on Sunday that its…

Mohammed Becomes Most Common Name Among Welfare Benefit Recipients In Germany Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, New figures released by Germany’s federal government have reshaped the rankings of citizen’s allowance…

China Is Unlikely To Play A Major Role In The Ukrainian Endgame Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The most that China is expected to do is deploy peacekeepers together with other…

Houthis Target Israeli-Owned Tanker As Retaliation For Slain Prime Minister In apparent retaliation for massive Israeli strikes which killed the Yemeni Houthi prime minister, Ahmed al-Rahawi, last week – who was the most…

New York Representative Jerry “The Penguin” Nadler has announced he is not going to seek reelection in 2026. 78-year-old Nadler was going to face a significant primary threat from the far-left. NEW…

The Russian and Chinese peoples have sacrificed much to defeat fascism in Europe and Asia, the two leaders have said Russia and China share a responsibility to preserve the historic memory of…

The US president has labelled Washington’s relationship with New Delhi “one-sided” US President Donald Trump has once again criticized New Delhi after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in bilateral and…

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…

Brussels will blacklist two “extremist ministers” and boycott settler goods Belgium will recognize Palestinian statehood and impose sanctions on Israel over its war in Gaza, the government announced on Tuesday. The small…

Labored Daze Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, In the labored daze of AI hype and GDP “growth,” few seem to notice the workforce is tired of being exploited as…

Canadian Hikers Get The COVID-Style Tyranny Treatment Authored by Jim Bovard Canadian politicians are creating one bonfire after another of freedom and individual rights. COVID crackdowns established persecution precedents that politicians in some provinces…

The Russian leader continues his four-day visit to China Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday. Putin arrived at the Great Hall of…

In a stunning Truth Social message, President Trump notes the pharmaceutical companies privately show him information that the COVID-19 vaccination program is a massive success helping many.  However, for the first time…

The background issues highlight the inevitability of the latest developments.  Before talking specifically about Ukraine, let’s first consider the individual parties within the so-called “coalition of the willing,” Great Britain, France and…

US To Deploy Controversial Typhon Missile System To Japan For First Time Authored by Dave DeCamp via Antiwar.com, Russia and China strongly condemned the deployment of the Typhon, which would have been banned by…

Electromagnetic Weapon Destroys Drone Swarm In Seconds: ‘Singularity Event’ Drones have quickly become all the rage among military leaders and Silicon Valley investors, but new weaponry could threaten the nascent technology’s swift…

Ukraine War To Drag On With No End In Sight: Germany’s Merz Hawkish European leaders continue to speak in terms of Cold War-era domino theory nonsense, with the assumption that Russia aims…

AI & The New Frontier Of Torts: ChatGPT Faces Claims Of Suicide, Defamation, & Even Murder Authored by Jonathan Turley, “I know what you’re asking, and I won’t look away from it.”…

Why ‘Eating The Rich’ Undermines Everyone’s Prosperity Authored by David Hebert via TheDailyEconomy.org, A recent report from The Heritage Foundation argues that “the wealthy” are not “idle idols” but are instead owners and investors…

The EU earlier accused Moscow of “blatant interference” and of subjecting the aircraft to electronic jamming Flight-tracking website Flightradar24 has refuted allegations made by several media outlets and EU officials that the…

The Progressive Pantheon Of Pathetic Heroes Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, American left-wing heroes are proving to be a creepy bunch. So what do some of the most renowned…

South African Politician Who Called For Killing White Farmers Convicted On Hate Speech Charges It was the White House ambush that shocked the world.  A South African delegation headed by president Cyril Ramaphosa…

Protesters splashed red paint on performer David D’Or during a concert in Warsaw A group of pro-Palestine activists attacked Israeli singer David D’Or during a concert in Warsaw on Sunday, dousing him…

What Western media dismissed as a “club of autocrats” has grown into the Global South’s blueprint for a post-Western world. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China has already emerged as one…

The authorities in Kiev framed a “random man” as the murderer of MP Andrey Parubiy, Artyom Dmitruk has claimed Vladimir Zelensky’s government is behind the assassination of prominent Ukrainian far-right politician Andrey…

AI & ‘The End Of Labor’ Day Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Back to School “We are living in what I call the 3rd Arc of American history, a period as consequential…

“I Want The Answer”: Trump Demands Pfizer Prove mRNA Jabs Work Late last month a CDC advisory committee launched a review into the “safety, effectiveness, and immunogenicity” of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as whether…

An ex-Danish MP has been sentenced to four months in prison for possessing thousands of abuse files A former minister in the Danish parliament has been sentenced to four months in prison…

The Russian and US presidents discussed holding direct talks with Kiev but no decision has been finalized, according to Yury Ushakov No deal has been reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and…

The EU has no “jurisdiction or competence” regarding any potential deployments, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over…

The victory over Japan remains one of the most overlooked yet decisive chapters of the war On September 3, China will celebrate Victory Day – the anniversary of Japan’s capitulation in 1945….

Viktor Yanukovich said he wanted Ukraine to join the EU, but knew that membership in the military bloc would be “a disaster” Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has said he had always…

Key Events This Week: Jobs, Jolts, ISM, And Fed Speakers Galore After a strong August, DB’s Peter Sidorov writes that risk assets are starting September on a more tentative footing as Friday’s…

Illinois Gov Launches Historic LGBTQ Hotline For ‘Persecuted’ Rainbow People Authored by Benjamin Bartee via PJMedia.com, Because Illinois apparently doesn’t have any more pressing matters of governance to attend to, such as…

Xi, Putin and Modi have lead calls in Tianjin for a UN-centered multipolar system, as Eurasian blocs tighten and the EU is sidelined The latest gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)…

Before Leisurely Picnics And Parades, Labor Day Was Born Out Of Strife Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, Marking the unofficial end of summer, Labor Day has long been highlighted…

Leading international experts, including from the UN and India, will meet in Vladivostok to discuss fragmentation and new global trade rules Leading international experts are set to descend on Russia’s Pacific city…

Lithuania has already received funds for monitoring of its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, the Commission president has said The EU intends to intensify its monitoring of trains traveling between mainland Russia…

Futures Flat As Silver Soars To 11 Year High US equity futures are flat, with cash markets of course closed for Labor Day holiday, stabilizing after Friday’s selloff in tech stocks amid…

Afghanistan Border-Town Rattled: 800+ Killed In Powerful Earthquake A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the mountainous areas of the Afghan-Pakistan border overnight, resulting in the death of at least 800 people and 2,500…

Man Found Dead At Burning Man Sparks Homicide Investigation Tens of thousands of people descended on a dry lakebed in Nevada over the past week, ending this weekend with the burning of…

Western blocs have “looked for enemies outside” while the East has stressed guarding against terrorism and separatism, Einar Tangen has said The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) approach to security is radically different…

Taipei missed a March deadline to move its representative office from Pretoria as the two sides were negotiating a new deal South Africa is finalizing the relocation of Taiwan’s unofficial embassy from…

Russia earlier said the West is using propaganda on gender relations to undermine its statehood Traditional values are being sidelined internationally and must be brought back to the center of the global…

Karol Nawrocki has insisted Poland needs “justice,” despite Prime Minister Donald Tusk having rescinded Warsaw’s request for compensation Polish President Karol Nawrocki has renewed demands for reparations from Germany for Nazi-era devastation,…

U.S. Freezes Visas For Palestinian Passport Holders Amid Mounting National Security Threats  Weeks after the Trump administration paused approvals of visitor visas for people of Gaza, the New York Times now reports…

Moscow has accused Berlin of stirring anti-Russia sentiment in Europe Germany must revamp its counterintelligence service to confront what Berlin describes as a broad Russian campaign of sabotage and espionage, a senior…

The Ukrainian authorities say finding “evidence” of Moscow’s involvement in the shooting of Andrey Parubiy is a priority Ukrainian investigators are trying to find evidence linking Russia to Saturday’s killing of Andrey…

A delegation from 22 countries has met Patriarch Kirill and visited holy sites A delegation of 30 Orthodox priests from 22 African countries has concluded a weeklong visit to Russia, combining pilgrimage…

Happy Labor Day, Scruffnecks! …. and that has nothing to do with the color of your collar. Everything of great purpose comes from within, and from a loving God. As Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said: “The…

Russia Gears Up For New Nuclear Missile Test Authored by RFE/RL Staff via OilPrice.com, Significant activity on Russia’s Novaya Zemlya archipelago indicates an impending test of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, known…

Opioids More Likely To Kill Than Car Crashes Or Suicide The National Safety Council reports that Americans are more likely to die from an opioid overdose than a car crash or suicide. As Statista’;s Katharina Buchholz shows in…

Bitcoin No Longer Plays Gold’s Game Authored by Armando Aguilar via CoinTelegraph.com, Bitcoin was treated as a purely inert asset for years: a decentralized vault, economically passive despite its fixed issuance schedule….