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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…

These Are America’s 25 Largest Private Landowners The U.S. is known for its massive public national parks, but a handful of families and entrepreneurs also own tracts of land that would dwarf some…

Senate Rejects Bids To Block Arms Sales To Israel Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, The Senate voted on July 30 to reject two resolutions that would have blocked arms…

Trump’s Russia Sanctions Ultimatum Will Blow Up In America’s Face: Jeffrey Sachs Economist and longtime adviser to the UN Jeffrey Sachs has issued a scathing critique of President Trump’s decision to unleash…

These Are The Best Military And Intelligence Unit Watches Via Watches Of Espionage, Customized Timepieces From Rolex, Breitling, Tudor, Bremont, & Omega In the W.O.E. community, military “unit watches” are at the heart…

T-Day Arrives: Trump Raises Tariff On Dozens Of Countries, With Minimum Rate Of 10% Almost 4 months after Liberation Day sparked a global market crash, moments ago T-Day finally arrived… and barely…

The Ukrainian leader also urged Western sponsors to “confiscate Russian assets” to fund militarization against Moscow Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, whose presidential term expired last year, has called on Kiev’s Western backers to…

Washington will hit Moscow with new penalties, even if it has no effect, the US president has said President Donald Trump has acknowledged that new US sanctions on Russia may ultimately prove…

Two Waymos Equipped With LiDAR Crash  The LiDAR vs. camera debate is a major battle in the autonomous vehicle and robotaxi race.  Elon Musk has long insisted that using only cameras on driverless cars is the…

Is Trump Hellbent On Derailing India’s Rise As A Great Power Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Trump raged against India on Wednesday in a series of posts announcing his 25% tariff on its…

“Medicaid Millionaire”: Louisiana Woman Facing Fraud Charges After Buying Lamborghini While Illegally Collecting Benefits A Louisiana woman dubbed the “Medicaid millionaire” is facing fraud charges after allegedly buying a Lamborghini while illegally…

The White House has unveiled the final list of levies on foreign goods taking effect August 1 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order, unveiling a modified global tariff schedule just…

Mainstream Naysayers Gather As Hopes Rise For 4th Year Of Record Coral On The Great Barrier Reef Authored by Chris Morrison via DailySceptic.org, In the next few days, the Australian Institute of…

Israel Gives Hamas Annexation Ultimatum Despite Increased Criticism From West Israeli officials have reportedly warned Hamas that if it rejects the latest ceasefire proposal, Israel will begin annexing parts of Gaza, according…

State Department Sanctions Palestinian Authority Officials, PLO Members Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The State Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the…

The bloc has plunged into a Russophobic frenzy and uncontrolled militarization, the Russian foreign minister has said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Germany and the wider European Union of sliding…

The removal of the statue in Karabakh is a blow to cultural cooperation between the two nations, according to a Russian presidential envoy The dismantling of a monument to renowned Russian artist…

USA Rare Earth Shares Jump 15% After Trump Admin Extends Support To Companies Other Than MP Shares of USA Rare Earth are rocketing higher this afternoon after it was reported that the…

Taibbi: New Whistleblower Report Drops As Pressure Mounts In Russia Case Authored by Matt Taibbi via Racket News, I arrived in Washington for an event last night, trying to finish the story…

Amazon Slides On Soft Profit Guidance, Declining AWS Margins With MSFT and META blowing away expectations yesterday and sending the Nasdaq to a new record high, if only to see all those…

Apple Shares Rise On Top- & Bottom-Line Beat; China Returns To Growth Ahead of Apple’s earnings report this afternoon, which concludes the results from big 4 group of the Mag 7 (including…

Is This The End Of The Cal Bullet Train? Authored by William Anderson via The Mises Institute, It has been The Project That Will Not Die. What began as a California statewide…

The newly declassified Russiagate document exposes a deep state coverup, Chuck Grassley says The newly released annex to John Durham’s 2023 Special Counsel report exposes the “weaponization” of the FBI under the…

UBS Finds Over A Million Americans Using “Unapproved” Compounded GLP-1s Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk have experienced a sharp sell-off this week after slashing its full-year sales and profit guidance, citing…

The meteoric rise of feelings-first schooling has ended academic excellence As someone who hadn’t set foot inside a grade school for decades, I knew something was amiss when I visited my former…

Roscosmos and NASA have decided to keep the International Space Station in service until 2028 Russia and the US have agreed to continue space cooperation, extending joint operations aboard the International Space…

Trump Threatens Russia’s ‘Failed Former President’ Medvedev Who Better ‘Watch His Words’ It’s probably not a good thing when the verbal brinkmanship which has long been on display between the world’s nuclear superpowers…

WNBA Forced To Stop Game After Lime Green Dildo Thrown On Court How soon until the “Pay that dildo what it’s worth!” t-shirts come out? Just days after a player’s wig fell…

The UAV reportedly lost control and crashed after being exposed to electronic warfare measures A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed into a lake in Russia and exploded on contact with the…

Germany’s auto sector has been struggling with soaring energy costs, US tariffs, and rising competition German auto giant BMW has reported a sharp drop in first-half profits, as US tariffs, weak demand,…

The French president criticized the bloc’s recent trade deal with the US French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized the newly signed EU-US trade deal, stating that the bloc was not “feared enough”…

China Probes Nvidia Over Alleged H20 AI Chip’s “Backdoor” Security Risks   China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) summoned Nvidia officials to address alleged “backdoor” security vulnerabilities with the H20 AI chip, just weeks after Nvidia CEO…

Destroying Brennan And Clapper’s Desperate Op-Ed Authored by Techno Fog via The Reactionary, In the face of recent revelations concerning intelligence abuses that took place at the end of the Obama Administration,…

Europe is leaving the world stage in disgrace The most dangerous thing about Western Europe today is not just its decline, but its refusal to recognize it. The half-continent continues to posture,…

Ethereum Turns 10: Here’s How Its Booms & Busts Shaped History Authored by Yohan Yun via CoinTelegraph.com, Ethereum celebrated its 10-year anniversary on Wednesday, with renewed institutional momentum fueling hopes that Ether…

Western agencies are sabotaging Russian companies because sanctions and military pressure have failed, Andrey Svintsov has claimed US and UK intelligence services were behind this week’s major cyberattack that disrupted operations at…

The billionaire’s foundation was allegedly involved in the 2016 smear campaign and in instigating the FBI probe into the collusion claim A newly unclassified document suggests George Soros’ Open Society Foundation was…

The landmark licensing agreement came amid legal battles over content use US tech giant Amazon is paying the New York Times between $20 to $25 million a year to use the paper’s…

President Trump could lift sanctions on the country’s energy exports to end the Ukraine conflict Diplomats in Eastern Europe have been raising concerns that US President Donald Trump could offer Moscow sweeping…

Apple Retreats In China: Closes Flagship Store Opened In 2008 Amid iPhone Erosion Whether it’s the rise of Chinese rivals like Huawei, Xiaomi, and Vivo, the deepening deflation and softening consumer sentiment across China,…

Powellarization Ahead Of T-Day By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank The FOMC surprised nobody yesterday by opting to keep the upper band of the Fed Funds rate target unchanged at…

Nuclear Energy Renaissance? Mark Nelson And Doomberg Face Off Governments worldwide are racing to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050 — but is that even close to enough? Tonight at 7 pm ET,…

The World’s Most Dysfunctional Body? Cory Booker Captures The Decline Of The US Senate Authored by Jonathan Turley, When President James Buchanan declared that the United States Senate is the “world’s greatest…

A pendulum ride has crashed to the ground injuring at least 23 people, according to local media Three people are in critical condition after a pendulum-style giant swing ride in a fun…

Maia Sandu’s Moldova is receiving all kinds of praise for its pro-LGBTQ+ policies, but real problems go ignored In today’s Moldova, the façade of democracy is wearing thin. Opposition leaders are hounded…

The US has announced 25% tariffs on Indian goods, citing its continued trade with Russia The West is jeopardizing its ties with India through threats and sanctions linked to its cooperation with…

This is more than slightly interesting. According to a Fox News release, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino found multiple files related to the FBI activity in the…

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…

In a series of announcements, the Trump administration has retriggered the suspension of the de minimis exemption which will begin tariffs on imported small shipment foreign goods globally and from Canada, Mexico,…

Pretoria’s foreign minister says peace is impossible with Israel’s “genocidal actions” in Gaza South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola has called for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict in an address…

The US president has warned of economic retaliation as the group moves to bypass the dollar in trade US President Donald Trump has said he is considering tariffs on BRICS nations, accusing…

Relations between Morocco and Algeria have been strained for decades over Rabat’s sovereignty claims to Western Sahara Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has expressed readiness for a “frank and responsible dialogue” with Algeria…

The US did not guarantee a continued troop presence in the Baltic states, according to Hanno Pevkur The Baltic states have failed to secure any guarantees from Washington regarding the continued deployment…

“Oh Canada!” Trump Threatens To Blow Up Trade Talks As Carney To Recognize Palestinian State Another G7 member is set to add its name to a growing list of nations planning to recognize…

The US president earlier said the EU would foot the bill for all weapons sent to Kiev Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has said he has presented US President Donald Trump with Kiev’s “main…

The pilot ejected safely from the fighter jet, which was attached to a US Navy training squadron An F-35 US Navy fighter jet crashed in central California on Wednesday evening, marking the…

Trump Calls India & Russia “Dead Economies” After Tariff Standoff   President Trump first announced his tariff “Liberation Day” in April, and the measures are now set to take effect tomorrow. While countries like…

Damascus is eager to restore “proper” ties with Moscow, jeopardized following last year’s ouster of former President Bashar Assad Syria is seeking Russia’s support in its efforts to restore unity in the…

Denis Shmigal has claimed that 90% of conscription cases go smoothly, calling the media focus on forced recruitment misleading Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmigal has claimed that the country’s mobilization process is…

Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Ticks Higher In June The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator – Core PCE – rose 0.3% MoM (as expected) which pulled it up 2.8% YoY (hotter than the +2.7%…

The Chukchi fought Russian armies for generations, but their story didn’t end in defeat – it became one of survival and coexistence In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, on the…

Futures Storm To Another Record High After Blowout Tech Earnings “Powell hawkish, QRA a damp squib. Just when it felt darkest, MSFT and META came to the rescue.” That’s how Goldman Delta-1…

The $2.6 billion hydroelectric project comes in the wake of New Delhi suspending a water treaty with Islamabad India plans to build what will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in the…

Unadjusted Jobless Claims Prints At 10-Month Low, But… The number of Americans that filed for jobless benefits for the first time last week was flat at 218k (on a seasonally adjusted basis…

The Zelensky government was pressured by Western donors to reverse a new amendment stripping the country’s anti-corruption bodies of independence Ukraine’s parliament has voted to restore the independence of the country’s key…

Putin Spox Boasts ‘We Have Developed Immunity’ To Sanctions  The big geopolitical headline this week was President Trump on Monday and Tuesday making clear that if Russia can’t reach a ceasefire agreement with…

Hollywood Never Learns: New Spartacus TV Series Stars Diverse Girl Boss Gladiator The woke “girl boss” trope is back and despite failing over and over again at the box office and in…

Reclaiming ‘Environmentalism’ From The Climate Extremists Authored by Gary Abernathy via RealClearEnergy, Americans are reclaiming ‘environmentalism’ from the radical left.  Certain words and phrases take on new meaning as time goes by,…

Some School Districts Increase Funding For Migrant Instruction Despite Local Budget Gaps Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times, Despite federal effectiveness at curbing illegal immigration, most states still allocate extra…

Washington and Islamabad plan to develop the South Asian nation’s “massive oil reserves,” the US president has said The US and Pakistan have concluded a deal in which Washington will help Islamabad…

A military depot and an airfield were also hit, according to defense officials Russian forces carried out a strike on Ukrainian defense industry facilities and other military targets overnight, the Defense Ministry…

The reported trip comes as Washington and Beijing work to defuse escalating tensions A leading US Republican senator is set to head a congressional delegation to Taiwan in August, the Financial Times…

Bill Gates’ $645M Secret Hydrogen Superyacht To Make Splash At Monaco Yacht Show A luxury news website reports that a 390-foot superyacht, designed to run entirely on liquid hydrogen, is set to make waves…

1 In 4 Non-Antibiotic Drugs Linked To Disrupted Gut Health Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), While patients have long known that antibiotics can disrupt gut health, researchers…

Blackout-Prone Syria To Begin Receiving NatGas From Azerbaijan Via Turkey Via The Cradle Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Wednesday hat Turkey will begin supplying natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria…

Tanzania says it will become the third-largest uranium producer on the continent once Rosatom’s operations begin A subsidiary of Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom has commissioned a pilot uranium processing plant in…

Russia is on the right course, judging by emotional criticism from the US leader, the former president has argued US President Donald Trump’s angry comments toward Russian officials were a “nervous reaction”…

The overnight attack involved over 300 drones and eight missiles, local officials have claimed Russia launched a new wave of drone and missile strikes on Kiev overnight, local officials have claimed, with…

The true aim of the measures is to cripple Iran’s economic development, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said Tehran has condemned the latest US sanctions on its oil shipping network. Foreign…

The West is trying to vilify Moscow and deflect attention away from real issues, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has said Pan-African Parliament representative Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has dismissed Western criticism of Russia as deliberate propaganda….

The measures target an international oil shipping network with ties to a top Tehran official The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on Iran’s international shipping network, accusing it of illegally funneling…

The US president has said he doesn’t care what New Delhi does with Moscow US President Donald Trump has said Moscow and New Delhi “can take their dead economies down together.” Trump…

The former Russian president previously said the US leader cannot dictate to Moscow US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, calling him a “failed” leader…

Why The UK’s Age-Verification System (Probably) Won’t Work Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, On Friday, the “Age Verification” clause of the UK’s Online Safety Act officially came into force. The result…

Chasov Yar is a critical high-ground and logistics hub in the area Russian forces have liberated Chasov Yar, a pivotal Ukrainian stronghold in Russia’s Donetsk Region, after months of fighting, the Defense…

Global Food Prices Are Creeping Up Again Following a period of recovery from the dual shocks of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global food commodity prices have started to…

Myanmar’s Kachin State Is At The Center Of The Sino-US Scramble For Rare Earths Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The US seeks influence over this region that supplies much of neighboring…

Marine Corps Force Design: A Failed Operational Concept Authored by Gary Anderson via RealClearDefense, When the Marine Corps adopted a concept called Force Design as its new warfighting concept in 2019, so…

Maryland Democrats Scramble As Green Energy Agenda Sparks Power Bill Hyperinflation  Democratic leaders across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have really done it this time. Their reckless decarbonization agenda is backfiring spectacularly, driving power prices to…

Cadence To Pay $140 Million For Selling Chip Design Tech To Blacklisted Chinese University Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Cadence Design Systems, a leading developer of electronic…

Chikungunya Fever Spreading Rapidly In South China; CCP Downplays Outbreak Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Chikungunya fever has spread rapidly in many places in Guangdong Province and…

The work of anti-graft agencies has “effectively” been suppressed, a top prosecutor has said Ukraine’s top anti-corruption prosecutor has accused Vladimir Zelensky of severely undermining the country’s independent anti-graft institutions, warning that…

Now you will see why I said to watch this interview without distractions. FED Chairman Jerome Powell announced today the FED Board of Governors is keeping the interest rate at 4.25 to…

Too funny.  The economic pretending is so strong almost every outlet leads the Gross Domestic Product news release by saying “better than expected.”  Duh!   The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) releases the…

President Trump recaps the latest strong economic numbers and launches the CMS Digital Health Tech Ecosystem during an event at the White House today.  WATCH: . Posted in President Trump, Press Secretary…

‘Creeping Authoritarianism’: Motion Against Search Engine Age Checks Passes Australian Senate Authored by Crystal-Rose Jones via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An urgent motion to prevent search engine users from being subject…

ICE Looking To Hire Personnel, Offers $50,000 Signing Bonus The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a recruitment drive to hire “brave and heroic Americans” for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

New Guidelines Will Allow Federal Workers To Express Religious Beliefs At Workplace Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memo on…

Iran Plans To Abandon GPS & Replace With China’s BeiDou System Recent reports in Mideast regional media say that Iran is actively exploring abandoning GPS technology and instead adopting China’s main navigation satellite…