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Putin says the world needs a new growth model. He might be right. When Russian President Vladimir Putin told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week that the world needs “a…

The US president has dodged questions about support for Kiev during a press conference at the NATO summit US President Donald Trump has denied discussing a Ukraine ceasefire during his meeting with…

Mark Rutte was referring to the US president’s on-camera ‘F-bomb’ over Israel and Iran NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rushed to defend US President Donald Trump’s recent expletive-laden rant about Iran…

Shell In Talks To Acquire BP In Blockbuster $80 Billion Deal It appears that after we spent years pounding the table on the sector, someone else also figured out that energy stocks…

BIS Claims Stablecoins Fail As Money, Calls For Strict Limits On Their Role Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) challenged the notion…

UBS Upgrades Uranium Prices On “Repowering The US” Theme Gaining Steam  For the third consecutive day, extreme heat across the eastern half of the U.S. has triggered power grid alerts and emergency…

Korybko: Five Reasons Why Iran & Israel Agreed To A Ceasefire Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Nobody saw it coming… Iran and Israel surprised the world by agreeing to a ceasefire precisely at…

I’m just going to outline this post as it is framed by Vice President JD Vance without anything… JD Vance – “This is such a revealing clip. The American media is full…

Washington’s bombing of Tehran’s nuclear facilities stopped its conflict with Israel, the US president has claimed President Donald Trump has compared recent US airstrikes on Iran to its World War II atomic…

Trump Admin Mulls Executive Orders Targeting Debanking The Trump administration is reportedly preparing an executive order to block banks from denying services to politically disfavored industries—particularly crypto firms and gun manufacturers, according…

Law enforcement officers will mostly focus on crimes allegedly involving insults against politicians, local media reports Germany’s law enforcement authorities have launched a nationwide crackdown on alleged internet ‘hate speech’, the Federal…

WTI Crude Prices Edge Higher After Across The Board Inventory Draws Oil prices edged higher this morning after posting the biggest two-day decline since 2022, as traders assessed the Iran-Israel ceasefire and…

Trump Hoping For Comprehensive Peace Agreement With Iran: Witkoff Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Talks between the United States and Iran resumed one day after Iran and Israel reached…

New Home Sales Plunged In May As Mortgage Rates Rose After an unexpected surge higher in April, new home sales were expected to tumble in May’s data released today following a plunge…

Trump Declares At NATO Summit: ’12-Day Iran-Israel War Is Over’ & Nuclear Sites ‘Totally Obliterated’ Summary: A main message of President Trump upon his closing press Q&A remarks (and echoed by Hegseth,…

A Friendly Plane Wave By Bas van Geffen, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank A Friendly Plane Wave Despite some perilous first hours, the armistice between Israel and Iran seems to hold so…

The bloc’s declaration pledged to keep supporting Kiev but mainly focused on commitments by member states to spend 5% of GDP on defense The NATO states only mentioned Ukraine two times in…

The EU has become a militarized Russophobic organization, the former Russian president has said The European Union has emerged as a hostile force to Moscow, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed,…

Alexus Grynkewich has said Kiev is fighting with tenacity the US can barely imagine Ukraine can still achieve a military victory over Russia, US General Alexus Grynkewich said during a Senate hearing…

Imposing tougher restrictions could undermine peace talks efforts, the US secretary of state has warned Introducing more sanctions against Russia could derail ongoing peace efforts in the Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State…

The main danger for the bloc is losing economic competitiveness, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned Russia does not pose a primary threat to the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…

US Futures Rise Amid FOMO Panic With S&P Set For New All Time High US equity futures reverse modest losses and trade flat, just shy of a new record, after the Nasdaq…

“Accomplices of Ukrainian special services” were allegedly planning to kill a Russian military service member Two Russian citizens who were collecting an improvised explosive from a cache outside Moscow, have been killed…

NATO Leaders Agree To 5% Hike In Defense Spending As Rutte Warns ‘No Opt-Outs Or Side Deals’ As expected, NATO members have agreed to new commitment to significantly boost defense spending, aiming…

The Israel-Iran conflict has renewed Beijing’s interest in Power of Siberia 2, according to the outlet China’s interest in the construction of Russia’s proposed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which would deliver…

President Trump will be delivering remarks and answering questions as he departs the NATO summit in Netherlands.  The anticipated start time is 9:30am ET / 3:30pm Local.  Livestream Links Below. . ….

Shashi Tharoor has said that Islamabad continues to provide a safe haven for terrorists in its largest province Pakistan’s denial that it sponsors terrorism in South Asia cannot be taken seriously, Indian…

Britain is set to lose tens of thousands of wealthy individuals in 2025 due to tax reforms and uncertainty, according to new research cited by the Times The UK is set to…

The shooting in the war-torn African country reportedly left two servicemen dead on the spot, while three others died later of their injuries A “drunken” member of the Democratic Republic of Congo…

When Mary McCord’s friend, Laura Ingraham, asks Steve Witkoff about the leaked classified intelligence reports shaped to say the Iran nuclear hits did not do much damage, Witkoff gives details of the…

The event is expected to have a decreased focus on Ukraine support compared to previous years NATO leaders have convened for a two-day summit in the Hague. The agenda of the US-led…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is not known as a man who pretends. Orban speaks plainly, directly and without pretense.  During his open media segment at the beginning of the NATO summit…

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…

President Trump and his national security team held a meeting with NATO Sec.-Gen. Mark Rutte during the 2025 NATO Summit in the Hague, Netherlands, and took questions from the media. Interestingly, NATO…

If you assert the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan were taken exclusively to remove the capacity of Iran to create a nuclear weapon, you likely missing…

New York Power Grid Stabilizes After Rare Energy Warning  New York’s power grid stabilized late Tuesday after the grid operator issued a rare energy warning earlier in the day, as residential and…

The Real Estate Recession You Haven’t Heard About (Yet) Authored by Peter Reagan, Real estate and construction are considered bellwethers of the overall economy. Recently they’re not looking good – and this isn’t…

Hungary, the US, Türkiye, Slovakia and others don’t want to formally engage the Ukrainian leader, according to the PM Several NATO members, including the US, are deliberately avoiding meeting with Ukrainian leader…

Automakers and chemical firms report sharp declines in sentiment amid ongoing trade uncertainty, according to Ifo Expectations have worsened among German exporters in June due to uncertainty regarding US tariffs, according to…

A majority of survey respondents have said the app spreads false content, according to Reuters TikTok has become the top source of false or misleading content in Kenya, according to the Reuters…

Former CFO Of Nigeria’s State Oil Firm Arrested Over Alleged $7 Billion Fraud Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two ex-oil officials, including the former chief…

How Tariffs Might Impact US Car Prices, By Brand Tariffs on imported goods can have a wide ripple effect on prices, especially in the auto industry where supply chains are global, complex,…

Previously agreed humanitarian exchanges need to be completed before any further progress, the Kremlin has indicated Moscow and Kiev are currently working to fully implement the humanitarian portion of their previous agreements,…

The drop has been due to export restrictions prompted by increasing demand in the Russian Far East, according to an energy company CEO Moscow’s supply of electricity to China saw a major…

A US Supreme Court ruling allows deportations to third countries, including Libya and South Sudan The US Supreme Court has authorized the White House to deport immigrants to third countries, including conflict-stricken…

The system is designed to melt explosives in mines from a safe distance Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec has unveiled a prototype of a small, remotely operated robot for use disarming unexploded…

Sweden’s Education Crisis Authored by Anders Edwardsson via The Epoch Times, Until the late 1960s, the Swedish public school system was among the world’s best. The country’s literacy rates were nearly universal,…

The Russian security service has learned the identities of Moldovan intelligence officers after arresting two agents they were handling The Russian authorities have identified and arrested two Moldovan citizens who have confessed…

Bagrat Galstanyan sought to overthrow the government during protests in 2024, Armenia’s Investigative Committee has charged Armenian authorities have arrested a high-profile cleric for alleged terrorism and attempts to stage a coup…

The outlets reported that the US bombing campaign had failed to destroy key facets of Tehran’s nuclear program US President Donald Trump has lashed out at CNN and The New York Times…

Andrew Cuomo Loses NYC Mayoral Primary To Socialist Zohran Mamdani 33-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani beat 67-year-old former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday night,…

Will Germany Initiate Compulsory Military Service? Via Remix news, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder has come out with an aggressive plan to prep Germany for war. Support for Ukraine, defense against Russia,…

Israel and the US falsely accused Tehran of plans to build a nuclear bomb, Vassily Nebenzia has said The US and Israel have spread disinformation about Iran’s nuclear program as a pretext…

Big Decisions Remain As Supreme Court’s Term Approaches End Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court has already released major decisions for the 2024–2025 term, but some of…

DHS Approves Construction Of “Alligator Alcatraz” For Illegal Aliens Florida officials are building a massive detention facility for illegal aliens, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” for its swampy location teeming with deadly predators. The proposed…

Escobar: Empire Of Chaos Takes War On BRICS To Next Level Authored by Pepe Escobar, They came. They bunker-busted. They fled. And then they set the stage to control the narrative via…

Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Leader Shows Up In Tehran Streets After Reports Of His Death A week ago there were widespread reports and rumors that Israeli airstrikes and targeted assassinations in Iran…

The US president has declined to unequivocally back the alliance’s collective defense obligations US President Donald Trump has refused to publicly affirm that he would unconditionally defend America’s allies under NATO. He…

California Is America’s Most Expensive State, Arkansas Its Least How far does a dollar really go across America? As inflation has raised everything from housing costs to the price of eggs to…

‘Irrelevant’ Whether Iran Actually Decided To Build The Bomb, Rubio Has Said Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that whether Iran has decided to build…

Israel Tried To ‘Turn’ Iranian Generals Against Ayatollah Just Before Bombs Fell Iranian state media is reporting another arrest of alleged spy who was coordinating with Israeli intelligence. Agents working on behalf…

As Stablecoin Bill Heads To House, Senate Shifts To Crypto Market Structure Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, Roughly a week after the US Senate voted to pass the GENIUS Act to…

Many international brands have left Russia since 2022, citing the Ukraine conflict President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to lay the groundwork for the return of foreign firms that left…

U.N. Quietly Lowers Population Forecasts Authored by Bill King via RealClearPolitics.com, For decades, we’ve been told that the world’s biggest problem is too many people. From Malthus in the 18th century to…

Mark Rutte has praised the US leader for “extraordinary” action against Iran US President Donald Trump has posted screenshots of a private text message from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in which…

California NGOs Providing Supplies To Illegals So They Can Avoid ICE Raids For anyone questioning why immigration work raids are so vital in the fight to deport illegals, it’s important to remember…

Russia Considers AI Data Centers As Collapsing Gas Sales Create Glut Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Russia could use its excess natural gas to power AI data centers or crypto mining…

President Donald Trump gives brief remarks to the media aboard Air Force One (audio only for first minute).  The first segment of the questions and answers deals with President Trump talking to…

The NATO summit begins officially tonight in the Hague, Netherlands.  However, most of the NATO members arrived early so their collective assembly could strategize a defense against the arrival of Godzilla Trump….

President Donald Trump was greeted warmly by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima the current monarchs of the Netherlands, during his arrival to the NATO summit.  Queen Maxima appears to have taken a…

Representative Al Green’s effort to impeach President Trump over the nuclear strikes in Iran failed miserably.  Even the majority of Democrats would not go along with it.  Caveman big sad. WASHINGTON DC…

Cautious optimism is warranted, however it looks like Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing hard to hit the deadlines set by President Trump for passage of the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB)…

“Get Your F**king Members In Order”: L.A. Official Calls For Mexican Gangs To Mobilize Against ICE Agents A top far-left city official in southeast Los Angeles County is now under federal investigation…

The Fed Is Powerful… That’s The Problem Authored by Matthew Blakely via the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), Whenever the Federal Reserve releases its meeting minutes, a crowd of analysts rush to dissect…

Goldman Makes Flurry Of Downgrades Across Consumer Sector Goldman Sachs Managing Director Kate McShane issued a wave of notable rating changes across the consumer sector on Tuesday. The most eye-catching: Dollar General…

FTC Approves Merger Creating World’s Largest Media-Buying Ad Agency, Warns Against Censorship Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved advertising services giant Omnicom Group…

Russians’ view of the US has improved in recent years, but is still negative overall, new data shows A new survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) indicates that Russians’ opinions…

Bondi Says DOJ On ‘High Alert’ Over Concerns About Iranian Sleeper Cells Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Department of Justice (DOJ) is…

Illegal Immigrant Allegedly Aided By Wisconsin Judge Agrees To Plea Deal Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The illegal immigrant whom Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of…

Some ‘Predictions’ For The Latter Half Of 2025… Authored by Eric Utter via AmericanThinker.com, Back in mid-January I issued “My Predictions For The Rest Of 2025.” We are half a year in,…

The US president has been pushing to mediate a truce in the Ukraine conflict US President Donald Trump says he would like to see an agreement with Russia that would put an…

The US president has brokered a “historic” ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Congressman Buddy Carter said A US congressman has nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role…

China Reportedly On Verge Of 100 DeepSeek-Like Breakthroughs Amid Aspirations For World Domination China is preparing to launch a tsunami of domestic AI innovation, with more than 100 DeepSeek-like breakthroughs (more here)…

DoE Declares U.S. Southeast Grid Emergency To Avert “Blackouts” A massive heat dome is scorching the eastern half of the U.S., triggering widespread grid stress. The week began with emergency alerts across…

Off Ramps, On Ramps By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank Markets are in a jubilant mood as Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire to…

Silver Price Shows What Government Has Done To Our Money Authored by Douglas French via The Mises Institute, You hear about gas prices everyday. The President brags that per gallon prices have…

Harvard Wins Injunction Against Trump Admin’s Student Visa Ban Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of President Donald Trump’s…

Solid 2Y Auction Stop Through Despite Weak Foreign Demand With attention firmly on the equity meltup which has sent the S&P 1% higher and the Nasdaq looks like it will close in…

Russia’s foreign minister has condemned the economic union’s “radical transformation” into an aggressive military bloc The European Union is turning into an extension of NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. …

Kant is spinning in his grave, while Friedrich Merz is devising maxims from hell Forget the fog of war. Even in war, and sometimes especially in war, some things are exceedingly clear….

Berlin banned Compact magazine last year, accusing it of presenting a threat to the German constitutional order Germany’s highest administrative court has declared a government ban on Compact magazine to be illegal….

DOJ Accuses Biden-Appointed Judge Of ‘Unprecedented Defiance’ After Defying SCOTUS Ruling Allowing Deportations Authored by Debra Heine via AmericanGreatness.com, The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday accused an activist Biden-appointed judge of…

Goldman Weighs In On Tesla Robotaxi Launch Tesla officially launched its long-anticipated self-driving Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. A select group of early-access users—many of them FSD beta testers and Tesla…

Western leaders pressured the UN nuclear watchdog to publish an accusatory report on Tehran ahead of Israeli airstrikes, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed European leaders pressured the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…

US Oil Producers Rushed To Hedge… Just In Time Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, U.S. oil producers rapidly increased hedging activities to lock in higher prices following a surge triggered by…

“You’re Welcome”: Pennsylvania Boasts About Saving ‘Green’ Maryland From Near Power Grid Collapse Pennsylvania State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) wrote in a late Monday Facebook post that the state’s surplus electricity supplies were…

Senate GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ On The Brink As Tax Clashes, Medicaid Cuts And Parliamentarian Delays Derail Timeline Senate Republicans are in panic mode this week, frantically rewriting their so-called “big, beautiful…

The IAEA chief’s ambiguous language helped justify illegal military action Israel’s military actions against Iran have significantly destabilized the Middle East, driven by concerns over Iran’s nuclear capabilities. These events, rooted in…

Samvel Karapetyan has been arrested after siding with the Armenian Apostolic Church against the country’s leadership Armenia’s leadership has turned politics into a confrontational circus, a Russian-Armenian businessman currently detained by the…