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Peter Schiff: Traders Are “Selling America” Via SchiffGold.com, During his latest podcast, Peter dissects another rough stretch for American financial markets, spotlighting mounting selloffs across sectors and another breakout moment for gold. He breaks…

Ukraine has sent its proposal to Russia ahead of peace talks Ukraine’s memorandum ahead of the next round of direct negotiations with Russia calls for an internationally observed ceasefire, the New York…

An EU official has reportedly claimed that Trump wants a reset with Russia more than peace in Ukraine EU officials are reportedly concerned that US President Donald Trump is reluctant to pressure…

Why California Gas Prices Are the Highest In America Authored by Vance Ginn via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), California leads the nation in more ways than one—taxes, regulations, and, once…

“Neocons Acting As Vanguard For Israel” To Push War With Iran: ZH Debate Recap As Netanyahu threatens to upend U.S. talks with Iran by launching a unilateral strike himself — it’s unclear…

Democrats Pledge Impeachments And Prosecutions When They Return To Power Authored by Jonathan Turley, Various Democrats are promising to investigate and impeach President Donald Trump if they retake the House next year. At the same time,…

Trump’s Plan B For Trade Takes Center Stage As Section 899 Gains Media Traction To close out the week, corporate media is finally catching up to a theme we flagged for readers on…

Martina Bednarova has been given a suspended jail term in the Czech Republic for calling Moscow’s military action “justified” A Czech court has handed a former teacher a seven-month suspended sentence for…

HHS Urges Medical Providers, States To Immediately Revise Gender Dysphoria Care Practices Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is telling…

Local fear that an $11bn redevelopment project in Mumbai could leave out thousands of people A plan to transform Dharavi, known globally as one of the largest slums in South Asia, is…

Supreme Court Lets Trump Strip 500,000 Migrants Of Legal Status The Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration – allowing them to revoke temporary legal status granted to over 500,000…

UMich Survey Shows Improvement Despite TDS Still Among Democrat Respondents Two weeks after the preliminary UMichigan survey found that “Women, Democrats, & Low-Income Americans Are Out Of Their TDS-Addled Minds“, and one…

The foreign minister has suggested reviving cooperation amid an easing of tensions between New Delhi and Beijing Moscow is interested in restarting cooperation within the Russia, India, and China (RIC) format as…

Biden May Be Called To Testify On Cover-Up Of His Own Cognitive Decline: Comer Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Joe Biden’s wife and son, and even Sleepy Joe himself, may be…

Berlin’s approval of Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia could result in Moscow removing its own constraints, Sergey Shoigu has said Moscow has the means to respond to Berlin’s decision to lift the…

Ray Dalio Is Predicting A Financial Crisis… Again Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Ray Dalio, the former head of Bridgewater Associates, is back in the media, trying to stay relevant by…

Instead of high-quality education, these institutions are fostering a global neo-feudal system reminiscent of the British Raj In a move that has ignited a global uproar, US President Donald Trump banned international…

DHS Releases List Of ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions That Could Lose Federal Funding Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on May 29 released a list of…

Investors “Spooked” After Gap Tariff Warning Gap Inc. shares plunged in premarket trading after the retailer warned in its earnings release of a potential $300 million hit from tariffs. The retailer sources much of…

Returned soldiers have alleged sadistic abuse while in Ukrainian custody Ukraine has established a dehumanizing system of torture targeting captured Russian military personnel, a human rights advocate has claimed. Maksim Grigoriev, who…

The Slovak PM has warned Brussels against a push to limit national vetoes, citing a threat to democracy The EU’s reported plan to scrap member states’ veto power would spell the end…

The Russian president however first expects to see results from direct negotiations between delegations, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to holding high-level direct talks with Kiev…

Futures Drop As Trade Pessimism Returns US equity futures are in the red but well off session lows, with tech leading and small caps lagging. As of 8:00am S&P futures are down…

The platform must reinstate blocked Russian media, pay fines and set up a legal entity in the country, Anton Nemkin has said YouTube can only resume full operations in Russia if it…

Despite Tariff-flation Fearmongering, Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Tumbles To Four-Year Low The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator – Core PCE – fell once again in April to its lowest since April 2021 at…

Stocks Tumble On Trump China Trade Talks Comments Following earlier comments by TsySec Bessent that trade talks with China had “stalled”, President Trump took to social media to explain his position: Two…

New Delhi has urged Islamabad to “hand over” terrorists and vacate the “occupied” part of Kashmir India has reiterated that “terrorism and dialogue cannot go together” in response to Pakistani Prime Minister…

Barrick has said its employees remain in detention in Mali, and exports from its mine have been blocked for months Canadian company Barrick Mining has appealed to the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal…

Companies in the US, Europe and Japan have reported lost sales and higher costs due to the “erratic” nature of the tariffs Multi-national companies have suffered $34 billion in losses due to…

A caller posing as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has reportedly asked for money from US elites US authorities are investigating an individual who has allegedly been impersonating White House…

Physics Meets Finance: Theoretical Consequences Of Man-Made Gold Authored by Peter Earle via TheDailyEconomy.org, In a remarkable feat of modern physics, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have managed to recreate one…

Vance Says Bitcoin Reserve A US Strategic Advantage Over China Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, Vice President JD Vance said that China’s aversion to decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin was…

The former chancellor says closed borders could “destroy Europe” – meanwhile, it’s the locals’ way of life that’s getting destroyed The former chancellor is back in the news, lecturing her fellow citizens…

Nuclear Making A Comeback In US, Europe Authored by Andrew Topf via OilPrice.com, A resurgence in nuclear energy is now underway, fueled by rising energy security concerns, climate goals, and soaring uranium…

Visualizing India’s Growing Economy Comments made by CEO BVR Subrahmanyam of the Indian government think tank NITI Aayog about the size of the Indian economy have made headlines in the country’s media. On Saturday,…

Promoting lies about Russia is becoming more difficult due to Kiev’s clear choice in favor of war, Russia’s UN envoy has said Ukraine is trying to trick US President Donald Trump, who…

Nathan Laatsch allegedly tried to pass classified data to a foreign government, citing disagreement with the US president’s policies An IT specialist at the US Defense Intelligence Agency has been arrested for…

UBS Identifies Start Of Trump-Era Construction Boom In AI, Grid; Goldman Sees Upside In Used Machinery Prices U.S. non-residential construction is expected to soften through the second half of 2025, but UBS analysts project a meaningful…

Official figures highlight declining French agricultural shipments to the continent amid rising competition Russian grain shipments to Africa have surged in the current agricultural season, with exports to North Africa up 10%,…

Keith Kellogg insists Ukraine’s bid to join the bloc is off the table Russia’s concerns about NATO expanding to its doorstep are “fair,” US presidential envoy Keith Kellogg said Thursday in an…

The Nation Hitler Feared To Invade Authored by Felix Abt via VoiceFromRussia.ch, Why Hitler Never Invaded Switzerland: The Power of Armed Neutrality Switzerland’s survival during World War II was no accident—it was…

Period Pains – Where The Tampon Tax Is Highest And Lowest In Europe Around the world, women pay high tax rates on period supplies like pads and tampons. As Statista’s Valentine Fourreau reports, these…

The Russian Culture Ministry has signed a contract to restore the mausoleum due to structural issues and aging materials Russia’s Ministry of Culture has signed a contract to restore Lenin’s Mausoleum on…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will be holding a press briefing today at 1:00pm ET. There is a lot of news and controversy swirling the white house as the financial system…

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino appears on Fox and Friends morning show to outline some of the historical events under a re-review. Triggering the sympathy nerve, Mr Bongino repeatedly notes that work…

Like I said last night, the Trump team followed their legal due diligence in several aspects of the tariff/trade deficit reset strategy, and it did not appear the New York trade court…

Shortly before the federal appeals court decision to stay the lower court intervention, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appeared on Fox Business with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the frustrating trade court…

Pushed far enough, decisions are reached. [VIA TRUTH SOCIAL] “The U.S. Court of International Trade incredibly ruled against the United States of America on desperately needed Tariffs but, fortunately, the full 11…

The current Canadian Prime Minister is genuinely a walking meme of a Canadian Prime Minister parody. During his remarks to parliament today, Prime Minister Carney waxed gleefully about the U.S. federal trade…

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…

The President of the United States, representing the executive branch, takes aggressive emergency action on tariffs and trade to protect American fiscal sovereignty and solvency.  Both chambers of the U.S. congress, the…

An Attempt To Reset Science Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, An executive order on science slipped through last week with almost no comment from the media. Its central concern…

Peter Thiel’s Visions Of Apocalypse: Is AI The Antichrist? Authored by Jacob Howland via UnHerd.com,. Peter Thiel is a big thinker, and these days he’s been thinking about Doomsday. In a series…

“Punished For Living Debt Free”: Canadian Man’s Credit Score Wiped By Equifax After He Avoids New Debt David Tregear, a Victoria man, saw his Equifax credit score unexpectedly drop to zero, leaving…

The trade bloc of five post-Soviet states is built on mutual respect, a Russian deputy foreign minister has said Fair and equitable treatment of all members is the cornerstone of the Eurasian…

Health Secretary Says Government Plans To Launch New Medical Journals Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal government scientists will likely be told to stop publishing in medical…

Negotiations over tariffs are progressing more slowly than expected, Scott Bessent says The trade negotiations between the US and China have “stalled” and may require intervention by the countries’ leaders, US Treasury…

Liberals Embrace Islamic Extremism In Canada Authored by William Barclay via RealClearPolitics, When FBI director Kash Patel condemned Canada allowing Islamic terrorists to gain a foothold in North America, Canadian politicians and…

China Drowning In Soaring Coal Inventories Amid Sinking Power Demand, Crashing Coal Price China’s overarching central planning model, meant to keep the economy from keeling over, has become so tangled up it…

Israeli Foreign Minister Says Arms Embargoes Will Lead To ‘Second Holocaust’ & End Of Israel Via Middle East Eye Israel’s foreign minister has said that an arms embargo on his country would…

Libya At Risk Of Declaring Force Majeure On Oil Production After Militia Attacks Libya’s eastern government has warned of potential disruptions to oil production and exports following an attack by a Tripoli-based militia on…

Peak Escalation Authored by Tuomas Malinen via Substack, I have to say that I am rather glad that our first estimates on the timing of Peak Escalation missed their mark (in the ‘probability-mass’ sense)….

The weapons manufacturers are undermining Belgrade’s neutrality stance, the SVR said The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has accused Serbian defense companies of using false documentation and third parties to covertly ship…

California Grid Operator Increasingly Curtailing Solar And Wind-Powered Electricity Generation The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasingly curtailing solar- and wind-powered electricity generation…

Democrats And Their DEI Albatrosses Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, A few Democrat officeholders, activists, and pundits are finally coming to their senses that their brand is toxic to…

16 States File Lawsuit Against National Science Foundation For Ending DEI Support Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Sixteen states are suing the National Science Foundation (NSF) over…

How Lies And Hubris Caused An Awakening Authored by Pat Fidopastis via The Brownstone Institute, In March 2020, the phrase “Fifteen days to slow the spread” was transmitting faster than SARS-CoV-2. At the time,…

A federal appeals court has suspended an earlier ruling by the trade court A US federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, halting a trade court ruling that…

Critics warn that vulnerable people may feel pressured to end their lives France’s lower house of parliament has approved a controversial bill to legalize assisted dying for adults with terminal illnesses, amid…

Senator Chuck Grassley Declassifies FBI Files On Nellie Ohr, Including Lies Told To Congress Via the Conservative Treehouse, Eight years ago, I created a simple graphic to help readers and researchers understand…

On the 85th anniversary of Joseph Brodsky’s birth, we revisit the exiled Nobel laureate who never stopped writing in Russian A Russian Jew who found spiritual kinship in Christianity and made it…

New US-Proposed Gaza Ceasefire Deal Revealed Amid Conflicting Reports There are reports in Saudi media saying that a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is imminent, and that the White House…

Watch: American Contractors Throw Stun Grenades At Gazans Outside Aid Site The United States government has distanced itself from Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) operations, after the aid group’s initial attempts to distribute food…

“Grading For Equity”: San Fran Public Schools Trigger Outcry With Plan To Lower Standards For Students Authored by Jonathan Turley, The Voice of San Francisco is reporting that San Francisco Board of Education Superintendent…

California’s High Costs, Low Incentives Are Scaring Away Film & TV Producers, Report Says Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Low incentives and complicated state regulations, combined with high housing…

Defense Secretary John Healey has said London will increase hacking operations as part of a new military command London will significantly step up offensive cyber operations against Russia and China, UK Defense…

Rabobank: Trump’s 90-Day Tariff Pause Is Not A Peace But A Ceasefire To Rearm By Jane Foley, head of FX strategy at Rabobank On Whose Authority If the on/off nature of President…

WTI ‘Off The Lows’ After Across-The-Board Inventory Draws, Diesel Stocks Lowest In 20 Years Oil prices are dumping this morning, after overnight gains following API’s reported big crude draw as soft US economic…

As Merz Teases Taurus Missiles For Ukraine, Russian Sources Warn Berlin Could Become Direct Target “Of course, it is within the realms of possibility,” the new German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, told TV channel…

Ukraine cannot operate the long-range missile without German assistance, a top lawmaker has said Russia could authorize strikes inside Germany if Ukraine receives and attacks it with German Taurus cruise missiles, a…

For First Time Since 2019, Trump Invites Powell To White House To Discuss Economy The day after we posted this on X:  Dear @federalreserve does this mean emergency 50 bps rate cut…

Saifedean Ammous: “Nothing Stops This Train” – Tether, Bitcoin, & The Endgame For The Dollar Authored by Jenna Montgomery via BitcoinMagazine.com, At Bitcoin 2025, economist and author Saifedean Ammous laid out a…

The delegation, led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, will be the same as during the opening session, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Moscow’s negotiation team will not undergo any changes…

Rickards On Gold Leasing: Is It All There? Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, Our friend and colleague Jim Rickards has the energy and drive of a 20-year old. I try to…

Stellar 7Y Auction Sees Highest Stop Through Since 2022, Record Low Dealers It’s only fitting that a week of impressive coupon auctions would conclude with what was the strongest 7Y auction in…

Labour wants to redirect pension investment into the British economy amid waning political support and global tensions The UK has unveiled a sweeping and controversial plan to force pension funds to invest…

The undocumented Mexican man threatened to shoot the US president, according to the US Department of Homeland Security US immigration authorities have arrested a Mexican man who allegedly threatened to shoot President…

Judges have ruled the US president overstepped his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency powers law The US Court of International Trade has ruled that President Donald Trump…

Kiev’s demands for early access to a Russian draft memorandum are “unconstructive,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Ukraine’s demands that Russia “immediately” delivers its draft roadmap for ceasefire talks are undermining diplomatic…

Hamas has also reportedly received a roadmap prepared by US special envoy Steve Witkoff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled his readiness to accept the latest ceasefire proposal put forward by…

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…

White House On Tariffs: “Nothing’s Really Changed” The White House on Thursday downplayed the implications of a court ruling that blocked some of President Trump’s tariff measures, and suggested they will win…

DOJ Investigating Whether California’s Law Letting Males Join Girls’ Sports Violates Title IX Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil rights investigation…

Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Suspending Biden-Era Migrant Parole Programs Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to resume processing…

The Russian currency’s rally has been fueled by rising oil prices and optimism regarding the Ukraine peace talks, analysts say The Russian ruble soared to a two-year high against the US dollar…

US Pending Home Sales Plunge Most In 30 Months, Back Near Record Lows US Pending Home Sales plunged 6.3% MoM in April – far more than the 1.0% MoM decline expected (below…

Are We Going To War With Iran? Q: “On Iran, did you warn Prime Minister Netanyahu against taking some sort of actions that could disrupt the talks there in a phone call…

Up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs may be lost in the next five years, according to Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Artificial intelligence could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within the…