IMF Calls For Economy-Crushing Carbon Restrictions That Dwarf COVID Lockdowns At the height of the covid lockdowns and mandates a massive portion of the global economy was shut down, leading to supply…
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Market Forecasts Are Very Bullish
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Polish farmers block border with Ukraine (VIDEO)
The largest crossing between the two nations has been blocked over tax policies and a deal between the EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur A group of Polish farmers shut…
The Home-Based Battery Storage Fantasy
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Chinese Defense Minister Rebuffs Austin’s Request For Military Talks Over Taiwan Support
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Trump Taps COVID-Contrarian, Staunch Public Health Critic Makary For FDA
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France gives Ukraine green light for long-range missile strikes
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Dozens killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan – AP
Clashes have erupted after the latest deadly attack on Shiite Muslims reportedly claimed the lives of 37 people At least 37 people were killed and 47 injured as a result of sectarian…
Expelliarmus!: HBO Delivers Blow Against The Anti-Rowling, Anti-Free Speech Movement
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RT film festival on Ukraine conflict opens in Serbia (VIDEO)
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German Lutheran Church Bans AfD Members From Committees, Calls Party ‘Anti-Human’
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New protests hit African country over election fraud claims (VIDEO)
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AI’s Insatiable Appetite For Energy Threatens Ireland’s Grid
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Former NATO Spokesperson Says Europe May Need To Spend 5% Of GDP On Defense
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Musk shows interest in purchasing MSNBC
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Great Britain Cracks Down On “Non-Crime Hate” Speech, Including Playground Taunts
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Berlin Teachers Sound Alarm Over Educational Crisis Caused By Multiculturalism
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Europe faces new gas crisis – Bloomberg
US sanctions against Gazprombank threaten to cut off the last remaining routes for Russian pipeline gas, the outlet warns Europe is on the brink of a new energy crisis, as rapidly depleting…
EU and China close to dropping electric vehicle duties – trade chief
Brussels imposed tariffs on imports of Chinese electric cars following a high-profile probe Brussels and Beijing are close to concluding a pact to eliminate EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, the…
Putin must be ‘adult in the room’ on Ukraine conflict – US progressive pundit
The Russian leader’s “restraint” is the only thing that can stop WW3 until Trump returns to the White House, Jimmy Dore has said Russian President Vladimir Putin should continue exercising “restraint” in…
EU nation slams US for undermining regional energy security
New restrictions against Russia’s Gazprombank will hit Central European states, Hungary’s foreign minister has said Washington’s latest decision to blacklist Russia’s Gazprombank is aimed at undermining energy security in the Central European…
Mobilization out of question – Kremlin
Hundreds of Russians sign military contracts every day, making another draft unnecessary, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is not considering another mobilization in the Ukraine conflict as the country continues to…
UN report on press safety ‘unacceptable’ – veteran journalist
The agency had no right to ignore the murders of Russian reporters, TASS deputy head Mikhail Gusman has said TASS Deputy Director-General Mikhail Gusman has criticized the UN for omitting the murders…
Robot Love
I grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s rather afraid of robots. I mean, they weren’t all bad—the housekeeper on The Jetsons, for example, or even the robot on the popular old…
NATO hopeful’s PM seeks restoration of cash payments from Russia
Hundreds of thousands of Moldovan citizens living in Russia cannot send bank transfers back home Chisinau is looking for ways to re-enable money transfers between Moldova and Russia while complying with Western…
Trump eyes ex-intelligence chief as special envoy for Ukraine – Reuters
Richard Grenell has argued for the creation of “autonomous zones” and insisted that Kiev should be kept out of NATO US President-elect Donald Trump is considering Richard Grenell, a veteran of his…
German foreign minister divorces – media
Annalena Baerbock and her husband Daniel Holefleisch announced their separation in a statement reported by the Bild German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her husband, Daniel Holefleisch, have announced their separation after…
The Intercept’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Advances on Claim It Removed Reporters’ Bylines
In an order on Friday, a federal court rejected OpenAI’s effort to toss a lawsuit filed by The Intercept over using its journalists’ work to train ChatGPT without permission or credit. One…
Saturday November 23rd – Open Thread
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…
Make Army Futures Command Great Again
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November 23rd – 2024 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 1405
“This was no small thing, to restore a republic after it had fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may have been…
President Trump Nominates Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor
President Trump has announced the nomination of Teamsters union favorite Lori Chavez-DeRemer for U.S. Labor Secretary. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien backed Chavez-DeRemer for the cabinet position, and the alignment with the blue-collar…
Trump Names Billionaire Scott Bessent As Treasury Secretary
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President Trump Announces Nominees for Surgeon General, FDA and CDC
Providing the baselines so the discussion can happen in the comments. President Trump announced his nominees for Surgeon General, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). More than…
Who Is Stockpiling Anti-Personnel Mines?
Who Is Stockpiling Anti-Personnel Mines? After authorizing Ukraine to use ATACMS long-range missiles on Russian territory Sunday, the outgoing Biden Administration has announced that it will be sending anti-personnel landmines to the country. As…
Flood Of Chinese Goods Into North America Earns Mexico “Backdoor” Label
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Merkel admits she didn’t believe in Ukraine’s military ambitions
The ex-chancellor did not want to supply German arms for a Ukrainian military effort she believed was futile Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has recounted her skepticism about the post-coup government in…
Building Frenzy In The South China Sea – Who Is Fortifying Islands?
Building Frenzy In The South China Sea – Who Is Fortifying Islands? Countries surrounding the South China Sea have built more than 90 military outposts in around 70 locations in the highly…
Heat Is Radiating From A Huge Mass Under The Moon
Heat Is Radiating From A Huge Mass Under The Moon Via The Mind Unleashed, The Moon, often seen as a cold and lifeless neighbor, holds secrets that continue to intrigue scientists and…
Finding Shelter From Monetary Racketeers
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Germany ‘examining’ Netanyahu arrest warrant
Berlin has a “historical responsibility” to Israel, a government spokesman insists Berlin is still determining whether to abide by its obligations to the International Criminal Court (ICC), with German officials reportedly expressing…
China triples uranium imports from Russia
Moscow previously banned the export of strategically important nuclear fuel to Washington Beijing is poised to become the largest importer of Russian nuclear fuel this year, following Moscow’s ban on enriched uranium…
President Trump Announces Scott Bessent as Nominee for Treasury Secretary
President Donald Trump has announced Scott Bessent as nominee for U.S. Treasury Secretary. The Secretary of Treasury implements tax policy, manages the nation’s debt, leads financial regulators, monitors and executes sanctions and…
Merkel blasts Ukraine and Poland over Russian gas
Other countries are still benefiting from energy trade with Moscow, the ex-chancellor said Warsaw and Kiev were both content with Berlin’s imports of Russian natural gas as long as they continued to…
Pennsylvania County Official Apologizes For Controversial Comments On Ballot-Counting
Pennsylvania County Official Apologizes For Controversial Comments On Ballot-Counting Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The commissioner of a Pennsylvania county at the center of a weeks-long ballot-counting…
These Are The World’s 10 Most Powerful Supercomputers
These Are The World’s 10 Most Powerful Supercomputers According to the latest supercomputer ranking from TOP500, El Capitan is the world’s most powerful system, capable of achieving 1,742 petaflops. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus…
President Trump Nominates Russ Vought for Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
President Trump has announced the official nomination of Russ Vought for the position of OMB Director. Russ Vought ran the Office of Management and Budgets under President Trump in the first administration,…
Truth Social in Acquisition Negotiations with Crypto Firm Baakt
Just dropping some background information to help people make sense of things in the nomination world of businessman and President-Elect Donald Trump. FINANCIAL TIMES – […] Trump Media and Technology Group, which…
What Ceasefire? ‘Heavy Clashes’ In South Lebanon As Beirut Buildings Leveled
What Ceasefire? ‘Heavy Clashes’ In South Lebanon As Beirut Buildings Leveled Despite all the recent talk of a potential ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel in the works, regional reports say that some…
Things That Are Over…
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Matt Gaetz Says He Isn’t Coming Back to Congress
It looks like Matt Gaetz is done with DC politics. [Video Below] During an interview today, Mr Gaetz has big praise for Pam Bondi and says he will remain outside government trying…
US Declares Opposition Leader Who Lives In Spain As Venezuela’s President-Elect
US Declares Opposition Leader Who Lives In Spain As Venezuela’s President-Elect Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared on X that Edmundo González won the Venezuela presidential…
Will Trump’s “Secret JFK Files” point the finger at Israel?
It’s November 22nd, which means we’re in the midst of the 24 hours per year the mainstream media talks about JFK. Except we’re not. Every year for as long as I can…
UK signals it would arrest Netanyahu
London has said it would comply with the ICC war crimes warrant for the Israeli leader Britain would most likely honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
RFK Jr.’s Plans For Reshaping HHS Draw Strong Reactions
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Colorado To Pay $1.5 Million To Christian Web Designer After Losing Supreme Court Case
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Matt Gaetz Says He’s Not Returning To Congress Next Year
Matt Gaetz Says He’s Not Returning To Congress Next Year Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz on Friday responded to speculation that he…
Germany ‘regrets’ Kiev’s decision on US-supplied landmines
The White House will send anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine, multiple news outlets reported this week The German Foreign Ministry has expressed disapproval of Ukraine’s decision to use anti-personnel landmines in its conflict…
READ former US Army officer’s report on Ukraine’s war crimes
RT is publishing Scott Bennett’s testimony posthumously American political commentator Scott Bennett died before he had a chance to present his report on Ukraine’s misuse of Western military aid to commit crimes…
Money-Market Fund Assets Tumble Most In 5 Months After Trump Win; Loan Volumes Surge
Money-Market Fund Assets Tumble Most In 5 Months After Trump Win; Loan Volumes Surge Money market funds saw the largest net outflow since June last week (-$22.2BN) as stocks soared after Trump’s…
What we know about Russia’s new Oreshnik missile
RT breaks down everything known about the new medium-range hypersonic weapon Russia’s newly unveiled Oreshnik missile has quickly become the focus of major international attention. Announced by President Vladimir Putin on Thursday,…
In The Weeds Of The Swamp
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McDonald’s Revamps Meal Deal As QSRs Fight Over Cash-Strapped Consumers
McDonald’s Revamps Meal Deal As QSRs Fight Over Cash-Strapped Consumers About six months ago, McDonald’s launched a meal deal targeting working-class and middle-class customers who could no longer afford soaring Big Mac…
MIT To Waive Tuition For New, Eligible Students
MIT To Waive Tuition For New, Eligible Students Authored by Mary Man via The Epoch Times, A Cambridge-based university has made a big decision to provide tuition-free education to approximately 80 percent…
Notre Dame Apologizes After Telling Hockey Fans Not To Wear Green, Shamrocks, ‘Fighting Irish’
Notre Dame Apologizes After Telling Hockey Fans Not To Wear Green, Shamrocks, ‘Fighting Irish’ Authored by Jennifer Kabbany via The College Fix, Leaders of the University of Notre Dame’s hockey team have…
Egg Prices Surge Again As Grocers Face Shortages Amid Bird Flu Outbreak
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Big Ag Breathes a Sigh of Relief
Big Agriculture and Big Pharma were both preparing for a serious battle over food, chemicals, drugs and various health matters they control, with RFK Jr appointed to lead Health and Human Services…
Conor McGregor loses sexual assault case
A jury in Ireland has found the UFC star liable for assaulting a woman in a Dublin hotel room in 2018 An Irish woman who accused mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor…
RT commentator Scott Bennett dies at 46
The former US army psychological warfare officer and political analyst had pancreatic cancer American political commentator Scott Bennett has died of pancreatic cancer at age 46, his friends and family said on…
Pronoun-Wielding Jaguar Boss Goes On Damage Control After Cringeworthy Woke Ad
Pronoun-Wielding Jaguar Boss Goes On Damage Control After Cringeworthy Woke Ad Jaguar Managing Director Rawdon Glover is on damage control to end the week, appearing in an interview with the Financial Times after…
Russia Provided Missiles, Oil To North Korea In Exchange For Troops: Seoul
Russia Provided Missiles, Oil To North Korea In Exchange For Troops: Seoul South Korea has said that in return for sending thousands of troops to assist Russia in fighting Ukraine, North Korea…
Death Certificates Reveal FBI ‘Revised’ Murder Stats Still Bogus
Death Certificates Reveal FBI ‘Revised’ Murder Stats Still Bogus Authored by James D. Agresti via Grabien News, Overview As the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Statistics explains, “The United States uses two national…
Trump gets good news from New York court
Sentencing in the incoming US president’s “hush money” case has been delayed indefinitely A New York judge has delayed indefinitely the sentencing of US President-elect Donald Trump, allowing his lawyers to file…
It’s All Bananas
It’s All Bananas By Teeuwe Mevissen, senior macro strategist at Rabobank Did we leave behind the cost of living crisis? Obviously this depends on one’ s financial situation but for some money…
German multinational to axe thousands of jobs – media
Bosch plans to reduce its global workforce by 5,500 positions due to weak EV demand German auto parts supplier Robert Bosch has announced plans to trim its global workforce by 5,500 jobs…
Trump Advisor Dan Scavino Says President Trump Never Considered Mike Rogers for FBI Director
Dan Scavino Jr is as close a confidant as you can get to President Trump, without being a member of the family. According to a recent Tweet sent by Scavino, President Trump…
World ‘very close to point of no return’ – Scott Ritter
Russia’s new Oreshnik missile is a “qualitative advancement” showing that Moscow is ready to “mirror” any Western escalation, the former UN weapons inspector has said Russia’s strike on a Ukrainian defense industrial…
Rep. Summer Lee on the Fight of Our Lives
As the clock winds down on the Biden presidency, Democrats have a limited window to act. Come January 20, Republicans will control the executive branch and both houses of Congress. On this…
Pam Bondi, Trump’s New AG Pick, Lobbied for Private Prisons and Amazon
The nation’s largest private prison company, the GEO Group, has seen its stock soar in the weeks since Donald Trump’s election in anticipation of new contracts linked to mass deportation. Trump’s new…
New Year fair opens at ‘Russia’ National Center
Visitors can dive into a world of holiday magic with unique decorations and festive treats The holiday season is officially underway at the National Center ‘Russia’ in Moscow, where guests are invited…
Russian children returned from Syria
A group of minors have been brought home from a refugee camp, Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova has said A group of 26 Russian children has been returned home from Syria to be…
Putin announces mass production of Oreshniks
The Russian president’s announcement follows a first combat use of the new hypersonic weapon in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Friday the decision to begin serial production of the new…
Germany Admits It’s Unlikely To Arrest Netanyahu On ICC Warrant
Germany Admits It’s Unlikely To Arrest Netanyahu On ICC Warrant In the wake of Thursday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to issue formal arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense…
Poll reveals Putin’s support in Russia
Nearly four out of five Russians trust the president to do the right thing, according to VTSIOM More than 75% of Russians approve of President Vladimir Putin’s policies, according to the latest…
Africa is reclaiming its unique path of evolution
The nations of the continent are rejecting Western dominance and finding their place in the multipolar world order Africa is emerging as a key player in the shifting global order, rejecting Western…
Texas’ Gold-Backed Coin Aims To Help Bitcoin Adoption, Lawmaker Says
Texas’ Gold-Backed Coin Aims To Help Bitcoin Adoption, Lawmaker Says Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, A Texas lawmaker believes the state’s proposed gold-backed digital currency could play a key role in…
Russia has plenty of Oreshniks – Putin
The new missile’s demonstration was a success, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Ministry of Defense and the military industry on developing and deploying the new Oreshnik…
“Trumpflation” Risks Likely Overstated
“Trumpflation” Risks Likely Overstated Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, With the re-election of President Donald Trump, the worries about tariffs and pro-business policies sparked concerns of “Trumpflation.” Inflation has been a top…
UMich Inflation Expectations Jump To 16-Year-High, Democrats’ Confidence Crushed
UMich Inflation Expectations Jump To 16-Year-High, Democrats’ Confidence Crushed Longer-term inflation jumped to their highest since June 2008, according to the latest UMich Sentiment survey, while short-term inflation expectations dropped to four…
EU state’s leader to invite Netanyahu despite ICC warrant
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has assured his Israeli counterpart that he would not be arrested if he visits Budapest Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has invited his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu…
Trump ‘Hope’ Sends US Services PMI Soaring To 32-Month High
Trump ‘Hope’ Sends US Services PMI Soaring To 32-Month High Following this morning’s shitshow in Europe, US preliminary PMIs for November were expected to inch higher (supported by the surge in positive…
US making new attempt to block Russian gas exports to EU – Kremlin
Washington has sanctioned the country’s primary bank for energy-related transactions The latest round of US sanctions against Russian financial institutions, which specifically target Gazprombank, is an attempt to block Russia’s gas supplies…
Actor’s ‘fake’ hate crime conviction overturned
Jussie Smollett was found guilty in 2021 of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself The supreme court in the US state of Illinois has overturned the conviction of actor Jussie…
Australia introduces bill to ban children from social media
The legislation includes financial penalties for platforms that don’t comply The Australian government has introduced a bill that aims to ban children under 16 from accessing social media and proposes fines for…
Ukrainians have stolen up to half of US aid – ex-Polish deputy minister
Kiev laundered money for the Democrats, taking a cut of what was left over, Piotr Kulpa has claimed Ukraine did not receive as much foreign aid as claimed by the administration of…
Kremlin outlines Putin’s message to West
The Russian president has warned Kiev’s backers that their “reckless” support won’t go unanswered, spokesman Dmitry Peskov says A public address by Russian President Vladimir Putin after Moscow deployed a new hypersonic…
Russia is Europe – Christian leader
The country is attacked despite being part of European culture, Patriarch Kirill has said The US and its allies ganged up against Russia for taking its own path and refusing to give…
Latest US sanctions will hit EU – energy expert
Washington has introduced penalties against the SWIFT-linked Gazprombank, which handles energy-related transactions The newly imposed US sanctions against Russia’s Gazprombank are expected to send energy costs surging in parts of Europe, Finam…
US senator threatens invasion of Netherlands
Tom Cotton has invoked the ‘Hague Invasion Act’ in an effort to intimidate the International Criminal Court US Senator Tom Cotton has lashed out at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its…