Don’t Travel To ‘Lawless’ Germany, Russia Tells Citizens Russia has taken the very rare step of warning its citizens from traveling to leading EU member Germany, describing that Russians have increasingly been targeted for persecution and harassment based on ethno-nationalism.  On Thursday Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova cited recent repeat instances of “unjustified harassment” by German state authorities, under the […]

Turkey Makes Another $9 Billion Bet On Russian Nuclear Power Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, Turkey just took another very large, very deliberate step deeper into Russia’s energy orbit — and this time it comes with a $9 billion price tag. Ankara says that Russia has provided $9 billion in new financing for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, Turkey’s first-ever nuclear facility, which is being built by Russia’s […]

“Common Sense” Is Back: UK Finally Scraps Non-Crime Hate Incident Laws Nationwide Police chiefs will reportedly seek to scrap non-crime hate incidents in plans they will present to the Home Secretary next month. The Telegraph reports that police leaders have decided that NCHIs are no longer “fit for purpose” after warnings that recording them undermines freedom of speech and diverts officers away from fighting crime. […]

Stockman: The Real Story Behind The Russia–Ukraine War… And What Happens Next Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, Notwithstanding the historic fluidity of borders, there is no case whatsoever that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was “unprovoked” and unrelated to NATO’s own transparent provocations in the region. The details are arrayed below, but the larger issue needs be addressed […]

9 Signs That Leaders All Over The Globe Have Come Down With A Really Bad Case Of “War Fever” Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, How close can we get to the edge without falling over?  The largest military conflict in Europe since World War II is poised to go to the next level in 2026, war could erupt again in the Middle East at any moment, the U.S. is on the verge of starting a new war in Venezuela, […]

Eight Killed, Many Wounded, After Sunni Jihadists Bomb Alawite Mosque In Central Syria There’s been yet another tragic attack targeting Syria’s religious minorities by fanatical jihadists which are allied with the Syrian government of President Ahmed Sharaa. “A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others,” authorities said, the Associated Press […]

The Real War Of The Century: Artificial Intelligence Authored by Joaquim Couto via The Brownstone Institute, There was a time when debates about determinism and free will belonged to philosophy departments and late-night dorm room conversations. They were enjoyable precisely because they seemed harmless. Whatever the answer, life went on. Courts judged, doctors decided, teachers taught, and politicians were still—at least […]

Chinese Military Simulates Caribbean War Scenario Amid Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy President Trump’s Western Hemisphere defense posture, including expanded gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean targeting Venezuela and, by extension, Cuba, is disrupting Venezuela-to-Asia oil flows, a U.S. foreign policy move that has angered Beijing. This friction was indirectly signaled by Chinese state media on Friday, which aired a segment featuring […]

How To Structure Your Estate So Your Heirs Avoid A Financial Headache Authored by Javier Simon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), When you leave this earth, you want to make sure your loved ones are taken care of and that you leave behind a cherished legacy. But without a plan, you can leave your family with some serious headaches. That’s why it’s important to take some steps today to make sure this doesn’t happen. Let’s […]

ADL Goes Ballistic After Megyn Kelly Says Bari Weiss, Ben Shapiro Are ‘Making Antisemites’ The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is furious with journalist Megyn Kelly after she accused prominent Jews in the media – Ben Shapiro and Bari Weiss – of “making antisemites” through their attempts to censor criticism of Israel.” (If you don’t care about any of these people, feel free to stop reading here… fair warning)  To bring you up […]

The Stoic’s Guide To Life: Ancient Wisdom For Modern Struggles Authored by Duncan Burch via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher who flourished during the early second century, said the chief task in life is to separate what is within one’s control from what is not. A man sits on the edge of Areopagus hill opposite the ancient Acropolis hill in Athens on November 21, 2025. Aggelos NAKKAS/AFP via […]

Chinese Cargo Ship Converted Into Concealable Missile Destroyer Concealing missile and rocket artillery launchers, as well as loitering munition swarms, within civilian-style transport platforms such as container ships and commercial trucks is a long-established and well-documented tactic in asymmetric warfare. Over the years, we have observed a wide range of these concealable missile systems: Watch: Hellfire Missile Launcher […]

Washington’s National Security Strategy Sends Mixed Signals To India Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The worsening of Indo-US ties under Trump 2.0 has been one of the most unexpected foreign policy outcomes of his second presidency thus far, which this analysis here argues is due to him wanting to punish India for refusing to subordinate itself to the US. Pakistani-US ties have inversely strengthened despite being […]

Federal Judge Rules California Can’t Hide Child Gender Swaps From Parents A federal judge on Monday issued a permanent injunction – ruling that California can’t prevent parents from learning when their children switch genders.  The U.S. flag and a judge’s gavel, in this illustration taken on Aug. 6, 2024. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration US District Court Roger T. Benitez (Bush) entered the injunction barring officials from […]

The New Battle For The Americas: Why The Western Hemisphere Is Becoming A Global Flashpoint Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, Below is a geopolitical map of the Western Hemisphere as I see it today. The principal geopolitical foes of the US in the Western Hemisphere—Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua—are firmly in the China and Russia camp. Other countries can shift depending on the outcome of recent […]

Ultraprocessed Food Makers Respond To MAHA Amid Record Lobbying Effort For much of the past year, America’s largest food manufacturers haven’t been able to rebut Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s repeated claims that ultraprocessed foods are making Americans sick – something most Americans believe.  So instead of even trying to pretend their products are even the slightest bit healthy, the industry appears to have settled on a […]

“This Is The Finale Of The Great Financial Reset”; ‘Dr.Gold’ Warns They’re Gobbling Up All The Physical Supply Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter (aka Mr. Gold) has been sounding the alarm of the profound risk in the financial system.   At the beginning of December, Mr. Gold warned about the record setting silver prices and said, “It’s pretty clear and pretty […]

The Apocalyptic Shortage That Never Happened: Democrats’ Tariff Doomsday Narrative Imploded   Remember earlier this year when President Trump was locked in a tit-for-tat trade war with China? Then, a broad coalition of Democrats, corporate media outlets, mainstream economists, and left-leaning think tanks warned that higher tariffs would spark pandemic-era supply-chain chaos and trigger price spikes for consumers. Two quarters […]

No Fat Ladies Heard Singing… Yet! Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “We were so busy saving democracy that we forgot to tally. . . ” – Joe Rogan on the 2020 election While you were busy decking the halls with boughs of holly, chomping spiced nuts and cheese straws, and quaffing the eggnog this Christmas, 2025, the USA was still suffering indigestion from the Nov 3, 2020 election, repeatedly throwing up in its mouth as […]

Blackstone’s LivCor Settles DOJ’s Alleged Rental Price-Fixing Claims Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, LivCor, one of the largest landlords in the United States, has entered into a proposed consent decree with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve price manipulation claims made by the department, the DOJ said in a Dec. 23 statement. On Jan. 7, the DOJ announced it was suing tech company RealPage and six […]

“New Phase Of An Old Conflict”: Nigeria Open To More Joint U.S. Strikes On Terrorists Update (1518ET): Hours after the U.S. Christmas Day strikes on ISIS-linked targets in Nigeria, Nigerian officials signaled openness to continued American military involvement to counter what President Trump called “terrorist scum.” The new campaign follows attacks in which radical Islamists had killed Christians. “I believe this is an ongoing […]

“You Know Who I Am, Right?” Viral Video Shows Entitled Democrat Taunt Cops, Play Victim During DUI Stop Authored by Jonathan Turley, What is the next worst thing to being arrested for DUI just before Christmas with a viral video of you berating an officer? Being confused with that person by irate citizens because you share the same name, Maria Bucci. It is particularly unwelcome when you are a substance abuse counselor. On […]

Comer: The ‘Walls Are Caving In’ On Tim Walz House Oversight Chairman James Comer declared this week, “The walls are caving in on Tim Walz,” as a federal probe into Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scandal intensifies. Whistleblowers, mayors, and lawmakers now enter the fray, spotlighting waste in social programs that hammer everyday residents.  The fraud Comer described reaches far beyond accounting errors. Minnesota taxpayers […]

Mortgage Rates Dip To 3-Year-Lows As Home-Sellers Outnumber Buyers Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The weekly mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 6.18 percent for the week ending Dec. 24 as the housing market continues to lean in favor of buyers. The 6.18 percent rate is the lowest level since 2022 and a slight decline from 6.21 percent the previous week, according to Freddie Mac data. The […]

NATO Countries Scare Their Populations On Christmas With Hyped ‘Russian Nuclear Bombers’ Flight On Western Christmas, December 25, Russian nuclear-capable bombers conducted a “scheduled” flight over waters in the Arctic region, specifically in neutral waters of the Norwegian and Barents Seas. This prompted “fighter jets of foreign countries” to escort them and mirror them from afar, Russia’s defense ministry has confirmed. While […]