Land Of Confusion: The Great Reset In Motion Authored by Colin Todhunter via Off-Guardian.org, The global disruptions we have seen in recent years are frequently presented as a chaotic sequence of events: a ‘pandemic’, inflation, energy shortages and war. Little wonder that most people are confused. However, a structural analysis reveals a more deliberate controlled demolition of the 20th-century social contract. We are […]

“Clean Up Your Act”: Nearly 100 Minnesota Mayors Speak Out Against ‘Fraud, Unchecked Spending’ Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Almost 100 Minnesota mayors banded together to tell Gov. Tim Walz and state lawmakers that they object to citizens suffering from higher taxes and reduced services—problems they blame on state spending and rampant government program fraud. The Minnesota capitol building in […]

Intel Slides After Nvidia Halts Tests Of 18A Tech, White House Signals Chip Giant Not “Too Strategic To Fail” After President Donald Trump publicly attacked Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan in August, writing, “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Intel rushed to arrange a White House meeting that became a turning point for the struggling chipmaker which was on the verge of failure, Reuters wrote in a new […]

Federal Judge Bars Trump Admin’s Funding Cuts To Sanctuary States Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to divert Homeland Security funding from states that fail to assist with certain federal immigration efforts. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 13, 2025. Justin Hamel/AFP via […]

Strong 7Y Treasury Sale Sends Yields To Session Low In Final 2025 Auction After two poor, disappointing coupon auctions earlier this week, when global yields were surging thanks to the circus that is Japan, we have come to the final note auction of the year, and yes… this one was not quite as bad.  The sale of $44BN in 7Y notes priced at a high yield of 3.930%, up from 3.781% in November and the highest since July. That said, […]

Federal Judge Upholds New York’s Driver’s Licenses For Illegals Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration’s challenge to New York’s Green Light Law, upholding the state’s issuance of driver’s licenses to individuals without requiring proof of legal U.S. residency. People line up at the New York State DMV in New York City on April 28, 2025. […]

Holding Pattern: Coast Guard Awaits Special Forces Unit To Execute Venezuela-Linked Tanker Seizure Update (1120ET): U.S. Coast Guard forces remain in a holding pattern this week, awaiting the arrival of specialized teams to assist in the interdiction and seizure of the Venezuela-linked oil tanker Bella 1. Reuters reports that the Coast Guard is awaiting one of two specialist units, known as Maritime Security Response Teams […]

Tennessee Judge Postpones Abrego Garcia Trial Amid Claims Of Vindictive Prosecution Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, A federal judge in Tennessee overseeing the criminal case involving El Salvador national and long-time Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia has canceled a trial date for the human smuggling case, pending a decision on whether to dismiss the case entirely over the defendant’s allegations of vindictive […]

Tim Cook Buys Nike Stock At Bear-Market Extremes Apple CEO Tim Cook bought another tranche of Nike shares in the open market, according to new insider filings. The purchase comes after roughly four years of share-price declines, with shares trading below Covid-era prices and at 2017 levels, pressured by softer demand in China and mixed channel trends in North America. Cook made his second purchase of Nike shares this year, buying […]

Are European Hawks Finally Sobering Up For Christmas? Russia’s outspoken deputy chair of the Security Council and former president Dmitry Medvedev has continued what he does best – mocking and trolling European leaders over their Ukraine stance. He has reacted on social media to recent remarks by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, saying he was struck by what he described as a noticeably […]

Cocaine Dogs & ‘Safe Space Ambassadors’: Rand Paul Airs The Festivus (Budget) Grievances Via BattleSwarmblog.com, Happy Festivus to those who celebrate! In keeping with the spirit of the season, Sen. Rand Paul has graced us once again with his traditional airing of grievances. Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) released a report Tuesday detailing $1.6 trillion in government waste, in keeping with his annual “Festivus” […]

Soaring Memory Costs Sink Nintendo Shares; Goldman Says Selloff Is Buy-The-Dip Opportunity Prices for LPDDR5 DRAM (Low-Power Double Data Rate 5 Dynamic Random-Access Memory) tripled this fall, as we noted in October in “Chatbots: Soaking Up the World’s Power, Water, and Memory.” LPDDR5 is a form of system memory that delivers higher bandwidth and greater power efficiency than prior generations, making it well-suited for laptops, […]

Trump Admin Bans Anti-Free Speech EU Globalists From Entering US America finally draws a line in the sand against foreign meddlers… Modernity.news Steve Watson details below that the Trump administration has slapped visa bans on former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other ‘anti-disinformation’ activists, accusing them of coercing American social media companies to censor viewpoints they dislike. The move signals a […]

Initial Jobless Claims Once Again Show No Signs Of Labor Market Stress The number of Americans filing for first time jobless benefits tumbled to 214k (from 224k) in the week ending Dec 20th. This is the same level of claims seen back in Nov 2021 and shows absolutely no stress in the labor market (like ADP showed a rebound in hiring) while JOLTS, Payrolls, and surveys all suggest pain… Source: Bloomberg Illinois, New York, and […]

Futures Flat With Early Close On Deck And there it is: the Santa Rally which we predicted would begin a week ago after Abu Dhabi removed much of the AI capex fears festering the OpenAI ecosystem, the S&P has rocketed to a new record high on Tuesday, with stocks looking set for a quiet start to the abbreviated Christmas Eve session. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 contracts were little changed following four […]

Aussie Leaders Crush Online Free Speech To Prop Up Failing Multiculturalism Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, As radical Islamist threats continue to plague Australia, politicians are pivoting to policing speech and tightening gun laws on law-abiding citizens—now openly admitting curbs on free expression are needed to shield their multicultural agenda. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has unveiled a sweeping plan to […]

Greta Thunberg Arrested Under The UK’s Terrorism Act Climate activist Greta Thunberg has once again found herself in police custody after joining a demonstration outside the London offices of Aspen Insurance. This British firm is a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense contractor. Authorities arrested Thunberg under the UK Terrorism Act for displaying a sign in support of Palestine Action, a group the British government […]

Governments In The West Turn Their Sights On VPNs As They Escalate Assault On Online Privacy/Anonymity Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com, The current Danish government is clearly no friend of online privacy or anonymity. During its rotating six-month presidency of the EU council, which is, thankfully, coming to an end, it tried to push through the European Commission’s proposed Regulation to Prevent and Combat […]

Hunter Biden Denies Laptop’s Existence, Decries Open Borders, Claims $15 Million In Debt In Tell-All Interview Hunter Biden sat down with podcaster and former CIA contractor Shawn Ryan for a five-plus-hour interview that aired Monday evening. During the conversation, the former president’s son dismissed the so-called “laptop from hell,” first reported by the New York Post in October 2020. He also broke with his father by […]

South African Men ‘Scammed’ Into Fighting For Russia Become Trench Diggers European security authorities have recently been loudly warning of Russian military or intelligence recruitment scams targeting unsuspecting citizens of the EU, by offering promises of jobs or money transfers, during which time the individuals are said to be ‘recruited’ by Moscow. This is apparently happening on the African continent as well, with a new […]

Vance Warns European Nukes Could Fall Into Hands Of Islamist Extremists Within 15 Years Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Vice President JD Vance has issued a stark warning that unchecked mass migration from Muslim-majority countries into Europe risks placing nuclear arsenals under the influence of Islamist politicians, posing a severe danger to American interests. In an interview with Unherd, Vance urged that open […]

Ukrainian Parliament Belatedly Explores Possible Presidential Vote Under Martial Law Earlier this month Ukraine’s President Zelensky said for the first time he’s ready and willing to hold national elections, after previously canceling them while citing martial law and the ongoing war by Russia. This week he’s actually taken a practical step, telling the Verkhovna Rada – the country’s parliament – to establish a formal working group […]

The UK’s Ministry Of Don’t Ask, Won’t Tell Authored by Clive Pinder via DailySceptic.org, Immigration & Sexual Violence – Nothing to See Here! Britain is now the sort of country where you can get an instant answer to ‘What is the carbon footprint of a sausage roll?’. Yet if you ask, ‘Are we importing risk to women along with importing people?’ our nation state stares at its shoes and starts muttering about […]

Italy Slaps Apple With $116 Million Fine Over Double-Consent Requirement On Apps Italy’s version of the Federal Trade Commission fined Apple, Inc. nearly $116 million over what it says were overly-restrictive privacy rules that required third-party app developers to obtain user consent for data collection and tracking when it comes to delivering targeted advertising.  A general view of the first Italian flagship Apple store in […]

Tulsi’s Assessment That Putin Doesn’t Want To Conquer All Of Ukraine Is Absolutely Correct Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, There are logical military and strategic reasons why he’s not interested in this whatsoever at all… Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard responded to a report from Reuters alleging that “Putin has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe […]