Susie Wiles Let’s Slip She Stands With Massie On War Powers & Venezuela Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles said the following as part of the controversial Vanity Fair interview in reference to Venezuela policy: “If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then (we’d need) Congress.” But only last month when President Trump was asked about this issue, he said, “We don’t have to get their approval. But I […]

WSJ’s Fearmongering Doesn’t Survive Contact With Evidence Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearPolitics, Legally armed civilians, we’re told, pose a major danger. They shoot innocent bystanders, justifiably kill others whenever they personally believe “force is reasonably necessary,” and rely on racist self-defense laws. At least these concerns are the case in several recent news articles in the Wall Street Journal. […]

Side Effects Of 30 Antidepressants Ranked And Compared: Lancet Study Authored by Cara Michelle Miller via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Not all antidepressants are created equal when it comes to your waistline, heart, and blood pressure, according to a sweeping study published in The Lancet that analyzed data from more than 58,000 people to create the first comprehensive ranking of drug side effects. The Epoch […]

Trump Orders Full Blockade Of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Off ‘Terrorist’ Venezuela Update (2035ET): On Tuesday evening Trump revealed he has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. This, he said on Truth Social, is based on Venezuela’s leadership having been declared a “foreign terrorist organization”.  He further boasted of the country having been “completely surrounded” […]

“He’ll Be Lucky To Have A Bookmobile”: The Future Of Joe Biden’s Presidential Library In Doubt As Donations Fail To Come In Former President Joe Biden’s planned monument to his presidency is becoming a brutal reality check on his legacy.  In September, the Biden camp announced plans to build his presidential library in Delaware – assembling a team of former aides, friends, and political allies to oversee the project, which is […]

Will The US Hit A Deflationary Wall Or Will The Fed Inflate Again In 2026? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us In a system dominated by Keynesian economics the word “deflation” is considered taboo; like saying Donald Trump’s name out loud in a crowded Seattle yoga studio. The screeching reaction you will get is rarely worth the effort of arguing the point. Every element of modern financial policy is designed to […]

House Oversight Report Says DC Police Chief Manipulated Crime Data A few years ago a propaganda narrative was launched by Democrat leaders and the left-wing media asserting that conservative red states are the greatest source of criminal activity in the US.  The narrative was designed to misdirect the public, distracting from the ongoing problem of progressive soft-on-crime policies which help violent offenders stay out of prison […]

Trump Wants Tiny Cars In America: What To Know Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Microcars could be driving on a street near you. The affordability issue has also extended to the car market. At a time when the average price of a brand-new automobile is almost $50,000, the White House is seeking to offer motorists other affordable options. Honda Motor’s new N-BOX mini-vehicles at the company’s […]

Nick Reiner Charged With Murdering His Parents Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announced the charges Tuesday after the Reiners’ son was arrested Sunday night and booked into jail Monday. “These are some of the most serious charges a DA can bring against anyone,” LA […]

The Trauma Of Inflation Hits Hard In 2025 Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Inflation is the most insidious tax because it is the least visible. If the taxman took 30 percent more of your income this year than six years ago, you would be in a state of fury. Inflation does the same thing but only leaves confusion and disorientation in its way, a sense that something is deeply wrong but with an explanation that is […]

Zelensky, Merz Hail NATO-Style US Security Guarantees As ‘Real Progress’ In Peace Deal We’ve heard this all before, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and American officials are hailing progress after deep discussions on a peace deal to end the nearly four-year war with Russia. During the couple days of meetings in Berlin, US officials have said there’s consensus from Ukraine and Europe on about 90% of the Trump-proposedd […]

Does The Bondi Beach Massacre Prove Liberal Governments Love Mass Shootings? If there is one thing that leftist politicians are proficient at (or at the very least consistent at), it’s the exploitation of tragedies to push forward their agendas.  One of those agendas is the complete disarmament of law abiding citizens so that they no longer have the means to defend themselves against criminals, terrorists or authoritarian […]

Trump Considering Executive Order To Reclassify Marijuana Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump said on Dec. 15 that he’s considering an executive order to reclassify marijuana out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a category reserved for drugs deemed to have no medical value and a high potential for abuse. A marijuana grow site in California’s Mendocino County on […]

FBI Agents Thought Clinton’s Uranium One Deal Might Be Criminal – But McCabe, Yates Stonewalled Investigation: Report Remember Uranium One? The massive 2010 sale of US uranium deposits to Russia approved by Hillary Clinton and rubber-stamped by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) – after figures linked to the deal donated to the Clinton Foundation? Turns out rank-and-file FBI investigators thought […]

FDA Not Adding ‘Black Box’ Warning To COVID-19 Vaccines: Commissioner Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Food and Drug Administration is not adding “black box” warnings to COVID-19 vaccines, even though an agency center recommended it, FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said on Dec. 15 “When it comes to the ‘black box’ warning, we have no plans to put that on the COVID vaccine,” Makary said during an […]

Pew Research’s ‘Most Striking’ Findings From 2025 Authored by Anna Jackson and Jenn Hatfield via PewResearch.org, As we do every year, we’ve gathered data around some of the most pivotal news stories of 2025, including President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the changing U.S. immigration landscape and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence worldwide. Here’s a look back at 2025 through 12 of Pew Research […]

Internal FBI Memos Warned Biden DOJ ‘No Probable Cause’ To Raid Mar-A-Lago: Report The FBI warned the Biden Justice Department that there was no probable cause to raid President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, but prosecutors decided to do it anyway, Just the News reports, adding that AG Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are about to turn over ‘bombshell emails’ revealing the warning.  The emails are expected to be […]

Watch: Deranged Karen Melts Down At Target Employee Wearing Charlie Kirk ‘FREEDOM’ Shirt Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a stunning display of leftist intolerance, an elderly Target employee found herself on the receiving end of a heated confrontation simply for wearing a shirt honoring conservative icon Charlie Kirk. The incident, captured on video and shared widely on social media, underscores how the mere […]

USDA Must Give States More Time To Implement Food Stamp Restrictions: Judge Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must extend a deadline for states to implement new immigration-related eligibility restrictions on food stamps, a federal judge ruled on Dec. 15. A sign advertises that “Food Stamps (EBT)” are accepted at a convenience store in Chelsea, Mass., on Oct. […]

UBS Upgrades Luxury To “Overweight” For First Time In Three Years European luxury stocks have been locked in a 4.5-year trading range, oscillating between peaks and troughs rather than the up-and-to-the-right pattern seen with AI stocks. Global consumer uncertainty has been a persistent overhang for the last few years. Lower-income households remain under pressure from inflation and affordability constraints. By contrast, […]

Satyajit Das: AI – Artificial Intelligence or Absolute Insanity? Authored by Satyajit Das via NakedCapitalism.com, AI is tracing the familiar, weary boom and bust trajectory identified in 1837 by Lord Overstone of quiescence, improvement, confidence, prosperity, excitement, overtrading, convulsion, pressure, stagnation, and distress. There are three primary concerns. First, there are doubts about the technology. Building […]

Payrolls Paradox: November Jobs Rise 64K, More Than Expected But Unemployment Rate Jumps To 4 Year High Ahead of today’s jobs report, Goldman Delta One Head Rich Privorotsky wrote that with the October print backward looking and mostly govt related and irrelevant, “anywhere near consensus for November (+/-25k of 50k) feels like the sweet spot…that said, hard to see the FOMC feeling compelled to halt accommodation or even talk […]

Latest US Strikes On Drug Boats Came Hours After Trump Labelled Fentanyl ‘WMD’ The Pentagon released the latest footage showing fresh airstrikes targeting several alleged drug-trafficking boats near Latin America late on Monday, just hours after President Donald Trump announced that Washington is officially declaring Fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction (WMD). US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced that “Intelligence confirmed […]

Stocks Extend Losses As White House Threatens Retaliation Against ‘Unreasonable’ EU Digital Tax US equity markets are extending early losses following the Trump administration threatening retaliation against the European Union in response to efforts to tax American tech companies. The White House singled out prominent companies, including Accenture Plc, Siemens AG and Spotify Technology SA, as possible targets for new […]

Democrats Continue Blaming Data Centers For Power Bill Crisis, Ignore Biden-Era Inflation Spike By Green Policies The clash of narratives is well underway, with Democrats blaming data centers and Republicans blaming “delusional climate cultist ideology” for a power-bill inflation crisis that is crippling working-poor families and increasingly stressing middle-income and even some higher-income households. On Tuesday, left-wing […]