UBS Identifies “The Next Leg Of The AI Trade” Catherine Gordon, UBS’s energy and resources expert, highlighted “AI Infrastructure Constraints Emerge As Next Leg Of The Trade” in a Friday note to clients. The theme closely aligns with our “Owning The Bottlenecks” note, which centered on companies positioned to benefit from supply constraints in the critical materials space that feed not only the AI infrastructure buildout but also […]

Europe And Russia Flirt With Nuclear War Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, There is no shame in armistice when the alternative is Armageddon… War is ugly and awful. People who experience it generally detest it. In movies, soaring soundtracks make falling buildings and gunfights seem exciting. In real life, people feel excruciating physical and emotional pains that never really fade. It’s Hell on Earth. After WWI, […]

EU Caps Chinese Hybrids At 350,000 As Deutsche Maps Every Trade Weapon Left In Europe’s Arsenal Brussels has finally picked a rung on the “escalation ladder.”  According to a document seen by Bloomberg, the EU will cap imports of Chinese hybrid vehicles at 350,000 cars per year, with the “safeguard measure” taking effect as soon as December 1. The limit rises 6% a year from the second year and the measure runs for four years. And […]

UK Govt Wants “Interventionist State Policing & Regulating Of Online Space” Authored by Kit Knightly via OffGuardian, The United Kingdom already has one of the most controlled digital environments in the world. We have a social media ban for children in place, requiring everyone to scan their ID or otherwise verify their age to use social media. They require age verification for “adult content”. There are proposals and […]

The Latest Nord Stream News Might Lead To Something Much More Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Regardless of however the “friendly competition” evolves between Germany and Poland over leading NATO 3.0 , one thing is certain, and it’s that US-led creative energy diplomacy will likely shape the post-war European security architecture. Reuters cited five unnamed sources to report that US Special Envoy for Russia Jared […]

Jack Of All Trades Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times, At 9:40 at night, I walked out of the restaurant and looked down at my hands. They were stained with pigment – reds, pinks, and earthy browns worked into the cracks around my fingernails from making makeup. Tins of lipstick and eyeshadow Mollie Engelhart made for her farm store. Courtesy of Mollie EngelhartI had just finished making 200 tins of lipstick and […]

Leftist Mob Politicizes Cornell “Rape” Case Despite Evidence Of False Accusations A clear pattern is emerging, and it’s a dangerous one.  The political left has been systematically combing through any criminal or civil court cases which are gaining media traction and national attention, then hijacking those cases and turning them into vehicles for political gain.   Their motive may simply be an effort to attach themselves to […]

ATF Drops Registration For Suppressors And Short-Barreled Rifles Nationwide After DOJ Declines To Appeal The ATF said Friday it will no longer require anyone to get federal approval before making or transferring suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns or “any other weapons,” and will no longer require those items to be registered, in guidance that extends a Texas court ruling to every gun owner, not just the […]

Welfare State Meets Mr. Bond Market: Rising Yields Put Socialism’s Promises On Borrowed Time All-In Podcast hosts Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg recently discussed the “socialism point of guaranteed return,” a troubling threshold at which economic deterioration drives voters to reject socialist policies and embrace free markets.  They pointed to rightward shifts in South American […]

America Let China Outbuild The U.S. Navy, And Is Now Scrambling To Close The Gap The Navy is asking for $65.8 billion in shipbuilding funding for 2027 as Washington tries to close a production gap with China, whose shipyards turn out about 1,700 ships a year versus roughly five from American builders, according to a new report from Business Insider, U.S. officials now describe that gap as a national security threat. The […]

“Full-On Truman Show”: Former State Dept. Official Exposes USAID’s Censorship Machine In Brazil Former State Department official Mike Benz laid out USAID’s sweeping involvement in Brazil’s political and institutional landscape, detailing a network of American funding that reached media organizations, universities, activist groups and organizations involved with the country’s election system. Benz, who serves as executive director […]

3 Cents On The Dollar: Hedge Funds Gorge On LA Fire Claims As Sacramento’s Crackdown Goes Up In Smoke Nearly two years after the Eaton and Palisades fires torched an estimated $40 billion in insured property, nobody has figured out who ultimately pays. Wall Street has decided that’s the perfect time to buy. Hedge funds are stepping up purchases of subrogation claims tied to the January 2025 Los Angeles fires now that the […]

The Obama Death Star Is Out Of Hope Authored by Mike McDaniel via American Thinker, I’ve always thought Barack Obama was a race-hustling, egomaniacal, anti-American Communist and Islamist, and his actions and history have vindicated that belief. The media lauded him as the greatest orator in history, yet by the standards I taught my speech and debate students, he was mediocre at best. No Obama speech is remotely in the same league […]

Oil Rises After MidEast Attacks Spread And Escalate, Stoking Supply Fears Summary Several more tankers attacked in Strait Of Hormuz IRGC claims it has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz The Houthis have carried out yet another attack on Riyadh’s international airport IEA urges more diesel releases as global market tightens President Trump said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “energy […]

Judge Bars Deportation Of Illegal Immigrant Shot By ICE In New York Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal judge barred the Trump administration from deporting a Dominican immigrant who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a targeted enforcement operation in New York. On Oct. 9, U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken said in a two-page order that Oscar Bergal had filed a petition […]

James Talarico ‘Disappeared’ To A Mental Health Facility: Report On Sunday morning, independent journalist Nick Sortor gave James Talarico an ultimatum regarding his mysterious two-week absence from the campaign trail. Good morning, @JamesTalarico! Would YOU like to reveal where you *actually* were these past couple weeks, or should me and @RheinAmacher do it? Please let us know by 1pm ET today! Thank you for your attention to […]

“The System Failed Everybody”: 2-Year-Old Fights For Life After Stabbing By Man Repeatedly Ruled Incompetent To Stand Trial Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A two-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being stabbed multiple times in the face by a complete stranger while sitting in a stroller at a Providence school bus stop. The attacker had previously been accused of stabbing two other children, but was […]

Dramatic Videos Show Several Tankers On Fire In Strait Of Hormuz This Weekend Yet another tanker has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, which brings the total number to at least two or possibly as many as three suffering damage in the last 24 hours, chiefly from sea mines. A slew of videos showing tankers striking mines have emerged on social media over the weekend, at a moment attacks on international vessels by […]

Diesel And Yields By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Diesel has become the “global” focus, rather than “just” the price of oil. We believe that is the correct focus, though we still see too much of the conversation focused on oil and too little attention given to the other distillates and downstream products, but let’s not quibble. It is worth checking out the U.S. National Average Price of Diesel since 2022 so we […]

Trump Declares Ukraine Energy Ceasefire; Zelensky Says “News To Me” As Russia Attacks Powerplant US relations with Ukraine are once again spiraling fast, especially following President Trump’s ‘shock’ declaration Saturday while addressing Zelensky’s anger at the diesel deal with Russia, “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal… And I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president.” The rebuke had been in response […]

Bluesky Exodus? Nikita Bier Says Users “Coming Back To X In Droves” And “Very Angry” Nikita Bier, who most recently led X’s product development, has stayed on as an advisor and revealed on Saturday that Bluesky users have been “coming back to X in droves the last few weeks.” Bluesky, once pitched as a “Twitter Killer” by corporate media in a highly coordinated information operation, has been nothing less than another failed […]

Riyadh Airport Struck Again, A Day After Houthi Attack Killed 12, Including An American Update(1420ET): The Houthis have carried out yet another attack on Riyadh’s international airport – this one coming Sunday evening and leaving more people injured, after the day prior a Houthi missile strike on the travel hub left 12 people dead and over 300 injured. Regional reports say emergency crews battled a fire in the wake of the fresh […]

Poll Finds 64 Percent Of Americans Say AI Is Developing Too Fast Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, A new poll indicates that 64 percent of Americans believe artificial intelligence (AI) is developing “too fast.” The Associated Press-NORC Center poll released on Oct. 8 indicated that just 27 percent say the development is “about right,” and less than 10 percent think it’s moving “too slow.” Of the polled […]

More School Cafeterias Are Getting A MAHA Makeover Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times, In Cleveland, new students at several schools across the city were pleasantly surprised by their cafeteria last month. A shiny new buffet counter with locally sourced produce and a variety of cold meats and eggs replaced packaged salads with wilted lettuce, bland-looking vegetables, and minimal protein. Cilantro-lime rice made with […]

Nine Dead, Including Two Children, In Pennsylvania Family Mass Shooting A shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday left nine people dead, including two small children, a pregnant woman and the man authorities believe was responsible, according to USA Today. Police say the violence appears to have unfolded largely within a single family, although the circumstances leading up to the killings remain unclear. The incident occurred […]