Former Trump Yacht, Once Featured In James Bond Flick, Crashes In Tunisia A massive yacht, once featured in the James Bond movie “Never Say Never Again” and later owned by former President Trump in the late 1980s before being sold to Saudi businessman and investor Al-Waleed bin Talal in the early 1990s, crashed into a pier at a port in Tunisia last week. SuperYacht Times reports the 85.65-meter (281 ft) superyacht “Kingdom 5KR” […]

A Diet Low In Starch And Sugar Shows Promise In IBS Relief, Boosts Weight Loss Authored by Mary West via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A recent study from Lund University in Sweden has unveiled a more straightforward path to taming irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Eating less starch and sugar, which describes an eating plan called the starch- and sucrose-reduced diet (SSRD), not only matches the popular low-FODMAP diet in symptom […]

Ukraine Finally Admits To Russian Breakthrough In Kursk As They Evacuate Sumy For those tracking war maps from both sides of the conflict as well as geo-location data for troop positions, the failure of Ukraine’s offensive in Kursk is not a surprise.  The movement of their forces stalled out only a couple weeks after their initial push into the territory and the Russians have been grabbing back pieces of land ever since.  However, […]

After Summit Snub, UK Government “Absolutely Ready To Engage” With Musk Via OilPrice.com, Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has suggested that Elon Musk was not invited to the government’s international investment summit due to his tendency to avoid such events.  Previous reports suggested Musk, the owner of X and Tesla, was omitted from the guest list following controversial social media comments he made regarding Britain’s […]

‘Our Democracy’ Marks ‘Their Duplicity’ Authored by Thaddeus McCotter via American Greatness, Presently, we are embroiled in a presidential campaign. It is the apex of political messaging, as both parties and their well-heeled allies bombard the electorate with varying promises, claims, smears, and deceits. One of the Democrats’ and their “Never Trump” cohorts’ favorite narratives is that the GOP candidate, former […]

Oregon DEI Forestry Snitch Busts Boss For Prioritizing Qualified Candidates Over “Gender Identity” Oregon’s #2 official at the Department of Forestry, Mike Shaw, was placed on administrative leave after the department’s former DEI strategy officer, Megan Donecker, complained that Shaw had “beyond gender and identity in hiring, seeking only candidates most qualified for the job,” Oregon Live reports. Megan Donecker, an avid Dungeons […]

Will Politicians Toxify Freedom Forever? Authored by James Bovard via The Mises Institute, The official theme song of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign is “Freedom” by Beyonce. But a more accurate theme would be the Rolling Stones classic, Under my Thumb. Vice President Harris is seeking the presidency as the greatest champion of freedom in modern times. But Kamala-style freedom will only unleash the government, not […]

Almost 90% Of Voters Want CBS To Release Deceptively Edited Kamala Harris Interview Close to 90% of voters want CBS to release the transcripts from Kamala Harris’ ’60 Minutes’ interview which was deceptively edited to make her appear intelligent. According to a new Harvard Harris poll, 87% of Democrats, 88% of Republicans and 80% of independents think CBS should “release the full transcript of its interview with Kamala Harris.” […]

Latest Kamala Word Salad Drops Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, During an appearance at a ‘Christian center’ service in North Carolina, Kamala Harris was supposed to speak about faith, but ended up confusing everyone with yet another verbal mish mash of nonsense. She was talking about hurricanes and how such devastation can lead some to question their faith, when she said the following. “In times of crisis, […]

Spy Drones Swarmed Langley Air Base, Pentagon Unable To Counter Threat Since the start of the 21st century, America’s defense spending has soared nearly 50%, with this year’s budget surpassing $841 billion. Yet, despite being the world’s largest military spender, the Pentagon alarmingly struggles to protect the homeland against the rising threat of spy drones operating within US borders.  A new Wall Street Journal report said a […]

DOJ Sues Virginia For Purging Voter Rolls Close To Election Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Virginia on Oct. 11, alleging that the state violated federal law by removing potential noncitizen voters from the rolls too close to the general election. Voters work on their ballots at a polling station at the Elena Bozeman Government Center in […]

Traders Increasingly Focused On US Election As Trump Odds Soar Having ignored the election for far too long, rates traders are starting to price in US election risks to Treasury and volatility markets, according to Goldman strategists who continue to recommend shorting 10-year TSYs versus German bunds. Meanwhile, Citi took profit on a long breakevens position, while BMO looks to enter the trade should rates fall to more favorable […]

Hurricane Response Proves Volunteerism Is Better Than Authoritarianism Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute, Following Hurricane Helene, many private helicopter pilots launched their own search and rescue missions. One would think government officials would welcome the help of these volunteers, but instead they harassed them and even threatened to arrest them! For example, one private helicopter pilot rescued an […]

Mapping Global Real Estate Bubble Risks In many major cities, real home prices have declined as high interest rates are dampening demand. Simultaneously, property markets are slowing due to tough financing conditions and rising construction costs. As a result, housing bubble risks have eased in cities like Hong Kong, London, and New York. However, strong demand in the luxury market and a booming stock market are fueling bubble […]

Cut The Truth Out Of Our Heads Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, The censors are losing patience. They have gone from regretting the existence of free speech and gaming the system as best they can to fantasizing about ending it through criminal penalties.  You can observe this change in temperament – from frustration to fury to calling for violent solutions – over the last several weeks. And it serves […]

Russia Says Ukraine Kidnapped Over 1000 Kursk Residents, Seeks Whereabouts The Kremlin has issued a formal accusation saying Ukraine’s military has captured and is holding over 1,000 Kursk residents against their will, since launching the cross-border offensive in early August. Russia’s presidential human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said Monday, “I’ve received messages regarding more than 1,000 such people from […]

Michigan Republicans Prevail In Election Integrity Lawsuit Over Number Of Poll Workers Authored by Matt McGregor via The Epoch Times, Michigan Republican officials have secured a win in an election integrity lawsuit against the city of Detroit over “its deliberate failure” to hire enough Republican election inspectors. The Republican National Committee (RNC), the Michigan GOP, and the Wayne County Republican committee chairs […]

Quid Pro Quo Revealed: Netanyahu Vows He Won’t Strike Iranian Oil Or Nuclear Targets A full two weeks have passed since Iran’s October 1st ballistic missile attack on Israel, which involved some 200 projectiles, many of which caused destruction on the ground (though Israel has been tight-lipped on the extent of it). The big question has remained: when will Israel retaliate and what form will it take? The Biden administration has […]

Kamala: “This Election Is Packed With Some Stuff” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Kamala Harris proved once again Friday that she is in way beyond her depth, telling a crowd that the election is “packed with some stuff,” and then laughing inanely. “So when we think about what’s at stake in this election…Whoa, it’s packed with some stuff!” Harris said, breaking into weird over the top laughter. […]

NYT Lies To Downplay ‘Racist’ Kamala Plagiarism Scandal – So Chris Rufo Brings Receipts Update (1745ET): After journalist Chris Rufo relayed the results of an in-depth analysis proving that Kamala Harris plagiarized ‘at least a dozen’ sections of her book on crime, the NY Times scrambled into damage control mode. First, they framed it as ‘conservative notices.’ Every time they frame a story like this it’s an admission that they […]

China New Credit Data Is A Disappointing Mess, Sparking Speculation Of QE Two weeks ago, when the world was still enamored with Jim Cramer’s idiotic idea that Chinese stonks can magically double in just a few weeks simply because Beijing had some soothing words to say and because when it comes to greater fools, China has more than anyone else, and when Goldman laughably upgraded Chinese stocks after the 30% runup had already taken […]

More Than 400 North American 7-Eleven Stores To Close Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Convenience store chain 7-Eleven will close hundreds of stores as the company faces declining sales at its U.S. stores. 7-Eleven operates more than 13,000 stores across the United States and Canada. The company plans to shut down 444 “underperforming stores” as part of improving efficiency and managing cost, according to […]

Pro-Palestine Protesters Swarm Outside The New York Stock Exchange A group of ‘performative’ pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed the front of the New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan this morning, demanding an end to Israel’s war in Gaza against terror organization Hamas and denouncing war profiteering by US defense firms like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. These protesters failed to realize that the NYSE is just one giant TV […]

Lawfare Is Jihad Against Our Country Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Old Joke: what do you call a hundred thousand lawyers at the bottom of the sea? Answer: A good start. You think the bankers are up to no good? No band of scoundrels has brought more chaos and grief to the life of this republic than the claque that gathers darkly under the banner of “Lawfare.” Its public face is Lawfaremedia.org, run by Benjamin Wittes […]

Bitcoin & Big-Tech Rip On China QE Hope; Cash Bonds Closed Equity markets continued their melt up amid a quiet session with cash bond markets closed for Columbus Day. Rumors from China that authorities will issues 6 trillion yuan in bonds to support stimulus plans prompted talk of the inevitability of a China QE to maintain bond yields… and that QE talk sent stocks and crypto soaring. However, as Goldman points out, 6 […]