Futures Slide As Global Yields Surge US futures are lower, extending yesterday’s losses, as treasuries extended their recent rout sending 10Y yields surging briefly above 4.22% before retracing some of the move as traders priced in the growing probability of a red sweep. The Treasury rout has gone global, pushing interest rates across the world higher. As of 8am ET, S&P 500 futures dropped 0.3%, pointing to the first […]

“In Crisis Mode”: EU Automakers Slide Into First Sales Slump In Two Years  The downturn in the European auto market is accelerating. Volkswagen, Mercedes, Aston Martin, and BMW have all cut their financial forecasts in response to the deteriorating conditions. A recently leaked memo from a senior Stellantis executive highlighted increasing concerns over the deepening auto slump. Bloomberg’s latest data shows the downturn […]

Two Weeks Before The Meltdown Begins Authored by Frank Miele via RealClearPolitics, I wouldn’t be much of a political pundit if I weren’t willing to share my prediction for what will happen in 15 days when one of the most important presidential elections in history is decided. So here goes: Donald Trump will win, and he will win convincingly. But that doesn’t mean the progressive left won’t have a meltdown. Just as in […]

17 Indicators Of Global Recession Are Clanging Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The smart money is selling, of course, for the clanging indicators are the dinner bell announcing the banquet of consequences has been served, and Nemesis doesn’t want the meal to get cold. Correspondent Wilson R. Logan kindly shared his list of 17 indicators of globally synchronized recession. In my view, each is an alarm bell […]

Elon Musk Says He’s “Upgrading Security” After Being Named “Enemy Number Two” By Media Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, X owner Elon Musk says he is increasing his security after receiving “vitriolic” threats for endorsing president Trump. Appearing at a town hall event in Pittsburgh Sunday, Musk told the crowd about being pictured on the cover of Der Spiegel magazine, which labeled him ‘Public Enemy No. 2’ […]

Election Fraud Allegations Lead To Felony Charges Against California City Council Candidate Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Scott Edward Markowitz, a Fullerton City Council candidate in Orange County, California, has been charged with felony perjury after allegedly falsifying his nomination paperwork. According to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the candidate had said he personally […]

Iraq Stuck Between Israel And Iran As Tensions Rise Authored by James Durso via OilPrice.com, Iraq’s leaders have a lot on their minds, stuck between Israel and Iran as the two countries veer closer to open conflict. Washington generally has a permissive attitude to whatever Israel wants to do, so if the attackers cross Iraq the assumption will be that the Americans approved, or did not disapprove, of the attack on Iran. […]

Inside The Trend Of Americans Retiring Abroad Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As a record number of Americans turn 65 this year, retiring abroad is becoming an increasingly attractive option for many. Former U.S. residents—or “expats”—say it offers a solution to soaring costs of living and health care in the United States. This dream, however, comes with a disclaimer: There are still […]

Fethullah Gulen, Alleged Mastermind Of 2016 Coup In Turkey, Dies At 83 Via Middle East Eye Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish religious leader who founded the Gulen Movement, has died in the US state of Pennsylvania on Sunday night aged 83. Gulen and his movement were accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed military coup in July 2016, which left hundreds of Turks dead. The movement itself denied involvement in […]

From Blindness To 360-Degree-Vision: What 4,000 Near-Death Cases Bring To Light Authored by Yuhong Dong, M.D., Ph.D. via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Vicki Umipeg was prematurely born at 22 weeks, weighing 3 pounds. Her optic nerve was damaged due to high oxygen in the incubator, resulting in complete blindness. She had no visual experiences, no awareness of light whatsoever. Illustration by Fei Meng At the age of 22, she was […]

NATO’s Response To Russian Attack On The Baltics Could Take Days And Devastate Lithuania, War Simulation Shows Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A recent war simulation reported by the German newspaper Bild has modeled the potential fallout from a Russian attack on NATO’s eastern flank, specifically targeting the Baltic states. The simulation, which explores the implications of such a conflict, highlights a […]

The Left Falsely Portrays Disinformation As The Right’s Monopoly Authored by Peter Berkowitz via RealClearPolitics, On an Oct. 13 MSNBC broadcast with anchor Jen Psaki, Democratic strategist – and former political advisor to President Bill Clinton – James Carville denounced Donald Trump for putting “the entire Constitution in jeopardy.” Carville offered a concrete example of the right’s subversion of American freedom and […]

Hurricane Helene’s Political Disaster Authored by Ryan Bonifay via RealClearPolitics, Hurricane Helene devastated large swaths of western North Carolina, with entire towns wiped away or forever altered. The human disaster will be felt for decades. But there’s another impending disaster no one is talking about – a political one. North Carolina is a perennial swing state with a penchant for split-ticket voting. In 2020, Donald […]

FBI Believes US Intel Leak On Israel Was Likely A Government Insider, Not Hacking The FBI and the Department of Defense are scrambling to uncover how it was that two highly classified intelligence documents related to Israel’s preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran appeared on a Middle East news-related Telegram channel days ago. The White House has described President Biden as “deeply concerned” over the […]

US House Task Force Finds 1st Trump Assassination Attempt Was ‘Preventable’ Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The House task force investigating the July 13 assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump concluded that the incident was “preventable,” releasing new testimony from local law enforcement officials who provided accounts of communications and operational failures at the […]

Girl Scout Dues Could Rise As Much As 240% Next Year So much for 2% inflation… The Girl Scouts could be forced to raise yearly membership from $25 to $85, according to a new report from Fox News. That marks a rise of 240%, for those of you keeping inflation score at home.  Girl Scouts of the USA President Noorain Khan and CEO Bonnie Barczykowski said this week: “We have collectively acknowledged that a membership dues increase […]

Ron Paul: Why Should We Fight Wars For Ukraine And Israel? Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute, When you take on the role of the world’s policeman, don’t be surprised when countries who cannot fight their own wars call “911.” That is exactly what is happening to the United States on two fronts and it is bankrupting our country, depleting the military that should serve our own national interest, and threatening […]

Visualizing The Rise Of Antibiotic Resistance Bacterial infections are becoming more dangerous. When you’re fighting a bacterial infection, a doctor will typically prescribe you an antibiotic to help you recover. Unfortunately, rising antibiotic resistance means these drugs are becoming less effective. In part one of this series on antimicrobial resistance, Visual Capitalist’s Jenna Ross partnered with the MSCI Sustainability […]

The Neo-Liberal Consensus Is Coming Apart Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, The global Covid response was the turning point in public trust, economic vitality, citizen health, free speech, literacy, religious and travel freedom, elite credibility, demographic longevity, and so much more. Now five years following the initial spread of the virus that provoked the largest-scale despotisms of our lives, something […]

Pentagon Chief Visits Ukraine, Unveils New Aid Package, Ahead Of US Election Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Ukraine’s capital by train on an unannounced visit Monday, at a moment Ukraine’s forces are getting steadily pushed back in the east, and as President Zelensky expresses frustration at the lack of large-scale new military aid. “It’s been absolutely remarkable that Ukraine has been able to do what it’s done,” […]

“Democratic Party Big Gov’t Machine” Explained In Flow Charts  Tyler O’Neil, managing editor of The Daily Signal, has done a deep dive on the radical left’s complex, dark money networks – what Elon Musk calls the “Democratic Party big government machine” – which heavily influence the administrative state on issues like education, borders, climate change, transgender ideology, elections, foreign policy, and the weaponization of […]

These Homeschooling Parents Are Raising Their 6 Kids Without Devices Authored by Anna Mason and Daksha Devani via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Instead of slurping from their cereal bowls and scrolling through their phones, Glade and Bethel Smith’s children start their day by eating breakfast as a family followed by a reading of the Bible. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Courtesy of Glade Smith The Smith kids—Madeline,13, […]

SCOTUS Ends Michael Cohen’s Latest Attempt To Take Down Trump This morning, the Supreme Court rejected former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s appeal to bring back his civil rights claim against the former president. Cohen alleged former President Donald Trump, former Attorney General William Barr and other federal officials put him back in prison as retaliation for promoting a book critical of Trump. “[A]s it stands, […]

Left McTriggered After Trump Does Fun Publicity Stunt On Sunday, Donald Trump poked fun at Kamala Harris’ dubious claim that she ‘worked at McDonald’s and made fries,’ by going to a McDonald’s and making fries, plus working the drive-thru. President Trump serves fries to a Fox 29 Philly crew in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/hUnVM4b9OR — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 20, 2024 Ding, fries are done! […]

Quantum Computer ‘Threat’ To Crypto Is Exaggerated… For Now Authored by Andrew Singer via CoinTelegraph.com, A report that Chinese researchers have employed a D-Wave quantum computer to breach encryption algorithms used to secure bank accounts, top-secret military data and crypto wallets is at first glance a matter for deep concern.  “This is the first time that a real quantum computer has posed a real and substantial threat […]