Trump Says Radical Left’s Shutdown Misstep Opens “Unprecedented Opportunity” For Mass Firings Of Fed Workers Update (1320ET): As we mentioned earlier, Democrats voted for a full-blown government shutdown, which has inadvertently given the Trump administration the greatest gift ever: the ability to revive DOGE-style efforts to cut waste and fraud. “I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame,  to determine […]

Dugin: War Is Ahead Of Us Authored by Alexander Dugin via Arktosjournalcom, The new multipolar world order is not set in stone and is unlikely to be peacefully accepted, but rather is bound to be shaped through escalated conflict, recalling how historic shifts are decided through the unpredictable unfolding of war. A shift in world order usually occurs through war. Very rarely are those who wield global power willing to […]

China’s C919 Jet Faces Delays Despite Big Airline Orders For once, something China relies on the US for to build is the problem, and not the other way around… Deliveries of China’s first narrowbody jet, the C919, appear to be lagging, with financial reports from the country’s top three airlines raising questions about engine supply, the South China Morning Post wrote this week. Air China and China Eastern each received only […]

Putin: ‘All NATO Countries Are Fighting Us’ While EU Leaders ‘Whip Up Hysteria’  Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Group in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his forces are advancing along the entire front in Ukraine, and warned that Moscow is now facing down all of NATO. “All NATO countries are fighting us, and they’re no longer hiding it,” he said. “Unfortunately, there are […]

Alberta Proposes New Oil Pipeline By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com Alberta has proposed to build a new oil pipeline to the British Columbia coast that could carry up to 1 million barrels daily of crude oil, to be exported to Asian markets. The Calgary Herald reported the provincial government was ready to commit C$14 million to early planning for the project, with Premier Danielle Smith expressing hope the project could get federal […]

FICO Spikes On Plan To Go Direct To Lenders, Upends Experian, Equifax, TransUnion Fair Isaac shares surged today after announcing a plan that bypasses the big three credit bureaus – Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion – in providing its credit scores directly to mortgage lenders. Until now, mortgage resellers had to purchase FICO scores through the bureaus, who added markups of about $10 per score, according to the Wall Street […]

Top FDA Vaccine Official Says US Vaccine Schedule May Be Suboptimal Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The current vaccine schedule in the United States may not be optimal, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official said in a new interview. Dr. Vinay Prasad, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, in an undated file photograph. FDA […]

Russia Has Upgraded Missiles To Successfully Evade Ukraine’s Patriots We’ve been documenting how more and more US Patriot missile batteries have been showing up in Ukraine, as even Israel has of late openly acknowledged sending one, with more said to be on the way. But it hasn’t taken long for Russia to respond by upgrading its ballistic missile systems to evade Ukrainian air defenses, including US-supplied Patriot systems, […]

Data Centers “Primary Reason” For High PJM Capacity Prices: Market Monitor By Ethan Howland of Utility Dive Capacity prices — a cost that is ultimately paid for by electricity consumers — surged in PJM’s last two July capacity auctions. An Amazon Web Services data center near single-family homes on July 17, 2024, in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Data center load resulted in $16.6 billion in capacity auction revenue in the PJM […]

Six Thematic Takeaways, Buy-Rated Stocks From Goldman’s Global Sustainability Forum Goldman Sachs hosted its 2025 Global Sustainability Forum in New York, outlining key takeaways on sustainable investing strategies in a rapidly evolving world where reliability and aging demographics dominate and act as tailwinds. Reliability — prioritized investments, including infrastructure and efficiency solutions, towards keeping the power […]

Sanctions And Houthi Threat Boost Fuel Oil Demand By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Contrary to earlier expectations, global demand for fuel oil has jumped the most since 2019 as longer routes to avoid the Houthi threat around the Red Sea and the surge in shadow fleet numbers have contributed to higher fuel oil use in the shipping industry, analysts tell Reuters. Ship owners have installed the so-called scrubbers to reduce […]

Your Hot Tea May Come With A Splash Of Microplastics There’s nothing quite like a Saturday morning ritual, brewing a pot of green tea and settling into the study with a favorite read, whether it’s “The Creature From Jekyll Island” or “Controligarchs” or a collection of declassified briefings on China’s irregular warfare against the West, or even ZeroHedge lifestyle pieces via Watches of Espionage. While many reach for tea hoping […]

Department Of Energy Cancels Another $7.6 Billion In Energy Project Funding By Irina Slave of OilPrice.com, The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $7.6 billion in funding for previously approved energy projects on the grounds that they would not produce any palpable benefits for Americans. The canceled projects are 223 in total, approved by various agencies from the Department of Energy during the previous administration. […]

Copper Highest In Year On Supply Disruptions Collide With AI And Power Grid Demand Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange rose above $10,500 a ton – the highest since May 2024 – driven by a mix of investing themes, macro tailwinds, and worsening supply outlook.  Freeport-McMoRan’s (FCX) recent force majeure declaration at Indonesia’s giant Grasberg mine, the world’s second-largest copper source, adds to mounting disruptions […]

How To Broker A Gerrymandering Ceasefire Authored by Andy Jackson via RealClearWire, The United States is in the middle of another round of the redistricting wars.  This latest battle began in late August. The Texas legislature approved maps that will likely result in five additional Republicans being elected to Congress. In response, the California legislature passed a plan that would likely result in five Republicans being […]

“Blatant Fraud”: USCIS Operation Uncovers Fraud In 44% Of Pending Immigration Cases In Minneapolis U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI, has announced the results of Operation Twin Shield, a large-scale fraud detection effort conducted across Minneapolis-St. Paul from September 19 to 28. Minneapolis is home to one of the largest Somali communities […]

Generals Gathered In Their Masses… Authored by Daniel McAdams via The Ron Paul Institute, On Tuesday we observed one of the strangest spectacles of our time. President Trump and his “Secretary of War,” Pete Hegseth, called a mandatory meeting of all the top brass in the US military. Some 800+ general officers, admirals, and the like gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia for a doubleheader talk from Hegseth and […]

Trump Plans Up To $14 Billion Farm Bailout Amid China Pivot To Brazil, WSJ Says Update (1555ET): The Trump administration has been signaling for about a week that it may tap tariff revenues to fund a multibillion-dollar aid package for American farmers, as China shifts its agricultural purchases to Brazil. The Wall Street Journal revealed new details about the potential aid package on Thursday afternoon. People within the […]

Putin Warns US Tariffs On Russia’s Partners Will Backfire: ‘Oil Will Skyrocket, Exceed $100’ Update(1550): Earlier, we reported below that Washington is now openly affirming it will provide Ukraine with US intelligence assistance for long-range strikes targeting Russian oil facilities. Throughout the war, Ukraine has already hit the majority of Russian refineries – a hand full of them more than once – in drone attacks. Also, […]

White House Puts Vance At Helm To ‘Drive [Shutdown] Fight Home’ Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClearPolitics, Historically, no one really wins a government shutdown. But JD Vance might. In the 24 hours after Senate Democrats voted against a continuing resolution to keep the federal lights on, the vice president quickly became the face of the White House counterargument. Vance began the day on Fox and Friends to blast […]

American Eagle CEO Says Company Stands Behind Sydney Sweeney Ads Authored by Haika Mrema via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), American Eagle Outfitters’ chief executive has defended the retailer’s ad campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney, saying the company will not retreat in the face of public criticism. “You can’t run from fear,” CEO Jay Schottenstein said in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal. […]

MMT RIP – Good Riddance By Tom Teague of The Manhattan Modern Monetary Theory is a macroeconomic theory developed in the early 1990s. It maintains that governments that issue their own currency are not financially constrained in the same way as households or businesses. According to MMT, governments can create money and spend as they see fit; taxes serve primarily as a tool to control inflation and create demand for the currency. […]

American Comedians Slammed For Attending Censored Saudi Comedy Festival It might be the biggest comedy event of the year, the problem is, performers are not allowed to tell their usual jokes.  It’s the new Riyadh Comedy Festival, a gold plated oil tycoon party funded by the government of Saudi Arabia, and some of the top names in American entertainment will be attending.  Apparently, the money is so good that many comedians are […]

ACLU Sues ICE To Release Records Of Detainment Facilities Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), seeking to compel the agency to disclose records related to specific operations, according to the complaint filed on Oct. 1. ICE agents charge toward protesters outside an ICE detention facility in […]

Schweizer Exposes Foreign-Linked Cash Funneled Into NYC Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Submitted by Peter Schweizer & Seamus Bruner of The Drill Down, Unless distant second Andrew Cuomo can whip up support quickly, Zohran Mamdani is currently favored to win the New York City mayoral election come November. Mamdani, a far-left radical, is promising millions in questionable handouts, destructive soft-on-crime policies, and […]