The Stoic’s Guide To Life: Ancient Wisdom For Modern Struggles Authored by Duncan Burch via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher who flourished during the early second century, said the chief task in life is to separate what is within one’s control from what is not. A man sits on the edge of Areopagus hill opposite the ancient Acropolis hill in Athens on November 21, 2025. Aggelos NAKKAS/AFP via […]

Chinese Cargo Ship Converted Into Concealable Missile Destroyer Concealing missile and rocket artillery launchers, as well as loitering munition swarms, within civilian-style transport platforms such as container ships and commercial trucks is a long-established and well-documented tactic in asymmetric warfare. Over the years, we have observed a wide range of these concealable missile systems: Watch: Hellfire Missile Launcher […]

Washington’s National Security Strategy Sends Mixed Signals To India Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The worsening of Indo-US ties under Trump 2.0 has been one of the most unexpected foreign policy outcomes of his second presidency thus far, which this analysis here argues is due to him wanting to punish India for refusing to subordinate itself to the US. Pakistani-US ties have inversely strengthened despite being […]

Federal Judge Rules California Can’t Hide Child Gender Swaps From Parents A federal judge on Monday issued a permanent injunction – ruling that California can’t prevent parents from learning when their children switch genders.  The U.S. flag and a judge’s gavel, in this illustration taken on Aug. 6, 2024. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration US District Court Roger T. Benitez (Bush) entered the injunction barring officials from […]

The New Battle For The Americas: Why The Western Hemisphere Is Becoming A Global Flashpoint Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, Below is a geopolitical map of the Western Hemisphere as I see it today. The principal geopolitical foes of the US in the Western Hemisphere—Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua—are firmly in the China and Russia camp. Other countries can shift depending on the outcome of recent […]

Ultraprocessed Food Makers Respond To MAHA Amid Record Lobbying Effort For much of the past year, America’s largest food manufacturers haven’t been able to rebut Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s repeated claims that ultraprocessed foods are making Americans sick – something most Americans believe.  So instead of even trying to pretend their products are even the slightest bit healthy, the industry appears to have settled on a […]

“This Is The Finale Of The Great Financial Reset”; ‘Dr.Gold’ Warns They’re Gobbling Up All The Physical Supply Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter (aka Mr. Gold) has been sounding the alarm of the profound risk in the financial system.   At the beginning of December, Mr. Gold warned about the record setting silver prices and said, “It’s pretty clear and pretty […]

The Apocalyptic Shortage That Never Happened: Democrats’ Tariff Doomsday Narrative Imploded   Remember earlier this year when President Trump was locked in a tit-for-tat trade war with China? Then, a broad coalition of Democrats, corporate media outlets, mainstream economists, and left-leaning think tanks warned that higher tariffs would spark pandemic-era supply-chain chaos and trigger price spikes for consumers. Two quarters […]

No Fat Ladies Heard Singing… Yet! Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “We were so busy saving democracy that we forgot to tally. . . ” – Joe Rogan on the 2020 election While you were busy decking the halls with boughs of holly, chomping spiced nuts and cheese straws, and quaffing the eggnog this Christmas, 2025, the USA was still suffering indigestion from the Nov 3, 2020 election, repeatedly throwing up in its mouth as […]

Blackstone’s LivCor Settles DOJ’s Alleged Rental Price-Fixing Claims Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, LivCor, one of the largest landlords in the United States, has entered into a proposed consent decree with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve price manipulation claims made by the department, the DOJ said in a Dec. 23 statement. On Jan. 7, the DOJ announced it was suing tech company RealPage and six […]

“New Phase Of An Old Conflict”: Nigeria Open To More Joint U.S. Strikes On Terrorists Update (1518ET): Hours after the U.S. Christmas Day strikes on ISIS-linked targets in Nigeria, Nigerian officials signaled openness to continued American military involvement to counter what President Trump called “terrorist scum.” The new campaign follows attacks in which radical Islamists had killed Christians. “I believe this is an ongoing […]

“You Know Who I Am, Right?” Viral Video Shows Entitled Democrat Taunt Cops, Play Victim During DUI Stop Authored by Jonathan Turley, What is the next worst thing to being arrested for DUI just before Christmas with a viral video of you berating an officer? Being confused with that person by irate citizens because you share the same name, Maria Bucci. It is particularly unwelcome when you are a substance abuse counselor. On […]

Comer: The ‘Walls Are Caving In’ On Tim Walz House Oversight Chairman James Comer declared this week, “The walls are caving in on Tim Walz,” as a federal probe into Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scandal intensifies. Whistleblowers, mayors, and lawmakers now enter the fray, spotlighting waste in social programs that hammer everyday residents.  The fraud Comer described reaches far beyond accounting errors. Minnesota taxpayers […]

Mortgage Rates Dip To 3-Year-Lows As Home-Sellers Outnumber Buyers Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The weekly mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 6.18 percent for the week ending Dec. 24 as the housing market continues to lean in favor of buyers. The 6.18 percent rate is the lowest level since 2022 and a slight decline from 6.21 percent the previous week, according to Freddie Mac data. The […]

NATO Countries Scare Their Populations On Christmas With Hyped ‘Russian Nuclear Bombers’ Flight On Western Christmas, December 25, Russian nuclear-capable bombers conducted a “scheduled” flight over waters in the Arctic region, specifically in neutral waters of the Norwegian and Barents Seas. This prompted “fighter jets of foreign countries” to escort them and mirror them from afar, Russia’s defense ministry has confirmed. While […]

Georgia Secretary Says 2020 Election Blunder ‘Does Not Erase Votes’ Authored by Kim Jarrett via The Center Square, Five years after the 2020 election, challenges in Georgia continue despite multiple audits. The latest questions surround the December meeting of the Georgia State Election Board. Nearly two weeks after the meeting, some continue to claim Fulton County was fraudulent because tabulation tapes were not signed that […]

Amid Nike’s Worst Drawdown Since late 70s, UBS Flags Emerging Bullish Signals Nike was thrust into the news flow earlier this week after Apple CEO Tim Cook placed a buy order for 50,000 Class B shares at a weighted average price of $58.97. The stock has been locked in a four-year bear market, as recent earnings data point to softer demand in China and mixed channel trends in North America. Looking past all the gloom, UBS analyst […]

Why Christmas Is The Most Stressful Week For The Diesel Market Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Holiday logistics lock in diesel demand regardless of price, draining already thin inventories. Europe’s post-Russia diesel dependence makes year-end disruptions especially risky. Christmas reveals structural fragility in distillate markets before crude prices reflect it. Santa runs on diesel. Every year, the […]

Poland Intercepts Russian Recon Plane Near Its Airspace On Christmas Poland said it scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near its airspace over the Baltic Sea, and reported that dozens of objects crossed into the country from Belarus overnight, with some officials saying these are intentional provocations timed during a holiday period. The Polish military said that jets […]

Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Deporting ‘Anti-Disinformation’ Activist Under Visa Ban Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, A federal judge granted a temporary injunction on Dec. 25 to block the Trump administration from detaining and deporting Imran Ahmed, an activist among those recently subjected to visa restrictions by the State Department for alleged censorship. Ahmed, CEO of U.S.-based Center for Countering […]

The $16 Billion Question Haunting Mark Zuckerberg A new study finds Facebook hosts the vast majority of social media scams, and critics argue it is because Meta prioritizes profit over protecting users, according to the New York Post. Internal documents obtained by Reuters show Meta projected $16 billion — about 10% of revenue — from scam ads last year. Experts say the company only bans advertisers when its systems detect a 95% […]

Bitcoin Market Fundamentals “Couldn’t Be Better”, Says Strategy CEO Authored by Ciaran Lyons via CoinTelegraph.com, Bitcoin’s market fundamentals have stayed strong in 2025, despite the asset’s price and sentiment declining toward the end of the year, says Strategy CEO Phong Le. “The fundamentals of the market this year for Bitcoin couldn’t be better,” Le told the “Coin Stories” podcast on Tuesday, emphasizing that […]

Joe Biden’s Family Christmas Photo Is So Awkward And Wrong Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Yet another Biden family photo has become a punch line on social media, and trust me, this one is a doozy. Biden shared the image around 9 p.m. on December 24, accompanied by a fairly boilerplate message: “Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas Eve filled with love. The strange part? You kinda had to play a game of […]

Peace Deal On Horizon? Trump & Zelensky To Meet Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US President Donald Trump on Sunday in Mar-a-Lago to talk peace with Russia, Zelensky’s top officials have confirmed. Ukraine is touting that a deal is close – and yet outside observers might easily note that huge hurdles remain. Zelensky also stated on Telegram that “Many things can be decided before the new year.” And […]

S&P Futures Trade At Record High As Precious Metal Surge Accelerates US equity futures are little changed in thin trading with most traders away from the screens, while the bulk of overnight actions was once again in gold and silver as precious metals soared to a new record high driven by feverish Chinese demand. As of 8:15am, S&P futures were flat after closing Wednesday’s session at a new record high, while Nasdaq 100 futs […]