US Sanctions North Korean Bankers, Institutions Over Money Laundering The United States on Nov. 4 imposed sanctions on individuals and entities accused of assisting North Korea in laundering money generated from cyberespionage and illicit activities. The Treasury said the measures aim to cut off financial resources that support Pyongyang’s nuclear programs because the communist regime in Pyongyang relies on such illicit […]

The Ban On Ricky Gervais’ Billboard Saying “Welcome To London, Don’t Forget Your Stab Vest” Shows We Are No Longer Free Authored by Lee Taylor via DailySceptic.org, Last week, Britain’s comedy treasure, Ricky Gervais, took to social media to rant about how his proposed billboards for Dutch Barn Vodka had been rejected. Each banner featured a dark but hilarious slogan that would have inevitably won the applause of Britain’s […]

US Working With Arab Partners To End Sudan Conflict, White House Says The United States is working with its Arab partners to bring an end to the conflict in Sudan, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Nov. 4, describing the situation as “very complicated.” Speaking at a press briefing, Leavitt said Washington is “actively engaged in efforts” to mediate peace and remains “committed to working with our […]

Paris Prosecutors Investigate TikTok Over Youth Suicide Content Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Nov. 4 that it has opened an investigation into TikTok over allegations that the platform allows content that promotes suicide and that its algorithms could urge vulnerable young people to end their lives. The TikTok app on a smartphone on Oct. 27, 2025. […]

These Are Europe’s Top Economies By Projected 2026 GDP After two years of sluggish activity, Europe’s economic engine is forecast to regain traction. As Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao shows in the chart below, The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest World Economic Outlook projects that the region’s combined output will reach $31.4 trillion (€27.0 trillion) in 2026, with the biggest gains concentrated in Western […]

Italy: Foreigners Commit 43% Of Sexual Crimes, 60% Of Robberies And Thefts Via Remix News, In yet another example of the massive foreign crime wave engulfing Europe, new data shows that foreigners in Italy are vastly overrepresented in violent crimes and predatory crimes such as robbery and sexual assault. The 2024 data shows that a significant number of arrests in Italy are targeting foreigners, making up 34.7 percent of […]

Escobar: Taming The Sound And Fury Of The Empire Of Chaos Authored by Pepe Escobar, Close the door, put out the light You know they won’t be home tonight The snow falls hard and don’t you know The winds of Thor are blowing cold Led Zeppelin, No Quarter In a matter of less than a year, Russian scientific know-how came up with four bangers: 1. Oreshnik: hypersonic missile, already tested in the Ukraine battleground. 2. […]

OpenAI CFO Seeks US Government Backing, Disappointed Market Doesn’t Have More AI “Exuberance” How do you know i) a bubble is about to burst, or ii) an corporate fraud of epic proportions is about to unwind? Look no further than Enron or Lehman Brothers, where Jeff Skilling and Dick Fuld, respectively, launched an all out attack against the market in general, and shorts in particular as a last-ditch desperation move to distract from […]

Visualizing The Cost Of The American Dream In 2025 The American Dream isn’t cheap. Owning a home, raising a family, and retiring comfortably now total over $5 million across a lifetime for a household. This milestone has grown increasingly out of reach as the median age of a U.S. homebuyer has risen to 56, up from 31 in 1981. Meanwhile, U.S. fertility rates have hit record lows amid rising unaffordability. This graphic, via […]

5 Leadership Lessons From Winston Churchill For Today’s World Authored by Dustin Bass via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Winston Churchill was a man of action. He was born in 1874, during a period known as the Pax Britannica (1815–1914) and during the relative peace that had settled over Europe after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Nonetheless, as a young man, Churchill understood that military service was a sure path toward […]

34 Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers Arrested In Oklahoma: ICE A two-day operation led to the arrest of 70 illegal immigrants in Oklahoma, which included 34 drivers operating a semi-truck or a commercial vehicle, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a Nov. 4 statement. The arrests were made in partnership with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol between Oct. 28 and 29, said the agency. It is part of Operation Guardian, which has […]

Our Modern Madhouse Exposes A Collective Laziness Of Mind Authored by Todd Hayen via Off-Guardian.org, Black, White, And The Comfortable Lie I was talking to a very close friend the other day who happens to be a die-hard Trump hater (I know what you are thinking, don’t ask). We unfortunately drifted into a “discussion” about the January 6 fiasco (and also don’t ask me why I bother). Time and time again, I run into this […]

China Introduces New Exports Controls On Antimony, Tungsten And Silver According to Trump, his big achievement a week ago when he announced the trade truce with China, was getting Beijing to agree to remove export limitations on rare earth minerals, which as most now know are so critical for US companies to make everything from cell phones, to cars, and military equipment. And yet, as discussed on a few occasions this week, it feels […]

Japan Sends Troops To Combat Spike In Fatal Bear Attacks Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Japan deployed troops to the north of the country on Nov. 5 to help control bears in the area, after local authorities said they were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks. A black bear stands near the side of Highway 881 near Conklin, Alberta, on May 10, 2016. The Canadian Press/Jonathan […]

“Cut The Federal Budget In Half… And Get More Done…” Elon Musk told Joe Rogan, during his latest podcast appearance, that given unlimited powers (which he doubts is possible in our supposedly democratic regime), he could “cut the federal budget in half.. and get more done.” Reflecting on his disappointing efforts at DOGE (which he notes were stalled by both the left and the right not wanting to end the grift), Musk notes the […]

Family Violence Against Seniors In Canada Reaches Record High Authored by Chandra Philip via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Incidents of family violence against Canadian seniors has hit a record high, according to data from Statistics Canada. The recently released StatCan report found that the number of seniors mistreated by a family member has risen 49 percent since 2018. StatCan analyzed police-reported incidents of family […]

“That’d Be So Sick!”: Sydney Sweeney May Bounce Into The Ring For Charity Boxing Match Sydney Sweeney, who may or may not have ‘perfect titties’ (she does), has hinted at getting in the ring for a charity boxing match. The 28-year-old actress has packed on 35 pounds to play world champion boxer Christy Martin in a new sports biopic out Nov. 7, and tells SportsCasting that she may put on the gloves for real. “There was a […]

US To Cut Flights By 10% At 40 Airports As Shutdown Persists Air traffic at 40 major US airports will be cut by 10% starting Friday as travelers continue to face flight disruptions due to a spike in air traffic controller absences during what is now the longest government shutdown on record.  During a Wednesday press briefing alongside the leader of the Federal Aviation Administration, Bryan Bedford, US transportation secretary […]

China Orders State-Funded Data Centers Not To Use Foreign AI Chips Yesterday we said that with Beijing giving Trump a list of 4 “red lines” he should note cross (including i) Taiwan, ii) democracy and human rights, iii) China’s political system, and iv) development rights), the countdown to the end of the trade truce has started because there is no more certain way to get Trump to do something than to tell him he shouldn’t.  And […]

“We’re Coming After You” – How Some On The Left Found Peace Through Hate Authored by Jonathan Turley, In Shakespeare’s Richard III, Queen Elizabeth — whose husband King Edward IV was overthrown and her twins taken to the Tower — asks the older Queen Margaret (widow of the murdered King Henry VI) to “teach me how to curse mine enemies.” The Queen responds that it is easy: “Think that thy babes were sweeter than they […]

Trump Considering Menu Of Venezuela Attack Options, Including Oil-Field Seizures Though Donald Trump campaigned on pledges to end America’s endless wars and regime change campaigns, the White House has now assembled a list of potential military attacks on Venezuela, with the president and senior officials evaluating the associated risks of each option, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Those options include the seizure of oil […]

Median Age For First-Time Home Buyer Hits 40, A Record High Authored by Brett Rowland via The Center Square, The median age for a first-time home buyer just hit 40, a record high, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors.  The median buyer age increased to a peak of 59 years, up from 56 the previous year. The median age of first-time buyers increased to 40 this year from 38 the previous year, while […]

Democrat Election Victories Fail To Spark Mass Mobilization Around White House The longest U.S. government shutdown in history certaintly hurt Republicans, as Democrats scored victories in Tuesday’s elections, including socialist Zohran Mamdani becoming New York City’s next mayor, and Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill winning their respective gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. However, none of that momentum rolled […]

US Household Debt Hits Record $18.6 Trillion As Student Loan Defaults Explode The NY Fed published its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit. Surprising exactly no-one, the report showed that total household debt increased by $197 billion (1%) in Q3 2025, to a new record high of $18.59 trillion. split between $13.5 trillion in housing debt and $5.1 trillion in non-housing debt. “Household debt balances are growing at a […]

The Corrupt Anatomy Of The SNAP Panic Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Americans ought to be deeply embarrassed at the national panic over the future of food stamps. The level of dependency on this program (42 million people and 22 million households) runs contrary to our entire civic culture and history. It is a betrayal of the founding vision of commerce, independence, and agronomy. It reveals a fundamentally […]