IMEC’s Future Is Once Again In Doubt Authored by Andrew Korybko, The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), which was envisaged as a game-changing geo-economic megaproject when it was announced in September 2023 at the G20 Summit in Delhi, was abruptly frozen by the Gaza War that broke out a month later and the West Asian War that followed. The end of those conflicts then gave rise to optimism that Saudi Arabia would […]

Netanyahu Skipped ‘Board Of Peace’ Signing In Davos On ICC Arrest Fears One of the more interesting aspects to the Thursday signing ceremony for President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ in Davos, Switzerland was who was not in attendance. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to attend the signing ceremony, but not necessarily by choice, as he is currently unable to travel to much of Europe on fears of being […]

EU Parliament Vote Sends Mercosur Trade Deal Into Legal Limbo Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The European Parliament has voted to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule on the legality of the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, a move that delays ratification of the deal, but the European Commission could still apply the agreement “provisionally” if Germany has its way. MEPs meeting in Strasbourg […]

Is BRICS Gearing Up To Protect Global Maritime Trade Against All Enemies? Authored by Miguel Santos García via GlobalResearch.ca, The inaugural BRICS joint naval exercise, “Will for Peace 2026”, that unfolded off the coast of South Africa from January 9 to the 16 marked a significant and symbolic evolution for the bloc but not without its hurdles. With the participation of naval forces from China, South Africa, Russia and […]

Billionaire Sports Mogul Has Quietly Become America’s Largest Private Landowner Stan Kroenke, the billionaire sports magnate who owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and England’s Arsenal FC, has quietly ascended to the top of America’s private landownership rankings, controlling more than 2.7 million acres following a blockbuster off-market acquisition in December, according to The Land Report. Stan Kroenke (photo via The Land […]

US Begins ‘Transfer’ Of ISIS Prisoners From Syria To Iraq, Mulls Full Withdrawal Via The Cradle US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a fresh statement that it has launched a mission to transfer ISIS fighters from Syria to Iraqi government-controlled facilities. The announcement came hours after the Syrian army entered the Al-Hawl Camp in the country’s north, resulting in the escape of thousands of ISIS and ISIS-linked […]

White House Aims For Cuba Regime Change By Year-End Brimming with bravado after snatching Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a lightning raid on Caracas earlier this month, the Trump administration has now set a goal to end Communism in Cuba by the end of the year, according to sources who talked to the Wall Street Journal.  Using the Venezuela operation as a blueprint, the White House is working to identify people inside the […]

Greenland Remaining With Denmark Not Raised During Trump Talks, NATO Chief Says Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21 that the issue of Greenland remaining part of Denmark did not come up during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the […]

Canada’s Military Preps Model Of Hypothetical US Invasion In Historic First It’s quite surprising, and a bit absurd, to read these lines in one of Canada’s premier and most widely read newspapers: “The Canadian Armed Forces have modelled a hypothetical US military invasion of Canada and the country’s potential response, which includes tactics similar to those employed against Russia and later US-led forces in Afghanistan, two […]

House Speaker Endorses Impeachment Of Federal Judges Over Rulings Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 21 that he would support articles of impeachment against some federal judges after congressional Republicans floated the prospect last year. During a press conference, a reporter asked Johnson about Senate Republicans suggesting that the House bring articles of […]

Trump Suggests He Can Send $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks Without Congress President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that his administration could distribute $2,000 direct payments to Americans – a “dividend” from tariff proceeds – without congressional authorization, citing the absence of a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of his sweeping import duties. President Donald Trump speaks as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt […]

Newsom’s Gerrymander Just Might Have A Racial Discrimination Problem Authored by Jonathan Turley, California Democrats face a pesky problem: their recent gerrymandering effort may have a racial discrimination problem. According to Ninth Circuit judge Kenneth Lee, the problem is District 13 and the public comments of the primary mapmaker, who declared his intention to create a Latino-dominated district. Democrats are bullish about […]

“Go F**k Yourself!”: Brawl Nearly Breaks Out During Jack Smith’s Hearing Former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s congressional testimony on Thursday took an unexpected turn when a brawl nearly erupted. The showdown featured former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone and conservative activist Ivan Raiklin. The confrontation happened during a break in Smith’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. Video captured Fanone […]

Massive Fraud Infuriates Minnesotans, Lawmakers, But Top Official Sees No Quick Fix Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), ST. PAUL, Minn.—Erin Campbell, Minnesota’s top financial officer, told a state anti-fraud committee at the state Capitol on Jan. 21: “Unfortunately, there’s not a ‘silver bullet’ to stop the type of fraud that we’ve seen in our public-assistance programs.” Minnesota state […]

Texas AG Starts Investigation Into Vaccine-Related Financial Incentives Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Jan. 21 said he’s investigating incentives related to vaccinating children. Paxton’s office said in a statement that the probe will cover pediatricians, insurers, vaccine companies, and other entities “engaged in deceptive or unlawful conduct by failing to disclose […]

Legislation Proposed To Make It Easier To Denaturalize Somali Fraudsters In the wake of the massive Somali-fraud scandal out of Minnesota and other states, President Donald Trump wants to denaturalize American immigrants convicted of crimes and deport them, but the current legal framework and federal bureaucracy make such sweeping denaturalization efforts difficult to achieve quickly.  “I would do it in a heartbeat if they […]

Narrative Control Made Easy: Us Versus Them Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Those in charge of narrative control are suffering from the delusion that they’re making sense. Everything is under control until it isn’t. The name of the game in controlling the populace is narrative control, the current term for setting the context, priorities and agenda so the populace complies without being aware they’ve been […]

Trump Rages As Jack Smith Accidentally Exposed The Partisan Scam Behind The Jan 6 Probe Jack Smith’s testimony before Congress did more than expose weaknesses in his own case against President Trump. It also laid bare just how partisan the entire January 6th investigation had become—and how willing Democrats were to elevate sensational claims they knew could never survive real scrutiny. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim […]

Booming US Firearms Industry Could Get 2026 Deregulatory Boost From Trump Administration Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times, Record sales made the first year of the second Trump administration a profitable one for the nation’s $92 billion firearms industry, but the potential for federal regulatory rollbacks in his second year could provide manufacturers and retailers with long-term assurances they need to thrive. […]

Intel Plunges On Another Quarter Of Dismal Guidance Intel is back to its old bag of post earnings rugpull tricks.  The stock, which for some bizarre reason is up 50% in 2026 and almost 3x higher since August (it’s actually not bizarre at all, with Trump pumping it at every opportunity but ultimately the fundamentals have to take over), tumbled after hours on an earnings release which was a tale of two parts.  First, the […]

Massive Winter Storm Puts 230 Million Americans At Risk As Panic Buying Begins “If you’re younger than 40 years old, then you may be experiencing the worst winter weather of your lifetime depending upon where you are over the next 10-14 days,” meteorologist Ryan Maue warned on X, as Winter Storm Fern and a dangerous polar blast line up to deliver what could soon be a historic, winter storm event across the South, Midwest, and […]

Demographics Deployed For Political Control Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, People are talking ever more about the possibility of civil war in the United States. The scenes on the streets do not look good, to be sure. That said, we are nowhere near this point and certainly don’t have to be. The trigger for the unfolding of events speaks to a tactic of control that unleashes resistance (and counterresistence) […]

Minnesota Judge Blocks Federal Charges Against Don Lemon Over Anti-ICE Church Disruption Update (1600ET): A Minnesota federal magistrate judge rejected charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection with a demonstration inside a St. Paul Christian church, where anti-ICE agitators shut down a Sunday service. As we detailed earlier (below), Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that three individuals – Chauntyll Louisa […]

Reparations Are A Welfare Scheme And Would Have No Effect On Racial Wealth Gaps Authored by William L. Anderson via the Mises Institute, Since the 1960s, when racial turmoil exploded in the United States, there have been reparations demands, with groups representing black Americans calling for massive wealth transfers from whites and other economically successful ethnic groups to account for black chattel slavery in the US and the […]

2026 Looks Better For US Automakers Than Suppliers; Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank is looking at U.S. autos heading into the new year with a growing sense of separation between winners and laggards. In a new 2026 outlook note, Edison Yu and his team argue that while global auto demand remains uneven and suppliers face a tougher volume backdrop, U.S. automakers are entering the year with clearer earnings momentum, helped by better mix, […]