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Russian Troops Enter Air Base Hosting US Soldiers In Post-Coup Niger US diplomats and the Pentagon have been in retreat from the West African nation of Niger, while also scrambling to maintain some influence there, following the junta seizing power in a coup in July 2023. Niger’s military toppled the US-friendly government of President Mohamed Bazoum,…

Watch: Biden’s Head Of Economic Advisors Try To Explain Government Borrowing Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk.com, Jared Bernstein was asked about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)… MMT says government is different. It owes the money to itself and the debt can be canceled at will. In MMT theory, a benevolent government would spend the money…

“World Cup Of Shed Hunting” Underway In Jackson Hole Shed hunting season has opened up for Wyoming residents this week, as well as non-residents who must purchase a conservation stamp before collecting shed antlers on designated lands.  The Wall Street Journal describes the mania in the hills around the Bridger-Teton National Forest, near Jackson, Wyoming, as the “World Cup of shed…

Markets Chop As Wall Street Awaits Apple Earnings After Bell, NFP Friday For Market Direction  US equities ended their two-day slide as tech companies surged late in the session. The trading day has been choppy, with Wall Street now turning its attention to Apple’s earnings after the bell. Some analysts anticipate Apple will reveal a major buyback program…

Bill Advances Calling For California To Issue Formal Apology For Slavery Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, The California Assembly’s Appropriations Committee approved a bill May 1 which would require the state to issue an apology for its role in perpetuating harm related to slavery. Assembly Bill 3089, introduced by Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer,…

US Says Russia Using “Chemical Weapons” In Ukraine…Except It’s Tear Gas The Biden administration has just leveled a somewhat bizarre chemical weapons accusation against Russia, coming a day after the US Treasury came out with nearly 300 new anti-Moscow sanctions. Those previously reported sanctions targeted Russia’s defense-industrial sector, including its alleged chemical weapons program (Russia…

China Crossed Biden’s Red Line On Ukraine, So What? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, It’s ridiculous to have red lines if you are not going to do anything when they are crossed. So what should Biden do? China Has Crossed Biden’s Red Line on Ukraine A Wall Street Journal Op-Ed moans China Has Crossed Biden’s…

Starbucks On Brink Of Worst Crash Since Dot Com After “Stunning” Earnings Miss  Starbucks shares plummeted by 16% during the early cash session, approaching the -16.2% level last seen during the Covid crash. If intraday losses surpass 16.2% and remain above this level at closing, it would mark the company’s worst single-day loss since the Dot…

The Path Of Least Resistance: Northwestern Reaches Controversial Settlement With Pro-Palestinian Protesters Authored by Jonathan Turley, Northwestern University has agreed to a controversial settlement with pro-Palestinian protesters encamped on its campus this week, including a commitment for scholarships for Palestinians, Palestinian faculty appointments, and special housing for Muslim students. The protesters will also be allowed…

Former Binance CEO ‘CZ’ Sentenced To Only Four Months In Jail For Money Laundering  Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”) was sentenced to four months in jail on Tuesday in a Seattle federal court, according to The Wall Street Journal. Late last year, CZ pleaded guilty to money-laundering charges and relinquished his position as the head of…

Fani Flees Fulton County Primary Debate, Leaves Opponent Facing Empty Podium Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is handling former President Donald Trump’s election interference case, skipped a debate against her Democrat primary challenger on Sunday. The debate was held by the Atlanta Press…

What To Look For When Amazon Reports After the solid results from Microsoft – the world’s largest company whose market cap is now flirting with $3 trillion – investors have been incrementally more positive on the Amazon’s AWS cloud setup into today’s earnings, with the investment thesis driven by ecommerce share, margin expansion and the…