Maher Audience Silenced After Andrew Cuomo Admits NYC Trump Trial Should Have Never Happened Former governor of New York from 2011 to 2021 Andrew Cuomo appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday where he discussed the implications of the New York City Trump trial with host Maher. Maher’s mostly liberal audience is caught quiet when…
West ‘provoked’ Ukraine conflict – Nigel Farage
NATO and EU expansion plans made Russia believe the West posed a threat, the Eurosceptic firebrand has said Western powers essentially goaded Russia into launching a military operation against Ukraine by refusing to abandon plans for NATO and EU enlargement, Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, has said. In an interview with the…
Wikipedia’s political bias spreading to AI – study
The online encyclopedia’s apparent prejudice against right-wing politicians is influencing responses, research suggests Wikipedia’s tendency to negatively portray right-wing political figures is feeding into AI large language models (LLMs) that harvest data from the online encyclopedia, a US-based conservative think-tank has claimed. A report released on Thursday by the Manhattan Institute looked at evidence of…
US forces Russia to close visa centers – ambassador
The Americans are also trying to make Russia’s diplomats “hide behind embassy walls,” but this won’t happen, Anatoly Antonov has said US authorities are closing both Russian visa center offices in the country and will deprive Russia’s diplomats of tax exemption, Moscow’s ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, has revealed. The Russia Visa Application Center operates in…
WH Calls House Intel Chair’s Comments About Russian Space Nuke Program “Irresponsible”
WH Calls House Intel Chair’s Comments About Russian Space Nuke Program “Irresponsible” Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times, The White House is rebuking a congressman from Ohio for allegedly politicizing the nation’s response to a Russian nuclear weapons program. On June 20, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said that Rep. Mike Turner…
Record July Fourth Travel Expected As Gas Prices Will “Remain Stable Until After Labor Day”
Record July Fourth Travel Expected As Gas Prices Will “Remain Stable Until After Labor Day” Gasoline prices at the pump could rise next week as a record 71 million Americans start their travel before early next month’s Independence Day holiday. Prices peaked at $3.67 per gallon in mid-April and have recently dipped to $3.449 due to…
The Unsustainable AI-Driven Lending Boom
The Unsustainable AI-Driven Lending Boom Authored by Douglas French via The Mises Institute, For lending, as in all things, necessity is the mother of invention. No matter the rate, lenders want to lend and borrowers want to borrow, with both sides tending to overdo it. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that the newest collateral…
Hungary ‘won’t ride NATO war train’ – Orban
Budapest will stay out of the Ukraine conflict, the prime minister has vowed The US appears intent on continuing to fight Russia in Ukraine and hopes to win, but Hungary is acting to counter this destructive policy, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. The vocal opponent of the Western approach to the Ukraine conflict expressed…
US permits Ukraine to conduct strikes anywhere inside Russian border – Politico
The area that Kiev can target using American-made weapons is not limited to Kharkov Region, officials in Washington told the outlet The US has permitted Ukraine to strike targets on Russian territory using American-made weapons anywhere across the front line – not just in the Kharkov Region, Politico has reported. This doesn’t represent a change…
Eco activists vandalize ancient UK landmark
Two people are under investigation after spraying Stonehenge with orange powder paint Climate protesters have covered parts of Britain’s most famous prehistoric attraction, Stonehenge, with orange powder paint in the latest attack intended to draw attention to their cause. The activists, who were arrested shortly after the incident, have been released on bail pending further…
Bullion & Black Gold Bid But ‘Bad News’ Was Bad News For Big-Tech
Bullion & Black Gold Bid But ‘Bad News’ Was Bad News For Big-Tech Jobless claims not good, housing data bad, Philly Fed ugly… and that meant the US macro surprise index plunged to early-2019 lows… near the lowest level since 2016… Source: Bloomberg But that ‘bad news’ had no (good news) influence on rate-cut expectations…
Appeals Court Revives Case Against COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
Appeals Court Revives Case Against COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A U.S. appeals court on June 18 revived a case against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by a city in Washington state under a proclamation from state officials. A man received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19…
After A Year In “Recovery”, The Economy Is Once Again Contracting
After A Year In “Recovery”, The Economy Is Once Again Contracting Despite a solid bear steepener today – with Macros selling 10s in what may be an early frontrunning of the Norinchukin liquidation – Nomura’s Charlie McElligott writes that the bank’s Treasury desk flows have continued to favor Customer buying of both rallies and dips,…
US astronauts stuck in space
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will have to spend another week aboard the ISS as experts struggle to fix their spacecraft Two NASA astronauts are stranded aboard the International Space Station as their spacecraft, a Boeing Starliner, continues to experience technical difficulties. The two scientists, who traveled to the station on June 6, were…
UK Labour Party ditches candidate for sharing RT content in 2018
The shadow chancellor says a party member was kicked out for “not sharing our values” The UK Labour Party has suspended one of its parliamentary candidates just two weeks before the general election, after senior members were made aware of his apparent sharing of RT content, six years ago, on his social media. Andy Brown…
German officials decry Ukrainian refugee handouts
Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Thomas Strobl says migrants could be heading to the country en masse due to the benefits on offer Several regional interior ministers in Germany have called on the federal government to abolish what they describe as generous financial handouts to Ukrainian refugees. Officials from the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have argued that benefits…
Modi’s Nod To Closer Ties With Taiwan Suggests India’s Evolving ‘Act East Policy’
Modi’s Nod To Closer Ties With Taiwan Suggests India’s Evolving ‘Act East Policy’ Authored by Venus Upadhayaya via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), After being sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third consecutive term, Narendra Modi received congratulatory messages from a diverse array of world leaders around the globe. Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
White House Fuming, Cancels Meeting With Israelis, After Netanyahu’s Public Scolding
White House Fuming, Cancels Meeting With Israelis, After Netanyahu’s Public Scolding On Monday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chastised the White House in a rare video message, calling President Biden’s withholding of some defense aid to Israel “inconceivable”. However the White House has hit back, with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre soon after the provocative statement issuing a rejection…
MSNBC Contributor Posts Image Claiming Trump Needed To Be Helped Off Stage
MSNBC Contributor Posts Image Claiming Trump Needed To Be Helped Off Stage Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, A leftist MSNBC contributor has been raked over the coals for claiming Donald Trump is really the presidential candidate who needs to be helped off a stage, rather than than Joe Biden. Brian Tyler Cohen, who ironically…
Islamist terrorists snuck into EU from Ukraine – German spies
Jihadists remain a major threat to the country, the security agency BfV has warned Jihadist pose a serious domestic security risk to Germany, the security agency BfV warned on Tuesday, singling out the Afghanistan-based offshoot of the once-powerful terrorist organization Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS). The group, designated ISPK by the German intelligence service, “has…
US greenlights new arms sale to Taiwan
The $360 million deal will provide Taipei with hundreds of armed drones and missiles, the State Department has said The US State Department has approved a new weapons sale to Taiwan involving hundreds of armed drones and missiles worth $360 million, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has said. Under the deal that was…
Russia and North Korea agree on mutual aid against aggression – Putin
Pyongyang has the right to defend its sovereignty from the US, the Russian leader has said Moscow and Pyongyang have pledged to assist each other against foreign aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday during a visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. He and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong-un, signed a…
