Serbian president reveals what West wants him to do

Aleksandar Vucic said any visiting Western representative starts by demanding that Belgrade slaps sanctions on Moscow The West has not given up on steamrolling Serbia into imposing sanctions on Russia, the country’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, has revealed. However, he said Belgrade has so far been able to resist the pressure. Speaking to Serbia’s Happy TV channel…

WSJ Reveals TD Anti-Money-Laundering Practices Nuked First Horizon Deal

WSJ Reveals TD Anti-Money-Laundering Practices Nuked First Horizon Deal The reason behind the termination of Toronto-Dominion Bank’s acquisition of First Horizon Corp. last week has finally been revealed. The Wall Street Journal reported that TD could not obtain the necessary approval from US banking regulators due to past concerns regarding its handling of suspicious customer transactions.  Last Thursday, TD…

Once Trust Has Been Lost, There’s No Going Back

Once Trust Has Been Lost, There’s No Going Back Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Now that the overlapping crises are upon us and the banquet of consequences is being served, we’ll see just who our elites and leadership really are. The erosion of trust doesn’t require intent, it only requires the blind…

Credit Squeeze “Vibes” Leave Bonds & Banks Lower; Bitcoin Battered By Binance Blockages

Credit Squeeze “Vibes” Leave Bonds & Banks Lower; Bitcoin Battered By Binance Blockages The day started off optimistically with regional bank stocks rising for literally no good reason. Then wholesale sales/inventory data poured cold water on any hopes of a soft landing as the ratio hit its highest since the Great Financial Crisis (ex COVID…

‘Crazy thing’ – Lula criticizes imprisonment of Assange

The Brazilian president described the prolonged detention of the WikiLeaks founder as an affront to freedom of expression Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticized the UK for its treatment of Julian Assange. He said the WikiLeaks founder has been imprisoned for his professional activities as a journalist and called on the government…

What can China do against NATO’s foray into Asia?

The Western military bloc is reportedly opening its first office in Japan as the US pushes ‘bloc confrontation’ politics into the region Japan is reportedly planning to open a NATO liaison office in Tokyo. The office will be the first of its kind in Asia, and is designated to “coordinate” with the alliance on security…

CIA involved in JFK’s murder – Robert Kennedy Jr

US presidential candidate said the agency’s culpability in his uncle’s murder was “beyond a reasonable doubt” Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has alleged that the CIA was behind the assassination of his uncle, US President John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1963, and likely involved in the murder of his father, US Attorney General…

Basel IV Rules Are Coming And Will Make Bank Lives Even More Difficult

Basel IV Rules Are Coming And Will Make Bank Lives Even More Difficult Following up on the earlier Morgan Stanley note predicting that new regulatory rules will significantly and adversely impact new credit creation and will further tighten bank lending standards, Morgan Stanley analysts expect the Fed to publish new bank-capital rules between late May…

Like A Tweet, Lose Your Job

Like A Tweet, Lose Your Job Via The Brownstone Institute, The president of Thomas Jefferson University may lose his job for liking tweets from Alex Berenson on his personal account. The episode marks a warning against those in mainstream institutions that any deviation from prevailing orthodoxy – no matter how minor – will not be…

Buffett Turns Gloomy: The “Incredible Period” For The US Economy Is Coming To An End

Buffett Turns Gloomy: The “Incredible Period” For The US Economy Is Coming To An End While Warren Buffett’s insights on the economy are traditionally cheerful and uplifting – usually hitting at time of peak pessimism in the form of self-serving NYT op-eds or CNBC vignettes (and usually around the time the Omaha billionaire knows that…

IAEA issues warning over Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant

A potential disaster at the Zaporozhye facility must be prevented, the international watchdog’s head has said The situation around Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which sits close to the frontline with Ukraine, is becoming more dangerous, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned on Saturday. The statement came as Kiev is…

Mass shooting in Texas mall claims eight lives

The gunman was killed by an officer responding to an unrelated call, police say A man opened fire at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas on Saturday afternoon, killing eight people and wounding seven, officials have reported. The shooter was shot dead by law enforcement. The attack took place at Allen Premium Outlets mall, a…

Kamala Harris to run AI taskforce

The US vice president will ask AI execs to evaluate the safety and fairness of their models US Vice President Kamala Harris has been appointed to head a new artificial intelligence initiative in partnership with leading companies in the field, the White House announced in a press release on Thursday. Harris and other senior officials…

Burger King To Close 400 Stores In “Reclaim The Flame” Turnaround Strategy

Burger King To Close 400 Stores In “Reclaim The Flame” Turnaround Strategy During an earnings call earlier this week, the CEO of Restaurant Brands International Inc., the parent company of Burger King, stated that he plans to close between 300 and 400 underperforming stores this year to streamline the fast-food brand.  “Historically, we’ve closed a couple of…

Fauci’s Never-Ending Victory Tour

Fauci’s Never-Ending Victory Tour Authored by Pierre Kory via The Brownstone Institute, What a dystopian nightmare watching “America’s Doctor” try to continue his Covid victory tour… It is both shocking and unsurprising that he would do this despite leaving a generation of children with lower IQ scores, a US life expectancy which dropped three years…

Ukraine Claims Russian Hypersonic Missile Shot Down Using US Patriot System

Ukraine Claims Russian Hypersonic Missile Shot Down Using US Patriot System In an alleged first which is no doubt making US Congressional hawks very proud, Ukraine says it has intercepted a Russian ballistic missile for the first time using a US-made anti-air defense system. What’s more, and perhaps the more dubious aspect, is that it…

US prepares express weapon delivery for Taiwan – Bloomberg

The $500-million shipment would reportedly be the first time Washington has used an expedited Ukraine-style mechanism The US is working on a new fast-track defense package for Taiwan, Bloomberg reports, claiming the government will use the Presidential Drawdown Authority to expedite the shipment – an instrument which has been actively used to shore up Kiev,…

British state TV under control of royals – Guardian

Buckingham Palace reportedly told the BBC it should not use certain video materials during the coronation broadcast The BBC has caved in to Buckingham Palace’s demands to not use certain footage while covering the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing sources. According to people familiar with the matter…

Russians can force HIMARS rockets off course – CNN

The US-made weapon system has become “increasingly less effective,” a source told the network Russia has been using jamming techniques in recent months to force the US-supplied HIMARS mobile multiple rocket launchers off course, CNN reported on Friday, citing five US, UK, and Ukrainian sources familiar with the matter. According to the network, these efforts are…

Take Care Of America First! We’re Sending Mountains Of Money Overseas But Our Own Communities Are Dying

Take Care Of America First! We’re Sending Mountains Of Money Overseas But Our Own Communities Are Dying Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream, Why do our politicians insist on showering other countries with money when our own communities are degenerating into rotting, decaying hellholes right in front of our eyes? …

Despite Big Bounce, Banks & Crude End Week Down Hard; Gold At Record Highs

Despite Big Bounce, Banks & Crude End Week Down Hard; Gold At Record Highs An odd week of data that ‘surprised’ in its convenience: Housing data – awesome? Labor data – awesome? Personal/Household data – sucks balls! Source: Bloomberg Talking of convenient – after a mass media narrative focus that the banking crisis is not…

David Stockman On Tucker Carlson’s Firing And Corporate-Suicide Run Amok

David Stockman On Tucker Carlson’s Firing And Corporate-Suicide Run Amok Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, We are not sure what the Murdochs were smoking last Monday morning when they shot the immensely profitable Fox News Channel in the kneecaps, but we do know that Tucker Carlson was one of a kind among commentators in…

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