Vietnam Replacing China As Key Link In Global Supply Chains Vietnam is turning into a production powerhouse for the world as a result of the U.S. trade war, , according to Caixin. For example, once a farming region, Bac Ninh has become northern Vietnam’s industrial hub, driven by Chinese manufacturers relocating operations south to avoid U.S. tariffs and diversify supply chains. The shift began with the U.S.-China trade war and […]

Democrat Extremism Underwrites Trump Authored by J.T. Young via RealClearPolitics, Democrats’ extremism continues to underwrite Donald Trump’s agenda. Since 2021, this has been the case, and it shows no sign of stopping. Rather than bolstering them as an alternative, Democrats are giving Trump the leverage to pursue his aggressive agenda. President Trump remains divisive. While his job approval and favorability ratings are […]

450 Illegal Aliens Arrested At Hyundai Battery Plant In Georgia About 450 illegal aliens were detained in a multi-agency raid at Hyundai’s massive construction site for a new EV battery plant in Bryan County, Georgia. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), along with ICE, the FBI, and other agencies, said the workers were unlawfully employed, prompting investigations into immigration and labor violations. […]

Do Doctors Make Money Off Vaccines? A Look At Incentives And Bonus Structures Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, “Doctors are being paid to vaccinate, not to evaluate,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a recent video. “They’re pressured to follow the money, not the science.” Doctors administer dozens of vaccines to many children in the United States. Adults are also advised to receive […]

California To Spend $239 Million Turning San Quentin Into “Scandinavian-Style Rehab Center” California is spending $239 million to transform San Quentin State Prison into what Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office once called the state’s “most notorious prison” into a Scandinavian-style rehabilitation center. Construction is set to finish in January 2026, with the first incarcerated people moving in soon after, according to the San […]

Quinn: WW3 Is Inevitable, Compromise Isn’t An Option During ‘The Fourth Turning’ Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, Fourth Turnings never fizzle out. They build to a crescendo of death and destruction. Is there any indications whatsoever that we are not on a course towards all-out war? How it started… “We gave categorical assurances to Gorbachev that if a United Germany could remain in NATO, NATO would not […]

The Power-Bill Crisis Keeps Energy Secretary Wright Up At Night Weeks after Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Glenn Beck that the power-bill crisis would last for “a few years,” America’s top energy official told Fox Business on Tuesday that rising electricity costs remain his top concern. “It’s what I worry about most seven days a week,” Wright told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo. “We want to stop the rise in electricity for […]

The Grifters’ Lament Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “We are the sickest country in the world. That’s why we have to fire people at the CDC … They did not do their job! This was their job to keep us healthy!” – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. What a gruesome spectacle it was to see HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. take on a conclave of vicious grifters on the Senate Finance Committee straining to warp reality in defense of […]

Tether, El Salvador Deepening Ties To Gold, The ‘Natural Bitcoin’ Authored by Vince Dioquino via Decrypt.co, Stablecoin issuer Tether has held talks on investing in gold miners and royalty firms, after already acquiring $8.7 billion worth of bullion. Meanwhile, El Salvador bought nearly 14,000 ounces of gold for $50 million, its first central bank purchase since 1990. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has previously described […]

Akin To Damaging ‘Brand USA’: Bessent Exposes Cracks In Fed’s So-Called ‘Independence’ Amid all the hair-pulling and teeth-gnashing over President Trump’s ‘firing’ of Fed Governor Lisa Cook (for alleged mortgage fraud), the market seems increasingly complacent that The Fed’s holier-than-thou independence is under threat. For its part, the market shows no fear whatsoever about USA sovereign risk… Perhaps the market doesn’t […]

New York AG Asks Appeals Court To Reinstate Trump’s $500 Million Civil Fraud Penalty Authored by Matthew Vadum and Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an appeal on Sept. 4 of a court ruling that threw out an estimated $500 million penalty in President Donald Trump’s business fraud case. James’s office filed a notice of appeal with the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, indicating […]

Trump Deploys F-35s To Puerto Rico Airfield After Pair Of Venezuelan Jets Buzz US Warship The Pentagon has warned Venezuela after two of its miliary aircraft buzzed a United States Navy ship in international waters, as an apparent show of force after a US naval build-up in the region. The pair of warplanes, identified in various media as F-16 jets, flew over over the guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham in the southern Caribbean […]

Justin Sun Urges Trump-Linked WLFI To Unlock ‘Unreasonably’ Frozen Tokens Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, Tron founder Justin Sun is urging World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project linked to the Trump family, to unfreeze his token allocation. His wallets were blacklisted after suspicious transactions flagged by blockchain trackers sparked accusations of selling. Sun’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) […]

Kenvue Craters On Report RFK Jr To Link Autism To Tylenol Use In Pregnancy The stock of Tylenol maker Kenvue is crashing after a WSJ report according to which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that pregnant women’s use of an over-the-counter pain medication is potentially linked to autism in a report that will also suggest a medicine derived from folate can be used to treat symptoms of the developmental disorder in some […]

One Of Russia’s Largest Oil Refineries Once Again On Fire After Ukraine Drone Strike Ukrainian drones have yet again targeted one of Russia’s largest oil refineries overnight – this time a Rosneft facility in the Ryazan region, which lies southeast of Moscow. Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov in confirming the strike on what he called an “industrial enterprise” described that eight drones were shot down in the area, but which resulted […]

Is Lisa Cooked? By Molly Schwartz, cross-asset macro strategist at Rabobank Yesterday, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into Fed Governor Lisa Cook, probing allegations of mortgage fraud. This comes after a series of tweets from Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, with supposed evidence supporting claims that she was not living at her home in Ann Arbor, MI. Questions, however, still remain as […]

Six Flags Faces Bankruptcy Fears After $500M Debt And Park Closures We’re not sure what more of a comment about discretionary spending one would need… Six Flags, less than a year removed from its merger with Cedar Fair, is drowning in debt, closing parks, and facing warnings of bankruptcy, according to The Sun. The company has racked up $500 million in debt, seen revenue fall by $100 million in Q2, attendance drop 9%, and season […]

Why Keynes’ Economic Theories Failed In Reality Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, A recent post from Daniel Lacalle, “How Keynesians Got The US Economy Wrong Again,” exposed the widening gap between John Maynard Keynes’ economic theory and reality. Despite the confident forecasts of leading Keynesian economists, the U.S. economy in 2025 continues to defy expectations. The Federal Reserve’s tightening […]

EU Slaps Google With Massive €2.95 Billion Antitrust Fine  The European Commission has slapped Google with a €2.95 billion fine for abusing its dominance in the search advertising market through “self-preferencing” practices, according to a new Financial Times report. The EU ordered Google to end these behaviors within two months or risk a potential breakup. This marks one of the largest EU fines against a company, following […]

Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump’s Transgender Passport Order Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal appeals court on Sept. 4 upheld a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the use of gender-neutral markers on passports. U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., on Dec. 11, 2021. Jenny Kane/AP Photo U.S. District […]

Schiff: Trump’s Wrong; “We Screw Over The World” On Trade Donald Trump’s tariffs split opinion—champions said they were leverage to rebuild U.S. industry, while critics argued they were hidden taxes that raised costs and invited retaliation. At last night’s ZH Debate, Cornell chemistry professor Dave Collum — fresh off his Tucker Carlson controversy — moderated as Peter Schiff and Brent Johnson squared off on trade, […]

ActBlue Lawyers Subpoenaed As House GOP Investigation Into Donor Fraud Intensifies Via American Greatness, Three top lawyers for the Democratic fundraising organization ActBlue have been subpoenaed by members of the House Administration, Judiciary and Oversight committees who are probing the group’s ties to alleged fraudulent donations. The individuals who have been summoned to be deposed by House investigators include former […]

Lululemon Plunges On Weak Guidance As Sexy Leggings Demand Slumps Lululemon shares in New York crashed on Friday after the upscale athletic apparel retailer slashed its full-year earnings guidance, citing the Trump administration’s move to end the de minimis exemption loophole. “This is a disappointing update from LULU, and we expect shares to underperform peers tomorrow as a result,” Goldman analyst Brooke Roach wrote in a first […]

California Passes Bill To Require Schools To Notify Parents Of ICE Operations Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An emergency bill to require California schools to notify parents and school staff when federal immigration officers are operating in the area passed the state Legislature on Sept. 2. A Homeland Security officer speaks to classmates and relatives gathered outside immigration court in […]

UK Deputy PM Resigns After Home Purchase Tax ‘Error’ While Fed Governor Lisa Cook attempts to litigate her way out of an alleged mortgage fraud (for which the Trump administration has delivered the receipts), The U.K.’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, resigned this morning following an ‘ethical’ error on her home purchase tax payments. Rayner, who admitted on Wednesday that she did not pay enough tax on her purchase of […]