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US Forces Seize Sixth Tanker In Western Hemisphere As Trump Targets Dark Fleet President Trump's race to secure the Western Hemisphere, in a foreign policy move called gunboat diplomacy, off the coast of Venezuela to dismantle and disrupt a dark-fleet tanker network, has now resulted in a sixth oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces in the Caribbean. The Wall Street Journal reports that the dark-fleet tanker was seized in the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility, covering Central and South America and the Caribbean. News details are emerging.  Through […]

Silver has rallied once again above the $90 level.  What's next?

The Grid Is Warning Pennsylvania Authored by William desRosiers via American Greatness, If anyone still doubts how serious the power situation unraveling in Pennsylvania has become, the warning signs are no longer abstract. PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission organization that coordinates wholesale electricity across all or parts of 13 states, including Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, made the problem unmistakably clear in its most recent capacity auction. According to PJM’s own executive summary, the auction ended more than 6,623 megawatts (MW) […]

Trump Takes Fresh Swipe At Zelensky, Says Problem Is Not Putin In what by now, nearly four years into the Ukraine war, seems a biannual exercise, President Trump has taken another swipe at President Volodymyr Zelensky, this time blaming him for holding up the potential peace deal with Russia. The European allies have said the opposite, accusing Moscow of having no real interest in achieving ceasefire. But in a fresh interview given to Reuters from the Oval Office, Trump said it remains Putin who is more eager and willing, with Zelensky more reticent. "I think he's ready to […]

"What Will They Do?! Nuke the US?": Russia Mocks Emasculated Europe As Trump Eyes Greenland Russian officials have been quick to seize on President Trump's renewed efforts in seeking a way ahead to take control of Greenland, accusing the West of "militarizing" the Arctic while also mocking Europe's ability to defend the strategically important, mineral-rich island. Trump had on Wednesday even suggested the large island is "vital" to his proposed Golden Dome air and missile defense system. The same day, European countries made clear they would bolster their forces on the […]

Everybody Drink! By Michael Every of Rabobank Key data yesterday pointed directly to the tensions we should all have at back of mind. While the US Beige Book was, well, ‘beige’, China saw a trade surplus for 2025 of $1.2trn, the size of the Dutch economy, and up 20% y-o-y. If that pile grows at the same pace ahead then by 2030 it will be $3.0trn, around the size of the French economy. By 2035, it will be the German plus Italian economies. If you can’t see why isn’t sustainable, you’re in the wrong business. If you can’t plot out the ways this can be addressed, and […]

'Banks Have Been Meddling': Crypto Industry Split Over CLARITY Act As Coinbase Says 'No' A division appears to be forming among crypto industry executives regarding the market structure bill, with crypto giants such as Coinbase pulling support, but others stating that any regulation is better than none. “Crypto builders need clear rules of the road,” said Chris Dixon, managing partner at a16z Crypto on Thursday. He added that over the past five years, Republicans, Democrats, and the Trump Administration “have worked closely with members across the crypto industry to […]

Multifamily Delinquencies Rise Again, Hit New Post-Great Recession High Authored by Ryan McMaken via Mises Institute, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (also known as “GSEs”) have released their November reports on their mortgage portfolios and mortgage delinquencies. Both Fannie and Freddie report that serious delinquencies in multifamily are rising to multiyear highs. For November, seriously delinquent multifamily mortgages (90+ days delinquent) at Fannie Mae rose to 0.75 percent. That’s up from October’s total of 0.71 percent, and it was up from November 2024’s total of […]

Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act As Left-Wing Chaos In Minneapolis Spreads Update (1024ET): In response to overnight left-wing chaos, what can only be described as the Democratic Party's "George Floyd 2.0" attempt, President Trump wrote on Truth Social about the very real possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act. 🚨Pics from North Minneapolis last night where rioters destroyed federal vehicles and stole firearms, ammunition and sensitive documents inside. All captured on livestreams. pic.twitter.com/uV3tNYEh70 — Liz Collin (@lizcollin) January 15, 2026 "If […]

Airlines Still Avoid Iran, Iraq Airspace Despite Reopening - Trump Assures Tehran No Strikes Imminent Overnight, the world was on edge watching for potential signs of a new US military strike on Iran. This sense of anticipation was only heightened when Iran issued a nationwide "NOTAM" - or "notice to all airmen" - for its airspace which lasted nearly five hours. All flights were banned except ones to and from Tehran which had been issued special permission. This was coupled with online rumors of fighter jets being heard over neighboring Iraqi airspace, but no new attack […]

Trump Invokes Section 232 To Seek Foreign Supplies Of Processed Critical Minerals, Avoids Tariffs For Now President Trump said on Wednesday he had opted against imposing tariffs on rare earths, lithium and other critical minerals - for now - and instead ordered his administration to seek supplies from international trading partners.  By invoking Section 232 not to slap immediate tariffs, but to renegotiate how the US imports processed critical minerals, the White House defers a decision on duties that could further roil the US economy, especially while the Supreme Court is […]

Trump To Meet With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House today (Jan. 15). “She’s a very nice woman,” Trump told Reuters in a Jan. 14 interview. “I think we’re just going to talk basics.” The United States said in 2024 that then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro lost the presidential election to Machado’s party. Machado was going to run against Maduro in the 2024 election, but the regime disqualified her. She […]

What Is "America First"? What does “America First” actually mean in 2026? Once a unifying MAGA slogan, the phrase has increasingly become a fault line, splitting conservatives largely along foreign policy lines. The divide is particularly stark on the question of American support for Israel and was widened by the recent ousting of Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro. The Right is torn over whether “America First” means restraint abroad with a hyper focus on domestic policy or moral assertiveness on the world stage coupled with strong-arming weaker countries in the […]

Watch: This Is Just Absolutely Insane Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In an incredible Senate hearing meant to address the dangers of abortion pills sold online without proper oversight, a Democratic witness turned the spotlight on herself by refusing to acknowledge that only women can get pregnant. Dr. Nisha Verma, an OB-GYN tapped by Democrats, evaded direct questions from Republicans, prioritizing “identities” over scientific fact. This exchange highlights how insane woke ideology has infiltrated even medical testimony, undermining protections for women […]

Initial Jobless Claims Plunge Back Near Record (56 Year) Lows Once again, weekly jobless claims data shows no signs of pain the labor market with the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time dropping back below the Maginot Line of 200k (198k - below all estimates)... Source: Bloomberg Interestingly, the unadjusted data surged higher (330k) as its seasonal pattern continues. New York saw the largest drop in initial claims last week (and Texas the biggest increase)... Source: Bloomberg The 'adjusted' claims data is back near its lowest levels […]

Futures Jump As Blowout TSMC Earnings Reboot Tech Trade US equity futures are higher led by Tech stocks which bounced back on Thursday after chipmaker TSMC revived confidence in the durability of artificial-intelligence demand, as signalling a strong outlook with $56BN in CapEx spending in 2026 (a 25% increase), restoring confidence in global AI growth and sending Europe's ASML to a record high. Silver dropped for the first time in 5 days from a record high as the US held off from attacking Iran and refrained from imposing import tariffs on critical minerals. As os 8:00am ET, […]

Oil, Precious Metals Tumble After Report Signaling No Imminent Action Against Iran With traders across the globe refreshing their X accounts every 3 seconds, expecting to see news of imminent "kinetic action" in Iran, what they got instead was a report from NBC which indicated that military action is far from certain, and at best could take days before it is launched. According to the report which cites multiple anonymous sources - including a U.S. official, two people familiar with the discussions and a person close to the White House - Trump has told his national security […]

TSMC's Bullish AI Outlook Prompts Goldman To Say 'Anyone Hoping For A Pullback Will Get Disappointed' Europe's semiconductor stocks moved higher on Thursday, with ASML Holdings surging to a record high after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported a 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit and signaled plans to boost capital spending by nearly 40% this year. TSMC, a supplier to tech giants including Nvidia and Apple, raised its 2026 capex guidance to $52 billion to $56 billion, up from a previous estimate of $40 billion. Management also indicated that the three-year […]

Witkoff Announces Start Of 2nd Phase Of Gaza Peace Plan Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Presidential peace envoy Steve Witkoff, on Jan. 14, announced the start of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Displaced Palestinians walk through floodwaters following heavy rains in Gaza City on Dec. 15, 2025. Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images In an X post on Wednesday, Witkoff said the second phase will move Gaza from an initial cease-fire into a period that will see the demilitarization of Hamas and the establishment of a […]

US Navy Sailor Sentenced To Nearly 17 Years In Prison For Selling Military Secrets To China Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A former U.S. Navy sailor who had been found guilty of providing the Chinese communist regime with sensitive U.S. military information in exchange for money was sentenced to 200 months in prison, the Justice Department said on Monday. The Department of Justice in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Wei Jinchao, also known as Patrick Wei, was arrested on espionage charges in August 2023 after reporting […]

Are Deportations Making Affordability A Winning Issue For The GOP? Democrats entered 2026 confident they could make “affordability” the rallying cry that would win back suburban voters and propel them back into the majority. But an inconvenient political twist has upended that plan: Donald Trump is the one actually delivering on affordability - and doing it in ways his opponents are almost certain to despise. The foundation of this shift is the administration’s aggressive crackdown on immigration. ICE deportations under Trump have sharply reduced the number of illegal […]

President To Sign Bill Allowing Return Of Whole Milk In Schools Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump will sign the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on Wednesday, overhauling previous U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines that required milk served in school cafeterias to be fat-free or low-fat. President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during a Make America Healthy Again Commission Event in the White House on May 22, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Now, schools […]

Senators Want To Ban Chinese Students From Government Labs Eleven US senators wrote to Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tuesday seeking to ban Chinese nationals from US national labs - contending that their access undermines the United States' position in the artificial intelligence (AI) race.  The Department of Energy building in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The DOE notably oversees 17 national laboratories and funds research to advance various technologies, including energy, environmental, nuclear, and others. In November, President Donald […]

Tyrants Authored by Lars Møller via American Thinker, History is replete with revolutionary figures who transformed society through “vision”, “vanity”, and “violence” - a vicious triad covering the strategy of being ideologically uncompromising, outmaneuvering rivals, and eliminating political opposition, respectively. From Wikimedia Commons: Execution of Louis XVI (Charles Monnet, 1794) Maximilien Robespierre and Vladimir Lenin stand out as architects of radical political transformation. Bridging the cultural divide, their leadership styles and psychological […]

Zelensky Declares Permanent State Of Emergency For Energy Sector Already Ukraine's power grid has long suffered, with rolling blackouts having been in effect across parts of the country for much of the past year, but this week things have gotten worse amid a harsh freeze. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that the government is declaring a state of emergency in the energy sector after repeated Russian strikes damaged heating and power facilities during freezing winter conditions. "A permanent coordination headquarters will be established to address the […]

UK Bans Dutch Commentator For Criticizing Starmer While Welcoming Illegal Migrant Hordes Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Under Keir Starmer’s Labour government, the UK has become a dystopian nightmare where criticizing the Prime Minister gets you banned from entry. Meanwhile, boatloads of illegal migrants wash across the Channel daily, rewarded with hotel stays and taxpayer-funded perks. Dutch commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek learned this the hard way when her travel authorization was revoked just days after calling out Starmer’s hypocrisy on immigration and […]

Silver's spectacular rise has become disorderly on the upside.  But silver, which comes out of the ground at about a 10/1 ratio vs gold, remains radically undervalued at a staggering 50/1 ratio vs gold!

Today the price of gold and silver are hitting record highs again. Here is a look at the global hyper-debt bubble and gold.

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