DOJ Sues DC Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Ban On AR-15, Other Firearms The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing the District of Columbia over its ban on the popular AR-15 and “many other firearms protected under the Second Amendment.”  Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images In announcing the lawsuit, the DOJ called DC’s move an “unconstitutional incursion into the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens seeking to own […]

Amb Huckabee: Iran “Didn’t Get The Full Message” Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Monday that Iran “didn’t get the full message” following the US airstrikes that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities in June, comments that came as Israel is pushing for the US to support another attack on the country. “Iran, I don’t know if they ever took [President Trump] seriously until the […]

Sexting Banned In China? Beijing Stiffens Penalties For Sharing “Obscene” Material China is tightening its grip on digital content with a new rule banning the sharing of “obscene” material in private online messages, a move that could capture consensual adult exchanges like sexting and further blur the lines between public morality and personal privacy. (Pretend that’s in Mandarin) Effective January 1, the revised regulations […]

Pentagon Partners With xAI Service For Military’s Growing Artificial Intelligence Toolset Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. military is set to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) toolset in a new partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI service. The xAI and Grok logos are seen in an illustration photo on Feb. 16, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters Musk’s xAI service owns the Grok family of generative AI […]

Which Countries Export The Most Christmas Decorations? Christmas decorations are a global business, with supply chains that stretch across continents well before the holiday season begins. From ornaments and lights to artificial trees and festive displays, most of these products are manufactured and shipped months in advance. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, highlights the world’s largest exporters of […]

No Excuses: Throw A Party! Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), So many people these days are reluctant ever to throw a house party. The house is too messy. Cannot cook. It costs too much money. Not enough friends. No real dining table. I’m too busy. No one will show up anyway. And so on. Yulia Grigoryeva/Shutterstock Millions this holiday season will sit at home wishing they had some party to […]

Education Department To Start Garnishing Wages Of Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers In January As we and others have noted several times over the last year, the US government will be garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default – with actual garnishment now set to begin in January, CNBC reports.  Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in […]

Deadly Clashes Erupt Between US-Backed SDF & US-Backed Syrian Army In Aleppo Via The Cradle A new bout of deadly fighting has erupted between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian military this week, coinciding with a top Turkish official’s visit to Syria and continued tension over a deal to integrate the Kurdish group into Damascus’s forces. The clashes have calmed down, yet the situation remains […]

Counting Our Energy Blessings During This Season Of Hope Authored by Gary Abernathy of the Empowerment Alliance via RealClearEnergy, The Christmas season is upon us, a time of year when many of us reflect on the year that is drawing to a close and on the good times, the sad times, and the challenges ahead. It’s also a time of year when we count our blessings and express gratitude for any good things that have come our way. […]

Judge Allows Abrego Garcia To Remain Free While She Considers Immigration Issues A U.S. District Judge overseeing a lawsuit by Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia against the Trump administration allowed him to remain free from custody while she assesses whether the government can validly remove him from the country. Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, based in Greenbelt outside of […]

California: Taxing People Who Aren’t There Authored by Mike McDaniel via AmericanThinker.com, As the old aphorism goes: “Don’t tax you; don’t tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.” Nobody likes paying taxes, but most Americans accept them as a necessary evil and are willing to pay their fair share, unless politicians waste those tax dollars in extraordinarily—well—wasteful ways, or steal them outright. I refer, of […]

US Moves Special Operations Aircraft Near Venezuela: ‘Prepositioning For Action’ “They are prepositioning forces to take action,” David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general and dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday of the ongoing US forces build-up in the southern Caribbean.  The WSJ commentary further assessed that “The movement of such assets indicates that […]

A Christmas Gift To The War Machine Authored by Ron Paul Late last week, Congress passed and President Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill marks the first time the US military budget officially passed the one trillion dollar mark. Of course, when you add in other military-related spending such as interest on the debt, veterans’ affairs, and military components of other government agencies, […]

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Deploy National Guard In Chicago The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Trump’s emergency request to allow National Guard troops to be deployed in Chicago, dealing a setback to the admin’s attempts to curtail high crime rates in major cities. The 6-3 decision left in force a judge’s ruling that has blocked the deployment since Oct. 9. “At this preliminary stage, the government has failed […]

How Trump Can Turn The Midterms Around Authored by John Tillman via RealClearPolitics, Midterm elections go one of two ways. They’re either a validation of the sitting president, or they’re a repudiation. Historically, they’ve almost always been a repudiation. The 2026 midterms are shaping up to be no different – a firm rebuke to Donald Trump. That’s obviously bad for him. Congress will spend two straight years […]

“Winter Isn’t Over”: NatGas Soars As Another Cold Blast Targets US East U.S. natural gas futures surged the most since late October as one energy trader warned that “winter isn’t over,” with another wave of cold air set to spill into the eastern half of the Lower 48 early next week. The upcoming cold blast arrives even as much of the U.S. enjoys a brief warm-up following an early-month polar vortex that plunged large parts of the […]

Top Libyan General Confirmed Killed In Mysterious Private Jet Crash Departing Turkey Update(1529ET): Tripoli has confirmed that the private jet which went down earlier as it departed Ankara was carrying top military commanders of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is the Libyan government ruling the western part of the country and supported by Turkey. Tripoli’s Army Chief of Staff Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad has been […]

Obesity Economics: How Subsidies Distort The American Diet Authored by Laura Williams via TheDailyEconomy.org, “Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now.” -Thomas Jefferson Let me introduce you to Sam. Sam has obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. His diet consists mostly of refined grains and trans fats. He’s got […]

Goldman’s Small-Cap Biotech Universe: The 2026 Catalyst Playbook For Investors  There are just nine days left in the year, and this year has flown by. We’ve delivered readers a steady stream of 2026 outlooks over the past few days and weeks, and next up is a year-ahead catalyst list from Goldman Sachs’ small-cap biotech stock coverage. Goldman analysts, led by Corinne Johnson, held their third “Year-Ahead” Catalyst Clinic, […]

John Brennan Lawyers Confirm Their Client Is A “Target” Of A Grand Jury Investigation Authored by Sundance via The Last Refuge, Lawfare lawyer Kenneth Wainstein representing former CIA Director John Brennan confirmed in a proactive litigation letter to Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida, their client is a “target” of a grand jury investigation. The word […]

More Ukrainian Strikes On Russian Energy Sector Amid Ongoing Pressure For Zelensky To Make Concessions Ukraine is desperately hitting back at Russia’s energy sector at a moment it remains under immense pressure from Washington to make serious concessions which might lead to achieving a peace deal. Overnight drone attacks attempted to inflict damage on the Stavrolen petrochemical plant in southwestern Russia. The operation appeared […]

Chicago’s Guaranteed Income Guarantees Less Opportunity Authored by Josh Bandoch via RealClearPolitics, There have been more than 150 guaranteed income pilot programs implemented across the country, but only one has made its program permanent – Cook County, Illinois. The county, which includes Chicago, became the first place in America to commit to a taxpayer-funded program indefinitely, serving as the nucleus for expanding […]

MSM Stays Silent As Horrific Video Emerges Of Attack On 75-Year-Old Woman In Seattle Outside of local reporting in Seattle, corporate media outlets at the national level have entirely ignored the brutal attack on a 75-year-old woman by a repeat offender. The silence is telling and underscores how progressive criminal justice reforms continue to backfire spectacularly, enabling a revolving-door chaotic environment that releases […]

Ugly, Tailing 5Y Auction Sees Slide In Foreign Demand As Directs Take Record High After a disappointing, subpar, tailing 2Y auction started off the last coupon week of the year, moments ago we got the week’s second auction, a $70BN sale of 5Y paper which was also disappointing. The auction stopped at a high yield of 3.747%, up from 3.557% in November and the highest since July. It also tailed the When Issued 3.7146 by 0.1bps. This […]

The EU’s Failed Attempt To Steal Russia’s Seized Assets Was Self-Discrediting Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, It arguably dealt irreparable damage to the bloc’s reputation as a safe location in which foreigners the world over could store and invest their financial assets after influential members left no doubt about their desire to steal its assets, thus signaling that they might try to steal other countries’ one day […]