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Would Term Limits Make The DC Swamp Even Worse?
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 9:00pm ESTWould Term Limits Make The DC Swamp Even Worse? Via Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities Though America is beset by increasingly bitter political divisions, there are two convictions that unite Americans across party and demographic lines. Large majorities are certain that Congress isn’t serving the interests of the American people, and that Capitol Hill would […]
House This Week Passed $839 Billion Defense Bill Bursting With Pork
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 7:50pm ESTHouse This Week Passed $839 Billion Defense Bill Bursting With Pork Authored by Alan Mosley via AntiWar.com, The House of Representatives on Thursday approved an $838.7 billion fiscal 2026 defense spending bill, moving one of the largest appropriations measures in US history toward final passage in the Senate. In a 341-88 vote that crossed party lines, lawmakers advanced […]
Tehran Rejects UN ‘Protest Killings’ Resolution, Blasts Western Moralizing
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 6:05pm ESTTehran Rejects UN ‘Protest Killings’ Resolution, Blasts Western Moralizing Iran has flatly rejected a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution condemning what it described as the “violent crackdown on peaceful protests” by Iranian security forces, after two weeks of raging economic protests earlier this month, which also included a government enforced total internet shutdown. Following […]
Stablecoins: A Quiet Revolution In Finance
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 4:20pm ESTStablecoins: A Quiet Revolution In Finance Authored by Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com, With geopolitics taking centre stage, the seismic tremors of Stablecoin activity go largely unnoticed. Stablecoins sit at a fascinating intersection of finance and technology. They promise the speed and programmability of cryptocurrencies with the price stability of traditional money. What began as a […]
Newsom Announces California Will Remain In WHO Despite US Withdrawal
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 3:45pm ESTNewsom Announces California Will Remain In WHO Despite US Withdrawal California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Golden State will remain a part of the World Health Organization’s network, even though the Trump administration just completed the United States’ withdrawal from the WHO. “The Trump administration’s withdrawal from WHO is a reckless decision that will […]
Judge Orders Release Of Minnesota Church Agitators Nekima Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 2:35pm ESTJudge Orders Release Of Minnesota Church Agitators Nekima Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of two Minnesota women who stormed a Minnesota church last Sunday after the FBI and Homeland Security agents arrested them on Thursday. Nekima Armstrong (L) and Chauntyll Allen celebrate after a federal judge ordered them to be released. US […]
DHS Says 5-Year-Old Was “Abandoned” By Parents During ICE Operation In Minnesota
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 12:50pm ESTDHS Says 5-Year-Old Was “Abandoned” By Parents During ICE Operation In Minnesota Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Jan. 23 refuted reports that ICE agents detained a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota, saying the child was abandoned by his parents during an immigration enforcement operation. Columbia Heights […]
DHS Says 5-Year-Old Was “Abandoned” By Parents During ICE Operation In Minnesota
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 12:50pm ESTDHS Says 5-Year-Old Was “Abandoned” By Parents During ICE Operation In Minnesota Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Jan. 23 refuted reports that ICE agents detained a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota, saying the child was abandoned by his parents during an immigration enforcement operation. Columbia Heights […]
House Committee Calls On IRS To Crack Down On NGOs Funding Terrorists
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 10:30am ESTHouse Committee Calls On IRS To Crack Down On NGOs Funding Terrorists Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The IRS must overhaul its oversight of the nonprofit sector amid the fraud scandal in Minnesota that has led to taxpayer funds being funneled for terror activities, Republicans on the House Ways and […]
DOE Orders Diesel Generators To Be Ready As Electric Sector Prepares For Historic Winter Storm
ZeroHedge - Jan 24th 2026 9:20am ESTDOE Orders Diesel Generators To Be Ready As Electric Sector Prepares For Historic Winter Storm By Robert Walton of UtilityDive Stakeholders across the U.S. electric sector are preparing for Winter Storm Fern, which is expected to impact an area stretching from Texas to New York, as far north as the upper Midwest and into parts […]
Suicidal Empathy Is Another Front In The CCP’s Hybrid War
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 11:25pm ESTSuicidal Empathy Is Another Front In The CCP’s Hybrid War Authored by Stu Cvrk via The Epoch Times, The theory of suicidal empathy is gaining increasing currency among people who are deeply concerned about the apparent fracturing of Western civilization, particularly American culture. Suicidal empathy can be defined as excessive or misdirected compassion expressed by […]
Russia’s Planned Revival Of RIC Is Unlikely For Three Reasons
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 10:35pm ESTRussia’s Planned Revival Of RIC Is Unlikely For Three Reasons Authored by Andrew Korybko, The Sino-Indo rapprochement is still in its infancy, their territorial disputes remain unresolved, and India is under lots of pressure from the US nowadays. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared during his first press conference of the year that Moscow wants […]
Obama’s Fingerprints All Over Investigations Of Trump And Clinton
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 9:45pm ESTObama’s Fingerprints All Over Investigations Of Trump And Clinton Authored by Paul Sperry via American Greatness, In the run-up to the 2016 Democratic Party convention, FBI Director James Comey gained access to at least eight thumb drives containing large volumes of former Secretary Hillary Clinton’s sensitive State Department emails—as well as some from President Obama—that […]
New Gig Economy Job: Train AI That Replaces You
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 6:50pm ESTNew Gig Economy Job: Train AI That Replaces You A Bay Area startup called Mercor has hired tens of thousands of white-collar contractors for temporary work, training artificial intelligence to perform the very jobs many of them once held, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. In effect, these white-collar workers are being paid […]
The Case Against Declaring Artificial General Intelligence
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 5:40pm ESTThe Case Against Declaring Artificial General Intelligence Authored by Lewis Liu via CityAM.com, Today’s AI systems fail badly in out-of-distribution scenarios, as shown by their inability to interpret real-world geopolitical crises. Large language models reflect the ideological biases of their creators, undermining claims of neutral “general” intelligence. The real economic opportunity lies in tightly governed […]
DHS Says Mahmoud Khalil May Be Sent To Algeria
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 5:00pm ESTDHS Says Mahmoud Khalil May Be Sent To Algeria Authored by Arjun Singh via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said on Jan. 21 that Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at the center of the Trump administration’s deportation battles, may be removed to Algeria. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, […]
Trump Says US ‘Armada’ Moving Towards Iran
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 3:40pm ESTTrump Says US ‘Armada’ Moving Towards Iran Via Middle East Eye US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is sending an “armada” towards Iran, threatening Tehran against resuming its nuclear program. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after returning from meetings with world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said Washington was closely monitoring Iran as […]
US Homicide Rate Plummets To 125-Year Low, Group Reports
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 2:00pm ESTUS Homicide Rate Plummets To 125-Year Low, Group Reports Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Crime rates continued to fall in 2025, with homicide rates expected to drop to about 4.0 per 100,000 residents, “the lowest rate recorded in law enforcement or public health data going back to 1900,” according to a new […]
Dollar Crashes As Yen Soars After ‘Intervention’ Chatter Grows (& Why It Matters For US Equities)
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 12:30pm ESTDollar Crashes As Yen Soars After ‘Intervention’ Chatter Grows (& Why It Matters For US Equities) Update (1230ET): Chatter about the potential intervention overnight in Japanese Yen (as we detailed below) is growing and has sparked a dramatic bid for the Japanese currency against the dollar… …crashing the US Dollar Index… And in case you […]
Winter Storm Threatens Appalachian NatGas With ‘Freeze Offs’ As Data Center Demand Tightens PJM Grid
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 11:05am ESTWinter Storm Threatens Appalachian NatGas With ‘Freeze Offs’ As Data Center Demand Tightens PJM Grid Submitted by Criterion Research President James Bevan, An incoming winter ice storm is poised to crimp Appalachian natural gas production at a critical moment when the power grid faces mounting pressure from surging data center demand and extreme cold. Appalachian volumes already […]
UMich Sentiment Bounces To 5-Month High As Democrats Realize Their Insane Inflation Fears Were Wrong
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 10:10am ESTUMich Sentiment Bounces To 5-Month High As Democrats Realize Their Insane Inflation Fears Were Wrong Having ended 2025 at the lowest Current Conditions Sentiment levels in, well, ever… expectations for preliminary January data were for a modest rebound… and it did…notably more than expected (and a pick up from the flash print): The preliminary January […]
Japan Left Waiting As $7.2BN US Arms Deliveries Stall, Ukraine Prioritized
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 6:55am ESTJapan Left Waiting As $7.2BN US Arms Deliveries Stall, Ukraine Prioritized After nearly four years of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the US having throughout poured billions into Kiev’s military and civic services sector, there are signs that other American allies are experiencing extreme delays in pre-scheduled arms shipments because Washington’s priorities are clearly elsewhere. Israel […]
Davos Elites Scammed By Fake VIP Passes To Exclusive USA House Venue
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 5:45am ESTDavos Elites Scammed By Fake VIP Passes To Exclusive USA House Venue The Trump administration’s primary venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, known as USA House, issued a pointed warning on its website Tuesday after reports surfaced that some high-profile attendees had been duped by scalpers peddling counterfeit VIP access packages, Fox Business […]
Davos Elites Scammed By Fake VIP Passes To Exclusive USA House Venue
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 5:45am ESTDavos Elites Scammed By Fake VIP Passes To Exclusive USA House Venue The Trump administration’s primary venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, known as USA House, issued a pointed warning on its website Tuesday after reports surfaced that some high-profile attendees had been duped by scalpers peddling counterfeit VIP access packages, Fox Business […]
Finnish President Claims Europe Can ‘Unequivocally’ Defend Itself Without US
ZeroHedge - Jan 23rd 2026 4:15am ESTFinnish President Claims Europe Can ‘Unequivocally’ Defend Itself Without US Donald Trump’s opposition to the US continuing to bankroll NATO has become a defining issue in global politics, so much so that a considerable percentage of time and energy at the ongoing Davos conference has been spent talking about it. During a panel discussion on […]