“It Has Cast A Shadow Over The Permian”: Drilling Slows In Texas As Venezuelan Oil Policy Raises Concerns Efforts by the Trump administration to push more Venezuelan oil onto the global market, with the goal of lowering prices, are creating concern in West Texas, where producers say cheaper oil threatens drilling, jobs and local business activity, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Oil prices have fallen since […]

The Whining Of Jacob Frey Authored by Monica Showalter via American Thinker, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey launched a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its faithful enforcement of U.S. immigration law, whining loudly that his city was being unfairly targeted because it was run by Democrats while other cities had higher numbers of illegal aliens. He was scored for it, of course, and just found new way to embarrass his […]

Polar Air Madness Returns As East Coast Winter Threat Rises Average temperatures across the Mid-Atlantic, including Washington, DC, have trended above the 30-year normal in recent weeks (pressuring NatGas futures) following an Arctic plunge in early December, but a second cold blast of the season is expected to arrive by the end of the week, bringing the risk of winter precipitation by late weekend that could extend into early next […]

Waste Of The Day: California County May Have Made Illegal Gifts Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: A Dec. 18 report from the California State Auditor claims that Mendocino County is “vulnerable to waste, fraud, and abuse” after spending thousands of dollars on steakhouse dinners, unapproved donations and more. The annual dinners are a trademark of local District Attorney C. David Eyster, who […]

US Eyes Private Security Contractors To Protect Oil Assets In Venezuela A top White House priority for Venezuela in the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro is restarting and ramping up the country’s oil production. But that’s a tall order given many years of decaying and neglected infrastructure. Despite that Maduro’s VP, now acting President Delcy Rodriguez, is currently running the country, there are still fears there could be a power […]

Devon-Coterra Tie-Up Would Create A New Permian Heavyweight By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com, Coterra Energy is kicking the tires on what would be one of the biggest U.S. shale mergers in years, holding talks about a possible combination with Devon Energy, according to people familiar with the matter. Nothing is signed, nothing is guaranteed, but the market liked the idea enough to send shares of Coterra Energy sharply higher on […]

Lindsey Graham Drowns Sorrows After Trump Refrained From Iran Attack On ‘No Guarantees’ NeoCon Senator Lindsey Graham wants to “go bigger” on Iran and is so disappointed that President Trump hasn’t bombed it yet that he appears barely able to speak, with the color draining from his face. Journalist Ryan Grim comments on the below video clip of Graham responding to the lack of action by the US, “His life force is being drained in […]

Chaos Is The Strategy, And Too Many Are Helping It Succeed Authored by Armstrong Williams via The Epoch Times, Let’s dispense with the convenient fiction: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not the primary threat to our communities. The real danger lies in the growing normalization of disorder, intimidation and lawlessness—often wrapped in the language of “justice” but driven by something far less noble. What we […]

MrBeast Broke? Billionaire YouTuber Claims He Has “Negative Money” As Tom Lee Invests $200M The allure of becoming a YouTube superstar often conjures images of endless wealth and effortless luxury. Yet for Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, the reality is more nuanced – and far less liquid. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Donaldson addressed the frequent media portrayal of him as a billionaire, […]

Ron Paul: Making Imperialism Great Again? Authored by Ron Paul via the Mises Institute, It did not take long for President Trump to change the reason for sending the US military to “arrest” Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The allegation that President Maduro ran a drug cartel was front and center in the months leading up to President Maduro’s “arrest.” Afterwards, President Trump said the invasion was […]

President Trump Unveils ‘The Great Healthcare Plan’ President Donald Trump unveiled what he’s calling “The Great Healthcare Plan” on Thursday morning, promising to fundamentally restructure how Americans purchase and pay for healthcare by cutting out insurance company middlemen and putting money directly into consumers’ hands. Trump’s plan targets prescription drug prices, insurance premiums, and industry transparency. At the […]

“The Left Is Coming For Us”; Larry Klayman Warns “It’s Going To Get More And More Violent” Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Renowned Attorney Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and later Freedom Watch USA, has long predicted (along with other top intel experts) increasing violence from the Left in a Marxist style Bolshevik Revolution.   As money is cut off by the Trump Administration and legal pressure mounts for […]

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 […]

DNC Launches Massive Voter Registration Effort Ahead Of Midterms After GOP Makes Gains Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Jan. 13 announced a new voter registration initiative it said will be its largest financial investment in registration, launching first in Arizona and Nevada as Democrats look ahead to the 2026 midterm elections. A voter casts her ballot on […]

Five Bitcoin Narratives Analysts Are Watching Beyond Price Authored by Bradley Peak via CoinTelegraph.com, Key takeaways ETF flows reveal real institutional demand beyond short-term price moves. Bitcoin treasury stocks can turn BTC exposure into an equity risk shaped by index rules. Low fees are reviving questions about how Bitcoin may pay for its long-term security. Scaling now means choosing between Lightning, […]

$500 Billion… US-Taiwan Agree Huge Chip Trade Deal Confirming what we previewed on Tuesday, the US and Taiwan agreed to a long-sought trade agreement that would lower tariffs on goods from the self-governed island to 15% and see Taiwanese semiconductor companies increase financing for American operations by $500 billion. While the details are a little murky, duties on Taiwanese shipments would fall from the previous 20% rate – […]

Rare Space Station Evacuation Sends SpaceX Crew Dragon Streaking Over California Central Californians got a rare overnight spectacle as a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule streaked across the sky during its de-orbit burn, ahead of a splashdown off the coast of San Diego. Amazing @SpaceX @NASA pic.twitter.com/IzxTvd2CXN — Nick Shelly (@NShelly) January 15, 2026 Video from my roof of @SpaceX Dragon streaking across the sky over LA […]

Democrats Introduce NOPE Act As Both Parties Claim Politically Motivated Prosecution Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Jan. 14 introduced the No Political Enemies Act, or the NOPE Act, a bill they said would protect Americans and organizations from politically motivated federal investigations, prosecutions, and […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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” […]

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 […]

‘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 […]

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+ […]