Putin Pardons Ailing Former US Marine After Years In Russian Prison

More Defense Spending, More Climate Redistribution: The EU Spins A $2.2 Trillion Wealth Transfer Machine Submitted By Thomas Kolbe Negotiations over the European Commission's next seven-year budget are entering their decisive phase. Should Ursula von der Leyen and her allies succeed with their plans, Germany will once again shoulder a substantial financial burden. By now, however, Germans have become accustomed to that reality. Across the world, public debt levels are approaching dangerous flood marks. The global economy is effectively drowning in debt, with total public liabilities now exceeding 95% of global GDP....

200,000 Fake AI 'Victims' Deployed To Scam-Bait Online Fraudsters Authored by Andrew Fenton via CoinTelegraph.com, Australian tech firm Apate deploys a vast array of AI-bot characters worldwide that play the role of gullible scam victims to waste millions of hours of con artists’ time each month. Hilariously, one of the company’s monthly performance metrics is how many times frustrated scammers swear at the idiot ‘victims’ who are playing dumb and stringing them along. “I think we’re the only company in the world that is actually keeping as part of their KPIs the number...

Speculation Nation Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, Americans are natural risk takers. This trait goes back to the country’s founding stock. Many of our ancestors decided to leave their homelands and set off to the New World. In search of freedom, land, meat, and prosperity, these pioneers laid the foundation for a bold nation. As a result, Americans have always excelled in the entrepreneurial arts. We aren’t afraid to take the risk of starting a business. This is surprisingly rare throughout the world. It’s one of the prime reasons our nation is so...