Larry Johnson: Why the Hell Was NATO Expanding as the Size of the Russian Military Shrank?

by Larry C. Johnson [5-4-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Gaslighting the American public about the military threat posed by Russia, especially during the 20 years following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, proved to be an effective piece of propaganda. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama should be required to answer…

Warren Buffett slams Trump’s tariffs

by RT [5-4-2025 published]. Trade “should not be a weapon,” the billionaire investor has said. Warren Buffett has criticized US President Donald Trump’s trade policy, warning that the White House’s escalating use of tariffs amounts to turning trade into “an act of war.” Speaking at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting on Saturday, the billionaire investor…

Scott Ritter & Judge Napolitano – Can Trump Bring Peace to Ukraine; Israel, Yemen, Iran; Rubio Problem

by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [5-5-2025 published] Scott Ritter(bio). (Scott Ritter is really blunt today about how Trump is blowing it negotiating ‘peace’ on multiple fronts. He reminds us that Trump did significant things in his first term to build up Ukraine militarily to eventually go after Russia, which means that this is Trump’s war…

Message to Trump: Don’t Mess with the Russian Bear

by Pepe Escobar [5-5-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). Trump is THREATENING RUSSIA with new sanctions and new military support for Ukraine again. Here are 7 ways how Putin could SMACK HIM back into place👇 Option #1: Bomb Ukraine back to the Stone Age 🔸So far, Russia has limited its strikes against Ukraine critical infrastructure (government buildings,…

From the Mongols to NATO: Here’s the real Russian doctrine

by Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club [5-2-2025 published]. (This is a very insightful history lesson about their evolution over many centuries that helps us understand Russia & how to better interact with Russia. – RAD) Moscow’s global playbook is shaped by history and focused on survival. “Only crows fly straight,” goes an…

Bleed, Not Win: The CIA’s Blood-Soaked Confession

by The Islander [5-3-2025 published]. So now it’s official: the West armed Ukraine not to win, but to bleed. In a jaw-dropping admission to The Times, Ralph Goff, former CIA chief of operations for Europe and Eurasia, removed the mask. His words weren’t vague, hedged, or diplomatic. “They gave the Ukrainians these weapons, but they…

Sanctioned to Supremacy: Russia’s Rise Makes Washington Panic

by The Islander [5-3-2025 published]. (When are politicians in DC going to wake up & realize that sanctions have actually helped Russia, yet have harmed Europe & the US? Unfortunately, there has been a long standing strategy to inflict pain on Russia through actions of NATO and the conflict in Ukraine that has been instigated…

Trump Declares “We Won Both World Wars” – History Just Got Nuked

by The Islander [5-2-2025 published]. (It certainly doesn’t help with reestablishing diplomatic relations with Russia that Trump ignores & rewrites history about Russia’s contributions to ending WW1 & WW2. He is also insulting many soldiers who sacrificed their lives to help end those wars. This, plus his clumsy approaches to foreign policy, keeps demonstrating how…

Trump Unleashes Economic Doomsday on America with “Secondary Sanctions” that BLOCK all Exports from China, with NO exceptions!

by Mike Adams [5-2-2025 published]. WARNING: The global economy is teetering on the brink of catastrophic collapse as President Trump escalates economic warfare against Iran with devastating secondary tariffs-effectively declaring a trade embargo against China, the world’s largest buyer of Iranian oil. This is economic warfare on a scale never before seen, and the consequences…

Danny Haiphong, Brian Berletic, Carl Zha – Trump BENDS THE KNEE After China’s SEVERE Warning; Is War Coming; Tariffs, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Yemen

by Danny Haiphong [6-1-2025 published]. (If you have bought into Trump’s idea that high tariffs will magically bring a lot of manufacturing back to the US & improve our standard of living, you really need to listen to this knowledgeable discussion. When Apple tried to shift some of their manufacturing to India, they still needed…

The United States has ALREADY LOST the Tech Cold War against China

by New Rules [5-2-2025 published]. (What is described here is echoed in many other quarters & no amount of tariffs will reverse this. – RAD) Rise of US as a tech superpower was based on three pillars: Strong industrial base, which created demand for engineers Robust government support for scientific research Immigration of high-level scientific…

Brothers in arms: Inside North Korea’s deployment to Russia

by Georgiy Berezovsky, Vladikavkaz-based journalist [4-30-2025 published]. From Cold War allies to modern-day comrades, Pyongyang and Moscow revive a military partnership. Earlier this week, both Moscow and Pyongyang confirmed what had long been rumored: North Korean soldiers are actively participating in Russia’s military operations. The announcement came on the heels of the full recapture of…