TRUMP’S “GOLDEN DOME”: A $500B+ FANTASY?
by New Rules [5-21-2025 published]. (The only people who will benefit are the military vendors who will be paid huge amounts of $money for systems that won’t solve the problems Trump thinks he is addressing. In the meantime, our national debt will continue to increase. – RAD) Trump has unveiled his latest pipe dream-a “comprehensive”…
NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG DROPS BOMBSHELL ON US CHIP CURBS – ‘A TOTAL FAILURE!’
by New Rules [5-21-2025 published]. (This is another example of export controls on US technology that is actively destroying important technology in the US & destroying US companies. Having worked in the hi-tech sector, it is obvious that most US politicians simply do NOT understand technologies & they certainly don’t understand how restrictions placed on…
Pepe Escobar, Nima Alkhorshid – Facing the Storm: How Iran Plans to Tackle the US; Trump’s Problems with Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Europe
by Dialogue Works [5-19-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio), Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio). (Pepe is back from spending many days in Iran with many insights. He has been studying & traveling in Iran for over 25 years. He was able to meet with many government, military, and regular citizens to better understand Iran’s position on negotiations with Trump’s…
Larry Johnson – It Ain’t Just Putin… Key Russians Singing from the Same Sheet of Music
by Larry Johnson [5-20-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Lest anyone think that Vladimir Putin is flying solo and making Russian policy based on his own personal whims… think again! A couple of statements today – the first, from Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian President, and the second, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov – reinforce my point that…
Douglas Macgregor, Clayton Morris, Natali Morris – STUNNING news in Ukraine with neocons and warmongers pissed, BUT Reality Appears
by Redacted [5-19-2025 published]. (Even Clayton & Natali Morris got excited & hopeful about Trump’s talk with Putin on Monday, although they have been following the Ukrainian situation more carefully than most. Douglas Macgregor proceeded to review the real issues and outline various possibilities going forward, taking into account complex realities. His analysis is consistent…
Trump’s Trade War COLLAPSE: He Just FOLDED to China? Shocking Truth Behind the 145% Tariff Rollback!
by global impulse [5-12-2025 published]. (This explains Trump’s tariff war with China in a comprehensive way that isn’t being discussed in the media. This also points out that China has been de-risking from the US market for a number of years. In other words, China has been cultivating trade opportunities with other countries so as…
China Shipbuilding Capacity over 200 Times Greater than the US
by Uriel Araujo, Global Research [5-20-2025 published]. (Notice that the US’s default reaction to China’s overwhelming ship building capacity & large fleet is to find ways to sanction China! Fortunately, the author points out that this won’t really work. In recent years there are plenty of examples illustrating why sanctions backfire on the US &…
Larry Johnson – Another Look at Root Causes of the War in Ukraine
by Larry C. Johnson [5-18-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). (Whatever you do, be sure to listen to the excellent 2nd video with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Pay attention to his observations about how some nations & NATO resort to military force when they don’t like something or want to impose their will, instead of…
Larry Johnson, Clayton Morris – Inside the CIA’s Secret War How the US and NATO Trained Ukraine to Target Russia
by Redacted [5-16-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). (Larry Johnson discusses the very important issues leading up to the Ukrainian conflict that go back at least 35 years. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian military significantly decreased, yet NATO hyped that Russia was a significant threat and NATO should expand right…
Speech by Karen Malayan, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the EU, at the reception on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory
by Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union and Euratom [5-15-2025 published]. Your Excellencies, Dear colleagues, Dear friends, I am very pleased to welcome you all to this solemn event that is of a special, symbolic nature. The Great Patriotic War is one of the key and most tragic events in in…
China is sending an important signal to the entire world
by Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club [5-19-2025 published]. Beijing’s first-ever white paper on national security clearly shows that it now sees itself as an indispensable global force. Last week, China released its first-ever white paper on national security. While the document brings no major breakthroughs,…
Putin: Peace Must Be Built on Roots — Not Rubble
by Sonar21 [5-18-2025 published]. (Putin has been remarkably consistent, even long before the SMO started in Feb 2022. It would be a lot better for Ukraine & the West, if Ukraine & its masters would wake up and face reality, sooner rather than later. – RAD) Vladimir Putin didn’t just speak, he reminded the world…
What does Russia have to gain from the EU now?
by Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club [5-17-2025 published]. Western Europeans demand attention but offer no value. When Russian President Vladimir Putin recently remarked that Russia and Western Europe would “sooner or later” restore constructive relations, it was less a statement of policy than a reminder of historical inevitability. For now, there are…
Russia Promises to Double Down if Ukraine Does Not Take the Offer on the Table
by Larry Johnson [5-16-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). The meeting in Istanbul on Friday, 16 May, between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, was simply a reminder to Ukraine and NATO that the terms for ending the war, which President Putin laid out in his 14 June 2024 speech to the senior officials of the Russian Foreign…
The art of a BAD DEAL – Trump’s trade war ‘victory’ against China is actually a total surrender
by Health Ranger Report [5-13-2025 published]. (The above video and the following supporting evidence makes it clear that Trump’s trade war with China isn’t working. Even with the recent agreement of 10% tariffs, that is more than 3X the previous 3% tariff. What happens after 90 days? Pay close attention to “The China Academy” article…
How Mao Zedong Shattered The U.S. Trade Blockade 70 Years Ago
by The China Academy [5-9-2025 published]. (It is important to understand history. Trump’s current tariff trade war with China pales in comparison with the trade blockades the US imposed against China in 1949 and the resulting struggles China faced with just trying to survive. This battle between the US & China has been going on…