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René Magritte L’avenir (the future) 1936

 

Britain’s Newest Crisis: Too Many Patriotic Britons (Green)
WItkoff: We Hope To See Ukraine Conflict Resolved By The End Of 2025 (RT)
Zelensky Wants EU To Provide $1 Billion Monthly Allowance (Cradle)
West Discussing Sending 4-5 Brigades to Ensure Security in Ukraine (Sp.)
Zaluzhny Lauds Neo-Nazi Role Models (RT)
Trump Threatens Ukraine With Sanctions And Tariffs (RT)
Has Ukraine Just Declared War On Hungary? (Romanenko)
Bolton Attacks Trump For ‘Utterly Incoherent’ Ukraine Policy (ZH)
Can Trump Find a Way Out of the Box He Is in? (Paul Craig Roberts)
BBC Warns About RT’s Global Influence (RT)
Trump Vows To Punish Nations Imposing Digital Taxes (RT)
Trump Goes Knives-Out for Leftist Media (Salgado)
Kamala Screwed the Democrats So Badly I Can’t Stop Laughing (Green)
Are Democrats on the Verge of a Historic Midterm Wipeout? (Margolis)
Did NSA Director Mike Rogers Warn Donald Trump on November 17, 2016? (CTH)
Washington’s Nightmare: Modi and Xi Break The Ice (Bhadrakumar)
Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Dreams Face Resistance (Cradle)
Burkina Faso Suspends Health Project Funded By Bill Gates (RT)

 

 

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“Britons who still love their country and want to turn it around. Can you imagine the nerve?”

Britain’s Newest Crisis: Too Many Patriotic Britons (Green)

On top of growing Islamification and accompanying antisemitism, decaying national defense, poverty-inducing “net zero” policies, the ruination of Doctor Who, and a whole host of other issues, Britain has yet another crisis that the government just can’t seem to get a handle on. Britons who still love their country and want to turn it around. Can you imagine the nerve? You might have already seen in the last week or two, Britons defiantly flying the U.K. Union Jack or England’s St. George’s Cross — only to have officials who seem to have no problem with displays of Palestinian or Pakistani pride take them down. In fact, those displays sometimes come with a government seal of approval. This one is from the Birmingham City Council:

The country’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office got in on the action, too, wishing a “very happy Independence Day to Pakistanis in the UK, in Pakistan and around the world.” The post on X included little emojis of the Pakistani and British flags, and can you guess without clicking through which one came first? Flag order makes a statement..

https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/1959388210288640101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1959388210288640101%7Ctwgr%5E226debe250fe769813f3c4a532edab7ceb6e0ee7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpjmedia.com%2Fvodkapundit%2F2025%2F08%2F25%2Fbritains-war-on-britain-n4943012

…and so does pulling them down. And Another Thing: The world was a better place when Britain imposed British notions of justice on Third World nations instead of importing Third World notions into Britain. Discuss. According to the city’s Wikipedia page, Birmingham, as of 2021, was 30% Islamic and 34% Christian, which might explain this BBC report on Friday:

“Some residents have found the sudden appearance of St George’s and union flags ‘intimidating”, a council has said. While many people were flying the flag to cheer on the Lionesses during the 2025 Euros, thousands more have appeared in towns and cities in England during August – many attached to lampposts. Leader of Dorset Council, Liberal Democrat Councillor Nick Ireland, described the movement as an “explosion of patriotism”, but also said it was “naive” to suggest the emblems had not been “hijacked” by some far-right groups.”

Want to take an ordinary, patriotic Briton and convince him he’s a fascist? That’s how you do it. Want to convince the local Muslim population that they can bully Britons into giving up flying their own flags in their own country? Same trick. Some Britons have had enough, and are raising — or making — flags wherever they’re able.

https://twitter.com/TPointUK/status/1957348946465956049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1957348946465956049%7Ctwgr%5E226debe250fe769813f3c4a532edab7ceb6e0ee7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpjmedia.com%2Fvodkapundit%2F2025%2F08%2F25%2Fbritains-war-on-britain-n4943012

Then there are purely practical efforts like this one:

Sorry, did I say “purely practical?” I meant to say, “half-practical, half-cheeky.” The deadly epidemic of [checks notes] waving the flag comes hard on the heels of protests at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex — where “migrants” were housed at taxpayer expense, and not without some inconvenience. First, there was the migrant “charged with three sexual offences, harassment and inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity.” And then this: “Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, a Syrian national living in the same hotel, has been charged with sexual assault, two counts of common assault, and four counts of assault by beating.

A BBC report states that these offences are alleged to have occurred inside The Bell Hotel. Mr Sharwarq denied the claim of sexual assault, but admitted the non-sexual offences at a court hearing, according to a Sky News report.”The High Court put at least a temporary halt to the hotel’s use as a migrant shelter. Scenes like these are distressingly common in the postmodern United Kingdom — a country that could use a few more flag-waving patriots, and far fewer “migrants” acting like occupiers of a conquered nation.

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“..the Russian side has at least “put a peace proposal on the table.”

WItkoff: We Hope To See Ukraine Conflict Resolved By The End Of 2025 (RT)

US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff has said Washington hopes to see the Ukraine conflict resolved by the end of 2025, citing Moscow’s “peace proposal on the table” and ongoing meetings with Russian and Ukrainian representatives. Speaking at a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Witkoff said he will be “having meetings all this week” on Ukraine and other global conflicts, “and we hope to settle them before the end of this year.” In a follow-up interview with Fox News, Witkoff said that although Trump had expressed frustration with both Moscow and Kiev, the Russian side has at least “put a peace proposal on the table.”

He acknowledged that territorial concessions “may not be something that the Ukrainians can take,” but argued that the Trump administration had brought the sides closer to agreement than ever before. “There’s a peace proposal on the table,” Witkoff reiterated. “We’re at this place where we think the end is in sight… we have technical teams working on it and we’re hopeful that by the end of this year, and maybe quite a bit sooner, we actually can find the ingredients to get to that peace deal.” According to Witkoff, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed a clear desire to end the conflict and discussed Moscow’s position in depth with Trump during their historic Alaska summit earlier this month.

While no details of any potential deal were made public, Moscow has long insisted that a sustainable settlement can only be achieved if Kiev agrees never to join NATO, undergoes demilitarization and denazification, and recognizes the new reality on the ground. This includes the status of Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye as part of Russia – territories that voted to join the country in referendums in 2014 and 2022. Witkoff emphasized that any decision on territorial concessions would be for Ukraine to make, and suggested the issue would be tied to long-term security guarantees. He noted that he would meet Ukrainian officials in New York this week and stressed that Washington maintains daily communication with Moscow.

Recent reports have indicated that ongoing discussions include Kiev potentially ceding its remaining positions in Donbass in exchange for yet-to-be-defined Western commitments. Witkoff further claimed “we may end up seeing a bilateral meeting” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, adding that Trump might be “needed at the table to finish a deal.” Putin has not ruled out meeting Zelensky, but insisted a meeting could only follow tangible progress in negotiations. Moscow has also questioned Zelensky’s legitimacy, citing his expired presidential term and warning that any deals he signs could be overturned by his successor.

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He’ll get it.

Zelensky Wants EU To Provide $1 Billion Monthly Allowance (Cradle)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on 25 August that Kiev plans to secure at least $1 billion monthly from European nations to purchase US weapons to continue his war against Russia. Zelensky made the comment while speaking alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store during a press conference in Kiev on Monday. US President Donald Trump is seeking to move away from providing weapons directly to Kiev. He instead wants European nations to purchase US weapons for the Ukrainian military to continue the war.The Ukrainian president also said Norway could contribute to security guarantees for Ukraine with an emphasis on providing air defense and maritime security.

On 24 August, US Vice President JD Vance claimed Russia has been “flexible” and made “significant concessions” in some core demands as part of negotiations to end the war, including regarding US and European security guarantees. “They’ve recognized that they’re not going to be able to install a puppet regime in Kiev. That was, of course, a major demand at the beginning. And importantly, they’ve acknowledged that there is going to be some security guarantee to the territorial integrity of Ukraine,” Vance stated while speaking on NBC News’ Meet the Press talk show on Sunday. Last week, Axios reported that senior officials from the US, Ukraine, and several European countries were discussing a proposal for security guarantees for Ukraine, likely involving US air power.

In an interview with Fox News, President Trump stressed no US troops would be sent to Ukraine, but that he was open to providing air support to European ground forces should they be deployed to the country.Trump also said he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to accept such US and European security guarantees for Ukraine. However, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said it “categorically” rejects the possibility of “a military contingent with the participation of NATO countries” inside Ukraine.

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Russsia can say 1,000 times they won’t accept NATO troops next door, makes no difference. What happens when Russia fires the first rounds at them? Article 5?

West Discussing Sending 4-5 Brigades to Ensure Security in Ukraine (Sp.)

Western states are discussing a possibility of sending 4-5 brigades by the group of countries supporting Ukraine – the so-called “coalition of the willing” – to ensure security in Ukraine along with “strategic enablers” from the US, the Financial Times newspaper reported, citing Head of the Office of the Ukrainian president Andriy Yermak. On August 18, US President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders for talks at the White House. During the meeting, Trump said he would not compare the security guarantees that Kiev could receive with those existing in NATO. “Discussions revolved around 4 to 5 European brigades on the ground, provided by the coalition of the willing, plus ‘strategic enablers’ from the US,” The Financial Times quoted Zelensky’s chief of staff as saying.

Yermak said that the meeting in Washington provided clarity on issues related to security guarantees and the acquisition of US-made weapons through European financial instruments. The support of the “coalition of the willing” will comprise a combination of military, political, and economic measures, he added. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the presence of NATO states’ troops on Ukrainian territory, under any flag and in any capacity, including as peacekeepers, is a threat to Russia, and that Moscow will not accept it under any circumstances.

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Ukraine’s former top military commander. De-nazififation is easier said than done.

Zaluzhny Lauds Neo-Nazi Role Models (RT)

Retired Ukrainian General Valery Zaluzhny, widely seen as a potential successor to Vladimir Zelensky, has called for education programs that highlight members of the neo-Nazi Azov military unit as role models. As Ukraine’s former top military commander and now ambassador to the UK, Zaluzhny is considered one of the country’s most popular public figures. Polls suggest he would likely defeat Zelensky if presidential elections were held, and Western governments are reportedly courting him as a possible future leader. In an interview published on Saturday Zaluzhny praised the Soviet Union’s approach to memorializing historic figures and suggested Ukraine adopt a similar model using fighters with the controversial regiment – which is accused of war crimes and recognized as a bastion of militarized neo-Nazism – as examples of proper behavior.

“It’s very important for the military-patriotic education to know who did what and what came out of it,” Zaluzhny said. “Soviet propaganda did it right. I once argued with NATO specialists, telling them we, members of the military who grew up in this territory, put great importance into [historic connections].”Ukraine, he added, should “set a goal of what it wants from its children in 10 years,” arguing that promoting Azov’s “heroism” would be beneficial.Formed from members of radical Ukrainian nationalist groups, Azov was integrated into the National Guard in 2014 and since then has grown more influential and powerful. Before the escalation of the conflict with Russia in 2022, even Western observers described the unit as a hotbed of extremism and neo-Nazism that attracted white supremacist sympathizers across Europe.

In 2018, the US Congress barred funding for Azov over human rights concerns, but the restriction was lifted in 2024 after the group rebranded and claimed to have abandoned its neo-Nazi roots. Russia designates Azov a terrorist organization and has accused its members of committing atrocities during hostilities. Moscow has identified “de-Nazification” – reducing the influence of radical nationalist ideology in Ukrainian politics – as one of its key goals in the conflict.As of March, Russia’s Investigative Committee reported successful prosecutions against 145 members of Azov on charges including breach of rules of war, mistreatment of prisoners of war and civilians, and murder.

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“I’m sure that Ukraine thought they were going to win. It’s going to be, you know, we’re going to win. You’re going to beat somebody that’s 15 times your size.”

Trump Threatens Ukraine With Sanctions And Tariffs (RT)

Washington could impose sanctions and tariffs on both Russia and Ukraine if the two adversaries fail to make progress in settling hostilities, US President Donald Trump has said. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said that it “takes two to tango,” and suggested that Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky “was not exactly innocent.” “Thousands of young people, mostly young people, are dying every single week. If I can save that, by doing sanctions or by just being me, or by using a very strong tariff system that’s very costly to Russia or Ukraine or whoever we have,” Trump stated. He also reiterated his readiness to slap new restrictions on Moscow.

“We want to have an end. We have economic sanctions. I’m talking about economic because we’re not going to get into a world war,” he said. Trump criticized his predecessor, Joe Biden, calling him “grossly incompetent” for allowing the Russia-Ukraine conflict to happen in the first place. “Nobody goes into a war thinking they’re going to lose. They go in – I’m sure that Ukraine thought they were going to win. It’s going to be, you know, we’re going to win. You’re going to beat somebody that’s 15 times your size. Biden shouldn’t have let that happen,” Trump stated.

The US president also appeared to dismiss Moscow’s concerns about the Zelensky’s legitimacy. “Doesn’t matter what they say. Everybody’s posturing. It’s all bullsh*t, ok? Everybody’s posturing,” Trump told reporters.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s stance in an interview with NBC aired on Sunday, calling Zelensky the “de facto head of the regime,” and stressed the person signing any peace deal must have legal authority to do so.

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“Zelensky openly threatened Hungary. He admitted that they hit the Druzhba pipeline because we don’t support their EU membership. This proves again that Hungarians made the right decision.”

Has Ukraine Just Declared War On Hungary? (Romanenko)

In the swirl of the Ukraine war, headlines rarely fail to shock. Yet the latest spat between Kiev and Budapest raises a question that would have been unthinkable two years ago: has Ukraine effectively opened a second front – albeit hybrid, rhetorical, and economic – against an EU state? The immediate spark was the Druzhba (“Friendship”) oil pipeline that still delivers crude from Russia to Central Europe. Several Ukrainian drone strikes targeted the pipeline in recent weeks, halting supplies to Hungary and Slovakia. A Ukrainian commander, known by the call sign Madyar, publicly admitted involvement. For Hungary and Slovakia, this was more than an economic disruption. Both countries rely heavily on the pipeline, and in response, their leaders called on the European Commission to guarantee supply security.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, a frequent critic of EU policy on Ukraine, accused Brussels of serving Kiev’s interests over those of member states. His frustration boiled over further when he described Vladimir Zelensky’s quips about “friendship” as thinly veiled threats. Zelensky’s remark – “We have always supported friendship between Ukraine and Hungary, and now the existence of this ‘Friendship’ depends on Hungary” – was apparently meant as a pun on the pipeline’s name, but to Hungary it sounded like a mafia-style threat. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s reaction was uncompromising: “Zelensky openly threatened Hungary. He admitted that they hit the Druzhba pipeline because we don’t support their EU membership. This proves again that Hungarians made the right decision.”

The timing is telling. Strikes on the pipeline coincided with Zelensky’s Washington visit alongside EU leaders. Either Brussels tacitly encouraged him to punish Orban, an ally of Donald Trump, or the EU simply looked away as Zelensky acted on his own. Both explanations sound outrageous, but there hardly seems to be a third option. What is clear is that Kiev, facing immense pressure on its eastern front, is choosing a dangerous rhetorical battle with Budapest. Hungary has made abundantly clear its discomfort with the EU’s unquestioning support for Ukraine. Since the Russian military operation began in 2022, Budapest has resisted sanctions on Russian energy, insisted on continuing imports through the Druzhba pipeline, and refused to send weapons to Kiev. Orban has shown himself to be a pragmatic outlier: defending Hungarian interests, pursuing cheap Russian energy, and maintaining cordial ties with Moscow.

For this, Hungary has faced isolation within the EU. While Poland, the Baltics, and most of Western Europe rallied behind Ukraine with military and financial aid, Budapest has been resisting this consensus. Orban’s government was derided as Putin’s Trojan horse in Europe. Yet for Hungarians, this positioning has had a rationale: keep the economy stable, avoid direct confrontation, and retain flexibility in a deeply uncertain geopolitical landscape. Lost in the heated rhetoric is the fact that Hungary has also quietly carried a humanitarian burden. In 2022 alone, over 1.3 million Ukrainians crossed into Hungary – second only to Poland and Romania. Budapest accepted them with little fanfare, though later tightened its asylum rules to restrict new arrivals to those from active war zones. At the same time, Hungary supplies a significant share of Ukraine’s electricity, a fact Szijjarto reminded Kiev of when rebuffing Ukrainian accusations.

To respond with accusations and pipeline attacks against such a neighbor seems, at minimum, ungrateful. At worst, it risks alienating one of the few EU members that has provided crucial – if unheralded – humanitarian support in a time of war. The broader context is sobering. On the battlefield, Ukraine faces mounting setbacks in the Donbass and along the eastern front. Against that backdrop, Zelensky’s rhetoric toward Hungary appears almost surreal – boastful, as if victory against Russia were imminent. The contrast between battlefield realities and diplomatic bravado risks undermining Kiev’s credibility. In any sane timeline, here is where Brussels should stop and think again about continuing its support for Kiev.

Should the EU stand behind Zelensky even when his actions harm member states, or acknowledge that Orbán – despite his many disagreements with Brussels – has a point? Recent history shows that we are not in a sane timeline, though. Open threats, pipeline sabotage (remember Nord Stream?), and insults from Ukrainian officials don’t seem to register with Brussels officials at all. Kiev’s behavior towards Budapest may not amount to a declaration of war, but it is undeniable that Ukraine has chosen to ramp up its confrontation with Hungary. If the EU wants to sell its support for Kiev as “unity” – a word often used and abused by the likes of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – then letting Zelensky get away with this is a bizarre choice.

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“..Bolton “could be a very unpatriotic guy. We’re going to find out.”

Bolton Attacks Trump For ‘Utterly Incoherent’ Ukraine Policy (ZH)

Former national security adviser John Bolton has gone after President Trump, blasting his Ukraine strategy as “incoherent” in an opinion piece published Monday, just a few days after federal agents raided his Maryland home and D.C. office over the handling of classified documents. “President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy is no more coherent today than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office,” Bolton said in Washington Examiner. Bolton’s op-ed title went all-in: “Trump’s utterly incoherent Ukraine strategy.” He wrote that “Collapsing in confusion, haste, and the absence of any discernible meeting of the minds among Ukraine, Russia, several European countries, and America, Trump’s negotiations may be in their last throes, along with his Nobel Peace Prize campaign.”

Hoped-for momentum towards an eventual trilateral Putin-Zelensky-Trump summit has indeed been stalled, and Trump said late last week that we could make a major decision if peace isn’t negotiated in two weeks – which likely means more biting sanctions on Russia and its trading partners. Neither warring side has actually backed off from its position, and Russia has little reason to soften its demands given that it maintains the clear upper-hand on the battlefield. Still, Bolton – as one of the neocon madmen behind the push to invade and overthrow Iraq (and other countries) – is not one to talk about coherent foreign policy.

“The administration has tried to camouflage its disarray behind social media posts, such as Trump comparing his finger-pointing at Russian President Vladimir Putin to then-Vice President Richard Nixon during the famous kitchen debate with Nikita Khrushchev,” Bolton said further in his piece. “Why Trump wants to be compared to the only president who resigned in disgrace is unclear.” So clearly, Bolton is not backing down or being quiet despite the FBI raid on his home last Friday, which was described as a “court-authorized law enforcement activity.” The ‘war’ in the op-ed pages has been unleashed, as on Tuesday White House trade adviser Peter Navarro took to The Hill and charged Bolton with “profiteering off of America’s secrets” in relation to his 2020 book, “The Room Where It Happened.”

Navarro’s op-ed said “He was trafficking in Oval Office conversations and national security intelligence that should have stayed secret – either by law or under executive privilege.” “That isn’t service. That isn’t patriotism. That’s profiteering off of America’s secrets,” Navarro wrote, citing a federal judge who at the time said “seems to be out of the barn” – when Trump officials had tried to stop its publication. Back in 2020, Navarro had slammed the memoir as like “revenge porn”. Bolton has only issued rare praise of Trump when he bombs another country (as he did Iran this summer)… As for the raid on Bolton’s house, Trump has said that he didn’t personally order it or know about it before-hand, amid accusations that it is politically motivated retribution. The president has, however, said that Bolton “could be a very unpatriotic guy. We’re going to find out.”

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“Putin’s side of the bargain would be to let Trump grandstand in presiding over the peace agreement that ends the war.”

Can Trump Find a Way Out of the Box He Is in? (Paul Craig Roberts)

Yesterday on his program Dialogue Works Nima had two guests, Larry Johnson, formerly of the CIA, and me. I come in at about the one hour mark at the close of the program with Larry. I recommend that you take advantage of the double feature. https://www.youtube.com/live/Tw0wfYs-kOQ Nima and I discuss the severe constraints on President Trump that handicap him in his effort to bring about not only a settlement in Ukraine but also impede a wider settlement with Russia that would put the world at peace.

Larry Johnson and I agree that the easiest way for Trump to conclude the conflict in Ukraine is to stop supplying, weapons, money, and diplomatic support. But to do this requires Trump to jettison the US military/security complex along with its budget and power which are dependent on having Russia as an enemy. Presidents such as John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan who had in mind winding down the Cold War ran into problems with the military/security complex. The military/security complex has military bases or armaments manufacturers in nearly every state. The number of governors, House and Senate members, and businesses dependent on orders from military bases and weapon manufacturers is vast. The combination of taxes, employment, campaign contributions, and supply relationships is too large of a force for Trump to jettison.

Another constraint on Trump is the American doctrine of hegemony which is at odds with peace-making. The US foreign policy doctrine requires that the US take an aggressive approach to countries that could constrain US unilateralism. In other words, the pursuit of hegemony makes a country a poor peace-maker. Trump has not repudiated the hegemony doctrine. Instead he exercises it with his numerous threats to other governments. As I have consistently reported, the conflict in Ukraine is a symptom and not a cause of what Putin refers to as the root cause of the conflict. The root cause is the absence of a mutual security agreement between Russia and the West. NATO with missile bases on Russia’s border creates insecurity for Russia. This insecurity is the root cause. Both the material interest of the US military/security complex and the hegemony doctrine are obstacles to removing the insecurity.

As the Russian position remains the same and Zelensky remains uncooperative, perhaps Trump sees Putin getting off his butt and quickly winning the war as the escape route from the box in which Trump finds himself. Perhaps Trump signaled to Putin, as he did to Netanyahu, to get it over with as its continuation is too embarrassing to Trump. Putin’s side of the bargain would be to let Trump grandstand in presiding over the peace agreement that ends the war. The wider and serious problem is Russia’s sense of insecurity with NATO/US missile bases on her border. To remove the real problem of nuclear conflict, the US needs to move away from Russia’s borders and honor the agreement the George H. W. Bush administration made with Gorbachev that NATO would stay distant from Russia’s border.

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“Russia is like water: where there are cracks in the cement, it trickles in…”

BBC Warns About RT’s Global Influence (RT)

Russian media organizations are expanding their reach internationally as Western networks scale back operations due to financial constraints, the BBC reported Monday. RT and Sputnik, which remain banned across much of the West following accusations that they had spread “misinformation” – have been growing their presence in other regions. RT launched a Serbian-language service in late 2024, while Sputnik Africa has recently launched radio broadcasting in Ethiopia. The UK broadcaster said this “coincides with an apparent weakening from the Western media” driven by budget cuts and shifting foreign policy priorities. In Lebanon, it lamented, Sputnik has moved into airwaves previously occupied by BBC Arabic. The report also pointed to staff reductions at US-funded Voice of America under President Donald Trump, part of a broader push to curb what his administration sees as inefficient government spending.

The policy shift had global repercussions. In Ukraine, as many as 90% of media outlets have faced financial strain since foreign grant money became scarce. Media experts interviewed by the BBC argued that Russian outlets have capitalized on the West’s retreat. “Russia is like water: where there are cracks in the cement, it trickles in,” said Kathryn Stoner, a Stanford University political scientist. Stoner and other scholars published a book last year titled ‘Russia, Disinformation, and the Liberal Order,’ which characterized RT as a “threat to democracy.” Founded in 2005, RT was designed to project Russian perspectives to international audiences. Part of its strategy has been to challenge entrenched Western narratives and present viewpoints excluded from other global broadcasters.

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Big Tech=US companies.

Trump Vows To Punish Nations Imposing Digital Taxes (RT)

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened “substantial” new tariffs and curbs on semiconductor exports against countries that maintain digital taxes and regulations he says “discriminate” against American tech firms. Digital services taxes (DSTs), now in place in dozens of countries, are designed to capture revenue from the biggest global tech firms. Trump has long argued the levies unfairly target American companies – notably Meta, Alphabet and Amazon – and has pressed US trade partners to abandon them. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Monday, Trump blasted “Digital Taxes, Legislation, Rules, or Regulations,” warning he could impose additional tariffs and tighten export controls on US technologies, stressing that America and its firms would no longer serve as the “piggy bank” or “doormat” of the world.

”As the President of the United States, I will stand up to Countries that attack our incredible American Tech Companies. Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology,” Trump wrote. He complained that such measures “give a complete pass to China’s largest Tech Companies” and declared “this must end, and end now.” The salvo risks reigniting trade tensions with the UK and EU, despite both having recently struck agreements with Washington. US officials have repeatedly criticized Britain’s digital services tax, which remained in place after its deal with the Trump administration, and have also taken aim at the EU’s landmark Digital Services Act requiring tech firms to more aggressively police their platforms.

Several EU states, including France, Italy and Spain, maintain digital services taxes of their own. Digital services taxes have already emerged as a flashpoint in Trump’s trade agenda. In June, he threatened to halt all talks with Canada. Ottawa backed down just before the measure was due to take effect, prompting the White House to boast that Canada had “caved” to US pressure. Countries that impose digital services taxes argue the charges are justified because tech giants such as Amazon reap huge profits from their citizens while paying little or no tax to local budgets.

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“No one watching CNN or CBS could think they were free and objective.”

Trump Goes Knives-Out for Leftist Media (Salgado)

President Donald Trump famously dubbed radical leftist media “fake news,” and now he’s weighing how to deal yet another decisive blow to that fake news. Now that the Trump administration is in control of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Trump is apparently considering urging his hardcore FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, to investigate revoking licenses for mainstream media outlets that are little more than arms of the Democrat Party. The days of leftist media dominance are over. Late on Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social, “Despite a very high popularity and, according to many, among the greatest 8 months in Presidential History, ABC & NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the worst and most biased networks in history, give me 97% BAD STORIES.” It is unclear exactly which study or dataset Trump was referencing here, although a study from Media Research Center earlier this year found that coverage of the Trump administration on ABC, NBC, and CBS was 92% negative.

But most Americans do not need a study to tell them that leftist media is incredibly biased against Trump and anything he does, which is how they can turn anything, including major victories, into an excuse to bash Trump. Just witness the extreme media hysteria over his federalization of law enforcement to clean up Washington, D.C, which so far has been very successful at bringing down crime in our nation’s capital. Trump Derangement Syndrome is rampant in our mainstream media. After mentioning the nearly 100% negative coverage of himself and his administration, Trump continued, “IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEY ARE SIMPLY AN ARM OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND SHOULD, ACCORDING TO MANY, HAVE THEIR LICENSES REVOKED BY THE FCC. I would be totally in favor of that because they are so biased and untruthful, an actual threat to our Democracy!!! MAGA.”

Trump followed that up with another post about the potential action against excessively biased mainstream media: “Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, aren’t paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES,” he asked. Then Trump made his daring statement again: “They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!! Crooked ‘journalism’ should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!” Freedom of the press is a core constitutional right, but the problem is that a significant amount of our press is not free. So many outlets now receive favors from politicians in exchange for positive coverage, regardless of reality. No one watching CNN or CBS could think they were free and objective.

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“Kamala’s team “believes she’s done her part,” by blowing $1.5 billion on a losing presidential race and leaving her party millions in debt.”

Kamala Screwed the Democrats So Badly I Can’t Stop Laughing (Green)

Forget the old-school thrills of “F1,” the family charm of “Freakier Friday,” and even the surprisingly pro-life “Fantastic Four: First Steps” — because this summer’s feel-good movie turns out to be an August sleeper hit that virtually nobody saw coming. It’s the story of a failed presidential candidate who raised record sums, left record debt, lost anyway, and gave her party the finger when it needed her most. It’s called “Kamala’s Revenge,” and it’s the kind of razor-sharp political comedy that Hollywood hasn’t dared make since 1997’s “Wag the Dog.” The premise of “Kamala’s Revenge” is even wilder than Chauncey Gardiner in “Being There” from 1979. If you need a refresher, Peter Sellers plays a simpleton named Chance who was raised in total isolation by a wealthy man in D.C.

When the old man dies and Chance is forced out on the street — wearing the old man’s very nice suit — “Chance the gardener” is mistaken for “Chauncey Gardiner,” and is soon dispensing advice to Washington’s rich and powerful. It’s an all-time favorite movie, but it has nothing on “Kamala’s Revenge.” The premise of “Kamala’s Revenge” is that the vice president is a totally inept (not to mention comically inapt) DEI hire who, when the senescent president is forced out of his reelection campaign by his own party’s elders, finds herself with just 107 days to scrape together a presidential campaign. I know this sounds too crazy for fiction, but bear with me — it gets crazier. Despite running the shortest presidential campaign in history, Kamala (with a big assist from the media and various celebrities) raises a record $1.5 billion, but blows through it all and then some.

She goes down in major defeat, but according to this political news site in the movie — it’s called Axios or something — months later, her party had to pony up “more than $15 million toward paying off [her] campaign expenses.” Crazy, right? But “Kamala’s Revenge” has only begun mining its comedy gold. Thanks to Kamala’s debts and some massive fundraising by the other side, Axios says that her party doesn’t even have $20 million in the bank, but the other party — headed up by the bad guy she lost to — is sitting on a massive $80 million war chest. So the bad guys run attack ads, boost their social media presence — all the smart political stuff Kamala’s party used to dominate. Instead, they’re just flailing around, talking about stolen lands, letting illegal immigrant wife-beaters out of jail, sticking male sex offenders in girls’ bathrooms, and all this other crazy stuff you’d never believe.

But it gets wilder. “Some donors,” Axios says, “have grown reluctant” to give Kamala’s party more money even as they try to “pivot to the 2026 midterms.” They’re searching the sofa cushions for cash at this point. They’re so desperate that the party elders go back to Kamala for help. She agrees to let the party use “her email list to help raise money and has held a few small fundraising events. But the total money raised from the events has been disappointing.” Disappointing to them, of course, but audiences can’t stop laughing. The kicker though is in one of the final scenes. When the email list fails to accomplish much, party organizers go to Kamala and beg her to personally host the kind of big fundraisers she pulled off during her campaign… but she tells them no. Kamala’s team “believes she’s done her part,” by blowing $1.5 billion on a losing presidential race and leaving her party millions in debt. If Hollywood ever makes a sequel to “Kamala’s Revenge,” maybe the big twist is that she turns out to have been the other party’s mole all along. Otherwise? Just another simpleton in a nice suit.

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“I couldn’t find a point at which Republicans were doing better at this point in the cycle. It’s at least this century. It probably goes way back in the last century.”

Are Democrats on the Verge of a Historic Midterm Wipeout? (Margolis)

I’ve previously reported that Democrats have a money problem. In addition to a lack of donations coming in, the Democratic National Committee is paying down Kamala Harris’s campaign debt. However, these are not the only issues threatening their 2026 midterm prospects. Money is certainly important, but perhaps even more so are voters. But according to CNN’s Harry Enten, the voters aren’t exactly there for the Democrats, either. Enten delivered a devastating assessment of the 2026 electoral landscape for the Democrats, noting that Republicans are seeing unprecedented gains in voter registration across critical battleground states. “Four swing states that, in fact, do keep track of registration by party,” Enten noted. He revealed that the GOP hasn’t been this well-positioned at this stage of the cycle in two decades.

“Look, the Republican Party is in their best position at this point in the cycle since at least 2005 in all four of these key battleground states.” Enten began his analysis in the Southwest. “Arizona. How about Nevada? Republicans haven’t done this well since 2005 — oh my goodness gracious — at this, at this point in the cycle.” As he moved eastward, the numbers just kept getting better for the GOP. “North Carolina: I couldn’t find a point at which Republicans were doing better at this point in the cycle. It’s at least this century. It probably goes way back in the last century.” There was more: “And Pennsylvania, very similar: Republicans doing better at this point than at any point, at any point this century, at least as far as I could find.”

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Enten then broke down the size of the GOP’s registration surge by comparing it to the first Trump administration in 2017. “Look at this. The Republican Party gains in party registration compared to this point back in 2017, during the Trump first administration,” he enthused. He highlighted that in Arizona, the GOP has gained three points in party registration compared to 2017. In Nevada, it’s six points; in North Carolina, eight points, and finally, in Pennsylvania, GOP registration is eight full points above this point in Trump’s first administration. Enten’s analysis underscores just how dramatic the GOP’s organizational and registration push has been heading into 2026.

For Democrats, the numbers paint a dire picture: Republicans are not only expanding their base in traditional swing states but are doing so at levels unseen in decades — generations, even. The money race is incredibly important because you need money to fund campaigns and get your message out. The problem is that even if Democrats had more money, their pool of voters isn’t growing as much as the GOP’s, and that puts them at a severe disadvantage going into the midterms. Of course, the elections are still over a year away, and anything can happen, but at this point in time, the GOP is in an incredibly strong position over the Democrats.

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“NSA Director Mike Rogers shut down FBI contractor access to the NSA database April 18, 2016, the very next day what happens? On April 19, 2016, Perkins Coie hires Fusion GPS Glenn Simpson to conduct research on Donald Trump..”

Did NSA Director Mike Rogers Warn Donald Trump on November 17, 2016? (CTH)

The short answer is no; he did not.

Was NSA Director Mike Rogers aware that political spying was conducted through the use of searches on the NSA database? Yes. Did NSA Director Mike Rogers take action in April 2016 to stop the searches within the NSA database that were entirely due to political surveillance? Yes. Six months later, October 20, 2016, the extensive review of all the political surveillance searches done from November of 2015 to April of 2016 was completed; the NSA compliance officer briefed Director Rogers. Six days later on October 26, 2016, NSA Director Mike Rogers then informed the FISA court of the unlawful searches and his action to address the issue. One month later on November 17th, 2016, NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers went to see President-Elect Donald Trump in Trump Tower, New York. Director Rogers never told his boss, DNI James Clapper.

The very next day, Friday November 18, 2016, The Washington Post reported on a recommendation in “October” that Mike Rogers be removed from his NSA position. “The heads of the Pentagon and the nation’s intelligence community have recommended to President Obama that the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael S. Rogers, be removed. The recommendation, delivered to the White House last month, was made by Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr., according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter. […] In a move apparently unprecedented for a military officer, Rogers, without notifying superiors, traveled to New York to meet with Trump on Thursday at Trump Tower. That caused consternation at senior levels of the administration, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal personnel matters.”

Notice how the WaPo conflates the two issues. (1) Meeting with Trump (Nov), and (2) the recommendation to fire him (Oct). The October recommendation to fire Rogers was likely based on the outcome of his decision to fully stop “about queries” of the NSA database and speak to the FISA court. The recommendation to fire Rogers preceded his visit to Donald Trump, though the IC effort may have provided some additional motivation for the Rogers visit itself. NSA Director Mike Rogers traveled to New York November 17, 2016, when a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) was set up for President-elect Trump to use following the November 8, 2016, election. The next day, November 18, 2016, the Trump Transition Team announced they were moving all transition activity to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Where they interviewed and discussed the most sensitive positions to fill. Specifically, Defense, State, CIA and ODNI.

There was a great deal of speculation at the time surrounding the visit by Director Rogers and the move from Trump Tower to New Jersey. Did Rogers tell President Trump about the political surveillance from November 2015 to April 2016? We now know the answer is no, he did not. Director Rogers did recommend an easier venue for the SCIF to operate with secured communication channels; but Rogers did not notify President Trump about the use of the NSA database for political spying. It is worth noting other events in/around this timeline. The NSA compliance officer did not brief Admiral Rogers until 20th Oct 2016. The next day, October 21 the FISA application against Carter Page was approved by the FISA Court; Rogers would be unaware of this submission and issuance. Admiral Rogers then notified the FISC Oct 26, 2016, about the NSA database issue. [In October of 2016 James Clapper and Ash Carter were recommending Rogers’s firing.]

The issue of the “FBI Contractors” having access to the NSA database for political spying was stopped by Director Mike Rogers on April 18, 2016. NSA Director Mike Rogers shut down FBI contractor access to the NSA database April 18, 2016, the very next day what happens? On April 19, 2016, Perkins Coie hires Fusion GPS Glenn Simpson to conduct research on Donald Trump. Now, fast forward to Devin Nunes in March of 2017, two similar but importantly different issues surface. (#1) The collection of information from within the NSA database; and (#2) the unmasking of names within intelligence community communication. These are two distinctly separate issues.In February and March 2017 HPSCI Chairman Devin Nunes, a gang of eight member, reviewed intelligence reports that were assembled exclusively for the office of the former President (Obama). That is why he went to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) Information Facility to review.

After Devin Nunes review the information March 22nd, 2017, Nunes stated the intelligence product he reviewed was “not related to Russia, or the FBI Russian counter-intelligence investigation”.House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Devin Nunes, then held a brief press conference and stated he had been provided intelligence reports brought to him by unnamed sources that include ‘significant information’ about President-Elect Trump and his transition team

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Washington’s Nightmare: Modi and Xi Break The Ice (Bhadrakumar)

This week, India and China have taken a great leap of faith in their mutual efforts to incrementally advance the normalization process in their bilateral relationship. This may assume the nature of a rapprochement when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation [SCO] summit in the port city of Tianjin in northeast China on 31 August–1 September. The Sino-Indian rapprochement will be a historic event in world politics. It holds the potential to be a key template in the emerging world order in the 21st Century. From the Indian perspective, what is unfolding promises to be the finest legacy of Modi in a tumultuous political career as his 75th birthday approaches next month.

Wang Yi’s Landmark Visit to New Delhi. No doubt, the two-day visit to New Delhi this week by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, will go down as a watershed event. It is a game-changer because Wang, arguably one of the world’s most seasoned diplomats, has turned boundary talks into a mission to harness recent positive momentum and inject a new dynamic into the normalization process. Wang forcefully argued that China and India are obligated “to demonstrate a sense of global responsibility, act as major powers, set an example for developing countries in pursuit of strength through unity, and contribute to promoting world multi-polarization and democratization of international relations.” Xinhua news agency characterised Wang’s remarks as the “consensus” opinion between him and India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

Wang and Jaishankar noted that a critical mass is accruing in the relationship. The Chinese foreign minister said Beijing–New Delhi relations are “showing a positive trend toward returning to cooperation.” Jaishankar concurred that bilateral relations “are continuously improving and developing” and “exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in all fields are moving toward normalization.”Interestingly, Jaishankar called for India and China to “jointly maintain the stability of the world economy” and stressed that “stable, cooperative, and forward-looking bilateral ties serve the interests of both countries.” The Indian external affairs minister proposed that New Delhi is willing “to deepen political mutual trust with China, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation in economic and trade fields, enhance people-to-people exchanges, and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in border areas.”

He later said in a social media post, “Confident that our discussions today [18 August] would contribute to building a stable, cooperative and forward-looking relationship between India and China.” Wang’s visit yielded some breakthroughs, too. Principally, the two countries agreed to resume direct flights; facilitate trade and investment flow; cooperate on trans-border rivers; reopen border trade via the Himalayan passes; facilitate visas to tourists, businesses, media, and other visitors in both directions; and expand the visits of Indian pilgrims to the holy places of Kailash-Manasarovar. China is reportedly lifting the ban on rare earth and fertilizer exports to India, as well as heavy equipment for making tunnels in mountainous areas.

Border settlement: Modi’s defining challenge. The most sensational development is that the two countries are exploring an “early harvest” in delimitation of boundaries and have agreed on new mechanisms on border management, which will also work towards de-escalation. This is a highly sensitive issue, as Indian public opinion is shaped by self-serving narratives that emerged after the 1962 war and by the idea of establishing a border that never historically existed. This is where Modi’s leadership becomes crucial. Modi is probably one of the only leaders today who has the credibility, decisiveness, and vision to navigate a border settlement with China. He has prioritized the normalization of relations with China and is conscious that a truly stable relationship is critically dependent on predictability and stability, which makes it imperative that a border settlement is reached. Modi, during a meeting with Wang on 19 August, emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and tranquility on the border, and also reiterated India’s commitment to a “fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable” resolution of the boundary issue.

Traditionally, India attributed primacy to its post-Cold War relationship with the US as a hedge against China, which, unsurprisingly, spawned absurd notions that Washington regarded New Delhi as a “counterweight” to Beijing. Suffice to say, the administration of US President Donald Trump’s erratic foreign policies and, specifically, its unfriendly moves recently to curb India’s strategic autonomy came as a wake-up call. On the other hand, India’s actions have also been partly driven by domestic economic pressures. The point is, India seeks to lift some restrictions imposed on China in recent years, welcome Chinese investment, and increase people-to-people exchanges to boost its economic confidence. Equally, facing US pressure such as high tariffs, India aims to diversify economic and trade ties with countries, including China, which may help to reduce some of the external pressure from the US.

Wang has signaled that Beijing is as eager as New Delhi to improve the relationship against the backdrop of an increasingly reckless and belligerent Trump administration. Both sides sense that they have common interests. Inevitably, a China–India working relationship anchored on a strategic understanding will do wonders for BRICS. This prospect is already worrying Trump, who has threatened BRICS more than once for allegedly working to dethrone the dollar as the world’s currency.

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People like to talk about this because it allows them to paint Trump as vain.

Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Dreams Face Resistance (Cradle)

At least three of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee have spoken out against US President Donald Trump, casting serious doubt over his chances of securing a Nobel Peace Prize, the Washington Post reported on 25 August. Committee chairman Jorgen Watne Frydnes singled out Trump in December for what he called “the erosion of freedom of expression even in democratic nations,” highlighting the president’s repeated verbal assaults on the media. Former Norwegian education minister Kristin Clemet wrote in May that Trump was “well underway in dismantling American democracy” after just over 100 days in office. Another committee member, Gry Larsen, posted in 2017 that Trump was “putting millions of lives at risk” with cuts to foreign aid and later mocked his campaign slogan with a “Make Human Rights Great Again” hat.

Two other members, Asle Toje and one unnamed colleague, have not been openly hostile. Toje previously wrote sympathetically about Trump’s legal struggles under the Biden administration, leaving open the possibility of support. Still, the balance remains against the US president. Trump himself has acknowledged the opposition. “A lot of people say … no matter what I do, they won’t give it up, and I’m not politicking for it,” he said this month while signing a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Trump pointed to his work on Ukraine, including outreach to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as central to his case, with some western diplomats conceding that his emphasis on direct talks could make sense given Putin’s control of the war effort.

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was shortlisted for the 2025 Peace Prize for his “efforts to mediate peace in Gaza.” Meanwhile, Trump said that Israeli hostages would be freed only after Hamas is “destroyed,” voicing clear support for Israel’s move to seize Gaza City. Previously, the US president had floated a plan for Washington to “take over” the Gaza Strip and forcibly displace its people, to turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” – an idea widely condemned as a violation of international law.

Despite this, some foreign leaders have amplified his push for a prize, with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev asking, “Who, if not President Trump, deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan echoed the sentiment, joking with Trump about front-row seats at a future ceremony. Nonetheless, with the Norwegian public polling overwhelmingly against him and three committee members on record as critics, Trump faces an uphill battle for the award.

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“..it welcomed the transitional government’s decision to end the project “with great joy.”

Burkina Faso Suspends Health Project Funded By Bill Gates (RT)

Burkina Faso has suspended a project funded by the Gates Foundation aimed at curbing the spread of malaria in Africa, amid concern that it could be misused to advance population control on the continent. The Target Malaria research team, based at the Burkinabe Institute of Health Sciences Research (IRSS), is working to alter mosquito genes to render the insects incapable of transmitting the disease, which the World Health Organization says killed 569,000 people in Africa in 2023. The non-profit consortium, which also receives funding from Open Philanthropy, operates in Ghana and Uganda as well. In a statement released on Saturday, Samuel Pare, Secretary-General of Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), said Target Malaria has been ordered to halt all activities in the West African country.

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“The facilities containing genetically modified mosquitoes have been sealed since August 18, 2025, and all samples will be destroyed according to a specified protocol,” he stated. MESRI did not give a reason for the decision, which came days after the project announced it had successfully carried out “one small-scale release” of genetically modified (GMO) male mosquitoes in Souroukoudingan, a village of about 830 people, roughly 350km southwest of Ouagadougou. The project first released a swarm of GMO mosquitoes in 2019 in the nearby village of Bana. Target Malaria said it had received approval for its activities from Burkina Faso’s National Biosafety Agency (ANB) and the National Environmental Assessment Agency (ANEVE) and has complied with national laws since onset of the program in 2012.

“We have engaged actively with the national authorities and stakeholders of Burkina Faso and remain ready to cooperate,” the non-profit organization stated. The Gates Foundation, Target Malaria’s largest funder, has been embroiled in controversies over some of its initiatives, with advocacy groups accusing it of promoting genetically modified crops and industrial agriculture models that benefit large corporations while sidelining smallholder farmers. The Burkinabe civil group Coalition for Health Sovereignty has previously demanded an “immediate halt” to the genetically modified mosquito project, calling it a “risky and irresponsible” experiment aimed at exercising population control. On Friday, the Coalition for Monitoring Biotechnology Activities (CVAB), which calls the Target Malaria initiative “dangerous to the country’s health sovereignty,” said it welcomed the transitional government’s decision to end the project “with great joy.”

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    René Magritte L’avenir (the future) 1936   • Britain’s Newest Crisis: Too Many Patriotic Britons (Green) • WItkoff: We Hope To See Ukraine Confli
    [See the full post at: Debt Rattle August 27 2025]

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    Kamala Screwed the Democrats So Badly I Can’t Stop Laughing

    Kamala screwed a lot of people, figuratively and literally.

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    Amazing

    Bolton Attacks Trump For ‘Utterly Incoherent’ Ukraine Policy

    I agree with Scumbag Satanist Bolton

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    On the Financial Front

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    Make America Healthy Again

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    • Are Democrats on the Verge of a Historic Midterm Wipeout?

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    England now firmly rising up with momentum. Farage, who has sold completely as exclusive representative of City of London, is talking mass roundups and deportations. !!!

    Stop. I don’t want to round up the migrants anymore. I want to round up the GOVERNMENTS. The migrants are victims, generally, bad as they are. They are here only and exclusively because of STARMER, and the Tories, and REFORM is constantly speaking wrong direction on this, and all for 40 YEARS. All the rapes, 2-tier justice, bankruptcy, payouts, are all run by GOVERNMENT, not migrants.

    Once we round up and hang all of THOSE traitors, A) the migrants will already be terrified by it and B) it’ll be the work of a moment to remove them after. Same as the U.S. showed.

    So what really happened here so far?
    1) They stole all your rights, your free speech, your self-defense, your language, ability to be safe and
    2) They are now selling them back to you at great cost.

    Uhhh, No. I need you to roll them back SIXFOLD now. As a lesson to the next guy.

    We hang the top 20% in government, quarter the top 50 men, then make Britain more free than 1100, THEN we’ll talk about being satisfied.

    Now. Next problem: WHEN you have them in motion like this, Judo-throw, they now become Napoleon, a fully-mobilized nation, start interfering, “helping” then attacking/owning the Continent. That’s what history says. So that is the fear of “The rise of the right wing fascist-Hitlers” the Left Fears so much THEY SPECIFICALLY MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS. Why did you, the weakest, gayest, punk nerd, keep antagonizing the Quarterback year after year while hiding behind the teachers? What did you THINK would happen when he finally pops off? Did you not know it was bad enough the other way ‘round when the weakest, smallest, least violent guy finally takes a swing?

    All this is in play now.

    Speaking of, seem to be pushing Meghan Markle again for some reason. Remember, they moved the Royals to the U.S. as staging. What for, I’m just too bored to care. No you can’t be President.

    “Rent-Free in the President’s head”

    The non-stop projection is breathtaking. Levels and leagues above anything I would have thought possible.

    “”We’re on our way to a TRILLION” In addition, the budget deficit is already 26% LESS than Biden’s last 12 months”

    I am one of the experts taking an “L” on this. I’m 1/10th to 1/100th what they expected, but I expected SOMETHING in transition pains, not just all wins with zero losses.

    “CNN is melting down! “Republicans are doing better at this point than at any point this century!”

    Odd, as if they are now owned by the GOP. Hey, weren’t like a dozen pedos caught working there, like their producer in VT and stuff? So odd when Trump has Epstein they suddenly start behaving.

    Anyway, this is the #Opposite of the others, who say Trump is falling and less popular. No, his popularity is average, and slightly on the good side at this point in historic presidencies. Biden was many points lower, if you can credit any of that, as once the honeymoon glow wears off, people get disgusted.

    Headline is, “CNN reports truth” No one bursts into flames.

    Pakistan Flag, Palestinian Flag, Gay Flag… and amazingly, street videos of “Why you want this flag, yo?” with immigrants WEARING THE JAMAICAN FLAG hat and shirt, others wearing the Pak colors. Like, You don’t know why people wear flags? You’re wearing a flag, what does it mean to you? That you’re installing Jamaica here and going to kill all whites? Probably not. So when they fly the English flag, BEING ENGLISH, possibly same thing?

    The level of “Not thinking” is off the charts. And I can’t believe the government fell for this, jumping up and like Birmingham, dead broke, declaring bankruptcy, not a nickel for streetlights, anything, yet infinity money to fight the English flag each day.
    Yeah, as above, you can only think it must be on purpose somewhere.

    Down at the city council level, they only are psychos who think “This means I am losing absolute petty POWER over all the people I hate, hate, hate so much and I feel unsafe” but some background strategist behind Starmer would and does know. He would have faxed talking points and strategies to ppl at City council level to be a evil weasel and thereby bait the normal English into a trap. He hasn’t. Why?

    Oh btw, they cepbrate Pak Day …FROM the British Empire. But on TV when discussing St. George’s Day, that was racist white-nationalist, even though it was two years ago when none of that was a flicker in the eye.

    This is from a city WHICH IS BUILDING PAKISTAN’S AIRPORT. Which is why Pak wanted their freedom from the evil English, ‘natch. So they would be incapable of building airports still, cuz we all equal, but have to violently colonize to make them.

    There is no level anywhere that isn’t bizarre beyond words.

    Okay, base, England suddenly got 6M more Christian churchgoers out of the Zoomer demo? I forget the number but it was shocking. And why? Nothing especially changed, it just seemed to be time. Say it this way: seems the end of Decadence – whatever that is – and so taking life seriously.

    You see the shocking vid of a 12-year-old Scots girl wielding a knife and axe? She and her friend were so making it up, they were having trembling meltdown on camera, you know– for no reason at all, as one does. So who had so terrorized a young girl, hardly near womanhood, for so long, with such effort, that she had come to this in her daily life?

    Who? No one knows because the government refuses to report on any of it. It didn’t happen? What girl, afraid to be raped and killed? What danger? Uk has never been better or safer and migrants bring only wealth and cultural enrichment. It’s chilling, although not graphic, I don’t recommend seeking it out. You won’t sleep unless you immediately book a flight there to do something about it.

    “Recent reports have indicated that ongoing discussions include Kiev potentially ceding its remaining positions in Donbass in exchange for yet-to-be-defined Western commitments.”

    The discussion is, we ask that on behalf of Europe and Russia says No.

    “Kiev plans to secure at least $1 billion monthly from Europe”

    The order is, $999Million, $999 Thousand in Paper Euros on a pallet. And one crate of Barrettas.

    Europe agrees with the condition, $888Million, $888 Thousand comes back to Zurich and Belgium.

    And that’s the “War”! CBS reports 2/3rds of the money never arrives.

    “• West Discussing Sending 4-5 Brigades to Ensure Security in Ukraine (Sp.)

    As yesterday, “Discussing” this since 1979, or 1679. How’s that been going so far?

    “Western states are discussing a possibility of sending 4-5 brigades”

    P.S. What’s a Brigade? 3,000-5,000. So in Europe/Ukrainian terms: 1,500. So they will be gone in five ten days at the burn rate.

    “We want to have an end. We have economic sanctions. I’m talking about economic because we’re not going to get into a world war,”

    You didn’t notice, but over a few months, he’s gotten to the point of saying this out loud and everybody taking it as normal facts which always existed, because a minute ago, although it was TRUE, we all had to pretend it wasn’t and attack anyone who spoke. Big picture, what is Russia: Russia really needs not to be a Slavic genocide either, even if they’re Nazi Ukrainians. The least thing Russia has in the nation is Slavic people.

    Again, this is Hitler’s genocidal war against SLAVS, by RACE. That is the WHOLE EU. They say so, as they are the “Garden People” and all these savages are better off removed. All their actions confirm this. They were supposed to be weakening Russia, right? That was the point with them and racists like Graham? Well Russia is getting STRONGER, they’ve known that for years, but they keep going. So what is the takeaway? They don’t care WHICH Slavs get killed, as long as Slavs by race are killed in the millions. Only conclusion.

    Translation: We are actively killing our ALLIES, and powering our ENEMIES, and the EU keeps going with it. That is your argument if what I’m saying about open genocide is false. Yeah, no. They’re racist eugenics, as we see everywhere else on earth, Blue cities with unlimited crime and Abortion clinics ONLY in the black neighborhoods, for instance.

    Open threats, pipeline sabotage (remember Nord Stream?),

    Speaking of, sane timeline, Epstein timeline, Luongo was saying it was explained to him that Ukr COULD have dove to tank NordStream off a yacht the SS Minnow. Uhhh… I think you better explain that to me again, because I did NOT find that plausible. Not that it was easy but possible. And again, as with an innocent Epstein yesterday, go ahead and explain to me why Duda said “Thanks to the U.S.” on twitter, and no one can figure out or say who it was? It’s not JUST the act you’re proposing to re-write; it’s all the ass covering since then. What does all THAT point to? I don’t think it points to a solo Ukraine. And their argument is weak bc it doesn’t attempt to address it, basically saying “Intel clutter.” Abundance of facts and interpretations. No.

    This is YOUR argument. Pitch me on it or get stuffed.

    “..Bolton “could be a very unpatriotic guy. We’re going to find out.”

    Apparently Bolton came into an awful lot of money recently? That no one knows where it came from? And took home yellow pads each night of his security briefing notes? Yeah, well in world we KNOW happened: he gave all these pre-reads of his book to everyone before it was cleared as safe with no national secrets. That’s nearly the same as just handing his publisher the yellow pads. And that’s a fact. They did in fact read the unauthorized rough drafts, publishers and other reporters alike.

    ““Collapsing in confusion, haste, and the absence of any discernible meeting of the minds among Ukraine, Russia, several European countries, and America,”

    As I said, we have to take Oink Oink seriously, the “Haste” of three lingering years. The “Collapse” of pre-planning a diplomatic meeting in Alaska with no leaks, which then led to “No meeting” when Putin and the world were all there. Yup. So you just make stuff up! Ah, but as a psychopath, WHAT he makes up, and pours out of his hebephrenic ramblings, MEANS something. He can’t stop revealing where he is and what he’s up to.

    “• Can Trump Find a Way Out of the Box He Is in? (Paul Craig Roberts)

    He’s in a box? What makes you think so? He had no trouble leaving it. His own quote is “We’re not having a world war” Box over. Bye.

    “The US foreign policy doctrine requires that the US take an aggressive approach”

    Requires? Who’s going to make them? The President, I would think. So no.

    The root cause is the absence of a mutual security agreement between Russia and the West.”

    Look deeper because we had one of those and broke it. Always, since 1945. We were lying, denying, undermining in the whole cold war then doubled after 1994. “Paper” requires the Aggressive approach. “Paper” makes peace break out. No, sirs, it does not. Paper might as well not exist. Reality exists, not paper.

    “banned across much of the West following accusations that they had spread “misinformation”

    This is low-level everywhere, but say, Europe. They “Allow Misinformation”. Bad. Whut? The only option to not “Allow misinformation” is literally to control all information, everywhere, instead, like Stalin and North Korea. Otherwise you “Counter” misinformation by releasing MORE information, government press releases, etc. in an Open Democratic Society.
    They are vehemently and violently against this, as we see in every European nation.

    Ottawa backed down just before the measure was due to take effect, prompting the White House to boast that Canada had “caved” to US pressure.”

    What is the purpose of this sentence? It appears you factually substantiated the cause>effect and have no dispute with that part. But you’re worried about the internal, emotional state of the event? It’s only its FEELZ that matter to you? Well as long as everyone is shot in a GOOD way, a HAPPY, equal, social Justice way, it’s all GOOD then!

    Yeah, the reporter is mentally ill if this is his focus in life. But, you know “NPR reporters at RT” and all that.

    Losing is fine so long as you have the right FEEEEELZ about it. Ask EU, Ukraine, Canada…

    “investigate revoking licenses for mainstream media outlets that are little more than arms of the Democrat Party.”

    This seems like a tremendous, illegal reach…only because of presentation. By ALL U.S. Law, ever, the networks must be “Fair” and attempt to be balanced, not partisan. That’s 100 years in a row, always known, always written, always said, always supported. That’s like saying “Armed robbery isn’t really a crime tho”. No, it is, always has been, and every person ever knows it.

    NO, you can’t just be the PAC media mouthpiece of one Political party on the FEC airwaves. Duh. And that’s all this is said, distilled down without spin and bias. There’s so much spin and bias in our heads, we cannot hear.

    “maybe the big twist is that she turns out to have been the other party’s mole all along.”

    Yeahhhhh. About that. Is any of this plausible? They may not own HER, but blackmailed dozens of handlers?

    “• Are Democrats on the Verge of a Historic Midterm Wipeout? (Margolis)

    Since they are removing Congressmen with redistricting, etc, yes, they can probably do this.

    Voters in illegals are leaving. DOGE removed millions of dead people from the system. Okay Chicago, your move.

    “The problem is that even if Democrats had more money, their pool of voters isn’t growing as much as the GOP’s, and that puts them at a severe disadvantage.”

    Again, Spanish men are 55% Trump. Your move. Tell me what demographic you’re going to take here.

    “• Did NSA Director Mike Rogers Warn Donald Trump on November 17, 2016? (CTH)

    Really? I am surprised. Go on. Again, it’s not the VISIT that makes me think so. It’s all the facts AFTER you need to explain. Oh, so Rogers DIDN’T WRITE IT IN THE OFFICIAL REPORT, so you believe that? Duh.

    “• Washington’s Nightmare: Modi and Xi Break The Ice (Bhadrakumar)

    Who keeps them apart so no peace can break out? And then Trump brings them together but it’s an “Accident”. Gee, can we have more “Accidents” like this after 50 years of smolder and brushfires? If it was so easy to do on accident, why didn’t Truman or Nixon – Or Deng, Or Putin – do it on purpose?

    Huh. Welp, the world may never know. It’s all one big accident. Random planet, spinning in a godless universe.

    “which the World Health Organization says killed 569,000 people in Africa in 2023.”

    Uhhhh, do you have any idea how BIG Africa is? That’s actually not a lot of people. That would hardly be a lot in the U.S. with 330M, probably about our Flu rates.

    The article clip seems decidedly short on facts.

    Ah, you did catch Mayah Sommers. Good show for the Scottish. I hope she caves all their heads in, like her people. Anyone who pisses off a Scotswoman this badly and just keeps going deserves what’s coming.

    Bulgaria:img

    #194607
    zerosum
    Participant


    Covert Influence Operation
    Manipulation
    Motivating
    Lying

    ————

    Avoiding Austerity?

    https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1960402526114627812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1960402526114627812%7Ctwgr%5Eedf8a0418189317c007bbe42198177f1a850cdcc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautomaticearth.com%2F2025%2F08%2Fdebt-rattle-august-27-2025%2F

    BREAKING: Tariff revenue is about to reach $500 BILLION, per Secretary Bessent

    “We’re on our way to a TRILLION”

    In addition, the budget deficit is already 26% LESS than Biden’s last 12 months
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    PEACE

    “threat to democracy.”
    Moscow has long insisted that a sustainable settlement can only be achieved if Kiev agrees never to join NATO, undergoes demilitarization and denazification, and recognizes the new reality on the ground.

    This includes the status of Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye as part of Russia – territories that voted to join the country in referendums in 2014 and 2022.

    Witkoff emphasized that any decision on territorial concessions would be for, (democracy – gov., by the people, for the people, Not Kiev.) Ukraine to make, and suggested the issue would be tied to long-term security guarantees.
    —————-

    • Zelensky Wants EU To Provide $1 Billion Monthly Allowance (Cradle)

    Western states are discussing a possibility of sending 4-5 brigades by the group of countries supporting Ukraine – the so-called “coalition of the willing” – to ensure security in Ukraine along with “strategic enablers.”
    ————
    The meeting in Washington provided clarity on issues related to security guarantees and the acquisition of US-made weapons through European financial instruments.
    The support of the “coalition of the willing” will comprise a combination of military, political, and economic measures, he added.
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the presence of NATO states’ troops on Ukrainian territory, under any flag and in any capacity, including as peacekeepers, is a threat to Russia, and that Moscow will not accept it under any circumstances.
    ————
    Article 5 is being ignored.

    Ukraine attacks NATO member.

    Has Ukraine effectively opened a second front – albeit hybrid, rhetorical, and economic – against an EU state?

    The immediate spark was the Druzhba (“Friendship”) oil pipeline that still delivers crude from Russia to Central Europe. Several Ukrainian drone strikes targeted the pipeline in recent weeks, halting supplies to Hungary and Slovakia.
    ———–
    • Can Trump Find a Way Out of the Box He Is in? (Paul Craig Roberts)

    The easiest way for Trump to conclude the conflict in Ukraine is to stop supplying, weapons, money, and diplomatic support.
    But to do this requires Trump to jettison the US military/security complex along with its budget and power which are dependent on having Russia as an enemy.
    ———-
    Trump Derangement Syndrome is rampant in our mainstream media.

    Crooked ‘journalism’ should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!”
    Freedom of the press is a core constitutional right, but the problem is that a significant amount of our press is not free.
    So many outlets now receive favors from politicians in exchange for positive coverage, regardless of reality.
    No one watching CNN or CBS could think they were free and objective.
    ———–
    “Kamala’s team “believes she’s done her part,” by blowing $1.5 billion on a losing presidential race and leaving her party millions in debt.”

    • Kamala Screwed the Democrats So Badly I Can’t Stop Laughing (Green)
    ———-
    democracy as an ideal has no tangible form in reality.

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    #194608
    Topcat
    Participant

    Xi Jinping, how did you convince Trump to allow 600,000 Chinese students into our best universities?

    #194609
    Dr D Rich
    Participant
      “26% Less!!!

    Praise Jesus
    Praise Allah
    Praise Jehova Alleluia

    Goddam!!!

      “Intel, here’s 10 Percent for you Big Guy because we can’t afford you Rich Socialists to go tits up. What would that say about CapitalOfascism? Where are the Adherents To True Capitalism in All its Fulminating Truth and Glory

    The following is really good
    Merry Xmas
    I recommend Harry Belafonte’s “Jehovah Alleluia”

    The foxes have their home
    The birdies have a nest
    The son of god he don’t know where to lay his sweet head

    #194610
    Dr D Rich
    Participant

      Did NSA Director Mike Rogers Warn Donald Trump on November 17, 2016? (CTH)

      Really? I am surprised. Go on. Again, it’s not the VISIT that makes me think so. It’s all the facts AFTER you need to explain. Oh, so Rogers DIDN’T WRITE IT IN THE OFFICIAL REPORT, so you believe that? Duh.”

    Someone should christen Thee Rip Van Winkle

    #194611
    Topcat
    Participant

    You Limey bastards groked Orwell as a how-to-manual instead of a dire warning.

    You are now reaping the Whirlwind.

    Your Century of Humiliation has barely begun and you’ve completely lost your shit already.

    It’s gonna be a long hard push uphill against that boulder.

    Bucket up Buttercups!

    #194612
    kultsommer
    Participant

    Chifut-jaygantic-snayke threading on Land where….”woman glow and man thunder”.

    #194613
    kultsommer
    Participant

    More like treading….

    #194614
    kultsommer
    Participant

    Twelve-year-old Scots girl on Epstein’s island?
    Client’s list would be unnecessary.

    #194621
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #194622
    Topcat
    Participant

    #194623
    Topcat
    Participant

    #194624
    Topcat
    Participant

    #194625
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    To the authors of the following news item pulled off Zero Hedge I would make the following comment. So the Federal Government taking a financial ownership stake (becoming a major stockholder, basically) is going to save us from higher taxes and NOT even be socialism!? How clever. Kind of like Facism. A whole lot like Facism, actually.

    In fact is just fucking IS Facism you stupid friggin’ Nazis.
    https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2025-08-27/how-trump-may-have-solved-americas-fiscal-dilemma

    #194626
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    Marxism is just Facism dressed up in a different costume. When the owners of money and production are the same people as the owners of governmental authority it’s the same damn thing no matter WHAT you call it.

    #194627
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #194628
    Dr D Rich
    Participant

    As promised earlier….

    #194629
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #194630
    aspnaz
    Participant

    PCR said

    As the Russian position remains the same and Zelensky remains uncooperative, perhaps Trump sees Putin getting off his butt and quickly winning the war as the escape route from the box in which Trump finds himself. Perhaps Trump signaled to Putin, as he did to Netanyahu, to get it over with as its continuation is too embarrassing to Trump. Putin’s side of the bargain would be to let Trump grandstand in presiding over the peace agreement that ends the war.

    Even broken clocks can be wrong all the time. PCR is still insisting that Putin should have used the shock and awe tactics of the US in Iraq to end the war quickly. Trouble is that Russia is benefitting from dragging the war out, the longer the war lasts the stronger Russia’s position and the more western enemy troops and weapons it is able to destroy at a rate of 100 to 1. Not only that, it is able to fine tune its military, ready for the big war with the USA which appears to be on the horizon.

    Why would Putin go for a rapid war? Nato’s EU countries are now talking about buying expensive US weapons and putting boots on the ground in Ukraine. If Putin can destroy all of NATO’s EU armies at a rate of 100 to 1, then he is living the dream, he is removing a generation of threats at very low cost; increasing his chances of winning the big war.

    Trump is powerless, he demonstrated that at his meeting with Putin; Trump deferred to Putin in the same way as he deferred to Netanyahu. All Trump seems to be able to do on his own is to apply tariffs to his own people; taxation. Everything else that Trump does is bluster or babooning. The American deep state will cause all sorts of trouble in the foreseable future, but Trump won’t be in control.

    #194631
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #194632
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #194633
    aspnaz
    Participant

    https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=65022

    Beverly Hills to Display Israeli Flags in Public Schools

    Is it time to declare the USA to be a colony of Israel? As with all colonies, the leaders are from the occupying country, the rich are from the occupying country, the ubermenschen race is from the occupying country, the untermenschen are the locals, the complainers and pissed off are also the locals. But who gave their country away to Israel? Who invited in the occupiers, the colonists? Americans are so cowed.

    #194634
    WES
    Participant

    Mr 10%:

    It used to be 10% for the big guy, referring to Joe Biden’s standard cut of everything he touched.

    Now with Trump it is 10% government stake in a company’s stock.

    With Joe it was pure unbriddled corruption.
    With Trump it is pure socialism and not good.

    #194635
    John Day
    Participant
    #194636
    aspnaz
    Participant

    @WES Is it socialism or fascism? The oligarchs run the government, moving Intel to government moves more control of Intel to the oligarchs that run government, but the oligarchs could just buy that 10% instead, so why government? My guess is that this move is to help government implement their Palantir style moves into the future; Trump is big with the tech bros, so this has to have come from them and they will all want a company that can make prototype chips to meet their own plans to run the world through their computers. Using government to buy the companies the fascists need to implement their takeover.

    #194637
    Dr D Rich
    Participant

    Heretics one and all!!!!

    True Capitalism IS The God’s Honest Truth and 10% for Thee and not for me or you is all about good relationships and nothing to do with that semi-objectionable form called Crony Capitalism so so passę.

      “Are ppl really against making money, you know, the old fashion way, leeching, filching, flim flamming, stealing, acquiring, conning, abusing, manipulating?”

    Tariffs are NOT War Extraction by other means…ooops, really meant Pure Wealth Extraction by Fiat.

    #194679
    aspnaz
    Participant

    John Day said

    “I Bought A Bugatti From TEMU”

    American culture in the 21st century.

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