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Russia Advises NATO to (Finally) Honor Its ‘Not One Inch Eastward’ Pledge
Russia Advises NATO to (Finally) Honor Its ‘Not One Inch Eastward’ Pledge Unlike in 1990, Russia has many options left to itself if NATO ignores its proposal for peace and continues to advance on the former Soviet space. As NATO continues its mission creep inexorably towards the Russian border, Moscow issued a security proposal to […]
The Great Unwashed – We The People Are Seen as They Problem
The Great Unwashed – We The People Are Seen as They Problem When the people rise up against the tyranny of government, suddenly this is being fueled by populism that must be terminated. It was John Kerry at Davos who was “warning of the dangers of economic populism,” and added that politicians, like Trump, should not listen […]
In Response To Soaring Gas Prices, Biden Orders FTC To “Immediately” Probe “Illegal Conduct” By Oil & Gas Companies
In Response To Soaring Gas Prices, Biden Orders FTC To “Immediately” Probe “Illegal Conduct” By Oil & Gas Companies Commenting on perhaps the most absurd moment of the Xi-Biden virtual summit, which as we learned last last night, was the US president begging China to release oil from its strategic petroleum reserve (ostensibly because due to opposition […]
Inflationary pressure in the US
We are seeing more news about rising inflation, but in reality the US data isn’t as bad as the news coverage would lead us to believe. The following table shows the data of seasonally adjusted price changes by month published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Food prices are continuing to rise at about […]
Coal Demand Booms Under Biden As Prices Hit 2009 Levels
Coal Demand Booms Under Biden As Prices Hit 2009 Levels US coal is experiencing a massive boom under President Biden despite the administration trying to kill fossil fuels by touting net-zero goals at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. On Monday, S&P Global Market Intelligence released data that showed prices for coal from Central Appalachia jumped more […]
US Coverup Of Syria Massacre Shows The Danger Of The Assange Precedent
US Coverup Of Syria Massacre Shows The Danger Of The Assange Precedent Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ The New York Times has published a very solid investigative report on a US military coverup of a 2019 massacre in Baghuz, Syria which killed scores of civilians. This would be the second investigative report on civilian-slaughtering US airstrikes […]
Supply Chain Disruptions Will Continue
Supply Chain Disruptions Will Continue Forty percent of all the cargo into the United States comes through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Offshore, there are thousands of containers stacked up on vessels waiting to get in. How many containers can the ports unload on a normal day? New containers are coming in. […]
Biden Targets Another US Pipeline For Shutdown After ‘Begging’ Saudis For More Oil
Biden Targets Another US Pipeline For Shutdown After ‘Begging’ Saudis For More Oil Despite approval ratings in the toilet, President Biden and his administration are reportedly exploring the closure of yet another pipeline in a bid to shift the US away from fossil fuels and appease environmental activists. The move – shutting down the Line 5 pipeline which links […]
Oil Jumps As Investors Expect Cartel To Balk At Biden’s Demands To Boost Output: OPEC+ Preview
Oil Jumps As Investors Expect Cartel To Balk At Biden’s Demands To Boost Output: OPEC+ Preview OPEC+, which meets later Thursday via video conference, has shown little signs it plans to waver from its plan to raise oil production gradually, despite pressure from senile presidents and consuming nations to temper high prices. The OPEC+ alliance’s […]
From Press Freedom To Prison Systems, Everything Assange Touches Gets
From Press Freedom To Prison Systems, Everything Assange Touches Gets Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ The US appeal of a British court ruling on the Assange extradition case has concluded, and the judges will probably not have a decision ready until at least January—a full year after the extradition was denied by a […]
‘Rules-Based International Order’ Means Washington-Based International Order
‘Rules-Based International Order’ Means Washington-Based International Order Listen to a reading of this article: The US government has shut down multiple news media websites based in the Middle East, including Iran’s state-owned Press TV, and al-Masirah TV which is owned by the Houthi group Ansarullah in Yemen. The Department of Justice said on Tuesday it had seized 36 Iranian-linked […]
Antony Blinken Continues to Lecture the World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates
Antony Blinken Continues to Lecture the World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates How can you feign anger over others’ attacks on a free press when you imprison Assange as punishment for his vital revelations about U.S. officials? U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on the importance of independent journalism, May 6, 2021 (Radio […]
What? Default? Where? Dollar?
What? Default? Where? Dollar? It won’t come as a surprise to anyone that the first half of 2020 has brought, among many other things, renewed calls for the demise of the US dollar. It’s been pretty much a non-stop call for over a decade now, and longer. But this time, like all previous ones, I’m […]
Intelligence
Intelligence Sometimes I think I can only do this work properly if I’m angry all the time 24/7. But I don’t want to be angry all the time; what kind of life is that? Still, there are days when I just can’t help it. The British intelligence services (please let find another word for that, […]
