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The War in Ukraine
The War in Ukraine Today at 12 noon EST, I was live on Rumble to discuss the ongoing conflict, its multiple dangers, and what role the U.S. should play, if any, in its outcome. Firefighters work on a fire on a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022, […]
Putin’s “Shock & Awe” War On Ukraine Unfolds In “Dark Day For Europe”
Putin’s “Shock & Awe” War On Ukraine Unfolds In “Dark Day For Europe” Now many hours into Russia’s attack that started around 5am Kiev time, it’s become clear that a full-scale ‘shock and awe’ type invasion is clearly on – which is not just limited to Donbas in the east. Stunning videos from on the ground show […]
Chinese State Media Accidentally Releases Censorship Rules on Russia–Ukraine Coverage
Chinese State Media Accidentally Releases Censorship Rules on Russia–Ukraine Coverage A soon-deleted social media post—released to the public apparently by accident—provides a rare glimpse of how the CCP’s messaging on the escalating Ukraine–Russia tension is channeled to the masses. Horizon News, a video news network under state-run Beijing News, on Feb. 22 instructed staff to avoid posting […]
Global Stocks, Futures Crash; Nasdaq In Bear Market, Oil Soars Above $105 On Russia Attack
Global Stocks, Futures Crash; Nasdaq In Bear Market, Oil Soars Above $105 On Russia Attack U.S. stock index futures crashed along with global markets on Thursday as Russia’s assault on Ukraine sent investors fleeing risky assets, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was set to open in a bear market. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 were down […]
JPMorgan Publishes Terrifying Take On What Ukraine Crisis Will Do To Commodity Prices
JPMorgan Publishes Terrifying Take On What Ukraine Crisis Will Do To Commodity Prices So far western media has been relatively silent on what the escalating Ukraine crisis means for western consumers when it comes to prices for everyday commodities such as oil, gas, wheat, corn (and gold, for the goldbugs), and with good reason: as […]
Perhaps The US Should Shut The Fuck Up About Respecting Other Countries’ Sovereignty
Perhaps The US Should Shut The Fuck Up About Respecting Other Countries’ Sovereignty Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ So Putin has finally made a move, issuing a decree formally recognizing the sovereignty of the separatist-held Donbas territories in eastern Ukraine known as the DPR and LPR. Russian troops are being deployed to the region in what Putin […]
Russia Warns Of “Brave New World” Of Higher Gas Prices After Germany Halts Nord Stream 2
Russia Warns Of “Brave New World” Of Higher Gas Prices After Germany Halts Nord Stream 2 Update (0900ET): Europe’s energy crisis deepened Tuesday as Germany halted the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline. Putin’s right hand man, Dmitry Medvedev responded to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s comments about the certification of the controversial […]
Putin Orders Peacekeeping Operation In Ukraine’s Breakaway Regions
Putin Orders Peacekeeping Operation In Ukraine’s Breakaway Regions Update (422pmET): It appears that boots are about to hit the ground. According to Reuters and RIA, Putin has ordered a peacekeeping operation in Eastern Ukraine’s breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. PUTIN ORDERS RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES TO START ‘PEACEKEEPING MISSION’ IN E. UKRAINE BREAKAWAY REGIONS — […]
The Washington Post: The Voice of the CIA
The Washington Post: The Voice of the CIA The Washington Post has always been a CIA asset. The CIA used the Washington Post to orchestrate the Watergate narrative used to drive President Nixon out of office. The CIA wanted Nixon gone, because Nixon was threatening the military/security complex’s budget and power by making arms control agreements […]
Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment?
Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment? The people now gunning for a showdown with Putin were gunning for a showdown with Saddam Hussein two decades ago—with the same promises of a happy outcome. Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow. (Alexei Druzhinin / AP […]
Powerful Gas Pipeline Explosion Rocks Eastern Ukraine
Powerful Gas Pipeline Explosion Rocks Eastern Ukraine (Update 4:48pm ET): In the overnight hours local time a massive gas pipeline explosion is being reported, with a fire raging at the site. Early unconfirmed reports suggest the powerful explosion rocked a part of the pipeline in the pro-Russian separatist region, in or near the city of Luhansk. Interfax is also confirming […]
Stockman: “We’re Not Useful Idiots!”
Stockman: “We’re Not Useful Idiots!” Honest injun. We’re not useful idiots here at Contra Corner! We do think, however, that the entire Ukrainian crisis is a Washington-confected con job. And we came to that conclusion without relying on a single scrap of information peddled by Russki propagandists appearing on Strategic Culture Foundation or Zero Hedge. Actually, […]
Biden Says Ukraine Invasion Risk “Very High”; Russia Expels US Deputy Amb., Demands US Leave Eastern Europe
Biden Says Ukraine Invasion Risk “Very High”; Russia Expels US Deputy Amb., Demands US Leave Eastern Europe Summary: Reports overnight from both sides (Ukraine, Rebels) that shelling has begun, claiming ceasefire broken US envoy says evidence on the ground is that Russia is moving toward an “imminent invasion,” says “this is a crucial moment.” Russia […]
Inflation – Cassandra Speaks
Inflation – Cassandra Speaks Inflation should be front and centre for markets – give or take Ukraine, Oil, etc. How real is it, and just how bad could the consequences be? Not talking about it is one way to ensure it hurts. “The way to crush the bourgeoise is to grind them between the millstones […]
Another All-Time Media Faceplant
Another All-Time Media Faceplant After the Biden administration and the press wrongly predicted a Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 16th, they kept compounding the error in spectacular fashion “It was a joke, you idiots.” If cluelessness can be art, American journalists unveiled their Sistine Chapel this week, in a remarkable collection of misreports and […]
