Generally very good article, but ... he can't go there. Note how he has to start by first protesting that he's not an anti-semite. Fine, but who's he afraid of? Why should he need--obviously in his own mind--to say that? Also note that he never feels able to state the actual power base that gives Netanyahu and Israel the power to direct US policy. That power base is money--money is what runs American politics. Where does the money come from, what enables it, etc.? Lots of issues he still doesn't want to touch. Still pretending that Netanyahu--abhorrent as he is--can be blamed for the fundamental problem.
Note also that Trump continues, even as he snubs Netanyahu, to send Israel the instrumentalities for conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing and to conspire to complete this horrible deed. Why is that? Who controls Trump and can force him to do these things that have nothing to do with US interests as understood by the American people? Why can't the author tell us?
Basically what some have suggested is any agreement would be in effect an - Istanbul II
effectively the same basics as Istanbul I from April 2022 with much larger benefits to Russia being added
Recalling Russia tried to settle December 2021, April 2022 [ Istanbul ] again before and after the Ukraine " Big Counteroffensive " -= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSLotdNMB4Y
and offered subsequently
- the conjecture is - this Istanbul II if on paper has EU NATO US in a panic because they would
be side by side agreements that could be compared and of course - proof - not able to be argued proof - of the foolishness and stupidity
So EU NATO do not want to sign - the politicians cannot bear to have the proof published
. Istanbul I - Formally Entitled - "Treaty on Permanent Neutrality and Guarantees of Ukraine's Security," was the Treaty that outlined conditions for a termination of the SMO ( Russia Special Military Operation) and agreed Ukrainian neutrality, and security guarantees
The negotiations initiated February 28, 2022: The first round of talks took place in Gomel, Belarus, just days after the invasion - Negotiations were conducted in multiple rounds with gaps between formal meetings, supplemented by informal communications and working groups.
Additional rounds occurred in Belarus March 3-7, 2022: and again March 29, 2022 when Talks moved to Istanbul, Turkey == negotiations involved multiple drafts, Much of the work between March 29 and April 15 was done by sub-groups refining specific clauses (e.g., neutrality, territorial issues, security guarantees).
A 17-page "Treaty on Permanent Neutrality and Guarantees of Ukraine's Security," dated April 15, 2022, included Russian Ukraine Agreement on neutrality, military caps, and territorial concessions.
David Arakhamia (also spelled Arahamia), the head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, is confirmed to have initialed the agreement; sources make a distinction between initials and signatures- ===> Zelensky signature was required for formal committment. Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) would typically need to ratify
Fox News: Are you frustrated with Prime Minister Netanyahu?
Trump: No. You have to remember there was an October 7 that everyone forgets. It was one of the most violent days in the history of the world. Not the Middle East - the world.
Most violent days in history? More violent than the day that Hiroshima or Nagasaki was bombed? More violent than the 3 days of the Battle of the Somme where the British lost 60000 men marching them into German machine guns? More violent than each day since Oct 7 when the Israelis leveled Gaza and killed 40,000 plus people?
These are truths and facts about the personal and societal impacts on people that will never be addressed in the MSM. The MSM is antagonistic to anything based on God's laws (morality) or God's grace (the dignity of man based on his being God's creation and the object of His love). It shames me to say that I am an American when my country's money is going to support this. I am no longer "Proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free" when we are taking freedom and life away from so many. I also wonder how we can appeal for God's blessings when what we are doing is so opposed to his Law and His Will.
I searched for additional information about the detained oil tanker. I found conflicting angles on who did what to whom, and also two or more dates of such dust-ups between Estonia and Russia.
Here is information from Reuters about the May 18 incident:
There are more stories from a variety of news sources. Why, an entire Substack post could zero in on this matter! ; )
I am always skeptical of western media stories, as the approved agenda and script are pervasive.
My personal conclusion is that small Estonia got all high and mighty, and wanted to catch a big Russian fish, and then scold it...claiming that Estonia is one of the good guys, and Russia is an inherently bad guy.
Fyodor Dostoevsky is an author that was not presented in any of the classes that I had in my post-elementary schooling. I was a student of liberal arts, and had several English and history classes in both Christian and public schools...and not a breath of
Dostoevsky. Censorship even back in the late 1970s-early 1980s...
My daughter has read Dostoevsky on her own initiative.
After reading Mark's post, and inspired by my daughter, I plan to read The Idiot.
I read The Brothers Karamozov on my own, the summer after graduating college. I was reading it thinking, "This is ok. This is ok. This is ok." But then the ending blew me away; best conclusion to a book that I have ever read.
Yes, everything is coming to a head sooner rather than later. The ticking time bomb left by Yellen will begin its explosion in June and is set to peak in October. $9 trillion in US Treasuries must be rolled over before the end of year. Either this debt gets purchased by someone or the Fed must print a vast amount of fiat without any collateral to back it up. And Europe is even worse shape because they do not have the latitude to print endless fiat. Ukrainian resources were supposed to provide the collateral for another kick of the can, but Putin is saying nyet. Trump is still pushing the Crazy Eddy gambit, "stop me before I start WW3," but that bluff gets called tomorrow. Where will this lead? My guess is the dominoes start falling in the upcoming elections in Poland and Romania. The WEF poseurs are going to be shown the door and the house of cards begins its collapse. None too soon in my opinion.
On the financial front, don't forget that the debt ceiling will be reached later this summer. I think the last I heard was August. How contentious will raising the debt ceiling be?
Nice summation. Gotta laff at Trump's ceasefire-before-I-lose-interest gag, too. Like, if you don't cease fire soon I'll do a deal with Fiji or something. The fact that he keeps citing raw numbers of countries that are willing to do a tariff deal without citing names tells you a lot. The numbers on the supposed Middle East deals to underwrite King Dollar don't add up, either.
I’m working through the Tom Luongo podcasts, and there is a lot going on with the financial markets. My guess is it’s also related to Project Ukraine’s failure.
Luongo? Clever yes, and may have some brilliant insights. Excellent private slack server service as source of info. Proceed with caution. Pro-Trump biased. He's something of a cult leader that offends people to encourage them to leave his subscriber base if they disagree. Regularly disrespectful (on slack) to other commentators out there including Mark Wauck. Listen to the Shaun Neuman podcast with Martin Armstrong, Luongo and Krainer with a view to analyzing his behavior. Instructive.
We’ll see where the Pope stands by his actions concerning the canonisation of the WWII Croatian cardinal who presided over the mass murder of Orthodox.
My high school was (and remains) named after him. Was peak Reagan when I attended, so, anti-communism was the order of the day and nobody looked too closely at legacy.
Everyone knows that Russia has won the war, has defeated NATO.
I FOLLOW A SITE ISW AND I COPIED THIS :
The Trump administration noted that the agreement signals US commitment to "Ukraine's long-term success" and noted that the United States and Ukraine will not allow any person, company, or state that supplied the Russian war effort to benefit from the reconstruction of Ukraine.[5] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also noted during an interview on Fox News on May 1 that the agreement is a "strong signal" to Russian officials that there "is no daylight" between the United States and Ukraine.[6] Ukraine's participation in this agreement underscores Ukraine's continued willingness to make compromises in pursuit of a long-term, sustainable resolution of the war in Ukraine despite consistent Russian disinterest in US and Ukrainian peace proposals.
SEE:
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 1, 2025
ISW IS RUN BY KIMBERLY KAGAN, SISTER-IN-LAW OF VICTORIA NULAND, WHOM MANY SEE AS REPRESENTING THE 'CABAL' THAT WANTED, PROVOKED, AND SEEKS TO SUSTAIN CONFLICT AGAINST RUSSIA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPLY. AS MENTIONED IN MY POST..I AM JUST A READER. HOWEVER THE NAME VICTORIA NULANDs NAME IS FAMILIAR GOING BACK TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. WELL..ISW HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MY BOOKMARKS. ANY COMMENT ABOUT BRIAN BERLETIC?
TOO NEGATIVE? I ANNNOUNCE THAT IM JUST A READER. I AMSOAPPRECIATIVE OF THOSE THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE TIME TO TEACH.
A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT BERLETIC. THOUGH TRUMP DENIED KNOWING ABOUT PROJECT 2025..BERLETIC SAYS IT IS A 900 PAGE POLICY GUIDELINE FOR TRUMP. SOME OF TRUMPS CABINET MEMBERS HELPED WRITE IT.
THANK YOU FOR MENTION BERLETIC'S REVIEW OF HERITAGE FDN PROJECT '25; IT WAS THOROUGH AND UNSPARING.
I SPENT TIME READING ABOUT PROJECT ESTHER, https://tinyurl.com/35jfm5su ALSO HERITAGE LINKED, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ITS AUTHOR, VICTORIA COATES. DISTURBING, IN THAT COATES IS DESCENDENT OF FIRST MENNONITE BISHOP TO US; A MENNONITE WHO PROFESSED STRICT REJECTION OF POLITICAL & STATE ASSOCIATION, STRICT OPPOSITION TO WAR & VIOLENCE, BUT COATES IS FULLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORT ISRAEL IN ITS WAR AGAINST CIVILIANS, AND IN SHUTTING DOWN, PUNISHING OPPOSITION. IOW, 'CHRISTIANITY' LIKE ISRAEL, IS IN "MORAL MELTDOWN."
From a mail this morning: This global agenda involves powerful interconnected think tanks and organizations like the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bilderberg Group, and the Trilateral Commission.(JACOB NORDANGARD. Swedish researcher, author, lecturer, and musician. Ph.D. in Technology and Social Change at Linköping University. Master of Social Science in Geography, and Master of Social Science in Culture and Media Production.)
What Project 2025 explicitly wants, and what the Trump regime's maneuverings are intended to ensure, is continued US global hegemony. It has become clear from Trump's Middle East tour hegemony can no longer be maintained on the basis of military power projection *alone* as in the past--although that can be part of the policy mix--and that finance and trade policies will need to carry more of the burden. That is very much what the tariffs are about, but this is a very tough trick to pull off.
Great article, thanks. Was great to see Dostoevsky mentioned, especially 'The Idiot', one of the best novels ever written imo.
Can't imagine anyone in power in the west has ever read anything by the great man.
This 'ceasefire fire to end the bloodbath' meme is for the western audience only. Rest of the world is laughing at this meme for the reasons you state.
Last throws of the dice are coming now, the Pope, maybe make Putin a saint, give Russia Mars if they agree to a ceasefire, whatever other shite they can think of.
My bet is something big in the Baltic, maybe Finland will get toasted, who knows.
From The Hill.
Netanyahu is not America’s ally — and Trump finally knows it
https://thehill.com/opinion/5304088-netanyahu-politics-foreign-policy/
Generally very good article, but ... he can't go there. Note how he has to start by first protesting that he's not an anti-semite. Fine, but who's he afraid of? Why should he need--obviously in his own mind--to say that? Also note that he never feels able to state the actual power base that gives Netanyahu and Israel the power to direct US policy. That power base is money--money is what runs American politics. Where does the money come from, what enables it, etc.? Lots of issues he still doesn't want to touch. Still pretending that Netanyahu--abhorrent as he is--can be blamed for the fundamental problem.
Note also that Trump continues, even as he snubs Netanyahu, to send Israel the instrumentalities for conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing and to conspire to complete this horrible deed. Why is that? Who controls Trump and can force him to do these things that have nothing to do with US interests as understood by the American people? Why can't the author tell us?
https://youtu.be/6Bn_7xwZc3Y
.
Istanbul I .... Istanbul II
Basically what some have suggested is any agreement would be in effect an - Istanbul II
effectively the same basics as Istanbul I from April 2022 with much larger benefits to Russia being added
Recalling Russia tried to settle December 2021, April 2022 [ Istanbul ] again before and after the Ukraine " Big Counteroffensive " -= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSLotdNMB4Y
and offered subsequently
- the conjecture is - this Istanbul II if on paper has EU NATO US in a panic because they would
be side by side agreements that could be compared and of course - proof - not able to be argued proof - of the foolishness and stupidity
So EU NATO do not want to sign - the politicians cannot bear to have the proof published
- it is career ending
.
.
The Longer the EU NATO politicians do not sign -
The Longer the EU NATO politicians keep their jobs -
So this will take Longer.
.
. Istanbul I - Formally Entitled - "Treaty on Permanent Neutrality and Guarantees of Ukraine's Security," was the Treaty that outlined conditions for a termination of the SMO ( Russia Special Military Operation) and agreed Ukrainian neutrality, and security guarantees
The negotiations initiated February 28, 2022: The first round of talks took place in Gomel, Belarus, just days after the invasion - Negotiations were conducted in multiple rounds with gaps between formal meetings, supplemented by informal communications and working groups.
Additional rounds occurred in Belarus March 3-7, 2022: and again March 29, 2022 when Talks moved to Istanbul, Turkey == negotiations involved multiple drafts, Much of the work between March 29 and April 15 was done by sub-groups refining specific clauses (e.g., neutrality, territorial issues, security guarantees).
A 17-page "Treaty on Permanent Neutrality and Guarantees of Ukraine's Security," dated April 15, 2022, included Russian Ukraine Agreement on neutrality, military caps, and territorial concessions.
David Arakhamia (also spelled Arahamia), the head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, is confirmed to have initialed the agreement; sources make a distinction between initials and signatures- ===> Zelensky signature was required for formal committment. Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) would typically need to ratify
.
Trump can’t help himself.
Fox News: Are you frustrated with Prime Minister Netanyahu?
Trump: No. You have to remember there was an October 7 that everyone forgets. It was one of the most violent days in the history of the world. Not the Middle East - the world.
Most violent days in history? More violent than the day that Hiroshima or Nagasaki was bombed? More violent than the 3 days of the Battle of the Somme where the British lost 60000 men marching them into German machine guns? More violent than each day since Oct 7 when the Israelis leveled Gaza and killed 40,000 plus people?
I am beginning to dislike DJT, intensely.
OT, but I had to post these as they show such heartbreaking evil, and this evil does need to be exposed before it can be fought:
https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/what-have-they-done
https://sonar21.com/israel-is-in-moral-meltdown/ (Alastair Crooke)
These are truths and facts about the personal and societal impacts on people that will never be addressed in the MSM. The MSM is antagonistic to anything based on God's laws (morality) or God's grace (the dignity of man based on his being God's creation and the object of His love). It shames me to say that I am an American when my country's money is going to support this. I am no longer "Proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free" when we are taking freedom and life away from so many. I also wonder how we can appeal for God's blessings when what we are doing is so opposed to his Law and His Will.
I definitely no longer see the USA as the good guys.
I searched for additional information about the detained oil tanker. I found conflicting angles on who did what to whom, and also two or more dates of such dust-ups between Estonia and Russia.
Here is information from Reuters about the May 18 incident:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/estonia-says-russia-detained-tanker-baltic-sea-2025-05-18/
Here is information from The Moscow Times about an incident on April 11:
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/15/estonia-says-russian-military-jet-violated-airspace-after-attempt-to-detain-shadow-fleet-tanker-a89088
There are more stories from a variety of news sources. Why, an entire Substack post could zero in on this matter! ; )
I am always skeptical of western media stories, as the approved agenda and script are pervasive.
My personal conclusion is that small Estonia got all high and mighty, and wanted to catch a big Russian fish, and then scold it...claiming that Estonia is one of the good guys, and Russia is an inherently bad guy.
…just following orders!…
Here is truth and details about Estonia vs. Russia:
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/baltic-provocations-heat-up-estonia?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1351274&post_id=163733564&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2vzf0g&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
The theological angle is greatly appreciated. As Eoin Clancy says below, Western leadership must have never read Dostoevsky.
Fyodor Dostoevsky is an author that was not presented in any of the classes that I had in my post-elementary schooling. I was a student of liberal arts, and had several English and history classes in both Christian and public schools...and not a breath of
Dostoevsky. Censorship even back in the late 1970s-early 1980s...
My daughter has read Dostoevsky on her own initiative.
After reading Mark's post, and inspired by my daughter, I plan to read The Idiot.
I recommend starting with Crime and Punishment. The pacing and plot are much more engaging than The Idiot, which I found to be a bit of a slow burn.
Good advice. I finally read it earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks for your book recommendation, B.A..
My daughter read FD's The Brothers Karamazov, said it was a bit of a slog, but finished it and was glad she had read the book.
I will go for C&P first.
I read The Brothers Karamozov on my own, the summer after graduating college. I was reading it thinking, "This is ok. This is ok. This is ok." But then the ending blew me away; best conclusion to a book that I have ever read.
Thank you for recommending The Brothers K to me, Jeff.
It is now on my list to read.
: )
I had to read “Crime and Punishment” when I was in 12th grade. And it was punishment!
Yes, everything is coming to a head sooner rather than later. The ticking time bomb left by Yellen will begin its explosion in June and is set to peak in October. $9 trillion in US Treasuries must be rolled over before the end of year. Either this debt gets purchased by someone or the Fed must print a vast amount of fiat without any collateral to back it up. And Europe is even worse shape because they do not have the latitude to print endless fiat. Ukrainian resources were supposed to provide the collateral for another kick of the can, but Putin is saying nyet. Trump is still pushing the Crazy Eddy gambit, "stop me before I start WW3," but that bluff gets called tomorrow. Where will this lead? My guess is the dominoes start falling in the upcoming elections in Poland and Romania. The WEF poseurs are going to be shown the door and the house of cards begins its collapse. None too soon in my opinion.
Maybe they should have thought of that before the omnibus bill signing. Add another 2 trillion.
On the financial front, don't forget that the debt ceiling will be reached later this summer. I think the last I heard was August. How contentious will raising the debt ceiling be?
Nice summation. Gotta laff at Trump's ceasefire-before-I-lose-interest gag, too. Like, if you don't cease fire soon I'll do a deal with Fiji or something. The fact that he keeps citing raw numbers of countries that are willing to do a tariff deal without citing names tells you a lot. The numbers on the supposed Middle East deals to underwrite King Dollar don't add up, either.
His Dog and Pony show has gotten very stale. I now see the first 90 days as just a fluke.
I’m working through the Tom Luongo podcasts, and there is a lot going on with the financial markets. My guess is it’s also related to Project Ukraine’s failure.
I got this far:
https://tomluongo.me/2025/04/19/podcast-episode-213-caitlin-long-and-the-financial-crisis-that-wasnt/
Luongo? Clever yes, and may have some brilliant insights. Excellent private slack server service as source of info. Proceed with caution. Pro-Trump biased. He's something of a cult leader that offends people to encourage them to leave his subscriber base if they disagree. Regularly disrespectful (on slack) to other commentators out there including Mark Wauck. Listen to the Shaun Neuman podcast with Martin Armstrong, Luongo and Krainer with a view to analyzing his behavior. Instructive.
Russia: NCSWIC
Ukraine: UK/EU/NATO black-hole (materially, financially, spiritually)
US: Biden opened the door, Trump allowing the clock to run out... that possibly leads to Energy/$/Saudi/Russia reset
[10 min video] https://substack.com/inbox/post/163773276
Hartnett: Leaping from 1976 to 1991
VBL - May 18, 2025
The Riyadh Accord's Petrodollar 2.0
- Cheap Oil
- Killing Shale and Backing Aramco
- Opec Economics
- Getting Saudi Mafia [& Russia] on Board
- Petrodollar 2.0
We’ll see where the Pope stands by his actions concerning the canonisation of the WWII Croatian cardinal who presided over the mass murder of Orthodox.
My high school was (and remains) named after him. Was peak Reagan when I attended, so, anti-communism was the order of the day and nobody looked too closely at legacy.
87, LEGALLY BLIND TUUS CAPS
JUST A READER OF NEWS MARK AND I HAVE A QUESTION.
YOUR ARTICLE STARTS:
Everyone knows that Russia has won the war, has defeated NATO.
I FOLLOW A SITE ISW AND I COPIED THIS :
The Trump administration noted that the agreement signals US commitment to "Ukraine's long-term success" and noted that the United States and Ukraine will not allow any person, company, or state that supplied the Russian war effort to benefit from the reconstruction of Ukraine.[5] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also noted during an interview on Fox News on May 1 that the agreement is a "strong signal" to Russian officials that there "is no daylight" between the United States and Ukraine.[6] Ukraine's participation in this agreement underscores Ukraine's continued willingness to make compromises in pursuit of a long-term, sustainable resolution of the war in Ukraine despite consistent Russian disinterest in US and Ukrainian peace proposals.
SEE:
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 1, 2025
ALSO…PROJECT 2025 WANTS WAR..RIGHT?
ISW IS RUN BY KIMBERLY KAGAN, SISTER-IN-LAW OF VICTORIA NULAND, WHOM MANY SEE AS REPRESENTING THE 'CABAL' THAT WANTED, PROVOKED, AND SEEKS TO SUSTAIN CONFLICT AGAINST RUSSIA.
LEGALLY BLIND THUS CAPS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPLY. AS MENTIONED IN MY POST..I AM JUST A READER. HOWEVER THE NAME VICTORIA NULANDs NAME IS FAMILIAR GOING BACK TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. WELL..ISW HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MY BOOKMARKS. ANY COMMENT ABOUT BRIAN BERLETIC?
IT'S USEFUL TO READ ASSESSMENTS FROM ALL SIDES. SORRY IF MY COMMENT WAS TOO NEGATIVE, IT'S A BAD HABIT OF MINE --
BERLETIC HAS PRESENTED SOME WELL-SOURCED AND WELL-REASONED INFORMATION THAT I HAVE FOUND VALUABLE.
LEGALLY BLIND THUS CASP
TOO NEGATIVE? I ANNNOUNCE THAT IM JUST A READER. I AMSOAPPRECIATIVE OF THOSE THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE TIME TO TEACH.
A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT BERLETIC. THOUGH TRUMP DENIED KNOWING ABOUT PROJECT 2025..BERLETIC SAYS IT IS A 900 PAGE POLICY GUIDELINE FOR TRUMP. SOME OF TRUMPS CABINET MEMBERS HELPED WRITE IT.
THANK YOU FOR MENTION BERLETIC'S REVIEW OF HERITAGE FDN PROJECT '25; IT WAS THOROUGH AND UNSPARING.
I SPENT TIME READING ABOUT PROJECT ESTHER, https://tinyurl.com/35jfm5su ALSO HERITAGE LINKED, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ITS AUTHOR, VICTORIA COATES. DISTURBING, IN THAT COATES IS DESCENDENT OF FIRST MENNONITE BISHOP TO US; A MENNONITE WHO PROFESSED STRICT REJECTION OF POLITICAL & STATE ASSOCIATION, STRICT OPPOSITION TO WAR & VIOLENCE, BUT COATES IS FULLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORT ISRAEL IN ITS WAR AGAINST CIVILIANS, AND IN SHUTTING DOWN, PUNISHING OPPOSITION. IOW, 'CHRISTIANITY' LIKE ISRAEL, IS IN "MORAL MELTDOWN."
Legally blind thus caps
From a mail this morning: This global agenda involves powerful interconnected think tanks and organizations like the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bilderberg Group, and the Trilateral Commission.(JACOB NORDANGARD. Swedish researcher, author, lecturer, and musician. Ph.D. in Technology and Social Change at Linköping University. Master of Social Science in Geography, and Master of Social Science in Culture and Media Production.)
Also see this video:
Hillary Clinton admits the CFR gives the Orders
.Https://youtu.be/Ba9wxl1DmasATTENTION
WE SHOULD KEEP WATCH ON CFR, AFPI AND CHATHAM HOUSE THINK TANKS. DONALD TRUMP HAS LOTS OF BOSSES.
THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. I APPRECIATE YOUR DAILY POSTS.
What Project 2025 explicitly wants, and what the Trump regime's maneuverings are intended to ensure, is continued US global hegemony. It has become clear from Trump's Middle East tour hegemony can no longer be maintained on the basis of military power projection *alone* as in the past--although that can be part of the policy mix--and that finance and trade policies will need to carry more of the burden. That is very much what the tariffs are about, but this is a very tough trick to pull off.
LEGALLY BLIND..I REPLIED TO THE WRONG POST.
THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. I APPRECIATE YOUR DAILY POSTS.
Great article, thanks. Was great to see Dostoevsky mentioned, especially 'The Idiot', one of the best novels ever written imo.
Can't imagine anyone in power in the west has ever read anything by the great man.
This 'ceasefire fire to end the bloodbath' meme is for the western audience only. Rest of the world is laughing at this meme for the reasons you state.
Last throws of the dice are coming now, the Pope, maybe make Putin a saint, give Russia Mars if they agree to a ceasefire, whatever other shite they can think of.
My bet is something big in the Baltic, maybe Finland will get toasted, who knows.
Trump is a lunatic like Macron, Biden, et all.
I think it's a bit strong to lump Trump in with the Rothschild puppet and the Autopen.
He's a Rottenchild man. They all are and always have been.