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[ad_1] Photograph Source: United States Ambassador to China – Public Domain “China isn’t as strong as it appeared in Beijing, and America isn’t as weak.” (Washington Post, David Ignatius, “The Trump-Xi narrative isn’t true.  America keeps falling uphill,” May 21, 2026.) The Washington Post’s leading national security columnist, David Ignatius, has been an ever-present apologist for the “power of the military and the secrecy of the intelligence community.”  At a crucial time that requires fresh thinking about the loss of U.S. influence and credibility in the international arena, Ignatius and the mainstream media continue to identify the U.S. as the…

[ad_1] The Trump administration maintains that the government of Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear bomb. The reason? Because the leaders of that land are allegedly lunatics. The primary concern appears to be that dissident factions sponsored by Iran—including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis—could wreak untold devastation, were they to gain access to such weapons of mass destruction (WMD). In reality, the only government which has ever explicitly and credibly threatened to deploy WMD against entire populations of mostly innocent people is that of the United States of America. Not only did the U.S. government use atomic…

[ad_1] McNary Dam, Columbia River, Washington/Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. The defining signature of the past 6,000 years of human civilization is the domestication of the hydrosphere—capturing, damming, canalizing, reorienting, propertizing, privatizing, consuming, profiting from, depleting, and poisoning it. From ancient hydraulic civilizations to the hydro-powered superdams, reservoirs, canals, and ports of the 21st century, water has been repurposed for humanity, often at the expense of millions of other species that depend on it. Harnessing the hydrosphere has shaped societies and the distinctiveness of cultures across history. The design of hydraulic infrastructure has partially fated societies to the entropic costs…

[ad_1] Image by Fauzan Saari. Who would imagine that an international sporting event will be the next battleground in the fight against authoritarian repression? Yet that scenario is unfolding right now, and the battleground is the World Cup tournament – soon to begin in cities around the U.S. To understand the dynamics of the situation, consider the concept of state terror, i.e. a regime’s efforts to instill fear as a means of dividing and disempowering a people, thereby tightening its grip on power. In the past year and a half, the Trump administration has deployed ICE as an instrument of…

[ad_1] In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration announced a decision to impose sanctions on officials in Lebanon’s military and security apparatus who are accused of aiding Hezbollah. The sanctions targeted a Lebanese Army general and a branch chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces’ Intelligence Directorate, marking the first time an American administration has taken such measures against members of Lebanese state institutions. Sanctions were also announced against members of the Lebanese Shi’ite Amal party, which is a close ally of Hezbollah, along with members of Hezbollah itself and Iran’s ambassador designate to Lebanon.  “Today’s designations target individuals who are…

[ad_1] US President Donald Trum’’s state visit to China will go down in history as the day the United States finally acknowledged Beijing’s ascendancy as a global superpower. That acknowledgment does not need to be articulated in a formal statement; it can be clearly read in the subtext of diplomatic behavior, global perception, and shifting media coverage. During the summit, Trump’s delegation – accompanied by prominent American corporate leaders – engaged with President Xi Jinping not from a position of absolute global dictation, but through a lens of defensive pragmatism. This transactional approach focused on securing bilateral trade commitments and…

[ad_1] My friend Michael Mailer is an extremely talented film director and producer, most recently of Cutman and Little Audrey, the latter a true story about a little girl that created miracles. Michael’s father, the novelist Norman Mailer, taught me how to headbutt, and when I asked him if there was brain damage involved, he looked nonplussed. “Writers have harder heads than normal people,” he said.  Be that as it may, Norman was a frustrated movie director. He introduced me to Elia Kazan, the renowned director, and Larry McMurtry, the great western writer whose Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture…

[ad_1] The pattern of media reports – based on White House leaks – that an agreement with Iran is almost completed has become predictable. Where once the markets fluctuated wildly (and some insiders made huge profits with the information), each time we hear that the deal is almost complete only to see it fall through, the markets barely move. It is dangerous to have a US Administration that no one in the US or the rest of the world believes. When White House “sources” claim a deal is in sight only to have President Trump post another AI graphic of…

[ad_1] If the video above does not play, please try on our social media channels Bitchute / Odysee / Substack On April 12, 2026, Derrick Broze spoke at the Texas Libertarian Party State Convention in Abilene, Texas. Derrick shared some important history of the Libertarian Party, as well as activist Samuel E. Konkin III. Derrick outlines his updates on Konkin’s work and why “Exit and Build” strategy should be practiced by all liberty lovers, whether they participate in politics or not. Find more of Derrick’s presentations: https://theconsciousresistance.com/category/presentations/ [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Reacting to the Ukrainian slaughter of 21 students asleep in their Donbass dormitory, Ray McGovern as Vladimir Putin and Scott  Ritter as Valery Gerasimov act out their impromptu, imagined interaction between the Russian president and the chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces. Guest: Ray McGovern and Scott Ritter. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy Vogan. Please Donate to the Spring Fund Drive!   [ad_2] Source link