Tag Archives: conflict

Africa: Blood and Rare Earths

The ‘Peace Accord’: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/signing-of-the-washington-accords-for-peace-and-prosperity-between-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-rwanda Summary: The conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group involves ongoing fighting primarily in the eastern regions, particularly North Kivu, where M23 has captured significant territories, including the city of … Continue reading

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Heads will start to roll

No 1: Larry Summers whose ‘wingman’, he said in an email, was Epstein. (2013 to 2019). Larry Summers had a connection with Jeffrey Epstein that spanned several years, including meetings and communications even after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea for soliciting … Continue reading

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UK and US special relationship

1997 to 2010 https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/215661/economics/economic-record-of-new-labour-1997-2010/ 1999, Enter Prince Andrew, as described in the book by Lownie: On the morning of 9 February 1999 a small group gathered at Teterboro Airport, just outside New York, ready to catch a Gulfstream jet to … Continue reading

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Deal maker, ball breaker

Trump suggests Ukraine may have to trade land for peace with Russia By Staff  The Associated Press Posted October 19, 2025 5:44 pm https://globalnews.ca/news/11485009/trump-ukraine-potential-land-exchange-russia-peace/ Remember back in July of this year: On July 20, 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard … Continue reading

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Who owns us?

Larry Ellson, 3 years older than me, seems to own my private data. Guess no-one bothered to ask me if I approved of that, but then, maybe to them, I am just a number: Cash-strapped NHS trusts hand former PM … Continue reading

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Cries for help from Sudan

Sky News: Fight to the death under way in besieged Sudanese city after mosque massacre https://news.sky.com/story/fight-to-the-death-under-way-in-besieged-sudanese-city-after-mosque-massacre-13436056 https://news.sky.com/story/uae-is-main-backer-behind-rsf-militia-in-sudan-intelligence-officer-claims-in-secret-interview-13437966 October 2025: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-increasing-support-sudans-rsf-new-chinese-drones-report Why hasn’t UAE been condemned for supplying lethal weapons which result in genocide in Darfur? Satellite images and videos capture … Continue reading

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Drill, baby, drill…..

The United States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia are the leading producers of oil in the world. There are two major oil contracts that are closely watched by oil market participants. In North America, the benchmark for oil futures is West Texas … Continue reading

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Letter from America

From Lev Parnas, Substack And another view on current events by Heather Cox Richardson: From Heather Cox Richardson, Political Historian:September 6, 2025 (Saturday) “Today the social media account of President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of Trump as … Continue reading

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Always watch the supply chain for rare earth magnets, the pulse of vital industries globally

China dictates access to vital rare earth magnets. Here is a reproduced piece about this year’s issues with supply to vital industries:

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Stablecoin and Criminal Activity: who will win the Monopoly?

I am reproducing this article from Cointelegraph Back in 2022: How Ukraine embraced cryptocurrencies in response to war Young techno-natives help Zelensky’s government raise over $100mn in crypto donations Kyiv this week launched an Aid for Ukraine website, which accepts … Continue reading

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